NBA’s aging star system

Leonard got the ball, faced Kuzma's defense, tested the triple threat and then directly held the ball to initiate a breakthrough.

Kuzma relied on his more abundant physical strength and younger body to withstand Leonard's first wave of ball-carrying impacts.

But immediately after Leonard's impact, Kuzma was finally knocked out of the defensive gap, and Leonard immediately broke through the gap.

Kuzma turned around and caught up with Leonard, and the two came to the basket while fighting.

After reaching the basket, Leonard suddenly used his strength to resist Kuzma's interference and shot for a layup.

At the same time, Nongmei also assisted in preventing interference.

But I don’t know if Leonard’s finishing ability has strengthened or if he is just lucky.

The basketball spun twice on the rim and then fell into the net.

Leonard's goal was a response to the Lakers' previous fast break, and the point difference returned to single digits again.

The ball possession changed, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian held the ball and faced James' defense. He directly reached out and called for thick eyebrows to come forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

In fact, according to Su Tian's current strength, he can beat James alone, but this will consume a lot of physical strength and energy. It is more efficient to cooperate with thick eyebrows.

With the help of thick eyebrow pick-and-roll, Su Tian launched a breakthrough with the ball.

James and Morris both headed for Su Tian to double-team, so Su Tian directly passed the ball back to the thick eyebrow at the top of the arc.

The thick eyebrow caught the ball without saying a word and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

With the support of Su Tian's passing, Thick Eyebrow's three-point threat has skyrocketed.

In the next few rounds, the two sides began to gradually become more and more prosperous. The Big Three of the Lakers and the Gemini of the Clippers began a head-to-head battle.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was still hovering around 10 points, but the scores of the two teams did not increase much.

At this time, the main lineups of both teams were exhausted, so Tyronn Lue called a timeout very cooperatively.

Taking advantage of this timeout, the Lakers also made personnel adjustments. Su Tian and Nongmei were replaced to rest, and even George was taken off for a short rest.

So the Lakers' lineup became Brunson, Nunn, Keldon Johnson, Kuzma, and McGee.

The Big Three of the Lakers came off the court at the same time, which was a rare opportunity for the Clippers to take the lead.

Tyronn Lue naturally knew that this was a good time, but Tyronn Lue was also helpless because the Clippers' two core players also consumed a lot and had to take a break.

So Tyronn Lue could only put together the strongest lineup without the two cores.

"This, the lineups of both teams are very strange." Barkley said.

"Both teams put their core players on the bench at the same time, as if they had agreed." Kenny Smith said.

"It's understandable that the Lakers are doing this. After all, the Lakers have a lead, but why are the Clippers doing this? This is a good time to chase points!" Barkley said.

"I don't know. Maybe the two core players have really consumed too much."

While the two commentators were talking, James came to Tyronn Lue's side.

"Coach, let me play. This is a good opportunity to overtake the score."

Looking at LeBron's eager eyes, Tyronn Lue sighed.

"LeBron, I know now is a good time, but your consumption is really big. I'm afraid it's risky to play."

Tyronn Lue understands that James is an extremely rational person who will consider his words, but what Tyronn Lue doesn't know is that James has changed a lot in the past two years.

"Coach, as long as you play, the risk will always be there, but you can't stop playing because of the risk. This is a good opportunity and I don't want to give up."

Seeing James's resolute attitude, Tyronn Lue was stunned for a moment, but then Tyronn Lue reacted and immediately arranged for James to play.

Tyronn Lue has worked with James for many years and knows James' temper.

It's okay if you reject him once, but not the second time. The third time, no, there is no third time.

Soon there was a dead ball on the court, and James took the opportunity to play directly.

"Oh, James is on the Clippers side!" Kenny Smith's eyes were sharp and he immediately noticed James' movements.

"It seems that the Clippers still know how precious this time is and don't want to give up." Barkley said.

After James came on the court, Walton immediately waved and asked George to wait in front of the technical stage.

Su Tianze carefully observed the situation on the field.

After James came on the court, he directly took over the Clippers' ball.

After taking the ball, James held the ball and went directly to the basket. Johnson tried his best, but still failed to block James' impact.

James rushed all the way to the basket, pushed past Johnson and shot directly for a layup.

Bang——shua——

Basketball hit the board.

"What a ball. As expected of James, he has already consumed so much and is already this age, but he can still perform like this." Kenny Smith couldn't help but admire.

"James' strong play is indeed very good, but it takes a lot of physical energy." Barkley said.

The ball was transferred to the Lakers. Brunson took the ball and went to the basket, causing Zubac's foul. George took the opportunity to come on the court.

George came on the court and Brunson made two free throws.

With George's appearance, someone on James' side came to compete. The two sides were evenly matched again, and the point difference was once again stalemate.

Tyronn Lue paced the sidelines.

Although the point difference has not continued to widen, James's physical strength is constantly being consumed, which is definitely not good news for the Clippers.

Although George is also on the court and is physically exhausted, George is not the first core of the Lakers, and he is not even the second core now.

Therefore, James cannot afford to fight or consume.

It's just that James' obsession is deep, and Tyronn Lue knows that he can't persuade James now.

Until the end of the third quarter, the point difference between the two teams remained at 8 points.

The point difference returned to single digits, and the price the Clippers paid for this was a James who was so tired that he was out of breath.

"LeBron, are you okay? Listen to me. You have to take a rest, otherwise you will collapse in the fourth quarter."

Tyronn Lu looked very anxious and sincere in both his tone and demeanor at this moment.

James knows that Tyronn Lue also really cares about him, but time waits for no one.

Since James came to Los Angeles, he has been witnessing the Lakers winning the championship, but the Clippers have no championship atmosphere at all. James has to be anxious, not to mention that James is getting older and worse every year. James is afraid of himself You really can't win a championship in Los Angeles.

"Coach, I'm fine, no need to say anymore, I don't have much time, I have to seize this opportunity!"

Seeing that James was so stubborn, Tyronn Lue couldn't persuade him any more, so he had to pick up the tactical board and start arranging tactics for the fourth quarter, in an attempt to overtake the game in the fourth quarter and win.