NBA Old Age Star System

Su Tian received the pass from Thick Eyebrow and turned around to launch a fast break, but was hugged by Booker.

Booker sacrificed his chance to foul and stopped Su Tian's fast break.

The game fell into place.

In fact, whether it is a positional battle or a fast break battle, the Suns will not be an opponent of the Lakers.

Even if Booker sacrificed his own foul opportunity, Su Tian was still able to score away from Booker.

In the next few rounds, the starting lineups of the two teams fought back and forth, but the double-digit point difference never narrowed.

Even under Su Tian's influence, the score difference is getting bigger and bigger.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had reached 17 points. Instead of narrowing, the point difference was getting wider.

At this time, Walton took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to replace Su Tian and Nongmei. They took a rest and left the game to George.

The Suns also made substitution adjustments. Paul took a rest and Booker continued to lead the team on the court.

According to the experience of the previous two games, Booker can perform well as long as Su Tian is not on the court.

But it was obvious that Booker was a little out of sorts in this game.

After Su Tian took a break on the Lakers' side, Booker advanced to the frontcourt with the ball as before, and directly started singles mode facing Nunn's defense.

After two games of practice, Nunn has gradually gained experience in defending Booker, and followed Booker's steps step by step.

Booker, on the other hand, used the secondary acceleration to successfully obtain a suitable shooting space and immediately shot.

According to Booker's own ability, if this ball is not interfered with, the probability of scoring is very high, but unfortunately, this ball is unbeatable.

boom--

George took the opportunity to collect the rebound. After taking the rebound, he turned around and launched a fast break.

George was very fast and it was difficult for the Suns' forwards to keep up, so George successfully came to the front basket and hit a layup directly.

The score difference came to 19 points.

Seeing that the score difference was about to reach 20 points, Booker was very anxious, so he immediately advanced to the frontcourt with the ball again.

After arriving in the frontcourt this time, Booker immediately made a quick change of direction to shake Nunn away, and then made an emergency stop for a jumper.

Bang——shua——

A basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

Monty on the sidelines breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

As long as Booker can still hit shots normally, the Suns will still have a chance.

At this time, after Booker hit the shot, he returned to defense with a determined expression.

It seemed that his face was calm, but Booker was actually starting to gasp for breath in his heart.

"It was a close call, but luckily I got in."

The ball changed again, and George advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

George had just reached the three-point line in the frontcourt and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

The score difference came to 20 points.

At this time, Monty on the sidelines finally couldn't help but call a timeout.

"The score difference is 20 points, which is not easy to chase. The Suns must come up with a way to deal with it." Barkley said.

"But there aren't many ways Solar Energy can deal with it. It's just to let the main force play a little longer." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley did not refute Kenny Smith's statement, after all, it was indeed the case.

The gap between the Lakers and Suns is an absolute gap in strength, which cannot be changed by a simple tactical change.

The timeout soon ended and the game continued.

After the game started again, the situation on the court did not change much, as if the Suns had not called a timeout just now.

In the next few rounds, the situation on the court did not change much. Although Booker kept trying to chase points, the 20-point difference made people feel desperate at first glance.

Soon the third quarter ended, and the point difference between the two teams was still 17 points.

"With a 17-point difference, there is only one quarter left in the fourth quarter, and it is the Lakers' strongest fourth quarter. The Suns are hanging on." Barkley said.

"The Suns' hope of making a comeback is getting slimmer and slimmer. The Lakers in the fourth quarter are not that easy to deal with." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, on the Suns' bench, Monty was still making his final struggle.

"Guys, I know the point difference is huge now, but we can't give up hope! As long as we don't give up on ourselves, the game is not over yet!"

Monty poured down bowl after bowl of chicken soup, but neither Booker nor Paul would do this anymore.

Because Paul himself has rich experience, he knows very well that the current hope of the Suns is slim.

Booker, on the other hand, knew that he would not be a match for the Lakers because of these two games against the Lakers, so he has gradually lost confidence.

"Paul, Devin, the next fourth quarter depends on you two! You must shoulder your responsibilities!"

Paul and Booker looked at each other, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

At the same time, the Lakers' bench is a different story.

"Okay guys, we still have one quarter of game time. Although we are already 17 points ahead, we cannot take it lightly and must be vigilant!"

Then Wharton emphasized a few more things to note.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

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

The Lakers' lineup in the fourth quarter still maintained the previous lineup, Dort, Nunn, Su Tian, ​​Johnson, and Thick Eyebrow.

As for the Suns, as expected, they got Paul and Booker.

Although the two main players Paul and Booker are both present, it is basically impossible to expect Booker to have explosive offensive output.

Because Su Tian is always paying attention to Booker's movements, as long as Booker shows any intention of breaking out, Su Tian will directly step forward to help defend and double-team.

At this time, Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Claude's defense, Su Tian directly reached out and called Nongmei to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian broke through directly from the right side and headed towards the basket.

Nongmei also turned around and went straight down the line. Su Tian and Nongmei headed towards the basket at the same time, but the Suns still let go of Nongmei and double-teamed Su Tian.

Seeing the double team, Su Tian didn't panic at all and passed the ball directly to Nongmei. Nongmei received the ball and went directly to the basket for an easy layup.

Although the goal was scored easily, Monty still applauded it on the sidelines.

"That's it! Double-team me! Don't let Su score easily!" Su Tian glanced at Monty on the sidelines and understood the Suns' strategy. The game can be lost, but Su Tian must die?

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

When Paul came to the frontcourt, facing Dort's defense, he didn't know what to do with the ball for a moment.

Booker's side must be tightly guarded by the Lakers and Su Tian, ​​and the success rate is not high, but if it is given to others, the success rate will only be even lower.

So Paul thought about it and finally decided that it would be more appropriate to take action himself, so he reached out and called his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll cooperation, Paul took the ball directly to the basket, stopped near the free throw line and made a jump shot.

boom--

But unfortunately, Paul, who was physically exhausted, also dropped a lot in his shooting percentage. With thick eyebrows, he turned around to collect the rebound and passed a long pass directly to Su Tian, ​​who was running in the frontcourt.

Su Tian accelerated and took two steps to catch the ball, then took two steps to collect the ball and then took off.

Su Tian was seen holding the ball with one hand in the air and holding it tightly behind him, like a full bow.

boom--

Then there was a loud noise, and Su Tian succeeded with a one-handed chop!

"Oh ho ho ho, one-handed chop from Su!! It's so explosive!"

"I just said, Su should participate in the dunk contest!"

"This dunk is so brutal! This is a dunk that directly kills the game!"

"The morale of the Suns team was already extremely low, and now another brutal dunk! The Suns can just surrender and admit defeat!"

"The Suns have no chance of winning, so why not just surrender and get ready for the next game!"

Although it was the home court of the Suns at this time, I have to say that Su Tian's dunk was so brutal that the Suns fans did not dare to speak, while the Lakers fans were shouting loudly.

After this dunk, the Suns' morale dropped seriously, and several consecutive attacks ended in defeat.

So the score difference soon widened to 26 points, and Monty called a timeout.

"After this timeout, the Suns should replace the entire starting lineup." Barkley said.

"It's hard to say, after all, the Suns finished the game with their entire main lineup in the last game." Kenny Smith said.

"It's true, and it also created the second-highest point difference in the Western Conference Finals in NBA history, so I mean, Monty should have learned his lesson," Barkley said.

At this time, the Suns' bench was indeed discussing this topic.

"Coach, please change the main lineup. We have no chance. There is no need to hold on." Paul said helplessly.

"No! Paul, the game is not over yet, we still have a chance! We must persist until the end!" Monty insisted.

Booker on the side saw this and immediately said: "But coach, we really have no chance! This is just useless work!"

"Devin, believe me, we still have hope." Monty looked at Booker and said.

At this time, Paul on the side could see clearly. It was not that the coach didn't know that the Suns had no chance, but that only by doing this could he ensure his authority as the head coach.

Paul, who saw everything, turned around and sat on the bench.

"Coach, there are only 5 minutes left in the game, and the point difference is still 26 points. How can we catch up?" Paul asked.

"Chris, as long as you don't give up, there will be hope." Monty was still trying to persuade him.

Looking at Monty's appearance, Paul smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Although Monty was still insisting, Booker and Paul were obviously unwilling to play again. At this time, the Suns' bench fell into an embarrassment.

So Monty sighed and said: "Well, in that case, let's listen to your opinions and let this game end here."

Seeing Monty pretending, Paul was very unhappy. This was obviously a predictable outcome, but the result was that the two of them were unwilling to fight.

The timeout soon ended and the game continued.

Seeing that the Suns had replaced the entire starting lineup, Walton also began to make substitution adjustments, and the game entered garbage time.

Alvarado, Brando, Cousins ​​and others who rarely played on the Lakers' bench came on the field one after another.

At the end of the game, the Lakers defeated the Suns 121-99. The big score reached 3-0, and the Suns came to the edge of the cliff.

After the game, Su Tian came to the technical stage and hugged the Suns players.

"Dewen, it's already 3-0, boy, do you still have a chance?" Su Tian said with a smile.

Booker looked at Su Tian and said nothing this time. After all, he really couldn't say anything. He was already 3-0 behind. If he lost another game, he could go home directly.

At this time, Paul on the side stepped forward to respond to Su Tian.

"Su, don't get too happy yet! We will give you your first defeat since the playoffs!" Paul said fiercely.

Su Tian smiled after listening to what Paul said and said nothing more.

After the game, Su Tian followed Walton to the post-game interview as usual.

Because the Lakers are more in line with everyone's expectations, there are no highlights. At most, they can interview Su Tian's explosive dunk.

But it's different here with the Suns. The Suns have lost three games in a row and are on the edge of the cliff. In the timeout before the end of the game, there was a suspected intra-team quarrel. This was a breaking point that can be reported.

"Hello Booker, was there any quarrel within the team when you were making substitutions and adjustments in the fourth quarter?"

"Coach Monty, it is said that you had an intra-team quarrel. What was the reason?"

"Hello Paul, it is said that you guys joined forces to resist the coach. Is this true?"

These reporters only think about whether they can report news that will get clicks, and they have no regard for the impact of these reports.

Under the questioning of these reporters, Booker and Paul could only maintain superficial harmony for the time being.

"There was no quarrel, we just had some tactical differences."

"It was not a quarrel, it was just a discussion, but maybe the tone and attitude were a little different."

The two main players are maintaining harmony within the team, but there is no consistency on Monty's side.

"Actually, it's normal to have quarrels. Every successful team will go through these. This also means that we are heading on the right path."

Monty's words directly overturned the statements of the two main players and directly admitted the fact that the team was quarreling.

Booker and Paul looked at each other, really not knowing what to say.

The next day, when Su Tian saw the Suns' interview, he was also very speechless about Monty's operation.

On June 6, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

In the first game, the Eagles narrowly defeated the Bucks, which surprised many people. This time, although most people are still optimistic about the Bucks, there are also many who support the Eagles.

However, when the first quarter ended, the Bucks led the Eagles by 34 points 28-6, and those supporting the Bucks began to gain the upper hand again. (End of chapter)