NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 182

Eventually, with time running out, the game is over.

The Warriors won the second game of the Western Conference Finals 118-91. The big score came to 1-1, and the two teams temporarily tied.

After the game, Durant turned around and walked back to the locker room alone.

The failure of this game, no matter how strange it is, Durant can’t be blamed. Durant scored 29 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in this game. He made 18 of 11 shots, 4 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. It is the highest score in the game.

On the other hand, the Thunder's second-in-command, Westbrook, scored 16 points, 12 assists, 1 rebound and 2 steals. It feels pretty good to see here, but he shot 14 of 5 from the field, 5 of 1 three-pointers, and his shooting percentage was only 35.7%.

Of course, Westbrook can't bear the blame for this game alone. Ibaka is 6 for 1 and Dion Waiters is 11 for 3. They all have to pay a certain amount of responsibility.

It's just that Westbrook, as one of the team's leading stars, failed to play the role of leading star.

Su Tian also watched the game on TV. Su Tian was guessing whether Durant would go to the Warriors after this season.

But no matter whether Durant goes to the Warriors or not, that is a matter of next season. At this stage, the Cavaliers have to pass the Raptors first.

On May 5, Game 19 of the Eastern Conference Finals started on time at the Quicken Loans Arena, home of the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers maintained the starting lineup for the first game, and the Raptors also remained unchanged, or in other words, the Raptors had no change.

At the start of the game, Thompson and Biyombo made a jump ball, which was snatched by Thompson.

Irving took the ball and started to advance with the ball.

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

James got the ball to Carroll, called Love for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to start a breakthrough.

After Carroll bypassed the pick-and-roll, he turned to chase James, but the Raptors seemed to know that Carroll couldn't defend James by himself.

So Biyombo was arranged in advance to squat under the basket and double-team James. James was also prepared to break through and score the ball to Su Tian who was running to the bottom corner.

Su Tian received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.
Swah——

Su Tian made a direct three-pointer.

3-0
The ball is switched, and it's the Raptors' turn to attack.

Lowry started to advance with the ball, and after coming to the frontcourt, he began to cooperate with his teammates in pick-and-rolls.

With the help of the pick-and-roll Lowry directly opened the breakthrough and rushed all the way to the basket. Irving squeezed through the pick-and-roll cover and turned to chase.

When Lowry entered the penalty area, he was caught up by Irving. After a confrontation between the two, Lowry pushed Irving's defense and scored a layup.

3-2
Although both sides scored the first ball, the consumption is different. It is obvious that Lowry consumes more.

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 for a pick-and-roll, and broke into the penalty area with the ball.

Before entering the penalty area, Irving also made a sudden stop and start, completely swaying Lowry's defense, and went straight into the penalty area for a layup.

5-2
The Cavaliers continue to maintain their lead.

The ball was switched again, and Lowry once again took the ball to the frontcourt.

This time Lowry gave the ball directly to DeRozan, and DeRozan got the ball against Su Tian's defense.

After defending DeRozan in the last game, Su Tian also found some skills in defending DeRozan. He took a half step back and made room for the three-point shot.

This kind of shooting space is simply a gift for three-pointers like Curry and Clay, but for DeRozan, it is very uncomfortable.

Although there is shooting space, but there is no corresponding shooting grasp, he can only give up the chance of three-pointers.

So DeRozan began to break through Su Tian's defense with the ball, and Su Tian also went directly to the death coil at the moment DeRozan started the breakthrough, giving enough defensive strength.

The two fought all the way to the basket, Thompson returned to the basket, DeRozan lost the chance for a layup, so he turned around and shot a jumper.

At the same time that DeRozan made a shot, Su Tian also defended in time.

boom--

The basketball was missed and the rebound was taken by Thompson.

In the next few rounds, both sides performed well, but there was always a three-point difference and it was difficult to catch up.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers led the Raptors by 33 points 27-6.

The reason why they were able to lead by 6 points was also due to the last possession of the ball, Su Tian's three-pointer, which allowed the Cavaliers to end the first quarter with a 6-point lead.

During the intermission, Tyronn Lue adjusted the lineup, Owen Thompson rested, Dellavedova and Frye played.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' focus was on James, and James held the ball to break through and score the ball. The remaining four people did the 3D work.

The Raptors also made adjustments, Lowry rested off the court, and DeRozan led the team.

But thinking that it was Su Tian who was facing DeRozan, Tyronn Lue was also relieved.

In the second quarter, the first ball was given to the Raptors. Corey Joseph took the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. After coming to the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to DeRozan.

DeRozan got the ball and faced Su Tiandao to defend. Instead of choosing to attack, he called his teammates to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to start a breakthrough.

And Su Tian also seemed to have expected it, stepped back early to bypass the pick-and-roll, stood in a defensive position, and faced DeRozan again.

But DeRozan was not forced to stop by Su Tian, ​​but pushed Su Tian all the way to the basket.

After coming to the basket, DeRozan collected the ball and was about to shake Su Tian away to force a shot, but Su Tian was not shaken, the shot was interfered, and the basketball hit the iron.

Su Tian turned around and received the rebound, and directly passed the ball to James, who had turned his head and was about to go down.

James received the ball and played a fast break. Few people could stop James from rushing up, at least not in the Raptors.

So James rushed to the basket, smashed and dunked hard.

35-27
The ball was given to the Raptors again, DeRozan did not give up, and held the ball against Su Tian again.

Still call the pick-and-roll, and use the pick-and-roll to start a breakthrough, but this time Su Tian's defense is tighter, and DeRozan doesn't even have room to force a shot, so he has to pass the ball to Scola in the middle distance.

Scola received the ball, turned his back, and was about to hit Frye with his back.

Although Scola is old, it is not a big problem to play back Frye, who is also a veteran, once in a while.

So Scola quickly turned around and made a layup after playing back consecutively.

35-29
The Raptors finally started scoring goals, but the efficiency is not guaranteed.

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

Dellavedova advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to James without hesitation.

At this time, James stood outside the three-point line with the ball, facing Carroll's defense, and the other four Cavaliers all stood outside the three-point line to open up space.

This caused the Raptors' basket to be extremely empty. James did not call for a pick-and-roll and directly broke through Carroll's defense.

After pushing Carroll away, the road to the basket was clear at a glance. Biyombo had no choice but to return to the basket.

Seeing Biyombo return to defense, James did not force a shot and passed the ball to Love who was ambushing in the bottom corner.

Love received the ball, Biyombo quickly changed his focus and rushed towards Love, but it was too late.

Love made a three-pointer directly,

Swah——

Hit a three-pointer steadily.

38-29
The Cavaliers' tactics are simple, but they are very practical. With one James and four 3Ds, the offensive ability is very sufficient.

What's more, there is Su Tian who can organize with the ball, which is an insurance for the Cavaliers.

But on the Raptors side, DeRozan was basically locked in by Su Tian's single defense, and could only rely on his unskilled breakthrough and scoring, and Scola's low singles to score.

Comparing the two, the effect is obvious, and the difference in points is gradually widening.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 62-48, and the Cavaliers directly led the Raptors by 14 points.

Throughout the first half, Su Tian made 5 of 3 three-pointers, Frye made 2 of 1 three-pointers, and Love made 2 of 2 three-pointers. The two teams counted as a whole, no matter in terms of three-pointers or three-pointers. , more than the Raptors.

During the intermission, Tyronn Lue continued to make lineup adjustments, replacing Irving, who was already gearing up, with jr Smith, Richard Jefferson, Frye, and Thompson.

After all, with a 14-point difference, no matter how bad Irving is, he will not be caught up in just a few minutes.

So let James rest for a quarter and a half in time.

Soon, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Raptors also replaced DeRozan and replaced Lowry to lead the team.

Sure enough, as soon as the game started, Irving and Lowry hit each other, and the two played back and forth, having a great time.

Although one of the two is more inclined to attack personally and the other is more inclined to assist teammates, the point difference has not changed much. In other words, Tyronn Lue's arrangement is successful.

Soon half a quarter passed, and the point difference was still hovering around 10 points at this time.

Tyronn Lue called a timeout and replaced James.

When Casey saw James playing, he was also tangled in his heart. In the end, he stomped his feet cruelly and replaced DeRozan and the main players.

It was also because Casey switched to the main lineup in advance that he kept the hope of the third quarter, but it was only the same as the Cavaliers in a single quarter.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers and Raptors scored 21-24 in a single quarter, and the Cavaliers only scored 3 points more in a single quarter.

But after the end of the third quarter, the sequelae of starting the main force early came. The main force obviously lacked physical strength, and it was difficult to deal with it in the fourth quarter.

On the contrary, Tai Lunlu's side is arranged leisurely.

"In the first half of the fourth quarter, Su, you come to lead the team, strengthen your personal offense, and then drive your teammates, and Love, cooperate with Su Tian."

Soon, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Tylen Lue dispatched Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Shumpert, Love, and Mozgov.

After watching the players play, Tyronn Lue put his arms around his chest and sat firmly on the bench.

The Raptors are very cramped here. Both Lowry and DeRozan consume a lot, but these two must ensure that one of them is on the court.

So Casey still sent DeRozan to let Lowry rest for a while.

Seeing the old pair on the field, Su Tian smiled slightly.

At the beginning of the game, the first ball was given to the Cavaliers. Dellavedova advanced with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and didn't rush to attack. The real three threats tested DeRozan, and found that the opponent's reaction was not strong, so he started calling Love to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian suddenly broke out and went straight to the basket. When DeRozan turned around to chase again, he was already a step away.

Seeing that Su Tian successfully broke through DeRozan's defense, Biyombo didn't have time to think too much, and hurried back to the basket.

But Su Tian did not challenge Biyombo, but made an emergency stop in front of the penalty area and shot a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian hit two points steadily.

For a long time, Su Tian's impression to the outside world is one word, stable.

Even when the state is not good, he can adjust in time in the fourth quarter and play an All-Star performance.

Of course, these are the credits of the king of the last quarter, but the outside world thinks that Su Tian has strong adjustment ability and strong adaptability.

Although it is also limited by its own strength, there are few times when it explodes, but correspondingly there is no time for it to collapse, so it gives the outside world a very stable appearance.

Su Tian returned to defense in time after the hit, the ball was switched, and it was the Raptors' turn to attack.

Joseph came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Dellavedova's full defense, hurriedly stabilized the ball, and passed the ball to DeRozan who responded.

DeRozan didn't rush to attack when he got the ball, because DeRozan knew that Su Tian was not easy to mess with in the fourth quarter, so he called for a pick-and-roll, trying to stagger his position by switching defenses through the pick-and-roll.

However, two consecutive pick-and-rolls failed to get rid of Su Tian's defense, and he stayed tightly in front of DeRozan.

So DeRozan had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​switching defenses and confront Su Tian.

I saw DeRozan lowering his center of gravity, and after two consecutive cross dribbles, he suddenly broke out and made a breakthrough from the right.

Su Tian quickly changed his focus to catch up, and while chasing, he confronted his body to slow down DeRozan's speed.

DeRozan was also advancing very hard, walking towards the basket while fighting, fighting to the low position, DeRozan couldn't stand it anymore, so he started backing directly.

After exerting force on his back twice in a row, he turned around and made a fallback jump shot.

Su Tian also seemed to have figured out the opponent's rhythm, and jumped up at the same time as DeRozan, causing enough interference.

DeRozan was impenetrable by Su Tian's defense, and he finally found a trace of shooting space one second before landing, and shot with difficulty.

Such a difficult shot, the result can be imagined, the basketball hit the rim and popped out.

The rebound was taken by Mozgov and passed directly to Su Tian.

When Su Tian received the ball, the Raptors had already begun to return to defense and lost the opportunity for a fast break.

But Su Tian was not in a hurry, he dribbled the ball and walked slowly to the frontcourt.

Came to the frontcourt, called Love for a pick-and-roll again, and used the pick-and-roll to make a direct three-pointer.

This three-pointer shot was too sudden, and DeRozan didn't react at all. When he reacted, the three-pointer had already been shot, and even Su Tian had already landed. It was too late to step up.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit steadily, like another shot to the broken body of the Raptors.

After hitting a three-pointer, the point difference came to 22 points, and Casey called a timeout.

When the game started again, everyone suddenly discovered that the Raptors had replaced the main lineup.

Tyronn Lue frowned when he saw this lineup, "It seems that this guy Casey wants to gamble, forget it, I won't follow, I hope Su can stand it."

After all, the Cavaliers are the dominant side. Tyronn Lue still believes that he should not disrupt his arrangement just because of the opponent's arrangement. Of course, the main reason for his confidence is brought by Su Tian.

The time-out is over and the game continues.

After the first goal in the game, Tyronn Lue felt relieved.

DeRozan held the ball and was directly intercepted by Su Tian. Although there was no fast break, the momentum on both sides was once again dominated by the Cavaliers. The Raptors still could not escape the fate of failure.

(End of this chapter)