Chapter 222 Only the winner is qualified!
In the North Shore Gardens.

After accepting the cheers from the fans, Lin Yu put down the MVP trophy in his hand and hugged Stern beside him.

"Lin, I'm very optimistic about you!"

Looking at Lin Yu, Stern now only had four words left to say: Longguo Market!

"Mr. President, I will strive to win an MVP and DPOY next year."

After hearing Lin Yu's words, Stern didn't say much, but just smiled and nodded.

Then he returned to the sidelines, sat next to the Cardinal, and prepared to watch the next game.

After Lin Yu's regular season MVP award ceremony, players from both teams came on the court and began warming up.

Stern said to the cardinal beside him: "Arnold, I have to say, you are really lucky. Lin Yu has revived the Celtics."

"luck?"

Hearing this, the cardinal shook his head. What really impressed Lin Yu was not luck.

"David, do you expect the Celtics to revive?"

"Of course I look forward to it. The stronger the Celtics are, the more exciting games they can bring. But the audience doesn't want to watch a game where they already know the result."

Stern's words also show the league's attitude towards the Celtics.

The uncertainty of the game attracts fans.

What’s so interesting about a game when you know the result in advance?

He doesn't care about the Celtics' revival, but he doesn't want to see the Celtics dominate the NBA!

While the two were talking, the warm-up had ended and the game was about to begin.

The Celtics' starting lineup: center Okur, power forward Dio, small forward Battier, shooting guard Lin Yu, and point guard Tony.

The Heat's starting lineup: center Shark, power forward Haslem, small forward Eddie Jones, shooting guard 490 Wade, point guard Damon Jones.

Pierce continued to miss the game against the Heat due to injury.

This time, the Celtics directly used the Death Five to deal with the Heat.

Beep!
With the referee's whistle, the shark jump ball game officially began.

As a dribbling guard, Damon Jones dribbled across half court and then stood directly outside the three-point line at 45 on the wing to help Wade open up offensive space.

Battier stared at Wade and his body involuntarily stepped back slightly.

When Wade saw this, he did not choose to take a three-pointer, but instead broke through directly.

Since Battier had already retreated, Wade was unable to pass Battier directly even with his historic starting speed.

When the two were entangled in the mid-range, Lin Yu arrived to assist.

Facing the double-team, there is also Okur under the basket.

Wade's first reaction was naturally to pass the ball.

Haslem was indeed left open at this time.

Wade had a good idea, but his strength did not allow it.

In Wade's original history, he averaged 6.6 assists per game in the playoffs, but had 4.4 turnovers.

This assist-to-turnover ratio is enough to prove how much Wade's passing struggles are in the playoffs.

"Dwyane Wade faced a double-team and made a mistake in passing the ball, which was directly intercepted by Battier. The Celtics began to counterattack!"

Up to now, there are only two rounds of series in the entire league, and the on-site commentators have become Barkley and Smith.

As Barkley's voice sounded, the Celtics started a fast break directly.

The Sharks can't keep up with Lin Yu and others now. Lin Yu received the pass from Battier.

It was just a tomahawk dunk!
Bang!

As Lin Yu landed, the entire North Bank Garden was instantly filled with cheers.

Miami.

When the Heat's general manager, the "magician" Riley, saw this scene, his brows involuntarily frowned.

The tactics the Celtics just displayed were not actually very secret tactics. They relied on fierce double-teaming to cause Wade to make a mistake, and then scored a counterattack.

Tactically, this is not a difficult tactic.

But this tactic restrains the Heat!

The shark's own attack range is relatively narrow, which makes it difficult for the shark to catch the ball when facing front defense.

It’s not that Damon Jones can’t pass the ball, but his passing level…

All I can say is, if he could be a qualified passing blue-collar worker, why would he have to be a dribbling guard?
If it is a double-team by an ordinary team, Wade and the Heat are actually not afraid.

After all, Wade himself is also a player who is good at breaking through and passing the ball.

But the Celtics are different!
Because the Celtics have Lin Yu and Battier!
The defense of Lin Yu and Battier would be a headache even if Wade, who has not yet reached his peak, or Kobe or Iverson, who are at their peak, came.

Riley didn't get anxious about Wade's one turnover.

But what he was afraid of was that Wade would frequently make passing errors when faced with a double team.

In that case, the Heat are really in danger!
then……

What Riley worried about happened!
"Heat attack Dwyane Wade took advantage of Haslem's pick-and-roll and chose to break through directly."

"This time, the two players who attacked Dwyane Wade were Lin Yu and Tony Allen. This pair of players who once led the Cowboys to the top of the NCAA made Dwyane Wade struggle."

"Nice block! Lin Yu blocked Dwyane Wade's layup with a volleyball block!"

"..."

As Barkley's voice continued to rise, the Heat fell into a disadvantage.

Just like Master Pi instructing the walkers.

The Celtics also believe that role players cannot kill the game!

Therefore, even if they missed the role players, they chose to double-team Wade throughout the court.

Although Wade successfully passed the ball several times, he made three turnovers in the entire first quarter!
Just looking at the number of turnovers is enough to illustrate the success of the Celtics' tactics.

Wade was trapped in a double-team, but the Shark stood up!

Facing Okur, after receiving the ball in the low post, the Shark also demonstrated his strength as the first center.

bump!
Along with the sound of muscles colliding, Oku felt a huge force coming from his chest, and his body couldn't help but retreat.

Bang!

After the Shark pushed Okur away, he followed up with a two-handed dunk.

After landing, the shark also started talking trash.

"Do you think this is enough to beat the Heat? The Celtics are still far away!"

"Shaq, I hope you can continue to be so rampant next time."

Lin Yu didn't say anything polite and directly responded to the shark.

Although the Celtics have good defense, they cannot limit Shaq and Wade at the same time one-on-one.

Therefore, on the defensive end, the Celtics had to rely on Lin Yu's massive assists and double-teaming.

Although Lin Yu's assist defense is top-notch in NBA history, it is impossible to achieve the same as teleportation.

Lin Yu doesn't care if he is beaten by Shark or Wade occasionally.

As long as we look at the whole game, it is enough for Lin Yu to rely on assisting defense to limit Shark and Wade!

While the shark was retreating, he continued to argue with Lin Yu.

"Lin Yu, you are a wimp. Do you dare to fight me one-on-one without using the front defense?"

Lin Yu looked at the shark as if it were a fool.

"Shaq, look at the big score on the court!"

"If I'm a softie, then what are you? A tough guy who led the Heat to a deficit but is a core player?"

"Whether you are a tough guy or a softie, only the winner is qualified to judge!"

(End of this chapter)