This Forward is Not Serious

Lin Ying's goal had a strong visual impact, and the on-site photographer immediately took the shot of Leonard.

But what people didn't expect was that Leonard still had an expression on his face.

This guy's perception of the game is simply second to Shi Fo's. It seems that nothing can surprise him at all.

Then looking back, the Nets' defense became more intense, the Raptors' offense was frustrated, and the ball was in Leonard's hands again.

Leonard singled out Tucker, and the breakthrough was successfully blocked by Tucker. He immediately stopped and turned toward the free throw line and shot backward.

His backstroke was a little less agile than Lin Ying's, but the ball still bounced into the basket after hitting the board!

After returning in the second half, Leonard's performance was so bright!

This is also a microcosm of his performance in this year's playoffs.

Players are in good or bad form. In this year's playoff form, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the closest to Lin Ying in terms of overall strength!

Although Durant has performed very well since entering the playoffs, Leonard's defensive bonus is huge!

The situation is still anxious!

If Leonard cannot be solved, it will not be easy for the Nets to win the Raptors!

If it were Green or Giannis Antetokounmpo, he might have been thinking about how to get Leonard off the court. Lin Ying's choice was to continue the pick-and-roll to find Leonard!

This time the fans at the scene were excited.

I heard you are very defensive? The one I hit is you!

And no one thinks this operation is unwise, because Lin Ying has just proved with actual actions that no matter how hard your shield is, it can't stop my spear!

Another one-on-one bout on the court.

This time Leonard was obviously more focused than before. When Lin Ying threatened to hold the ball, he quickly started to try to steal the ball.

His defense is abnormal compared to others, which is also reflected in his defense.

Most people's steals will cause their center of gravity to move forward, but his start speed is very fast, and his center of gravity is also very fast.

Therefore, the object he defends only feels the threat of being robbed of the ball, but cannot take the opportunity to break through.

Lin Ying had no chance to break through, so he directly chose to attack from behind.

Leonard's center of gravity dropped, and his cutting motion continued, making it impossible for Lin Ying to use his size advantage to push him in.

Death Coil lives up to its name.

However, Lin Ying's back-up play was obviously not James's bulldozing style. He cut twice to distance himself from Leonard, then turned and leaned back to distance himself.

Leonard saw it and rushed forward, but Lin Ying did not expect that Lin Ying would feint, step up and down to squeeze past Leonard, and then jump up with a light one-handed dunk to send the ball into the basket.

The eyes of the fans at the scene were gleaming.

This realistic fake movement, this silky dreamy footsteps, and this relaxed and freehand ending.

What is basketball aesthetics!

And Leonard's defense has become a perfect foil at this time.

If it had been anyone else, the ball would probably have been destroyed even if it hadn't been broken.

But this is Lin Ying!

He has successfully beaten Leonard in two consecutive rounds!

The live footage showed Leonard again, and it was at this time that Leonard's unchanging expression finally changed.

There was a trace of cruelty on his face.

One point that is easily overlooked is that Leonard's farce with the Spurs last summer also caused a stir. He also has to prove himself when he comes to the Raptors.

This is also the reason why his condition will be significantly better after entering the playoffs than in the regular season.

On the one hand, he holds back his game during the regular season, and another key factor is his desire to win.

But now he has been successfully defeated by Lin Ying in singles. This is unacceptable to him who is good at defense and is even called the "best defensive player in history" by many people.

It's not that he can't lose. He can accept it if he hasn't beaten Lin Ying in the fight, but he can't accept this kind of loss.

During the Raptors' offense, Leonard directly reached out for the ball, and then signaled to pull away and beat Tucker!

Tucker also put on a posture and beat his chest at Leonard to cheer himself up.

Everyone is defensive. When Leonard was being pressed and rubbed by Lin Ying, he was also being rubbed by Leonard!

Leonard quickly launched an attack, but this time Tucker locked him tightly and did not give him the same offensive space as before.

And in the end, Leonard's breakthrough was forced by Tucker and he had no choice but to go to the bottom line.

Seeing the baseline close at hand, Leonard could only jump up and drift back towards the baseline to shoot.

Tucker's rushing cover completely blocked Leonard's shooting angle.

The degree of difficulty of this ball was immediately maximized, and Leonard was forced to raise the arc of his shot.

This is a very perfect defense.

but!

Leonard completed the shot, and the ball hit the edge of the basket after crossing a high parabola, and fell into the net bag after a few bumps!

Leonard is not only in good shape tonight, he is also very lucky!

The fans at the scene were pissed off.

This confrontation between Lin Ying and Leonard is really exciting!

Especially since the two of them are in the same position, I haven't seen this kind of head-on confrontation for a long time!

And some fans are even more looking forward to the possible confrontation between Lin and Durant in the next Eastern Conference Finals.

The prosperous age of forwards!

Such excitement continues!

Lin Ying went to the frontcourt and continued to single out Leonard. This time his shot failed to hit, but that was because Ibaka had a beautiful assist defense.

Compared to Gasol, Ibaka's defensive mobility is much stronger.

But Ibaka came out, the offensive rebound was firmly picked off by Jokic, and then he threw it into the sky.

Lin Ying's figure immediately jumped up, and an alley-oop match was made by the Nets' new twin stars.

"Bang!"

The powerful dunk sent the Barclays Center into complete madness.

This conference semifinal was even more exciting than they imagined!

This quarter the two sides fought evenly.

Leonard's personal condition is really good, and Tucker tried his best but failed to limit this guy's scoring.

Even in the second half of the quarter, Lu had to use Tucker as the main defense and Lin Ying to assist in defense.

But the pressure on the Raptors is obviously greater.

Because throughout this entire quarter, Lin Ying was almost challenging Leonard!

Leonard has to attack and defend, but he still can't defend the key!

When he was substituted in this quarter, his mood fluctuated greatly. He sat on the bench and kept shaking his head. In the end, he lowered his head and looked a little depressed.

Although the score was still deadlocked, he knew that he was beaten so hard by Lin Ying in this quarter and that the Raptors would be difficult to beat in the final stage.

That's what he thought, and subsequent games proved that the situation was worse than he thought.

Because Lu's side directly let Jokic play at the beginning of the fourth quarter!

In the third quarter, Lin Ying was basically playing, and the little fat guy still had plenty of energy!

It was at this stage that Jokic showed his hard power, and he destroyed the opponent Gasol.

After all, Gasol is old. He can show his strength as a functional player in the starting lineup, but if you put him against the peak Jokic, he is obviously not strong enough.

Nurse has no choice but to play Leonard in advance.

Leonard played the entire third quarter, and then sat off the court for two minutes before having to play again. This time he was severely screwed.

However, it can be clearly felt that his offensive efficiency after coming up was not as good as in the third quarter.

Also facing Tucker, he only succeeded once after three attempts, and it was a foul.

It’s not that his condition has declined, or that his desire to win has decreased, and his physical energy consumption has been too great.

The outcome of the game is basically decided.

The last quarter became Lin Ying's personal performance, and the Nets successfully closed the game 108-94.

In terms of statistics, Lin Ying contributed a game-high 51 points, including 35 points in the second half. Jokic had a near-triple-double of 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

For the Raptors, Leonard also scored 41 points. His confrontation with Lin Ying in the third quarter was the best scene in this year's playoffs so far.

However, after watching this game, Lin Ying was still the most emotional among the fans.

What Barkley said during the game was so right. Most people don't know enough about Lin Ying.

Or to put it another way, because he has been playing for most of the past three years, fans have almost forgotten what it is like for Lin Ying to play with all his strength!

"There is only one god in active service, and he is LinK!"

A fan comment titled "Lin Ying's 30-year-old fan" was trending.

Lin Ying's dominance in the semifinals was truly suffocating.

Of course, Leonard's wonderful performance has also been recognized by many fans.

And one thing that is unexpected is that many people had some doubts about this year's dopy selection after the game.

Because of the defensive effect shown in the game alone, Leonard is obviously more oppressive than Butler.

But no matter what the fans say, this series will be exciting.

The Raptors have a lot of cards, and Nurse still has a lot of room for subsequent adjustments.

The game between the Nets and the Raptors was full of suspense, but on the other side, the game between the Hornets and the Bucks was still one-sided.

Although Durant's performance declined in the second game, no one expected Butler to break out.

The fake second-in-command can only take advantage of the situation, but the real second-in-command will step forward when needed!

Butler showed his strength and seemed to bring fans back to last season, when he single-handedly led the Hornets to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Of course, this should also be related to the previous doubts from the outside world. With Butler's character, the more you question him, the more he will slap you in the face.

2-0, if nothing unexpected happens, the Hornets will become the first team to advance to the conference finals as the outside world expected.

The day after the game between the Hornets and Bucks, the G2 game between the Nets and Raptors continued in Brooklyn.

Nurse showed his adjustment, or his coaching ability, in this game. He directly let Ibaka and Gasol start together!

In fact, before, some fans questioned why Nurse did not use Ibaka and Gasol in the starting lineup. The reason is actually very simple. Compared with Ibaka, Siakam will obviously have a better effect against Lin Ying.

Because although Ibaka has excellent interior defensive ability, his footwork is too far behind Lin Ying.

Nurse's theory is not wrong, but the reality is that Lin Yingdu directly grabbed Leonard and beat him!

At this time, it actually makes no difference whether you use Siakam or Ibaka.

And Nas also used the Jordan Rules in this game.

Throughout the game, the Raptors fought Lin Ying in a wheel-to-wheel battle, but only defended alone.

As a result, Lin Ying scored 50+ in two consecutive games!

This scoring ability is simply explosive!

This also tied Jordan's consecutive 50+ playoff record in 1988.

Prior to this, only Jordan had done it.

However, the Nets did not win.

Because except for Lin Ying, the performance of everyone else on the Nets was suppressed.

Especially Jokic, he now has a one-on-one advantage against Gasol, but with the addition of Ibaka, who has excellent assist defense ability, his performance is obviously limited.

More often than not, he can only open up space or organize outside the three-point line, but in this position, Gasol's tall size is a limitation for him.

1 to 1, this time the problem was thrown to Lu, and the pressure on Lu was obviously greater than before.

After all, if your core can't help the team win even after scoring 50 points, how can you win?

And even for Lin Ying, how can you guarantee that he can continue to score high scores after two consecutive games of 50+ points?

If he can't continue to score high points, how can you win?

If a camera were placed on top of Lu's head right now, he would definitely be in a state of distress.

At least, he must be missing Durant.

If Durant is still with the Nets, even with Leonard and the Raptors like this, he will still be absolutely sure.

But now, Nas has more cards than he does.

…

After G2 ended, Durant called Lin Ying.

He came to cheer Lin Ying up.

"Believe me, with such intensity, Leonard's knees cannot support him for the entire series."

Rough words or not, Durant's words are spot on.

In the ordinary playoffs, Leonard's attendance rate this season will not be a problem.

But the intensity of the current game between the Nets and Raptors has gone beyond the normal range.

This is completely the level of fighting with a bayonet to see the red. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the level of the finals.

With such intensity and such a stalemate situation, it is really difficult to guarantee that Leonard has just been seriously injured and did not play much last season.

Lin Ying smiled and said nothing.

Although the suspense of the current series is a bit worrying, he actually enjoys it.

After all, he hadn't played with all his strength in a few years, and he felt that his desire for basketball was exhausted.

Compared to the scenario where Leonard is injured and the Nets get through, he certainly prefers to beat the Raptors head-on.

Because with the strength of the Hornets and Lakers this season, only after experiencing this kind of baptism can the Nets transform and really have a chance to complete their fourth consecutive game.

Of course, Durant didn't forget to remind Lin Ying.

"I will wait for you in Charlotte, but you must not miss the date."

Lin Ying laughed and responded, but still did not forget to remind Durant to be careful.

The more smoothly the game goes, the less we can take it lightly.

…

One day later, G3 between the Hornets and Bucks moved to Milwaukee to continue.

This game was obviously more intense than the previous two games. The Bucks, who returned to their home court, took advantage of the advantage of their home court to remain in a stalemate with the Hornets.

But the Hornets were playing carrot squats, and it was Durant's turn to break out in this game!

After three quarters, Durant's score has reached 40 points!

With this attitude, he is heading towards his first 50+ playoff game in his career!

However, in the fourth quarter of the fierce battle, the "accident" still happened.

Durant made a huge step-back jumper, but when he landed, he accidentally stepped on Antetokounmpo's foot!