NBA’s aging star system

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

The Cavaliers still adopt a normal rotation, with Irving resting off the court and Dellavedova coming on as a substitute.

The Hawks also arranged for Korver to play and replace Sefolosa.

Sefolosa's offensive ability is too impatient, so it is better to arrange Korver to play to chase the score.

The first possession of the ball was given to the Hawks in the opening game. Schroeder advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and broke through directly with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll cooperation.

When he reached the edge of the penalty area, he was interfered by James' help and Schroeder passed the ball to Korver.

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

Swah——

Korver's three-pointer hit directly. It seems that his shooting touch is good today.

31-31, the scores were tied.

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

Dellavedova advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Schroeder's defense and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and called for a pick-and-roll, using the pick-and-roll to break through and pass the ball to James who was cutting through the air.

James received the ball and went straight to the basket. At this time, the Hawks were empty inside. Before they could help defend the basket, James directly rose into the air and dunked with both hands.

33-31

Seeing James' domineering appearance, Su Tian said that he didn't envy the fake one back then, and he didn't know when he would be able to dunk someone like this.

Every shooter has a dunk dream, and Su Tian is no exception.

Because of the addition of Korver, the Hawks' offense has indeed improved a lot, but problems have also arisen in defense, especially against James.

Korver couldn't stop James' offensive breakthrough. Obviously, Korver is not as good as Sofolosa in terms of defense.

But Korver's contribution to the offense was not small. He made 5 of 3 three-pointers in the entire second quarter, which opened up the Cavaliers' defensive formation and gave some breakthrough players such as Schroeder a chance.

At the end of the second quarter, thanks to Korver's three-pointer, the Hawks successfully overtook the score. The score reached 55-63, and the Hawks led the Cavaliers by 8 points.

At halftime, Tyronn Lue had to make arrangements on how to defend the Hawks' three-pointers, especially when James had to rest in the third quarter.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

To be on the safe side, Tyronn Lue did not dare to take down James at the beginning, and planned to play half a quarter first.

So the Cavaliers' lineup became, Irving, Jr. Smith, James, Frye, and Thompson.

The Hawks also made substitution adjustments, but Korver is still on the court.

It seems that Budenholzer also saw Korver's good touch and asked him to play more to see if he could widen the point difference.

For the Cavaliers, Irving took the initiative to assume the offensive responsibility. James was affected by his physical strength and did not play very resolutely. Most of the time he focused on organizing the team.

After playing several rounds in a row, the two sides exchanged offense and defense without a clear advantage, and the score began to reach a deadlock.

Until half the quarter passed, Tyronn Lue took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to replace James and let James return to the bench to rest.

But at the same time, Su Tian was replaced to cooperate with Irving, and Jr. Smith moved to the third position.

As James left the game, the Eagles players became more active, seemingly wanting to take advantage of James' absence to open up the score.

Also, except for this method, the Eagles can't find a chance to beat the Cavaliers head-on.

Teague advanced with the ball, came to the frontcourt and cooperated with the players on the pick-and-roll, and then passed the ball to Korver who was running out.

Korver ran into an open opportunity, received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Korver directly hit a three-pointer. After the hit, the point difference came to 10 points.

Taking advantage of the gap in the transition of ball possession, Su Tian found Smith and said, "Jr, let's switch defense."

Jr Smith looked at Su Tian and nodded.

Irving advanced with the ball, came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​and then he started running continuously.

Su Tian got the ball and began to observe the movement of the players. He called Frye to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to attract the Eagles' defense.

So Su Tian took the opportunity to pass the ball to Irving who was cutting in the air. Irving received the ball and easily made a layup.

Irving was very happy to be able to score easily. He even patted Su Tian on the back to indicate that the pass was good.

The ball changed again, and it was the Hawks' turn to attack. Su Tian and Jr. Smith began to switch defenses, and Su Tian went to follow Korver.

Although Su Tian suffers a bit in terms of height, Korver is not the kind of player who holds the ball and attacks. On the contrary, Su Tian has a good way of dealing with shooting players.

Teague came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw the Cavaliers changing defense, but he didn't think much about it and continued to attack according to the team's tactics.

After calling for a pick-and-roll, he made a breakthrough. He broke through all the way to the basket and finally attracted a double-team from the defense, so he passed the ball to Korver who ran to the bottom corner from the outside.

Letting Korver catch the ball was actually a trap left by Su Tian for the Eagles. It seemed like a good opportunity but actually had no chance.

The next second Korver received the ball, Su Tian's defense came and tightly blocked Korver's shooting space.

But there was no offensive time to waste at this time, so Korver had to force a shot.

boom--

The basketball was forged, and Thompson turned around and grabbed the rebound.

Irving took the basketball and quickly advanced with the ball, trying to make a transition attack.

But as soon as Irving crossed the half-court line with the ball, Teague's defense caught up. After a confrontation between the two, Irving had no choice but to pass the ball to Su Tian behind him.

Su Tian received the ball and immediately stopped for a jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a shot, and the Cavaliers successfully converted from offense to defense.

At this time, the score difference was only 6 points.

In the next few rounds, Korver was unable to play his previous offensive performance under Su Tian's defense and missed two consecutive three-pointers.

The Cavaliers gradually caught up with some of the points difference, but unfortunately the third quarter ended quickly and they failed to overtake the score.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 85-88, and the Cavaliers were still 3 points behind.

Budenholzer seemed to have seen the dawn of victory, constantly cheering the players, and emphasized a few more tactics with a tactical board.

Tyronn Lue is not in a hurry. Although Irving played the entire third quarter and will definitely have to rest for a while in the fourth quarter, James has already rested for half a quarter. For James, half a quarter is enough time.

Moreover, Su Tian is still there in the fourth quarter, so the team can still play in the fourth quarter.

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the fourth quarter began.

Tyronn Lue sent out a lineup of Dellavedova, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, James, and Love. This lineup was more offensive, and Tyronn Lue also wanted to catch up with the score quickly.

The Eagles also wanted to strike while the iron was hot and continue to widen the point difference while the score advantage was still there, so they also arranged their main lineup.

At the beginning of the game, the first ball was given to the Cavaliers. Dellavedova advanced with the ball and gave it directly to Su Tian after reaching the frontcourt.

Su Tian got the ball and called Love for a pick-and-roll. Due to the Cavaliers' lineup, the entire formation was spread out, so the basket became very empty.