NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 275
In the end, the game ended and the Lakers defeated the Thunder 112-99. Until the end of the game, the Lakers still maintained a double-digit point difference.

In this game, Su Tian scored 35 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. However, the Lakers' gain in this game is not only to win the first game, but also to successfully activate Ingram.

The activation referred to here is not to let Ingram play, but to stimulate Ingram's fighting spirit on the court and improve Ingram's mental attributes during the playoffs.

With the help of Su Tian, ​​Ingram scored 23 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, just like a team's second leader.

Of course, if Ingram can do better on the defensive end, then the Lakers can directly hit the championship this season.

At the end of the first battle with the Thunder, the big score came to 1-0. This result is also in line with the public's predictions for the game.

The current poll initiated by ESPN shows that more than 70% believe that the Lakers can advance to the Western Conference Finals, but most believe that the Lakers and the Thunder will have six or even seven games.

Obviously, everyone feels that the Lakers can advance, but it is more troublesome.

On the second day after the game ended, Su Tian watched the game between the Rockets and the Warriors while preparing for the game.

On May 5, the second game between the Rockets and the Warriors.

The Warriors still started with a big start, and the five minors died directly in the starting lineup.

The Rockets retained the starting lineup from the previous game, Paul, Harden, Ariza, PJ Tucker, Capela.

This game is still the focus of attention of all parties, because compared with the Lakers and Thunder, the outcome of the Rockets and Warriors is more unpredictable and more attractive.

This game was still watched by Su Tian at home, but this time it was James Young who watched with Su Tian, ​​and Randall was with his family.

"Come on, Sue, let's predict who will win this game." James Young said with a smile.

"I'm not God, how do I know who will win, but I guess it might be the Rockets." Su Tian said.

"why?"

"Why? It may be because the Warriors won the last game, so I guess the Rockets may win this time."

"Hey, but such a guess doesn't make any sense at all."

"Where are so many reasons needed, and it's not writing a thesis, I think that's it."

While the two were talking, the game had already started. The Rockets got the first attack. Paul advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and cooperated with his teammates to play tactics.

Su Tian was concentrating on watching the game when suddenly James Young beside him said something.

"Su, what do you think if the Rockets fail and Paul goes to the Warriors?"

"Paul going to the Warriors? What a joke, the league will not allow it. I would rather believe that Cousins ​​​​goes to the Warriors than Paul will go to the Warriors."

"Hahahasu, you are even more joking. The only weakness of the Warriors is the inside line. If Cousins ​​really goes to the Warriors, then other teams will stop playing."

"Maybe, maybe sometimes reality is more magical than we imagined." Su Tian said suddenly.

"More magical? You mean Paul and Cousins ​​are going to the Warriors?" James Young whispered in disbelief.

"No, at least not now."

In a blink of an eye, half a quarter of the game had passed, and the Rockets and the Warriors were evenly divided. Although the Rockets had a slight upper hand, they did not form an absolute advantage.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 26-21, and the Rockets temporarily led by 5 points.

Seeing this, Su Tian still couldn't see who had the upper hand. After all, the gap between the Rockets and the Warriors was not that big, and the Rockets' three-pointer had too many uncertainties. It was hard to judge until the last moment.

In the second quarter, the two sides made regular personnel adjustments and replaced players on the field. At the same time, both sides retained a superstar to lead the team on the field.

In the first 2 minutes, the offense and defense of both sides were still normal, but after 2 minutes, the Rockets suddenly started to go crazy with three-pointers, hitting consecutive three-pointers and directly opened the point difference to double digits.

Cole called a timeout in time, but after the timeout came back, the Rockets still didn't feel weak.

The double-digit advantage was maintained by the Rockets until the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 64-50, with the Rockets leading by 14 points.

At this moment, Su Tian has already sniffed out the opportunity for the Rockets to win. As long as the Rockets don't crash or misfire in the next time, the probability of the Rockets winning is very high.

Soon, the second half began, and the starting lineups of both sides began to appear. In the third quarter of the Warriors' time, the five dead players also began to show their power.

As soon as he played, Green assisted Clay and Curry to hit three-pointers in a row. Seeing that the point difference was about to be chased into single digits, Harden stepped forward.

With the help of his teammates in the pick-and-roll, Harden made a direct three-pointer with the help of the pick-and-roll, stabilizing the situation.

Similarly, Paul broke into the basket with the ball to attract the defense, passed the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner, and Tucker caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Tucker also made a direct three-pointer. The Rockets and Warriors seemed to be the scene of a three-point shooting contest. They would rather make top three-pointers than take easy mid-range shots.

As a traveler who has experienced the era of small balls, Su Tian naturally knows the power of three-pointers, but he also knows that when a team only or relies heavily on three-pointers, it is also extremely dangerous.

A three-pointer is like a double-edged sword, either to kill the opponent or to kill yourself.

In the third quarter, the Warriors made great efforts to catch up with some points, but Harden and Paul also continued to drive the team, keeping the point difference at a certain level, and the Warriors did not catch up.

Soon after the third quarter ended, the Warriors failed to catch up with the score, but instead exhausted Wu Xiao's energy, so he had to make time for Wu Xiao to rest in the fourth quarter.

As for the Rockets, being able to lead the Warriors to the present is not only due to Paul and Harden, the key is that the role players of the Rockets also performed quite well in this game. contribute.

In the fourth quarter, Cole still didn't give up, and wanted to fight hard and win the score back.

But the Rockets used their lives, and the Rockets were really lucky in this game, and the role players played well. In the end, the Rockets won the game 127-105.

哈登全场拿到27分10篮板3助攻，保罗全场拿到16分6助攻4篮板3抢断。

In addition to these two superstars, the performance of the Rockets' role players is the key to winning this game.

阿里扎全场拿到19分6助攻4篮板2抢断，pj塔克全场拿到22分7篮板4助攻，三分球6中5，全场总共仅占用了10次出手机会。

圆脸登则是火箭替补席最不可缺少一人，全场拿到27分3篮板2助攻，三分球9投6中。

Looking at the Rockets' post-match statistics, Su Tian couldn't help sighing, "The Warriors deserve death."

On the other hand, for the Warriors, Durant got the highest score with 38 points and 3 rebounds, which is the highest score in the team and the highest score in the game.

Durant performed well, but when he lost, it was natural that someone's performance was broken.

库里全场19投7中，三分球8中1，只拿到16分7助攻7篮板。

Although this data seems to be okay, it is obviously not enough for the head star of a championship team.

Of course, Curry was not the only one who broke down, but also Clay, who made 11 of 3 shots and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

And these three are already the three highest-scoring Warriors in this game, that is to say, only Durant and Curry scored in double figures in the entire Warriors.

After the second game between the Rockets and the Warriors, the big score came to 1-1, and the second game between the Lakers and the Thunder is about to start.

At this moment, Su Tian suddenly received a text message.

"Sue, the Western Conference finals are waiting for you, don't go home and fish before you meet me." -James Harden.

"Don't worry, I'll go to Oklahoma with 2-0."

After replying to the message, Su Tian put away his mobile phone and went to the arena for training, trying to get in the best condition before the game.

On May 5, the second game between the Lakers and the Thunder started.

The starting lineups of both sides have not changed, and remain the same as the previous game.

This time Lopez took the lead and grabbed the basketball first, and the Lakers got the first attack.

Lopez grabbed the jump ball here, and the fans on the scene cheered and jumped up. After all, it is really not easy for Lopez to grab the jump ball. For Lakers fans, it is like Chinese New Year.

Ball got the ball and advanced to the front court with the ball. Instead of passing the ball directly, he cooperated with his teammates first to see if he could play a wave of tactical cooperation.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Ball broke into the inside with the ball, attracted the defense and passed the ball to Randall. Randall caught the ball and broke through again, making an emergency stop and jump shot.

Swah——

Anthony's old body still suffered from speed and explosiveness, and Randall made a mid-range hit.

2-0
The possession of the ball was changed, and it was the Thunder's turn to attack.

Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. At this time, Westbrook discovered that the Lakers actually switched defenses at the beginning of the game, and Su Tianlai defended Westbrook.

But Westbrook did not fight Su Tian alone, but passed the ball to Paul George according to the coach's arrangement.

Before the game, Wharton on the Lakers arranged for Su Tian and Ball to switch defenses to curb Westbrook's performance.

But unexpectedly, at the same time, Donovan also made adjustments, putting the focus and focus of the team's offense on the front line from the beginning of the game. Although it is not good to let Westbrook fully assist, but in order to win And a championship, Westbrook is willing to sacrifice.

Paul George got the ball, faced Ingram George and expressed no pressure, directly burst into the inside with a breakthrough, and then made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper.

An emergency stop by George directly opened up ample shooting space, and Ingram lacked experience in the game, especially in the playoffs, so George scored easily.

2-2
Seeing that Ingram was easily swayed away by George, Su Tian hurriedly took advantage of the serve to find Ingram.

"Brand, this is the playoffs! It's not the regular season! No matter who shoots a jump shot in front of you, if you can't prevent it, you will be fouled! Even if you catch it, don't let him shoot easily! Don't be a gentleman! This is the battlefield !"

Seeing Su Tian's serious expression and his stern words, Ingram nodded solemnly.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Ball took the ball to the frontcourt, still starting the pick-and-roll. This time, Ball passed the ball to Ingram, who was trying to make an air cut.

After Ingram got the ball, he went straight to the basket, but George was not slow, and he caught up with him in two steps. In order to ensure the hit rate, Ingram made another pass and gave it outside the three-point line Su Tian.

When Su Tian received the ball, even Brewer, who was defending him, didn't see it clearly, so Su Tian directly caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Brewer didn't react, and naturally there was no effective interference, so Su Tian directly hit a three-pointer.

5-2
Although the Lakers made consecutive hits, Donovan was not in a hurry at all, because the Thunder were also proceeding according to their own arrangements, and the Thunder were still on track.

The ball was given to the Thunder again, Westbrook took the ball to the frontcourt, and this time passed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony got the ball, faced Randall's defense, and directly played singles with the ball.

Since the playoffs, Randall's reputation has been rising all the way. The main reason is naturally that Randall's defense has been unanimously recognized by the outside world.

The first round was mainly responsible for defending Aldridge, and the second round was mainly responsible for defending Anthony, who is also a super giant star.

After two rounds, people suddenly discovered that Randall's defense was actually better than they thought, not only a little better, but a lot better.

So this has led to more and more offers from other teams for Randall.

Randall's market is also all the way higher.

And it just so happens that this season is also the last year of Randall's rookie contract, and Randall's market reached its peak in the contract year.

Magic Johnson wants to cry and laugh at the same time. His good performance shows that the Lakers have selected the right person, but if his performance is too good, he has to prepare a suitable big contract. This will put a certain amount of pressure on the Lakers' salary space, but All of this will have to wait until the offseason.

Looking back on the field, Anthony was singles Randall with the ball at this time. First, he broke through with the ball facing up. Turn over and shoot a jumper.

Randall maintained a good defensive position throughout the entire process, and Randall judged the timing of the final shot correctly, which gave Anthony serious shooting interference.

boom--

After playing basketball, Lopez turned around and took the rebound, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, turned around and started the fast break mode directly, and the other Lakers players also tacitly ran along with him.

This time the Thunder reacted very quickly. Westbrook caught up with Su Tian, ​​who was fast-breaking with the ball, and Paul George also entangled Ingram in time.

Randall ran ahead of Anthony, but the two started running from a low position, and the starting point was too far to help in time.

Su Tian's eyes turned quickly, looking for a suitable point to shoot the ball. Suddenly, Su Tian saw Ball running along the sideline to the bottom corner of the frontcourt.

And Brewer, who was in charge of defending Ball, was pulled far away, so Su Tian directly hit the ground with a long-distance pass, and passed it directly to the route in front of Ball.

Ball was a little surprised when he got the ball, but he reacted quickly, so he directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Ball made a direct three-pointer.

8-2
(End of this chapter)