This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 396: The Celtics win another victory!
"How does it feel?"

"It's okay, I can try to exert some strength in the second half."

During the halftime break, Larry Brown asked Zhou Lin how he was feeling. He strictly controlled Zhou Lin's appearance time in the first half, which also ensured that Zhou Lin could have a better physical condition to deal with the more intense second half.

Zhou Lin felt pretty good. After his body got hotter and entered the competition state, the feeling of fatigue in his body gradually disappeared.

"It's good. The Celtics will work hard in the second half. We need you."

The biggest hole in Larry Brown's hand is Zhou Lin. Once there is a disturbance in the second half, Zhou Lin will be a crucial X factor.

In the locker room of the Celtics, the veterans gathered together for a collective meeting. In the locker room, Doug Rivers did not have to bear too much burden of motivating the players. In addition to the Big Three, Rashid Hua Rice and Michael Finley are all veterans who have played in the league for more than ten years, and they are all players who have won championships.

In another technical statistic, the total number of championships won by all the players on the Charlotte Bobcats is actually 0, and among the opponents, 8 players have the experience of winning championships.

"Once we lose this home court, it will be difficult for us to get back on track for this round of the series, and maybe we will get lost in Charlotte."

Garnett yelled loudly: "So, let us use more than 200% of our combat power to deal with the next half of the game."

Players on both sides cheered up at halftime, and the second half began quickly.

"Everyone knows that the Charlotte Bobcats are the king of the third quarter in the entire league. Whether it is the regular season or the playoffs, the unique lineup structure and tactical features allow the Charlotte Bobcats to win multiple times in the third quarter. Played a wave of games, and I also hope that in the third quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats can bring us more surprises."

But what I didn't expect was that it was the Boston Celtics who took the lead.

After missing two 2-pointers in the first half, Rajon Rondo made his first [-]-pointer of the game as the Charlotte Bobcats shrunk a lot, especially against Ron Most of the time, they are basically shooting. This is to put pressure on Rondo's psychology, but once Rondo starts to make three-pointers, the pressure will come to the Charlotte Bobcats. After all, Duo is an NBA-level outside line.

Rondo first played a go-ahead ball, and then the Boston Celtics completed a good team defense. After sending out a sideline ball, the flanking attack made Kyle Lowry's pass error, and then won another wave of balls After the right, Pierce hit the mid-range steadily.

Zhou Lin made the Bobcats' first shot in the second half.

And the Celtics' outside shooting confidence has come, Paul Pierce is almost against Zhou Linde's defense shot, Zhou Lin can even feel that if he can jump 1 cm higher, he can touch the basketball, and Pierce is in Under Zhou Lin's block, the basket was almost invisible, but the ball still fell into the basket.

Pierce yelled at his jersey.

To vent their emotions, the fans in the audience were also shocked by the explosive performance of the Boston Celtics after the opening game. When Pierce made a three-pointer, the audience was shouting his nickname: truth.

With an 8-0 start, Larry Brown had to call a timeout less than 2 minutes into the second half.

The Bobcats are now unable to guard their opponents, nor can they put the ball in the basket.

"Now the Charlotte Bobcats urgently need someone to stand up and complete the offense. Zhou Lin's offensive state today is really mediocre. She can indeed pass the ball, but after the pass, her teammates also need to throw the ball in."

"The Celtics are a very passionate team, and they are also a team that is very good at playing emotional balls. Once the Celtics take the initiative in the third quarter, the Bobcats will fall into a very serious situation. passive situation."

Back from the timeout, although Brandon Roy's difficult middle distance helped the team stop the bleeding, the Celtics side was completely opened up, Rondo went inside, and the ghost passed the ball to find Perkins, and Perkins Si successfully ate the cake, and Zhou Lin made two consecutive three-pointers in the next round, but still missed all of them. The long rebound was given to the Celtics, and Pierce dribbled into Garnett's arms. Nate scored 2+1 inside.

67-58, the Celtics' lead is close to double digits.

Zhou Lin also failed to hit a layup that was close to the inside. Fortunately, David Lee made a tip-up.

In the second half of the third quarter, David Lee became the Charlotte Bobcats' most efficient scoring player.

Although Zhou Lin scored 10 assists at the end of the third quarter, the offensive end of this quarter was 5-0 and there were no free throws.

At the end of the third quarter, Larry Brown replaced Zhou Lin.

"Zhou Lin's physical condition still affects Zhou Lin's offensive touch. At present, Zhou Lin is only 10 of 2 in this game and scored 4 points. If Zhou Lin's condition cannot improve in the fourth quarter, then Charlotte The Bobcats game is definitely going to get a little tougher."

After Zhou Lin rested, the team doctor asked Zhou Lin how he felt again.

Still a little bit tired.

"I'm fine, I'll find the touch."

Relying on David Lee's inside attack at the buzzer, the Bobcats barely controlled the score within 11 points.

87-76, the Boston Celtics played a brilliant performance of winning 13 points in a single quarter in the third quarter of the game that the Charlotte Bobcats are best at playing. While scoring 33 points in a single quarter, only the Bobcats got 20 points.

Zhou Lin went up at the beginning of the fourth quarter. He is currently facing the Celtics' mixed lineup of substitutes. Facing Tony Allen's defense, Zhou Lin did not try to shoot from the outside, but rushed inside Although he failed to put the basketball into the basket, he went to the free throw line for the first time in this game.

"Zhou Lin averaged 7.9 free throws per game, which ranks among the top [-] in the league. In this game, Zhou Lin was on the free throw line for the first time. I don't really trust my physical condition today, but as the leader of the team, he must lead the team to make some changes, so he also got this opportunity to go to the free throw line by working hard. I hope Zhou Lin regained some touch by adjusting the free throw line."

Zhou Lin's first free throw stumbled into the basket, and the second shot went into the basket neatly.

The Celtics are also in a stage of transition from the bench. Rasheed Wallace's inside attack was blocked by Yi Jianlian, and Zhou Lin took the ball low and caused another kill.

Won two free throws again.

The cautious Rivers called a timeout directly.

Zhou Lin started to score, no matter how he started, it was not a particularly good signal for the Celtics.

And after the timeout ended, Pierce and Garnett came back together. According to the time node, it was a bit early, but Rivers's considerations were undoubtedly two points. The first is to curb Zhou Lin from continuing to play, and the second is to accept The victory of the game.

For the Bobcats, the two scoring points of Roy and David Lee were also immediately increased. It is equivalent to saying that the decisive moment of the game was staged in advance at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The combination of the three giants of the Celtics worked well. In the first round back, Ray Allen ran without the ball, received a support ball from Garnett, and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

However, Zhou Lin finally added a three-pointer to his data column. At the moment when Pierce posted that it was not so dead, Zhou Lin caught the ball and shot it. In less than 12 seconds, he used a three-pointer. Responded to Ray Allen.

"Zhou Lin scored 7 points in a row, and the score has reached double digits. Zhou Lin has finally started to perform. Now even if Zhou Lin is unwell, he still has to fight."

Rivers began to constantly remind his players off the court: "Don't give Zhou Lin any chance to make simple shots, we need to give him more confrontation."

Even Zhou Lin is currently only 11 of 3, and 4 of 1 three-pointers, but who dares to underestimate Zhou Lin, even though Zhou Lin is obviously in a state of residual blood today.

Hibbert finally played the deterrent power of the inside gate, defending the impact of Ray Allen and Garnett in one offensive round, and the referee's whistle did not take special care of him today, until the fourth quarter It's only 2 fouls, which can also ensure that the inside gate can stay on the court all the time.

Now as soon as Zhou Lin got the ball, the Celtics became tense. Zhou Lin also displayed the insight of an efficient passer at this time, passing the ball through the whole court to the fast-down Brandon Roy made a layup.

The one behind must hope to bring the rhythm up.

90-85!

The Bobcats got off to a good start.

However, probably because of Zhou Lin's physical condition, in the middle of the fourth quarter, Larry Brown replaced Zhou Lin to take a rest.

The previous point difference has hovered between 4-7 points for a long time, and it was also the most important moment, but Larry Brown, although a substitution that fits the rotation, directly disrupted the Charlotte Bobcats.

In any case, Zhou Lin is the only player on the court who can play singles without distinction, and Zhou Lin's pass threat is much better than Kyle Lowry.

As long as Zhou Lin is on the court, other players of the Bobcats will have a much easier shot. Whether they can score or not is another matter.

However, in the eyes of the fans, this substitution essentially gave the opponent Celtics a hand.

In the 3 minutes without Zhou Lin, the Boston Celtics played a wave of 8-2, and immediately opened the point difference to double digits again.

With 2 minutes and 17 seconds left in the game, 101-90.

Larry Brown naturally has his considerations. After all, Zhou Lin has food poisoning and is weak. However, if a player struggles on the court without physical fitness, the probability of injury may increase several times.

The game can be lost, because in this round of the series, the Bobcats still have a way out, but if Zhou Lin makes any mistakes, then the meaning of winning this game will not be so great.

Coach Brown still strictly controls Zhou Lin's appearance time and cannot let Zhou Lin's appearance time exceed 30 minutes.

This is also the control ability of a coach like Larry Brown. Even if you perform well, I think I should control your appearance time, and I will definitely control it.

"Zhou Lin, you're finally back, but it's really late."

"Coach Larry Brown can't let Zhou Lin play the full 12 minutes of the quarter, as he said before the game."

"I hope Zhou Lin can lead the team to play a miraculous counterattack."

And after Zhou Lin came back, the effect was indeed immediate, three-pointers from the outside line, just raise his hand.

"It would be great if Zhou Lin could come back sooner."

Garnett's inside attack created a foul by Yi Jianlian and made two free throws.

The double-digit difference is still maintained.

103-93!

Only 1 minute and 32 seconds left.

Zhou Lin went straight to the inside, and at the same time, he made a foul by Perkins.

Wei Wei felt a little regretful that Zhou Lin's extra penalty missed.

"In the case of only scoring 4 points in the first three quarters, Zhou Lin has already scored 12 points in the fourth quarter."

103-95.

At 1 minute and 16 seconds, the Boston Celtics began to beat the time. At the end, Pierce made a mid-range shot and Zhou Lin grabbed a defensive rebound.

After breaking through the inside line, he found David Lee, who was guarding the outside line, and David Lee made three hits from the outside line.

103-98!

With 39 seconds left, although the Celtics still have the advantage, a miracle may still be born.

In the next round, Kyle Lowry and Zhou Lin teamed up to block Rondo and almost broke the ball. Finally, the referee whistled for a foul. Rondo missed two free throws, but gave the Charlotte Bobcats The team's last chance to comeback.

In 34 seconds, at a disadvantage of 5 points, with the ball in hand!
After the timeout, Zhou Lin's breakthrough point was given to Roy. Unfortunately, Roy failed to make a shot. Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian grabbed the offensive rebound together and gave it to Kyle Lowry on the outside.

Lowry's three-pointer still pops out!

The Charlotte Bobcats may have squandered their best offensive opportunity.

Garnett got the rebound, didn't look for Rondo, but gave the ball to Ray Allen, and the Bobcats fouled Ray Allen helplessly.

Ray Allen made two free throws, almost shattering hopes for the Bobcats.

In 14.7 seconds, although Zhou Lin hit a 3-pointer, but then Pierce made two free throws, making the Bobcats hopeless.

Game whistle!

107-101!

"In this campaign, for the Charlotte Bobcats, Zhou Lin made 19 of 7 shots and scored 19 points, 12 assists and 8 rebounds. David Lee scored a team-high 27 points and 11 rebounds. Roy scored 21 points. As for the Celtics, Pierce had 27 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds, Garnett had 17 points and 8 rebounds, Ray Allen had 23 points and 4 assists, and the Big Three scored 67 points together, a classic victory for the Celtics. "

"Although Zhou Lin scored 15 points in a single quarter with a strong explosion in the fourth quarter, it was still difficult to prevent the loss. The Celtics, who were almost shocked in a cold sweat, defended the two home courts. Now the pressure is coming to the Charlotte Bobcats. On the other hand, the two teams are about to enter the battle of Tianwangshan in G5, and the next game will be held at the Time Warner Center Arena, home of the Charlotte Bobcats. I also hope that fans will continue to pay attention and cheer for Zhou Lin and Yi Jianlian."

"Back then, Jordan also suffered from food poisoning, but he led the team to defeat the Jazz. Zhou Lin was a little bit lucky in this game. If he stayed on the court when chasing points was the most critical, he might copy Jordan. It’s a miracle, but it’s a pity, but the Bobcats still have a chance. In the next game, with a healthy Zhou Lin and home court advantage, we hope that the Bobcats can win the crucial Tianwangshan.”

(End of this chapter)