NBA’s aging star system

Chapter 109: Leading at the beginning

The Cavaliers scored twice, and James was the initiator of the attack.

And the one who scored the goal was Su Tian.

It can be seen that the cooperation between James and Su Tian is becoming more and more tacit.

Cole felt dizzy.

The two most unstable factors in the Cavaliers' existence began to cooperate with each other.

Tyronn Lue kept nodding on the sidelines.

In Tyron Lu's opinion, this was Su Tian listening to his own advice and starting to exert his strength.

The ball transitions and the Warriors attack.

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, and still went to Green for a pick-and-roll.

In the last round, Green felt that his defense was too clean and he could no longer let the opponent get around the pick-and-roll so easily.

So when Su Tian tried to bypass the pick-and-roll, Green gave Su Tian a hidden elbow.

Su Tian was in pain and couldn't keep up with Curry in time.

Curry drove straight into the basket.

James ran to help defend from the bottom corner and blocked Curry's layup route.

Love behind Curry also completed the defense change and chased Curry's back.

Curry was suddenly trapped in front and rear double-teams.

But Curry has good ball skills and steadily controls the ball.

The moment James grabbed the ball, the ball was given to Barnes in the bottom corner.

This time, Barnes obviously hesitated and did not dare to shoot directly.

The moment Barnes hesitated, James also returned to defense.

Barnes missed the shot.

This defensive formation can be said to give full play to James' defensive mobility.

It can very well delay the Warriors' attack.

But the key point still lies with Barnes.

Barnes eagerly took the ball and passed it to Green who came to receive the ball.

Green grabbed the ball and hit Love with his back.

At this time, Su Tian had already run to Curry's side, so Curry had no chance for the time being.

But Curry's aggressive movement really disrupted the Cavaliers' defensive formation.

Taking advantage of the unstable formation of the Cavaliers, Clay took the opportunity to make an air cut.

Jr hurriedly chased after him.

Green passed the ball to Clay, who caught the ball and made a layup.

Swah——

Klay's layup without dribbling is still very stable.

5-2, the Warriors finally broke the scoreless situation.

The ball was given to the Cavaliers, and Su Tian advanced with the ball.

Coming to the frontcourt, Su Tian did not call Love for a pick-and-roll, nor did he pass the ball to James.

Instead, he started calling Thompson to come over for the pick-and-roll.

Compared to Green, Bodog's pace is much slower.

Su Tian started to break inside with the help of Thompson's pick and roll.

Thompson also moves very quickly. After the pick-and-roll, he immediately follows the pass.

Su Tian was one step ahead of Bodog and was about to make a layup.

Su Tian suddenly changed the rhythm and direction of his dribbling. Bodog couldn't react for a moment and stopped in place.

Su Tian directly hit the ground and passed the ball.

Thompson received the pass just in time and made an easy layup.

7-2, Su Tian assisted +1.

The score difference is getting wider and wider, and Cole's ominous premonition is getting stronger.

But fortunately the Warriors have Curry.

Curry used the pick-and-roll to shoot a three-pointer directly.

The speed was so fast that before Su Tian could raise his hand to interfere, the ball had already flown out.

Su Tian looked back at the three-pointer.

If it were someone else, there's a high probability that he wouldn't make it, but if it's Curry

Swah——

Curry accurately hit a three-pointer.

Cole couldn't help but waved his fist on the sidelines.

7-5, Curry began to chase points on behalf of the Warriors.

Moreover, Curry's three-pointer seemed to be a silencer on the road, instantly silencing the Quicken Loans Arena.

James couldn't bear it, so he held the ball directly from the backcourt.

Seeing this, Su Tian had no choice but to run forward.

Facing Barnes' defense, James started to break through without calling any pick-and-roll.

However, the Warriors have made many plans to defend James, and some have also tried to forcefully attack Barnes.

Green ran to help defend according to the tactics.

According to the tactics, Green's opponent will have other teammates to fill in.

But the closest person to Love at this time was Curry, and Curry immediately ran in the direction of Love.

James didn't panic at all when he saw Green running to help defend.

James said he has seen it too often when being double-teamed by help defenders.

So he passed the ball directly to Love in the direction of Green.

The moment Love received the ball, Curry's defensive help also arrived.

Love's shooting opportunities are not good and he wants to move to Su Tian.

However, the Warriors' rotation is really fast. Just when Love wants to pass the ball, Clay is also preparing to start to compensate in the direction of Su Tian.

Love had to urgently change the direction of the pass and pass it to Jr. on Clay's side.

When Jr received the ball, he didn't feel good about catching the ball and didn't have a suitable posture.

So I waited for Jr. to adjust his posture and take the shot.

Clay turned back again.

Su Tian saw that the ball was about to miss.

boom--

As expected, Jr. hit the basket and jumped high.

James is fighting for position under the basket, and Thompson is also running towards the basket.

Originally, Love wanted to go there, but was stuck by Curry and couldn't get there in time.

A bunch of people huddled under the basket, and Green took the lead to take off and hit the basketball.

Originally, Green wanted to move in his direction.

But the angle was not grasped well, and the basketball flew in the direction of James.

James took off directly and just got the rebound.

But at this time, James was in a bad position and could not directly make a layup.

He could only pass the ball out to Su Tian, ​​who was temporarily left open.

Su Tian did not dare to delay after receiving the ball, and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady shot.

But because Su Tian just took two steps inside, it was a two-point goal.

9-5, the Cavaliers took the lead at the beginning, which was like a repeat of the previous game.

Cole wanted to call a timeout, but the point difference was not worth it, so he stood on the sidelines with a frown.

It's the Warriors' turn to attack.

Green, who just missed the rebound, stood at the top of the arc this time and wanted to use a top-of-arc dealing tactic.

The biggest test of this tactic for the defense is the defender's pursuit of Curry and Clay.

Su Tian followed Curry closely, but Curry's movement was erratic and it was difficult for Su Tian to keep up every time.

This time Curry ran away from the opportunity.

Curry received a pass from Green and shot a three-pointer directly.

But this time Su Tian also had a better memory and raised his hands early to interfere with Curry's shooting.

Curry was half defying Su Tian's defense and shooting.

boom--

Curry hit a three-pointer.

Curry felt very sorry that the ball didn't go in, but he didn't think much about it.

Even Curry has times where he doesn't get open shots.

Su Tian's interference was not considered at all.

When the Warriors saw that Curry couldn't make a shot, everyone quickly retreated on defense.

On the Cavaliers side, Thompson got the rebound and gave the ball directly to James.

James holds the ball and runs forward.

But because James is positioned closer to the basket, by the time James reaches the frontcourt, the Warriors have already retreated and defended in place.

So James had to hold on to the ball and wait for his teammates to get into position.

After everyone came to the frontcourt, James began to break through Barnes' defense.

This time James resisted Barnes' interference and hit a layup.

11-5, the Cavaliers lead by 6 points.