NBA Old Age Star System

Although the Lakers officially said that Su Tian was fine, fans were still worried about Su Tian's health, but they had no worries about the game.

"I still hope Su can ensure that his health comes first."

"The body is more important, and the competition will definitely be no problem."

"I think Su can paddle properly. After all, the competition is still stable, but his health is his own."

"Yes, and it doesn't matter if you lose one game. Anyway, as long as you win the championship in the end, it will be fine."

Voices from the outside clearly expressed everyone's attitude. Even if Su Tian was injured, everyone still believed that the Lakers would win the championship.

But Budenholzer remains skeptical.

"Guys, listen, although the Lakers officially say that Su can play normally, Su will definitely not be able to exert his full strength, and this is our opportunity! We must seize this opportunity!"

Before the Bucks took the field, Budenholzer still emphasized this point, trying to seize this smoke bomb as a breakthrough.

Soon the game started, with personnel from both sides taking the field.

Nongmei and Lopez stood in the center circle. This time Lopez took the lead in grabbing the ball, and Antetokounmpo got the ball and gave it to Holiday.

Holiday advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball to Antetokounmpo again.

Antetokounmpo got the ball and faced George's defense. He didn't take action immediately. Instead, he reached out and called Middleton to step forward to pick and roll.

The pick-and-roll between Antetokounmpo and Middleton was not to take the opportunity to break through, but to switch to Su Tian. Antetokounmpo wanted to test how much strength Su Tian still retains.

After the defense switch, the rest of the Bucks quickly opened up very consciously, leaving plenty of room for Antetokounmpo to break through.

At this time, Su Tian was also on alert, ready to deal with Antetokounmpo's breakthrough at any time.

But Antetokounmpo didn't think so much. He didn't even need to change direction. He directly held the ball and used his explosiveness and strength to force a breakthrough and hit the basket.

But as soon as the two came into contact, Antetokounmpo felt a huge resistance, which was no weaker than the previous two games!

"That's bad! Su actually still has such defensive power."

Just when Antetokounmpo was having trouble secretly, Su Tian quickly took action and directly completed the steal!

Because Antetokounmpo is taller and has a high center of gravity, he is naturally easily intercepted. In addition, this time Antetokounmpo thought Su Tian was injured and was less vigilant.

After successfully stealing the ball, Su Tian controlled the ball and drove forward to the basket.

Su Tian's speed was very fast, and he didn't look like he had any signs of injury.

Antetokounmpo reacted quickly and immediately turned around to pursue, but in the end he was still a step too slow.

Su Tian quickly came to the basket in the frontcourt. Because he was worried about Antetokounmpo chasing behind him, after arriving in the frontcourt, Su Tian saw the right moment and took three steps to collect the ball. After jumping high, he succeeded with a powerful split dunk!

2-0

"Oh! My God! Su can actually deliver such a dunk!"

"Incredible! Su in an injured state actually still has such fighting power!"

"This is like an iron man! Or is it true that Su was not injured as the official said?"

"It is certain that he was injured. After all, we witnessed it with our own eyes in the last game, but Su's recovery is really impressive."

Su Tian started the game with a powerful dunk that silenced the entire away team.

At this time, Budenholzer was standing on the sidelines with dull eyes and a hint of disbelief.

"This, is this the injured Su? No, are you kidding? How do you want me to fight? Do you want to surrender directly?"

Su Tian's condition indeed exceeded Budenholzer's expectations. After all, Su Tian now seems not only not to have declined, but to have become more vigorous.

The ball was transferred to the Bucks again.

This time Antetokounmpo advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and passed the ball to Holiday, who himself ran without the ball.

After Holiday got the ball, he didn't take action immediately. Instead, he made a gesture to everyone, indicating that he wanted to make a tactical cooperation.

After the other members of the Bucks saw this, they immediately took action and began to run, pick-and-roll, and cooperate with each other.

Su Tian was guarding Middleton at this time. Middleton was very active and kept running to cover. It seemed that he wanted to throw Su Tian away.

After all, before the game started, the coach also arranged the strategy of "walking Su Tian", but so far the effect is not good. Su Tian is chasing very closely and has no chance to catch the ball.

Middleton ran for a long time without a chance, and Holiday couldn't wait for Middleton. So after seeing a suitable opportunity, Holiday passed the ball to Lopez inside.

Lopez received the ball, leaned against Nong Mei, gave Nong Mei a confrontation, turned around and shot for a layup.

Basketball hits steadily.

2-2

This shot caught Lopez off guard, but this was considered the point Lopez deserved, after all, it was based on his personal ability.

The ball changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack. Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

When Su Tian got the ball, he was still facing Giannis Antetokounmpo's defense, so Su Tian immediately called on Nongmei to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian originally wanted to break through and attract the defense, but unexpectedly Antetokounmpo directly chose to go around the pick-and-roll from behind.

Seeing the signs of Antetokounmpo's movement, although Su Tian was confused as to why he was given the opportunity and space to make a shot, Su Tian did not let go of the opportunity, so he directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The basketball hit the ball steadily. Even though Antetokounmpo had already stepped forward to interfere when Su Tian took the shot, he still couldn't stop Su Tian from making the shot.

5-2

"What a ball. I didn't expect that Su, who was playing with an injury, could not only play fast breaks, but also shoot so accurately! This is incredible," Barkley said.

"This doesn't look like playing with an injury at all. Is Su Tian's recovery ability so strong?" Kenny Smith said.

At this time, Antetokounmpo also seemed very surprised. The reason why Antetokounmpo chose to bypass the pick-and-roll from behind was because during the pre-game arrangement, it was agreed to test Su Tian's state.

In the previous round, I knew from Su Tianxia's fast break that there was nothing wrong with Su Tian's body, so I naturally wanted to test Su Tian's shooting in this round.

But now the results show that Su Tian's shooting is still accurate.

The Bucks are in trouble again.

The next few rounds were like a reflection of the first two games. The scores of the two teams increased alternately, but in the second half of the quarter, the Lakers gradually began to take advantage and maintained a stable lead.

At the end of the first quarter, 29-24, the Lakers led by 5 points.

"Judging from the first quarter that has ended so far, the Lakers still have the advantage, and it is still difficult for the Bucks to break the game." Kenny Smith said.

"It is true, and judging from Su's performance, Su's condition has recovered well. If the Bucks want to restrict the Lakers, they still have to find a way to restrict Su." Barkley said.

At this time, beside the benches of the two teams, the two head coaches also began to arrange the content of the second quarter.

It's just that neither head coach arranged too much.

Walton did it because it was unnecessary, Budenholzer did it because he had no choice.

Soon the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began. The two sides carried out normal personnel rotation, Su Tian rested off the court, and for the Bucks, Antetokounmpo and Middleton continued to play.

With experience in two games, the Bucks naturally know how to make good use of the time when Su Tian is not on the court, and will naturally go all out.

Therefore, when George, Brunson and others faced Antetokounmpo and Middleton who were attacking with all their strength, it was really difficult to withstand them.

After just a few rounds, the Bucks had already caught up with the score difference and the Lakers began to fall into a stalemate.

Immediately afterwards, Middleton seized several more opportunities and hit consecutive three-pointers.

The Bucks hit consecutive three-pointers, and the score difference immediately surpassed the lead. At this time, the second quarter was barely halfway through.

Upon seeing this, Walton immediately called a timeout, taking advantage of the timeout to rearrange the lineup and tactics, and make substitutions.

So after the timeout, Su Tian appeared on the field again.

At this time, the Bucks also made substitution adjustments. Middleton came down to rest and Antetokounmpo continued to lead the team.

So Antetokounmpo is still responsible for defending Su Tian.

In order to preserve his overall strength, Su Tian basically relies on his teammates to assist his teammates in pick-and-rolls or passing the ball. He rarely holds the ball and launches attacks by himself.

This naturally ensures that the loss of physical strength is reduced, but it is not very efficient for chasing points.

But fortunately, the Bucks' shooting rate is not high. Even because of Su Tian's assisting defense, the Bucks' shooting rate is lower than that of the Lakers.

Soon the second quarter ended, the score of the two teams reached 57-58, and the Bucks temporarily led by 1 point.

"The Bucks performed very well in the second quarter. They took advantage of the time when Su was not on the court and completed the lead. Even after Su came on the court, they still maintained their leading position." Kenny Smith said.

"It's just that I don't know if this lead will last. You know, the Bucks are only ahead by 1 point." Barkley said.

"A 1-point difference is not a point difference at all for the Lakers. The Bucks must work a hundred times harder in the second half."

At this time, in the locker rooms of the two teams, the two head coaches were still working diligently.

"Everyone's performance in the first half was very good, but we must not take it lightly. We are still far away from defeating the Lakers! We must use all our efforts!" Budenholzer gave an impassioned speech. Constantly arousing everyone's emotions.

Budenholzer's speech was somewhat effective and attracted everyone's following. Of course, the main reason for this was because the score was indeed promising, and Antetokounmpo himself was full of fighting spirit.

The Lakers seemed relatively quiet. Walton did not try to mobilize fighting spirit and emotions, because everyone had these. Walton just took the tactical board and emphasized the relevant tactical arrangements again.

Among them, defense against Antetokounmpo is the top priority.

"Anthony, I still need your help to defend Giannis. You must pay attention to his movements at all times and play your best defense. Paul, as the first line of defense to defend Giannis, you must not be broken through too easily, and you It’s best to be prepared to switch defenses at any time.”

After a while of deployment, the halftime break was almost over, and everyone got up to get ready to play.

But before playing, Wharton came to Su Tian's side.

"Su, if you feel uncomfortable in any way, you must tell me and don't show off."

Looking at Wharton's serious expression, Su Tian knew that Wharton was protecting himself.

"Don't worry, coach. If you feel uncomfortable, I will tell you." Su Tian said with a smile.

After the two of them finished speaking, Su Tian turned around and walked directly onto the playing field.

The intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Lakers. Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian did not reach for the ball, so Brunson decided to do it himself.

Brunson first stretched out his hand to call for thick eyebrows to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, then broke through with the ball to attract the defense, and passed the ball back to thick eyebrows.

Thick Eyebrow received the ball and hit the basket again, passing the ball again to Kuzma in the bottom corner.

At this time, there was no one around Kuzma, so he directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

It seems that Su Tian was not involved in this goal, but in fact, Su Tian's influence was still very obvious.

Because until the last time Kuzma made a move, Su Tian was still surrounded by two defensive forces, which also allowed Kuzma to make a safe and open shot.

The ball was transferred and it was the Bucks' turn to attack.

Holiday advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo got the ball, faced George, stretched out his hand and called Lopez to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Antetokounmpo held the ball and went to the basket. As expected, he was double-teamed by the defense of the thick eyebrows. However, Antetokounmpo did not pass the ball, but came to the basket against the defense of the thick eyebrows and forced a layup.

boom--

drop--

Although he missed the layup, he got the referee's whistle.

Antetokounmpo stood on the free throw line and made one of two free throws.

"Giannis's free throw efficiency is too low, he should practice hard." Kenny Smith said.

"Indeed, otherwise he will be chopped off like that big fat man." Buckley said with a smile.

The Lakers hit a three-pointer, while the Bucks only hit one free throw. One round and another was equivalent to the Lakers catching up by 2 points.

The ball was given to the Lakers again. This time Brunson came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Su Tian.

When Su Tian got the ball, he faced Antetokounmpo.

"Giannis, give up, you are no match for me." Su Tian interfered with his words while crossing the ball and dribbling to mobilize Antetokounmpo's defensive focus.

Just as he finished speaking, Su Tian quickly rushed to the right, and Antetokounmpo quickly moved over.

But then Su Tian changed direction and returned to the left side, but Antetokounmpo was also gifted and abruptly changed his focus back to the left side.

Just when Antetokounmpo thought his defense was successful, Su Tian took a step back and returned to the three-point line, and then shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit directly.

"I told you a long time ago that you are no match for me." (End of Chapter)