NBA Old Age Star System

After the ring awarding ceremony and flag-raising ceremony, the game officially began.

As the league's opening game and the championship ring awarding ceremony, this game was naturally broadcast live across the country, and reporters from various media were waiting on the sidelines.

Players from both sides began to take the field.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is: Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Johnson, George, and thick eyebrows.

The starting lineup for the Warriors is: Curry, Poole, Wiggins, Green, Rooney.

At the beginning of the game, Thick Eyebrow leaped high and took the lead to seize the initiative.

Brunson received the ball, advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

In terms of matchups, Poole or Curry should be responsible for defending Su Tian, ​​but Cole arranged for Wiggins, obviously prepared for this game.

When Su Tian got the ball and faced Wiggins' defense, he was not in a hurry to take action. He first asked his teammates to run and run tactics, and then stretched out his hand to call thick eyebrows to come forward to pick and roll.

Use the pick-and-roll to explode directly to the basket.

Wiggins' defense was easily broken, but the Warriors were well prepared. Green and Rooney quickly returned to the basket, preparing to double-team Su Tian.

When Su Tian saw this scene, he wanted to step forward and dunk. Su Tian did have this ability, but he suddenly thought of the previous conversation with Wharton.

So Su Tian temporarily changed his mind and passed a pass to George outside the three-point line.

George caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

Although George still looks a little fat now, this does not affect George's feel, not to mention the bonus of Su Tian's passing.

3-0

"Excellent cooperation! The Lakers showed the tacit understanding between the three All-Stars from the beginning, but unfortunately, I thought Su would come up with a explosive dunk." Barkley said regretfully.

"Hahaha, there is no comparison between now and before. The current Lakers are counting on the three of them. Su must strictly control his physical distribution." Kenny Smith said.

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

Brunson is responsible for defending Curry, while Su Tian defends Poole. Compared with Curry, defending Poole is easier and saves energy.

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball and also directed his teammates to run tactics and coordinate while passing the ball to Wiggins.

Wiggins received the ball and passed it to Green again. Faced with George's defense, Green did not attack himself, but instead passed the ball to Wiggins who cut through the air.

Wiggins successfully received the ball and went straight to the basket. At this time, the thick eyebrows under the basket were ready.

Just when Nongmei thought Wiggins was going to attack the basket, Wiggins suddenly made a pull-up jump shot.

The thick eyebrow was stunned for a moment, but he still hurried forward to interfere with the shot, but unfortunately it was a beat too late and the basketball went into the net.

3-2

"The Warriors' cooperation is also good. I feel that the Warriors may do a lot this season." Kenny Smith said.

"The Warriors have indeed recovered from the previous haze. They still have great hope of reaching the playoffs this season, but if they want to win the championship, they have little hope." Barkley said.

"Oh, Charles, which team do you think has the greatest chance of winning the championship this season?" Kenny Smith asked immediately.

Barkley knew that topics like this would most likely attract the attention of fans, so he pretended to think about it for a while.

"I think the Bucks, Nets, and Clippers are relatively promising, but I don't rule out the Heat, Suns, and Lakers. The first three teams have a greater chance, and the last three teams have a better chance. The chances are smaller," Buckley said.

Kenny Smith looked very surprised and said: "Oh! Charles, you actually put the Lakers behind? Haven't you always been a fan of the Lakers, or a fan of SU?"

Barkley smiled and said: "I am indeed a fan of Su, I admit that, but it is also true that the Lakers' strength has declined this season. Although they will not fall out of the championship, they can only be ranked second. Echelon."

The two commentators were chatting while explaining the game, and the game on the field was also going on.

Soon the first quarter was halfway through and it was time for the official timeout.

Taking advantage of the official timeout, Walton began to make substitution adjustments, first letting George off the court to rest, and letting Su Tian and Nongmei continue to lead the team.

After substitutions and adjustments in the second half of the first quarter, the Lakers' overall strength dropped a lot, and Su Tian couldn't help but increase the proportion of his shots to maintain the point difference between the two teams.

Soon the first quarter ended, and the Lakers temporarily led the Warriors by 34 points 30-4.

"Su, you take a rest first, don't be anxious, we just follow the designated tactics." Wharton patted Su Tian on the shoulder and said.

Su Tian nodded in response.

Wharton knows that Su Tian is a very competitive person, and he can't help but want to go all out in the first quarter.

But in order for the team to win the game more reliably, or win the championship more reliably, Su Tian must first suppress his desire to attack and save more energy at critical moments.

Soon the second quarter of the game started. Su Tian and Nong Mei of the Lakers took a rest off the court, and George and Brunson led the team.

Compared with before, the strength of the Lakers' rotation has indeed dropped a lot, and George is still unable to perform fully because he has not returned to his peak state.

So not long after the start of the second quarter, the Warriors completed the lead and at the same time opened the point difference to 5 points before the middle of the second quarter.

Seeing that the point difference was continuing to widen, Walton immediately called a timeout and made substitutions two minutes in advance.

Although Walton has formulated a strategy to seek stability, the premise is to win the game, not to lose the game intentionally.

After substitutions and adjustments, Su Tian, ​​Nong Mei and others appeared again, and the situation on the court quickly stabilized.

At the same time, Su Tian also used the help of his teammates and his own efforts to attract defense, and began to assist his teammates more.

At the end of the second quarter, the point difference caught up and once again led the Warriors by 4 points.

"Judging from the first half of the game, the Lakers and Warriors felt evenly matched, but Su still did not give his full strength. Looking at it this way, as long as Su can once again burst out with the strength of the king of the final quarter in the fourth quarter, we can win The possibility of playing next game is greatly increased," Barkley said.

"Yes, although it seems that the two teams are on the same level now, we must not forget that Su is not that simple in the fourth quarter." Kenny Smith responded.

At this time, in the Lakers locker room, Walton was also making arrangements for the second half of the game.

"In the first half of the third quarter, we are still the main force. Su, you can show some strength at this time and take the lead first. Then we will harvest the game in the fourth quarter."

"In the second half, we will adjust our defensive matchups. Su, you will defend Curry, and Brunson will defend Poole."

Following Wharton's arrangement, Su Tian and Brunson nodded to express their understanding.

The current Warriors still use Curry as the core of their offense. As long as Su Tian can curb Curry's offensive momentum, the Lakers will win half of this game.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began. Both sides still had the entire starting lineup, and the first possession of the ball was given to the Warriors. Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Curry thought that Brunson would still be defending him, but he didn't expect that it would be Su Tian instead.

Since the defender defending him has changed, Curry must also change his style of play.

So Curry immediately reached out and called Green to come forward. When Green reached the top of the key, Curry directly passed the ball to Green, and he led Su Tian to run without the ball.

Curry knows that if he plays with the ball, he will not be Su Tian's opponent. In this case, it is better to switch to off-ball tactics.

Curry's off-ball movement is so deep into his bones that Curry can disrupt most teams' defensive formations just by relying on his off-ball movement skills.

But when facing Su Tian, ​​it is not so easy to use.

After receiving the ball, Green did not immediately pass the ball. Instead, he first observed the position of his teammates, and then passed a ground-breaking pass to Wiggins, who was cutting through the air.

Wiggins got the ball and headed towards the basket, but when faced with the thick eyebrow defense, he still stopped and shot a jump shot.

But this time, Thick Eyebrow was mentally prepared and immediately stepped forward to interfere, providing enough interference in time.

boom--

As expected, the basketball went straight to the iron, and George stepped forward to collect the rebound.

The moment George collected the rebound, Su Tian immediately turned around and ran towards the frontcourt. George's pass was accurately passed to Su Tian without taking two steps.

Su Tian quickly stepped forward to receive the pass and immediately rushed towards the basket. At this time, there was no one around Su Tian. So after Su Tian came to the basket, he succeeded with a one-handed dunk!

"The Lakers' cooperation is still very tacit! Although Paul George seems to be a little, um, a little out of shape now, the tacit understanding is still there." Barkley said.

The Lakers launched a defensive counterattack at the beginning of the second half, and the Warriors became more cautious.

The Warriors organized an offense again. This time, Green was still holding the ball at the top of the key, and then the whole team was setting up pick-and-rolls and screens for Curry.

Su Tian followed Curry closely, but he couldn't stand the whole team's pick-and-roll coverage, and finally allowed Curry to seize the opportunity. Green also quickly passed the ball to Curry, and Curry didn't even think about it after receiving the ball. If you think about it, just shoot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

"The Lakers have a tacit understanding, and so do the Warriors. We are all championship teams, and no one is worse than anyone else." Kenny Smith said with a smile.

In the next few rounds, the offense and defense of the two teams gradually began to get on the right track.

Curry's follow-up defense against Su Tian was still mainly without the ball, but he could not successfully catch the ball every time.

Sometimes I ran for 20 seconds but still failed to get a chance.

The score between the two teams also entered a stalemate stage, with the point difference remaining at around 8 points.

It wasn't until halfway through the third quarter, after Su Tian came off the court, that the score difference between the two teams began to change again.

After Su Tian came off the court, the Warriors also began to make substitution adjustments, and Curry rested off the court.

Originally, when Su Tian took a rest for the Lakers, the Lakers would enter a period of decline. Generally, some teams would choose to attack for a while during this period to chase points.

But I didn't expect that after Curry left the Warriors, the entire team's offense came to a standstill.

As a result, the Lakers, who were supposed to be in a weak period, instead widened the point difference in one fell swoop and took an absolute advantage.

Cole called two timeouts in a row but failed to stop the Warriors' decline.

In the end, Cole had no choice but to put Curry on the court again.

After Curry came on the court, although the situation did not change immediately, it could be regarded as delaying the continued widening of the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Warriors by a full 15 points.

"How should I put it? Judging from the experience of last season, when facing the Lakers and falling behind by 15 points, the game will basically be decided here." Kenny Smith said.

"Kenny, what do you mean, you didn't have a chance last season, but you have a chance this season?" Barkley asked.

"Opportunities, as long as you are willing to work hard, there will definitely be opportunities, but this season the opportunities will definitely be greater than last season." Kenny Smith said.

While the two were talking, the head coaches on both sides also started arranging tactics.

"Listen guys, we still have a chance in the fourth quarter. Stephen, please increase the rhythm of the fourth quarter. We have to create more three-point shooting opportunities. As long as we ensure our shooting percentage, we will definitely catch up. score!"

Cole drank a bowl of chicken soup, and many players had hopes again.

But before going on the court, Cole found Curry alone and came to Curry's side.

"Stephen, remember, you can lose the game, but you have to ensure your health! Don't show off! The team can only rely on you now." Cole said seriously.

Curry was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously.

The Lakers were not so excited or nervous.

"Su, just take control of the team's ball in the fourth quarter, and the team will be left to you." Walton said with a smile.

"Don't worry, coach, this point difference is still very safe for us." Su Tian said.

"That's good, but you still have to pay attention to safety and ensure your own health."

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers' lineup in the fourth quarter is Alvarado, Dort, Su Tian, ​​Brando, and thick eyebrows.

On the Warriors side, Curry and Wiggins lead the team.

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

Su Tian got the ball and faced Wiggins' defense. He first tried a three-threat test, then made a quick change of direction in front of his body, then broke out to complete the breakthrough, stopping near the free throw line to make a jump shot.

Swah——

The basketball is hit steadily and the ball is transferred.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian did not step forward to actively defend Curry, but instead asked Alvarado to step forward for a wave of attrition.

What's more, Alvarado originally relied on defense. (End of chapter)