I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 92 Not so easy to target
hair band brother...

"That's a good name, Clyde, you're a smart guy, no matter in the past or now!" Bill Walton looked at Lin Yang, Caron Butler, and Jason Terry's headbands sitting on the bench, and clapped his hands with a smile. The name Drexler fit the occasion.

"Really good!" Chris Webber also nodded, he also likes this name very much.

Lin Yang didn't know that the ESPN commentary had already given him nicknames with Caron Butler and Jason Terry. He took a sip of Gatorade and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel. He only played for less than 4 minutes, but he was already a little tired.

Pietrus' defense against him like jellybeans on the court exhausted his physical energy very quickly.

This kind of experienced defensive champion who is at his peak is really exhausted, and Lin Yang feels that he is engaging in physical confrontation almost every second.

His strength was draining rapidly.

But even so, Lin Yang completed the organizational task very well. He got 3 assists in 3 minutes. In this game, he found that Jason Terry and Caron Butler were really accurate. As long as they were open and the ball was given to them in time, they could hit them accurately.
Rick Carlisle also made substitutions during this timeout, replacing all the starters. The Mavericks starter, who was originally very energetic, continued to have a strong momentum after the game restarted.

At 3 minutes into the third quarter, the Mavericks opened up a score difference of 12 points.

Lin Yang, Caron Butler and Jason Terry played in the subsequent game. Lin Yang continued to stand behind Caron Butler and Jason Terry, helping them score easily. At the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks opened the score to more than 18 points. This game has obviously entered garbage time.

Lin Yang's performance during this period was the same as before. Although he didn't score, his assist count rose. At the end of the third quarter, he had 7 assists.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Lin Yang's assists tonight may be in double figures again.

Lin Yang also completed a steal, successfully started the "feeling hot" mode, and scored 5 points at the end of the third quarter.

5 points and 7 assists!

There is not much difference from Lin Yang's usual performance.

But the difference is that most of the time today Lin Yang was defended by Michael Pietrus, the Magic's defensive champion.

This defensive champion who met all the conditions to limit Lin Yang failed to limit Lin Yang as everyone expected in this game, and the latter's performance was as stable as ever.

"This is a problem!" Bill Walton said sharply, "Michael is a very good defender, but judging from the current situation, he can't stop Lin from playing. This may become a very interesting topic, whether Lin is restricted or not!"

"I think this is really worth discussing. If Lin keeps encountering this kind of defensive champion that he is not very good at dealing with, but he can always get his previous data, like tonight, I think the final result of the discussion will be very interesting!"

Chris Webber was very interested in Bill Walton's question. He was surprised that Lin Yang got good data after the third quarter. Facing Pietrus' defense in this game, he played very hard.

Drexler didn't speak, but the gleam in his eyes showed that he was also very interested in this topic. Lin Yang really made him feel more and more interesting!
Originally, he thought that Lin Yang would be miserable tonight!
While they were chatting, the fourth quarter began.

With a huge score advantage in front of him, Rick Carlisle let the Mavericks start the "three-quarter check-in" from get off work from the beginning, and took the "headband trio", and Stan Van Gundy seemed to give up the game, leaving the main players such as Dwight Howard and Vince Carter off the court.

But Pietrus continued to be put on the field by him.

Stan Van Gundy also seems to be very curious, Michael Pietrus puts enough pressure, why this guy can still get such data.

"First of all, Michael Pietrus made it difficult for Lin to dribble on the court. This is what we can see, as we are seeing now!"

Lin Yang took the ball on the offensive end, but Pietrus still chose to defend closely. Lin Yang's dribbling appeared a little unsmooth. Bill Walton quickly explained that so far Pietrus' defense has had an impact on Lin Yang.

But Lin Yang dribbled the ball a few times with his back to Pietrus, then immediately turned around and ran towards the other side. Pietrus's reaction speed was really not slow. He immediately followed Lin Yang, but suddenly appeared in front of him. Caron Butler who had stood on a stake early. Lin Yang should have been prepared and easily bypassed.

Pietrus' teammates rushed to help defend, and Pietrus followed closely behind. The two formed a double-team to Lin Yang.

"Stop staring at me!"

Lin Yang watched Caron Butler make a steady hit, smiled and spat trash talk at Pietrus and his teammates.

"Has Lin been restricted? He must be restricted. His dribbling is very unsmooth. If it wasn't for Caron Butler's pick-and-roll, he wouldn't even be able to break through Michael's defense. But the key lies in this. Lin's teammates trust him very much and are willing to cooperate with him unconditionally. This is the reason why Lin can still get those statistics when he encounters a defender whose style is incompatible with him! Another point..."

"Lin is not an offensive point!"

While Bill Wharton was talking, Chris Webber suddenly interjected. When he said it, Bill Wharton smiled with satisfaction. What Chris Weber said was exactly what Bill Wharton wanted to say!

"Lin is the core of the tactics in this system, but he is not the point where the shots end. As long as he ensures that the offensive tactics can proceed according to his plan, then he can help the team!"

"And when Lin got targeted, the Mavericks benefitted, Caron Butler. And Jason Terry got a lot of easy shots tonight!"

"When the Magic's defense is not so targeted at him, Lin can also find opportunities to score through his own judgment of the situation on the court, just like the three-pointer and layup at the end of the third quarter! His high IQ makes his disadvantages not so inferior!"

"In short..." Chris Webber swallowed his saliva, and said the last words, "It is undeniable that a defensive champion like Michael Pietrus can indeed limit Lin, but this does not mean that a player like Michael Pietrus can completely block Lin's performance!"

"Lin's high IQ and his abilities, coupled with the environment brought to him by the Mavericks, doomed him not to be restricted so easily!"

(End of this chapter)