Chapter 336 Infighting Again!
Zaza was simply not sent on the field by Cole, which also resulted in them being the dead five.
The Warriors played extremely fiercely at the beginning of the final quarter! With Durant as the main attacker, he kept beating Lin Tian in isolation, and his shooting rate was quite high.
They also spared no effort on the defensive end. Except for Lin Tian, the shooting percentages of several other Lakers players dropped rapidly.
At the critical moment, Lin Tian had to put out the fire himself. He asked Dellavedova to cover him again and again to find opportunities for singles.
This is not to say that he cannot beat Durant alone, but it is because it is obviously much easier to score if he beats Curry.
Curry's defense itself is not weak, but now it has become the Lakers' breakthrough point. The home fans see it and are anxious in their hearts.
Durant and Thompson didn't dare to easily help defend, because once they help, Wade and others will have open three-point opportunities.
With the previous lessons learned, all five players on the current Lakers team are three-point threats.
Even Howard, who has developed his three-point ability this season, the Warriors dare not let him go.
The players from both sides gritted their teeth and with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, the score was even.
At this time, when the Lakers were on the rise, Cole called a timeout, and the Death Five walked to the bench dripping with sweat.
Durant, who has always had a good temper, rarely shouted out today: "Keep an eye on your own people! When you see your teammates about to be eaten, don't ignore them!"
He almost yelled these words, which stunned Dream Chaser Green, who was usually used to yelling.
Looking at the entire Warriors team, the one who is most eager to win this victory is undoubtedly Durant.
He moved from the Thunder to the Warriors. I don't know how much infamy he had to bear and how many doubts he suffered. All of this was just for the championship.
And now, they are already 2:0 behind! If he loses this game again today, he will basically say goodbye to the championship.
By then, Durant will be under greater pressure.
After Durant finished yelling, Dream Green also yelled: "We have to be tough! This is our home court! Don't let your defense be as soft as toilet paper! Give them a confrontation! We are not afraid of them!"
With that said, Green pushed Curry one by one in order, and Durant and others expressed encouragement on their chests.
In less than half a minute, the break is over.
All ten players in the field were in a state of exhaustion.
Lin Tian is still chasing Durant.
He could feel that although Durant's desire to win today was extremely strong, his physical fitness had basically reached its limit.
What he has to do now is to do his best to destroy Durant and win G3!
The Warriors had the ball. After Curry took the ball past halftime, Durant reached out for the ball.
The more critical moments come, the more he needs the ball in hand. This was true for the Thunder, and it is still true for the Warriors.
Curry didn't have any objections and handed the ball to Durant cleanly.
Lin Tian raised his defense to the extreme. He stared closely at Durant and was unwilling to miss any detail of the opponent's movements.
Dream Green went from the inside to the outside, trying to pick and roll Durant.
Durant pretended to go from the left and suddenly rushed to the right, with Green right in front of him.
As he moved, he made pick-and-roll moves.
Lin Tian focused all his attention on Durant and did not notice Green.
When he followed up with Durant's breakthrough, he bumped into the moving Dream Green. Fortunately, his center of gravity was stable and he did not fall to the ground.
However, being hit by Dream Chaser Green still caused unbearable pain in his abdomen.
Dream Green's defense allowed Durant to successfully get rid of Lin Tian, rush inside, and easily put the ball in against Howard.
Lin Tian quickly walked to the referee and asked loudly: "Hey! Wasn't that a moving screen just now? I didn't see Green at all!"
The so-called mobile screen, as the name suggests, is to cover while moving, which is prohibited in the NBA.
Moreover, Lin Tian didn't see Green at all just now, and Green didn't leave him any space. It was an obvious foul.
Wade also went to the referee to argue: "It's obviously a mobile screen, but it's not called?"
The referee directly ignored Lin Tian and Wade and just made a gesture to signal the Lakers to serve.
Lin Tian couldn't swallow this bad breath. After receiving Howard's serve, he dribbled across half court and started to counterattack.
Yingodala took the initiative to come over and keep an eye on Lin Tian.
After Lin Tian changed direction, Durant and Thompson quickly helped defend.
The two were surprisingly fast, as if they predicted that Lin Tian would succeed.
Faced with such defensive treatment, Lin Tian simply stopped and shot a jumper.
When three opponents jumped up to interfere with the shooting, he still shot the ball in his hand extremely resolutely.
Whoa! The ball hit the net, Lin Tian's eyes were firm, and he glared at Green who was not far away: "You forced me!"
Dream Chasing Green sneered and said nothing.
After the Warriors served, Durant led the offense.
This time, Lin Tian became more cautious.
He not only has to be careful about Durant's breakthrough, but also the Warriors' defense.
The dirty trick Green used just now caught him off guard. That guy has never been a kind person.
With the ball in hand, Durant began to change direction significantly. He is very tall and his center of gravity is naturally high, but his dribbling is extremely smooth and stable.
Lin Tian pretended to retreat, suddenly bent down and stretched out his hand, knocking the ball out of Durant's hand.
Durant turned around late, and Lin Tian seized the opportunity to run quickly, picked up the ball, and completed a one-stop fast break.
He still used a dunk to complete the attack. Lin Tian also used this dunk to tell everyone that he is still very physical!
Sighs filled the entire Oracle Arena. In these last few minutes, every ball was extremely critical and fatal.
Steve Kerr couldn't help but shake his head. He was very disappointed with Durant's mistake.
Durant himself blamed himself even more, but couldn't say it out loud.
After taking the ball again, he no longer dared to dribble at will. Instead, he hit Lin Tian from behind, and finally ended the attack with a hasty mid-range shot.
Bang! The basketball hit the neck of the basket and bounced back. Lin Tian grabbed the rebound.
Lin Tian dribbled the ball in an orderly manner past half-court and began to press time.
When the shot time was about to end, he pretended to pass the ball to Wade, but in fact he directly shot a three-pointer.
Whoa! This three-pointer hit! The huge Oracle Arena instantly became quiet.
The Lakers already lead by 5 points!
Cole called another timeout.
When the Warriors players walked to the bench, Green couldn't help but said to Durant: "You shouldn't have taken a hasty shot like that!"
Durant, who was already in a bad mood, immediately asked: "What should I do? Give the ball to you?"
"Even if you leave it to me! It's much better than a bad shot like yours!"
"You're not qualified!"
The two men glared at each other, dumbfounding the 20,000 fans in the audience.
There were several photographers on the sidelines who wanted to put the camera in their faces.
Their verbal dispute quickly attracted the attention of other members of the Warriors team.
Curry and Thompson immediately pulled them one by one and said something while pulling them back to the bench.
Steve Kerr didn't say anything, he just put his hands on his hips and sighed.
He knows very well that since Green said those words, the Warriors' hearts have been broken.
I'm afraid it will be difficult to make a comeback in today's game.
The scene where Durant and Green were arguing was naturally witnessed by all the Lakers players.
Nick Young, who was sitting on the bench, even stood up and laughed to watch: "There's a fight among themselves! They're having a fight among themselves!"
Howard also smiled and said: "Nice! We defeated them!"
Wade even asked them to stop teasing: "Don't worry about other people's business and do your own business! Our goal is to win the game!"
Lin Tian knew very well why Wade said that.
I remember when Wade and James teased Nowitzki of the Mavericks in the Finals, but they ended up losing to the Mavericks.
Because of this incident, Wade regretted it extremely and apologized to Nowitzki many times in public. This incident was considered to be over.
The person he is now is no longer the young person he was back then.
Lin Tian also said: "Now is the best time to win the game! Everyone, work harder! Hold on for a few more minutes! Victory will belong to us!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the short pause that the Warriors just shouted was over.
After returning to the court, Lin Tian continued to follow Durant.
Curry passed halftime and looked for a chance to break through, but failed and handed the ball to Dream Green.
Dreaming Green ignored Durant who was asking for the ball at the top of the arc and passed the ball to Thompson on the wing.
Chapter completed!