NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 177 Changes in the playoffs
Soon, the intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

The Cavaliers still adopt a normal rotation, Irving rests off the court, and Dellavedova comes off the bench.

The Eagles also arranged for Korver to play, replacing Sofolosha.

Sofolosha's offensive ability is too urgent, it is better to arrange Korver to play to chase the score.

The Eagles were given the first ball in the opening game, and Schroeder advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and directly broke through with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll cooperation.

When he came to the edge of the penalty area, he was interfered by James' defense, and Schroeder passed the ball to Korver.

Korver caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Korver's three-pointer hit directly, it seems that today's shooting feels good.

31-31, both sides tied the score.

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

Dellavedova pushed forward with the ball and came to the frontcourt, facing Schroeder's defense and passing the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and called for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to break through and pass the ball to James who was in the air.

James received the ball and went straight to the basket. At this time, the Eagles were empty inside, and before they had time to help defend the basket, James flew into the air and dunked with both hands.

33-31
Looking at James' domineering appearance, Su Tian said that he didn't envy the fake one at that time, and he didn't know when he would be able to deduct one like this.

Every shooter has a dunk dream, and Su Tian is no exception.

Because the Eagles played Korver, the team's offense has indeed improved a lot, but there have also been problems with the defense, especially the defense against James.

Korver couldn't stop James' offensive breakthrough at all. Obviously, Korver is indeed inferior to Sofoloza in terms of defense.

But Korver's contribution to offense is not small. The entire second quarter made 5 of 3 three-pointers, which opened up the Cavaliers' defensive formation and gave Schroeder and other breakthrough players a chance.

At the end of the second quarter, thanks to Korver's three-pointer, the Eagles successfully overtook the score. The score came to 55-63, and the Eagles led the Cavaliers by 8 points.

During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue had to make arrangements for how to defend the Eagles' three-pointers, especially when James was going to rest in the third quarter.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

To be on the safe side, Tyronn Lue didn't dare to take James down at the beginning, and planned to play half a quarter first.

So the Cavaliers' lineup became, Irving, jr Smith, James, Frye, Thompson.

The Eagles also made substitutions and adjustments, but Korver was still on the court.

It seems that Budenholzer also sees that Korver feels good, so let him play more to see if he can widen the point difference.

For the Cavaliers, Irving took the initiative to assume the responsibility of offense. James was affected by his physical strength and did not play very resolutely. Most of them focused on organizing the team.

After playing several rounds in a row, the two sides had offense and defense, but there was no obvious dominant side, and the score began to reach a stalemate.

Until half a quarter passed, Tyronn Lue took advantage of the dead ball to replace James and let James return to the bench to rest.

But at the same time, Su Tian was replaced to cooperate with Owen, and JR Smith moved to the third position.

With James off the court, the Eagles became active, and it seemed that they wanted to open the score while James was not on the court.

That's right, apart from this method, the Eagles couldn't find a chance to win the Cavaliers head-on.

Teague pushed forward with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt and cooperating with the players in the pick-and-roll, he sent the ball to Korver who came out of the running position.

Korver ran an open opportunity, received the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Korver directly hit a three-pointer. After the ball was hit, the point difference came to 10 points.

Taking advantage of the transition of the ball, Su Tian approached Smith, "jr, let's switch defenses."

Jr Smith looked at Su Tian and nodded.

Owen pushed forward with the ball, passed the ball to Su Tian after coming to the frontcourt, and then began to run continuously.

Su Tian got the ball and began to observe the players' running positions, called Frye for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to attract the Eagles' help defense.

So Su Tian took the opportunity to pass the ball to Irving who was making an air cut, and Irving received the ball and made an easy layup.

Owen was very happy to be able to score easily, and even patted Su Tian on the back to show that the pass was good.

The possession of the ball was switched again, and it was the Hawks' turn to attack. Su Tian and jr Smith began to switch defenses, and Su Tian went to follow Korver.

Although Su Tian is at a disadvantage in terms of height, Korver is not the kind of player who can attack with the ball. On the contrary, Su Tian is quite good at dealing with shooting players.

Teague came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw the Cavaliers switching defenses, but he didn't think much about it, and still attacked according to the team's tactics.

After calling for a pick-and-roll, he made a breakthrough, broke through all the way to the basket and finally attracted the help defense double-team, so he passed the ball to Korver who ran to the bottom corner from the outside.

Letting Korver catch the ball is actually a trap left by Su Tian for the Eagles. It seems like a good opportunity, but there is no chance.

The second after Korver received the ball, Su Tian's defense arrived, covering Korver's shooting space tightly.

But at this time there is no offensive time to consume, so Korver had to force a shot.

boom--

Basketball strikes iron, Thompson turns around and grabs the rebound.

Irving took the basketball and quickly advanced with the ball, wanting to play a transition attack.

But as soon as Irving held the ball across the half-court line, Teague's defense followed. After a confrontation between the two, Irving had no choice but to pass the ball to Su Tian behind him.

Su Tian received the ball and immediately stopped and shot a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian made a shot, and the Cavaliers made a successful transition from offense to defense.

At this time, the difference is only 6 points.

In the next few rounds, under Su Tian's defense, Korver failed to play the previous offensive performance and missed two consecutive three-pointers.

The Cavaliers also gradually caught up with some point differences, but unfortunately, the third quarter ended soon and failed to overtake the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 85-88, and the Cavaliers were still 3 points behind.

Budenholzer seemed to see the dawn of victory, he kept cheering the players, and he also emphasized several tactics with a tactical board.

Tyronn Lue is not in a hurry. Although Owen played the third quarter and must rest for a while in the fourth quarter, James has already rested for half a quarter. For James, half a quarter is enough.

And there was Su Tian in the fourth quarter, and the team still played in the fourth quarter.

Soon, the intermission is over and the fourth quarter begins.

Tyronn Lue sent a lineup of Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, James, and Love. This lineup is more offensive, and Tyronn Lue also wants to catch up with the score as soon as possible.

The Eagles also want to strike while the iron is hot, and continue to widen the point difference while the score advantage is still there, so they also arranged a main lineup.

At the beginning of the game, the first ball was given to the Cavaliers. Dellavedova advanced with the ball and directly gave it to Su Tian after coming to the frontcourt.

Su Tian got the ball and called Love for a pick-and-roll. Because of the Cavaliers lineup, the entire lineup was stretched apart, so the basket became very empty.

Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket, and Bazemore bypassed the pick-and-roll with difficulty and turned to chase.

Horford also gave up Love to chase Su Tian, ​​but Su Tian was too fast, neither of them could catch up, and Su Tian made a quick layup.

87-88
Seeing that Su Tian returned to his familiar state as soon as he played, Tai Lun also felt a lot more at ease.

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

Schroder advanced with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, he gave the ball directly to Horford under the basket.

It seems that the Eagles' tactical intentions are also obvious, and they will seize Love's point to start the fight.

Horford got the ball, leaned back against Love's back and hit it.

When he saw that the timing was about the same, Horford turned his back and shot with a hook.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the hoop.

87-90
Su Tian took a deep look at Horford, this guy is really difficult to deal with.

The possession of the ball was switched again, and Su Tian advanced with the ball in the backcourt.

After coming to the frontcourt, he still called for the pick-and-roll, and broke through directly with the help of the pick-and-roll.

This time Horford stood in advance, blocking Su Tian's way forward, but Su Tian didn't panic, and passed the ball behind Horford with a ground hit.

James, who was cutting in the air at this time, just got the pass, directly received the ball and took off with one step, and succeeded in smashing and dunking vigorously.

89-90
The score between the two sides has been anxious, and it seems that the outcome is hard to tell.

The ball was given to the Eagles again. After Schroeder advanced with the ball, he still gave the ball to Horford under the basket. It seemed that he wanted to repeat the previous tactical cooperation.

But this time the Eagles failed to do what they wanted. When Horford was about to make a shot, Su Tian assisted in the defense in time. Horford was taken aback when he made the shot, and his shooting movements became unstable.

Love turned around and got a rebound, and quickly passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​who quickly advanced with the ball.

When advancing to the midfield, James had already entered the three-point line of the frontcourt, so Su Tian made a direct high-throw pass.

When James saw Su Tian's pass, he knew it well, so he took a big step forward, jumped up and grabbed the ball,

boom--

James made an alley-oop dunk with both hands!
James, who successfully dunked, stared around viciously with a serious expression on his face.

91-90
The Cavaliers successfully overtook the score, and Budenholzer called a timeout.

Taking advantage of this timeout, Budenholzer replaced all the main players, but Korver was still used at the third position.

The time-out is over and the game continues.

After returning to the game, the Eagles played a tactical coordination. After several passes, the ball was given to Horford outside the three-point line.

Horford made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Horford made a direct three-pointer, 91-93.

Seeing Horford hit a three-pointer, Su Tian couldn't help but sigh, Horford is really all-round, and he can even shoot a three-pointer.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Su Tian held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, still calling Love for a pick-and-roll.

Use the pick-and-roll to attract Bazemore and Horford's double-team, and pass the ball to Love at the top of the arc.

Love also made a direct three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Swah——

Love also made a direct three-pointer and returned a goal to the opponent.

94-93
In the next few rounds, the scores of the two sides fell into a stalemate again, and the main players of the Eagles were affected by factors such as physical strength, and their efficiency continued to decline, and they gradually began to fail to keep up with the Cavaliers' offensive rhythm.

Five minutes before the end of the game, Tyronn Lue called a timeout and replaced the entire main lineup.

At this time, the Cavaliers are already ahead of the Eagles by 5 points, and it can be clearly seen that the Eagles players are gritting their teeth desperately.

After switching to the main lineup, Irving and Thompson are all full of energy.Irving made two breakthroughs in a row to cause damage.

The eagle's decline is obvious, and the defeat is basically set.

In the end, the game ended, and the Cavaliers defeated the Eagles 118-108, successfully winning the third game of the series.

The Eagles' main lineup also persisted until the end of the game. Even in the final stage, the Eagles did not give up hope of victory, and fought hard with the Cavaliers until the last moment.

In this game, Su Tian scored 21 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. The number of assists ranked first in the Cavaliers and second in the game.

James scored 24 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals, and was named the best of the game.

老鹰这边表现最好的就是艾尔-霍福德，全场拿下24分3助攻1篮板2抢断3盖帽，15投11中，命中率高达73.3%。

At the same time, Jeff Teague also scored a double-double of 19 points, 14 assists and 1 rebound.

But the Cavaliers' substitutes performed better, especially Frye, with the help of Su Tian, ​​made 9 of 7 three-pointers, and his performance was eye-catching.

At the end of the third game of the series, the big score also came to 3-0. The Eagles players turned around and left lonely. The Eagles fans at the scene were also extremely disappointed, but the fans saw the team’s hard work and struggle. They don’t blame the Eagles. Players will not shout for money back.

On the same day as the Cavaliers, there is also a Thunder game against the Spurs.

This is also the third game series between the Thunder and the Spurs. The pre-match records were one win and one loss respectively, and the two sides were tied.

The Spurs had a slight advantage in the first quarter, leading the Thunder by 27 points 20-7.

In the second quarter, the Thunder began to chase points, but the Spurs' defensive tactics were very interesting. They strictly defended Durant, but they focused on single defense against Westbrook.

This led to most of the Thunder's shooting rights being concentrated in Westbrook's hands, and Durant's shooting opportunities were very few.

Adhering to this defensive tactic, the Thunder only recovered 2 points in the second quarter and were still 5 points behind.

In the third quarter, the Thunder continued to chase points. Donovan didn't dare to put Durant off the court in order to chase points. He played more minutes than James.

But the Spurs' tactical advantage is too strong, even if Westbrook keeps shooting, the shooting rate is still very low.

At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder recovered 2 points and were only 3 points behind.

In the fourth quarter, the Spurs also began to exert their strength. Leonard continued to hit the inside with the ball to cause damage, and frequently went to the free throw line.

At the critical moment, Durant wanted to take over the team's offense, but he didn't have a chance to catch the ball at all, and Westbrook was still playing well, carrying the ball and killing inside.

After killing several rounds in a row, Westbrook also hit a few irons in a row, and was opened up by the Spurs.

In the last 2 minutes, Durant finally found a chance to touch the ball and quickly hit a few shots, but time was running out and it didn't help.

In the end, the Spurs won the Thunder 101-96, and the big score came to 2-1.

After the game, Durant went back to the locker room alone angrily, without saying a word.

In this game, Durant only took 18 shots, hit 10 shots, made 6 of 5 free throws, and scored 26 points in the game. The efficiency is not low.

But looking at Westbrook's stats, you can see why Durant is angry. Westbrook made 31 of 10 shots, 10 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 31 points.

(End of this chapter)