NBA’s aging star system

After the halftime break, the starting lineups of both sides took the field again.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers took the lead, with James and Leonard taking turns holding the ball to attack the inside.

Although the Nuggets have Jokic sitting inside, Jokic is better at offense than defense.

So the Clippers completed the overtake against the Nuggets in just 3 minutes.

However, although the Clippers took the lead at this time, no one thought that the Clippers would always lead, because the two teams had gone ahead countless times in the first half.

Sure enough, in the second half of the third quarter, when James and Leonard slumped, the Nuggets once again showed their tenacity and began to catch up.

Even Barkley in the commentary box couldn't help but admire: "The Nuggets' game really showed the qualities that a team that intends to compete for the championship should possess!"

"Even if the Nuggets don't win this game, even if the Nuggets don't win this series, as long as the Nuggets retain this quality, they will be able to win the championship sooner or later!"

I have to say that Barkley is much more accurate at reading people than Jordan.

At the end of the third quarter, the Nuggets successfully completed the lead and led the Clippers by 3 points.

During the break, James found head coach Rivers.

"Coach, I'm going to play as soon as the fourth quarter starts."

James' tone seemed to be questioning, but in fact it was unquestionable.

"LeBron, don't worry, you will have a chance to play in the fourth quarter, but not at the beginning." Rivers said.

When James heard that he was about to say something more, Rivers immediately spoke again.

"Don't worry, LeBron. No one knows how to play anxious games better than me. I led the Celtics and the Lakers in 7 games."

After speaking, Rivers patted James on the shoulder and asked James to sit back and rest.

James had no choice but to sit back on the bench.

At this time, Leonard next to James suddenly spoke.

"But the Lakers won the seven-game series between the Celtics and the Lakers."

"Huh? Kawhi, are you serious?" James was startled by Leonard's sudden words.

"Yes, in the 09-10 season, the Celtics and Lakers fought in 7 games, and the Lakers won the championship."

"The Celtics won the championship in the 07-08 season, but they only played 6 games, not 7."

James was sitting next to Leonard at this time. It seemed that the two were very close, but James felt that he was so far away from Leonard.

"Kawhi, do you remember all these data?" James asked.

"Of course, isn't that known to all?" Leonard replied with a shrug.

"Then why don't you usually talk about this kind of stuff?"

"Is it necessary? Doesn't everyone know this? Since everyone knows it, what else can I say?"

What Leonard said was reasonable, and James had no chance to refute.

At this time, James was not only surprised by Leonard's abnormal performance, but also surprised by why Rivers was so confident?

He is obviously so ordinary, but why is he so confident?

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

Unlike the Clippers, the Nuggets took the main lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

As a result, the Nuggets had the upper hand from the beginning. Jokic scored continuously, not only at the basket and mid-range shots, but also scored three-pointers.

As for the Clippers, although Leonard is also strong, he is fighting alone after all, and it is difficult for him to defeat four hands with two fists.

Seeing that the score difference was about to reach 10 points, James couldn't help but step forward to remind Rivers again.

"Coach, the Nuggets are about to open the point difference to double digits. Let me play."

"Be patient LeBron, you have to learn to trust your teammates!"

As soon as Rivers finished saying this, Murray hit a three-pointer, and the point difference came to 12 points.

Rivers' expression immediately changed when he saw this, and he stretched out his hand to call a timeout.

Then he turned to look at James and said: "Okay LeBron, your chance has come, go on the court."

James looked at Rivers speechlessly.

During the timeout, Rivers didn't make any special arrangements. He just poured chicken soup after substitutions and adjustments.

But the effect is mediocre. Just look at the calm expressions of James and Leonard.

After James and Leonard both came on the court, the Clippers' situation was indeed stabilized, but if they want to chase points, they still need a scoring point.

Leonard looked at James, and James looked at Leonard.

There was a tacit understanding between the two of them.

"He will help me, we have already confirmed it!"

"It seems that he understands what I mean and just plays with me as the core."

These words came up in their hearts respectively.

So in the next few rounds, Clippers fans found that their two cores had no coordination at all, and they just hit whoever got the ball.

Although the Nuggets don't know what happened to the Clippers at this time, it is obviously beneficial to the Nuggets.

So Murray and Jokic cooperated with each other and worked hard one after another to stabilize the hard-won point difference.

In the end, the game ended and the Nuggets won the game 110-101.

The point difference was not big, only 9 points. After James came on the court, the score difference was even caught up to 3 points.

But this did not affect the Nuggets winning this game.

The Nuggets lead the Clippers 2-1.

Su Tian also watched the entire game.

In Su Tian's view, the Clippers did not lose unjustly. Not only did the core lack coordination, but the head coach did not know the players well enough. At the same time, the positions of Leonard and James were not clear.

The Clippers now have two "kings", but as we all know, a team can only have one "king".

Well, this scene seems familiar.

The day after the game between the Nuggets and Clippers ended, the game between the Rockets and the Lakers also started.

When the Rockets' starting lineup was announced, Su Tian had an unexpected but reasonable feeling.

Harden returned to the team's starting lineup again.

The Rockets also returned to their previous starting lineup, Westbrook, Harden, Gordon, Covington, and Tucker.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the same as before, Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Big Eyebrow, and McGee.

When Su Tian and others walked into the Rockets' home arena, the fans at the scene did not mock the Lakers, but instead encouraged the Rockets and supported Harden.

"James, you are the best!!"

"Refuse to sweep! Refuse to sweep! Refuse to sweep!"

"Rocket! Go, go, go!!!!"

"Harden! MVP! Harden! MVP!"

Before the game started, Su Tian walked to the midfield position and hugged Harden.

"James, what's going on? Can your legs bear it? Don't be brave!"

"Don't worry Su, I'll have no problem beating you up."

Su Tian knew that Harden's legs had definitely not returned to normal, but he just felt like he was holding on.