NBA Old Age Star System

Just a few rounds into the game, Barkley noticed something was wrong with the Clippers.

At this time, Barkley was not the only one to discover this situation. Tyronn Lue, Walton, Su Tian and others also saw it clearly.

In the next few rounds, Leonard began to continuously attack with the ball in an attempt to open up the Clippers. Although he made some hits, his efficiency was not high.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers already led the Clippers by 20 points, 11-9.

At this time Tyronn Lue called a timeout.

"The Clippers must make some adjustments, otherwise this game can be directly declared over now." Barkley said.

"Yes, it depends on how Tyronn Lue adjusts. After all, this kind of thing is not easy to handle." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, Tyronn Lue was also scratching his head in embarrassment on the bench.

"Guys, this can't go on like this. Everyone needs to cheer up! This game has just begun!"

Although James made a speech and led to a climax before the game started, he did not perform as he should after taking to the court.

At this time, Tyronn Lue tried to arouse everyone's emotions, but the effect was not very good.

After Tyronn Lue spoke for a while, no one responded to him, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

In the end, it was old teammate James who stood up.

"The coach is right, guys, this game has just begun, but looking at our state, it seems that we have already lost the game. We must keep our spirits up!"

James' status is quite weighty when he says something like this. In addition, Leonard really wants to play this game well, so the atmosphere is once again mobilized by James.

The timeout soon ended and both sides took the field again.

After returning to the court, James began to attack with the ball.

Since it was James himself who initiated the proposal just now, James must take the lead in the charge now.

Continuously holding the ball and hitting the basket also hit some layups, causing some damage, but on the defensive end, the Clippers are still no match for the Lakers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Clippers by just 35 points, 25-10.

"We led by 10 points at the end of the first quarter. The point difference opened too early. This can easily cause the Clippers' morale to drop." Barkley said.

"Charles, look at what you said, how can the morale of the Clippers team drop? The current morale of the Clippers team is already low enough. If it drops further, they will probably surrender and admit defeat." Kenny Smith joked.

At this time, the Clippers' bench was indeed very quiet, but this quietness was very strange, because at this time in the past, Tyronn Lue would have to emphasize the relevant tactical coordination issues in the second quarter.

"LeBron, Kawhi, the team is now in a stalemate, and you two are the only ones who can open up the situation." Tyronn Lue said, looking at the two stars of his team.

James turned to look at Leonard beside him, and Leonard turned to look at James beside him. The two looked at each other in silence.

In fact, the Clippers' biggest problem facing the Lakers at this time is no longer a morale problem, but a real strength problem.

To put it bluntly, they really can't beat the Lakers.

At the same time, the Lakers' bench was much more relaxed. Su Tian and George were still talking and laughing about something.

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

The Lakers made substitution adjustments as usual, and George came on to lead the team.

For the Clippers, Leonard came on to lead the team.

As soon as Leonard came on the court, he directly took the ball and attacked the basket. George, who had just come on the court, was caught off guard and Leonard made a layup.

Turning his head, Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, launched a breakthrough with the ball, attracted double teams, and passed the ball to George.

George broke through again with the ball, came to the basket and collided with Leonard before making a layup.

boom--

It's a pity that basketball blacksmithing is not very lucky.

Leonard turned around to collect the rebound and directly held the ball to initiate a fast break.

Leonard came to the frontcourt with the ball, encountered interference from George, and passed the ball to Reggie who was following behind.

When Reggie received the ball, he happened to reach the three-point line in the frontcourt, so he shot a three-pointer directly after receiving the ball.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

"What a ball! I didn't expect that the second quarter had just started, and the Clippers showed signs of coming back to life. Now the point difference is only 5 points, and the Clippers' chance is back!" Barkley said.

"Sure enough, fierce competition is more attractive, and one-sided competition is not so beautiful." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the commentator and the fans at the scene were very excited, and bursts of cheers also sounded, but the Lakers players on the court were very embarrassed, especially George.

As the leader of the Lakers during the rotation period, George is naturally the first person in charge of the Lakers, so the most embarrassing thing about the score being caught up is George.

The ball was given to the Lakers, and Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball. Brunson originally wanted to start an attack with the ball, but George directly reached for the ball.

Brunson saw this and passed the ball directly.

George got the ball, faced Leonard's defense, and reached out to call his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

Boucher immediately stepped forward to provide a wall screen for George, and George used the screen to quickly break through.

Although Leonard is not that fast around the pick-and-roll, Leonard has long arms and immediately interferes.

George was fighting Leonard while holding the ball and heading toward the basket.

After the two fought all the way to the basket, George suddenly pushed Leonard away and shot for a layup.

Even in order to avoid Leonard's big hand, George still took a throw shot.

Bang——shua——

George's caution really paid off. If George had followed the normal shooting method, Leonard would have been able to block this shot, but now that he is throwing the ball, Leonard can only sigh in despair.

Basketball hits the board into the net.

The point difference returned to 7 points.

George's goal can be regarded as stabilizing the situation that had just shaken. The score advantage and psychological advantage returned to the Lakers again.

The game continued, and it was Leonard who still started the offense with the ball.

This time George was more vigilant and did not let Leonard easily succeed, but Leonard still found a way to continue his state.

Leonard broke through with the ball, but was forced to stop by George near the free throw line, so Leonard passed the ball to Pope outside the three-point line.

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

Maybe it was because Pop had a good touch, but in short, the ball hit easily.

The score difference suddenly came to 4 points, and it seemed that the Clippers were hopeful of chasing points.

At this time, Walton had already stood up from the bench on the sidelines, standing on the sidelines with his arms folded, and the expression on his face gradually became serious.

The ball changed again. This time George held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Leonard's defense, he still reached out and called his teammates to step forward to pick and roll. But this time George used a pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer.

George's sudden three-pointer made Leonard, who had already circled back, look stunned and could not provide any effective interference at all. He could only hope that George's touch was not good.

However, Leonard's hopes were still dashed.

Swah——

George hit a three-pointer directly.

The score difference returned to a safer 7 points again.

In the next few rounds, the Clippers relied on Leonard's leadership, and the Lakers relied on George's leadership. The two sides played equally.

Fortunately, the Lakers had the lead established in the first quarter, so the pressure on the Lakers was less, and George could barely maintain the point difference.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. At the same time, the Clippers also let James play again.

The two came on the court, replaced George and Leonard, and the game continued.

Compared with George, the entire Lakers team began to behave more calmly after Su Tian came on the court, even though Su Tian was paired with more substitute players.

But as long as the Lakers have Su Tian here, the military morale of the entire Lakers team will be very stable.

As soon as Su Tian came on the court, he directly took over the team's ball rights and organization.

Facing James' defense, Su Tian first made two quick hits with his faster speed, and then Su Tian began to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

The entire Lakers team was instantly revitalized by Su Tian.

On the Clippers side, James is similar to Su Tian. He also holds the ball and controls the ball. First, he holds the ball and plays hard to threaten, and then starts passing the ball to his teammates in an attempt to break through and distribute the ball.

But I don't know whether James' personal ability is not good enough, or whether his teammates are really weak. In short, with Su Tian's assistance, James did not pose a decent threat, and his teammates did not have a good shooting space and offensive environment.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers once again stretched their lead to double digits, 12 points.

"The halftime lead was 12 points. Although Leonard did perform well in the middle, with this point difference, the Clippers still have little hope."

"The Clippers' hope was long gone. It was gone when they fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter."

"The Lakers are still too strong, which makes the Clippers unable to fight back. Now they even lose their confidence."

"Don't blame the uneven road for people's incompetence. To put it bluntly, they just can't beat me. How can there be so many excuses!"

The game entered halftime, and there were a lot of discussions on the sidelines. Some of these fans were from the Lakers, some were from the Clippers, and some were neutral fans who came to watch the excitement.

So these fans also have different opinions, and everyone's opinions are not unified.

At this time, the locker rooms of both teams were still relatively quiet, but the reasons for the quietness were different.

Naturally, there is not much pressure on the Lakers side, and everyone is taking the time to rest and recover.

As for the Clippers, although they are also trying to rest and regain their strength, their overall performance is completely different.

Both James and Leonard were silent, while Tyronn Lue was holding a tactical board and still dutifully explaining the tactical arrangements for the second half of the game.

After Tyronn Lue finished explaining the tactics, the locker room immediately fell into silence.

"LeBron, Kawhi, the team still needs you two in the second half. You should recover your strength as soon as possible. You still have a heavy task."

After speaking, Tyronn Lue turned around and left the locker room.

Obviously Tyronn Lue also feels that the atmosphere here is not very good.

In this silence, time passed by minute by minute, and soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

Just when the Clippers were about to walk out of the locker room, James couldn't help but stand up and say a few words.

"I know that our current situation is not very good, but whether you want honors or a big contract, I think you should work hard. After all, we are professional players."

James' simple words did not intend to arouse everyone's fighting spirit, but just hoped that everyone would not be held back.

The third quarter of the game started quickly, and both sides chose the starting lineup with a tacit understanding.

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

After arriving in the frontcourt, Reggie saw that neither James nor Leonard took the initiative to reach out for the ball, so he reached out and made a gesture, indicating that he would start the game according to the tactics arranged by the coach.

So the Clippers started a burst of tactical movement, and the basketball was passed around.

It wasn't until Leonard got the ball and passed it to Morris outside the three-point line that an opportunity appeared, and Morris made a direct three-pointer.

It's just a pity that the basketball didn't hit the ball and the basketball hit the iron.

McGee turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball to George.

George got the ball and turned around and started a fast break.

Although the Clippers missed the three-pointer, Tyronn Lue on the sidelines stood up very excitedly and applauded the players on the court.

The reason why Tyronn Lue applauded was not because the ball was scored or not, but because everyone showed their tactical intentions!

Although the final finish failed, at least Tyronn Lue saw that everyone's condition had finally returned to normal!

At this time, George had already reached the frontcourt with the ball, and went directly to the basket with the ball.

But George was double-teamed by the Clippers within two steps of his breakthrough, so George immediately passed the ball to Su Tian outside the three-point line.

Su Tian received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

Seeing Su Tian hit a three-pointer, Walton also stood up from the bench to applaud, and looked at Tyronn Lue while applauding.

"Humph, who doesn't seem to applaud?"

At the beginning of the third quarter, Su Tian hit a three-pointer, and the score difference came to 15 points.

The ball was transferred. This time James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. After arriving in the frontcourt, facing George's defense, James directly reached out and called his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, James quickly broke through.

George, who was in charge of the defense, thought that James was still just an ordinary breakthrough this time, so he immediately changed his focus to catch up. However, he did not expect that this time James' breakthrough used all his strength, as if he was dreaming of returning to his peak.

George chased all the way to the basket and put up a strong physical confrontation, but James was unmoved and despite George's defensive interference, he scored a layup.

Not only that,

"drop--"

The referee on the sidelines also blew the whistle, indicating that George's thug had fouled just now!

At this time, James was taking a domineering step and beating his chest, showing off his momentum.

Then James went to the free throw line and hit the extra free throw. Two plus one was scored, and the point difference returned to 12 points again. (End of chapter)