The referee blew the whistle and stopped the game. Doc Rivers called the timeout.
Mike Breen and Marv Albert are already emphasizing the fact: "With 61 points, Lin Yu is infinitely close to Michael Jordan's single-game scoring record in the playoffs!"
"In the 1986 playoffs, Michael Jordan scored 63 points in the first round of the playoffs against the Celtics, setting a playoff single-game scoring record. Now it has been a long time since this record was set.
In 2012, he also faced the Celtics, and Lin Yu was only 2 points away from this record!"
The Celtics are about to become the backdrop, and this time it may be even worse.
In the game when Jordan scored 63 points, the Celtics at least won. Even if Jordan got the record, it didn't seem that shameful.
Just like when Devin Booker scored 70 points over the Celtics, there was a lot of praise after the game, but there were also a lot of taunts.
No one made fun of Jordan's 63 points. It was the playoffs after all. It was not as watery as Booker's 70 points. However, this record is rarely mentioned. This is enough to prove that the record set in the lost game
The value of the record is still a bit low.
At this moment, there are more than 8 minutes left before the end of the game, and the Celtics are already 12 points behind. Lin Yu is unstoppable, and losing this game seems inevitable...
Celtics timeout time, commentary box, Mike Breen believes: "Doug Rivers hopes to use the timeout to interrupt the fourth quarter to come back. Lin Yu, who scored consecutively, has 8 minutes and 22 seconds left in the game.
, the Celtics are only 12 points behind, they still have a chance to come back and win!"
But Marv Albert shook his head: "No, Mike, the Celtics have no chance. I can't think of any other way for them to stop Lin Yu, who has already scored 61 points. They are already helpless against Lin Yu."
Got it!"
The timeout ended quickly, and the two teams re-entered the stage. Lin Yu saw the five main Celtic players with ferocious expressions. Garnett and Lin Yu looked at each other, and Garnett immediately glared at Lin.
Yu.
Lin Yu didn't pay attention because he felt that no one on the two teams participating in the game would notice that he was about to break the record.
Even if the Celtics knew that his personal scoring was about to break through the sky, they would not have thought for a while that the scoring record in the playoffs was Michael Jordan's 63 points.
But the actual situation is that Doc Rivers used one of the two remaining timeouts in his hand just after he learned that Lin Yu was about to break the record.
It goes without saying that the Celtics will stop Lin Yu from scoring at all costs after adjusting the suspension...
"The game restarted. With a 12-point deficit, the Celtics chose to hand the ball to Paul Pierce."
The Celtics are accustomed to fighting in slow-paced games. After Pierce received the ball, he also took his time behind the ball and pushed forward. Finally, he made two consecutive attempts to turn around, struggled to open a space, shortened his body, accelerated, and carried the ball.
With Wilson in his sights, Chandler drives to the basket.
The last throw was made... Whoops!
"Pierce hit this crucial floater. With a 10-point deficit, the Knicks had no choice but to kick off from the backcourt."
After kicking off the ball in the backcourt, Lin Yu, who was in a fiery state, took the ball without hesitation and quickly advanced towards the frontcourt.
After halftime, the offense began. The Knicks' play style was the same as the Celtics', and it remained unchanged——
Randolph provided a high screen, and Lin Yu used this screen to accelerate closer to Garnett, who was stuck on the three-point line.
"With the help of the cover, Lin Yu once again got a one-on-one opportunity with KG."
One-on-one, Lin Yu has defeated Garnett countless times.
Even Mike Breen and Marv Albert are used to the sight of Lin Yu defeating Garnett's defense one-on-one and then scoring.
"Without the help of the weak side, we are about to witness the moment when Lin Yu ties the record!"
On the court, Lin Yu turned around leaning on Garnett, took a step forward, and then stopped suddenly to take action.
But suddenly there was a strong force behind him. He had just stood up on tiptoes and immediately lost the center of gravity of his body. His whole body leaned backward, his back fell to the ground, and he fell heavily to the floor.
With a bang, Madison fell silent...
"God, what happened!" Mike Brin opened his mouth wide. At this moment, all he could see was Lin Yu covering his face in pain on the floor.
The next second, Madison was like a chicken farm opening, and it immediately started to boil over.
"Fxxk you!KG!"
"This step on the horse is a killing move!"
"Let me down, I'm going to kill that filthy Bostonian!"
"..."
Lin Yu just lay on the floor. He did feel the pain from his back, a pain that penetrated the bone marrow. He could no longer bear it.
His consciousness was telling him that he might be injured because of a rough foul by Kevin Garnett.
And thinking that his 61 points were only 2 points away from tying the record and only 3 points away from breaking the record, Lin Yu suddenly felt that the Celtics, those sons of bitches, must have done it on purpose!
The Knicks' team medical team rushed in, and the referee blew his whistle frantically because the situation was out of control.
Zach Randolph was the first to rush towards Garnett and said harshly: "You're done for riding a horse, KG! I guarantee you won't be able to leave New York City!"
Then came Lowry, Wilson Chandler, and Nazr Muhammad.
There was no one on the Knicks side, but on the Celtics side, maybe they felt they were in the wrong. Pierce, Rondo and others immediately stepped forward to block Randolph, who was rushing at the front. Garnett was also constantly
of retreat...
"How about it, Lin, tell me how you feel first."
The Italian-American Vincent Martino, the team doctor, asked Lin Yu's ear.
"My back hurts."
Then, with the help of his assistant, Martino turned Lin Yu around, lifted up the jersey, and exposed a large area of red muscles.
"It's probably a back injury."
With that said, Martino pressed various places on Lin Yu's back and further asked about Lin Yu's feelings.
The pain was fading and gradually became less severe, but when Martino pressed on the right side of his spine, Lin Yu began to cry out in pain.
"It's roughly confirmed. It may be a muscle strain in the back."
When Martino confirmed, Lin Yu slowly sat up.
On the court, after a fierce conflict, the referee tried his best to finally control the situation.
The referee Joe Crawford directly gave Garnett a second-level flagrant foul and was ejected on the spot, but Randolph, who provoked the subsequent incident, escaped.
Obviously, the referee believed that Garnett's actions were completely beyond the scope of sports. Even if Randolph provoked the trouble, it was not too important.
Garnett left the court from the tunnel. With a bang, a half-drunk cup of Coke was thrown at the entrance of the tunnel. The abuse and crazy boos never stopped from the beginning to the end.
There was some silence in the commentary box, and Marv Albert sighed: "The Knicks got a chance to make two free throws, but the problem now is that it may be difficult for Lin Yu to continue the game."
However, Lin Yu struggled to get up and waved his hand before Hollins was about to replace him.
"Let me finish these two free throws."
Hollins hesitated for a moment, but looking at the determined Lin Yu, he finally chose to nod in agreement.
With two free throws, Lin Yu's score rose to 63 points. He has tied Jordan's record, but has not broken it.
