NBA’s aging star system

The Lakers' starting lineup in the second half was still the same as before, and the Heat also chose the starting lineup for this game.

The Lakers currently only lead by 7 points, which is very dangerous for both teams.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Heat. Dragic advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Dragic did not directly pass the ball to Butler, but his eyes were involuntarily looking for Butler's position. This small move also Su Tian saw it clearly.

Dragic first stretched out his hand to call his teammates to come forward to cover the pick-and-roll, and broke through with the ball. Dragic's breakthrough action was obvious, and the Lakers successfully assisted in defense.

But then Dragic passed the ball to Butler's position.

Just before Butler was about to receive the ball, Su Tian quickly intercepted the pass and successfully stole it!

Su Tian successfully grabbed the ball and rushed forward with all his speed, forming a fast-break counterattack.

Butler wanted to turn around and chase Su Tian, ​​but even though Butler had exploded with all his speed, he still failed to block the fast-break Su Tian. He could only reluctantly provide some physical confrontation beside Su Tian.

The two came to the basket in the front court while fighting. After Su Tian saw that the opportunity was right, he collected the ball and took a European step. After a quick change of pace, he successfully swayed Butler away and hit a layup.

"Beautiful! Su Tian made a steal at the beginning of the second half! As expected of Su! The Lakers' scoring wave is about to come!" Barkley said.

Su Tian directly stole the ball at the beginning of the second half, and the score difference widened to 9 points. Butler's brows were furrowed.

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

Butler directly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Su Tian's defense.

Faced with Su Tian's tight defense, Butler did not choose to challenge directly. Instead, he reached out and called Adebayor to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Using the pick-and-roll, Butler wanted to break through with the ball, but Su Tian's speed was faster than Butler expected. Butler was blocked by Su Tian before he could fully start and was forced to stop.

Butler then tried several more times, but all ended in failure.

In desperation, Butler could only pass the ball to Dragic and switch to playing without the ball.

But when Dragic received the ball, there was not much time left, and Dragic could only reluctantly take the shot.

boom--

Playing basketball, he turned around with thick eyebrows, collected the rebound, and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

When Su Tian got the ball, he turned around and wanted to go directly to the fast break, but Butler and Adebayor double-teamed him directly. Su Tian could only stop and protect the ball.

By the time Su Tian took control of the ball and came to the frontcourt with the ball, he had lost the opportunity for a fast break and the offense fell into position.

But even if they fall into position, the Lakers still have the advantage.

Su Tian broke through with the ball and successfully attracted a double-team from the Heat. Su Tian quickly passed the ball to George who was cutting through the air. George received the ball and made a layup.

The difference is 11 points.

Spoelstra immediately called a timeout, the point difference reached double digits, and the Heat had to make adjustments.

After the timeout, teammates from both sides came on the court again, and Dragic passed the ball to assist Adebayor for a layup.

The score difference returned to single digits.

After Spoelstra's adjustments, the Heat did play more organized overall, and the score temporarily hovered around 10 points.

Halfway through the third quarter, both sides made personnel adjustments at the same time, but neither Butler nor Su Tian came off the court to rest.

"Hey, Su actually didn't take a rest. It seems that the Lakers are bound to win this game!" Kenny Smith said.

"Of course, if the Lakers can win this game, they will have completed the feat of winning the championship undefeated for two consecutive seasons! At that time, even if the Lakers did not win three consecutive championships, they would be comparable to the Bulls who won three consecutive championships. Yeah!" Barkley said.

After hearing what Barkley said, Smith nodded in the affirmative.

Winning the championship undefeated in itself is shocking enough. Now that the Lakers are about to win the championship undefeated for two consecutive seasons, this is no longer shocking, but shocking!

After the two teams made personnel adjustments, the game continued.

Because the Lakers have Su Tian, ​​Butler cannot exert any matchup advantage at all. In turn, the Lakers also have George, Brunson and others, so the offense is guaranteed to a certain extent.

Although the score difference is still around 10 points, the situation on the court has always been controlled by the Lakers, and the score is slowly widening unknowingly.

Until the last two minutes of the third quarter, when Su Tian was replaced and rested, the Lakers already led by 15 points.

"Su finally came off the court to rest, and I felt like Butler was almost out of breath." Barkley said, looking at the panting Butler.

"Yes, SU's defense is really suffocating. The point difference has reached 15 points, and the Heat are hanging by a thread." Kenny Smith said.

After Su Tian took a break, Butler wanted to chase the points, but firstly, the time was too short with only two minutes left, and secondly, Butler's physical strength was also severely exhausted at this time. Although he was still full of enthusiasm, he was powerless.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference was only caught up by two points, and there was still a 13-point difference.

This point difference is very safe for the Lakers, but it is basically a death sentence for the Heat.

"Jimmy, how are you, are you okay?" Spoelstra knelt down and looked at Butler, asking with concern.

"No, no problem, coach, I'm okay."

Butler lowered his head, breathing heavily, and beads of sweat poured down his body.

"Jimmy, if it really doesn't work, you'd better protect yourself when you go on the court later. Don't get hurt." Spo said in a low voice.

Hearing Si Bo say such words, Su Tian raised his head and glanced at Si Bo.

"Coach, I won't give up."

Spoelstra feels both love and hate for Butler. Butler's spirit is undoubtedly extremely good, but Butler works too hard, and Spoelstra is really afraid that Butler will get injured.

Time flies quickly, the inter-section break is over, and the fourth quarter begins.

On the Lakers side, Su Tian and Nongmei naturally lead the team, while on the Heat side, Butler leads some main players.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers.

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Butler's defense, he looked at the beads of sweat on Butler's forehead and completed the breakthrough with an explosion.

Butler's physical exertion was too much, and Su Tian's breakthrough success rate was very high.

Su Tian came all the way to the basket, and Adebayor stepped forward to help defend against the double-team. Su Tian made a fake fax and directly shook Adebayor away, and hit a layup with a small pull-up bar.

The point difference was once again stretched to 15 points.

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

Butler advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced Su Tian's defense.

"Su hit the ball directly as soon as he came up. It seems that Su was in very good shape in the fourth quarter and was not affected by the third quarter." Barkley said.

At this time, Butler faced Su Tian's defense and did not take action rashly. Instead, he called on his teammates to step forward and cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Butler used the pick-and-roll to launch a breakthrough with the ball. Su Tian quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and circled up again.