"Damian, calm down! You have to be calm enough, you have to respond, but don't try to force it like that. This guy defends well, you have to admit it. ”

On the sidelines, Trail Blazers head coach Stotters was admonishing Lillard, his expression and tone of voice were very serious.

'And his off-ball movement, which was outstanding. You can't see him as an undrafted player, you should see him as a normal NBA player, a great competitor. ”

While talking, Stouts observed Lillard's reaction, and he was indeed a little dissatisfied with Lillard's performance on the court in the past few minutes, but Stouts had no intention of replacing Lillard, on the one hand, naturally because Lillard has proven himself trustworthy in the past games, and on the other hand, Stouts also believes that Lillard needs to go through such a grind.

An undrafted player who is now suppressing Lillard on the court with his performance has helped Lillard grow.

"Okay, coach, this guy is very good at psychological warfare, I'll pay attention." The expression on Lillard's face gradually returned to normal.

Stottes was extremely satisfied when he saw it, he patted Lillard lightly and said, "It's a very good mentality, let's get back on the court and help the team win the game." ”

While Lillard and Stotters were talking, Li Tian was standing at the free-throw line.

69:73, before Li Tian's free throws, the Kings already had a 4-point advantage, and Li Tian's individual score was 18 points, as long as these two free throws were hit, Li Tian would not only be able to help the team gain a 6-point advantage, but also score 20 points for the first time in his career.

"Li Tian scored his 19th point on the first free throw, and as long as he hits the next free throw, his score will reach 20."

Domestically, commentators and fans are also watching this.

After dribbling twice at the free throw line, he picked up the ball, looked up at the basket, and Li Tian threw the ball steadily.

"Huh!" The ball goes into the net and the penalty is hit.

"20 points! Li Tian scored the first 20 points of his career, and we are honored to witness it. ”

Throwing the ball out, a smile also appeared on Li Tian's face, and he himself was very clear about getting 20 points, because of the iron book, he had been looking forward to this scene.

"This time, the Iron Book should be able to unseal the next page." Li Tian secretly thought in his heart, but then he put this thought behind him, for now, it is even more important to play this game well.

At 69:75, with Li Tian hitting two free throws, the Kings extended their lead to six points.

The Trail Blazers attacked, what made Li Tian a little puzzled was that the ball was still in Lillard's hands at this time, and in addition to doubts, Li Tian continued to stimulate and said: "It's really surprising that your coach would leave you on the court with such a stinky performance." ”

Lillard ignored Li Tian's verbal stimulation, the ball was handed over to his right hand, and Lillard also rushed to the right side.

Li Tian moved his feet to the right, and after finding that Hickson actually stepped forward to block the demolition, Li Tian immediately squeezed past the other party, and then followed closely by Lillard's side.

Lillard rushed to the basket with Li Tian, but the ball was delivered to Hixon's hands at this time. It turned out that Cousins was worried that Li Tian would not be able to fully keep up with Lillard, so he also moved his feet to block him, but this gave Hickson a chance.

Hickson cut in from the middle, Lillard delivered the ball, and at this time, Cousins was unable to return to defense at the first time, and Hickson seized the opportunity to score two points.

Back to reason? Seeing this, Li Tian secretly thought to himself that if Lillard combined his offense and passing, his defense would not be too difficult.

Indeed, in the following period, Lillard played significantly smarter, and he no longer easily let people see whether he would pass the ball or attack himself in the offensive round, so that Li Tian really had a harder time defending.

Although Li Tian then blocked Lillard's shot, he still allowed Lillard to send an assist and hit a shot.

When the score came to 75:79, with only 28 seconds left in the third quarter, the Trail Blazers' offense, the ball was in Lillard's hands.

Dribbling from beyond the three-point line to press the rhythm, when there were only 10 seconds left in the offensive time of the round, Lillard beckoned Hickson to step forward to block and then began to dribble forward.

The opponent played blocking and dismantling, and Li Tian wanted to bypass Hickson's side, but Hickson squeezed over with his body at this time.

Although this action was already suspected of covering fouls, because the referee did not blow the whistle, what Li Tian could do was to get rid of the opponent's interference and go to the side, but at this time, Lillard had completely rushed into the three-point line and rushed towards the basket.

Hickson's blocking prevented Li Tian from being able to keep up with Lillard at the first time, so Cousins took the initiative to switch defenses and follow Lillard's side.

Such an obvious misalignment made Cousins' follow-up defense very difficult, and although he was able to follow Lillard's side and back, Cousins already showed signs of being thrown away.

Ignoring Hickson, Li Tianfa chased after the basket fiercely.

At this time, Lillard and Cousins had already rushed outside the three-second zone, and Lillard suddenly accelerated, completely getting rid of Cousins and rushing into the restricted area, while holding the ball to jump.

Cousins, who followed closely, jumped up after taking half a step forward, and it was impossible to stop Lillard, but Cousins was able to use his height and reach advantage to block the opponent's shot.

However, Lillard was clearly aware of this, and after Cousins jumped, Lillard, who did not jump, lifted the ball back, and at the same time, he was short and dodged Cousins' block for himself.

Cousins jumped past Lillard, who lifted the ball and the man jumped to put it to the basket.

"Li Tian ......" However, at this time, the fans who were watching the game in front of the screen and the fans at the scene were bright-eyed, and when Lillard jumped, a figure rushed from behind and jumped high, it was Li Tian who was chasing after him.

If Lillard hadn't shaken off Cousins' move, Li Tian wouldn't have been able to catch up with the defense anyway, but it's obviously different now.

With the help of the momentum, Li Tian's body quickly approached Lillard, and his big hand swung out, enveloping the top of Lillard's head.

"Not good!" Sensing the darkness in front of him, Lillard realized that something was wrong, but at this point, his movements were already old, and there was no way to make adjustments.

Seeing the ball in Lillard's hand, Li Tianyi slapped it directly.

"Smack!" With a dull sound, Li Tian's palm hit the basketball hard, and the basketball that was about to fly out of Lillard's hand flew to the other side.

"Oh!" The Kings fans, who had been prepared for a long time, let out a neat exclamation at this moment, and then the scene was drowned out by applause.

"Li Tian gave Lillard a hot pot, it's so handsome!" At home, the narrator has become completely excited at this time.

"Cousins got the ball, and the Kings are going to play back ......"

With 9 seconds left before the end of the third quarter, the Kings still had time to complete the offense, and after Cousins got the ball, he immediately threw the ball into Evans' hands, and the rest of the Kings also rushed to the other half at this moment, including Li Tian.

After completing the block, Li Tian didn't even have time to sarcastically mock Lillard, so he ran to the other half without looking back.

Rushing across the halfway line, Li Tian ran straight towards the bottom left corner, and at the same time raised his hand high and motioned for Evans to pass the ball to him.

Lillard was still rushing in behind, and the rest of the Trail Blazers didn't notice him at this time, which gave Li Tian a very good offensive opportunity.

Li Tian naturally couldn't shout Evans pass the ball at this time, otherwise he would have reminded the Trail Blazers players to defend him, and when he was happy, Evans found his position, threw it out vigorously, and threw the ball over from the other side.

Catching the ball, jumping, and shooting, Li Tian's movements were completed in one go, and the basketball flew up from the bottom corner to the basket, and at the same time as the red light on the rebound turned on, he plunged into the net.

Three-point whistle!

"The ball is in! Li Tian hit a three-point shot! It's so beautiful, Li Tian's performance today is really beautiful! Just blocked Lillard on the defensive end, and turned back with another three-point shot from the buzzer! ”

"Lee, well done!"

"Man, good job!"

The domestic commentator is shouting! The fans at the scene were shouting! The Kings players on the sidelines and on the field also shouted at this time!

At 75:82, with Li Tian's shot, the King's lead became 7 points.

In the middle of the game, Li Tian, who had completed the goal, took a step forward and came to Lillard, who rushed over, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Li Tian said slowly: "Remember, my name is Li Tian!" ”

In fact, there is no need to emphasize Li Tian anymore, Lillard has deeply remembered this name, Li Tian - this name that he felt unfamiliar with before the game.

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