NBA’s aging star system

Although Popovich jumped, he did not dare to call timeout anymore.

The Spurs have one last timeout left, so Popovich has to use it sparingly.

The ball was transferred and Parker continued to advance with the ball.

This time the pass was passed to Aldridge in the high post. Aldridge held the ball and observed the formation, while Leonard kept running from the side.

It looks like another double-German tactic.

Just when everyone's attention was attracted by Leonard and Aldridge, Parker suddenly made an air cut.

Owen was caught off guard by Parker's sudden attack and failed to follow in time.

Aldridge passed the ball in time, and Parker received the ball and hit a layup directly.

94-85

The Spurs barely managed to chase the point difference to 9 points, but there were only two minutes left.

The ball was given to the Cavaliers, and Irving slowly advanced with the ball.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Irving kept dribbling the ball without any intention of attacking.

Naturally, the Spurs would not wait foolishly. Parker stepped forward to interfere and forced Irving to quickly play the ball.

But Irving's dribbling ability is really good. With several consecutive shakes, he not only avoided Parker's attack, but also broke through Parker's defense.

So Irving took the ball and rushed inside. Seeing this, Green had to rush to help defend.

Irving saw Green coming to help defend against double teams, so he passed the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, started a breakthrough and rushed to the basket.

Duncan under the basket was ready to defend and did not save easily.

Su Tian saw that Duncan was not coming out, so he immediately stopped and took a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian easily hit the shot.

96-85

If Su Tian forcefully confronts Duncan, he can score, but that would be too laborious, so it would be easier to use a mid-range shot.

The point difference returned to 11 points, and the Spurs were in danger.

The Spurs serve quickly here, and Parker starts to accelerate when he gets the ball and rushes forward.

Irving was also one step outside the three-point line, waiting for Parker. The defense immediately stepped up and did not give Parker a chance to easily hold the ball.

Parker was unstable with the ball, so he passed the ball to Leonard.

Leonard didn't stay too long when he got the ball, and used Aldridge's pick-and-roll to directly shoot a three-pointer.

I thought it was a bet, but Leonard was lucky and hit it directly.

96-88

Leonard hit a three-pointer, and the point difference came to 8 points.

The Spurs retreat quickly after scoring a goal. As long as the ball can be defended, and then they use foul tactics, they may still win.

Irving held the ball in the backcourt and continued to advance slowly.

Parker couldn't stand it anymore and came to the backcourt to press directly.

Irving made a change of pace and swayed Parker's attack and rushed forward.

Irving, who came to the frontcourt, did not rush to launch an attack, but continued to hold the ball like a rogue.

Parker and Green began to double-team Irving, and Irving had no choice but to quickly pass the ball to Su Tian, ​​who was left open.

As soon as Su Tian got the ball, Green immediately returned to the defensive position and tried to steal Su Tian.

But Su Tian is not that easy to steal.

With a cross dribble and a change of direction, Su Tian easily passed Green's defense and reached the free throw line, preparing for another pull-up jump shot.

As a result, Duncan came out from the inside this time to help defend Su Tian.

Su Tian took a look and made a light pass to Thompson behind Duncan.

Thompson received the ball and dunked directly.

boom--

98-88

Thompson's dunk was easily scored, and the point difference returned to 10 points again.

Seeing that there was no hope of victory, Popovich called the last timeout, replaced all the main players, and prepared to surrender and admit defeat.

Tyronn Lue also took down the main players and replaced them on the bench.

In the end, the game ended with the Cavaliers defeating the Spurs 102-90.

詹姆斯全场拿到26分7篮板6助攻2抢断1盖帽，欧文本场表现不错，拿到了21分5助攻4篮板。

Su Tian's statistics shrank in this game, but only slightly compared with his own. He scored 22 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

As for the reason for the shrinkage of Su Tian's data, everyone knows it clearly.

It was because of Irving's return that Su Tian's ball rights were taken away, resulting in Su Tian not being able to produce many statistics.

Moreover, the most embarrassing thing is that Irving's efficiency and positive and negative values ​​​​are not as high as Su Tian's.

Therefore, while everyone complained about Irving's low efficiency, they inevitably labeled Su Tian as a high efficiency player.

Don't underestimate this label. A good label will definitely affect the judgment and choice of the media and fans.

For example, everyone admits that Butler is tough and Ibaka is long.

After the game against the Spurs, the Cavaliers were not in a hurry to go back.

Because the next game is against Texas and the Rockets.

The Rockets made a deal before the season, but Ty Lawson's performance really collapsed and is considered the most failed deal.

The fundamentals of the Rockets' modern combination have not yet changed, and the Rockets still have a certain degree of competitiveness.

On January 1, everyone from the Cavaliers came to the Rockets home court.

The fans and spectators at the scene thought it was a battle between dragons and tigers, but the result was shocking.

The Cavaliers easily defeated the Rockets 91-77.

The key point of this game is Su Tian vs. Harden vs. defense.

It could also be that Harden had too much fun at the nightclub last night and was not in good condition, but in short, judging from the scene, it was Su Tian who locked Harden up.

哈登全场拿到7分3助攻3篮板2失误，命中率只有20%，而且7分里面还有3分是罚球得分。

After watching the whole game, I have to say that Harden was arranged by Su Tian.

And this game also strengthened everyone's impression of Su Tian's good defense.

After the game against the Rockets, the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland.

After a day of rest in Cleveland, preparations for the next game began in full swing.

The reason why the Cavaliers are so anxious is not because of anything else, but precisely because the Warriors are coming!

So far, the Warriors' record remains at 37 wins and 4 losses, and the Cavaliers are not far behind, with a record of 34 wins and 4 losses.

The Cavaliers have the same number of losses as the Warriors, but the Warriors have a slightly better winning percentage.

Tyronn Lue takes this game very seriously and treats this game as a preview of the finals.

Soon, on January 1th, the Warriors arrived.

In this game, both sides also showed their main strength.

The lineup sent by the Warriors is Curry, Klay, Barnes, Green, and Bodog.

The lineup sent by the Cavaliers is Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Mozgov.

Neither side wants to leave the other behind.

As the referee blew the whistle, Mozgov and Bodog jumped up at the same time. In the end, Mozgov was slightly better and got the right to attack first.

Irving took the basketball and advanced forward with the ball.

As soon as he arrived in the frontcourt, Irving motioned for Love to come and cooperate with the pick-and-roll. James looked at it and said nothing.