NBA’s aging star system

The Lakers' playoff run is over, but the league's main event has just begun.

On May 5, the first game of the finals begins.

The first game between the two teams started at the Warriors' Oracle Arena. The Warriors did not directly start with the five small players to be on the safe side.

Curry, Klay, Durant, Green, Rooney.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is George Hill, Jr. Smith, James, Love, and Thompson.

Even if the Warriors do not have the starting five, they are still far ahead of the Cavaliers on paper.

In the first quarter, the two teams were tied, with the score reaching 30-29, and the Cavaliers temporarily led by 1 point.

Although the Cavaliers successfully took the lead, the price paid was that James was physically exhausted and needed time to rest in the second quarter.

So at the beginning of the second quarter, the Warriors began to take the lead. It was not until halfway through the second quarter that James came on the court again and caught up with the point difference.

At the end of the first half, thanks to James' efforts, the two teams did not open up a big gap.

In the third quarter, the Warriors sent out five small lineups, and the Warriors began to really exert their strength.

First Curry hit a three-pointer, then Curry assisted Durant and scored two points. Before the Cavaliers could react, Green took the ball and went straight to the basket and dunked directly.

The Warriors played defensive counterattacks in several consecutive rounds, directly widening the point difference. At this time, it was too late for the Cavaliers to stop the Warriors.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached double digits.

Seeing this, Su Tian could almost feel the Warriors' victory, because at this time, James was sweating like Su Tian before him, and his physical strength was in crisis.

James continued to appear in the fourth quarter and wanted to make a comeback, but it backfired.

In the end, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 124-114 and successfully won their first victory in the Finals.

James scored 51 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds and 1 steal. The data exploded but the team lost.

Barkley saw James who was extremely tired and said: "James at this time reminds me of Su before, who also got high scores, was also exhausted, and also lost the game."

"I have to say that the Warriors' defense is very good. It may have been inspired by the previous game against the Lakers. The defensive cooperation between the players was smooth and there were no problems." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley nodded and said, "Indeed, it seems that Su's contribution to the Warriors' championship is still there."

Su Tian just smiled when he heard Barkley's ridicule. The strength of the Warriors is obvious to all. Even without him, the Warriors can still win the championship, but the process will be more difficult.

The day after the finals, Su Tian received a call from Kobe.

"Su, come to my house at eight o'clock tonight. Dress casually. It will be a private dinner, just the three of us."

"Okay Kobe, I'll be there on time."

Although it was said to be eight o'clock, Su Tian went out at five o'clock. After all, this time was still very important to Su Tian.

"Hey, Su, you're here so early. I'm not ready yet." Seeing Su Tian's arrival, Kobe also took the initiative to hug him.

"Hahaha, Kobe, I don't want to cause problems this time because of my lateness."

"That's natural. Come on, let's wait in the living room first. It's still early."

After saying that, Kobe and Su Tian walked into the living room. Of course, Kobe didn’t only have one villa. This villa was where Kobe used to receive guests and have dinners. There were also many entertainment facilities and guest rooms in the villa. For this dinner and meeting, Say enough.

"Su, this time I have invited a whole team of Michelin chefs. By the way, there is also a chef who cooks Chinese food. Maybe you will like it." Kobe said.

"Thank you so much, Kobe. I'll pay whatever the fee is." Su Tian said.

"Hahaha" Kobe smiled and said: "No, after you told me about it, I went to Johnson and told him about it. Johnson fully supported it, so this meal is paid for by the Lakers, and we don't have to pay. .”

After hearing this, Su Tian also reacted, yes, he is working for the team, why should he pay for it himself.

"By the way, Su, although I can invite George here, I don't know if it will work. Are you sure?" Kobe asked doubtfully.

"To be honest, I don't dare to guarantee it. I can only say that if George has a desire for the championship, he will definitely come. If George doesn't want to win the championship at this stage, then my persuasion will probably be useless." Su Tian said.

George's desire for the championship is something Su Tian is not sure about. If George wants to win the championship, he will definitely not miss this opportunity.

The time soon came to 7:30, and Paul George arrived.

As soon as George arrived, he stepped forward to say hello to Kobe.

"Hey, Kobe! Long time no see. Oh man, you've gained a lot of weight."

"Hahaha, you are indeed a little fatter, but you will definitely be fatter than me when you retire." Kobe said.

After the two said hello, George also saw Su Tian beside him.

"Su, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon. We just finished the playoffs." George said with a smile.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that either. I thought I would see you at the beginning of the next season." Su Tian said.

Seeing that the two of them had finished talking, Kobe began to invite them to sit down.

At the beginning of the meal, the conversation naturally started with the various foods on the table, and everything had nothing to do with basketball.

Halfway through the meal, Su Tian started to get down to business.

"George, your contract expires this year. Do you want to consider the Lakers? I remember when you were with the Pacers, didn't you still specify that you wanted to come to Los Angeles?"

George smiled and said: "Su, I know what you mean by coming here today. To be honest, I still want to return to Los Angeles to play. After all, Los Angeles is my hometown, but,"

"but what?"

George sighed and said: "Russell is a nice person. He treats me very well, like a real brother. We agreed before that we would work hard for another year and give it a try."

Su Tian heard what George meant. Russell was my dearest relative and friend, and he asked me to leave him unless I paid more.

Hearing this, Su Tian knew there was something serious about this.

"George, you should be paying attention to the playoffs. Let me tell you the truth. As long as the Warriors don't disband at this stage, we are no match for the Warriors if we work alone. Only by joining forces can we have a chance to deal with the Warriors."

Then Su Tian added: "The only ones the Thunder can beat at the moment are you and Russell. As for Anthony, I think you can see that he just wants to find a team to retire to. He doesn't have a strong desire to win the championship. At present, he can only Bring a bench."

George nodded and said: "I know that Cameron is not as strong as before, but at least the Thunder still have me and Russell, but what about the Lakers? Even if I go, with you and me, who else? ?Those rookies?"

At this point, Su Tian knew that he was going to throw out his trump card this time.

"Paul, our team is currently conducting a secret deal. I shouldn't have told you about it originally, but since you asked, I must tell you."