NBA’s aging star system

Anthony tried his best and finally scored the goal.

George was shaken badly, but George will be wary when dealing with Anthony next time.

The ball returned to the Lakers. Su Tian wanted to repeat his old tricks this time, but the Cavaliers began to double-team Su Tian.

So Su Tian quickly passed the ball to Butler who was running out.

Butler caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​Butler, who was not good at three-pointers, now also poses a considerable threat to three-pointers.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian was still double-teamed by the Cavaliers, but Su Tian did not panic at all and used the defense he attracted to assist his teammates.

Halfway through the first quarter, both sides entered an official timeout to make substitution adjustments.

In terms of the strength of the bench, the Cavaliers' bench is no match for the Lakers, so what the Cavaliers can do is increase the playing time of the starting main force.

Therefore, the Cavaliers can still play back and forth with the Lakers.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 31-27, and the Lakers temporarily led by 4 points.

Although the score difference is not big, the Lakers have been firmly in the lead throughout the first quarter, and their suppression of the Cavaliers is still relatively obvious.

Soon, the second quarter began. Su Tian came off the court to rest, and George came on to lead the team. James on the Cavaliers also came off the court to take a rest, and Anthony led the team.

If it were against other teams, Anthony could definitely cope with the rotation period, but now the opponent is the Lakers, and George is not something that ordinary players can win.

So, under the leadership of George, the Lakers continued to steadily suppress the Cavaliers.

Several times, Anthony tried to drive the team with his personal abilities, but was blocked by George.

After 5 minutes of the second quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. At this time, the score difference had reached 8 points. In order to prevent the Cavaliers from widening the score difference, James came on the court again.

The simultaneous playing of James and Su Tian also means that the intensity of the confrontation between the two teams has once again escalated.

Although the intensity of the confrontation between the two teams continues to escalate, James and Su Tian have never formed a direct confrontation.

Su Tian knew his own business. The Lakers already had the lead, and the situation would only improve in the fourth quarter, so Su Tian was not in a hurry.

As for why James is not in a hurry, it is not clear.

Soon, the first half ended, 60-51.

Thanks to James' continuous efforts, the point difference was indeed controlled to single digits, but it was just the largest single digit.

"Judging from the first half of the game, the Cavaliers and Lakers are almost neck and neck. Now the Lakers have a slight advantage, but I always feel that LeBron has not fully exerted his strength." Barkley said during the intermission.

"Yes, I feel the same way, maybe LeBron really has something to consider," Kenny Smith said.

At this time, in the Cavaliers locker room.

"LeBron, how's it going? Is there no problem with preserving your physical strength?" Tyronn Lue asked with concern.

"No problem coach." James nodded.

After hearing James' reply, Tyronn Lue felt a little relieved.

In the first half, James did not use his full strength as Barkley guessed. This was also the strategy after discussion between James and Tyronn Lue, mainly to target Su Tian.

Everyone is very aware of Su Tian's performance in the fourth quarter, so in order to deal with Su Tian during that period, James deliberately reserved his energy and wanted to save his energy to deal with Su Tian at the end.

The intermission ended quickly and the third quarter began.

Both sides invariably put on their entire lineup.

However, the game was still dominated by the Lakers. Su Tian took the lead and succeeded in consecutive singles against Clarkson.

After attracting the Cavaliers' help and double-teaming, Su Tian began to switch to off-ball tactics, and the team's organization was handed over to Butler and George.

Su Tian only played half a quarter before taking a break, leaving the time and stage to Butler and George.

Because James wanted to conserve his energy, he also took a break with Su Tian. He could only put more responsibilities and burdens on Anthony on the court.

Of course, Love and Clarkson are also helping Anthony share the pressure, but they are obviously not as good as the combination of Butler and George.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached 12 points.

Although the 12-point difference can be caught up in one quarter, the state of Su Tian on the Lakers' side must also be taken into consideration.

During the break, James' physical strength has almost recovered and he is full of confidence.

As for the Lakers, although Walton was worried, he still chose the usual lineup under Su Tian's suggestion.

Brunson, Sutian, Kuzma, Wood, Boucher.

Taking into account James' attributes, Walton still made small adjustments to the lineup.

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

In the first three quarters, James never faced off against Su Tian. Even if Su Tian succeeded in consecutive singles against Clarkson, James would only help defend.

Now in the fourth quarter, in just the first round, James got in front of Su Tian.

"They're facing each other! They're facing each other! LeBron and Su are facing each other!" Barkley said excitedly.

"After waiting for a long time, the two finally faced each other. Audience friends can make it worth their while."

Su Tiangang was surprised when he saw James defending him, but then he adjusted his condition.

"LeBron, sometimes you get older, don't force it."

James was also rude when he heard that Su Tian was still in the mood to talk trash.

"It's more than enough to deal with you."

Su Tian stopped talking nonsense after hearing this, lowered his center of gravity and dribbled crosswise.

This starting position is an action used by many breakthrough players, and it is also one of the actions Su Tian often uses.

But this time Su Tian did not make a breakthrough, or in other words, Su Tian used the breakthrough as a cover.

Su Tian suddenly broke out and rushed to the right, but as soon as he took a step forward, Su Tian took a long step back to the three-point line and shot directly from the three-point line.

James' reaction was fast enough, but it still did not interfere with Su Tian's shooting.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady three-pointer.

The ball was transferred and it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

In the previous round, James took the initiative to defend himself. Naturally, Su Tian would not give in, so he took the initiative to go to the top of the key to confront James.

"Su is going up too! The two of them are not giving in at all!"

"Wonderful, so wonderful! This is what fans want to see most now!"

James seemed to have expected it. He was not surprised at all when facing Su Tian's defense. Instead, he became more cautious in dribbling and his ball-protecting movements became better.

"It seems that LeBron also knows that Su's stealing ability has greatly increased recently! LeBron is really well-informed." Barkley couldn't help but say.

Faced with this situation, Su Tian naturally found it difficult to steal again, but in contrast, James' available methods became even less.