NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 187 Fight the Warriors again!
During the two-day rest period, the team gave the players a day off, which is quite rare.

Lin Tian didn't dare to slack off, even if it was a holiday, he would spend the whole day in the team's training hall the next day.

After training, Lin Tian had dinner with Sistine.

After all, Sistine is still just a college student. Although the two haven't seen each other for a while, they basically chat on their mobile phones every day.

After dinner, Lin Tian took Sistine to watch a superhero movie.

In order not to be seen, he deliberately wore a hat.

Of course, this is mainly to avoid being known by Sistine's father.

On the third night, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves at home.

Since the last time they beat the Timberwolves in Minnesota, the Lakers and Timberwolves have been tied.

The main reason is because of the best rookie competition between Lin Tian and Towns.

Now no one is discussing who the best rookie of the season is!Because there is no suspense.

Fans are now more concerned about whether Lin Tian can become the MVP of this season.

In the selection of MVP, there is actually no hard standard for the number of appearances, but it should not be too few. Secondly, the team's record is also extremely critical.

This season, Lin Tian only played more than 20 games.

If the regular-season MVP award was handed out now without counting the number of games played, he would be the MVP without a doubt.

His scoring average is 10 points more than this season's mvp popular task Curry!
The premise of everything now is that he must not be injured, and he must play steadily and strive to participate in every next game.

Tonight, Wolf King Garnett also came to the Staples Center with the team, but there is a high probability that he will not play.

The Timberwolves are currently ranked No.2 in the bottom of the Western Conference. They have no record pressure, and they can also be bad in addition to training new players.

Compared with the last matchup, the Timberwolves have not changed much in the starting lineups of the two sides, but the Lakers have changed a lot.

Tucker, who was traded from the Suns, has now firmly secured his starting position.

Clarkson's performance as a starter for the Lakers is also remarkable.

At the beginning of the game, the outside line of the Timberwolves frantically fed the ball to Towns inside.

Downs singled Howard, just like last time.

Facing a center with strong shooting ability, Howard's only advantage is confrontation. Towns himself knows this very well, and he always floats outside.

After the two fought for a quarter, their tempers came up.

Howard ridiculed Towns for his soft play and dared not fight.

Towns, who was a newborn calf, was not to be outdone, and bluntly said that Howard was a reckless man who would only squat in the penalty area.

But Towns is still too young after all, and the quarrel is not Howard's opponent at all, so he can only ignore Howard's provocation in the end.

Howard played lively with Towns in the interior, and Lin Tian was also very comfortable playing Wiggins singles on the wing.

Wiggins' physical talent is overwhelming, but he was born in a wealthy family since he was a child, and his motivation for playing seems to be different from that of many players.

So many times Wiggins doesn't seem to be very focused, giving people a feeling like fishing at work.

Even so, he averaged 20 points per game this season.

This is also the reason why he is jokingly called Gouqi brother by many Chinese fans.

Most fans believe that Wiggins' true potential has not been realized.

His physical condition makes him an excellent wing defender.

But today Wiggins defended Lin Tian very poorly.

In addition to the low concentration, there is another most important reason, that is, Lin Tian's speed is too fast, and Wiggins can't keep up with him at all.

In the first half, Timberwolves' dunk king Zach played well against Kobe, scoring 12 points.

Since the end of the last slam dunk contest, Zach LaVine has once again become famous.

His own performance in the regular season has also improved, playing back and forth with his opponent Kobe.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers frequently attacked the inside of the Timberwolves.

The inside defense can be regarded as a relatively weak change for the Timberwolves.

Towns is still a rookie, and his defensive attitude is fairly active, but his defensive experience and physical confrontation are still much worse.

When Howard got the ball and kept hitting the inside, there was nothing he could do.

On the Lakers side, there are several people who can defend Towns.

Howard's movement speed is relatively slow, so Tucker is asked to guard Downs from time to time.

Of course, due to the height gap, Tucker cannot always defend Towns.

His defense can make Towns feel extremely uncomfortable, and that's enough.

Lin Tian sometimes plays a cameo to defend Towns.

He happens to be the best defense against Towns among the three.

In terms of speed, Lin Tian moved more than a notch faster than Downs.

In terms of physical confrontation, Lin Tian is not in vain.

The height difference between the two is only a few centimeters.

When Lin Tian suppressed Downs' point, the Timberwolves were at a loss for a while, and the offense also fell silent.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lin Tian led the team to quickly widen the point difference, and finally took away the Timberwolves in one wave.

After playing the entire game, the score of the two sides was 105:84, and the Lakers won by 21 points

At the same time, the record of the Lakers has reached 30 wins and 30 losses!And achieved eight consecutive victories.

解说席上，一向淡定的奥尼尔忍不住惊呼道：“天呐！从9胜26负到30胜30负！湖人近期的25场比赛，仅仅只是输掉了其中4场而已！这简直是nba历史上的一大奇迹！”

Another commentator also said with emotion: "This is indeed a miracle! The current ranking of the Lakers has reached ninth in the Western Conference! And if there is no accident, they will definitely be able to reach the playoffs!"

Countless viewers in the Penguin Sports live broadcast room were also extremely excited to post barrages at this time:

"Wow, Lin Tianniu! Pulling a bad team into the playoffs! Even the peak Jordan can't do it!"

"The spirit the Lakers have shown recently is simply invincible!"

"Is there any reason not to like such a Lakers team?"

"I thought Kobe's career was over after he played the last game of the regular season this season. Now it seems that I am too young."

……

O'Neal came from the commentary booth to the Lakers bench, and after Kobe and his teammates finished celebrating, he clapped and hugged Kobe again: "Dude! You are too strong! Haha, it turns out that the playoffs are really not a dream!"

Kobe didn't take the credit, but pointed to Lin Tian: "It's all because of this terrible guy, he changed the Lakers."

Late at night, after the interview, the Lakers also had a supper to celebrate their first win this season.

Kobe also drank wine this evening, and at the same time gave a speech, saying that the last time they corrected their record was the 12-13 season.

And that season, Howard happened to be with the Lakers.

The players showed up in Oakland on the afternoon of the third day after defeating the Timberwolves.

The Warriors are actually already building a new arena, but their home arena is still the Oracle Arena, which is located in Oakland, California.

In a hotel near Oracle, after the players arrived at the hotel, they walked into the Oracle Arena under Kobe's call.

As the team with the best record this season, some staff in the Oracle Arena seem to be full of enthusiasm.

Many staff members were not surprised to see Kobe appearing early, but they were anxious to take a photo with Kobe.

When an old man in a security uniform saw Kobe, he hugged Kobe even more excitedly: "Hey! Kobe! You're here so soon!"

Kobe smiled: "Yes! Fox, how are you doing recently?"

The old security guard grinned: "Great! Be sure to enjoy tomorrow night! This will be your last guest at Oracle Arena!"

Kobe didn't think so: "That's not necessarily the case! Now is the regular season. If the Warriors perform well in the playoffs, maybe we can meet again in the playoffs."

The old man was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed loudly: "Haha! I'd forget if you didn't tell me! You seem to have a great chance to enter the playoffs."

Kobe just nodded, then shook hands and took photos with other staff members.

Lin Tian on the side has long been accustomed to Kobe's treatment. Kobe knows many away team staff.

After finally getting rid of a large group of staff at Oracle Arena, the Lakers players came to the training facility.

I have to say that the various fitness equipment in this training hall are indeed a bit old, after all, it is a gymnasium that has been used for more than 40 years.

On the wall of the training hall, there are three championship flags that symbolize honor.

Among them, the last time they won the championship was only last season.

The Warriors have changed the landscape of the league, there's no doubt about it.

Not long after the group trained, two familiar figures suddenly walked in from the door, namely Dreaming Green and Andrew Bogut.

The two are still wearing warm-up suits at this time, and they should also be training in another nearby training hall.

Howard became excited as soon as he saw Chasing Dream Green: "Hey hey hey! Look who is here? Are you here to eavesdrop on our tactics?"

Since Green was knocked down by Lin Tianhuang last time, players on both sides have started a war of words on social media.

Until now, this matter is still talked about by many fans.

The grievances between the Lakers and the Warriors can be regarded as over.

Especially the grievances between Howard and Dreaming Green.

In fact, Howard also hates the Warriors.

Because of the three-point storm set off by the Warriors, it has a far-reaching impact on the entire league.

And the ones who hate the Warriors the most are probably traditional centers like Howard.

The living space of this type of center is getting smaller and smaller. They must have a certain shooting ability, otherwise they will be walked miserably
Facing Howard's ridicule, Green also sneered: "Do you still need someone to eavesdrop on your tactics? We can beat you all over the place without tactics."

Although the Lakers are weaker on paper, Howard is unrelenting in his words: "If you haven't been defeated by Lin Huang, I might still believe your words."

Lin Tian smiled helplessly, why did he involve himself again?

The matter of being overwhelmed by Lin Tianhuang has now become Green's backlash, and he was furious instantly: "You are not qualified to train here today!"

The training halls of each arena have strict schedules, and even have to make reservations in advance.

According to the regulations, the Lakers really can't come to practice today, and they won't be able to come until tomorrow at the earliest.

But because of Kobe's high popularity and the fact that he was a guest at Oracle for the last time in the regular season, the team staff hardly thought of stopping the Lakers.

Of course, if other teams want to come to training one day earlier, they will just get rejected, as long as they don't interfere with you outside your hotel.

After saying this, Green actually regretted it. He himself has a relatively high EQ, and it was entirely because he was irritated by Howard that he spoke so freely.

If his words just now were exposed, the consequences would be disastrous!
Associating that Kobe was still there, he could only say another harsh word: "Wait to be taught a lesson by us tomorrow!"

After finishing speaking, Chasing Dream Green turned and left, which made the Lakers players a little confused.

A few minutes later, an administrator from the Warriors arena hurried over.

He patted his chest and said, "Everyone! I apologize for what Chaimeng said just now! As long as you want to train, the door of the Oracle Center will always be open for you!"

While speaking, he also glanced at Kobe, mainly thinking of Kobe's attitude.

Kobe's face looked better now. Everyone knows that Green must have told the manager about this.

It's obviously impossible for someone to drive them out of the arena today.

After the arena manager left, Nick Young laughed and said, "I thought they were really capable of kicking us out!"

Channing Frye also laughed: "They can do this, but if this kind of thing is exposed, what will happen?"

Nick Young rubbed his chin: "Judging from Kobe's popularity, our last regular season visit to Oracle Arena was kicked out by Oracle staff during training. I dare say Kobe's countless fans will blow up the entire arena."

"Dreamer Green is just a big talk bitch!"

Everyone laughed and chatted for a while before continuing the training.

……

7 p.m. the next day.

The huge Oracle Arena was crowded with people, and laughter and cheers filled this historic arena.

The fans in the arena are roughly divided into two groups, one group is Warriors fans wearing blue jerseys.

The other group were Kobe fans wearing yellow jerseys.

In California, many fans who like Kobe also prefer the Warriors, because the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers with James.

At this time, the Lakers and Warriors players are warming up.

Warriors star Steve Curry suddenly walked to the player channel with a ball, and threw the ball in the direction of the basket.

The basketball crossed an extremely long and graceful arc in the air, and finally fell into the frame steadily, which aroused the cheers of many fans.

For Curry, this kind of super long-range goal is too simple, he seems to have an innate long-range shooting ability.

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