NBA’s aging star system

When Su Tian returned to the court, he dunked directly, mainly to boost morale.

The Thunder seemed to have not changed their tactics, but in fact it was completely different from the previous two games. It was clear that they were prepared, and Su Tian had to step forward to stabilize the situation at this critical moment.

The ball was transferred and the Thunder organized an attack again.

This time, after Westbrook broke through with the ball and attracted Su Tian's defense, he passed the ball to Anthony. Anthony got the ball without stopping and passed it to George again.

George got the ball and broke through and went straight to the basket. Lopez quickly returned to defend the basket, but George did not hit hard, but passed the ball to Adams who was left open.

Adams didn't rush to pass the ball when he got the ball. Instead, he set a pick-and-roll for Anthony and passed the ball hand-to-hand to Anthony.

Anthony used the screen to get the ball and directly caught the ball and shot.

Swah——

The Thunder relied on overall cooperation to score another goal.

This time Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, called Lopez for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to directly break through to the basket, attracting the help of George and Adams to double-team, and passed the ball back to Lopez who was left open. .

Lopez caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Lopez hit a three-pointer.

Seeing Lopez hit a three-pointer, Su Tian was relieved and found Lopez for a high-five.

"You are cooperative, and we, the Lakers, are even more cooperative."

The ball was transferred, and the Thunder repeated their old tricks. Westbrook broke through and attracted the defensive pass to George for secondary organization.

But this time Westbrook's pass was seen through by Su Tian. Su Tian quickly attacked and directly stole the ball. After grabbing the ball, he ran straight to the frontcourt with the ball.

Westbrook and George turned to pursue the defense. When Su Tian came to the free throw line in the frontcourt, the two caught up. Su Tian glanced and saw Randall running behind him.

So Su Tian directly collected the ball and took off, making a fake shot and passing the ball to Randall behind him.

Randall caught the ball and hit a layup in three steps.

The Lakers' defensive counterattack was successful, and the situation was being regained by the Lakers bit by bit.

It's a pity that before the Lakers could completely regain the score, the first quarter ended.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 28-31, and the Lakers were still 3 points behind.

Donovan seemed very excited when he saw his team leading in the first quarter. This showed that his adjustments were indeed effective. However, the leading score was not much, which showed that the team was not very safe. Donovan was ready to strengthen. one time.

On the Lakers side, Walton found Su Tian and said, "Su, how do you feel? Do you want to continue in the second quarter?"

Su Tian nodded and said: "I will lead the substitute lineup in the first half, and leave it to them in the second half."

After speaking, Su Tian looked at the three young talents of the Lakers. These three are all very talented and their strength is gradually showing. If there are no injuries, they are guaranteed to be All-Stars in the future.

However, the only problem is that he is too young, and it will take a few years before he can redeem his talent. Even if Su Tian can afford to wait, the Lakers probably don't want to wait anymore.

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

Su Tianding moved to the third position and led the bench.

The Thunder are led by Westbrook and George. George's main role and task in the second quarter is to defend Su Tian.

The first possession of the second quarter was given to the Lakers. Hart advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian still started with a pick-and-roll when facing George's defense. Adams, the Thunder's starting center, was resting off the court at this time. The other Thunder inside players were too slow to double-team Su Tian, ​​so they double-teamed to help defend. The task was given to Ferguson.

Su Tian broke through directly with the help of the pick and roll. George quickly bypassed the pick and roll and chased Su Tian. Ferguson on the side remembered the coach's words and quickly double-teamed Su Tian.

Su Tian was double-teamed by Ferguson in front of him and chased by George in the back. However, Su Tian did not pass the ball. Instead, he made a dribble with a cross and changed direction, passed Ferguson directly, and then hit a layup in three steps.

30-31

As soon as the second quarter started, Su Tian hit a single with the ball, as if to say that the Thunder's defense was useless, which hit Donovan very much.

The ball possession changed and it was the Thunder's turn to attack.

The Thunder now have Westbrook and George on the court at the same time. Su Tian follows George, so the team's offensive responsibility must be handed over to Westbrook.

Facing Hart's defense, Westbrook used the pick-and-roll to directly initiate a breakthrough. After breaking into the paint, he shot a jumper against Nance's help.

Seeing Westbrook stop for a jump shot, Paul George was still worried.

boom--

Westbrook did not disappoint George, shooting and hitting.

Nance turned around and grabbed the rebound, passing the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​who started the Lakers' fast break with the ball.

This time Paul George reacted quickly, or in other words, George was ready when Westbrook took the shot.

So George and Su Tian entangled all the way to the frontcourt. George was entangled very tightly, and Su Tian had to pass the ball to Kuzma who was following behind.

Kuzma took three steps directly after receiving the ball and hit a layup.

Although Su Tian did not score with the ball, he successfully received an assist.

32-31

The Lakers officially completed their lead over the Thunder. In the next few rounds, Westbrook and George tried hard to overtake again, but the overall rhythm on the court was firmly controlled by Su Tian.

Halfway through the second quarter, the Thunder began to make substitutions and adjustments. It would be impossible not to make changes, because the battle in the third quarter would only become more intense, and the main players must maintain a certain amount of physical reserves.

The Lakers have also made substitution adjustments. The Lakers are led by three potential newcomers, while the Thunder are led by Anthony.

Anthony has plenty of experience, and the Lakers are younger, more impactful and energetic.

It seemed like the game was evenly matched on the court. It was mainly because these playoff games had boosted the confidence of the young Lakers. They dared to do many actions without any particular pressure.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 59-57, and the Lakers were still leading by 2 points.

During the halftime break, Donovan was still emphasizing coordination, tactics, and passing the ball more, but that was all.

On the Lakers side, although Walton was also a little worried, out of his absolute trust in Su Tian, ​​Walton still did not raise his concerns and questions.

Taking advantage of the intermission, the commentary box was not idle either.

"Charles, do you think you can still see this game clearly?" Kenny Smith said.

"To be honest, I think this game should be the most intense game in this series, even though this is only the third game." Barkley said.

"Why? There will be at least one game later."

Barkley cleared his throat and said: "It's very simple. The reason why the Thunder took the lead at the beginning has a lot to do with the fact that the Lakers were not prepared. But now the Lakers have realized that when the Lakers are prepared, it will be difficult for the Thunder to succeed unless they still There are unused trump cards, but I don’t think the Thunder have a better way.”

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement after hearing this, but in order to ensure the objectivity of the game commentary, Kenny Smith still said: