NBA Old Age Star System

The game came to halftime, and the two teams returned to the locker rooms.

With a double-digit point difference, the Lakers are still very calm. As long as they maintain this rhythm in the second half, winning this game is not a big problem.

But the Clippers are completely opposite.

James not only consumed a lot of energy by playing early, but the result was not as effective as he should have been.

"LeBron, Kawhi, there is no doubt that the Lakers will still come up with the starting lineup in the second half. It will be very difficult for us during this period, but even so, we must try our best to grasp it and not let the Lakers open the score anymore, or even If there is a chance, we will take the opportunity to catch up with some points!"

After emphasizing the overall intention of the second half, Tyronn Lue began to lay out the tactical arrangements for the third quarter.

"In the third quarter, we still launched the offense with the two of you as the core. In the first half, Kawhi will lead, and in the second half, LeBron will lead."

Immediately afterwards, Tyronn Lue emphasized some issues of tactical coordination.

At the same time, the Lakers locker room is also making tactical arrangements for the third quarter.

"We have a score lead now, but we can't be careless. The Clippers may catch up at any time. If nothing happens in the second half, the Clippers will still have time for the two cores. For our defense, the goal is very clear. Already! Definitely double-team!"

Su Tian, ​​Nong Mei and others also nodded in agreement after hearing this.

The Clippers' tactics have not changed much, which is mainly related to the two cores.

With these two super cores, there is really no need for any particularly complex tactical coordination, which would limit the performance of the superstars.

"As for the offense, we still maintain the same tactics as before. Su will control the first half, and Paul will control the second half."

With the arrangement of the two head coaches, the halftime ended quickly and the third quarter began.

Sure enough, both teams chose their starting lineups in the third quarter.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Clippers. Reggie advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Leonard.

According to Tyronn Lue's arrangement, the ball was mainly given to Leonard in the first half of the third quarter.

So after Leonard got the ball, he faced Kuzma's defense and started with a three-threat attack.

A simple change of direction is followed directly by a breakout.

Kuzma quickly changed the focus of defense and caught up with Leonard.

The two came to the basket while fighting. Before taking the shot, Leonard suddenly pushed away Kuzma and then shot for a layup.

boom--

Swah——

Leonard's little move was very subtle and the referee didn't notice it. In other words, such little moves are allowed in the playoffs.

"Okay, just at the beginning of the third quarter, the Clippers hit a layup. It seems that the Clippers made timely adjustments during the midfield." Barkley said.

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

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

Su Tian got the ball and tested James with the same three threats, but then reached out and called for thick eyebrows to come forward to pick and roll.

Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to initiate a breakthrough with the ball, directly attracting double-teams from James and Zubac.

So Su Tian quickly passed the ball to the thick eyebrow on the other side.

The thick eyebrow received the ball and directly attacked the basket. At this time, the space between the thick eyebrow and the basket was very open, and no one was blocking it.

So Nongmei dunked directly with both hands.

The score difference returned to 10 points again.

"Compared to the Clippers, the Lakers seem more relaxed and comfortable. Look at the cooperation between Su and Davis. They have such a tacit understanding!" Barkley couldn't help but admire.

The next few rounds were basically a back-and-forth stalemate between the two teams, and the point difference never changed much.

As for the Lakers, because Su Tian has been cooperating tactically with his teammates, he did not consume too much physical energy.

On the other hand, for the Clippers, Leonard spends most of his time holding the ball and launching offenses, which is a huge challenge to Leonard's physical strength.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference remained at 8 points, and the two teams began to make substitution adjustments.

As usual on the Lakers side, Su Tian and Nongmei took a rest. On the Clippers side, Tyronn Lue looked at Leonard who was very tired, thought about it carefully, and put Leonard off the court. .

But then Tyronn Lue came to James' side.

"LeBron, Su probably won't play again in the second half of the quarter. This is a rare opportunity for us, and we must seize it!"

James naturally knew the importance of this period of time, so he nodded very seriously.

Soon the game continued, with George and James leading the teams on the court respectively.

As soon as James came on the court, he rushed to the basket with the ball and attacked the basket directly.

As the first line of defense against James, George naturally followed James to the basket.

There was a strong confrontation the moment James took action.

James naturally shouted loudly while trying to keep his shooting movements unchanged.

"what!"

Bang——shua——

Basketball hit the board.

"drop!"

The referee immediately reached out and signaled George for a defensive foul.

"No! I didn't! Mr. referee, I promise that what I just did was just a normal physical confrontation!"

Facing the referee's whistle, George immediately stepped forward to argue with the referee.

George naturally knows that such an excuse is useless, but putting pressure on the referee in this way is a common method used by everyone.

James went to the free throw line, made a solid extra penalty, and successfully scored 3 points.

"It seems that LeBron is in good condition. He can directly score 3 points as soon as he comes on the court. George seems to be educated by James again." Kenny Smith said.

Then Smith said: "Even though George is now a very mature All-Star player, when facing James, I still think he is a fledgling kid."

"I think it must be that that series that year left such a deep impression on me."

The ball was transferred, and George came to the frontcourt with the ball.

As Smith said before, George is actually a very mature All-Star player now.

Facing James' defense, George first tested, then reached out to call his teammates for tactical cooperation, and passed the ball to Brunson.

Immediately after George's command, the Lakers played a tactical coordination. Kuzma ran out of an open opportunity, and Brunson quickly passed the ball to it.

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

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

This ball does not seem to have any data from George, but the perfect tactics can be attributed to George's command and scheduling.

In the next few rounds, James began to compete with George. James still had sufficient confidence in his personal abilities. George was not bad either. Not only did his personal abilities improve, but he also had the help of a group of better teammates. As time disappeared minute by minute, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines began to become unable to sit still.

According to the Clippers' original plan, James had already led the team to complete the lead at this time, so that the Clippers would have the capital to compete with the Lakers in the fourth quarter.

But now it seems that the Clippers can't even catch up with the 10-point difference.

So after thinking about it again and again, Tyronn Lue reached out and called a timeout.

"Kawhi, you go on the court, you go on the court with LeBron! We have to catch up before the end of the third quarter! Otherwise we will only die more miserably in the fourth quarter!"

Tyronn Lue's words are definitely not alarmist. After all, everyone knows the state of the Lakers and Su Tian in the fourth season.

The timeout ended soon, and Leonard from the Clippers came on the court.

"Here, the Clippers brought up both of them again? It seems that the Clippers really don't give up."

"That's for sure. The fight has reached this point. No one is willing to give up easily, and they are even said to be mortal enemies in the same city."

"In fact, even if they are not mortal enemies in the same city, James and Tyronn Lue will not give up easily."

"That's right. After all, the opponent is Su, their former teammate and friend."

"Su's growth rate is so fast that I almost forgot that he assisted James in the Cavaliers."

"Assistant? That's not an assistant. That's because Su didn't have a choice! He was just a rookie at the end of the first round at the time. What choice did he have?"

"It makes sense. You see, after Su came to the Lakers, there was a possibility of continuing to cooperate with James, but Su did not."

As everyone discussed, the third quarter of the game was also going on at the same time.

After Leonard and James played together, the effect was immediate.

George can only keep up with one of them, and as for the other one, Kuzma and other teammates need to help.

As a result, the point difference between the two teams began to shrink, and it looked like they were about to catch up.

Walton naturally saw clearly that the Clippers were overdrawing the strength of their main force and wanted to catch up with the score before the start of the fourth quarter.

But this will only do a lot of harm to the Clippers, just like drinking a dove to quench their thirst.

In the end, at the end of the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams still failed to tie.

Brunson suddenly broke out and scored 5 points in the last two rounds, keeping the point difference at 8 points.

On the Clippers side, James and Leonard were both very tired.

"The Clippers are in danger. Brunson's explosion in the last two rounds was too fatal! This is equivalent to directly eliminating the efforts of James and Leonard." Barkley said.

"Yes, not only did this not catch up with the point difference, but it also consumed a lot of the physical strength of the two cores. This is definitely not good news for the Clippers." Kenny Smith echoed.

At this time, Tyronn Lue was also very anxiously arranging tactics for the fourth quarter.

"Nothing to say in the fourth quarter, guys, double-team Su hard! Even if he passes the ball! You have to double-team him!"

Tyronn Lue knows very well that if he wants to reverse the Lakers in the fourth quarter, Su Tian must be an unavoidable link!

If you want to limit the Lakers' performance, you must first limit Su Tian's performance!

At this time, on the Lakers' bench, Walton was also writing and drawing on a tactical board.

"Su, the Clippers will definitely use you as the focus of their defense in the fourth quarter, so you have to control your personal offense and passing assists, and try to ensure the team's overall offensive efficiency."

"Good coach."

The fourth quarter itself is Su Tian's strong period, and being double-teamed is normal. Now it's just that the Clippers will double-team more clearly.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

On the Lakers side, Su Tian and Nongmei naturally led the Lakers on the court, while on the Clippers side, Leonard rested off the court and James led the team.

Leonard played the entire third quarter, and his physical strength has long been exhausted. Now he can only count on James to perform and perform.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing James' defense, Su Tian directly reached out and called for a pick-and-roll with thick eyebrows.

The pick-and-roll cooperation between Su Tian and Big Eyebrow was originally relatively unsolvable, and now that Su Tian's state exploded in the fourth quarter, all the Clippers could do was double-team Su Tian infinitely.

Su Tian also expected it, so when the double-team was just formed, he quickly passed the ball to Xia Shun's thick eyebrows.

Thick eyebrows catch the ball and attack the basket directly.

boom--

The thick eyebrow dunked with both hands.

The thick eyebrow came up and dunked with both hands, and the score difference came to 10 points.

The ball was transferred, and James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing Su Tian's defense at this time, James did not dare to be careless. He first moved sideways to protect the ball, and then passed the ball to Reggie who was cutting through the air.

Reggie received the ball and shot directly for a layup.

There is no problem with Reggie's choice, but Reggie underestimated the thick eyebrow's defensive ability.

boom--

The thick eyebrow slapped the basketball directly onto the backboard.

The basketball bounced back and was grabbed by Su Tian, ​​who had quick eyes and quick hands.

After getting the ball, Su Tian turned around and started a fast break, but Su Tian didn't expect that as soon as his side got the basketball, the Clippers would double-team from the backcourt.

So Su Tian quickly passed the ball to Dort who was on the fast break on the other side.

Dort received the ball and there was no one in front of him, so he ran straight to the basket with the ball and made an easy layup.

"The Clippers are very determined to double-team Su, which does limit Su's performance, but they can't lose sight of one thing or the other," Barkley said.

"There is no way around this. If you want to limit Su in the fourth quarter, you must have at least two people, and you must make a choice." Kenny Smith said.

"Now it's up to us to see how Tyronn Lue chooses. Should he double-team Su resolutely, or stick to the overall defensive tactics."

"I'm afraid, Tyronn Lue has no choice."

At this time, the ball was given to the Clippers again, and James once again came to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time James did not hold the ball to initiate the offense, but passed the ball to Reggie.

Reggie got the ball and faced Dort's defense and directly launched a breakthrough.

Dort has grown a lot after so many games, but the growth is more on the offensive end, and the progress on the defensive end is not very obvious.

So after Reggie made a quick double change, he directly broke through Dort's defense and quickly came to the basket to prepare for a layup.

At this moment, the help of thick eyebrows appeared again!

This time Reggie learned the lesson wisely. After the thick eyebrows came up to help defend, he passed a pass to the open Morris.

Morris caught the ball and shot directly.

Swah——

Morris made a solid two-pointer. (End of chapter)