NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 286 Warriors change strategy, Jordan's law

Curry also realized that if he wanted to overtake the Lakers, he could no longer follow the rules, so this time after he came to the frontcourt with the ball and was two steps away from the three-point line, he directly shot a three-pointer.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

Curry was also relieved to see the three-pointer hit, and quickly participated in the defense.

Curry's three-pointer was a forceful continuation of the Warriors' life, but it still did not change the fact that the Lakers were leading, and how to defend Su Tian was also a headache for the Warriors.

Su Tian pushed forward with the ball to the frontcourt and faced Clay's defense again. Clay was highly concentrated this time. At the same time, Durant and Green next to him were also watching Su Tian's movements at any time, ready to step forward to help defend at any time.

Of course Su Tian also noticed the movements of the two, but he still made a breakthrough without hesitation.

Just two steps in, Green let go of Randall and came to help defend the double-team.

Su Tian took his time. After Green left Randall's side area, Su Tian hit the ground and passed the ball directly.

Randall got the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Randall made a direct three-pointer.

Cole hugged his shoulders and stood on the sidelines, rubbing his chin with his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

In the next few rounds, Curry and Durant worked hard one after another, trying to catch up with the score, but Su Tian used his defensive attractiveness to keep playing for his teammates.

However, the performance of his teammates is not bad, and the Lakers have always maintained their leading position.

Until 2 minutes before the end of the game, the Lakers still led by 5 points.

Curry has tried his best, but he is inevitably affected by his physical strength, and his shooting percentage has dropped sharply.

The same is true for Durant, because the Warriors' main lineup broke out in the third quarter, and the physical impact was not small, and the side effects began to appear at this time.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, although the main lineup has also begun to weaken, Su Tian still maintains his spirit.

At this time, Su Tian also concentrated the ball in his own hands, and began to increase the proportion of his shots. Under Su Tian's impact again and again, the Lakers have always maintained their leading position.

In the end, the game ended and the Lakers won the first game without any risk.

112-108, the Lakers only won the Warriors by 4 points in the end.

Su Tian scored 33 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds and 2 steals, which is still the most reliable point of the Lakers.

For the Warriors, Durant scored the highest internal score of 28 points, followed by Curry's 24 points. Although the performance of the two was acceptable, Clay was obviously restricted by Su Tian and only scored 11 points.

As for the rest of the Warriors, they all performed mediocrely, and there was nothing particularly outstanding.

On the other hand, the Lakers, driven by Su Tian, ​​Kuzma scored 5 points on 3-of-18 three-pointers, Randall scored a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Ingram scored 21 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds, temporarily supporting the team during the bench period.

It can be said that the Lakers' victory is not only the efforts of Su Tian, ​​but also the joint efforts of the entire Lakers team.

The day after the game, Kerr convened a meeting of the entire coaching staff and players.

"First of all, I have to admit that I was responsible for the failure in the first game. I made a mistake in judging the Lakers."

"I thought that as long as we restrained Su Tian's performance, we could win the game, but in fact, that's not the case. First of all, Su Tian is not as easy to restrict as we imagined. Secondly, in order to defend Su Tian, ​​we did not play our own offensive rhythm."

"For the sake of defense, we lost our best offense. This is my dereliction of duty, but I promise that this will not happen again in the next game."

After Cole finished speaking here, Curry immediately asked: "Then what are we going to do in the next game? Do we continue to double-team?"

Cole pondered for a while, and said, "Don't double-team for now. In the first three quarters, we will only defend alone. In the fourth quarter, Green will assist in defense depending on the situation, but we will still focus on single defense and switching defenses."

"According to our coaching staff's investigation, Su has always been a very stable player. He has never had a particularly broken moment. Of course, he has rarely had explosive performances. The last time Su got a high score in the playoffs was the first playoff game of his rookie season. Since then, his performance has tended to be relatively stable. Therefore, in the next game, we must cut off the connection between Su and his teammates and let Su fall into a solo battle!"

After listening to the Warriors, everyone felt that what Cole said seemed reasonable, and nodded in agreement with Cole's point of view.

"Since everyone has no doubts, we will start practicing this afternoon to try to win the next game and get the home court advantage."

The Warriors are working hard to study Su Tian and the Lakers, and the Lakers are not idle.

"Su, our fight yesterday was a bit thrilling, what do you think of the next match?" Wharton said.

"Actually, we were quite lucky to win the first game. In the fourth quarter, the main players of the Warriors were obviously exhausted. This has something to do with the Warriors' previous tie-break. Speaking of which, we have to thank the Rockets. As for the next game, it's hard to say. The Warriors can play too many cards, and we can only go all out."

Wharton nodded and agreed with Su Tian's statement.

"In that case, let's practice our tactical coordination in the afternoon. If we want to win the Warriors, we still need to rely on the joint efforts of all of us."

The two teams in the Western Conference Finals are actively preparing for the battle. At the same time, the Eastern Conference Finals is also playing the second game.

On the evening of May 5, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals kicked off.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference finals, the Celtics team won the next game with all their lives, and James will definitely counterattack in the second game.

This is the speculation of many fans, including the Celtics' own fans, but the scene does not seem to be what everyone imagined.

In the first quarter, James did what everyone wanted. James made 7 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 21 points in a single quarter. The Cavaliers also led the Celtics 27-23.

But in the second quarter, James seemed to have a sudden power failure and continued to hit the iron. At the same time, Tatum on the Celtics side began to show his fangs, scoring 6 points on 4 of 10 shots in a single quarter.

At the moment of crisis, Korver received consecutive passes from James and made 3 of 3 three-pointers to help the Cavaliers continue to take the lead.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers still led the Celtics by 7 points, and James' expression has gradually eased down.

But the situation changed suddenly in the third quarter. When the Cavaliers focused their defense on Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, Terry Rozier of the Celtics suddenly exerted his strength and scored 14 points in a single quarter from inside and outside.

The most uncomfortable thing is that the Cavaliers' own offense also had problems at this time. JR Smith and Korver hit the iron continuously on the outside, which not only created a lot of fast break opportunities for the Celtics, but also wasted a lot of possessions.

If it wasn't for the veteran Love's two consecutive three-pointers at the last moment, it is estimated that the point difference has already reached double digits.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 77-84, and the Celtics overtook the Cavaliers, leading by 7 points.

In the fourth quarter, in order to save the team, James concentrated all the ball in his own hands, and wanted to change his fate against the sky with his personal ability.

In the fourth quarter, James’ own performance was not bad. He scored 7 points on 4 of 10 shots in a single quarter, but unfortunately his teammates were not good enough. James assisted his teammates’ three-point opportunities.

On the Celtics side, the fourth quarter was full of life. Horford, Smart, and Brown all played differently.

In the end, the Celtics desperately defended their leading position, defeated the Cavaliers 107-94, won the second victory in the Eastern Conference Finals, and the big score came to 2-0
Many people did not expect such a situation in the Eastern Conference Finals. Everyone felt that James was going to break out and win the next game.

But everyone only guessed half right. James did break out, scoring a triple-double of 42 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

But it's a pity that the team lost, and everything turned into empty cuts again.

When James was resting in the locker room, all he could think about were his former championship teammates, especially Su Tian.

"If such an open opportunity is given to Su, he will definitely not miss it. It's a pity."

The Cavaliers have experienced the most glorious two years, but they disintegrated directly in one summer. The management's operation made James very distressed, because until now it has not brought strong help.

Even the one who helped James the most in this game was Kevin Love during the previous championship.

At this time, James still has the desire to chase the championship. The Cavaliers obviously do not have the strength to compete for the championship, so the next step is relatively clear.

As for what to do next, it is necessary to think carefully.

"Los Angeles is a nice city."

Su Tian didn't pay too much attention to the Eastern Conference Finals. After all, it's still unknown whether the Warriors can pass the level of the Warriors. Su Tian simply watched the results of the game.

But Su Tian was also surprised to see that the Cavaliers were behind 0-2.

"Long time no see, has it changed like this?"

Of course, Su Tian, ​​who is familiar with the NBA, knows that it is the Cavaliers who will eventually enter the finals, and James, the mountain in the east, is not just talking.

The second day after the end of the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, on May 5, the second game of the Western Conference Finals started.

Before the start of the second game, the Warriors ushered in good news, but it was not good news for the Lakers.

Iguodala finally returned from injury.

There is no doubt that Iguodala's personal ability has begun to degrade, but at the same time, Iguodala's role in the Warriors system cannot be ignored.

After the Warriors had Iguodala, the team's five minors were fully formed.

In the first game of Iguodala's return, Cole directly put Iguodala in the starting lineup, and the Warriors will start playing five minors!
"Kenny, is it risky to start Iguodala just after returning?" Barkley said in the studio.

"We don't know exactly how Iguodala is recovering," he said.

Soon, the game started, Green and Lopez had a jump ball, this time Lopez grabbed it again, and Ingram got the basketball quickly with quick eyesight and passed the ball to Ball.

Ball advanced with the ball, and the second series officially began.

After Ball came to the front court with the ball, he did not pass the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​and still used the first-run tactic to cooperate with the start.

Ball first found Lopez to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside, attracted Green's help defense, and then passed the ball back to Lopez at the top of the arc.

Lopez got the ball and threw it directly.

boom--

Lopez's touch has not yet opened at the beginning.

The rebound was taken by Durant, who directly held the ball and played a fast break.

At the beginning of the game, both sides had more physical strength, and the Lakers retreated quickly.

After Durant came to the frontcourt with the ball, he observed it and found that there was no suitable fast break mobile phone opportunity, so he stopped and passed the ball to Curry.

The battle between the two sides fell into a positional battle. Curry found Green to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, and rushed to the basket with the ball and hit the rebound with a high throw.

0-2
The Warriors took the lead in opening up the game. Su Tian thought about it and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

After Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, he also found Lopez's pick-and-roll cooperation.

Su Tian originally thought that the Warriors would double-team him just like last time, so at the beginning Su Tian was observing his teammates' running and standing positions, and wanted to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

But Su Tian didn't realize that the Warriors didn't double-team, but switched defenses until he broke into the inside line.

Moreover, Su Tian found that the passing route between himself and his teammates was tightly choked by the Warriors, and it was difficult to find a safe passing route in a short time.

Seeing that the Warriors have such a defensive strategy, Su Tian is not polite anymore. He sprints to the basket, pushes past Green's help defense, and makes a layup.

2-2
"Kenny, look, the Warriors seem to have changed their defensive strategy." Barkley couldn't help but said.

"It seems to be, but we need to observe a few more rounds." Kenny Smith said uncertainly.

In the next few rounds, the Warriors still did not double-team Su Tian. Even though Su Tian played singles with the ball for several consecutive rounds, the Warriors still did not change their defensive strategy.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 28-26, and the Lakers temporarily led by 2 points.

"In the first quarter, the Warriors seemed to let Su Tian play alone. Su really lived up to expectations and scored 21 points in a single quarter. But is there really no problem for the Warriors to choose this defensive strategy?" Barkley asked while looking at the statistics.

"Perhaps the Warriors really have some other arrangements. At least Su's physical strength is indeed consumed a lot now, and no one else in the starting lineup except Su has any decent performance." Kenny Smith said.

Shared with Kenny Smith is Lakers head coach Walton.

"Su, how do you feel? Do you want to take a rest first?" Wharton looked at Su Tian worriedly.

Su Tian panted heavily and said, "I'll take a break first, but 5 minutes is enough for me, don't worry, coach."

Walton nodded hesitantly and began to arrange the lineup for the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the Warriors' bench.

"Well, guys, things are proceeding as we expected. Su's physical strength has been consumed a lot. The second quarter is our chance to open up the point difference as soon as possible. The Lakers are definitely not our opponents!"

After Cole arranged the lineup for the game, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"See how you can fight against our entire team"

(End of this chapter)