NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 460 Both the leading stars are absent

After the game, Trae Young excitedly stepped forward to hug his teammates and celebrated the victory crazily.

The reason why the Eagles won this game was not only because of good luck, but also because the Eagles implemented the concept of sharing the ball very well.

Lu Wei, as the biggest contributor to the Hawks' victory, scored 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds.

博格丹拿到了20分5助攻3篮板,赫尔特拿到了15分7助攻6篮板,卡佩拉拿到了15分7篮板1助攻。

The Hawks' starting lineup not only scores on average, but also has a lot of assists, except for Capela.

This undoubtedly shows the help of the Eagles in sharing the ball and passing assists in this game.

Of course, the Eagles' three-point burst is the real killer weapon, there is no doubt about it.

After the Lakers saw the Hawks' victory, Walton shook his head helplessly.

"Okay guys, it seems we have to rest for two more days. This series will not end so easily."

Upon seeing this, George also echoed: "Coach, don't be anxious, let them play a few more games to better wear out each other."

"Yes, we don't have to worry, just wait slowly." Nongmei also said.

Wharton just smiled and nodded without saying anything.

Wharton naturally knows these truths, but Wharton is afraid of long nights and dreams, and he has enough confidence in himself that he finishes playing early and goes home early to rest.

In the next two days, the Lakers entered into normal training activities. Although the Hawks won the last game, most of the tactics practiced by the Lakers were still aimed at the Bucks.

Obviously, both Walton and Su Tian still have the same view, and both believe that the Bucks have a greater chance of advancing.

Time soon came to July 7, and the Eastern Conference Finals ushered in the Battle of Tianwang Mountain!

In this game, the two sides moved to Milwaukee and came to the Bucks' home court.

Because the Bucks were really frustrated when they lost in the last game, they worked hard to get back a win in this game.

But just when Bucks fans were full of confidence and enthusiasm, a wave of cold water suddenly poured down on them.

Antetokounmpo will miss the battle at Tianwang Mountain due to injury!

In fact, Antetokounmpo was already injured at the end of the third quarter of the last game, but because the Bucks surrendered directly in the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo did not play and held on until the end of the game.

But when the game was over and I went back for a checkup, I found that the injury was not that simple. I didn't have any rest in the two days in between, so I had to make this decision.

As a result, the core players of both teams were absent, and the starting lineups of the two teams changed again.

The Hawks maintained the starting lineup from the previous game, Lu Wei, Bogdan, Huerter, Collins, Capela.

The Bucks' starting lineup has been adjusted, Holiday, Middleton, Bobby Portis, PJ Tucker, Lopez.

When the two leading stars are unable to play, the outcome of the game will be decided by the second and third leading players in the team.

The Eagles naturally want to watch Lu Wei, Bogdan, Huerter and others, while the Bucks want to watch Holiday, Middleton and others.

Of course, the most important thing is the cross-play between the head coaches on both sides.

The head coach of the Hawks is Nate McMillan, the assistant coach who serves as the temporary head coach, while the head coach of the Bucks is Mike Budenholzer. Both coaches are not unknown.

Soon the game started, Capela took the lead to seize the initiative, and Lu Wei got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After Lu Wei came to the frontcourt, facing Holiday's defense, he did not choose to break through. Instead, he reached out and called Capela to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Lopez saw Capela step forward to pick and roll, so he immediately stepped forward, preparing to delay Lu Wei.

However, Lu Wei did not use the pick-and-roll to directly initiate a breakthrough. After facing off against Lopez, the others quickly pulled away, leaving Lu Wei with ample space for a breakthrough.

"This is, Luis wants to use speed to beat Lopez in singles."

Compared to Lou Williams, there is no doubt that Lopez moves very slowly.

Lu Wei held the ball and rushed directly towards the basket. Lopez unexpectedly failed to defend Lu Wei. He turned around and immediately ran towards the basket, waiting for an opportunity to block the shot.

But Lu Wei was too fast. After quickly reaching the basket, he shot directly for a layup. At this time, Lopez was still two steps away from the basket and could not interfere at all.

So Lu Wei scored directly with a layup.

2-0

McMillan on the sidelines immediately applauded when he saw this.

"Well done, that's all!"

The ball changed, and it was the Bucks' turn to attack. Holiday advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and also called Lopez to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Holiday and Lu Wei made different choices. They used the pick-and-roll to break through directly, but they immediately attracted the Eagles to double-team and help defend, so Holiday immediately passed the ball to Lopez, who was following the pass.

After receiving the ball, Lopez continued to walk to the basket. He was blocked by Capela two steps in front of the basket, so he turned around and shot a hook shot.

Bang——shua——

Basketball hits the board into the net.

2-2

"Huo, Lopez's skills are really good. I didn't expect him to have such a skill."

"You don't know this, don't underestimate Lopez. He has been the boss of the team before and has won 20+10."

At this time, the game on the field is still going on, but because the core players on both sides are not here, the game on the field is not so exciting and intense. However, in the eyes of the players on both sides, this game is not simple at all, and is even more difficult. .

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks temporarily led the Eagles by 36 points 28-8.

Although the lead difference is not small, judging from the morale and situation on the court, the two are actually evenly matched.

Soon the second quarter began, and sure enough, the Eagles began to chase points in the second quarter, three-pointers one after another, and the point difference was quickly caught up, but the Bucks' counterattack also came very quickly, and the two came back and forth. Not giving in at all.

But in the second half of the second quarter, Lopez and Middleton experienced a wave of explosions, directly leading the Bucks to a small climax. Not only did they overtake the score, but they also opened the point difference to double digits. .

At the end of the second quarter, the Bucks led the Eagles by 65 points 56-9.

Before the end of the second quarter, Bogdan hit a three-pointer, bringing the point difference back to single digits again, but the balance of the game began to tilt.

In the first quarter, although the score difference was 8 points, the balance of the game did not tilt too obviously.

But at the end of the second quarter, the balance was very clearly tilted towards the Bucks. The Hawks lacked a leader to lead them, and when they couldn't hit three-pointers, the entire team could easily stagnate.

At this time, the game entered halftime, and a wave of discussions began on the Lakers' side.

"I think this game is going to be won by the Bucks 80% of the time. The Eagles always give me a bad feeling," said Thick Eyebrow. "I agree with Anthony. Although Giannis is not here in this game, Middleton and Lopez acted well as arrow figures and shouldered a lot of the team's scoring tasks. This is better than the performance of the Hawks. Much better," George said.

At this time, Walton also nodded in agreement: "Although the Hawks do still have hope of overtaking in the second half, it is true that the Hawks lack a leader and many tactics are difficult to implement. You cannot rely only on three-pointers. That is too unstable."

Soon after the halftime break, the starting lineups of both teams took the field again.

The halftime adjustments of the two teams still worked, especially for the Eagles, because after the start of the third quarter, the two teams returned to the beginning of the game, and the point difference between the two teams began to loosen, leading to a stalemate.

However, this state did not last long. In the second half of the third quarter, the Hawks once again had the same old problem. Without the leadership of an arrow figure, the team could not find the focus of the offense. As a result, everyone began to want to be the core. Bogdan and Herbert Hernandez. Walter and Lu Wei started to play singles with the ball, but the effect was not good, and Lopez even blocked several shots.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks' lead reached 13 points, and the balance of victory tilted again.

"We can't continue to fight like this! We must follow the tactics! Everyone performs their duties and does your job well!" McMillan said loudly while holding the tactical board.

"As for the inside, you must pay attention to your defense! Capela, Collins, you two must defend well, especially Lopez on the opposite side! Guard him to death!"

After a period of tactical arrangements and defensive emphasis, the intersection break ended and the players took the field again.

As for the Bucks, Budenholzer was quite satisfied with the players' performance, but he still emphasized the defensive issue. After all, as long as the defense is emphasized, it is correct.

The game started again in the fourth quarter. There is no doubt that the Eagles shot more three-pointers at the beginning of the fourth quarter in an attempt to catch up with the score.

But the results were minimal. This was not only due to the tight defense of the Bucks, but also to the fact that the Eagles themselves had not developed their own touch.

At the end of the game, the Bucks defeated the Eagles 123-112 and won the battle at Tianwang Mountain. The Eagles were unable to catch up with the point difference until the end of the game.

The biggest contributor to the Bucks' final victory was not Middleton or Holiday, but Lopez.

Lopez scored 33 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals, making significant contributions on both offense and defense.

霍勒迪和米德尔顿也都不差,霍勒迪拿到了25分13助攻6篮板1抢断,米德尔顿拿到了26分13篮板8助攻2抢断。

On the other hand, the Eagles no longer had the same unity as in the previous game. In this game, everyone played their own way, and the scores were generally not high. The best was Bogdan's 28 points.

But for a team without an absolute core and the ball can't move, failure seems to be expected.

After this game, the big score came to 3-2, and the Bucks once again took the lead.

"Okay, it seems that the results of this series can be concluded. The Bucks will 80% advance." Walton said.

"Indeed, but it also depends on which star on both sides comes back first." George said.

"Actually, even if the top stars on both sides come back, the Bucks still have a better chance of winning." Thick Eyebrow said.

Walton also nodded in agreement and said: "Indeed, now not only the physical strength of the Bucks is dominant, but also the overall team morale is dominated by the Bucks."

Then Wharton turned to look at Su Tian aside and said, "Su, what do you think?"

"I agree with everyone. The Bucks are still the team with a greater chance of entering the finals. If the Eagles want to turn defeat into victory, they not only have to do their best, but also need some luck. This is not something that can be solved by human power. "

The Lakers have reached a consensus, so in the next two days, the Lakers' tactical drills moved closer to the Bucks.

In fact, the tactics against the Bucks are relatively mature, but Walton wants to achieve better results, so he continues to cooperate with the drills.

Time quickly came to two days later, and the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

July 7th, home of the Eagles.

Trae Young returned in this game, but Antetokounmpo is still injured.

The Lakers are also paying attention to this game. According to Su Tian's prediction, this game should be the last game of this series, even if Trae Young returns in this game.

Soon the game started, Lopez took the initiative, and Holiday got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Holiday held the ball and directly initiated a breakthrough. Halfway through the breakthrough, he passed the ball directly to Tucker in the bottom corner.

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

boom--

But it's a pity that the basketball was played directly. Capela collected the rebound and quickly passed the ball to Trae Young.

Trae Young received the ball and turned around to launch a fast break.

Quickly advancing to the frontcourt, Trae Young made a direct layup.

2-0

The ball was transferred and Holiday advanced with the ball again.

This time Holiday did not attack rashly, but stretched out his hand to signal his teammates for tactical cooperation.

After a period of tactical movement to pass the ball, the basketball was quickly given to Portis who was making an air cut.

Portis received the ball and went straight to the basket. When he reached the basket and was about to take a shot, he encountered Lopez's defensive interference.

boom--

drop--

The basketball went straight to the iron, but at the same time the referee also blew the whistle.

Portis went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

2-2

In the next few rounds, the two teams once again fell into a stalemate, with the scores rising alternately.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks temporarily led the Eagles by 28 points 24-4.

"It seems that the Hawks have really reached their limit, not only the Hawks, but also Trae Young."

The inter-section break ended quickly and the second quarter began.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to fall into a defensive battle, and the two sides fought 19-19 throughout the second quarter.

At the end of the first half, the Bucks still led by 4 points.

"Su, do you think the Eagles still have a chance to overtake the score in the second half?" George asked.

"There is still a chance to overtake the score, but it is unlikely. You can tell by looking at Trae Young's state in the first half. His state has not been adjusted yet, and he basically made a forced comeback." Su Tian said.

The intermission ended quickly and the third quarter began.

The development of the third quarter was not much different from what Su Tian predicted. At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks already led the Eagles by 91 points, 72-19. (End of chapter)

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