NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 198 Fallen "Flying Eagle"

A three-pointer by Barnes touched the hearts of the coaches on both sides, as well as the hearts of the players on both sides of the court.

boom--

Swah——

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net!

"Yes!" Cole swung his fist fiercely.

3-3
James frowned when he saw that Barnes was able to make the shot, and Tyronn Lue also looked serious.

And Barnes, who made a three-pointer, breathed a sigh of relief, and was also grateful for the luck of this goal.

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

Owen came to the frontcourt with the ball again, still giving the ball to James.

Facing Barnes' defense, James directly started a breakthrough.

A fierce physical confrontation with Barnes can also affect Barnes' touch from another aspect.

Barnes lost to James in strength and was crushed by James all the way. Green had to help defend again.

But this time when James broke through, Su Tian took the initiative to find his teammates to cooperate in the pick-and-roll, throwing Clay away and running out of an open space.

James passed the ball to Su Tian who came out in time.

Su Tian caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian hit another three-pointer!
6-3
Su Tian hit consecutive three-pointers at the start, attracting the attention of the Warriors.

In the next two rounds, as soon as Su Tian received the ball, someone would defend or assist in defense. Su Tian didn't find the right time to make a shot, but Su Tian found a lot of opportunities to pass the ball.

Two consecutive pass assists directly let the Cavaliers lead by 5 points, so that the Warriors did not dare to double-team wantonly, but let Clay focus more on defending Su Tian.

Soon, the first quarter ended, the score came to 32-29, and the Cavaliers temporarily led by 3 points.

Because Barnes hit a three-pointer at the beginning, James didn't dare to let it go at will, so that the Warriors' overall offense in the first quarter was very good.

Except for Clay, in order to defend Su Tian, ​​he basically gave up attacking, and only made two three-pointers and hit one.

Although Barnes didn't take another three-pointer in the next time, he hit two mid-range shots, which also caused a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.

During the break between festivals, Su Tian saw Tai Lunlu's tangle visible to the naked eye.

In fact, Tyronn Lue wanted to stick to his defensive strategy, but Tyronn Lue was afraid of failure, afraid that because of his own arrangements, he would end up taking the blame for himself.

At this time, it reflects James' emotional intelligence.

"Coach, set up tactics, we all believe in you!"

Seeing James speaking, Irving followed closely, "Yes coach, the Warriors are not easy to beat, and the team needs your help."

Tyronn Lue looked at James, then at Irving.

"Okay, everyone, listen carefully, our next tactical arrangement, like this,,,"

drop--

Soon, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers arranged a lineup of Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Frye, and Thompson.

Just take Love down and rest, let Fry come up for a while.

The Warriors also made a regular lineup arrangement, with Livingston and Iguodala playing.

The first ball was given to the Warriors. Livingston took the ball to the frontcourt, faced Irving's defense, and passed the ball directly to Iguodala.

Livingston rarely attacks with the ball by himself now, and his body does not allow it.

After Iguodala got the ball, he didn't play hard against James, but called his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to start a breakthrough.

Of course, Iguodala's breakthrough is also based on scoring assists. Sure enough, after breaking into the inside and attracting help defenses, Iguodala directly passes the ball to Livingston who is making an air cut.

Livingston received the pass and hit the blue directly. Irving followed behind Livingston, but he couldn't catch up.

32-31
The score is very close, and there is a possibility of being overtaken at any time.

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

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Livingston's defense, Irving did not pass the ball, but directly started singles, using his dribbling rhythm to mobilize Livingston's defensive focus.

After continuous cross dribbles, Irving suddenly broke out and rushed inside from the right.

Livingston quickly turned around to chase, but Owen was already two positions ahead of Livingston, so Green had to come over to help defend.

Seeing Green's defense, Irving passed the ball directly to Frye who was emptied.

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

boom--

Although Frye's chances are good at this time, his shooting ability is still not comparable to Love's.

But fortunately, the rebound was snatched by Su Tianchong, and Su Tian, ​​who got the rebound, directly shot again.

Swah——

Scored two points.

34-31
"Su Tian, ​​he saved the knight again!"

"No, save is the wrong word, it's just a key goal."

"Are you on your way?"

"Why, you can't comment if you don't play?"

Fans have different positions, so naturally there are all kinds of opinions, but at least Su Tian can't hear them on the field.

After Su Tian hit, James took the initiative to find Su Tian to clap.

The possession of the ball was switched again, and Livingston took the ball to the frontcourt again, this time passing the ball directly to Green.

Green got the ball, stood at the top of the arc, and observed the running positions of his teammates. The focus was on Clay.

Clay didn't have much offensive performance in the first quarter, so Cole put Clay in the second quarter as the team's first offensive point.

But, unfortunately, it was Su Tian who was facing Clay.

Clay's continuous running did not present a chance. Seeing that the time was coming, Green took the opportunity and directly shot a three-pointer.

boom--

The basketball hit the iron, the rebound was accepted by James, and the moment he took the rebound, James directly started the push conversion.

At the same time, Owen and Su Tian also started sprinting at the same time, rushing forward with James.

Green is the fastest responder in the Warriors, keeping up with James' pace in time, trying to block James' impact.

James saw Green coming to stop him, so he quickly threw the ball to Su Tian in the frontcourt.

Su Tian received the ball, had a clear view of the front, went directly to the basket quickly, and made a layup.

36-31
In the next few rounds, the 5-point difference remained unchanged until halfway through the second quarter, Tyronn Lue replaced Irving and James ahead of schedule, and took Love.

Cole saw the Cavaliers' substitutions and adjustments, and knew that the Cavaliers were preparing for the third quarter. He also made some adjustments, taking Curry and Clay.

So the Cavaliers became dominated by Su Tian and Love, and the Warriors were led by Curry and Green.

It is difficult for the Warriors to stop Su Tian and Love's pick-and-roll duo, while the Cavaliers defend Curry, and it is difficult to completely block it.

Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the score came to 60-55, and the Cavaliers only temporarily led by 5 points.

During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue adjusted the lineup again, this time the adjustment was to compete with the Warriors' five minors.

Owen, jr Smith, James, Love, Thompson.

As for the Warriors, there is no need to think about it, Curry, Clay, Iguodala, Barnes, Green.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The first ball was given to the Warriors, and Curry took the ball to the frontcourt and gave the ball directly to Green.

When the Warriors came up with the first ball, they directly dealt Green's card tactics at the top of the arc.

After consecutive tactical moves, Curry ran out an open opportunity, and Green passed the ball quickly.

Seeing Curry take the ball, Love let go of Barnes directly and came to Curry.

Curry quickly transferred the ball to Barnes who was emptied.

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

boom--

This was Barnes' second three-point attempt in the field and he missed the shot.

Thompson grabbed the rebound and passed the ball directly to James, who made a fast break with the ball.

The Warriors are very fast, and the Cavaliers are not slow. James took the lead and came to the frontcourt. Iguodala wanted to block but failed to keep up. James directly dunked with both hands.

62-55
Seeing that the Cavaliers still followed the strategy of shorting Barnes, Cole stood on the sidelines and frowned.

Cole actually knew that Barnes' ability was just like this, and it could not be the future of the team, but Cole had to tell Barnes this white lie in order to win the Cavaliers.

Now, the Cavaliers still insist on this strategy. Cole wants to replace Barnes, but he is already in a dilemma.

The possession of the ball was converted, and the Warriors organized an offense again.

This time Green passed the ball at the top of the arc, giving Clay the opportunity to run out of the air.

James quickly defended the basket, and Clay wanted to pass the ball to Iguodala, but Love made up the defense in time, so Clay had to pass the ball to Barnes who was emptied.

Barnes is also very unwilling. He is the future of the team that the coach personally said, and there is no need to worry about his next contract.

Barnes hypnotized talking to himself like this, received a pass from Clay, gritted his teeth, and made another three-pointer.

boom--

Basketball hit the iron again, Love James took the rebound and started the fast break directly.

This time Green hugged James directly. Although he paid for a foul, he prevented the Cavaliers from fast break.

The Cavaliers serve, James catches the ball and pushes forward. After coming to the frontcourt, facing Iguodala's defense, he calls Irving to pick and roll.

After many pick-and-rolls and defenses in a row, he finally met Curry, so James signaled the others to pull away and start a breakthrough directly.

Curry is naturally not James' opponent. Green came to help defend, and James passed the ball directly to Thompson who cut in the air.

Thompson caught the ball and dunked directly.

64-55
Seeing that the point difference was about to go to double digits, Cole was also very anxious.

But Cole is ready to take another look.

The ball was given to the Warriors again.

This time after Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, he did not pass the ball to Green again, but called Green for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick and roll, Curry took the ball to the basket.

I thought that in this case, the Cavaliers would not let Barnes go, but Love still retreated to the basket and let Barnes go.

Curry glanced at Barnes's position, hesitated for a moment and didn't make a pass, but directly faced Love and made a throw.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

64-57
Curry finally made a hit, breaking the Warriors' scoring drought.

But this is a display of Curry's personal ability, not the tactical cooperation of the five juniors. Cole is still worried.

The ball was given to the Cavaliers, and Irving took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to James.

James still called Irving for the pick-and-roll again.

But this time Curry was very alert and failed to change positions, so James had to face Iguodala and start a breakthrough directly.

Although breaking through Iguodala is not as simple as Curry, for James, the basic results are similar.

Because even Iguodala needs the help of his teammates to defend against James.

James pushed Iguodala all the way to the basket, Clay came to help defend, and James passed the ball to jr Smith.

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

Although Smith is well-known as a nerve knife, after coming to the Cavaliers, his temperament has been restrained a lot, and most of the opportunities facing open positions can be grasped.

Swah——

Smith made a direct three-pointer.

67-57
The point difference officially came to double digits.

In the next few rounds, the two sides played very strangely.

Although the Cavaliers have the ball concentrated in the hands of James and Irving, they are more about tactical cooperation.

On the Warriors side, although they are a well-known team-based team, they let players rely more on their personal abilities to solve problems.

The reason is that Barnes who was forgotten in the bottom corner.

Not only did the Cavaliers choose to forget, but the Warriors also chose to forget.

This can't be helped, because instead of watching Barnes hit the iron and get hit by the Cavaliers fast break, it's better to watch Curry, Iguodala and others forcefully hit one.

In this way, halfway through the third quarter, the point difference at this time has reached 15 points.

Cole couldn't stand it anymore, so he called a timeout.

During the timeout, Cole didn't say much, but replaced Barnes and let Speights play.

Although Cole also knows that Speights can't solve any problems on the court, at least Speights' three-point shooting percentage is 38%, which is already the most suitable choice for the bench.

After all, no matter how much Cole encourages offense, he doesn't dare to put three defenders on the court, because James will suddenly become a sieve.

After the timeout ended, the players from both sides returned to the court. Seeing that Barnes was replaced, Tyronn Lue showed an expression as expected.

However, although Barnes was replaced, the Cavaliers didn't dare to let people go at will. The Warriors' five small offensive frenzy is coming.

Sure enough, in the next few rounds, the Warriors proved to everyone why the Warriors became a 73-win team.

Curry and Clay's consecutive three-pointers made the Cavaliers exhausted.

The atmosphere at the Oracle Stadium also reached a climax from this moment.

The fans at the scene were cheering for Curry, for Clay, for Green, and for Iguodala.

However, the only one who did not cheer for Barnes.

At this time, Barnes sat on the bench in a daze.

In fact, in the first half of the third quarter, Barnes noticed that his teammates were unwilling to pass the ball to him.

But at the time he kept deluding himself that he was the future of the team and they probably just didn't see me.

However, as time went on, and the coach chose to replace himself.

This made Barnes sober that he is not the future of the team, nor is he the core of the team.

Just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time!
This year is Barnes' fourth year in the NBA, and it is also a contract year for Barnes.

By the end of his conversation with Kerr, Barnes was convinced that the team was going to ask him to re-sign.

But now it seems.

Barnes thought of this, and then smiled contemptuously, which happened to be captured by the camera of the arena.

(End of this chapter)