Chapter 68 Facing Leonard and 3+1
But this time the defensive switch was not effective. The Spurs directly moved the ball and gave the ball to Leonard.
Leonard faced Randall and directly hit a mid-range shot, and then hit two points! The point difference returned to 18 points!
The Spurs' style of play is very targeted, and they will choose the weaker part of their opponent to play.
Lin Tian originally thought that Aldridge's touch was too good, so he asked him to guard Ade. Who knew that the Spurs would not do this at all!
This team has been trained so selflessly by Popovich! No one will be greedy for credit.
For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant once again played a pick-and-roll with Lin Tian, but this time he forced his way inside and missed the layup.
Duncan grabbed the rebound.
Lin Tian looked up at the timer and saw that there were more than 7 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
He continued to guard Leonard, because Leonard had so many scoring methods that Randall would never be able to guard him.
Facing Lin Tian, Leonard said nothing, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
He rarely waved to Aldridge inside.
Aldridge understood instantly and went directly from near the baseline to the top of the arc, crossing his hands to cover Leonard.
By attracting the defender inside, he can penetrate the inside more easily.
Leonard passed by Aldridge, and Aldridge's tall body blocked Lin Tian.
Lin Tian ignored Aldridge and chased Leonard directly. He must not let Leonard rush into the inside easily.
Leonard himself had been blocked by Randall. Seeing Lin Tian rushing over again, he directly passed the ball back to Aldridge.
His pass was very decisive, which surprised Lin Tian, but Lin Tian rushed to Aldridge without hesitation.
After receiving the ball, Aldridge originally wanted to adjust his position slightly, but seeing Lin Tian rushing over fiercely, he could only shoot quickly.
Lin Tian jumped with all his strength, stretched out his long arm, and touched the ball thrown by Aldridge with the tip of his middle finger.
However, it is almost difficult to see it with the naked eye. Only Lin Tian himself can feel it very clearly.
After the basketball was touched by his fingertips, the force and direction naturally changed slightly in the air.
"Bang!" The ball hit the inner frame of the basket and bounced back.
Lin Tian was in the best position, and he picked up the rebound with just one move.
After receiving the rebound, Lin Tian strode directly to the frontcourt.
"Foul! Foul quickly!" Popovich shouted anxiously from the sidelines.
Aldridge hurriedly grabbed Lin Tian's arm and did not withdraw his hand until the referee blew the whistle.
In fact, there was no need for Popovich to yell, Aldridge knew he had to foul.
His speed is far inferior to Lin Tian. If this rookie were to charge forward, not even a bull could be stopped.
When Lin Tian stood outside the sideline and served the ball, the four large screens above the arena slowed down the scene of Aldridge's three-pointer.
When the lens is zoomed in and slowed down, it can be clearly seen that Lin Tian's fingertips touched the basketball.
Although the basketball finally hit the frame, because it missed, Lin Tian's block in the data column increased by one.
This undoubtedly caused another exclamation of surprise.
"Oh my god! The basketball flew so high just now! Lin actually touched the basketball?"
"Does Lin really have endless strength? Can he jump so well?"
"Haha! Lin is the best dancer I have ever seen among active players!"
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Lin Tian passed the ball to Kobe, then quickly ran onto the court, and Kobe passed the ball back to him.
Without Lin Tian saying anything, his teammates quickly opened up the space.
Leonard always stood one step away from Lin Tian, not daring to relax at all.
Lin Tian used his familiar large-scale change of direction, and Leonard frowned.
Every time Lin Tiantian made this move, he couldn't tell where Lin Tian was going to attack.
If you are even slightly inattentive, you will definitely get passed!
Even if you concentrate, it's difficult to really defend Lin Tian's change of direction.
Leonard has been in the NBA for so many years, and the change of direction of the rookie in front of him is the most unpredictable to him.
When Lin Tian was dribbling, his eyes were always lingering on Leonard and his teammates.
Suddenly, he made a fake move to break through, then suddenly collected the ball and took a step back, exiting outside the three-point line.
Putting his eyes on the basket, Lin Tian raised his hand and shot a step-back three-pointer!
Leonard was originally deceived by Lin Tian, but he was really unwilling to let Lin Tian shoot three-pointers so comfortably.
After Lin Tian lost the ball, Leonard jumped over with all his strength.
He was not able to interfere with Lin Tian. Instead, he jumped too hard and bumped into Lin Tian involuntarily.
The basketball was still flying in the air when the referee blew the whistle.
When Lin Tian was knocked down by Leonard, his eyes were always focused on the basketball.
"Whoa!" The angle was right and the force was perfect! The basketball fell into the basket.
"Three points are valid! There will be an additional penalty!" DJ's voice reached his ears, and Lin Tian breathed a sigh of relief.
When he was about to get up by himself, Kobe, who was not far away, quickly ran over to him and stretched out his hand to pull him up.
After Lin Tian stood up, Kobe also showed a smile. He patted Lin Tian's butt: "Great job! Man!"
Leonard remained silent, but it could be seen from his eyes that he was frustrated.
He couldn't guard a rookie who had just played a few NBA games! He was the best defensive player last season!
Duncan noticed that Leonard was disappointed and came over to comfort him: "Kawaii! You've done a great job! Keep being aggressive."
Lin Tian stepped onto the free throw line amid cheers from the audience.
In fact, this is a rare time for everyone to take a breather.
After receiving the referee's pass, Lin Tian smacked the ball, turned the ball around twice in his hand, and then threw it out.
The force of this free throw was a bit weak, but it still bounced in after hitting the basket.
3+1 also brought Lin Tian's personal score to 48 points! The point difference between the two sides also narrowed to 14 points.
It was originally a chasing phase, but Scott called a timeout.
He could see that Lin Tian was very tired at this time!
This is indeed the case.
This is the most tiring game Lin Tian has played since entering the NBA.
He has given everything he has to chase points.
The 4 steals and 2 blocks in this game are good proof.
Lin Tian returned to the bench, breathing heavily, and drank more than half a bottle of blue energy drink in one gulp.
When he looked up and saw that they were still 14 points behind, Lin Tian shook his head again.
It is very difficult for them to recover 14 points in such a short period of time.
Chapter completed!