NBA’s aging star system

Wharton had been observing Su Tian's condition. When something went wrong on Su Tian's side, Wharton called a timeout in time.

At this time, the third quarter has passed halfway, and the Warriors have led the Lakers by 8 points, and there is a tendency to continue to widen the point difference.

Taking advantage of the pause, Su Tian sat on the bench and breathed heavily. There was a data recorder beside him who was explaining his data to Su Tian.

“苏，目前为止你的数据是，51分4助攻7篮板2抢断。距离乔丹的季后赛单场得分记录63分还有12分。”

But at this time, Su Tian could no longer hear what the recorder was saying. He was just panting heavily and watching the beads of sweat fall drop by drop.

"Su, you can't play anymore. You need to rest, otherwise your body will have problems. Don't worry, leave the next few minutes to your teammates, trust them."

Su Tian recognized that it was the voice of head coach Walton, but Su Tian did not raise his head and just nodded lightly.

Seeing Su Tian's tired look, other teammates also held their breath, especially Ingram and Randall.

Randall had talked with Su Tian before and would leave after the end of this season, but Randall didn't want to just leave in despair.

Ingram has always admired Su Tian and also thought highly of himself. Now that the team is in crisis, he can't exert himself at all. This feeling makes Ingram feel ashamed.

The timeout ended quickly and the game continued.

When both sides took the field again, both sides had made substitution adjustments.

On the Lakers' side, Su Tian really couldn't hold on any longer, while on the Warriors' side, they were letting their main force accumulate energy to deal with Su Tian in the fourth quarter.

"Even when he was so tired, Cole didn't underestimate Su in the fourth quarter." Barkley couldn't help but sigh.

After the two sides played again, Ingram and Randall were very motivated, and the two frequently collaborated to produce some wonderful performances.

On the Warriors' side, they have Livingston and Iguodala at the back. Although they are a substitute lineup, they are on par with the Lakers' semi-main lineup.

Soon, at the end of the third quarter, the score reached 80-88. Ingram and Randall were exhausted and finally managed to hold on to the 8-point difference.

During the break, Walton looked at Su Tian, ​​who had almost recovered, and said, "Su, how are you feeling? Can you play directly in the fourth quarter?"

Su Tian felt the remaining physical strength in his body, steeled himself and said, "No problem, you can play."

Walton nodded after hearing this, then picked up the tactical board and began to lay out the tactics for the fourth quarter.

The Lakers' tactics in the fourth quarter have always been simple, which is to give the ball to Su Tian, ​​and others try to create a good offensive environment for Su Tian.

At the same time, the Warriors' bench is not idle either.

"Su Tian's physical strength has been exhausted, and it is unknown whether he can exert his previous fighting power in the fourth quarter, but we still cannot take it lightly. We must show our full strength from the beginning of the fourth quarter. This time we will not only win, but also Want a big victory!”

Cole's expectations for this game were very high. In order to study Su Tian thoroughly, Cole didn't sleep well for several days.

The intersection is over and the fourth quarter begins.

"Okay, now at the beginning of the fourth quarter, we see that both sides have once again taken the entire main lineup. The Lakers have also taken their five small players, but in comparison, I am still more optimistic about the Warriors' cooperation." Kenny Smith explained.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Ball advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and felt the "King of the Final Quarter" regaining his physical strength. However, this time Su Tian consumed too much in the first three quarters and did not return to his peak like before, but almost recovered to 80%.

"Eighty percent of your physical strength is enough."

After getting the ball, Su Tian did not rush to attack. He first signaled to everyone to pull away, and then began to cross dribble to mobilize Iguodala to the center of defense.

Just as the two teams were confronting each other, Su Tian suddenly broke through.

Su Tian's breakthrough was too sudden. Iguodala was a beat slower and quickly chased after him.

The two came to the penalty area together, and Iguodala finally caught up with Su Tian, ​​but then Su Tian made an emergency stop, followed by a step back, and shot directly.

Swah——

Su Tian's step back opened up a lot of space. Before Iguodala changed his center of gravity, Su Tian had already shot.

82-88

Although the two-pointer did not quench his thirst, it was the first step after all.

At this time, Cole stood on the sidelines with his arms folded, staring at Su Tian closely.

"I had expected that you would not be so simple in the fourth quarter."

Cole studied a lot of videos about Su Tian. Cole found that no matter how mediocre Su Tian's performance was in the first three quarters, he could always outperform his usual abilities in the fourth quarter.

Not only that, but even physical strength will be restored a lot, but Cole has not studied the specific reasons and can only attribute these to mental attributes.

Although I don't know why, Cole can make some specific arrangements for this.

After Su Tian scored a two-pointer, he turned around and Curry directly returned the three-pointer.

The ball was once again given to the Lakers. This time Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. It was still the same as the previous round, and his teammates separated for singles.

But this time after Su Tian burst in, the Warriors carried out their first double-team of the game.

After Su Tian broke through Iguodala, he held the ball and went straight to the basket. Green, who was ready to go, let go of Randall and ran towards Su Tian.

Green and Iguodala directly double-teamed Su Tian!

"Double-team! The Warriors are double-teaming!" Barkley couldn't help shouting when he saw the Warriors starting to double-team Su Tian.

This was the first time the Warriors were double-teamed in this game. Su Tian was also caught off guard by the Warriors' double-team, but he still reacted the moment before the double-team was formed and barely passed the ball to the corner. Randall.

This is also the first time Randall has received such a bad pass from Su Tian since Su Tian came to the Lakers.

So after Randall got the ball, he made a slight adjustment and shot.

boom--

Randall still missed and missed the open shot.

Seeing the basketball hitting the iron, Green did not rush to grab the rebound. Instead, he blocked Su Tian first and prevented Su Tian from taking off.

Green's approach is very smart. Green is aware of Su Tian's rebounding ability. He is already the best rebounder among the Lakers on the court. As long as Su Tian is not allowed to grab it, the ball will most likely belong to the Warriors.

Sure enough, Green's judgment was correct. The rebound was taken by Durant, the tallest player on the scene, and he passed the ball directly to Curry. Curry ran forward with the ball and launched a fast break.

Curry was very fast, but Ball was not slow in retreating and followed up in time. Just when Ball thought he was going to successfully defend, Curry suddenly passed the ball to Durant who was following behind.

Durant caught the ball and dunked with both hands.

82-93

The Warriors scored 5 points in a row in the fourth quarter and successfully launched a defensive counterattack. The scene at Staples was completely silent.