NBA’s aging star system

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack, and Irving continued to hold the ball at the top of the key. James pulled away, seemingly determined to let Irving take the lead.

This time, Irving didn't call for a pick-and-roll. He wanted to play Deron alone to test Deron's depth.

Deron was a proper All-Star before coming to the Nets. After coming to the Nets, he suffered injuries and his athletic ability declined significantly.

Irving continued to cross dribble, mobilizing Deron's center of gravity. Irving used his gorgeous dribbling skills to suddenly break through Deron's defense.

Deron is physically strong, but his pace slowed down after the injury and he was unable to catch up.

Irving broke through all the way to the basket, and in order to prevent anyone from coming to help block the shot, he pulled the lever for a layup.

Irving ate Deron alone!

Su Tian watched Irving fighting against the Nets from the corner, and couldn't help but think of Irving during the Nets era. The NBA was really a business league, with an iron-clad camp and smooth soldiers.

Going to the Nets attack again, Deron directed the tactical movement at the top of the arc and continued to give the ball to Johnson. Johnson took the ball from the wing and faced Su Tian.

Johnson kept testing the ball, maintaining a triple-threat action with the ball, hoping to mobilize Su Tian's defensive focus.

Su Tian knew that Johnson's tendency to shoot jumpers was higher than to break through, so he directly stepped forward to defend, starting the death spiral.

Although it cannot form an effective steal, Death Coil is really a must-have skill for defense.

Johnson was so annoyed by the harassment that he called Lopez to pick and roll.

Luo Luo has a thick body and has a good pick-and-roll. Unlike Wiseman, the pick-and-roll can piss you off.

Su Tian did not force the ball and went around the pick-and-roll from behind. When Johnson saw that he had room to shoot, he did not hesitate and directly shot a three-pointer.

In the past, Johnson's shot was completely fine, but this time it was different.

Su Tian goes around the back, seemingly to give Johnson space to shoot, but in fact he is inducing him to take a shot, because even when he goes around back, as long as Su Tian stretches his hand over, the defensive shock badge will work!

boom--

Johnson hit a three-pointer.

But no one noticed anything. After all, even if the ball failed to go in, Johnson still shot 50% from the field. The game had just begun.

In the next first quarter, the Cavaliers played mainly with Irving, assisted by James, and Su Tian's defense against Johnson was also recognized by Tyronn Lue.

At the end of the first quarter, Johnson made only 7 of 2 shots and scored 5 points.

Others just thought it was Johnson who was in poor condition, but only Johnson knew how much defensive pressure the boy on the opposite side put on him.

At this time, the two old partners Barkley and Kenny Smith in the commentary box also had different opinions.

"It's just that Johnson is in poor condition. There's nothing to say. This happens to every star. Even the great Jazz, as long as Johnson adjusts, he can easily defeat the rookie boy Su."

Buckley delivered his speech nonchalantly.

"Oh, Charles, don't say that. Have you forgotten the punishment the Chinese gave you? I think Su's defense is pretty good. Although he didn't steal or block a shot, he never lost his position." Smith said arrive.

"Not everyone belongs to Yao, there is only one Yao! I will not make that kind of stupid mistake again." Barkley looked at Smith firmly.

"Well, there is indeed only one Yao, and Yi also explained this with himself, but the game has only been played for one quarter, who knows what will happen next?" Smith paused and continued.

"Furthermore, this rookie can score 30 points in the regular season. Does Sir Bark still want to continue to be stubborn?" Smith looked at Barkley with a sly look.

As an old partner who has worked together for many years, Barkley could tell what Smith meant at a glance, and he couldn't help but twitching at the corner of his mouth, making me feel like he was being taken advantage of again.

"Okay Kenny, if this Chinese boy Su can score 30 points in the playoffs, I can agree to any request you have." Barkley said in a pretentious manner.

"Oh, Charles, you are cheating! He is just a rookie! You asked him to score 30 points, what a joke!"

Obviously Kenny Smith doesn't think that just any rookie can score 30 points in the playoffs. This is too unrealistic.

Just as the two kept bickering, the second quarter began.

Su Tian came to position 1 and faced Delong.

Without Su Tian's matchup, Johnson's condition has improved a bit, but there is no big kill. Johnson now seems to have a cold halo under his guarded feet, and he will not be able to adjust for a while.

Su Tian continued to cooperate with Love in the pick-and-roll on the offensive end. Although Deron is also a pick-and-roll master, playing the pick-and-roll and defending the pick-and-roll are two different things.

You may play well, but you may not be able to defend well, let alone Deron after a serious injury.

Su Tian constantly used pick-and-rolls to break through, aiming at Delong's weakness of slowing down his pace, and went straight to Huanglong.

And Love also kept firing from the outside, making the Nets dare not easily double-team Su Tian.

Thanks to Love's help to Su Tian in the second quarter, Su Tian scored 10 points and 5 assists in a single quarter, three of which were obtained by Love.

After halftime, the Cavaliers already led the Nets by 58 points, 47-11.

Su Tian looked at the scoreboard and said, well, 58 is a good number, auspicious.

Hitting the opponent with 58 is a very happy thing to hear.

"Charles, that rookie kid has already scored 17 points, hahaha, remember your bet, Sir Bar."

Smith laughed from the side, and Barkley looked at Smith helplessly.

In fact, it's not that Buckley doesn't like Su Tian, ​​but the program's performance requirements. If they want to create a topic, they naturally have to disagree.

This kind of explanation is interesting, otherwise? Do you want to be like the Three Great Masters of James Bond? Selling as soon as there is a pause?

Barkley saw that he was about to suffer a loss, so he risked his life. Anyway, black and red are red, and only by being popular can you make money.

"Don't worry, buddy, I will remember my bet. I am not a person who likes to default on my debts."

Barkley looked calm and a little panicked, but he didn't want to believe that Su Tianzhen could really score 30 points. You know, this is the playoffs! This is a battlefield!

The intermission ended and the game started again.

When Barkley saw Su Tian being put on the bench by Tyronn Lue, he was silently relieved and thanked Tyronn Lue for not killing him.

However, this may not be a non-killing, but the calm before the storm.

In the third quarter, facing a safety margin of 11 points, James still attacked with all his strength.

It seemed that James wanted to kill the Nets in the third quarter.

Su Tian had no time to guess what these big guys were thinking. Su Tian was all concerned about his own affairs now.

Su Tian had already scored 17 points in the first half, and he could reach 13 points with 30 points left. The reason why Su Tian cared about scoring was not because he knew about Barkley's bet.

But the NBA playoff debut scoring record! The current leader is George McCann with 37 points, followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gary Brokaw, and Rose with 36 points.

Su Tian didn't know if he had a chance, but there was no doubt that Su Tian wanted to give it a try.

Although this list will be ranked directly by a guy named Dong Qiqi with 42 minutes and seconds later, every second he can do is worth every second.