Chapter 220: The Center Forward Who Is Good at Dribbling
"Charles, the Knicks seldom come back against the wind this season, right?" Kenny Smith suddenly asked when the fourth quarter was about to start.
"That's right." Barkley nodded.
The Knicks this season are either beating their opponents or being beaten by their opponents.
The first-round contest against the Lakers is one of the few games they can play back and forth with their opponents this season.
90 to 78.
The Thunder led the Knicks by 12 points heading into the final quarter at Madison Square Garden.
Knicks coach D'Antoni let Lin Yi play at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
The Knicks' third assistant coach Donaldson said with some concern: "Mike, the playoffs are coming soon. This is just a regular season. Would it be better to let Lindo rest for a while?"
D'Antoni patted Donaldson's shoulder meaningfully: "Don, one day you will have to be alone. You have to remember that what Lin and I are looking for is not the second place in the Eastern Conference, because the Knicks' record can be like this. , which is something to be proud of.”
After a pause, Lao De went on to say: "Listen, Tang, what people like now is his unbelievable performance and his witty remarks during interviews. But these will pass after all. For basketball, especially the NBA, the more important It's what he's accomplished in this league."
"In the playoffs, it's all life and death. Lin is our core and our trump card at the last moment. This is the time to test him and the toughness of this Knicks team!"
"There will be many moments like this in the future. Don, take a long-term view. The Knicks need this kind of game, and Lin also needs this kind of game."
Donaldson was silent for a while: "You are right, Mike."
Although Donaldson really wanted to ask a question: Mike, are you sure this is not the reason you are looking for for the main force?
But Donaldson still didn't choose to die, because he knew that if he was singled out, he couldn't beat D'Antoni...
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In the fourth quarter, the Knicks lineup: Lin Yi, Harrington, Gallinari, Chandler, Lu Wei.
Thunder lineup: Ibaka, Jeff Green, Sefolosha, Harden, Westbrook.
"Thunder is indeed prepared." Wu Xiaolei said with emotion in the reporter area.
"Sister Xiaolei, do you think Nix still has a chance?" Qi Jun asked curiously.
Wu Xiaolei bit her pen, thinking about this question seriously, for a long time, "Qi Jun, do you still remember the game between the Wildcats and North Carolina?"
Qi Jun nodded.
"In that game, the Wildcats played well at the beginning, but they were suppressed by North Carolina in the mid-term, and then Stephen Curry, one of the leading stars of the Wildcats, left the game temporarily due to injury." Wu Xiaolei brought Qi Jun's thoughts back to last year March Madness.
"I remember, sister Xiaolei, when you said that Lin Yi seemed to be a different person." Qi Jun said.
"How should I put it, Qi Jun, Lin Yi often gives me the feeling that he is confident and more than enough, as if he can predict the future. He is very confident, but few people would say that he is conceited, and it is for this reason." Wu Xiaolei continued Biting the pen.
"But what does this have to do with tonight's game?" Qi Jun asked.
"My sixth sense as a woman tells me that Lin Yi will explode next." Wu Xiaolei said seriously.
Qi Jun is dumbfounded, sister Xiaolei, you are a professional professional writer, is the far-fetched statement of the sixth sense really good? But looking at Wu Xiaolei's serious face, Qi Jun still held back and didn't say what was in his heart.
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"Lin..." On the court, when Gallinari was about to make a joke with Lin Yi to adjust the atmosphere, teammate Dodge Norris suddenly grabbed him.
Gallinari touched his head: "Dodge, what's wrong?"
Dodge made a "shh" gesture, "Boss is serious now, Danilo, if you want to die, I think you will die badly."
The wave is no more than three, Gallinari nodded,
He just felt that something was wrong with Lin Yi after entering the second half of this game, and wanted to ease the atmosphere.
"Go, Danilo, the fourth quarter is about to begin." Dodge Norris prepared the towel. He knew he would not play in the fourth quarter, but as the boss' younger brother, Dodge planned to use his own way to give Lin Easy to refuel.
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In the fourth quarter, the Knicks kicked off the ball. In response to the Knicks' offensive offensive from the bench, Thunder coach Brooks adjusted the rest time of the team's important players.
"You only have 4 minutes, Kevin, if the Knicks catch up, then you only have 2 minutes." Brooks looked back at Durant.
At this time, Durant's head was covered with a towel, and it was difficult for you to see his expression at this time, but from his utterances, you could find that his breathing had been well-balanced.
"Yes, coach."
Brooks nodded, maybe he didn't even need Durant to play.
The Thunder implemented the "Jordan Rule" on Lin Yi tonight, and Brooks didn't believe that Lin Yiguang could lead the Knicks to comeback with his own scoring.
For scoring, you have Lin Yi, and I have Durant too!
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On the court, on the Knicks side, Lu Weigang encountered Westbrook's tight defense as soon as he dribbled the ball through half court.
"Damn, this guy is really defensive." Lu Wei protected the basketball and observed the running positions of his teammates, but once the situation on the field fell into this deadlock, Lu Wei didn't know who to pass the ball to.
With 15 seconds left in the attack time, Lin Yi mentioned the high position, and Lu Wei hurriedly handed over the ball. At this time, he saw Lin Yibi's tactical gesture.
Yaosi pulls it away.
Classic tactics on the basketball court.
Ibaka was in charge of marking Lin Yi tonight. Ibaka did a good job in the first three quarters. Although Lin Yi also scored some unbelievable goals in his eyes, at least Ibaka managed to restrain Lin Yi .
Boom, boom, boom.
coming!
Ibaka opened his arms, "Left hand?"
Seeing Lin Yi take a big step towards his right hand, Ibaka hurriedly moved sideways towards the right side of his body.
"No!" Ibaka slammed on the brakes to stop his footsteps, because when Lin Yi just started, he dribbled the basketball back to his right hand by changing hands. Is this a step back?
Ibaka adjusted his center of gravity forward, and it was impossible to block Lin Yi's shot, but he thought he could interfere with Lin Yi's shot.
But at this very moment——
Lin Yi's right hand suddenly turned inward and outward, and at the same time his back foot quickly kicked the ground. In the astonishment of Ibaka, Lin Yi broke into the inside line, soared into the air, and dunked with a single-armed tomahawk, making him the Knicks' No. The first offense in four quarters!
"In&out!" Wu Xiaolei from the reporter area widened her beautiful eyes.
"In&out!" Barkley also stood up in the commentary seat of TNT TV station.
Madison Square Garden cheers.
90 to 80, the Knicks trailed by 10 points.
"Too fast!" Wu Xiaolei found that she didn't know what to say for a while. Looking at the tall figure on the field who retreated quickly, Wu Xiaolei remembered that when she and Lin Yi met for the first time, Lin Yi said to herself the words.
"Am I good at it?"
"Maybe dribble."
hell! A seven-foot man who tells you he's best at dribbling!
Then, what he's really good at is dribbling.
On the court, the Thunder were attacking, and Westbrook was patiently looking for opportunities. He had been suppressing his scoring desire tonight, but Durant was not on the court at this time, and Westbrook chose to come by himself.
After Ibaka and Westbrook's high pick-and-roll, Ibaka, who went down, found that the ball was not passed.
Because Westbrook chose the top arc pull-up three-pointer, "Turtle" thought very simple. Now that the Thunder are leading by 10 points, if he scores this goal, it will deal a big blow to the morale of the Knicks. It doesn't matter if you go in.
when!
The basketball came out of the frame, Lin Yi got stuck and took off the rebound, and the Knicks made a transition attack!
The Thunder retreated quickly, but the Knicks played faster!
After receiving a pass from Lin Yi, Louis Williams switched to an open three-pointer.
when!
Lu Wei didn't enter either!
Harrington, who kept up with him, grabbed the rebound before Jeff Green. If there is an old family, there is a treasure. This point of Harrington gave Gallinari a chance to grab the second spot.
Sefolosa is not as tall as Gallinari, and he failed to grab it in this fight.
The eyes of the "Second Battalion Commander" who grabbed the rebound suddenly lit up, and hurriedly passed the ball back to the top arc.
Ibaka screamed that something was wrong, and it was Lin Yi who appeared there.
Kick your legs, stay in the air, shake your wrists, and shoot!
coming!
Lin Yimei's picturesque shot!
Swish——!
"Seven points!!" Wu Xiaolei said excitedly in the reporter area.
At this time, on the Thunder's bench, Durant tore off the towel that had been covering his head, and Thunder coach Brooks decisively requested a timeout.
In the fourth quarter, Lin Yi scored 5 points in a row and stopped the Thunder!
The Knicks' bench, coach D'Antoni finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's a very smooth start. Next, we will play according to the previous arrangement." D'Antoni looked at the disciples who had returned to the bench and said.
The Knicks players nodded.
At the same time, everyone looked at Lin Yi involuntarily, because during the break in the third quarter, everyone heard clearly that the Knicks' tactics in the fourth quarter tonight came from Lin Yi again!
At that time, Lin Yi said to the coaching staff...
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