NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 397 Rivers’ special arrangement, both East and West 2-0
Soon the fourth quarter began, and Su Tian and Nong Mei came on the court again for the Lakers.

Because Nongmei took a rest early in the third quarter, Nongmei had a full rest at this time, and Nongmei also returned to his previous confident state.

For the Clippers, James took a break and Leonard led the team.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced Leonard's defense.

Leonard took advantage of his height and wingspan to stay half a step away from Su Tian.

Seeing this, Su Tian directly called Nongmei to step forward to block.

Leonard saw Thick Eyebrow coming forward and chose to move around to avoid it.

But just as Leonard got around, Su Tian shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

"Kawhi! Stay close to him! Don't give him room to take action!"

Rivers off the court put his hands on his hips and yelled towards the court.

The ball was transferred, the Clippers attacked, and Leonard came to the frontcourt and reached for the ball.

Get the ball and face Su Tian's defense.

At this time, the most offensive threat in the Clippers' lineup is Leonard, and Su Tian naturally has to take charge of the defensive task himself.

Leonard first tested the three threats, but found that he could not mobilize Su Tian's focus well, so he reached out and called for a pick-and-roll, hoping to use the pick-and-roll to directly force a breakthrough.

Su Tian went around the pick-and-roll very quickly and entangled Leonard again. However, Leonard had already started to speed at this time, and it was unrealistic to stop him directly.

So the two of them came to the basket while fighting. After reaching the basket, Leonard pushed past Su Tian's defense with a fierce force. Then he did not take a direct shot, but turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Leonard's fadeaway effectively opened up some distance and gave him plenty of room to shoot.

But unfortunately, this goal was not only defended by Su Tian, ​​but also assisted by thick eyebrows on the side.

The thick eyebrow saw the right moment, jumped up suddenly, and slapped the basketball directly.

boom--

The basketball was placed on the backboard and rebounded just in time to be collected by Su Tian.

After Su Tian got the ball, he turned around and started fast break mode.

Su Tian's speed was very fast. Leonard wanted to turn around and chase him, but he couldn't catch up at all.

Su Tian took the lead and came to the basket in the frontcourt. Seeing the right moment, he collected the ball and took off.

boom--

Su Tian succeeded in hacking with one hand!

"Hohoho!! Su once again contributed a wonderful dunk!!"

"I have to say, Su Tian's dunk is like a blind box Easter egg in every game! It's so fascinating!!"

"Su Tian! MVP! Su Tian! MVP!"

Su Tian's dunk directly ignited the scene, and the fans at Staples also cheered for the Lakers and Su Tian.

At this time, Rivers on the sidelines was hesitating whether to call a timeout. When he was about to reach out and call a timeout, James suddenly appeared.

"Coach, let's call a timeout and take advantage of the timeout to adjust."

After hearing what James said, Rivers lowered his hand that he originally wanted to raise.

"LeBron, don't worry, I know what's going on. You should take a good rest at this time to regain your strength."

"But coach..."

"Okay, there's nothing more to do. Go sit down and have a good rest."

Therefore, the timeout was not called after all, and the game continued.

Affected by Su Tian's dunk, the morale of the Lakers has been rising steadily. On the other hand, the Clippers not only have difficulty scoring, but their morale has also dropped significantly.

Seeing that the point difference was about to be stretched to double digits, James was restless on the bench, and Rivers finally called a timeout.

"Okay guys, I was just preparing for our next tactics. Just now Su looked good, but in fact he has consumed a lot of energy. You know, these points for the Lakers in the fourth quarter were all his own. People take it.”

Rivers looked confident and continued to speak.

"So, in the second half of the quarter, Su is no longer a concern! What we need to pay attention to is Paul George and Davis! At the same time, our offense must also play well."

"LeBron, Kawhi, this team is your team. Now is when the team needs you. Now go out and release all your energy!"

Although there were many loopholes in Rivers' words, James did not care about it because James had already seen clearly what kind of person Rivers was.

While the Clippers were arranging tactics, Barkley was not idle either.

"Now is a critical node! I have to say that this game is the one the Lakers are most likely to lose so far in the playoffs! It depends on what the Clippers do next!" Barkley said excitedly .

"Yes, the points are almost the same now, and the Clippers have every chance to overtake the score and win! If the Clippers can really break the Lakers' unbeaten streak here, the Lakers' morale will definitely drop in the next game! This will have a huge impact on the entire team. The series helps a lot.”

Kenny Smith's analysis is also very good, but how things develop depends on your choice. Just like whether you choose Zheng Ziyan or Lin Yueqing, everything depends on your choice.

Soon, the timeout ends and the game continues.

Sure enough, taking advantage of this timeout, both the Lakers and Clippers made substitution adjustments, and both sides picked up their respective starting lineups.

"The decisive battle is about to begin!"

After returning to the court, the first ball was given to the Clippers, and James came to the frontcourt with the ball.

James returned, Su Tian turned to guard James, and George was responsible for guarding Leonard.

James glanced at the scoreboard and knew that the Clippers should speed up the game at this time and seize the time to catch up with the score.

So after facing Su Tian, ​​James did not hesitate and directly reached out to call his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

James used the pick-and-roll to initiate a breakthrough with the ball, but the moment James broke through, Su Tian quickly took action and completed the steal! !
"LeBron! You're too slow!"

After Su Tian got the ball, he immediately accelerated and rushed forward with the ball.

At this time, James was chasing after Su Tian, ​​but to no avail.

boom--

Su Tian succeeded in dunking with both hands again!

Just after returning from the timeout, Su Tian contributed a set of steals and dunks!This made the atmosphere lively again.

James gritted his teeth and once again advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. This time James seemed much more cautious and chose to play Su Tian with his back.

James hit Su Tian with his back, and it took him a long time to get to the free throw line.

At this time, James didn't have much time to look, so he turned over and shot a jumper.James' turn-over jump shot is carried with a knee lift, similar to the independent movement of the golden rooster.

This kind of shooting action can effectively obtain sufficient shooting space, but for Su Tian, ​​as long as it can trigger the "defensive shock" effect, it is the same!

boom--

Naturally, this shot was also affected. The basketball was forged, and the thick eyebrows grabbed the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian held the ball and once again wanted to launch a fast break, but this time the entire Clippers responded quickly and did not give Su Tian another chance.

Under the pressure of the Clippers, Su Tian had to slow down and put the offense into position.

Although Su Tian was forced into position, the Clippers were still no match.

not to mention,
After falling into position, Su Tian discovered that James went to defend George, Leonard went to defend Big Eyebrow, and the one responsible for defending him was actually Morris.

Su Tian was puzzled for a while, but he still signaled his teammates to pull away. After his teammates pulled away, Su Tian broke through easily with one burst.

After completing the breakthrough, Su Tian succeeded in a layup, but Morris was still two steps away from Su Tian.

"What, what are the Clippers doing? Rivers actually asked Morris to defend Su Tian?" Barkley asked in confusion.

"Well, this choice is indeed difficult to understand. It seems that Coach Rivers will be questioned by reporters after the game." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, not only the commentator in the commentary box couldn't understand it, but the audience couldn't understand it either, and Walton on the sidelines couldn't understand it either.

"Is this a special arrangement? Or is there some conspiracy behind it? Is there a trap?"

Walton was thinking hard, but he really couldn't figure out what the Clippers wanted to do. Even Walton speculated whether Morris wanted to implement Bowen's thing.

But after playing several rounds, Morris made no move in this regard.

Until the score difference got bigger and bigger, Walton shook his head.

"Forget it! I don't want to think about it anymore! As long as we win the ball!!"

The changes on the court were also rapid. After Su Tian discovered that Morris was the only one defending him, Su Tian directly increased the proportion of his offense with the ball without hesitation.

As for saying that he lacked physical strength, Su Tian was not afraid at all. Su Tian even said that he could still carry an overtime.

In the end, the game ended and the Lakers won the game 117-105.

The score difference is not big, but there is also a double-digit score difference.

This game benefited from Rivers' defensive strategy at the end, and Su Tian's final statistics were also very good.

全场拿到43分11助攻6篮板3抢断1盖帽，再次成为本场最佳。

After the game, Rivers indeed became the subject of reporters' interviews.

"Coach Rivers, what do you think of Su Tian's defense in the fourth quarter? Why did you arrange for Morris to defend Su Tian?"

After the reporter finished speaking, James and Leonard beside Rivers also turned to look at Rivers. Obviously, these two people also wanted to know why.

"Well, Morris' defense is actually underestimated by everyone. He is a very good defensive expert. I have great confidence in his defense, but it is obvious that he did not perform well in this game."

Rivers' answer mainly focused on refusing to admit his fault and shirking responsibility.

But as soon as Rivers finished speaking, another reporter stood up.

"So Coach Rivers, why don't you let LeBron or Kawhi be in charge of defense? They are obviously more trustworthy than Morris."

"This. Because the two of them have too much responsibility, I want to lighten the burden on them and allow them to devote themselves to the offense better."

Rivers' answer didn't sound like there was much of a problem, so these reporters stopped embarrassment for Rivers.

It is not the conscience of these reporters to not embarrass Rivers, but the materials are enough for these reporters to use.

After the game, the score between the Lakers and Clippers also reached 2-0, and the Lakers had an absolute advantage!
At the moment the game ended, Butler in the East also received news of the Lakers' victory.

"The Lakers won again, right? It's just as I expected. Now it's up to us to see if we can perform on the finals stage together as agreed!"

The next day, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

As before, the majority still predict the Celtics to win this game, and people are still unwilling to believe that the Heat can make it to the finals.

After the game started, it seemed to go according to everyone's predictions. Tatum and Brown worked hard one after another and soon took the score advantage.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led the Heat by 33 points 28-5.

In the second quarter, Tatum and Brown continued to work hard. Seeing the score difference getting wider and wider, the Celtics fans at the scene also breathed a sigh of relief.

And where the fans couldn't see it, the commentators and experts also breathed a sigh of relief.

At the end of the first half, the Celtics led the Heat 60-47 by a full 13 points.

If the next second half follows this pace, the Celtics will basically be stable.

However, it turns out that the Celtics still did not escape the clutches of the Heat, as if the Celtics' first-half lead was just a dream.

In the third quarter, the Heat ushered in a big explosion. The Heat's sudden increase in defensive intensity made everyone in the Celtics extremely uncomfortable, and the defensive counterattack took off.

Butler and Vincent also took the opportunity to score a lot of points.

The Heat relied on their performance in the third quarter to overtake the score and lead the Celtics by 7 points!
In the fourth quarter, after Stevens' adjustments and emphasis, the Celtics' overall state returned again.

It's a pity that the Heat's condition has improved at this time, and it is already very difficult for the Celtics to come back and win again.

In the end, with the expectations of many spectators at the scene and the prayers of a group of commentators behind them, the Heat once again broke everyone's guesses and won the game!
106-101, the Heat defeated the Celtics, and the score also reached 2-0.

"Okay, I have to admit, I misjudged the strength of the Heat. He brought me too many surprises!"

"I really didn't expect that the Heat would have such resilience. I think the situation has been reversed now. Now I am optimistic that the Heat will reach the finals!"

"I would call Butler the toughest man in the league!!"

"Butler really broke all doubts!"

"Now that I think about it, watching Butler play against his old club on the stage of the Finals is quite exciting!"

After the game, Butler was interviewed.

Butler scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in this game. He ranked first in the Heat in terms of statistics and impact on the game.

A reporter asked: "How did the Heat turn defeat into victory in the third quarter and take the lead?"

Butler said calmly: "It's simple, because we have better players, more professional coaches, and more capable leaders!"

"Leader, are you talking about yourself?"

"Of course! I am the leader of the Heat, but I don't know who the leader of the Celtics is."

After Butler said this, his smile was very strange.

(End of this chapter)