NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 353: The second game of the finals, Jenny watches the game

The Lakers won this game by a huge score, which also surprised many people.

Although everyone knew that the Lakers could win, they didn't expect that they could win so much!
The day after the game ended, various details about the game were also announced.

The name Christian Wood is also beginning to be known to everyone.

"This guy was an undrafted guy before, and a big man with three-point skills is still undrafted?"

"Not only was he undrafted, he was also a homeless man in the league. He had been to several teams before."

"The Lakers are also very good, and this kind of talent can be discovered."

"An ordinary undrafted guy with a basic salary has now directly changed a finals. This is really magical!"

"It's not magic. When does a second-round pick win the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP at the same time, it's called magic."

"Suddenly, Wood's value has greatly increased. I don't know how many teams are rushing to sign him during the offseason."

"The Lakers have also found a treasure, and their eyes are as sharp as Popovich's!"

The dust of the first game has settled, but all the limelight was stolen by Wood. Su Tian, ​​who was the best in the game, was not discussed. After all, everyone was accustomed to Su Tian's performance.

At this time, in the arena rented by the Raptors, Nurse was looking at the game video with a sad look on his face.

"Well, if it is true that the Lakers relied on Wood to win the game as the outside world said, that would be great."

After all, Nurse is a professional and there is no way he can't understand the Lakers' real killer move.

After Nurse's observation and research, Wood was indeed just an accident, but the Lakers could still win the game without Wood.

"How can we defend Su!"

Nas tapped his fingers on the table while thinking about countermeasures.

The Raptors had done wonders in defending James before, but that defensive strategy obviously did not apply to Su Tian.

Nas thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't think of any suitable solution. He could only come up with a solution that was not a solution.

That afternoon, Nas convened the team members for tactical training.

"Guys, everyone should know that the key to the Lakers is Su. As long as we can contain Su from performing, we will be half successful."

"I will lay out a few tactics below. Come and follow my tactics and get familiar with them as soon as possible."

After speaking, Nas picked up the tactical board and began to explain the tactical layout.

To put it bluntly, Nas's arrangement was to semi-double-team Su Tian, ​​guide Su Tian to pass the ball to his teammates, and then let his teammates take action to finish under interference.

This kind of thinking and idea is good, and according to big data, the shooting rate of shooting under the interference of teammates is different from that of shooting under Su Tian's interference. Logically speaking, it can be effectively contained.

However, the key is whether the Raptors' tactics can run well according to this idea, and at the same time, they also pray that the Lakers will no longer have a surprise player like Wood.

Nass thought about it for half the night, racking his brains, and could only temporarily come up with such a solution.

After all, the game has reached the level of the finals, and the role of tactics continues to weaken. It depends more on the performance of the stars.

Nurse turned to look at Leonard, the man the team chose to put everything on the line and put everything on the line.

"I don't know if he can really lead the Raptors to that point."

The time soon came to June 6, the second game of the finals.

Because of the excitement of the first game, the fans who came to the scene for the second game were even more enthusiastic and their cheers were even stronger.

The starting lineups of both teams remained unchanged and the game started directly.

This time, the right to attack was taken away by Nance. Su Tian got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

At this time, in Staples' box, Jenny Buss, Pelinka, Magic Johnson and others were watching the game.

Several people have observed that as the level of competition increases, Nance becomes more and more disconnected from the team, which means that his ability is limited and he cannot keep up.

But fortunately, the Lakers already have a target for the fifth position next season.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Lowry was still in charge of defense, so Su Tian broke out and rushed in.

But as soon as Su Tian broke through Lowry's defense, Leonard on the side made a gesture to come over to help defend.

Seeing Leonard's action, Su Tian passed the ball to Butler.

As soon as Butler received the ball and was about to take action, Leonard's defense immediately came back.

But at this time, Butler's shot was already on the string and he had to take action.

So Butler gritted his teeth and shot against Leonard's defense.

boom--

The basketball shot was very deflected and hit the basket.

Gasol turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball to Lowry who stepped forward to respond.

Lowry received the ball and directly initiated the fast break mode, but when he rushed to the midfield, he was delayed and blocked by Su Tian, ​​and the fast break failed to complete.

The game fell into position and Lowry passed the ball directly to Leonard.

Leonard received the ball and faced Butler's defense, called Gasol's pick-and-roll, and directly initiated a breakthrough with the help of the pick-and-roll.

Butler had just been guarded by Leonard, so naturally he would not give in easily and followed Leonard to interfere.

The two fought all the way to the basket, and Leonard made a layup despite Butler's interference.

Originally, based on Butler's defensive strength, Leonard's success rate was not high at this time, but Butler ultimately suffered from his height and wingspan.

Leonard relied on his taller height and longer wingspan to flick the basketball into the net.

"Butler's talent is still far behind Leonard's." Jenny said in the box.

"After all, Leonard is a player who has won the Finals MVP, and his talent is not bad. Butler's innate conditions are worse, but he is also a very useful striker." Johnson said on the side.

Jenny nodded and said no more.

At this time, the ball possession on the court changed again, and Su Tian held the ball and launched another attack.

Su Tian's breakthrough was once again double-teamed by the Raptors, but this time it was Danny Green who stepped forward to double-team.

So it was Ingram who received the ball.

Ingram made the same choice as Butler, receiving the ball and shooting a three-pointer directly.

But the difference is that there is a height difference between Ingram and Green, and Green's defense cannot be compared with Leonard's.

Swah——

With the help of Su Tian's pass, Ingram hit a three-pointer.

"Brandon is pretty good. He seems to have more promise than Butler. After all, he is still very young." Jenny said.

"Well, Jenny, that's not how you look at the game, but what you said makes some sense. Brandon is still very young. As for Butler, with his talent, that's pretty much it."

The comments in the box continued, and the action on the field did not stop.

Su Tian tried several rounds in a row. It was not until the official timeout that Su Tian gradually understood the Raptors' defensive strategy.

"The Raptors are pretending to double-team. They want to guide me to pass the ball more." Su Tian thought to himself.

After the game started again, Su Tian understood the Raptors' defensive strategy, so he began to take decisive action, gradually widening the point gap with the Raptors.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 31-27, a 4-point difference.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to rotate personnel, and the Lakers only retained Butler and George as starters.The Raptors did not have a large-scale rotation. Of course, the Raptors were lagging behind at this time, and they really did not dare to replace too many people.

So in the next few rounds, the Raptors relied on more starting players and played back and forth with the Lakers, without much change in the point difference.

Halfway through the second quarter, when the score difference reached 5 points, Su Tian came on the court to replace Butler and George.

As soon as Su Tian came on the court, he felt that the Raptors valued him, and he was double-teamed on two consecutive breakthroughs.

So Su Tian changed his offensive strategy, choosing more shots and trying his best to take shots before the Raptors' double-team arrived.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference reached 9 points.

"Judging from the first half, the Lakers still have the advantage, but the Raptors are not without the ability to fight back." Barkley said.

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "That's true. In a few rounds in the middle, the Raptors were even close to catching up with the score, but they were pulled away by the Lakers again."

"However, it should be noted that the Raptors' main players played too much time in the first half and were consumed a lot. This is not a good thing for the second half."

At this time, in the Raptors locker room, Lowry, Leonard and others were recovering their strength as quickly as possible. Except for the voice of the head coach, everyone in the locker room was breathing.

"The point difference is only 9 points. Guys, this is our chance! A chance to regain the home court advantage! If we can win this game, the championship will really be waving to us!"

Nurse's chicken soup effect is relatively average. After all, most of the Raptors' main players in the last game were old players, and only Siakam was considered a newcomer.

The characteristic of old players is that they are calm and experienced, and are not easily fooled or incited.

However, these players also know that what Nurse said is true, and now is indeed a good opportunity.

The intermission ended quickly, players from both sides returned to the court, and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, the Lakers and Raptors both took the starting lineup, and both sides were ready to start fighting for real.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Raptors. Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball to Gasol.

After Gasol got the ball, he passed the ball to Siakam who was cutting through the air.

Siakam received the ball and went straight for a layup, but was interfered by George.

After the basketball hit, George turned around and collected the rebound directly.

"Su! Catch the ball!"

Immediately afterwards, George passed a long pass directly in front of Su Tian. Su Tian caught the ball while running.

At this time, Su Tian was running in front. After receiving the ball, he rushed directly to the front basket and jumped high after collecting the ball.

boom--

"Su! Powerful smash after catching the ball!!"

"It's so cool! I don't believe anyone would give this dunk 9 points! It must be 10 points!"

Su Tian announced his arrival with a dunk at the beginning of the third quarter.

The Raptors organized an offense again. This time Leonard advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Butler's defense, he broke through directly and then made a sudden jump shot.

bang - swish -

Leonard was lucky, and the basketball bounced off the rim and into the net.

The Lakers had the ball. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball and observed the Raptors' defensive position.

After observing for a while, Su Tian changed direction and made a breakthrough directly to the left.

Siakam on the side saw this and immediately double-teamed in the direction of Su Tian, ​​but Su Tian passed the ball directly behind Siakam.

At this time, George, who took the opportunity to run here, just caught the ball and shot directly.

Swah——

George made a steady two-pointer.

"Nice job! Dude!"

"Your transmission is also very beautiful!"

Nurse on the sidelines looked helpless when looking at Siakam. This player is very talented and has potential, but he is relatively young and has too little experience, so he was easily deceived by Su Tian.

"Pascal! Follow your own people! Think carefully about my tactics!"

In the next few Raptors' offensive rounds, most of them were Leonard attacking with the ball, and the efficiency can only be said to be average.

As for the Lakers, Su Tian controlled the ball and balanced personal offense and organizational offense very well. It was difficult for the Raptors to get Su Tian's ideas right.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference has reached 13 points, and the point difference is getting wider and wider.

Walton took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Su Tian and Ingram, with Butler and George leading the team.

As soon as Su Tian came off the court, the Raptors seemed to have increased their fighting spirit.

But then he was beaten by George with several consecutive goals.

"Paul's performance is quite good. This contract is worth signing. It seems that there is hope for defending the title next season."

Jenny looked at George's performance and couldn't help but praise him.

Pelinka on the side also echoed: "Yes, George's performance this season, even if the record bonus is put aside, his own performance is enough to be among the best."

George's performance this season has indeed been unanimously recognized by everyone.

However, there were many discussions in the box, but the topic about Su Tian was never discussed.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference had reached 15 points.

"With a 15-point difference, the Raptors are getting more and more difficult. I don't know if the Raptors will bring us any surprises in the fourth quarter." Barkley said.

"I hope the Raptors can bring some changes in the fourth quarter. After all, the previous tactics have proven not to be effective in the first three quarters." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the Raptors bench.

Nass emphasized the key points in his tactical explanation, but when Nass looked up, he found that no players were looking at him.

"Hey! Guys! Don't you want to win the game!"

Just when Nurse wanted to continue to reprimand, Leonard, who had been lowering his head, suddenly stood up.

"Coach, it goes without saying, leave it to me."

Nas was a little overwhelmed by Leonard's sudden words, but he reacted immediately.

"Okay, then everyone will pay more attention to Kawhi's position, cover and cooperate."

The break ended quickly and players from both sides took the field again.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian still led a half starting lineup for the Lakers.

For the Raptors, except for the replacement of VanVleet at the first position, the rest are all in the starting lineup.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Brunson held the ball and wanted to single out Van Fleet.

Wood was in the limelight in the last game, and Brunson also wants to make some limelight in this game to increase his worth.

So Brunson overcame VanVleet's defense and went straight for a layup.

But the moment Brunson took the shot, a big hand suddenly appeared and smacked the basketball out of the air.

(End of this chapter)