Chapter 326 Break the record of 73 wins!
This time he still followed the old routine and his first choice was to break through.
After finding out halfway through that he couldn't advance, he circled around and got out of the three-point line.
There were only 10 seconds left in the attack time. Paul began to change direction and Lin Tian accelerated to keep up.
When the two came to the free throw line, Lin Tian, who was standing upright, was suddenly hit hard by Paul. Then Paul fell back and flew out.
Lin Tian was stunned. He didn't push anyone. The position just now was also an extremely standard defensive position.
Beep!
The referee closest to the two men blows the whistle first.
However, the referee was not sure who committed the foul at the first time and went directly to the referee to discuss it.
Lin Tian and Paul were helped up by their respective teammates one after another.
After being helped up, Lao Pao immediately went to the referee to reason with him and said with an extremely innocent expression: "He committed a foul! Pushing foul."
Lin Tian also quickly walked over and said, "Hey! I didn't push anyone! You fell down on purpose!"
There were a lot of boos in the arena, and these boos were obviously aimed at Paul.
Fans know Paul very well. They know that Paul is a master of flopping, and no one will tolerate him at the Lakers' home court.
The referee did not dare to make any arbitrary penalty on this ball, but went to the replay center to watch the replay.
At this time, Wade came to Lin Tian and patted Lin Tian's butt: "You have to be careful about Chris, I know him very well, this guy is very good at flopping."
His words made Lin Tian dumbfounded. After all, Wade and Paul were the legendary banana boat brothers.
Paul, who was not far away, also heard Wade's words. His eyes widened and he said: "Nonsense! Dwyane! You are talking nonsense!"
Wade spread his hands and confronted Paul: "I'm not wrong! You are famous for your little tricks."
How could Paul admit such a thing? He continued to confront Wade. The two almost came to blows but Lin Tian pulled them away.
Naturally, this scene did not escape the several cameras at the scene, nor did it escape the eyes of the nearly 20,000 spectators.
The Lakers fans laughed and made fun of each other one after another.
"Haha! The Banana Boat Brothers have turned against each other! Big news!"
"Guys! I understand spoken English, let me translate it for you, Paul said: Dwyane, don't you love me anymore?"
"How did Wade respond?"
"Wade smiled and said that I already have Lin! Hahahaha!"
The fans are still talking about it, but the referee here has finished watching the replay.
The referee made a gesture to the workbench to indicate that Paul had committed a foul! As soon as the penalty was announced, there was an astonishing applause.
Paul, who was still arguing with Wade, saw the referee's gesture and his mentality immediately collapsed. He went directly to the referee and asked: "Is there any mistake? Did I foul?"
The referee did not listen to Paul's explanation and said solemnly: "Chris Paul! Pay attention to your diving behavior. We are giving you a warning now."
Although extremely angry, Paul is an extremely rational player. He knows that he can no longer change this decision.
This round, he shot himself in the foot.
What made him very depressed was that in the past, 90% of such actions resulted in a foul on the opponent, but this time it happened.
He suddenly felt that the league might want to support this young player from China...
Paul, who has always had a low turnover rate, made two mistakes in a row, and there was a big problem with his mentality.
There is something wrong with the Clippers' brains, and naturally other players are having a hard time too.
The Lakers also seized this opportunity and, under the leadership of Lin Tian, completely killed the game.
With 3 minutes left in the game, the Lakers already led by 25 points.
Rivers surrendered first and removed the Clippers' main force, and then Scott also replaced the Lakers' Big Three.
O'Neal said with his loud voice: "The entire audience has stood up! We all know! A new record is about to be born!"
The audience had already stood up and applauded, and the applause lasted for a long time.
Kobe and others next to the technical stage also stood up and applauded.
Lin Tian came off the court and immediately walked up to Kobe and hugged Kobe.
Kobe touched Lin Tian's head: "Kid! You did it! 74 wins! Damn it! I thought I would never see this record broken in this life!"
Lin Tian was also a little excited: "Yes! We did it!"
"Come on, kids! 74 wins is just the beginning! You still have a more ambitious goal to achieve! That is to win the championship again!"
Howard on the side smiled and said: "Kobe, do you regret that you have retired? You could have won a few more championships."
Kobe joked: "Yes, I regret it. I can't wait to put on the Lakers jersey again next season."
Although he said this, both Lin Tian and Howard knew that Kobe was just joking and he would never regret his decision.
Arriving at the bench, Lin Tian high-fived the players, coaches, and team staff one by one in celebration before sitting down with peace of mind.
Next it is training time for the Lakers rookies.
After nearly a season of adapting, the performance of several Lakers rookies actually exceeded Lin Tian's expectations.
Brogdon averaged 10 points per game and was the best among the rookies. He played well as a substitute for Wade.
Although Caruso and Van Jordan averaged single-digit points per game and often made mistakes on the court, they were full of drive and had perfect attitudes.
Even if it is garbage time, they will not miss the opportunity to train themselves and fight for every ball.
After Nick Young came off the bench this season, his offensive efficiency has also improved, but the problem of defense often missing people is difficult to change.
This also caused Nick Young's playing time to be compressed a lot.
When the three of them are on the court at the same time, Nick Young plays the third position, mainly used to absorb the ball.
When Lin Tian was watching the game during garbage time, he was also observing the fans in the arena.
Although the overall situation has been decided, no fans left the stadium during garbage time. Everyone was obviously waiting for the moment when the dust settled.
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 123:100, ending their regular season trip.
This victory also allowed the Lakers to break the NBA regular season historical record without any accident!
The 73-win record set by the Warriors last year was broken by the Lakers in less than a year.
After the final buzzer sounded, the big screen on the top of the arena also began to play a pre-edited celebration video.
The golden fonts of 74 wins and 8 losses were displayed on the big screen, making the whole place excited again.
Chapter completed!