"KG returned to the court and immediately brought changes to the Celtics. His presence at least gave the Celtics a second option for their offense."
Returning to the game after the timeout, the Celtics, who replaced Garnett, immediately made a comeback on the offensive end. They relied on Garnett's mid-range jumper to bring the score gap back to two points.
When the ball was transferred, during the Knicks' offensive round, Lin Yu received the ball from the backcourt and quickly advanced through the half.
Once halftime passed, Lin Yu did not go any further, but slowly stopped at the edge of the Celtics' huge team logo, still about two meters away from the three-point line.
He observed the Celtics defense and found that Garnett had withdrawn and now only Tony Allen was guarding him at close range.
Teacher Tony was very close, as if he didn't want to give Lin Yu a chance to shoot a three-pointer.
But Lin Yu made a crotch move, then turned around, sprinted a step faster, and suddenly pulled up.
Tony Allen reacted quickly and raised his hand next to Lin Yu.
There was a beep and the referee blew his whistle.
The North Shore Garden was filled with exclamations. When Lin Yu's three-pointer hit the frame and the referee pointed at Tony Allen, indicating that it was a defensive foul, the audience burst into boos.
Tony Allen helplessly spread his hands, and Lin Yu was also a little surprised. If this ball was played against the Cavaliers, the referee would definitely not call it.
Obviously, everything changed after the opponent was changed to the Celtics.
But no matter what, Tony Allen did violate Lin Yu's cylinder. This is a foul. Whether it is called or not is just a matter of scale.
Amid boos from the entire stadium, Lin Yu stood on the free throw line.
Three free throws, three crisp sounds of basketball wiping the net, and all three free throws!
"Three free throws were made, 33:28, and the Knicks further opened up the score. Now they are 5 points ahead of the Celtics. The process of this game seems to be different from the last game, but I have to say, this
The game became even more exciting.”
He missed a three-pointer but made all three free throws. Rivers and his Celtics didn't seem to pay attention to Lin Yu's three-pointer.
In the Celtics' offensive round, Pierce attracted Lin Yu to the weak side. On the strong side, Garnett caught the ball and controlled it under the basket, turned around and made a layup, regaining 2 points.
But the Celtics were still 3 points behind, and at the same time, they had to face Lin Yu's offensive threat again.
Lin Yu received the ball from the backcourt again and slowly advanced to the frontcourt. He still stopped just past the half-court position, and Tony Allen had to take a big step forward.
But maybe because of the foul in the previous round, Teacher Tony didn't dare to stick too close.
Facing a space about half a step away, Lin Yu took a step forward, Tony Allen also took a step back, but Lin Yu immediately took back his forward step, which was considered a step back.
Then he jumped up!
"Hit back and jumped up, another super long three-pointer by China Lin!"
Whoosh!
The basketball passed through the net very neatly, without touching the edge of the basket at all, and entered the net hollowly!
The entire North Shore Garden fell silent, and even Doc Rivers suddenly stood up after hitting a three-pointer from a distance.
The situation seems to be really out of control for the Celtics.
Because they not only have to face Lin Yu who is unmatched at the basket and mid-range, but also have to face Lin Yu who can hit three-pointers from super long distances.
Their defensive strength is somewhat insufficient.
Or to be precise, it's not that it's not enough, but Lin Yu's ultra-long three-pointers have had a huge impact on the league's prevailing defensive system at this time.
This obviously confirms the correctness of Reggie Miller's argument from the side. Lin Yu is indeed changing this alliance.
"At 36:30, the score gap widened to 6 points. The Celtics must think of a way. Now China Lin is a little difficult to stop."
But this time, Rivers and Tom Thibodeau reacted slowly. They did not react at all, did not pause or adjust, but allowed the game to continue.
The Celtics' offense saw Garnett's third consecutive single. He once again successfully beat Randolph and hit a near-frame floater, narrowing the score gap to 4 points.
Immediately after the Knicks' attack, Lin Yu still chose to stop the ball just past half court.
Tony Allen didn't receive any instructions from the sidelines. At this moment, he was a little flustered and didn't know how to deal with Lin Yu's attack.
Stick to the defense?
He is afraid of being fouled and being driven through quickly.
And if you don't stick closely, it will test his reaction too much.
But after thinking about it, Tony Allen still chose to test his reaction. Instead of sticking to the defense, he took a half step away.
Lin Yu, however, wanted stability and stability and asked for Randolph's cover.
Garnett followed Rivers' previous timeout arrangement and did not completely defend himself. Instead, he stayed at a safe distance, spreading his arms and staring at Lin Yu, who was about two meters away from him.
Lin Yu passed the cover in one step, but jumped up directly!
"Pull through the screen and hit another ultra-long three-pointer!"
The voices of Mike Breen and Marv Albert were still mixed with all kinds of surprise and disbelief, underneath their voices of disbelief.
A swish sound!
The crisp sound of a basketball wiping the net sounded, and they had to start sighing: "Oh God, he hit another super-long three-pointer!"
Lin Yu's expression was cold, he raised his right hand that made the shot and raised two fingers.
Two super long three-pointers, Lin Yu's three-pointers officially started!
And then, before the Celtics made any further reaction, he began to shoot three-pointers continuously. It can be said that he only shot three-pointers——
"Another super long-range three-pointer!"
"With the help of the screen, China Lin hit another three-pointer!"
"This time, Lin chose to take a step forward. Did he give up a three-pointer? Oh no! The three-pointer on the step back was scored again!"
"..."
Just like this, he scored five three-pointers in a row. No matter how slow Doc Rivers' reaction was, he understood that if no adjustments were made, the Celtics would lose a home court.
He quickly called a timeout, but the timing of this timeout was actually a bit late.
"There was a timeout. China Lin rained 3-pointers unilaterally, finally forcing Doc Rivers to call a timeout, but for the Celtics, this timeout came too late."
"The score has reached 48:37, and the Celtics' deficit has reached double digits!"
Mike Breen and Marv Albert were still surprised and exclaimed: "It's incredible. The Celtics had a slight advantage in the first quarter, but Lin Yu's explosion in the second quarter quickly turned the game into a one-on-one game.
One-sided!"
"Perhaps this is China Lin. He can always become crazy and always surprise people! And this game seems to have given the Knicks a chance to win an away victory because of his craziness!"