NBA Old Age Star System

Paul's adjustment and field control abilities are still very good. After a brief period of confusion, he quickly led the Suns to adjust to normal conditions.

But there was not much time left in the second quarter itself. After the Suns adjusted, there were only 2 minutes left in the second quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers still maintained a double-digit lead of 11 points.

"The point difference is back to double digits again, and it depends on how the Suns respond." Kenny Smith said.

"At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by double digits. They were briefly caught up in the second quarter, but then Su Tian widened the gap again. I know the Lakers are very resilient. I don’t know what the Suns’ resilience is like,” Barkley said.

"I hope the Suns can also show a tough side, otherwise this game is likely to end early."

At this time, the game entered halftime, and the two teams returned to the locker room to rest and adjust.

Compared with the Suns, the Lakers appear more calm and calm. This is not only the sense of security brought by the point difference, but also the sense of stability brought to everyone by the two stars Su Tian and Nongmei.

Originally, with Su Tian here, the Lakers could easily win the Suns, but now with thick eyebrows, the Lakers' winning rate is even higher.

"In the second half, we will follow the previous arrangement. We will just proceed step by step, but we must remember to defend well and not be careless."

Walton's emphasis was more like a routine. After speaking, he turned around and walked out, leaving the space in the locker room to the Lakers players so that everyone could rest and recover as soon as possible.

At the same time, the sun is also making adjustments.

"Our points difference is not big, but we need to work together! In the second half, Paul was still in charge of the ball and responsible for the team's organization and connection. Devin is still our team's number one scoring point. Devin, you are a thousand Don’t be afraid to take action just because your opponent is Su! Only when your side plays well can we truly revitalize our team!"

Booker also nodded solemnly when he heard this.

After emphasizing, Monty began to lay out corresponding tactics for the second half.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The Lakers and Suns both chose to use the starting lineup in perfect agreement.

The first attack of the third quarter was given to the Suns. Paul advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and directly reached out to call his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Using the pick-and-roll, Paul wanted to break through with the ball, but just halfway through, he encountered Su Tian's defensive interference, so Paul immediately passed the ball to Booker.

Booker had a good chance when he received the ball, so he directly caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

But Su Tian returned to defense in time and immediately interfered. Booker could only watch the basketball deviate from the right track.

boom--

Basketball is a direct hit.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and quickly passed the ball to George. George got the ball and passed it again to the running Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and went straight to the front basket and hit a layup.

The score difference came to 13 points.

"Okay, the Lakers launched a defensive counterattack at the beginning of the second half. It seems that the Lakers are well prepared." Barkley said.

"The next step is to see if the Suns can cope with it." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the ball was given to the Suns again, and Paul still advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

But this time Paul did not go to Booker again. Instead, after tactical cooperation, he passed the ball to Bridges.

Bridges no longer challenged the Lakers' basket, but directly shot a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily, and the point difference returned to 10 points.

"Not bad, the Suns can still provide a good counterattack. It seems that the Suns are not completely powerless to fight back." Barkley said.

Seeing Bridges hit a three-pointer, Su Tian didn't panic at all.

It was a complete coincidence that Bridges could hit consecutive three-pointers before. Sometimes George even blocked his face and still managed to score.

But this kind of situation is too rare, so Su Tian is not afraid that this kind of thing will happen again.

Sure enough, Bridges started to hit the iron in the next few rounds, and his hitting rate was very normal.

The Lakers also used these strikes to start a defensive counterattack mode, continuously attacking the basket to score, and once again widening the point difference.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian and Nongmei took a break as usual. At this time, the Lakers were already 16 points ahead of the Suns, and Walton was already firmly on the bench.

After Su Tian and Nongmei took a break, only George was left on the field to lead the team. The Suns also made adjustments, and Booker led the team Paul to rest.

Without Su Tian's restriction, Booker began to perform well again. First, he made consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line, and then began to organize the team with the ball.

Under Paul's influence, Booker's organizational ability has improved significantly compared to before, and now he can fully adapt to the role of organizational point.

But George's performance is also good, and with the assistance of Brunson and others, the overall strength is not inferior to the starting strength of other teams.

So the two teams played a close game in the second half of the third quarter.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still maintained a 15-point lead. At this time, everyone's views on this game were basically the same.

"Okay, I think this game can be declared over directly. The Lakers will definitely win!"

"Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that the Lakers did win this game. The Suns need to work harder."

"At the end of the first three quarters, the Lakers led by double digits, which is very difficult for any team to make a comeback."

"The Lakers are still too strong. In fact, the Suns' lineup and strength are not weak anymore, but they still have no chance of winning against the Lakers."

"The Suns are nothing. You have to know that the Clippers were swept 4-0 by the Lakers! In comparison, the Suns are even stronger than the Clippers."

"Talk about this game alone, the Lakers have already won, but I believe that the Suns, back at home, can win at least one game and break the Lakers' undefeated streak in the playoffs!"

"I hope solar energy can do it, but there is no hope in this case."

For a moment, everyone thought that the game was over, but Su knew that the game could never be said to be over until the last moment.

"Guys, don't think too much now, this game is far from over! We need to be more cautious!" Su Tian said looking at the players.

"There is still a whole quarter left in the fourth quarter. We don't know what kind of performance the Suns will perform, but at least we have to make sure that we are in the best condition to deal with it!" Listening to what Su Tian said , the Lakers players gradually became vigilant. After all, the NBA is known as the place where miracles are born.

There was another person who had the same idea, and that was Monty.

"We don't lack the strength to deal with the Lakers, we just lack some luck! So guys, don't give up! As long as the game is not over, we still have a chance! This is our chance to redeem ourselves!"

Monty's impassioned speech didn't seem to have a good effect, but that's all Monty can do at the moment. After all, it's basically impossible to rely on any tactical arrangement to deal with the Lakers. It's better to hope that Bridges will hit three consecutive points again.

Paul is very aware of the current state of the team, which is that they are not as strong as others and cannot beat the Lakers. However, Paul is also unwilling to accept it. Paul even thought about using some underhanded tactics, but in the end he gave up this dangerous idea after comprehensive consideration. .

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

Although the Lakers led by 15 points, Su Tian was still cautious, so Su Tian and Nongmei still led the Lakers.

As for the Suns, because they wanted to expect a miracle, Monty also arranged a starting lineup and a half, with Paul and Booker all present.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Bridges' defense.

Bridges was panicking at this time. As we all know, Su Tian is very strong in the fourth quarter. There is no active player who can defend Su Tian alone.

Su Tian was not careless when facing Bridges at this time. He first lowered his center of gravity to mobilize Bridges' defensive focus, then made a double change to shake Bridges away, and broke through directly from the right side with an explosion.

Saric on the side was already prepared. When Su Tian successfully broke through, he immediately stepped forward to help defend and double-team.

I thought Su Tian would pass the ball to his teammates, but Su Tian did not do so. Instead, he dribbled from behind to get rid of Saric, who stepped forward to double-team him, and headed towards the basket again.

Su Tian's continuous wonderful operations stunned the audience, but Su Tian's performance was not over yet. After Su Tian came to the basket, Su Tian was about to take a layup, and Booker flew directly to the side.

Seeing this, Su Tian remained calm and avoided Booker's flying dive with a lever movement, and then made another layup.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hits the basket steadily.

The score difference came to 17 points.

"What a beautiful attack! Su's performance was so calm and calm. I don't know how he did all these moves!" Barkley said with admiration.

The fans at the scene were obviously conquered by Su Tian's attack, and cheers resounded throughout the arena.

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

Paul also briefly shined at Staples Arena, but it has always been Paul's regret that he failed to win the championship.

This time he returned to Staples again, and it was a game like the Western Conference Finals. Paul couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

So after Paul came to the frontcourt, he decided to have a boyish madness and reached out to call his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Paul exploded with all his speed and rushed to the basket with the ball. Dort, who was responsible for the defense, couldn't keep up for a while.

After Paul got rid of Dort with the ball, he stopped directly near the free throw line and made a jump shot.

Swah——

Paul hit the mid-range shot.

"I didn't expect old Paul to start scoring too. The way he started up looked like he was young." Kenny Smith said with emotion.

Although Paul just hit a mid-range shot, Su Tian knew very well that such situations were rare after all, and Paul was not the Suns' number one scoring point.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball. This time Su Tian called on his thick eyebrows to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tiangang was about to make a move, and the Suns directly double-teamed Su Tian. Su Tian reacted quickly and immediately passed the ball to the thick eyebrow who turned around.

The thick eyebrow caught the ball and directly attacked the basket. With a bang, he dunked with both hands.

"Sure enough, the basket is still the Sun's weakness. The Lakers' offensive scoring is too easy, especially the pick-and-roll cooperation between Su and Davis, which makes it difficult for the Suns to defend." Barkley said.

Barkley also saw clearly that the Suns had basically no interior defensive strength. It was too easy for the Lakers to score. On the other hand, it was too difficult for the Suns to score easily.

After all, Booker is facing off against the number one player in the league, Su Tian.

In the next few rounds, Paul still refused to give up. Seeing that Booker had no way to go, he wanted to use his personal ability to change the situation of the battle.

It's a pity that Paul is still old. After just a few rounds, he couldn't fight anymore. His physical strength was consumed rapidly, and his speed was even slower. Dort could even keep up.

Although Booker was facing Nunn, Su Tian and Nongmei had been paying attention to assisting in defense and could not do anything at all.

So halfway through the fourth quarter, when the score difference had reached 19 points, Monty took the initiative to call a timeout.

"Six minutes, nearly 6 points difference, tell me, how to catch up?" Barkley spread his hands and said.

Kenny Smith on the side also shook his head and said: "This is too difficult. It is basically impossible. Even if you change the point difference between the two teams at this time and let the Lakers chase the Suns, the Lakers will not be able to catch up." of."

Buckley also nodded in agreement.

Although everyone has reached a consensus on catching up with the score, Monty cannot easily replace the entire starting lineup.

"Guys, I know the point difference is huge now, but isn't this the time for us to prove ourselves? Think about it, if we can catch up with this point difference, what else can't we do? What? So don’t give up until the last minute of the game!”

Although Paul on the side thought there was nothing wrong with what Monty said, he felt something was not right in his heart.

The timeout ended soon and the game continued.

On the Lakers side, Walton still put on the entire starting lineup to be on the safe side, while on the Suns side, Monty naturally put on the entire starting lineup in order not to lose so miserably.

After the two sides returned to the court, Su Tian saw that the Suns were still starting all the games, so he showed his best form and continuously attacked the Suns' basket with the ball.

Even if he missed a hit, he still caused effective damage, and Su Tian maintained his high efficiency.

But on the Suns side, because Su Tian returned to the second position and faced Booker directly, Booker still failed to perform his best.

Until the end of the game, the Suns were very stubborn and did not win the starting lineup. The Suns did not make substitutions, and the Lakers did not take the initiative to make substitutions, so the main players of the two teams played directly until the end of the game.

When the game finally ended, Paul was speechless looking at the score on the field.

"Isn't it good to make substitutions early? Why bother?" (End of Chapter)