NBA Old Age Star System

James' two plus one seemed to be back to his peak, which temporarily stabilized the situation on the court.

However, the gap is still wide between the two teams.

The ball changed again, and this time Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing James' defense, he first used the pick-and-roll to break through, then retreated back to the three-point line and shot directly from the three-point line.

Swah——

Su Tian hit another three-pointer.

"Huo, James just scored a two-plus-one, and then he turned around and hit a three-pointer. It's really tit-for-tat," Barkley said.

In the next few rounds, James began to increase the proportion of his offense with the ball, but even if James really dreams of returning to his peak, it will be difficult to save the current Clippers team.

As a result, the score difference has been wandering back and forth, and has not narrowed or widened.

This stalemate lasted until Su Tian took a break halfway through the third quarter.

After Su Tian took a break, the situation on the court began to change, and the point difference tended to become smaller.

After all, there is only George on the Lakers side, while Leonard and James are on the Clippers side.

However, George was able to live up to his expectations and did not let the point difference catch up too much.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams still maintained a 7-point difference.

But whether it is the Lakers or the Clippers, a 7-point difference is not safe enough.

"With a score difference of 7 points, there is still some suspense in this game. It depends on the performance of both sides in the fourth quarter." Barkley said.

"The Clippers must seize this last opportunity. If they can't seize the opportunity in this game, they will really be swept out!" Kenny Smith.

At this time, the benches of both teams were also working on improving the morale of the players.

Fortunately for the Lakers, everyone's morale is relatively sufficient, not to mention they are still in the lead.

But the Clippers are different here. They were at a disadvantage in terms of ability, and now they are lagging behind. Moreover, the two main players have also consumed a lot of energy and are not in good condition.

"LeBron, Kawhi, you two hold on! We still have another chance in the fourth quarter! As long as we can seize this opportunity, we can give the Lakers their only playoff defeat in two years. !”

Tyronn Lue's expression was serious and serious, and he was obviously looking forward to this game.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

Tyronn Lue knows that the next few rounds will depend on the entire series and whether the Clippers can break the Lakers' two-year unbeaten streak in the playoffs.

So Tyronn Lue directly made the entire starting lineup.

The Lakers are just a regular rotation lineup, and it seems that they have no other strong points except Su Tian.

Dort, Nunn, Sutian, Johnson, Cousins.

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

Facing James' follow-up defense and Leonard's assistance defense, Su Tian was also very careful to mobilize the opponent's defensive focus while dribbling.

The Clippers didn't seem to be double-teaming at this time, but in fact they had formed a double-teaming trend.

Su Tian saw the opportunity, and just as he broke through, he was immediately double-teamed by two people. However, Su Tian moved very quickly and immediately passed the ball to Johnson who was left open.

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

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

Keldon Johnson himself has plenty of physical strength, and with the added bonus of Su Tian's passing, he is still in an open position.

Johnson's three-pointer directly opened the point difference to double digits.

When the ball was transferred, James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Su Tian took the initiative to defend.

Su Tian originally thought that James was going to fight him, but he didn't expect that James would directly pass the ball to Leonard on the side.

Leonard received the ball and directly started to single out Johnson.

Obviously James also knows very well that playing Su Tian alone is not a good choice. Su Tian is not a soft persimmon.

In this case, the only choice is to match up with Leonard. No matter who Leonard plays against, it is always better than playing against Su Tian.

Leonard relied on his stronger strength and body to take advantage of the breakthrough, overcoming Johnson's defense and heading towards the basket.

Although Johnson is currently not Leonard's opponent, Johnson is still actively following Leonard in an attempt to cause some interference.

But it seemed to have little effect, so Leonard successfully came to the basket, pulled a small lever and shot for a layup.

Bang——shua——

Basketball hits the board into the net.

The score difference returned to 8 points, which also brought back the hopes of Clippers fans.

But then, the ball changed again, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

When he faced James again, Su Tian did not choose to fight alone. Instead, he reached out and called Cousins ​​​​to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Leonard also followed Johnson closely. After all, Johnson had just hit a three-pointer, and Leonard did not dare to let it go again.

At this time, Cousins ​​came to the three-point line to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, and Su Tian used the screen to hold the ball and drive towards the basket.

Su Tian's breakthrough with the ball was naturally defended by the Clippers. Morris let go of Cousins ​​and joined James to double-team Su Tian.

At this time, Su Tian was faced with attacks from both front and back. He did not panic at all. After a drastic change of direction, he passed Morris in front, and then broke out again and rushed to the basket.

At this time, there was no one blocking Su Tian in front of him, but there was still James chasing behind him.

So Su Tian came to the basket and dunked with both hands, without giving James a chance to block the ball behind him.

The margin went back and forth, but never exceeded by too much.

Leonard once again held the ball to attack. This time Leonard was unlucky, the basketball was ironed, and Cousins ​​​​collected the rebound.

Originally, Cousins ​​wanted to pass the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​but Su Tian was already double-teamed without the ball at this time, so Cousins ​​had to pass the ball to Dort.

Dort got the ball and turned around and rushed directly to the front basket. He originally wanted to hit one quickly, but failed and encountered the Clippers' defense.

So Dort passed the ball to Cousins ​​who was following behind.

Cousins ​​received the ball one step ahead of the free throw line in the frontcourt. Logically speaking, this position is still very dangerous, but there was no defense around Cousins.

So Cousins ​​hesitated and shot.　　　唰——

Cousins' release speed is very slow, but he hits it steadily.

"Good job man! That's it!"

Su Tian saw Cousins ​​​​hit the shot, stepped forward, patted Cousins ​​​​on the back and encouraged him.

Cousins ​​​​was also very happy and high-fived Su Tian.

In the next few rounds, the two teams still went back and forth, but because the Lakers' substitute players continued to perform, the Clippers had to give up their off-ball double-teaming on Su Tian, ​​so Su Tian had more opportunities. stand up.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference was still 11 points. At this time, Walton reached out to make substitutions.

"I think this game is basically over. The Lakers have made substitutions and want to harvest the game." Barkley said.

"Although it does seem that the Lakers have a greater chance of winning at this time, it is not absolute. Clippers fans can wait a little longer in case a miracle occurs." Kenny Smith said.

In fact, Kenny himself felt that the Clippers had no chance, but for the sake of ratings and broadcast effects, Kenny still wanted to comfort the Clippers fans.

The game that is not given to the field will not move forward as everyone expects.

After the Lakers replaced the entire starting lineup, the team's strength soared rapidly, and because George had enough rest time, his physical strength has also recovered to a certain extent.

On the other hand, for the Clippers, both James and Leonard have almost reached the bottom of their consumption, and the corresponding threats have also dropped a lot.

So after the game started again, the Clippers obviously began to be unable to withstand the Lakers' offensive.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 123-105.

After the game, the Lakers directly swept the Clippers with a huge score of 4-0, completely kicking the Clippers out!

After the game, Su Tian finally came to the center as usual and said goodbye to the Clippers players.

"Su, congratulations to you. You have maintained the Lakers' undefeated streak in the playoffs. I hope you can win the championship this time," James said.

At this time, Su Tian observed James's expression, which showed reluctance, envy, blessing, and a hint of loneliness.

"LeBron, everyone wins and loses sometimes. This is normal. Don't be constrained by yourself." Su Tian patted James and said.

Then Su Tian stepped forward one by one to hug each other goodbye, and finally it was head coach Tyronn Lue's turn.

"Coach, we haven't seen each other for a long time." Su Tian said with a smile.

"Yes, Su, we haven't chatted for a long time. I didn't expect you to have grown to this point. Keep up the good work, man. I believe you will win three consecutive championships!"

The relationship between Su Tian and Tai Lun Lu was relatively pure, and Tai Lun Lu was kind to Su Tian, ​​and Su Tian's attitude towards Tai Lun Lu was still very friendly.

After everyone said goodbye, Su Tian returned to the locker room. After cleaning up, he followed Walton to the post-game interview.

"Su, what do you think of this series?"

"Sue, do you think James is still dominant?"

"Su, what do you think are the chances of the Lakers defending their title and winning three consecutive championships?"

As soon as Su Tian appeared at the interview site, he immediately became the focus of reporters' questions.

After the staff maintained order, Su Tian began to answer these questions one by one.

"For this series, I want to say that everyone has put in all their efforts. Whether it is us or the Clippers, everyone has worked very hard and used all their means."

"As for the issue of James' dominance, I think there is no need to discuss it. James does still have good fighting ability, but when you talk about dominance, I don't think any player will be criticized after being swept out. Be dominant."

"The Lakers' goal from the beginning of this season has been to win and defend the title. This is a goal that has never changed and will not change because of twists and turns."

"As for whether it is possible, I don't know. After all, I can't predict the future. I can only say that we will give our best in every game."

After the interview, Su Tian returned home to rest.

After the game against the Clippers, the Lakers also ushered in a period of rest. During this period, the thick eyebrows can basically recover and they may be able to play directly in the Western Conference Finals.

Just the day after the Lake Boat War ended, the fourth game of another group in the Western Conference started.

It's still the home court of the Suns, and it's still the same start as the last game. It seems like there haven't been any changes to the Jazz.

As a rule, teams that lost the last game will make some symbolic adjustments in the hope of achieving better results.

But Jazz head coach Snyder didn't make any obvious adjustments.

The overall development of this game is not much different from the previous game. The Jazz have been suppressed by the Suns. This suppression is not the suppression of the Lakers' strength against the Clippers, nor is it suppression of height, but the control of rhythm. control suppression.

This is largely due to Paul.

But just when everyone thought the Suns were going to win the game steadily, something suddenly happened inside!

It is understandable that Ayton, the Suns' inside man, was at a disadvantage when facing Gobert. After all, Ayton is still a rookie.

Moreover, Gobert himself is a defensive player and does not have many offensive methods. Ayton's defensive pressure is not great.

But I don’t know what kind of medicine Gobert took in this game. He suddenly became more energetic on the offensive end and continued to perform well against Ayton’s defense.

The Suns' head coach was naturally furious when a defensive center was allowed to score consecutively, so he immediately replaced Ayton.

After Ayton came off the court, Gobert's offensive was contained, but because of the previous burst, the Jazz directly overtook the score.

After Ayton came off the court, Saric took the center position. Although he was not good at defense, he was able to contain some of Gobert's offense.

So, relying on this sudden lead, the game entered the second half.

After entering the second half, Mitchell seemed to suddenly find a scoring direction. He first made consecutive hits, and then began to break through the ball distribution tactics to assist his teammates.

The Jazz's teammates were also on track. Bojan and Ingles hit consecutive three-pointers, allowing the Jazz to continue to expand their lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Jazz already led the Suns by 12 points.

In fact, the reason why the Jazz were able to open up the score was not only because the Jazz's offense was online, but also because the Suns' own offense had problems.

Paul is not good at offense at this stage, and Booker needs to be responsible for the team's offensive output, so when Booker's offense is not smooth, the Suns will really stagnate!

In the fourth quarter, Paul wanted to work hard to adjust Booker's condition, and at the same time he also tried to score offense and share some of the offensive pressure.

But no matter how hard Paul tried, the point difference could never be caught up. The Jazz could always stand up at some critical moments.

So at the end of the game, the Jazz won the game 116-105, and the score was tied at 2-2. More people predicted that the two sides would fight in seven games. (End of chapter)