On the West Coast of the United States, Kobe Bryant was about to board a plane to San Antonio. He was scrolling through the news on his phone, and then he saw the results of the Knicks and Celtics games.
He was silent for about a second, and then he couldn't help but complain.
Behind him, Trevor Ariza also broke the news.
"58 points and 11 assists, he is no longer a human being!"
For a moment, all the Lakers generals waiting at the Los Angeles Airport shook their heads, lamenting Lin Yu's madness.
Kobe originally thought that in the first two games against the Spurs, he scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, and then scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists with a 58.8% shooting rate. His performance was good enough.
When he compared Lin Yu, he suddenly felt that he was extremely weak!
"It's simply not a representation of the same world..."
Kobe felt the crisis. He didn't think the Knicks had a chance to beat the Celtics and compete with him for the championship, but Kobe already regarded Lin Yu as his biggest competitor in the next few seasons.
Compete for what?
Compete for all the personal honors!
With the help of Pau Gasol, Kobe's record this season has also improved significantly. Kobe originally thought that these few seasons would be the seasons where he would gain a lot of honors, but now it looks like he has many opponents and it doesn't look so easy to gain honors.
, even a little difficult.
At least he couldn't produce the 58+8+11 data in the playoffs.
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The day after the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lin Yu once again occupied the headlines of major media after playing in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time.
"58+8+11, Crazy Lin Yu refuses to sweep!"——Sports Illustrated's report started from the headline. Not only did the Celtics look unhappy, the Knicks looked unhappy too.
Lin Yu doesn't care, because when he sees the word "sweep", Garnett should be more unhappy than Lin Yu, and as the series continues, he should be more and more unhappy...
There is also ESPN’s headline: “Lin Yu’s superb battle, the Knicks gain the away advantage!”
ESPN's report was written by Zach Lowe, so he was obviously biased towards the Knicks, but in the eyes of Knicks and New York fans, this bias is normal.
In any case, the media reports should put aside the comparison of the two teams' paper strength and analyze the future situation purely from the development and trend of the series.
Normally, if the Knicks win an away game and tie the score at 1:1, it should be the Knicks who have the advantage in the series, not the Celtics who lost a home game.
The Celtics should be under greater pressure now, because they lost a home game, and next they have to face two away games.
Once the Knicks take advantage of their two away games and win two games in a row, the Knicks will lead the Celtics at home and win the most critical match point!
But obviously, no one seems to think that the Knicks can win two consecutive games at home, including the Celtics. They, like most media and ball commentators such as Sports Illustrated, believe that the Knicks' victory is just an accident, an accidental encounter.
Lin Yu’s outburst.
"With the 58+8+11 victory, Lin Yu has gone beyond simply entering the realm of Lin. He has obviously overdrafted himself, and even his playing time has reached a career high in the playoffs.
42 minutes and 33 seconds, before the next home game, it should be difficult for him to return to 100% condition. Without Lin at 100% condition, it will be difficult for the Knicks to win. We can even say that they only have 100% chance of winning.
Might win."
The above are the remarks of USA Today reporter Sam Amick, and many media reporters, commentators and football commentators also hold the same view, that is, after the 58+8+11 battle, Lin Yu
It takes time to recover. The away advantage the Knicks worked hard for will be given back immediately in the first game back at home.
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In New York, it is already the third day after the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Knicks have already returned with all members. Lionel Hollins canceled the training before the third game, which seems to confirm from the side that Sam Ah
Mick's point of view: Lin Yu needs time to recover.
But in fact, although there was no training, Lin Yu was still training vigorously at his home.
He chose to spend some time practicing his shooting before the third game, not to improve anything, but just to maintain a good touch.
As for the victory in the third game, he must win it. Not only must he win it, he is also preparing to make a big news - facing Michael Jordan's special effects card "63 Points Night", Lin Yu has already taken aim.
This is the record for points scored in a single game in the playoffs.
If he scores another single-game record, he will have all the time-effective tools to beat the Celtics.
"When the time comes, there will be no need to hold back, just win four games in a row and send the Kai team home."
This was what Lin Yu was thinking, but he did not say it out loud.
David Alexander watched the analysis on the live TV and couldn't help but ask Lin Yu for his opinion. Lin Yu did not answer directly, but asked Amanda Gray sideways: "Amanda, Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals
When is the interview scheduled?”
"Tomorrow, before the third battle."
"So, David, I would tell anyone who doubts me to get an extra pair of glasses because they're going to be shocked!"
David Alexander got the answer from Lin Yu, but he didn't quite understand where Lin Yu's confidence came from.
In his opinion, the Knicks' victory in the second game has shown one thing, that is: if the Knicks want to win, Lin Yu must dominate the offense and defense and score a super high score, and this is too difficult.
Even Michael Jordan, even Wilt Chamberlain, would have difficulty scoring super high scores in the playoffs...
Lin Yu quickly ended his extra shooting practice, but he did not leave the training hall at home. Instead, he sat on the floor of the training hall and watched the third game of the Western Conference Finals.
For some reason, there were some minor deviations in history, and Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals did not end with the Spurs winning as history did.
Spurs killer Kobe Bryant used his scoring in the first three quarters to crush the Spurs, and scored 7 consecutive points in the final round to win the game.
He scored 45 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, leading the team to victory and winning the match point in the Western Conference Finals!
"The cold-blooded killer Kobe Bryant, he scored 45 points and led the team to victory, announcing the return of the Purple and Gold Lakers!"
After the game, the commentators in the commentary box congratulated the Lakers for winning the match point, and then they mentioned the Eastern Conference Finals.
"After 21 years, the yellow and green battle may reappear in the finals!"
Watching the TV, Lin Yu, who heard this series of explanations, was full of questions, yellow and green war?
He turned around and glanced at the Knicks jersey hanging on the wall of the training hall. It was orange, blue, white, but no green...
