NBA’s aging star system

Players from both sides returned to the court again, and Su Tian saw that Durant was indeed on the court for the Warriors.

"Kevin? Kevin is on the court! Kevin Durant is finally on the court. I declare that the game officially begins from now on!"

"I feel like Kevin's steps are not very agile. I don't know how his recovery is going."

"Kevin must have played injured. Kevin has also paid a lot for the team."

"I hope he's okay. Kevin is still young and still has a few years to reach his peak."

Although the fans at the scene were happy that Durant was playing, they also expressed concerns. After all, it was obvious from his actions that Durant was injured.

At this time, Su Tian did not go with Curry, but with Clay.

After all, with Brunson's height, if Klay is guarded, Klay can directly shoot against him.

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw Brunson defending him. Instead of passing the ball, he called Green to come up for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of Green's pick-and-roll, Curry seized the opportunity and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Curry made a steady three-pointer.

When the ball was transferred, Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw Durant who was guarding George, so Su Tian directly passed the ball to George and signaled to George to play Durant alone.

Su Tian didn't know what Durant's current situation was, so he wanted to let George play alone to try out the depth.

George got the ball and knew what Su Tian meant, so the three threats started to test Durant's defensive focus.

After continuous testing, George suddenly broke out and started a breakthrough.

Durant also quickly changed his focus to catch up, but Durant's speed and explosiveness were obviously weaker.

So George easily came to the basket and succeeded in a layup.

"Well, it looks like Kevin has a big problem." Barkley said.

Smith also echoed: "Yes, I don't know what the Warriors are thinking, and I don't know if Durant has fully recovered."

George's test directly revealed Durant's depth, and everyone on the court and on the sidelines saw it clearly.

Su Tian also felt confident, so in the next few rounds, Su Tian began to ask George to take many shots, specifically to fight Durant.

On the Warriors' side, although Durant played, he didn't get much shot power. Most of the shot rights were still in Curry's hands, and Durant acted more as a high-position fort.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Warriors by 34 points 24-10.

During halftime, Wharton sat next to Su Tian.

Su Tian took a sip of water and said, "It seems that Durant has not fully recovered yet. Coach, we can focus on this point."

Walton nodded and said: "That's true. A Durant who can't run or move will not only be unable to help the Warriors, but may also become a drag. This is our opportunity."

Immediately afterwards, Walton began to make arrangements around this point, mainly to increase George's role so that George could take more shots against Durant.

Of course, it’s not just George who benefits from this, but also Kuzma.

There are currently many excellent players in the Lakers. Although the data is not good, it does not mean that the ability is not good, but that there is no corresponding tactical support.

For example, Kuzma, Brunson, Nunn, Vincent and others.

These players still have ability and talent, but there are currently too many big players in the team, and it is not their turn to arrange tactics individually for them.

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

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

On the Warriors' side, Curry also took a break, and Clay, Iguodala and Durant were present.

If Durant was in full condition at this time, the Lakers' lineup would still not have an advantage at this time, but Durant happened to be injured at this time.

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

Iguodala didn't break through directly when he got the ball. Instead, he waited for his teammates to move and passed a pass to Clay who was running out.

Clay received the ball and directly made a shooting gesture, but he did not take the shot. Instead, he attracted the defense and passed the ball to Durant, who was squatting in the corner.

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

Normally, even if Durant shoots the ball against George, his hit rate is relatively impressive, but now.

boom--

Basketball is a direct hit.

George turned around and collected the rebound.

Su Tian observed that Cole on the sidelines didn't say anything or yell at this time, but just watched silently with his hands on his hips.

"It seems that Cole is also very aware that Durant is not in good condition now. Putting it this way, it seems that this period of time is used to find Durant's condition."

Su Tian's guess was not unreasonable, and the next few rounds were exactly what Su Tian had guessed. The whole team was covering Durant and looking for opportunities for Durant to take action.

But unfortunately, Durant's injury not only affected the defense, but also affected Durant's offense.

Under George's defense, the shooting percentage became very low.

Half a quarter later, Cole called a timeout. At this time, the point difference had reached 17 points. Seeing that it was about to reach 20 points, the Warriors had to make adjustments.

Taking advantage of the timeout, the Warriors made substitutions, and the Lakers also made substitution adjustments. Su Tian replaced Butler and George.

Su Tian, ​​who came to the third position, faced Iguodala directly as soon as he came on the court.

But at this time, Su Tian did not act as the main attacker, but held the ball to organize and create some simple scoring opportunities for his teammates.

For the Warriors, Durant was replaced and Curry came on to maintain the situation.

With Iguodala's organization and delivery of artillery shells, Curry's offense was unleashed, and the Warriors had a faint momentum to chase points.

In the last round before halftime, the score difference was chased to 12 points.

Su Tian got the ball and came to the frontcourt to press time, watching the timer and observing the formation on the field.

Just when time was about to end, Su Tianheng stepped back and shot a three-pointer.

Bang——shua——

A basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

Su Tian hit a three-pointer and successfully maintained the point difference at 15 points.

This point difference is relatively safe for the Lakers, especially now that the Warriors are in disarray.

During halftime, Su Tian looked at the Golden State Warriors retreating to the locker room, and suddenly thought of something.

"The Jinzhou that no one could conquer is now self-defeating!"

The strength of a team is not only the operation, management, and training of the team, but also the quality of the stars in the team.

All operational methods are important, but in the final analysis they still serve the stars. After all, the fans are watching the stars.

However, some people don't understand. They think that their operations are great, their tactics are excellent, and their systems are perfect. They think that certain stars are not important, and they think that they can be just as successful as another person.

At this time, the discussion about Durant gradually occupied the hot spot of everyone's discussion.