NBA’s aging star system

Wade's desire to win is obvious. The Raptors know very well that as long as they guard Wade at this time, they will be able to win the Heat with a high probability.

Although some players such as Dragic and Luol Deng are also excellent, they do not have Wade's ability to make the final decision at the last moment.

So in the fourth quarter, the Raptors used their entire army to defend and pursue Wade.

In the end, the result was as expected, Wade was unable to support the Heat and unfortunately lost.

The Raptors finally defeated the Heat 116-89 and won the tiebreaker.

DeRozan hugged Lowry excitedly after the game, as if he had won a championship.

But judging from this game, DeRozan should really thank Lowry.

洛瑞本场拿下35分9助攻7篮板4抢断，投篮20中11，三分7中5，罚球11中8，同时拿下本场最高得分和最高助攻，俨然一副猛龙大当家的模样。

而德罗赞全场拿下28分8篮板1助攻，投篮29中12，效率没有洛瑞高。

The Raptors relied on Lowry's extraordinary performance and his tight defense of Wade at the last moment to finally win this series and successfully advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Cavaliers players standing in front of the TV were also very relieved that their opponent finally came out and no longer had to wait anxiously.

It's just that James' eyes on the side were slightly regretful, and his eyes looking at Wade were unusually soft.

The day after the Raptors and Heat ended their series, the Western Conference Finals officially began.

Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena.

For the Thunder, Westbrook, Andre Roberson, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams.

For the Warriors, Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Harris-Barnes, Draymond Green, Bodog.

Both sides maintained their normal starting lineups, and the Warriors' main lineup also returned.

Soon, the game officially started.

In the first quarter, both sides played steadily and neither dared to be too presumptuous. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors temporarily led by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to gradually exert their strength, but the Warriors were obviously in better condition, and the Thunder was widened.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 60-47, with the Warriors leading the Thunder by 13 points.

But the game that I thought was a sure win suddenly changed in the third quarter.

Originally, the third quarter was the performance moment of the Warriors' five death squads, but it didn't seem to be the case today.

Durant and Westbrook took turns taking turns, and Westbrook struck again and again, causing damage and causing trouble to the Warriors.

Relying on the performance of the two, the Thunder recovered 10 points in the third quarter! Only 3 points remain.

The Thunder also continued this state into the fourth quarter. Cole wanted to make amends in time, but was unable to do so, allowing the Thunder to score 23-14 in a single quarter.

In the end, the Thunder won the first game of this series with difficulty, and it was still in an away game, taking the advantage of this series.

Su Tian simply looked at the post-match summary of this game. The Thunder this season is definitely not that simple.

Maybe, accidentally, the Thunder will enter the finals.

The Cavaliers are mainly concerned about the next game against the Raptors at this stage.

On the day after the game between the Raptors and the Heat, the Raptors had a day off, and then they had to step onto the court again. This was definitely a huge challenge for the Raptors.

On May 5th, the Raptors played their seventh game against the Heat. They had a day off on the 15th, and then on the 16th, the Raptors came to Cleveland for their first game against the Cavaliers.

This kind of schedule makes it uncomfortable for the Raptors, and what they fear most is that if the schedule is too intensive, injuries may easily occur.

This is what the Raptors fear most.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers have already prepared everything to face the Raptors.

Soon, game time came and the two teams arrived at Quicken Loans Arena on time.

The Raptors' lineup is Lowry, DeRozan, Carroll, Patrick Patterson, and Biyombo.

The Cavaliers still maintained their original starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Thompson.

If you look at paper strength alone, it is obvious that the Raptors are definitely no match for the Cavaliers.

It’s just that the charm of competitive sports is that paper strength means nothing.

Biyombo and Thompson stood on the midfield line for a jump ball. Thompson jumped high and took off with all his strength, taking the lead in grabbing the basketball.

Irving received the ball and began to advance with the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, he faced Lowry's defense.

Su Tian is also actively running, and DeRozan is chasing Su Tian.

Before the game, Raptors head coach Casey specifically emphasized to DeRozan that Su Tian is the second most dangerous person on the Cavaliers, more dangerous than Irving.

If Su Tian could hear Casey's evaluation, he might be very happy.

But now that the two armies were facing each other, Su Tian hoped that the other side would look down on him.

After Irving came to the frontcourt, he did not play with the ball himself, but passed the ball to James.

Compared with Irving, Lowry is thicker and more powerful, so he is not an easy breakthrough point.

Compared with James' matchup, James obviously has a greater advantage and is more confident.

So, James got the ball and faced Carroll's defense, and the triple threat started. Seeing that the opponent was indifferent, James became accustomed to it and chose to call Love for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick and roll, James broke through directly, but was unable to get rid of Carroll immediately. Carroll bypassed the pick and roll and followed James closely, always engaging in physical confrontation.

The two fought all the way to the penalty area. Biyombo gave up on Thompson and chose to return to the basket to help defend.

James did not stick to the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian who was cutting in the air.

Before Su Tian received the ball and had no time to take action, Lowry came to help defend, so Su Tian passed the ball again to Irving who was left open on the outside.

Irving had an open opportunity at this time. He received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Irving made a direct three-pointer.

3-0, the Cavaliers score first.

Although this goal was finished by Irving, it was initiated by James and connected by Su Tian. It can be said that this goal showed the Cavaliers' most ideal tactical coordination.

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

Lowry came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Irving's defense, and after seeing all the players in position, Lowry directly took the ball and started attacking.

Irving struggled to resist Lowry's breakthrough, but Lowry was still pushed to the basket step by step. Thompson could only step forward to help defend.

Seeing Thompson step forward to help defend, Lowry accurately passed the ball to Biyombo. Biyombo received the ball and made a layup.

3-2

Seeing the Raptors successfully score a goal, Irving touched his chest and felt a little pain from being pushed by Lowry.

Tyronn Lue stood aside, and Tyronn Lue also saw the difficulty of Irving's defense, but this could only be limited by tactical cooperation. After all, this is an innate physical gap that cannot be solved in a short time.