Chapter 117: Rival's Appreciation

The fourth quarter of the game was already garbage time.

However, some players still played very hard, such as Lin Yu’s old teammate Tony.

Today is Lin Yu’s debut and also his regular season debut.

Although his playing time is very short, he also wants to score more points.

In the end, Tony had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in his debut.

hum!
As the timer reached the end, countless ribbons fell from the sky above North Shore Gardens.

凯尔特人依靠林禹的45分10篮板2助攻2盖帽2抢断的全能数据，以98：87击败了骑士。

The moment the game ended, the Celtics players stood up and began to celebrate their first victory of the season.

When James saw this scene, he walked straight into the player tunnel without looking back.

Cavaliers head coach Silas sighed helplessly and then walked into the player tunnel.

After celebrating the victory, the Celtics returned to the locker room.

Rivers threw the basketball for today's game to Lin Yu.

"Lin, this is today's game ball. I give it to you. Consider it your first win in your professional career!"

Lin Yu didn't hesitate and took the basketball directly.

On the other side, at the Cavaliers' press conference.

James missed the press conference, and Cavaliers head coach Silas and Big Z attended.

"Coach Paul, what do you think is the main reason for today's loss?"

"Do I even need to ask? Of course it's Lin Yu. He scored 45 points against us today. He can even score more, 50 points, 60 points, he can do it!"

The reporters below were also stunned. They didn't expect that the Cavaliers head coach would take the initiative to praise the opponent's core player.

In fact, this situation is also normal.

Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, but about human relationships.

The Cavaliers and the Celtics are not arch-rivals. Since Lin Yu played well, it's not a big deal to praise him.

"Lin Yu is a very strong player. In a one-on-one match, no Cavaliers player can limit him. If he is double-teamed, he can pass the ball to his teammates."

"However, all players will have their rookie wall. As Lin Yu plays more and more games, I believe his weaknesses will emerge. The next time they play, the Cavaliers will be able to limit him."

Although Silas praised Lin Yu, it does not mean that he will admit defeat to Lin Yu.

"Rookie Wall" is a direct translation of the English "Rookie Wall". In some ways, the Rookie Wall is like the NBA version of Santa Claus.

This term describes the situation where rookies entering the NBA usually lose their form for a certain period of time, as if there is an invisible wall blocking their way forward.

The main reasons for the rookie wall:

First, the rookies are not yet accustomed to the NBA game environment and are not suitable for the intense confrontation in the NBA.

Second, after the rookie performs well for a period of time, he will attract the attention of other teams. Other teams will study the rookie's characteristics and take corresponding measures to target him.

Generally speaking, the second situation is the most common.

Silas is also expecting that as the season progresses, other teams will discover Lin Yu's weaknesses and then target them to limit Lin Yu.

KC Jones, who was leaving the field on the other side, was also blocked by reporters for interviews.

"Jones, after watching Lin Yu's performance, what do you think of this No. 25 pick wearing your No. jersey?"

"Evaluation!? Listen carefully, man. I don't think I can evaluate Lin Yu."

"When a rookie can lead his team to defeat the Dream Team before entering the NBA, and break Wilt Chamberlain's record in the first game."

"I don't know how to evaluate a player like this, because I don't know where his limit is!" "But one thing I can be sure of is that his achievements will definitely surpass mine!"

"He is the new legend of the Celtics! He will lead the Celtics to new glory!"

"Seeing such an outstanding young man wearing my No. 25 jersey, I am filled with joy and excitement!"

KC Jones' voice was full of praise for Lin Yu.

On the other side, under the leadership of Rivers, Lin Yu also arrived at the press conference.

As soon as Lin Yu sat down, reporters surrounded him with their cameras.

Rivers has become a completely transparent person at this time.

Gan!
Rivers really wants to not bring Lin Yu to the next press conference.

But he was just thinking about it.

After all, Lin Yu is the undisputed core of the Celtics today.

"Lin Yu, first of all, congratulations on breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record! What do you think about breaking Chamberlain's record now?"

"I don't really care whether it's recorded or not. What I pursue is not personal data, but the victory of the team."

Lin Yu was indeed thinking so at this time.

After all, no matter how good the data is, if you can't win the game, at most you can become the leader of a useless group.

What he needs is victory, not becoming the leader of a group of empty-cutters.

What's more, after breaking the record, Lin Yu did not hear any prompt sound from the system.

This made Lin Yu even less concerned, as he broke Chamberlain's record this time.

Lin Yu probably had a guess as to why there was no prompt sound.

After all, this kind of historical record is not particularly valuable in reality.

Lin Yu had seen all kinds of records in the future small ball era, such as how many consecutive games a player made three-pointers, how many consecutive games the average score was in double digits...

This is the record...

It would be better to have one more championship ring, which would add more to the player's status.

"In today's game, the Cavaliers conceded defeat before the third quarter was over. If the Cavaliers had not conceded defeat, how many points do you think you could have gotten in the end?"

Many reporters also showed curious eyes at this time. To some extent, future rookies need to thank Silas, otherwise, Lin Yu's record might be more difficult to break.

"I can't say for sure how many points I can get for this matter. Perhaps only God knows the outcome of this matter!"

This was originally a hypothesis, so Lin Yu naturally couldn't say what the final result would be.

"Before the game started, the outside world generally believed that the Cavaliers would win, but the Celtics defeated the Cavaliers in three quarters, which was beyond many people's expectations. Why do you think that was?"

"First of all, I want to say that the outside world underestimates us."

"I don't know why the outside world thinks that I can't adapt to the rules of the NBA."

"Of course, victory doesn't just depend on me. For example, Paul is the best small forward in the Eastern Conference and he's very strong."

"Mehmet, Tyronn Lue and the others all performed very well. We are a strong team!"

"I hope the outside world will stop looking down on us and give us the proper respect!"

Lin Yu's words were powerful.

The next day, Lin Yu also successfully made the headlines of major sports sections of Meilijia.

ESPN: Breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record in his debut! The famous player praised him as a new legend!

Sports Illustrated: The historical record was broken! Lin Yu scored 45 points in his debut!
Los Angeles Times: Super rookie Lin Yu scored 45 points in his debut! He called out to the media and hoped to gain respect!
(End of this chapter)