NBA’s aging star system

As soon as the game started, Paul took the lead and scored the first point.

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

In fact, the gap between the two teams is quite obvious. The Cavaliers only have less than the Clippers at No. 1.

The remaining positions 2, 3, and 4 are dominant, so Irving's task at this time is not to find a way to return the ball, but to control his desire and give the ball to others.

Just let your advantageous points open up the situation, and don't be stupid enough to attack.

But at this stage, Irving lacks this calm quality. After all, he is still young and has not undergone some transformation.

Sure enough, after arriving in the frontcourt, Irving called on Love to pick and roll, and Irving used the pick and roll to make a breakthrough.

But Paul quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and quickly followed Irving. Seeing the right moment, Paul directly stole the ball.

Paul's steals were fast, accurate and ruthless. After grabbing the ball, he went straight to the basket with the ball.

Paul had rushed two steps away before Irving reacted and quickly turned around to pursue him.

But Paul had already completely charged up, got to the basket first, and hit a layup directly.

4-0

The ball was transferred and the Cavaliers organized an attack again.

Irving was much more cautious this time and passed the ball directly to James after coming to the frontcourt.

James held the ball against Mbah a Moute, without calling a pick-and-roll, and started the breakthrough directly.

James easily broke through Mbah a Moute's defense with the ball and scored a layup.

4-2

The Cavaliers finally opened.

In the next few rounds, Irving gradually calmed down and cooperated with his teammates instead of focusing on singles.

The first quarter ended soon, with the Cavaliers leading the Clippers by 26-24.

As long as they play against each other normally, the Cavaliers' lineup advantage is still obvious.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers rotated normally, Irving rested off the court, and the team's organizational tasks were given to Su Tian and James.

Although Irving's end caused the offensive ability of the first position to decline, the overall operation became smoother.

The Cavaliers soon established a point difference advantage in the second quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 59-49, with the Cavaliers leading the Clippers by 10 points.

In the third quarter, Irving played again. This time Irving was much more cautious and calm, and the Cavaliers continued to maintain their advantage over the Clippers.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached 15 points.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, Su Tian started the game and led the substitutes in a fierce pursuit. Paul always wanted to lead the team to catch up with the score, but he still failed in the end.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Clippers 112-93 and easily won Los Angeles' two consecutive victories.

After the game against the Clippers, the Cavaliers continued their road trip to Utah to face the Jazz.

This game was affected by some geographical factors, so that the whole Cavaliers team felt offline. In the end, the Cavaliers lost the game 85-94.

James scored 23 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, and was obviously limited.

Irving was even more outrageous, with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and his shooting percentage was only 30%. Love was not much better, shooting 34%.

Su Tian's shooting percentage is reasonable, just over 40%, but there are too few shooting opportunities. The Jazz's double-teaming against Su Tian is not inferior to that against James.

Losing this game was the ninth game this season. It is almost impossible to break the record of 72 wins.

So after returning to Cleveland, the coaching staff also held an emergency meeting and arranged the team's tasks, aiming for the playoffs and maintaining the first place in the Eastern Conference during the regular season.

In other words, a large-scale rest is about to begin, and the rest is also to prepare for the playoffs.

So on March 3, against the Mavericks, James took a rest.

Although James takes a rest, it is still relatively easy for the Cavaliers to deal with a team with a late hero like the Mavericks.

Facing the Cavaliers, the Mavericks put together such a lineup, Raymond Felton, Deron Williams, Wesley Matthews, Chandler Parsons, Dirk Novis base.

Su Tian looked at the lineup and then at the coaching bench opposite. Yes, it was Carlisle.

Su Tian didn't understand how the wise Carlisle thought of putting together this lineup, which could not be destroyed by the Cavaliers?

Or is it that the Mavericks are trying to mess up this season?

But that's not the case. The Mavericks have a winning record of more than half this season, ranking sixth in the Western Conference, and a serious playoff spot.

Su Tian was puzzled, but the game had already begun.

The Cavaliers' lineup is Irving, Su Tian, ​​Jr. Smith, Love, and Thompson.

At the beginning of the game, Thompson and Nowitzki jumped the ball, and Thompson easily grabbed it.

Irving started to push forward with the ball. When he came to the frontcourt, he directly called Love for a pick-and-roll, wanting to play one himself.

Without James, Irving doesn't need to consider others. Even with Su Tian here, Irving can focus more on offense.

With the help of the pick and roll, Irving held the ball and broke inside. When Felton bypassed the pick and roll, Irving had already entered the penalty area.

Irving, who came to the inside, was not afraid of Nowitzki's help and easily hit a pull-up layup.

Su Tian looked at the Mavericks' lineup and couldn't help but shake his head again.

Felton's athletic ability has declined, and he is not good at defense. He cannot keep up with Irving's speed at all. Nowitzki inside has never been a defensive player.

This resulted in the Mavericks being unable to keep up on the outside and guarding on the inside. They were all loopholes.

What's more, don't forget that the one facing Su Tian is Deron Williams, who has already suffered a serious injury. The Cavaliers have the advantage in the first and second positions.

The ball changed, and it was the Mavericks' turn to attack. Felton advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, waiting for Nowitzki to get into position.

After the placement was completed, Felton passed the ball directly to Nowitzki in the low post.

Nowitzki faced Thompson with his back, and after a series of back-ups, he turned over and shot a fadeaway jumper, a standard Golden Rooster independent shot.

Swah——

A driver with enough energy can still fight a dozen.

2-2

The ball was given to the Cavaliers again, and it was Irving who still initiated the offense. Facing Felton's defense, Irving was not polite at all and broke through again with the help of a pick-and-roll.

Felton still failed to catch up with Irving this time. After Irving burst in, he made a pull-up jumper.

The basketball hits the net crisply.

4-2

Felton's struggling performance on the court was clearly visible.

I have to sigh here, Mr. Qiao's vision is really unique.

In the next few rounds, Irving hit Felton's point continuously, and the score was unknowingly reaching 13-5.

After all, Carlisle couldn't stand it anymore and took advantage of the official timeout to replace Felton and replace him with Devin Harris.

Harris came up and moved to the second position, and Deron returned to the first position to face Irving.

Although the defender changed, the result did not change much. Irving still played easily.

Deron has been declining year by year since leaving the Nets. The main reason is the serious decline in athletic ability after a serious injury.