roccoschili Chapter 197 Lakers vs Thunder, G1 kicks off!
Chapter 197 Lakers vs Thunder, G1 kicks off!
Chapter 197 Lakers vs Thunder, G1 kicks off!
Colorful ribbons fell from the sky above the arena, and the owner of the Lakers, Buss Jr., shook his fist excitedly. He had waited too long for this moment.
The audience all stood up and applauded and cheered. After three years, they could finally see the Lakers stand on the stage of the playoffs again.
Lin Tian, Kobe and Howard also got up to greet their teammates, and they were surrounded by their teammates.
When some emotional fans saw this scene, they even couldn't help wiping away their tears.
Before the start of this season, no one thought that Kobe could still make the playoffs.
Jazz star Hayward dragged his tired body and hugged the Lakers players one by one, and then walked to the player tunnel, looking a little lonely.
Originally, if the Lakers lost, the Jazz could make the playoffs, but the reality is cruel.
The media reporters at the scene had already flocked to the court, and they rushed to interview the Lakers first.
Not to mention the big-name stars of the team, even Nance Jr. and Nick Young were pulled over by reporters for interviews.
Xiaoxue from Penguin Sports who interviewed Lin Tian, she also looked very happy today.
The most important reason why the Lakers can reach the playoffs is Lin Tian, and Lin Tian is from the Celestial Dynasty.
After sorting out her excitement, Xiaoxue said into the microphone: "Lin Tian! First of all, congratulations on leading the team to the playoffs! This is the first time in your career that you have achieved a triple-double. Can you talk about how you feel now?"
"Very excited." Facing the camera, Lin Tian said with a smile, "Our hard work for a season has not been in vain! Everyone has done a good job in all aspects today, and we are now a playoff team!"
"Yes! You are now ranked sixth in the Western Conference and will face the Thunder in the first round of the playoffs. Do you have confidence in yourself?"
"Of course! Our goal at the beginning of the season was actually the playoffs. Now that the mission of the playoffs has been completed, our goal is to hit the championship!"
"Kobe scored 67 points today. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"Kobe's scoring ability is still at the top of the league! As long as he wants to score, no one can stop him! I even think he can play a few more games in this state."
"Okay! Thank you for accepting our interview."
After witnessing the end of the connection between Penguin Sports and the headquarters, Lin Tiancai let out a long breath.
He knew that millions of people were probably watching the live broadcast of the interview just now.
After Xiaoxue finished her work, she stuck out her tongue at Lin Tian: "Lin Tian, can we take a photo together?"
Lin Tian didn't think too much: "Of course."
The group photo of the two of them was over, and the other players had almost finished their interviews. Lin Tian seemed to have remembered something, and asked for the game ball from the referee.
Tonight's game is of great significance to Kobe, and the game ball must be given to Kobe.
According to the team's previous arrangement, if the Lakers lose today and fail to enter the playoffs, then Kobe will give a retirement speech on the spot.
Now that the plan has changed, the Lakers still have playoffs to play, and the retirement speech will naturally be cancelled.
The fans at the scene couldn't hear the phrase "mamba out" for the time being.
After returning to the locker room, Kobe once again experienced the feeling of being watered.
At the same time, Lin Tian also handed the game ball to Kobe: "Congratulations! Your performance tonight is like returning to the night of 81 points!"
Kobe also had a rare laugh: "Congratulations to all of us! Guys, the playoffs are about to start, let's do something big!"
Cheers erupted from the Lakers locker room.
Today's post-match press conference took more than an hour of interviews to end.
It was already past two o'clock in the morning when Lin Tian returned to his apartment.
As soon as he lay down, Nick Yang sent a message.
Nick Young: Lin!Are you coming to the nightclub?My treat tonight!
There is also a video attached below this message.
Click on the video, and what comes into view is a scene of feasting and feasting. Accompanied by the sound of heavy metal music, many people dance under colorful lights.
During this period of time, Nick Young was relatively quiet. Now that the regular season is over, it is normal for him to go to nightclubs.
After quickly rejecting Nick Yang, Lin Tian clicked on the rankings of the East and West.
The situation in the East is relatively simple. From No.1 to No.8, there has been basically no change from the middle of the season to the end.
The changes in the West are much greater. From the first to the eighth, they are the Warriors, Spurs, Thunder, Clippers, Trail Blazers, Lakers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies.
With tonight's performance, the Lakers have a regular season record of 43 wins and 39 losses, ranking No.6.
If he remembers correctly, No.6 in the previous life should be the Mavericks, and the Rockets led by Harden should be the eighth in the West.
But under the leadership of Lin Tian, the pattern of the west has completely changed.
The Mavericks were squeezed to the seventh place, and the Rockets without Howard fell directly to tenth in the West.
The opponent the Lakers faced in the first round was the Thunder, which is definitely a tough one!
Judging from the situation in the previous life, the Thunder team is stronger than the Spurs team!It is the only team in the West that almost overturned the Warriors!
Facing such a strong enemy in the first round, I am afraid that few teams will be optimistic about the Lakers.
At this time, Sistine sent another message, asking if Lin Tian had time tomorrow, and said that he would have lunch with Lin Tian.
Of course Lin Tian has time, they have two days to rest after the regular season.
After finishing chatting with Sistine, he had time to check the news.
As Lin Tian expected, today's news about the Lakers can be described as overwhelming, more precisely, it is about Kobe Bryant.
[Kobe Bryant scored 67 points in the final battle of the regular season!How long has it been since you saw Kobe like this? 】
[52 points in 67 shots!Kobe is still Kobe!He never changed! 】
[Kobe Lintian led his team to the playoffs!From the battle for the No. [-] pick to entering the playoffs, what has the Lakers experienced this season? 】
[The regular season is officially over, and the playoff matchup list is released. You deserve this guide for watching the game. 】
[Is this really Kobe who is about to retire?Highly recommend Kobe to play another season! 】
[Congratulations to the Lakers for making it to the playoffs!Buss Jr. finally made the right decision in the middle of the season. 】
[Nba season data king released!Lin Tian won the scoring crown without any suspense! 】
Swiping, Lin Tian also saw a piece of news that almost made him laugh out loud: 【Shocked!Lin Tian scored only 24 points in the final game of the regular season!A career low!Only Kobe can guard against Lin Tian! 】
In today's game, he took very few shots, and he completely handed over the stage to Kobe.
Although the score is not high, his other statistics are very versatile.
除了拿到24分，林天还收货到了15个篮板12个助攻3抢断和2盖帽的数据。
Among them, rebounds and assists are his career highs.
The rebounds Lin Tian grabbed today were even higher than the team's center Howard.
This is mainly due to his jumping ability.
After the regular season, the NBA's various statistics have also been released.
This season's scoring champion was elected without any suspense by Lin Tian.
According to the NBA's official data list, Lin Tian averaged 32 points per game this season.
However, in fact, Lin Tian actually averaged 40 points per game in the games he played.
The official reason why his scoring average is written as 32 points is mainly due to the new rules introduced by the league in 2014.
According to the new rules, if a player's data wants to meet the ranking standard, he must play more than 70% of the games, that is, 58 games.
Lin Tian only played 47 games this season, not reaching 70%.
So this led to an additional rule: If the number of appearances is less than 58 games, but the scoring data is divided by 58, it can still be on the list!
His total score this season is 1880 points, divided by 58 games is 32 points!
This is tantamount to apportioning scoring data to games that have not played!
Lin Tian's scoring champion is well-deserved.
The second-ranked scorer this season is Curry, who averaged 30 points per game.
In addition to winning the scoring title, Lin Tian also forcibly took away Curry's steals title.
This regular season could have been called Curry's year, but now everything has changed.
When Lin Tian turned off the sports news, he found that the Lakers players were chatting enthusiastically.
Channing Frye: Congratulations to Lin for scoring and steals this season!This is so cool!
Dwight Howard: Haha!My good brother only played more than 40 games and even won the scoring title. I don't know what Stephen thinks.
PJ Tucker: Great!Forest!congratulations!You have to treat everyone to a meal to make sense!
Larry Nance Jr.: Won the scoring title in the rookie season!Comparable to Chamberlain! Niceeee!
Channing Frye: I've already figured out what to eat, but I should wait until after the playoffs.
Dwight Howard: If nothing else, Lin should also be the MVP of this season, right?
Kobe Bryant: Damn it!What a magical and dreamy day!Ladies, rest early!Two days later, the Thunder will be played!
Usually, if there are people chatting in the group, Nick Yang must be the most active, but today, dozens of messages have been sent, and Nick Yang has not seen bubbles.
Obviously, Nick Yang is having a good time at the nightclub, so he doesn't have time to read the news in the group.
Lin Tian also quickly sent a message out.
Lin Tian: Thank you everyone!Treat you to steak next time!
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At noon the next day, after dating Sistine, Lin Tian returned to the Lakers training facility.
He trained alone today, and the other players stayed at home.
After spending a day in the training hall, Lin Tian returned to the apartment and began to watch the video replays of the Thunder this season.
Although the Thunder ranked third in the Western Conference this season, their strength is definitely underestimated.
Although Lin Tian was not a fan of the Thunder in his previous life, he felt sorry for the Thunder in the 2016 season.
They managed to lead the Warriors 3:1!
Although they didn't make it to the finals, Lin Tian believes that if the Thunder crossed the barrier of the Warriors that season, they have a good chance of defeating the Cavaliers.
The Thunder's starting configuration is extremely outstanding, especially their defense.
Looking at the video of the Thunder this season, Lin Tian found that they are a team that likes to steal from the rich and give to the poor.
When they played strong teams, they were unstoppable, but many times they lost to teams that looked weak on paper.
This is also the main reason why the Thunder rank third in the West.
After watching a part of the video, the assistant coach of the team sent the technical characteristics of all Thunder players to Lin Tian's mobile phone.
Although he had seen it a long time ago, Lin Tian still watched it again, which also included the personal experience of Thunder coach Donovan.
If you want to understand a team, you must understand the team's head coach.
What many people don't know is that Billy Donovan has actually played in the NBA. Although he is only a water dispenser administrator, this also makes him different from many academic coaches and has valuable practical experience.
Donovan is best known for his achievements in coaching the NCAA, where he led the college team to two NCAA championships.
In today's league, there are several players who were Donovan's students in college.
For example, Horford, Bradley Beal and others.
This season is actually Donovan's first season coaching the NBA team. He is a rookie coach.
Born in NCAA Donovan, he attaches great importance to team basketball and even yearns for egalitarianism.
But this obviously doesn't work in the NBA. The NBA is not as pure as the NCAA. This is a commercial league, and the head coach doesn't have much strength.
Especially Donovan has two superstars under his command.
How to balance the possession of superstars is a problem for Donovan.
And judging from some of the Thunder's game videos this season, Durant obviously didn't pay much attention to this rookie coach.
Lin Tian knows that although the Thunder's starters are all very strong this season, Donovan is extremely dependent on the five starters.
The Thunder's lineup is not deep enough, and Donovan doesn't trust some substitute players.
This seemed to be a good opportunity for the Lakers, but after thinking about it, Lin Tian found that the depth of the Lakers' bench was worse, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile.
The next morning, the entire Lakers team arrived in Oklahoma City by plane.
According to the schedule and playoff rules, G1 and G2 between the Lakers and the Thunder will start at the Thunder's home court.
Naturally, they have to come to Oklahoma ahead of schedule and step on the field by the way.
As the youngest team in the NBA, the Thunder has many fans because it has two superstars.
After the players rested in the hotel for two hours, they entered the Chesapeake Energy Stadium to adapt to the environment.
Although this arena is not too young, the various supporting facilities are relatively complete.
After the players warmed up, the day's training officially began.
The time between the regular season and the playoffs is actually not long, only two days.
After spending a day in Oklahoma City, the game between the Lakers and the Thunder has also started!
This time when the Lakers players stepped into the stadium, the fans did not give them applause and cheers.
Because this is not the regular season, but the real playoffs!In the face of Kobe who is about to retire, not only the Thunder players will not show mercy, but the home fans will not give the enemy ambition.
(End of this chapter)