NBA’s aging star system

May 5, Game 21 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The fourth game and the third game basically maintained the same trend. The Raptors took a 10-point lead in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Raptors relied on their tough defense to resist the Bucks, and then in the fourth quarter, a wave broke out and took away the game.

In the end, the Raptors won the game 120-102, and the score in the Eastern Conference Finals was tied at 2-2.

Seeing the Raptors win two consecutive games, Walton had to carefully consider Su Tian's previous speculation.

So he began to convene the coaching staff to arrange tactics against the Raptors.

Of course, tactics against the Bucks are also being trained. After all, the Lakers have a lot of time and are well prepared.

On the 23rd, the Battle of Tianwang Mountain in the East was held.

This game was played at the Bucks' home court. Su Tian was not sure whether the Raptors could win, so he also watched the live broadcast.

For the Bucks, due to consecutive losses in the first two games, the starting lineup has been adjusted.

Brogdon was put into the starting lineup, while Mirotic went to the bench.

The Raptors still have the previous starting lineup, no changes.

After the game started, the Bucks came aggressively, and Antetokounmpo continuously held the ball to attack the Raptors' interior.

Bledsoe and Brogdon also hit three-pointers one after another, which had a big impact on the Bucks.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 32-22, and the Bucks led by 10 points.

However, the Bucks suddenly lost power in the second quarter. The team only made 9 of 1 from beyond the three-point line in the second quarter, so the Raptors took the opportunity to catch up with the score.

At halftime, the two teams were only 3 points apart.

In the third quarter, the two teams fought hard again. The Raptors relied on 11 of 5 three-pointers and tied the Bucks at 26.

As a result, the final critical moment for both teams was postponed to the fourth quarter.

At this time, the intensity of the two teams was no less than that of a finals, and the two teams' leading stars, Leonard and Antetokounmpo, were sweating profusely.

After the start of the fourth quarter, the Raptors took the lead with reservations.

Leonard made consecutive shots, and every breakthrough either hit or caused a foul. The Bucks could only use timeouts to interrupt Leonard's offensive.

After returning from the timeout, Antetokounmpo was double-teamed. At the critical moment, Lopez stood up.

Lopez first hit two hard shots inside, then fired from outside the three-point line and hit three points accurately.

Lopez scored 7 points in a row, taking away part of the attention and giving Antetokounmpo a chance to breathe.

Just when Antetokounmpo was about to regroup and attack again, the Raptors' three-pointer suddenly broke out.

First, Marc Gasol returned a three-pointer, and then VanVleet began to show his fangs, hitting two consecutive three-pointers.

That's not all. After VanVleet, Leonard suddenly fired from three-pointers. He made 3 of 2 three-pointers and directly beat the Bucks in a wave.

In the end, Leonard's 15 points in the final quarter and the team's 33 points in the final quarter successfully won the game.

105-99, the Bucks unfortunately lost.

The big score came to 3-2, and the Bucks still had a chance, but they lost three games in a row and their morale was low.

Just the day after the battle of Tianwangshan in the Eastern Conference Finals, the league announced the best lineup of the season.

The first is the three formations: Westbrook, Irving, James, Griffin, Gobert.

Second team: Lillard, Curry, Leonard, Durant, Embiid.

First team: Su Tian, ​​Harden, George, Antetokounmpo, Jokic.

As soon as the league's list was announced, there was a lot of discussion. Well, in fact, no matter how the league ranks it, there will always be fans who are unwilling to accept it.

But this time, everyone paid more attention to James.

James' statistics this season are not bad, and he also led the Cavaliers to the second position in the Eastern Conference, only getting a third team, which made many James fans dissatisfied.

"LeBron James should definitely be in the first team! How did you choose this?"

"If we really get into a fight, can the third team beat the second team to death?"

"Is the league targeting you? Why should James be in the third team? Leonard can be in the second team with anything?"

"Who the hell is Jokic? Why does he deserve a spot? Embiid is obviously more worthy of a spot!"

But in fact, James' performance has indeed declined significantly this season, and because of the need to adjust the lineup at the beginning of the season, the data has been delayed.

Another thing is that James is indeed old, and the league wants to promote newcomers.

Of course, James has only played 55 games this season, which should be one of the reasons. After all, Leonard has played 60 games.

As for the biggest winner, it must be the Lakers.

Su Tian and George were not only selected as All-Star starters, but were also selected into the All-NBA Team. They can be called the strongest combination.

Along with the best lineup, there is also the best defensive lineup.

In terms of the best defensive team, Su Tian and George were once again selected to the first team.

Butler was selected to the second team.

Su Tian and George's double lineup made Lakers fans excited.

"It's stable! It's completely stable! Once this list comes out, who can compete with me!"

"Although this is a regular season honor, it also shows that the league is optimistic about the Lakers. They are worthy of winning 75 games against the Lakers!"

"Actually, I think Butler is also capable of entering the third team, but Butler has paid too much for the team, which hides his true strength."

"The defensive second team looks more like compensation for Butler. After all, with Butler's strength and the team's record bonus, there should be no problem in getting a third team."

The discussion about the best lineup has just started, and the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals also started on time.

It can be said that the Bucks gave everything they had in this game. After all, the Bucks have been forced to the edge of the cliff by the Raptors.

The Bucks had an excellent performance of 31-18 in the first quarter, directly leading the Raptors by 13 points.

But in the second quarter, the Bucks began to be unable to follow up. Just in time, they caught up with the Raptors' VanVleet three-pointer.

With VanVleet hitting three consecutive three-pointers, the Raptors recovered some points, but the Bucks still led by 7 points.

After the halftime break, the two teams fought again, and the score difference was forced to 5 points.

As a result, the decisive moment for the two teams was once again placed in the fourth quarter.

Before the fourth quarter started, Su Tian thought that the fourth quarter would be a fierce battle, but he did not expect that the result was very different from his imagination.

As soon as the fourth quarter started, it was still the Raptors who took the lead, not only catching up with the score, but also completing the lead.

The Bucks were obviously in a panic, hitting three-pointers one after another. It wasn't until Lopez made a tip-in inside that the Bucks' scoring drought was broken.

But at this time, it was too late for the Bucks to catch up with the score.

In the end, the game was won by the Raptors, 100-94. The point difference was not much, but it was enough for the Raptors to win the game.

With a big score of 4-2, the Raptors won 4 games in a row and defeated the Bucks to advance to the finals!

During the Eastern Conference finals, Walton has not stopped training the team and observing the Raptors.

Now that the Raptors have reached the finals as Su Tian predicted, Walton once again has to praise Su Tian's vision and intuition.