The Spurs' iron-blooded defense built by Popovich over the years has made it difficult for the Mavericks to score in the first quarter.

Nowitzki's performance has not declined significantly this season, and he is still the team's scoring leader.

But facing a Spurs team with an older lineup, Nowitzki didn't play well in the first quarter today.

Leonard has taken over from Duncan and become the core of the Spurs' offense.

Not only that, he is also the team's defensive core.

No one on the Mavericks could guard Leonard's mid-range shot.

The Mavericks can't defend Aldridge in the paint.

Lin Tian originally thought that the Mavericks would be stronger in the second quarter, but he found that he was wrong.

This was a game with a huge disparity in strength. From the first ball until the last ball thrown in a normal game, the Mavericks did not overtake the Spurs.

The score finally settled at 99:80, and the Spurs won G1 with a 19-point advantage.

After reading it, Lin Tian also felt a lot of emotions.

It is said that the Warriors and Spurs are the two most selfless teams in the league, and this is true.

Watching the game between these two teams, Lin Tian deeply understood the meaning of the word silky.

Popovich's coaching philosophy should be implemented by most of the Spurs players, so that they don't have any bad habits of sticking to the ball.

In contrast, the Lakers are in a somewhat opposite situation now, with Lin Tian basically holding the ball and easily being double-teamed.

The team in the league that is most similar to the Lakers is undoubtedly the Cavaliers, the leader in the Eastern Conference.

But next to James, there is Kyrie Irving who is at his peak.

The Cavaliers' style of play is also a complete dual-core style. James and Irving take turns holding the ball, which can save a lot of energy.

Lin Tian also has a core ball-handling core, Kobe Bryant.

If Kobe was still at his peak, Lin Tian believed that it would not be too much to create a dynasty as a combination of them.

But the reality is that Kobe, who is 38 years old this year and has been troubled by injuries, is not even average in isolation efficiency among all guards.

Before Lin Tian joined the Lakers, Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage this season was only 36%, which was a disaster!

This kind of shooting rate is lower than the three-point shooting rate of many players...

After Lin Tian came, it only took two games to officially establish his core position.

While Kobe's shot count has decreased, his offensive efficiency has improved by leaps and bounds.

During the regular season this season, Kobe's two-point field goal percentage increased to 45%, and his three-point field goal percentage also increased from the previous 30% to 36%!

This is inseparable from the fact that Lin Tian attracted the opponent's defense.

When Lin Tian holds the ball, Kobe has more time to breathe and rest. In many cases, he is like a position shooter, and the effect is remarkable.

But when Kobe and other teammates with three-point shooting ability are not accurate, the team is bound to struggle.

Especially when Lin Tian was double-teamed, the game between G1 and the Thunder proved this point well.

The Lakers' perimeter defense is also very poor, especially the defense at the first position, which is their biggest defensive shortcoming.

And Howard, who was just traded this year, has a much lower offensive efficiency than before.

When he was with the Magic, he could use his physical talents to score at will with the ball, but he obviously can't do that now! Even when facing blue-collar centers.

After Lin Tian returned to his room, he read Penguin Sports News again.

Several well-known NBA commentators from Penguin Sports have published articles analyzing the Lakers' G1 loss to the Thunder.

The titles of these articles are also very interesting:

[G1 Lakers defeated Lei Ting miserably, where did they lose? 】

[A 10,000-word long article analyzing the Lakers’ problems, may they stop in the first round? 】

[Penguin sports commentators and reporters have released their first-round score predictions for the playoffs!]

There is no doubt that the current Lakers are the traffic code in China. As long as the news title has the word Lakers in it, there will be no shortage of traffic.

Lin Tian was not interested in reading these so-called lengthy analyses.

He was a little curious and opened the score prediction article.

Most commentators' predictions for the Warriors and Grizzlies are 4:0 or 4:1.

As for strong teams such as the Cavaliers and Spurs, almost all commentators believe that they can advance to the next round.

As for the Lakers, they are obviously not optimistic about them.

Almost all commentators predict that the Thunder will win this series.

Even Zhang Weiping, a Kobe fan, predicted that the Thunder would take the game 4:1.

Lin Tian searched around and found a prediction that the Lakers would win the Thunder 4:3.

When he looked at the name of the forecaster again, he felt a little dumbfounded.

The person who predicted this score was none other than Xiaoxue, Penguin Sports’ intern reporter based at the Lakers.

Lin Tian was moved and read the comments below. What shocked him was that Xiaoxue was scolded by many people.

"Some people now want to be famous and want to go crazy! Everyone who has watched the first game knows, what can the Lakers win? Win first?"

"Does this Xiaoxue know anything about football? He says he's an intern reporter! Can he tell me how the Lakers can compete with the Thunder?"

"Predicting that the Lakers will win just to look unique? This is nonsense!"

"The true level of the Lakers, thank God for being able to advance to the first round! Let them play the Thunder, it is really embarrassing for them!"

"The current Thunder team is stronger than the Thunder team that entered the Finals in 2012! The Lakers will most likely be swept!"

"Although I am a fan of Lin Tian, ​​as a reporter working on the Lakers, I was slapped in the face by predicting such a score, okay?"

"I now even suspect that the Thunder deliberately lost to the Lakers in the regular season, just to make the Lakers relax their vigilance in the playoffs."

"Alas! Lin Tian is still too good! He keeps passing the ball, so why not just do it alone? It makes me anxious!"

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Although the Lakers' support rate in China is frighteningly high, fans also know very well that no matter from every aspect, there is a big gap between the Lakers and the Thunder.

After reading the comments for a while, Lin Tian sent a screenshot of the score prediction to Xiaoxue, and then sent another message.

Lin Tian: Are you so optimistic that we can beat the Thunder?

When Xiaoxue, who was at home, received this news, she jumped up with excitement in front of her best friends: "Wow! Lan Lan! Lin Tian took the initiative to send me a message! Oh my god! He actually also watches Penguin Sports news.

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She was so excited that she covered her chest with one hand to calm down, and hugged Lan Lan tightly with the other hand. Her beautiful face was so red.

"Oh! Didn't he just take the initiative to send you a message? Look how excited you are! If he takes the initiative to ask you out, are you going to jump off the building? It's useless."
Chapter completed!