NBA Old Age Star System

Just when the commentary duo confirmed that George's ability was declining, George began to gradually show his dominance.

The Heat are led by Vincent and Adebayor, and the forward position is slightly thin, which gives George a stage to perform.

George received the ball, first used three threats to test the defensive focus of the defensive players, and then directly completed the breakthrough with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll.

He broke through to the basket and attracted a double team. He passed a pass to Aldridge who was in the open position. Aldridge took a long two-point shot and hit it easily.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers relied on the ability of the entire team to defend the next goal. Aldridge got the rebound and quickly passed the ball to George.

George received the ball and turned around to start a fast break. It seemed that George's speed had returned to the level of the previous season.

After walking quickly to the frontcourt, George succeeded directly with a one-handed chop.

The Lakers scored 4 points in a row, and the point difference between the two teams widened again.

Spoelstra on the sidelines made a gesture toward Vincent, indicating that Vincent should slow down and increase his success rate.

So Vincent once again took the ball to the frontcourt, faced Rose's defense, and directly broke through with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll. However, after completing the breakthrough, Vincent did not take a shot directly, but passed the ball to Adebayor. Turned around the basket and hit a layup.

The Heat finally scored a goal and the situation on the court was stabilized.

But George's spirit was completely different.

In the next few rounds, George began to continuously use ball-holding tactics, shooting, passing, and breaking through with a good balance, using his own advantages to help the team gain an advantage.

In the last round before the end of the second quarter, Vincent broke through with the ball. When he reached the mid-range, he wanted to stop for a jump shot, but George on the side accurately predicted it and completed the block directly!
After blocking the shot, George took the lead to win the basketball, quickly rushed forward with the ball, and when he reached the three-point line in the frontcourt, he directly chased and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

drop--

When George hit a three-pointer, the buzzer sounded and the first half ended.

Thanks to this three-pointer, the point difference between the two teams reached 18 points.

And George, who hit this three-pointer, couldn't help but roar loudly on the court to vent his emotions.

Su Tian also took the initiative to come forward to greet George.

"Well done, buddy! You're so awesome!" Su Tian stepped forward and said while high-fiving George.

"Su I feel like I'm back, I'm back!" George was still very excited.

At this time, Wharton also stepped forward in time to hand over towels and drinks.

"Paul did a great job! You should be such a star! This is the real you!" Walton smiled happily.

During this period, the team was solely supported by Su Tian. Wharton was afraid that Su Tian would consume too much and cause the entire team to be paralyzed.

Now that George has recovered, Su Tian's pressure can be greatly reduced, and the team can move forward more steadily.

"I really didn't expect that George actually blocked a shot and chased a three-pointer in the end. This is really good luck." Kenny Smith said.

"Good luck? I think this is George's recovery. He has returned to the state of last season! No, even better than the state of last season!" Barkley said.

"Better than last season? Not really, right?"

"Anyway, that's how he feels to me. The specifics will depend on George's performance in the second half."

At this time, in the Lakers locker room, Walton took the tactical board and began to plan the tactical arrangement for the second half.

Because of George's unexpected "return", Walton wanted to take this opportunity to arrange more scenes for George to relieve Su Tian's personal scoring pressure.

"Paul, in the second half, you have to increase your ball-holding tactics. If the Heat don't have a special arrangement for you, then you will be the main attacker. If the Heat arrange a defense against you, you will feint and cover for Soda!"

Then Wharton began to lay out specific cooperation tactics between the two, increasing the cooperation between Su Tian and George.

At the same time, the Heat's bench is also arranging tactics for the second half.

"Coach, I feel something is wrong with George's condition! He has probably recovered!" Butler said with a serious expression.

Hearing this, Spoelstra frowned and said: "I also have such a guess. If this is really the case, then this game will be dangerous."

Spoelstra thought for a while and then said: "Regardless of whether George has recovered or not, at least he is in good condition in this game. In the second half, we will adjust our defensive focus and focus on Paul George. As for Su's side , placed second.”

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The score difference between the two teams is 18 points, but the Heat have no intention of giving up. Even the Heat fans are still full of confidence in the team.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Heat. Vincent came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it directly to Butler. Butler did not rush to take action when he got the ball, but cooperated tactically with his teammates.

The Heat ran around and passed the ball. Dunro came up with a three-point opportunity. Butler quickly passed the ball to Dunro and he took the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit directly.

Three-pointers are Dun Luo's specialty. If he can't even make a three-pointer, Dun Luo will leave the game directly.

The point difference returned to 15 points.

The ball was transferred, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, but the defense he faced was no longer Butler, but Vincent again.

Butler followed George.

When Su Tian saw this, he did not act without authorization, but planned to follow the coach's instructions first, so he passed the ball to George.

George received the ball, and the three threats tested Butler, and then reached out to call his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. At the same time, Su Tian was also constantly moving to occupy space.

But at this time, the Heat's defensive focus was already on George, so as soon as George broke through, he encountered a Heat player who stepped forward to double-team and help defend. So George quickly passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​who just ran out of the open space.

Su Tian received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit directly.

Seeing the shot hit steadily, George and Su Tian high-fived.

"George's recovery is of great significance to the Lakers. This is not only an additional scoring point, but also an additional ball-holding point, which can better unleash Su's offensive firepower." Kenny Smith said .

The ball was transferred and the Heat attacked. This time the Heat still relied on teamwork to allow Butler to hit a mid-range shot. The Lakers attacked again. This time, George still held the ball and launched the attack, while Su Tian kept running and pulling.

The Heat still haven't changed their defensive strategy and still heavily guard George's side.

So after George attracted the defense, he immediately passed the ball to Su Tian on the other side.

Su Tian received the ball and passed a through ball to Gasol under the basket. Gasol had been left open at this time, so he made an easy layup.

"Good guy, after George holds the ball, the Lakers' offense becomes smoother! Su can not only choose to release his offensive firepower, but also choose to receive the ball and pass the ball to assist his teammates. In this way, the entire team's offense is alive! " Barkley said.

At this time, Spoelstra was caught in a tangle on the sidelines. George was originally in good form this game. Spoelstra guessed that Walton must let George play more, but he did not expect that George would not attack with the ball himself and become an organization with the ball.

Spoelstra patted his forehead and said to himself: "Yes, Paul George's organizational skills are not bad, and now he has offensive firepower like Su Tian around him. There is no problem in letting George take on the organizational work."

Seeing that the score on the court not only did not shrink, but became bigger and bigger, Spoelstra immediately raised his hand to hand over a timeout.

"Next, we will change the focus of our defense and put it on Su. As for George, Jimmy will defend alone. We still have to pretend to focus on George and continue to let George pass the ball."

Immediately afterwards, Spoelstra arranged several specific tactics to double-team Su Tian.

The timeout soon ended and players from both sides returned to the court again.

After returning to the court, George saw that the Heat's defensive matchup had not changed, so he subconsciously thought that the Heat's defensive tactics had not changed, so they still focused on passing organization, but Su Tian felt something different here.

In the past, the defensive pressure he faced was very small, and he could easily get a good opportunity, but now it is different. Now Su Tian clearly feels that the defensive pressure he faces has increased sharply.

After a few rounds, the Lakers' offensive efficiency plummeted, and the point difference between the two teams began to shrink.

But soon after half of the third quarter, the two teams had to make substitution adjustments and replace the main players to rest.

For the Lakers, George is temporarily out of the game and Su Tian leads the team.

With Su Tian leading the team, the point difference between the two teams has remained at double digits. It is not that easy for the Heat to chase points.

Until there were only two minutes left in the third quarter, Walton took Su Tian off to rest and let George play again.

At this time, George also recovered a lot of physical strength, and it was not a problem to lead the team until the end of the third quarter.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams remained at 14 points.

"With a 14-point difference, as usual, the Lakers' winning rate in this game has skyrocketed, and the Heat have little chance of making a comeback."

"Actually, it's not that we can't make a comeback. As long as we can ensure the shooting percentage of three-pointers, after all, three-pointers cost one more point."

"This does not exist, or it is only theoretically possible."

"With a double-digit point difference, you still want to come back and win in the fourth quarter. This is absolutely impossible. Su will not give the Heat this chance. You must know that Su is the king of the final quarter!"

As the fans discussed, the intersection ended soon and the fourth quarter began.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers naturally arranged a lineup led by Su Tian on the bench, while George temporarily went to rest.

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

In fact, no matter how the Heat's defensive tactics change, Su Tian's point is something the Heat have never been able to solve.

Su Tian looked at Butler in front of him. He originally wanted to say a few rubbish words, but he hesitated and thought about it before letting it go.

Su Tian stretched out his hand to signal his teammates to pull away. After all his teammates pulled away, Su Tian directly changed direction and completed the breakthrough.

Su Tian's action seemed simple, but it was actually very difficult because it was an absolute crushing speed.

After the breakthrough, the Heat also subconsciously stepped forward to double-team, so Su Tian immediately passed the ball to Rivers who was cutting to the basket.

Rivers received the ball and hit a layup directly.

"I have to say that the Lakers' young player Rivers performed very well, allowing the Lakers' bench firepower to be better utilized." Kenny Smith said.

"Actually, haven't you noticed that in the past few years since Su came to the Lakers, the Lakers have been lucky. Whether they are rookies or veterans, everyone who comes to the team can contribute good combat effectiveness. It can be said that "Except for the Big Three, everyone else in the Lakers' lineup has super value contracts! This is why the Lakers can keep their salary under the luxury tax and still win the championship!" Barkley said.

Originally, Kenny Smith didn't care at all, but when Barkley said this, he immediately reacted.

This is indeed the case, and if we count the consecutive championship teams in the past few years, every team has at least one super value contract!
For example, Curry of the Warriors had the famous "child labor contract", and later Durant took the initiative to cut his salary.

During the Cavaliers' consecutive championships, the most valuable contract was naturally given to Su Tian himself, who was still a rookie, and the Cavaliers also paid a lot of luxury tax.

Even looking further back, Jordan's strength was one aspect of the Bulls' consecutive championships, but Pippen's famous contract was also one of the reasons for the Bulls' success.

It can be said that if a team wants to win the championship or consecutive championships, it must not only have strong strength, but also have good luck and at least one value-for-money contract.

At this time, changes continued on the court. After several rounds, the Lakers still held the lead, so Spoelstra became unable to sit still and took the lead in changing to the starting lineup.

The Lakers also followed up and made substitution adjustments after a few rounds, bringing the main starting players on the field.

After the Heat's starting lineup came on the field, they did set off a wave of resistance, but they were quickly suppressed by Su Tian.

In the end, the game ended with the Lakers' victory without any suspense.

122-104, the Lakers won easily.

But this game is of great significance to the Lakers. This does not mean victory, but George's recovery.

After the game, Su Tian stepped forward and hugged Butler goodbye.

"Jimmy, I'm sorry, I beat you again." Su Tian said with a smile.

"You're lucky, buddy, we'll see you in the finals this year." Butler also said with a smile.

Butler actually knows very well that his strength is not as good as Su Tian, ​​and the Heat's overall strength is not as good as the Lakers, but who is Butler? If you lose, you won't lose. You won't admit weakness at all.

At this time, George also stepped forward to greet Butler.

"How about it, old man, I performed pretty well today." George said with a smile.

"You guy, why do you get so excited when you hit me?" Butler stepped forward and punched George.

Then the three of them laughed together. (End of chapter)