NBA’s aging star system

Although Embiid hit a three-pointer, Su Tian was secretly relieved.

Embiid's behavior of holding the ball outside the three-point line undoubtedly encroached on Harden's living space, which was not conducive to the mutual cooperation between the two at all, and even made the two of them 1+1 less than 2.

At this time, Su Tian was facing Embiid with the ball. Su Tian didn't pay attention to Embiid's trash talk at all. He smiled slightly and made a large two-way change, which directly shook Embiid's defensive focus. De couldn't even stand firm. By the time Embiid adjusted his center of gravity and stood firm, Su Tian had already completed the breakthrough with the ball.

Because Embiid came to the three-point line, Philadelphia's inside line was extremely empty at this time. Su Tian easily came to the basket and scored directly for a layup.

4-3

The ball was transferred and Philadelphia attacked again. This time Harden still signaled Embiid to go to the basket. Embiid was inkling for a while and saw that Harden never gave the ball, so he had to go to the basket.

Embiid came to the basket and got into position. Harden immediately passed the ball to him. Embiid received the ball and directly hit Marc Gasol with his back.

After the continuous back blows, the two people's positions did not change at all, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely quiet and awkward.

Embiid didn't feel embarrassed at all. Seeing that he couldn't hit his back, he half-turned and shot a hook shot.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

Others didn't know about this shot. Embiid knew it very well. Although he hit it, he was not aiming for the backboard, but the basket, so this shot was considered lucky.

The Lakers attacked again, and the Lakers still pulled Embiid to the three-point line and hit Philadelphia's basket.

But this time Embiid let go of Gasol and went directly to Su Tian under the basket.

Su Tian calmly passed the ball to the open Gasol.

Gasol didn't need to adjust at all when he received the ball, because the passing position was just right and he shot directly from the three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit directly.

Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers immediately shouted toward the court.

"Don't let him go!"

Embiid was yelled at by the head coach, and naturally he wasn't in a good mood.

In the next few rounds, the two teams competed separately, but Embiid still insisted on his own style of play, constantly encroaching on Harden's space, and even wanted to make Harden directly become a three-point shooter to assist him.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led Philadelphia by 33 points 25-8.

During the break, Su Tian sat on the bench and kept shaking his head and sighing.

If Embiid keeps playing this way, Harden will be useless!

You must know that Harden is not just a simple three-point shooter. He is someone who once competed with himself for the regular season MVP.

Even though he is now affected by injuries and his ability values ​​have dropped significantly, he still has very good independent offensive and organizational abilities.

According to the thinking of Philadelphia's management, they naturally want Embiid to dominate the basket, while Harden organizes the team from the outside and delivers cannonballs to Embiid.

But for some reason, this guy Embiid has been encroaching on Harden's living space, repeatedly holding the ball at the three-point line, and assuming the task of attacking with the ball and organizing the team.

Su Tian can probably imagine what Embiid wants to do. He wants to conquer Harden and compete for the regular season MVP this season!

But in this way, Su Tian fully understands what Embiid wants to do, and can better deploy defense against Embiid.

Su Tian immediately communicated his thoughts to Wharton. After Wharton learned about it, he immediately arranged relevant defensive tactics.

Walton determined to deploy a false defensive force under the basket, and Embiid was more likely to go to the outside to compete with Harden for power. If Embiid wanted to shoot a three-pointer directly from the outside, forget it. As long as he dares to break through, the Lakers will immediately Double team!

Soon the inter-quarter break ended, and the second quarter began. Su Tian took a rest. Philadelphia's Harden also came off the court and Embiid led the team, but Harden's face was obviously not good-looking.

Embiid still insisted on the style of play in the first quarter, holding the ball from the outside. For a moment, it was not clear whether Embiid was playing center or guard. After all, Embiid had already begun to reach out to direct his teammates to move.

After a while of running, Embiid didn't find any suitable timing to pass the ball, so he took the ball and changed direction to break through.

But as soon as Embiid completed his breakthrough and reached the mid-range position, the Lakers immediately double-teamed him!

George's hands were very fast and he quickly stepped forward to steal. However, Embiid was tall and had a high center of gravity, so he had no effective means of protecting the ball.

After George stole the ball, he immediately rushed forward with the ball. George's speed and reaction had gradually reached their peak. No one in Philadelphia could keep up, so George easily dunked with both hands.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers stuck to this defensive strategy, and the results proved that this strategy was still very correct, because the point difference between the two teams continued to widen, but even so, Embiid still did not change his playing style. Way.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on to replace George, and Philadelphia's Harden also came on to replace Embiid. The two old rivals finally had a few minutes of exciting confrontation.

The two refused to give in to each other. If you scored a three-pointer, I would do a layup. If you made a mid-range shot, I would provide an assist. In just a few minutes, the two presented a very exciting showdown to the audience. However, the point difference between the two teams still did not narrow.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers already led Philadelphia by 12 points.

"With a 12-point lead at halftime, the Lakers' victory is certain. Philadelphia can only pray for a miracle."

"There will be no miracles, the Lakers are the final answer!"

"Logically speaking, Philadelphia's lineup is so strong and well-adapted that it shouldn't be like this with the Lakers!"

"Harden is pure trash. Except for fighting against Su for a while in the second quarter, he made no contribution at all the rest of the time. It was all Embiid's responsibility!"

"Look at the ball! Embiid is a big center and he has to go to the outside to compete with Harden for the ball! What can Harden do?"

"Isn't it because Harden is too weak? Embiid just went to hold the ball. There was nothing Embiid could do."

"Shit, Embiid is just afraid that Harden will play too well and Harden will become the boss of the team and be finished."

The intermission time passed quickly as the fans discussed.

In fact, there is nothing good to say in the locker rooms on both sides. The Lakers stick to their previous defensive strategy, provided that Embiid does not change his style of play.

As for Philadelphia, Rivers naturally wanted Embiid to change his style of play, but Embiid didn't listen!

Soon the third quarter started, and the first ball was given to the Lakers. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Tucker was still defending him.

Su Tian still looked for Gasol to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, trying to pull Embiid out of the basket. This time Embiid did not really follow him to the three-point line, but came to the edge of the paint area, trying to Delay on Embiid.

Su Tian was very confused when he saw Embiid's actions. While looking at Embiid with doubtful eyes, he shot a three-pointer directly.