NBA’s aging star system

The starting lineup for the Bucks is: Holiday, Allen, Middleton, Antetokounmpo, Lopez.

Soon the game started, and Adebayor took the lead to seize the right to attack. Vincent came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler faced Middleton's defense. He didn't call for a pick-and-roll and directly took the ball to initiate a breakthrough.

In fact, Butler still took advantage because Middleton was injured in the semifinals and is now playing injured.

After Butler broke out, he rushed directly to the basket. Middleton wanted to chase, but was unable to do so. After reaching the basket, he encountered Lopez's defensive double-team, so he immediately passed the ball to Adebayor.

Adebayor received the ball and dunked directly with both hands.

2-0

The Heat took the lead in scoring the first point at the start.

The ball was transferred, and Holiday came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Antetokounmpo.

Antetokounmpo got the ball and faced Tucker.

Speaking of which, Tucker also stayed in the Bucks and was teammates with Antetokounmpo, but later went to the Heat.

Antetokounmpo naturally has a physical advantage when facing Tucker. He directly stretches his long legs and rushes to the basket with the ball. Tucker can only follow Antetokounmpo closely to help defend and interfere.

When Antetokounmpo came to the basket in the frontcourt, he took a layup while resisting Tucker's interference and Adebayor's help.

Bang——shua——

The basketball still fell into the net.

2-2

The two teams refused to give in to each other from the beginning, and in the next few rounds, other main players of the two teams also began to exert their strength.

Vincent held the ball and used his speed to get a layup. Middleton turned around and responded with a three-pointer.

The battle for the inside line is not easy either. Lopez himself has certain singles ability in the low post, and now he is facing an inside line like Adebayor who lacks lower body strength. Naturally, it will be smooth sailing.

And Adebayor is not easily restricted. Adebayor uses his flexibility and mid-range shooting ability to avoid Lopez. Although he seems to be weak, his efficiency is not bad.

Soon the first quarter was over, 31-28, and the Bucks temporarily took the lead.

The Bucks are more talented than the Heat, and it is normal for them to take the lead and have the upper hand in the first quarter.

"The Heat are going to start to show their strength in the second quarter." Su Tian murmured to himself.

Soon the time came to the second quarter, and the Heat did not live up to Su Tian's expectations. They launched continuous defensive counterattacks and quickly smoothed the point difference, and even directly completed the lead.

On the Bucks' side, Budenholzer immediately reached out and called a timeout, trying to suppress the Heat's momentum.

Taking advantage of the timeout, the two teams also made substitution adjustments, and the Bucks brought out Antetokounmpo to stabilize the situation.

After Antetokounmpo came on, the Bucks quickly stabilized and regained the lead.

But this is not entirely due to Antetokounmpo, because the Heat's defense against Antetokounmpo is still very good, and Antetokounmpo did not perform too explosively on the offensive end.

As a result, the two teams fell into a stalemate in the second quarter, with the scores taking the lead alternately. No one knew who would take the lead in the next second.

At the end of the second quarter, the two teams were tied at 60-60.

"Su, who do you think can win this game?" George asked casually.

"In this game, we still can't see who has a clear lead between the two teams. I wouldn't guess that this game will be won by the Bucks, because the first half has never been the Heat's winning rhythm."

Although Su Tian really wants the Heat to win, the Bucks are indeed more likely to win this game.

George just nodded after hearing this.

George actually doesn't care who can win or who can enter the finals, because both teams are defeated by the Lakers. No matter who enters the finals, the Lakers have a psychological advantage.

Soon after the second half of the game began, Su Tian observed that the Bucks' offense became sharper, while the Heat were forced to strengthen their defense.

The adjustment strategies of the two teams are different, but the ultimate goal is the same.

As time went by, the point difference between the two teams began to slowly emerge. The Bucks still took the lead. Although it was not much, the Heat's own scoring power was not strong.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bucks had the upper hand with a 5-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, the Heat organized a wave of chasing points, hoping to overtake the score in a wave, but unfortunately, although Antetokounmpo did not shoot well, his defense was still very good, and he was also the best defensive player level.

Therefore, the Heat's plan to chase points in the fourth quarter was in vain.

And the highly anticipated Butler did not turn the tide and become the savior in the fourth quarter.

At the end of the game, 116-112, the Bucks won the game with a 4-point advantage.

The big score in the Eastern Conference Finals is 2-1, and the Bucks are temporarily leading. If the Bucks win the next game, this series can be declared over.

It's just that although this game is important, it is not exciting, so it does not attract the attention of many fans.

And more fans' attention is being attracted by the record-breaking Western Conference Finals.

On May 5, the Lakers and Warriors moved to Chase Center to start the third game of the Western Conference Finals series.

The third game looked no different from the first two games. It was still the same starting lineup, and neither team made adjustments.

But the fans at the scene are different, and the referees are different.

Soon the game started, and it was still the thick eyebrows who took the lead, but just when the Lakers were about to start the offense, the referee suddenly blew the whistle, indicating that thick eyebrows had committed a jump ball foul.

So the ball had to be given to the Warriors, and Curry advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tianze thought to himself: "So, this game against the Lakers starts now, right?"

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Brunson's defense, he passed the ball directly to Wiggins without too much entanglement and directed his teammates to cooperate tactically.

After the Warriors passed the ball continuously, the ball was given to Green outside the three-point line. At this time, Clay and Curry cooperated to get an open opportunity.

When Curry and Clay were running alternately, Su Tian and Brunson looked at each other and directly exchanged defenders.

Su Tian followed Curry, while Brunson followed Clay.

Green reacted very quickly when he saw this and immediately passed the ball to Clay.

Clay received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly against Brunson's defense.

boom--

But it's a pity that the three-pointer was not hit.

In fact, with Clay's height advantage, when facing Brunson, he was still able to shoot directly against the defense.

But what is helpless is that Clay's personal strength has declined seriously. Brunson did not interfere with this goal at all. It was entirely Clay's personal reason.

The rebound was collected by thick eyebrows, and he quickly passed the ball to George. He originally wanted to play a fast break, but when George looked up, the Warriors had completed their retreat and had to fall into a positional battle.

George came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Clay's defense, but Wiggins and Green were ready to make a move.