NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 230 Scene 229 May Your Wishes Come True
这场比赛，林天出场38分钟，狂轰54分8篮板10助攻4抢断2盖帽。

霍华德也砍下了22分13篮板1助攻1抢断3盖帽。

Kobe scored 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Both Lin Tian and Howard got a double-double, and Kobe's 20 points were also extremely impressive, with only 14 shots.

After all the Lakers players returned to the locker room, Howard was very excited, and Nick Young and Clarkson also took out their phones and started recording videos.

Today in the playoffs, Clarkson has played a relatively exciting game.

He does a good job of limiting the Spurs' backup point guard Mills on the defensive end, which is important.

After Scott came to the locker room, he also praised the players' performance today without hesitation.

It is extremely difficult for them to win the Spurs.

After all, many media even thought they would be swept out by the Spurs before.

After Lin Tian took a shower and dressed up a bit, he and Kobe came to the media room of the Spurs.

According to the usual practice, it was their head coach Scott who was the first to be interviewed by these reporters.

After Scott, Howard was in a good mood, then Kobe, and finally it was Lin Tian's turn.

Looking at the crowd in Wu Yangyang below, Lin Tian randomly clicked on a reporter.

The reporter quickly asked: "Lin! First of all, congratulations to you for winning back in San Antonio. You scored 50 points under Leonard's defense today. He was the DPOY of last season. Do you agree that Leonard did not limit you in these two games?"

Lin Tian hesitated for a moment, and said into the microphone: "As you said, Leonard was the DPOY of last season, and his defensive ability is beyond doubt! Since entering the NBA, Leonard is indeed one of the players with the strongest defensive ability I have ever seen! Whether it is his single defense ability or assist defense ability, he is a top existence. As for defending me, I personally think that he has done a good job."

After such a call, the reporters present all showed rather strange eyes.

Because Lin Tian's answer seems to be bragging about Leonard, but in fact he is praising himself in a different direction.

The reporters are all fine-tuned, so how could they not know the meaning of Lin Tian's words.

Lin Tian gave another female reporter a chance to ask questions, and the female reporter who was named quickly asked: "Lin! Why do you think you can win today? Compared with the last game, what changes have you made?"

"If you want to win, you must first believe that you can win. Compared with the previous game, my teammates and I obviously played with more confidence! Everyone performed their duties, and everyone perfectly completed the tasks assigned by the coach. We have excellent pitchers like Tucker, Channing, and Nick. Everyone also played very hard on the defensive end today, so I think it is only natural that we can win."

"Lin! Today you got a rare 10 assists, but it's a pity that you got a triple-double with two rebounds. Do you think it's a pity?"

"No! It's not a pity at all! As long as the team can keep winning, it doesn't matter if I don't get a triple-double in my life. I just want to win."

……

The next morning, when the players boarded a special plane back to Los Angeles, Nick Young and Clarkson did not play poker, but slept on the plane.

Lin Tian guessed that they should have gone to a nightclub to fool around last night.

But when the team won the ball, Kobe lowered his requirements a lot.

It is not unacceptable to go to nightclubs from time to time, as long as you want to win.

It was getting late when we returned to Los Angeles. After Lin Tian said goodbye to his teammates, he took a bus to a restaurant in the city center.

Sistine has been waiting for Lin Tian in this restaurant for a long time.

Today, Sistine is wearing a snow-white slim-fitting shirt, with blond hair casually draped over his shoulders, and he looks a lot more mature.

When she saw Lin Tian, ​​she curled her lips: "I've been waiting for you here for an hour."

"Sorry." Lin Tian touched his head after sitting down, "You know, I just flew here from San Antonio today! There was another traffic jam on the road."

Only then did a smile appear on Sistine's face: "Understood, congratulations on leading the team to win the Spurs! I hope you can continue to win in G3!"

"Yes! We all know what it takes to win against the Spurs."

……

In the evening, when Lin Tian returned home, it was already 10 o'clock.

He quickly turned on the TV to watch tonight's game.

There are only two teams playing tonight, the Warriors and the Trail Blazers.

At this time, the game has reached the last quarter, and the Blazers lead the Warriors by 25 points.

If nothing else, the Blazers are going to make a comeback today.

In fact, so far in the playoffs, the only two teams that have committed the following crimes are the Lakers and the Trail Blazers.

In the first round of the Western Conference series, the Lakers defeated the third Thunder as No.6.

The Blazers, on the other hand, defeated the Clippers, who ranked fourth in the West, as fifth.

You know, the Clippers this season have CP3, Griffin, Jordan Jr., Mbah a Moute, Jeff Green, Pierce...

It was such a team that was supposed to aim for the championship, but was overthrown by the Blazers with two guns in the backcourt.

Of course, the main reason is that in the next few games, both Chris Paul and Griffin were absent due to injuries.

The Blazers are indeed an underestimated team, and Lillard's strength is obvious to all.

Lin Tian looked at the real-time data of the two teams tonight. Lillard has scored 38 points.

In contrast to the Warriors, the highest scorer so far is Chasing Dream Green.

Green, who has always been bad at three-pointers, hit a hundred shots today.

And once the Warriors' Green plays bravely, it means that their situation will not be too good.

In the end, the Warriors still lost with hatred. This was their first loss since they played in the playoffs.

Lin Tian turned off the TV and was about to go to bed early today, when he received a WeChat message from Xiaoxue on his mobile phone.

Xiaoxue: My latest article has been written, please go over it.

Below this line of news is a new article.

Lin Tian has gotten used to reading Xiaoxue's articles recently.

Sometimes, Xiaoxue's analysis of the Lakers' tactics can even bring some inspiration to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian has already decided that if he has any ideas in the future, he will directly ask Xiaoxue to announce the news.

Because after so many days of understanding, he already believes that Xiaoxue is a reporter who understands basketball and is trustworthy.

He quickly texted back.

Lin Tian: Well written!
After the message was sent, Lin Tian put down his phone and fell into a deep sleep.

After two unremarkable days, the time came to 5pm on May 7th.

Staples Center Arena.

Although there is still half an hour before the game, the huge arena is already full of seats.

The audience who came to the home court today were almost all wearing purple and gold fan shirts to cheer for the home team.

The color of the Lakers players' jerseys today is also the most classic purple and gold color.

Lin Tian, ​​who was warming up, felt the cries of the home fans one after another, and felt very comfortable.

This long-lost intimacy will never be felt at the Spurs' home court.

After making a random three-pointer, Lin Tian looked at Sistine who was sitting next to the Lakers bench. Sistine and his sisters were all there today.

Noticing Lin Tian's gaze, Sistine also winked playfully at Lin Tian.

Not only the Stallone family, but also some sports stars, movie stars, and celebrities came to watch the game today.

In Lin Tian's previous life, Kobe's last season was a recognized touring season, and the time spent taking photos and signing autographs with fans before and after each game was almost comparable to the time spent playing basketball.

In this life, the Lakers have reached the Western Conference semifinals, which also made it impossible for Kobe to spend too much time dealing with fans.

When Lin Tian came back to his senses, he saw Channing Frye, Tucker, Nick Young and Clarkson all shooting three-pointers.

Even Howard kept hitting [-]s from the corner.

After Nick Young scored a three-pointer, he yelled at Lin Tian: "Lin! Tonight is our home game! Let's perform a three-point career!"

Lin Tian didn't bother to pay attention to Nick Young's surprise, but continued to warm up.

The warm-up time ended soon, and the G3 battle between the Lakers and the Spurs officially began.

The starting lineups on both sides remain unchanged.

At the beginning, both sides felt bad and frequently hit the iron.

The first goal was scored by Duncan's second offense.

The COSCO shot couldn't be opened, both sides frequently attacked the inside line, and the referee's whistle rang quite frequently.

Today's penalty scale seems to be a little different. Because Tucker defended too hard, he got two fouls within a short time.

In order to prevent him from fouling again, Scott could only replace Tucker in advance and replace him with Channing Frye.

In this way, there are four players over 2.1 meters on the field at the same time.

The inside line became crowded, and the confrontation gradually escalated.

The Spurs Twin Towers are already extremely traditional insiders, and it can be said that they have no three-point ability.

So when the Spurs are on the offensive possession, Duncan and Aldridge tend to stand at the top or sides of the paint.

And when the Lakers are on offense, Aldridge will be drawn to the corner by Channing Frye.

I don't know if I feel that I didn't play well in the last game, but Aldridge played actively today.

Compared with Aldridge, Channing Frye is tall enough, but the mobility is far behind.

Aldridge has always been able to shake off Channing Frye with his quick feet and put the ball in the basket with ease.

Channing Frye has a lot of trouble to say, asking him to defend Aldridge is really embarrassing him!

At any rate, Tucker still has agile speed and a strong body, but he has no height.

If it weren't for Lin Tian's ability to always score difficult goals, the point difference might have been widened.

The fans of the home team in the arena also saw it, and they couldn't help shaking their heads.

"Channing Frye's defense is terrible! He can't guard Aldridge at all! Let's replace Tucker!"

"Taker has received two fouls, how could he come back easily."

"I still have to watch Lin today! He should try more singles! With his ability, he can make Kawhi deflated!"

"The Lakers better not play inside! Let go of the three-pointer! They can use the three-pointer to kill the Spurs!"

……

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed the Spurs by 6 points.

And Aldridge scored 7 points on 5 of 11 shots, including a free throw.

Tucker, who was sitting on the bench, said angrily: "I don't even know why I got two fouls! Those are normal actions!"

Kobe comforted: "Don't worry! It's just two fouls, it's normal. I have encountered many worse situations than this."

His words made Tucker feel a little better.

Scott looked at Howard: "Dwight, after the start of the second quarter, you will still lead the team. You must be steady, and don't let them easily have the opportunity to score in the paint!"

Howard nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, coach! No one can easily score on me!"

After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers were led by Howard, while the Spurs were led by Duncan.

Of course, Duncan didn't play all the way from the first quarter to the present. After playing for a few minutes in the first quarter, he took a rest.

So during this time period, he will lead the second team.

After the second lineups on both sides started fighting, it turned out to be the tip of the needle.

The confrontation between the two sides mainly occurred inside.

David West, a veteran of the Spurs, found that he was facing rookie Nance Jr., so he tried every means to single Nance Jr..

Nance Jr. couldn't stop David West's offense at all. He was either forced to score by the opponent, or sent to the free throw line, which made Kobe sigh.

Lin Tian also has a certain understanding of David West. This guy once averaged more than 20 points per game for two seasons!He was also a two-time All-Star.

He joined the Spurs last year because he wanted to take advantage of the twilight of his career to come to the Spurs for a championship.

Although he is 36 years old, his experience is here. How can a rookie player like Nance Jr. guard against him!

Seeing that the point difference was widened by the Spurs, Scott hurriedly applied for a substitution and replaced Nance Jr.

The frustration on Nance Jr.'s face was palpable as he walked from the court to the bench.

Lin Tian returned to the court.

When David West saw Lin Tian come back, he sneered and mocked directly: "Rookie! Don't think you can stop me just by coming up! You are just a rookie after all! I will guard you so much that you doubt your life, so that you don't even have a chance to shoot!"

In the first two games, David West didn't play a lot of time, and he and Lin Tian missed most of the time, so Lin Tian hardly heard any swear words.

He even once thought that all the players of the Spurs were humble and low-key.

But the fact is clearly not the case!David West of the Spurs should be equivalent to Ibaka of the Thunder.

Facing the two-time All-Star player in front of him, Lin Tian said calmly, "May your wish come true."

After the Lakers served, as soon as Lin Tian passed the halftime, David West posted over. He stretched out a hand and tried to steal Lin Tian.

(End of this chapter)