NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 273 Battle against the "Lakers Nemesis"

The series between the Lakers and the Spurs was without any surprises. The Lakers used four games to solve the Spurs neatly.

At the same time, as easy as the Lakers, there are the Rockets and Warriors.

The Rockets solved the Pelicans 4-1, and the Warriors solved the Jazz 4-1.

On the Pelicans side, Anthony Davis was alone, and the Rockets' three-pointers exploded and directly bombed the Pelicans easily.

On the Jazz side, Donovan Mitchell, who has high hopes, is lost in the Warriors' playoff intensity. After all, Mitchell is a rookie, and it is commendable to lead the team to the playoffs.

The top three in the Western Conference all easily entered the second round, only the last group of duels was more tangled.

The Blazers and the Thunder are currently tied at 2-2. Although the Thunder is stronger on paper, they cannot take advantage of the game.

The day after the Lakers and Spurs ended the game, the Trail Blazers and the Thunder started the fifth game of Tianwangshan.

In this game, Paul George played 45 minutes, Westbrook played 44 minutes, and Cameron Anthony played a little less, but also a full 30 minutes.

Relying on the individual abilities of the three superstars, Thunder helped Thunder win a victory.

Although it consumes a lot, at least it increases the hope of promotion.

For the Blazers, relying on their overall strength to gnaw off 2 victories from the Thunder is enough to make a difference.

Both Lillard and McCollum are young, and the future looks bright for the Blazers.

On April 4, the Thunder played the sixth game against the Trail Blazers.

Because the Blazers' record is higher than that of the Thunder, Game [-] was played at the Thunder's home court.

In this game, the Thunder broke the boat and chased the Blazers hard. At the same time, the Blazers were also unlucky. Lillard and McCollum missed shots one after another, which quickly opened up the point difference. In the end, the Thunder successfully won the game. Successfully advanced to the second round.

So far, the opponents in the second round of the Western Conference have all been determined.

In the second round, the Rockets will face off against the Warriors, while the Lakers will face off against the Thunder during the regular season.

Although the Thunder are known as the Lakers' nemesis, this is already the best pick the Lakers can draw.

This round of the series between the Rockets and the Warriors has attracted most of the attention. Both teams are very strong. Everyone can expect that this is a game where sparks hit the earth.

On April 4, the game between the Rockets and the Warriors started first.

Su Tian also stayed in front of the TV for this match, ready to watch the whole process.

Regardless of whether the Rockets or the Warriors advance, these are the information the Lakers want to collect.

"Su, who do you think the Rockets or the Warriors can advance to?" Randall beside Su Tian said.

"I think the Warriors have a better chance of advancing. The Rockets rely too much on three-pointers." Su Tian thought for a while and said.

"Then, Su, who do you think can win between us and the Thunder?" Randall asked.

Seeing Randall's unconfident appearance, Su Tian said: "Of course it's us, Julius, who gave you the illusion that the Thunder can defeat us?"

"But the outside media said that we were going to overturn, and during the regular season, the Thunder did beat us many times, so." Randall said.

"Julius, don't get too entangled. As long as I'm here, don't be afraid. That's not the pressure you should bear. Besides, who said that Thunder must be stronger than us?" Su Tian said in relief.

"Okay, Su, I'm relieved with your words, the Thunder is definitely not our opponent." Randall repeated after speaking, to strengthen his confidence in victory.

Soon, the game between the Rockets and the Warriors started, and the Warriors went directly to the death five team at the beginning, obviously wanting to take the lead at the beginning.

On the Rockets side, the starting lineup is a regular lineup, so the Warriors did have an advantage in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 30-24, and the Warriors led by 6 points in a single quarter.

This lead may seem obvious, but in fact, for the two teams on the court, the gap is not that big, just two three-pointers.

In the second quarter, the Warriors rotated personnel. Compared with the Rockets, the Warriors' paper strength on the court has dropped significantly.

Therefore, in the second quarter, the Rockets took advantage of the three-pointer and hit consecutive shots, not only catching up with the score but also overtaking the score.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 55-56, and the Rockets went ahead by 1 point.

Although it only surpassed by 1 point, it also means that the Rockets have the ability to resist and have the ability to overthrow the Warriors.

In the third quarter, the Warriors' dead five debuted again. In order to deal with the Warriors, the Rockets also took the starting lineup.

But the Warriors are worthy of the nickname of "Brave and Crazy". The crazy performance in the third quarter directly overwhelmed the Rockets, so the Warriors led the Rockets again by 7 points in the third quarter.

At this time, Su Tian also had to marvel at the Warriors' powerful offensive ability, and while the Warriors have a strong offense, they can also guarantee the efficiency of defense.

It has to be said that the reason why the Warriors won the championship is not without reason.

In the fourth quarter, the Rockets made adjustments and took Capela down. They wanted to make the lineup smaller, raise the rhythm and rely on three-pointers to catch up with the score.

It's just a pity that the Rockets didn't shoot a three-pointer in the fourth quarter. Without the threat of a three-pointer, the Rockets' offensive strength was greatly reduced.

In the end, under the strong pressure of the Warriors, the Warriors successfully won the first game 119-106.

Seeing that history really developed as he remembered, Su Tian sighed and sent Harden a text message.

"Man, you played well, don't be sad, see you in the Western Conference Finals."

Harden, who got his phone, saw this text message, so he also replied to Su Tian.

"Let's talk about it after passing the Thunder. Russell is not that easy to deal with."

The day after the first game between the Rockets and the Warriors, on April 4, the game between the Lakers and the Thunder started.

The Thunder's thrilling entry into the second round of the playoffs already made Donovan feel lucky, but the opponent in the second round was still the defeated Lakers during the regular season, which made Donovan feel that his destiny was in my hands.

It's just that the Lakers' game state in the first round was still very good, and Donovan thought that he should arrange more corresponding tactics.

As for the Lakers defeating the Spurs, Donovan thinks it was just because the Spurs were not in order and the Lakers were lucky. As for the real strength, Donovan thinks the Lakers have no strength at all, just a regular season team.

Therefore, this round of the series is also considered by Donovan to be his masterpiece after coming to the NBA.

Thunder's starting lineup, Westbrook, Corey Brewer, Paul George, Cameron Anthony, Steven Adams.

Speaking of which, Brewer was still on the Lakers at the beginning of the season, but the decline in the strength of the company commander is indeed serious. There is no company commander in the Lakers team, so the Lakers decided to reach a buyout agreement with the company commander.

After the buyout, the company commander was signed by the Thunder, and has followed the Thunder until now.

Brewer seldom started in the Thunder before. The reason why he was in the starting lineup this time was mainly to deal with Su Tian.

The Thunder wanted Brewer to limit Su Tian with his experience and defensive skills.

The Lakers' starting lineup has not changed much, and it is still the regular starting lineup.

At the start of the game, the Thunder took the initiative.

Westbrook got the ball, advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Ball's defense, Westbrook called Adams for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of pick-and-roll Westbrook held the ball and directly opened the breakthrough.

Ball's defense is not bad, but he is still a little worse around the pick-and-roll, failing to catch up with Westbrook in time.

Lopez on the inside didn't dare to go out with Adams at the beginning, and kept squatting under the basket. Seeing Westbrook rushing over with the ball, he hurriedly prepared to defend.

Westbrook rushed all the way to the basket with the ball, collected the ball and took off, had a confrontation with Lopez and then made a layup.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard directly into the net.

0-2
The Thunder took the lead and scored the first goal of the game.

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

Ball advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Brewer's defense, he also called his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian directly opened the breakthrough, and Brewer hurriedly bypassed the pick-and-roll, but was still pulled away by Su Tian.

Su Tian held the ball and went all the way to the basket. Adams let go of Lopez and followed Su Tian, ​​directly double-teaming.

Su Tian was caught between the two, and he hit the ground and passed the ball to Lopez who landed at the top of the arc.

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

Swah——

Lopez hit a three-pointer directly. Although Daluo's rebounding is not good, this three-pointer does have something.

3-2
The ball was given to the Thunder again, and Westbrook took the ball to the frontcourt this time and passed it directly to Paul George.

After Paul George got the ball, facing Ingram's defense, he chose to make a breakthrough directly.

Compared with George, Ingram is still a little thinner, so he was carried all the way to the basket by George.

After coming to the basket, George made a sudden effort to push away Ingram for a layup.

At the moment of the shot, Lopez's defensive interference also came. Paul George did not expect the Lakers' defense to be so layered, and was caught off guard by Lopez's successful interference.

boom--

After playing basketball, Randall turned around and received the rebound. The moment he got the rebound, he raised it above his head. At the same time, Su Tian was also sprinting forward.

Randall's eyes quickly found Su Tian's position, and a long pass was shot directly in front of Su Tian.

Su Tian successfully got the ball. At this time, there was no one in front of Su Tian, ​​so Su Tian directly collected the ball and took off, dunking successfully with both hands.

5-2
The Thunder was counterattacked by the Lakers. Donovan hurriedly made a gesture of pressing down on the court, which meant to slow down the rhythm and not give the Lakers a chance to defend and counterattack.

So Westbrook once again held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, this time passing the ball directly to Anthony.

Seeing Leiting's continuous operation, Su Tian had to say that Leiting's ability to make it to where it is today really depends on the personal abilities of these superstars.

The Thunder didn't have any complicated tactics at all. They just gave the ball to the superstar and let the superstar handle it in singles.

The same is true after Anthony got the ball this time. Facing Randall's defense, Anthony was not polite at all. After breaking through, he was caught up, so he directly changed from face to back.

After turning his back, he continuously shook his shoulders to shake Randall's defensive center of gravity, and then turned over and shot a jumper.

Swah——

Anthony's singles skills are still very good, but as he grows older, this kind of singles becomes less and less, and the persistence time is getting shorter and shorter.

5-4
The Thunder still kept up with the Lakers. Although the Lakers took the lead, they did not fall too far.

The next few rounds also demonstrated the role of superstars. The Thunder maximized the individual abilities of the three, while the Lakers were led by Su Tian, ​​who activated the entire team and used their overall strength to overwhelm the opponent.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 30-24, and the Thunder fell behind by 6 points temporarily.

Although the three superstars are strong, they lack tactical changes, and it is easy for the opponent to find the rules and break them tactically.

However, as long as the superstar is unsolvable enough, this tactic is unsolvable enough.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to rotate personnel. This period was the weakest time for the Lakers, and it was also one of the reasons why the Lakers lost to the Thunder before.

Because the Thunder has three superstars, in the playoffs, the Thunder can even guarantee that at least two of them will be on the court.

This was the case in the second quarter. Anthony came down to rest, leaving Westbrook and Paul on the court.

As for the Lakers, in order to avoid being hit by the Thunder at the beginning of the game, Su Tian took the bench to play.

With Su Tian's leadership, the Lakers can be much better, but the front line still suffers, and Paul George scored several consecutive goals.

Five minutes later, the Thunder began to make adjustments, replacing George and taking Anthony.

On the Lakers side, Su Tian also took a rest, but at the same time Wharton also took the starting lineup other than Su Tian.

This is also the Lakers Wusu Tian's strongest lineup, but it's a pity that they can barely support the Thunder.

So in the next few rounds, the Thunder still caught up with the point difference, and the Lakers' lineup failed to hold the point difference.

Two minutes before the end of the second quarter, Walton changed the lineup again, the starting lineup won, and Su Tian played again with the substitute lineup.

The bench lineup at this time is more like a tool man, because the ball is basically concentrated in Su Tian's hands, they only need to cooperate with defense and running tactics, or shoot directly after receiving a pass from Su Tian.

Su Tian also took advantage of these 2 minutes to slightly stabilize the situation, allowing the Lakers to gain a little upper hand again.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 55-52, and the Lakers temporarily led by 3 points.

Thanks to Su Tian playing at the end, the Lakers were able to lead the opponent at halftime, which also laid a good foundation for the second half.

During the intermission, in the Thunder locker room, Donovan also said something similar to Popovich.

"Guys, gentlemen, the second round against the Lakers is already our best choice, and even I think this is an easier game than the first round.

So, don't hesitate, don't hesitate, go straight up and fight, release your energy! "

After speaking, Donovan also looked at Paul George and Anthony.

"Especially our striker has a huge advantage. Don't ignore our advantage. We will attack from the striker in the second half. The specific tactical arrangement is to do this."

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(End of this chapter)