Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, pointed at himself, and then he realized what he was doing. His heart was immediately filled with excitement and excitement.
He stood up straight, then walked to Rivers with rigid movements, tilted his head, and listened to Rivers' "teachings."
"You will go to the technical table to replace Ricky later. Your task is to go on the court and defend Gerald Wallace one-on-one, while Paul focuses on attacking. Do you understand?"
Lin Yu nodded blankly, of course he understood that Rivers was going to give full play to its strengths.
Facing Gerald Wallace, who scored 11 points in one and a half quarters, Lin Yu's defense must work. Only in this way can he ensure that he can get stable and long playing time in future games.
Lin Yu walked to the technical table, informed the Celtics of the substitutions, and then stood in front of the technical table with his hands on his hips, waiting for the chance of a dead ball.
"Am I right? Lin Dayu is standing in front of the technical stage?"
A domestic reporter with small eyes stood in the back row of the media area. This guy was not very tall. He could only stretch his neck and stand on tiptoes, trying hard to see clearly the appearance of the player standing in front of the technical table.
The reporter wearing glasses next to him gave him an accurate answer: "It's really Lin Dayu..."
The accurate answer is yes, but the shock on their faces could no longer be concealed: "Lin Dayu is actually going to appear? This is big news!"
They are not afraid of Lin Yu's appearance. On the contrary, they have always been looking forward to Lin Yu's appearance.
Lin Yu, who has never played, still has a fig leaf: there are always people who think that Lin Yu can't play because of American racial discrimination. Lin Yu's ability can actually play in the NBA.
For a long time, the domestic reporters thought they knew Lin Yu very well. They knew clearly that Lin Yu's strength was still far from a real NBA-level player.
Therefore, once Lin Yu appeared on the stage, not only were they not worried, but they were also looking forward to it. Lin Yu's last layer of fig leaf would be torn away...
On the court, Paul Pierce passed the ball to the basket and helped Perkins draw a foul for his opponent.
After Perkins missed a free throw, the timer buzzed, and Lin Yu rushed to the court at this moment, and high-fived Ricky Davis, who was substituted.
Under his feet is the legendary floor of the Celtics (although the arena has been changed, the Celtics' floor still uses the floor of the old arena), and next to him is a Green Kai legend like Truth Pierce.
Lin Yu took a deep breath and stood outside the three-point line in the frontcourt.
"The Celtics made a substitution and replaced their No. 7 player, Lin Yu from China. This is a somewhat strange substitution."
As soon as Lin Yu arrived on the court and stood still, Charles Barkley in the commentary box raised his doubts: "According to the information in my hand, Lin Yu has never had an appearance record since joining the Celtics in the 2004 draft.
, in the most intense and anxious period of the game, replacing such a player who has never proven himself in an official game, is Doc Rivers out of his mind?"
Kenny Smith, who was sitting next to him, didn't seem to be too optimistic about this substitution, but he said it more vaguely: "Another Chinese player, less than 2 meters tall, not of the same standard as Wang and Yao.
A Chinese player, China Lin, has never appeared on the court before, and we can only hope that his debut in the NBA will bring us some surprises."
Barkley shook his head again: "I'm afraid it will be a shock. Doc Rivers will lose the game he should have won because of this substitution."
On the court, Perkins missed two free throws and the rebound was taken by Okafor.
The basketball was given to Raymond Felton. The short and fat Felton held the ball and pushed forward towards the frontcourt. At this time, Lin Yu quickly retreated to the backcourt, and then stuck closely to Jela.
In front of De Wallace.
Seeing Lin Yu, Wallace frowned and said to himself: "Why is it replaced by a rookie?"
Lin Yu pursed his lips and did not respond.
Gerald Wallace quickly started running in the half court. He did not reach out for the ball because he is not a single player, but a team player. He is better at cutting and running, and receiving passes from teammates.
The ball is scored directly.
At this time, Lin Yu's role came into play, and his entangled defense immediately reached its peak.
Gerald Wallace rushed towards the bottom corner, and Lin Yu bypassed the screen and followed Wallace's footsteps closely, spreading his arms to guard against Felton holding the ball and passing the ball suddenly.
Then, Wallace suddenly turned back, passed a screen, and cut across toward the top of the arc.
Lin Yu reacted surprisingly, braked suddenly, turned around in an instant, and followed him again.
There were five or six seconds left in the attack of one round, and Gerald Wallace's cut and run failed to get a good chance.
Raymond Felton hit a mid-range shot that ended with a strike.
Doc Rivers on the sidelines clapped his hands and gave a thumbs up. People who don't know the situation may think that the thumbs up is for Delonte West.
Only the players and staff within the Kai team know that this thumb is for Lin Yu.
"Lin's performance was good and he really lived up to our high expectations." Jim Bravo smiled.
Rivers also nodded: "After this game, we can give him some stable playing time."
On the court, Pierce collected the rebound and immediately ran towards the frontcourt.
In the commentary box, Charles Barkley had no time to care about Lin Yu's performance, but Kenny Smith noticed Lin Yu.
After the Celtics counterattacked in the frontcourt, he slowly opened his mouth and analyzed the Celtics' defense in the previous round.
"Charles, I'm afraid we have underestimated China Lin. I don't know if you noticed the defense just now. China Lin followed Gerald Wallace closely all the way. If nothing else, at least, he has the ability to
Debut in a competition of this level.”
Barkley seemed to have been slapped in the face, but he had been slapped enough and didn't care at all. Instead, he found Rivers' fault from another angle.
"But no matter what, I don't understand the significance of Doc Rivers' substitution. He replaced Ricky Davis. Now on the offensive end, the Celtics have received the consequences. Jayla
De Wallace was guarding Pierce, but Keith Bogans, who was guarding China Lin, kept getting closer to Pierce, forming a flanking attack."
"Obviously, the departure of Ricky Davis has left the Celtics without a point on the wing that can contain the defense."
Kenny Smith nodded and agreed with Barkley's analysis, but Pierce still relied on his strong personal ability to find an opportunity in the Celtics' offense.
Pass the ball and find LaFrentz in the bottom corner.
LaFrentz raised his hand and took a long two-point shot. With a bang, he successfully hit the target!
And this is Rivers' self-consideration. When Ricky Davis is on the court, Pierce's offensive threat will be greater, but if Pierce is allowed to play with Ricky Davis all the time, the Celtics' overall
Attack power is weakened.
If they play separately, Pierce's threat will be reduced, but it will not be difficult for the Celtics to score.
On the contrary, with the addition of Ricky Davis on the bench, the Kai team's offensive firepower can be continued after the Celtics' second team comes on the field.
In one round of offense, Lin Yu was just soy sauce and didn't even have the effect of attracting the defense.
In the back row of the media area, a domestic reporter with small eyes smiled jokingly: "The Kai team should just let him play for a try, but Lin Dayu did not disappoint. He was completely successful."
This guy ignored Lin Yu's performance on the defensive end and focused all his attention and eyes on Lin Yu's offensive end, thus reaching the above conclusion.
In the next defensive round, Lin Yu once again relied on his extraordinary defense, and Gerald Wallace had no desire to connect with the ball.
Because in front of him, it seemed that Lin Yu's long arms were everywhere...
Compared with the two domestic reporters whose professional abilities were low, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley in the commentary box quickly discovered Lin Yu's strengths.
"Only three minutes after China Lin came on the field, Gerald Wallace, who had previously scored 11 points, completely misfired. We should apologize for our previous remarks. China Lin's performance was fully worthy of this short three minutes of playing time.
Even more, he deserves more playing time."
Charles Barkley, who looked calm, did not forget to add: "But his performance on the offensive end should not allow him to get more playing time."