NBA’s aging star system

As time goes by, the point difference between the two teams continues to widen, and the Suns' lead becomes more and more obvious.

The symptoms of the Jazz's weakness became more and more obvious. It was not until halfway through the fourth quarter that Booker came on and the Jazz completely collapsed.

At the end of the game, the Suns won the game 118-109.

Although the Jazz lost this game, the energy displayed by the Jazz surprised everyone, so for this series, everyone predicted that there would be at least 6 games.

Su Tian also paid close attention to this game. In fact, Su Tian had expectations for the performance of both teams. The Suns had Paul in the lineup, so they naturally had certain advantages, especially on a stage like the playoffs.

But the Jazz are not that simple. The Jazz have a clear division of labor inside and outside, with no obvious shortcomings. Both offensive and defensive attributes are relatively online. It is reasonable to have the second regular season record in the Western Conference.

Just the day after the game between the Jazz and the Suns ended, the second-round game between the Lakers and the Clippers started on time.

Compared with the previous game, there were obviously more people supporting the Lakers in this game, and the Staples scene also showed more Lakers support logos and clothing.

In this game, the Lakers still chose to use the starting lineup from the previous game, Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Kuzma, and thick eyebrows.

The Clippers' starting lineup has not made much adjustments, with Reggie, James, Leonard, Morris, and Zubac.

Tyronn Lue brought Zubac into the starting lineup and placed veteran Batum on the bench.

The purpose of taking Zubac is very clear, it is to limit the performance of thick eyebrows, but the reason why thick eyebrows are thick eyebrows is not just his eyebrows.

"Okay, viewers, the second game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and Clippers is about to start. We can see that there are still some changes in the starting lineups of the two teams compared to the previous game." Barkley said .

"Yes, there are no changes on the Lakers side. The main thing is that the Clippers have made some adjustments. Tyronn Lue mentioned Zubac to the starting position. It seems that he wants to increase the overall height on the court to limit Davis' performance," Kenny Smith said.

"I just don't know if Tyronn Lue's tactics will work."

Soon the game time came and the two teams took the field. Nongmei and Zubac stood in the middle circle.

Zubac was also a member of the Lakers before. At that time, Zubac also performed many wonderful performances with the help of Su Tian. However, since coming to the Clippers, without Su Tian’s bonus, Zubac’s overall His performance declined, and he returned to the bench from a quasi-starter.

If it weren't for Tyronn Lue's temporary adjustment this time, Zubac might not know how long he would have to sit on the bench.

As the referee blew the whistle, Zubac and Nongmei both jumped up. Nongmei was the first to touch the basketball and return it to the Lakers' position.

Brunson, with his quick eyes and quick hands, stepped forward and grabbed the basketball first, and the game officially began.

Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian did not stay when he got the ball, but passed the ball to George again, and the Lakers began to run and cooperate with tactics.

George got the ball at this time and faced Leonard's defense. Su Tian, ​​Nong Mei and others kept moving to change formations.

Just when George was threatening to break through, he suddenly passed the ball to Kuzma who was cutting through the air.

Kuzma seized the opportunity very well. At this time, the Clippers' basket was empty, so after receiving the ball, Kuzma went straight for a layup.

2-0

Although Su Tian was not involved in this goal, Su Tian's movement attracted most of the Clippers' attention. Generally speaking, it was Kuzma who got the credit for Su Tian.

"Okay, the Lakers successfully scored on the first attack. This is a good start." Barkley said.

The ball possession changed and it was the Clippers' turn to attack with the ball.

Reggie advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to James.

James got the ball and faced George's defense.

At this time, Su Tian switched defense to Morris. Upon seeing this, James immediately passed the ball to Morris, signaling Morris to directly play Su Tian alone.

Morris was very embarrassed when he got the ball. Although he did have an advantage in weight and strength when facing Su Tian, ​​his technical abilities were too different. Morris was afraid that Su Tian would steal the ball as soon as he got off the ball.

But at this time, facing James's eager eyes and Leonard's expectant eyes, Morris had no choice but to give it a try.

So Morris started with a triple threat, and then continued to test his feet, trying to shake Su Tian's defensive focus.

But Su Tian was not shaken by Morris. Instead, he stepped forward and pressed directly. Su Tian's sudden pressure made Morris feel at a loss.

So Morris immediately changed his face to the basket and protected the ball.

But just when Morris breathed a sigh of relief, Su Tian's hand suddenly appeared on the basketball again and stabbed it away.

Then Su Tian broke out quickly, immediately stepped forward to grab the basketball, and accelerated towards the front basket again.

"Steal! Su successfully stole Morris!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

At this time, Su Tian took the lead and came to the front basket and dunked directly with both hands.

4-0

"Su finally turned on the scoring mode, and the defensive counterattack tactics were very successful!"

At this time, Morris' face was very ugly, not only embarrassed but also angry.

The ball was once again given to the Clippers, and Reggie once again advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. This time, Reggie did not pass the ball again, but called his teammates from behind to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Reggie holds the ball to initiate a breakthrough and rush to the basket.

Brunson turned around and immediately chased after him, but Reggie was also very fast, keeping a lot of distance between the two.

Just when Reggie came to the basket and was about to take a shot, the help defense with thick eyebrows suddenly appeared and directly stretched out his hand to interfere with the defense.

Reggie had no better choice at this time. He could only force a layup against the help of defense.

boom--

Basketball is unsurprisingly straightforward.

The thick eyebrow turned around and got stuck in position. The moment he collected the rebound, he raised the basketball high and then quickly passed the ball to Su Tian, ​​who was already on a fast break.

When Su Tian received the ball, he was double-teamed by Leonard and James as expected, so Su Tian passed the ball again to George on the side.

George received the ball and rushed forward. At this time, there was no one in front of George, so George came to the frontcourt and dunked with both hands.

6-0

"Well, the Lakers led the Clippers 6-0 at the beginning. This is really unexpected." Barkley shook his head and said.

"This, indeed, although I had expected a gap between the Clippers and the Lakers, I didn't expect the gap to be so obvious in the opening stages of the game." Kenny Smith echoed.

Just after George hit the fast break dunk, Tyronn Lue immediately called a timeout.

"The Clippers' timeout was quite timely. Although the game had just begun, the Lakers' offense was indeed too fierce," Barkley said.

Su Tian followed his teammates back to the Lakers bench, and Walton also took the opportunity to pick up the tactical board to emphasize the team's tactical arrangement.