NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 175
His passing did pose a big threat to the Lakers.

But in many cases, Wall can only pass the ball to the outside, because the Lakers have Tucker and Howard guarding the inside, which is full of deterrence.

After the first half, under the leadership of Lin Tian, ​​the Lakers firmly grasped the advantage and led their opponents by 13 points.

After the start of the second half, the confrontation between the two sides has improved, and the feel has also declined at the same time, with frequent strikes.

When the Wizards were in the offensive round, Lin Tian still followed John Wall closely.

Although Wall is selfless, he also really wants to score, but under Lin Tian's restrictions, the number of his shots has dropped rapidly!
Even if it is shot, the hit rate is relatively low.

Lin Tian's non-dead corner defense made Wall extremely uncomfortable. It didn't matter if he only scored 6 points in the first half, and he was restricted to death after the start of the second half.

As for the Lakers' offense, there is no pressure at all.

The opponent put all the defensive center on Lin Tian alone, which gave other players more opportunities to attack.

Especially Kokobe, every time Lin Tian took the ball, Bill was forced to double-team him.

This led to Kobe being open, and Lin Tian was always able to pass the ball to Kobe successfully.

Every open three-point opportunity, Kobe was always able to successfully throw the ball in.

After going back and forth, the Wizards didn't dare to double-team Lin Tian anymore.

Without the opponent's double-teaming, Lin Tian can score again with ease.

The Lakers have Howard on the inside and Kobe and Lin Tian on the outside. In the third quarter, they once widened the point difference to [-] points.

Scott heaved a long sigh of relief when he saw his team stunned the Wizards.

He suddenly felt that after leading this season, he would definitely not be fired by the management, and this handsome position was secured!
After the start of the fourth quarter, Howard, who had been dormant for three quarters, began to exert his strength. He beat Gortat and scored consecutively!Make the other party have no temper.

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Even if Howard is affected by injuries, he is not a Gortat who can guard against him.

With 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Lin Tian and Kobe returned to the court, mainly to prevent the Wizards from counterattacking.

But they overestimated the strength of the Wizards. The Wizards failed to counterattack successfully, and the point difference was widened.

The fans at the scene became more and more excited. If there is no accident, today is another hearty victory!

Those fans who hated Howard so much before have already succumbed to the "law of true fragrance".

Lin Tian and Kobe didn't have much time to play in the fourth quarter. They were replaced by Scott after only 3 minutes, because the Wizards had been completely defeated.

When the two left the field, there were endless calls for MVP from the audience.

The audience was extremely satisfied with their performance.

林天拿到了44分5篮板8助攻3抢断1盖帽，科比则得到了22分2篮板2助攻。

If there is no accident, their data will be maintained until the end of the game.

Sitting on the bench, Bryant twisted his neck comfortably, and then let Garivetti wrap a thick ice pack around his legs.

Lin Tian's eyes followed the players who were running on the field.

Wall and Beal of the Wizards have not been substituted yet.

Without Lin Tian's defense, Wall's number of shots rose linearly, and his shooting percentage was quite high.

He vented all the depression in the first three quarters.

But Nick Young and Howard are not vegetarians anymore, and they can always hold down the score.

After Wall scored 16 points, he and Bill were replaced by the Wizards coach, which also shows that the Wizards officially announced their surrender.

The next time is garbage time, and the home fans are watching it with gusto, and Wall feels bad in his heart.

He glanced at Lin Tian, ​​who was on the Lakers bench, and said to Bill, "Is that rookie from China really a rookie?"

This is the biggest question left in Wall's mind after the whole game is played.

Bill pouted: "That guy completely changed the Lakers."

When the two were talking, Lin Tian just cast his gaze.

When the four eyes met, Lin Tian also felt a little bit emotional about the fate of the two leading stars of the Wizards in the future.

The current Bill is completely Wall's younger brother.

If there are no major surprises, Bill will sign a contract of more than 1 million with the Wizards after this season, and Wall will be jealous by then...

Wait a few more seasons for Wall to sign a new contract, and he will get hurt again.

All in all, Wall will have a rough time in the future.

The current Wall doesn't know that he will break his Achilles tendon because of a fall a few years later...

Garbage time was torture for several starters. After the game, they said hello to the Lakers players and left.

The Lakers have won a wave of two consecutive victories, and at the same time the record has come to 24 wins and 30 losses!
There are still 6 games left, and they will be able to straighten their record!

Judging from the current momentum, the Lakers are almost bound to enter the playoffs!

An easy victory had the audience dancing and the players celebrating for a while.

Then several key starting players were pulled to interview by reporters, and Lin Tian was no exception.

After the on-site interview, I went back to the locker room to take a shower, and then went to the media room for an interview.

Lin Tian is already very familiar with such a procedure this season.

When Howard was interviewing reporters in the media room, he dared to tell reporters confidently that now their goal is not the playoffs, but the championship!

In the early morning of the next day, the Lakers generals embarked on a journey to Boston.

This will also be their last game against the Celtics this season.

The last time I played against the Celtics was last month. Lin Tian did not appear in that game due to contract issues, and the Lakers ended in a disastrous defeat.

This time, they must find their way back.

The plane didn't land in Boston until the afternoon. After the cabin was opened, the players walked out of the cabin.

Among them, Lin Tian and Nick Yang held lunch boxes in their hands.

This lunch box was brought from Los Angeles. Because of the rush of time, they can still eat a little when they return to the hotel.

Today, the airport did not come to pick up the fans, which made Kobe relieved. They got on the bus and quickly headed to the North Shore Garden Arena.

An hour later, the players checked into a five-star hotel next to the North Shore Garden Arena.

One of the nice things about playing away games is that there is usually one of the city's best hotels near the arena.

Although most of the hotel facilities in the United States are old, the players stay in five-star hotels. The team is very particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation. After all, playing basketball is an extremely energy-consuming thing. If the accommodation is not good, it is difficult for the players to perform on the court.

The players stayed in the hotel for almost a whole day, and did not step into the North Shore Garden Arena for training until the next morning.

The last time Kobe was a guest at the Celtics, the Celtics staff greeted him and asked him to sign by the way.

There are also some staff who drag their families along, just to let their children take a photo with their idols.

Although Kobe was ruthless on the court, he responded to the fans' requests in life.

There are not many reporters who came to the North Shore Garden Arena today. After they saw Kobe, their cameras followed Kobe all the time.

It didn't stop until the players came to the training hall.

In fact, the players are training, and there is also a film crew filming, but it is not the Celtics' film crew, but the Lakers'.

The day's training is over.

At seven o'clock in the evening, a group of Lakers players showed up at the North Shore Garden Arena on time.

As soon as Kobe appeared, there were cheers all over the sky.

As we all know, the Celtics and the Lakers can be called rivals, but now, Celtics fans have only respect for Kobe.

Lin Tian is also used to such battles now.

When he was warming up, he looked up inadvertently and saw several championship flags and retired jerseys on the top of the arena.

Lin Tian has been to many visiting team stadiums this season, but there has never been so many flags hanging on the top of any arena.

As the team with the most championships in the NBA, the Celtics have won a total of 17 championship trophies.

And there are 21 jerseys retired by them!
You know, the Lakers have only retired 9 jerseys.

In terms of championship trophies, the Lakers also have one less than the Celtics.

This is a team whose ancestors are wider than the Lakers!

Just looking at the championship flag and retired jersey flying above his head gave Lin Tian a certain sense of oppression.

The North Shore Garden Arena is known as the home of the devil, which has an inseparable relationship with the fans here.

But today is Kobe's last visit here this season after all, presumably the home fans will be more polite.

Noticing that Lin Tian was surprised by the championship banner on the top of the arena, Kobe smiled and patted Lin Tian on the shoulder: "Don't be scared! We will win today!"

Lin Tian nodded heavily.

The two were talking, and the Celtics players who were warming up came over to greet them one after another.

The leader among them is their head star Isaiah Thomas, also known as Thomas Jr. His name is the same as the legendary nba star Isaiah Thomas. This is still derived from a bet between his father and others.

Matos participated in the draft in 2011 and was finally picked by the Kings with the 60th overall pick.

Most of the NBA's second-round picks failed to gain a foothold in the league.

But Thomas Jr. is a special case. He could only play as a substitute in his first season with the Kings.

It wasn't until the third season of his career that Thomas Jr. broke out, and even then he was traded to the Celtics by the Kings.

This is Thomas Jr.'s second season with the Celtics. He is currently averaging 22 points per game and is the leading scorer for the Celtics.

Under the leadership of Thomas Jr. this season, the Celtics are temporarily No. 5 in the Eastern Conference, and their results are not bad.

In the NBA where there are so many people, Thomas Jr.'s height seems a bit out of place. He is only 175 centimeters.

So he also has an even cooler title: 175 the strongest on the surface!

As far as Lin Tian knows, Thomas Jr.'s barefoot height is less than 175, which seems to be only 172.

The title of the strongest 175 on the surface has not become very popular yet. It should really become popular in the next season, because the next season will be Thomas Jr.'s peak season.

Little Thomas is not a low-key person, and he walks like a team boss. He first hugged Kobe and greeted him, and then hugged Lin Tian.

Lin Tian is more than 30 centimeters taller than Little Thomas!This made the opponent's head not even reach his shoulders.

But Lin Tian knew very well that there was huge energy hidden in little Thomas' body.

After the hug, Little Thomas patted Lin Tian's butt: "Rookie! Let's meet again!"

The last time they met was in Toronto a few days ago. Thomas Jr. also went to Toronto to play the All-Star game a few days ago, and the two chatted.

Lin Tian nodded, and then half-jokingly said: "Yes! Please raise your hand today, we want to hit the playoffs."

Little Thomas curled his lips: "Impossible! We want to raise the ranking again! Today we can only attack you, you can't guard against me!"

Lin Tian was not at all surprised by Little Thomas's overwhelming self-confidence.

Without strong confidence, it is impossible for Thomas Jr. to gain a foothold in the NBA.

He suddenly remembered what happened to Little Thomas in his previous life:
In the 2016-2017 season, Thomas Jr. played enough to be elected as the regular season MVP.

In the playoffs, the Celtics and the Cavaliers met in the Eastern Conference Finals. Thomas Jr. played with serious injuries, but was eventually defeated by the Cavaliers led by James 4:1...

In the 2017-2018 season, Thomas Jr. was ruthlessly traded to the Cavaliers by Danny Angie... Then Thomas Jr. began his rather tragic experience...

No matter who listens to the story of Thomas Jr. and the Celtics, it will be hard to understand.

If he accepted the Celtics' offer of 7000 million, maybe everything would be different.

But now, Lin Tian is reborn, whether history will change, Lin Tian doesn't know, he just wants to do his best to help little Thomas.

Before Thomas Jr. walked away, Lin Tian approached Thomas Jr., leaned into his ear and said, "Isaiah, I advise you to reach a contract extension with the Celtics as soon as possible. Although your offense is very strong and your defense is also very hard, but your height is too disadvantageous! You can't defend against any players alone!"

Little Thomas was furious when he heard it: "Hey! Rookie! Who do you look down on? Believe it or not, I'm going to break you several balls today?"

Lin Tian didn't expect that his words not only failed to remind little Thomas, but also made him angry.

Thomas Jr. continued: "I don't need you, an outsider, to help me think about the renewal of the contract! Angie will come to me with a truckload of banknotes."

Having said that, Thomas Jr. grinned, it seems that the maximum salary has already been obtained.

Lin Tian really wanted to tell him that if you don't renew the contract in advance, you can only get a contract of 3000 million in your entire career!

But he didn't say that. Little Thomas has a stubborn temper, and it's useless to talk too much.

Since you can't convince him!Then you can only use your performance on the court to tell him a naked reality!
After the warm-up, the game started.

The Celtics' starters are: Thomas Jr., Avery Bradley, Jae Crowder, Amir Johnson, Kelly Olynyk.

The Lakers' starters are: Clarkson, Kobe, Lin Tian, ​​Tucker, Howard.

(End of this chapter)