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Chapter 177 Thomas was beaten back to the bench by Lin Tian
Lin Tian grinned and said in his heart, the king of the last quarter is not so well-known. I think Iverson was also the famous king of the last quarter back then!
After the Lakers served, Crowder greeted him again. Although his defense against Lin Tian was poor, Smart couldn't defend Lin Tian even more.

If Claude defends Lin Tian, ​​at least there is not much difference in height between the two.

Lin Tian was about to hit the inside line, and Avery Bradley, who was marking Nick Young next to him, rushed over to double-team.

This was also expected by Lin Tian. He passed the ball smoothly and gave it to Nick Young on the flank.

Nick Young had a rare chance to get an open space. He glanced at the basket, made a random shot, and hit a three-pointer!
After the ball was hit, Nick Young made his standard celebration action: put his hands in an OK shape in front of his eyes.

At the same time, he did not forget to provoke the Celtics players on the field: "You all go to double-team Lin! This way I can shoot more three-pointers!"

Thomas Jr. immediately fired back: "Shut your mouth! A guy who can only shoot three-pointers!"

Nick Young still wanted to quarrel with Thomas Jr., but Thomas Jr. didn't give him a chance at all. He wanted to play a fast break after receiving the serve, but was stopped by Clarkson.

Lin Tian yelled at Clarkson: "Hey! Let me meet him!"

Clarkson was under a lot of pressure when facing Thomas Jr., and he couldn't keep up with Thomas Jr., so he was relieved to hear Lin Tian's words.

After the two switched defenses, Lin Tian faced the strongest 175 on the surface.

Looking at the little Thomas in front of him, Lin Tian was not used to it. He had never played against such a short player since he entered the NBA.

The biggest advantage of short players is speed!Their speed is often one faster than the tall ones, otherwise it would be impossible to survive in the NBA.

Even Iverson is the same, and Lin Tian just copied the ability of the peak Iverson!

To be honest, Iverson's speed may not be slower than Thomas Jr.'s.

Little Thomas was about to look up when facing Clarkson, let alone Lin Tian.

But the more he faced the big and tall guy, Thomas Jr. became more confident, and he even said: "Let me teach you what it means to change direction!"

As soon as the words fell, Thomas Jr. began to change direction drastically.

His dribbling movements are extremely coordinated, and it seems that he is close to the realm of the unity of man and ball.

But all changes remain the same, no matter how powerful the change is, there is only one purpose, and that is to surpass others.

Using that extremely skillful ability to change direction, Little Thomas wanted to shake Lin Tian away.

What he didn't expect was that Lin Tian, ​​who had just entered the league, had a mature defensive experience that didn't look like a rookie at all!

This rookie with a height of 2 meters doesn't even eat Akira!
The Lakers players were extremely confident in Lin Tian's single defense, so they had no intention of coming over to double-team, and only let Lin Tian single-handedly defend Thomas Jr.

The change of direction failed, and Thomas Jr. was already a little anxious. He gritted his teeth, and could only lean forward with his upper body and start to rush inside.

Lin Tian's body pole stood straight, with a pair of big hands lying in front of little Matos, like a thick steel wall!Little Thomas couldn't break through at all!After playing so many nba games, this is the most relaxing time for Lin Tian to defend himself!Little Thomas is too skinny!No threat to him!
No change of direction, no force!Little Thomas is rarely so frustrated, but he still has one last trump card!

I saw him suddenly stop because he couldn't get in, and he directly collected the ball and made a shot!
Lin Tian instantly thought of what little Thomas was going to do. He raised his right hand high and didn't even take off!

Thomas Jr.'s intention was to make Lin Tian take off, and then cheat him into a shooting foul. He averaged 6.5 free throws per game this season, and many of them were obtained in this way.

But he didn't expect that Lin Tiantiao didn't even jump once, and his body stood upright, so there was no way to create a foul.

In a hurry, Thomas Jr. could only recover the ball to find his teammates.

Every one of his teammates was stalked by the Lakers players!Don't give him a chance to pass the ball.

There was not much time to attack, Thomas Jr. sighed, and made another fake shot, which still didn't fool Lin Tian.

In desperation, he could only push Lin Tian forward forcibly, and then shot a fadeaway jumper facing the frame.

Although Lin Tian was pushed away by Thomas Jr., it had little effect.

Seeing that Thomas Jr. had already taken off to shoot, he directly chose to take off on the spot!
As one of the shortest players in the league today, Thomas Jr. has always shot from a relatively high angle, which is to avoid being blocked as much as possible.

But this time, Lin Tian's height after jumping was too exaggerated!Even though Thomas Jr. raised the angle, he still ate a big hot pot!

Snapped!
The stadium was in an uproar!
Thomas Jr. is one of the most blocked players this season, and his fans are actually mentally prepared for this block.

They were mainly amazed at Lin Tian's extremely terrifying bounce.

Lin Tian's block did not shoot the ball out of the sideline, but instead allowed Nick Young to pick up the ball, but the Lakers also lost the opportunity to play a fast break.

Nick Young honestly put the ball back into Lin Tian's hand.

Claude, who was in charge of defending Lin Tian, ​​took the lead in wiping the sweat off his head.

He has never defended such a difficult player this season. Claude is very depressed. Maybe he will take the blame if he loses.

But this time, Lin Tian, ​​who had a very high success rate in singles against Claude, did not choose to fight Claude.

He held the ball in one hand and waved at Clarkson with the other.

A knowing smile appeared on Clarkson's face, and he ran over quickly, followed by Clarkson, and Thomas Jr., who was marking him.

After playing a fairly standard pick-and-roll for Lin Tian, ​​the Celtics had no choice but to switch to defense.

Crowder defended Clarkson, while Thomas Jr. was forced to defend Lin Tian.

When other teams play against the Celtics, they often use this dislocation to play against the Celtics.

The saying that one inch is long and one inch is strong is extremely useful in the NBA!

Although Thomas Jr.'s personal offensive ability is very strong, but due to his height problem, he has also become a breakthrough point!

Because let him defend against a player who is more than two meters tall, no matter how fast he is, the difference in height cannot be made up!
The reason why Thomas Jr. broke out in the 2016-2017 season in the previous life is closely related to the genius coach Stevens who coached him.

He can do whatever he wants on the offensive end, and on the defensive end, he also has a few players with the strongest defense in the same position to help him wipe his ass, but Thomas Jr. doesn't understand.

Now, Lin Tian wants to use his own performance to tell little Thomas why his height is such a disadvantage.

Thomas Jr. is also very aware of his shortcomings, and defending Lin Tian alone makes him feel a lot of pressure.

He put one hand on Lin Tian's waist, and kept trying to steal the ball with the other, but he couldn't touch the ball at all!

As a small man, Thomas Jr.'s stealing ability is very average, averaging less than 1 steal per game in his career.

He wanted to snatch the ball from Lin Tian's hands, it was just a dream.

Lin Tian started beating little Thomas with his back.

It has been a while since he entered the league. Lin Tianbei has played against so many players, and he has never been so relaxed as he is today.

Thomas Jr. was nearly sent flying with just a slap from his back.

The difference in physical confrontation between the two was too obvious. After pushing Thomas Jr., Lin Tian turned around and rushed to the penalty area, scoring a layup.

When he looked back at Thomas Jr. again, he said harshly: "Your defense is equal to zero!"

These words were tantamount to murder, and Thomas gritted his teeth, ready to take the ball again not to be outdone.

For the Lakers, Lin Tian still defends Thomas Jr.

With the lessons learned from the previous offensive round, Thomas Jr. did not easily choose to break through, but actively asked his teammates to play pick-and-rolls for him.

A pick-and-roll did not replace Lin Tian, ​​so another pick-and-roll!
No matter how he asks his teammates to help with the pick-and-roll, Lin Tian's defensive strategy is always not to switch defenses, he chooses to follow Thomas Jr. closely.

Sometimes even if he is blocked by a Celtics player, he will circle the defense.

Little Thomas really couldn't get rid of Lin Tian, ​​and finally chose to shoot a three-pointer after a pick-and-roll.

The three-pointer was not made, and the rebound was snatched by Lin Tian instead.

In the offensive round of the Lakers, Lin Tian still looked for Thomas Jr. through the pick-and-roll of his teammates.

Whoever Thomas Jr. defends, he will find whomever to play the pick-and-roll, in order to force Thomas Jr..

The reason why he didn't do this in the first three quarters was because the team was always in an advantage at that time, and there was no need to do it.

And now, he wanted to wake up little Thomas and let him know a cruel reality!

The first ball was hit successfully, and Lin Tian hit it with his back.

And this second time, he directly chose to change direction and break through!
When the big man is facing the small man for a breakthrough, the insult to the small man is relatively strong!

Because when the big man can use the change of direction to break through the small man, the small man will have no advantage in offense or defense!

Although Claude and the insider Olynik were also desperately wiping Thomas Jr.'s ass, it didn't help.

When the Lakers changed offense and defense for a minute or two, Thomas Jr. was still full of energy.

But when Lin Tian defended Thomas Jr. for three goals in a row, including scoring three goals himself, the Celtics completely collapsed.

Stevens, who was standing on the sidelines in a suit and leather shoes, had already scratched his head!
The Celtics fans can't stand it anymore, especially some fans wearing the No. 4 Thomas Jr. jersey.

In the past, at the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Thomas Jr. was always able to make great achievements repeatedly, but today, he was firmly suppressed at this point.

Lin Tian's original intention was to beat Thomas off the field first, but Stevens obviously loved his disciple very much, even if he was frequently targeted, he would not change players.

There is no way, the green army will not change people, Lin Tian can only hand them over to be human!
In the next offensive round of the Green Army, Lin Tian even directly broke the ball in Thomas Jr.'s hand, causing Thomas Jr. to make a mistake.

No matter how good Stevens' mentality is, he can only call a timeout first!
There were even a lot of boos at the home court of the Green Army at this time, and the fans were extremely dissatisfied with the performance of their star in this quarter.

After Thomas Jr. sat back on the bench, he also remained silent.

Stevens patted Thomas Jr. on the shoulder: "IT, take a rest later."

Being targeted in this way, it is really unreasonable not to put Thomas on the bench to rest.

Little Thomas didn't want to rest, but the coach's words could not be violated, so he had no choice but to nod.

After the timeout ended, Lin Tian was not surprised to see Thomas Jr. being put on the bench.

Although Thomas Jr. performed very well this season, he still has a big gap compared with superstars, and it is impossible to get superstar treatment.

It was Smart who replaced Thomas Jr. on the stage.

The perimeter defense formed by Smart and Bradley is still extremely strong.

If Lin Tian remembers correctly, Bradley should be selected for the first team of the best defensive team this season.

This shows that in the position of shooting guard, he will be the best defensive player this season!

As a point guard, Smart will also book the first team of the best defensive team in a few years.

But now Smart is still relatively young.

Thomas Jr. is no longer on the court, but it doesn't make life easier for the Celtics.

Lin Tian just aimed at Thomas Jr. just now, just to beat Thomas Jr. to make him more aware of his shortcomings, and then renew his contract with the Celtics as soon as possible.

Now that Thomas Jr. is not there, Lin Tian has no pressure facing the Celtics' perimeter defense.

His strength, facing any player in the league, is almost equal to a misplacement!

Lin Tian scored two more goals in a row, and the Green Army mobilized the whole team to chase and intercept him, but at this time Lin Tian began to connect with his teammates.

Facing such a Lakers team, the Celtics have been beaten out of temper.

With 5 minutes left in the game, the Lakers led by 21 points.

Stevens was still unwilling to surrender, so he sent Thomas Jr., but naturally he was "beaten" by Lin Tian.

Now Stevens has no other choice, even if he is not a coach who likes to surrender early, he has to disarm.

The game ended quickly, and the Lakers finally beat the Celtics 113:93.

So far, the Lakers have won a wave of three consecutive victories, and their record has become 25 wins and 30 losses.

林天在第四节大发神威，单节砍下了17分的高分，全场得到56分6篮板7助攻4抢断3盖帽。

和他形成对比的小托马斯，第四节仅仅只是依靠罚球得到2分，全场拿下20分1篮板4助攻5失误。

More than half of Thomas Jr.'s 20 points were scored in the first quarter.

Today's fourth quarter is also the most difficult fourth quarter he has played this season!At the critical moment, Stevens was pushed on the bench.

Although very depressed, Thomas Jr. was very polite and hugged the Lakers players one by one.

Lin Tian also patted Thomas on the shoulder: "Dude, don't blame me for targeting you."

Little Thomas smiled wryly: "People from the Celestial Dynasty, did I offend you somewhere?"

Lin Tian shook his head: "No, no, no! You didn't offend me, it was I who offended you."

"Okay! Next time I see you, I will definitely kick your ass hard!"

He was really scared by Lin Tian today.

(End of this chapter)