NBA’s aging star system

As the players from both teams took the field, the game officially began.

The Spurs seized the right to attack, and Forbes advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian stepped forward to defend. Forbes didn't even think about confronting Su Tian, ​​so he passed the ball directly to DeRozan on the side.

As soon as DeRozan got the ball, Butler, who was in charge of defense, cheered up. But unfortunately, DeRozan did not choose to take the shot himself. Instead, he followed Popovich's pre-game arrangement and passed the ball to Aldrie inside. Strange hands.

After Aldridge got the ball, he directly hit Nance with his back.

Nance has been criticized several times by Walton for his poor defensive performance recently. This time Nance held his breath and wanted to prove himself.

But Aldridge's back-to-the-back hits were not mindless. After consecutive back-to-the-back hits, Aldridge began to turn around and play with his steps, then turned around and shot with a hook shot.

Swah——

Accurate basketball shooting.

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"The Spurs' inside advantage is indeed obvious. Nance is no match for Ade." Barkley couldn't help but say.

The Spurs scored the first point at the beginning, but the Lakers were not in a hurry. Even Walton on the sidelines was sitting leisurely on the bench.

The ball possession changed, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Su Tian did not call for a pick-and-roll, but signaled to his teammates to pull away.

After everyone was in position, Su Tian broke out and easily broke through Forbes' defense, easily reached the basket and hit a layup.

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The way Su Tian scored easily made Popovich feel very unhappy.

"Su played the ball too easily. The Spurs' defense is ineffective. The Spurs need to make adjustments, otherwise Su can defeat the Spurs alone." Kenny Smith commented while explaining the game. Su Tian's goal.

In the next few rounds, the Spurs still focused on the inside, while the Lakers focused on the outside.

However, both teams have made adjustments on the defensive end. George and Su Tian will look for opportunities to double-team Aldridge to help defend. The Spurs will also encounter Aldridge and Gay when Su Tian breaks in. of assistance.

It's just that there is a gap in the physical strength of the two teams. Halfway through the first quarter, the point difference has reached 6 points.

At this time, Popovich called a timeout and angrily criticized these players while drawing tactics.

"What are you all doing? Wake up, please? Su has already got 10 points! Are you giving away points?"

"Demar! Cheer up! The team needs you, the team needs you to save it!"

"Lamarkus, please come down and rest first. The second half of the quarter will be left to Demar. Demar will lead the team forward."

Popovich's coaching is very distinctive, and the bench is full of passion.

At the same time, the Lakers seemed much quieter.

"In the second half, we just followed the arrangement. Everything is under control now. In the second half, George led the team, Su took a break, and Jimmy assisted Paul on the court."

The timeout ended quickly and the game continued.

After returning to the court, fans found that both sides had made substitution adjustments, but after the substitution adjustments, the Lakers' numerical advantage became more obvious.

DeRozan himself is not bad, he is a proper All-Star player, but there is some shrinkage and weakness in his character, which makes DeRozan always short of breath.

Especially the current matchup with Butler. Butler is a player with full mental attributes, which is in sharp contrast to DeRozan.

And DeRozan also "lived up to expectations" and gradually lost himself under Butler's passionate defense.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 33-23, and the Lakers were just 10 points ahead of the Spurs.

In the second quarter, Su Tian came on the field again to lead the team. At this time, the Lakers' inside line changed to Boucher, increasing the inside defense.

As expected, the Spurs took down DeRozan and replaced him with Aldridge to lead the team.

Although Boucher is better at defense, he is not good enough when facing a player of Aldridge's level.

But fortunately Boucher still had the help of his teammates. In one of the rounds, Aldridge wanted to hit Boucher with his back, but was directly intercepted by Su Tian on the side, and he made a perfect counterattack.

Under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers' leading point difference was steadily controlled at double digits. The Spurs always wanted to chase points, but they always felt that they were a little behind.

Midway through the second quarter, the Spurs once again used the combination of DeRozan and Aldridge, trying to chase the point difference to single digits before halftime.

But as Su Tian hit two consecutive three-pointers, the Spurs' hopes were dashed.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers still led by a double-digit margin.

"Kenny, you should be able to get a rough idea now. The Lakers' desire to tie the record seems to be close at hand." Barkley said excitedly.

Kenny Smith on the side just smiled and said: "The Lakers and Su are indeed known for their stability, but the Spurs still have Popovich. Don't underestimate that old man."

"Hahaha, but the coach can't play on the court. No matter how smart Popovich is, without powerful players, he still can't achieve good results. The opposite is Walton. You see, since Su came to the Lakers, Walton Dun's life is so comfortable, I even envy him."

"Charles, you'd better save yourself. No team would be stupid enough to hire you as a coach." O'Neal said a venomous tongue at the right time.

As several big guys chatted and laughed, the second half of the game began.

There is no doubt that in the third quarter, both sides have the strongest lineups and are ready for a head-on confrontation.

The Spurs had no choice but to choose this way, while the Lakers chose this way because it would be faster to win head-on.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball and broke through without hesitation.

Su Tian's breakthrough was too fast and sudden, and Aldridge had to rush forward to help defend. At the same time, not only Ade stepped forward, but Guy also rushed over from the side.

After seeing that he successfully attracted the defense, Su Tian accurately passed the ball to Nance who was left open under the basket. Nance received the ball and dunked directly.

At this time, Aldridge looked back and saw that Nance had already accepted the dunk and landed it.

Aldridge shook his head and walked to the basket to serve.

The Lakers are very strong, and Aldridge has already felt war-weary. This is because the disparity in strength is so great that he has completely lost the motivation to play.

Popovich also frowned at this time, but did not call a timeout because he had no better way.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian used his advantage to continuously attract the defense, thereby creating opportunities for his teammates.

George and Butler also performed well one after another.

At this time, the only All-Star player in the entire court, the Spurs and the Lakers, who did not perform well was DeRozan.

More than halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had reached 16 points. Although there was still a quarter and a half left in the game, the Lakers' victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

Seeing that the situation was stable, Walton replaced Su Tian and let George and Butler stay on the court to lead the team.