Chapter 144 Turn on the killing mode!
Jim O'Brien saw this scene and didn't say much.

He never expected Iguodala to be able to guard Pierce.

Just like when Coach Lu defended Iverson, it was enough to disrupt Pierce and make him uncomfortable.

The same goes for Lin Yu's defense. Lin Yu's playing style is a typical ball-holding core style.

As long as he has the ball in his hands, Lin Yu is the most aggressive player of the Celtics.

Even Pierce is not as good as Lin Yu in this respect.

But having no ball is a big problem for Lin Yu.

Playing without the ball definitely does not just mean that when teammates hold the ball and play one-on-one, Lin Yu actively pushes the ball beyond the three-point line to help teammates create offensive space.

Lin Yu did not do well in off-ball pick-and-roll, off-ball screen, and off-ball running.

Of course, this is not a big problem. After all, James couldn't play without the ball before Lin Yu traveled through time.

However, this has now become Jim O'Brien's target.

From the beginning of the game, the 76ers frantically prevented Lin Yu from catching the ball.

Even if Lin Yu received the ball, or simply dribbled across half court himself.

The 76ers started to double-team Lin Yu, and even if they asked him to pass the ball, they would not let Lin Yu start the attack with the ball.

Even Steve Kerr, who was the live commentator today, expressed his feelings.

"Today, the 76ers would rather be beaten to death by Paul Pierce than let Lin Yu take action!"

"Iverson hits the mid-range shot again! Tyronn Lue can't limit him at all at this time!"

"Paul Pierce successfully backed down Andre Iguodala!"

"Korver ran out of space and received a pass from Iverson and made a three-pointer!"

"..."

Looking at Korver and Iverson performing so well on the court, Rivers on the sidelines felt helpless.

The Celtics don't actually have many guards this season.

In addition to Hardaway, Coach Lue and West, Tony was suspended. Although Marcus Banks was the 03th pick in 13, he did not play much this season.

The main reason is his own attributes.

身高1米88体重却有91KG，1米83的艾弗森则只有74KG。

It is not difficult to see from this comparison that he is a typical short and strong defender.

Although he was known for his defense during college.

But after entering the NBA, his defensive influence was obviously not enough.

In the original history, the WS on the defensive end this season was only 1.4.

Korver has been criticized for his poor defense throughout his career, but his defensive WS has been above 1.4 for many seasons.

This shows Marcus Banks' defensive problems.

In addition, his shooting is not accurate, which is why he has not been able to get stable playing time this season.

According to Fred Hoiberg's original history, he would retire after this season, although he was accurate in three-point shooting.

But he is already at the end of his career, and his lateral movement speed on the defensive end is not as good as Hardaway.

It’s basically a colander within a colander.

Although Korver plays the power forward position, he is 2 meters tall and can use his height advantage to make shots.

Needless to say, Iverson is still one of the league's top superstars.

Although the score was very close, everyone could see that the Celtics had a hard time in this game!

At the end of the first half, the 76ers tied with the Celtics 44:44.

Cole, who was commentating on the scene, noticed that something was wrong.

"The Celtics, who have won eight games in a row, are the first team that I can remember being successfully restricted."

"In the minds of many fans, limiting or defending a player is mainly about limiting the opponent's scoring."

"This statement is generally too one-sided. For defense, not allowing the opponent to play in the way they are most comfortable is one of them."

Some players are good at organization, but by changing the defensive system, players who are good at organization can continue to score singles.

Some players are good at scoring in singles, but through constant double-teaming, the players who are good at scoring in singles have to keep passing the ball.

The better you are at something, the less you are allowed to do it, forcing players to play in the defensive mode they are least adapted to.

This is also a kind of defense!
And it is also a very common one. Lin Yu is facing such a targeting now.

Even when he dribbled across half court, the 76ers double-teamed him without hesitation, giving Lin Yu no space to shoot.

If Kobe were here, he would definitely turn on the killer (blacksmith) mode.

Kobe: Exactly! So what if it's a double team? Is it any different than a wide open shot?

Lin Yu has always been a reasonable player. After being double-teamed, his first choice is to pass the ball.

The Celtics passed the ball to Pierce and Iguodala returned to defense.

Although Pierce frequently succeeded in singles against Iguodala, Iguodala's tough and excellent defense still made Pierce feel troubled.

The Pistons once used a similar tactic, with Rasheed Wallace preventing Lin Yu from catching the ball.

However, the Pistons will only have Ben come to assist in defense after Lin Yu has the ball and is attacking.

It is not like the current 76ers, where as long as Lin Yu passes half court, someone will come up and provide tight defense.

"From the current results, the restriction on Lin Yu is still very good. In the first half, Lin Yu only got 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists."

"To some extent, this can also be considered a kind of rookie wall, but Lin Yu's rookie wall is really different!"

There was emotion in Cole's voice.

The defensive treatment Lin Yu receives now is basically comparable to that of superstars in the NBA.

They use tight defense after crossing half court and double-team near the three-point line.

If anything, this is the rookie wall.

It is no exaggeration to say that this rookie wall can block 99% of rookies!

In the Celtics locker room.

Rivers also gave his opinion on the current situation.

"Lin, you are very strong. In my opinion, you are the strongest rookie I have ever seen. Even Tim Duncan back then was not as good as you in some ways."

"But you have one biggest shortcoming, which is that you play too reasonably!"

"You are a superstar yourself. I used to coach Tracy. In my eyes, there are too many unreasonable goals he scored."

"Fans call this kind of ball a superstar ball. As a head coach, I think it is really unreasonable to call it a superstar ball."

"But I don't deny that sometimes, this kind of superstar ball is needed!"

Rivers means this to be straightforward.

So what if you’re double-teamed? Just go for it!

Lin Yu didn't say anything, just nodded.

Lin Yu also knew that sometimes, he did play too reasonably.

It’s not that being reasonable is bad…

But if everything is reasonable, what is the use of superstars! ?

At this moment, the killing god mode (blacksmith's soul) hidden in Lin Yu's heart was stimulated!
The game resumed in the second half.

After Coach Lu dribbled across half court, he once again passed the ball to Lin Yu.

The 76ers' power forward Kenny Thomas adopted a tight defense the moment Lin Yu received the ball.

Lin Yu has a ball control attribute of 92 points, so he will naturally not lose the ball because of Kenny Thomas's tight defense.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yu accelerated directly.

Seeing Lin Yu accelerate, Iguodala thought Lin Yu was going to break through and directly chose to assist in defense.

Together with Kenny Thomas, they double-teamed Lin Yu near the three-point line.

Facing a double-team, Lin Yu made an emergency stop and shot directly.

If it was Garnett or Duncan, Lin Yu would definitely not dare to pull up so directly.

But now his defenders are Andre Iguodala and Kenny Thomas.

Although both of them are good at defense, their physical talents are much inferior to Lin Yu.

When Lin Yu made a direct pull-up shot, neither of them was able to block Lin Yu's shot.

Even stopping Lin Yu from shooting was difficult, let alone blocking the shot.

Swish!
The basketball drew a beautiful arc and went into the net.

(End of this chapter)