NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 204 Fight Back!Leading by 16 points at halftime!
Being crushed by the Thunder in two consecutive games also put great pressure on all members of the team.

But now this pressure has turned into motivation. They know that the Lakers can no longer afford to lose.

Clarkson is especially desperate when it comes to three-point training.

He is regarded as the worst performance among players who can play since the Lakers entered the playoffs.

In the regular season, he was also able to get some good shots by actively running.

In the playoffs, the defensive strength increased, and even Westbrook, who was always considered to be poor defensively by the outside world, restricted him to death.

In addition, his relationship seems to have some problems recently, which more or less affected his performance on the court.

Howard is also standing under the basket, constantly practicing low-post singles skills with the help of the team's trainers.

When he was young, he relied entirely on his talent, but now he is plagued by back injuries, and his offensive ability has declined seriously.

As the boss of the locker room, Bryant is more to do some rehabilitation training.

His body and bones, which have suffered numerous injuries, can hardly even support him for a whole game.

When the players were busy training in the afternoon, Buss Jr. and Kupchak rarely came to the training hall.

Recently, little Buss can be described as both excited and troubled.

The excitement is that the price of tickets is getting more and more expensive, and he can earn a lot of money every time the Lakers play at home.

The trouble is that the Lakers are already 0:2 behind the Thunder.

If the Thunder finally send the Lakers away in Los Angeles, then he will lose a lot of money!
You know, the team is already preparing to sell G6 tickets.

The players didn't bother to greet Bass Jr. who didn't understand the ball, but simply greeted him, and Scott continued to rehearse tactics.

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March 4, at 19:19 sharp.

Staples Center Arena.

Tonight's Staples was packed, and almost all the fans put on the purple and gold fan jerseys presented by the team to cheer for the home team.

The lively atmosphere at home also made Lin Tian feel a lot more relaxed.

He first chatted with Stallone on the sidelines. Of course, he didn't mean to drink, and then came to Xiaoxue on the sidelines.

Today, Xiaoxue is wearing a pink hip-wrapping skirt. Although she is a college student, her face can hold this kind of outfit.

As usual, before the interview, the two chatted like ordinary friends.

Xiaoxue took the initiative to say: "Today's question is not tricky, I mainly want to ask about your condition today.

Lin Tian nodded: "You can ask whatever you want, as long as you can answer, I will say it."

The interview went smoothly. After the interview, Lin Tian returned to the court. Xiaoxue looked at Lin Tian's back and whispered: "Come on."

An hour later, G3 between the Lakers and the Thunder officially started.

The starters sent by the Lakers at home are: Nick Young, Kobe Bryant, Lin Tian, ​​Tucker and Howard.

The starters for the away Thunder are still: Westbrook, Robertson, Durant, Ibaka and Adams.

The right to the first ball was grabbed by the Lakers, and Lin Tian controlled the ball.

Durant opened his long arms and bent slightly to meet Lin Tian.

Although he couldn't defend Lin Tian alone in the first two games, he was double-teamed by his teammates.

The Thunder didn't seem to be in a hurry to double-team today.

Lin Tian raised his hand towards Nick Yang, who immediately understood and ran to the top of the arc to cover Lin Tian.

Under the cover of Nick Young, Lin Tian wanted to get rid of Durant to single Westbrook.

Durant always insisted on defending Lin Tian by himself, and did not switch defenses with Westbrook.

This delayed him a little bit, and Lin Tian went straight to the inside.

Adams and Iba immediately formed a solid wall on the inside, obviously targeting Lin Tian.

Even Westbrook followed Lin Tian directly to grab rebounds, and he is a good player in this regard.

Lin Tian knew that the Thunder's inside defense was extremely scary. He originally wanted to throw the ball, but he passed the ball to the back of his head without looking at anyone.

Standing behind him was Nick Yang who had just covered him.

Nick Young stood at the top of the arc, received a pass from Lin Tian, ​​aimed in the direction of the basket, and threw the ball decisively.

The ball first hit the backboard and then bounced into the frame.

The Lakers cheered at home, plus the previous two games, today's Lakers lead the Thunder for the first time, which is not easy.

Donovan on the sidelines was a little dissatisfied with the ball, especially for Westbrook's defense.

After coaching Westbrook for a season, he has already discovered that Westbrook is a player who likes to follow the ball and doesn't like to watch people.

Perhaps this has something to do with Westbrook's obsession with rebounding, but such a player is still a superstar, and he won't say anything if he has an opinion.

After the Thunder served, the unnamed players on the Lakers field quickly followed up with their opponents.

Lin Tian's strategy for defending Durant twice before was mainly to prevent Durant from receiving the ball, at least not allowing him to receive the ball easily.

But today he changed his defensive strategy slightly. No matter where Durant runs, he always stands within one step of the three-point line.

This is mainly to help defend better, otherwise even if Durant is defended, Westbrook can score at will.

Westbrook held the ball and stood at the top of the arc. After observing the situation on the court for a while, he directly chose to break through.

Nick Young defended hard and didn't let Westbrook pass him. This made Westbrook rush two steps inside the three-point line and had to make a mid-range shot.

Bang!His touch finally got worse!

After Westbrook shot the ball, he rushed to the basket, as if he knew in advance that he could not make the shot, and was ready to grab a rebound.

But he didn't win Howard, who got stuck in the paint ahead of time, and Adams and Ibaka didn't win Howard either.

From the moment Howard was about to grab a rebound, Lin Tian had already taken a step towards the frontcourt of the Lakers!

Howard grabbed the ball, and Kobe was the first to remind him loudly: "Long pass! Long pass to Lin!"

Although Howard is not good at passing the ball, such a long pass does not put much pressure on him.

He tossed the ball with his right hand and delivered a long pass like a quarterback.

Lin Tian successfully received the ball under the interference of Durant. After receiving the ball, he made a violent dunk after taking off, making the score 5:0.

Howard also received an assist as a result.

All the home fans cheered, and the Lakers' bench players got up excitedly and waved towels.

The Thunder served, and Westbrook passed the ball to Durant this time, ready to let Durant play one.

Durant was naturally not polite, he faced Lin Tian with the ball and killed him.

Lin Tian stared at Durant's feet to accurately judge the direction of the opponent's breakthrough.

This made it impossible for Durant to pass Lin Tian. When he rushed to the free throw line, he leaned forward and pushed Lin Tian back a little distance to create a certain shooting space for himself, and then he wanted to shoot.

Such small moves are extremely common in the nba.

But what Durant never expected was that at the moment he received the ball, Lin Tian suddenly rushed towards him with the strength he didn't know where it came from.

Durant didn't collect the ball well, and the ball in his hand was instantly cut away by Lin Tian.

With the basketball in hand, Lin Tian quickly counterattacked.

And Durant, who was cut away by Lin Tian, ​​also entered a state of rage in an instant, and rushed to catch up.

So the audience at the scene saw such a picture. The two small forwards on the court ran faster than the guards.

Durant chased Lin Tian, ​​and the 38-year-old Kobe followed closely behind the two.

Although there was no one under the basket, in order to score more easily, after Lin Tian rushed to the basket, he made a gesture to fly Durant for a layup, and then passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe received the ball and successfully completed the lob!The score came to 7:0.

The entire Staples is boiling at this time!

They didn't expect that the Lakers would be able to play such an advantage at the beginning.

Donovan squeezed his chin with one hand and looked at the players on the court with a solemn expression, but did not call a timeout.

After the Thunder served, Westbrook slowed down.

He wanted to continue to give the ball to Ibaka, but Tucker played very aggressively today. On the weak side, he always chose to defend around the front and did not give Ibaka a chance to catch the ball.

After weighing again and again, Westbrook chose to attack by himself.

He faced Nick Yang and went inside to kill. Before Nick Yang lost his position, Lin Tian rushed over at an extremely fast lateral speed like a ghost.

Before Westbrook had time to collect the ball, he felt that his hand was empty, and when he turned his head, Lin Tian had already cut the ball away!

Another fast attack!But this time Durant is also very fast!Make it difficult for Lin Tian to make a layup!

So Lin Tian, ​​who rushed to the inside, glanced back and saw the Lakers players who had already settled down.

Adams, Ibaka and Howard were still on their way, and Lin Tian passed the ball to PJ Tucker.

Tucker is in a wide open position, he catches the ball and adjusts his shot angle, and throws the ball.

Swish!This ball is also scored!The score came to 10:0!

Beep...

Donovan could no longer calm down, and hastily applied for a timeout.

Lin Tian bumped shoulders with Nick Young and Howard to celebrate the rain, and returned to the bench to high-five with teammates and coaches one by one.

Nicholson and Stallone, who were watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't help roaring.

In the media exclusive area, Xiaoxue also had an excited smile on her face.

The start of today's game is finally no longer as dead as the previous two games. All the players of the Lakers are full of urgency.

On the Lakers bench, Scott also praised everyone for their performance just now, and at the same time kept them aggressive.

Although Lin Tian only scored 10 of the 2 points he just got, he made the greatest contribution!

His two steals directly caused mistakes by Westbrook and Durant.

Penguin Sports Live.

"666! It's a 10-0 start! This time it's finally the Lakers' turn to make a fantastic start!"

"Fuck! Lin Tian's defensive range is terrible! He even stole Durant and Westbrook in a row!"

"When Lin Tian was serious about defending, I felt that Kaka was far behind him!"

"The Lakers can't relax! We must win this game today! Come on, Lin Tian! Come on, Kobe!"

……

The timeout ends and the game continues in the first quarter.

Still Westbrook attacked with the ball, he chose Nick Young, but the opponent did not lose his position!
In desperation, Westbrook could only force himself. This was not a good opportunity to shoot. He found someone in the air and finally passed the ball to Durant.

Lin Tian, ​​who had expected it for a long time, jumped out like a tiger coming out of the mountain, successfully snatched the ball, and ran.

When rushing from the Thunder's half to the Lakers' half, Durant barely followed Lin Tian at first.

But when Lin Tian raised his speed to the highest, Durant couldn't keep up, and he reluctantly chose to give up.

With no one in the basket, after Lin Tian took off, he made a tomahawk-style dunk, making the score 12:0!

Fans excitedly shook their star mugshots.

After more than three minutes into the game, they didn't allow the Thunder to score a single point!
NBA official studio.

Barkley and Smith, who were in charge of explaining today's game, opened their mouths in shock.

"My God! What did I see? The Thunder have gone so long without scoring a point? Is it so difficult for them to score?"

"They were fooled by the Lakers at the beginning! To be precise, they were fooled by that guy from China!"

"Lin's height and athletic ability make him the top-level existence in both single-defense ability and cooperative defense ability!"

"This guy has already got 3 steals in the first 3 minutes! Is he still human?"

Barkley chattered.

Smith calmed down a lot: "Charles, is this the first time you've seen this guy play? His performance is phenomenal! He's the face of the future!"

When the two were talking, Westbrook finally rushed into the paint against Nick Young and completed a ridicule. This was also the Thunder's first point of the game.

After the ball came to the Lakers, Lin Tian passed the ball directly to Howard.

Howard played very hard to win today, scoring the ball against Adams' defense!

In the next few rounds, Lin Tian played his defense to the extreme.

While defending Durant alone, he also takes care of the outside defense to relieve the pressure on the inside defense.

After the Lakers replaced Clarkson, Clarkson also scored a three-pointer under tremendous pressure.

When the three-pointer was made, Clarkson exhaled a long breath, and his face was even more relaxed.

Playing in the playoffs for the first time, he has been under too much pressure recently.

After the first half, the Lakers still lead the Thunder by 16 points.

Throughout the first half, Lin Tian scored a total of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals.

While sparing no effort on the defensive end, the threat he poses to opponents on the offensive end is also fatal!Especially the restrictions on Thunder Twin Stars.

In the locker room, the Lakers generals were still fighting high, chatting about some details of the first half.

Scott stood up: "Everyone played very well in the first half! As long as the second half continues like this! We can win this game today, and we are close to winning this game! Everyone must do their own things..."

The second half started quickly, and the starting lineups on both sides remained unchanged.

The Thunder began to counterattack in stages, and the efficiency of Gemini also improved.

On the Lakers side, Lin Tian still enjoys the Thunder's highest etiquette, which is double-teaming.

The score was gradually narrowed by the Thunder, from 16 points to 14 points, 12 points, 9 points...

(End of this chapter)