This Forward is Not Serious

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116 to 106.

The Nets defeated the Knicks by 10 points at home and won their first victory in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This game is not complicated, it is simple enough to be summarized in one sentence: the Nets used team basketball to defeat the Knicks' individual basketball.

In the whole game, James scored 41 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.

It's true that the Nets can't restrict James very well, because the latter's condition is indeed too good.

But it is worth noting that this is almost James's data in the first three quarters.

James was invisible in the fourth quarter for a rare moment since 2011.

In the first three quarters, he was too obsessed with personal performance, or other people on the Knicks team were too eager to help him prove that he was more worthy of the MVP, which led to a huge amount of physical energy consumption on his part.

On the other hand, for the Nets, Lin Ying's singles was just an introduction. They were playing team basketball throughout the game.

Whether it's Lin Ying's organization after attracting defensive attention in isolation, or UCLA's pick-and-roll.

At the end of the game, the Nets sent out as many as 40 assists, which was almost twice as many as the Knicks.

Lin Ying only took 10 shots in the first three quarters and scored 15 points, and he retained his physical fitness very well.

So you guessed it, Sloan asked Lin Ying to face James in the last quarter.

Lin Ying is already a bit weak against James, but if he defends against James who consumes a lot of physical energy, it will really be the command arrow of the Lord of Hell that will kill him!

According to the final statistics, Lin Ying only scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists for the Nets, but 5 players on the Nets team scored in double figures!

Looking back at the Knicks, James' statistics are very luxurious, but except for Wade who scored 17 points, no one has scored in double figures again!

This is obviously abnormal for the Knicks, who have six giants.

So you can also use another sentence to summarize the G1 game of the New York Derby:

James won the data, and Lin Ying won the game. As for who is more worthy of MVP, it depends on how you understand the meaning of MVP.

G1 has just finished, and social media has become lively again.

"What a 6-star, the media is really just blowing it up. Wade is no longer the Wade he used to be. Bosh is simply a representative of high salary and incompetence. Prince can't even throw open three-pointers, let alone Bogut." , let alone compared with Chandler, I think he is not even as good as Brand!"

"That's right, look at the Nets opposite. Deron is the top three point guard in the league, Chandler is second only to Howard in the league, and there is also the 'Eagle King' Johnson who is in hot form. I'm not saying, the Nets' lineup Ridiculously strong!”

"They are the highest-paid starters in the league, what do you think? You get what you pay for. You don't think that Prince, who has a 7 million contract, is really the 'little prince' who used to defend the second team, right?"

"Bogut's salary is about the same as Chandler's, but if they switch teams, the Knicks will definitely win!"

"I'll just take a look, you guys continue. ▼ω▼" A comment from "Lin Ying Fan Reset Edition No. 1 Fan".

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The New York Derby is in full swing, and the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers also starts one day later.

This game was much more intense than the Eastern Conference Finals.

When the Lakers lost to the Mavericks last year, it can be said that the entire team was holding their breath. In addition, they defeated the Spurs in the tiebreaker in the semifinals, and they played with great momentum.

However, the Mavericks are fully qualified as the defending champion.

They may not play fast, but they do the details perfectly.

And they are more patient than the Lakers.

At the end of the fierce battle in the final four quarters, with Yao Ming's first tip-in in his career, the Mavericks defeated the Lakers 106-104, snatching the home court advantage from the Lakers!

After this game, Mavericks fans were in an uproar.

Yao Ming and Dirk Nowitzki, the sunset red duo, think that once is not enough, do they want to have a two-game series?

Although at their age, dynasty is almost unrealistic, but if they can continue for two consecutive years, it will definitely shock the past and the present!

After this game, Lakers stocks fell and Mavericks stocks soared!

After you sing, I will come on stage. The heated discussion of the Western Conference Finals has not ended yet. G2 of the Eastern Conference Finals has begun again at the Barclays Center.

At the beginning of the game, the Knicks showed an amazing ability to adjust.

James has obviously reduced his personal offense and devoted more energy to organizing offense.

Or to put it another way, the Knicks also play team basketball.

And whether it's imitation or whether it's because the situation is not right and it's adjusted, the actual effect is that the Knicks performed very well offensively.

This is also reasonable. The Knicks' talent is there. It's not just that the fans complain about it, but those people are really as bad as they say.

Of course, there is also a very critical point. Ray Allen, the Knicks' thickest leg, almost copied the goal in history when he tied the Spurs. When the Nets fought back hard in the last quarter, he made a shot. A three-pointer that made Nets fans desperate.

In the end, the Knicks defeated the Nets 113-106, tying the series at 1-1.

In this game, James steadily contributed 27+7+7, and the Knicks also scored in double figures with five players.

No need to guess, social media was very lively after the game.

Wade and others, who were criticized by fans after the last game, were "apologized" in various ways again.

It looks like duckweed, drifting with the current;

It is also like wall grass, swaying in the wind.

And the biggest impact of this game on the Nets is not the loss.

In the final quarter, Johnson sprained his Achilles tendon while guarding James.

At that time, it didn't seem like a big problem. Johnson dealt with it urgently at the end and continued to play.

But what no one expected was that after the game, Johnson felt uncomfortable and went for an MRI. It turned out that he had sprained his Achilles tendon ligament!

This is a relapse of an old injury! And this also means Johnson is out for the season!

This is the news that makes Nets fans extremely uncomfortable.

Originally, the talent of the Nets was worse than that of the Knicks, and now they have injured a general.

The balance of victory suddenly tilted towards the Knicks!

However, injuries have always been a part of the playoffs, and the Nets have no choice but to accept it.

However, at this time, the comments of some fans on social media made people very angry.

"Luck is also a part of strength. Thank you to the Nets brothers for sending us to the finals!"

"Although it's unreasonable to say this, I still want to say that this is life!"

"This is called the turn of events. We said before that Bogut's injury caused LeBron to lose the MVP and was attacked. Now it's better, and let you experience the power of injuries!"

"God is on the side of the Knicks. There is no way we are not champions this year!"

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The East and West battles are held alternately.

Just the day after G2 of the Eastern Conference Finals ended, the Lakers and Mavericks also started playing G2.

In this game, the Lakers burst out with amazing energy. Kobe Bryant defeated Courtney Lee, and Mayo also scored 20 points, the most on the bench, and played the most glorious playoff game of his career.

The Lakers finally defeated the Mavericks 118-102 to regain a victory.

Fans also used the Mavericks' narrow victory in the first game as a basis to evaluate the current team's stock market.

Knicks stocks hit the daily limit, Lakers stocks surged, Mavericks stocks fell slightly, and Nets stocks dropped to the limit.

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The Nets are indeed a little depressed right now.

The home court advantage was taken away, the core of the team was injured, and they had to play two away games.

Although only separated by a river, the difference between home and away games is not the distance, but the fans.

On this day's breakfast club, Lin Ying, Delong, Yi Jianlian, Butler, and Claude were having breakfast there.

"Jimmy, you have to be ready to step up."

After Lin Ying swallowed the salty tofu brain in his mouth, he looked at Butler and said.

Yang Shuyi left. The Chinese chef he was looking for was from Yao Restaurant.

"I'm ready."

Butler put down the hot dog in his hand, looked at Lin Ying and nodded affirmatively.

He was basically the sixth man of the Nets before, playing more minutes than Yi Jianlian and ranking fifth on the team.

Moreover, he is a swingman, so it is inevitable that he will be promoted.

"This is your opportunity, take advantage of it."

Lin Ying continued.

Butler is his junior, and he has trained with him early on, making him his junior in the true sense.

He would definitely give some thought to his younger brother.

Joe Johnson's contract does not expire until the summer of 2016.

But Butler's rookie contract expired in the summer of 2014.

Such a big stage is the best opportunity for him to win his next contract.

Butler nodded seriously.

Lin Ying rarely talked to him so seriously.

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That afternoon, after the final practice before the game, the team got on the bus and headed to Madison Square Garden.

After crossing the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, the bus entered Manhattan.

Unlike Brooklyn's somewhat chaotic neighborhoods, Manhattan is as majestic as you can see.

It feels like entering a bustling city from a town.

The team members still looked out the window at the busy traffic as usual.

Because it was May, there were already many handsome men and beautiful women on the street wearing fashionable spring clothes, and some beautiful beauties even made people whistle from time to time.

Lin Ying sat next to Sloan, and the two were chatting about the next details.

Butler's defense is better than Johnson's, but his offense is at least one level behind Johnson's.

This means that the defensive intensity faced by Lin Ying and Deron will definitely increase, and the Nets' offense will be frustrated.

So Sloan's thinking is also changing.

After playing two games of offensive basketball, he has to switch to defensive basketball.

What they were talking about at this time was helping to defend James.

Prince's outside touch in the first two games was average. In fact, except for the 3D style of play in his debut two years, Prince did not shoot many three-pointers in the following years, but they were only of an average level.

This was also noticed by Sloan.

After the chat was over, Sloan suddenly stared blankly at the team members in front of him who were whistling outside the window, feeling a little lost.

What a person has experienced in the past will always affect his current emotions, and this has nothing to do with the person's ability.

Johnson's injury made him feel inexplicably guilty.

It's like it's because of him that the Nets are in such a predicament.

Just like he was always defeated by Jordan in the finals.

Lin Ying didn't know what Sloan was thinking, but he felt the emotion.

"Jimmy is better than a lot of people give him credit for."

Lin Ying's words brought Sloan back to reality.

"And our opponent does not have Michael."

Lin Ying continued.

The Knicks have someone who is determined to surpass Jordan, but he is not Jordan.

Sloan looked at Lin Ying for a while, smiled and nodded.

The Knicks don't, they do.

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Madison Square Garden was buzzing with people.

Of course, there were also huge crowds of people outside Madison Square Garden.

What happened before at Barclays Center has happened again at Madison Square Garden.

The same thing gives people different feelings.

What the outside world feels from the footage is that in just one season, the Nets have already gained enough popularity to rival the Knicks in New York!

Warming up before the game, the Knicks were in the best spirit since the series.

They just have the word "promotion" written on their faces.

After the warm-up, the two sides entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineup was also announced.

Knicks: James, Wade, Prince, Bosh, Bogut

Nets: Deron, Jimmy Butler, Lin Ying, Yi Jianlian, Chandler

This first result is also expected.

The game started quickly, and the Knicks started with a very aggressive offensive attack.

That feeling was like wanting to end the game early.

However, the Nets' resilience has exceeded many people's expectations.

Especially Butler, he is underestimated by many people, his defense is still excellent, and his offense also has bright spots.

Before he knew it, he had grown into a starting-level player.

The scene of the game also became different from the first two games of the series. The Knicks seemed to be bombarding the Nets with various weapons, but they just couldn't kill the Nets.

And there was no Brooklyn time at this time. It felt like it was Brooklyn time for everyone!

After being unable to attack for a long time, the Knicks' mentality has also undergone some changes.

Just like the fans at the scene started with great momentum and loud shouts, then gradually slowed down later, and then they were so nervous that they couldn't make a sound.

The game reached the decisive moment of the fourth quarter, with 6 minutes left before the end of the game. The score on the court was 73 to 68, with the Nets leading.

Compared with the previous two games, this score is low enough for two teams with many All-Stars.

The score is still deadlocked.

In one of the Knicks' offensive possessions, they played a positional offense as usual.

But Bogut's two consecutive pick-and-roll attempts were dodged by Deron.

Finally, James waved his hand to adjust his tactics, gave the ball to Bogut, and then tried to get rid of Deron without the ball.

This choice is correct, and Bogut's support level is still very good.

But the problem arises on James' side.

In this crucial battle, Deron fought tooth and nail and used all his strength to lock up James.

He has already been recognized by Sloan, so why wouldn't he want to get it a second time?

At this moment, something unexpected happened.

James was a little annoyed after consecutive failed attempts and pushed Deron directly.

His force was so great that Deron lost his balance and fell backwards.

And what's even more unfortunate is that Deron's body fell directly onto Bogut's knee!

Bogut's attention was focused on returning the ball to James and he didn't have time to avoid it.

Deron's huge weight directly pressed on Bogut. Bogut's calf was instantly bent and he fell to the ground with a painful expression.gif.

The referee's whistle sounded, indicating James' offensive foul.

James threw the ball, spread his hands, and looked at the referee with wide eyes in disbelief!

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