He used Kobe's most familiar playing method to score goals, and Kobe just shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The Lakers' ball rights are still firmly in Lin Tian's hands.

He continued to play Carroll in isolation, this time it turned into a pull-up jumper after a strong breakout, and he still hit the target.

This ball was Kobe's answer to DeRozan.

Next, the Raptors frequently shot three-pointers, reducing the impact on the inside.

Both Lowry and Carroll have high three-point shooting percentages.

Even veteran Scola, in the twilight years of his career, developed the ability to shoot three-pointers with one hand!

As a power forward with a height of 2.06 meters, Scola's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 40% this season! He averages two three-pointers per game.

This level is comparable to that of Channing Frye!

You know, when he and Dayao were teammates, he might not have made a single three-point shot during the entire season.

Lin Tian just sighed in his heart that times have changed. These days, the world is really dominated by three-pointers.

In this game, Lin Tian also increased the proportion of his three-pointers, but his three-point touch today was not very good.

With two minutes left in the first quarter, Lin Tian was replaced by Scott.

He scored 16 points and only made 1 of 4 three-pointers.

The score between the two sides was 24:30, and the Lakers were 5 points behind.

The Raptors are much stronger than their last opponent, the Timberwolves, there is no doubt about this.

Lin Tian had a premonition that it would be impossible to clock out early today. If they clocked in early, they might be too far behind...

The Raptors' bench is also deep.

Terrence Ross, Patterson, Valanciunas and others are all relatively well-known players.

Even Norman Powell, who is still unknown now, will be able to make a name for himself in the future.

In the short two minutes when Lin Tian and Kobe were off the court, several of the Lakers' substitutes performed disastrously.

Russell and Clarkson's offense was out of level, their defense was a beating, and Nance Jr. also played very poorly today.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers were already 15 points behind!

In other words, in the remaining 2 minutes of the first quarter, they were able to allow the opponent to open up a 10-point lead.

Kobe, who had a relatively good temper this season, couldn't help scolding Nance Jr. and Russell during the break: "Are you bewitched by the Raptors? I dare say a 70-year-old

Old ladies who are many years old can defend a hundred times better than you!"

Before Lin Tian came, Kobe was already struggling and regarded this season as his own exhibition tour.

But now the plan has changed. They have hopes of returning to the playoffs after a few years. Kobe is like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw.

He will never show mercy to anyone whose performance dissatisfies him.

As a player of the Los Angeles Lakers, he lives in the spotlight all year round and is more exposed than players of other teams.

This also allowed two rookies, Russell and Nance Jr., to develop a unique big heart.

They figured out Kobe's temper, and when Kobe criticized them, they could only remain silent.

Kobe noticed that Clarkson was a little absent-minded, so he began to educate him again: "I have told you to stay away from the women of the Kardashian family!"

The scene was naturally recorded on the courtside broadcast camera, and was seen by fans all over the world watching the game.

Penguin Sports Live Room:

"Fuck! I haven't seen Kobe so angry in years! And in public!"

"Oh! Kobe is really worried about the rookies in the team. The performance of Nance Jr. and Russell in the first quarter is indeed very unsatisfactory."

"Not only Russell and Nance Jr., Clarkson also seems to have lost his soul today! Since being with Jenna, Clarkson has become worse day by day."

"After Lin Tian came off the field, only Yang Shaoxia scored a three-pointer. Alas! It's really hard to describe!"

"When the Lakers play against a weak team, they can use a very strong offense to cover up their weaknesses. But when they play against a strong team, their defensive problems are exposed! It's hard to handle!"

"Actually, we can't blame them entirely. After all, they are playing back-to-back games and it's a long journey. It's so cold in Toronto."

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Compared to Kobe, Scott's voice is much softer. He is not a very strict coach, he just lets everyone do their own thing.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Lin Tian and Howard returned to the court early.

The two teamed up with Nick Young, Clarkson and Nance Jr. to play the first half of the second quarter.

Nick Young changed his usual cheerful style and began to focus on defense.

Nick Young, who defends seriously, actually has relatively strong individual defense capabilities.

Clarkson's defense is really eye-catching, but there's nothing we can do about it. The Lakers don't rely on him to defend.

Before DeRozan and Lowry returned to the court, Lin Tian started chasing points.

His offensive kaleidoscope strength was clearly demonstrated in the first few minutes of the second quarter, and he quickly brought the point difference back to single digits.

Kobe and Howard on the bench couldn't help but stand up and applaud him.

Raptors coach Casey noticed something was wrong and immediately called a timeout and replaced Lowry and DeRozan.

Kobe and Howard on the Lakers side also returned to the court.

The competition between the two sides also became more and more fierce.

The Raptors' current center on the court is Valanciunas.

Although Biyombo is sometimes useful, he is more often a very irritable and irrational player who often commits fouls. In comparison, Valanciunas is more useful.

The most important thing is that Valanciunas also has a soft touch, and the three-point ability that most centers don't have, Valanciunas also has.

The tactic adopted by Coach Casey was to let Valanciunas lead Howard out of the penalty area.

When Howard steps out of the penalty area, his threat is greatly reduced.

Every time Howard is lured out of the paint, either a small man like Lowry can beat Howard in isolation and use his speed to get rid of Howard's defense.

Or just shoot three-pointers! For them, there is always a way to deal with the Lakers.

The Raptors' three-point shooting rate has reached 37% this season! Ranking fourth in the league!

Although Lin Tian hit the inside again and again and assisted his teammates again and again, the Lakers were still 15 points behind after the second quarter.

During the halftime break, after all the Lakers players returned to the locker room, the atmosphere was a little dull.

Kobe was busy letting the rehabilitation therapist put ice packs on his legs and had no intention of talking.

Lin Tian could only stand up: "Guys! We gave the opponent too many open three-point opportunities in the first half. This is not a good thing."

Howard also complained: "These guys only dare to shoot three-pointers and have no guts to confront me in the paint!"

Throughout the first half, Howard was the most uncomfortable player among the Lakers' starting lineup, except for Russell.

Howard is not a space center. If the Raptors don't play with him in the paint, there's nothing he can do.

The halftime break ended and the third quarter started. The starting lineups of the two teams remained unchanged from the first quarter.

At the beginning of this quarter, Lowry, the little steel cannon, took advantage of Russell again.

In addition to Lowry, DeRozan also often plays pick-and-roll with Lowry, letting Russell guard him.

They sort of caught the Lakers' weakest link and pursued it fiercely.

Although Russell was taught a lesson by Kobe in the first half, he was really helpless when facing the "trash brothers".

So much so that just two minutes into the third quarter, Russell was replaced by Scott, and Nick Young replaced him.

Once Nick Young came on board, the Lakers' backcourt defense got slightly better.

This also made Lin Tian dumbfounded. Nick Young, who is good at offense, actually had to play early because of the team's defensive problems.

The Lakers really need a strong defensive No. 1 or No. 2 position.

In this quarter, although Lin Tian still had plenty of physical strength, he still frequently passed the ball to Kobe and Howard.

If the opponent wants to play outside, they can insist on playing inside.

But Lowry and DeRozan felt great today!

Especially DeRozan, who usually doesn't like to shoot three-pointers, but he actually scored three three-pointers today!

When the mid-range killer DeRozan's three-pointers are ridiculously accurate, it is difficult for any team to have a chance of winning against the Raptors.

And Scola was not soft at all today. He averaged less than 10 points per game during the season, but he also scored 12 points today by shooting three-pointers!

As usual, with more than two minutes left in the third quarter, Lin Tian came off the court to rest.

He has scored 38 points today! But the team is still 18 points behind!

In the final time of the substitute's appearance in the third quarter, the score difference may be widened even wider.

In order to avoid allowing the Raptors to completely widen the point difference, Scott deliberately left Howard on the court temporarily.
To be continued...