Almost all the fans at the scene wore blue jerseys, which invisibly put a lot of pressure on the away players.

All Thunder players were already training in their half court wearing warm-up uniforms.

When they saw the Lakers generals showing up, they didn't come over to say hello.

This is the case in the playoffs. If you want to smile, you will most likely have to wait until this round of games is over.

After Lin Tian practiced shooting, he could even occasionally hear the Thunder fans in the front row scolding Kobe and him.

These people don't care that this is Kobe's last season, and Lin Tian has seen a lot of crazy fans.

"Lin! It's your first time playing in the playoffs today, so don't be nervous." Kobe suddenly walked up to Lin Tian.

In addition to Lin Tian, ​​there are several players on their team who are playing in the playoffs for the first time in their careers.

Including Clarkson, Nance Jr., and even PJ Tucker, none of them have any playoff experience.

"Don't worry." Lin Tian smiled confidently. The intensity of the playoffs will definitely be higher than that of the regular season, and he is also ready.

After the warm-up, the game between the Lakers and Thunder officially started.

Today's starting lineup for the home team Thunder is: Westbrook, Andre Roberson, Durant, Yin Baka and Adams.

Today's starting lineup for the away team Lakers is: Clarkson, Kobe, Lin Tian, ​​Tucker and Howard.

This is exactly the same as their regular season starting lineup.

Both sides start jumping the ball!

For the first ball, Howard failed to beat Adams and the Thunder got the ball. There were constant cheers in the arena.

Just one ball possession caused such a strong atmosphere, which really surprised Lin Tian.

Westbrook holds the ball and rushes inside toward Clarkson.

Where Clarkson could keep up with Westbrook, he was immediately passed by Westbrook.

This allowed Westbrook to rush into the penalty area and before Howard could make up the defense, he scored the ball and scored the first point of the game.

The deafening cheers spread throughout the stadium and reached Lin Tian and the others. The cheers carried a strong sense of oppression.

When playing away games, the biggest pressure often comes from these fans.

For players with average mental endurance, their performance will be greatly affected when faced with this situation. This is the case with home field advantage.

The Lakers serve and Lin Tianlai controls the ball.

Kobe and Clarkson stood on the wings respectively, Tucker stood in the corner, and Howard stood near the penalty area and kept trying to get rid of Adams.

Lin Tian originally wanted to hand the ball to Kobe, but Robertson's close defense was very good, and he didn't give Kobe a chance to catch the ball at all.

Other teammates also didn't have good opportunities to catch the ball.

Durant just happened to applaud Lin Tian: "Hey hey hey! Come here! Rookie!"

During the regular season, Durant suffered a lot at the hands of Lin Tian. In the playoffs, he will never let Lin Tian have an easy time.

Lin Tian made a drastic change of direction and tried to shake Durant, but the effect was not very good.

He bravely held the ball and rushed forward, just two steps into the three-point line, and then braked.

Durant reacted quickly and stopped jumping high in time, but he did not complete the block.

Bang!

This ball was a hit! Yin Baka, who was in a good position on the weak side, grabbed the rebound.

Deafening cheers rang out in the arena.

Lin Tian could only quickly return to defense and follow Durant.

After Westbrook returned to the Thunder's frontcourt with the ball, he faced Clarkson and passed the ball in sheep's clothing, and then suddenly started to rush inside.

This is almost the same routine as the first ball, but Clarkson just can't guard it!

This time, Lin Tian had already predicted that he could only temporarily give up defending Durant to wipe Clarkson's defense.

When Wei saw Lin Tian coming towards him, he had no intention of continuing to attack the inside. Instead, he quickly distributed the ball to Durant outside the three-point line.

Lin Tian had no choice but to rush towards Durant again, but it was too late.

When Durant catches the ball, he shoots a three-pointer, which is equivalent to half an open space.

Whoosh! A hollow basketball hit! The Thunder took a five-point lead at the start!

Lin Tian was a little frustrated. Clarkson's defense was so bad! In addition, it was his first time playing in the playoffs. He was obviously very nervous and couldn't keep up with Westbrook!

The bad thing is that this season, Westbrook's scoring average has dropped by several points compared to last season, but his assists have risen sharply, reaching an average of 10 per game.

A player with tremendous physical talent will be very difficult to deal with if he is not selfish when he plays.

Lin Tian dribbled the ball past half court again. This time he used a large change of direction to force past Durant, but Yin Baka and Adams directly chose to double-team.

In desperation, Lin Tian could only pass the ball to Tucker. This pass was not easy.

Tucker received the pass and found a wide open space in the bottom corner, so he shot directly.

In order to double-team Lin Tian, ​​Yin Baka allowed Tucker to get this open opportunity. He stopped making unnecessary interference and stood directly under the basket to grab the rebound.

Bang! The Lakers are striking again!

This rebound was still grabbed by Yin Baka.

Although Lin Tian also took off to try to grab the rebound, the position inside was stuck, and it was useless for him to jump very high.

In fact, the Thunder ranked first in the league in rebounds during the regular season!

Adams, Yin Baka and even Westbrook on their team are all good rebounders.

In this round of the series, the Lakers' main trouble may be in the paint.

After Yin Baka grabbed the rebound, he handed the ball to Westbrook.

Westbrook passed the half court quickly, and then suddenly gave the ball to Yin Baka inside.

Yin Baka's independent offensive ability is not weak. He is 10 centimeters taller than PJ Tucker who defends him!

Although PJ Tucker worked hard to guard him, the height difference between the two made it easy for Yin Baka to take action.

Yin Baka seized this opportunity and made a shot! The Thunder beat the Lakers 7:0.

Donovan on the sidelines nodded with satisfaction, but Scott of the Lakers had a sad face. He was considering whether to call a timeout.

For the Lakers, after returning, Lin Tian held the ball and was double-teamed by Durant and Robertson, and barely gave the ball to Kobe.

Kobe also shot a three-pointer, but still missed! This time the rebound was grabbed by Adams.

Adams quickly handed the ball to Westbrook. After Westbrook rushed to the Thunder half court, he shot a three-pointer against Clarkson's defense!

Whoops! The ball went in again!

Westbrook's three-point shooting percentage this season is even less than 30%, but today he scored his first three-pointer. He tilted his mouth towards Lin Tian and smiled.

Beep...

Scott could only call a timeout hastily.

The Thunder got off to a fantastic 10:0 start against the Lakers! They must readjust their tactics.

The atmosphere at the home court reached its peak at this moment, and many fans began to joke.

"Haha! Is this the Lakers?"

"The Lakers are so vulnerable!"

"The intensity of the regular season is incomparable to the playoffs! The Lakers are too young! Haha!"

"Isn't it good to let Kobe finish the regular season and retire with peace of mind? Why must he play in the playoffs and ask for trouble?"

"Do the Lakers still think this is the regular season? Man! This is the playoffs! No one will show mercy to them!"

…

Lakers bench.

Scott had a rare expression on his face: "Jordan will take a rest later! Nick will come on and play the No. 1 position!"

The substitutions were made less than two minutes later, apparently because Scott was dissatisfied with Clarkson's performance on the court.

Clarkson knew that his performance was poor, so he naturally did not dare to have any objections to Scott's arrangements. He even wanted to sit on the bench and calm down.

Although Nick Young was a little surprised, he was also prepared.

Although he played less in the playoffs, he at least played.

Scott then continued: "This is the playoffs! Be aggressive! Don't let your opponents easily score on you. Defensive actions must be tougher when necessary! Regardless of whether you can defend your opponents, your attitude must be

To show it..."

In less than a minute, the referee blew the whistle.

There were no substitutions on the Thunder team. When West saw that Clarkson had been replaced, he grinned and said: "It's useless for anyone to guard me! Stop struggling!"

Nick Young responded: "Don't be so smug! I'll show you what defense is!"
To be continued...