This is basically an open three-pointer.

After making the three-pointer, Kobe grinned at Lin Tian.

As long as his three-point shot is open, Lin Tian's pressure will be greatly reduced, because Danny Green is guarding Kobe. If he wants to double-team Lin Tian, ​​he must let Kobe go.

The Spurs' Tony Parker dribbled the ball across half court and then tried to pass it to Aldridge.

But P.J. Tucker had already guessed what Tony Parker was thinking.

When Parker passed the ball to the inside, Tucker suddenly stepped forward and patted the ball away after Aldridge received the ball.

Nick Young just caught the ball.

He likes to stick to the ball, but he passed the ball to Lin Tian without hesitation.

Before the Spurs had time to defend, Lin Tian, ​​chased by Leonard, drove straight to the basket and dunked.

At this time, Aldridge and Duncan hadn't even had time to run past half court.

Both of them looked at each other, the Lakers' fast break was too fast!

To be precise, the Lakers rookie is too fast.

Before halftime, Howard spread his hands toward Duncan and said, "I knew I didn't have to run over."

Tucker also smiled at Aldridge: "Keep letting them pass the ball to you! I will make you pay the price!"

Whether it was the previous series or this series, the defensive pressure Tucker faced was second only to Lin Tian.

He has established himself in the NBA with his strong defensive ability. After these two series, he began to doubt his life.

But he has never been a submissive person. Since his height is so much smaller than Aldridge, he uses his speed to cause trouble for the opponent.

The physical fight between insiders has just begun.

After Parker dribbled over, he wanted to feed the ball to the inside.

Tucker naturally would not agree. Knowing that Aldridge did not like confrontation, Tucker instead went around to defend and tried his best to get stuck.

This series of operations also made Aldridge frown, making it difficult for him to catch the ball.

Lin Tian also smiled heartily when he saw this scene. Players with iron-blooded defense like Tucker are indispensable for championship teams.

Their physical talents may not be the most outstanding, but the positivity they bring to the court is extremely valuable.

Parker couldn't break through Nick Young and had to pass the ball to Leonard.

Leonard made a mid-range shot against Lin Tian's defense, but missed.

The Lakers took advantage of this opportunity to hit a fast break again.

In the next few offensive rounds, Nick Young and Tucker also made three-pointers one after another.

The Spurs' luck was even worse. They seemed to have a grudge against the basket and couldn't make any shots.

The point difference between the two sides has already exceeded double digits, and has even reached 20 points.

Popovich, who was still furious in the first half, saw his team falling behind by more and more points. Instead, he became like a Buddhist. Instead of yelling at the players on the court, he sat back silently.

bench.

The huge arena seemed very quiet at this time, and many fans showed confused expressions.

They find it hard to believe that the home team, whose regular season record is second only to the Warriors, performed so poorly today.

After three quarters, the Lakers were just 20 points ahead of the Spurs.

In this quarter, Lin Tian's score was not much compared to the previous two quarters, but he was very happy because he led his teammates to score.

NBA studio.

As the third quarter ended, Barkley said: "I didn't expect the Lakers to defeat the Spurs in the third quarter!"

Smith also laughed: "The script shouldn't be written like this! This is the opposite of what happened in the last game!"

"The Lakers' mental state today does seem to be better than that of the Spurs."

"The Lakers this season are a dark horse that no team can look down upon!"

"Yes! The Lakers led by 20 points in the first three quarters. It depends on whether the Spurs will respond in the fourth quarter!"

After the two chatted for a while, the fourth quarter started.

At this time, the Lakers were led by Howard.

He faced Duncan's defense with a dunk as soon as the game started, extending the score to 22 points.

Witnessing Howard's excellent performance, Barkley said with emotion: "Tim is old. He could easily defend against this kind of ball before."

Although Barkley has now become a commentator, he and Duncan have played against each other in the regular season.

The two are both power forwards, and they both have a place in the competition for the most powerful forwards in history.

It's just that as Barkley retired and Duncan continued to thrive, such debates became less and less.

Especially after Duncan won his fifth championship trophy, he basically secured his position as the number one power forward in history.

You know, Barkley didn't even have a championship ring in his career.

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Lin Tian can finally play without starting the fourth quarter.

Seeing Howard complete the dunk, he smiled knowingly. So far in the game, Howard's biggest advantage against Duncan is his physical strength.

As long as Howard leads the team through these few minutes, they will be relaxed.

The Spurs still have backup point guard Mills controlling the ball, with Ginobili playing the second position.

Clarkson and Nick Young showed their strongest strength and blocked the Spurs' attack, and Howard was inside.

After playing like this for more than 3 minutes, the Lakers still led by 22 points.

It was less than 10 minutes before the end of the game, and both of them returned to their strongest lineups.

Lin Tian, ​​who got 4 assists in the third quarter, hit Leonard alone in the final quarter to express his position.

They are bound to win this game!

The Spurs, led by Leonard, had a respectable shooting percentage in the next few rounds.

But every time they tried their best to launch a counterattack, Lin Tian and Kobe were always able to put out the flames of counterattack in time.

In the end, with 2 minutes left in the game, the point difference was still 23 points.

Knowing that today's defeat was certain, Popovich could only replace the main players Leonard, Aldridge and Danny Green.

Upon seeing this, Scott also replaced Lin Tian, ​​Kobe, Howard and Tucker in one go.

Clarkson and Nance Jr. got valuable opportunities to play as substitutes.

I don’t know if it was because there was no pressure during garbage time, but Clarkson and Nance Jr. performed very bravely and were always able to put the ball in the basket.

Some of Spurs' balls have started to leave the field in frustration.

In the end, when the game was over, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 112:88, successfully won G2, and changed the big score to 1:1!

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Chapter completed!