Chapter 249 The Veteran Doesn't Die, He Just Can't Run
At the end of the half, Lin Yi, who had already cut off the pass key tonight, made 24 wild shots and hit 10 goals. In addition to free throws and three-pointers, Lin Yi scored 27 points after halftime.
After halftime, Celtics coach Rivers already knew what the Knicks wanted to do tonight, but Rivers didn't dare to make substitutions because Garnett could prevent Lin Yi's shooting percentage to 41.6%. At this critical moment, Rivers is only willing to believe in the main force.
And if someone else comes up, Rivers is afraid of affecting the Celtics' defensive system.
Tonight, the Celtics used Tony Allen, Rasheed Wallace and Glenn Davis as three substitutes. Garnett only rested for two minutes in the first half. My hands and legs were also weak, and I almost lost the strength to beat my chest and feet.
It will be Garnett's 34th birthday in a few days. With the intensity of the first half today, if he continues to play, Garnett may not even be able to walk for a while.
But the trusting eyes of his teammates, and what Rivers said to him during the intermission: "Kevin, we need you!"
Garnett felt that he could fight another five hundred years!
Iron blood is his label, and he doesn't want to lose to the brutal Chinese big man of the Knicks.
Pierce's state also had problems. In the first half, Pierce had been sliding laterally and posting singles. Pierce succeeded in losing weight in the summer, but he couldn't stand him at the age of 32. "Your uncle" hit 1 of 5 in the second quarter The rate is the negative impact of physical decline.
The Knicks are playing strength with the Celtics today, you are harder and I am harder, leading this group of veterans to run desperately, constantly torturing the knees of these old men.
In fact, Lin Yi thinks it's unwise for Rivers to be so conservative, because if the Celtics don't let the main players rest and continue to fuck so hard, even if they can keep the victory tonight, the next game and the next game Woolen cloth?
Although Lin Yi is also gritting his teeth, but he is young!
His physical recovery must be faster than these old men, and as a loyal "Komi", Lin Yi played extremely well tonight. You simply don't know the pleasure of picking off the pass button How cool!
Knicks coach D'Antoni knows that the Knicks will definitely have a chance to kill the Celtics if they play like this, so when Lin Yi plays more, he will let other players rotate more, so that when Lin Yi goes to rest, even if Kyle The Celtics lineup is dominant, and the Knicks can also rely on running and bombing to stalemate the Celtics.
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the second half of the game,
A tense atmosphere has permeated the entire tD North Shore Garden Arena.
The Celtics fans supported the home team with their own cheers, while the Knicks fans and "Lin Mis" in front of the TV put their hands together, praying that Lin Yi could continue his performance in the first half.
This game brought back memories of many old fans. Didn't Iverson lead the Philadelphia 76ers to win a game with the Lakers?
Before the game, many Lin Hei said that the Knicks were a pseudo-strong team and that Lin Yi was a pseudo-supergiant, but Lin Yi's performance tonight made them worry again.
In fact, Lin Yi himself also finds it very strange. It is very unreasonable for him to cut out the pass button, but the fans think he is a hero. It is obvious that he can drive his teammates with the pass button, but people think He is not aggressive enough...
But don't look at Lin Yi picking up the pass button tonight. In fact, he is also motivating his teammates, because in the third quarter, according to the Knicks' plan, Lin Yi will only play half a quarter, and then people will know that they have recharged their batteries. How fierce the other Knicks players have been for a long time.
Tactics are a game, and employment is also a game.
It's a pity that his basic level is still a bit low, otherwise Lin Yi believed that he would definitely make the elderly Garnett feel what is called real terror.
It's a pity that Lin Yi doesn't know that his talent alone has already made the aging Celtics a little scared.
Rivers even feels that if James stays with the Cavaliers in the summer, the Knicks will be more difficult to deal with than the Cavaliers in the future.
Rivers plans to discuss with Angie in the summer. He must try to find one or two fast-moving inside players. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the Celtics to beat the Knicks after Lin Yi evolves for a year or two. .
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In the third quarter of the game, Lin Yi took another 8 shots in the first six minutes and hit 3 goals. When he went down to rest, the total number of shots had reached 32. Now no one will take what Lin Yi said before the game. Fifty times it was a joke.
Lin Yi went down to rest, and Rivers hurriedly asked the Wolf King to go down to recover his blood. However, Rivers did not expect that his hesitant substitution would indirectly assist the Knicks again.
When Garnett went down to rest, the Knicks used par-cut tactics, and Rivers had no choice but to replace Perkins, so that the Celtics' inside line was completely defenseless.
The Knicks players, who had been recharging their energy for a long time, began to turn into blasting ghosts in turn, with three-pointers, transitions, fast breaks, and strong bursts.
Without the barrier of the inside line, it is useless for the Celtics to defend against the outside line. If Ray Allen hadn't used consecutive three-pointers to keep the Celtics alive, these old men might have been beaten.
Rivers' anxious scheduling is also reflected in the fact that he switched back to Garnett with three minutes left in the third quarter. Under the instillation of a wave of chicken soup for the soul, the wolf king, who was obviously tired and trembling with his legs, returned to the court He showed his iron-blooded side: he was scored by the Knicks' super sixth man Louis Williams in front of him...
No matter how fierce Garnett is, it's useless to yell and break his throat. The decline in physical fitness cannot change the fact that his defense speed has dropped.
The Knicks dominated the third quarter, and they have maintained a lead of about five to eight points.
In the last 2 minutes of the third quarter, Pierce reappeared as a leader. When he was young, Pierce had good singles ability, but after experiencing the return of the king, Pierce completed the real transformation. This is how the nba is. However, some people reached the peak when they debuted, and soon disappeared from everyone.
Pierce scored 5 points in a row for the Celtics at the last moment. After three quarters, the Knicks in the away game led the Celtics 78 to 76 and entered the fourth quarter.
At this time, the fans who had watched the first round of the game between the two sides couldn't believe that the Knicks could play so tough.
Barkley complained during the break between the three quarters: "The Knicks are really a team that is difficult for you to understand. Can you imagine that they are fighting the Celtics?"
Kenny Smith echoed: "Whenever the Knicks suffer a big loss, people always feel that the Knicks seem to be nothing more than that, but every time they can play back and forth with a good team, you always have a kind of them. It's the illusion of a championship-caliber team."
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In the fourth quarter of the game, Lin Yi went into battle again. The rest in the third quarter relieved his physical fatigue to a great extent. Rivers originally wanted to arrange for Garnett to rest for a while in the fourth quarter, but after watching When Lin Yi came on the court, Rivers could only turn his head and say to Garnett: "Kevin! Whether we can win tonight depends on you!"
It has to be said that this kind of trust in Garnett was very useful, so Garnett, who was still receiving a massage from the team doctor, directly tore off the ice packs on his legs, stood up and patted his chest three times in a row: "We are Kyle Special people, this is our territory!"
The Celtics players are almost in tears. The Celtics have encountered many life-and-death situations. When they first formed a team, they played against their opponents in the first and second rounds of the Eastern Conference playoffs. When it came to the tiebreaker, if it wasn't for the crazy love for basketball, these old guys would have broken up long ago.
Lin Yi was also full of emotions. He also had a crazy love for basketball, so he complained about it. Chicken soup for the soul is still useful in this desperate moment.
Rivers has already decided that when Lin Yi rests in the next game, he will arrange Garnett to rest. Tonight he was beaten by the Knicks' inexplicable rotation. The Celtics' own advantages are not enough. Played out, but the audience has been dragged and consumed by the Knicks.
Pierce also played at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ray Allen did not rest, and Rondo even volunteered.
Rivers brought the players together: "Basketball is our life! Look at our heads, there are seventeen championship banners! To become a champion, the process is always difficult, but as long as we step through In the face of the difficulties in front of us, we will move forward indomitable!"
After Rivers' chicken soup for the soul, it's time for the intermission.
On the Knicks side, D'Antoni explained the tactics in detail. D'Antoni is not afraid that the players will not remember, because Lin Yi can remember.
Lin Yi smiled and patted D'Antoni on the shoulder, "Mr. Coach, aren't you going to say a few words to boost everyone's morale?"
D'Antoni smiled awkwardly, "You know, I'm not very good at saying those words."
The corner of Lin Yi's mouth raised slightly: "Then let me say a few words! Everyone, it's really nothing, look, those old guys can't run anymore, so we will win if we run them to the tired place now !"
Gallinari suddenly realized, "Sure enough, being single can make people energetic!"
Lin Yi: "..."
My liver hurts so badly, and the atmosphere that finally got serious was completely destroyed by that bastard Gallinari.
If it wasn't for the referee's urging to play, Lin Yi really wanted to send Gallinari a super-large jade spiral pill, and send him to heaven, because the people on earth can't stop Gallinari's death.
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