roccoschili Chapter 272: Going all out!
Chapter 272: Going all out!
Chapter 272: Going all out!
At one o'clock in the morning, after Lin Tian returned to the hotel, everyone knew that the Lakers led the Cavaliers by 2:0.
Almost all NBA fans are discussing this matter.
Lin Tian simply swiped a few news and turned off his phone.
Today, they are only two victories away from the championship.
In all fairness, Lin Tian still hadn't gotten used to the two games he won at Quicken Loans Arena.
You know, they were swept against the Cavaliers in the regular season.
The Cavaliers' defense is obviously much worse than that of the Warriors.
One of their worst defenses is inside.
The inside defense formed by Love and Tristan Thompson couldn't stop them.
The Lakers also scored a lot from beyond the three-point line in these two games, completely playing against the Cavaliers.
This reminded Lin Tian of the 2016 Finals in his previous life.
In the finals of that year, in the first two games, the Warriors pressed the Cavaliers to the ground and rubbed them.
Due to the large gap between the scores of the two games, many people think that the Warriors can sweep the Cavaliers to win the championship.
But the Cavaliers rebounded completely in G3, the Cavaliers lost in G4, the humiliation of Dreaming Green in G5, and the suspension of Dreaming Green in G6.
In the tiebreaker, the Cavaliers were all soldiers, and Owen even used the key three-pointer to kill the game at the last moment.
The path the Lakers are taking now is a bit similar to the Warriors in the previous life.
If nothing else, the G3 referee will definitely be more biased towards the Cavaliers, and everyone will tacitly know this.
If they can win G3, they can basically lock the championship in advance.
Lin Tian secretly decided in his heart that he must do his best to win G3.
After thinking about it, he unconsciously fell asleep again.
After waking up, it was already the morning of the next day. After Lin Tian got up and had breakfast, he and his teammates got on the special plane to Los Angeles.
Howard, who was listening to the song, couldn't help but sigh: "I've never been so close to the championship in my life!"
The last time he entered the finals was in the 08-09 season.
That time, the Magic team he led met the Lakers in the Finals, and was finally easily taken away by the Lakers 4:1.
Kobe smiled: "When you entered the finals last time, Paul was still with me, and that was the first FMVP in my life."
Lin Tian got up, looked down at Cleveland through the window, and said, "Guys, this is not the time for nostalgia. I hope we don't have to go back to Cleveland this season."
"Honestly, Lin, are you too confident?" Nick Young looked at Lin Tian, "If you don't want to return to Cleveland, then we must win the next two games! This is not an easy task."
"Of course, it's never easy to win the championship trophy, but we have to try, come on buddy!"
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After returning to Los Angeles, Scott gave everyone a half-day vacation, which was quite rare.
After playing two consecutive high-intensity finals in Cleveland, the players really need to relax.
Lin Tian usually doesn't have much entertainment. After other players went home one after another, he honestly came to the training hall to warm up.
Today is not a media day, and there is no camera around Lin Tian, which makes him feel very relaxed.
After all, under the spotlight, any small movement may be interpreted, even if you are training.
For a player who has received so much attention like him, if he misses a lot of shots in a row during practice, it will cause widespread discussion.
Lin Tian didn't go home until seven o'clock in the evening after eating in the arena.
The next morning was the media day before the G3 game.
When Lin Tian and the others came to the arena, the media from all over the world had been waiting here for a long time.
He saw Xiaoxue in the crowd, so he smiled and nodded at Xiaoxue.
Media Day, as the name suggests, is mainly a day for participating in media interviews.
For NBA players, such interviews are very boring, but they cannot refuse.
The media is a double-edged sword for players. They can make you more famous or they can make you notorious.
Lin Tian mainly accepts interviews from reporters from the Celestial Dynasty, which is what he himself requested.
Being interviewed by Xiaoxue, at least people will not be disgusted, sometimes he even likes being interviewed by Xiaoxue.
After half a day of interviews, the players calmed down and continued training.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it is the night of June 6.
This is also the night of the G3 battle between the Lakers and the Cavaliers.
Although the Staples Center Arena is not much bigger than the Quicken Loans Arena, it is obviously much more lively than the Quicken Loans Arena.
When Lin Tian and the others entered the stage, the deafening cheers made his heart surge.
There were countless celebrities from all walks of life who came to the arena this evening.
Rihanna didn't come tonight, but Beyoncé, another singer, came.
In addition, Iron Man Robert Downey Jr. is also there.
The passing of the football world, the Beckham family sat by the technical table early.
Those who come here are basically Lakers fans.
Cavaliers fans generally don't come here to cause trouble.
Not long after, players from the Cavaliers also entered the field.
As soon as they came out, there were boos all over the sky.
Lin Tian even heard someone scolding James on the sidelines: "LeBron, what does it feel like to be a coward?"
This sentence angered James, and he gave the fan a hard look.
Before the game started, the Lakers fans had already put the atmosphere in place.
And today's on-site commentary, of course, O'Neill is also missing.
Seeing that the shooting equipment was in place, O'Neill shouted into the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome home to watch the game at the Staples Center on the night of the 8th! That's right! Tonight is the third game of the Finals between the Lakers and the Cavaliers! My God! Look at all the stars here! Our old friend Nicholson, Iron Man! And Beyoncé! God, I believe you said this is Oscar night! Very expensive! Broke the historical record of the NBA, although I don't have to buy a ticket, haha!"
What the big fat man O'Neill said made the audience laugh up and down.
Even Kobe, who was warming up on the field, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling wryly, and said to Lin Tian, "This guy's mouth is really good, he was born to do this."
Half an hour later, the match between the two sides officially started.
Like the previous two games, today's starting lineup remains unchanged.
The Cavaliers took the lead in grabbing the ball.
James was in charge of the organization. After he got the ball, he changed his slow play style in the previous two games. As soon as he came up, he made a three-pointer against Lin Tian.
Lin Tian can feel that today's James will be a terrible full-strength James.
And the defensive pressure he will face may also be the highest this season!
Lin Tian guessed correctly, the next few offensive rounds of the Cavaliers were all completed by James.
James' offensive method is simple and rude, that is, frequent breakthroughs.
His body was tens of catties heavier than Lin Tian's. When he broke through, Lin Tian felt like he was hit by a bulldozer every time.
Relatively speaking, he is much thinner than James, and it is really difficult to resist James' impact.
After only 3 minutes in the first quarter, James scored 5 points on 5 of 11 shots.
Judging from James' expression, this seems to be just the beginning.
(End of this chapter)