NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 356 3-0!Unbeaten and win the championship?
In the fourth quarter, both sides no longer hide and tuck. This period is not only a key node in this game, but also a key node in this series.

For the Raptors, let the starting lineup continue to play.

For the Lakers, Vincent, Sutian, Ingram, Kuzma, Boucher.

Wood was next to Walton, stretching his neck to be replaced, but Walton also knew that at such a critical time, Wood, who was not good at defending, went up to deliver food.

So after much thought, I decided to let Boucher, who is better at defense, play.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Raptors. Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Leonard.

At this time, Leonard and Su Tian faced off, and they did not launch a direct attack. Instead, they threw a high pass to Gasol in the low post inside.

"It seems that the Raptors are still stubborn and want to let Gasol try Boucher's quality." Su Tian thought to himself.

At the same time, Su Tian was also ready to step forward at any time to help defend against double teams.

After Gasol got the ball, he tested Boucher's defense with his back, and then started playing with his back.

After two consecutive back-ups, Gasol turned around and shot directly for a layup.

In Gasol's view, although Boucher has some defensive abilities, he is not strong physically or powerfully and can easily succeed in a strong attack.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Boucher's defensive strength is indeed not able to block Gasol, but Su Tian is also ready to make a move.

After Gasol's layup, Su Tian stepped forward to block the shot.

boom--

The basketball was slapped hard on the backboard by Su Tian. It bounced back and was controlled by Su Tian.

After controlling the ball, turn around and start fast break mode.

But this time Leonard was already prepared. As soon as Su Tian got the ball, Leonard directly hit it.

Helplessly, Su Tian's fast attack had to stop.

The fast break was blocked and the game fell into position. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Leonard's defense, and called Boucher to step forward to defend.

Originally, Su Tian wanted to use the pick-and-roll to find an opening, but the Raptors directly chose to double-team.

Upon seeing this, Boucher immediately ran to the basket and made a pass.

But Su Tian did not pass the ball to Boucher, but passed the ball to Ingram outside the three-point line.

Because Green, who was responsible for defending Ingram at this time, had already reached the basket.

Ingram received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly. Without interference, and with Su Tian's passing bonus, Ingram directly hit a three-pointer.

"Well done, Brandon."

Seeing Ingram hit a three-pointer, Su Tian stepped forward to encourage him.

The Raptors organized an attack again. At this time, the point difference was 9 points. The Raptors must score this goal to control the point difference within single digits.

Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball. Leonard directly reached out for the ball. Lowry passed the ball directly to him without hesitation.

Leonard got the ball, glanced at Gasol inside, and found that his position was not good, so he moved forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Gasol did not hesitate and stepped forward to cooperate with Leonard's pick-and-roll.

Although Gasol's pick-and-roll screening ability is indeed good, Su Tian's speed around the pick-and-roll is faster.

Leonard naturally did not expect to really be able to block Su, but relied on tactical coordination to look for the slightest opportunity for a breakthrough.

Two consecutive screens and cooperation really allowed Leonard to find an opportunity and start a breakthrough directly.

Su Tian was only behind for a second, and then caught up.

Leonard saw this and shot a long-distance pull-up jumper.

boom--

The basketball hit the basket, but before it was over, the basketball fell back to the basket. After spinning twice, it finally fell into the net unwillingly.

Seeing that the ball took two turns to go in, Leonard couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Tianze just frowned and then returned to normal.

There was too much luck in this ball and it did not affect the overall game.

So, Su Tian once again attacked with the ball. This time, Su Tian successfully swayed Leonard and hit a three-pointer.

Not only did he return the goal just now, he also widened the point difference by one point again.

In the next few rounds, no matter how hard Leonard tried, he was unable to significantly narrow the point difference.

When the time was nearly halfway, Nas still called a timeout.

Nas looked at the main players sitting on the bench and shook his head slightly.

The physical strength of the main lineup is too much, and it is beginning to be unable to keep up at this time.

Then, Nurse first took down Marc Gasol, who was already overdrawn, and asked Ibaka to replace him.

Lowry was also replaced and rested, and VanVleet was brought on.

For the Lakers, Walton directly replaced the entire starting lineup.

"The Lakers have got the entire main lineup. It seems that Walton can't wait and wants to win the game!" Barkley said.

"The current state is almost ready for harvest. The resistance provided by the Raptors is getting weaker and weaker, and the only thing left is the last blow." Kenny Smith said.

"However, this point difference is still not safe for the Lakers. If there is a sudden outbreak of players on the Raptors, this point difference can easily be caught up." Barkley said.

"That's true. Let's see how the Lakers and Raptors respond."

The time-out is over and the game continues.

VanVleet came to the frontcourt with the ball. Leonard didn't ask for the ball immediately, so VanVleet wanted to take the shot himself.

But when he turned around to look, he found that it was Su Tian who was defending him.

"No, shouldn't you be guarding Leonard at this time? Why are you following me, an undrafted draft pick!"

Van Fleet only dared to complain secretly in his heart, but did not dare to say it out loud.

But Van Fleet still had a sense of luck, so he pretended to observe the position of his teammates and suddenly broke out to break through!

Su Tian smiled slightly and followed him. Van Fleet obviously underestimated Su Tian.

Just when VanVleet thought he had succeeded in breaking through and was about to shoot, a big hand suddenly appeared and slapped the basketball down.

Van Fleet was a little confused by the cold, but Su Tian, ​​who got the ball at this time, had already started a fast break.

By the time Van Fleet reacted, it was already too late to pursue him.

Su Tian rushed to the front with the ball in a single fast break. After reaching the frontcourt, he directly collected the ball and took off, dunking successfully with both hands.

Although this was not at Staples, there were still many fans of Su Tian, ​​and there were cheers one after another at the scene.

"So handsome! I can only say that this dunk is worthy of Su!!"

"Su is awesome! Su come to Toronto! We need you!!"

"Yes, let Su come to Toronto. Su will definitely lead Toronto to stand up!"

The cheers at the scene were very noisy, but Leonard heard the fans asking Su Tian to come to Toronto.

"Su is coming to Toronto? Then whose team is the Raptors? Forget it, I don't want to continue playing here anyway." Leonard thought to himself.After Su Tian's dunk, Van Fleet finally recognized the gap between himself and Su Tian, ​​so he seemed very honest in the next few rounds.

The game seemed to have changed at this moment. The Raptors, who could have competed with the Lakers, saw their combat effectiveness drop sharply.

After the Lakers' main lineup continued to work hard, they finally won the game. The big score reached 3-0, and the Raptors stood on the edge of the cliff.

In this game, Su Tian scored a triple-double of 41 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals.

In addition, Vincent, Ingram and Wood all performed to varying degrees.

Wood is already famous in previous games, and Ingram has already attracted much attention, so they are not considered new hot spots.

The new hot spot is Vincent who was temporarily put on the field.

As a result, the newspapers and media the next day were promoting the Lakers' new star player, Gabe Vincent.

"The New Raiders After Wood!" ! ! 》

"The Lakers have so many talents, but whose credit is it?"Dig deeper into the scouting team behind the Lakers! 》

"Is it really powerful, or is it just a flash in the pan?" 》

"As soon as Brunson was absent, the Lakers found Brunson's replacement! 》

"Looking at the Lakers lineup, the depth of the lineup is amazing! ! 》

With the media adding fuel to the fire, Vincent suddenly became famous and became the focus of everyone's discussion.

However, both Vincent and Wood have one-year minimum salary contracts, and the Lakers management is very busy during the offseason.

While everyone was discussing Vincent, Brunson quietly found Su Tian.

"Su, I want to play in the next game." Vincent looked at Su Tian with bright eyes.

When Su Tian saw Brunson's look, he knew that Brunson was worried that he would not have his own place because of Vincent's rise.

Su Tian smiled slightly, stepped forward and patted Brunson on the shoulder, and said, "Jalen, just rest in peace and recuperate. You don't have to worry about other things."

"But,,"

"Jalen, do you believe me or not?" Su Tian suddenly looked at Brunson seriously.

"Of course I believe you, Su, you were the one who brought me to the Lakers in the first place."

"Okay, if you believe me, I'm telling you now, Jalen, you will only play more roles next season, not less, and you will have more playing time."

Hearing Su Tian's words, Brunson's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "Really Su?!"

"Of course!"

"Okay, Su, I believe you. As long as you say this, I'll go back and rest first."

After bidding farewell to Brunson, Su Tian also sighed.

The attention of the finals is too high. Both Wood and Vincent are now praised by the media to a height that is not their own.

In this case, it is easy for the two of them to drift away.

As for what Su Tian just said, about Brunson taking on more responsibilities next season, it was not something Su Tian said casually, but this is how the team arranged it.

Just kidding, this is Brunson's first year as a rookie. If he can achieve such results, then becoming an All-Star will not be a problem.

Moreover, it is still a rookie contract, which is cheap and easy to use. It will definitely put more burden on Brunson.

Of course, the most important thing is Butler, who is probably leaving.

"Hey, the finals haven't even ended yet, and things to worry about next season have started to appear."

Su Tian shook his head, put all this out of his mind, and began to rest and regain his energy to prepare for tomorrow's game.

Time quickly came to June 6, the day of the fourth finals game.

The Lakers did not encounter similar traffic jams in Toronto and arrived at the game very smoothly.

As soon as the Lakers arrived at the arena, they encountered a large number of reporters wanting to interview them, but Walton did not allow the players to accept these interviews in order to ensure his focus on the game.

The reason why these reporters are so excited is mainly because the Lakers have reached the match point. Not only that, but the most amazing thing is that the Lakers still remain undefeated!

Whether the Lakers can win the championship in this game and create a myth of being undefeated in the playoffs depends on this game.

Soon, it was game time and players from both sides began to take the field.

Su Tian found many acquaintances sitting on the sidelines. Xiao Hua and Russell had already come over, and James also came to the scene.

Su Tian even spotted Harden in the corner.

After briefly saying hello to the acquaintances on the sidelines, the game officially began.

This time the right to attack was taken by the Lakers. Nance was also very excited and won the ball directly and without any dispute.

Su Tian got the ball and came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian made a brief observation and found that the Raptors didn't seem to have changed, but everything seemed to have changed.

Although the defense of Lowry, Leonard and others looked the same as before, Su Tian still felt that the Raptors' morale was completely gone.

In order to confirm his thoughts, Su Tian faced Lowry's defense, changed direction and launched a breakthrough directly.

Su Tian easily completed the breakthrough. Lowry behind him seemed to be half a beat too slow to react and turned to chase. At this time, Su Tian had already completed a jump shot.

Swah——

"Su completed the shot so easily. It seems that the Raptors are in a very bad state now." Barkley said.

"Yes, but it's understandable. After all, the big score of 3-0 is really shocking. The Raptors need to adjust in time." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, Nurse was also helpless on the sidelines. Nurse had lectured him more than once before the game started. As a team that was trailing 3-0, Nurse naturally shouted the slogan "Refuse to Sweep".

However, it doesn't seem to have much effect now.

After Su Tian hit the shot, he clearly felt the Raptors' depression, but Su Tian was not so kind. Instead, Su Tian wanted to strike while the iron was hot and take advantage of the situation.

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

Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Leonard.

Leonard got the ball, faced Butler's defense, simply broke through two steps, turned around and shot.

boom--

The basketball hit the basket hard.

Leonard's shot was so casual, not only Butler and Su Tian on the court felt it, but the audience on the sidelines also felt it.

"What is Leonard doing? Is it perfunctory?"

"If you don't want to fight, just go down! Don't embarrass yourself here!"

"It's just that, no one has Su's strength, but in the end, the show is bigger than Su's!"

"We don't want Leonard! We want Su!"

"Whoever can bring Su back is our hero!"

At this time, Leonard on the court seemed to have heard the shouts of the audience. The expression on his face did not change, but the speed of his hand movements began to speed up involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)