NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 191 Extreme turn and pull jump shot!

Lin Tian continued to work hard, facing Durant's defense and making consecutive mid-range shots.

The Thunder also gave Durant the right to play unlimited singles, making him and Lin Tian a match.

The first half of the third quarter was basically a competition between Lin Tian and Durant.

They were relentless in their shots, and their hit rate was extremely high. It seemed that no one could prevent anyone.

Lin Tian also really felt that defending Durant is not an easy task, even harder than defending James!
James' offensive methods are not as many as Durant's, either breakthroughs or three-pointers.

Moreover, James' breakthrough is extremely simple and rude, without too many fancy moves, and it can be seen at a glance that he is rushing there.

Durant is completely different. He is more than 2 meters tall, but he often changes directions under the crotch, and his movements are extremely coordinated.

The most exaggerated is his long-range shooting ability, which can be called incomprehensible!

This season, Durant made 40% of his three-pointers in the regular season!

If he is an inside player, then he is undoubtedly the most accurate inside player.

On the wing, his shooting ability is also amazing.

The performance of the two made all the audience hooked. It is really not easy to see such a confrontation in the regular season.

Penguin Sports Live.

This high-profile game has made the popularity of the live broadcast room as high as 2800 million!
In the Celestial Dynasty, the Thunder Twins also have many fans. Of course, today's popularity can reach this height mainly because of the Lakers.

"The Lakers must work hard! You can't lose the game!"

"If this game is lost, the Lakers may miss the playoffs!"

"Half a season of hard work, hope is in this game!"

"Damn it! Adu really doesn't intend to make life easier for the Lakers!"

"If you have worked so hard for so long but failed to make it to the playoffs, I can't accept it!"

"Facing Adu, Lin Tian is not false at all! It is possible! He has a super giant demeanor!"

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Lin Tian found out that he had scored 23 points in the third quarter, which was quite a burst.

The Lakers also continue to lead with Lin Tian's personal performance.

Kobe, who was sitting next to him, was panting heavily, but with a gratified smile on his face.

Although Kobe did not participate in the offense much in the third quarter, he spared no effort on the defensive end and consumed a lot of energy.

Even without the ball, ordinary people can't bear to run back and forth for a whole quarter.

Now is Howard's time to lead the team, and the Thunder temporarily let Ibaka play the fifth position.

Ibaka's defense is very strong. He has won two blocked shots and has been selected to the first team of the All-Defensive Team three times.

Fighting Howard in the interior, Ibaka didn't lose much.

The Lakers' matchup players in other positions are at a disadvantage.

Unfortunately, Dion Waiters also stood up.

Waiters is a player with very strong offensive ability. He was the No. 2012 pick in [-].

The situation between him and Nick Young is somewhat similar, both have strong offensive ability and poor defensive ability.

The salaries of the two are even similar this year, both of which are 500 million knives.

After Waiters scored consecutive goals, Nick Young also stepped up in time to score for the Lakers.

The score between the two of them seems to have continued the competition between Lin Tian and Durant just now.

Nick Young, who is strong when he is strong, did not disappoint Scott. After the third quarter, the Lakers led by six points.

With this six-point advantage, the game came to the final quarter!

In order to avoid extra problems, as soon as the fourth quarter started, Scott sent Lin Tian directly to the field, and Kobe and Howard took a break temporarily.

For the Lakers, Nance Jr. played center and Channing Frye played power forward.

Nick Yang feels hot, and directly acts as Lin Tian's bodyguard with a knife.

When he was on the court, he said to Lin Tian: "Lin! My hands are so hot today! Pass the ball to me more!"

Lin Tian nodded heavily: "Don't worry! As long as you stand where you should stand, the ball will come to you!"

When the two stepped onto the court, they realized that the Thunder had directly deployed their finishing lineup: Westbrook, Robertson, Durant, Ibaka and Adams. "

It can be seen that they also attach great importance to today's game, otherwise it would be impossible to arrange the main players to appear so early.

Howard, who was on the bench, was stunned when he saw this scene: "Damn it! Did they treat this game as the finals?"

Kobe didn't take it seriously: "We are launching the final impact to the playoffs, and they also want to keep No.3 as much as possible.

On the court, the first ball was in the hands of the Thunder.

Lin Tian defended against Durant alone, and he became one.

He dribbled to the frontcourt of the Lakers, and when he was about to attack Durant, Durant and Robertson next to him suddenly double-teamed!Caught him off guard.

At the critical moment, Lin Tian failed to pass the ball, and the Thunder made a mistake, and Westbrook also took the opportunity to score the ball.

Thunder fans roared excitedly.

Lin Tian was a little embarrassed. The Thunder didn't double-team him. In the last quarter, they suddenly double-teamed him and didn't give him a chance to react, causing him to make a mistake.

He may face this situation many times in the future, and if he does not adjust in time, the consequences will be very troublesome.

Breaking through again with the ball, the Thunder still chose to double-team.

Lin Tian, ​​who had been prepared for a long time, played the ball in time this time and gave the ball to Nick Young, who was temporarily open.

Nick Young caught the ball and glanced at the basket, and instantly threw the ball in his hand, hitting a three-pointer!

When this guy returned to defense, he gave Lin Tian a thumbs up by the way: "Lin! This is a wonderful pass!"

Lin Tian was not in the mood to listen to Nick Young's praise, he followed Durant closely.

Still Westbrook holds the ball.

Durant got close to Westbrook and started to pick and roll for Westbrook, which is a very strong killing move for the Thunder.

Lin Tian was blocked by Durant, so he had to switch to Westbrook.

Seeing Lin Tian choose to switch defenses, Westbrook gave the ball to Durant without hesitation.

Durant, who was standing outside the three-point line, raised his hand and scored a three-pointer, which was also hit.

The live DJ played an exciting bgm, and at the same time elongated his own voice: "After the pick-and-roll, a three-pointer hit! K...D!"

After Lin Tian came back, he continued to pretend to make a breakthrough, but actually split the ball, but this time he passed it to Channing Frye.

Channing Frye seized the few shots and also made a three-pointer!
Players like Channing Frye don't take many shots per game, but they matter.

Because his mission is pretty much just shooting threes!He can't help much with other things the team has to do.

In the next few rounds, both sides focused on the number of shots made on the three-pointer.

No one expected that in this crucial fourth quarter, it rained three points on both sides.

No one expected that with Lin Tian and a few substitute players, the tough Thunder's finishing lineup did not fall behind.

It is impossible for the three-pointers to continue to be accurate like this, not to mention that the resistance intensity in the fourth quarter has increased significantly.

After Kobe and Howard played, Lin Tian began to actively play pick-and-roll with Howard.

The pick-and-roll tactic seems simple, but it is actually not easy, and it will test their tacit understanding.

The two have played so many games, and they have a tacit understanding, and they can be considered handy in pick-and-rolls.

The Thunder clung to the score.

With the clock ticking down, there were 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Both sides went all out, and even the emotions of the audience were aroused, and the voice of the arena became louder and louder.

Every time it was the Lakers' turn to attack, the sound of "defence" filled the sky.

The on-site commentary even bluntly stated that he seemed to be in the playoffs.

The closer it was to the end of the game, the more the Thunder took care of Lin Tian.

They still insisted on choosing to double-team Lin Tian, ​​forcing Lin Tian to fly the ball out

In many cases, Lin Tian's ball could not be distributed to the inside, but could only be passed to Kobe on the outside.

In this crucial game, Kobe also explained what a player with a big heart is.

In extremely critical shots, he can always delay the time as much as possible, and then throw the ball in with a handsome posture.

But as the defensive strength increased, Kobe and Lin Tian's shooting percentages inevitably declined.

When the Lakers are attacking, the Thunder can double-team Lin Tian without any worries.

And when the Thunder are attacking, the Lakers can't double-team Westbrook or Durant.

In terms of offensive options, the Thunder are obviously more free.

In this way, with only 1 minute left in the last quarter, the Lakers still led by three points, with a score of 106:103.

The ball was in Lin Tian's hands. Just like before, he rushed in and was double-teamed by Odurant and Ibaka. He simply gave the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.

After Tucker received the ball, it was basically empty. He adjusted the shooting angle and decisively shot the ball in his hand.

Bang!

This three-pointer hit the iron!Thunder fans cheered with excitement.

Tucker shook his head angrily, and didn't score an open three-pointer, which made him very speechless as a 3D player.

Adams handed the ball to Westbrook, and Westbrook will handle the next offense.

With the Lakers leading by three points, Westbrook wanted to play a fast break quickly, but the Lakers were positioned in time and did not give them a chance to play a fast break.

He simply wasn't in a hurry, and began to direct his teammates to run.

Of course, Durant didn't mean to run, just stood on the wing. He is not a player who likes to play off the ball, at least in the Thunder.

Ibaka and Adams are two big guys, one has no long-range shots, the other has a touching three-pointer rate, and they don't move much.

Tucker and Howard's defense is extremely good, making it difficult for the two of them to receive the ball.

The most active mover in the entire Thunder team is Robertson. He has moved a lot in this game and has been consuming Kobe.

Up to now, Kobe can almost be described as exhausted, but he still gritted his teeth and chased Robertson, trying not to let Robertson run out of space.

Lin Tian was also firmly stuck in front of Durant, keeping an eye on Durant's movements at all times, not allowing him the slightest chance to get rid of him.

Seeing that the offensive time has been consumed, Westbrook is also a little anxious.

After he took two steps forward with the ball, he made his signature "zombie shot".

Bang!

At the moment when the ball hit the iron, Lin Tian could hear sighs from the auditorium.

Howard jumped and forcibly protected the rebound, and he quickly passed the ball to Lin Tian, ​​while looking at Donovan.

In his opinion, when the Thunder fell behind by three points and Westbrook missed the ball, Donovan should call a timeout.

But Donovan surprisingly didn't call a timeout.

Because he noticed that the Lakers players couldn't hold on anymore!Especially Kobe. After returning to the frontcourt of the Lakers, Kobe bent slightly, with his hands on his knees, and he looked exhausted.

In today's game, the last two quarters were completely defensive in the playoffs.

Not to mention Kobe, even Lin Tian was out of breath.

He has inherited all the abilities of the peak Iverson, and Iverson can be regarded as an iron man in his career.

But Lin Tian's height and weight are not comparable to Iverson's!The energy he needs to play a game is unimaginable.

"Defence! Defense! Defense! Defense..."

After all, it was the Thunder's home court, and every sound made by the home fans seemed to hit the heart directly, making Lin Tian's heart beat a lot faster.

Durant licked his lips, raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his face with his jersey, and Lin Tian could also hear Durant's panting.

Today, they really need perseverance to win this game.

Scott on the sidelines kept repeating a sentence: "Slow down! Slow down! Don't worry!"

The Lakers still lead by three points. If they want to break fast, unless there is a [-]% chance of success, they must run out of time before the tactics can be considered successful.

Of course Lin Tian knew exactly what he should do.

He looked up at the clock. There were 15 seconds left on the shot clock and 33 seconds left in the game.

In other words, after their offensive round is over, the Thunder still have at least one chance to attack.

The Thunder didn't rush over to press. On the contrary, everyone on the field seemed to be enjoying a short "rest" time.

Time passed by second after second, and with 6 seconds left, Lin Tian moved.

Under the interference of Durant's long arm, Lin Tian resolutely rushed to the inside.

As he expected, when he decided to attack, the double team came!
This time it was Ibaka on the weak side who double-teamed him!
Ibaka is strong and strong, and cooperated with Durant to directly block Lin Tian's way forward.

Lin Tian was forced to block it!Then, Adams also rushed over!
The double-teaming of Ibaka and Durant has made Lin Tian helpless. If another Adams surrounds him, let alone shooting!There will be no chance for him to pass the ball!

Nick Young on the sidelines jumped up anxiously, shouting: "Pass the ball! Pass the ball!"

But in such a noisy environment, Lin Tian couldn't hear what Nick Young said like a mud cow.

Facing the upcoming three-person double-team, Lin Tian gritted his teeth, exerted force directly from his waist and abdomen, got rid of Durant, and made an extremely difficult turn-around jumper.

This is a very extreme turnaround jumper!It can be seen from the exaggerated expressions of the players on the sidelines.

(End of this chapter)