NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 114 When did Sistine become so excited watching the game?

The halftime break ended, and the third quarter of the game between the two sides began soon.

I don't know if Lin Tian's speech in the locker room played a role. In the third quarter, Russell and Nance Jr. played more actively.

The touch of all Lakers players has generally recovered.

But the increase in hit rate does not mean that the point difference can be recovered.

Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue, who has been ridiculed by netizens, uses the same defensive tactics as the previous Spurs, shrinking the defense.

He knew that the Lakers ranked last in the league in three-point shooting.

If you don't even know such basic data, you are not worthy of being a head coach.

At the same time, on the offensive end, James reduced his shots, let Irving hit Russell, and Love called Nance Jr.

The Big Three of the Cavaliers showed unparalleled offensive ability in the first half of the third quarter.

The two sides seem to be playing smoothly, but the Lakers' shots all rely on the higher shooting percentage of mid-range shots and outside shots.

The Cavaliers' offense is singles.

When the Lakers' shooting percentage comes down, it will be obvious who is swimming naked.

Facing James' defense, Lin Tian also showed off his various super singles abilities.

He has a good touch and hits James many times.

But Lin Tian can also clearly feel that James' defense is no longer as focused as in the second half of the third quarter.

He is deliberately saving energy, or he is deliberately paddling.

Because the Lakers have not been able to narrow the point difference at all, James is saving energy.

The term "Paddle Zhan" in the regular season is not just a joke.

There is indeed a huge gap between the Lakers and the Cavaliers!
After Lin Tian hit two consecutive three-pointers, he thought he could take the opportunity to play a wave.

But for the Cavaliers, JR Smith and Kevin Love hit three-pointers one after another, continuing to maintain the point difference.

With 2 minutes left in the third quarter, Lin Tian and Kobe were replaced by Scott.

They are still 18 points behind.

When the two left the field for a break, although the home fans were also very frustrated, they still gave them encouraging applause.

Nick Yang and Lu Wei both appeared on the stage and started their solo show.

The more they fall behind, the more they can let go of these substitutes.

Anyway, even if they lose at the end of the game, it's not their turn to take the blame.

Nick Young and Lu Wei did both score three-pointers in the last 2 minutes of the third quarter.

But today the Cavaliers' three-pointers are also ridiculously accurate, with a hit rate of almost 50%!

As a result, after the third quarter, the Lakers are already 22 points behind the Cavaliers.

Such a difference is already very large!

Sometimes a team may not be able to reach 22 points in a whole quarter...

Although he was behind by a big score, Scott still took advantage of the intermission to draw singles tactics for Lin Tian.

They cannot give up easily.

Kobe also briefly said a few words of encouragement to his teammates.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Tian stepped onto the court with firm eyes and a stern face.

Today's Lakers are facing a much greater crisis than the last time they played against the Spurs.

The Spurs just caught their insiders and beat them up.

As for the Cavaliers, there are too many points that can beat the Lakers.

If they lose again today, the chances of the Lakers appearing in the playoffs will plummet again!
Lin Tian didn't want to lose.

The first ball in the fourth quarter was the Cavaliers' possession.

James is not on the court, but their team's second-in-command Irving is.

In the first three quarters, Lin Tian never defended Irving alone, because it was extremely difficult to defend just one James.

On the Lakers side, he is the only one who can defend against James. If the task of defending James is given to others, the point difference is estimated to be even more outrageous.

Now, taking advantage of James' absence, Lin Tian waved his hand to signal Russell to go away, and he would defend Owen himself.

Russell naturally wanted this, and he was almost stunned by Owen.

Owen's eyes also shone. In fact, he really hoped that Lin Tianlai would defend himself alone, but he had no chance before.

In Owen's heart, he himself is the number one point guard in the league, and no one can guard him!
His idol, Kobe, may not be able to guard against him at his peak!

The two came to the top of the Cavaliers' half-court arc. Several Cavaliers players on the court knew Irving's character very well.

Without Irving's command, they opened up the space inside, paving the way for Irving's singles.

In the entire Cavaliers, only James and Irving have unlimited singles rights.

And Irving is different from James. After James breaks into the penalty area, he will always try to get the ball out.

Once Irving rushes to the inside, no matter whether there are two or three people inside, he will never pass the ball unless he has to.

In this regard, Owen is very similar to Kobe!

"Defence! Defense! Defense..."

In the Staples Center arena, there was a neat shout from the fans.

Even Sistine, who was sitting next to the technical table, put a pair of snow-white hands on both sides of his lips, and loudly cheered for Lin Tian.

She cared more about winning the game than her dad, Stallone.

Or it can be said that what she cares about is not the victory of the game, but Lin Tian's performance.

The voice of the fans shouting did provide Lin Tian with a lot of spiritual motivation.

He lifted his ball pants very rarely, and stared at Irving's feet intently.

Irving holds the ball and starts to cross the crotch dribble.

His dribbling speed is extremely fast and dazzling, even Lin Tian secretly sighs that he can handle the ball so freely, only Irving in the entire league can do it.

Owen started to dribble the ball a lot. He wanted to use his own rhythm to make Lin Tian lose his center of gravity, and then he burst in.

But what Owen did not expect was that Lin Tian was not deceived by Owen at all.

His body is always in the best defensive position!No matter which direction Owen rushes, he can be prepared.

After dribbling the ball, Irving was a little anxious. He dribbled behind his back and wanted to rush to the right.

At this time, Lin Tian suddenly exerted strength, and with his right foot thumped hard, his whole body jumped out instantly, sticking close to Owen's body.

At the same time, Lin Tian's long arm passed through the side of Owen's body and pushed his ball out smoothly.

Russell was prepared and picked up the ball.

Lin Tian took a step forward and rushed towards the frontcourt of the Lakers with all his strength.

Owen also realized that something was wrong, and ran to the Lakers' frontcourt almost at the same time as Lin Tian, ​​trying to defend the ball.

But Lin Tian's golden figure was as fast as lightning, just four steps!He has rushed from the Cavaliers' half to the inside of the Lakers, completely throwing off Irving.

The basketball was in Russell's hands, so he didn't think much about it, and threw the ball directly over the penalty area.

Lin Tian jumped high in the penalty area, caught Russell's pass with both hands, and smashed the ball into the basket!
"Steal Kyrie Irving! A lightning-like lob! Lin~~" DJ's sonorous voice came.

Lin Tian scored the first point of the fourth quarter.

After a successful dunk, he gave Russell a thumbs up, indicating that it was a second pass.

Sistine also screamed excitedly at this time, causing Stallone, who was sitting next to her, to show a strange look.

When did Sistine become so excited watching the game?Could it be that he was influenced by his father?Also completely became a Lakers fan?

You know, although his second daughter used to come to Staples to watch games, she didn't like the Lakers as much as he did.

"Sistine, are you a Lakers fan now?" Stallone asked.

"Yes, Dad!" Sistin smiled back, showing two rows of white teeth, "I will be a die-hard fan of the Los Angeles Lakers from now on!"

(End of this chapter)