Chapter 175: The Pacers lost, but Lin Sen didn't?
Before the regular season started, after getting Linson, the defensive system consisting of Linson and George as the core, and McMillan, a player who once won the best defensive lineup in the 1990s, served as coach. No matter how you look at it, the Pacers' defense this season should not be weak.
Indeed, in the first half, the Cavaliers' scores of the top teams that have been attacking the top teams did not exceed 50 points, which is considered a success for the Pacers. However, in the second half, 20 points in 6 minutes, wouldn't they scored around 40 points in this quarter?
The score was only 3 points. With Gordon and George both a little silenced, Lin Sen once again took the banner of attack. At this time, Lin Sen completely opened up his dream steps. The inside singles TT, JR Smith retreated to double-team and formed a clamp at the 45-degree angle on the left.
"Do you want to lose?" O'Neal frowned at the scene on the court. Lin Sen's position was not very good, and he could not find the point where Bei was empty. As a player, he understood that he was now in the perspective of God, so he could naturally clearly see George Hill who was empty. However, Lin Sen was on the court and was double-teamed and the defense was intercepted. He could not see the empty space.
Lin Sen was not panicked at this critical moment. The fake move of turning to his left back made TT move first, and then quickly turned back, using his back to press against JR Smith who was double-teaming. On the front, Lin Sen's fake move had already shaken TT away and hit the middle distance.
"Beautiful!" Barkley yelled out, "Lin has already taken out the best response he can do in the face of this double-team."
"This half-turning looks too real. His fake moves are more rounder than in the first quarter. If I were on the court, I think I might even know that this is a fake move, my body would retreat with me!" O'Neal said with a smile.
Lin Sen, who had opened his dream steps and exploded with all his strength, made him look like a hook and mid-range shot with good proficiency, and immediately turned into an elegant inside killer. The Cavaliers' inside was not strong on the defensive end, and Lin Sen supported the sky last season, but now he has been scored one after another.
However, Lin Sen, who is focused on the offensive end, cannot do more on the defensive end. When Lin Sen appears more on the offensive end, Turner comes on the court. Sadies Young has scored at a peak of 17 and has a good offensive ability. So when Sadies Young is on the court, Lin Sen may focus more on the defensive end.
Now Lin Sen has started the offensive end again. After the test in the first few quarters, McMillan did not hesitate to switch to Turner to defend. His physical condition in defense is better than that of Sadison.
But McMillan still ignored one thing, that is, he is still too young, and the Pacers gave him the task to do a larger range of fill-ups. These fill-ups will extend beyond the three-point line. Lin Sen was doing the tasks that were just done by Turner, but it still caused various misses, and the choice of the opponent's end point was not good. The Cavaliers never showed mercy on three-pointers, let alone this year, Korver, a historical catchsht type shooter, joined.
Lin Sen's offensive end was not defended on the defensive end. In the fourth quarter, Lin Sen, who played as the core game for the first time, finally felt the physical problem. After resting for half a quarter in the fourth quarter, the game changed.
The simple version of the Big Three is a little simpler. George may not be much different from James in scoring, but in terms of driving his teammates, the two are not at the same level. After all, Irving was a superstar player who averaged 27 games in the finals three months ago, and his scoring ability is obviously one level higher than Gordon.
In the last half of the fourth quarter, Lin Sen once again activated David Robinson's skill, but it was too late to fight back. In the end, when the lead was as high as 17 points in the first half, the Pacers still lost the opening game. 108:115, the score difference was almost the same. If it weren't for the lead so much at the beginning, I wouldn't have been so disappointed.
The Cavaliers fans finally breathed a sigh of relief. In this game, there was no need to accept Lin Sen's ridicule after the game. When he was in his team, they would be very excited at this stage. When they became opponents, they promised not to see Lin Sen accept the reporter's best interview with the best in the game at the Quick Loan Center.
However, it is undeniable that the Pacers played very well tonight, and Lin Sen performed particularly well, with 31 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal. If you can get this data per game, I won't say much. The first lineup is definitely not a big problem. If the winning game is enough, it is also OK to compete for VP.
The data of 3010 is not difficult, but the difficulty is to keep it like this in one season. Who was the average of 3010 last game? Karl Malone in the 8990 season. David Robinson had 298107 data among the four centers. O'Neal got 297136 data in his double VP season, but no one has ever got it. If Lin Sen got it, it will become the next legend.
Similarly, George, another core of the Pacers, performed well. Facing last year's finals, he gave 27 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and James only had 29 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds. In terms of defense, George may have performed better. Maybe many people will say that this is not the full strength of the playoffs, but he still has to ask George to give him a thumbs up.
The Pacers lost, but their dual cores did not lose. Linson and George compared James and Irving's data at all. However, among the other players, the Cavaliers' players were obviously slightly better.
Gordon played a good first half, but Shampoo was completely shut down in the second half. In the end, only 17 points were scored. The Cavaliers were played by Love, a player who was about to be fired from the Big Three.
The opening game is a big scene, but among the important players on the Pacers, Hill is not offensive and there are not many opportunities to take off tonight. As a sophomore rookie, Turner is right to show up on stage fright, not everyone is as perverted as Lin Sen.
Chapter completed!