NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 258 Revenge on the Nuggets

Su Tian assisted Lopez to score a three-pointer, allowing the point difference to widen again, but the Cavaliers' strategy for double-teaming Su Tian does not seem to have changed.

In the next round, Su Tian got the ball again, and when he still broke through with the ball, the Cavaliers still double-teamed resolutely, as if they didn't see Su Tian's pass assist in the previous round.

This time Su Tian passed the ball to Kuzma in the bottom corner, and Kuzma caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

boom--

But unfortunately, Kuzma missed a three-pointer.

One of the characteristics of role players is that they are not stable enough.

James grabbed the rebound and started the fast break directly. Although there are not many Cavaliers who can keep up with James, James himself is difficult enough.

James rushed all the way to the frontcourt, directly smashing and dunking hard.

The Cavaliers successfully played a defensive counterattack. In fact, the Cavaliers are also betting that the rest of the Lakers cannot be so accurate.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Su Tian held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. This time, Su Tian tried to run without the ball, gave the ball to Ball, and began to intersperse back and forth in the Cavaliers' defensive formation.

After continuous running and the cover of his teammates, Su Tian successfully ran out of an open opportunity, and Ball quickly passed the ball to it.

Su Tian received the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian successfully hit a three-pointer.

Although Su Tianzhuan successfully scored without the ball, it is still too difficult for the Lakers to deal with James on the defensive end.

James broke through with the ball and scored again successfully. This time it also caused Kuzma's defensive foul, and James stood on the free throw line.

Kuzma had fouled three times at this time. Walton replaced Nance, took Kuzma, and asked Randall to match up with James.

James made an additional free throw and the ball was given to the Lakers.

Ball advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian was not in a hurry to get the ball. He still wanted to follow the example of the previous round and played off the ball. But this time, the Cavaliers did not hesitate to relax their defense against others and also blocked Su Tian.

So, seeing that the time was approaching, and Su Tian had no chance to run, Ball had no choice but to give the ball to Randall, who had been half-emptied.

Randall received the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Randall made a three-pointer.

The Cavaliers' fast break started again, this time James passed the ball and assisted JR Smith to score a layup.

The Cavaliers defended and counterattacked one after another, and the Lakers were very uncomfortable.

73-69
Seeing that the Lakers' offense was blocked, Su Tian knew he was coming, so he took the ball from Ball again and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing Smith's defense this time, Su Tian gestured to his teammates to pull them all away.

After all the positions were completed, Su Tian took Smith to the low position, turned around and started back-up singles.

Jr Smith gave enough pressure, as if Su Tian was expected to shoot a fadeaway jumper, Smith pressed forward very fiercely.

But Su Tian didn't make the shot as Smith thought. Instead, he turned around and shook Smith's defensive center of gravity, and then took three steps in the direction directly in front of the basket.

Su Tian's sudden movement made Smith a little unresponsive. Su Tian successfully gained a little room to shoot, and then Su Tian made a hook shot.

Swah——

Su Tian successfully hit the hook.

The hook shot is naturally a skill that Su Tian got from Magic Johnson's card. Su Tian has already practiced it very proficiently. He originally planned to use it in the playoffs and catch the opponent by surprise, but he didn't expect Still being forced out by James.

After Su Tian used the hook shot, O'Neal and Barkley in the commentary were a little confused.

"Su is a fool, right?"

"It should be. I haven't seen Su use a hook before. It should be just luck, and it just hit."

O'Neal and Barkley are both inside players, so they are naturally familiar with skills such as hooks, but generally this kind of skill is an inside skill, and few outside players practice these thankless skills.

Wharton was actually quite puzzled at this time. After spending time with Su Tian, ​​Wharton knew that Su Tian was not an adventurous person. Now that he suddenly used an unusual move, Su Tian must think that this skill Skilled enough, then in this way, the ball just now was not luck, but strength!

After figuring it out, Wharton admired Su Tian even more. He didn't expect Su Tian to be able to learn some inside skills so well. He is really talented and hardworking.

So, in the next few rounds, Su Tian began to hit Smith single-handedly. Although he didn't hit every shot, his hit rate was quite high.

The Cavaliers naturally wanted to continue to double-team Su Tian, ​​but after Su Tian combined the back and hook, the specious double-teaming of the Cavaliers did not have any effective interference.

At this time, unless the Cavaliers are willing to completely double-team Su Tian and let the remaining three teammates deal with the other four Lakers, Su Tian can be effectively restricted.

But Tai Lunlu couldn't make such a determination, so he could only double-team Su Tian in some plausible ways, hoping to put psychological pressure on him.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 98-82, with the Lakers leading by 16 points.

Su Tian's sudden change of style of play did catch the Cavaliers a little by surprise, but after a rest between quarters, it can be regarded as a slowdown, and the fourth quarter will be more adapted to Su Tian's new style of play.

However, Tai Lunlu, who is familiar with Su Tian, ​​knows that Su Tian in the fourth quarter is not the same as the first three quarters.

Soon, the intermission is over and the fourth quarter begins.

Su Tian played at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and so did James.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, James found that Su Tian had returned to his previous style of play, but his speed became faster, his shooting became more accurate, and everything seemed to be upgraded.

With the Lakers leading by 16 points, Su Tian's pressure was much less, and he began to resume his previous style of play, leading the team to steadily suppress the Cavaliers.

Naturally, James is not so easy to admit defeat, and rushed into the interior with the ball in the middle to score consecutively.

On Su Tian's side, he steadily maintained the leading score and controlled the situation on the court.

In the end, the Lakers won the game against the Cavaliers 127-113.

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After the game, James took the initiative to find Su Tian, ​​hugged Su Tian and patted Su Tian on the back.

Although Su Tian did have a good relationship with James, but this time James did take the initiative a lot. Su Tian had some guesses in his heart, but he didn't say it out.

Being able to win this game, Su Tian also breathed a sigh of relief. The Rockets chased too closely, and Su Tian didn't dare to slack off in the slightest.

After the game against the Cavaliers, the next game is against the Nuggets at home. Su Tian decided to take a good rest and adjust his state.

The last time in the Denver Plateau, Jokic blasted the inside line and lost a victory.

Now at the critical moment, there is a big difference between losing a game and winning a game. Su Tian doesn't want to be overtaken by the Rockets in the critical period. This still has a certain impact on the evaluation of the MVP of the regular season.

On March 3, the Nuggets came to Staples.

The last time they were defeated by the Nuggets, in fact, the entire Lakers team felt aggrieved, mainly because of the plateau, and always felt that they could not exert their corresponding strength.

This time there is a chance for revenge, the whole Lakers team is naturally very excited, wanting to get back their face.

For the Lakers, Ingram has not returned yet, and the starting lineup is still Ball, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, Randall, Lopez.

The Nuggets' starting lineup only changed a third position, Jamal Murray, Gary Harris, Wilson Chandler, Paul Millsap, Jokic.

The Nuggets got the ball at the opening, and Murray got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and directly gave the ball to Jokic inside.

The Nuggets used the tactics of the previous game to open up the situation at the beginning of the game, so as to take the lead.

After Jokic got the ball, he started hitting Lopez with his back. After continuous back hitting, he turned around, turned around and made a layup.

boom--

Basketball strikes iron.

Lopez turned around and took the rebound, and directly passed a long pass to Su Tian who was on the fast break.

Su Tian got the ball first, and when he came to the basket, he dunked with both hands.

2-0
The Nuggets wanted to start the game with an advantage, but they were counterattacked by the Lakers.

The Nuggets organized an offense again, this time Jokic came out of the basket and came to the top of the arc to hold the ball.

Jokic is capable of three-pointers, and Lopez can only follow Jokic out of the basket to prevent Jokic from shooting three-pointers directly.

The rest of the Nuggets began to run continuously to cover. With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll and help, Murray ran an air-cut opportunity, and Jokic quickly passed the ball to it.

Murray got the ball and went straight to the basket.

But at the moment of the layup, Su Tian suddenly appeared from behind Murray and slapped the ball directly on the backboard.

The basketball hit the backboard, bounced back and just landed in Su Tian's hands.

After getting the ball, Su Tian turned around and started a fast break.

At this time, the audience just reacted from the blocked shot just now, and the cheers of the entire Staples rose by more than one level in an instant.

Su Tian took the lead and came to the front court, followed closely by Gary Harris, trying to interfere with Su Tian's fast break with the ball.

But Su Tian has the king of dribbling, and Gary Harris wants to steal, but he always feels a little bit worse.

After coming to the basket, Su Tian made a slight effort to push away Harris, who was following up, and made a layup directly.

4-0
The Lakers played two consecutive defensive counterattacks, and the momentum of the entire Lakers team began to improve.

Without the help of the plateau home court, the Nuggets are still far behind the Lakers. The main players are the main players of the team. Jokic and Murray have not fully grown up. Although Lopez will struggle to defend, It's pretty bearable.

On Murray's side, Bauer is enough to deal with it. If he switches to Su Tian, ​​Murray will probably be locked directly.

The only advantage the Nuggets have is the fourth position. Millsap has a lot of experience, and it is relatively easy to deal with Randall, a young player.

However, Millsap's strength is limited. After getting older, his strength has also declined. If he wants to play like before, I'm afraid he won't be able to.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 35-22, and the Lakers directly led the Nuggets by 13 points.

In the second quarter, Su Tian began to sit off the court to rest, and the Nuggets had to increase the playing time of the main players in order to catch up with the score.

As time passed, although the Nuggets were working hard, the results were not obvious, and the point difference was still hovering around 10 points.

After half a quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. After Su Tian came on the court, he used his offensive threat to pass good balls continuously, and began to assist his teammates to drive the team.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 58-47, and the Lakers still led by 11 points.

At halftime, the overall state of the Lakers was completely different from the last time they played against the Nuggets.

After playing halftime with the Nuggets last time, Su Tian felt like he had played three quarters, but this time the Lakers obviously felt more relaxed.

Intersection ends and the third quarter begins.

In the third quarter, the Lakers directly sent the starting players. The first ball in the third quarter 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, called Lopez to pick and roll, and directly hit the basket with the help of the pick and roll.

Jokic has a high IQ and good skills, but it is an indisputable fact that his speed is slow. Su Tian took advantage of Jokic's slow speed and directly raided the basket and scored a layup.

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

Murray came to the frontcourt with the ball, ready to play pick-and-roll tactics with Jokic, but Murray suddenly found that Su Tian was defending him!
Although very helpless, Murray can only continue to initiate the pick-and-roll.

Su Tian's defense was so much better than Ball's that he didn't know where to go. He quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll cover, and quickly entangled Murray again.

Murray was against Su Tian, ​​trying to force his way to the basket, but before reaching the basket, Su Tian directly intercepted him halfway.

Su Tian, ​​who successfully steals the ball, took the ball straight to the frontcourt, and came to the frontcourt to dunk with both hands.

60-47
The Lakers' lead just got bigger and bigger.

At the end of the third quarter, the score had come to 90-71, and the Lakers led by 19 points.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian continued to play, but at this time the Nuggets' main players had too much consumption in the third quarter, so there was no way to play directly in the fourth quarter.

The point difference was opened directly like this.

After playing for a few minutes, Mike Malone felt that it was not good, and took the main player again, but at this time he was powerless.

In the end, the Lakers won the game against the Nuggets 122-103.

Winning this victory is a huge morale boost for the entire Lakers.

Because they were defeated by the Nuggets just two days ago, they took the victory back in this game, and the Lakers' winning spirit was honed here.

Although in the regular season, this mentality does not have much impact, but Su Tian believes that in the playoffs, the Lakers will definitely surprise the fans.

However, as soon as the game against the Nuggets ended, the Lakers had no time to rest and went to Golden State to compete with the Warriors.

In order to protect the health of the players and avoid injuries caused by back-to-back fatigue, Walton directly chose to take a break for the game.

Su Tian, ​​Ball, Randall, and Lopez will not attend this game.

But when the Lakers came to Golden State, Wharton found that the Warriors had also taken a break. Curry, Clay, and Green would not play.

The Warriors are only led by Durant. Wharton was speechless after hearing the news.
(End of this chapter)