NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 237 Learning to Lose
On November 11, the Lakers easily defeated the Grizzlies 5-117.

The Grizzlies themselves are not a good scoring team, especially after Randolph left.

The Grizzlies scored the most points in this game was Tyreke Evans on the bench.

Under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers successfully got a double-digit lead in the first quarter, and then maintained the lead until the end.

After the game with the Grizzlies, the Lakers ushered in a focus battle, going to Boston to play against the Celtics.

During the offseason, Irving and Su Tian left one after another, which inevitably caused the public to compare Irving and Su Tian together.

After Irving came to the Celtics, his performance was still very good, the data remained at 20+5, and his record was 9 wins and 2 losses, ranking in the forefront of the Eastern Conference.

It seems that everything is beautiful, but everything is most afraid of comparison.

The Lakers have already won 10 consecutive victories after defeating the Grizzlies, and Su Tian's data has won the best of the week twice in a row.

As the saying goes, don't worry about the few but the unevenness, so Owen naturally doesn't have a good look at Su Tian.

But Su Tian himself doesn't care. After all, when he was in the previous team, he didn't have a good relationship. He can only be said to be a colleague.

The game time came quickly, and players from both sides came to the field.

The starters for the Celtics are Irving, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Marcus Morris, and Aaron Baynes.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Kuzma, Lopez.

The Lakers also changed their lineup, but it was not Randall who started but Kuzma.

In the last few games, Kuzma has been performing very well, very active and good at seizing opportunities, and his shooting is a little better than Randall.

Although it is not as good as Randall overall, it is more suitable in terms of fitness.

After all, with Su Tian in the starting lineup, he doesn't need too many ball handlers.

In this way, the bench has become much more generous, led by Clarkson and Randall, as well as Pope and Brewer.

As for Larry Nance, he suffered some injuries and needed to recuperate.

Soon, the game started and Lopez grabbed the initiative.

Ball came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed it to Su Tian.

As soon as Su Tian got the ball, Jaylen Brown, who was defending Su Tian, ​​was very nervous. He wanted to press forward but was afraid of being missed by one step. He seemed like a beginner.

Speaking of which, Jaylen Brown entered the league in 16, and this is only his second season.

Seeing that Brown was so nervous, Su Tian made a three-pointer attack, followed by a simple tentative step, then withdrew and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian successfully hit a three-pointer at the start.

3-0
The possession of the ball was switched, and Irving advanced with the ball.

After leaving James, Irving finally got rid of the mission of "dribbling guard" and came to the frontcourt to directly play with the ball.

Originally, Su Tian thought about switching defenses between himself and Ball, but after much deliberation, he decided to forget it. He should let Ball practice more, otherwise he would not be able to fight a tough battle.

Irving, on the other hand, seemed very confident facing Balldo's defense. After continuous cross dribbles, he directly started a breakthrough, overtook from the right, and was one position ahead of Ball, and went straight to the basket.

When he came to the basket and encountered Lopez's defense interference, Irving jumped up a lever to avoid it, and made another layup.

3-2
Owen's actions are still gorgeous, but only two points.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Su Tian held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

This time Jaylen Brown seemed a little more stable than last time, and he should have calmed down, although Su Tian didn't know why this guy was so excited before.

So Su Tian started to call Lopez for the pick-and-roll. Brown didn't dare to go around when seeing the pick-and-roll, but squeezed close to the pick-and-roll.

Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to initiate a breakthrough, and Baynes on the inside didn't dare to come out in order to defend Su Tian, ​​just waiting for Su Tian to hit the basket.

So Su Tian passed the ball behind the back to Lopez who had withdrawn from the three-point line, and Lopez received the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

After a period of training, Lopez's three-pointers have already achieved a certain degree of accuracy.

6-2
Seeing Lopez's three-pointer, Stevens frowned. With a center who can make three-pointers, there is a lot more space to play tactically. As a tactical master, Stevens understands this even more question.

"It's no wonder the Lakers can win 10 consecutive victories. It seems that it's not just because of Su."

Because the start of the game is not long, many coaches have not even figured out their own teams, let alone pay attention to other teams. The same is true for Stevens. Irving was added during the offseason, and tactics have to be changed a lot. few.

Speaking of which, the Lakers can be considered to have enjoyed the opening bonus and were not targeted by other teams, but as the schedule progresses, it is certain that they will be targeted.

With Su Tian around, the Lakers revitalized the team perfectly, and Wharton didn't bother to organize the team.

Soon, the first quarter is over.

Su Tian could clearly feel on the field that Irving was out of touch with the entire team, and there was not much cooperation between them, and Irving did not have the ability to kill the game by himself.

So this gave the Lakers the advantage in the first quarter, and Su Tian also took the opportunity to widen the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 33-26, with the Lakers leading by 7 points.

In the second quarter, Su Tian took a break temporarily, but the lineup on the field was still dominated by the main lineup.

The Lakers have been at the bottom of the valley in recent years, and now they are finally rising. Wharton does not want to lose the game against the Celtics.

Ball, Clarkson, Ingram, Randle, Lopez.

Su Tian sat off the court and watched the scores on the court keep changing.

Irving on the Celtics side also took a break, led by Jaylen Brown and Smart.

In Su Tian's absence, the young people on both sides are evenly matched, and the difference in points hasn't changed much.

The Lakers already have a leading advantage, and it is a good thing for the Lakers that the point difference has not changed.

Soon, halfway through the second quarter, Walton called a timeout to make substitution adjustments.

Su Tian, ​​Clarkson, Pope, Kuzma, Randall.

After Su Tian came up, Owen also came up, and the two faced each other directly.

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Irving stepped forward to defend. As a result, Su Tian accelerated away from Irving, and came to the middle distance to make an emergency stop jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady hit from mid-range.

Owen also didn't expect that Su Tian would burst out at such a fast speed all of a sudden.

The possession of the ball was changed, and Irving held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Su Tian's defense, Irving must be cautious.

Su Tian's defense against Irving can be casual, but Owen's defense against Su Tian is not good, Su Tian's defense is much better than Owen's.

Owen raised his hand to call his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside. Su Tian quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and followed Owen's side.

Irving came all the way to the basket, pulled the bar for a layup, but was interrupted by Su Tian at the moment of the shot, and made a layup.

Su Tian quickly took off for the second time to get the rebound, turned around and pushed the switch, and the Lakers started the whirlwind again.

Facing Irving's pursuit, Su Tian passed the ball to Clarkson on the move, and Clarkson made a layup directly.

As soon as Su Tian played two rounds, he led the team to score 4 points in a row, and the point difference has reached double digits.

But Stevens did not call a timeout. Although the point difference was in double digits, the Celtics were not weak in morale.

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball again. This time Irving cooperated with his teammates. With the cooperation, Irving successfully threw off Su Tian's defense and rushed to the basket.

Randall at the basket seemed a little overwhelmed by Irving's defense. He was scored 2+1 by Irving, and Irving made an extra free throw.

In the next few rounds, the scores of the two sides showed a see-saw state, and the point difference has been hovering around 10 points.

Until the end of the first half, the score came to 60-50, and the point difference was still 10 points.

In fact, at this point in the game, Su Tian already understood that the Lakers would win this game without accident.

The Celtics can't even win against Su Tian and the Lakers in their normal state, and they can't even beat the queen who opened the final quarter.

In the third quarter, Su Tian continued to play, and Irving was not to be outdone, leading the Celtics' starting lineup to play.

But no matter how hard Irving tried, this point difference has always been in front of him like a natural moat.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian turned on the harvest mode and defeated the Celtics in half a quarter. Stevens called a timeout.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Celtics 117-96 and successfully won the first 11 consecutive victories!

In fact, the Celtics can't beat the Lakers because the hardware can't keep up. Although Irving is a point guard, his organizational ability is incomparable to Su Tian.

And Su Tian also scored 30+10 again in this game, and led 7 Lakers players to score in double figures.

After the game with the Celtics, Owen took the initiative to find Su Tian and hugged him.

In the face of Owen's kindness, Su Tian also responded politely, and said to Owen, "Brother, come on."

After the game, the Lakers did not stay, but rushed to Washington immediately, because they had to play against the Wizards back-to-back the next day.

After coming to Washington, the Lakers began to rest and adjust, and Wharton found Su Tian.

"Su, you've played well recently, but I want you to rest in the next game." Wharton said.

Su Tian was very puzzled. He had no potential injury and was the only core of the team. Wouldn't it be a surrender to let him rest in rotation?
"Why coach? I have no injuries and I am healthy." Su Tian responded.

"Of course, of course, I know this, but I don't know if you have noticed the state of our other players. Because of the recent winning streak, everyone is very nervous and always afraid of doing something wrong. I think we should give them a break. Spirit, what do you think?"

Su Tian was also taken aback after hearing this. After thinking about it, this is indeed the case. It was only Randall himself who had such a problem before, and he returned to normal under his own care. However, as the team continued to win consecutively, this kind of pressure was indeed given to him. other players.

At the same time, Su Tian suddenly thought that as the boss of the team, he didn't even pay attention to this point. It was the first time that he was inexperienced as the boss. It's not that simple.

"Good coach, what you said makes sense, but I didn't think about it, so I'll take a rest for the next round." Su Tian said.

"Okay, that's good, Sue, take a good rest." Wharton also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that.

Wharton is also very afraid of Su Tian's argument. After all, the two have not cooperated for a long time, and Wharton is still not sure of Su Tian's temper. If he encounters Kobe's stubborn temper, he will definitely not agree.

Fortunately, Su Tian was more talkative and agreed to his proposal. Even though he lost a game, it also made the young guys on the team less nervous, which was not a loss.

So, when he played against the Wizards the next day, Su Tian sat on the team's bench in casual clothes, and Pope replaced Su Tian in the start.

And the final result was not what Su Tian expected. Facing the Wizards' backcourt combination, the Lakers couldn't cope without him.

The Wizards easily won the Lakers 111-95, and the Lakers' record also came to 11 wins and 1 loss, ending the opening streak.

After the Lakers took the initiative to break the winning streak, the Lakers made another wave of news, reporting the Lakers' first loss of the new season.

But after this wave of news reports passed, Su Tian also obviously felt that the pressure on the team was much less. During the team training, the cooperation between the players became smoother.

Su Tian was also amazed. It seems that there is still a lot to learn in the NBA, not only how to win, but also how to lose.

After the end of the game against the Wizards, the Lakers once again started a new round of winning streak.

On November 11, the Lakers easily defeated the Bucks 11-110.

On November 11, the Lakers fought against the Suns again and easily won 13-113. Booker was once again unable to find North by Su Tianfang.

On November 11th, the Lakers ended their road trip and returned to the home court to face the challenge of digital people.

Facing the challenge of the digital man, Su Tian naturally would not show mercy, and would directly fight to the death, especially the off-ball shooter who was facing him.

In the end, 119-99, the Lakers beat Philadelphia by 20 points.

While Su Tian completed his own KPI, he directly blocked the opposing players.

After the Lakers lost one game, they won three consecutive victories again, with a record of 14 wins and 1 loss, still ranking first in the league.

After the game with the digital man, Walton also announced a day off, giving the team a chance to breathe.

Because the next three games are all at home, there is no need to travel back and forth, so this is the time to arrange a vacation.

In fact, the Lakers' winning streak in the first period was also related to their opponents. The opponents were not very strong, and they didn't pay enough attention to the Lakers and Su Tian.

On the 17th, the Lakers played three games against the Suns at home.

In this game, Booker's defense against Su Tian finally ushered in an explosion, scoring 33 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Although there were still 4 turnovers defended by Su Tian, ​​it has improved a lot compared to before.

不过湖人这边也有人爆发，库兹马全场拿到30分10篮板1助攻，洛佩兹拿到20+10，再加上苏天的35分12助攻10篮板的三双数据，有惊无险的三杀太阳。

When the Lakers were advancing, Su Tian also won another best of the week, and the one who competed with Su Tian for the best of the week this time was his opponent in the next game, Nikola Jokic.

约基奇在11月6日到11月12日期间，场均拿到22.7分13.3篮板5.7助攻2.3抢断1.0盖帽，技术非常的全能，打出来了顶尖内线的数据。

But when it comes to Su Tian's average of 30+10+8 per game, Teacher Yue can only resent him.

(End of this chapter)