At the end of the first quarter, Riley looked at the score of 43:27 with tears in his eyes.
The Heat's offensive efficiency tonight is not bad at all. 27 points in a single quarter is a very normal offensive performance for the Heat.
However, even with this normal performance, the Bullets were beaten by a 16-point deficit.
The Bullets' performance of 43 points in a single quarter may not be a big deal in the small ball era, but in this era of positional warfare, it is extremely explosive.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Riley made another adjustment to his defensive strategy, abandoning defense changes and wanting to try the effect of marking.
How could Lin Yu miss such a good opportunity? He immediately asked the generals on the court to start a pick-and-roll three-pointer. A few three-pointers made Riley's face green again, and he had no choice but to adjust to switching defense.
Now that Riley is completely out of control, how should the Bullets' offense be defended?
When he was being guarded, he was being hit by three-pointers, and when he was switching defenses, he was beaten by others. Webb's mid-range shot looked stronger than Jordan's.
By the end of the third quarter, the Bullets had crushed the Heat's terrifying 36-point deficit with a score of 108:72.
The originally noisy Miami home court was now transformed into the Miami Library. The air seemed to be frozen, there was no trace of noise, and all the Heat home team fans were silent.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Riley knew that the situation was over, and he was ready to switch to a pure substitute lineup not long after playing.
It's a pity that Lin Yu is not willing to let him go. There is no garbage time in the playoffs. Which team doesn't want to beat its playoff opponents, and then establish a psychological advantage to improve the morale of the subsequent series.
Even if Riley surrendered, Lin Yu would still kill them all without any mercy.
If the Heat fans could be more polite at the beginning of the game, not only respecting Lin Yu, but at least not saying such disgusting trash talk, then Lin Yu might let the Heat out.
Now Lin Yu just wants Heat to die...
With the Heat's main players off the court, the Bullets' open three-pointers became more exciting, and the point difference continued to widen rapidly.
The 36-point deficit in the third quarter was already headed towards 50 points in just a few minutes.
Riley's face was ashen, and he quickly put the core lineup back on the court. Losing was not terrible, but what was terrible was that the score difference was the largest in NBA history, and he was permanently nailed to the pillar of shame in history.
The current single-game point differential record in NBA history is only 58 points, and this record is quite old, set in the 1956 Western Conference semifinals.
At that time, the Lakers played against the Hawks. The Lakers beat the Hawks by 58 points with a score of 133:75.
This record has been maintained for more than 40 years, and no team can break it, which shows how difficult it is.
Riley could think with his big toe that Lin Yu must be chasing this record tonight. The point difference is already fifty points. Can Lin Yu give up this opportunity?
He actually wronged Lin Yu. Lin Yu didn't know the record for points difference in a single game in the playoffs. He just wanted to embarrass Riley.
In the last few minutes, the Bullets' offensive became more and more fierce. After the morale improved, the touch became hot.
When Jaylen Rose, who came off the bench, hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer, the score between the two sides was fixed at 148:89, a 59-point difference!
"Good job, guys!"
"This is why we want to be seventh in the East!"
Lin Yu stood up and applauded the generals on the court. Everyone on the Bullets served their purpose tonight and their performance was perfect.
The super high score of 148 points was something Lin Yu never expected before the game.
Webber scored 47 points, Mashburn scored 37 points, and Speedy scored 33 points and 17 assists. The statistics of these three people were enough to make Heat fans cry in silence.
"Boss, we broke the record!"
"Thank God, we broke the single-game point difference record in NBA history, and it still remains a record that has not been broken for more than 40 years!"
Lao Qiao hugged Lin Yu excitedly and shouted wildly.
"Not only the single-game point differential record, we also broke the NBA single-game three-point field goal record, the playoff three-point field goal record, anyway, it is a three-point record related to the team, and we almost broke it tonight. ”
Old Bernie said in a daze, he felt like he was dreaming, was this Bullets team really the team he had been an assistant coach for five years?
In the past, the Bullets' three-pointers were few and inaccurate. Old Bernie never dreamed that their Bullets could break so many three-pointer records.
Tonight, the Bullets took 43 crazy three-pointers and hit 26 of them, with a three-point shooting rate of exactly 60%.
Ranked first in history in field goal attempts, first in the playoffs, first in the half, and first in the single quarter in the playoffs.
The number of three-pointers made also ranks first in history, and of course it will definitely rank first in the playoffs.
Even if the shooting percentage is stuck at a threshold, such as taking more than 20 shots in a single game, the Bullets' 60% shooting rate can break several records.
Old Bernie had already taken out a pen and paper and started counting how many records they had broken tonight.
Lin Yu doesn't care much about these three-point shooting records, because he knows that they won't last long. When the small ball era comes in the future, this kind of three-point shooting record will definitely be broken.
What he really cares about is the historical single-game point difference in the playoffs. This record is enough to nail Pat Riley to the pillar of historical shame.
He had already noticed Riley's livid face, and simply walked quickly towards Riley.
"Mr. Riley, I'm really sorry. The players didn't know the importance of their actions and accidentally made a record."
"You won't be angry, will you?"
Lin Yu stood in front of Riley with a happy face.
The reporters at the scene quickly gathered around. It was already obvious that Lin Yu and Riley would not deal with each other. Seeing Lin Yu walking towards Riley with ill intentions, the reporters wished they could fight on the spot. There are such exciting news headlines.
After seeing the reporters gathered around, Riley managed his expression very well. He put away his livid face and put on a warm face. He chuckled and said to Lin Yu: "Boy, I have witnessed so many things in this league. What a miracle."
"You just won a series. The outcome is still undecided. You are too proud of yourself too soon."
Lin Yu was very annoyed by this preaching tone, especially coming from Riley.
But Lin Yu wasn't angry this time. It was Riley who was hit by the biggest point difference in the playoffs, and he was the one who should be angry.
"Bah!" Lin Yu smiled and clapped slowly.
"Mr. Riley said it very well. If your coaching ability was half as good as your eloquence, maybe it would be me, Lin Yu, who would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history tonight."
"The next game is our home court in Washington, and I expect Mr. Riley to do wonders."
"By the way, Mr. Riley, do you think it's a miracle that the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference beat the top three and eliminated the second seed in the Eastern Conference 3-0?"
Lin Yu's smile was warm, but in Riley's eyes, this smile was extremely evil.
At present, the first round of the playoffs is a best-of-five series. After tonight's game, the huge disparity in strength between the two sides makes Riley extremely flustered. He knows that Lin Yu really has the ability to shave his head 3:0. .
"snort!"
Riley snorted, turned around and left.
Lin Yu shrugged at the reporters, "Mr. Riley seems to be angry."
The reporters were speechless, as if they were angry? Riley is obviously going to be pissed off by you.
I don’t know what kind of evil Riley has done. This season, he was first humiliated by Unseld, and the players who had already signed the contract were snatched back. Now he has to be humiliated by Lin Yu again. From the beginning, he said that he would The seventh-place record in the Eastern Conference beat the Heat, but they really crushed the Heat in the first game of the playoffs.
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With a great victory, Lin Yu led the generals back to the court.
"Good boy, I knew you would never let me down."
"I saw Riley's dying look on TV last night, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night."
When Unseld saw Lin Yu, he came up and gave him a bear hug, almost holding Lin Yu until he died.
"By the way, the draft reports have been piled high in your office. I think you'd better take the time to read them."
"We don't have a first-round pick this year, so don't read the reports that predict high draft picks."
Unseld reminded.
Lin Yu agreed with a grimace. He really didn't want to worry about the draft, mainly because it was meaningless. Lin Yu had a God's perspective. He knew the strengths and weaknesses of the rookies better than anyone else. There was really no need to watch the draft again. Report.
However, these reports are, after all, information that scouts have worked hard to collect from all over the United States and even around the world. Lin Yu can't really ignore them at all.
Then the first report was given to Lin Yu for fun.
This is a draft report of Tony Barty. It says that Barty has Mourning's strong physique, top-notch mid-range shooting ability on the offensive end, and strong rebounding dominance. He is taller than Mourning and has With a higher growth ceiling, he played for Texas Tech University and averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks per game in his junior season. The draft template was naturally Mourning.
If he only looked at this draft report, Lin Yu might really be moved by Barty.
In fact, Batty's pick in the 1997 draft was indeed very high. He was selected by the Nuggets with the fifth overall pick in the first round. It is estimated that the draft report given by the Nuggets scouts was similar to the one in Lin Yu's hands.
However, Lin Yu knows Barty very well. I'm afraid this guy is not even worthy of carrying Mourning's shoes. He has been an average substitute player in his career.
After reading this draft report, Lin Yu had no interest in other reports and had no reference value at all.
Lin Yu suddenly remembered that he still did not have the second-round pick that could safely select Stephen Jackson. After the regular season, because the Bullets entered the playoffs, their second-round pick was only the 45th pick in the second round. , and Wu Sheng is normally selected with the 42nd pick.
In desperation, Lin Yu returned to Unseld's office and asked him to trade the second-round pick that came with the Bullets, at least to get a second-round pick around the 40th pick.
Unseld agreed wholeheartedly, and it was not difficult. Just add some cash and you can complete the second-round sign exchange.
Lin Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and looked at Pat Riley, almost missing Martial Saint Jackson.
As expected, Marsh will leave the team. Lin Yu's starting small forward next season can only be Wu Sheng. Because of his "Peak" aura, Wu Sheng will be able to reach the top if he joins the team, even if his combat power is still not as good as the current Ma Nothing, but at least he is a first-line small forward who averages 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per game and can attack and defend. The key is that he only needs a second-round pick to get it. Isn't it good?
Before leaving the general manager's office, Unseld mentioned to Lin Yu again about the team's change of name.
Pauline Sr. felt that the team name Bullets was too bloody and violent, so he wanted to change it to a more elegant team name.
The old Bolin came up with the name of the Bullets back then, but now he is beginning to dislike it again.
Although the old Paulin did not disclose the reason for changing the team name, Lin Yu vaguely remembered seeing some related news in his previous life.
The main reason was that Jewish Prime Minister Rabin was a close friend of Paulin. Then Rabin was assassinated and was hit by a bullet in the back. Paulin began to think about changing the team name.
Yes, Pauline Sr. is also from Yaotai. At least half of the current NBA owners and shareholders have Yaotai ancestry, including many famous owners, such as the Bass family of the Lakers and the racist owners of the Clippers. Sterling and the tycoon Ballmer who later acquired the Clippers, Cavaliers owner Gilbert, Rockets owner Alexander, Mavericks owner Cuban, Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Heat, Pacers, Bucks, 76ers etc.
Stern and Xiao Hua are both from Yotai.
Even Larry Brown...
Changing the name also changed the name. What really left Lin Yu speechless was the reason given by the old Bolin for the name change.
The Bullets will be renamed Wizards next season, which means wizards. I don’t know how the domestic translation translated into Wizards.
Paulin asked Unseld to tell Lin Yu that the reason for changing his name to wizard was because Lin Yu had the same magic power as a wizard. This name change was specially made for Lin Yu.
What else can Lin Yu say? I can only secretly lament that old Paulin conforms to all his stereotypes of Youtai people.
