NBA’s aging star system

The Heat showed tacit cooperation at the beginning of the second half, and the Lakers were naturally not far behind.

Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Butler's defense. He first tested the triple threat, and then reached out to call his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of Kuzma's pick-and-roll, Su Tian took the ball and went directly to the basket.

Butler turned around to chase Su Tian, ​​but Su Tian was very fast at this time. Butler couldn't catch up on his own, and Adebayor inside took advantage of the situation to double-team and help defend.

It's just that this time, Adebayor has a better memory and is always paying attention to Su Tian's movements, guarding against Su Tian passing the ball again.

When Su Tian broke through all the way to the basket, Su Tian made a pass once again, so Adebayor instantly changed his defensive focus and immediately returned to his defensive position.

But unexpectedly, this time Su Tian made a fake fax. Without Adebayor's obstruction, Su Tian easily succeeded in a layup.

"Beautiful! Even though the Heat have exquisite coordination, they still can't stop Su Tian's super personal ability!" Barkley couldn't help but said.

"That's for sure. There is no doubt about Su's personal ability, but the Heat can still persist. I think the Heat have improved a lot." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the ball was once again given to the Heat. As if to confirm Kenny Smith's words, Vincent and Dun Luo cooperated tactically. Dun Luo received Vincent's pass and directly hit a three-pointer.

When Dun Luo and Vincent returned to defense, they even actively clapped and cooperated. Obviously, the cooperation between the two was not just a day or two.

"Well, these two are players that the Heat poached from the Lakers. Now they face the Lakers and they hit hard!" Barkley said with a smile.

"It seems that there are really many things to watch in this game. I don't know what kind of performance the two of them can perform when facing their old clubs." Kenny Smith said.

Just as the two of them finished speaking, Kuzma broke through Dun Luo's defense with the ball and directly crushed the ball for a layup.

Dunro's deficiencies on the defensive end are obvious.

In the next few rounds, the two teams played step by step. The Heat's momentum to chase points was obvious, but the point difference did not change much.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference not only did not narrow, but also widened to 16 points again.

At this time, Walton called a timeout and replaced Su Tian to rest. The team was handed over to George and others.

Although Su Tian came off the court to rest, George, who had recovered his form, still had no problem dealing with Butler whose physical strength was more than half exhausted.

So after Su Tian left the field, the point-chasing frenzy that Spoelstra expected did not come.

George's single defense against Butler was quite effective. On the inside, Boucher also temporarily withstood the Heat's impact and maintained a good defensive efficiency.

As a result, the two teams maintained a stalemate in the second half of the third quarter, and the point difference did not change much.

Until the end of the third quarter, with Butler hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer, the point difference was barely maintained at 14 points.

Seeing that at the end of the third quarter, the point difference was still double digits, Barkley couldn't help but shake his head.

"I think the Heat's chances in this game are slim. The point difference is less than single digits. It is basically impossible to overtake the Lakers in the last quarter."

Kenny Smith did not refute Barkley at this time, but nodded in agreement.

"It's true. It's not that I look down on the Heat. On the contrary, I like the Heat very much, but the fact is the fact. The Heat are indeed no match for the Lakers, especially in the fourth quarter."

At this time, the benches of the two teams also began to make arrangements for tactical cooperation in the fourth quarter.

On the Heat's side, Spoelstra was writing and drawing on a tactical board.

As a head coach with ideals and ambitions, Spoelstra knows very well that the Heat's chances of winning are still slim at this time, but Spoelstra is willing to give it another try.

Needless to say, many of the Heat's players have a tough will and are willing to fight.

At the same time, on the Lakers' bench, Walton also emphasized the defensive strategy against the Heat.

Walton also knows very well that the Heat will not give up easily, especially when they encounter Butler, a "stubborn donkey".

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers' defensive strategy was similar to that in the third quarter. One person guarded Butler alone, and the others did not give three-point opportunities.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers' lineup is Dort, Nunn, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, and Cousins.

On the Heat's side, it's Dragic, Herro, Butler, Dunro, and Olynyk.

Obviously, the Heat still don't give up.

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

Su Tian got the ball and faced Butler's defense. He made a three-pointer without any extra movement.

Although Butler knew that Su Tian might be shaking him, he still couldn't help but stepped forward and pressed on him.

Su Tian's shooting threat was too strong, and Butler didn't dare to gamble.

When Su Tian saw Butler rushing towards him, he immediately changed his actions, quickly took the ball back, turned his shot into a breakthrough, and easily broke through Butler's defense.

Su Tian came all the way to the basket unimpeded, and when he was about to take a layup, he was not surprised to be double-teamed by Olynyk to help defend.

If it was the "reasonable Su" in the first three quarters, this ball would probably have been passed directly.

But at this time, Su had the buff bonus. Seeing Olynyk's defense, he didn't panic at all. After a small pull, he made another layup.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

"What a ball! First, he made a bow to shake Butler away, and then he made a layup to avoid the block. Looking at Su's attack, it was so easy and satisfying!" Barkley couldn't help but admire.

The ball was transferred, Dragic advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and also passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler facing Su Tian and Su Tian facing Butler with the ball are two completely different situations.

Although Butler also has the defensive strength of the best defensive team level, Su Tian is a dpoy!

Butler held the ball, first a cautious triple-threat test, and then tried a breakthrough after a double change.

Butler has tried to increase his speed to the highest level, but he still cannot avoid Su Tian's death coil.

So Butler pulled back and tried to break through again, but still failed.

In desperation, Butler had no choice but to reach out and call his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Butler finally started smoothly and rushed towards the basket with the ball.

Su Tian followed Butler and continued to interfere. At the same time, he never stopped trying to steal.

Butler protected the ball while holding the ball and breaking through to the basket.

Due to Su Tian's interference, Butler's speed of breakthrough with the ball inevitably slowed down a lot.

After Butler came to the basket, Cousins ​​had already reached the defensive position, and Butler could only forcefully take a shot under the double-team of the two.