NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 213 Kobe!The atmosphere tonight is perfect for retirement!
On the plane, Lin Tian was watching the replay of last night's G5 between the Spurs and the Mavericks.

From the first quarter to the end of the game, the Mavericks were almost completely defenseless!

Whether it is the strength of the outside or inside, they can't compare with the deep-rooted Spurs.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 108:80, and the big score 4:1 stopped the Mavericks in the first round.

Since the Clippers also sent the Blazers away, so far, three of the eight playoff teams in the West have advanced.

Between the Thunder and the Lakers, there will be the last team to enter the Western Conference semifinals.

After watching the video of the Spurs' game, Lin Tian looked back at their game against the Thunder last night, hoping to find inspiration from it.

Although Clarkson and the others played a bit eye-catching, in fact, the Thunder's style of play is not that strong, it is basically a superstar style of play.

The problem for the Lakers now is that they rely too much on Lin Tian's personal ability.

When he is double-teamed, if his teammates have good three-point shooting ability, he can often win, such as G3 and G4.

And when Clarkson's, Nick Young's and others' three-pointers are not accurate, the Lakers are bound to struggle.

If you want to break the Thunder's defense, you still have to rely on yourself!
After the plane arrived in Los Angeles, Lin Tian went to the training hall alone to practice three-pointers.

Recently, he has been facing the Thunder. There are not many opportunities for three-pointers, and they are not very accurate. He must practice quickly.

He was the only one in the huge arena, and there was only the sound of basketball hitting the floor and the rim, which seemed rather silent.

But Lin Tian has long been used to it, he is not afraid of loneliness, what he is afraid of is losing.

For the next two days, Lin Tian spent three o'clock and one line every day. Apart from training, he just ate and slept, and even greatly reduced the time spent playing with his mobile phone.

As far as he knows, several players, including James and Westbrook, will even shut down their social media during the playoffs.

It's all just about being more focused during the playoffs.

Although he won't do that, some comments on social media do have a great impact on players.

In a blink of an eye, it was game day again.

Staples Center Arena.

The players of the Lakers and Thunder were in warm-up suits, and they were in their respective half courts to warm up and shoot.

Kobe is also meticulously practicing three-pointers.

Every time he makes a three-pointer, it can cause waves of cheers from the audience.

The entire Staples Center fans were wearing purple and gold fan jerseys representing the Lakers color scheme, holding fan sticks, eager to make a sound that could burst eardrums.

Although the game has not yet started, the fans at the scene are already doing their best to create home court advantage for the Lakers.

There are more celebrities and NBA legends who came to the scene today than the Lakers who came to the final game of the regular season that night.

Nick Young, who was practicing three-pointers, suddenly came over to Lin Tianyou and said, "Lin! Do you know how much the seats next to our bench cost?"

Although Lin Tian didn't care much about these things, he still asked, "How much?"

Nick Young grinned and said, "A ticket of $70! Man! This is a new NBA record! I can't even afford it!"

He thought Lin Tian would be surprised, but Lin Tian acted calmly.

The reason why the tickets are so expensive is because they think the Lakers will be sent away today, and Kobe is also the biggest reason.

But it's normal to think about it carefully, the strength gap between the two teams is too big.

Lin Tian said calmly: "They will regret it."

Nick Young was puzzled, and asked after another three-pointer: "Why do you say that?"

"Because they think this is going to be Kobe's retirement battle, the price is so high, and I will lead the team to victory today!"

Once the Lakers win today's game, the argument of the retirement battle will naturally be broken!The price of tickets is probably not so expensive.

Nick Yang nodded: "Lin! Come on! Leave it to me Russell! You are responsible for leading the team to win!"

Lin Tian just listened to what he said, maybe he had to wipe his ass at the critical moment.

When the players were warming up on the field, O'Neal, who was in charge of commentating on the spot, was also full of enthusiasm today.

He started: "Guys! Trust me! We're going to bounce back today!"

Behind the bench, Bass Jr. and his family all came to watch the game.

At this time, little Buss was holding the mobile phone, muttering something in his mouth.

If Lin Tian saw the content on his phone, he would definitely smile helplessly.

Because Buss Jr. is reciting a speech about Kobe's retirement battle.

He has already prepared for the worst. If he loses, as the owner, he must also go to the court and say a few words to thank Kobe for his contribution to the team.

On Thunder's side, the Thunder's young masters were also chatting.

Westbrook said: "KD! We must take the victory away tonight! Don't let the old guys in San Antonio wait for us too long!"

"I know." Durant nodded, "Russell, I will do my best tonight! Even if I can't restrain that Celestial Man, I won't make him feel better!"

"That's how it should be! You guys from the Celestial Dynasty come to double-team! Just leave the rest to me! I'll let Nick Young know that he can't guard against me!"

……

Not long after, the game started!
Even though the loss in the last game was very tragic, Scott still didn't intend to change the lineup, and let Nick Young play the starting point guard.

The starters on both sides stepped onto the court gearing up.

With a whistle, the jump ball begins!The Thunder got possession of the first ball.

After Westbrook held the ball, he suddenly accelerated to hit the basket, and then suddenly braked outside the three-point line.

Facing Nick Young, he made an emergency stop three-pointer.

Nick Yang reacted a little slower. Although he raised his hand to try to interfere, it didn't work.

Swish!The basketball entered the frame, extinguishing the enthusiasm of the audience.

Howard picked up the ball and sent it to Lin Tian.

Just after halftime when Lin Tian dribbled the ball, Durant and Robertson, the two long-arm monsters, surrounded him.

There was not much to do, Lin Tian found a chance to pass the ball in the gap, and gave the ball to Kobe who was open.

After receiving the ball, Kobe took a deep breath, aimed at the basket, and shot directly!

Bang bang!The basketball hits the frame!Ibaka jumped high, took off the rebound with one hand, and quickly gave it to Durant.

Durant wanted to play a fast break with the ball, but was stopped by Lin Tian, ​​so he asked Robertson to play a pick and roll.

Kobe was forced to defend Durant, the height difference between the two was obvious, Durant didn't break through, and raised his hand to shoot a three-pointer!
Swish!
This three-pointer was also made!The entire Staples was silent.

With this three-pointer, the Thunder led the Lakers by six points as soon as they came up!
The bad thing is that the Thunder's two juniors seem to have a good outside touch today.

Durant enjoyed the quiet atmosphere of the away game. When he returned to defense, he approached Kobe with a smile and said, "Kobe! The atmosphere tonight is very suitable for retirement! Don't you think so?"

His voice was so loud that Lin Tian, ​​who was holding the ball across the half court, heard it too.

Before Kobe responded to Durant, Lin Tian said in a deep voice: "Be careful, I will retire you tonight!"

As soon as the words fell, Lin Tian rushed to the inner line like a lightning bolt.

Durant reacted a little slower, half a body behind Lin Tian, ​​and when Lin Tian rushed to the inside, he hadn't caught up.

Lin Tian's soles seemed to be loaded with rockets, and he jumped up as soon as he rubbed the ground!

Seeing this, the two-time shot-blocking king Ibaka also jumped up and tried to stop Lin Tian!

"Bang!" There was a loud noise!Lin Tian completed a dunk on top of Ibaka's head!Just knock Ibaka to the ground!

His muscular body couldn't stop Lin Tian's buckle!

With this dunk, the entire Staples instantly became boiling!
Durant pulled Ibacar up with lingering fear, but was secretly surprised in his heart.

If I had managed to keep up with the footsteps of this Celestial Man just now, I might be the one who was detained!

What he said just now did not anger Kobe, but made Lin Tian run away.

After Westbrook came over with the dribble, he started to ask Robertson to play pick-and-rolls for him, trying to find Kobe.

Durant ran towards the bottom corner, trying to attract Lin Tian.

Lin Tian yelled to switch defenses while walking inside, and handed over the task of defending Durant to PJ Tucker, and he temporarily played the fourth position.

Tucker's execution was very strong, and he quickly chased Durant.

He defends Durant, at least the speed and confrontation are there, he can't stop Durant from shooting, and can effectively prevent Durant from breaking through.

This is also the tactic the Lakers implemented in the group confrontation yesterday. Although it is not as good as the Warriors' unlimited defense changes, the training effect is not bad.

At this point, Westbrook had already faced Kobe alone.

He took advantage of a big change of direction and took some effort to get past Bryant.

When he was planning to pass Kobe and drive straight to the basket like in the last game, Lin Tian's two-meter-high body stood in front of him.

In the two games of G2 and G3, Lin Tian's several steals have cast a little shadow on Westbrook.

So when he saw Lin Tian, ​​he instinctively gave up this attack and wanted to pass the ball to Ibaka behind Lin Tian.

Westbrook did what he wanted, he threw the ball hard to the lower left of Lin Tian, ​​and Ibaka also planned to catch the ball.

At the moment of lightning and flint, Lin Tian seemed to have expected that Westbrook would pass the ball. He subconsciously stretched out his left hand and just intercepted the ball.

Successful steal!Lin Tian quickly advanced to the frontcourt!

In less than four seconds, he had rushed to the basket.

Westbrook and Robertson also followed, putting all their attention on Lin Tian.

When they were trying to prevent Lin Tian's ball, Lin Tian had an idea and threw the ball behind him.

A suffocated Kobe burst out from behind, jumped high, caught the ball in the air, and smashed it into the basket with both hands!

"Bang!" A sound!
All the fans at the scene witnessed this simple and rude dunk, and couldn't help standing up and applauding spontaneously.

O'Neal, who was sitting in the commentary booth, yelled in his rough voice: "I'm sorry! The connection between Lin and Kobe! Kobe dunked!"

Another commentator was also shocked: "I can't remember when Kobe dunked last time! This is so cool!"

After the dunk was successful, when Kobe returned to the defense, he gave Durant a hard look.

Durant touched it too, looking a little embarrassed.

After Westbrook came back, he passed the ball to Durant, and Tucker was already defending Durant.

Durant shook Tucker, trying to shake Tucker off, but Tucker reacted quickly and was full of confrontation, so he didn't let him pass.

Unable to make a breakthrough, Durant had no choice but to dribble the ball on the spot and made a golden rooster independent jumper.

Bang!

This jumper hit the iron, and Howard, who was stuck in a good position under the basket, grabbed his first personal rebound of the game.

After Howard protected the ball, he quickly passed the ball to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian quickly hit the fast break and completed a three-point jumper.

After the ball was thrown, the Lakers have completed the overtake.

The enthusiasm of the fans was also completely ignited.

From the perspective of watching the game, it is a very good media seat. Xiaoxue, as a live reporter, was naturally not absent today.

However, unlike the other calm reporters sitting beside her, Xiaoxue looked calm on the surface, but she actually wanted to cry out in her heart.

Although she had a camera in her hand, she had to take out her mobile phone to chat with Lan Lan from time to time.

Lan Lan is not a reporter, and she can't get tickets for today's game, so she can only stay at home and watch the game live.

After seeing Howard successfully blocked Westbrook's cap, Xiaoxue clenched her fists and muttered, "Come on, Lakers!"

Penguin Sports Live.

In the past two days, the news about Kobe released by major sports media has been overwhelming.

In order to attract attention, some unscrupulous media declared indiscriminately that this was the last game of Kobe's career.

The huge traffic has also led to this game being bound to become the most watched game so far this season.

The popularity of the Penguin Sports live broadcast room also set a new record, reaching 5300 million.

"Kobe come on! I will always support you!"

"My youth is about to come to a successful conclusion with Kobe's retirement, my youth!"

"Watching the ball for more than ten years! It's an honor to witness your retirement battle and I have no regrets. Come on, James! Funny/"

"The Lakers have come to the edge of the cliff. If Kobe retires, I won't watch the NBA anymore."

"I didn't expect that Kobe with such a serious injury could complete such a cool dunk! Haha!"

"I want to watch the tiebreaker! I beg the Thunder and Donovan to give it a chance!"

……

In the first quarter, the Lakers were all soldiers and their momentum was like a rainbow. They caught the Thunder by surprise.

On the other hand, the Thunder, under the extremely oppressive defense of the Lakers, they seem to be out of shape.

After the first quarter, the Lakers led by 11 points.

When the second quarter started, Lin Tian and Kobe got valuable rest time, led by Howard.

Howard also played extremely aggressively today, crushing Adams who was facing him in all aspects.

At least from the situation in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, when Howard has a lot of shots, the efficiency is also very high.

The three-pointers of Clarkson and Channing Frye also returned.

Not only did the Lakers' substitutes play against the Thunder's substitutes, they did not fall into a disadvantage, but there were still some faint advantages.

The point difference is still being widened by the Lakers, so Lin Tian and Kobe don't have to rush back to the court.

If they can rest for one more second, they will try to rest as much as possible, just to maintain the best condition after playing.

Watching the five teammates on the court desperately defending and rebounding, Kobe also joked: "It seems that everyone doesn't want this to be the last game of my career."

"Haha!" Lin Tian laughed, "Yes! They want to create some benefits for the fans, so that the fans can see you play a few more games."

The two were chatting, and Westbrook and Durant had already stood up from the bench and walked to the technical table at the same time, waiting for the next dead ball to appear on the court.

It's earlier than they usually do.

Lin Tian patted his butt and quickly walked towards the technical stage.

(End of this chapter)