Richard Jefferson still wanted to take the ball directly for a single, but Kidd refused to give it to him.
The depressed Jefferson could only run by himself. After running for a while, Kidd, who was in control of the ball, never made a move and was already looking for opportunities to pass the ball.
Jefferson was already very familiar with Kidd's passing habits. He immediately increased his speed and rushed to the mid-range on the weak side, where there was a large open space.
Lin Yu followed closely, and Jefferson, who received Kidd's pass, had to face Lin Yu's single defense again.
"You said you'd make all the shots."
Jefferson took a deep breath. He was affected because he could not refute Lin Yu's rubbish.
Now he only has one way to go, throw the basketball in his hand into the basket, and then he can laugh back!
Later, Jefferson discovered that Lin Yu's defense suddenly became extremely aggressive. Not only did he have no room to take action, he even lost control of the ball.
Lin Yu kept waving his long arms, trying to steal the ball, and his adventurous thoughts were already at work.
Jefferson was forced to do nothing. Logically speaking, he should have passed the ball.
But now he has been cornered by Lin Yu and has no choice but to surrender himself.
"The shot against China Lin's defense really didn't go in. Richard Jefferson's idea was too bold. Even AI and T-Mac didn't dare to shoot against China Lin's defense!"
The rebound was taken by Perkins and then handed over to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu, who caught the ball, quickly turned around and advanced. The Nets' defense was not timely. At least Jefferson was quickly left behind by Lin Yu, who was sprinting quickly.
"Chasing a three-pointer, China Lin shot it directly!"
Whoosh!
The Celtics bench was boiling again. Lin Yu raised his right hand amidst the boos. He wanted to raise one finger? Something didn't feel right. Two or three?
None of them were right. In a short period of time, he could no longer remember how many goals he had scored.
Then he made a fist in the air with his right hand and swung it hard.
Another three-pointer, the feeling of controlling the whole court is great!
"Hit a chasing three-pointer, China Lin's 12th point, he is completely amazing, even Richard Jefferson can't stop him!"
"The score has become 14:14, China Lin broke out and finally equalized the score for the Celtics!"
It was 12 points in a single quarter, and Lin Yu's explosion caught everyone by surprise.
"Is this guy in such a hot state today?" Rivers smiled. He saw the hope of winning. It was already halfway through the first quarter and he was not ready to replace Lin Yu as usual.
"We want to win and refuse to mess up!"
On the other side, Lawrence Frank stood on the sidelines and called a timeout.
"Timeout, China Lin stopped the Nets!"
During a timeout, in the noisy Continental Center, Lawrence Frank asked Jefferson: "Richard, are you at your wits end with China Lin?"
Jefferson wanted to shake his head, but he held back. He wanted to say that Lin Yu today was a little strange, not like the Lin Yu in the last game.
But Lin Yu, who had already scored 12 points on 5 of 6 shots, faced himself, who was still scoring 0 points on 0 of 1 shots. Jefferson was obviously completely overwhelmed.
He has not lost confidence, but now he really doesn't want to deal with the big problem of Lin Yu, who is already in a super-god state.
"Okay, Vince, in the next game, you go and deal with China Lin."
Vince Carter nodded. In his opinion, it shouldn't be difficult to defeat a newly emerging role player on both offense and defense.
Then, he glanced at Richard Jefferson and couldn't help but ask: "Richard, your condition is a bit bad today. It's that little bastard Karen who makes you unable to lift your legs."
Jefferson's face turned darker and he shook his head vigorously: "No, Vince, you know, I won't go there before the game day."
Frowning, Carter muttered: "Then why did you let a role player score 12 points?"
Naturally, Richard Jefferson couldn't say that he was inexplicably beaten up by Lin Yu, so he chose to shut up.
After the timeout, Lin Yu discovered that his opponent had changed.
He also had a carefully prepared trash talk for Richard Jefferson, but he felt it was a pity that he couldn't use it now.
However, he also noticed Carter's opening statistics and status. He scored 9 points on 4 of 6 shots, the second highest score in the game so far.
It can be said that after Lin Yu broke out and scored 12 points, the Nets were still able to tie the score with the Celtics, all thanks to Carter.
"I'll silence him."
In the Nets' offense, Kidd continued to control the ball.
Strictly speaking, although Kidd always controls the ball, he is not a point guard who needs the ball. More often, Kidd is more like a transit station for the ball.
After the ball passes his hands, he can always find better opportunities.
This is why Kidd only averages about 10 points per game, but is still the league's top player.
Kidd only controlled the ball for two or three seconds and then passed the ball.
The defensive threat posed by Lin Yu forced him to change the target of the pass to Richard Jefferson.
Jefferson faced Wally Szczerbiak's defense, and the papery defense suddenly made him feel the relief he had not seen for a long time.
He played directly in singles, broke through Szczerbiak, and attracted a flanking attack.
After the ball was distributed, the ball returned to Kidd's hands again.
Kidd acted as a transfer station for the ball and quickly passed the ball out again. This time it was Carter who received the ball.
Carter caught the ball while running and was blocked by Lin Yu's long arm near the mid-range.
He turned his body sideways and placed the basketball on the far side. Without Lin Yu losing his defensive focus, he turned around and tried to slide the baseline to the basket.
This is Carter's style of play. At his peak, he relied on powerful explosive power to simply and directly break the opponent's defense. But obviously, Carter is no longer at his peak now.
Lin Yu quickly moved sideways and pushed forward.
Carter took action directly. He thought this was a good opportunity because Lin Yu's attention was entirely focused on the penalty area behind him.
But the moment he took off, Lin Yu immediately reacted and jumped back.
"Carter made an emergency stop for a jumper. China Lin's defense was very tight, and his right hand hit Carter directly in the face."
boom!
"The basketball hit the rim and came out of the backboard!?"
After landing, Lin Yu turned around and picked up the rebound again.
"China Lin's rebound, he got the basketball and speeded up immediately!"
Turning back to promote the fast break, the Nets retreated very quickly. Carter was always in front of Lin Yu, and Richard Jefferson on the flank was also watching eagerly.
After scoring 12 points in a single quarter, Lin Yu began to withstand the most intense defensive pressure from the Nets, with one person defending alone and multiple people assisting in defense. This is the treatment of a superstar.
When the opponent's defensive focus is completely tilted towards you, it's time to get assists.
Kobe Bryant is often criticized for not passing the ball because of his low assist numbers.
After being criticized to the point where he felt tired of it, Kobe changed his playing style and habits.
He started passing the ball, but not for the whole game, but in the first half of each game, Kobe would pass the ball wildly and get 5 assists, and then in the second half, he would continue to play according to his regular style and
Get used to playing ball.
Therefore, Kobe's assist ability is still very strong, but most of the time he is reluctant to pass the ball. This also has something to do with the group of CBA teammates he met at his peak.
Lin Yu's current teammates are not considered CBA players. Wally Szczerbiak is a quasi-star shooting guard, and King Delonte West can be considered a starting-level combo guard.
In terms of insiders, Perkins is still a bit immature, but if he can sign LaFrentz with an annual salary of tens of millions, even if he is a little less successful, he will not be able to do much.
With outstanding teammates, it is not difficult for Lin Yu to get assists at all.
After attacking the frontcourt and attracting most of the opponent's defense, Lin Yu directly passed the ball and found Wally Szczerbiak who was cutting from the side.
Whoosh!
Szczerbiak easily hit a floater!
"After the timeout, China Lin assisted Wally to score, but the Celtics took the lead and overtook the score. The situation on the court has been completely reversed!"
On the court, Lin Yu and Szczerbiak high-fived each other, and after leading the score, it was the Nets that were anxious.
Returning to the defensive end, Lin Yu immediately suffered a big loss.
Carter still started running from the end without the ball, and then suddenly turned back. Even Lin Yu couldn't react.
Then, Kidd passed the ball accurately to Carter. Although Lin Yu tried his best to rush back, he still couldn't stop Carter from flying into the air.
boom!
"omg! Dunk from Vince Carter! The whole Continental Center erupted!"
The cheers exploded, and the Continental Airlines Center boiled, accompanied by constant screams.
"Vince Carter's dunk helped the Nets equalize the score, and then came the Celtics' offensive round!"
Lin Yu controlled the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt, stared at the basket, and hit a three-pointer without hesitation. He wanted to shut up the fans in the arena.
With a clang, the basketball hit the frame and flew out.
The enthusiasm at the Continental Aviation Center grew even higher.
Lin Yu wasn't upset at all. This shot was very Mamba-like. It was just a wild shot, just a random shot. The real Kobe Bryant always made waves and was amazing.
It doesn't matter if you miss a shot, just make it up on the defensive end.
Carter was still thinking about beating Lin Yu, but Lin Yu had already reacted and knew that with Kidd around, Carter would always get the chance to score easily.
So, he called Perkins: "Kendrick, pay attention to help me defend!"
"no problem!"
With Perkins at his back, Lin Yu's defense became much easier.
He followed Carter closely, forcing Carter to catch the ball and play in singles. Once the offense turned into singles, Carter was no longer Lin Yu's opponent.
LaFrentz, who grabbed the rebound, immediately handed the ball to Lin Yu. Lin Yu advanced with the ball and assisted his teammates to score again.
This time it was LaFrentz who had just rushed from the backcourt to the frontcourt. Clifford Robinson's position was slightly tilted to Lin Yu's side, and Lin Yu passed the ball to LaFrentz.
LaFrentz raised his knife from the outside and hit it directly!
The Celtics took the lead again, and Lin Yu added another assist.
In this way, even though his opponents were tightly guarding against him, Lin Yu still played a role that surprised everyone.
On the court, he played like a long-established superstar, handling every ball very skillfully.
After the first quarter, the Celtics not only did not fall behind, but actually held a 7-point lead.
Lin Yu made 7 of 10 shots in a single quarter and scored 16 points, plus 4 assists!
"Scoring 16 points in a single quarter, China Lin unexpectedly broke out!"
"This is not a small explosion, but an incredible explosion, 16 points in a single quarter. Even the superstars in the league find it difficult to score 16 points in a single quarter casually, and China's Lin
arrive!"
"You know, before this game, he averaged only 8.2 points per game!"
"China Lin played the entire first quarter, dominating almost every offensive and defensive round in the first quarter. Richard Jefferson was completely outmatched by him, and even Vince Carter failed to face him directly.
gain an advantage.”
On the other side, Charles Barkley was still struggling: "China Lin broke out, and everyone was guessing who could stand up and lead the Green Army to move forward when Paul Pierce was absent due to injury, but no one expected it.
The Chinese forest stood up!"
"Throughout the first quarter, he showed us his three ways to score, three-pointers, fadeaway jumpers and dunks. My question is, when did he learn the fadeaway jumper? And why can he dunk?"
Turning to look at Kenny Smith: "Kenny, can we ask Craig Sager to ask China Lin?"
Kenny Smith shook his head: "Charles, there are not so many questions, you only need to remember one sentence..."
"I know, this is the place where miracles are born!" Charles Barkley interrupted Kenny Smith directly.
Everyone was surprised that Lin Yu scored 16 points in a single quarter. With Lin Yu's explosion, the Celtics actually led the Nets in the away game.
A game that was supposed to be very dull suddenly took on something different.
Charles Barkley, who thought this game would be very boring at the beginning, said: "I am already looking forward to the subsequent development of this game. I hope China Lin's outbreak can continue until the end of the game!"