NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 180 The Eastern Conference Finals Open

Wade's desire to win is clearly revealed. The Raptors know very well that as long as Wade is defended at this time, they can win the Heat with a high probability.

Although some players such as Dragic and Luol Deng are also excellent, none of them have Wade's ability to make a final decision at the last minute.

So in the fourth quarter, the entire Raptors used their lives to guard against Wade.

In the end, as expected, Wade could not support the Heat on his own and regretted losing.

The Raptors eventually defeated the Heat 116-89 to win the tiebreaker.

DeRozan hugged Lowry excitedly after the game, as if he had won the championship.

But as far as this game is concerned, DeRozan should really thank Lowry.

洛瑞本场拿下35分9助攻7篮板4抢断，投篮20中11，三分7中5，罚球11中8，同时拿下本场最高得分和最高助攻，俨然一副猛龙大当家的模样。

而德罗赞全场拿下28分8篮板1助攻，投篮29中12，效率没有洛瑞高。

Relying on Lowry's extraordinary performance and his strict defense against Wade at the last moment, the Raptors finally won this round of the series and successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.

And the Cavaliers guarding in front of the TV were also very relieved that the opponent finally came out, so there was no need to wait anxiously.

It's just that James' eyes on the side were slightly regretful, and he looked at Wade very softly.

The day after the Raptors and Heat ended the series, the Western Conference Finals officially began.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors face off at Oracle Arena.

For the Thunder, Westbrook, Andre Roberson, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams.

For the Warriors, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harris Barnes, Draymond Green, Bodogte.

Both sides maintained their normal starting lineups, and the Warriors' main lineup also returned.

Soon, the game officially started.

Both sides played steadily in the first quarter, and neither dared to be too presumptuous. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors temporarily led by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to exert their strength gradually, but it was obvious that the Warriors were in better condition, and the Thunder was opened up.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 60-47, and the Warriors led the Thunder by 13 points.

However, the game that was thought to be won steadily changed suddenly in the third quarter.

Originally, the third quarter was the performance moment of the Warriors' death five, but it doesn't seem to be the case today.

Durant and Westbrook continued to take turns, and Westbrook hit again and again, causing damage and causing trouble for the Warriors.

Relying on the performance of the two, the Thunder recovered 10 points in a single quarter in the third quarter!Only 3 points left.

The Thunder also continued this state into the fourth quarter. Cole wanted to make a timely remedy, but he had enough energy to spare, allowing the Thunder to play 23-14 in a single quarter.

In the end, the first game of this round of the series was won by the Thunder with difficulty, and it was still in the away game, occupying the advantage of this round of the series.

Su Tian also simply looked at the post-match summary of this game. This season's Thunder is definitely not that simple.

Perhaps, accidentally, the Thunder entered the finals.

The main concern of the Cavaliers at this stage is the next game against the Raptors.

On the second day after the game between the Raptors and the Heat, the Raptors rested for such a day, and then they will set foot on the court again. This is definitely a huge challenge for the Raptors.

On May 5th, the Raptors played the seventh game against the Heat. On the 15th, they had a day off. Then on the 16th, the Raptors came to Cleveland to start their first game against the Cavaliers.

Such a schedule makes the Raptors uncomfortable, and the most fearful thing is that if the schedule is too dense, it is prone to injury problems.

This is what the Raptors fear most.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers have already prepared everything for the Raptors.

Soon, the game time came, and the two teams arrived at Quicken Loans Arena on time.

The lineup sent by the Raptors is Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Patrick Patterson, Biyombo.

The Cavaliers still maintain the original starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson.

If you just look at the strength on paper, it is obvious that the Raptors are definitely not the opponents of the Cavaliers.

It's just that the charm of competitive sports is that strength on paper doesn't mean anything.

Biyombo and Thompson stood on the midfield line for a jump ball. Thompson jumped high and took off with all his strength to grab the basketball first.

Irving received the ball and began to advance with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, he faced Lowry's defense.

Su Tian is also actively running, and DeRozan is chasing after Su Tian.

Before the game, the head coach of the Raptors, Casey, specifically emphasized to DeRozan that Su Tian is the second most dangerous figure in the Cavaliers, even more dangerous than Irving.

If Su Tian could hear Casey's evaluation, he might be very happy.

It's just that now that the two armies are facing each other, Su Tian hopes that the other side will despise him.

After Irving came to the frontcourt, instead of playing with the ball himself, he passed the ball to James.

Compared with Irving, Lowry has a thicker body and more strength, which is not an easy breakthrough point.

Compared with the matchup on James' side, it is obvious that James has a greater advantage and is more confident.

So, James got the ball and faced Carroll's defense. He made a three-threat attack. Seeing that the opponent was indifferent, James became accustomed to it and chose to call Love for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, James broke through directly, but he was not able to get rid of Carroll in the first place. After bypassing the pick-and-roll, Carroll followed closely beside James, and has been engaging in physical confrontation.

The two fought all the way to the penalty area, Biyombo gave up Thompson and chose to return to the basket to help defend.

James didn't stick to the ball either, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​who was making an air cut.

Before Su Tian received the ball and had no time to make a shot, Lowry's help defense came over, so Su Tian passed the ball again to Irving who was emptied from the outside.

Owen is an open opportunity at this time, receiving the ball and directly shooting a three-pointer.

Swah——

Irving made a direct three-pointer.

3-0, the Cavaliers scored first.

Although the ball was terminated by Irving, it was initiated by James and connected by Su Tian. It can be said that this ball played the most ideal tactical coordination for the Cavaliers.

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

Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Irving's defense, and after seeing that the players were all in position, Lowry directly started to attack with the ball.

Irving struggled against Lowry's breakthrough, but Lowry pushed him to the basket step by step, and Thompson could only come forward to help defend.

Seeing Thompson stepping forward to help defend, Lowry passed the ball accurately to Biyombo, and Biyombo caught the ball and made a layup.

3-2
Seeing the Raptors scoring a goal, Irving touched his chest, feeling a little pain from being pushed by Lowry.

Tyronn Lue stood aside, and Tyronn Lue could also see Owen's difficulty in defending, but this can only be limited by tactical cooperation. After all, this is an innate physical gap, and it will not be resolved in a short time.

The possession of the ball was switched again. Irving took the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball directly to James.

James faced Carroll with the ball and continued to call the pick-and-roll.

After James came out with the help of the pick-and-roll, he directly started a breakthrough. After breaking into the inside line, he once again attracted a double-team defense, and broke through and gave the ball to Irving on the outside line.

Irving got the ball and made a deft change of direction to pass the defensive Lowry, and came to the middle distance and made an emergency stop and hit a jumper.

5-2
Seeing this scene, Tyronn Lue breathed a sigh of relief for the first time.

As long as Irving can guarantee the corresponding offensive quality and efficiency, then Lowry is nothing to fear.

Because of Lowry's offensive ability, it is incomparable with Irving.What's more, there are team members' supplementary defense and tactical cooperation.

The ball was given to Lowry again, still breaking through Irving directly. The two confronted again and came to the basket. Thompson stepped forward to help defend and blocked Lowry's pass to Biyombo.

Seeing that the passing path was blocked, Lowry did not panic, but passed the ball vigorously to the outside, and it was DeRozan who caught the ball.

DeRozan got the ball and met Su Tian's defense. DeRozan didn't show any contempt for Su Tian, ​​but instead looked dignified.

Su Tian also increased his concentration and let DeRozan half a step away, mainly defending DeRozan's breakthrough.

DeRozan first made three threats with the ball, seeing that Su Tian would not step forward, so he directly started a breakthrough.

After all, DeRozan doesn't shoot three-pointers not only because he doesn't like it, but because he doesn't shoot well.

DeRozan's breakthrough had just started, and Su Tian directly activated the death coil. DeRozan's expression changed drastically for a while. He didn't expect Su Tian to give such a high defensive intensity so early.

But DeRozan did not turn back at this time, and there was not much time left to attack, so DeRozan forced Su Tian to reach the middle distance position, turned his back directly, followed by a turn and shot .

Su Tian seemed to have expected DeRozan's shooting method, which caused great interference to DeRozan's shooting.

boom--

As expected, under the double interference of Su Tian's hard work on defense and the "defensive shock" badge, DeRozan's shooting was solid.

Thompson turned around, got the rebound, and passed the ball directly to James.

James got the ball and started a fast break. Irving and Su Tian rushed forward together as if they had received an order.

At this time, the Raptors' formation was in chaos, and they didn't know who to defend for a while.

DeRozan also hurried back to defend, but only had time to keep up with James' speed. James passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​and Lowry ran to defend, so Su Tian passed the ball to Irving again.

When Irving received the ball, he had already come to the basket. At this time, Irving was unguarded, and he went straight to the basket and made an easy layup.

7-2
After only a few rounds in the opening round, the Cavaliers have already led by 5 points. The advantage of the Cavaliers is obvious.

When the Cavaliers and the Raptors were fighting fiercely, Wade was also watching the game on TV in Miami.

Wade saw that James was assisted by players like Irving and Su Tian, ​​and felt extremely unwilling.

Even the team's No. [-] man is an All-Star Love.

"I can do it instead." Wade pouted, his cheeks bulging.

In the next few rounds, the Raptors gradually began to increase their strength, but the score fell into a stalemate. The Raptors still had no way to break through the 5-point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 33-28, and the Cavaliers led the Raptors by 5 points.

Lowry and DeRozan sat next to each other on the bench to rest, both of them were very tired, drinking energy drinks to recover their strength.

DeRozan turned his head to look at Su Tian, ​​who was on the Cavaliers' bench. Although coach Casey had emphasized it before the game, DeRozan did not expect this kid to be so difficult.

Throughout the first quarter, DeRozan only found five shots, hit one, and missed free throws.

Facing Su Tian's defense, DeRozan didn't know why, but always had a feeling of palpitations.

This is actually the effect of defensive deterrence. If DeRozan does not take so many shots, but hits the basket, this interference will be much smaller.

Of the five shots, the one that hit was a layup, but DeRozan didn't notice these small changes.

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

Su Tian and James continued to play, and Owen rested off the court.

During the break between quarters, Tyronn Lue arranged tactics. The Cavaliers will start the bombing mode in the first half of the second quarter to try to widen the point difference. In the second half, let James leave the court early to rest, so that James can play directly in the third quarter .

As for the second half of the second quarter, it will be left to Su Tian and Love. As long as the first half can take advantage of the point difference, it is not a problem to defend half a quarter.

The first ball in the second quarter was given to the Raptors. The Raptors' backup guard Corey Joseph advanced with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to DeRozan who came over to respond.

Seeing DeRozan got the ball, Su Tian went straight up and tried to interfere with DeRozan's offense with the ball.

But this time DeRozan secretly winked with his teammates and signaled for a pick-and-roll, and then DeRozan moved to his teammates with the ball.

Su Tian was too focused on fighting DeRozan and didn't notice someone coming to the pick-and-roll, so when DeRozan broke through, he bumped into Biyombo's pick-and-roll.

Su Tian, ​​who was blocked, reacted quickly, and turned around to chase DeRozan.

But at this time, DeRozan was already ahead by a body distance, and Su Tian only had time to interfere with DeRozan, losing his strong defensive position.

Seeing that DeRozan was about to break through to the basket and had already collected the ball for a layup, Su Tian suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of the later Harden's defense of DeRozan's goal.

So the right arm was attached to DeRozan's left arm, and the right hand flicked randomly, bang——

The moment DeRozan collected the ball and took off, the basketball was touched by Su Tian, ​​DeRozan let go, and the basketball bounced off DeRozan's body and went out of bounds.

drop--

The referee blows his whistle to signal that the basketball is out of bounds and the Cavaliers have the ball.

In an instant, there was applause at the scene, and the fans in Quicken Loans Arena wished to present a "fair and just" pennant to the referee.

Only DeRozan kept pulling the referee, saying that there was definitely a thug just now.

But DeRozan didn't dare to say too much. After saying a few words, the referee ignored him, so he hurried back to defend.

Su Tian didn't expect that a famous scene that he remembered by the way, really made Su Tian succeed in re-enacting it. It's really a blind cat meeting a dead mouse.

The possession of the ball was changed, Dellavedova advanced with the ball, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian after coming to the frontcourt.

Su Tian got the ball and faced DeRozan, maybe the resentment just now has not subsided, and DeRozan also directly gave Su Tian strength.

The two seem to have copied and pasted the same position just now, but the positions have been reversed.

(End of this chapter)