Faced with the outrageous "care" from the Thunder, Lin Tian could only look for his teammates.

Pass the ball to Clarkson on the wing, Clarkson is wide open and misses!

The ball was given to Nance Jr., and Nance Jr.'s immature singles level also caused the ball to be cut off quickly.

Only veteran Qian Ning Fulai took some of the pressure off Lin Tian, ​​hitting all two three-pointers he shot.

But this cannot quench the thirst. The Lakers' lineup is completely focused on offense.

Defensively, it's a disaster!

Clarkson and Nick Young on the outside are themselves defensive holes.

Nance Jr. on the inside is just a rookie. He is skinny and his biggest characteristic is that he can jump. His confrontation ability is very poor, and his defensive experience is better than nothing.

As for center forward Qian Ningflei, the Lakers spent a lot of money to trade him. They only valued his three-point ability and didn't have much hope for his defense.

As a result, there were often situations on the court where the Lakers were completely unable to guard against the Thunder.

In less than two minutes, Scott quickly replaced the two rookies Clarkson and Nance Jr.

Howard and Kobe Bryant returned to the court, and Channing Flynn switched from center to power forward.

Thunder head coach Donovan also put the Gemini stars back to prepare for the game.

With nine minutes left in the game, the Lakers still trailed by 14 points.

The Thunder had the ball. After Westbrook dribbled the ball across half court, he began to delay the game.

The players on the field seemed to have a brief chance to breathe at this time.

Lin Tian returned to his more comfortable third position, guarding Durant.

As Kobe followed Robertson, he yelled: "Follow, follow, follow!"

At the critical moment, Nick Young's attention reached its peak, after all, he was entrusted with important tasks by Scott.

With 8 seconds left in the attack time, Westbrook started!

He tried to force the inside position against Nick Young, but Nick Young retreated and defended, and for a rare moment he was not thrown away.

Nick Young, who has a height advantage, is always in front of Westbrook.

After Westbrook rushed to the three-second zone, he stood up and shot directly.

Nick Young gritted his teeth, jumped hard, and slapped the ball in Westbrook's hand with one hand.

Beep...

Westbrook's ball was shot away! The referee standing outside the baseline made a defensive foul gesture.

After Nick Young, who thought it was a good shot, saw the referee's penalty, he immediately went to the referee and put his head in his hands: "Oh my God! This is a good shot, man!"

The referee did not listen to Nick Young's explanation. He faced the technical table and told the technical table staff through gestures that Nick Young had committed a foul and Westbrook had made two free throws.

Although Lin Tian was helpless, he still walked to Nick Young and patted his shoulder to express encouragement.

After getting a free throw, Westbrook stood on the free throw line and did not forget to challenge Nick Young: "Save it! You can't guard me!"

The Thunder's number of free throws this season ranks among the top five in the league, mainly focused on the Gemini.

Westbrook averages 7.2 free throws per game, which is considered a leader among hundreds of players in the league.

But Westbrook is not a master at drawing fouls. His free throws are basically obtained by forced fouls that the opponent cannot prevent.

There were quite uniform shouts of "MVP" in the arena, and the home fans were obviously very satisfied with Westbrook's performance today.

Westbrook's free throws were very stable, and he made two free throws to open the score to 16 points.

Howard quickly passed the ball to Lin Tian, ​​who organized the attack.

Lin Tian didn't dare to delay like Westbrook.

After only half a circle, he suddenly increased his speed and headed towards the inside.

Durant stood in front of Lin Tian to defend, and Yin Baka on the weak side rushed over to double-team.

Lin Tian decisively passed the ball to Qian Ning Fulai in the bottom corner.

Channing took a shot after catching the ball and hit a three-pointer. The noise from the home fans in the arena became quieter.

After the Thunder came back, Westbrook ran out of attack time and suddenly made a breakthrough and gave the ball to Yin Baka.

Yin Baka on the weak side suddenly retreated outside the three-point line, raised his hand and hit a three-pointer, which he also hit!

Yin Baka is a power forward, and sometimes even plays a guest role as a center, but he has a pretty good three-point ability, which makes Scott scratch his head anxiously.

In an era when three-pointers are prevalent, power forwards like Yin Baka are considered the most popular power forwards! Even more popular than Fulai.

He can attack and defend, and is the Thunder's most important player besides the Geminis.

Of course, Yin Baka's annual salary is not comparable to Qian Ningfulei's.

After the Lakers served, Lin Tian wanted to play a fast break, but the Thunder players kept shrinking inside.

After he broke through and attracted double teams, he passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe resisted Robertson's high-intensity defense, made a fake move to shake off the opponent, and also made a three-pointer.

Under the high-pressure defense of the players on both sides in the fourth quarter, their shooting percentages were not low, and the point difference did not widen or narrow.

But the game time is always passing inevitably.

Lin Tian tried his best to defend Durant, but the Thunder did not focus on Durant as the core of the offense. Instead, Westbrook served as the team's engine.

This style of play made Lin Tian very frustrated.

What's even more embarrassing is that today's Westbrook still feels hot from the outside, like a pitcher.

With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Lakers still trailed by 13 points.

Players from both sides exhausted a lot of energy, and their shooting percentages began to show a plummeting trend.

On the contrary, Lin Tian played harder and harder. When his teammates' condition declined, he played singles with the ball. He also repeatedly made difficult shots in the face of double teams and help defenses.

He even made two fouls on Durant, putting himself on the free throw line for two consecutive offensive rounds.

But these are of no help in the face of point difference.

The Thunder's shooting today was even more accurate than in the first game!

In the last minute, Westbrook asked Robertson to cover him, which forced Kobe to guard Westbrook.

When facing Kobe, he showed no mercy. Even though Kobe tried his best to defend, Westbrook easily passed Kobe with his extremely fast breakthrough.

Lin Tian reacted extremely quickly to help defend, but Westbrook immediately passed the ball to Durant and then stopped Lin Tian.

Durant bypassed Lin Tian, ​​rushed inside, and easily scored the ball against Howard.

The home fans at the scene couldn't help but feel sad when they saw this scene.

Kobe Bryant was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team 12 times! Now he is being targeted as a defensive vulnerability on the court.

No one does not lament the power of Father Time.

Although Lin Tian responded quickly, after the Thunder came back, they immediately beat Kobe again.

Whoever Kobe is guarding, Westbrook will let him pick and roll, and through the pick and roll, Kobe will confront him.

This style of play allowed the Thunder to score another goal very quickly! This was tantamount to completely killing the game.

After the Lakers served, Lin Tian shot a three-pointer but failed to make it. They fell behind by 15 points, but the time was less than 30 seconds.

The home fans began to stand up and cheer, and the Lakers gave up their defense.

Lin Tian looked at the timer in a daze, until the buzzer that symbolized the end of the game sounded...

The Lakers lost to the Thunder again with a score of 89:106.

The cheers filling the arena made the Lakers players seem out of place.

After a few seconds, Lin Tiancai walked up to Kobe. He gently patted Kobe on the shoulder and comforted him: "Kobe, we still have a chance."

Kobe just shook his head: "I played like shit tonight!"

As he spoke, he tore off his arm guard, gave his calf a hard blow, and walked to the locker room with a sullen expression.

Los Angeles.

Through the live broadcast interface, Xiaoxue saw the lonely back of Lin Tian and Kobe walking towards the player tunnel. Her lips were slightly pursed and her eyes were red.

Lan Lan was surprised when he saw that Xiaoxue's eyes were red, "No! You've been away from home for so long, and you've never cried before!"

Xiaoxue said seriously: "Who said I cried? I didn't cry!"

Although we know that the Lakers' paper strength is far behind the Thunder's, they were beaten in two consecutive games.

As a fan of Lin Tian, ​​Xiaoxue is really hard to accept.

And Lin Tian's performance was already very good! Even facing the Thunder's highest defensive treatment, he still scored 46 points.

Losing is not terrible. What is terrible is that the Lakers have no hope of winning.

"Speaking of which, isn't Kobe very good? Why are all the comments criticizing Kobe!" Xiaoxue asked while watching the comments.
To be continued...