NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 42 The score is tied!The Lakers are in trouble!
Lin Tian just smiled and applauded Randall.

The substitute lineup is playing well, so Lin Tian and Kobe can rest a little longer.

With more than 8 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Thunder took the opportunity to play two fast breaks, and the score caught up by 4 points.

Seeing this, Scott hurriedly called a timeout, and after the timeout ended, Lin Tian appeared on the stage.

Both sides replaced the main lineup in the final period of the fourth quarter.

After the Lakers served the ball, several starters of the Thunder suddenly strengthened their physical confrontation.

Russell, who was in possession of the ball, obviously hadn't adapted to such a physical confrontation in a short period of time, and was cut off by Andre Robertson when passing the ball.

Then Westbrook held the ball and played a fast break.

There is still a gap in the overall strength of the two sides, which is clear to everyone.

Russell didn't dare to hold the ball anymore, and passed the ball directly to Lin Tian after serving.

Lin Tian likes the feeling of having the ball in his hand. After two dribbles, he chose to break through Durant.

Durant's speed is already very fast, but he still can't stop the protruding Lin Tian.

However, the Thunder's defensive tactics have changed in the fourth quarter.

Both Ibaka and Adams try to shrink under the basket, making the space under the basket very small.

Lin Tian forcibly took off under the defense of the three of them.

The basketball went over the heads of Ibaka and Adams, and neither of them even touched the ball with their fingertips.

The ball wiped the backboard and fell into the net.

The players on the Lakers bench stood up one after another excitedly.

Lin Tian's strength can be seen from the fact that several defensive champions of the Thunder team can also score the ball!
This ball can be regarded as temporarily stabilizing the morale of the army.

Westbrook took the ball to the Thunder's half.

The Lakers' defense has also improved at this time.

Westbrook originally wanted to break through, but he couldn't pass rookie Russell for a while.

So he approached Durant, and Durant willingly played him a pick-and-roll.

Through Durant to block Russell, Westbrook speeds up and kills inside with the ball.

But he forgot that after the Lakers switched defense, it was Lin Tian who defended him!

Lin Tian's lateral movement was extremely fast, he suddenly ran from the side to Westbrook's front, and slapped forward with his long left hand!
"Shoot!" Westbrook rushed inside, but the basketball stayed where it was.

Lin Tian picked up the ball easily and strode toward the Lakers' frontcourt.

Durant, who was originally in charge of defending Lin Tian, ​​also tried his best to chase Lin Tian at this time.

His idea is to follow Lin Tian and wait for a big hat to chase after him.

But Durant gave up the idea after only a few steps.

Because when Lin Tian ran, he was like a cheetah in the grassland, and his terrifying speed was unmatched.

Lin Tian rushed to the basket alone, saw no one around, jumped up, and showed off a folding dunk in front of the fans.

Steal and score one-stop!This is the way he is best at scoring.

As long as he has the opportunity to play fast break, Lin Tian believes that no one can catch him.

Westbrook looked embarrassed. He thought it was a good pick and roll, but he didn't expect to hit the steel plate.

Unfortunately, he had to go back to the frontcourt to serve.

The momentum of the Lakers has come up!Russell and Nance Jr. clapped hands in celebration.

Dribbled again and returned to the frontcourt. Westbrook faced Russell this time and did not take the initiative to attack.

Because Russell's defense has become extremely aggressive.

What he doesn't know is that several rookies of the Lakers have already seen the opportunity to bring down a strong team like the Thunder, so how can they not be active.

Westbrook glanced at several Thunder teammates. His style of play this season has matured a bit.

Coupled with the fact that the Lakers' defense has become tougher, he wants to pass the ball to Durant.

Durant also has the desire to get the ball, and he stretches his arms to catch the ball.

Westbrook threw the ball to Durant quite decisively.

At this moment, Lin Tian suddenly attacked and forcibly intercepted the ball halfway in front of Durant!
Then he single-handedly hit Huanglong again!Rush to the hoop, jump and dunk!
Two steals in a row!Two dunks in a row!
The point difference between the two sides came directly to 10 points!
Thunder coach Billy Donovan yelled anxiously.

Lin Tian excitedly bumped shoulders with his teammates to celebrate.

Of course, he exposed the flaw just now on purpose.

Before that, his strategy for defending Durant was to try not to let Durant catch the ball, but it was different just now.

He gave Westbrook the illusion that Durant was catching the ball well, and then cut it off immediately when the opponent passed the ball, which caught Westbrook by surprise.

Durant was already shaking his head during the timeout.

Westbrook took the initiative to walk over: "Kevin! It was my fault just now, I passed the ball too casually."

With the deepening of this season, major news media broke the news that if the Thunder still do not win the championship this season, then Durant is likely to leave the team.

His delay in renewing his contract with the team also cast a shadow over the team's future.

And because of this, Westbrook is also trying to make Durant play more comfortably this season.

Westbrook also persuaded Durant to renew his contract intentionally or unintentionally, but Durant has always kept silent about it.

Hearing Westbrook's words, Durant was a little surprised. In the past, Westbrook made consecutive mistakes on the court, and he would not take the initiative to admit his mistakes like today.

He shook his head and said, "There is still such a long time in the fourth quarter, they can't win."

Sure enough, after returning from the timeout, Durant made a three-pointer against Lin Tian.

In the next few rounds, the Thunder almost put most of their energy on Lin Tian.

As soon as Lin Tian got the ball, they quickly shrank inside, either flanking or zone defense.

No matter how powerful Lin Tian's breakthrough was, he blocked several people on the way forward, which was not a small hurdle for him.

And the Thunder's iron barrel formation is not just a bragging rights.

Robertson Durant guards the perimeter and the wings.

Ibaka and Adams defended the inside.

Westbrook, who has the worst defense, also averaged more than 2 steals per game last season.

It can be said that any player in the league, facing the Thunder's iron defense, will peel off his skin even if he is not dead!

In the second half of the fourth quarter, Lin Tian's shooting percentage has been slowly pulled down.

In desperation, Lin Tian slightly reduced his shots and increased the frequency of passing.

But the feel of the Lakers seems to have been borrowed in the first quarter!
The first quarter felt hot, but in the crucial fourth quarter, it felt cold!

Russell missed two shots in a row, and Kobe also missed two shots, but still missed.

With more than a minute left in the game, the score was forcibly chased back by the Thunder and became 1:98.

The Lakers called a timeout.

Lin Tian sat back on the bench sweating like rain, he heard the cheers of all the fans.

During the timeout period, the fan interaction session also started. Many Thunder fans got up and danced, as if they were already celebrating the victory in advance.

　Thanks to the book friends with the tail number 8325 who voted for the first monthly ticket of this book at the starting point.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)