NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 287 Su Tian in Danger

James Harden, as Su Tian's private friend, is of course also watching the live broadcast of the Western Conference Finals.

Harden could clearly see the change in the Warriors' strategy, but at this time Harden wanted to help but didn't know how to help, because Su Tian knew how to assist his teammates better than himself. After all, Su Tian was the assist king this season.

"The Warriors are just too bad, too good at mentality."

During the Huoyong War, Harden also knew that the Rockets could not rely entirely on three-pointers, but the Rockets could only rely on three-pointers to have a chance.

This moment is exactly like that moment.

If the Lakers want to win the Warriors, they must rely on Su Tian to drive the team, but they cannot rely on Su Tian alone.

The Warriors, on the other hand, have to find ways to make Su Tian fall into a solo fight, so as to weaken the coordination between Su Tian and his teammates.

It has to be said that this is a different kind of humiliation for the assist king in the regular season.

The intermission ended quickly, and the second quarter began.

In the second quarter, the Lakers sent a semi-main lineup, led by Ingram and Randall.

The Warriors also have a semi-main lineup, led by Durant.

In terms of personal ability alone, Durant is definitely better than either Ingram or Randall.

After the lack of Su Tian's leadership, the Lakers did not appear to be a playoff team as a whole, full of loopholes in all aspects.

It only took Durant 3 minutes to complete the suppression of the Lakers, from 2 points behind to 5 points ahead.

Wharton didn't dare to be careless, and hurriedly called a timeout.

"Coach, replace me." Su Tian stood up and looked at Wharton.

"But, okay." Wharton gritted his teeth, and still chose to respect Su Tian's choice, so he replaced Su Tian.

"Friends in the audience, I didn't see Su Tian get up and take off his coat. Is this going to play again?" Barkley said in time when he saw Su Tian's movements.

"To be honest, I don't think it's a good thing to play at this moment. It's too much consumption for Su. If the Lakers don't have a second person to stand up, then the loss of the Lakers can only be a matter of time." Kenny Smith shook his head and said.

"But Su's stamina reserves are still quite sufficient, isn't he? Every time in the fourth quarter Su can burst out with greater energy." Barkley immediately retorted.

"But as far as I know, the reason why Su was able to perform like that in the fourth quarter was because Su had been holding back in the first three quarters. Now if Su breaks out early, we may not be able to see the king of the last quarter."

While the two were talking, the timeout ended, and Su Tian stepped onto the court again.

After Su Tian came on the court, he directly took the team's possession of the ball and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

"Don't you guys want to see me play alone? Okay, then I'll let you see if you can pass the level alone."

After Su Tian came to the frontcourt, he asked Randall to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. The Warriors did not double-team, but directly switched defenses. Su Tian and Durant faced each other.

Su Tian looked up at Durant, and immediately broke through after a change of direction.

Durant's center of gravity is relatively high and he can't keep up very well, but Durant's long hands and legs can still cover Su Tian's shooting space.

Su Tian broke through all the way to the basket, a fake layup swayed to Durant, followed by a back turn, and a fallback jumper.

Swah——

Although the inherited Kobe card is Kobe in his old age, but this leanback is still very easy to use, especially Su Tian doesn't use it often, and if he uses it suddenly, he will catch the opponent by surprise.

Durant was also swayed by Su Tian's sudden move, but Durant is confident to find it on the offensive end.

The ball was switched, and it was the Warriors' turn to attack. Livingston came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Durant directly reached out for the ball.

After getting the ball, facing Randall's defense, he directly started a breakthrough.

According to Durant's playing habits, the goal is probably a jumper shot after rushing in. Randall predicted it like this, but obviously this time Randall made a wrong prediction.

Durant's breakthrough posture was very fierce. The second explosion directly threw Randall away. After entering the basket, he collected the ball and took off, and directly dunked with both hands.

Durant managed to return a goal, and it was still a dunk.

This ball made the Staples scene much quieter, and the atmosphere at the scene became tense and tense.

However, Su Tian was not affected by these, and continued to hold the ball and advance to the frontcourt. This time, Su Tian did not pick and roll, but directly broke through and threw a shot.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

In order to show off his offensive ability, Su Tian really used his [-] martial arts skills, and various offensive skills emerged one after another.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian began to perform, three-pointers, pull-up jump shots, hook shots, European steps, and low post shots.

Barkley couldn't help but marvel at the display of various offensive skills.

"I have to say that Su Tian should have the most comprehensive offensive skills in the current league active."

"Oh? I don't think so. You have to know that there is an offensive kaleidoscope like Cameron Anthony." Kenny Smith immediately retorted.

"Anthony? The Anthony who was eliminated on the way up? Well, I admit that Cameron is indeed more mature, but he is already old, isn't he? Maybe he will quit the league in two years. By that time, the league will be full of all kinds of three-pointers, and Su Tian will be the one who can really see it."

With Su Tian's continuous efforts, the Lakers finally maintained the same level as the Warriors. The two teams overtook repeatedly. At the end of the second quarter, the Warriors only led by one point.

55-56
Su Tian scored 18 points in a single quarter again, and scored 39 points in the first half.

"Look at the statistics, buddy, you scored 39 points at halftime, today might be your milestone." Randall said and handed the statistics sheet in his hand to Su Tian.

Su Tian is working hard to recover his physical strength at this time. Although he has played for such a long time in the past, most of this match is played by himself, and the physical strength consumed is not the same.

Su Tian took the data sheet and saw his data. He played 20 minutes in the first half and scored 39 points, 4 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal.

It has to be said that Su Tian finds this number of assists very dazzling. Of course, the scoring data is also very eye-catching.

Just when the game entered the intermission, various basketball media began to transfer people to Staples.

"Hurry up! Su scored 39 points in the first half! This game is definitely a big news!"

"Reporters, cameras, all get ready! Also, after the game, we will come up with two sets of plans for the post-match interview, which will be ready in 10 minutes!"

"No matter who wins this game, it will be our headlines tomorrow. If the Lakers win, Su Tian will be awesome. If the Lakers lose, Su Tian will cut it. Neither one will lack traffic."

"By the way, start preparing press releases for me now, 60 points, 70 points, 80 points, make a set of them all!"

The news media is overwhelmed with busyness, and Wharton is also anxious to get angry.

Su Tian is the foundation of the Lakers. If anyone has a problem, Su Tian can't have a problem, but in this situation, he can only rely on Su Tian to solve the problem.

"Well, it would be great if Su Tian had a qualified helper."

The halftime time passed quickly, and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, there is no doubt that the Warriors will take the best five small lineups again. This is also the strongest period for the Warriors.

In order to deal with the Warriors' five minors, the Lakers must also have the strongest main lineup.

However, in order to deal with the Warriors' No. [-], Wharton did not do a little homework. The Lakers also took out the Lakers version of No. [-] that they had prepared for a long time.

Ball, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randall.

Under normal circumstances, it is more difficult for Randall to reach the fifth position, but the Warriors' fifth position is Green, who is about the same size as Randall, so Randall is not too disadvantaged.

"Hey, the Lakers actually came up with an unusual lineup. Is this a temporary adjustment? If it is a temporary adjustment, it is better not to adjust it. The reason why the Warriors are so good is that the cooperation between the players also occupies a large part of the reason." Barkley said.

Naturally, Wharton didn't make a sudden decision on the spur of the moment. This lineup was made to deal with the Warriors' five minors, but it hadn't been used before.

The first ball in the third quarter was given to the Warriors. Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Ball's defense, Curry directly changed direction and easily broke through the defense.

Ball turned to chase Curry, and Randall inside also double-teamed in time.

After Curry attracted the defense, he passed the ball directly to Durant who was trying to cut.

Durant received the ball and went straight to the basket. At this time, the Lakers' defense under the basket was weak, and Durant dunked directly with both hands.

55-58
The Warriors scored a goal with speed at the beginning of the game, which still exposed the problem of the Lakers' lack of defensive coordination.

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

Ball advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, but Su Tian didn't ask for the ball directly, so Ball tried to open the situation from himself first, and wanted to share part of the offensive pressure for Su Tian.

So Ball called Randall for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough.

But Ball just started to break through, and Green and Curry suddenly double-teamed!
Curry has quick eyes and quick hands, and directly steals.

Curry, who grabbed the ball, went straight to the frontcourt with the ball, and the counterattack came in the blink of an eye.

Curry was closest to the basket in the frontcourt and started first again. No one on the Lakers could catch up in time, so Curry directly made a quick layup.

55-60
"You see, the reason why the Warriors dare to use the five minors is because they cooperate with each other tacitly, and Green, the best defensive player-level defensive ability, is enough to deal with most scenes." Barkley said.

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement, and said, "That's right, the fifth team of the Warriors has experienced the test of the game, and naturally has a higher degree of tacit understanding. The Lakers are obviously not as good at cooperating. It depends on how Su performs."

Being beaten into a defensive counterattack by the Warriors, Walton quickly signaled to the players on the field, pressing down with both hands to show that he wanted to slow down.

Ball nodded when he saw it, and took the ball to the frontcourt again. This time Ball passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

When Su Tian got the ball, he didn't rush to attack, but tried three threats first.

At this time, Iguodala was facing Su Tian. Iguodala had just returned from this game. Iguodala played mediocre in the first two quarters, and Su Tian couldn't see the depth of Iguodala for the time being.

After the two stalemate for a few seconds, Su Tian began to call Ball to pick and roll.

Call the No. [-] pick-and-roll and switch to Curry. This move is a move that James has tested on the stage of the finals.

But Curry did not hesitate to switch to Su Tian this time, and Curry has been preparing for this day for a long time.

During the two consecutive championships of the Cavaliers, James kept switching defenses and singled himself in the finals, making himself a defensive loophole in the team. Curry always remembers this hatred.

In the past two years, Curry has been working hard to improve his physical confrontation and strengthen his perimeter defensive ability, just to not hold back when this happens again.

Curry met Su Tian, ​​and the eyes of both of them began to shine.

Su Tian first kept crossing the ball to test Curry's defensive center of gravity, and then suddenly there was Sam Gould. Curry was taken aback by Su Tian's bold action, but he still subconsciously rushed up and tried to steal.

But then Su Tian turned around and broke through, directly and easily cracked Curry's defense line. After two steps, he came to the free throw line and made a jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a direct hit from mid-range.

57-60
After hitting the shot, Su Tian returned to defense expressionlessly.

But Curry looked puzzled.

Curry's stealing ability is not weak, and he can average 1.6 steals per game this season, but when he was stealing Su Tian just now, Curry felt that he saw a double image of the basketball in a trance!
It's okay not to steal, but once you steal, you can't see the position of the basketball clearly.

But obviously now is not the time to think about this, Curry had no choice but to shake his head and continue to participate in the team's offense.

In the next few rounds, the Warriors' five small lineups showed their unparalleled overall offensive ability, three-pointers, air cuts, fast breaks, and the performances were vividly performed.

As for the Lakers, although they also have a five-small lineup, they seem to have only kept up with the Warriors in terms of speed, and have not really played a role on the offensive end.

The main reason is that the Lakers have the ball in Su Tian's hands, and the Warriors insist on a single defense strategy, mainly cutting off the passing route between Su Tian and his teammates.

In the middle of the third quarter, Su Tian hadn't successfully sent out an assist in this quarter.

This kind of performance is naturally not Su Tian's normal performance. Of course Su Tian has super scoring ability, but Su Tian is not a pure scorer.

Su Tian's special feature lies in the combination of scoring and assisting abilities, and his super personal ability drives the overall situation of the team. These are the main reasons why Su Tianyi is at the top of the regular season MVP rankings.

When the Warriors let Su Tian fall into singles again and again, the Warriors have already succeeded in half.

Su Tian naturally understands these principles, but the key point is that there is no other person in the entire team who has the ability to handle the ball except himself.

Maybe Ball and Ingram have some, but they don't have enough for the level and level of the Western Conference Finals.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Warriors had a solid 8-point lead, but Su Tian fell into a physical crisis again.

"Lack of physical strength? I haven't felt this feeling for a long time."

(End of this chapter)