NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 327 Curry shrouded in Su Tian’s defense
Soon, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

The Lakers made substitution adjustments, Butler and George rested off the court, and Su Tian came on to lead the team.

The Lakers' lineup has changed to Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Kuzma, and Wood.

As for the Warriors, Curry took a break, and Klay and Durant led the team.

The first ball in the second quarter was given to the Warriors. Livingston advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Iguodala.

Iguodala was facing Ingram at this time, so Iguodala did not play hard, but called his teammates to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Iguodala broke through with the ball to attract the defense, and passed the ball to Durant again .

At this time, after Durant received the ball, he took a big step forward, and then directly shot a jumper.

Swah——

Durant made a solid shot.

Kuzma's defense is naturally effective, but Durant is too strong.

The ball was switched, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack, and Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian didn't take the initiative to ask for the ball. On the contrary, Su Tian also signaled Brunson to play by himself.

Although Livingston has the advantage in height, Brunson still has the advantage in terms of speed and impact, so it is also a reasonable decision for Brunson to play Livingston.

And Brunson is even less afraid. Brunson himself is a player who dares to fight, not to mention that now that the team bosses have spoken, Brunson is more able to let go.

So after his teammates were all separated, Brunson directed Wood to step forward to pick and roll. With the help of the pick and roll, Brunson quickly exploded and accelerated towards the basket with all his strength.

Livingston wanted to turn around and chase, but unfortunately, his center of gravity was high and his speed was slow, so he couldn't catch up at all.

Iguodala and Durant, the only ones who have the ability to assist in defense, are also in the bottom corner and far away.

So Brunson made an easy layup directly.

34-27, the point difference is still 7 points.

The ball returned to the Warriors again. This time, the Warriors repeated their old tricks, still letting Iguodala to combine the offense, and Durant was responsible for the end of the shot.

It's just that this time Durant catches and shoots, Su Tian also comes in time to help defend against interference, and Durant makes a solid shot.

Ingram took advantage of the rebound and wanted to turn around and start a fast break, but was interfered by Iguodala's counter grab.

When Ingram protected the ball, he had already lost the opportunity for a fast break, so he had to fall into a positional battle.

At this time, Su Tian looked at Iguodala. Although this old guy didn't get much data, his importance to this team is self-evident.

Iguodala has a lot of experience and lessons, which can always remind the team to keep the team in a relatively stable state.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian delegated power to Brunson for the Lakers' offensive rounds, and Su Tian only appeared when Brunson couldn't solve it.

And Brunson's performance lived up to expectations. Not only was he responsible for most of the scoring tasks, but he also assisted his teammates to drive the team's offense.

Halfway through the second quarter, Cole called a timeout. At this time, the point difference had reached 10 points. The Warriors needed to make some changes to catch up with the point difference.

As a result, Cole did not do anything, and replaced the five small lineups.

The Lakers naturally did not expect the Warriors' actions, but fortunately they took advantage of the timeout to take all the Big Three up.

Caruso, Su Tian, ​​Butler, George, Boucher.

On the Warriors side, Curry, Clay, Iguodala, Durant, Green.

Su Tian reacted quickly. Seeing that the Warriors were in the five small lineups, he immediately found Caruso to make defense adjustments. Su Tian must ensure that he is facing Curry, so as to effectively limit Curry's performance.

"Both sides have made adjustments. The Big Three are on the Lakers side. On the Warriors side, good guy, they are directly on the five small lineups. Isn't the Warriors playing a bit early today?"

"It's normal and understandable. After all, the score difference is already 10 points. There are still a few minutes left in the first half to catch up quickly."

At this time, the game on the court had begun. Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Seeing that Su Tian was still defending him, he passed the ball directly to Green at the top of the arc.

After Green got the ball, he first observed the running positions of his teammates.

On Curry's side, he wanted to get rid of Su Tian with the help of his teammates.

However, Su Tian's pursuit and defense ability has been raised to the top level, even facing Curry, he can do it with ease.

After the Warriors cooperated for a while, Green hit the ground and passed the ball to Durant who wanted to make an air cut.

But Durant felt George's pressure as soon as he got the ball, so he had to pass the ball again to Clay who just came out of his pocket.

After Clay received the ball, he made a quick three-pointer.

Caruso did not lose his defensive position, but because Clay was taller and Clay accelerated his shot speed, Caruso did not give effective interference.

Sometimes, it is just a slight difference, but a thousand miles away.

Swah——

Clay made a direct three-pointer.

Seeing that he caught up with 3 points, but Su Tian returned it in the next round.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball by himself, cooperated with Caruso in the pick-and-roll, and switched to Curry.

Facing Curry's defense, Su Tian directly turned into Harden. After continuous dribbles under the crotch, he suddenly started a breakthrough, and then took a step back and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian also made a steady three-pointer.

The point difference returned to a desperate 10 points again.

In the next few rounds, Curry and Durant worked hard one after another, trying to catch up with the point difference, but the Lakers, under the leadership of the Big Three, firmly maintained the double-digit point difference.

Until the end of the first half, the point difference was still hovering around 10 points.

During the intermission, Oracle Arena seemed relatively quiet, and Warriors fans seemed preoccupied.

Obviously, even though the Warriors have won two consecutive championships, Warriors fans still have the highest vigilance for this new Lakers team.

The Warriors are only one championship away from being able to establish a dynasty with three consecutive championships, so this year's Warriors cannot tolerate a little sand, and must avoid all factors that will affect consecutive championships.

At this time in the Warriors locker room, Cole was saying similar things.

"Guys, we can only succeed this season but not fail. The Lakers were defeated by us last season, and Su Tian was sent home by us. Why are everyone so cautious when facing Su Tian again now? "

"Show your blood! Boys! Drummond, you take the lead and raise everyone's enthusiasm."

Green heard that Cole called his name, so he had to stand up and call on everyone to shout slogans.

After shouting the slogan, Cole gave a few more words of encouragement, and then went out directly.

At this time, the Warriors' locker room fell into silence again.

The quiet Warriors locker room is very weird. Of course, the main reason for this weirdness is that the leadership of the Warriors is not clear. In addition, Curry is obviously restricted in this game, while Durant is outstanding. , Carried up the team, but the team's "thorn" Green resolutely stood with Curry.

This series of events has led to a weird atmosphere in the current Warriors team, and everyone is trying to maintain the harmony on the surface.

At this time, in the Lakers locker room, the atmosphere is relatively relaxed.

"Guys, pay attention. The Warriors will definitely use the fifth team to lead the battle in the third quarter. As long as we can survive this period, then the next period will be our harvest time."

"So, in the third quarter, we went all out to attack, and we must maintain the point difference, so that we can let Su release without any scruples in the fourth quarter."

Wharton said a few simple words, and went out directly after speaking.

Although the Lakers locker room is also very quiet, the quietness is obviously relaxed and comfortable. Everyone is choosing different ways to recover their physical strength.

The intermission ended quickly, and the third quarter began.

"Sure enough, in the third quarter, the Warriors chose five small lineups to play as we expected." Barkley said looking at the situation on the court.

"The Lakers also chose the starting lineup in order to deal with the five minors." Kenny Smith continued.

The first ball in the third quarter was given to the Warriors, Curry advanced with the ball, and Su Tian still defended.

The Warriors had already spent a period of time in the second quarter. Not only did they fail to catch up with the score, but they also consumed a lot of physical strength of the main players.

After Curry came to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Green, and he sank directly to the bottom corner to open up space for his teammates.

Green got the ball. Although Nance, the weakest player in the Lakers lineup, was facing up, Green himself was not offensive enough to dare to attack with the ball.

So after the Warriors ran for a while, Green passed the ball to Durant.

Durant got the ball, faced George, first swayed in a double direction, trying to shake George away, and then went inside with the ball.

George followed Durant closely, seeing the timing and taking off at the same time as Durant.

Durant's layup was eventually disturbed and he made a layup.

George turned around and received the rebound, and passed the ball directly to Butler, who had already started a fast break.

Butler ran at the front with the ball, and Clay followed closely behind him. The two came all the way to the basket in the front court, and Butler directly collected the ball and took off.

bang——

Butler dunked with both hands.

Clay behind him wanted to chase, but failed.

The Warriors organized an offense again.

This time Curry began to try pick-and-roll cooperation with his teammates, trying to get rid of Su Tian is to defend.

The first two cooperations with Su Tian were easily bypassed, but the Warriors still did not give up, and the third pick-and-roll cooperation with Su Tian began to be delayed.

So after another pick and roll, Curry received the pass and made a direct three-pointer.

Swah——

Curry finally managed to hit the shot before 24 seconds.

"It's really not easy. Stephen's three-pointer finally hit. If the three-pointer is not opened, the Warriors will be even more dangerous." Barkley said.

At this time, although Curry hit a three-pointer, the expression on his face did not relax, because it is impossible to successfully shake off Su Tian every time.

In the next few rounds, Curry still failed to escape Su Tian's defense after all, which proved that the three-pointer just now was really just luck.

However, although Curry did not hit a three-pointer, Durant and Clay have always contributed, and because Su Tian has to focus on Curry, he has lost a lot of opportunities to help defend.

On the offensive end, Su Tian chose to play against Curry more in singles. Whenever he encountered double-teams, he would pass the ball, giving more offensive opportunities to his teammates.

Because Su Tian was fully defensive against Curry, the Warriors' fast-paced tactics couldn't be used at all.

Halfway through the third quarter, the two teams still had an 8-point lead. Although it had shortened a bit, there was still a big gap.

At this time, Cole had no choice but to call a timeout, because the physical strength of the main players was already insufficient, and several mistakes had already occurred.

But because this is a critical moment, Cole did not dare to take all the main players, but let Green and Curry stay on the court to lead the team.

Naturally, the Lakers made substitutions and adjustments. Su rested on the court, and Butler and George led the team on the court.

Seeing Su Tiantian playing, Curry's eyes lit up, the opportunity has come!

Sure enough, after Su Tiantian came to the field, Curry began to exert his strength again.

Seeing that Curry hit consecutive three-pointers, Butler and George were not to be outdone, and began to attack the inside with the ball.

Curry's three-pointers were like a storm, coming quickly and quickly. He hit several three-pointers in a row, and the combination of Butler and George even began to feel strenuous.

Until the end of the third quarter, the point difference has been chased to 5 points. At this time, the morale of the Warriors has risen again. After all, the difference of 5 points is easy for the Warriors to catch up.

During the break during the festival, Curry sat on the bench, wiped his sweat with a towel and dressed roughly. It was obvious that Curry had exhausted a lot of energy from the continuous battle.

At this time, Wharton looked at Su Tian, ​​and the two of them looked at each other, and they understood each other's meaning.

Soon, the intermission ended and the fourth quarter began.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers came up with a half main lineup, Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Wood, Nance.

For the Warriors, Curry consumed too much and naturally would not continue to play. Durant and Clay both played and led the team.

The first ball was given to the Lakers in the fourth quarter. Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

After Su Tian got the ball, he faced Clay and called Nance to step forward for pick-and-roll cooperation.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian quickly burst into the basket.

Clay couldn't catch up and defend, and the Warriors inside Rooney double-teamed Su Tian according to the coach's arrangement.

But it was obvious that Rooney moved slowly and was not Su Tian's opponent.

Su Tian came to the inside, directly received the ball and took off, and Rooney jumped up together, but Su Tian pulled the bar in the air, directly dodged Rooney who was helping to defend, and made another layup.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard into the net.

On the first ball of the fourth quarter, Su Tian showed his unrivaled strength.

"Okay, audience friends, Su is about to show his true strength. Friends who are familiar with him should know that the Su in the fourth quarter is the Su we are most familiar with!"

Barkley excitedly introduced the situation on the scene, as if he was the one who showed his might.

At this time, the possession of the ball was switched, and it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Livingston advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Durant.

Durant directly ignored Ingram in front of him, but turned his head and glanced at Su Tian, ​​and then Durant pulled up and shot a three-pointer without saying a word.

Swah——

Durant made a direct three-pointer.

Seeing Durant's serious expression, Su Tian secretly laughed in his heart.

"interesting."

(End of this chapter)