The Lakers, who had been suppressed, finally stood up.

This also increased the hatred of Celtic fans towards the Lakers.

Not being welcomed by away fans in the away game made Lin Tian full of fighting spirit.

This made him work even harder when training, just to lead the team to victory tomorrow.

After a day of quite intense training, at eight o'clock the next day, the Lakers ushered in their third game of the regular season.

As far as Lin Tian knows, the Celtics in the previous life will have an explosion this season.

Especially their star player Thomas, this will be the strongest season of his career and can be called an MVP-level season.

After this season, Thomas' strength will plummet due to injuries, and he will even be reduced to a basic salary.

Lin Tian has always had great respect for Thomas, an inspirational example who worked his way up from the bottom.

Therefore, he tried his best to persuade Thomas to renew his contract with the Celtics as soon as possible.

But Thomas, who insisted on going his own way, did not renew his contract with the Celtics this summer.

Since it is difficult to change the minds of some players, Lin Tian knows that there is no need to persist.

The biggest difference between the Celtics this season and last season is that they have a potential rookie in Brandon Ingram.

Ingram, who came from Duke University, was known as Little Durant in college.

Not only does he have a slender height, but his body shape is also very similar to Durant.

Lin Tian saw Ingram during the warm-up and thought the young man was skinny.

If it weren't for Lin Tian's time travel, Ingram should have been in the Lakers camp at this time, but now he is wearing a green Celtics jersey.

And Ingram is not wearing the No. 14 jersey, because the number 14 has long been retired by the Celtics.

After the warm-up, the game begins.

The Lakers still continued their starting lineup from the previous game.

The Celtics' starting lineup is: Thomas, Avery Bradley, Brandon Ingram, Jae Crowder and Al Horford.

Both teams currently maintain a record of 2 wins and 0 losses, so for fans, this is also a game full of excitement.

After the jump ball, the Celtics took the lead in gaining the ball.

Thomas made a three-pointer on the first ball, which caused cheers from Celtics fans.

After the Lakers served, Lin Tian held the ball, and the person guarding him was Jae Crowder, a small forward less than 2 meters tall.

Claude likes to talk trash, but his words are often immune to Lin Tian.

Lin Tian wanted to have a chance with Ingram, so he asked Tucker to set a pick-and-roll for him and let him face Ingram directly.

Ingram's face looked a little childish, and he stared at Lin Tian without daring to relax.

After Lin Tian changed direction, he rushed inside. Although Ingram was half a god behind, he followed closely behind.

When Lin Tian, ​​who was like lightning, came in, he dribbled hard and tried to dunk.

Ingram on the side also took off to try to block the shot, but the height and angle were not enough.

Horford was stuck in position by Howard again, and he could only watch Lin Tian dunk.

boom!

A shocking dunk was completed, and the whole audience was in an uproar. After Lin Tian landed, he turned around, looked at the panting Ingram and blinked: "Welcome to the NBA."

Lin Tian's unique welcome ceremony made Ingram look livid.

With Simmons determined not to play for the entire season, Ingram will be the most talented star this season.

He couldn't bear to be so humiliated by Lin Tian, ​​but there was nothing he could do about it.

Lin Tian just felt extremely comfortable. He could finally teach the rookies on the opposite side. By the way, welcome to the NBA.

Ingram's tactical status in the Celtics is not that high, and Thomas Jr. still dominates the ball after serving.

Dellavedova put all his energy into guarding Thomas, which made Thomas feel a little uncomfortable.

But he still used his speed advantage to barely get past Dellavedova and rushed inside to make a layup.

After the Lakers came back, Lin Tian continued to let Tucker play pick-and-roll for him, and he faced Ingram directly.

There is no doubt that Ingram was passed by Lin Tian again. His pair of slender arms could not stop Lin Tian's attack.

Next, Thomas gave Ingram a chance to play Lin Tian alone.

Ingram only dribbled the ball for a while before Lin Tian saw through his movements, easily stole the ball and completed the fast break.

After playing less than two minutes in the first quarter, rookie Ingram was already sweating profusely.

Such a high-intensity competition was something he had never experienced in college.

Jack Crawford, who considers himself Ingram's big brother, can't stand it anymore.

When he returned to defense once, he said to Lin Tian: "Hey! Do you only know how to bully a rookie?"

He was originally the one guarding Lin Tian, ​​but Lin Tian repeatedly asked his teammates to play pick-and-rolls, causing Crowder to guard others.

This also gave Claude unlimited confidence, making him feel that Lin Tian did not dare to beat him and could only bully the rookie.

When Lin Tian heard what Claude said, he couldn't help laughing.

He really wanted to educate the rookies and let them feel the fear of being dominated.

But that doesn't mean he's afraid of Claude.

Lin Tian is not even afraid of James and Leonard, so how could he be afraid of an ordinary 3D player named Crowder?

He stretched out his hand to ask for the ball from Wade who was not far away. Wade also stuck to the ball and quickly gave it to Lin Tian.

The moment Lin Tian touched the ball, his steps started.

His first step was so fast that Claude, who was so confident just now, didn't even react.

By the time Claude reacted and was about to pursue the defense, Lin Tian had already hit the basket.

Lin Tian trotted back to defend. When he passed by Claude, he waved his hand: "I did that because I felt there was no challenge in beating you."

These extremely humiliating words made Claude instantly petrified.

Wade also cast a sympathetic look at Claude: "What are you doing to provoke him?"

Lin Tian's education to Claude was only the beginning.

When the Lakers attack, Lin Tian no longer looks for Ingram, but directly hits Crowder.

Whether it was a breakthrough or a back-up, Lin Tian beat Claude to the point of doubting his life.

Because he couldn't guard Lin Tian, ​​Claude later resorted to foul tactics, but this was equivalent to sending Lin Tian to score in a different direction.

Throughout the entire first half, the two sides seemed to be playing back and forth, but in fact the Lakers were always able to steadily gain the advantage.

Lin Tian's super ability to control points also made the Celtics extremely uncomfortable.

They always think about overtaking the score, and the more impatient they are, the more problems arise.

After the third quarter, the score difference between the two sides was still not big, and there was always suspense.

But after a few minutes of play in the fourth quarter and both sides replaced their main players, the gap became apparent.

The Lakers' perimeter defense began to give the Celtics a great sense of pressure.

Lin Tian also took on the task of guarding Celtics star Thomas Jr.

At first, Thomas was still feeling ridiculous because of the Lakers' decision, but after being blocked by Lin Tian twice in a row, he couldn't laugh anymore.

Thomas is one of the shortest players in the NBA. His speed and solid dribbling ability make him always seem to be playing out of position when playing against other players.

But Lin Tian is faster than a point guard! He is also strong and doesn't like to switch defenses. Defending Thomas is no problem for him!

On the offensive end, Thomas was completely locked up by Lin Tian.

On the defensive end, Thomas' defense is basically a black hole level.

It is not difficult for most NBA players to play Thomas alone.

NBA is a forest of long men. Lack of height also means that the defense will inevitably fall behind!

Even a defensive master like Chris Paul often has to use some small moves when defending due to his height.

There is no way to make up for the natural disadvantages...

Stevens knows this very well, so the defensive system he established often requires other players to wipe Thomas's butt.

Against a team that isn't very strong offensively, the Celtics' defensive system is still very useful.

But against a team like the Lakers, the effect is relatively poor.

In order to save energy, Lin Tian did not ask Thomas to play singles again and again.

The result is also obvious. When he plays Matos Jr., even if the opponent has someone to help defend, it is easy to score.

The Celtics began to collapse in the final quarter.
To be continued...