NBA’s aging star system

Thompson made a contribution at the beginning and seemed very happy and excited.

Su Tian also got an assist in the opening game and happily returned to defense.

The ball was given to the Spurs again, and Parker advanced with the ball.

This time Parker beckoned and Aldridge played a pick-and-roll.

The Spurs used a lot of pick-and-roll tactics, and Irving was fully focused on Parker's movements.

But no matter what, defense is always passive.

Parker suddenly accelerated and rushed inside from Irving. Irving quickly turned around to chase him.

But Parker's purpose was obviously not to simply hit the basket. After attracting Irving's defense, Parker passed the ball to Aldridge, who was following the pass.

Aldridge got the ball and took three steps to hit the basket.

At this time, Thompson was still chasing Aldridge, but in the end he failed to catch up, and Aldridge succeeded in a layup.

In fact, Thompson is not slow, and Aldridge is not much faster than Thompson.

The main reason is that Thompson initially defended Aldridge's pick-and-roll and then caught the ball and shot instead of going down to the basket.

Thompson made a typical empiricist error and must be criticized.

2-4, the shooting percentages of both sides were quite high in the beginning, and there was no iron yet.

The ball was transferred and it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

If nothing else, there should be an accident.

This time Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball. Before James could communicate with Irving, Irving rushed into the Spurs defensive formation with the ball.

Although Parker didn't have time to react, the Spurs' overall defense has always been excellent, which mainly relies on the team having good help defenders.

The previous Spurs had Duncan, who contributed to the team's overall defense, and now they have Leonard, who is also a top defensive star.

Irving's breakthrough was delayed by Leonard. Irving failed to rush to the basket in one breath and was stopped by Leonard halfway.

But Irving was obviously not someone who gave up easily, so he tried to use his own skills to break through Leonard.

Leonard was not used to Irving's problems, and he immediately followed up with a steal.

After Leonard stole the ball, he rushed forward with the ball.

Irving also hurriedly turned around to catch up, but Leonard was much stronger than Irving and could not get the ball back even if he caught up.

Leonard is not fast, but he is not very slow either. He resisted Irving's interference and succeeded in a layup.

2-6

Irving paid the price for his arrogance, but the price obviously needs to be borne by the team.

So the ball rights changed again, and when Love sent a baseline ball, James did not go back and advanced directly from the backcourt with the ball.

Su Tian also found this scene very interesting. James was directly grabbing the ball.

After James came to the frontcourt, he still called Love to pick and roll.

With Love's pick-and-roll, James broke through inside.

All the way to the basket, at this time, the double team of Leonard and Aldridge came over to guard James.

James passed the ball through the gap with difficulty and passed it to Su Tian outside the three-point line.

Su Tian just got the ball and was double-teamed, but this was a fake double-team, mainly to force Su Tian to play the ball.

But Su Tian was not disturbed and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian took his first shot of the game and hit a three-pointer.

5-6

Not only did Su Tian get points with this goal, but James also got an assist. Hello, hello, hello, everyone.

But Irving is not very good.

The ball was transferred and it was the Spurs' turn to attack.

Parker passed the ball to the frontcourt and faced Irving's defense. At this time, Irving's defense was affected by attitude and psychology, and the quality of defense was not that high.

So Parker didn't even call for a pick-and-roll. Instead, he suddenly burst past Irving when Irving wasn't paying attention.

Parker, who sprinted all the way to the basket, didn't rush for a layup.

Instead, it was a spiral turn that shook off Thompson's defensive block.

Then there was another grab from Irving behind him. Parker didn't rush and passed the ball to Aldridge under the basket.

At this time, Thompson was shaken away and the basket was empty. Aldridge got the ball and hit a layup directly.

5-8

It seems like the problem with this ball lies with Thompson, but in fact the problem lies with Irving.

When the ball is transferred, it is still James who holds the ball in the backcourt and advances.

After arriving in the frontcourt, James passed the ball to Su Tian and signaled Su Tian to hit.

Su Tian didn't refuse when he saw this, and called Love to start a pick-and-roll, using the screen to break through to the inside.

Su Tian, ​​who was halfway through the breakthrough, attracted the Spurs' defense, so he made a concealed pass to Irving in the bottom corner.

Irving had room to shoot at this time, but for some reason he didn't just shoot a three-pointer, but instead rushed inside with the ball.

But it's a pity that Irving's layup was interfered by Leonard, and he went for a layup.

Leonard turned around and grabbed the rebound, then started a fast break with the ball.

Parker rushed to the front of the team, Leonard passed a pass, and Parker caught the ball and hit a layup.

5-10

The two teams, which were originally evenly matched, suddenly saw a 5-point difference.

Tyronn Lue raised his hand and called a timeout. Tyronn Lue felt that there were some problems with the team's defense, but he did not dare to say it explicitly.

Taking advantage of this timeout, Tyronn Lue replaced Irving and just told Irving to adjust the rotation time.

Dellavedova cooperates with Su Tian on the court, so that the defense in the backcourt is guaranteed.

So after the game continued, the offense and defense of both teams returned to normal, and the team's operations gradually returned to normal.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 23-27, with the Cavaliers trailing by 4 points.

In the second quarter, Tyronn Lue replaced Irving as agreed, took down Su Tian, ​​and let Jr. and Irving match up in the backcourt.

Inside, Thompson is paired with Mozgov.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Irving had enough desire to attack and started to beat Mills in isolation as soon as he got the ball.

Mills' defense was indeed unable to prevent Irving's breakthrough, but the Spurs' overall strength was relatively strong. Although Irving successfully scored, it consumed a lot of energy.

Because of the presence of James, the Cavaliers are not worried about Irving getting too distracted and losing his organization.

After Irving played two games on one side, James began to pass the ball to organize an attack.

Irving had a great time in the second quarter. Although his offensive efficiency was not high, at least he did not widen the point difference against the Spurs.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 51-54, with the Cavaliers trailing by three points.

In the third quarter, Su Tian, ​​who had rested for a whole quarter, was sent on again, and Irving didn't go to rest either.

The lineup on the field became Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Mozgov.

Because Irving kept outputting in the second quarter, he began to be less obsessed with the ball in the third quarter and began to pass the ball.

Halfway through the third quarter, James broke through for a layup, causing Leonard to draw a defensive foul and make a free throw.