NBA’s aging star system

Curry also realized that if he wanted to overtake the Lakers, he could no longer follow the rules, so this time he took the ball to the frontcourt and shot a three-pointer when he was still two steps away from the three-point line.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

Curry was relieved when he saw the three-pointer hit, and quickly participated in the defense.

Curry's three-pointer gave the Warriors a lifeline, but it still did not change the fact that the Lakers were in the lead, and how to defend Su Tian was also a headache for the Warriors.

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced Clay's defense again. Clay was highly focused this time. At the same time, Durant and Green beside him were also observing Su Tian's movements at any time, ready to step forward to help defend at any time. .

Of course, Su Tian also noticed the movements of the two people, but he still made a breakthrough without hesitation.

As soon as he took two steps forward, Green let go of Randall and came to help defend against double teams.

Su Tian took his time. After Green left the area around Randall, Su Tian passed the ball directly to the ground.

Randall got the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Randall hit a three-pointer directly.

Cole held his shoulders and stood on the sidelines, rubbing his chin with his hand, wondering what he was thinking.

In the next few rounds, Curry and Durant tried their best to catch up with the score, but Su Tian used his defensive attraction to constantly make plays for his teammates.

However, the performance of his teammates was not bad either, and the Lakers maintained their leading position.

Until 2 minutes before the end of the game, the Lakers still led by 5 points.

Curry tried his best, but was inevitably affected by his physical strength, and his shooting percentage dropped significantly.

The same is true for Durant, because the Warriors' main lineup exploded in the third quarter, which had a huge impact on physical strength, and the side effects began to show at this time.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, although the main lineup has begun to slump, Su Tian still maintains his spirit.

At this time, Su Tian also concentrated all the ball rights in his own hands and began to continuously increase the proportion of his shots. Under Su Tian's impact again and again, the Lakers have maintained their leading position.

In the end, the game ended, and the Lakers won the first game without any danger.

112-108, the Lakers only defeated the Warriors by 4 points in the end.

Su Tian scored 33 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds and 2 steals. He is still the most reliable point of the Lakers.

For the Warriors, Durant scored the highest score in the game with 28 points, followed closely by Curry with 24 points. Although the two performed reasonably well, Clay was obviously restricted by Su Tian and only scored 11 points.

As for the rest of the Warriors, they all performed mediocrely and had nothing particularly outstanding.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​Kuzma scored 5 points on 3 of 18 three-pointers, Randle scored a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Ingram scored 21 points and 4 assists. 5 rebounds, briefly supporting the team during the substitute period.

It can be said that the Lakers' victory was not only due to Su Tian's efforts, but also the joint efforts of the entire Lakers team.

The day after the game, Kerr convened a meeting with the entire coaching staff and players.

"First of all, I want to admit that I am responsible for the failure in the first game. I made a mistake in my judgment on the Lakers."

"I thought we could win the game as long as we contained Su Tian's performance, but in fact this was not the case. First of all, Su Tian was not as easy to restrict as we thought. Secondly, in order to defend Su Tian, ​​we did not play our own offensive rhythm."

"In order to defend, we lost our best offense. This is my negligence, but I promise that this will not happen again in the next game."

After Cole said this, Curry immediately asked: "Then what are we going to do in the next game? Will we continue to double-team?"

Cole pondered for a moment and said: "Let's not double-team for the time being. In the first three quarters, we will only defend alone. In the fourth quarter, Green will assist in defense depending on the situation, but we will still focus on single defense and switching defense."

"According to our coaching staff's investigation, Su has always been a very stable player, and there has never been a particularly frustrating moment. Of course, he rarely has explosive performances. The last time Su scored high points in the playoffs, it was In the first playoff game of his rookie season, his performance has become more stable since then. Therefore, in the next game, we should not double-team. We must cut off the connection between Su and his teammates and let Su fall into a solo fight. !”

After listening to it, everyone on the Warriors felt that what Cole said seemed to make sense, and they nodded in agreement with Cole's point of view.

"Since everyone has no doubts, we will start practicing this afternoon and strive to win the next game. Get the home field advantage."

The Warriors are working hard to study Su Tian and the Lakers, and the Lakers are not idle either.

"Su, our game yesterday was quite thrilling. What do you think of the next game?" Walton said.

"Actually, we were quite lucky to win the first game. In the fourth quarter, the main players of the Warriors were obviously exhausted. This has something to do with the Warriors' previous tiebreaker. Speaking of which, I have to thank the Rockets. As for the next game, It’s hard to say in one game, the Warriors have too many cards to play, so we can only go all out.”

Wharton nodded and agreed with Su Tian's statement.

"In this case, we should practice our tactical coordination more in the afternoon. If we want to win against the Warriors, we still have to rely on the joint efforts of all of us."

Both teams in the Western Conference Finals are actively preparing for the game. At the same time, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals is also underway.

On the evening of May 5, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

In the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Celtics team worked hard to win the game. James will definitely fight back in the second game.

This is the speculation of many fans, including the Celtics' own fans, but the scene does not seem to be what everyone imagined.

In the first quarter, James did what everyone expected. James made 7 of 4 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 21 points in a single quarter. The Cavaliers also led the Celtics 27-23.

But in the second quarter, James seemed to suddenly lose power and continued to strike. At the same time, Tatum on the Celtics began to show his fangs, scoring 6 points on 4 of 10 shots in a single quarter.

At the critical moment, Korver received consecutive passes from James and made 3 of 3 three-pointers, helping the Cavaliers continue to occupy the lead.

At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers still led the Celtics by 7 points, and James's expression gradually relaxed.

But the situation suddenly changed in the third quarter. When the Cavaliers focused their defensive attention on Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, the Celtics' Terry Rozier suddenly exerted his strength, shooting inside and outside in a single quarter. Scored 14 points.

The most uncomfortable thing is that the Cavaliers' own offense also had problems at this time. Jr. Smith and Korver continued to hit the outside, which not only created a lot of fast break opportunities for the Celtics, but also wasted a lot of ball rights.

If veteran Love hadn't hit two consecutive three-pointers at the last minute, the score difference would have been in double digits.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 77-84, and the Celtics overtook the Cavaliers, leading by 7 points.

In the fourth quarter, in order to save the team, James concentrated all the ball rights in his own hands, hoping to use his personal ability to change his destiny.

In the fourth quarter, James' own performance was pretty good. He scored 7 points on 4 of 10 shots in the quarter. Unfortunately, his teammates were not strong enough. James assisted his teammates in all three-point opportunities. The Cavaliers made 8 of 0 three-pointers in the quarter. , continue to give the Celtics fast break opportunities.