NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 243 "Who Is the Best Shooting Guard in the New Era"

Harden made a shot, the rebound was taken by Nance, and he passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

As soon as Su Tian got the ball, he turned around and pushed the switch, and quickly came to the basket in the frontcourt and made a layup.

Su Tian's speed was so fast that he didn't give the Rockets a chance to return to defense.

105-100
The point difference came to 5 points, and there were 4 minutes left.

When Paul got the ball again, he obviously started to slow down the rhythm, trying to suppress the rhythm.

But Harden was in a hurry. As soon as Paul held the ball for halftime, Harden began to open his hands for the ball, and Paul had to pass it to him.

When Harden got the ball, he still wanted to single-handedly play against Su Tian, ​​but at this time, Su Tian had already honed himself in this field, and found some small skills to defend Harden, plus he had been buffed by the king of the last quarter, haha Deng couldn't get over the waves at all.

After continuous dribbling, Harden broke through with the ball and relied on Su Tian for a layup. Su Tian didn't press forward because he was afraid of being fouled, but his raised hands could also play a role in interference.

boom--

Swah——

The basketball rolled around the hoop and was lucky enough to hit the net.

It has to be said that this ball still has a lot of luck, Su Tian's defense is already in place.

105-102
The ball was once again given to the Lakers, and Su Tian held the ball to advance himself. Originally, Ball wanted to hold the ball to advance, but that shameless Paul came to press the whole court directly, trying to force Ball to make a mistake, so Su Tian directly took the initiative to catch the ball .

After coming to the frontcourt, Harden still did not give up defending in front of Su Tian. Su Tian seemed to be dribbling the ball carelessly, but in fact he had been observing the team's movements.

Suddenly, Harden moved. Harden seemed to sense Su Tian's inattentiveness, so he directly chose a gambling steal!

But, unfortunately, Su Tian has been paying attention to Harden's movements.

Su Tian easily dodged Harden's steal with a pull back, and then directly launched a breakthrough, easily came to the mid-range position, and made an emergency stop to shoot a jumper.

Swah——

107-102
Su Tian's mid-range hit was steady, and the point difference seemed to be fixed here.

Paul was very angry, why did he make such a steal at such a critical moment.

But this means that Harden did not succeed, and it is not the case when he succeeds.

In the next few rounds, the two teams began to grind like tofu. The collision between the two sides was hard, but the score did not change.

When there was only one minute left, Harden finally found a chance to ask Kai Sutian to pester him, and Paul quickly passed the ball to him.

Harden caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly. Su Tian wanted to step forward to interfere but still couldn't catch up.

Swah——

Harden hit a three-pointer.

107-105
Harden's three-pointer seemed to give the Rockets hope of winning again.

But Harden didn't celebrate much, because Harden knew that he was still behind, and after this matchup, Harden also deeply felt how strong Su Tian was.

The possession of the ball was switched and Su Tian got the ball.

Seeing that Harden was still conscientiously defending himself, Su Tian once again lamented that Harden has really changed a lot and improved a lot.

When Harden's professionalism and attitude are corrected, he is indeed one of the league's best superstars.

Su Tian did not start rashly, but cooperated with Randall in a pick-and-roll, and Su Tian used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside.

And Harden also followed closely behind Su Tian to interfere. At this moment, there is still half of Capela under the basket, because the other half is defending Nance.

After reaching the basket, Su Tian collected the ball and jumped up, ready to make a layup.

Harden also jumped up and tried to block the shot, and Capela also let go of Nance and ran to help defend against interference.

The two of them, one in front and one in back, one on the left and one on the right, double-teamed Su Tian directly.

Su Tian retracted the ball from the air to his waist, and then took it out from his waist, bypassing the defense of the two, and scored a layup with a difficult pull.

109-105
At this time, there were only 30 seconds left, and D'Antoni called a timeout.

With a difference of 4 points and 30 seconds, if you can score a quick goal and defend another, there is still a good chance.

As for the Lakers, although they have a score advantage, Walton is also very nervous. To be honest, before the start of the game, Walton never thought of playing to this point.

Although Walton also has confidence in his team, the Rockets overturned the existence of the Warriors in the opening game, and the Lakers couldn't even pass the Warriors.

Soon, the timeout ended, and Wharton didn't have time to arrange any tactics, defend well, and then gave the ball to Su Tian, ​​and it was over.

After returning to the court, the Rockets had the ball and Harden advanced with the ball.

According to the tactical arrangement, a quick scoring tactic should be played first at this time, so Tucker stepped forward to pick and roll, and Harden directly made a three-pointer with the help of the pick and roll.

Although Harden made a successful shot, the ball was still interfered by Su Tian.

boom--

The basketball hit the rim and jumped high, and the rebound was taken by Capela.

The moment Capela got the rebound, he took off again.

boom--

Capela made a successful dunk!
109-107
After Capela successfully dunked, he yelled loudly and vented his emotions. Harden also stepped forward and bumped Capela's chest to celebrate.

At this time Walton also called a timeout. After Capela made a dunk just now, there are only 20 seconds left. If the Rockets do not foul, it will be very difficult for the Rockets to steal or cause the Lakers to make mistakes.

Therefore, the Rockets probably still have to implement foul tactics.

Soon, the timeout ended, Ingram stood on the sideline to serve, and Su Tian used the cover of his teammates to run continuously.

After the referee whistled, Ingram passed the ball, and Su Tian ran out to catch the ball with difficulty.

Just 2 seconds after Su Tian received the ball, Tucker quickly hugged Su Tian.

Su Tian walked to the free throw line.

After two consecutive free throws, the score came to 111-107
The Rockets have the ball, the Rockets serve quickly, and after Harden receives the ball, he finds a space to shoot and directly shoots a three-pointer.

Swah——

Harden's shot was too hard, Su Tian's "defensive shock" badge was all lit up, but Harden still made the shot.

111-110
The time came to 13 seconds.

Wharton wanted to call a timeout, but Su Tian waved his hand and refused, and the Lakers sent the baseline ball.

Su Tian received the ball, and the Rockets used foul tactics again.

Su Tian walked to the free throw line and made two free throws.

113-110
The Rockets called a timeout. The game has reached this point, and the rest is completely up to the stars to deal with it. Tactics and role players can play a very limited role.

The timeout is over, and both sides return to the court.

The Rockets started to serve the sideline ball, and Su Tian followed Harden closely, but Harden temporarily threw off Su Tian's blockade with two consecutive pick-and-roll screens and received the ball.

As soon as Harden got the ball, he shot a three-pointer directly, and Su Tian's defense also arrived at the same time.

boom--

The basketball flew into the air again, this time because it hit the back edge of the basket and bounced far away, Su Tian's position was just right, so Su Tian directly grabbed the rebound.

Su Tian, ​​who got the ball, didn't stop. He twisted his body to avoid Harden who wanted to foul, and ran to the frontcourt with the ball.

At this time, there was another Paul chasing after him, and Su Tian didn't dare to slow down, so he was chased by Paul all the way to the basket in the frontcourt and directly succeeded in dunking with both hands.

115-110
With 5 points difference, there are only 5 seconds left in the time.

The Rockets still wanted to struggle again, and made the last three-pointer, but missed, and the game was completely over.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly beat the Rockets 115-110.

苏天全场拿到42分13助攻8篮板3抢断1盖帽，第四节单节拿到20分，全场最佳。

As for the Lakers, except for Su Tian, ​​everyone else performed quite well and did not perform particularly well. Even Lopez, who should have taken responsibility, did not perform very well.

For the Rockets, Harden scored 23 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds. He didn't have a particularly explosive scoring performance, but he performed much better than those players who played against Su Tian before.

Paul scored 21 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals. He is the second core besides Harden. Paul did show this quality on the court, leading the Rockets' lineup to perform well.

Except for these two, the Rockets are still considered good, so they have a round face, scoring 20 points and 1 rebound.

After the match against the Rockets, Su Tian let out a long sigh of relief.

In fact, the strength of the Rockets is not bad. The Lakers' victory this time still has some luck.

Under the weakening of the two phases, this gave the Lakers a chance. If they don't let the Lakers really not necessarily win.

However, Su Tian also believes that if he can win this game, he will definitely have extra points for the MVP evaluation of this season's regular season. Winning Harden through direct dialogue will definitely be powerful for the MVP competition.

After the game, Su Tian also hugged and greeted Harden. This scene was also photographed by reporters, and was later published in a newspaper with the headline "Who is the best shooting guard in the new era?" "

And Su Tian followed Wharton to accept the post-match interview.

"Sue, do you think you're the best shooting guard in the league now?"

"I don't know, because this season hasn't finished yet, and I haven't played against all the shooting guards in the league." Su Tian replied with a smile.

Faced with such a difficult question, the key to the answer is not to answer yes or no, but how to change the topic and give a third answer.

"Su, do you think you already have the ability to be the MVP of the regular season? Or, do you have any ideas about the MVP of the regular season this season?"

"Of course, there is no player who does not want this honor. Of course I want it too, and I will use the game to prove whether I am worthy." Su Tian said firmly.

"Then I wish you the best of luck in getting the award you want."

After the interview, Su Tian returned home. After fighting the Rockets for so long, Su Tian was already exhausted.

But when he thought of the MVP of the regular season beckoning to him, Su Tian felt hot inside.

Harden is very strong, but isn't it this kind of strong collision that makes people most excited.

After the game against the Rockets, the Lakers had three days of rest, and the Lakers also took the opportunity to take a day off to adjust their status.

Because the time has entered December, it means that the All-Star voting for this season is about to begin.

Moreover, this year's All-Star will be held in Los Angeles. According to the current popularity of the Lakers and Su Tian, ​​it is necessary for Su Tian to start. Moreover, as long as Su Tian opens his mouth to ask for the MVP, Su Tian believes that these players will give him face.

However, this year's All-Star competition system has changed. Instead of being divided into east and west as before, a captain is selected from the east and west.

On October 2017, 10, the league officially announced that the NBA All-Star Game ushered in major reforms. The previous East-West match was canceled. Instead, the two captains of the All-Star Game selected players from among the players selected to form the All-Star Game. The team, for confrontation.The two captains will be the players who received the most votes from fans in the East and West divisions.

As in the past, the selection process for the 24 All-Star players will not change, still 12 in the East and 12 in the West.

The All-Star starting players will still be voted by fans, media, and players, while the 14 substitutes will be voted by the head coaches of 30 teams, including three forwards, two guards, and two players at any position in the east and west.

If someone is unable to participate due to injury, the NBA commissioner will appoint a replacement.

The captains of the two teams will select their own players from the All-Star starters and All-Star substitutes.

This kind of restructuring has indeed created a lot of topics, which has caused another wave of hype in the media.

As for Su Tian, ​​he just played hard and tried to get more votes.

First of all, the domestic votes must be dominated by themselves, but with the operation of the alliance, it has been weakened a lot.

Secondly, the local fans in Los Angeles were also conquered by Su Tian in just one or two months. Coupled with Kobe's endorsement, Su Tian's popularity and popularity rose rapidly.

Even the fans that Su Tian had accumulated in Cleveland before, although not many, there are some.

On December 12, the Lakers finished their rest and headed to Philadelphia.

For Philadelphia, Su Tian has always been going all out. Philadelphia's back line has never been able to match up with Su Tian.

而在苏天的带领下，湖人117-94轻松战胜费城，战绩来到21胜3负，苏天也继续保持着自己30+10的表演。

On the 8th, the Lakers rushed to Charlotte to play against the Hornets.

Facing the Hornets, there is nothing to say. The Hornets' back line is Kemba Walker, and the rest of Su Tian is not very good.

The Lakers also easily defeated the Hornets 110-99. The Lakers got a double-digit lead in the first quarter, and then maintained it until the end of the game.

The Lakers continued their winning streak.

On the 11th, the Lakers went to New York to play against the Knicks.

Originally, when Melon Anthony was still in the Knicks, the Knicks still had some combat power.

Now that Anthony is gone, there is only one Porzingis left in the Knicks lineup who can be regarded as a powerful star.

As for the Knicks' back line, is there anything that can hinder Su Tian? The Knicks trade back and forth, and they still use veteran Cornett Lee to match up with Su Tian.

Su Tian has always respected veterans, so in the face of "Lao Li"'s defense, Su Tian directly broke through, allowing the veteran to reduce running back and forth and confrontation.

From this point of view, Su Tian is still very caring.

In the end, the Lakers also easily won the Knicks 113-96, Su Tian continued to 30+10, and the Lakers also continued their winning streak.

After the game against the Knicks, the Lakers faced the biggest enemy of this trip to the East, and it was also a team that Su Tian had been silently following, Su Tian's old club, the Cleveland Cavaliers.

(End of this chapter)