In Madison, New York, the Knicks fans were enthusiastic. Spike Lee, who was in the front row, raised two fingers toward Kevin Garnett, who was about to take the court.
However, the broadcast camera was always focused on the front row seat on the other side of the technical stage. The figure of a certain beauty caused the whole audience to cheer.
"Taylor Swift, the hottest female singer in the North American music scene right now..."
In front of the technical stage, Lin Yu shook hands and hugged Pierce, and then, a sudden burst of cheers in his ears attracted his attention.
He also saw Taylor Swift and immediately felt very interesting.
"Taylor Swift is also a Knicks fan?"
In terms of big-name fans, no team in the NBA can compare to the Lakers, but the Knicks are not too bad. At least they have black director representatives like Spike Lee. If Taylor Swift is added to the mix, they will be far behind.
NBA teams other than the Lakers shouldn't be a problem.
Lin Yu left the area of the technical table and stood in the center circle of the court. While standing in front of the technical table, Lin Yu had already used up Jordan's "63-point night" with his eyes closed, and the bonus was immediately credited.
The live broadcast camera finally pulled back, and everyone remembered who the protagonist of this game was.
"Ok, the game is about to start. The referee Joe Crawford walked to the center of the court with a basketball in his hand. He is preparing to kick off. Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams first!"
The starting lineups of both the Knicks and Celtics have not changed. The Knicks, who won the game and have a weak bench, will not change at all. However, the Celtics, on the other hand, did not seem to have any changes after losing.
There was a beep, a jump ball, and Garnett, who participated in the jump ball for the second time, also won for the second time. He dialed the basketball first.
"The Celtics won the jump ball, Rondo's ball-handling push, the pick-and-roll at the top of the key..."
The Celtics quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and Garnett gave Rondo another single block. Perhaps this was the only change the Celtics made, they added a pick-and-roll attack.
But Lowry's defense against Rondo's pick-and-roll option was to take two steps back and wait directly behind Rondo after passing the screen. He was not afraid of Rondo turning back, because even if he turned back, Rondo would not have a three-pointer.
The only option is to continue walking inside.
Lowry's position has remained the same to cope with the ever-changing situation.
Because of Rondo, the Celtics' first wave of offense was defeated, but maybe they themselves didn't feel this way. Doc Rivers continued to let Rondo start, which obviously showed great trust in Rondo.
Rondo tried to break through, but Lowry's defense never lost its position.
Facing Lowry's defense, Rondo did not choose to pass the ball. He took two steps towards the basket and finally forced a throw.
boom!
Rondo's layup missed, but Lin Yu's expression immediately turned serious because he saw the referee's scale from this shot.
The confrontation between Lowry and Rondo was so intense that their arms were entangled.
But the referee did not blow the whistle, which means that in tonight's game, the referee's standards will be very loose. This is not good news for the Knicks, especially Lin Yu. The consumption of the game will be very huge.
However, Lin Yu only thought for a while, and the next second, he turned back and rushed towards the frontcourt.
"Raga Rondo's throw hit the frame, the Knicks grabbed the rebound, and the counterattack has come!"
Wilson Chandler, who grabbed the rebound, threw the ball to the frontcourt very casually. Lin Yu, who took the lead in crossing the half court, accelerated again and quickly approached the basketball that had hit the floor and rebounded.
"Lin, he caught the ball and no one can stop him!"
Laga Rondo followed Lin Yu closely, watching helplessly as Lin Yu jumped up with a roar, changed hands in the air, and finally waved his left arm in a tomahawk posture, slamming the basketball to the ground.
Basket...boom!
The basketball has quickly passed through the basket, and the basket rack has also groaned.
Lin Yu's dunk was like a nuclear bomb, instantly detonating the entire Madison, and the cheers erupted directly, without even foreshadowing.
"The crotch-switching tomahawk dunk in the counterattack was so exciting!"
"Chinese Lin opened the scoring for the Knicks. The whole Madison was boiling. Lin's goal directly opened up the momentum of the entire Knicks. The Celtics need to be careful."
The Celtics were not careful, but after Lin Yu's dunk, they strongly wanted to get one back.
But the stronger they are, the more they fail.
Pierce fought hard, but Lin Yu's sudden help stopped everything.
After that, Pierce distributed the ball to the other side, and Ray Allen, who received the ball, failed to hit the three-pointer that was considered an opportunity. The reason was that Lowry's defense was too timely, waving his hands and knocking the ball away.
Interrupted.
Why Lowry's cover defense was timely is because he didn't need to devote 100% of his energy to deal with Rondo. Even when facing Rondo without the ball, Lowry could take two big steps and rely on the Celtics' weak side.
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As soon as the free weak side received the ball, he naturally made up for it immediately.
"The Knicks' rebound is in hand, is the counterattack coming again?"
Regardless of whether the counterattack was successful or not, the Knicks began to advance quickly.
This time, Randolph protected the rebound and found Lin Yu immediately.
Lin Yu caught the ball and quickly pushed across half court. He immediately discovered that the Celtics had a short memory, or that they didn't remember plays.
Ray Allen, who was defending him, chose to retreat continuously, which directly gave Lin Yu a larger space.
So, he crossed half the court, took a step, and then jumped up.
"The counterattack spanned half court. China Lin made an emergency stop and made a super long three-pointer!"
On the court, Lin Yu's three-point shot was accompanied by exclamations from the entire court. Ray Allen turned around and tried to counterattack in panic, but the basketball had already leaped over his head.
In the end, if the precision-guided cruise missile falls straight into the basket...
Whoosh!
Madison broke out again, and all the Knicks fans cheered. Then from some corner, the whole Madison shouted in unison: "Lin! Lin! Lin!"
The Celtics' offense finally relied on Rondo's breakthrough pass to find Pierce running under the basket. Pierce received the ball and made a layup, opening up the team's scoring account.
But the score has become 5:2. The Knicks, playing at home, have the ball in the next round, and they already have the advantage.
"Rotate faster!"
On the sidelines, Doc Rivers reminded that he didn't want to see the team fall behind at the start, so the defense in the next round became very important.
In this game, Lin Yu had never faced the Celtics in a positional battle. When he controlled the ball through half court, he observed the defense.
The Celtics' defense completely expanded, and Garnett directly defended to the three-point line. I don't know if it was affected by the previous Knicks offensive round, or if Rivers has always arranged it this way.
In short, Lin Yu faced a Celtics whose defense was infinitely expanded.
His choice was very simple.
"Lin Yu passed halftime without a screen. He suddenly raised his hand and made a fake shot. Ray Allen made another mistake. He was shaken away by Lin Yu. KG could only make up for it, but Lin Yu chose to pass the ball...
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Lin Yu's pass assisted, and the open Zach Randolph hit a long two-pointer.
7:2, the Knicks have gained their advantage.
Soon, the game lasted for about three or four minutes. Lin Yu quickly scored 8 points and 2 assists in a row, proving to everyone that he was not affected by the previous game in this game.
