NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 191 The fifth little breakthrough?

After the Cavaliers paused, Love scored a single goal inside, trying to force the Warriors to slow down.

But the Warriors are not so easy to deal with.

The possession of the ball was switched, the Warriors quickly served the ball from the baseline, and Curry ran towards the frontcourt when he got the ball.

When he came to the frontcourt, he dribbled the ball behind Owen and rushed to the basket again before his teammates settled down.

Seeing that Curry was about to enter the penalty area, James had no choice but to double-team the defense.

Seeing James coming to help defend, Curry paused slightly, waiting for you!
Facing James' defense, Curry passed the ball to Iguodala in the bottom corner without looking at anyone.

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

Swah——

Iguodala had an open three-pointer and made a direct hit.

54-63
The point difference came to 9 points, and James didn't dare to let go of Iguodala anymore. The three-pointer was too lethal.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Irving took the ball to the frontcourt again.

James took the initiative to ask for the ball. After getting the ball, he faced Iguodala's defense and began to call Irving for a pick-and-roll.

That's right, James wants to match Curry to increase the success rate of breakthroughs.

But Curry and Iguodala are not slow, and Irving is not good at doing pick-and-roll screens, failing to succeed twice in a row.

So James had no choice but to directly hit Iguodala with the ball, and the two confronted all the way to the penalty area. At this time, James was forced to stop by Iguodala, and James had to collect the ball and take three steps.

James' European step has certain skills and deceptiveness, but limited by his size, the deceptiveness is very limited, and he can't shake Iguodala.

But at this time, no one on the Cavaliers could step forward to respond, so James had to force his shot.

boom--

James missed a hit and the rebound was taken by Iguodala.

Iguodala, who got the rebound, seemed to know that James was going to grab it directly, so he passed the ball quickly to Green.

Green got the ball and rushed straight away. Curry and Clay lined up on both sides. For a while, the Cavaliers had nothing to do with the Warriors' three-man fast break.

Owen went to block Green, and Green passed the ball to Curry. Jr wanted to chase Curry, but he didn't dare to let go of Clay beside him.

So Curry made a quick three-pointer.

Swah——

54-66
The point difference came to 12 points, and Tyronn Lue called a timeout again.

The momentum of the Warriors is too strong, and it is difficult for the Cavaliers to stop the opponent's five small lineups, especially Barnes, which is normal.

The current Warriors five have weaknesses, and that is Barnes, because Barnes' performance is not stable, so it is also one of the few points that the Cavaliers can take advantage of.

But now it seems that at least Barnes played well in this game and did not allow the Cavaliers to seize the opportunity.

Tyronn Lue thought for a while, the Cavaliers are going to change!Unchanged is slow death, changed may die faster, but may also reverse the situation.

The timeout ended and the Cavaliers came on stage again. At this time, everyone found that the Cavaliers' lineup had changed.

Owen, Su Tian, ​​jr Smith, James, Love.

In order to deal with the Warriors, Tyronn Lue also put on a small lineup.

Su Tian looked at the time. There was still half a quarter left in the third quarter. If the half quarter lasted, the Cavaliers would still be saved.

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball, signaled his teammates to pull away to the three-point line, and then called Love for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Irving broke through and rushed to the basket directly. Curry failed to bypass the pick-and-roll in time, so Green had to switch defenses to chase Irving.

Irving saw Green coming to chase him, so he quickened his pace and speed, quickly came to the basket, and scored a layup with a small tie rod.

Green wanted to chase the cap, but was dodged by Irving's lever.

56-66
The Cavaliers' offense has regained its vitality.

But if you want to catch up with the point difference, not only must you play your own offense, but you must also be able to defend against the Warriors.

The possession of the ball was converted, and the Warriors attacked again.

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, or gave the ball directly to Green, while he ran without the ball.

Green stood at the top of the arc, observing the running positions of his teammates.

Compared with the previous lineup, the Cavaliers' current lineup is more mobile, effectively curbing part of the Warriors' top-of-the-arc card dealing tactics, but correspondingly, there are some flaws in individual matchups.

Such as Iguodala and jr Smith.

Green saw that it was difficult for Curry and Clay to run out of opportunities quickly, so he passed the ball directly to Iguodala.

Iguodala also has a high golf quotient, and when he gets the ball against jr, he is ready to make a breakthrough.

Jr can block it for a while, but only for a while, after only a delay to Iguodala, he was broken through the line of defense.

If Iguodala is rushed to the basket, jr alone will definitely not be able to carry it, but Irving and Su Tian are not good at helping to defend, and the splash cannot be released.

Looking at it comprehensively, the only one who can let go is Barnes.

So James let go of Barnes and double-teamed Iguodala.

Iguodala makes a quick pass to Barnes in the corner.

Barnes didn't hesitate to catch the ball, and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Barnes made a direct three-pointer.

56-69
The Warriors continued to hit three-pointers, and the Cavaliers' tactics failed.

In the next few rounds, the Warriors have been in a dominant position. Under the leadership of James, the Cavaliers barely have the ability to resist.

Soon, the third quarter ended, and the score came to 66-79, with the Warriors leading the Cavaliers by 13 points.

Faced with such a difference in points, Tyronn Lue did not dare to change at will, and sent Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Frye, and Mozgov.

Except for Love, who is not very physically strong, and rests off the court, the outside trio still maintains the main lineup.

The Warriors have a normal rotation, Curry, Livingston, Iguodala, Green, Azeri.

In the fourth quarter, the first ball was given to the Warriors. After Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, he passed the ball directly to Livingston.

In addition to his low-post play, Livingston is also quite good at organizing, enough to be the team's organization point and passer.

Su Tian and Owen made eye contact, signaling for them to switch defenses, and Owen nodded.

So Su Tian went after Curry, while Irving defended Livingston.

Although Livingston has a height advantage against Irving, but now Livingston has rarely made strong shots, so Irving can fully handle it.

Su Tian followed Curry to bypass two pick-and-rolls in a row, and turned twice, but he still couldn't let Curry run out of the opportunity.

Seeing that the time was approaching, Green's heart skipped a beat. When Su Tian walked around Green, Green pulled his clothes covertly, creating a little space between him and Curry.

It was this trace of space that was captured by Livingston and passed the ball in time.

Curry received the pass, but before he could stand still, he directly shot a three-pointer.

The moment Curry shot, Su Tian's defense also arrived "in time".

For Curry's fans and teammates, this defense can no longer affect Curry, but Su Tian is not an ordinary person, and everything is equal under "defensive shock".

boom--

Curry hit the iron with a three-pointer.

Seeing Curry hitting the iron, Green was stunned for a moment before reacting and hurried to grab a rebound.

But the rebound was grabbed by James first.

James got the rebound, turned around and started sprinting, and Iguodala hurried to chase.

Not to be outdone, Owen and Su Tian followed closely behind James, lined up on the left and right sides.

When Iguodala caught up with James, James passed the ball to Su Tian.

The moment Su Tian received the ball, Curry's defense also followed, so Su Tian passed the ball to Irving again.

When Irving received the ball, there was no one blocking him, and he scored a layup.

68-79
Although the point difference is still very large, at least the Cavaliers are starting to chase points.

In the next few rounds, the Cavaliers showed their ability to be number one in the Eastern Conference, especially Su Tian in the Cavaliers.

When James and Irving were both physically troubled, Su Tian stood up in time and began to control the team's possession of the ball, scoring and assisting twice.

After half a quarter, the score came to 82-89. The Cavaliers successfully chased the score to single digits, and the Cavaliers still had the ball.

Owen came to the frontcourt with the ball and gave the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and facing Livingston's defense, he didn't rush to start the offense. He first observed the formation, and then began to call Frye for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll to quickly break through, Livingston failed to keep up in time. Before entering the penalty area, Su Tian pulled up directly and made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian continued to hit.

84-89
Kerr called a timeout.

The point difference is only 5 points, and there are 5 minutes left, and the Cavaliers still have a chance.

Soon the timeout ended and the game continued. Unsurprisingly, the Warriors still took the five small lineups.

On the Cavaliers side, Tyronn Lue also came up with the starting lineup, Tyronn Lue is still more confident in the starting lineup, and the Cavaliers' five juniors, Tyronn Lue still dare not take it up at the decisive moment.

In the first round after returning, Curry threw off Irving's follow-up defense, cut to the basket and scored a layup.

Immediately after the Cavaliers, James broke through and gave the ball to Thompson. Thompson caught the ball and made a shot. Green grabbed the rebound and directly started the conversion attack.

During Green's fast break, he passed the ball to Iguodala. Iguodala was blocked by James and passed the ball to Curry again.

Curry received the ball and was about to make a shot. Su Tian quickly switched defenses and came over to interfere. Curry hesitated a little and lost the opportunity, and passed the ball to Clay again.

Clay had no defender in front of him this time, so he shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

84-94
Between back and forth, the point difference returned to 10 points in an instant.

There are still about 3 minutes left, and the Cavaliers have to speed up the pace.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Irving quickly advanced with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian took the initiative to ask for the ball, and Irving passed it directly.

Originally, Owen didn't want to pass the ball, but his physical strength was not enough. It's okay to say that if he scored, the pressure he would face if he didn't score could be imagined, and Owen flinched.

As soon as Su Tian received the ball, Clay went up to force Su Tian to play the ball, but Su Tian protected the ball very well and called Love for a pick-and-roll.

Clay saw the pick-and-roll coming, and quickly retreated to go around the pick-and-roll, but he didn't expect Su Tian to shoot a three-pointer directly.

When Clay reached out to interfere, Su Tian had already made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian made a direct three-pointer!

87-94
Hope seems to be back again, and the ball is given to the Warriors.

After Curry received the ball in the backcourt, he slowly pushed forward. Irving knew that Curry was pressing time, so he went straight to grab the ball just after Curry passed the midfield line, forcing Curry to play the ball quickly.

Green stepped forward to respond, and Curry passed the ball steadily.

Green didn't rush to attack when he got the ball, but looked for the passing route while observing the running position.

Clay's side is blocked by Su Tian, ​​so it's hard to get a chance. Curry can deal with Irving, but Curry is the key care object of the entire Cavaliers team, so it's not easy to get a chance.

The remaining Iguodala is weak against James, and Barnes has no ability to beat Love.

Therefore, after looking around, Green still feels that Curry is more confident.

After consecutive pick-and-roll screens, Curry ran an empty cut opportunity, and Green passed the ball directly.

As soon as Curry received the ball, Love gave up on Barnes and ran to Curry, and his attitude of assisting defense was very firm.

Seeing that Love was approaching menacingly, Curry did not choose to confront Love head-on, but passed the ball to Barnes who was emptied.

Barnes received the ball, hesitated a little, and found that no one was coming to defend him, so he shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

87-97
The point difference came to 10 points again, but there were only about 2 and a half minutes left, and the possibility became more and more slim.

Tyronn Lue couldn't help sighing, Wu Xiao's offensive ability was too explosive, and it was difficult to find a breakthrough.

Shorting Barnes and double-teaming Curry and Clay is Tyronn Lue's tactic, but the results show that this tactic was not successful.

In the end, the game ended and the Cavaliers failed to comeback. The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 100-89 and successfully won the first victory of the finals!
In this game, both Curry and Clay were restricted well.

Curry scored 12 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was only 26.7%.

克莱全场拿到9分2助攻5篮板2盖帽，命中率仅有33.3%。

The Warriors played the best, when Green scored 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, playing like the best defensive player.

What surprised the Warriors fans the most was Barnes' performance. Barnes made 5 of 4 three-pointers and scored 21 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound and 1 steal. His 21 points were also the Warriors' highest score.

Of course, Barnes' outstanding performance is related to the Cavaliers' defensive tactics. The defensive pressure Barnes faces is not at the same level as that faced by Curry and Klay.

For the Cavaliers, Irving scored 17 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, but his shooting percentage was only 31.8%. Overall, he contributed but was not efficient.

詹姆斯全场拿到23分9助攻12篮板2抢断1盖帽，一个准三双的数据，并且命中率也有42.9%，当得起骑士老大的称谓。

The Cavaliers' highest scorer was Su Tian, ​​who scored 26 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. Especially in the last quarter, he played well, scoring 13 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, supporting most of the Cavaliers' offensive responsibilities.

But even if the performance is good and the team loses, there is still nothing to be happy about.

Moreover, Su Tian also had a little trick in his heart, knowing that no matter how good he performed, he would not be able to take away James' MVP.

James also knows this, so he can rest assured that Su Tian will score and perform. After all, the two are not in the same position, and it is difficult to snatch them away.

"Su, today your score is the highest in the Cavaliers. Do you have anything to say?"

There is no doubt that Su Tian followed James to the post-match interview.

"Yes, my teammates created a lot of scoring opportunities for me, which is my honor, but I missed some shots, and I still need to work hard to improve."

"Su, how do you evaluate the performance of your teammates, such as Kyrie, did he meet your expectations?"

Su Tian looked at the reporter who asked the question, and said, "Kyrie is a very good player. He is my predecessor. I still have a lot to learn from him."

James turned his head to look at Su Tian beside him, with surprise and relief in his eyes, and if he looked carefully, there was a hint of amusement.

(End of this chapter)