NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 153 Winning Streak, Fighting the Spurs
The referee blows the whistle and the game begins.

Thompson took off with all his strength and grabbed the initiative.

Irving got the ball and started to push forward.

After coming to the frontcourt, Irving signaled that he would play one, so everyone else opened up space for Owen.

Irving kept crossing the dribble. Facing Fournier's defense, Irving suddenly broke out and made a breakthrough from the right.

Fournier followed, but was kept ahead by Owen.

After coming to the basket, Irving made a high throw and hit the board.

2-0
The Cavaliers started off with an easy lead.

The ball is switched, and it's the Magic's turn to attack.

The Magic's offensive tactics still give the ball to Vucevic, and the others play auxiliary tactics.

Vucevic settled down, received the pass, and began to single Thompson.

After shaking several times in a row, the ball was finally scored.

2-2
Although the Magic has an advantage inside, the Cavaliers are not afraid, because even if there is an advantage in the inside, it is very limited.

Sure enough, after the Cavaliers picked up speed, the Magic couldn't keep up.

The Cavaliers also gave Irving many opportunities for training, and Irving made crazy shots in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Magic 29-13.

In the second quarter, Owen took a break temporarily, Su Tian returned to the first position, and jr came up to play the second position.

But the main offensive force in the second quarter is still not Su Tian, ​​but James. Su Tian in the second quarter is more responsible for the team's organization and series work.

With Su Tian's organization and connection, James' offense is more comfortable, and his scoring efficiency has also increased.

There is no better way for the Magic to limit James, or the way to limit the Cavaliers.

Counting Su Tian, ​​the Cavaliers now have four all-star lineups, which is not something ordinary teams can handle.

Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the Cavaliers led the Magic 55-32 by 23 points.

Leading by more than 20 points at halftime, Tyronn Lue arranged more Irving-based tactics in the third quarter.

Soon, the third quarter began, Su Tian took a break, and Irving brought JR Smith on the court.

James also escorted the team from the sidelines, which can be regarded as insurance for the team, otherwise it may be what the team will become.

As soon as Irving came up in the third quarter, he played consecutive singles with the ball, and his shooting percentage was not bad.

But since the Magic discovered Irving's offensive intentions, they began to guard against Irving and arranged a pocket formation to deal with Irving.

So Irving had to start transitioning to the traditional No. [-] position and give more offensive opportunities to his teammates.

Although Irving has gradually become more pass-oriented, there is a huge point difference, and the Magic can't afford to make waves.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 76-58, and the Cavaliers still led the Magic by 18 points.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue put Irving and James off the court to rest, and handed over the stage to Su Tian and Love to lead the bench players.

As a result, the lineup on the field became Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, Love, and Mozgov.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian still called Love to play the pick-and-roll.

Because Tyronn Lue has always been taking care of Irving in this game, Su Tian's statistics are not good.

Su Tian must take advantage of this time to raise the data a bit.

Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside, came to the inside, took a European step, and scored an easy layup.

The ball is switched, and it's the Magic's turn to attack.

The Magic's defender was miserable by the joint defense of Dellavedova and Su Tian.

Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, Su Tian directly steals it.

After Su Tian made the steal, he rushed forward with the ball.

Sufficient physical strength guaranteed Su Tianxia's fast attack speed.

Su Tian took the ball and headed straight to the basket, and immediately collected the ball and took off.

boom--

Su Tian vigorously hacked and buckled successfully.

Dellavedova watched from behind, feeling that Su Tian seemed to be jumping higher.

But Dellavedova didn't care too much, Su Tian was still young, this was Su Tian's second year, and it was normal for him to grow up.

The ball was given to the Magic again. This time, the Magic's defender did not dare to hold the ball for a long time. After coming to the frontcourt, he directly gave the ball to the inside.

Vucevic on the inside received the ball and was ready to play Mozgov with the ball.

But he didn't notice Su Tian who was approaching quietly.

Su Tian quickly attacked and stole Vucevic who was holding the ball.

Su Tian, ​​who made another steal, did not hold the ball by himself, but threw the ball forward and accurately gave it to Dellavedova who was making a fast break.

Dellavedova got the ball and made a layup without taking a few steps.

In a short period of time, Su Tian scored 2 steals, 2 points and 1 assist.

This efficiency and team contribution are obvious.

The Magic didn't make it to the end either. With half a quarter left in the game, the Magic called a timeout and replaced them with substitute players.

Tyronn Lu also hurriedly replaced Su Tian and Love.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers defeated the Magic 104-79.

Irving's game state picked up, scoring a total of 19 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was over [-]%.

As the team's insurance, James also scored 23 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds.

Su Tian benefited from his crazy scoring in the fourth quarter, scoring 21 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

With Owen's return, there is no doubt that Su Tian was the one who suffered the most damage.

But Su Tian couldn't do anything about it. Irving was the biological son of the Cavaliers, and could even be said to be the legal heir.

Therefore, if you want to compete with Owen, it is currently impossible to win.

Time passed quickly. After the Cavaliers and Magic started their first battle in 2016, the Cavaliers played against the Raptors, Wizards, Timberwolves, 75ers, and Mavericks one after another.

All these games were won, and they successfully won the 6-game winning streak at the beginning of the new year.

In these few games, Su Tian's data has declined, but Su Tian has increased the frequency of his dunks, which has resulted in Su Tian not being at a disadvantage in the All-Star voting.

Even because a few videos were recorded during the period and used in domestic publicity and canvassing, the number of votes is still growing steadily.

So far, Su Tian's number of votes is still stable behind Wade and ahead of Lowry, ranking second among Eastern guards.

On January 1, the Cavaliers came to San Antonio, preparing to compete with the Spurs here.

The Cavaliers have just won 6 consecutive victories, and they are menacing.

The Spurs are not bad either. So far, their record has come to 34 wins and 6 losses, ranking only behind the Warriors in the West.

Soon, with a whistle, the game began.

The Cavaliers are still the regular starting lineup.

The starting lineup for the Spurs is Tony Parker, Danny Green, Leonard, Aldridge, and Duncan.

On the bench of the Spurs, there are also a bunch of good players, David West, Ginobili, Mills, Kyle Anderson, Diaw.

Today's Duncan is no longer the scammer who said to James, "The future is yours", but a classic car that has indeed degraded a lot.

This season's Spurs, because of the introduction of players such as Aldridge and David West, so Duncan put more energy on defense.

At the beginning, Duncan and Thompson made a jump ball, and Thompson took the initiative with his younger body.

Irving took the ball and pushed forward.

After coming to the frontcourt, Irving gave the ball directly to James.

James faced his old opponent Leonard, and the three threats began to test.

James has never been afraid of anyone in his life, nor has he been truly and completely locked up by anyone.

But there is no doubt that Leonard is definitely the most suitable person to defend himself.

James was also very afraid of Leonard's defense, so he didn't dare to act rashly, but chose to call Love for a pick-and-roll.

James used Love's pick-and-roll to break through to the inside.

Aldridge tried to step forward to delay, but Leonard reacted faster than him, and turned around to bypass the pick-and-roll and continue to keep up with James.

On the inside, Duncan has already made preparations. To deal with James, the Spurs are professional.

James pushed Leonard all the way to the basket, but still had no room to shoot, and was blocked by Leonard.

But James hit the ground and passed the ball to the other side.

At this time, Su Tian, ​​who was cutting in the air, just received the ball, and immediately pulled up the ball to shoot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady shot, even though Danny Green had already sealed Su Tian's face.

2-0, the Cavaliers took the lead.

The ball is switched and it is the Spurs' turn to attack.

Tony Parker came to the front court with the ball. Facing Irving's defense, Parker was not afraid at all, and broke through to the inside with the help of a pick-and-roll cover.

Love on the inside was still following Aldridge, so Thompson had to quickly shrink to the inside to help defend Parker.

Parker turned around, directly gave Thompson a clean slate, and went straight to the layup.

2-2
The Spurs' offense has remained at the forefront of the league this season.

The ball was given to the Cavaliers again, and Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time Irving held the ball and called Love for a pick-and-roll, and Irving wanted to return the ball just now.

But I don't know if Irving is not in good condition, or the Spurs' defense is really too tight. Irving's breakthrough was blocked by the Spurs, and Irving barely shot and missed.

Duncan immediately took the rebound and passed the ball to Leonard, who ran forward with the ball.

In an instant, the entire Spurs team instantly turned into a fast-playing whirlwind mode, and only Duncan was at the end.

Su Tian rushed to catch up with Danny Green. Green's three-pointer was quite accurate. Green is not that Tielin now.

James caught up with Leonard, who was on a fast break, and Irving followed Parker.

But before Irving could catch up with Parker, Leonard made a pass directly to Tony Parker.

Parker received the ball and made a layup, and Irving was late at this time.

2-4, the Spurs overtook.

The possession of the ball was changed, this time James took the initiative to ask for the ball, trying to stabilize the situation.

Irving was unwilling, but it was not good to go against James' intention and pass the ball over.

James got the ball and continued to call his teammates for pick-and-rolls.

Facing Leonard, James will naturally not fight alone, James will always choose the most cost-effective way.

With the help of the pick-and-roll cover, James broke through to the inside, and Leonard followed closely.

Su Tian is also ready to go, ready to cut at any time.

But this time Danny Green obviously defended more closely, and it was difficult for Su Tian to find the right time.

At this time, James, who has come to the basket, has reached the point where he has to make a move.

But James knows very well that if he makes a shot now, he will only be blocked or ironed.

So James took off vigorously, turned around, and passed the ball.

That's right, James chose to jump up and pass the ball, and the basketball flew straight out into Su Tian's hands.

Su Tian didn't dare to hesitate after receiving the ball, and directly chose to break through Green.

But even if Su Tian made a good breakthrough, he was blocked by Green before entering the penalty area.

But at this moment, Su Tian didn't panic, and turned around directly, with his back facing Green, making a posture of back hitting.

Then Su Tian collected the ball and turned around. Seeing Su Tian's movements, Green jumped directly.

But after Green took off, he realized that Su Tian didn't jump at all.

After Su Tian shook Green up, he turned around again and shot.

Swah——

Su Tian hit easily.

4-4
Su Tian used an unusual posture and threw the ball into the basket.

But Popovich on the sidelines is obviously no stranger. This set of movements is very similar to that snake.

Popovich frowned, didn't say anything, and had to observe again.

The ball was switched again, this time the Spurs gave the ball to Aldridge, and the others pulled away to give Aldridge a comfortable singles environment.

Le Fu stood behind, obviously struggling.

Aldridge didn't have too many bells and whistles. He made a push, then turned and retreated, and shot the ball with a little bit of recoil.

Swah——

Aldridge made a fadeaway shot.

In the next few rounds, the two sides showed each other.

But because of Irving's return, Su Tian completely became a 3D player in the first quarter and didn't have much chance to perform.

But soon, the first quarter is over.

The score at this time came to 25-20, and the Cavaliers led the Spurs by 5 points.

In the second quarter, according to the usual practice, Owen came down to rest, Su Tian went to the first position, and jr played.

The Spurs also made substitution adjustments here, Ginobili and David West were brought up.

The first ball was given to the Spurs in the second quarter, and Parker came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian pounced on Parker just after halftime.

Parker naturally knew Su Tian's defensive ability, so he didn't try to challenge Su Tian's defense and passed the ball to Ginobili.

Ginobili took the ball and faced jr Smith.

Jr Smith is gearing up, trying to defend the ball.

But Manu obviously didn't mean to confront jr head-on, but beckoned to West for a pick-and-roll.

Manu used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside. At this time, Mozgov did not dare to let the inside line go, so he had to squat and guard the basket.

Ginobili did not rush to the basket, but a mid-range jumper shot.

Swah——

Ginobili made a mid-range shot, 25-22
The ball is switched, and it's the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

Su Tian felt the possession of the ball that he hadn't seen for a long time, and advanced to the frontcourt.

After coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian began to call Love for the pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside.

Parker slowed down and failed to catch up with Su Tian in time.

And Su Tian didn't rush to the basket. After all, there was still a Duncan squatting under the basket, so Su Tian directly made a mid-range shot.

Swah——

Su Tian's pick-and-roll shots are getting more and more lethal.

27-22
Su Tian returned the ball, and the ball was given to the Spurs again.

This time Parker was more direct, giving the ball to Ginobili in the backcourt.

Ginobili came to the frontcourt with the ball and faced jr Smith's defense again.

(End of this chapter)