NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 278 The Sudden Explosion of Thunder

When he returned to the court, Su Tian directly dunked successfully, of course the main reason was to boost morale.

Thunder seems to have not changed its tactics, but in fact it is completely different from the previous two games. It is clear that they came prepared, and Su Tian must stand up at this critical moment to stabilize the situation.

The possession of the ball was changed, and the Thunder organized the offense again.

This time, after Westbrook broke through with the ball to attract Su Tian's defense, he passed the ball to Anthony. Anthony got the ball without stopping and passed it to George again.

George got the ball and went straight to the basket, Lopez quickly returned to the basket, but George did not make a hard attack, but passed the ball to Adams who was emptied.

Adams got the ball and didn't pass it in a hurry. Instead, he made a pick-and-roll for Anthony and handed the ball to Anthony.

Anthony gets the ball with the help of a screen, catches and shoots directly.

Swah——

The Thunder relied on overall cooperation to score another goal.

This time Su Tian pushed forward with the ball to the frontcourt, called Lopez for a pick-and-roll, used the pick-and-roll to directly break through to the basket, attracted George and Adams' help defense double-team, and passed the ball back to Lopez who was emptied .

Lopez catches the ball and makes a three-pointer.

Swah——

Lopez hit a three-pointer.

Seeing Lopez hit a three-pointer, Su Tian felt relieved and found Lopez to give him a high five.

"You have cooperated, and our Lakers have cooperated even more."

The possession of the ball was changed, the Thunder repeated the same trick, and Westbrook broke through to attract the defense to pass the ball to George for the second organization.

But this time Westbrook's pass was seen through by Su Tian. Su Tian quickly attacked and directly formed a steal. After grabbing the ball, he held the ball and went straight to the frontcourt.

Westbrook and George turned to chase. When Su Tian came to the free throw line in the front court, the two chased up. Su Tian glanced and saw Randall running behind.

So Su Tian directly collected the ball and took off, made a fake pass and passed it to Randall behind him.

Randall caught the ball and made a three-step layup.

The Lakers' defensive counterattack was successful, and the situation is being regained bit by bit by the Lakers.

It's just a pity that the first quarter was over before the Lakers completely recovered the score.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 28-31, and the Lakers were temporarily behind by 3 points.

Seeing that the team took the lead in the first quarter, Donovan seemed very excited. This shows that his adjustments are indeed effective, but the leading score is not many, which shows that the team is not very safe. Donovan is ready to strengthen one time.

On the Lakers side, Wharton approached Su Tian, ​​"Su, how do you feel, do you want to continue in the second quarter?"

Su Tian nodded and said, "I'll bring the substitute lineup for the first half, and leave it to them for the second half."

After speaking, Su Tian looked at the three young talents of the Lakers. These three are very talented, and their strengths are gradually showing. If there are no injuries, they will be an All-Star in the future.

However, the only problem is that he is too young, and it will take a few years before he can redeem his talents. Even if Su Tian can afford to wait, the Lakers probably don't want to wait.

Soon, the intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

Su Tianding went to the third position and led the substitute lineup to play.

For the Thunder, Westbrook and George lead the team. George's main role and task in the second quarter is to defend Su Tian.

In the second quarter, the first ball was given to the Lakers. Hart advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian's defense against George is still a pick-and-roll start. The Thunder's starting center Adams is resting off the court at this time, and the rest of the Thunder's inside players are too slow to double-team Su Tian. The task was given to Ferguson.

Su Tian broke through directly with the help of the pick-and-roll. George quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and chased after Su Tian. Ferguson on the side remembered the coach's words and quickly double-teamed Su Tian.

At this time, Su Tian was double-teamed by Ferguson in the front and chased by George in the back. However, Su Tian did not pass the ball. Instead, he crossed the dribble and changed the direction drastically, passing Ferguson directly, and then made a three-step layup.

30-31
As soon as the second quarter came up, Su Tian made a single hit with the ball, as if to say that the Thunder's defense was useless, which hit Donovan very hard.

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

The Thunder have both Westbrook and George on the court at the same time, and Su Tian follows George, so the team's offensive responsibility will be handed over to Westbrook.

Facing Hart's defense, Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to directly initiate a breakthrough. After breaking into the inside line, he made a jump shot against Nance's defense interference.

Seeing Westbrook make an emergency stop to shoot a jumper, Paul George still felt a little bit in his heart.

boom--

Sure enough, Westbrook did not disappoint George, and he shot hard.

Nance turned around and got the rebound, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​who started the Lakers' fast break with the ball.

This time Paul George reacted quickly, or in other words, George was ready when Westbrook made a shot.

So George and Su Tian entangled all the way to the frontcourt, George entangled very tightly, Su Tian had to pass the ball to Kuzma who was following behind.

Kuzma took three steps directly after receiving the ball and made a layup.

Although Su Tian didn't score with the ball himself, he managed to get an assist.

32-31
The Lakers officially completed the overtake of the Thunder. In the next few rounds, Westbrook and George have been working hard to overtake again, but the overall rhythm of the court is firmly controlled by Su Tian.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Thunder began to make substitutions and adjustments. They couldn't do without a change, because the battle in the third quarter would only become more intense, and the main players had to maintain a certain amount of stamina.

The Lakers also made substitutions and adjustments. The Lakers are led by three potential rookies, while the Thunder are led by Anthony.

Anthony has plenty of experience, while the Lakers are younger, more impactful and energetic.

It seems that the game is evenly divided on the court. The main reason is that these few playoff games have brought out the confidence of the young people of the Lakers. They dare to do many moves without any special pressure.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 59-57, and the Lakers temporarily led by 2 points.

During the halftime break, Donovan was still emphasizing coordination, tactics, and passing the ball more, but that's all there is to it.

For the Lakers, although Wharton was also a little worried, but out of absolute trust in Su Tian, ​​Wharton still didn't raise his worries and questions.

Taking advantage of the intermission, the commentary seats were not idle.

"Charles, do you think you can still see this game clearly?" Kenny Smith said.

"To be honest, I think this game should be the most intense game in this round of the series, although this is the third game." Barkley said.

"Why? There will be at least one more game later."

Barkley cleared his throat and said: "It's very simple. The reason why the Thunder took the lead at the beginning has a lot to do with the Lakers' lack of defense, but now the Lakers have realized that when the Lakers are prepared, it is difficult for the Thunder to succeed. There is a trump card that has not been used, but I don't think the Thunder has a better way."

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement after listening, but in order to ensure the objectivity of the game commentary, Kenny Smith still said:
"But the game is not over yet, basketball is round, everything is possible, if the Thunder's touch suddenly explodes in the third quarter, this is also uncertain, so, audience friends, don't rush away Open, otherwise you will miss some wonderful moments."

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

Maybe it really made Kenny Smith right, or maybe it was the Thunder's accumulation.

In short, the Thunder hit consecutive three-pointers as soon as they came up in the third quarter.

First, Paul George made a three-pointer, and then Westbrook broke through and assisted Anthony to score a three-pointer.

Before the Lakers could catch their breath, George assisted Westbrook to hit a three-pointer.

Westbrook can still score three-pointers during this period. Although the shooting percentage is not very high, at least there is still some production.

So under the stormy bombing of the Thunder, the Lakers failed to withstand the pressure, allowing the Thunder to complete the lead.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Thunder had already led the Lakers by 8 points. The Thunder took the lead in adjusting personnel, and then Walton called a timeout, replacing Su Tian and most of the main players, allowing Ingram and Randall Lead the team on the field.

The task of Ingram and Randall in the next few minutes is not easy. While trying not to widen the gap, try to narrow the gap as much as possible.

The Thunder's bench showed a relaxed atmosphere for the first time in this round of the game. Westbrook and George on the side were chatting and laughing. They didn't know what they were talking about, but it was obvious from the expressions that they were confident about the game. .

Ingram and Randall were quite competitive, and they did not let the point difference continue to expand, and at the same time chased the point difference to 6 points.

During this period, Randall's performance became more and more dazzling. It may be that the previous conversation with Su Tian also made Randall realize that his time with the Lakers is running out, and he wants to take advantage of this time to leave something behind.

Of course, the more likely reason is that he wants to take advantage of the playoffs to show himself more, so that he can get a big contract next season.

No matter what the reason is, in short, Randall really did his best to play the best performance.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 84-90, and the Lakers were temporarily behind by 6 points.

Walton looked at the players on the bench with a tactical board, and said, "Guys, according to our coaching staff's speculation, this game is already the end of the Thunder's battle, and it is a struggle before death. If it is won, the Thunder will no longer have the desire to resist in the next game."

Wharton suddenly changed the topic: "However, if this game is won by the Thunder, then the Thunder will only work harder in the next game! So guys, in order to avoid excessive consumption of our physical strength and energy, we must make this game Take it down!"

Wharton gave a passionate speech here, trying to make everyone pay attention to it. On the other side, Donovan found three thighs, holding a tactical board to write and draw, and he was also arranging some tactics.

Soon, the intermission is over and the fourth quarter begins.

The Lakers played a semi-starting lineup, Ball, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, Lopez.

As for the Thunder, only the two thighs that played were starters, and the other three were substitutes.

The first ball was given to the Thunder in the fourth quarter, and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian was facing Paul George at this time, so Westbrook decided to attack with the ball by himself. After making a breakthrough, Ball's speed still couldn't keep up with Westbrook who was in gear and started.

Westbrook came all the way to the basket and was assisted by Lopez. Westbrook collected the ball and took off, forcing a layup.

Lopez's defensive ability at the basket is not bad, especially for Westbrook who goes straight. Lopez accurately interferes with Westbrook's layup.

boom--

Westbrook made a layup, and at the same time Su Tian rushed to grab the rebound, jumped high and directly received the rebound.

After getting the rebound, he turned around and started the fast break mode directly. George was already familiar with Su Tian's procedure, so he followed up directly and followed all the way to the frontcourt.

During the period, Su Tian sped up twice to try to get rid of George, but he was unsuccessful. George is too experienced. If Su Tian, ​​who was in a state outside the final quarter, would have directly defeated George.

But George just didn't play with you, he chased and fought against you, and even made some small moves, which made Su Tian's speed not run at all.

After coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian collected the ball and used the European step. After barely swaying George, he took a little back and shot.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

86-90
"From this ball, we can see Su's strong waist and abdomen and the accuracy of his shooting, which will become the prerequisites for his success." Barkley said.

"That's right, but we can't ignore the subtlety of George's defense. You have to know that in the fourth quarter, he can still put such a huge defensive pressure on Su. So far, I have only seen Paul George." Kenny Smith echoed.

This wave of George's defense was very exciting, which made Su Tian look at him with admiration. He did not expect that George could still give such a solid defense in the fourth quarter, which is worthy of being the strongest background in the NBA.

Su Tian coveted George's talent and strength, wishing he could abduct George from Oklahoma to Los Angeles right now.

The possession of the ball was changed, and the Thunder organized the offense again.

This time it was still Westbrook who held the ball to launch the offense and used the pick-and-roll to break through, but this time he did not break into the basket, but made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Westbrook's emergency stop jumper looks very stiff, and fans are always ridiculed as a zombie jumper.

Of course, the hit rate is really not high, just like this time.

boom--

Basketball hit the iron, Lopez grabbed the rebound, passed directly to Kuzma, and Kuzma passed the ball to Su Tian again.

Su Tian got the ball and wanted to make another fast break, but this time the Thunder's overall defense speed was very fast, Su Tian didn't find a chance, and the two sides fell into position.

After falling into the position, Su Tian stretched out his hand to signal Lopez to step forward for pick-and-roll cooperation. George's current defensive state is too good, and Su Tian still wants to be more on the safe side.

Sure enough, with Lopez's pick-and-roll cooperation, it became easier to get rid of George's defense. After getting rid of George, Su Tian immediately accelerated and rushed to the basket. When encountering Ferguson's help defense, Su Tian dodged with a pull bar and made a layup. succeed.

88-90
The Lakers scored two consecutive defensive counterattacks, and the difference was only 2 points in a blink of an eye, and Donovan's face became more and more ugly.

(End of this chapter)