"The Celtics are in terrible shape. Laga Rondo is completely unable to break through Lin Yu's one-on-one defense. Paul Pierce is hitting the ball one after another. Their offense has completely failed."
In the commentary box, Bill Simmons shook his head: "Before the game, the Celtics underestimated the Knicks too much. I have already said that Lin's existence is very important to the Knicks. The Celtics have never defeated the Knicks. After Lin Yu, this game is the same."
Although he was a guest, Bill Simmons' speech was already very outrageous. Reggie Miller quickly reminded him: "Hey, Bill, the game has only started for more than three minutes!"
What he meant was that the game had just begun and it was a bit early to talk about the outcome.
Bill Simmons shook his head: "The Celtics have run out of skills. Their offense has been completely blocked by the Knicks. I can even say that they have no way to break the Knicks' defense. And I want to By contempt, I mean the Celtics underestimated the Knicks' defense too much."
"I admit that the Celtics' defense is very strong. They have the first-tier defense in the league, but the Knicks' current defense is even stronger than this Celtics..."
Bill Simmons breaks down how strong the Knicks' defense is.
On the sidelines, Tom Thibodeau was having a headache on how to open a gap on the offensive end. The problem now is that Lin Yu seems to have completely blocked Laga Rondo. The Celtics' regular offensive play has been It was a failure.
What else can he do?
He had no choice but to emphasize again and again and increase running and pick-and-rolls.
Tom Thibodeau still focused on the offensive end. He made substitutions and replaced Tony Allen with Ray Allen.
When the game restarted, the camera first focused on the Celtics' courtside and Ray Allen, who had just been replaced.
"Ray seems very unhappy. He joined as a giant player, but his status in the Celtics is getting lower and lower year by year..."
Lin Yu also noticed Ray Allen on the sidelines, and he guessed: Maybe Gentleman Ray is already dissatisfied with the Celtics.
He immediately calculated Ray Allen's contract and estimated that it should expire next season.
Ray Allen can also be regarded as a representative of defecting to the enemy. He left the Celtics to join the Heat, which also attracted some criticism. What Lin Yu wants to say is that if Ray Allen wants to make the same move as in his previous life to defect to the enemy, Nick The door will be open to him.
Not kidding, but seriously.
Ray Allen is no longer suitable to appear as a giant player, but as a role player, Gentleman Ray is still top-notch.
As the referee blew his whistle, Lin Yu immediately brought his thoughts back to the court.
Back on the court, Lin Yu noticed the Celtics' new backcourt, Rondo plus Tony Allen. He immediately laughed, this Tom Thibodeau is giving away his head!
Rondo and Tony Allen have no long-range shooting ability, and Pierce is more accustomed to mid-range and low-post singles. In other words, the Celtics' lineup is completely inside.
"Shrink the defense, Kyle, let me guard Tony."
Lin Yu took the initiative to defend Tony Allen. It was not that Tony Allen was more difficult to defend, but that he took the opportunity to reduce his defensive pressure and put his defensive focus on supplementary defense and assisting defense.
After the game restarted, the Celtics still failed to score until the fifth minute of the first quarter, when Pierce made a strong inside attack and succeeded in a layup over Wilson Chandler, winning the game.
To the first point of this game!
"The Celtics finally broke their scoring drought. These two points came too late. The game was already going to be beaten by the Knicks."
When the Celtics scored, the Knicks had already scored 14 points.
Tom Thibodeau replaced Tony Allen, which was very effective for their defense. At least, Tony Allen still put some pressure on Lin Yu's single defense, which was better than Ray Allen.
Much better.
But on the offensive end, Tony Allen is nothing.
Although the scoring drought was broken, the Celtics' offense was still very difficult. For every ball, they could only rely on Pierce to drive towards the basket and then score with difficulty.
After the first quarter, the Celtics only scored 14 points. With a final score of 14:28, they trailed the Knicks by as many as 14 points in the first quarter.
By the second quarter, the Celtics' rotation was also crushed by the Knicks.
James Posey, who transferred from the Celtics to the Knicks, is considered a key factor. When he came off the bench, he almost completely blocked Ray Allen, who led the rotation of the Celtics.
By still maintaining high-intensity defense, the Knicks further widened the score gap.
After half a quarter, Lin Yu returned to the court and immediately hit a super long three-pointer. He successfully hit it, causing Reggie Miller to shout: "The super long three-pointer is back in the world, and it comes from China. Lin Yu
The three-pointer is still the only one in this league!"
Bill Simmons on the side shook his head: "As soon as this three-pointer is scored, the game is over."
The game is indeed over. Lin Yu's three-pointer has sounded the death knell for the Celtics.
When Lin Yu returned to the court, the Knicks' lead reached 16 points, and his three-pointer directly extended the lead to 19 points.
Then in just two or three rounds, the score continued to widen.
Finally, at halftime, the Knicks' lead reached 22 points.
In the second half, Lin Yu didn't play much, and the Knicks just maintained the 22-point lead until the end of the third quarter.
During this period, the Celtics had been looking for opportunities to counterattack, but they had no choice but to face the Knicks' defense and it could be said that they had no chance.
When the fourth quarter began, Lin Yu only played for more than two minutes and made two three-pointers, directly extending the score advantage to 30 points.
Everything is over.
Even if the Celtics didn't want to end it, they were forced to end it because the score gap was too big.
"In this game, we can already tell that the Celtics may no longer be the league's top team. KG's injury and decline are too fatal!"
Magic felt a little emotional. At that time, when the Big Three were first formed, everyone was marveling at the luxury of the Celtics lineup.
At this time, it is already the third season that the Big Three have joined forces, and they still have achieved nothing.
Fate is like this sometimes, the more you want something, the less it will give you.
Bill Simmons, who was next to Magic, maintained his very rational style. He quickly began a rational analysis: "The Celtics' Big Three, completely taken apart, are actually not that bluffing."
, in the final analysis, KG just has gorgeous statistics. Before forming the team, he couldn't even make the playoffs in the Western Conference. Ray Allen's statistics are slightly worse, but he is even last in the Western Conference. There is also Paul Pierce.
He is just a quasi-superstar who leads the Celtics to the playoffs and the lottery."
"It can be said that KG is their only super-giant player, but if KG declines, the Celtics' decline is doomed."