Chapter 223 The familiar shark-cutting!
Lin Yu knows the NBA best.

In the original history, how bad was the old driver's reputation before he won the championship in 11?
The title of wimp has never fallen from his head!
What happens after winning the championship?
The public opinion has reversed in two levels.

To win, it doesn’t matter whether you are a softie or a tough guy, or whether you want to smoke, drink, or perm your hair.

Losing the game and eating an egg-filled pancake are both sins!
Although he is not afraid of Shaq in the low post, the team needs his help to limit both Wade and Shaq.

If it was a team like the Pacers that didn't have a star player who was strong in one-on-one play with the ball, Lin Yu would also choose to go to the low post and fight with the Shark.

But neither Wade nor Shaq are the type who can be defended one-on-one.

Therefore, Lin Yu could only temporarily give up the idea of ​​fighting with the shark in a low position.

While the two were trash-talking each other, Dio had already completed his attack.

Okur pulled the Shark out of the penalty area, and Lin Yu also pulled Haslem out of the penalty area.

After receiving the pass from Lin Yu, Dio cut directly into the inside.

Although Eddie Jones is good at defense, he is old after all, and Dio has the advantage of weight.

bump!
Swish!
Dio pushed Eddie Jones away with his back, then finished with a layup.

Heat attack, Shark made a wall to help Wade block Lin Yu. Wade accelerated into the Celtics' restricted area, used a beautiful "Phantom Step" to shake off Okur and made a layup.

When the Heat head coach, Jeff Van Gundy, saw this scene, he couldn't help but frown.

It looked like Wade scored the goal, but Van Gundy knew it very well.

This is a performance of the Heat being suppressed.

The Sharks have never been players willing to do blue-collar work.

At this time, help Wade pick and roll.

Except that after he left the Lakers, he wanted to prove to the Lakers management that they made the wrong choice.

Now the Celtics have forced them into a dangerous situation.

The Celtics' tactics were simple.

The outside line relied on fierce double-teaming to limit Wade.

The inside line limits the Sharks by defending from the front.

But this tactic is very effective, and the current Heat simply can't crack it!
Van Gundy was also helpless. If he had a Rasheed Wallace, all these problems would be solved.

but……

He did not.

"Lin Yu holds the ball and beats Haslem! He makes a three-pointer from the outside!"

"Shaq received the ball in the low post, and Okur fouled! The Celtics used the Hack-a-Shaq tactic."

"Shaq goes to the free throw line and the Celtics bring in Kurt Thomas."

As Barkley's voice sounded.

On the court, the Shark walked to the free throw line and saw that it was Kurt Thomas, and he began to have a headache.

Kurt Thomas has faced off against him more than once or twice.

Although he was not afraid of Kurt Thomas, this "crazy Kurt" would never make things easy for him.

Dio also went off the court to rest at this time, and Rivers replaced him with Shark's predecessor Hardaway.

As soon as Hardaway came on the court, his eyes were full of fighting spirit when he looked at the Sharks!
Hardaway is a partner who once teamed up with Shark to reach the finals.

The grudge between the two can be described as a bloody plot in the NBA.

What Hardaway wants to do most now is to defeat the Sharks!
At this time, Lin Yu's trash talk also sounded.

"Shaq, you haven't been shooting free throws well for so many years. Why don't you come to my training camp during the offseason?"

"Let me teach you how to enter the 180 Club and win the scoring title at the same time?"

Hearing Lin Yu's trash talk, Shark responded without any hesitation.

"Lin Yu, if you want to interfere with my free throws, you are wrong. This little trick can't interfere with me!"

"It's just a scoring title, you're talking about it like it's not something anyone else has!"

then……

Bang!

The Shark missed the first free throw.

It’s not a big deal that the Shark is bad at free throws, after all, the entire NBA, no, basically all fans know it.

The key is……

He just finished speaking and then slapped himself in the face.

This……

Puff! Kurt Thomas laughed without trying to hide it.

"Shaq, are you going to make us laugh to death and then make it to the finals?"

Gan!
The shark also felt very angry. After all, he was slapping himself in the face.

"Isn't it just a missed free throw? You're talking like everyone has missed a free throw before."

As he spoke, the Shark took his second free throw.

Bang!

The Sharks missed two consecutive free throws.

Wade: …

Kurt Thomas: …

Shark was also helpless. He did not expect that his playing feel today would be so bad.

The Shark missed two consecutive free throws, basically telling the Celtics.

Ah!
Good brothers, you can chop me down without any worries!

Rivers: If you are a brother, come and kill the shark!
then……

The shark felt what despair and powerlessness were.

Whenever the Sharks receive the ball in the low post, Kurt Thomas and Okur will take turns fouling them.

Send the Shark directly to the free throw line.

According to the original history, the Sharks' free throw shooting percentage in this season's playoffs was only 47.2%.

It can be said that the free throws were very iron, and the Shark was not in good form today.

At the end of the first half, he shot 8 out of 2! 8 out of 2 free throws, not to mention the Celtics fans, even the Cardinal on the sidelines was amused.

He was too familiar with this scene.

This is how the Cardinal used the "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic against Marshal Zhang back then!
In the first half of the game, Wade was double-teamed by the Celtics.

He had 10 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in the first half, but he had 5 turnovers.

The two core players of the Heat were successfully restricted.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Heat by 45 points, 34:11.

Barkley, who was commentating on the scene, was moved.

"I now understand why Lin Yu wants DPOY."

"Because, judging from the results, Ben Wallace's restriction on Shaq is indeed not as good as the Celtics'."

"If Lin Yu can still play on defense next season, as he did this season, if I were a judge, I would definitely vote for Lin Yu!"

Detroit.

Ben Wallace, who was watching the game, turned off the TV after hearing what Barkley said.

Do you really think the Pistons have never thought about hacking Shark?

The main thing is that once the Pistons cut the Shark, the Heat will hit the clock!

Ben's average free throw percentage in the playoffs this season is 46.1%.

This hit rate...

Even more outrageous than a shark!

In this case, what can the Pistons use to kill the shark?

But the Celtics are different. They restrict the performance of the Sharks through front defense and the "cut-the-shark" tactic.

Come back in the second half.

The Celtics continued their defensive strategy in the first half to limit the Heat's dual core.

Wade and the Shark were successfully restricted.

Constantly making turnovers or going to the free throw line.

With 4 minutes and 23 seconds left in the game, the score difference had reached 21 points.

Upon seeing this, Van Gundy immediately replaced the main players and admitted defeat.

After all, they lost by more than 20 points. No one would believe us if we talked about a comeback at this time.

If we don't replace the main players, will they stay on the court to improve their stats?

In the end, the Celtics defeated the Heat 101:80.

本场比赛，鲨鱼全场12投6中，罚球14中4，砍下16分11篮板2盖帽。

韦德全场20投8中，三分球2中0，罚球7中5，砍下21分6助攻5蓝板，却有8个失误。

Limiting Shaq to just 16 points and Wade to just 8 turnovers can definitely be considered a success for the Celtics' defensive strategy.

林禹全场19投11中，三分球5中2，罚球7中7，砍下31分13篮板7助攻2盖帽2抢断。

(End of this chapter)