Lin Tian is very knowledgeable about players who play this kind of defensive style.

He made a gorgeous turn to avoid David West's steal, and then rushed inside at high speed.

David West is also experienced and knows that once Lin Tian rushes in, Lin Tian will score. He directly stretched out a hand to hold Lin Tian's jersey.

Beep!

The referee standing on the sidelines hurriedly blew his whistle and whistled David West for a defensive foul.

Clarkson of the Lakers prepares to serve.

The Spurs' defense stepped up and they had no intention of giving Clarkson a chance to release the ball.

Lin Tian was also stopped by David West's huge body.

He simply ran in reverse and rushed inside. At the same time, he pointed to the backboard, signaling Clarkson to pass an alley-oop.

Clarkson hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and threw the ball directly inside.

When the ball was about to fly over Lin Tian's head, Lin Tian and David West took off at the same time.

Their heights are almost the same, but their heights after taking off are completely different.

Lin Tian jumped much higher than David West! So much so that when the basketball flew over David West's head, the opponent could not touch the ball at all.

On the contrary, Lin Tian caught the ball extremely easily.

He completed a turn in the air, and before his body fell, he slammed the ball into the basket!

boom!

The nearly 20,000 fans at the scene instantly roared like a roaring tsunami.

Lin Tian released his grip on the basket, landed firmly on the ground, and gave Clarkson a thumbs up.

The opponent's ball was passed very cleverly, making it impossible for David West to intercept it, and he was able to complete the alley-oop after taking off.

Clarkson also smiled heartily. When he passed the ball, he thought he passed the ball too far. It seemed that he still underestimated Lin Tian's athletic ability.

David West's face was ashen, but he still said unforgivingly: "It's just an ordinary dunk, don't be proud of it!"

Lin Tian ignored the opponent and quickly returned to defense.

Mills dribbled the ball over! He looked around and couldn't find an opportunity, and finally passed the ball to David West.

When David West received the ball, he had no intention of attacking Lin Tian. He directly chose to play from behind, hoping to use his weight advantage to score.

His scoring ability is stronger than his defensive ability. Although he does not have three-point ability, his mid-range shot is very accurate.

As long as he enters the three-point line, he is basically within his shooting range.

Lin Tian didn't dare to be careless when defending a veteran like David West, because there was no guarantee that the opponent would commit a foul.

Lin Tian's principle is that if you don't have a lot of confidence, you can never cut the ball easily.

He didn't want David West to pass the ball out again, so when the opponent played from behind, he deliberately let the opponent get within shooting range.

The first time David West hit Lin Tian from behind, he felt guilty. Didn't he say that this rookie's bottom plate was very stable? It was nothing more than that!

After arriving near the free throw line, there was less than five seconds left in the attack time.

David West pushed back again, trying to push Lin Tian away, and he seemed to do it!

So, without hesitation, he collected the ball and turned around, preparing to take the mid-range shot.

Who would have thought that Lin Tian, ​​who had just collected the ball and was squeezed one step away by himself, suddenly moved forward and reached out to slap it neatly!

"Snapped!"

This shot knocked the ball from David West's hand to the floor, and David West completed the entire shooting action with an exaggerated expression.

He originally wanted to wait for the referee to blow the whistle, but who knew that after a series of offensive moves, the referee never blew the whistle.

On the contrary, Lin Tian, ​​who completed the steal, went all the way to the Lakers' frontcourt and completed a layup.

Popovich couldn't help but cover his eyes.

He has more trust in David West, because this season David West has worked hard with the Spurs and done all the dirty work.

But here comes this crucial playoff game! Why did West lose his game?

David West also realized the mistake he had made. He patted his head and looked very embarrassed.

It was not easy for such an old player to defend him, and Lin Tian would not let this opportunity pass him by.

The next few offenses of the Lakers were completed by Lin Tian playing alone against David West, with a 100% hit rate.

West, who always thought he was very experienced in dealing with rookies, found nothing he could do when it came to Lin Tian.

Just like that, the score was almost equalized by the Lakers, and the Spurs replaced David West.

Until the end of the game, David West was still shaking his head, seemingly unable to accept that he played so badly today.

Leonard, who has always been taciturn and rarely communicated with his teammates, couldn't help but pat David West on the shoulder to express comfort after high-fiving him! This kind of thing was almost impossible before.

appeared, so that David West was a little confused and stared directly at Kawai Yin.

David West has been teammates with Leonard for a season, and he knows Leonard very well.

This young player, who rarely talks, almost never tapped him on the shoulder before.

For this reason, David West also teased Leonard and asked him if he had social phobia.

Facing David West's surprised gaze, Leonard rarely said: "Lin's offensive methods are too rich!"

Although it is just a simple sentence, it can explain a lot of problems. Leonard has never praised an opponent.

David West smiled awkwardly: "Kawa Yin! You still need to guard against that rookie! Only you can guard against him!"

A bitter smile that was uglier than crying appeared on Leonard's face. If he could really guard Lin Tian, ​​Lin Tian wouldn't have scored such a high score in the last game.

But he didn't speak anymore, just looked at Popovich.

Popovich, holding a tactical board, began to draw tactics for the players: "Listen! We no longer have any advantage! That rookie on the Lakers! He is one of the strongest players in the league today! His offensive methods are better than

LeBron is even richer! His defense is also at a historical level! We absolutely cannot put too much energy into him alone, as this will only waste everyone's energy! What you have to do is learn from other Lakers players.

Get it! Be sure to play in misplaced positions! You can play Kobe or Nick Young! Nick Young's defense is sometimes distracted, and Kobe's pace is also very slow now! Anyone can get past him! Use your brains! Don't fight with that one

Rookies go head-to-head..."

Beep……

Before Popovich finished speaking, the referee had already blown the whistle to end the timeout.

After the game restarted, the Spurs got back on track and began to look for weak points in the Lakers' defense.

Nick Young and Kobe Bryant became the breakthrough in their eyes.

Although Lin Tian has been assisting in defense on the flanks, his role is not very great.

Fortunately, Kobe felt good today and relieved a lot of pressure on Lin Tian on the offensive end.

After halftime, the score between the two sides was 48:45, with the Lakers trailing the Spurs by 3 points.

Lin Tian made 10 of 16 shots in the half and scored a total of 24 points including free throws.

Such data is nothing new to him.

After returning to the locker room, Kobe immediately wrapped thick ice packs on his legs.

Tucker complained to the referee with a depressed look on his face: "Damn it! The referee targeted me today!"

He actually played a little timidly in the second half of the second quarter, but he was still called for another foul.

The damage caused by Aldridge in the paint is difficult for the Lakers to deal with.

Kobe, who has long been accustomed to big winds and waves, didn't take it seriously at all: "PJ! Adapting to the referee's penalty rhythm is also part of the game."

Lin Tianze set his sights on Channing Fletcher and Clarkson: "In the second half, I will continue to attack the inside. You must be ready to catch and shoot at any time."

Although Clarkson and Channing Fletcher are not starters, they are both main rotation players. Their cooperation with Lin Tian is extremely important.

Channing nodded: "Man! You know this is what I do! As long as the ball comes to my hands, I will throw it without hesitation."

After just resting in the locker room for less than 15 minutes, the second half of the game was about to begin.

Kobe hurriedly tore off the ice pack on his leg and returned to the arena with Lin Tian and other players.

Popovich is indeed a coach who doesn't play by the rules.

Lin Tian thought that when the second half started, they would continue to defend against Kobe and Clarkson. Who knew that these were just superficial imaginations.

They put more opportunities inside, with Aldridge mainly leading the offense.

Taking advantage of his height advantage, Aldridge frequently beat Tucker in isolation.

With this kind of singles tactic, although Tucker cut him off once, most of the time he scored over Tucker's head.

Not only that, before half the third quarter was played, Tucker's total number of fouls had reached 5.

This also made Scott quite helpless and took Tucker off the field early.

Although Channing Fletcher came on the scene to replace Tucker, he was even less able to guard Aldridge, but he made the Lakers' offense much smoother.
To be continued...