NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 263 The end of the season, the end of the crossbow
After the timeout and adjustment, the Spurs' mentality has stabilized, but the double-digit point difference on the field is already an established fact.

After returning to the court, Aldridge held the ball again. He did not rush to make a shot or hit back. Instead, he observed the situation on the court first to avoid being suddenly attacked again.

After confirming that there is no danger, Aldridge started to attack. Although this will slow down the team's rhythm and is not conducive to chasing points, at least the success rate is guaranteed.

This time Su Tian didn't find a suitable double-team opportunity, and Aldridge made a smooth shot and completed the shot.

Turning his head, Su Tian also used the pick-and-roll, used an instant burst to rush to the basket, and directly succeeded in a layup.

68-58
In the next few rounds, Aldridge and Su Tian both turned on the unsolvable mode. The Lakers really couldn't guard Aldridge inside, but no one on the outside of the Spurs could match Su Tian.

Su Tian and Aldridge also performed differently in the double-team state. Aldridge is better at solving problems by himself, while Su Tian is better at catching the loopholes exposed by the Spurs due to double-teaming, so that the Spurs can't do both. Take care of each other.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had stabilized at double digits, and the field looked evenly matched. Su Tian took advantage of a dead ball opportunity to rest and prepare for the fourth quarter.

The Spurs also replaced Aldridge to rest. Aldridge's physical reserves were worse than Su Tian's. He was already holding on just now, and his offensive efficiency also dropped a lot.

After the main players on both sides rested, the talent of the Lakers and the integrity of the Spurs collided with each other, and neither side could suppress the other.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 90-80, and the Lakers still led by double digits.

During the intermission, Walton looked at Su Tian, ​​who had finished his rest, and Aldridge, who was still panting on the Spurs bench. After comparing the two, Walton knew that this game was not a big problem.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian went directly to the court, leading the Lakers' substitute players to compete with the Spurs.

On the Spurs side, Popovich looked at Aldridge worriedly.

"Lamarcus, how are you? Have you rested? Are you ready to play?"

"Okay, coach, I can play now."

Although Aldridge is still breathing obviously, if he doesn't go up to hold on now, Su Tian will widen the point difference in a few minutes, and the Spurs have no hope of winning.

After returning to the court, the first ball was given to the Spurs. Parker advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. He did not choose to pass the ball directly, but first cooperated with his teammates to try to play a pick-and-roll tactic.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Parker breaks through with the ball, but now Parker is not the same as when he was young, and his explosive power and speed have dropped significantly. After bypassing the pick-and-roll, Hart easily kept up with the defense.

All the way to the basket, Parker wanted to turn around and make a layup, but his movement was slow and he couldn't get rid of Hart's defense, and he shot hard.

The rebound was taken by Nance, who was more physically fit, and he passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and directly started the Lakers' fast break. He rushed to the frontcourt first. No one on the Spurs side reacted. Su Tian had already passed halftime and went straight to the basket in the frontcourt.

With a bang, Su Tian succeeded in hacking with one hand.

92-80
Another defensive counterattack at the beginning!Popovich looked on from the sidelines and wanted to stomp his feet.

The ball was returned to the Spurs again, this time Parker didn't do any tricks, but passed the ball directly to Aldridge who asked for the ball in the low post.

After Aldridge got the ball, he started hitting Kuzma with his back. Compared with Aldridge, Kuzma's body was still a bit thinner, and he was pushed all the way to the basket.

Immediately afterwards, Aldridge wanted to turn over and shoot a jumper, but at the moment when he was about to make the shot, Su Tian's double-teaming and defense interference came again!

This time Su Tian didn't make a steal, but he managed to interfere with the shot.

boom--

There was a crisp sound of iron hitting the basketball, and then Su Tian took off quickly again and directly received the rebound.

When Su Tian got the rebound, whether it was the Lakers or the Spurs, even some fans thought it would be another fast break for the Lakers.

But the veteran is worthy of being a veteran, and he reacted extremely quickly. Just when Su Tian wanted to hold the ball and go straight to the frontcourt, both Parker and Danny Green blocked Su Tian's way forward.

This caused Su Tian's unstarted fast break to be aborted. Although the abilities of these two had declined, they still had a lot of experience. They used their experience to save the team once at a critical moment.

The fast break couldn't be played, so Su Tian had no choice but to slowly push forward with the ball to the frontcourt.

After coming to the frontcourt, facing Danny Green's defense, Su Tian did not call for a pick-and-roll, but signaled his teammates to pull away to free up space under the basket.

After all his teammates were in position, Su Tian made two rapid changes in front of his body, which directly swayed Danny Green's defensive center of gravity, followed by an explosion and directly completed the breakthrough.

After completing the breakthrough, Su Tian went straight to the basket, because the basket was very empty at this time, so Su Tian took off boldly.

Another bang, Su Tian dunked with both hands.

94-80
Although it failed to form a fast break, the result is the same. So far, the Spurs have not started scoring in the fourth quarter.

The ball was switched, it was the Spurs' turn to attack, and Aldridge got the ball again.

This time, after Aldridge got the ball, he first took a look at Su Tian's position, and after realizing that Su Tian couldn't come out to make trouble, he began to turn around and make a jump shot with confidence.

Swah——

Without Su Tian's interference, Aldridge made a direct shot.

94-82
Aldridge started to output normally, and the two sides returned to the normal fighting state.

After a few rounds, the Spurs still failed to get within 10 points, so Popovich called a timeout.

In the fourth quarter, Popovich knew better than anyone how good Su Tian's state was. His high golf quotient and hard-solution ability made Popovich salivate.

Popovich thought that the last time he coveted a player so much was Duncan who announced his participation in the draft.

After the timeout, Popovich chose to replace all the main players, trying to make a last-ditch fight to see if he could come back against the wind.

The Lakers also made personnel adjustments and replaced the starters to stop the Spurs' final counterattack.

After the substitutions and adjustments, the offensive and defensive quality of both sides went up several levels at once. Both sides failed to score for several consecutive rounds. It was not until Su Tian attacked the basket with the ball and caused Aldridge's thug to go to the free throw line for a foul. Scoring shortage.

Su Tian made two free throws, and there was not much time left. Popovich signaled the players to speed up the pace, take more three-pointers, and take a gamble to see if they can win back.

But then the Spurs failed to make a three-pointer for three consecutive rounds, completely declaring a comeback failure. Popovich also simply and neatly retreated directly.

In the end, the game ended and the Lakers won the game 122-112.

本场比赛苏天拿到38分11助攻7篮板3抢断2盖帽，在进攻和防守两端都展现出自己的统治力。

Aldridge scored 31 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. After all, there is still a gap with Su Tian, ​​but it cannot be denied the efforts of the Lakers' inside defense.

In the post-match interview, Popovich bluntly expressed his love for Su Tian.

"There is no doubt that Su is a phenomenal player. If it were me, I would vote for him without hesitation in the MVP of the regular season, and I can now understand why the Cavaliers can complete two consecutive championships, but Can't complete three consecutive championships. Su's impact on the team is not just the data we see."

A reporter saw that Popovich praised Su Tian, ​​and quickly raised his hand to ask a question: "Then Mr. Greg, if you have the opportunity, would you be willing to coach Su? How would you use it? It will make Su change. Is it better than it is now?"

"Of course! If there is an opportunity to teach Su, who would refuse? As for whether it will be better than now, I can't guarantee it, because Su has a high IQ, and I'm afraid I will affect his judgment."

Hearing that Popovich gave such a high evaluation, the reporters below were in an uproar. We all know that Popovich is an extremely strict head coach. Some players even chose to leave because they couldn’t stand Popovich’s discipline. spurs.

But now, Popovich's desire for Su Tian is literally on paper.

After the game against the Spurs, the Lakers continued to sit at home against the Timberwolves.

On the day before the game between the Lakers and the Timberwolves, the game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was very thrilling.

The Rockets got the score advantage at the beginning, but the Rockets' three-pointer was inexplicably misfired again, and the Blazers directly completed the overtake in a wave.

The two teams remained at a stalemate until the last minute of the game. At the critical moment, Chris Paul drove the defender and made a mid-range emergency stop jumper.

96-94
The Rockets stabilized the situation after the ball, and strictly prevented the Blazers from giving the Blazers another chance.

In the end, the Rockets won with difficulty, making 37 of 13 three-pointers from the field. The unsatisfactory three-point shooting rate was also the main reason for the Rockets' hard struggle.

On April 4, the Timberwolves came to Staples to play against the Lakers.

Seeing the Rockets deciding the victory at the last moment yesterday, Su Tian knew that the Rockets must have reached the end of their battle. They have been trying their best to win the whole season, which is indeed a huge drain on the players.

Seeing the end of the season, Su Tian also felt physically and mentally exhausted as he continued to fight for the No. [-] position in the Western Conference, not to mention Rocket Harden.

This time the Timberwolves came to Los Angeles, Su Tian also felt the exhaustion of the Lakers. He was already tired of the regular season and began to feel slack.

Therefore, even with the leadership of Su Tian in the first quarter, the Lakers still trailed the Timberwolves by 26 points 30-4.

During the break between quarters, Wharton has been emphasizing tactical cooperation. In the first quarter, apart from Su Tian's initiative, there was very little other cooperation among the players.

In the second quarter, after Walton made personnel adjustments, the game started again.

Of course, in order to chase points, Su Tian is also still on the court. Compared with the starting players, although the Lakers' substitute players are not as capable, they are still motivated. The cooperation with Su Tian is not bad, allowing the Lakers to recover. Some points difference, the two teams returned to the same score.

In the middle of the second quarter, Wharton took Su Tian to rest and replaced all the starting lineup except Su Tian.

After the Lakers started up, the old problems began to appear again, and there were some low-level mistakes in a row, allowing the Timberwolves to take the opportunity to widen the point difference.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 52-58, and the Timberwolves temporarily led by 6 points.

During the halftime break, in the Lakers locker room, Walton scratched his head helplessly. The players have fought hard all season. Walton also knows that these players have worked very hard, but now is a critical period. Losing is very dangerous. , is very likely to be able to enter the key battle of the Western Conference Finals.

Su Tian also saw the performance of his teammates. Su Tian understood, but as the star of the team, he still wanted to say a few words.

Su Tian stood up, clapped his hands and walked to the middle, "Guys, I know you are very tired, but now is the critical moment for us to compete with the Rockets for the first place in the Western Conference.

I don’t know if any of you watched the Rockets’ game yesterday. I watched the whole thing. The Rockets are almost unable to hold on now. If it weren’t for Chris Paul’s lucky shot at the end, the Rockets would have lost.

So, guys, if you hold on, the Rockets won't be able to withstand it immediately. As long as they can survive this game, the Rockets will collapse before us! "

After speaking, Su Tian called everyone to get together to cheer. Randall and Ingram stood up first, followed by Ball, Clarkson, Lopez, etc. All the players stood up and formed a circle lock up.

"One, two, three!"

"Lakers!"

"One, two, three!"

"Lakers!"

"go! go! go!"

After a burst of encouragement, the morale of the Lakers has risen a lot, but Su Tian needs to work hard on the court to completely boost morale.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

Wharton still followed the previous formation and took all the starting players at the beginning of the third quarter.

The Timberwolves also have all the main players. The Timberwolves currently have a record of 44 wins and 35 losses. They are still hovering on the edge of the playoffs. They are trying their best to win every game and try to enter the playoffs.

In the third quarter, the first ball was given to the Lakers. Ball took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Su Tian who was beckoning.

Naturally, Butler of the Timberwolves defended Su Tian. Facing Butler's defense, Su Tian chose to call Lopez for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll Su Tian made a breakthrough, Butler quickly bypassed the cover and went towards Su Tian. Towns also delayed Su Tian in time and chose a half-empty state for Lopez.

Normally, Su Tian would probably pass the ball. After all, with the addition of his own pass, Lopez's three-point shooting rate is not low, but this time is different. Su Tian not only wants to score, but also wants to The approach is firm and beautiful.

So Su Tian accelerated for the second time with the ball, and directly exploded with all his strength and rushed to the basket. Su Tian's sudden acceleration directly opened the distance from Butler and Downs.

(End of this chapter)