NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 331 The only person who can guard against Harden!
Seeing Lin Tian approaching to defend him, Harden couldn't help but gritted his teeth, and cursed "Damn" in a voice only he could hear.

This is not the first time he has faced Lin Tian, ​​and he is well aware of Lin Tian's defensive ability.

There are hundreds of people in this league, and the last thing Harden wants to face is Lin Tian.

His iconic step-back shot was not blocked many times, several of which were related to Lin Tian.

Although he didn't want to face Lin Tian, ​​Harden still rushed inside with his scalp.

Lin Tian, ​​who has extremely rich defensive experience, has always stood firmly in front of Harden.

He opened his hands to form a fairly wide defensive range, but he didn't reach out to cut the ball, and he didn't give Harden a chance to foul.

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Lin Tian's defense, Harden forcibly rushed into the paint area. After a sudden brake, he suddenly took a step back and prepared to shoot.

"Here it comes! James Harden's step-back jumper!" O'Neal exclaimed, "It's hard to miss a step-back jumper from this distance!"

"Wait! Lin is jumping too! Damn it! He blocked James Harden's step-back jumper! So fast!"

"James Harden was dumbfounded! He didn't expect Lin to be so fast and jump so high! This cap really caught him off guard!"

On the field.

After the blood capped Harden, the ball just fell into Wade's hands.

The Lakers launched a fast break, and Wade and Lin Tian completed a wave of Lin Wei connection, firmly stabilizing the lead.

When Harden took the ball again, he couldn't tell the pain when he saw Lin Tian.

He tried his best to take a few steps forward and passed the ball to Beverly on the wing.

Beverly adjusted the angle slightly after receiving the ball, and then threw the ball without hesitation.

Bang bang!The ball hits the iron!

Lin Tian grabbed a rebound in the crowd and quickly launched a fast break.

After he rushed up, no one on the Rockets, including Beverly and Ariza, could stop him!
Another easy two-point layup!The Lakers further widened the point difference.

D'Antoni on the sidelines was already running around in a hurry.

It was a good situation of chasing points, but as Lin Tian defended Harden, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

D'Antoni was considering whether to call a timeout, and Harden was cut off by Lin Tian again and completed the fast break.

The Rockets, who have always been good at bombardment, are now pecked by the Eagles.

D'Antoni called a timeout hastily and exasperatedly.

The key consecutive scoring of the Lakers made the audience excited.

"Hahaha! I said a long time ago that Lin should be allowed to guard James Harden earlier! Only he can really guard Harden in this league!"

"Harden's season is his peak season! If he doesn't meet the Lakers, maybe he can go further."

"Lin really restrained James Harden in all aspects! The only one who can defend James Harden without temper, haha!"

"The Rockets rely too much on James Harden's personal scoring! Their insides can hardly score!"

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After returning from the timeout, Lin Tian continued to defend Harden.

The effect of his defense against Harden is extremely obvious, because it is difficult for Harden to pass the ball without the help of his teammates.

The Lakers' perimeter defense is indestructible, which greatly reduces the Rockets' three-point shooting percentage.

Finally, with 4 minutes left in the game, Howard made an open three-pointer to open the gap to 27 points.

This three-pointer completely put the game into garbage time.

When D'Antoni saw Howard in high spirits on the court, he showed a puzzled expression.

When Howard was still in the Rockets, because he refused to step out of the paint to play pick-and-rolls, he also had an unpleasant fight with D'Antoni.

D'Antoni never dreamed that Howard, who was as stubborn as a bull, would be reborn with the Lakers.

Now this guy is not only willing to do some dirty work, but also practiced a three-pointer. Who can ask for reason?
D'Antoni couldn't help but said to the assistant next to him: "What did they do to Dwight?"

After saying that, he removed several main players of the team and formally declared his surrender.

Scott on the Lakers side has long wanted to change the main force. Seeing the opponent surrender, he also hurriedly replaced the Big Three.

At this time, Howard was still a little unsatisfied and made a three-pointer gesture in the air.

Wade put his arm around Howard's shoulder: "Dwight, did you have fun today?"

Dwight nodded heavily: "Haha! I'm so happy! I just like to see the depressed expression on that old man's face."

The old man he was talking about was naturally the opposite head coach D'Antoni.

The conversation between the two just made Lin Tian helplessly smile.

After sitting back on the bench, Lin Tian heard O'Neal's commentary: "The Lakers haven't experienced the feeling of being in a desperate situation until now in the playoffs."

The game basically ended early. After this game, Lin Tian also knew that the Rockets could not stop them from advancing.

He looked at the Rockets bench not far away.

I saw Harden wiping his sweat with his head down, but couldn't see the expression on his face.

Beverly and Ariza are talking about something.

The team's center Capela lowered his head and said nothing.

Today's Capela has been completely taught by his former big brother Howard to be a man.

Whether it's scoring, rebounding or blocking shots, Howard has crushed Capela to death.

Howard has even practiced a three-pointer now, but Capela still only knows how to eat cakes.

"I've said it a long time ago! That kid Capela's offensive methods are too simple! I just need to block his receiving route! His scoring can only be in single digits."

Howard's voice reached Lin Tian's ears, and he was also looking at the Rockets bench with a smile.

"Dwight, let's not get too excited, this is just G1, our opponent is not weak."

"They're not weak! But we can break them as long as we have a better outside defense! Because that old guy likes to make people shoot three-pointers!"

Howard said angrily that after all, he had been with the Rockets and knew the opponent's tactics too well.

Wade also nodded: "They really like shooting three-pointers, but unfortunately, we are best at defending three-pointers, haha!"

The defensive efficiency of the Lakers outside this season is indeed ranked first in the league, and the Warriors rank second.

After a few people chatted for a while, the game between the two sides ended. The Lakers beat the Rockets 126:100 and won G1.

In the postgame press conference that followed, Howard stole the show, while vexingly mocking his former team.

Although Lin Tian does not agree with this behavior, he will not stop it.

He never liked the sissy atmosphere, he was a little bit hateful, but he was more active in playing.

Seven o'clock the next night.

Lakers conference room.

Under Lin Tian's call, all Lakers players will watch the game between the Spurs and the Warriors in G1 tonight.

(End of this chapter)