NBA’s aging star system

Strictly speaking, it is difficult for the Lakers and Warriors to defend each other's offense, so the game easily enters the rhythm of attack.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 29-33, and the Warriors temporarily led by 4 points.

In the second quarter, Su Tian took a break and Butler led the team.

Su Tian came on the court to replace Butler midway through the second quarter. Because the Warriors were still looking for a run-in with Cousins ​​​​in the first half, they did not show their strongest offensive state. This gave the Lakers a chance to keep the score. The stalemate ended at the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, the score difference barely reached 9 points.

"Judging from the first half, the Warriors have not yet come up with the strongest offensive lineup. Instead, they have been working on the team and lineup. It looks like they are training." Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, that's right. It's a pity that the Lakers' lineup is incomplete and they can't take the opportunity to attack the Warriors. They can only barely maintain the situation on the court." Barkley said.

"The third quarter is undoubtedly the moment when the Warriors break out. The Lakers have to be able to sustain this. I just don't know if our king of the final quarter will break out early this time."

"As long as the Lakers last until the fourth quarter, Su Tian still has a chance, but if they are defeated in the third quarter, the Lakers' chances of winning will be very slim."

At this time, Walton was also emphasizing this matter in the Lakers locker room.

"Guys, the third quarter is when the Warriors' five small lineups play, and it is also our most dangerous moment. As long as we can survive this period, we will still have a chance in the following fourth quarter."

"In order to prevent problems, in the third quarter, Sue guarded Curry, Jimmy guarded Durant, and Brandon guarded Thompson."

After arranging the corresponding matchups and defensive issues, the halftime break ended and the third quarter began.

As expected, the Warriors did replace Cousins ​​​​and came up with their best five-small lineup.

In the first two minutes, due to the tight defense of Su Tian and Butler, the Warriors all failed, but then Clay broke out without warning.

Under normal circumstances, Ingram's defense is already relatively good, especially when dealing with shooting players like Clay, Ingram's height still has an advantage.

But Klay's peak period was his ability to shoot top shots, that kind of unreasonable three-pointers. Klay was also very strong during this period.

Su Tian didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at this time, but just thought that he could make up for it offensively.

But when Su Tian was playing, he felt something was wrong, because Clay kept scoring three-pointers.

When Su Tian wanted to help defend Clay, it was already too late. Clay was already in full form, as if he was back to the state of 37 points in a single quarter.

Seeing this, Su Tian quickly gestured to Wharton to indicate a pause.

Walton immediately signaled a timeout to the referee after seeing it.

At this time, Clay had made 6 of 6 three-pointers and scored 18 points in the first half.

The point difference between the two teams also reached 13 points.

"Coach, Klay's condition is not right. I'm going to defend him and arrange for others to guard Curry." Su Tian returned to the bench and immediately found Walton and said.

Walton nodded and immediately turned around and started arranging substitutions and making adjustments.

The timeout ended and the two sides took the stage again. As expected, Clay was still on the court.

"Thompson is in such excellent shape that Cole can't possibly put him off the court. Even if Thompson wants to, Curry won't."

Su Tian knows it best. Although Clay is taciturn on the court, in fact, he has a very good relationship with Curry in private, and the two are like brothers.

After the game started again, Clay was closely monitored by Su Tian and lost many opportunities, but accordingly, Curry had many opportunities, and Curry also successfully grasped them.

Under Su Tian's pursuit and interception, Clay made one of two three-pointers. Other than that, he only made two free throws and no other points.

But Klay’s contributions to the Warriors don’t stop there.

In order to prevent Clay from breaking out again, Su Tian had to be on the court for the entire third quarter and put a lot of energy into the defensive end. The offensive end was not reliable if it was only supported by Butler.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference had reached 17 points, and Su Tian's physical strength was also exhausted.

"The Lakers are in danger! Although it is not difficult for the Lakers to catch up with 17 points in a single quarter, you must know that their opponent at this time is the Golden State Warriors who have won two consecutive championships!" Barkley said.

"Indeed, and we can see that Su's physical exertion is not small now. So far, Su has only had a short rest in the second quarter. He played at full capacity in the first and third quarters. I don't know. Can our late king still be effective in the third quarter?"

At this time, Su Tian really couldn't help but want to curse, blocked Curry and Durant, but ended up exploding at Thompson.

But this is also the scary thing about the Warriors.

As long as one of these three people explodes, it will be difficult to suppress them.

"Su, how are you? Can your body still hold on? If you can't, don't force it. Staying healthy is the most important thing." Wharton looked at Su Tian with a worried look.

"Don't worry, coach, it's no problem." Su Tian replied.

Walton knows very well that Su Tian is the foundation for his success in the Lakers. As long as nothing happens to Su Tian, ​​nothing will happen to him.

The inter-section break ended quickly and the fourth quarter began.

The Warriors naturally knew that Su Tian was in danger in the fourth quarter, so they arranged for Durant and Iguodala to lead the team.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Warriors. Durant directly held the ball and beat Kuzma alone, and succeeded in an easy layup.

The ball was transferred, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Iguodala.

Su Tian dribbled the ball unhurriedly, first with a cross dribble to try to mobilize Iguodala's defensive focus, and then rushed in with an explosion.

After Iguodala changed his focus, Su Tian took another step back to the three-point line and shot directly from the three-point line.

Swah——

Su Tian hit a three-pointer directly.

If you want to chase points, a three-pointer is more appropriate.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian tried his best to pursue more efficient three-point shooting opportunities and maintained a good shooting rate.

For the Warriors, Durant takes on most of the offensive responsibilities, but his efficiency is still not as good as Su Tian's.

Half a quarter passed, and the score difference was still 8 points.

This point difference was already considered dangerous for the Warriors, so Cole immediately called a timeout and prepared to replace the five main players.

For the Lakers, Butler and the starting lineup are almost rested, and the main lineups on both sides are ready.

The timeout ended quickly and the game continued.

The Warriors' five small lineups took the field, and the Lakers also came up with their starting lineup.

But on the defensive end, it is still Butler who defends Durant.

After all, Butler is Walton's most trusted defender in the Lakers' current lineup, other than Su Tian.

After Curry was replaced on the court, he didn't panic at all when facing Su Tian's defense. He first passed the ball to Green and then turned around to run without the ball.