NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 281

Donovan originally wanted to make some adjustments in the midfield to deal with the Lakers, but after much deliberation, he couldn't think of any better way, so he could only arrange for the players to take a good rest, and then walked out.

There was silence in the Thunder locker room, everyone was doing their own things silently.

Westbrook actually knew in his heart that the Thunder had stopped here, but Westbrook was still not reconciled, not reconciled to having his head shaved in the second round.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers deployed all the main lineup as usual. Walton wanted to open up the point difference in the third quarter, and then Su Tian played in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder directly entered the countdown to death.

Of course, this is just Wharton's idea, and it depends on the performance of the players on the field.

The first ball was given to the Lakers in the third quarter. Ball held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. First, he used running tactics to confuse the opponent, and then Ball passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian didn't stop when he received the ball, and went straight to the basket with the ball to make a breakthrough.

After coming to the basket, Adams assisted in the defense. Su Tian pulled the bar to dodge and hit a layup.

60-51
Seeing that the point difference is going to double digits, Westbrook's inner unwillingness is becoming more and more obvious.

Westbrook once again held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. This time, Westbrook directly put in gear and broke through as soon as he came to the frontcourt. Ball hadn't realized that Westbrook had already broken through the defense.

Lopez on the inside had just settled down, and Westbrook ran directly towards Lopez before he had time to take a defensive stance.

bang—drip—

Westbrook missed a layup, but it also caused a foul by Lopez.

Westbrook walked to the free throw line calmly and made two free throws.

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At this time, Su Tian hadn't noticed the difference in Westbrook, but felt that Lopez's reaction was a little slower, so he turned around and participated in the attack after reminding him.

After Su Tian came to the frontcourt again, he received the ball and made a pick-and-roll shot, broke through and made a mid-range emergency stop jump shot.

boom--

When Su Tian made a move this time, George assisted in defense in time, and Su Tian was seriously disturbed.

After the basketball hit the iron, Adams hurriedly locked his position, Westbrook rushed in to receive the rebound, and directly put into gear to start a fast break.

Seeing Westbrook launch a fast break, Su Tian also chased after him, but was blocked by George before he started, so Su Tian could only change the route to avoid George and catch up again.

But after Su Tian bypassed George, Westbrook had already taken the lead and ran to the front.

When Westbrook came to the basket in the frontcourt, there were no defenders around him, so Westbrook directly collected the ball and took off.

bang——

Westbrook succeeded in smashing the buckle vigorously.

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Westbrook dunked the ball with full momentum, and the atmosphere of the fans was once again aroused.

Only then did Su Tian take a closer look at Westbrook's state. Su Tian found that there was a trace of firmness and determination to win in Westbrook's eyes.

At this moment, Su Tian suddenly looked back at Paul George.

George was also looking at Su Tian with a smile at this time.

"Su, at least this time, I won't lose."

After speaking, George returned to defense with his teammates.

Su Tian frowned, his eyes glanced back and forth between Westbrook and George.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Ball advanced with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian took the initiative to ask for the ball, and Ball passed it to him.

As soon as Su Tian got the ball, George's defense rushed forward. Facing George's all-out oppressive defense, Su Tian just made sure not to lose the ball.

Seeing this, Randall quickly stepped forward to respond, Su Tian passed the ball to Randall, and Randall took advantage of the situation to make a pick-and-roll for Su Tian, ​​and the two passed the ball hand in hand.

Su Tian received the ball again and directly launched a breakthrough. This time Su Tian broke through all the way to the basket, successfully throwing off George's defense, but encountered Adams.

But dealing with Adams is at least easier than dealing with George, so Su Tian directly collected the ball and took a European step, easily swayed Adams and made a layup.

62-55
Seeing Su Tian score, Wharton was relieved. As long as Su Tian plays normally, the Lakers are not afraid of overturning.

Although Wharton was relieved, Su Tian was not completely relieved.

In the original prediction, Paul George is the only one who can break out in this game. If Westbrook is added, the Thunder will become even more difficult to play.

And according to Su Tian's observation just now, Westbrook's desire to win is very strong, and at the same time, Westbrook remains calm, which is the most rare thing.

Su Tian secretly complained in his heart: "You said you were like this earlier, Durant would not have left, and he might even win the championship in 12 years."

It can only be said that this was meeting the right person at the wrong time, which eventually caused the two to break up unhappy.

In the next few rounds, Westbrook began to keep hitting the inside with the ball. At the same time, Westbrook also combined his offense and assisting his teammates very well, and the balance between the two was well grasped.

On the Lakers side, led by Su Tian, ​​they barely maintained their lead.

In the middle of the third quarter, Su Tian was replaced. At this time, the difference between the two teams was only 3 points.

After Su went to the court, the Thunder also made adjustments. Westbrook and George went off the court one after another, and handed over the Thunder to Anthony to lead.

On the Lakers side, Randall and Ingram teamed up, although it was not as easy as Anthony, but relying on the vitality and impact of the young people, the two sides barely drew a tie.

Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the score came to 87-89. The Thunder overtook the Lakers, leading the Lakers by two points.

Watching the team complete the overtake, Donovan became excited again, and took advantage of the inter-section break to start to arrange corresponding tactics with the tactical board.

As for the Lakers, Wharton only cared about Su Tian's state.

"No problem, Sue."

"Relax coach, there is no problem."

Hearing what Su Tian said, Wharton was in the mood to continue arranging tactics.

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

The Lakers lineup in the fourth quarter was still the same as before, with Su Tian leading the bench lineup.

On the Thunder's side, all the main players except Anthony were taken.

Westbrook, Ferguson, Brewer, Paul George, Adams.

George was pushed to the fourth position, but actually on the court, he was still directly facing Su Tian.

The first ball was given to the Thunder in the fourth quarter. Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, directly called Adams for the pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to pick up and go straight to the basket.

Naturally, Hart doesn't have the ability to defend against Westbrook alone. He is just guarding against Westbrook's direct shots at any time. As for the breakthrough, there is Nance who is prepared by Wharton to defend at the basket.

Facing Nance's squatting defense at the basket, Westbrook was not afraid to collect the ball and take off directly, and flew towards the basket with a flying dunk.

Nance was frightened by Westbrook's aura and didn't raise his hand in time to defend, so Westbrook directly completed a frontal dunk facing Nance!

"Ah!!!" Westbrook roared loudly after the dunk was successful and he landed.

At the same time, Nance finally realized what had just happened.

87-91
The Thunder led by 4 points.

The ball changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack. At this time, the fans in the arena were completely mobilized and shouted: "Defense! Defense! Defense!"

Hart advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, faced George's defense, and signaled to his teammates to pull away.

After all his teammates had settled down, Su Tian began to lower his center of gravity and cross dribble in an attempt to hit George single-handedly.

After consecutive cross dribbles, Su Tian suddenly broke out and made a breakthrough from the right. At the same time, Ferguson in the bottom corner on the right let go of Pope, and followed George to double-team Su Tian.

Seeing the Thunder double-team, Su Tian didn't hesitate and passed the ball directly to Pope in the bottom corner.

Pope can be regarded as a relatively stable three-pointer on the outside of the Lakers. After receiving a pass from Su Tian, ​​he directly made a three-pointer.

boom--

It's a pity that Pope feels worse this time, playing basketball with iron.

Just when Donovan was happy that the double-teaming tactic he had arranged took effect, Su Tian suddenly rushed out from the crowd, jumped high, and directly pushed the basketball back with a dunk.

89-91
The point difference returned to 2 points again.

The smile on Donovan's face froze for an instant, and he pretended to rub his face inadvertently before his face returned to normal.

The ball was given to the Thunder again, and Westbrook continued to hold the ball to organize the offense. This time, Westbrook held the ball and broke through to give George the ball.

After George got the ball, he pushed away Kuzma, who was defending him, and then made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper.

George thought the shot was stable, but at this time it was Su Tian again, and the sudden appearance gave enough interference.

boom--

The basketball hit the iron, the rebound was caught by Nance, and the ball was passed directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian didn't hesitate after receiving the pass, and turned around directly to start a fast break. Su Tian's speed in the fourth quarter was very fast. Neither George nor Westbrook caught up. They watched Su Tian make a layup.

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Not long after the opening of the fourth quarter, it was Su Tian's continuous performance that made the score directly tied.

Donovan felt very familiar with such a scene, as if he had seen it somewhere.

Westbrook and George looked at each other. It is well known that Su Tian was in a good state in the fourth quarter, but he was able to lead the team alone in the playoffs and still have such a performance. In this way, these two people cannot admit defeat so easily.

In the next few rounds, Westbrook and George took turns to try to compete with Su Tian who was cheating, but Su Tian was cheating, how could he let himself lose.

After half a quarter, the Lakers had already led the Thunder by 8 points. Donovan called a timeout, ready to replace the entire main lineup and fight to the death.

The Lakers are also making substitutions and adjustments, taking the main lineup and preparing to harvest the game.

"Charles, do you think the Thunder still have a chance?" Kenny Smith took advantage of the timeout to talk to Barkley next to him.

"To be honest, I don't think there is much hope. Su Tian is in very good condition. Of course, he has always been in good condition. He is the most stable superstar I have ever seen." Barkley said.

"Then what kind of situation will the Thunder be able to turn defeat into victory?" Smith continued to ask.

"What happened? If Westbrook hit consecutive three-pointers and George locked Su Tian, ​​the Thunder should be able to win." Barkley shook his head and said.

The timeout ended quickly, and the two sides re-entered the field.

After playing, George still faced Su Tian.

At this time, Su Tian couldn't help but want to say two rubbish words: "George, you know, Thunder is not my opponent, and Thunder is over for this year."

George turned his head to look at Su Tian and didn't say much, but the content revealed from his eyes was firm.

After returning to the court, Westbrook held the ball and continued to organize the offense. This time the Thunder ran an extremely complicated tactic, and finally gave the ball to George who made an air cut.

The opportunity was good, but unfortunately, George still softened when he made a layup, and the basketball hit the iron.

Lopez turned around to accept the rebound, raised the ball high above his head, and turned around to look for Su Tian's figure. As expected, Su Tian had already started a fast break at this time, so Lopez directly threw a long pass to Su Tian. Location.

Su Tian ran two more steps forward, successfully got the ball, and then quickly ran forward with the ball. Although George had been pulled away by a certain distance, he was still chasing behind Su Tian, ​​and then watched Su Tian score a layup. .

Seeing Su Tian score the goal, George was obviously discouraged. When the Thunder attacked again, George directly threw a three-point shot.

At this point, the game is basically over, and the point difference has gradually widened to double digits.

Barkley in the commentary has already begun to thank Paul George, Anthony and Westbrook for their dedication to the Thunder, because everyone knows that the three will not be able to continue playing together next season.

No matter who the reason is, in short, the gap between the Thunder and the Lakers is obvious. The Thunder must make changes next season, otherwise the Thunder will make no progress.

One minute before the end of the game, Donovan replaced all the main players and announced a complete surrender.

Donovan sighed. Donovan was a meritorious bishop during the NCAA. After coming to the NBA, he has struggled for so many years and has not made any achievements.

After so many years in the Thunder, Donovan doesn't know if he can stay in the Thunder next season.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the Thunder 118-102, and the big score came to 4-0. The Lakers swept the Thunder!

So far, the Lakers have swept their opponents in both rounds of the series!

Since the playoffs, they have entered the Western Conference Finals with an 8-0 record.

After the game, Su Tian found Paul George, and the two embraced.

"Paul, I'm sorry, I swept it accidentally." The corner of Su Tian's mouth has inadvertently raised.

"Su, the next time you say something like this, press down the corners of your mouth first. Your corners are simply harder to press down than AK's." George said with a resentful expression on his face.

"Hahaha I'm really sorry, hahahaha."

After talking to George, Su Tian found Westbrook to hug him.

"Su, you are a respectable opponent, go on and take my share until you win the championship." Westbrook said.

"Don't worry Russell, I won't stop here, I will keep moving forward, by the way, I have a chance during the offseason, I will take you to my hometown Huaguo to play." Su Tian said with a smile.

"Wow that's great, I like Huaguo very much, and there are Tang suits, that's very cool."

After greeting the Thunder players, Su Tian followed the Lakers back to the locker room.

"Su, pack up quickly and follow me to the post-match interview." Wharton said when he saw Su Tian walk in.

"Good coach."

(End of this chapter)