Several Thunder players on the court quickly ran over and pulled Westbrook up.

Nick Young and Kobe Bryant also came over. Among them, Nick Young excitedly high-fived Lin Tian: "Oh my God! This hat is so handsome!"

Lin Tian high-fived the other players one by one, and then looked at the referee.

The referee just blew the whistle and gave the ball an out-of-bounds ball.

There was no defensive foul, which is already very good for Lin Tian.

This blood cap gave the Lakers momentum.

Although Westbrook remained silent, the anger on his face was enough to illustrate the problem.

The Thunder served from the sideline, but Westbrook still held the ball, and Lin Tian pressed closely against him.

This time he didn't give Westbrook a chance to break in, completely blocking Westbrook's path forward.

Westbrook couldn't break in, and seeing that the shot clock was about to run out, he could only make a mid-range shot after dribbling the ball for a while.

The moment the ball was thrown, Westbrook seemed to have little confidence in his shot and quickly leaned in, as if trying to grab a rebound.

Although Westbrook is a defender, his judgment on the placement of rebounds is extremely accurate.

With only 1.91, he averaged nearly eight rebounds per game this season, which is enough to illustrate the problem.

Lin Tian didn't know what was going on in Westbrook's mind.

When Westbrook went for the rebound, he had already secured his position in advance, blocking Westbrook from having a chance to grab the rebound.

Sure enough, this shot was like a hammer!

The basketball bounced back, Lin Tian and Westbrook took off at the same time, and Lin Tian picked off the backboard.

Westbrook was very angry, but it didn't help. He simply kept a close eye on Lin Tian and pretended to be on guard against Lin Tian.

Now Westbrook is the brains of the team. If he wants to guard Lin Tian, ​​others will have no objection.

However, there is still a big gap between his height and Lin Tian.

After Lin Tian dribbled the ball past half court, he hit a pull-up three-pointer.

Although Westbrook tried his best to take off and the height of the jump was not low, it did not have much impact on Lin Tian and he hit a three-pointer.

The Thunder served, and Westbrook had just passed halftime. As he was thinking about how to deal with the ball, Lin Tian suddenly took out his ball with lightning speed and played an extremely cool fast break.

Until the ball was scored, Westbrook was still standing there with his hands spread out, seemingly at a loss.

Thunder head coach Donovan hurriedly called a timeout.

If there is no timeout, the score difference will only get wider and wider.

In the Penguin Sports live broadcast room, witnessing Lin Tian show off Westbrook's face, Yang Yi shouted: "It has to be Lin Tian at the critical moment!"

Wang Xing also nodded: "Lin Tian did suppress Westbrook just now! Westbrook also became irrational and even thought about guarding him!"

"The height difference between the two of them is too obvious, and Lin Tian's mid-range shots are relatively accurate. Westbrook is anxious!"

"After returning from this timeout, Durant and Yin Baka should also be back! It depends on what the Thunder will do next!"

"The game is still very exciting so far! The performance of both teams has not disappointed everyone."

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Chesapeake Energy Arena, Thunder bench.

Donovan is urgently deploying the next tactics.

Just now, Westbrook took the initiative to defend Lin Tian. He saw it but didn't say anything because he knew how important Westbrook was to this team.

He really wants Westbrook to control the number of turnovers. This season, Westbrook averaged 4.3 turnovers per game, ranking second in the league, second only to Harden.

But it's hard for him to say. Donovan can't control the Thunder Twins. This is recognized.

With Westbrook's temper, it is impossible to tell everyone that the way he handled the ball just now was wrong.

After the timeout, the Thunder's starting five returned to the court.

It's still up to Westbrook to control the ball.

However, Nick Young of the Lakers has already gone to rest, and it is Clarkson who is defending Westbrook.

Lin Tian must also keep an eye on Durant.

Clarkson's defense was obviously harder than Nick Young's, and he barely caused some trouble for Westbrook.

Westbrook failed to break through and hurriedly passed the ball to Durant. Durant caught the ball and shot without any delay.

Lin Tian took off and tried his best to interfere and failed to block the shot. However, Durant's shot was crooked this time and the Lakers gained valuable ball rights.

He controls the team's offense with the ball, and Durant is naturally the one guarding him.

As an MVP-level player, Durant's defensive ability has a high lower limit.

When he focuses on defense, few players in the league can directly get past him.

In order to save some energy, Lin Tian made a tentative breakthrough and quickly passed the ball to Kobe on the wing.

Kobe was already ready to shoot, he caught the ball and shot, and hit a three-pointer!

The Lakers' shooting percentage improved significantly in this quarter and they played smoothly.

Next, the Thunder also regained their touch. The two sides reduced the opportunities for fast breaks and turned into positional battles.

After halftime, the Lakers still led by six points.

In today's important game, it is extremely difficult to enter the second half with a six-point advantage.
Chapter completed!