NBA’s aging star system

The first quarter between the Lakers and Clippers ended quickly. The Clippers were still slightly worse than the Lakers, 32-27, and the Lakers led by 5 points.

In the second quarter, both sides made substitutions and adjustments before fighting again.

For the Clippers, James only had time to rest for a few minutes before playing again in the second quarter.

The Lakers have strong troops and sufficient manpower, so Su Tian can also get some time to rest.

However, James' appearance did bring more possibilities to the Clippers. In the second quarter, taking advantage of Su Tian's absence for half the quarter, the Clippers successfully caught up with the score and completed the lead.

However, when the Clippers had just taken the lead, Walton reached out to call a timeout and directly made substitutions.

Su Tian can only be regarded as playing about 1 minute earlier than usual.

After Su Tian came on the court, he got the team's ball and scored consecutively with strong play to stabilize the situation on the court.

Immediately afterwards, Thick Eyebrow also began to exert force in the interior. After all, the Clippers' inside line was indeed relatively weak. Thick Eyebrow was like a fish in water and played extremely easily.

Su Tian saw that Nongmei was so relaxed, so he also started to play ball for Nongmei and gave many assists through passing the ball.

Therefore, after the Clippers worked hard to catch up in half a quarter, the Lakers only took about 2 minutes to complete the lead again, and at the same time, the point difference continued to widen.

At the end of the second quarter, the point difference was once again widened to 7 points.

In fact, this point difference is not big, and there is still hope for the Clippers to win.

"LeBron, you may have to work harder in the second half and pay attention to allocating your energy." Tyronn Lue said.

James nodded and said nothing.

Although James was expressionless at this time, he was already complaining in his heart.

"Su's luck is so good. If he and I were in the same position, I could win the championship too!"

"Even if we don't change, if Davis comes to the Clippers, I am confident that we can beat the Lakers!"

"Well, don't talk about Davis now. I don't know when Kawhi will come back. If he can't come back before the playoffs start, this season will probably be gone again. I really don't know when he will win the championship. "

"I don't have much time. There is no way to compare with Kawhi. I must win another championship before I retire!"

James was thinking a lot in his heart, but there was no expression on his face to reveal it.

At the same time, the Lakers are also arranging tactics for the second half, but they are mainly about James' defensive issues.

Compared with James, Johnson is still a bit young and not enough, so he needs his teammates to step forward to help on defense from time to time.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, both sides naturally brought out their entire starting lineups.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Clippers. Reggie came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to James.

James got the ball and faced Johnson's defense. Although James didn't know why the Lakers didn't switch defenses, James was happy to do so.

First, the triple threat tried to start. Johnson only took half a step back, but James shot directly from a three-pointer.

I don't know if Johnson interfered with this ball in time, but James was too anxious to take the shot. In short, it was a bit ridiculous.

The basketball just hit the edge of the basket and popped out quickly.

This long rebound was also taken down by George, who had quick eyes and quick hands, and quickly turned around and started a fast break.

George also successfully attracted the Clippers' defense, so George once again passed the ball to Su Tian in front. Su Tian was also surrounded by help defense.

So Su Tian passed the ball again to the empty Brunson.

Brunson rushed forward with the ball, but there was no one around him. After reaching the frontcourt, he easily made a layup.

This may be the advantage of playing next to superstars, that is, the defensive power is attracted by the superstars, and you can better seize opportunities to steal chickens.

Kuzma once knew this well.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers launched a defensive counterattack, which was undoubtedly a major blow to the Clippers' morale.

The ball was once again given to the Clippers. This time James did not reach out for the ball, but signaled Reggie to hit one himself.

Reggie was not ambiguous, but faced Brunson's defense and directly tried to break through.

Reggie is also considered a relatively threatening point on the offensive end. At this time, facing Brunson's defense, he first misled by changing directions, and then exploded directly towards the inside.

Although Brunson is not very good at defensive skills, he is fast enough, strong enough, and motivated. He immediately turned around and caught up with Reggie, constantly providing defensive interference.

Reggie resisted Brunson's defensive interference and went all the way to the basket. Just when Reggie collected the ball and was about to take a layup, Thick Eyebrow's defense was in place in time, and Reggie's layup missed.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Su Tian. However, just when Su Tian was about to turn around for a fast break, he was directly hugged by James on the side.

James paid a foul and successfully blocked Su Tian's fast break.

In the next few rounds, both teams retreated in time, and the game fell into a positional battle, with neither team able to make a fast break.

But whether it's a fast break or a positional battle, the Lakers have the advantage.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference reached double digits, and Su Tian took a break as usual.

At this time, James still did not choose to take a rest, and there was nothing he could do about it.

The Clippers just wanted to use this period of time to see if they could catch up with the score. After all, this period of time is recognized by everyone as the period of chasing points when facing the Lakers.

The Clippers think so, James thinks so, but George doesn't think so.

George: What's wrong? They all treat me like a weakling, right?

So, George gave everyone a performance called "Don't treat the village chief as a cadre" and "Don't treat George as an All-Star".

In this half of the quarter, George first hit a three-pointer, and then relied on the team's breakthrough and distribution tactics to continuously pass the ball to assist his teammates in scoring.

And just when the Clippers wanted to cut off the connection between George and his teammates, George continued to hold the ball and hit the basket, causing constant damage.

Therefore, during this half-quarter, the score difference not only did not narrow, but continued to widen.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference reached 17 points.

"To be honest, I think the Clippers' chances are slim," Barkley said.

"Little chance? Charles, you can be more confident. There is basically no chance unless a miracle happens!" Kenny Smith said.

In fact, Barkley also knew that the Clippers had no chance, but after all, James was there, and it was difficult for Barkley to say so directly.

At this time, on the Clippers' bench, Tyronn Lue was still writing and drawing on the tactical board, and he kept emphasizing various precautions.

But after everything was arranged, Tyronn Lue came to James' side.

"LeBron, please pay attention to your safety in the fourth quarter. Don't get injured. You must avoid injuries!"

James looked at Tyronn Lue and said, "Okay coach, I will pay attention."