NBA’s aging star system

After the game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers started, the Lakers still had the ball.

Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Lillard stepped forward to defend very excitedly, with a very positive defensive attitude.

Brunson saw this and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced McCollum, easily broke through and then made a pull-up jumper.

Su Tian hit directly at the beginning, but it did not affect Lillard's enthusiasm.

Lillard came to the frontcourt with the ball, and after a few shakes, he called Nurkic for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The basketball really went straight to the net.

But then George on the Lakers' side returned a three-pointer.

In the next few rounds, Lillard really did what he said before the game, taking crazy shots and trying to drive the team personally.

But unfortunately, the Lakers are really strong, and after Su Tian changed defense, Lillard wilted again.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 32-23 by 9 points.

In the second quarter, the two sides made substitutions and fought again. The Blazers' inside man Nurkic suddenly broke out and hit consecutive hard shots in the inside. Seeing that he was about to catch up with the score difference, Walton had to call a timeout to relieve the situation.

At this time, the Lakers' insiders are Boucher and Kuzma, and they really don't have much height.

So Walton thought about it and took off Boucher and replaced him with Cousins.

Although Cousins ​​has deteriorated a lot, at least his height, weight and body are still there, so it won't be a problem to top him in a short time.

After replacing Cousins, Walton also arranged tactical coordination for Kuzma to pay attention to assisting defense at all times.

After the timeout ended and he came on the court again, Nurkic was indeed restricted.

At the end of the first half, the score difference widened to 7 points again.

Although the score difference caught up and widened in the second quarter, the Blazers seemed very excited because they thought they had found a chance to resist!

At halftime, in the Trail Blazers' locker room, head coach Stotts was giving chicken soup to his teammates.

"Guys, this game may be our best chance in this series! As long as we can seize the opportunity in the third quarter and take the lead, we may win in the fourth quarter!"

"The Lakers are not invincible! If you take a closer look, they are actually not much stronger. As long as we work together, we will definitely defeat them!"

After a period of "encouragement" and persuasion, everyone in the Trail Blazers was indeed ignited with a lot of fighting spirit. Stotts was relieved when he saw this.

Soon the intermission ended and the two sides returned to the court again.

Both sides are in the starting lineup.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Trail Blazers. Lillard came to the frontcourt with the ball. Before his teammates could finish their position, Lillard rushed to the basket with the ball.

Brunson's reaction was still a step slow. After Lillard broke through, he stopped near the free throw line and made a jump shot, making it easily.

But then Brunson took the ball to the basket and made a successful hit, which was regarded as a return goal.

Lillard once again held the ball and beat Brunson in isolation. This time Lillard made an unreasonable sideways step and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

Lillard made two consecutive hits and successfully attracted Su Tian's attention.

So in the next round, Su Tian and Brunson switched defenses.

"Su, I knew you would come over, come on, come on."

Seeing Lillard's eager expression, Su Tian decided to treat Lillard well.

So in the next second, Su Tian directly "wound to death", putting enough pressure on the defense.

Lillard will naturally not give in easily and wants to rely on his own personal ability to get rid of Su Tian's defense.

But after more than ten seconds, he still failed to succeed. With a 24-second violation approaching, Lillard could only step back and force a three-pointer.

And the result of this move can be imagined, smashing the frame.

After the basketball flew out, the thick eyebrows directly collected it and passed the long ball to Su Tian's hands.

Su Tian got the ball and started a fast break. Lillard gritted his teeth and chased after him, but with Su Tian's strength, Lillard couldn't stop him at all.

So, Su Tian resisted Lillard's interference and dunked successfully.

Just after this round, Lillard became obviously more honest, and the point difference widened little by little.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian came off the court to rest, but the Trail Blazers had no idea of ​​taking down Lillard.

Stotts' original intention was to try again to see if he could catch up with the score, and this was also Lillard's idea.

But the accident came suddenly.

During a Lakers offensive round, Lillard defended too aggressively, causing a finger contusion and had to leave the game.

After Lillard left the game, the Trail Blazers plummeted and completely lost the confidence to resist.

In the end, the Lakers won the game 111-88, bringing the score to 2-0.

After this game, no one thought the Trail Blazers had a chance.

"The Lakers have locked in their promotion spot in advance!" ! ! 》

"Lillard retires from injury, how should the Trail Blazers respond!" 》

"Where does the future go for the Trail Blazers?" ? ? 》

"The Big Three of the Lakers are making steady efforts to win the championship undefeated again?" ? 》

After Lillard retired from injury, various media outlets even began to promote the Lakers' undefeated championship. The Lakers' form is excellent.

After the Lakers ended their first two battles with the Trail Blazers, they went to Portland to prepare in advance.

At the same time, Su Tian is also paying attention to the matchups of other teams.

Especially the Rockets and Thunder group, because the winner of the two will be the Lakers' next group opponent.

At this time, the Rockets and Thunder have also completed the first two battles, and the Rockets currently lead 2-0.

It's just that Su Tian, ​​who is familiar with the situation of both teams, will not underestimate the Thunder.

You must know that according to the original history, the two teams fought for 7 games before the winner was determined.

Even at the last moment, the Thunder had a chance to turn defeat into victory, but they just failed to grasp it.

At the same time, in this game, Dort scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and hit 6 three-pointers, becoming famous in one fell swoop.

As for the other two sets of matchups in the Western Conference, there is no obvious advantage yet, both are 1-1, and even the Clippers lost a game to the Mavericks.

This also allowed more media to confirm one thing: James is indeed old.

Time quickly came to the third game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers.

Lillard only had a finger contusion, so he recovered quickly from the injury and played normally in this game.

But the Blazers' starting lineup has changed.

Lillard, McCollum, Anthony, Nurkic, Whiteside.

The Trail Blazers came up with a twin-tower lineup!

"Charles, what do you think is the purpose of the Trail Blazers' twin-tower lineup?" Kenny Smith asked.

"Isn't this obvious? To protect the basket!" Barkley said.

"Of course I know this is protecting the basket, but don't you think the Lakers' three-pointers are equally strong? Will the Blazers do this effectively?"