NBA’s aging star system

James has recovered a lot of energy from the halftime break, but he will definitely not be able to return to full strength.

But facing Brunson again at this time, James can still dominate.

As soon as the third quarter started, James carried Brunson all the way to the free throw line.

Seeing that the Lakers still didn't choose to step forward to help defend, James made a fierce effort, then turned around and came to the basket, and succeeded in a layup.

"James is still smart when playing. Even though his physical advantage is so obvious, he still plays with his brain." Kenny Smith couldn't help but admire.

The ball was transferred and Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball.

This time Brunson passed the ball directly to Su Tian. Su Tian got the ball and faced Leonard, calling for thick eyebrows to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian directly initiated a breakthrough and successfully attracted the Clippers' defensive double-team. Then Su Tian hit the ground and passed the ball, quickly passing the thick eyebrows to the follower behind him.

The thick eyebrow received the ball and directly attacked the basket, dunking successfully with both hands.

Zubac's movement speed is too slow, and the thick eyebrow's movement speed can defeat Zubac.

In the next few rounds, James still found Brunson for singles, but due to physical problems, the efficiency was not higher than in the first quarter.

On Su Tian's side, the cooperation with Nongmei and George kept scoring points.

The point difference between the two teams was stagnant, and the Clippers' desire to chase points failed.

Originally, the Lakers were in a more relaxed state than the Clippers, and the Clippers were at odds internally, making it even more difficult to chase points.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had reached 14 points. Su Tian and Nongmei took a break, and George led the team on the court.

On the Clippers side, neither James nor Leonard is willing to take a break. Both think this is a good time to chase points.

"The Lakers have made substitutions and adjustments, but the Clippers have not made any substitutions. It seems that the Clippers want to take advantage of this time to chase points again," Barkley said.

“In the last game, the Clippers took advantage of this period to catch up with some scores, but judging from the previous game, the physical exertion in the fourth quarter was too much. I don’t know if they will hold back this time. "Kenny Smith said.

After Su Tian took a break, he sat on the bench and watched the game on the court.

The Clippers were indeed strong during this period. James and Leonard took turns to work hard and took the opportunity to catch up with some scores.

But George is not bad either. Brunson, Kuzma and others assisted from the side and also scored some points.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference was recovered to single digits, with a score difference of 8 points.

When George came off the court to rest, Su Tian took the initiative and patted George on the shoulder to express his approval and encouragement.

Although some scores were recovered, George did work hard, but James and Leonard were really strong.

"The Clippers can indeed do it. They took advantage of this rotation time to chase the score to single digits." Barkley still praised the Clippers.

"Yes, but now the Clippers fans are probably both happy and scared. They are afraid that the physical strength of the two cores will not be able to support the fourth quarter." Kenny Smith said.

The Clippers' dual-core situation is indeed not very good at this time. Leonard is a little better while he is still young, but James is much worse.

Rivers looked at James's state and felt uncertain. Although James always opposed Rivers, at this time James was concerned with whether the Clippers could "refuse to sweep". The two were naturally in the same boat.

"LeBron, you should rest for a few minutes in the fourth quarter, let Kawhi go first, and then you can play again when your condition is almost adjusted."

At this time, James no longer had the energy to contradict Rivers, so he just nodded and said nothing.

Soon the inter-section break ended, players from both sides took the field, and the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers are naturally led by Su Tian and Nongmei, while the Clippers are led by Leonard.

Of course, the Clippers' bench lineup is not bad either, with Lou Williams and Harrell also on the court at this time.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced Leonard's defense.

Facing Leonard's defense, Su Tian stretched out his hand to signal all the players to pull away. After pulling away, he made a double change and broke through to the basket.

Leonard turned around to pursue, but it was too late to pursue Su Tian.

Su Tian came to the basket unimpeded. After seeing the right opportunity, he jumped directly and dunked with both hands.

"Beautiful! As expected of Su, he showed strong offensive strength at the beginning of the fourth quarter!" Barkley said excitedly.

The ball was transferred, and Lu Wei advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Lu Wei is also a very brave man. He did not pass the ball against Caruso's defense, but chose to break through directly.

Lu Wei was very fast. Caruso hurriedly caught up, but Lu Wei succeeded in breaking through and immediately turned around to catch up.

The two came to the basket while fighting. After Lu Wei came to the basket, he wanted to push away Caruso and shoot directly for a layup.

But the moment the shot was taken, the thick-browed help came on time and slapped Lu Wei's layup away.

boom--

The basketball bounced off the backboard and was picked up by thick eyebrows.

After taking the basketball, Nongmei quickly turned around to look for Su Tian. At this time, Su Tian had already turned around for a fast break, and Nongmei quickly passed the ball to him.

Su Tian got the ball and made a layup directly.

The fourth quarter has just begun. The Lakers, or Su Tian, ​​scored 4 points in a row, and the point difference was widened to 12 points.

James couldn't sit still at this time, got up and came to Rivers' side.

But just as James was about to speak, Rivers spoke first.

"LeBron, get ready to play. You'll take advantage of the dead ball to play later."

James was stunned for a moment, then said after coming to his senses: "Okay."

At this time, Lu Wei once again broke through with the ball, causing Caruso's thug to foul, and Lu Wei stood on the free throw line.

So James took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to come on the court, replaced a player, and the Clippers once again sent out a dual-core lineup.

"Oh! The Clippers changed their formation again! James also played. It seems that the Clippers are really bound to win this game!" Kenny Smith said.

"Nonsense, if the Clippers don't win this game, they will go directly home to fish!" Barkley responded immediately.

"Uh, yes."

After James came on the court, although the game had not been played for a few rounds, the Clippers' morale did improve a lot.

The Lakers got the ball and attacked again. The thick eyebrows caught the ball in the low post, beat Zubac with his back, turned around and shot for a layup.

boom--

The basketball bounced out of the frame, and James happened to be very close and collected the rebound directly.

The moment he landed the rebound, James turned around and launched a fast break.

Because Su Tian was facing Leonard at this time and was relatively far away from James, he was unable to intervene in time.

The rest of the team really didn't have the courage to face the charging James.

So James held the ball very smoothly and started a fast break. He held the ball all the way to the front basket and dunked directly with both hands.

"Good shot! As expected of LeBron James, he contributed to the whole game as soon as he came on the court!" Kenny Smith said.