NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 165
In the next few rounds, the two sides were evenly matched. After all, there was only one James on the Cavaliers side who was in a full state, while Irving and Su Tian were both in a non-full state.

Although the two did not play many roles on offense, they performed well on defense.

Especially Su Tian, ​​in his defense against Ellis, he completely blocked Ellis in the first quarter.

Ellis had no better way to face Su Tian's death entanglement.

Ellis' offensive skills and methods are still too simple and lack of change, which gave Su Tian a lot of opportunities to predict.

As a result, the Pacers' offense was blocked and they were not able to fully fight. On the Cavaliers' side, because only James was working hard, the offense was not fully launched.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Pacers by one point 19-18.

At the end of the first quarter, Tylen Lue was obviously not satisfied, and of course it was mainly because of the offensive end.

So during the break between the festivals, Tyronn Lue arranged some offensive tactics, emphasizing that Owen and Su Tianduo participated in the offense.

Soon the intermission of the first quarter ended and the second quarter began.

Dellavedova came on to replace Irving, and Mozgov came on to replace Thompson.

The first ball was given to the Pacers, and Ellis advanced halfway with the ball.

Dellavedova defended Ellis directly after seeing Ellis after halftime, giving enough physical confrontation.

Ellis' physical resistance is insufficient, but his speed is superb, so he moved a little distance away, broke out quickly, and made a breakthrough from the right.

Dellavedova was at a disadvantage in speed and failed to catch up in time, falling behind Ellis by two body distances.

Seeing that Ellis was going to break through to the penalty area, James had to help defend. Ellis quickly made a quick ball to Paul George outside the three-point line.

George received the ball and directly shot a three-pointer. The foolproof goal was successfully interfered by Su Tian who came to help defend in time.

boom--

George hit the iron with a three-pointer and Love grabbed a rebound.

The old rules, see Love take the rebound and go straight away.

Su Tian and James were on one side, and the knight version started a fast break.

Love made a long pass and it was accurately delivered to James.

James got the ball and was caught up by Paul George behind him. After a physical confrontation, James continued to rush to the basket without slowing down.

Unlike James, although Paul George can catch up with James' speed, there is a gap in physical strength. After that confrontation, his speed was delayed and slowed down.

So after James came to the basket, he directly collected the ball and took off. With a loud bang, he smashed and dunked hard.

21-18
Fortunately, George got out of the way in time when James dunked, otherwise it would be another "background board".

The possession of the ball was converted, and the Pacers continued to organize the offense.

This time Paul George came to the frontcourt with the ball in person. Facing James' defense, Paul George chose to call the pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, George chose to hold the ball and start to break through.

James quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and chased in the direction of Paul George.

George broke through all the way to the basket, attracted Mozgov's help defense, and passed the ball to Mahinmi.

Mahinmi made a close-range shot, but was interfered by Love, who came to assist in the defense, and shot hard.

Although Mahinmi didn't make a shot, the rebound was taken by George. After taking the rebound, George made a quick layup and the basketball hit the net.

21-20
George not only scored, but also "swept" an offensive rebound.

The possession of the ball was switched again, and Dellavedova advanced the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and called Love for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian directly started a breakthrough. After using the breakthrough to shake away the defender, Su Tian stopped and shot a jumper.

Swah——

The basketball went into the net neatly.

23-20
Now if you don't carefully mark Su Tian's mid-range after the pick-and-roll, the opponent will suffer a lot.

But the difficulty of defending mid-range jump shots is that you don't know when and where the shot will be shot. The mid-range shot area is too large, so you can only rely on help defense and double-teaming, but in this way Su Tian will Teaching people by passing the ball.

The possession of the ball was converted, and the Pacers continued to attack.

Monta Ellis pushed the ball into the frontcourt. This time Ellis did not try to use speed to force Dellavedova, but chose to call Myles Turner to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Ellis instantly exploded with a speed advantage and rushed towards the basket.

The speed that Ellis burst out in an instant is really nothing to say, and he was two steps away from Dellavedova.

Although Dellavedova was broken through, he still turned around to chase and defend, and his attitude was still positive.

Ellis goes all the way to the basket, and Mozgov moves to the basket for a help double-team.

Ellis directly received the ball and took off, only to see a pulling action twist his waist like a twist, and made a layup.

bang - swish -

The basketball bounced over the rim and fell into the net.

23-22
In the next few rounds, the two sides began to stalemate, and the point difference has not changed much.

The Cavaliers have Su Tian connecting the teams, and no one can stop James' impact.

On the Pacers side, Paul George, with the help of his teammates, got many shooting opportunities, and he felt hot.

Soon the second quarter ended, the score came to 46-44, and the Cavaliers led by 2 points.

During the intermission, Tyronn Lue found Irving again to arrange the offensive tactics.

James has played a lot of time. Although he will still be on the court in the third quarter, he needs to take a walk to catch his breath, so Irving is needed to take on some offensive responsibilities at this time.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The Cavaliers sent Irving, jr Smith, James, Thompson, and Mozgov.

The Pacers also have a rotation operation, taking Monta Ellis and replacing them with George Hill and Stuckey.

The first ball was given to the Pacers in the third quarter, and George Hill advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing Irving's defense, Hill did not play hard, but passed the ball to Paul George.

Paul George also played a lot of time in this game, but thanks to the break in the middle, otherwise James would definitely not be able to stand the whole game.

Paul George got the ball and started to call his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and George used the pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough.

Although James exhausted a lot of physical strength, James was at his peak at this time, and his physical response was still very quick, keeping up with George's breakthrough in time.

Paul George's offense was blocked, delayed by James, and passed to Stuckey in an air cut.

Stuckey rushed to the basket with the ball, and the insider Mozgov raised his hands and successfully interfered with Stuckey's layup. Stuckey missed the layup, and Mozgov turned around and got the rebound.

After getting the rebound, pass the ball to Irving, and Irving slowly advances with the ball.

After coming to the frontcourt, wait for the teammates to take their positions, and then start to show off the operation, preparing to eat Hill alone.

I saw that Owen's dribbling rhythm was constantly changing, and Hill's defensive center of gravity was shaken between sudden stops and quick starts. An explosion directly broke through the defense line and went straight to the basket.

At this time, the Pacers' inside line was very empty, and Myles Turner hurriedly returned to defense.

But Irving was still one step ahead of Turner and made a direct layup.

48-44
It can be said that this ball is entirely Owen's personal ability, without much tactical cooperation.

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

This time it became Stuckey holding the ball for half court and calling his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

Stuckey was also a player who was able to get 15+5 at his peak, but his shooting percentage has never been high, just over [-]%. Now that he came from the Pistons to the Pacers, his efficiency has declined further and he is no longer as brave as before.

Stuckey rushed to the basket with the ball, and JR Smith bypassed the pick-and-roll and chased in the direction of Stuckey.

Thompson also moved to the basket to help double-team. Stuckey attracted a defensive pass to Turner, but the quality of the pass was not very good. Turner had to make some adjustments when he got the ball.

So Turner missed the best time to shoot, was interfered by Thompson in time, and the basketball hit the iron.

Mozgov turned around and got the rebound, and quickly sent the ball to Irving outside the three-point line.

Irving got the ball and turned around and charged, taking the lead and making a layup.

50-44
The Cavaliers have a 6-point advantage, and this advantage has been maintained until the end of the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 76-70
Originally, the rotation time in the first half of the fourth quarter was the advantage of the Cavaliers. Now that they still have a 6-point advantage, Su Tian is even less worried.

Soon the fourth quarter began, and the Cavaliers sent out a lineup of Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, Love, and Thompson.

The Pacers also brought up Monta Ellis. It seems that they want Ellis to lead the team during this period, because James is not on the court, and George also needs to take advantage of this period of time to get off the court and quickly recover his strength.

The first ball was given to the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. Dellavedova held the ball for half court, and after coming to the frontcourt, he gave the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball to face Ellis, did not call for a pick-and-roll, and directly started a breakthrough.

The thin Ellis was not Su Tian's opponent at all at this time, and was crushed by Su Tian all the way to the basket.

Su Tian, ​​who came to the basket, directly collected the ball and took a European step, making an easy layup.

78-70
At this time, the thin Ellis was standing under the basket, his figure looked particularly haggard when he was weak and helpless.

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

Ellis personally held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, facing Su Tian's defense.

Monta Ellis has never been a person who easily admits defeat, so of course he wanted to fight back at this time, so he began to call his teammates for pick-and-roll cooperation.

With the help of the pick-and-roll Ellis made a breakthrough, Su Tian turned around and quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll, covering Ellis again.

Although no steals were formed, the renewed defense made Ellis' pick-and-roll useless, so he had to withdraw from the three-point line again and attack again.

This time, Ellis planned to use his speed to directly break through, but it was a pity that Su Tian successfully predicted that Ellis had just exploded at the start, and directly robbed Ellis.

Su Tian who grabbed the ball rushed forward with the ball, Ellis couldn't catch up, Su Tian made a layup directly.

80-70
The point difference came to 10 points, and the Pacers called a timeout.

The Pacers coach at this time, Frank Vogel, has been coaching the Pacers for 6 years. If Su Tian guessed correctly, this season will also be Vogel's last season with the Pacers.

The Pacers have declined year by year in the past few years and have made no progress. Vogel's dismissal is inevitable.

Soon, the timeout ends and the game continues.

The Pacers, who have returned to the game, have already replaced the main lineup, including Paul George, who has not had a long rest.

On the first ball back, Ellis passed the ball directly to Paul George.

George got the ball and faced Richard Jefferson's defense. After relying on his teammate's pick-and-roll, he made a mid-range emergency stop jumper and made a precise basketball hit.

80-72
Although George scored successfully, Tyronn Lue did not panic at all, because with Su Tian around, the team's offense was guaranteed.

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

After Dellavedova held the ball for halftime, he passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball against Ellis' defense and started to call for a pick-and-roll.

The reason for calling the pick and roll.It's not that he doesn't have confidence in Ellis in singles, but the shooting after the pick-and-roll will be more secure.

After Su Tian used Love's pick-and-roll, he directly returned a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian's mid-range hit was also easy.

82-72
The points difference continued.

Seeing this scene, Tyronn Lue also sat on the bench more relaxedly. With Su Tian attacking, he was guaranteed, and he still had a 10-point advantage, which was very safe.

The ball was switched again, and the Pacers continued to attack.

Or Paul George, against Richard Jefferson.

This time Paul George did not choose to shoot after using the pick-and-roll, but chose to break through.

Facing a younger and more energetic style of play, Richard Jefferson really couldn't keep up and was pulled down by Paul George.

George held the ball and went straight to the basket. Facing Thompson's help defense without fear, he forced a layup and scored.

82-74
Vogel was also very satisfied with George's tough shot.

The possession of the ball was changed, and it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack again. This time, everyone turned their attention to Su Tian.

Whether Su Tian can respond in this round will be crucial.

If Su Tian can give a response, then the Pacers will be in danger, because no matter how you play, there is still a 10-point difference. As long as the Cavaliers can also guarantee their offense and maintain the point difference to the end, then they can Take the win easily.

But if Su Tian can't give a response, then the Pacers have an opportunity, and the Cavaliers can only choose to replace James.

Dellavedova took the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball directly to Su Tian.

At this time, it is not Monta Ellis who is defending in front of Su Tian, ​​but Paul George.

Facing the defense of Pickled Pepper, Su Tian didn't dare to be careless. He protected the ball and made a three-threat posture, calling Love for a pick-and-roll.

Love's pick-and-roll cover was very solid, Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside, Paul George also struggled to bypass the pick-and-roll and chased up again.

As soon as Su Tian rushed two steps away, George caught up and gave him a physical confrontation again.

But Su Tian was not in a panic. While confronting George, he broke through to the basket and successfully attracted other Pacers to help defend him. Su Tian hit the ground from a tricky angle and successfully passed the ball to Jefferson, who was making an air cut. inside.

Richard Jefferson received the ball and went straight to the layup and made it easily. At this time, Paul George, who was defending Su Tian, ​​realized that the ball was no longer in Su Tian's hands.

84-74
Su Tian successfully gave his own response, and the Pacers are in danger.

(End of this chapter)