NBA’s aging star system

Both sides have replaced their main lineups, and the decisive moment has arrived.

Teague first came to the frontcourt with the ball, cooperated with Horford in a pick-and-roll, and passed the ball to Millsap who was cutting through the air.

Millsap received the ball and went straight for a layup. Thompson, who was assisting on defense, interfered, but the rebound was grabbed by Horford.

Horford got the rebound and hit again.

The score difference came to 9 points.

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

Irving advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and gave the ball directly to Su Tian. The first half of the fourth quarter was originally Su Tian's time, and it was also a time for other main teammates to rest.

Su Tian received the ball, faced Bazemore's defense, and called Love for a pick-and-roll. With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian broke through and made a pull-up jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian successfully returned the ball.

As a result, the score between the Hawks and the Cavaliers began to reach a stalemate in the next few rounds. The main players on the Hawks side were affected by their physical strength and were unable to perform at their best.

On the Cavaliers' side, Su Tian took the lead with the ball, while the others played off-hand and didn't put in much effort.

Soon the game came to the last three minutes. At this time, the two teams were still 6 points apart. The Eagles were obviously in a physical crisis, but the Cavaliers had already finished their rest.

So, in the next few rounds, James and Irving took turns to exert their strength, and Su Tian turned to be the deputy, leaving the stage to the two big guys.

Although there was still a lot of points difference at this time, the Eagles persisted and never gave up, and the main lineup persisted until the end of the game.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 109-99 and successfully won the fourth victory in the series!

At the same time, the Cavaliers swept their opponents 4-0 in two consecutive rounds!

This sweeping momentum reminds fans of last year's Cavaliers.

Therefore, after this game, many fans were discussing the possibility of the Cavaliers successfully defending their title.

As for why it's not 72%, it's mainly because the Warriors were too strong in the regular season this season, breaking the Bulls' record of wins. If they can't win the championship, that would be big news.

In this game, the top scorer was Love, who scored 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, and made 15 of 8 three-pointers, showing a strong performance.

但是本场最佳依然是詹姆斯，全场拿下21分10篮板9助攻2抢断1盖帽，一份准三双的数据。

Su Tian's performance was not bad either, maintaining the honor of the highest assists, scoring 18 points, 12 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

The day after the game against the Hawks, the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland, and Tyronn Lue announced a day of rest.

The main reason is that their next opponent is a bit difficult to produce. The Heat and Raptors are fighting in full swing and the fight is fierce.

But the harder they fought, the more advantage the Cavaliers gained.

On May 5, the fifth game between the Heat and the Raptors, also the Battle of Tianwangshan in this round of the series, officially began.

This game was played at the Raptors' home court, and Su Tian watched the game at home.

Both sides have made adjustments to their starting lineups, but the theme has not changed, and neither has the core of the offense.

At the beginning of the game, the Raptors took the lead. DeRozan hit consecutive shots to give the Raptors the lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led the Heat by 28 points, 18-10.

In the second quarter, the Heat began to gradually adjust their status and began to be level with the Raptors. However, because the Raptors occupied the point difference advantage, at the end of the first half, the Raptors were still in the lead.

In the third quarter, both sides began to be affected by physical factors, and efficiency began to inevitably decline.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference between the two sides still did not change much, and the score was in a stalemate.

In the fourth quarter, Wade began to try to activate his teammates, breaking through and passing the ball to the outside. Wade really found a chance, assisting Josh Richardson to hit 3 of 2 from beyond the three-point line, allowing the Heat to recover some points.

But the Heat have a surprise team, and the Raptors have a backcourt combination that performs exceptionally well. Lowry grabbed several rebounds in a row, allowing the Raptors to form a fast break. Although they failed to score all goals, they also assisted DeRozan and caused damage.

In the end, the game ended, and the Raptors finally won the game by relying on their score advantage in the first quarter, successfully winning the Tianwangshan series 99-91.

It can be said that the Raptors gave everything they had in this game. The backcourt combination performed exceptionally. DeRozan scored 34 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Not only was he the highest score in the game, he even hit a three-pointer.

洛瑞全场拿下25分10篮板6助攻3抢断1盖帽的全面数据。

The Raptors also relied on the extraordinary performance of Lowry and DeRozan to successfully take the initiative in the series.

After reading this, Su Tian was convinced that there was a clear gap between the Raptors and the current Cavaliers. Not only was the Cavaliers dominant on the front line, but Su Tian was also confident of matching DeRozan on the back line.

Su Tian is confident in his defense and can defend DeRozan efficiently in the first three quarters. In the fourth quarter, Su Tian is also confident that DeRozan cannot guard him.

There was also a Western Conference game on this day, Game 5 between the Warriors and the Trail Blazers.

The Warriors were already leading 3-1 before the game, and this game is likely to be the deciding game.

Moreover, all the main players of the Warriors are back and the lineup is complete, so they will become more confident against the Trail Blazers.

So everyone generally believes that there is no suspense in this game, and the Warriors will advance smoothly at home.

But to everyone's expectation, the two teams were entangled until the last moment.

Even at the end of the first half, the Trail Blazers led the Warriors by 5 points.

In the third quarter, Cole used a five-small lineup of death, successfully overtaken the score in just one quarter, and led the Trail Blazers by 2 points with his backhand.

The offensive firepower of the Death Five impressed the entire league.

In the fourth quarter, the two teams' bayonets were red, and the scores changed back and forth. No one knew who the final winner was.

Until the final critical moment, relying on Curry's two consecutive three-pointers, the Warriors finally won the game with difficulty.

This game also frightened many fans to watch, and it also proved that the strength of the Trail Blazers cannot be underestimated.

The Warriors finally won the series with the Trail Blazers 4-1 and successfully entered the Western Conference Finals.

It is worth mentioning that before the start of the game between the Warriors and Trail Blazers, Curry received the second regular season MVP trophy of his career at home, and was the first regular season MVP in NBA history to receive all first votes. It is also commonly known as the unanimous MVP.

At the same time, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr also won the best coach of the season. Kerr became the first Warriors coach to win the best coach of the year since Don Nelson in 1992.

There are other less important awards, such as the Ethics Award, which was won by Mike Conley of the Grizzlies, and the Best General Manager, which was won by Buford, the general manager of the Spurs.

The Most Improved Player Award was won by McCollum of the newly eliminated Trail Blazers.

This season is the third season of McCollum's career, during which he has been playing for the Portland Trail Blazers.

After the Trail Blazers lost four starters last summer, McCollum got the chance to start. His playing time doubled, from 4 minutes last season to 15.7 minutes, but his data increased faster than his playing time: