NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 396: Looking forward to Butler from the Lakers, thick eyebrows entering the state, and the boss showing off his power
The first game of the Eastern Conference Finals started at the home court of the Celtics. The Celtics came on aggressively in the first quarter. Smart performed exceptionally and hit consecutive three-pointers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Heat by 26 points 18-8.

The Heat seemed to be a little slow to warm up, and they slowly got into shape in the second quarter.

In the second half of the second quarter, the situation on the court suddenly changed. The Heat suddenly broke out and overtook the score. Dragic and Vincent broke through one after another.

At the end of the first half, the Heat took the lead 55-58.

In the third quarter, the Celtics' main lineup once again exerted its strength, and coupled with Stevens' timely adjustments, the Celtics finally took the lead again before the end of the third quarter.

Just when Celtics fans thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, the Heat made another effort in the fourth quarter and took the lead again.

In the final stages of the fourth quarter, Butler continued to hold the ball causing damage and went to the free throw line.

On the other hand, the Celtics made some low-level mistakes.

"Well, at this time, the advantage of having enough experience in the playoffs is reflected."

These low-level mistakes by the Celtics show their inexperience in the playoffs.

At the end of the game, the Heat won the game 117-110. The score difference was only 7 points, but a loss was a loss.

The score in the Eastern Conference Finals also reached 1-0. Only then did people discover how strong the Lakers were last season.

The Lakers' third-leading player last season has now led a group of role players to the Eastern Conference finals.

"This is indeed surprising. The Heat were like the Pistons that year, with the aura of a civilian champion."

"It's hard to imagine that Butler was just the third player on the team that won the championship last year! Now he can lead the team to win the championship himself! And he still has a good chance of reaching the finals!"

"You all said last year's Lakers were strong, but let me tell you, this year's Lakers are just as strong as last year's!"

"In fact, not only did Butler play well, but Vincent, who came out of the Lakers with Butler, also played well in this game!"

"Yes, any player from the Lakers can perform like this. It seems that the quality of the Lakers' players is quite high!"

"Haha, you said this and the Pelican management fainted in the bathroom crying!"

"Yes, the Pelicans took away three players from the Lakers. Except for Ingram, who played relatively in line with expectations, the remaining Nance and Wood are worse than the other!"

"Is there a possibility that the coach doesn't know how to use it?"

As soon as the game between the Heat and Celtics ended, it instantly attracted the public's attention and attention.

The next day, reports about the Heat were also issued, and one of them about Butler's post-game interview attracted Su Tian's attention.

"Jimmy, your old team, the Lakers, also defeated the Clippers before and led 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals. What do you think of the Lakers? Are the Lakers your predicted opponent in the Finals? If they face the Lakers, what do you have? Do you want to say something?”

Butler said: "As we all know, the Lakers are the defending champion team. I will not have any doubts about the Lakers entering the Finals, even if their opponent is the Clippers. As for meeting the Lakers in the Finals, this It’s exactly what I expected, and I believe Su should think so too.”

After reading this report, Su Tian had to admit that Butler understood him very well.

If the Heat can reach the Finals, the Lakers' winning rate must be higher than the Celtics' winning rate.

After all, it is too easy to restrict the Heat and Butler, but the Celtics have multiple points, each of which has the potential to explode, and there is Stevens sitting on the sidelines.

So Su Tian naturally prefers the Heat to enter the finals.

Just the day after Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals, Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals began.

In the second game of the Western Conference Finals, Rivers did not change his lineup and still maintained the starting lineup from the previous game.

Naturally the same is true for the Lakers.

"In this game, I guess the Clippers will usher in an explosion. The Clippers will never be willing to let the Lakers lead 2-0." Barkley said.

"Look at what you said, can you stop it if you don't want to give in?" Kenny Smith said.

But when he turned around, Barkley smiled and said, "Hey, so I just said the Clippers would break out, not that the Clippers would win!"

Soon the game started, and the Lakers still grabbed the right to attack. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, and through tactical coordination, he passed the ball to Nongmei who was cutting through the basket. Nongmei caught the ball and hit it high to hit the shot.

2-0
The ball was transferred, and James held the ball to attack. After a while of passing the ball, Leonard received the ball in the middle distance and made a direct shot.

2-2
"It seems that in this game, both the Clippers and Lakers have gone straight to the point, eliminating the previous testing sessions." Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, there is indeed no need to test. After all, it is clear what the level of both sides was in the last game. If the Clippers want to win, they must establish a score advantage at the beginning of the game." Buck While explaining, Lee didn't forget to give the Clippers advice.

The Clippers performed well in the first quarter. Morris and Beverley's performance from beyond the three-point line exceeded expectations. It was not an explosion, but it was still an extraordinary performance.

At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers led the Lakers by 33 points 28-5.

The audience also began to chatter.

"I didn't expect that after the first quarter, the Clippers would be in the lead!"

"Indeed, who would have thought of this!"

"But fortunately the lead is not much. The Lakers should be able to catch up in the second quarter."

"The Clippers won't really win this game, right?"

"It shouldn't be the case. If we really fight for strength, the Lakers still have the advantage. As long as the Big Three of the Lakers are still there, the Clippers will not be able to make waves."

Soon, the intermission ended and the second quarter began.

In the second quarter, both sides made substitution adjustments. As usual for the Lakers, Su Tian and Nongmei took a break, and George and Brunson led the team.

On the Clippers side, James leads the team and Leonard rests.

Based on George's versatility and Brunson's ability to grab points, the Lakers' combat effectiveness during the rotation is not bad, and they are enough to be the starting level of an ordinary team.

But I don’t know if the Clippers took some medicine. The shooting rate from beyond the three-point line remained high. James had 7 assists in half a quarter.

Under the Clippers' extraordinary performance, the point difference between the two teams became wider and wider. It was not until Su Tian came on the court again halfway through the second quarter that the Lakers' decline stopped.

Before Su Tian came on the court, the point difference was already 12 points. After Su Tian came on the court, he hit two consecutive pull-up jumpers, and the point difference returned to 8 points again.

But then the Clippers also made substitution adjustments. James took a rest and Leonard came on to face off against Su Tian.

In fact, Leonard and Su Tian are players in two different positions, but Leonard is already the Lakers' best defender on the outside.

Although the Lakers were still lagging behind at this time, Su Tian was very calm-minded and there was no need for him to confront Leonard head-on.

So in the next few rounds, Su Tian kept using his offensive threats to attract defenses and pass the ball to assist his teammates in scoring.

The one who benefited the most was naturally the other giant on the field, Thick Eyebrows.With Su Tian's addition, the thick eyebrows performed superbly, with three-pointers, mid-range shots, baskets, and all-round offensive performance.

Under the extraordinary performance of the thick eyebrows, the Lakers also caught up with the score bit by bit.

You know, although Leonard's defense of Su Tian limited Su Tian's offensive output to a certain extent, conversely, Leonard did not get any favors under Su Tian's defense.

Unlike the Lakers, the Clippers don't have a "thick eyebrow" to share the pressure with Leonard.

So at the end of the first half, the point difference was only 4 points, and the Lakers were about to catch up.

During the halftime break, Su Tian clearly noticed that the thick eyebrows were taking a lot of energy, and he might not be able to play for a long time in the third quarter.

So he took the initiative to come to Nongmei.

"Man, your performance just now was really great!" Su Tian patted the thick-browed shoulder and said.

"Hey Su, it's nothing. The main thing is that your passing is so good! When your pass reaches my hand, I can shoot it directly without adjusting at all!"

"Hahaha, that's good. By the way, buddy, I see you've spent a lot of money. Why don't you leave the game early in the third quarter and take a rest? Prepare for the fourth quarter?"

When Nongmei heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment. He was a little confused and a little unhappy.

But then I thought about it, and it was true that I was too immersed in playing just now and didn't take into account the physical problems at all. Now I do have some problems with my physical reserves.

In this case, it is better to follow what Su Tian said and come down early to rest in the third quarter and prepare for the fourth quarter.

You must know that Big Eyebrow will be on the field at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

"Okay Su, as you said, we'll go talk to the coach."

After saying that, the thick eyebrow stood up and went to find the coach.

Su Tian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, Su Tian didn't know what Nongmei was thinking, but just after Su Tian said those words, the "Big Boss" badge lit up in vain. At that time, Su Tian knew , the badge comes into play.

In fact, when I first got this badge and when I and Nong Mei first came to the Lakers, the "Big Boss" badge often lit up. However, after getting along with each other for a whole season, the "Big Boss" badge has not lit up so clearly for a long time. .

"It seems that after this experience, you have finally given up on thick eyebrows?"

At this time, Nongmei had already come to coach Walton and began to tell what Su Tian just said.

Wharton's face looked strange for a while, but in the end he just said: "Okay."

In fact, Wharton didn't quite understand what he was thinking at this time.

"Davis is such a nice person? Does he consider the team so much? This is great!"

At the same time, during the intermission, Barkley was also surprised by the Clippers' performance in the commentary box.

"Judging from the Lakers' current playoff journey, in my mind, there seems to be no game in which the Lakers fell behind at halftime, right?" Barkley looked at Kenny Smith beside him and said.

"You ask me? How do I know this! But even if there are, they are rare. It is indeed rare for the Lakers to fall behind at halftime in games like this." Kenny Smith said.

"It seems that the Clippers are well prepared for this game! I hope the Clippers can hold on in the second half and give us a surprise!"

Time passed quickly, the intermission passed, and the second half of the game began.

In the third quarter, the Clippers and Lakers still maintained their previous starting lineups.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Clippers. James came to the frontcourt with the ball. Seeing Su Tian's defense, he passed the ball directly to Leonard.

Obviously, James was also wary of Su Tian at this time.

After Leonard got the ball, he faced George's defense, forced a breakthrough, came to the basket, and shot for a layup against George's defense.

For this goal, as usual, Nongmei's defense and interference were already in place, but at this time, Nongmei consumed too much physical energy, his condition declined, and no interference was provided in time.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

When Su Tian saw Nongmei's chest with obvious fluctuations, he knew that Nongmei was indeed not in good condition right now, so he didn't say anything more and just stepped forward and patted Nongmei's back.

In the next few rounds, Nongmei not only showed his inability to assist in defense, but also made frequent mistakes on the offensive end.

This caused the Lakers to finally catch up to the 4-point difference and once again opened up to 9 points.

Upon seeing this, Walton immediately called a timeout. While containing the Clippers' state, he replaced his thick eyebrows and made substitution adjustments in advance.

"What's wrong with Davis? Why is he so different from the first half?" Kenny Smith said.

"Kenny, you don't know this. Davis performed too well in the first half, which resulted in excessive physical exertion. He didn't fully recover his physical strength in the second half, so he went straight into the game. Naturally, his condition was not guaranteed. .”

Buckley's serious expression didn't really sound like he was lying.

"That's good. I thought Davis suffered some kind of injury, but it turns out it was a physical problem. It's fine if he's not injured." Kenny Smith breathed a sigh of relief.

The timeout soon ended and both sides returned to the court again.

After the Lakers made substitution adjustments, although the intimidation of thick eyebrows is no longer there, the overall fluency has become higher.

The Lakers also gradually began their journey of chasing points.

Su Tian continued to hold the ball and hit hard, and the point difference continued to narrow. Finally, before Su Tian took a break, the point difference was reduced to only 1 point.

After Su Tian took a break, the Clippers also made substitution adjustments. James was still leading the team while Leonard rested.

Su Tian saw Leonard coming off the court and knew that the Clippers had made up their mind to let Leonard face him while he was leading the team.

But Su Tian was not worried.

At this time, George and James were fighting each other on the court. The two were considered old rivals. From the Heat Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Clippers and Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, they could be considered as fighting from east to west.

But the difference from before is that George has better teammates.

But James has lost the charm he had when he was young.

At the end of the third quarter, George successfully led the team to overtake the score. Although it was only a 3-point lead, the psychological advantage of the score lead returned to the Lakers.

"Okay, now at the end of the third quarter, the Lakers have finally overtaken the score! Now the Clippers are in danger!" Barkley said.

"Actually, I have to say that the Clippers performed really well in this game. Not only James and Leonard, but also some role players performed very well. The Clippers also took the lead for nearly 3 quarters. , but I still couldn’t hold on in the end!” Kenny Smith said.

"Who will win this game now depends on the performance of both sides in the fourth quarter!"

(End of this chapter)