NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 166 Locke Park
The second quarter begins.

The Lakers are stretched out in the backcourt, and Marcelo Huertas, who they signed last year for a one-year deal worth $53, also got a chance to play.

However, Scott obviously didn't have much confidence in this player from South America, he couldn't prevent Lu Wei at all.

Harden was not on the court at this time, and Lu Wei faced his old club without mercy, and even scored two consecutive three-pointers.

Sitting in the box, Lin Tian and Nick Young could only be anxious.

Fortunately, after playing for a few minutes in the second quarter, Kobe returned to the court to stabilize the situation.

Hibbert also played. He and Howard faced each other directly, but he was obviously overwhelmed by Howard.

When Howard completed a dunk on Hibbert's head, Nick Young said excitedly: "Dwight seems to have a lot of opinions on the Rockets! Since he joined the Lakers, I have never seen him have such a strong desire to attack!"

"It's normal." Lin Tian took a sip of water, "Dwight's unhappiness in the Rockets was a public matter, and now he just wants to prove that leaving is right."

Hibbert couldn't guard Howard, so the Rockets coach had to send Capela again.

Although Capella does not yet have the title of "Cake King", it is slowly developing in this direction.

The two refused to accept each other and fought each other in the interior. Capela was obviously at a disadvantage and was forced by Howard several times.

Howard played comfortably, but the Lakers failed to close the score, all because of Harden.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers were still 9 points behind.

Lin Tian originally wanted to go to the locker room to encourage his teammates, but the arena is very big, and it would take several minutes to rush from the box and go around. Thinking that it will take several minutes to come back later, there is no need. It is better to watch the Lakers' halftime show.

Intermission time is generally 15 minutes.

During this period of time, it is impossible for the fans at the scene to stare blankly, so the team will arrange some performances for the audience to enjoy.

After the lights in the arena went out, only part of the lights were left to shine on the court.

A celestial acrobat appeared in the arena riding a unicycle, which immediately aroused cheers.

This acrobat has already gained a certain reputation in the nba, and what she is best at is riding a unicycle and hitting a bowl with her head.

Lin Tian was amazed after reading it.

When they play games, there is no such performance to watch, because the halftime players must be in the locker room.

On the other hand, during breaks or long timeouts, you can see the performances of the cheerleaders.

At the end of the intermission, the two teams switched sides and fought again.

As the intensity of the game increases, the movements of the players are also getting bigger and bigger.

After Howard fouled Harden once, he relentlessly talked trash to Harden.

From such a distance, Lin Tian didn't know what Howard said, but judging from his mouth shape and body language, it was obviously not a good thing.

Compared to Howard's simplicity and rudeness, Harden acted a lot calmer. Instead of flirting with Howard, he spread his arms and walked away.

Seeing this scene, Nick Young said with emotion: "It's hard to imagine that these two guys were teammates a few weeks ago!"

Lin Tian was not surprised at Howard's performance.

The last time this guy left the Lakers, he even sparred with Kobe. Howard is also a good player when it comes to talking.

It's just that Howard's behavior seemed to irritate Harden, and then Harden began to control the game, breaking through for layups and stepping back for three-pointers, which caught the Lakers off guard.

Kobe could still play a few shots at the beginning of the third quarter, but after his old teammate Ariza started defending him, he played very hard!

The Lakers only had the inside advantage at this time, but the Rockets didn't agree with their inside.

When defending, the Rockets took advantage of Howard's slow moving speed and chose to defend around the front, trying not to let Howard catch the ball.

As a result, many of the Lakers' offensive opportunities were ultimately completed by Kobe.

Rockets coach Bickerstaff did a good job in arranging tactics, at least limiting Howard and Kobe.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were already 16 points behind!

Bass, who was watching the battle with Lin Tian, ​​also sighed.

With a difference of 16 points, it is very difficult to catch up through the fourth quarter!
He patted Lin Tian on the shoulder and said, "Lin! It seems that the team still needs you too much!"

Lin Tian's gaze was always on the court, and he blurted out: "I will bring the team into the playoffs!"

With his words, little Bass showed a gratified smile on his face, and then waved his hand and said: "No, no, no! We only want you to be healthy!"

Although Buss Jr.'s ability to manage and operate the team has been criticized by others, he knows that after Kobe retires, the Lakers urgently need a player to inherit Kobe's mantle. That person will not be anyone else, but Lin Tian!
If Lin Tian continues to perform like this!He is the next face of the league!
Nick Young, who was on the side, heard the conversation between the two, and couldn't help curling his lips. The last time Bass was so flattering, it seemed that he was trying to cater to Kobe. This guy is good at winning people's hearts.

Penguin Sports Live.

Because the nba officials have already announced that Lin Tian and Nick Young have been suspended for one game, the popularity of today's live broadcast is not high, only 1200 million.

Of course, compared to the popularity of other teams in the live broadcast, this is already very high.

Almost [-]% of the barrage on the public screen in the live broadcast room contained Lin Tian's name:
"Hey! Without Lin Tian, ​​the Lakers lost again! The Rockets will end their three-game winning streak!"

"Harden really deserves to punish the Mamba! His performance in this game has steadily suppressed the Black Mamba!"

"The Lakers are suffering from Lin Tian's dependence! Without Lin Tian, ​​​​they can't do it!"

"After losing today's game, the Lakers lost 30 games this season! It's not so easy to make it to the playoffs!"

"The current nba game is really ugly! Because of free throws, a 1-minute game needs to be played for 5 minutes! It is not coherent at all! There are too many advertisements!"

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The buzzer sounded to represent the end of the game, and the Rockets finally defeated the Lakers 115:100, ending the Lakers' three-game winning streak.

They also brought the Lakers' record to 22 wins and 30 losses.

After the game, Lin Tian left the box immediately and returned to the team locker room with Nick Young.

At this time Kobe was talking: "The reason for the loss of this game is me! I missed too many key shots."

Kobe scored a total of 25 points in this game, but his shooting percentage was not high. He made 21 of 8 shots and many points were obtained through free throws.

A paranoid player like him who almost never admits he has a problem.

So much so that when he said these words, Nance Jr. and Clarkson all showed surprise expressions.

Even more surprised than them was Howard.

In the current lineup of the Lakers, the player who knows Kobe the most is Howard. When he was still in the Lakers, he was the only one who dared to sing against Kobe.

In his impression, Kobe was a paranoid, and he would never admit that he was wrong in possession of the ball.

But this time, he took the initiative to take the blame, which is really rare!

Howard had to admit that Bryant had changed in the final season of his career and became less egotistical.

He also took the initiative to stand up: "I didn't fight well today, and they targeted me."

Howard scored more than Kobe today, scoring 30 points, but if the team loses, 30 points are meaningless.

Although the players didn't say anything, the team's leading players took the initiative to take the pot, which has a great effect on the team's cohesion.

Nick Young suddenly said: "You are all right! It is the officials who are wrong! They shouldn't just suspend me and Lin! Otherwise, let me play and kill the Quartet, what will the Rockets win?"

His words made the originally tense atmosphere of the locker room a lot easier.

Howard laughed and scolded: "Come on, Nick! Are you using your mouth to kill the Quartet on the court?"

"Hey hey! Dwight, don't look down on me!" Nick Young was a little dissatisfied, "The striker combination formed by me and Lin can blow up any team's striker!"

Kobe looked at Lin Tian: "Okay, Nick, stop bragging, and listen to Lin's opinion on this game."

Lin Tian touched his chin: "The Rockets are a team that advocates three-pointers. They also practiced their tactics well in this game. Generally speaking, our problem still appears in defense, but I also believe that if I play today, we will win the game."

What he said also made Kobe and several people agree.

Losing is not terrible, but it is terrible if you don't sum up experience after losing.

After staying with his teammates for a while, Lin Tian left the locker room early.

He didn't play today, so he didn't have to attend the team's post-match press conference.

Not long after walking out of the locker room, a group of media reporters who were squatting outside the locker room rushed over.

"Lin! Can you briefly express your opinion on today's game?"

"The team lost, do you still think you have the confidence to hit the playoffs?"

"Kobe didn't feel very good today. Do you think he took too many shots?"

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If it weren't for the team's security guards to maintain order, these media reporters would have wished to put the microphone into Lin Tian's mouth.

Lin Tian has long been used to this. Wearing a suit, he just smiled and faced the camera, and then gave two short answers casually.

Of course, his answer is still watertight.

Leaving the Staples Center, Lin Tian only walked for a few minutes before returning to his apartment.

When he turned on the TV, the TV was showing the Lakers' postgame interview.

Lin Tian is not here today, so the number of players interviewed by the Lakers has become two.

Although Lin Tian has already figured out how to deal with the media, he still watched the media's interview with Kobe with great interest.

The first question was actually posed by Xiaoxue. She was not as nervous as before in front of the camera. Facing Kobe, she confidently asked: "Kobe! Lin is absent today because of the official suspension. How much impact do you think Lin's absence will have on the team?"

Faced with this question, Kobe looked directly at the camera with his hands crossed, pursed his lips and said, "Obviously! Lin's absence is fatal to us. His offensive threat can change a team's defensive system! At the same time, his defense is also at a historical level! In the 20th season of my career, Lin is the most talented rookie I have ever seen! I can even tell you that his style of play is not like a rookie at all..."

Kobe spoke a lot of good things about Lin Tian eloquently. Even through the screen, Lin Tian felt his face was a little hot. This is blowing to death!

After Kobe finished blowing, he took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss. What he said was exactly the same as what he said in the locker room.

Then there was an interview with Howard. Like Kobe, he said how important Lin Tian was to the team as soon as he came up.

The post-match press conference, which could have ended quickly, took longer than usual.

After Lin Tian finished the post-match interview, he had another phone call with Sistine before falling asleep. Tomorrow night, they still have a game to play against the Knicks back-to-back.

In the early morning of the next day, the players boarded the team's chartered plane to New York.

Although both Los Angeles and New York are big cities, the distance between these two cities is relatively far.

The plane flew in the air for more than five hours before landing in New York!

When Lin Tian walked out of the cabin, he saw many ground crew and airport staff holding banners to welcome Kobe.

This is not the first time they have encountered this situation, and it is not surprising.

As the largest city in the entire country, New York has an astonishing number of fans, and Kobe's fans are certainly not in the minority.

Kobe has such treatment, and he has to be enviable.

Lin Tian and the others waited for Kobe on the bus for 10 minutes in order to sign autographs for the fans, but everyone was willing to do so.

When Kobe returned to the bus, the bus began to shuttle between the big city of New York.

Lin Tian has been to many cities in the United States, and has seen the scenery of those cities.

But in terms of real prosperity, New York is definitely one of the best.

Here one after another tall buildings rise from the ground, row upon row, all kinds of luxury cars can be seen everywhere on the street, and even the pedestrians walking on the road seem to walk faster than other cities.

When the team bus passed by a park, the players cast their eyes in unison.

Because this park has a famous name: Rock Park.

This is a well-deserved holy place for street basketball!Now it has also developed into a "holy place for online celebrity check-in".

Here, there are street basketball masters like sweeping monks in martial arts novels, and there are also famous NBA stars showing off their skills here.

Kobe has played here before. Besides him, Iverson, James, Durant and other stars have "played cards" here.

Although it was noon and the sun was scorching hot, there were many people who love basketball playing in Rock Park, and there were also some onlookers and photographers on the sidelines.

Kobe half-jokingly said to Lin Tian: "Do you want to make two gestures?"

Lin Tian smiled and said, "Yes."

Having said that, they naturally didn't take any action. There is still a game tonight, so they can't waste time here.

　Thank you, Big Brother Bingxuan Wang, thank you for looking up at the starry sky, the cry of fallen leaves, rhymes, Gaara, etc...

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