The Warriors' starting five are truly terrifying.

So far this season, their leading scorer is Stephen Curry, who averages 31 points per game.

Whether it is offensive efficiency or defensive efficiency, the Warriors rank among the top three in the league.

After watching the game between the Warriors and Rockets, Lin Tian is already looking forward to the competition with the Warriors.

But their next opponent is the Suns.

After playing back-to-back games this time, the players had a rare three days to rest.

However, the Lakers also have training on their off days.

Lin Tian got up not too late the next day. When he arrived at the Lakers arena, Kobe was already practicing with the trainer in the arena.

Kobe Bryant's shoulder has been very uncomfortable recently, and he has to put a thick ice pack on his shoulder to recover after every game.

And he also has a personal therapist, and his personal therapist is also here today.

Having played more than 30 games this season, Kobe has only missed 5 games.

Compared to last season, his data has declined visibly, with his field goal percentage only reaching 40%.

This has a lot to do with his shoulder injury.

Lin Tian and Kobe just nodded tacitly and started training for the day.

Soon, other players from the team came to the gym one after another, and the coach began to organize the players to practice together.

During training, Kobe rarely spoke, and his personality seemed a bit unsociable.

The team's Nick Young was very active. He played well with Russell, the second overall pick, and talked about his affair in the nightclub in front of everyone, which became his capital to show off.

Lin Tian was practicing well. After Nick Young finished chatting with Russell, he walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Hey! Lin! You are so awesome!"

"Thank you for the compliment, it's okay." Lin Tian grinned.

"The salary you get now ranks third in our team!" Nick Young patted Lin Tian on the shoulder, "You guy! This year's salary is three times higher than mine!"

"Really? So you earn 5 million a year?" Lin Tian asked.

"Yeah, the money is not enough for me to buy a villa." Nick Young blinked, "You signed such a big contract, you can't treat a few of your brothers to a meal?"

"If you have the chance, yes." Lin Tian couldn't laugh or cry.

"By the way, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Uh... not yet."

"Haha! That's great! Do you want me to introduce you to some? What kind of ones do you like? You know what? I know a few pretty girls who want to meet you."

Russell also joined in the fun and came over: "You are so handsome and you don't have a girlfriend?"

Nick Young took back his mobile phone from the sidelines, then opened the photo album, intending to show Lin Tian the photos of the girls in his album.

At this time, Kobe suddenly shouted: "Hey! Yang! I advise you to stay away from Lin! He is different from you.

Nick Young put away his phone in embarrassment.

Lin Tian asked curiously: "Yang, don't you also have a girlfriend? But you also have photos of other women?"

Nick Young showed a boastful expression: "Oh my God! Are you planning to hang yourself on a tree in this life?"

His words made Lin Tian smile bitterly: "I advise you to be more careful."

Lin Tian came through time. If he remembered correctly, according to the normal historical trajectory, the famous "Videogate" incident between Nick Young and Russell was about to happen.

In the past life, the "video scandal" incident greatly affected the future of Nick Young and Russell.

Nick Young was broken up by his fiancée, a female singer, and Russell was sent to the Nets in 2017...

However, for a person like Nick Young who speaks out loud, even if Lin Tian reminds him, it may not be of any use.

Nick Young disagreed with Lin Tian's words, but he didn't say anything else.

In the next two days, Lin Tian spent most of the time in the arena.

Even on New Year's Day, I stayed in the arena all day.

Endless training is very boring, but fortunately Nick Young is a living treasure who can liven up the atmosphere from time to time.

When he was free, he often chatted with Lin Tian about his experiences in nightclubs, which made Lin Tian stunned for a while.

Nick Young even secretly gave Lin Tian the contact information of the young girl without telling Kobe, but Lin Tian turned around and threw the note into the trash can.

He didn't have the slightest interest in it.

The time has come to January 3rd.

At around 7 o'clock in the evening, Lin Tian and the others came to the stadium to warm up.

Kobe had previously informed the team that his shoulder was extremely uncomfortable and it was difficult to even raise his hands, so the team decided to exclude him from the roster.

Lin Tian will make his debut today.

Because it was a home game against the Suns, the Staples Center Arena was packed.

The Lakers' tickets for this season have already been sold out.

The fans of the home team only knew a few hours ago that Kobe would not be on the court today. They were very resentful, but since they were here, they could only make do with it.

During the warm-up, Nick Young suddenly walked up to Lin Tian and said: "Lin! Jack Nicholson is here today!"

"Oh." Of course Lin Tian knew this person. Jack Nicholson is a Hollywood star who once starred in "The Bucket List", but it has nothing to do with him.

There are really not a few big stars who come to the Staples Center to watch games.

Noticing Lin Tian's lack of interest, Nick Young joked: "I know! It must be because there are no female celebrities coming to watch the game tonight, so you are unhappy!"

Lin Tian was too lazy to pay attention to Nick Young and concentrated on practicing shooting.

He actually still has a weakness now, that is, his mid-range shooting and three-point shooting percentages are not very high.

Once opponents gather in the penalty area, it will still have a big impact on his breakthrough.

It's a pity that no matter how much he imitated Anthony's movements, he never succeeded in copying Anthony's abilities at his peak.

I don’t know if it’s because the imitation doesn’t look too similar or what.

After the warm-up was over, the referee blew the whistle and the starting players of the Lakers and Suns walked onto the court.

Although Kobe did not play today, he wore a suit and cheered the team on the sidelines. Sitting behind Kobe was his second daughter, Gianna Bryant, who was less than 10 years old. The little girl kept applauding excitedly.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Lu Wei, Clarkson, Lin Tian, ​​Nance Jr., Hibbert.

The Suns' starting lineup is: Brandon Knight, Devin Booker, P.J. Tucker, Jon Leuer, Tyson Chandler.

It is worth mentioning that Devin Booker is also a rookie this year. He was selected by the Suns with the 13th overall pick.

So far in the season, Devin Booker's performance is remarkable.

After all, the Lakers' second overall pick is still on the bench, but Devin Booker has already secured his spot as the Suns' starter.
Chapter completed!