NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 241 This is Lai Owen!
After the first quarter of the game against the Rockets, Su Tian also roughly understood what level the Lakers' overall strength is at this stage.

If the Lakers don't have their own lineup, at most they are on the edge of the playoffs, and they have to be on the edge of not making the playoffs.

But now after adding himself, the Lakers came to the top three position in an instant, on par with the Rockets.

Of course, the Rockets haven't fully run in yet, but the young people of the Lakers haven't fully grown up either.

As for comparing with the Warriors?Forget it, the Warriors in the past two years are really not something the current Lakers can touch.

As for the future, let's talk about the future.

During the intermission, Wharton arranged tactics and made it clear that Su Tian's playing time will be increased in this game, because it is also a challenge for Su Tian to ensure that Su Tian is facing Harden throughout the game.

Soon, the intermission ended, and the second quarter began. Harden didn't play, Paul led the team, and Wharton also breathed a sigh of relief and put Su Tian off the court to rest.

I thought that if Harden didn't play, Su Tian could take a break, but now even if it's just Paul, the Lakers without Su Tian can't handle it.

Just 3 minutes into the second quarter, Wharton couldn't help but call a timeout, because in these 3 minutes, Paul led the Rockets to an 8-0 spurt and directly made the score to 27-35. Wharton had to take Su Tian up again.

After Su Tian came on the court, he took the initiative to match up with Paul. Paul was also a player who played with his brain. Seeing Su Tian defending himself, he began to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

Although Paul can still play a role, at least he is better defensively than before Su Tian came on the court.

Another 3 minutes passed. In these 3 minutes, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers maintained the point difference with the Rockets. Of course, Su Tian did not try his best, but also to save energy for the later time.

So after 6 minutes passed in the first half of the second quarter, the Rockets also made adjustments and brought Harden up.

Seeing Harden and Paul present at the same time, Su Tian cheered up and was ready to turn on the full power mode.

After Harden came up, the Rockets had the first possession of the ball. Harden held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. It was still Su Tian who defended Harden.

This season's Harden is the original MVP of the regular season, and it is impossible for Su Tian not to take it seriously.

Facing Su Tian, ​​Harden called his teammates for a pick-and-roll this time, and with the help of the pick-and-roll, Harden directly shot a three-pointer.

But Su Tian on the side kept interfering, and the "Defense and Deterrence" badge also lit up in time.

boom--

Harden made a shot and the rebound was grabbed by Kuzma. Su Tian stepped forward to catch the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After coming to the frontcourt, facing Harden's defense, Su Tian also called for a pick-and-roll, but Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough, breaking into the middle distance and directly stopping the jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady hit in the mid-range shot.

The ball is switched, and it is the Rockets' turn to attack again.

This time, Paul advanced with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, he and Capela picked and rolled the ball and rushed to the basket.

Clarkson, who was defending Paul, was swayed by Paul's fake action and failed to keep up with Paul's changes in time, so Paul directly shot a mid-range shot.

Swah——

Paul's mid-range is still very stable.

"Hey! Do you think Su looks like a heightened version of Chris Paul?" Barkley said suddenly.

"It makes sense for you to say that. The mid-range, organization, and defense are all excellent, and they have a good three-point ability. It seems that they are really just short of height." Kenny Smith said.

"No, no, you have forgotten Su's biggest feature. Su's final quarter must be stronger than Chris Paul!" O'Neal said.

"Oh! Yes! Sue is the king of the last quarter!" Barkley laughed.

Back on the field, Su Tian had already brought the ball to the frontcourt, and used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside. As a result, the Rockets gave up defending Su Tian's teammates and directly double-teamed Su Tian.

Faced with the Rockets' sudden double-teaming, Su Tian didn't panic at all, but passed the ball directly to Kuzma who was emptied, and Kuzma caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Maybe Kuzma's strength is not strong, but the 3D attribute is indeed popular. With the help of Su Tian's pass, it is basically impossible to miss such an open opportunity.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian exhausted his whole body to barely maintain a point difference of about 5 points, and persisted until Paul came off the court to rest.

When Paul took a break, there were only 3 minutes left in the second quarter. When Wharton asked Su Tian if he wanted to take a break, Su Tian refused.

Because Su Tian wanted to see where his limit was.

So in the last 3 minutes of the second quarter, Su Tian stepped up his personal offense again, chasing the score of the two teams to a goal gap.

At the end of the first half, the score came to 55-57, and the Lakers were only 2 points behind the Rockets.

During the halftime break, in the Lakers locker room, the teammates could clearly feel how much Su Tian wasted.

Su Tian lay on the side and didn't want to talk at all. He took two sips of Gatorade before he recovered.

"Su, take a break in the first half of the third quarter. I think you've exhausted your body and energy, so you should take it easy." Wharton said with a worried face.

"No coach, I can do it, don't worry." Su Tian said immediately after hearing the coach's arrangement.

"Okay, Sue, I know I can't stop you, but you must do what you can. If you can't keep going on the field, you must raise your hand to signal me, or you can directly raise your hand to call a timeout." Wharton said.

"Okay coach, I see, thank you."

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

Sure enough, the Rockets let Paul and Harden play at the same time.

In such a situation, Wharton had already guessed, sending Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randall, and Nance.

In the third quarter, the first ball was given to the Lakers. Ball advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and didn't rush to attack. He adjusted his breathing first, then called Nance for a pick-and-roll, and broke through directly with the help of the pick-and-roll.

This time the Rockets' defense is more in place, and the mutual cooperation is more tacit. Harden closely followed Su Tian. This defensive attitude and ability completely made Su Tian unable to think of the "Modern Combination" period. Harden.

Su Tian led Harden all the way to the basket. Harden thought that Su Tian was going to make a layup and was ready to take off and block shots. However, Su Tian suddenly made an emergency stop and threw away the defensive Harden.

Harden's reaction was not slow. Seeing Su Tian stop suddenly, he quickly changed his center of gravity and rushed towards Su Tian again.

As a result, after Su Tian made an emergency stop, he turned around and shot backwards.

This operation directly confused Harden, so Su Tian directly made a non-interference shot.

57-57
The two teams are back on the same starting line again.

The possession of the ball was changed, and the Rockets began to organize the offense.

Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball, facing Ball's defense Paul didn't care at all, but Paul is still a traditional No. [-] position after all, and the first thing he thought about was how to drive his teammates instead of shooting himself.

Paul began to call for pick-and-rolls, but again, the Rockets' pick-and-roll defense against the Lakers has improved, and the Lakers' pick-and-roll defense against the Rockets has also improved.

Ball followed Paul closely, relying on his taller height to hang over Paul.

For a while, Paul couldn't find a good passing route, and could only vaguely see Harden's position, so he passed the ball in Harden's direction.

But what Paul didn't notice was that Su Tian was waiting for an opportunity beside Harden, and it was Su Tian's intention to let Paul see this passing route!

Snapped--

Before the basketball reached Harden's hands, it was successfully intercepted by Su Tian!

After grabbing the ball, Su Tian went straight to the front court with the ball. Harden's reaction was the fastest among the Rockets, and he followed closely behind Su Tian, ​​with a distance of two steps between the two.

But Su Tian rushed all the way to the basket in the frontcourt. Of course, Su Tian also noticed Harden who was chasing after him, so Su Tian's heart turned, and he directly took the ball and took off.

bang——

Su Tian directly dunked with both hands.

Seeing this scene two steps away, Harden could only slam on the brakes to get out of Su Tian's cylinder.

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The scene at Staples was also aroused by this ball, and the fans at the scene kept shouting Su Tian's name.

sue!sue!sue!
MVP! MVP! MVP!

Su Tian was extremely happy to hear this shout, but Harden was not in such a good mood.

Originally, last season, Harden was a strong contender for the MVP of the regular season, but in the end he lost to his second brother Westbrook. It is not easy to say much about losing to his second brother Harden, after all, they are all brothers, but now Su Tian suddenly appeared and wanted to snatch the MVP that he already regarded as his own.

Harden naturally has no good face.

The ball was given to the Rockets again, and Harden pushed forward with the ball. While pushing forward with the ball, Harden stared at Su Tian, ​​looking like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity.

To be honest, if it's the fourth quarter, Su Tian has the confidence to stabilize Harden this season, but now it's the third quarter, and the cheat hasn't arrived yet!

And looking at Harden, it seems that he is going to eat himself. You said that you told him at this time, Lai Owen, can he believe it?
No matter what Su Tian was thinking at this time, anyway, Harden had already started to dribble continuously under his crotch.

Su Tian also quickly concentrated his attention and observed Harden's center of gravity.

But this time Harden seemed to start earlier than usual, and rushed out with an explosion. Su Tian was surprised that Harden still had such explosive power in the third quarter.

Just when Su Tian thought that Harden was going to rush to the basket, Harden took a step back and threw off Su Tian's defense, and then took another step back to widen the distance from Su Tian and returned to the three Breakout.

Before Su Tian could react, Harden directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Harden's signature double step-back three-pointer!

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Seeing that Harden's double-step back opened up such a large distance, and he couldn't even reach his "defensive shock", Su Tian quickly gestured to the referee.

"Walk! Walk!"

But the referee took a look at Su Tian and ignored Su Tian.

Of course Su Tian knew that Harden didn't walk. After all, this move was Harden's signature stunt. Su Tian's approach was not to make trouble for no reason, but to put pressure on the referee, so as to gain some advantages in judgment.

These are some tips I learned with James when I was in the Cavaliers.

Seeing that the referee ignored him, Su Tian stopped talking, got the ball and started to push forward with the ball.

When he came to the frontcourt, Su Tian found that Harden's eyes were still serious, and that cheetah look still existed.

So Su Tian felt that it was better to avoid his edge first, and called Nance to pick and roll, and use the pick and roll to make a breakthrough.

But Harden's speed and reaction seem to be faster than before. Su Tian doesn't know if it's his own illusion, but Su Tian can feel it. It's not so easy to get rid of Harden now!
But fortunately, when Su Tian was worried about how to solve the reluctant problem, Randall ran back and rushed to the basket. Su Tian's eyes lit up, and he made a precise pass to the ground.

Then Randall caught the ball and scored a layup.

61-60
Seeing Randall's hit, Su Tian also breathed a sigh of relief, and took the initiative to find Randall and clap hands to celebrate.

"Brother, thanks to you."

"Should be."

Although Randall hit, Harden's expression has not changed.

Su Tian has reason to suspect that Harden has entered that "zong" now. Although Su Tian has seen that anime and knows the concept, isn't he meowing a fantasy brain?
When will Two-dimensional be realized!Besides, even if it can be materialized, it has to do business first, isn't it, what kind of basketball animation.

The ball was switched, and Paul took the ball to the frontcourt.

This time Paul originally wanted to play with the ball by himself, but suddenly found that Harden was actively running!

Paul felt that this was a signal that Harden was willing to make changes to his arrival, so he didn't want to chill Harden's heart. Seeing that Harden was almost running, he passed the ball directly to Harden.

Harden just glanced at Su Tian when he got the ball, and then directly took the ball to the basket.

At this time, Su Tiancai had just bypassed Tucker who was picking and rolling for Harden, and before he had time to catch up, Harden had already made a layup with a European step.

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Su Tian frowned at this time. Harden was more difficult than he imagined at this time. It can only be said that Harden is worthy of being an MVP player in the regular season. Team thigh level.

That MVP, in front of the current MVP Harden, is not enough at all.

The possession of the ball was switched again, Ball held the ball and advanced, and Su Tian, ​​like Harden just now, led Harden to run around the field.

Harden is the core of the Rockets' offense, and it is naturally desirable to be able to consume his physical strength, not to mention that he does not have the ability to restore physical strength like himself.

With the help of continuous counter-runs and teammates' pick-and-rolls, Su Tian also ran out an excellent opportunity, and Ball quickly passed the ball to him.

After Su Tian received the ball, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Harden, who was defending Su Tian, ​​was only a second or so slower.

Swah——

Under the watchful eyes of Harden and Su Tian, ​​the basketball successfully entered the net.

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Seeing the basketball hit the net, Su Tian breathed a sigh of relief. Why did he suddenly find that Harden was so close to him, so he whispered something in Harden's ear.

"It's Lai Owen."

After speaking, Su Tian hurriedly turned around, pretending to return to defense as if nothing had happened.

And after Harden heard this sentence, Monk Zhanger couldn't figure it out, and he didn't understand what Su Tian meant. It was obvious that the Lakers were playing the Rockets, so what are you talking about Irving.

But then a cold wave hit his back, Harden shivered, his eyes and demeanor gradually returned to normal, Su Tian could see clearly that Harden had withdrawn from that state!

(End of this chapter)