Chapter 77 Harden, who changed his face instantly
Lin Tian and the others also took this time to return to the bench.
Nick Young came over with a cool voice: "If I weren't afraid of being fined! I would have rushed over and beat that guy!"
When there is a conflict between players on the field, players on the bench cannot stand up, otherwise they will be fined.
Little Nance was also a little excited: "I've wanted to beat him for a long time!"
Lin Tian waved his hand: "It's okay, this just means they are anxious."
The Rockets are already more than ten points behind them, so it's no wonder they are not in a hurry.
Moreover, Beverley has already committed consecutive fouls, and with the fouls in the first half, he will definitely not dare to be so unscrupulous in the future.
In the studio, Smith said: "I thought there was going to be a big fight."
Barkley smiled: "Man, don't think about it. If you want to watch a fight, you can go to WWE. The fights there are exciting."
"Haha! But Lin really annoyed Beverly. In the past, I only saw Beverly irritating others, but I have never seen anyone irritate Beverly."
"Beverley's most important thing for survival is his defense. Now that he has been beaten by Lin Tian, can you not be anxious? It's me, and I am anxious too!"
"That's true, but his defensive move just now was indeed a bit big."
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"Hahahaha! Lin Tian did a great job! Beat up that guy in Beverly!"
"Beverley's defense is really disgusting sometimes!"
"Durant couldn't do anything to Beverley. I didn't expect Lin Tian to beat Beverley like this."
"Lin Tian should be tougher! Let Beverly know that he is not easy to mess with."
"Lin Tian doesn't have to take action himself, Nance Jr. and Kobe Bryant will help him!"
"The Rockets lose games and lose people!"
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After watching the replay at the technical desk, the referee returned to the court and announced the penalty: Both Beverley and Nance Jr. received a technical foul.
This is equivalent to playing fifty big boards each.
Because Lin Tian was fouled after shooting, he stood on the free throw line and had three free throw opportunities.
Lin Tian stood on the free throw line, made three consecutive free throws, and scored another three points.
Unknowingly, the Lakers already led by 14 points
When Harden saw Lin Tian approaching him again with the ball after halftime, his expression was very ugly.
Today he was really guarded to death by Lin Tian.
He has never seen such a tough defender.
Gritting his teeth, Harden decided to attack the inside.
This time he seized the fleeting opportunity, and in the middle of the rush, he suddenly collected the ball and raised his hand to shoot, and at the same time wrapped one hand around Lin Tian.
When the referee saw this, he finally called Lin Tian a foul.
Lin Tian smiled bitterly, "Good guy, I really caught Harden by accident."
He looked up at the replay on the big screen. At this time, the foul shot was being slowed down.
In the camera, Harden's sudden movement of raising his hand caught Lin Tiandu off guard.
I have to say that his ability to seek fouls is really strong.
Harden stood on the free throw line and took free throws. His free throw shooting rate was extremely high and he made both free throws.
Nance Jr. passed the ball to Lin Tian from the bottom corner.
The next person to defend Lin Tian was Ariza. Because Beverley had too many fouls on his back, he had already gone off the court to rest.
Ariza and Beverley have different strategies for defending Lin Tian. He keeps a physical distance from Lin Tian and tries to prevent breakthroughs but not shots.
As long as Lin Tian chooses to shoot a three-pointer, he will basically not be disturbed. This is due to his super breakthrough ability.
But this time Lin Tian did not choose to break through, but directly shot a pull-up three-pointer.
"Whoa!" A pull-up three-pointer was also made! Lin Tianzhen played no matter how hard he hit today, and he couldn't stop it with his hand.
Ariza sighed in frustration. He was at the end of his rope.
When he was still with the Lakers, he often honed his skills against Kobe Bryant in his prime.
At that time, Kobe was not so difficult to guard!
In the next few rounds, Lin Tian mainly focused on defending Harden and connecting his teammates.
Because Harden had caused a shooting foul earlier, Lin Tian played more cautiously and did not dare to relax at all.
This also caused Harden's offense to be like constipation, with his shots deformed and his passes out, and the effect was not good.
He was unwilling to pass the ball to Howard inside, and it was useless for Howard standing inside to look at him.
No matter how smoothly the Lakers play, Kobe and Russell can always hit the ball after receiving passes from Lin Tian.
With three minutes left in the third quarter, the Lakers already led by 18 points.
Lin Tian took a break without any pressure, and his replacement was still Nick Young.
Harden also left the game, and it was at this time that Howard had a slight chance to perform.
Facing Nance Jr.'s defense, Howard still showed his strong offensive ability.
And although Howard's defense is not as good as it was at his peak, it is still very strong.
When Lin Tian was on the court, Howard's defense was covered up. Now that Lin Tian is off the court and resting, his top defensive awareness is fully revealed.
After all, he is a three-time DPOY. When Howard gets serious, the Rockets' interior defense is extremely strong.
Nance Jr. on the inside was blocked by Howard for two consecutive shots.
Lin Tian, who was sitting off the court, could also clearly see that after Harden left the court, Howard played more actively.
He seems to want to use practical actions to tell the management that he is not bad.
Such a player is indeed very suitable as a champion puzzle piece!
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets brought the point difference back to 12 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Lin Tian still took a break, and the Lakers still had Lu Wei and Nick Young performing.
The two of them seemed to have agreed that as long as the ball was in the hands of one of them, the others would not have a chance to touch the ball and just prepare for the shot or return to defense.
This also allows the Rockets' defense to be more targeted.
It's okay if Lu Wei plays well, but if he doesn't play well and misses repeatedly, the defense won't be so desperate.
If they didn't have outstanding individual singles ability, it would be difficult for them to survive in the NBA.
Lou Williams and Nick Young didn't play very smoothly today, and an anxious Scott kept repeating the words "move the ball."
In fact, Scott has said more than once that players should not be too selfish when playing, but it is difficult to change a person's style of play.
During this period, it was Lu Wei who defended Harden.
Harden was like manna after a long drought. Facing Lou Williams' defense, Harden actually scored three goals in a row, including a three-pointer, and scored 8 points in one go.
Scott could only call a timeout, and then hurriedly let Lin Tian appear in advance.
Seeing Lin Tian come on the court early, Harden's face changed instantly.
Chapter completed!