At this time, in the entire American sports circle, the news about Lin Tian's maximum salary extension with the Lakers has been announced by many media.

Major media headlines have to come up with eye-catching headlines in order to attract traffic:

[The Lakers renewed their two-year maximum salary contract with Chinese player Lin Tian! Setting an NBA historical record!]

[The first player in NBA history to win a maximum salary contract after playing three games!]

[Chinese player Lin Tian renewed his contract with the Lakers! The Lakers’ luxury tax is as high as that of the Warriors!]

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When many explosive news spread to the outside world, Lin Tian and his teammates had already arrived at the Staples Center Arena.

The difference is that every other Lakers player is wearing a jersey, but Lin Tian is wearing a suit and ties.

This is also to comply with the league's rules. Players who are not on the roster must appear in the arena in formal attire.

Lin Tian sat on the bench and watched.

He wanted to play but couldn't. Seeing Scott arranging tactics for everyone, he was really itchy.

After waiting for a while, the game officially started.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Jordan Clarkson, Lou Williams, Kobe Bryant, Nance Jr., Hibbert.

The Celtics' starting lineup is: Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Avery Bradley, Jared Sullinger, Amir Johns.

The Lakers' current record is 7 wins and 25 losses, and they are still at the bottom of the Western Conference.

The Celtics' record is 20 wins and 12 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference, which is better than the Hornets' record that Lin Tian and his team defeated in the last game.

Their performance at the beginning of this season is indeed remarkable, not to mention that the team's star player is only a small man of 1.75 meters.

In fact, not only is the point guard, the Celtics shooting guard Bradley is only 1.88 meters tall.

But Bradley's candy-like defense is extremely outstanding, and he was once selected to the second team of the All-Defensive Team.

His assisting defense made Thomas' defense less embarrassing.

After the first quarter started, the two sides fought back and forth.

Kobe felt good today, and his shooting percentage was very high whether it was a fadeaway jump shot or a breakthrough with the ball.

The Celtics' Thomas Jr. relied on his speed advantage to score ten points in the first quarter.

After both teams replaced their substitute lineups in the second quarter, the Lakers were unable to stop the Celtics' offense.

The Celtics' Smart was extremely tough on defense and guarded two of Russell's goals alone.

Russell and Lou Williams were on the court at the same time, unable to connect the team's offense at all.

Their defense was also visibly poor! So much so that Lin Tian, ​​who was sitting on the bench, was very anxious.

After the second quarter, the Lakers trailed the Celtics by 10 points, and Russell's 2-for-8 shooting rate was unsatisfactory.

During the halftime break, Steck reorganized his tactics for the second half.

But when the third quarter started, the Lakers were still overwhelmed by the Celtics.

Although Clarkson is a bench gangster, he holds the ball for too long and is too obsessed with singles.

The same goes for Nick Young and Russell. Once the ball is in their hands, it is difficult to pass it out. The Celtics also know this.

The Lakers' interior players Nance Jr. and Hibbert can only struggle to support themselves.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers were already 15 points behind.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers were indeed chasing points in the first half, but today Thomas showed great courage, rushing into the paint to score again and again, or causing damage, which caused huge trouble to the Lakers.

Russell obviously couldn't guard Thomas, and after Kobe Bryant injured his Achilles tendon, he couldn't catch up with these young people.

They could only try their best not to let the Celtics open the score too wide, but there was no other way.

When there was less than a minute left in the game, the Lakers were still 10 points behind.

After a dead ball, Kobe was replaced by Nick Young. He looked gloomy and scored 25 points in the air today.

After Lin Tian took the initiative to high-five Kobe, he sighed helplessly.

If he could play today, he would never let Thomas score 30 points! After all, that guy is only 1.75 meters tall!

For the current Lakers, every game is crucial!

After losing this game today, their record will become 7 wins and 26 losses, one step further away from the playoffs!

And their upcoming schedule will not be easy at all.

The live broadcast footage gave Lin Tian a close-up.

The commentator in the studio joked: "Smith, did you see the expression on Lin's face? He can't wait to put on his jersey and play right away."

"You see, this young man is eager to help the team, but the Lakers' record this season is really bad!"

"I think if Lin Tian can maintain his previous performance in the next few games, the Lakers should consider making him a cornerstone."

"Yes, the Lakers have too many young players, but there is only one basketball, and they must think clearly."

"This young player from Tianchao is really hard to understand! I even wonder if he deliberately hid his strength in the Development League."

"Why hide your strength?"

"If he doesn't hide his strength, how can he become the fastest player to get the maximum salary this year? Look at this season's No. 1 pick Towns, it's only a few million."

"I don't know if you have read some martial arts stories from China. Some masters like to hide their strength and then suddenly become famous."

"Are you talking about those masters who know Kung Fu? Haha! It seems that this is really possible."

Barkley and Smith in the studio were still bragging, but here at Staples Center, the game was over.

In the end, the Celtics won the game 112:98, and the Lakers had no choice but to swallow a defeat.

After all the Lakers players returned to the locker room, everyone looked gloomy and said nothing.

Lin Tian came to Kobe and comforted him: "Hey, this is just an ordinary loss. We will get revenge soon!"

Clarkson, Russell, Nance Jr. and others all turned their eyes over when they heard Lin Tian say such words.

They began to observe a moment of silence for Lin Tian. After all, judging from Kobe's character, he would be scolded all over his face.

Young players on the team have been scolded for this before.

But the picture they imagined did not appear. Kobe nodded to Lin Tian, ​​then stretched out his hand to give a high-five: "Brother! We need you!"

After Kobe took a shower, he accepted post-game interviews with the media as usual.

Although Lin Tian did not appear today, he was also present and answered some innocuous questions.

When he returned to his apartment in the evening, Lin Tian turned on the TV. At this time, the Warriors and Rockets happened to be live broadcast, but it was almost over.

The Rockets were not even opened up by the Warriors, but when the Warriors used a five-small lineup at the last minute, the game was completely killed. The Rockets led by Harden ended up losing.
Chapter completed!