Amid the wild cheers of Boston fans, the voices of Mike Breen and Marv Albert were slightly obscured.
"The second game of the Eastern Conference Finals is about to begin. We hope that the Knicks, who are in better shape, can bring us a more exciting game and help them win the first victory in the series, or the Celtics' determination can bring us a more exciting game."
Give them a second victory."
The commentary box quickly mentioned the content of the interview between Lin Yu and Garnett before the game.
While they were discussing, both the home and away teams had already taken the field, and the starters from both teams were getting rid of their training coats one after another. The referee Dick Bavetta blew his whistle and urged the starters to come on.
Lin Yu found Pierce, and the two hugged each other. When they let go, Lin Yu patted Pierce's butt.
"The madness is about to begin, Paul."
Paul Pierce was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Lin Yu was speaking harshly.
He smiled and hit Lin Yu back, and also patted Lin Yu's butt.
"I am waiting."
Then, Lin Yu hugged Perkins. Unlike Pierce, Perkins took the initiative to say harsh words: "Lin, stop floating outside, you are like a big softie!"
Lin Yu rolled his eyes: "I'm just like a big softie, but you are!"
He went on to hug Ray Allen and high-five Garnett and a reluctant Rondo.
Finally, I stood at my position, closed my eyes, and used the "Cavaliers 1.0 LBJ Single Game Experience Card", and the madness was indeed about to begin.
Kwame Brown faced Garnett, and the Celtics made a substitution and jumped the ball——
"Doug Rivers said the only change they have made in this game is that they have to win from the beginning to the end. Now, I understand what he means."
Beep!
When the whistle sounded, Garnett jumped up and took the basketball.
"The Celtics won the opening jump ball, and Doc Rivers has completed the first step from winning the opening game to the end!"
In the Celtics' offense, Rondo controlled the ball from the outside, Lowry took a big step, and the wings did not help defend.
The Knicks clearly implemented the defensive strategy of the previous game and completely left Rondo open, which seemed a bit unscrupulous.
Faced with an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer directly, Rondo did not shoot. He was very decisive and not as hesitant as in the future.
He chose to break through, but Lowry gave himself enough room to react. Rondo's breakthrough was aborted from the beginning.
The Celtics had a dead ball, and Rondo was forced to hand the ball to Pierce on the right.
"The Celtics' offense eventually turned into Paul Pierce's isolation, Wilson Chandler's interference, and Paul Pierce's back-turning jump shot!"
boom!
As usual, Pierce needed to find his touch at the beginning of the game. His back-turn jumper missed. Lin Yu rushed to the basket and relied on Kwame Brown's blocking to pick up the rebound.
"Fight back, fight back!"
After receiving the rebound, Lin Yu turned around and launched a counterattack.
The Celtics returned to defense quickly and were always paying attention to Lin Yu's three-pointer. Rondo switched defenses and moved in front of Lin Yu, never leaving.
"The Knicks' counterattack was forced to stop, and Lin chose to stop the ball and reorganize the offense..."
Lin Yu stopped the ball, and the three threats on the left side of the arc faced Rondo.
Although Doc Rivers said nothing has changed, Rondo's defensive change still exposed his lie. Isn't this a change?
Facing Rondo, Lin Yu summoned Randolph and relied on a screen from Randolph to get a misplaced opportunity.
It's just that this misplaced opportunity was not a better opportunity because he faced Garnett's defense.
Rondo didn't come over either, so he just changed and allowed Garnett to defend Lin Yu alone.
If it was Lin Yu in the past, he might avoid Garnett and choose to pass the ball to Randolph, letting Randolph play with the big one.
But now, Lin Yu has chosen to continue to make breakthroughs.
"One crotch...Lin continued to speed up...turned around...he squeezed KG out of the way!"
Garnett sought a confrontation with Lin Yu, but he soon discovered the surging power coming from Lin Yu's body. He was squeezed away, and when he turned around and tried to chase after him, he was already thrown some distance away.
No matter how fast an inside player is, he cannot compare with a top-speed outside player.
"Lin just has to face Kendrick Perkins!"
Facing Perkins, Lin Yu took two steps in a row. On the last step, he jumped up, raised his hand and threw. After hitting Perkins, he took the ball back.
After making a circle, he threw the ball again. At this time, he was facing a completely empty basket.
"Successful layup! China Lin scored first. Doc Rivers directly lost his task of winning from the opening to the last minute because China Lin helped the Knicks take the lead at the beginning!"
The score was 2:0 in the opening game, which did not last long.
Soon, the Celtics relied on Pierce's single to break through to the low post. The Knicks were forced to attack from a double attack. Facing the double attack, Pierce passed the ball to one side and assisted Garnett for a dunk. The score was tied at 2:2.
The ball possession changed and it was the Knicks' turn to attack again.
Lin Yu continued to face Rondo's defense, this time it was still a screen from Randolph, and Lin Yu faced Garnett again.
He had an opportunity for a pull-up three-pointer, and Garnett seemed to be guarding against it.
But Lin Yu had no intention of shooting a three-pointer. He made a crotch move, looked at Garnett who was motionless, and bowed to Buddha.
Garnett was immediately shaken. In other words, after Lin Yu's three consecutive three-pointers, no one would remain indifferent when Lin Yu raised his hand from outside the three-point line.
Garnett took a step forward, and Lin Yu also took a step forward, turned around and leaned against Garnett, and continued to turn around, using Garnett as his axis and wiping away.
"Once again, China Lin defeated KG's defense again!"
This time, Lin Yu didn't give Perkins a chance to defend. He rushed into the three-point line, stopped at the free throw line, and made a pull-up... Whoa!
"Hit the emergency stop shot and scored 4 points in a row. China Lin continued his outstanding opening performance!"
But in the opening two goals, Lin Yu did not choose a three-pointer.
In subsequent attacks, he also continuously chose to hit the basket instead of shooting from outside.
Although they were at a slight disadvantage at the beginning, the Celtics relied on their defense to quickly regain the initiative. They achieved a lead that fluctuated from 2 to 4 points.
Mike Breen and Coach Albert quickly discovered something strange about Lin Yu.
"So far in the game, China Lin has been attacking the basket. Where have his three-pointers gone?"
Of course Lin Yu would not answer them at this point in time, but in the first quarter of the game, Lin Yu had already firmed up his idea: not to shoot three-pointers!
The Celtics were obviously shaken by Lin Yu's change of hand.
At first, they focused on guarding against Lin Yu's three-pointers, but Lin Yu went the other way and chose to attack the basket, giving him a relaxed offensive environment.
Lin Yu caught every mismatch after the pick-and-roll, and Garnett was beaten violently by Lin Yu.
The score gap did not widen, which was enough to prove that Lin Yu's idea was correct.
"China Lin, he's here again. The mismatch after the pick-and-roll, KG's single defense alone can't stop him...he rushed to the basket and succeeded in a split dunk!"
"The score is even!"
"Now, Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau need to think about their problem, whether they should shift the focus of defense from the outside back to the inside."