NBA’s aging star system

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

The Lakers made substitution adjustments. Butler and George rested off the court, and Su Tian came on to lead the team.

The Lakers' lineup changed to Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Kuzma, and Wood.

As for the Warriors, Curry took a break, and Klay and Durant led the team.

The first possession of the second quarter was given to the Warriors. Livingston advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Iguodala.

Iguodala was facing Ingram at this time, so Iguodala did not play hard, but called his teammates to cooperate with the pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Iguodala broke through with the ball to attract the defense, and passed the ball to Durant again. .

At this time, after Durant received the ball, he took a big step forward, and then shot a jumper directly.

Swah——

Durant's shot was a solid hit.

Kuzma's defense is naturally effective, but Durant is too strong.

The ball was transferred and it was the Lakers' turn to attack. Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian did not take the initiative to ask for the ball. On the contrary, Su Tian motioned to Brunson to play it himself.

Although Livingston has an advantage in height, Brunson still has the advantage in speed and impact, so it is a reasonable decision to let Brunson fight Livingston.

Brunson is not afraid anymore. Brunson is a player who dares to fight and fight hard. What's more, now that the team bosses have spoken, Brunson is even more able to let go.

So after his teammates were all separated, Brunson directed Wood to step forward to pick and roll. With the help of the pick and roll, Brunson quickly exploded and accelerated towards the basket with all his strength.

Livingston wanted to turn around and chase him, but unfortunately his center of gravity was too high and his speed was too slow to catch up.

Iguodala and Durant, the only two players capable of assisting defense, are also in the corners, far away.

So Brunson made an easy layup.

34-27, the point difference is still 7 points.

The ball returned to the Warriors again, and this time the Warriors repeated their old tricks, still letting Iguodala combine the offense, and Durant was responsible for finishing.

But this time when Durant caught the ball and shot, Su Tian also came in time to help prevent interference, and Durant shot the ball.

Ingram collected the rebound and wanted to turn around and start the fast break, but was interfered with by Iguodala's counterattack.

When Ingram protected the ball, he had already lost the opportunity for a fast break, so he had to fall into a positional battle.

At this time, Su Tian looked at Iguodala. Although this old guy didn't get much data, his importance to this team is self-evident.

Iguodala's many experiences and lessons can always remind the team and keep the team in a relatively stable state.

In the next few rounds, during the Lakers' offensive rounds, Su Tian delegated power to Brunson. Only when Brunson couldn't solve it, Su Tian showed up.

Brunson's performance lived up to expectations. Not only was he responsible for most of the scoring tasks, but he also assisted his teammates to drive the team's offense.

Halfway through the second quarter, Cole called a timeout. At this time, the score difference had reached 10 points. The Warriors needed to make some changes to catch up with the score difference.

So Cole just kept doing nothing and put on a five-small lineup.

The Lakers naturally did not expect the Warriors' actions, but fortunately they took advantage of the timeout to take all the Big Three.

Caruso, Sutian, Butler, George, Boucher.

On the Warriors' side, it's Curry, Clay, Iguodala, Durant, and Green.

Su Tian reacted quickly. When he saw the Warriors playing five small lineups, he immediately found Caruso to make defensive adjustments. Su Tian had to ensure that he matched up with Curry to effectively limit Curry's performance.

"Both sides have made adjustments. The Big Three on the Lakers side are all on board. On the Warriors side, good guys, they are on the top five lineups. Didn't the Warriors get on board a little early today?"

"It's normal and understandable. After all, the score difference is already 10 points. There are still a few minutes left in the first half to catch up quickly."

At this time, the game on the court had begun. Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Seeing that Su Tian was still defending him, he passed the ball directly to Green at the top of the arc.

After Green got the ball, he first observed the movement of his teammates.

Curry, on his side, wanted to get rid of Su Tian with the help of his teammates.

But Su Tian's pursuit and defense ability has been improved to the top level, and he can do it with ease even when facing Curry.

After the Warriors coordinated their movements for a while, Green passed the ball to Durant who wanted to make an air cut.

But as soon as Durant got the ball, he felt George's pressure and had to pass the ball again to Clay who just came out of the pocket.

After Clay received the ball, he quickly shot a three-pointer.

Caruso did not lose his defensive position, but because Clay was taller and Clay accelerated his shot speed, Caruso did not give effective interference.

Sometimes, just a slight difference can make a difference.

Swah——

Klay hit a three-pointer directly.

Seeing that they had caught up to 3 points, Su Tian gave it back in the next round.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, cooperated with Caruso in the pick-and-roll, and switched to Curry.

Facing Curry's defense, Su Tian directly transformed into Harden. After continuous crotch dribbling, he suddenly launched a breakthrough, followed by a step-back three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian also hit the three-pointer steadily.

The score difference once again returned to a desperate 10 points.

In the next few rounds, Curry and Durant tried their best to catch up with the score difference, but the Lakers, led by the Big Three, steadily maintained a double-digit score difference.

Until the end of the first half, the score difference was still hovering around 10 points.

During the halftime break, Oracle Arena seemed relatively quiet, and Warriors fans seemed preoccupied.

Obviously, even though the Warriors have won two consecutive championships, Warriors fans are still wary of the new Lakers.

The Warriors are only one championship away from establishing a dynasty with three consecutive championships, so this year's Warriors cannot tolerate any sand and must avoid all factors that may affect consecutive championships.

At this time in the Warriors locker room, Cole was saying similar things.

"Guys, we can only succeed this season but not fail. The Lakers were defeated by us last season, and Su Tian was sent home by us. Why are everyone so cautious when facing Su Tian again now? "

"Show your blood! Boys! Drummond, take the lead and increase everyone's enthusiasm."

Green heard Cole call his name, so he had to stand up and appeal to everyone and shouted slogans.

After shouting the slogan, Cole gave a few words of encouragement and then went out directly.

At this time, the Warriors' locker room fell into silence once again.

The quiet Warriors locker room seemed very strange. Of course, the main reason for this strangeness was that the Warriors' leadership was unclear in the first place. In addition, Curry was obviously restricted in this game, while Durant performed well. , carried the team, but the team's "thorn" Green firmly sided with Curry.