NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 252 The battle of Tianwang Mountain was defeated!
Spent one night in a five star hotel in Auckland.

The next day at [-]:[-] p.m., Oracle Arena.

More than a dozen players from the Lakers warmed up in the arena as early as half an hour ago.

The high-profile Tianwangshan battle is of great importance to the two teams.

Judging from the experience summed up from the nba's 70-year history, whoever wins the battle of Tianwangshan has a 73% chance of winning this round of the series.

Before the start of the game, the two sides were full of gunpowder. Although they were warming up in different halfs, Lin Tian could still feel the provocative gaze from Green from time to time.

Kobe also noticed Green's gaze, walked up to Lin Tian and patted him on the shoulder, "Lin! Be careful with Draymond in this game."

Lin Tian pursed his lips and nodded solemnly.

NBA official studio.

"Charles, what strategy do you think the Warriors will use to defend Lin today?"

"I guess they will still focus on the inside of the defense! Maybe even sacrifice some of the outside defense."

"But Lin's three-point shooting percentage in the playoffs is not low. Can they defend Lin's three-pointers?"

"That depends on the luck of both sides! In my opinion, after losing two games in a row, the Warriors should rebound strongly. In this game, I really can't think of a reason for the Warriors to lose. It's time to win this Tianwangshan! The Lakers are a team with champion blood, but unfortunately, they can't win."

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Oracle Arena.

The battle between the Lakers and the Warriors at Tianwangshan has officially started.

The starting lineups of the two sides remained unchanged, but the Warriors' main defense against Lin Tian became Klay Thompson again.

In the last game, Cole found that Green's defense against Lin Tian was not very effective.

Although he is an expensive dpoy candidate, the gap between him and Lin Tian in terms of speed is too large, and he can easily be passed by Lin Tian, ​​and then watch Lin Tian score or pay a foul.

And Thompson's speed can't keep up with Lin Tian, ​​at least he won't be easily passed.

In the second position, Thompson's defensive efficiency is at the top level in the league, which cannot be seen from the surface data.

But the influence on the team is indeed solid.

Of course, Thompson still couldn't defend Lin Tian by himself.

Steve Kerr never thought of letting one person deal with Lin Tian at all.

Lin Tian was extremely targeted at the beginning.

Thompson and Green would double-team Lin Tian when he had the ball, and sometimes even Harrison Barnes would get involved.

The Warriors' extremely strong targeted defense caught Lin Tian by surprise and made two mistakes at the beginning.

The Splash Brothers seized the opportunity, made three-pointers like rain, and quickly stopped the game.

After returning from the timeout, Lin Tian reduced his possession of the ball and let Kobe organize the offense more.

Since Lin Tian joined the Lakers, he has basically never played off the ball.

But against the Warriors, it is impossible to not play off the ball.

Using the off-ball screen of his teammates, Lin Tian quickly received the ball from Kobe, and before Thompson was in position, he shot the ball as soon as he caught it.

bang!Three-point strike.

Bogut took the opportunity to grab the rebound, and after handing the ball to Curry, Curry led the team into a fast break.

The point difference was further widened, the Warriors started, and there was thunderous applause in the arena.

Howard hit two next, but they both hit.

But the Warriors have blossomed here, and both Green and Barnes made three-pointers.

Lin Tian has the energy to deal with Thompson, but the Warriors' ball is running. When their other players have high three-pointers, Lin Tian has nothing to do.

After all, three two-pointers are comparable to two three-pointers, and the gap is not small.

In the first quarter, the Warriors made 10 of 8 three-pointers, which is outrageous.

There are 24 points just by using three-pointers.

In contrast, the Lakers only scored 24 points in the entire first quarter.

After the start of the second quarter, the Warriors still had no intention of reducing their three-point shots.

Their substitute players, on the contrary, took great pleasure in shooting three-pointers.

Except for Livingston, who can't shoot three-pointers, Iguodala and Barbosa also made three-pointers.

After Lin Tian came on the field, he strengthened the Lakers' perimeter defense, but the effect was not good.

Curry shot up, and even played a difficult three-point shot.

Facing such an accurate Warriors team, Lin Tian has nothing to do.

After the first half, the Lakers have trailed the Warriors by 25 points.

Kobe gave a speech in the locker room, trying to motivate his teammates.

However, it turns out that when the players are not in good shape, it is useless to attend classes.

In the second half, Nick Young and Tucker were still very strong.

Lin Tian regained his touch, but he couldn't do it alone, and he couldn't close the score at all.

As the time left in the game dwindled, the Lakers became more and more in trouble.

The more they can't make a shot, the more unbelief the players have to shoot, which is counterproductive.

After Cole replaced the dead five, the Warriors let everyone know what a three-point team is.

Of the five of them on the court, even Iguodala, who has the lowest three-point percentage this season, is shooting 35 percent.

These people can't stop them from shooting three-pointers.

The Lakers still played in strict accordance with the previous game against the Warriors' dead five.

Taking advantage of their height, the two continued to score in the paint.

But there is no way to fill the hole in the outside line.

Even if Lin Tian can defend Curry and Thompson alone, he can't control Iguodala and Barnes.

In the end, the score was getting bigger and bigger by the Warriors, and it even reached the point where it was impossible to chase points.

Looking at the ever-changing scores of the two sides, Lin Tian had no choice but to attack the inside line again and again to show his attitude.

Penguin Sports Live.

"The Warriors' three-pointers today are too accurate! Even Iguodala, who is not stable, made two three-pointers!"

"That's right! Although the Lakers' offensive efficiency is also very high, how can a three-pointer compare to a two-pointer! Sigh! How are the Lakers going to play this?"

"We fell behind so much in the third quarter. If there is no accident, it will be very difficult for the Lakers to win the battle of Tianwangshan."

"I think what Lakers coach Scott should consider now is how to play the next game."

"I can only say that this game should not take away the confidence of the players. After all, the Warriors cannot be so accurate in every game."

The two commentators are already analyzing the next game at this time.

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Oracle Arena.

When the game reached the last 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were still 25 points behind.

Even though there were thousands of unwillingness in his heart, Lin Tian returned to the bench under Scott's arrangement.

With such a big difference, no matter who it is, I am afraid that they will be powerless.

Soon, the game ended and the score was fixed at 138:110.

In the absence of overtime, the Warriors almost broke 140 points.

This is also the game with the highest score in a single game of this playoffs.

Although Lin Tian scored 46 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, the team regrettably lost, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Losing the crucial battle of Tianwang Mountain also meant that they were pushed to the edge of a cliff.

The next time they play against the Warriors, it will be the Lakers' life and death battle.

Kobe panted heavily, and came over to comfort Lin Tian in a rare way: "Lin! Don't lose heart, we still have a chance! We will definitely win when we return to the home court!"

Lin Tian also nodded solemnly: "We will definitely come back!"

(End of this chapter)