NBA Old Age Star System

Leonard got the ball, faced Kuzma's defense, tested the triple threat and then directly held the ball to initiate a breakthrough.

Kuzma relied on his more abundant physical strength and younger body to withstand Leonard's first wave of ball-carrying impacts.

But immediately after Leonard's impact, Kuzma was finally knocked out of the defensive gap, and Leonard immediately broke through the gap.

Kuzma turned around and caught up with Leonard, and the two came to the basket while fighting.

After reaching the basket, Leonard suddenly used his strength to resist Kuzma's interference and shot for a layup.

At the same time, Nongmei also assisted in preventing interference.

But I don’t know if Leonard’s finishing ability has strengthened or if he is just lucky.

The basketball spun twice on the rim and then fell into the net.

Leonard's goal was a response to the Lakers' previous fast break, and the point difference returned to single digits again.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian held the ball and faced James' defense. He directly reached out and called for thick eyebrows to come forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

In fact, according to Su Tian's current strength, he can beat James alone, but this will consume a lot of physical strength and energy. It is more efficient to cooperate with thick eyebrows.

With the help of thick eyebrow pick-and-roll, Su Tian launched a breakthrough with the ball.

James and Morris both headed for Su Tian to double-team, so Su Tian directly passed the ball back to the thick eyebrow at the top of the arc.

The thick eyebrow caught the ball without saying a word and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Hit a three-pointer steadily.

With the support of Su Tian's passing, Thick Eyebrow's three-point threat has skyrocketed.

In the next few rounds, the two sides began to gradually become more and more prosperous. The Big Three of the Lakers and the Gemini of the Clippers began a head-to-head battle.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was still hovering around 10 points, but the scores of the two teams did not increase much.

At this time, the main lineups of both teams were exhausted, so Tyronn Lue called a timeout very cooperatively.

Taking advantage of this timeout, the Lakers also made personnel adjustments. Su Tian and Nongmei were replaced to rest, and even George was taken off for a short rest.

So the Lakers' lineup became Brunson, Nunn, Keldon Johnson, Kuzma, and McGee.

The Big Three of the Lakers came off the court at the same time, which was a rare opportunity for the Clippers to take the lead.

Tyronn Lue naturally knew that this was a good time, but Tyronn Lue was also helpless because the Clippers' two core players also consumed a lot and had to take a break.

So Tyronn Lue could only put together the strongest lineup without the two cores.

"This, the lineups of both teams are very strange." Barkley said.

"Both teams put their core players on the bench at the same time, as if they had agreed." Kenny Smith said.

"It's understandable that the Lakers are doing this. After all, the Lakers have a lead, but why are the Clippers doing this? This is a good time to chase points!" Barkley said.

"I don't know. Maybe the two core players have really consumed too much."

While the two commentators were talking, James came to Tyronn Lue's side.

"Coach, let me play. This is a good opportunity to overtake the score."

Looking at LeBron's eager eyes, Tyronn Lue sighed.

"LeBron, I know now is a good time, but your consumption is really big. I'm afraid it's risky to play."

Tyronn Lue understands that James is an extremely rational person who will consider his words, but what Tyronn Lue doesn't know is that James has changed a lot in the past two years.

"Coach, as long as you play, the risk will always be there, but you can't stop playing because of the risk. This is a good opportunity and I don't want to give up."

Seeing James's resolute attitude, Tyronn Lue was stunned for a moment, but then Tyronn Lue reacted and immediately arranged for James to play.

Tyronn Lue has worked with James for many years and knows James' temper.

It's okay if you reject him once, but not the second time. The third time, no, there is no third time.

Soon there was a dead ball on the court, and James took the opportunity to play directly.

"Oh, James is on the Clippers side!" Kenny Smith's eyes were sharp and he immediately noticed James' movements.

"It seems that the Clippers still know how precious this time is and don't want to give up." Barkley said.

After James came on the court, Walton immediately waved and asked George to wait in front of the technical stage.

Su Tianze carefully observed the situation on the field.

After James came on the court, he directly took over the Clippers' ball.

After taking the ball, James held the ball and went directly to the basket. Johnson tried his best, but still failed to block James' impact.

James rushed all the way to the basket, pushed past Johnson and shot directly for a layup.

Bang——shua——

Basketball hit the board.

"What a ball. As expected of James, he has already consumed so much and is already this age, but he can still perform like this." Kenny Smith couldn't help but admire.

"James' strong play is indeed very good, but it takes a lot of physical energy." Barkley said.

The ball was transferred to the Lakers. Brunson took the ball and went to the basket, causing Zubac's foul. George took the opportunity to come on the court.

George came on the court and Brunson made two free throws.

With George's appearance, someone on James' side came to compete. The two sides were evenly matched again, and the point difference was once again stalemate.

Tyronn Lue paced the sidelines.

Although the point difference has not continued to widen, James's physical strength is constantly being consumed, which is definitely not good news for the Clippers.

Although George is also on the court and is physically exhausted, George is not the first core of the Lakers, and he is not even the second core now.

Therefore, James cannot afford to fight or consume.

It's just that James' obsession is deep, and Tyronn Lue knows that he can't persuade James now.

Until the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams remained at 8 points.

The point difference returned to single digits, and the price the Clippers paid for this was a James who was so tired that he was out of breath.

"LeBron, are you okay? Listen to me. You have to take a rest, otherwise you will collapse in the fourth quarter."

Tyronn Lu looked very anxious and sincere in both his tone and demeanor at this moment.

James knows that Tyronn Lue also really cares about him, but time waits for no one.

Since James came to Los Angeles, he has been witnessing the Lakers winning the championship, but the Clippers have no championship atmosphere at all. James has to be anxious, not to mention that James is getting older and worse every year. James is afraid of himself You really can't win a championship in Los Angeles.

"Coach, I'm fine, no need to say anymore, I don't have much time, I have to seize this opportunity!"

Seeing that James was so stubborn, Tyronn Lue couldn't persuade him any more, so he had to pick up the tactical board and start arranging tactics for the fourth quarter, in an attempt to overtake the game in the fourth quarter and win.

At the same time, on the Lakers side, George was almost exhausted and began to breathe heavily after returning to the bench.

Su Tian stepped forward and patted George on the shoulder, and said, "Thank you, brother, the rest is up to me." George smiled and nodded, and said no more.

Wharton was standing aside with a tactical board.

"Guys, the Clippers still have a chance to take the lead. We can't give them this chance. As for the tactics in the fourth quarter, I think I don't need to say more. Give the ball to Su!"

The head coaches on both sides are doing their best to mobilize the enthusiasm of the players and want everyone to perform at their best.

"Charles, do you think James will play in the fourth quarter?" Kenny Smith turned to ask.

Barkley thought for a moment and said: "First of all, I don't think playing consecutive games is a good choice, but if James is talking about it, I think he will."

"Playing for a long time continuously will definitely lead to a lot of physical exertion, which will also increase the risk of injury, especially for aging veterans, it is a very dangerous thing."

At this time, Smith said: "Since there are so many dangers, why do you think James will continue to play?"

"Because James' time is running out, and the Clippers' window to win the championship is also running out. If James still wants to win the championship, he must seize every opportunity now."

With the two explanations, the inter-section break ended and the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers' lineup in the fourth quarter is still led by Su Tian and Nong Mei.

As for the Clippers, Leonard and James were both present.

"Good guy, James actually played in consecutive games!"

"Barkley really guessed it right!"

"So James also feels that he doesn't have many opportunities?"

"James is indeed not young, and the Lakers' performance in recent years is indeed disturbing."

"I hope Lao Zhan can still seize this opportunity at the end of his career."

At this time, the game started, and the first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Dort came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced James.

Seeing James' chest still rising and falling, Su Tian couldn't help but tease him again.

"LeBron, if you can't help it, go down and rest. You have to recognize it when you get old!"

"Old? It's still early, boy!"

As soon as James finished speaking, Su Tian immediately broke through and attacked the defense line.

James also immediately changed his defensive focus to keep up with Su Tian. But just when James caught up with Su Tian, ​​Su Tian immediately changed his direction and directly shook off James' defense.

Then Su Tian broke through again and easily broke through James' defense.

Su Tian held the ball all the way to the basket. Just when Su Tian was about to collect the ball for a layup, Leonard let go of Johnson and double-teamed Su Tian.

According to the process of the first three quarters, Su Tian will probably pass the ball to Johnson at this time.

But it was Su Tian in the fourth quarter, so Su Tian directly avoided Leonard's long arm with a pull rod and made another layup.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hits the backboard into the net.

"Good shot! Sure enough, Su Tian played extremely resolutely in the fourth quarter!" Barkley praised.

James also had a very serious face at this time. As an old teammate of Su Tian, ​​James knew very well how much Su would improve in the fourth quarter.

"Kawhi, the double team can be more decisive next time. He rarely passes the ball in the fourth quarter." James came to Leonard's side and whispered.

Leonard nodded slightly when he heard this.

The ball rights changed, the Clippers had the ball, and James came to the frontcourt with the ball.

What is different from the first three quarters is that it is Su Tian himself who is defending in front of James at this time.

"Actually, this is easy to understand." Buckley said immediately after seeing Su Tian's choice.

"James had plenty of physical strength in the first three quarters, and Su Tian's condition was relatively average, so he naturally would not ask for trouble. But now in the fourth quarter, not only James's physical strength was greatly consumed, his condition and strength declined, but Su Tian's condition in the fourth quarter There has been a wave of improvement, and between this increase and the decrease, the power gap will naturally be offset."

After listening to Barkley's explanation, the fans understood Su Tian's operation.

At this time, James and Su Tian were in a tense confrontation on the court.

"Come on LeBron, let me see if you're getting stronger or getting weaker this year."

James has become accustomed to Su Tian's provocations. He has always maintained his rationality and reached out to call his teammates to come forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Upon seeing this, Morris immediately stepped forward to create a pick-and-roll. James used the pick-and-roll to directly break through with the ball.

But Su Tian's speed around the pick-and-roll was faster, so he circled up again.

James has successfully started with the help of the pick-and-roll. Even if Su Tian comes to defend again at this time, James still wants to use his strength and weight advantage to break through Su Tian's defense.

However, when the two collided, James obviously paused and was stopped one step inside the three-point line by Su Tian.

Su Tian also felt uncomfortable. Although he had the blessing of the King of the End, the weight and physical differences between him and James could not be changed.

But it was blocked in the end.

Seeing that his forced breakthrough didn't work, James immediately changed his face to the basket and beat Su Tian with his back.

After continuous back-to-back confrontations, James successfully pushed his position to the free throw line.

But just a few steps from the three-point line to the free throw line has consumed a lot of James' energy.

When James wanted to turn around and shoot a jump shot, he had no energy left.

boom--

The basketball hit the front edge of the basket and popped out directly.

Su Tian got stuck in position, jumped up quickly, and directly grabbed the rebound.

After grabbing the rebound, Su Tian turned around and started fast break mode.

Although James could not catch up with Su Tian, ​​the experienced James immediately stepped forward and hugged Su Tian, ​​and the Lakers' fast break was blocked.

Although the Lakers' fast break was blocked, the Clippers were already very dangerous at this time.

Not only because the point difference reached double digits by 10 points, but also because the ball was still in the hands of the Lakers.

The game fell into position, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball to face James' defense.

This time Su Tian was just holding the ball, and before he could break through, he had already discovered Leonard who was about to make a move.

So Su Tian directly used a trick to break through quickly and successfully attracted Leonard to step forward and double-team.

At this moment, Su Tian passed the ball to Johnson outside the three-point line.

Johnson took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily. (End of chapter)