It's not that the conscience of Cleveland fans found out, but that LeBron James also reappeared after the timeout, and Mike Brown completed a matchup substitution.
With a score gap of 15 points, Lin Yu's four teammates are Fred Jones, Renaldo Backman, Wilson Chandler and Nazr Mohammed. Lin Yu needs to serve as a point guard.
On the other side, Mike Brown only replaced James, but did not change other positions, so James encountered a group of teammates who were not suitable for him, namely Jamal Crawford and Delonte West.
, David Lee and Anderson Varejao.
The referee blew the whistle and handed the ball to Wilson Chandler.
The Knicks kicked off the ball from the sideline. Lin Yu relied on a screen from Nazr Mohammed to get rid of the defending James and received the basketball.
45° to the right, about four meters away from the three-point line. At this position, Lin Yu chose to stop the ball, holding the ball with both hands and placing it to one side, facing the basket.
In this position, Lin Yu's three-pointer was also quite threatening, and James had to completely guard it, which gave Lin Yu a larger space.
Nazr Mohammed, who was serving from the sideline, did not immediately enter the inside line, but passed by Lin Yu's side and provided a screen.
Taking advantage of this cover, Lin Yu quickly rushed forward, and Varejao jumped out to stop him.
Lin Yu saw Varejao. After the last dive, the two of them were at loggerheads, and the friendship between teammates was no longer the same.
Facing Varejao, Lin Yu accelerated again, switched the ball to his left hand, and swept Varejao with his right arm. In a few steps, he directly threw Varejao behind him who had no time to turn around.
This time, Varejao did not fall, and Lin Yu was still a little disappointed.
Because flopping requires a technical foul, the referee will not be selectively blind when the Cavaliers are leading by a large score. In addition, Lin Yu, one of the league's most popular players, was the one who flopped. If Varejao chooses to fake in this game,
In response to Lin Yu's attack, you can imagine how the referee will choose.
Varejao did not dive, and the only one who could stop Lin Yu was LeBron James, who was still chasing behind Lin Yu.
James was blocked by Nazr Mohammed and fell far behind.
After chasing for two seconds, Lin Yu had already rushed to the basket, forcing David Lee on the wing to cover the middle. Then with a point ball, Wilson Chandler caught the ball and rushed two steps behind David Lee.
Successful layup.
"Wilson Chandler received a pass from Lin Yu and hit a layup! After the timeout, the Knicks immediately recovered two points."
The score jumped and became 44:31. The Cavaliers held a 13-point lead and the ball in the next round.
Delonte West controlled the ball past half-court, and James went around to the top of the key to catch the ball. He was guarded by Renaldo Backman.
He chose to break through with tanks, but after breaking through, he was immediately flanked by Lin Yu.
The Cavaliers' lineup does not have the ability to open up space. The only two players who can attract defenses beyond the three-point line are Delonte West and Jamal Crawford. The key is that these two three-point threats
Not big either.
The Knicks' defense seemed a bit unscrupulous, and James' distribution was not threatening at all.
Delonte West caught the ball without taking a shot and controlled it. When James came back around, the Cavaliers reorganized their attack.
When James received the ball again, there were only seven or eight seconds left in the attack time.
Facing Wilson Chandler's defense, he made a breakthrough and when he got one or two steps inside the three-point line, the Knicks' defense gathered around him.
James threw the ball out and shouted: "Vote!"
Jamal Crawford, who caught the ball, immediately pulled the ball out... with a bang, the sound of a basketball hitting iron was heard unsurprisingly.
The scene in front of him felt very familiar to Lin Yu, but he didn't think much about it. When Backman had an obvious tendency to grab a rebound, he turned around and ran towards the frontcourt.
"Reinaldo Backman grabbed the rebound, Knicks counterattack!"
The Knicks launched a counterattack. On the sidelines, Mike Brown had already called Ben Gordon and Quentin Richardson from the bench.
The result of the counterattack was already determined. Lin Yu rushed to the front and caught the ball with a powerful chop.
Bang!
The basket swayed for a moment, and Lin Yu landed directly on the ground without wasting too much time and returned to the defensive end.
But at this moment, Mike Brown called a timeout.
"There was a timeout. Mike Brown was very decisive. After China Lin returned to the court and led the team to chase two goals in a row, he directly called the timeout."
After a timeout, there was nothing to adjust. Hollins replaced Fred Jones and replaced him with Lowry.
On the Cavaliers' side, Ben Gordon and Quentin Richardson returned, while David Lee and Jamal Crawford were replaced.
After the pause, the game restarted with the Cavaliers' offensive round.
After the substitution, James regained a comfortable breakthrough space. After receiving the ball at the top of the arc, he made a breakthrough.
This time, the Knicks' attack came hesitantly, and James was able to accelerate to the basket and raise his hand for a layup.
"46:33, the score gap is back to 13 points."
The game continued. Next, when the Knicks attacked, Lin Yu still chose to finish the offense in the mid-range or even at the basket.
There was no way. Before the game started, he was prepared to shoot more three-pointers, increase his number of three-pointers, and try to break the record.
But the problem now is that the score gap is somewhat uncontrollable. If he chooses to shoot three-pointers indiscriminately when his hand is not good, he will undoubtedly hand over the victory of this game.
Although data and records are important, winning games is even more important.
Compared with three-pointers, mid-range is the most reliable way to kill the game.
Relying on Lin Yu's mid-range play, the Knicks stabilized the game.
But on the defensive end, they were also unable to withstand the Cavaliers, who were fully attacking in this game. The score gap of more than 10 points continued until the end of the half.
It seems that Mike Brown's strategy was successful.
In the past four games, the Knicks' defense has been very successful, and their offense has been supported by Lin Yu alone.
In this game, Mike Brown chose to use an all-attack lineup to open up the gap. In this way, even if they face Lin Yu who enters Lin Zhi's territory again, the Cavaliers will still be able to fight, and they will not be like in the first four games.
After losing three games, we quickly lost our competitiveness.
When Lin Yu did not enter the field, the Cavaliers unexpectedly took a double-digit lead.
Of course, it's not a surprise, because this is how this Cavaliers should perform.
"At half-time of the game, the Cleveland Cavaliers, who fought hard, finally performed as they should have as a favorite to win the championship this season. If they win this game, then they still have a chance to complete the comeback in this round of the series."