NBA’s aging star system

The Cavaliers made great progress in the first round, showing the temperament of the defending champion and shocking other teams.

But while the knight looked gorgeous, some problems began to arise.

Some veterans are starting to suffer from injuries.

Mozgov's old injury relapsed and he had to go back to undergo strict examinations, so he returned to Cleveland first.

Jr. Smith also suffered from muscle tension and needed to rest for a few days.

The current Cavaliers, except for the veterans who need to rest and the bench who can only play in garbage time, there are not many people available to Tyronn Lue.

The remaining defenders are Dellavedova, Irving, Su Tian and Mo Williams.

The forwards also include James, Love, Thompson, Richard Jefferson, and Shumpert.

Although there are only 9 players available, they are all players who can play and contribute.

In the playoffs, a 9-man rotation is completely enough.

On April 4, the fourth game between the Cavaliers and the Pistons started on time.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is still Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Thompson.

The Pistons' starting lineup remains unchanged.

Before the game, the Pistons kept shouting slogans of refusing to sweep, and they seemed to be full of morale.

But the knight's momentum is not only full, it would be better to describe it as a rainbow of momentum.

The opening jump ball was finally snatched by Thompson this time.

Irving started to advance with the ball. At the beginning, Irving was still full of energy and scored several goals in a row.

The Pistons adjusted their tactics in time. After chasing and intercepting Irving for two consecutive rounds, James began to take over the ball.

The Pistons can deal with Irving, but there is no particularly good way to deal with James. They can only rely on Morris's defense and Drummond's squatting under the basket. The two work together to defend James.

However, the Cavaliers never opened a three-pointer from the outside in the first quarter and failed to provide much help to James. The Pistons were more determined to double-team James.

Soon, at the end of the first quarter, the score reached 25-28, and the Cavaliers were temporarily 3 points behind.

During the break, Tyronn Lue found Su Tian and said, "Su, you have to play from the outside, and someone has to score three-pointers, so that LeBron's breakthrough will be more effective."

Seeing the way Tyronn Lu looked at him, Su Tian expressed understanding.

So, at the beginning of the second quarter, Su Tian still took over the organizational responsibility, and James took on the main attack.

But this time Su Tian moved more frequently after playing the ball. James broke through twice and passed the ball to Su Tian. Su Tian lived up to expectations and hit 2 of 1.

After seeing Su Tian's three-point goal, the Pistons did not dare to let Su Tian's three-pointer go and defended Su Tian tightly.

But even if Su Tian can't shoot, Su Tian's passing is still sharp.

This time James broke through again and passed the ball to Su Tian outside the three-point line. Pope directly followed it in the next second, leaving no room for the shot.

But Su Tian did not take a direct shot, but instead evaded Pope's defense in disguise and passed the ball to Dellavedova in the bottom corner.

Dellavedova received the ball and shot a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Swah——

Dellavedova's three-pointer scored, and Su Tian's "ten cents" also shined.

The Cavaliers' three-pointer was completely open, and the Pistons did not dare to release it again, so they had to defend James alone. In this way, James' breakthrough threat became even greater.

The Pistons gradually began to be unable to resist, and the Cavaliers successfully overtook the score.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 55-52, and the Cavaliers took a 3-point lead.

During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue's expression had calmed down. As long as the Cavaliers performed normally, the Pistons were not a problem.

On the contrary, in the Pistons locker room, Van Gundy was frowning. Although the Cavaliers were currently only leading by 3 points, anyone with a discerning eye could see that if the Pistons had not made a few lucky shots, the point difference would have reached double digits. .

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In order to retain hope, the Pistons still arranged the main lineup and did not dare to use too many substitute players.

The Cavaliers have a normal rotation, Irving, Shumpert, James, Frye, and Thompson.

At the beginning of the game, Irving attacked with the ball as soon as he came up. He only passed the ball when he was double-teamed. Although his efficiency was not high, his offensive desire and attitude were very determined.

The efficiency of the Pistons' main force began to decline due to the impact of physical strength, and they could only rely on defense to barely maintain the point difference.

Halfway through the third quarter, James was replaced to rest, and Richard Jefferson came on. However, for the stability of the team's offensive end, Tyronn Lue also replaced Shumpert with Su Tian.

So the Cavaliers lineup changed to Irving, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, Frye, and Thompson.

After Su Tian came up, he was still responsible for passing the ball. After feeding Irving the ball twice in a row, Su Tian noticed that the Pistons' defensive focus began to shift and began to focus on guarding against Irving.

So Su Tian changed his style of play, and after cooperating with Frye in the pick-and-roll, he passed the ball to Richard Jefferson who was cutting through the air.

Jefferson caught the ball and scored easily with a layup.

Tyronn Lue looked at it and nodded repeatedly. Don't think that Coach Lue really doesn't understand the game. He folded his arms and leaned back tactically.

Knowing clearly that the Pistons would focus on defending Irving, Su Tian would not be stupid enough to feed Irving the ball.

It's easy to deal with this, just mobilize the rest of the team.

So in the next round, Su Tian passed the ball to Frye outside the three-point line.

Frye caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Frye hit a three-pointer directly.

After Frye's three-pointer, the Cavaliers' lead officially reached double digits.

In the next few rounds, the Cavaliers maintained their offensive efficiency under the control of Su Tian, ​​and carried the score advantage until the end of the third quarter.

During the break, Irving and James sat on the bench, talking and laughing, drinking energy drinks.

Both men were clearly satisfied with the team's performance.

Soon the fourth quarter began, and the Cavaliers changed their formation again, with Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, Love, and Thompson.

In the first round, Su Tian held the ball and called Love for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to make a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

Swah——

A solid two-pointer.

Su Tian high-fived Love while retreating. It was already the fourth quarter, and it was time for Su Tian to strengthen his personal offense.

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

Reggie came to the frontcourt with the ball and tried to cooperate with his teammates to pass the ball to Pope, but Su Tian saw through it and intercepted it directly.

Su Tian, ​​who grabbed the ball, rushed forward with the ball. Pope followed Su Tian closely, but could never catch up.

Su Tian took the lead and came to the basket, collected the ball and took off. With a bang, he dunked with both hands.

The score difference continued to widen, and the Pistons were about to be unable to withstand it.

The ball was given to the Pistons again, and Reggie advanced with the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, he used Morris's pick-and-roll to go inside.

Dellavedova struggled to get around the pick-and-roll and turned to chase Reggie, but before the defense was in place, Reggie passed a pass to Morris who was already outside the three-point line.