686. Paul George: Bet on Fame
The last two minutes of the first quarter became the highlight, and the intensity was stronger than the previous ten minutes.
Donovan implemented a wheel battle to restrict Lam Feng, and replaced Westbrook with George who had been resting for three minutes. There was no way to do this, after all, no one in the rotation lineup could compete with him.
Lakers coach Luke Walton talked and laughed with Bichler. During this period, he activated Wagner, who had a three-pointer, to play the No. 5 position.
In addition to Fenson, an "older young man", the other four are all new forces.
The average age of four is only 22 years old, and Fenson is only 23.6 years old. It is hard to imagine that such a young lineup will appear in the regular rotation lineup in the NBA playoffs and will compete with Thunder All-Star player Paul George.
As an opponent, George believes he has been insulted because the Lakers sent a group of first- and second-grade rookies.
But it was this rookie legion that played very well that George could never catch up with the score.
"PG13 used all the weapons, but it turned out that Walton was an excellent coach. He knew what everyone's characteristics were, and then arranged them and magnified infinitely."
Thunder substitute center Noel found some presence in Wagner and scored two points with his body crushing into the basket.
In addition, George also found a feeling after experiencing a short trough, making continuous mid-range shots.
But Lin Feng also maintained a high level. His scores all came from the solo level at the basket. His teammate's task was to open up space for him and ambush the outside to prepare for the ball.
The Lakers' last attack, Lin Feng spent time holding the ball at the top of the arc, and George personally led the defense, and he seemed to be extra serious.
The stopwatch flies and enters the last five seconds.
Lin Feng took a small step forward in the back, and George thought he wanted to make a long shot, so he leaned against his body and came out.
As a result, Lin Feng was in the underworld. He flicked the ball from the outside and rushed to the free throw line with the ball!
George only felt a gust of wind blowing through his ears, and when he wanted to chase him back, he could only see his back.
In three seconds, the Thunder contracted his defense and planned to use the human-sea tactics to force him to make a mistake.
But Lin Feng did not go hard, but was about to find Kuzma who was ambushing the outside. There was no one to defend. The guy flicked the air before he threw the ball into the net!
Kuzma shook through the air! I believe that his dynamic pictures will spread throughout the Internet in no time.
After the first quarter of the timer, the Lakers led by 8 points at home 36-28.
After the game, the two teams played a little conservatively, but with Walton's substitutions, the young guys took the lead and revitalized the situation.
Although Lin Feng only scored 6 points, he rarely contributed three assists, which is equivalent to the total number of individual assists in the first game.
I have to say that he is very similar to Kyrie Irving in this regard, and it also has to do with his identity as an offensive terminator in most rounds.
The Thunder players looked solemn when they returned to the bench. Although the score difference was not big, they were somewhat scared of the Lakers.
Of course no one would say it, and on the surface he still had a high fighting posture.
"Gary, you actually passed the ball tonight. What factors have changed you?"
Kuzma asked humbly that he had completed an inward layup with Lin Feng's assist, and his movements were very elegant, making him feel very respectful in front of his new girlfriend.
Lin Feng spread his hands, "It's not that I passed the ball, but you seized the opportunity tonight. To be honest, you can actually score the pass I gave you, which is incredible."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and they hit their fists. The friendship between men was that simple.
On the Thunder bench, George stood with his hands on his hips.
"We have to discuss a question: when LeBron and Gary are on the court at the same time, how to form an effective defense."
Billy Donovan nodded, "It's really a headache, but you have no doubt that the winner will be us, right?"
In Donovan's eyes, just one Lin Feng is enough for him to have a headache, but as a result, there are more young people with potential in their opponents, such as Yingge, Kuzma, and Hart, and even Lonzo Ball, who was mostly reimbursed last season.
At this moment, Thunder boss Bennett is sitting at home watching TV. He is disappointed with the team's performance in recent years. Perhaps it is time to consider breaking the ball and rebuilding it.
In the second quarter, Lin Feng led the Los Angeles Youth Army to continue to appear.
In order to deal with the Thunder's defensive strategy, the ball was handed over to Stephenson, who organized the offense.
This made Nadir, who was facing Finson, feel a headache. His defensive ability is almost the shortcoming of the Thunder.
Lin Feng was given a new task by Walton, that is, to defend George. As long as he is limited, it will be almost difficult for the opponent to launch a very good offense.
Finson held the ball through the half, shook his head and made Nadir sweat on his forehead.
"Don't sway, stay at your seat!" George shouted loudly.
Finson used Wagner to tear the defense from the left, attracting assisted defense and then split Hart. There was no chance, and the ball continued to rotate and then returned to Finson.
Wagner, who was covering the arc, quietly followed up in the middle, and dunked with both hands without defense!
The score difference reached ten, and Lin Feng did not participate throughout the whole process, just pulled George to stare blankly at the bottom corner.
Walton smiled brightly, and his ideas were being verified step by step.
When George took the serve in the backcourt, Lin Feng immediately went around to harass him. With the advantage in physical fitness, Lin Feng seemed very active.
George half turned around to protect the ball, and it was not difficult for him to pass the half.
But Lin Feng's desperate battle still worked. George was about to send the ball to Schneider who came back to pick him up, but Lin Feng flew over the frontcourt with a racket!
Then it's running all the way!
George was not slow, and the two of them ran side by side, and Schroeder followed closely behind. Two blue and one yellow beams rushed towards the Thunder backcourt.
George was moving in his hand, and Lin Feng pushed back without hesitation, but the guy covered his face and screamed.
The referee did not whistle, and Lin Feng continued to gallop. After getting the ball, he took a big step and took a one-handed battle axe to slash, replicating LeBron's slash in the first quarter!
The Thunder players were angry and shy. The two surrounded George to observe the situation. Noel and Morris came directly to siege Lin Feng.
The atmosphere at the scene was pushed to climax. Kuzmafenson and others immediately ran up to block Lin Feng behind him.
Fenson's eyes were wide open, and even if he didn't speak, he seemed very intimidating.
The referee was forced to interrupt the game and needed to watch the replay to decide the belonging of the goal just now.
"He pushed me and made me lose my center of gravity and fall to the ground. That's the truth!" George kept complaining, full of anger.
Lin Feng pointed to his right arm and told the guy that he pulled him first.
"You pulled my arm first, do you understand, man, I just did what I should do."
Soon, the two were persuaded to return to their respective halfs, and the players stood there waiting for the referee to make a final decision.
Home fans booed George while putting pressure on the referee.
But the result disappointed Los Angeles. The ball rights belong to the Thunder. Lin Feng's goal was invalid because the referee determined that his pushing action exceeded the reasonable range.
"What? It's simply unreasonable. That guy pulled my arm before. Didn't the referee see it?"
"Sheter!"
Chapter completed!