NBA’s aging star system

After the game between the Rockets and the Warriors, the league did not arrange a game the next day, but gave everyone time to digest this exciting round of tiebreakers.

As soon as the series ended, various voices came out.

"I have long said that the Rockets cannot be the opponent of the Warriors. Harden is still too soft. Like Durant, he can only win the championship by holding his thigh."

"Harden is weak? Man, are you watching the ball? In the tiebreaker, only Harden was holding the ball and rushing in!"

"If it doesn't work out, Harden should come to our Lakers next season. Harden and Su Tian will join forces to create the strongest backcourt combination in the league and directly dominate the league."

"Let me tell you, let's not form any backcourt combination. An all-star striker can directly win the championship. After all, now the Lakers can directly reach the Western Conference Finals relying on Su Tian alone. The lower limit of the Lakers is still very high."

"Actually, the Rockets might as well trade Chris Paul for Paul George. Although they are both Pauls, George is obviously more suitable for the Rockets."

Various opinions were debated, and the day passed quietly.

On May 5, the Eastern Conference Finals started first.

The Cavaliers and Celtics are also old rivals, but the current Celtics and Cavaliers are no longer what they were before.

Irving was injured in a game against the Pacers on March 3, which led to him being declared out for the season.

As for the Cavaliers, not only are they missing the backcourt combination of Irving and Su Tian, ​​James is also one year older, and Love's body has become more brittle.

After the Celtics lost Irving, the team lost an absolute strength, but relying on the team's overall advantage and the performance of the two-way combination, they made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.

In the first quarter, James played strongly, but his touch was not very good. The double-top pick combination relied on the team's overall cooperation. Jaylen Brown performed exceptionally and led the Celtics directly ahead of the Cavaliers.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 36-18, leading the Cavaliers by 18 points in a single quarter.

It can be said that many people did not expect this situation, not even Su Tian himself.

After all, no matter what, the Cavaliers have James, and at least the lower limit is guaranteed. I just didn't expect that this game would be so difficult for the Cavaliers.

In the second quarter, both sides began to adjust their lineups, and the Cavaliers' weak bench began to show its shortcomings. In comparison, the Green Army looked more like a team.

Su Tian watched the Cavaliers falling behind little by little and couldn't help but admire Stevens's coaching ability.

At the end of the first half, the score has reached 61-35, and the Cavaliers are lagging behind. If they cannot catch up with the score in the third quarter, then the fourth quarter can directly declare that it has entered garbage time.

The intermission passed quickly and the third quarter began.

James finally started to exert his strength, constantly hitting the Celtics inside with the ball, thus driving his teammates.

Led by James, Love and George Hill both performed to varying degrees.

The Cavaliers also caught up with some scores in the third quarter, but the overall point difference was still obvious.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 78-64, and the Cavaliers were still 14 points behind.

If the Cavaliers can continue to maintain this momentum in the fourth quarter, then the Cavaliers still have a chance to come back and win, but unfortunately the Celtics have Stevens in charge, and the Green Army cannot cause chaos.

The state of the fourth quarter was not what Su Tian expected. The Green Army began to slow down the pace and focus on success rate. Even though running a tactic consumed a lot of energy and time, the pace was slowed down by the Celtics.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference was once again widened to 20 points, so Tyronn Lue called a timeout, replaced all the main lineup, and directly announced his surrender.

In the end, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals ended. The Celtics easily won the first game 108-83, with a big score of 1-0.

The result of the Eastern Conference Finals exceeded many people's expectations, which is inevitably reminiscent of the Western Conference Finals that is about to begin.

"After watching the games in the Eastern Conference Finals, I feel that there may be some unexpected results in the Western Conference Finals, such as the Lakers defeating the Warriors."

"Man, this is not unexpected. The Lakers are already very strong, and the Warriors just ended a tiebreaker. It is even more reasonable to say that the Lakers beat the Warriors than the Celtics beat the Cavaliers."

"I think the Lakers are likely to win the first game, but the final winner of the series will be the Warriors!"

"It's too early to draw conclusions now. The Warriors may not be able to overcome the Lakers."

Just the day after the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, on May 5, the Western Conference Finals officially started.

Thanks to the Lakers' first-place record in the Western Conference Finals during the regular season, the Western Conference Finals took the lead in starting at Staples, the Lakers' home court.

Speaking of which, the Lakers do have an advantage. They have sufficient preparation time and have practiced many tactics against the Warriors, which gives the Lakers the basis for defeating the Warriors.

Soon, the time came and the two sides began to take the field.

The Lakers still maintain their regular starting lineup, Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randle, and Lopez.

As for the Warriors, the starting lineup is Curry, Klay, Durant, Green, and Rooney.

Because Iguodala's injury has not yet recovered, the Warriors' bench is still relatively weak.

At the beginning of the game, Lopez took the lead in grabbing the basketball and the Lakers attacked first.

When facing other teams, Lopez rarely gets jump balls due to his bounce, but this time facing the Warriors, Lopez's jump ball actually turned into an advantage.

Ball got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Curry's defense, Ball directly called Lopez for a pick-and-roll.

Curry went around the pick-and-roll very quickly and got around Ball in time, but at this time Ball had already passed the ball to Ingram in the bottom corner.

Ingram received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly. Durant jumped up urgently to try to interfere.

boom--

Ingram's shot was still interfered with and he failed to hit.

At this time, just as everyone was about to grab the rebound, Su Tian suddenly jumped out from the side and succeeded in a dunk with a bang.

2-0

It doesn't matter if teammates fail to make a shot, the Lakers have Su Tian to make up for the dunk.

After the dunk, Su Tian quickly returned to defense, not giving the Warriors a chance.

The ball changed and it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, passed the ball directly to Green, and moved without the ball.

Green got the ball and directly tried to break through Randall's defense with the ball, but after two attempts, he declared failure and began to direct his teammates to move.

Curry has a strong running ability, but Ball still struggles to defend. Curry quickly used the screen to get an air-cutting opportunity. Green's eyes were also very sharp, and he passed the ball directly to the ground accurately.

Curry got the ball and directly hit the basket with the ball. When Lopez assisted him in defending, he avoided a small lever and succeeded in a layup.

2-2

The first goal the Warriors scored in the opening game was not their best three-pointer.

The Lakers continued to organize the offense. This time Su Tian took the initiative to ask for the ball, and Ball came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to it.

When Su Tian got the ball, facing Clay's defense, he also called Lopez to pick and roll.

As for Randall, Su Tian directed Randall to take Green, the Warriors' best help defender, to stand in the bottom corner to open up space.