NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 228 The New Season Begins

The Lakers' first preseason game this season was against the Timberwolves. Su Tian didn't play, and the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves as a matter of course.

The best performer in this game is not No. [-] Ingram, nor No. [-] Lonzo Ball.

It was the second-round pick, Kyle Kuzma, who scored 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal.

Of course, Ball is also good, with 8 assists, but Ingram is still a bit disappointing. After an offseason, it seems that there is no progress.

The second game was against the Nuggets. The Nuggets brought in Millsap this offseason and wanted to find a partner for Jokic.

At this time, players from both sides began to enter the field.

Su Tian's entry naturally caused a burst of cheers, and Su Tian also greeted the fans with a smile.

"Oh, Sue feels stronger this season. It seems that he trained a lot during the offseason."

"Of course Charles, otherwise would he become a big fat man like you?"

"Hey, Shaq! You call me fat? Are you fatter than me?"

"Okay, let's stop arguing, let's watch the game, the game is about to start." Kenny Smith quickly made a relief.

The camera came to the field, and sure enough, players from both sides began to play.

The starters for the Lakers are Lonzo Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randall, Zubac.

Brock Lopez has an injury and is still not recovering. He should not play in the preseason.

But it doesn't matter, Larry Nance can be the fifth position for a period of time.

The starting lineup for the Nuggets is Gary Harris, Mudiay, Wilson Chandler, Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic.

Zubac and Jokic stepped forward to jump the ball. Speaking of which, neither of them is a center who is good at bouncing. In the end, Jokic grabbed the basketball, and Mudiay grabbed the ball and passed it to Harris. The game officially began.

Harris took the ball and came to the frontcourt. Harris was drafted in 14. He was in the same draft as Su Tian and had a higher pick than Su Tian. Therefore, he was very concerned about Su Tian's big contract.

Harris turned a blind eye to Ball's defense and directly chose a three-pointer.

But Harris obviously underestimated Ball's defense. Under Ball's interference, Harris missed a three-pointer.

The basketball hit the iron, the rebound was taken by Zubac, and the ball was passed directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian took advantage of the situation and directly started the fast break, holding the ball and rushing forward quickly.

At this time, Mudiay, who was defending Su Tian, ​​hurriedly followed, but he could only follow behind Su Tian, ​​and could not complete the overtaking.

Su Tian held the ball and rushed all the way to the basket. Gary Harris saw Su Tian rushing down to the basket so firmly, so he also let go of Ball to double-team Su Tian.

And after Su Tian attracted the double-team, he didn't panic at all. He hit the ground and passed the ball accurately to Ball who was keeping up with him. Ball caught the ball and went straight to the basket and scored.

2-0
At the beginning of the game, Su Tian led the Lakers to cooperate.

And Su Tian's pass also caught everyone's eyes.

"Charles, how do I feel that Su's passing is better than before? Or more spiritual." Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, that's right. To be honest, I seem to see Magic Johnson in this pass." Barkley had an expression of disbelief.

Just in the first round, Su Tian showed a different performance from before, and the fans are also looking forward to what Su Tian will do next.

The ball is switched, and it's the Nuggets' turn to attack.

Harris came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Jokic who was on the ground.

Jokic's passing is great, and the Nuggets executives have realized this, so it can be seen that the Nuggets belonging to Jokic are not far away.

After Jokic got the ball, he wanted to shake Zubac away with a fake move. Although Zubac was not strong, at least he would not jump wildly and was not easily shaken away by Jokic.

Just when everyone thought that Jokic was going to start playing with his back, Jokic took advantage of Zubac's inattention and passed a ground pass to Wilson Chandler who was making an air cut.

At this time, because Zubac came out with Jokic, the basket was very empty, so Wilson Chandler made a layup directly.

But at the moment when Chandler made a layup, Su Tian came over with a big hat.

boom--

The basketball hit the backboard with a sound, and the rebound was taken by Su Tian.

Su Tian nailed the big hat!

After winning the basketball, Su Tian turned around and started the fast break mode again.

Because they had already made a quick break in the previous round, everyone was familiar with it this time. Except for Zubac's slower pace, the other three all turned around and started a quick break.

At the moment when the fast break started, Barkley blurted out "show time!"

Seeing Su Tian holding the ball and going down quickly, Mudiay had no choice but to keep up with the defense again, but Su Tian was very fast and kept ahead of Mudiay to the frontcourt.

At this time, Ball and Ingram followed up in time, and young people are still very passionate about fast breaks.

At this time, Gary Harris was afraid that Su Tian would repeat his previous style of play and did not dare to let go of Ball, but he was also afraid that Su Tian would directly make a layup, so he suddenly became in a dilemma.

But in the next second, he will not be embarrassed, Su Tian made the choice for him.

I saw Su Tian directly receiving the ball and sending the ball in Ball's direction. Gary Harris hurried back to defend Ball upon seeing this.

But after going back, it was discovered that the ball was not in Ball's hands.

The real situation is that Su Tian made a false pass to Ball, then used his big hand to take the ball back again, and made a deft back pass to Ingram behind him.

It was too late and then it was too fast, everything happened between lightning and flint. After Su Tian passed the ball to Ingram, Su Tian had already crossed the baseline with Mudiay who was defending him.

At this time, there was no obstacle in front of Ingram, and he dunked with both hands directly.

4-0
Ingram, who had successfully dunked the dunk, looked very excited. He stepped forward and gave Su Tian an excited high-five. Su Tian also smiled and patted Ingram on the back, giving him encouragement.

The boys are very passionate, but they lack experience and the switch to turn on their strength. Now that Su Tian is leading the team, the whole team has obviously become more organized.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian began to combine assists with teammates and personal offenses. The switch between offense and assists made the Nuggets puzzled.

Under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers are obviously more decent than last season.

The person who feels the most about this is the head coach, Luke Walton.

Soon, at the end of the first quarter, Su Tian scored 10 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter, directly filling the data column.

The Lakers also led the Nuggets by 33 points 21-12 in a single quarter.

Su Tian's performance was impeccable and completely won the trust of the fans.

"Game over! Su Tian is the answer for the Lakers! I knew it in this quarter alone. Only under the leadership of Su can the Lakers show their strength!"

"Su's performance in this quarter was impeccable, especially the way he passed the ball. It reminded me of the legendary superstar of the Lakers, Magic Johnson!"

"I have to say that while Su's passing is imaginative, it is also practical and precise. He perfectly combines the two passing styles!"

Su Tian's performance is great, but Luke Wharton still wants to see what the Lakers can do without Su Tian.

So in the second quarter, Wharton took Su Tian down and replaced Ball, Clarkson, Ingram, Kuzma, and Larry Nance.

After Su went to the court, the Lakers returned to the state of fighting on their own. Although there was Ball on the field who was regarded as the organizer, it was clear that the rookie Ball could not organize these NBA players well.

Luke Walton still gave these young people half a quarter, and after the half quarter was over, Luke Walton called a timeout.

The Lakers started to make substitutions again, taking out Su Tian, ​​Clarkson, Luol Deng, Kuzma, and Larry Nance.

Before Su Tian entered the court, he high-fived Ball who was leaving the court.

"Lonzo, look at how Su plays." Luke Walton said to Lonzo Ball who was off the field.

Lonzo Ball nodded, sitting on the bench and staring at the court.

Lonzo Ball is undoubtedly extremely talented, otherwise he wouldn't be the second place.

But Ball is still too young to grasp many things.

After Su Tian returned to the field, he directly took over the command of the team.

First, I found Nance to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, and with the help of the pick-and-roll, he directly made a mid-range emergency stop jump shot and hit it easily.

Immediately afterwards, while the Nuggets were not paying attention, they directly intercepted the opponent's pass, and the fast break started again.

Su Tian quickly dribbled and sprinted. Because of the presence of the "King of Dribbling", Su Tian was not afraid of being intercepted at all, so his speed was extremely fast.

In the quick offensive and defensive transition, he accurately found Clarkson and passed the ball directly.

Clarkson caught the ball and made a layup.

In the remaining half of the quarter, the entire team's offense was sorted out by Su Tian in an extremely orderly manner, but the veteran Luol Deng did drop a lot, even with the help of Su Tian's pass, the shooting rate was not very high.

Soon, at the end of the second quarter, the score on the field became 60-45, and the Lakers led the Nuggets by 15 points at halftime.

Of course, this is preseason and the intensity of the game is low, but it also illustrates the huge offensive potential the Lakers have.

Su Tian didn't play again in the second half, and Luke Walton gave more time to these rookies and young people.

Of course, speaking of it, Su Tian is also a young man, but Su Tian is a star player, so it is still different.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 108-100. The young people of the Lakers were still a little angry and kept the lead brought by Su Tian.

In the next few preseason games, Su Tian only played half of the game, led the Lakers to the lead, and then handed over the game to others.

The Lakers have won and lost in these games, but winning or losing in the preseason is not important, what is important is to find out the problems of the team.

"Su, sit down." Luke Wharton beckoned Su Tian to sit down.

"What's wrong, coach."

"Su, now that the preseason is over, do you have any thoughts on the team lineup, or do you think you need to make any additions?"

Su Tian smiled slightly after hearing this, "Coach, I'm just a player, but the team does have some problems."

"If you have any questions, please tell me briefly."

"The team's main lineup is still too young. It's not that being young is bad, but that if it is too young, it will lack experience and it will be difficult to improve its record."

Su Tian rubbed his chin, and then said, "It may be better if we can bring one or two experienced veterans to sit in charge, and it will even help the harmony of the locker room."

Luke Wharton nodded, "You're right. It's good for a young guy to be aggressive, but sometimes he's still not calm. I'll talk to Johnson about this issue. Don't worry."

"Okay coach, then I will go to training first, and call me if there is anything else."

After speaking, Su Tian walked out of Wharton's office.

In fact, the problems Su Tian mentioned are indeed the existing problems of the Lakers.

It's just that it's not that easy to find such a player. After all, such a player is basically the patron saint of each team, so it's not easy to do.

The time soon came to October 10th. The preseason game has ended for two days, and there are two days before the regular season opener.

Of course, the opener has nothing to do with the Lakers yet.

Although Su Tian came to the Lakers, in the entire league, the Lakers really have no reputation.

Su Tian also organized a game today and invited all the players of the team to the party.

In fact, Su Tian was not good at these things at first. He learned from Lao Zhan when he was in the Cavaliers. Please have a meal before the start of the season.

The experience of organizing the game was learned from Lao Zhan, and these local "resources" were given by Kobe.

Su Tian not only invited the players, but also the head coach.

At the party, Su Tian also spoke a few words with every player, mainly to encourage them.

Kobe is also very satisfied with Su Tian's move, which shows that Su Tian is willing to lead this group of young people.

In this way, Kobe felt more at ease with Su Tian, ​​and was more willing to do his part for Su Tian.

And through this gathering, Su Tian also well condensed the collective strength of the Lakers.

In the NBA, if you want to make a career, you can't do it on your own. You must have suitable helpers.

In this regard, not only the Cavaliers, but the Warriors also won the championship after having a suitable helper.

After these few days of preseason, Su Tian has cooperated with every player in the team.

Su Tian can still feel that whether it is Randall, Ingram or Ball, they are all players with great potential and can make a difference.

However, Su Tian still hopes that they can quickly exchange their potential, otherwise, Su Tian can't wait for them for a long time.

The time soon came to the 17th, and the NBA ushered in the opening game of the 17-18 season. There were only two opening games on the first day.

One is the Celtics against the Cavaliers, and the other is the Rockets against the Warriors.

Originally, it was very common for the Celtics and the Cavaliers to play the opening game against the opponents of the Eastern Conference finals, but who would have thought that Irving would directly swap clubs with Thomas Jr.!

Once done like this, the traffic immediately exploded, and the joke made me want to cry, "It's better to be Ou Shenxian! Do things first-class!"

There is nothing about the Lakers on this day. The Lakers' opening game is scheduled for the 19th, with the Clippers at home and a derby in the same city.

Su Tian also turned on the TV, ready to watch the Warriors vs. Rockets game.

Now that Su Tian has come to the west, he naturally hopes to make his mark in the west, so he naturally needs to know more about the western teams.

Su Tian watched the presentation ceremony of the Warriors' pre-match championship ring, and his heart was also filled with fighting spirit.

"Just wait, I'll get the O'Brien Cup."

(End of this chapter)