On the plane, Lin Tianzheng watched the replay of G5 between the Spurs and Mavericks last night.

From the first quarter to the end of the game, the Mavericks were almost completely defenseless!

Whether it's outside or inside strength, they can't compare with the Spurs, who have a deep foundation.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 108:80, and the Mavericks were eliminated in the first round with a big score of 4:1.

Since the Clippers also sent away the Trail Blazers, so far, three of the eight playoff teams in the Western Conference have advanced.

Between the Thunder and Lakers, the last team to advance to the Western Conference semifinals will be determined.

After watching the Spurs game video, Lin Tian looked back at the game they played against the Thunder last night, trying to find inspiration from it.

Although the performance of Clarkson and others is a bit eye-catching, the Thunder's style of play is actually not that powerful. It is basically a superstar style of play.

The current problem for the Lakers is that they rely too much on Lin Tian's personal ability.

When he is double-teamed, if his teammates are good at three-point shooting, they can often win, such as G3 and G4.

And when Clarkson's, Nick Young's and others' three-pointers are inaccurate, the Lakers will surely struggle.

If you want to break the Thunder's defense, you still have to rely on yourself!

After the plane arrived in Los Angeles, Lin Tian went to the training hall alone to practice three-pointers.

Recently, he was faced with the Thunder. He didn't have many opportunities to shoot three-pointers, and they weren't very accurate either. He had to practice quickly.

He was the only one in the huge arena, and there was only the sound of the basketball hitting the floor and hitting the basket, which made it seem quite quiet.

But Lin Tian has long been used to it. He is not afraid of loneliness, but is afraid of losing.

In the next two days, Lin Tian worked at three o'clock and one line every day. In addition to training, he only had to eat and sleep, and even greatly reduced the time he spent playing with his mobile phone.

As far as he knows, several players, including James and Westbrook, will even shut down their social media during the playoffs.

It's all just to be more focused during the playoffs.

Although he would not do that, some comments on social media do have a great impact on players.

In a blink of an eye, the day of the competition came again.

Staples Center Arena.

Players from the Lakers and Thunder wore warm-up uniforms and were in their respective half-courts taking warm-up shots.

Kobe also practiced three-pointers meticulously.

Every time he made a three-pointer, waves of cheers came from the audience.

Fans throughout the Staples Center were wearing purple and gold fan jerseys representing the colors of the Lakers. They were holding fan sticks and wanted to make a sound that could burst their eardrums.

Although the game hasn't started yet, the fans at the scene are already doing their best to create a home court advantage for the Lakers.

More celebrities and NBA legends came to the scene today than there were on the night of the Lakers' regular season finale.

Nick Young, who was practicing three-pointers, suddenly came over and said to Lin Tianyouyou: "Lin! Do you know how much those seats next to our bench cost?"

Although Lin Tian didn't care much about this, he still asked: "How much?"

Nick Young grinned and said: "A ticket of 700,000 dollars! Man! This sets a new NBA record! I can't even afford it!"

He thought Lin Tian would be surprised, but Lin Tian acted calmly.

The reason why the tickets are so expensive is because they think the Lakers will be sent away today, and Kobe is also the biggest reason.

But it’s normal if you think about it carefully. The strength gap between the two teams is too big.

Lin Tiantan said: "They will regret it."

Nick Young was confused and asked after another three-pointer: "Why do you say that?"

"Because they think this will be Kobe's retirement battle, the price is so high, and I will lead the team to victory today!"

Once the Lakers win today's game, the theory of retirement battle will naturally be shattered! The price of tickets will probably not be so expensive.

Nick Young nodded: "Lin! Come on! Leave Russell to me! You are responsible for leading the team to win!"

Lin Tian just listened to what he said. At the critical moment, he might have to wipe his ass himself.

While the players were warming up on the court, O'Neal, who was in charge of on-site commentary, was also full of enthusiasm today.

He spoke: "Guys! Trust me! We will bounce back today!"

Behind the bench, Bass Jr. and his family came to watch the game.

At this time, little Bas was holding his mobile phone and muttering something in a low voice.

If Lin Tian saw the content on his mobile phone, he would definitely smile helplessly.

Because what Buss is reciting is a speech about Kobe's retirement battle.

He has already prepared for the worst. If he loses, as the boss, he must go to the court and say a few words to thank Kobe for his contribution to the team.

On the Thunder's side, the Thunder's young masters were also chatting.

Westbrook said: "KD! We must take away the victory tonight! Don't let the old guys in San Antonio wait for us too long!"

"I know." Durant nodded, "Russell, I will try my best tonight! Even if I can't restrict that Chinese guy, I won't make it easy for him!"

"That's it! You guys double-team that Chinese boy! Just leave the rest to me! I'll let Nick Young know that he can't guard me!"

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Not long after, the game started!

Even though the last game was a tragic loss, Scott still had no intention of changing the lineup and still let Nick Young be the starting point guard.

The starting players on both sides walked onto the court gearing up.

With a whistle, the jump ball began! The Thunder won the first ball.

After Westbrook holds the ball, he suddenly speeds up to hit the basket, and then suddenly brakes outside the three-point line.

Facing Nick Young, he hit a pull-up three-pointer.

Nick Young reacted slowly. Although he raised his hand to try to interfere, it had little effect.

Whoa! The basketball entered the frame and extinguished the passion of the audience.

Howard picked up the ball and sent it to Lin Tian.

Just after halftime of Lin Tian's dribbling, two long-armed monsters, Durant and Robertson, came over.

Without many options, Lin Tian found a passing opportunity between him and passed the ball to Kobe, who was in the open position.

After receiving the ball, Kobe took a deep breath, aimed at the basket, and shot directly!

There was a bang! The basketball smashed out of the frame! Yin Baka jumped high, picked off the backboard with one hand, and quickly passed it to Durant.

Durant held the ball and wanted to play a fast break, but Lin Tian stopped him, so he asked Robertson to play a pick-and-roll.

Kobe was forced to defend Durant. The height difference between the two was obvious. Durant didn't break through, but raised his hand and shot a three-pointer!

Whoosh!

The three-pointer was also made! The entire Staples was silent.

With this three-pointer, the Thunder led the Lakers by six points!

What's bad is that the Thunder's two young men seemed to have good outside touches today.

Durant enjoyed the quiet atmosphere of the away game. When he returned to defense, he approached Kobe and smiled: "Kobe! The atmosphere tonight is very suitable for retirement! Don't you think so?"

He spoke so loudly that Lin Tian, ​​who was holding the ball for half the game, heard it.

Before Kobe Bryant responded to Durant, Lin Tian said in a deep voice: "Be careful, I will retire you tonight!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tian rushed to the inside line like a bolt of lightning.

Durant reacted slowly and was half a body behind Lin Tian. When Lin Tian rushed to the inside, he had not caught up.

Lin Tian's feet seemed to be equipped with rockets, and he jumped up from the ground!

Seeing this, Yin Baka, the two-time shot-blocking king, also jumped up to try to stop Lin Tian!

There was a loud "Bang!"! Lin Tian completed a dunk on Yin Baka's head! He dunked Yin Baka directly to the ground!

His strong body couldn't stop Lin Tian's slam dunk!

With this dunk, the entire Staples instantly became excited!

Durant pulled Yin Baka up with all his heart, but he was secretly surprised.

If I had managed to keep up with this Chinese man just now, I might have been the one who was detained!

What he said just now did not anger Kobe, but made Lin Tian go berserk.

After Westbrook dribbled over, he began to ask Robertson to play pick-and-roll for him, trying to find Kobe's advantage.

Durant ran towards the bottom corner, trying to attract Lin Tian.

Lin Tian yelled for a defense change and walked inside, leaving the task of guarding Durant to P.J. Tucker, temporarily playing the fourth position.

Tucker's execution ability was very strong and he quickly chased Durant.
To be continued...