NBA’s aging star system

Soon the game started, with Thick Eyebrow grabbing the ball, Brunson got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Brunson faced a problem-it was LeBron James who defended him.

Su Tian saw Brunson's embarrassment, so he took the initiative to respond and reached out for the ball.

Upon seeing this, Brunson immediately passed the ball and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After Su Tian got the ball, he faced much less pressure than in the previous games.

Su Tian stretched out his hand to signal his teammates to pull away. After they were all in position, Su Tianshuang changed directions and shook off Pope's defense. Then he burst into the inside and succeeded in a one-handed chop.

Su Tian contributed a dunk at the beginning, and the audience burst into applause.

"Beautiful! Su is still in such good condition!" Buckley couldn't help but praise.

The ball was transferred, the Clippers attacked, and James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

At this time, the Clippers' killer move was truly revealed.

Brunson looked at James in front of him and chose to play from behind, and he shouted in his heart that James had committed a foul!

But at this time Brunson had no other choice but to hold up James and use all his strength.

Many old fans know that many years ago, a small player named Barea was able to briefly hit James on the back.

But to be honest at that time, James' back-up skills were not mature, but now, James has become better at using his back-up skills.

Even though Brunson used all his strength, he was still pushed inside by James.

Fortunately, James didn't really push all the way to the basket. Instead, he turned over and shot a jumper one step inside the free throw line.

Of course, this is not a discovery of James' conscience, but the distance is just right for James to take action. If he goes further in, he will have to deal with the help of thick eyebrows.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

2-2

"Well, it seems that the Clippers' adjustment is very effective so far. At least they can provide a lot of threats on the offensive end." Barkley rubbed his chin and said.

"Indeed, if you put James at the No. 1 position, it would be a disaster for other teams!" Kenny Smith said.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Brunson once again advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Although Brunson was bullied miserably by James just now, Brunson is not a player who gives up easily. Brunson's fighting spirit is still very high.

Su Tian on the side saw Brunson's high fighting spirit and looked at Brunson to give Brunson a try with the ball.

Brunson was very excited after receiving the permission, and directly stretched out his hand to call thick eyebrows to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Brunson explodes with all his speed and rushes directly to the basket.

Although James has just shown his strength advantage, he is really no match for Brunson's speed at this time.

Brunson accelerated away from James' defense and went straight to the basket.

At this time, Clippers insider Zubac wanted to help defend, but Brunson deceived him by turning around and fake passing the ball, so he succeeded in an easy layup.

4-2

"Don't tell me, this little guy Brunson is really fast! He has a pretty smart mind too!" Barkley couldn't help but say.

"This is just taking advantage of his physical advantage. Brunson is younger and faster. It is normal for James to be unable to catch up." Kenny Smith explained.

"Physical advantage? Kenny, do you want to listen to what you are saying? Who is Brunson or James taking advantage of the physical advantage?"

At this time, as the two bickered, the game on the field was also going on, and James once again held the ball and launched an attack.

But this time George took the initiative to help defend against double teams. James passed the ball to Morris outside the three-point line during the double teams.

Morris took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Although thick eyebrows came to help defend when he took a shot, it did not affect Morris's normal shot.

Swah——

Morris hit a three-pointer.

The Lakers attacked again. This time Su Tian received the ball, and after facing Pope, he also swayed away and stepped back to hit a three-pointer steadily.

7-5

The two sides seemed to be fighting each other, with neither one willing to give in first.

And the coaches on both sides also had a tacit understanding and did not call a timeout.

It was not until the official suspension that the confrontation between the two sides came to an end.

James returned to the bench, breathing heavily as he reached for the towel that was handed to him.

"LeBron, you're doing well. Just follow this pace and keep working hard."

Rivers stepped forward and patted James on the shoulder.

James didn't speak, just nodded.

At this time, there was no point difference between the Clippers and the Lakers, and they were basically alternating the lead. Rivers felt that this should be his last chance to win against the Lakers, so he really didn't want to give up.

On the Lakers' bench, Walton came to Su Tian's side.

"Su, how are you feeling? Should we adjust the lineup?"

Su Tian shook his head and said, "No, letting James attack first is part of our strategy. Now it's just a stalemate, there's no need to change our tactics."

That's right, letting James take the main offense at the beginning is the Lakers' conspiracy against the Clippers.

In this lineup matchup, anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that the Clippers have the advantage, especially at the No. 1 position.

Logically speaking, this was putting his own weaknesses first, but Su Tian finally chose this tactic after considering James's exhausted body.

Before starting the series with the Lakers, the Clippers had already played 7 games with the Nuggets. James was exhausted, especially now that he is older and it is not easy to recover from physical fatigue.

So in order to let James consume in advance, the Lakers made this choice after comprehensive consideration.

After the official timeout, both sides made simple substitution adjustments and took the field again.

Although some substitution adjustments have been made, the overall tactical strategies of both sides have not changed.

The two teams once again fell into a confrontation.

Originally, James thought that after returning from the timeout, the Lakers would double-team him more, so that he could drive the team by passing the ball and consume less.

But I didn't expect that the Lakers had very few options for double-teaming, and some of them still didn't want to double-team.

This forced James to increase the proportion of his shots, further intensifying his physical exertion.

At the end of the first quarter, 31-29, the Clippers were only 2 points behind.

"Judging from the first quarter, the Lakers seemed to be very determined in their tactics against James, which was to let James take action himself," Barkley said.

"Yes, that's right, I think this should be the Lakers' tactical choice to increase James' consumption," Kenny Smith said.

Barkley on the side also nodded and continued: "There is no doubt that James is the core of the Clippers' offensive end. His organization and passing ability are still higher than Leonard's. Once the Clippers lose James' help in the second half, If so, the Clippers will be unable to move forward."