NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 270 Rihanna Seems to Hate You

The next morning, Quicken Loans Arena training hall.

"Lin! Did I play well last night? I made all the three-pointers that should be scored." Nick Young said with a smile after finishing his physical training.

"But you also let Kyrie Irving score a lot of points." Before Lin Tian could speak, Howard had already spoken.

Nick Yang showed a dumbfounding expression: "To be honest, I've never been so focused on guarding against a person, but that guy can pass me."

"It's okay, Nick, you just need to be in charge of the offensive end, and I will try my best to help you defend on the defensive end."

Lin Tian patted Nick Young on the shoulder and asked Nick Young to defend against Owen, which really made it difficult for him.

At this time, Scott came over with a tactical board: "Guys, I guess the next game, the Cavaliers should double-team Lin."

In the G1 game, Lin Tian did not taste the taste of being double-teamed.

Most of the time, the Cavaliers sent James to defend Lin Tian alone, and the effect was mediocre.

But compared to the Warriors, James has done a perfect single defense.

After all, Lin Tian once scored 70+ points when the Warriors double-teamed.

Moreover, there were seven games played in the Western Conference finals, and Lin Tian was double-teamed almost every game.

Howard smiled: "They double-team Lin as much as they want! In this way, shooters like me, Tucker and Channing can play a role."

"Come on! Dwight, you have scored a three-pointer so far in the playoffs. How dare you consider yourself a shooter?" Nick Young was shocked.

"But that [-]-pointer I made was key, wasn't it?"

"Okay." Lin Tian stood up, "If they really want to double-team me, that's a good thing, we don't lack shooters."

Scott continued: "Our starting lineup will remain the same the day after tomorrow, but Lin, the important task of defending James is still entrusted to you."

Lin Tian nodded: "I will try my best to prevent James! Don't relax, you must keep up with your defenders, and don't let them have a chance to catch the ball."

The Cavaliers' lineup in the past two years has focused on James, attracting a group of defensive players who can shoot three-pointers.

As the brain of the Cavaliers, James' scoring ability is beyond doubt, but his greater threat lies in the scoring after the breakthrough.

This season James has 7 assists, and his assists are often converted into three-pointers.

Kobe also spoke: "Guys! Let's go back to Los Angeles with a huge 2:0 advantage!"

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In the blink of an eye, the time came to the evening of June 6th.

When the entire Lakers team showed up at Quicken Loans Arena, the entire arena was booed.

The Cavaliers' loss in G1 made their fans extremely angry and regarded the Lakers players as thorns in their eyes.

The atmosphere at the scene today has obviously become a lot more irritable. Many Cavaliers fans pulled banners insulting Lakers players.

They want to use this off-court method to interfere with the mentality of the Lakers players.

Some spectators sitting in the front row cursed even after Lin Tian and the others appeared.

Lin Tian has experienced this kind of scene N times.

These fans not only can't irritate him, but sometimes make him more motivated.

When Lin Tian was practicing shooting, Nick Yang walked up to him and said quietly: "Lin! Look who is coming from the technical table!"

Lin Tian cast his eyes on the VIP auditorium next to the technical platform, which is the most watched position for watching the game, and the people sitting there are not ordinary people.

I saw singer Rihanna sitting there, looking at the Cavaliers halftime, taking out her mobile phone to take pictures from time to time.

As the face-level player of the league in the post-Kobe era, James has countless fans around the world, including some celebrities.

And the famous Rihanna is one of them.

Rihanna has won several Grammy Awards, and her popularity in the United States is no less than that of James.

But such a queen of music turned out to be James' little fan girl.

Lin Tian was not surprised that she often appeared in the Quicken Loans Arena.

He just groaned, but didn't take this matter to heart.

"Hey! Dude! That's Rihanna! You should make an exaggerated expression anyway!" Nick Young smiled wryly.

"I don't listen to her songs very much, and I'm not her fan." Lin Tian shook his head.

Nick Young had nothing to say.

The two were chatting, and in the other half, James warmed up and walked towards Rihanna.

Rihanna stood up excitedly: "LeBron! Come on! I am optimistic about you! You must beat the Lakers today!"

James nodded with a smile, hugged Rihanna and said: "We will."

After the hug, he was about to turn around and go back to continue warming up, but Rihanna wanted to take a photo with him again.

James didn't refuse, and he couldn't refuse.

When the two took a group photo, Rihanna continued: "That celestial boy! I hope you blow him up!"

Hearing this, James just nodded with a wry smile.

No one knows better than him how difficult that Chinese player is to guard.

In his 13 seasons in the league, he has never seen this difficult small forward.

Watching James return to the court, Rihanna looked at the Lakers half court, and found that Lin Tian just cast his gaze.

When the four eyes met, Rihanna seemed to think of something, and raised her powder fist at Lin Tian pretending to be fierce.

"It's over! Lin! Rihanna is following you, she seems to hate you very much!" Nick Yang also noticed this scene and said gloatingly.

"Since we are opponents of the Cavaliers, it's normal for her to hate me, and I don't like her anyway." Lin Tian waved his hand, not minding it, and instead smiled at Rihanna.

This is just a small episode. The G2 battle between the Lakers and the Cavaliers will start soon.

The starting lineups sent by both sides in this game are the same as in the previous game.

In the beginning, the Cavaliers were still mainly attacked by Irving and Love.

The touch of both of them was very good, hitting consecutive shots and scoring.

As for the Lakers, Scott guessed right, Lin Tian was double-teamed by James and JR Smith.

James alone is already very difficult, and with JR Smith added, Lin Tian made a mistake as soon as he came up.

The double-teaming of the Cavaliers forced Lin Tian to pass the ball, but Kobe didn't feel very good.

In the middle of the first quarter, the Cavaliers replaced defensive champions Jefferson and Shumpert.

James didn't need to defend Lin Tian for a short time, and put more energy on the offensive end.

Lin Tian's number of shots in the face of double-teams has not decreased, but his efficiency is relatively average.

After the first quarter, the Lakers trailed by 12 points.

When he was off the court, Rihanna stood up excitedly and shouted: "The rookie of the Lakers! Does it feel good to miss the dribble and hit the iron?"

Lin Tian ignored Rihanna and just returned to the bench silently.

(End of this chapter)