After changing his shoes, Nick Young also walked up to Lin Tian and patted him on the shoulder: "Lin! Don't be too modest."

Howard was convinced of this. He curled his lips and said, "You Chinese people are so humble."

Their words made Lin Tian scratch his head in embarrassment: "Is this also called modesty?"

The last two free throws were indeed his problem.

"Yes! This is humility! You'd better get rid of this bad habit."

"If it weren't for such a scary guy like you, we might have lost a match! The playoffs would have been in doubt."

…

Post-game press conference.

After all, it was the Lakers' second-to-last regular season game. The entire media room was overcrowded, and the photographers were all targeting Lin Tian and the others on the stage.

Kobe has changed into a smart and handsome suit, while Lin Tian is wearing a casual suit.

Facing Oklahoma reporters, Kobe recalled his previous footprints in this city.

The match he won today made him feel extremely happy, and he did not spare any words when facing reporters' questions.

When it was mentioned that this might be his last time playing for the Thunder as a player, Kobe's eyes became darker.

Kobe's interview alone took nearly fifteen minutes.

When it was Lin Tian's turn, Lin Tian was even sleepy.

But he quickly adjusted. With so many cameras looking at him, his condition couldn't be too bad.

The first reporter from Oklahoma asked: "Lin! You scored 50 points tonight! What do you think of tonight's game?"

Lin Tian pondered for a moment and spoke into the microphone: "Everyone performed very well tonight! As we all know, the Thunder are a very strong team. They have one of the two best players in the league, but we strictly implemented the coach's arrangements

The tactics used, everyone kept an eye on their defenders, everyone actively moved and defended with all their strength, and won this hard-won victory. All in all, it was a great night."

His answer could not be more official. It not only praised the Thunder, but also invisibly improved the strength of the Lakers.

The reporter quickly memorized his words, writing and drawing in his notebook.

Next was the second reporter from Sports Illustrated. He adjusted his glasses: "Lin! Do you think you beat KD tonight?"

Reporters like to provoke conflicts between players. Lin Tian smiled bitterly: "KD is an MVP-level player! His offense is almost unstoppable. I was not able to limit his performance tonight, but fortunately

In the end I covered him."

As a player, it is naturally impossible for him to answer such a question directly, he can only make excuses.

The reporter was quite satisfied with Lin Tiandi's answer.

Soon, the third question that Lin Tian didn't know how to answer was raised: "Lin! You missed the last two key free throws today. This is not in line with your normal free throw level. Is this different from the stands?"

Does it matter how many dancing women are there? Are they interfering with your free throws?"

When these words were asked, all the reporters looked at Lin Tian with widened eyes like bells.

Even Kobe, Howard and Scott were stunned for a while.

They were not facing the dancing female audience at that time, so naturally they didn't know that such a thing existed.

Faced with this tricky question, his mind was spinning very quickly today, and he showed a rather puzzled expression: "What female dancing audience? I didn't notice these at the time. All I could think about was how to get rid of those two

The ball went in, but as you saw, I messed up.

Although the reporter didn't get the answer he wanted, he still sat back.

Lin Tian exhaled, then stood up and left the media room with Kobe and others.

As soon as he walked out of the media room, Howard approached Lin Tian: "Lin! Is this why you missed the free throw?"

"It's nothing, don't listen to those reporters' nonsense." Lin Tian naturally would not admit it.

Howard chuckled: "I'll go watch the replay then! Lin, this kind of thing is normal. I've experienced it before! Those away fans are really heartbroken. They will do anything to interfere with your free throws."

"So this is why your free throws are inaccurate." Kobe suddenly said, making Lin Tian laugh.

It was already 1:30 in the morning when the three of them returned to the hotel, but Lin Tian lost his sleep.

He couldn't wait to take out his mobile phone and check the results of today's games between the Rockets, Mavericks, and Grizzlies.

The victory or defeat of these teams is directly related to the ranking of the Western Conference.

Unfortunately, the Rockets and Grizzlies played extremely bravely today and even won the games.

This makes the ranking of the Western Conference even more confusing.

There was still the last regular season game that had not been played. Lin Tian calculated it carefully again. If they lost the last regular season game, they might still miss the playoffs! Such an embarrassing situation may never happen in the history of NBA.

Extremely rare.

Lin Tian clicked on the sports news again, which did not surprise him. At the end of the regular season, there was a lot of news:

[The Lakers beat the Thunder! Lin blocked Durant at the critical moment! Winning a city!]

[Lin scored 50 points to lead the Lakers to victory! Kobe is expected to participate in the last playoffs of his career! 】

[42 wins and 39 losses! The Lakers are temporarily ranked sixth in the Western Conference!]

[The Warriors narrowly defeated the Cavaliers! 72 wins and 9 losses so far this season! Tied the Bulls’ regular season record!]

[The Warriors are only one game away from breaking a new record!]

[The Western Conference is in chaos! The sixth and ninth places still need to play the last regular season game to determine!]

Among the many news, Lin Tian also saw a piece of news about his last-minute free throw:

[Thunder fans resorted to a honey trap, and Lin missed two free throws at the critical moment. It seemed to be related to the interference from the female fans at the scene.]

After reading this news, he felt bad all over. These media can really cause trouble!

He took another look at the rankings in the Eastern Conference.

Compared to the west, the east is much more normal.

Even though most teams have not played their last regular season game, the rankings have already been determined.

The Cavaliers are ranked first in the Eastern Conference this year, the Rams are second, and the Heat are third...

Fans often say that the West is strong and the East is weak, and judging from the regular season record, this is indeed the case.

After watching the news for a while, Lin Tiancai felt that his eyelids were fighting and quickly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, the players hurriedly boarded the team plane.

They have the next two days to rest, and then wait for work at home to meet the challenge of the Jazz.

And that game was also the final game of the Lakers' regular season!

Although I went to bed very late last night and woke up very early this morning, everyone was in high spirits on the plane.

Especially Nick Young, who chased Lin Tian and kept asking questions: "Haha! Lin! Did you really look at the girl when you were shooting free throws?"

Regarding the news that Lin Tian's free throw was interfered by a female spectator, all the players in the team obviously knew about it.

Nance Jr. and Clarkson also cast curious looks.

Lin Tian shook his head decisively: "Don't listen to those reporters spreading rumors. Am I that kind of person? It's just that I'm not in the right state when I shoot free throws."

Nick Young looked suspicious: "Why don't I believe it? I don't know if Sistine has seen this news."

Now Lin Tian was dumbfounded. Sistine had also sent him a message last night, but he just replied briefly.

He said seriously: "Guys! The first priority is to think about how to play the last game of the regular season! Our opponent is the Jazz!"

When talking about the competition, everyone's faces became a lot more serious.

Scott stood up at the right time to give them chicken soup: "Everyone performed very well last night! All we need is..."

After the plane landed in Los Angeles, they were greeted by airport staff.

Yesterday's win over the Thunder was undoubtedly a reliable shot in the arm for Lakers fans.

These fans who took the initiative to pick up the players were very considerate of the players. They didn't even ask for autographs, they just shouted MVP and asked the players to go home and rest early.

After Lin Tian returned home, he rested for half an hour and then went to the arena to train.

The other players didn't come to the arena because Scott gave everyone a half-day off.

Furthermore, other players are either training or playing in their own villas, so it is impossible for them to come all the way to the arena.

Another important reason why Lin Tian comes to the arena for training is that his home is very close to the arena, and it only takes a few minutes to walk.

The day passed by in a hurry. After training during the day the next day, Scott arranged for everyone to watch the game together in the afternoon.

Because it is Sunday, many games will be played in the afternoon on Sunday.

The teams playing in the afternoon today are the Heat, Hawks, Warriors and Spurs.

Among them, the game that attracts the most attention of all fans is the game between the Warriors and the Spurs.

Of these two teams, the Warriors have the best record in the league, and no team can come close.

The other second-placed Spurs team in the Western Conference is as stable as an old dog.
To be continued...