NBA: The start beat Kobe Bryant in his old age

Chapter 46 Post-match interview, reporter's trap

Ford Center Arena, Media Room.

Perhaps this battle had too much influence. When Lin Tian and the others came to the media room for an interview, they realized that this place was much more lively than Sacramento.

Reporters, photographers, and team staff were all communicating with each other. When Lin Tian and the others entered the media room, they immediately became quiet.

Almost all photographers raised their cameras at the same time.

It's no wonder they are like this, the Thunder have won a wave of five consecutive victories before.
Originally, all media reporters and fans thought that the Thunder's winning streak would be ended by the Warriors.

But in the end, it was not the Warriors or the Spurs that ended their winning streak, but the "big team" the Lakers.

After the three Lakers sat down, both Kobe and Scott were in a good mood.

After all, after winning this game, they have won three consecutive victories, and their record has come to 10 wins and 26 losses!
It is one step closer to the Timberwolves, which is ranked third from the bottom in the West.

Media interviews with Scott and Bryant moved quickly.

When it was Lin Tian's turn to interview, some reporters who were writing and drawing also raised their heads at this time, showing great interest.

Everyone knows that the protagonist tonight is Lin Tian.

His limelight has overshadowed Durant and Westbrook.

Soon, Lin Tian appointed the first female reporter with glasses to ask: "Lin! First of all, congratulations on beating the Thunder in the away game. Tonight is the first time you played directly against KD. You played very well. May I ask you to play against KD, did you feel a lot of pressure?"

Sure enough, the first question is what all media reporters are very curious about.

Lin Tian pondered for two seconds, then moved the microphone on the table: "If I tell you that I don't have a lot of pressure, I must be lying. There is no doubt that KD is one of the strongest scorers in the league. His defense is also very targeted. It is an honor to be able to play against such a player."

Anyway, they have already won the game. Lin Tian can't wait to call Durant the number one player in history. Doesn't this prove that he is good?

Scott and Kobe were also very satisfied with Lin Tian's answer.

The second question was posed by a male reporter: "Lin! The Lakers have won two strong opponents in the Western Conference in a row! The number of wins this season has also exceeded double digits. Does this mean that the team's goals for this season have changed?"

Kobe and Scott frowned immediately. This question was obviously a trick, waiting for Lin Tian to drill into it.

These cunning media really do everything they can to dig out some information.

Kobe was about to remind Lin Tian a little bit, but Lin Tian had already said: "My friend, I think I have to correct your question. Our goal for this season has never changed! The first is to reach the playoffs! Then try our best to compete for the championship!"

Lin Tian's speech was sonorous and forceful, so that the reporter had to laugh and said nothing.

His question is naturally flawed. If Lin Tian admits it directly, it means that Lin Tian disclosed that the team's previous goal was to perform poorly.

Although many big teams are doing bad things, it is impossible to say on the bright side that it is also a big blow to the confidence of the players.

After all, no player wants to win.

Kobe glanced at Lin Tian in surprise. He didn't expect that this guy didn't play many games, and his ability to deal with the media was not weaker than his performance on the field.

The question continued: "Lin! On the last ball of the game, you blocked the game to kill the game. Can you talk about the situation at that time?"

Lin Tian smiled and said: "Actually, I didn't think much about it at the time. Westbrook received a pass from KD. There were only a few seconds left in that time. I knew that Westbrook would definitely choose to break through the inside line, so all I thought about was to catch up with him and block the ball!"

"You have also seen what happened later. It was not easy, but I did it."

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At the end of the interview, when the three walked out of the media room, Kobe patted Lin Tian on the shoulder: "Dude! You have a way of dealing with the media!"

Kobe has played for so many years in his career, and he has encountered countless cheating questions, and he has even been taken out of context by the media countless times.

He hates the media quite a bit, but at the same time, he has complicated emotions towards the media, because without the media, he wouldn't be as popular as he is now.

Lin Tiandao: "I know, the media only want to know what the fans are interested in, and they can't dig out any big news from me."

After walking out of the Ford Center arena, the players went to the hotel to clean up, and then hurriedly got on the plane back to Los Angeles.

Two consecutive back-to-back games made all players look physically and mentally exhausted.

But everyone's faces couldn't hide their excitement!It's hard not to be happy about winning against a strong team like the Thunder.

The atmosphere on the plane was also very good. Nick Young took the initiative to sit next to Lin Tian: "Lin! You scored another 40 points!"

Lin Tian felt that he was more tired than all of them, so he just nodded perfunctorily.

Little Nance also came over at this time: "Hey! Dude! Your block made my blood boil! Haha! You even avenged me!"

He was dunked by Westbrook in the fourth quarter. He was in a depressed mood, but Lin Tian's final lore block made him feel like revenge.

Lin Tian put his eyes on Nance Jr.: "Larry! You also have a lot of credit for that ball. If you hadn't stopped him, Westbrook would have dunked."

In the last second, if there is no one under the basket, Westbrook will [-]% choose to end with a dunk.

And once he chooses to dunk, it is useless even if Lin Tian catches up with him, because the opponent dunks and can block shots from the front, but it is impossible to block shots from behind. Nance Jr. did play a key role.

When Lin Tian said this, Xiao Nance scratched his head in embarrassment.

Although Russell was wearing headphones, he heard the conversation between them all the way, and seemed a little embarrassed.

In the last period of the fourth quarter, he defended Westbrook very poorly. If he hadn't been easily passed by Westbrook, there would not be so many incidents.

"That's what you said! But you are still awesome! I didn't even notice that you had chased me!" Little Nance waved his hands modestly, but he was also happy in his heart. He didn't expect that Lin didn't forget his credit. This brother can deal with it.

Nick Young also nodded excitedly: "I was on the bench and saw Lin rushing from the backcourt to the frontcourt like a gust of wind!"

"Hey man! I wouldn't be surprised if you told me you were a sprinter in college!"

"Hahahaha!"

Several players excitedly discussed all the details at that time. As they talked, they chatted off the court. For example, Nick Young met some beautiful women in the hotel yesterday and regretted not leaving his contact information.

Lin Tian didn't discuss this boring topic in depth with them. He put on his earphones and soon fell asleep.

(End of this chapter)