NBA’s aging star system

Parker was unable to produce good results against Su Tian's defensive cover with the ball, so Parker promptly passed the ball to Leonard.

But Leonard is not easy to fight against James' defense now, and he gives the ball to Duncan who is standing firm inside.

Facing Mozgov who was defending him, Duncan showed no self-consciousness as an old man. He hit the back twice and turned around to hit the board.

Duncan hit the board steadily.

In this way, the first quarter ended with the two sides evenly matched, and the Cavaliers trailed by one point 30-31.

Facing the Spurs, James performed poorly as usual, but Irving shined in this game, scoring 11 points and 1 assist in a single quarter.

Su Tian also scored 6 points, but the time that really belongs to Su Tian has just begun.

The inter-section break is over and the second quarter begins.

Su Tian and Love still lead the bench lineup. Although Su Tian has not activated the King of the End plug-in, Su Tian's own strength cannot be underestimated.

For the Spurs, Duncan also came off the court to rest, and Parker and Manu were present.

Su Tian came up to defend Parker first, and then continued to play pick-and-roll cooperation with Love on the offensive end. However, the Spurs lacked Duncan's protection inside, making Su Tian's breakthrough full of holes.

Before Su Tian had enough fun on the court, Popovich called a timeout and then replaced Duncan on the court.

Su Tian: This old man has no martial ethics and bullies me, a 19-year-old rookie.

Although Duncan is old, Su Tian, ​​who has not yet cheated, dare not take the initiative to challenge Duncan's defense.

Su Tian used Love's range and pick-and-roll to pass more passes and assists, or take mid-range shots after the pick-and-roll.

This method is used to beat old Duncan's slow pace, and the effect is not bad, but the mid-range is still a bit unstable in normal conditions. The hit rate barely remained at 40%.

In the second quarter, the two sides scored 33-30, and the Spurs scored 3 more points.

At halftime, the two sides were 60-64, with the Spurs leading by 4 points.

During the halftime break, Tyronn Lue confirmed the offensive strategy. A fast-paced offense would make Duncan, an old guy, unable to stop.

The halftime break ends and the third quarter begins.

Su Tian sat off the court as usual. If nothing unexpected happened, Su Tian would stay in the fourth quarter.

Su Tian was still very nervous. After all, the Spurs were difficult to play and were too defensive against James, and the Cavaliers were still lagging behind.

However, Su Tian only worried for a while. Su Tian's expression slowly changed from worry to surprise, and then to surprise.

The second in charge of the Cavaliers, Owen, made 4 of 4 three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 22 points in a single quarter!

Please forgive Su Tian for being a fake fan. It turns out that Owen was so naughty when he was naughty.

Relying on Irving's magical performance, the Cavaliers scored 33-20 in a single quarter, and the score reached 93-84. The Cavaliers not only completed the lead, but also led the Spurs by 9 points.

However, there are spurs in the locker room with the rock-beating theory, so it is not so easy to be hit.

No matter whether it was James, Tyronn Lue, or even Irving, who had just performed a magical performance, they did not relax their vigilance. We are all adults. Who would do the saucy trick of popping champagne at halftime.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, as expected, the Spurs were still running aggressively on the court, even more aggressively than in the first three quarters.

As for the Spurs' talisman, Duncan is still on the court.

Popovich didn't regard Duncan as a veteran, he thought he was the No. 21 rookie.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter for the Cavaliers, Irving was still resting off the court, while Su Tian, ​​James and Love were on the court.

Su Tian still found Love to play the pick-and-roll for the first ball, without caring about James. It wasn't that Su Tian thought he could do it, but that's what James told Su Tian.

"Su, all the defensive pressure and attention of the Spurs are on me now. After you come on the court, don't hesitate to fight yourself. I will cover you. If you can't fight, give it to me. Um, but don't beat the buzzer. ah."

With James' arrangement, Su Tian dared to be so presumptuous.

Su Tian used Love's pick-and-roll to break through inside. In the first three quarters, he was timid when seeing Duncan, but now it's different.

I cheated on you!

Facing Duncan's help, Su Tian forced a European step, leaned his body against Duncan, created a slight gap, jumped up, then connected with the lever, and made a difficult layup.

But Duncan, who was used to Su Tian's timidity in the first three quarters, didn't realize it and the ball had already been scored.

Su Tian suddenly became stronger, giving Duncan a strong sense of discomfort and crisis.

Duncan vaguely felt that this rookie was not simple, and the future might be his.

Su Tian, ​​who scored a layup, didn't care about Duncan's thoughts, but quickly followed the Cavaliers back to defense.

Parker continued to hold the ball. This time, Parker watched Su Tian defend himself. Instead of playing hard on his own, he looked for teamwork.

After a series of tactical moves, the ball was finally given to Manu on the wing. Manu faced Smith with the ball.

The old demon knife is still extremely sharp. No, to be precise, the old demon knife is sharper than Smith's crazy knife.

Manu easily broke through Smith's defense. Love wanted to help but was blocked by Duncan. Manu easily made a layup.

Turning around, the Spurs still focused on James' defense.

Su Tian, ​​who was advancing with the ball, glanced at James, and James returned a gesture, indicating that Su Tian should continue to follow the tactics.

Su Tian was unambiguous when he saw this, and continued to break through Parker with the ball. Parker couldn't stop Su Tian's breakthrough at all.

Duncan's position at this time was closer to James' side, and he had no time to help defend Su Tian's direction.

After Su Tian seized Parker's position, he kept pressing Parker with his body to prevent Parker from coming forward.

Pressing all the way to the basket, Su Tianqiang made a layup.

For Su Tian, ​​who cheated in the fourth quarter, the aging Parker was not good enough in terms of speed or strength.

After that, the two sides attacked and defended each other for several more rounds. Su Tian was always able to respond to the Spurs' goals, and the point difference between the two sides remained stalemated.

With five minutes left in the game, Popovich called a timeout and was about to start arranging tactics for the decisive moment.

As for the Cavaliers, although James was still tightly guarded by the Spurs, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​they still maintained an 8-point difference.

Seeing that Irving was about to rest, Tyronn Lue began to switch to the full main lineup, and replaced Mozgov, using the five minors.

After a season of training and studying the five small lineups, the Cavaliers' lineup has become more and more proficient, and their cooperation has become more and more tacit.

It can already be used as a routine method, or even as a trump card in some special moments, such as now.

Duncan has played 36 minutes so far. If the next time is played, Duncan's playing time will exceed 40 minutes.

This is undoubtedly very dangerous for a veteran.

And Tai Lue's idea is also very simple, just beat him to jog!

The timeout ends, the game begins, and players from both sides take the field.

Popovich saw the Cavaliers' lineup and secretly thought it was not good.

He quickly signaled to Parker to control his rhythm.

Parker received the ball and cooperated with Leonard. James' pursuit was blocked by Duncan, and Leonard made a layup.

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack. Love quickly served the ball to Irving, who caught the ball and ran forward.

However, the Spurs returned to defense quickly and failed to finish. Irving immediately called Love for a pick-and-roll, and Duncan had to keep up in consideration of Love's three-pointer.

Irving took the opportunity to break through the empty interior, and Ginobili had to help defend him.

Irving saw Ginobili switching defense and passed the ball to Su Tian with a covert shot.

Su Tian had a brief opening at this time, so he shot directly and hit a three-pointer.

At this time, Danny Green's help came belatedly.