NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 234: Lin Tian lectures his teammates in midfield!

In this game, Curry, who came off the bench for the Warriors, scored 40 points.

Lillard of the Blazers also scored 40 points.

"Damn it! How did they score so many points?"

Looking at the scores of both sides, Nick Young fell into deep thought.

You know, in their game against the Spurs yesterday, none of the teams scored more than 100 points.

And the Warriors want to score, it's almost like playing.

Lin Tian smiled wryly: "What we should pay more attention to, isn't it that the Warriors have reached the Western Conference Finals 4:1?"

"That's right! They have hardly encountered any difficulties along the way."

"After all, they won 73 games in the regular season. It's normal for them to win."

"Then the Warriors will be comfortable. They will have at least a week's rest."

The Lakers discussed it in a hurry.

The Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers to enter the Western Conference Finals, as everyone expected.

Kobe also turned off the projection screen at this time: "Everyone! Do you want to play the Warriors?"

"miss you!"

Neat voices came from the multimedia room.

"If you want to, get up early to train tomorrow! Get rid of the Spurs! Then meet the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals! Let the Warriors have a taste of our power!"

"Yes! The Warriors are waiting for us in the Western Conference Finals!" Howard also raised his fist.

"Okay! That's it for tonight, everyone go back and get a good night's sleep." Kobe clapped his hands, then suddenly looked at Nick Young, "Nick, why don't you go to nightclubs tonight?"

Nick Young grinned: "Not going."

……

Seven o'clock in the evening after a day.

G4 between the Lakers and the Spurs has officially started.

This extremely critical game is of great significance to both sides.

If the Lakers win, they will have an absolute advantage in this round of the series.

And the Spurs will be pushed to the brink.

As the most suspenseful series in the playoffs so far, this game is still broadcast live on all meters.

This evening, the starting lineups sent by both sides have not changed a bit.

As soon as the first quarter started, the Spurs showed their super combat effectiveness.

Leonard's singles Lin Tian made consecutive hits.

Aldridge still looked for opportunities to bully Tucker.

Even Duncan, who didn't play very well in the last game, has a strong desire to attack today.

He hit Howard with 3 goals in the first quarter and scored all of them.

There is also a second offense also made.

Just in the first quarter, Duncan scored 8 points alone.

This is comparable to his single-game scoring in the regular season.

This kind of performance made the Lakers audience at the scene think that Duncan had returned to his peak.

In fact, until now, few people know that this is Duncan's last season.

But Lin Tian knew it very well, so it was normal for Duncan to fight so hard.

In terms of enthusiasm, the Lakers are not as good as the Spurs today, at least not as good as them at the beginning.

Although Lin Tian has been leading the team to score, he can't do it alone, and other players are restricted everywhere.

This led to the Lakers falling behind by 20 points after the first half.

During the intermission, the players returned to the locker room with sad faces.

When everyone was changing their shoes, Lin Tian rarely stood up and said, "Don't you all want to play in the Western Conference finals? We trailed by 20 points at halftime, how did we do it?"

His eyes swept across Nick Young, Clarkson and others in turn.

These few players who played poorly in the first half were even ashamed to look at Lin Tian.

Howard has also been scratching his head in embarrassment. He was educated by Duncan in the first half, and it is embarrassing to say it.

"Facing the Spurs, we don't have any advantages! Don't think that you can sit back and relax with a 2:1 lead. The Spurs are a very strong team! When we are slack, they will completely tear our defense apart. Our defense in the first half was so bad that we couldn't look straight!"

The players bowed their heads in silence.

Only Kobe looked at Lin Tian with slightly approving eyes.

He knew that he had read the right person.

Lin Tian's competitive spirit is the strongest among so many rookies he has seen.

Lin Tian, ​​who usually joked with his teammates, became so serious today, but no one stood up to refute this rookie. All this was because of his strength.

In the NBA, most rookies only get bullied.

Lin Tian is different. After he joined the Lakers, he established his position as the leader of the court early on.

Even when Howard came in the mid-term, he made it clear that he was here to assist Lin Tian.

Only by leading the team to produce results can the teammates be convinced.

Lin Tian happens to be such a player.

For so many years, only Kobe dared to talk to all players like this!

When Lin Tian was lecturing in the team, Scott walked into the locker room at some point.

Seeing Lin Tian's serious look, Scott was taken aback.

As the head coach of the team, Scott usually dare not train players like this.

He has a thorough understanding of the charm of this Chinese player.

Outside the Lakers locker room, a group of reporters wanted to find some information, but they were stopped by two burly security guards at the door.

There is no way, they can only prick up their ears and try to listen to the sound of the Lakers locker room.

An ESPN reporter said to his peers: "I really want to hear Lin's voice. He seems to be scolding his teammates."

His peers looked at him with contempt: "Wake up! No matter how good Lin's statistics are, he is just a rookie. Kobe is the one who lectures, and only Kobe dares to lecture other Lakers players!"

In the locker room, after a long speech, Lin Tiancai suddenly changed the subject and said, "Although we are behind by as much as 20 points, I believe that the game is not over yet! In the second half, as long as everyone cheers up and does what they should do! Seriously defend every ball of the opponent, and I assure everyone that we will be able to come back! Are you confident?"

"Have!"

The Lakers generals seemed to be awakened by Lin Tian, ​​and they all shouted in unison.

Scott next to him seemed to have remembered something, and hurriedly took the tactical board and began to arrange the tactics for the second half.

Soon, the second half of the game will start.

When the players appeared on the field, their expressions became more serious.

The Spurs are temporarily in the lead, but they are not much easier.

A 20-point difference is definitely not a small amount in the NBA arena.

In many cases, a team may not be able to score 20 points in a whole quarter.

The Spurs have such a big advantage. In the midfield, Popovich actually gave them a lecture, thinking that they did not do a good job in some details.

The first possession of the second half belonged to the Lakers.

Lin Tian dribbled the ball forward, facing Leonard's defense, and suddenly shot a step-back three-pointer.

The shot was extremely clean and made a steady hit, narrowing the point difference to 17 points.

If you want your teammates to work hard, you must also set an example.

After the Spurs served the ball, Parker, who was dribbling, obviously felt that Nick Young's defense was more oppressive.

Parker didn't take it seriously, but directly dribbled the ball past Nick Young.

But he undercut Nick Young's determination to defend this time.

Nick Young, who is usually careless about defending, suddenly exerted strength, and while Tony Parker was not paying attention, he reached out and took out the ball in his hand.

The steal came so unexpectedly that Lin Tian was startled.

But Lin Tian reacted very quickly.

The moment Nick Young completed the steal, he was already running towards the Lakers' frontcourt.

Nick Yang flicked the ball vigorously and passed it accurately to Lin Tian's hands.

Leonard couldn't catch up with Lin Tian, ​​so he could only watch Lin Tian complete the dunk.

The point difference was pulled back to 15 points, and the Lakers fans cheered excitedly again.

They noticed that the mental outlook of the players had changed a lot compared to the second half.

When Lin Tian returned to defense, Nick Yang took the initiative to come over to claim credit: "Lin! How is my steal this time? Compare it with yours?"

Not thinking much about Nick Young, Lin Tian just said: "Follow your defender, Nick, we haven't won yet!"

Nick Young smiled awkwardly, and returned to defend Tony Parker bitterly.

Tony Parker was frightened by Tony Parker because of the ball just now, and he passed the ball to Aldridge on the wing long ago.

In the first half, Aldridge's singles against Tucker worked very well.

Now that there is a pass, he wants to continue targeting Tucker so much.

But Tucker refused to give an inch this time, and took the initiative to strengthen his physical confrontation.

This made Aldridge very depressed.

As a player who dislikes physical confrontation, it is actually very unfriendly for him to line up with a player like Tucker.

The reason why Aldridge can take advantage of this series is mainly because of his height and his superb low singles skills.

He hit Tucker twice on the back, but he didn't push the opponent, so he could only turn around and shoot a jumper.

Bang!

Quite rare, Aldridge hit the iron.

Howard, who has quick eyes and quick hands, protected the rebound in time and quickly passed it to Lin Tian.

After Lin Tian passed halftime, both Leonard and Danny Green were on the verge of a formidable enemy.

Popovich on the sidelines yelled: "Two-team! Double-team! Double-team him!"

According to Popovich's order, the two quickly double-teamed towards Lin Tian.

Lin Tian did not choose to attack, but distributed the ball to Kobe.

After the unguarded Kobe received the ball, Aldridge came to defend him.

He made a fake shot, tricked Aldridge to take off, and then passed the ball to PJ Tucker in the bottom corner. Tucker's current position is completely open.

Under a lot of pressure, Tucker revealed a corner three-pointer.

Swish!Hollow hits!

Beep!

The Spurs requested a timeout.

If you don't call a timeout, the point difference will be reduced to single digits.

When the Spurs players took a break, Popovich would inevitably be angry.

On the Lakers side, Scott seems to be still in a mess in the wind.

He didn't expect the team he led to chase points so fast.

Lin Tian and his teammates clapped their hands one by one, and shouted loudly: "Good job! Guys! Basketball should be played like this! If we played so aggressively in the first half, we wouldn't be 20 points behind!"

NBA official studio.

"Oh! My God! What did I see? Why did the Lakers look so much like the Warriors at the beginning of the third quarter today? They pulled the point difference back to 13 points at once!" Barkley exclaimed.

Smith also nodded: "The Lakers seem to have found the secret to chasing points. Their defensive strength in the second half has improved a lot. Even Nick Young has completed a steal against Parker."

"Look at what you said, are you looking down on Nick Young?"

"Sorry." Smith said sternly, "I'm not looking down on Nick Young, I just think that even he can complete the steal for the first time. Are the Lakers going to win today?"

"No, no, no! Although the Lakers' offensive firepower is fierce, Popovich will not let this kind of thing continue to happen. Come on, he is Popovich! He has all the ways to blow up the Lakers. If you don't believe me, let's wait and see."

……

Staples Center Arena.

After the timeout ended, Leonard hit a single in the opening game.

But his luck was not good. Under the interference of Lin Tianshi, the goal was missed.

The rebound was still grabbed by Howard.

When the ball was switched, Lin Tian advanced with the ball and made a drift mid-range shot over Leonard's head.

This handsome shot also made the audience couldn't help but exclaim.

After the Spurs came back, Danny Green shot a three-pointer against Kobe, and he also turned into an iron forest.

The Lakers took the opportunity to play a fast break, and Lin Tian assisted Howard on the inside to complete the dunk.

With this successful dunk, the difference between the two sides narrowed to 9 points.

The entire arena also became boiling.

For nearly 3 minutes, the Spurs did not score a single point!
The Lakers have played one of theirs 11-0 in that stretch.

This kind of thing is almost unimaginable.

Popovich on the sidelines was already shaking his head with a livid face.

He was still yelling at the players at the beginning, and he sat back on the bench in a hopeless mood without calling a timeout, just to see how bad the situation could get.

The Spurs' first point in the third quarter was still scored by their team spirit Duncan.

But after Duncan scored, they stalled again.

Instead, Lin Tian continued to show the audience his 360-degree shots without dead ends.

Leonard almost tried his best to prevent Lin Tian.

When he himself was attacking, Lin Tianfang had a very low hit rate.

In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the two sides tied at 84.

In just one quarter, the Lakers tied the 20-point difference.

Such a score also kept the suspense of today's game until the last quarter.

Lin Tian scored 20 points in the third quarter alone.

When they were resting, the eyes of other Lakers players looking at Lin Tian changed subtly.

Lin Tian didn't expect that his speech in the middle of the field would play such a big role.
Before taking a break, the game started again in the fourth quarter.

At Lin Tian's request, Scott sent Lin Tian to play in advance.

Along with him are Clarkson, Tucker, Nance Jr. and Channing Frye.

There is no small risk in such a lineup.

Their interior defense will be weak.

On the Spurs side, the three GDP players also appeared on the field at the same time.

(End of this chapter)