NBA’s aging star system

On the evening of November 11st, the Lakers arrived at Quicken Loans Arena on time.

"The Lakers' current record is 16 wins and 0 losses, ranking first in the Western Conference. The Cavaliers currently have 14 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the Eastern Conference. This matchup between the first two teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences will definitely be exciting."

Barkley briefly introduced the records of the two teams in the studio.

Kenny Smith went on to say: "Yes, I can even say that the attention on this game is no less than that of the Cavaliers versus the Warriors."

For such a focus battle, NBA officials naturally arranged a national live broadcast, attracting a large number of viewers.

Soon, game time came.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the previous regular starting lineup, Su Tian, ​​Butler, Ingram, Paul George, and Nance.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup has changed significantly.

Clarkson, Pope, James, Anthony, Love.

In order to defend James on the Lakers' side, Walton arranged for Butler and Ingram to switch defenses, so in this game it can be said that Butler played the third position and Ingram played the second position.

Clarkson and Pope were Lakers players last season, but because they didn't communicate much with each other, they didn't come over to say hello before the game started.

With the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

The jump ball was snatched by Love. James controlled the ball and slowly advanced to the frontcourt.

Because the Lakers retreated quickly, the Cavaliers did not deploy fast tactics at the beginning.

The whole Cavaliers team believes that as long as they slowly grind against the Lakers, they can grind each other to death.

Even though the Lakers have the Big Three and last season's regular season MVP Su Tian, ​​the Cavaliers still have full confidence in James.

After James came to the frontcourt with the ball, Butler stepped forward to defend. George and Su Tian on the side were always paying attention to James' movements, and it seemed that they were going to make up defense at any time.

James did not start the game immediately, but passed the ball to Anthony, preparing to let Anthony feel offensive first.

Anthony got the ball and faced George's defense with a triple threat.

George and Anthony were teammates last season, but turned into opponents this season. The scene of the two facing off was captured by a reporter in time.

Facing Anthony's triple threat, George did not dare to be careless. After all, although Anthony is old now, he still has a lot of strength left.

After a while of testing, Anthony suddenly broke forward, then took a step back and shot directly.

George's reaction was already very fast, but he still couldn't stop Anthony from shooting.

Swah——

The basketball hit the basket accurately.

0-2

"Beautiful, Cameron took a step back and easily got rid of Paul George who was following him, and then hit a long two-pointer accurately. I have to say that Anthony is still young with this shot."

The commentator explained the game passionately. At this time, the ball possession had been transferred, and Su Tian advanced with the ball.

After Su Tian came to the frontcourt, facing Clarkson's defense, Su Tian did not hesitate and broke through directly.

Clarkson may still have some size advantages when facing other defenders, but when facing Su Tian, ​​his size changes from an advantage to a disadvantage.

Su Tian made a powerful explosion and easily completed the breakthrough. Then he used his excellent ball-handling ability to easily get to the basket, overturned Clarkson and hit a layup.

Su Tian's speed was so fast that James didn't even have time to help defend.

The Cavaliers' lineup is still very strong, but when it comes to weaknesses, there are definitely some.

Anthony and Love are both easy to target on the defensive end. Clarkson and Pope on the outside are only at normal levels. The only one in the team's starting lineup who has the ability to help defend is James.

This is different from the Lakers. Although the Lakers are also weak inside, the three of Su Tian all have good defensive capabilities, and the Lakers have an obvious advantage in this regard.

The ball was given to the Cavaliers again, and Clarkson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time, neither James nor Anthony took the initiative to ask for the ball. Instead, they both pulled away in tacit understanding and retreated outside the three-point line.

Clarkson protected the ball while calling Love to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Su Tian often worked with Love in pick-and-rolls before, and he was very familiar with Love's technical moves, so he easily bypassed the pick-and-roll.

But Clarkson was also very fast. Even if Su Tian easily bypassed the pick-and-roll, Clarkson still rushed to the basket without hesitation.

Su Tian resisted while trying to steal.

But Clarkson seemed to be desperate, coming to the basket against Su Tian's defense and barely making a layup.

Facing Su Tian's defense, Clarkson is already very good if he can take a shot. As for whether he can hit it, it depends on God's will.

boom--

The basketball hit the basket accurately, and Su Tian turned around and collected the rebound directly.

The moment Su Tian got the rebound, it also meant that the Lakers' fast break started at the same time.

After Su Tian got the rebound, he turned around and started fast break mode.

But James reacted quickly, first blocking Butler's path, and then chasing Su Tian.

At the same time, George walked away and strode to catch up. Anthony tried to block him, but was too slow and was easily thrown away by George.

When Su Tian ran all the way to the frontcourt free throw line with the ball, James happened to catch up with Su Tian.

Su Tian was always wary of James' speed and shot-chasing ability, so after James caught up, Su Tian directly collected the ball and prepared for a three-step layup.

James saw the right moment and was ready to block the shot the moment Su Tian took action.

But just when James and Su Tian jumped up at the same time, James suddenly glanced at George behind him.

"not good!"

At this time, Su Tian jumped up and did not take a layup as James expected. Instead, he passed the ball behind him and accurately passed it to George behind him.

George caught the ball and dunked directly.

When George dunked, James just landed and it was too late to stop him.

4-2

The connection between Su Tian and George gave the Lakers a temporary lead.

Su Tian looked at James next to him and said, "LeBron, you are getting older, so be careful."

Su Tian's sudden trash talk made James stunned for a moment, but then James reacted, ignored it and just smiled.

The Cavaliers reorganized their offense. This time James held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. It seemed that he was preparing to resolve the battle by himself.

Facing Butler's defense, James seemed calm. He first signaled everyone to pull away, and then asked Love to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, James directly initiated a breakthrough.

The Lakers' coaching staff has long discussed how to defend James, which is for the Big Three to use their individual abilities to help defend each other.

Just when James used the cover to break through the pick-and-roll, George on the side was already ready to go.

As soon as James got rid of Butler's entanglement, George directly stepped forward. James reacted quickly. George ran to help defend, and James passed the ball directly to Anthony.