NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 261 The Lakers Return to No. [-] in the Western Conference
The intermission ended quickly, and the third quarter began. The Lakers once again arranged the starting lineup for the third quarter.

After the Lakers started playing, they concentrated most of the ball in Su Tian's hands. Under Su Tian's leadership, the Lakers could explode their offensive firepower beyond their own capabilities.

In the third quarter, the Bucks suddenly lost power, allowing the Lakers to seize the opportunity to expand the point difference. Su Tian took the opportunity to expand the point difference to double digits.

After stabilizing the situation, Su Tian was replaced for a short rest to save his energy for the fourth quarter.

After Su went to the field, the Bucks wanted to take this opportunity to recover the point difference, but Ingram and Randall on the court worked hard one after another to stabilize the situation on the court.

Su Tian saw clearly off the court that Randall and Ingram had indeed grown a lot this season. With his own efforts, Randall not only secured the starting position, but also became a reliable helper beside Su Tian.

As for Ingram, he has both strength and potential, but without a suitable big brother to lead, everyone always expects too much of him, hoping that he can support the entire team.

After Su Tian came to the Lakers, the burden on Ingram suddenly eased, and the attention and expectations on him were not as high as before. Ingram suddenly relaxed, the psychological pressure was not so great, and his playing became more Comfortable, but the performance is better than before.

At the end of the third quarter, the score remained at double digits. Su Tian had already started to prepare for the harvest game.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian went straight to the field and led the Lakers' bench lineup.

The Bucks are also on the bench, led by Middleton.

The first ball was given to the Bucks in the fourth quarter, and Brandon Jennings came to the frontcourt with the ball, and directly started to break through with the ball.

But as soon as he broke through Hart's defense with the ball, he was double-teamed by Su Tian. Su Tian had quick eyesight and quick hands, and the "Ball Stealer" badge lit up, directly forming a steal.

Su Tian, ​​who successfully grabbed the ball, rushed straight to the front court with the ball and formed a fast break. The Bucks players didn't react until Su Tian ran to the midfield.

After reacting, he quickly turned around and chased after Su Tian, ​​but at this time Su Tian was already too far ahead of them, Su Tian took the lead and came to the front court, and directly dunked with both hands.

A dunk at this time can effectively boost the morale of the Lakers and suppress the Bucks' desire to chase points.

The ball was given to the Bucks again, and the Bucks reorganized their offense. This time, Jennings did not make a shot himself but gave Middleton a chance to make a shot.

After a while of tactical cooperation, Middleton got the ball and directly caught and shot the ball. Middleton thought that he could shoot fast and Su Tian couldn't interfere with him, but he still overestimated himself.

boom--

Basketball strikes iron.

Su Tian turned around and received the rebound, and launched a fast break again. This time, the Bucks became alert. As soon as Su Tian got the ball and was about to rush, the Bucks double-teamed.

So Su Tian gave a long pass directly to Hart who was running in front of him, and Hart received the ball and scored a layup.

The Lakers' defensive counterattack was played again.

Bucks coach Joe Prati quickly called a timeout and took Antetokounmpo up again.

After Antetokounmpo came on the field, the two sides began to enter a tug of war.

The Lakers have Su Tian in charge, so naturally they will not be easily overturned by the Bucks. The Lakers maintained the point difference until the end of the game.

In the end, the game ended, the Lakers easily defeated the Bucks 120-103, Su Tian completed 30+10 as usual, Randall scored 27 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Ingram scored 20 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds. The vitality shown perfectly assumed the role of Su Tian's good helper.

It's just that the performance of the two of them in this game is an extraordinary performance, and Su Tian can't guarantee that the two of them will have such a performance in every next game.

On the same day that the Lakers beat the Bucks, the Rockets also beat the Suns 104-103 at home. The Rockets still did not lose as the Lakers expected.

The rivalry between the two teams is not over yet.

In fact, Harden is also under a lot of pressure, because if the Rockets want to secure the first place in the Western Conference, they must surpass the Lakers in record. Once the records are the same, they will compare the records of the two teams.

Then the Rockets will be under the pressure of the Lakers again, so the Rockets are now walking on thin ice, not daring to slack off in a game, and once they lose a game, they will give the Lakers a chance.

On April 4, the Lakers played against the Kings at home. At the same time, the Rockets traveled to San Antonio to play away against the Spurs.

The games on both sides are going on at the same time, and Su Tian wants to check the situation of the Rockets during the intermission or during the break.

Su Tian shook his head and drew his attention back to the scene. Although the king is not strong, he must prevent the boat from capsizing in the gutter.

Soon, the game started. The Lakers still had a regular starting lineup. The starting lineup for the Kings was Dearon Fox, Bogdanovic, Justin Jackson, Skar Labissiere, Willie - Cauley-Stein.

The opening ball was snatched by the Kings. Fox held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Ball's defense, he called his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and directly opened a breakthrough with the help of the pick-and-roll.

Ball turned around to bypass the pick-and-roll, and entangled again directly. The two came to the basket all the way. Fox pushed Ball's defense and made a layup.

boom--

Fox's finishing ability is still a little bit worse, making layups.

Su Tian saw the timing and grabbed the rebound, turned around and held the ball to launch a fast break. The moment Su Tian got the rebound, the Lakers players subconsciously started to run.

Su Tian took the lead and ran at the front, followed by Bogdanovic. After rushing to the basket, Su Tian collected the ball and took off, but he didn't make a layup. Instead, he passed the ball behind him and gave it behind him. Keep up with Ingram.

Ingram received the ball and dunked directly.

2-0
Just at the beginning of the game, the Lakers played a defensive counterattack, which shows that the King's overall tactical quality is not high.

As for the Lakers, because of Su Tian's urging, everyone in the Lakers dare not slack off. Of course, everyone knows that it is a fierce card battle with the Rockets, so they can't help but slack off.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers scored with continuous tactics, but the Kings mostly played freely.

So at the end of the first quarter, the score came to 29-20, and the Lakers led the Kings by 9 points in a single quarter.

From the performance in the first quarter, it can be seen that the gap between the Kings and the Lakers is still obvious. As long as the Lakers don't make some fools themselves, winning the Kings should not be a problem.

During the holiday break, Su Tian got his mobile phone and hurriedly watched the game between the Rockets and the Spurs.

At this time, the first quarter between the Rockets and the Spurs has also ended, and the Rockets unexpectedly fell behind to the Spurs 17-26.

Although Chris Paul was affected by injuries and was unable to play with the team, except for Chris Paul, the rest of the Rockets are neat, so it is not normal to play like this.

Then Su Tian looked at the Spurs. Sure enough, Dejounte Murray and Rudy Gay both output with high efficiency, which made the Rockets a bit unable to play.

But the main reason is the Rockets themselves. They made 8 of 0 three-pointers in the first quarter and failed to take advantage of the three-pointer. Instead, they were counterattacked by the opponent.

Soon, the second quarter began, and Su Tian turned his thoughts back to the field.

In the second quarter, Su Tian didn't play directly, but took a temporary break off the court. After resting for about half a quarter, Su Tian came to the court to lead the substitute lineup.

Even the Lakers' bench lineup is not something the Kings can withstand.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 53-41, and the Lakers had already led the Kings by 12 points.

During the intermission, Su Tian returned to the locker room, got his mobile phone and continued to check the status of the Rockets.

In the second quarter, the Rockets' three-pointers picked up, but the shooting percentage was still not very high, only 11 of 4 shots.

The Spurs, led by Aldridge, are steadily practicing Popovich's tactics, step by step.

The two sides played a tie in the second quarter. The halftime score of the two teams was 38-46, and the Spurs still led by 8 points.

During the intermission on the Lakers side, Walton didn't arrange any special tactics. After all, the Lakers beat the Kings to crush the game. Now Walton is more worried about the Rockets.

Soon, the intermission ended, and the starting lineups of both sides returned to the court again.

Su Tian returned to the court with the starting lineup, which was simply a foul for the king, because the king didn't have any tricks that could be blocked.

After playing for half a quarter, Su Tian was replaced for a rest, and the field was handed over to Randall and Ingram to lead.

The two cooperated with each other quite tacitly, supporting the Lakers for a few minutes without Su Tian's time.

At the end of the third quarter, the score had come to 80-62, and the Lakers led the Kings by 18 points.

In fact, at this point in the game, there was no suspense about the result of the game, and even some fans started to leave the field.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian was brought on to lead the team's bench lineup.

As long as the Lakers have Su Tian in their lineup, they will be no worse than the Kings.

Su Tian only went up to play for half a quarter, stabilized the point difference at about 20 points, and then went off to rest, which caused the king to be very helpless.

At the end of the game, 108-90, the Lakers easily defeated the Kings to win the game, but everyone in the Lakers did not have too much joy at this time, because the Rockets and the Spurs have not yet decided the winner, although the Rockets are still in the game. In a backward position, but the Rockets' three-pointer is terrible, as long as the game is not over, no one can guarantee what will happen.

After the game between the Lakers and the Kings, Su Tian followed Wharton to participate in the post-game interview. As soon as the interview was over, Su Tian hurried to find his phone to check the Rockets' situation.

At this time, the game between the Rockets and the Spurs was over. The Rockets lost 83-100. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets still pinned their hopes on three-pointers, but the shooting percentage was still low and only scored 17 points, allowing the Spurs to directly seal the victory.

The Rockets' record came to 62 wins and 15 losses, and finally reached the same number of losses as the Lakers. The Lakers also successfully overtook the Rockets and returned to No. [-] in the Western Conference.

Seeing that the Rockets finally lost, Su Tian also breathed a sigh of relief. The Rockets were too fierce in March. The Rockets only lost one game in March, which put Su Tian under great psychological pressure. The Rockets lost in just one game, allowing the Lakers to overtake.

Su Tian was very happy to see the Rockets lose, even happier than the Lakers won, but there was no time to celebrate, the Lakers continued to go to Utah to play against the Jazz.

The current record of the Jazz is 44 wins and 33 losses, and they are on the verge of the playoffs. The Jazz will definitely try their best to win this game.

At present, the competition in the West is very fierce. The Rockets and the Lakers are competing for the No. [-] position in the West, and they are battling bloody battles. Behind them are many teams with almost the same record, vying for a place in the playoffs.

The only player in the West that can be regarded as relatively leisurely is the Warriors. The Warriors lead too many behind and don’t worry about being caught up. At the same time, they withdrew from the competition for the first place in the West. It looks very relaxed, in stark contrast to the western environment.

The Jazz's starting lineup is Ricky Rubio, Donovan Mitchell, Joe Ingles, Derek Favors, Rudy Gobert.

The Lakers still have a regular full starting lineup.

The opening ball was snatched by the Jazz. Rubio got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. He stood at the top of the arc with the ball and began to direct his teammates to run. At the same time, he called his teammates to cooperate with the pick and roll.

With the help of pick-and-roll Rubio to break through with the ball, Ball struggled to bypass the pick-and-roll and catch up with Rubio again. As a result, Rubio made a sudden stop and shook Ball's defense, and directly stopped and shot a jumper.

Swah——

Rubio started with a good touch and made a direct shot.

The ball was switched, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack. Ball had just been hit, so he was naturally unconvinced. After he came to the frontcourt with the ball, he also called his teammates for pick-and-roll cooperation.

Using the pick-and-roll to break through, Rubio's body is relatively thin. After bypassing the pick-and-roll with difficulty, Ball has gone straight to the basket with the ball.

Ball, who came to the basket, was no longer polite, and directly shot a layup, but just as Ball made the shot, a big hand suddenly appeared and pressed Ball's layup on the backboard.

Ball hurriedly turned his head to look, and it was Gobert, who blocked the shot.

Gobert took the opportunity to receive the ball directly and passed it to Rubio. Rubio got the ball and went straight to the frontcourt, and the Jazz started a fast break.

Rubio ran to the frontcourt with the ball, and Ball kept chasing after him, trying to save the ball, but after Rubio attracted Ball's defense, a pass was passed to Ingle, who was following behind. Ingles received the ball and made an easy layup.

0-4
At the beginning, the Jazz played a defensive counterattack, and the morale of the Lakers was damaged a lot, so Su Tian took the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Seeing Su Tian holding the ball, Mitchell immediately became nervous. Although Mitchell is indeed excellent and has secured the team's starting position with his own strength, he is only a rookie after all, and there is no way to compare with a star like Su Tian. .

Seeing that Su Tian was getting closer and closer to him, Mitchell pulled his shorts subconsciously, and when he was about to use all his strength to defend, Su Tian broke through Mitchell's defense line easily with an explosive acceleration. Before he could react, Su Tian had already made a mid-range jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made an emergency stop jump shot easily without interference.

2-4
Seeing that Mitchell was still in a daze, Su Tian smiled, "Boy, don't be distracted on the field."

(End of this chapter)