At the end of the game, the Kings proved their mettle once again with an overtime win over the Trail Blazers. Now let's take a look at the stats between Lee Tian and Lillard, who were closely watched before the game. ”

"In terms of scoring, Li Tian scored 35 points in the whole game, of which 9 points were obtained through overtime, and in overtime, Li Tian only played 1 minute and 20 seconds, of course, 4 of them were obtained by the Trail Blazers' foul tactics through free throws, but even if it was 5 points in the athletic battle, the efficiency was amazing, not to mention that the Trail Blazers used foul tactics because of Li Tian's key steal."

"Not bad!" When the commentator said this, the guest standing on the side immediately said: "Li Tian's steal can be described as extremely crucial, which directly determines the final direction of the game." ”

"Yes!" After the guest finished speaking, the commentator continued: "And we can also pay attention to Li Tian's data in the fourth quarter, Li Tian also scored 9 points in the fourth quarter, that is to say, half of Li Tian's 35 points were obtained in the fourth quarter and overtime, which also reflects Li Tian's scoring ability at critical moments to a certain extent." ”

Lillard also scored 35 points in the game, but in terms of shooting percentage, Li Tian did better, Li Tian shot 12 of 19 from the field, with a shooting rate of 63%, including 5 of 9 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws. Lillard, on the other hand, made 12 of 24 shots, including 4 of 8 three-pointers, and made seven of nine free throws. ”

"It can be said that in terms of scoring, the difference between the performance of the two on the field is very small......"

Seeing that the commentator seemed to have the meaning of ending the comparison at this time, the guest on the side reminded: "Don't just look at the score, Li Tian's performance on the field today is not bad, we can look at other data." ”

The commentator on the side immediately picked up and said, "Yes, in addition to the score, let's take a look at the comparison in other aspects." Li Tian scored 35 points at the same time. He also had four rebounds, three assists, five steals and one turnover. Lillard, on the other hand, had more assists, nine assists, four rebounds, and two steals, but six turnovers. ”

"The contrast is telling." The guest analyzed. "Lillard is the playmaker of the team, and his assists are not too many surprises compared to Li Tiangao."

And Li Tian's role in the team now is the end point of the attack. His assists weren't too high, and most of his three assists today came on the counter-attack. But in other aspects, Li Tian's performance is better, especially in steals and turnovers, Lillard's turnovers reached 6 times, of which 2 were directly stolen by Li Tian. ”

"Not bad!" The commentator immediately nodded in agreement at this time and said: "So purely from the data, Li Tian is not inferior to Lillard." Stats aside, let's look at the performance on the field, especially in key moments. Li Tian actually has the upper hand! ”

Lillard hit a key three-pointer in the final minute of the fourth quarter to help the Trail Blazers tie the score by two points, and when the overtime entered the final minute, he made a defensive shot against Li Tian to tie the score. However, this kind of performance was very brilliant at the time, but now when I look back on it, it doesn't make much sense. ”

Lee Tian grabbed a rebound and hit a buzzer-beating shot in the final minute of the fourth quarter to help his team go into overtime, and in the fourth quarter, just after Lillard hit a pull-up jumper under his defense. Li Tian first scored a layup under Lillard's defense, followed by that crucial steal. ”

"Performances in both phases determine the final course of the game. It also made Lillard's two brilliant offenses completely meaningless. ”

After saying this, the commentator smiled and said to the guests invited to the side: "So can we conclude that Li Tian's performance is better than Lillard's?" ”

"Of course!" The guest nodded without hesitation and said: "At least from the perspective of this game, although Li Tian can't finish blowing Lillard, he also has to slightly suppress Lillard, among them, the king finally won the game for Li Tian to add a lot." Of course, the king's victory in this game is also inseparable from Li Tian's performance. ”

"Good! Dear fans and friends, the Kings' home game against the Trail Blazers is over, and the topic we prepared before the game - the battle for the best defender in the 12th edition has also been answered, in this game. Li Tian helped the team win and also won the clash with Lillard! ”

"But we also need to know that the rivalry between two players doesn't depend on a single game, but on a season or even an entire career. I believe that the competition between the two will continue, and time will tell who is the best defender in the 12th edition! ”

"Thank you for watching the live broadcast of the game brought to you by Sina NBA, and we'll see you next time......"

The contrast between Li Tian and Lillard ended with the commentators and guests in the live broadcast room, but on the Internet, such discussions continued.

In China, there is no doubt that there is a downbeat on the Internet, and Li Tian's popularity is not comparable to Lillard, although Lillard was the best rookie last season, and because of his more ball-handling offense, he should be more loved by fans.

However, China is now Li Tian's home base, except for superstars such as Kobe, James, Wade, and Durant, it is difficult for the rest of the NBA players to compete with Li Tian in terms of popularity, and Lillard is naturally not good.

"Although Lillard is good and won last season's Rookie of the Year, he will be surpassed by Li Tian sooner or later, and if this trend continues, Li Tian will be the best guard in the 12th class."

In the comment section, a player made such a comment, and the comment was immediately upvoted by the fans.

Of course, it's not just the credit of this comment, the reply of a fan on the second floor is also an important factor.

In this reply, the fan wrote:

"This is not necessarily, Li Tian's performance this season has improved compared to last season, but this kind of performance is probably Li Tian's ceiling, Li Tian's physical fitness will become the biggest factor restricting his growth, as a pitcher, in the long run, it is still difficult to compare with Lillard, a player who may become a top star."

As soon as this reply appeared, it immediately attracted the siege of many fans:

"How did Li Tian reach the upper limit? Saying that Li Tian is a pitcher used to be okay, but now it can't. When he first entered the league, Li Tian basically didn't know anything except catching and shooting, but now, he can break fast, break through and have a stop-and-go jump shot, why should Li Tian be defined as a pitcher again, can't such progress be seen upstairs? ”

"Don't talk about physical fitness, Li Tian's physical fitness is not as weak as people think, look at his current breakthrough, his speed is not worse than most of the guards in the league. Besides, the yellow race also has its own advantages, and many people used to talk about Yao Ming's physical fitness, but with his own hard training, didn't Yao Ming also become a big killer in the forbidden area? ”

"This game can already say a lot of things, the body is not the only factor in the growth of the player, at the critical moment of the game, Li Tian's on-the-spot reaction, stability, and ball handling are better than Lillard, which is likely to be something Lillard will not learn in his life."

Although the fans didn't know that Li Tian had the help of Tieshu, and the original congenital factors such as physical fitness could be changed, they could also infer Li Tian's progress from Li Tian's performance little by little, so this also made the Kings' fans excited.

Indeed, from when he first entered the league, he could only catch and shoot, to now, Li Tian's offensive means are becoming more and more abundant, and the ability he has revealed has gradually attracted people's attention, not only Kings fans, but also many industry insiders.

A columnist for Sports Illustrated wrote an analysis in his column after the game and predicted that Li Tian would be a strong contender for the most improved player of the season.

"Li Tian has played an unexpectedly good performance in the second year of his career, playing 7 30+ games in 34 games in the last two months or so, and in none of those games has he played more than 30 minutes."

"In fact, he hasn't played more than 30 minutes this season, averaging just 24.5 minutes per game, but he can score nearly 19 points, and if you look at that, everyone will be amazed at his scoring efficiency."

"When we look at why he has such a high scoring efficiency, we will find that in addition to his excellent off-ball running and outside shooting, this season, his ability to break through with the ball has improved significantly, and his ability to switch between offense and defense is also very good, he can break through to the interior and use dunks and throws to score, which we didn't expect him to change at all last season."

"If we look at the details on the court, we see that the player's physicality is not as bad as the scouts evaluated when he first entered the league, except that he is inferior in terms of physical confrontation and fitness, and in other aspects, he is not bad."

According to sources, Li has been intensifying his confrontation and physical training since the summer, and it is conceivable that if he can strengthen in both areas, the defender from China could play better later in the season and he will most likely be a strong contender for the most improved player.

After the publication of this article, there was surprisingly not much opposition, and I don't know if it was because Li Tian was not praised too highly in this report, or because the prediction of the most improved player was not paid attention to.

However, from another point of view, at least Li Tian's strength has slowly been recognized by people in the American basketball industry, not just the pursuit of Chinese people. (To be continued......)