"The game is over, and all the cameras and eyes are focused on Lin Yu..."
Buzz!
The timer roared, appearing so loud in the quiet North Shore Garden.
The red light on the backboard lit up, and the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals ended. Lin Yu, who continued to fight until the last moment of the game, also raised his hands high and raised one finger at the end of the game.
"Lin Yu raised two fingers, and there were boos in the North Bank Garden. Everyone understood the meaning of his gesture. He was telling KG that there was no more sweep! The score is now 1:1!"
"And this victory, we can even say, belongs entirely to Lin Yu. In the whole game, he scored 58 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block!"
"He scored 58 points over the Celtics, who had a historic defense, and also had 11 assists. Of the 116 points the Knicks scored, at least 80 of them were directly brought by him, at least!"
"So, using incredible, crazy, magical... and other similar words, it is no longer possible to describe Lin Yu in this game. We can only tell everyone very feebly that Lin Yu in this game dominated offense and defense.
Single-handedly, he led the Knicks to defeat the Celtics, the favorite to win the championship this season!"
Mike Breen and Marv Albert praised Lin Yu crazily, and were not afraid of over-praising him.
But on the court, the Knicks players began to embrace Lin Yu, use black methods to slap Lin Yu's head, and even beat Lin Yu's chest... to express their respect for Lin Yu in this game.
"With 58 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, this game will eventually be the most iconic and classic battle in Lin Yu's career!"
The Knicks celebrated the victory of this game crazily, and as the losing side, the Celtics were not depressed. They were mostly veterans and could clearly understand that this is how the playoffs are, there are losers and there are losers.
Win, but as long as you win the fourth game before your opponent, you are the ultimate winner.
The Celtics are very confident this season, even to the point of bursting with confidence.
After the game, even Kevin Garnett stayed in the stadium, waiting for the Knicks to finish celebrating, and went to Lin Yu to say hello and exchange some words.
"Hey, kid, I know what your gesture means. You succeeded in irritating me. In the next two games, I will bloodbath Madison!"
Lin Yu naturally rolled his eyes: "Don't be ridiculous, Kevin, where is the promised side sweep?"
What he means is that Garnett is not a man of his word, so stop talking nonsense.
Garnett was a little embarrassed. He told Lin Yu fiercely: "I said, there is no sweep now, but the final score will be 4:1. Do you understand, kid! You can't win any game from now on."
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Lin Yu spread his hands and stopped responding, because facts, actions and results are the best responses.
Then came Pierce. He also found Lin Yu, shook hands and hugged him. As an old teammate, Pierce didn't have anything harsh to say and just congratulated Lin Yu.
"Lin, you are very strong and played an amazing game."
Lin Yu also said thank you naturally.
Finally, there was Ray Allen, who looked like he was lining up and said hello to Lin Yu before leaving the court.
After Lin Yu said goodbye to almost all his opponents, he stood on the sidelines and accepted an interview with Doris Burke.
"A great victory. Of course I know I made a lot of contributions, but my teammates cannot be ignored either."
Faced with Doris Burke's question about whether he won the game by himself, Lin Yu's answer seemed very formulaic.
But in fact, this is the answer in his heart. Without the cover of Zach Randolph, Kwame Brown and Nazr Mohammed, it will not be so easy for him to perform in this game.
The Celtics' reputation as the best defense in the league is not in vain. Even if Lin Yu's long three-pointers are a bit beyond this era, the Celtics have always had the opportunity to rely on their layered defense to almost lock the team.
Die Lin Yu.
It's just that the quality of Randolph's screens is too high, giving Lin Yu ample space to play from the three-point line to the center line, and from the mid-range to the basket.
"You scored 58 points in this game and defeated the Celtics' league-leading defense. Can you tell me the key to this?"
"The key?" Lin Yu tilted his head and said in an unquestionable tone: "It's very simple. We won the mismatch opportunity through the pick-and-roll. When the mismatch faced KG, I beat him one-on-one."
"Blow it up?"
But Doris Burke still couldn't help but ask, in a very questioning tone.
"That's right, it's a blast. I don't want to explain more here. My suggestion is that you can do a data analysis of this game after the game. Soon, you will be able to find out why I said that I
KG was blown away."
Lin Yu didn't save any face for Garnett, but Mike Breen in the commentary box had to admit that what Lin Yu said was right.
"It was indeed a blast. In this game, at least a dozen of Lin Yu's 58 points were obtained by Lin Yu defeating KG's defense one-on-one. This does not include the points Lin Yu won for his teammates by defeating KG's defense.
A chance to score."
On the sidelines of the court, Doris Burke quickly asked the last question after receiving a not-so-direct explanation.
"Last question, the victory in this game means that you have won an away game. When you return to your home court, what kind of record do you expect you will achieve?"
"Two wins in a row!"
In the end, Lin Yu's answer was very simple and rude, without any explanation, just a two-game winning streak.
No one is surprised, but some are scoffing.
"Two consecutive wins? China Lin is just joking. He only won one game with the Celtics, so he doesn't know how high the sky is. Of course, I'm not saying he can't do it. What we have to admit is that China Lin is very strong, but his
My teammates are too weak, they cannot be opponents of the Celtics, and it is impossible to get the match point earlier than the Celtics!"
At the same courtside, in the Fox Sports commentary box, an unknown commentator made a statement that seemed to represent the thoughts of many people.
Lin Yu left the infield of the North Shore Garden happily. He got the post-match statistics table of this game, and his name was written on the first line of the statistics table.
In the column of three-point hits, he saw a big number - 10!
In other words, in this game, he successfully broke Ray Allen's record for three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs. Commentators also mentioned this record, but it seems that it is not as good as 58 points and 8 goals in a single game.
Compared with the data of 11 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, 10 three-pointers do not seem that important.
But for Lin Yu, these 10 three-pointers are the most important.