NBA’s aging star system

Paul's adjustment and field control abilities are still very good. After a brief period of confusion, he quickly led the Suns to adjust to normal conditions.

But there was not much time left in the second quarter itself. After the Suns adjusted, there were only 2 minutes left in the second quarter.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers still maintained a double-digit lead of 11 points.

"The point difference is back to double digits again, and it depends on how the Suns respond." Kenny Smith said.

"At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by double digits. They were briefly caught up in the second quarter, but then Su Tian widened the gap again. I know the Lakers are very resilient. I don’t know what the Suns’ resilience is like,” Barkley said.

"I hope the Suns can also show a tough side, otherwise this game is likely to end early."

At this time, the game entered halftime, and the two teams returned to the locker room to rest and adjust.

Compared with the Suns, the Lakers appear more calm and calm. This is not only the sense of security brought by the point difference, but also the sense of stability brought to everyone by the two stars Su Tian and Nongmei.

Originally, with Su Tian here, the Lakers could easily win the Suns, but now with thick eyebrows, the Lakers' winning rate is even higher.

"In the second half, we will follow the previous arrangement. We will just proceed step by step, but we must remember to defend well and not be careless."

Walton's emphasis was more like a routine. After speaking, he turned around and walked out, leaving the space in the locker room to the Lakers players so that everyone could rest and recover as soon as possible.

At the same time, the sun is also making adjustments.

"Our points difference is not big, but we need to work together! In the second half, Paul was still in charge of the ball and responsible for the team's organization and connection. Devin is still our team's number one scoring point. Devin, you are a thousand Don’t be afraid to take action just because your opponent is Su! Only when your side plays well can we truly revitalize our team!"

Booker also nodded solemnly when he heard this.

After emphasizing, Monty began to lay out corresponding tactics for the second half.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

The Lakers and Suns both chose to use the starting lineup in perfect agreement.

The first attack of the third quarter was given to the Suns. Paul advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and directly reached out to call his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Using the pick-and-roll, Paul wanted to break through with the ball, but just halfway through, he encountered Su Tian's defensive interference, so Paul immediately passed the ball to Booker.

Booker had a good chance when he received the ball, so he directly caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

But Su Tian returned to defense in time and immediately interfered. Booker could only watch the basketball deviate from the right track.

boom--

Basketball is a direct hit.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and quickly passed the ball to George. George got the ball and passed it again to the running Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and went straight to the front basket and hit a layup.

The score difference came to 13 points.

"Okay, the Lakers launched a defensive counterattack at the beginning of the second half. It seems that the Lakers are well prepared." Barkley said.

"The next step is to see if the Suns can cope with it." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the ball was given to the Suns again, and Paul still advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

But this time Paul did not go to Booker again. Instead, after tactical cooperation, he passed the ball to Bridges.

Bridges no longer challenged the Lakers' basket, but directly shot a three-pointer after receiving the ball.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily, and the point difference returned to 10 points.

"Not bad, the Suns can still provide a good counterattack. It seems that the Suns are not completely powerless to fight back." Barkley said.

Seeing Bridges hit a three-pointer, Su Tian didn't panic at all.

It was a complete coincidence that Bridges could hit consecutive three-pointers before. Sometimes George even blocked his face and still managed to score.

But this kind of situation is too rare, so Su Tian is not afraid that this kind of thing will happen again.

Sure enough, Bridges started to hit the iron in the next few rounds, and his hitting rate was very normal.

The Lakers also used these strikes to start a defensive counterattack mode, continuously attacking the basket to score, and once again widening the point difference.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian and Nongmei took a break as usual. At this time, the Lakers were already 16 points ahead of the Suns, and Walton was already firmly on the bench.

After Su Tian and Nongmei took a break, only George was left on the field to lead the team. The Suns also made adjustments, and Booker led the team Paul to rest.

Without Su Tian's restriction, Booker began to perform well again. First, he made consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line, and then began to organize the team with the ball.

Under Paul's influence, Booker's organizational ability has improved significantly compared to before, and now he can fully adapt to the role of organizational point.

But George's performance is also good, and with the assistance of Brunson and others, the overall strength is not inferior to the starting strength of other teams.

So the two teams played a close game in the second half of the third quarter.

Until the end of the third quarter, the Lakers still maintained a 15-point lead. At this time, everyone's views on this game were basically the same.

"Okay, I think this game can be declared over directly. The Lakers will definitely win!"

"Although I hate to admit it, I have to say that the Lakers did win this game. The Suns need to work harder."

"At the end of the first three quarters, the Lakers led by double digits, which is very difficult for any team to make a comeback."

"The Lakers are still too strong. In fact, the Suns' lineup and strength are not weak anymore, but they still have no chance of winning against the Lakers."

"The Suns are nothing. You have to know that the Clippers were swept 4-0 by the Lakers! In comparison, the Suns are even stronger than the Clippers."

"Talk about this game alone, the Lakers have already won, but I believe that the Suns, back at home, can win at least one game and break the Lakers' undefeated streak in the playoffs!"

"I hope solar energy can do it, but there is no hope in this case."

For a moment, everyone thought that the game was over, but Su knew that the game could never be said to be over until the last moment.

"Guys, don't think too much now, this game is far from over! We need to be more cautious!" Su Tian said looking at the players.

"There is still a whole quarter left in the fourth quarter. We don't know what kind of performance the Suns will perform, but at least we have to make sure that we are indeed in the best condition to deal with it!"

Listening to Su Tian's words, the Lakers players gradually became vigilant. After all, the NBA is known as the place where miracles are born.

There was another person who had the same idea, and that was Monty.

"We don't lack the strength to deal with the Lakers, we just lack some luck! So guys, don't give up! As long as the game is not over, we still have a chance! This is our chance to redeem ourselves!"

Monty's impassioned speech didn't seem to have a good effect, but that's all Monty can do at the moment. After all, it's basically impossible to rely on any tactical arrangement to deal with the Lakers. It's better to hope that Bridges will hit three consecutive points again.