NBA Old Age Star System

As time goes by, the point difference between the two teams continues to widen, and the Suns' lead becomes more and more obvious.

The symptoms of the Jazz's weakness became more and more obvious. It was not until halfway through the fourth quarter that Booker came on and the Jazz completely collapsed.

At the end of the game, the Suns won the game 118-109.

Although the Jazz lost this game, the energy displayed by the Jazz surprised everyone, so for this series, everyone predicted that there would be at least 6 games.

Su Tian also paid close attention to this game. In fact, Su Tian had expectations for the performance of both teams. The Suns had Paul in the lineup, so they naturally had certain advantages, especially on a stage like the playoffs.

But the Jazz are not that simple. The Jazz have a clear division of labor inside and outside, with no obvious shortcomings. Both offensive and defensive attributes are relatively online. It is reasonable to have the second regular season record in the Western Conference.

Just the day after the game between the Jazz and the Suns ended, the second-round game between the Lakers and the Clippers started on time.

Compared with the previous game, there were obviously more people supporting the Lakers in this game, and the Staples scene also showed more Lakers support logos and clothing.

In this game, the Lakers still chose to use the starting lineup from the previous game, Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Kuzma, and thick eyebrows.

The Clippers' starting lineup has not made much adjustments, with Reggie, James, Leonard, Morris, and Zubac.

Tyronn Lue brought Zubac into the starting lineup and placed veteran Batum on the bench.

The purpose of taking Zubac is very clear, it is to limit the performance of thick eyebrows, but the reason why thick eyebrows are thick eyebrows is not just his eyebrows.

"Okay, viewers, the second game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and Clippers is about to start. We can see that there are still some changes in the starting lineups of the two teams compared to the previous game." Barkley said .

"Yes, there are no changes on the Lakers side. The main thing is that the Clippers have made some adjustments. Tyronn Lue mentioned Zubac to the starting position. It seems that he wants to increase the overall height on the court to limit Davis' performance," Kenny Smith said.

"I just don't know if Tyronn Lue's tactics will work."

Soon the game time came and the two teams took the field. Nongmei and Zubac stood in the middle circle.

Zubac was also a member of the Lakers before. At that time, Zubac also performed many wonderful performances with the help of Su Tian. However, since coming to the Clippers, without Su Tian’s bonus, Zubac’s overall His performance declined, and he returned to the bench from a quasi-starter.

If it weren't for Tyronn Lue's temporary adjustment this time, Zubac might not know how long he would have to sit on the bench.

As the referee blew the whistle, Zubac and Nongmei both jumped up. Nongmei was the first to touch the basketball and return it to the Lakers' position.

Brunson, with his quick eyes and quick hands, stepped forward and grabbed the basketball first, and the game officially began.

Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian did not stay when he got the ball, but passed the ball to George again, and the Lakers began to run and cooperate with tactics.

George got the ball at this time and faced Leonard's defense. Su Tian, ​​Nong Mei and others kept moving to change formations.

Just when George was threatening to break through, he suddenly passed the ball to Kuzma who was cutting through the air.

Kuzma seized the opportunity very well. At this time, the Clippers' basket was empty, so after receiving the ball, Kuzma went straight for a layup.

2-0

Although Su Tian was not involved in this goal, Su Tian's movement attracted most of the Clippers' attention. Generally speaking, it was Kuzma who got the credit for Su Tian.

"Okay, the Lakers successfully scored on the first attack. This is a good start." Barkley said.

The ball possession changed and it was the Clippers' turn to attack with the ball.

Reggie advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to James.

James got the ball and faced George's defense.

At this time, Su Tian switched defense to Morris. Upon seeing this, James immediately passed the ball to Morris, signaling Morris to directly play Su Tian alone.

Morris was very embarrassed when he got the ball. Although he did have an advantage in weight and strength when facing Su Tian, ​​his technical abilities were too different. Morris was afraid that Su Tian would steal the ball as soon as he got off the ball.

But at this time, facing James's eager eyes and Leonard's expectant eyes, Morris had no choice but to give it a try.

So Morris started with a triple threat, and then continued to test his feet, trying to shake Su Tian's defensive focus.

But Su Tian was not shaken by Morris. Instead, he stepped forward and pressed directly. Su Tian's sudden pressure made Morris feel at a loss.

So Morris immediately changed his face to the basket and protected the ball.

But just when Morris breathed a sigh of relief, Su Tian's hand suddenly appeared on the basketball again and stabbed it away.

Then Su Tian broke out quickly, immediately stepped forward to grab the basketball, and accelerated towards the front basket again.

"Steal! Su successfully stole Morris!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

At this time, Su Tian took the lead and came to the front basket and dunked directly with both hands.

4-0

"Su finally turned on the scoring mode, and the defensive counterattack tactics were very successful!"

At this time, Morris' face was very ugly, not only embarrassed but also angry.

The ball was once again given to the Clippers, and Reggie once again advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. This time, Reggie did not pass the ball again, but called his teammates from behind to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Reggie holds the ball to initiate a breakthrough and rush to the basket.

Brunson turned around and immediately chased after him, but Reggie was also very fast, keeping a lot of distance between the two.

Just when Reggie came to the basket and was about to take a shot, the help defense with thick eyebrows suddenly appeared and directly stretched out his hand to interfere with the defense.

Reggie had no better choice at this time. He could only force a layup against the help of defense.

boom--

Basketball is unsurprisingly straightforward.

The thick eyebrow turned around and got stuck in position. The moment he collected the rebound, he raised the basketball high and then quickly passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​who was already on a fast break.

When Su Tian received the ball, he was double-teamed by Leonard and James as expected, so Su Tian passed the ball again to George on the side.

George received the ball and rushed forward. At this time, there was no one in front of George, so George came to the frontcourt and dunked with both hands.

6-0

"Well, the Lakers led the Clippers 6-0 at the beginning. This is really unexpected." Barkley shook his head and said.

"This, indeed, although I had expected a gap between the Clippers and the Lakers, I didn't expect the gap to be so obvious in the opening stages of the game." Kenny Smith echoed.

Just after George hit the fast break dunk, Tyronn Lue immediately called a timeout.

"The Clippers' timeout was quite timely. Although the game had just begun, the Lakers' offense was indeed too fierce," Barkley said.

Su Tian followed his teammates back to the Lakers bench, and Walton also took the opportunity to pick up the tactical board to emphasize the team's tactical arrangement.

"There is no doubt that the core of the Clippers is still Leonard and James, so we still have to focus our defense on these two people." Walton said seriously while holding the tactical board.

Soon, the timeout ended and the game resumed.

After returning to the court, Leonard began to attack with the ball. After holding the ball to break through, he successfully attracted the Lakers' double-team defense, so he immediately passed the ball to Zubac, who turned around and hit a layup.

6-2

The Clippers finally broke their scoring drought, and Tyronn Lue on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief.

This goal seemed to turn on the Clippers' offense, and the offenses of the two teams began to return to normal in the next few rounds.

However, the point difference between the two teams is already very obvious.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers by 32 points 26-6.

"Okay audience friends, the first quarter of the game is over. Judging from the first quarter alone, the Lakers still have a very obvious lead. The Clippers also made adjustments in the second half, but currently the Clippers Still just barely maintaining a balance with the Lakers," Barkley said.

At this time, the two head coaches on both sides of the bench were not idle.

"The second quarter is a good time for us to overtake the score! We must seize the time when Su is not on the court!" Tyronn Lue said excitedly while holding the tactical board.

"If we can take the lead in the second quarter, it will be very beneficial to our game in the second half!"

Although some words seemed to be nonsense, Tyronn Lue still tirelessly emphasized it over and over again.

At the same time, Walton on the Lakers side is also constantly emphasizing some details and requirements of the game.

"The second quarter is a period when we are relatively weak, Paul! You need to take on the responsibility of the team during this period! You are very important to the Lakers!"

George nodded seriously after hearing this.

"Su, although you have rest time, you must be ready to play at any time! We must make sure there are no accidents!"

Wharton's expression was serious and his attitude was serious, and Su Tian nodded cooperatively.

Soon the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

The Lakers changed the lineup as usual. Su Tian and Nongmei took a rest, and George, Brunson and others came on to lead the team.

The Clippers also made some adjustments. Leonard came on to lead the team while James came off to rest.

George naturally matched up with George.

The first possession of the second quarter was given to the Clippers. Leonard advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced George's defense.

Leonard didn't make any extra moves, but directly took the ball and launched a breakthrough.

George quickly changed his defensive focus and quickly kept up with Leonard's breakthrough.

Originally, George thought Leonard was falsely breaking through, but Leonard broke through very resolutely, using his strength and size to forcefully collide.

After a period of physical confrontation, the two came to the free throw line. Leonard suddenly collected the ball and turned around to shoot a jumper.

Bang——shua——

The basketball bounces off the rim and into the net.

"Yes, this quarter will be more efficient if the superstar holds the ball and launches the offense." Kenny Smith said.

"This is good and bad for the Clippers. The good thing is that the efficiency has indeed improved, but the bad thing is that it greatly consumes the physical strength of the core players. This is not good news for the next game." Barkley said.

At this time, the ball possession on the court changed, and Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

After Brunson came to the frontcourt, he did not pass the ball directly to George. Instead, he reached out and called his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Brunson held the ball and launched a breakthrough.

Brunson broke through quickly and successfully attracted the Clippers' double-team defense.

Before the double-team was formed, Brunson quickly passed the ball to Kuzma outside the three-point line.

Kuzma caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Hit a three-pointer steadily.

Now Kuzma has grown a lot, and even without Su Tian's passing bonus, he can already stand alone.

"Now the Lakers and Clippers are evenly matched. It just depends on who can break the current deadlock first."

"Evenly matched? Stop making trouble. The Lakers obviously have the upper hand!"

"The Lakers' advantage is indeed very obvious. The Clippers must speed up their pace, otherwise it will only be more difficult for the Clippers next."

"This period is indeed the best time for the Clippers. Su Tian and Nongmei are not here during this period. The Clippers must seize this opportunity!"

"With Leonard alone, it will be difficult for the Clippers to overtake the game. I think James and Leonard must play together!"

As the second quarter began, there were more and more discussions on the Internet about the game between the two teams, and the comments in these discussions were also biased towards the Lakers.

After a few rounds, Tyronn Lue also discovered that it was really difficult to overtake the score with Leonard alone, so he took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to take James up.

After James and Leonard both played, the Clippers finally had some momentum to chase points, and the point difference between the two teams began to gradually narrow.

But after a few rounds, halfway through the second quarter, Walton reached out and called a timeout.

At this time, the score difference between the two teams was chased to 3 points, and it seemed that the Clippers had a chance to overtake the score at any time.

At this time, not only James and Leonard, but also Clippers fans are full of confidence in the next game.

But then Wharton made substitution adjustments. Su Tian and Nongmei came on the field, replacing George and others.

The game starts again.

Su Tian, ​​who returned to the court, directly took over the leadership of the team, holding the ball and constantly attacking and organizing.

With the help of Su Tian, ​​Nongmei also hit consecutive shots.

The combination of Su Tian and Nongmei once again opened the point difference to 6 points within a few rounds.

Not only that, after opening to 6 points, the point difference showed signs of continuing to widen.

By the end of the second quarter, the point difference had reached 10 points.

"Half the game, a double-digit point difference, to be honest, the Clippers are dangerous." Barkley said.

"Although it's a little early to draw a conclusion, I have to agree with what Charles said. The Clippers are in danger." Kenny Smith echoed. (End of chapter)