Seeing Lin Tian coming over, Westbrook frowned instinctively and mocked: "Rookie! Cherish it! This is the last game of your rookie season!"

Lin Tian smiled instead of getting angry: "It's you who should cherish this game! This is your penultimate game of the season."

At this point, Lin Tian changed the subject again and looked at Durant: "Maybe this will be the penultimate game in which you two can still be teammates."

Regardless of whether the Thunder can win in the first round, Westbrook and Durant's breakup is doomed after this season.

Because even if they pass the first round, they will still lose with a high probability when they meet the Warriors.

After hearing Lin Tian's words, Durant's expression didn't change much. On the contrary, Westbrook immediately became furious.

"Beep!"

He was about to refute Lin Tian when the ball happened to be dead on the court.

When Lin Tian stepped onto the court, he high-fived Howard, who was replaced, and said at the same time: "Dwight! Well done, you just dominated the paint."

Howard laughed out loud at Lin Tian's praise and sat back on the bench with satisfaction.

At this time, the Lakers' center is Channing Fletcher. He can open up the space on the court, which is something Howard cannot do.

The Lakers served, and when Lin Tian was about to rush in with the ball, Durant and Robertson double-teamed him.

He quickly passed the ball to Nick Young, who raised his hand and shot. Unguarded, he hit the three-pointer.

After hitting the three-pointer, Nick Young made his signature celebration, and at the same time yelled at Robertson: "Just let me go! I will make you arrogant guys pay a heavy price!"

On the bench, Howard, who had just sat down, quickly jumped up and waved the towel in his hand.

The Thunder served. I don't know if it was affected by Lin Tian's words just now. Westbrook passed the ball to Durant.

Durant also seemed a little absent-minded and chose to force Lin Tian after getting the ball.

Lin Tian, ​​who had quick eyes and quick hands, took advantage of Durant's inattention and reached out to slap the ball right at Fulai's feet.

Fulai quickly picked up the ball and quickly passed it to Lin Tian. Lin Tian took the opportunity to make a fast break and succeeded in a layup!

After coming on the field, he received an assist, a steal and two points. Lin Tian had a great impact on the game.

Kobe Bryant on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Lin Tian was in hot form. He didn't have to rush to the stage and had plenty of rest time.

When the team is in good shape, Scott can't just substitute players.

The Thunder's offensive rhythm was also disrupted by Lin Tian. After Westbrook chose to break through, he failed to succeed.

The Lakers took the opportunity to counterattack again, this time Lin Tian assisted Qian Ningfu to hit a three-pointer.

Donovan shook his head and sighed and called another timeout.

Lin Tian hadn't even broken a sweat yet, so he jogged back to the bench and bumped shoulders with his teammates one by one.

The atmosphere in the stadium was even higher.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers players were still in good shape and hit three-pointers frequently.

Just as Lin Tian expected, after experiencing the eye-catching three-point shooting in the last game, the players bottomed out and rebounded.

After the first half, the Lakers already led by 24 points.

This is somewhat similar to the previous game, but the difference is that the two teams swapped roles in this game.

In the Lakers locker room, Kobe Bryant was very calm: "Don't rush to be happy! The game is far from over! We may still lose today!"

His words calmed down the excited Lakers players.

Scott also applauded: "Everyone did a great job in the first half! Let us continue to be aggressive in the second half! We must not give our opponents a chance to counterattack! As long as we win today's game! The Thunder's confidence will completely collapse.

!It’s only a matter of time before we win the first round!”

…

After returning in the second half, Durant began to indulge in singles.

He firmly believes that he can bring the team out of the quagmire with his own personal ability.

But Lin Tian's strong defense makes his offensive efficiency not very high.

On the contrary, the Lakers, who had no way out, became more and more courageous as they fought, and all the people joined forces, making the Thunder almost unable to fight back!

Although Kobe was targeted, Lin Tian's defensive effect was excellent after switching to the fourth position.

With him and Howard guarding the inside, even if the Thunder players get past Kobe, they still have to weigh the Lakers' inside defense.

Westbrook's long-range shooting feeling dropped a lot today, which also caused the Thunder to fall behind by more and more points.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, the Thunder still trailed by 27 points.

Although Westbrook, Durant and Yin Baka worked hard to catch up, the hole they buried in front of them was too deep to fill.

It wasn't until there were more than 3 minutes left in the game that Donovan reluctantly withdrew his main players.

The next time is garbage time!

Fans throughout the stadium couldn't help but celebrate!

They know that an early victory in this game also means that the Lakers and Thunder will play a tiebreaker two days later!

Lin Tian, ​​Kobe and Howard also responded to the call of "MVP" and were quickly replaced by Scott.

The three of them were in a good mood, and when they returned to the bench, they skillfully showed off their usual greeting gestures.

This is the team's unique culture. In Howard's words, this is more important than practicing three-pointers.

Nick Young was also replaced at this time, and he could not hide his excitement: "Lin! Today I made 4 out of 6 three-pointers! Haha!"

A three-point shooting percentage of over 50% in a single game is already very good.

Lin Tian nodded: "Nick! Keep your form! Your three-point shooting will be even more important in the next game!"

Several people were chatting while watching the substitutes running on the field.

Lin Tian even hoped to stay longer in this kind of garbage time.

He inadvertently looked back and happened to see Xiaoxue sitting in the media box.

Xiaoxue had been staring at Lin Tian's back, but Lin Tian's sudden turn back made the two of them look at each other.

The shy mood turned into red clouds and hung on Xiaoxue's face. She was stunned for a moment as if she was electrocuted, and then quickly turned her head away, daring to look at Lin Tian again.

Soon, the game ended, and the Lakers beat the Thunder 110:88, abruptly pulling the score to 3:3.

Lin Tian scored 44 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals and 1 block. He made 5 of 10 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of 50%!

Kobe had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Howard scored 20 points and 10 rebounds.

The three teamed up to score 80 points! The other Lakers players scored a total of 30 points.

For the Thunder, Westbrook scored 24 points and Durant only scored 18 points. Their efficiency was average.

When the players left the game, Buss and Kupchak stood in the tunnel and hugged the Lakers players one by one in celebration.

The staff who were preparing to arrange the scene for Kobe Bryant's retirement after the game had already been withdrawn.

If the Lakers lose the next tiebreaker, then Kobe's retirement battle will not be at home.

After returning to the locker room, the players simply celebrated.

It is clear to everyone that greater challenges lie ahead.

Although we were very happy today, the team also tried to limit questions and time during the post-game interview session.

This was mainly to give Lin Tian and the others enough rest time as they had to catch a flight tomorrow morning.

Media reporters are not that ignorant.

It was just after twelve o'clock when Lin Tian returned to his apartment.

He wasn't that sleepy today. After lying on the bed, he read the news as usual.

As the game between the Lakers and Thunder ends today, various eye-catching news headlines have already been released:

[Escape from desperate situations! The Lakers defeated the Thunder in G6! Dragging the game into a tiebreaker! 】

[The first tiebreaker of this series is born! Who will win between the Thunder and the Lakers? ]

[Lin Tiannu scored 44 points to lead the team to victory! The Lakers are creating miracles! 】

[Crazy slap in the face to all commentators! The Lakers announced that they will not admit defeat! 】

[The biggest dark horse this season-the rise of the Lakers!]

Lin Tian didn't have much interest in clicking on these news just by looking at the titles.

So far in the playoffs, only the Thunder and Lakers have yet to decide the winner among the teams participating in the first round series.

The teams in the Eastern Conference that have entered the Eastern Conference semifinals have been announced: Cavaliers, Menglongs, Hawks and Heat.

In the West, the Spurs are already waiting for the Thunder or Lakers.

With the format of the competition being like this, Lin Tian was not in a hurry at all.

After spending a night in their apartment, all members of the team boarded a special plane to Oklahoma the next day.
To be continued...