Chapter 339 Without Lin Tian's Fiasco!
As the referee's whistle blew, he took a deep breath and threw the ball out in great pain.
Whoa! Free throw!
Scott hurriedly called a timeout and replaced Lin Tian.
A stretcher cart has been pushed to Lin Tian's side by the medical team, but Lin Tian waved his hand and said it was not necessary.
With the support of Nick Young and Caruso, he slowly walked towards the players' tunnel.
He knew that he would definitely not be able to come back tonight.
Howard and Wade also sent Lin Tian to the player tunnel, and kept telling Lin Tian that with them here, there would be no problem.
Lin Tian had frustration written all over his face, and Nick Young even gritted his teeth angrily and cursed: "I must destroy that guy!"
"Nick, don't be so impulsive. I'll be fine. You go back quickly. The team still needs you."
"Okay! Lin, that guy better pray that your problem is not serious, otherwise I will kill him!"
After Nick Young walked out of the medical room, several medical staff surrounded Lin Tian again.
The equipment manager and several staff members of the Lakers are constantly on the phone. Judging from the tone of their voices, they must be on the phone with Buss Jr.
The Lakers team doctor checked Lin Tian's injury again and said with a worried look: "Lin! You must go for an MRI now to determine the extent of the injury."
Lin Tian nodded: "I just hope it won't be a broken bone, otherwise we will be in big trouble."
…
Five minutes later, inside the arena.
A staff member came to the commentary box and whispered to the commentator for a while. The commentator nodded, seized a gap and said into the microphone: "We just received official news from the Lakers. Lakers forward Lin suffered an ankle sprain.
This game will not return."
Wow!
Oracle Arena was instantly in an uproar!
Although most of the people here are Warriors fans, except for some extreme fans, most people still don't want players to get injured.
Although the Lakers players had already guessed this outcome, they still felt a chill in their hearts at this moment.
Even the NBA vice president sitting in the audience could not help but frown at this time.
Tonight's game may be the last game of the Western Conference Finals, so the NBA Vice President is also here and may present awards.
With Lin Tian's injury, everything became confusing.
Of course, the vice president hopes to play more games, but he does not want to see the league's front-level players get injured!
He knew that after this game, he must consider increasing the penalty for stepping on the ball.
The game continues.
Lin Tian left the game injured and was replaced by Jeff Green.
Jeff Green was the third youngster of the Thunder. Although he had heart surgery before, he is not bad at all and can definitely serve as a starter for other teams.
Facing his old teammate Durant, Jeff Green was completely powerless.
Without the restrictions of Lin Tian on the defensive end, Durant came to life instantly, and he was like a fish in water, destroying the Lakers' defense time and time again.
Jeff Green couldn't guard Durant by himself, so Wade, Tucker and others had to help defend or double-team.
Once they help defend, they will inevitably leak out the rest of the Warriors, and Durant's passing ability is not bad either.
This resulted in the Warriors already equalizing the score before the first quarter was over, and then began to take the lead.
The Lakers lost their strongest point on the offensive end and could only let Wade handle the ball more.
Under Thompson's extreme defense, Wade's shooting percentage was very low.
He wanted to pass the ball to Howard inside many times, but Green chose to go around and defend, not giving Howard a chance to catch the ball.
The situation turned out to be one-sided.
At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors had led by 8 points.
After the start of the second quarter, the Splash Brothers hit consecutive shots and continued to widen the point difference.
At halftime, the Warriors already led by as much as 25 points! They completely defeated the Lakers!
This is also the longest time the Warriors have led the Lakers in this series!
At the beginning of the second half, Cole put Yingodala into the starting position in the second half, maybe because he was worried about being scolded.
As for Zaza, he was put on the bench.
As a result, the Warriors will have a five-small lineup of death when they come up, and the Lakers can't stop them!
The Splash Brothers continued to shoot three-pointers! Durant also kept shooting his unsolvable mid-range shots as if cheating.
Wade's physical strength has declined, and it is even difficult for Howard to touch the ball. This is the current situation of the Lakers.
Lin Tian's injury not only affects both offense and defense, but also has a huge impact on the mentality of the Lakers players.
The Warriors' top five did not show mercy because of Lin Tian's injury. Instead, they turned the game into garbage time in the third quarter.
Curry and the others also seemed to feel that they were defeated. Although the game basically ended early, there were not many smiles on their faces.
On the other hand, Dream Chasing Green seemed very excited, chatting with his teammates one by one and chatting with a smile on his face.
When the final quarter started, Wade and Howard were sitting on the bench with their heads lowered.
As if he remembered something, Wade asked the staff next to him: "How is Lin?"
The staff member shook his head: "We are already on the way to the hospital. The specific situation will not be known until the MRI is done."
Howard put his head in his hands helplessly: "Damn it! We betrayed Lin's trust. We can't win without him."
Wade couldn't answer because Howard was right.
Without Lin Tian, they don't even have anyone to digest the ball on the offensive end. Wade is old and can't get in every time with the ball.
Dellavedova is clearly stretched offensively, and Jeff Green is okay in singles, but his efficiency is average.
Needless to mention the other young people, they have been very successful in being able to stand on the Western Conference Finals stage in their first season, what more can they ask for?
More than 20 minutes later, the game ended. The Warriors defeated the Lakers 128:90, bringing the score to 2:1.
There wasn't much applause at the home court, but some cheers.
Seeing that his teammates seemed worried, Green said loudly: "Cheer up! Those who don't know think we lost! I said we will go to Los Angeles! We did it!"
His words woke up the others, and all the Warriors players gathered together to celebrate the victory.
…
After Lin Tian left Oracle Arena, Buss Jr. arranged a helicopter flight to the UCLA Medical Center overnight.
On the helicopter, he watched the Lakers-Yong battle in G4, and he was not surprised by the result of the game.
At four o'clock in the morning, he arrived at the hospital.
Kupchak has also been waiting here for a long time.
This is a hospital that has established a cooperative relationship with the Lakers, so even if it was very late, someone would still arrange an examination for Lin Tian.
Chapter completed!