NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 265 Rotation, Remnant Battle Jazz
After the Rockets lost the game against the Thunder, their record came to 64 wins and 16 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.

At the same time, the Lakers have a record of 64 wins and 15 losses. The number of wins on both sides is the same, but the Lakers have fewer losses and rank first in the West.

After the Rockets lost the game, the happiest ones were of course the Lakers fans.

"I said it a long time ago, the Rockets are not the opponent of the Lakers. In this game, our Lakers are better, and the Lakers are the championship!"

"Harden can only make fouls! He is not a superstar at all, he doesn't deserve to win the MVP. Su is worth it!"

"The Rockets have two All-Stars, Harden and Paul, while the Lakers only have Su. As a result, the Lakers have a better record than the Rockets. It is clear at a glance who is better and who is worse, and who is more worthy of MVP!"

"By the way, the Lakers won't really win the championship this year, right?"

"No, not to mention other things, the Warriors will not be able to pass this level. The reason why the Lakers are so desperate to occupy the first place in the Western Conference is to avoid encountering the Warriors in advance. This still shows that the Lakers have no internal support for the Warriors. Confidence."

"The Lakers' ability to reach the Western Conference Finals is already a phased victory. Now I am afraid that the Lakers will not even make it to the Western Conference Finals, and they will be killed in the first round."

"No way? How do you say that Su is also the favorite for the regular season MVP this season, and the Lakers are also ranked first in the Western Conference, so they won't even be able to make it through the first round?"

"No, looking at the current record rankings in the Western Conference, except for the top three teams, the rankings of the remaining five teams are unclear. If they meet the Lakers' nemesis Thunder, it will be difficult to play. .”

"I hope the Lakers can score a good opponent."

On April 4, the Lakers continued to sit at home against the Jazz.

Because the Rockets lost the game yesterday, the entire atmosphere of the Lakers became more relaxed, without the tense atmosphere before.

At the same time, Wharton also announced the rotation list in the morning.

Walton also watched the entire Rockets game last night. As soon as he knew the result, Walton made the decision to take a rotation.

During this period, not only the players were nervous, but also the coaching staff was not relaxed. The whole team was exerting all their strength for the No. [-] in the Western Conference.

Therefore, after knowing that the Rockets lost, Wharton immediately arranged a rotation.

"Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, Brock Lopez, you rest this time, but you have to be a cheerleader for your teammates on the sidelines."

"Su, just try your best this time, don't force yourself, health is the most important thing."

"Good coach, I understand."

After explaining to the players, Walton smiled and glanced at all the players, "Guys, don't care about the outcome of this game, go and enjoy the game."

After the Lakers rested their players, the starting lineup given was Hart, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, Nance.

There are Clarkson, Caruso, Zubac and James Young on the bench.

The 9-man rotation is enough for the Lakers to deal with the Jazz.

The Jazz's starting lineup is Rubio, Mitchell, Ingles, Derek Favors, Gobert.

The Jazz's starting lineup has not changed much from before, but it was defeated by the Lakers last time. Mitchell was obviously not convinced and wanted to get back in this game.

Su Tian glanced at Mitchell who was full of disbelief, smiled and said nothing.

Soon, the game started, the opening ball was won by the Jazz, Rubio advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and found Gobert to play a pick-and-roll.

Although Su Tian was pushed to the third position, he still followed Mitchell on the defensive end. After all, this rookie is the sharpest knife on the outside of the Jazz.

Rubio used the pick-and-roll to break through to the inside and came to the basket for a throw.

bang - swish -

The basketball hit the backboard and hit the net, and the Jazz took the lead.

The ball changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack. Hart advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Joe Ingles' defense.Although Mitchell wanted to face Su Tian all the way, the head coach arranged for Ingles to defend Su Tian.

Ingles is 2.03 meters tall. Although his speed is a bit slower, at least he does not suffer from his height and will not be directly photographed.

Although Mitchell's speed is not slow, but his height is not good, and his speed is not fast enough to keep up with Su Tian, ​​so the head coach Schneider still arranged for Ingles to defend.

Su Tian got the ball and waved to Nance, motioning for pick-and-roll cooperation.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian held the ball and broke through to the inside. Su Tian's speed was very fast, and Ingles was passed by one step as expected, but the Jazz's real ultimate move was still behind.

Nance came out for a pick-and-roll, but Gobert didn't follow him. Instead, he stood near the free throw line, ready to delay Su Tian's flanking defense at any time.

After Su Tian broke through to the basket, he began to collect the ball and take off, preparing for a layup.

At the same time, Gobert behind him also jumped high, raising his hands to directly cover the space above Su Tian.

Seeing that Su Tian had no room to shoot, Gobert could already imagine the scene where Su Tian was blocked by himself, but Su Tian did not force the shot, but a pass to Nance who was emptied outside the three-point line .

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

Swah——

With Su Tian's addition, Nance hit a three-pointer directly.

3-2
Seeing that Su Tian was able to pass the ball to Nance, who was in the most suitable position under such circumstances, Mitchell felt the pressure instantly.

Nowadays, there are not many second positions in the league. Harden and Su Tian are the two most popular at present, but they are out of gear. Mitchell, as a player who is determined to enter the best team, of course wants to Wanting to wrestle with Su Tian is also secretly competing with Su Tian.

The ball changed, and it was the Jazz's turn to attack. Rubio advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and found Gobert to play a pick-and-roll, but this time the shot was hard and the rebound was accepted by Nance.

After Nance got the rebound, he passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian took the ball, turned on the fast break mode, and went straight to the frontcourt. Mitchell reacted relatively quickly, and ran out after Su Tian, ​​but was still two steps behind Su Tian.

Su Tian came to the basket first, directly collected the ball and took off, and Mitchell behind him also jumped up together, but Su Tian, ​​who was already in the air, did not rush, dodged directly with a small lever, hit the board and made a layup .

5-2
Su Tian scored so easily, which made Mitchell, who tried his best to defend but had no effect, feel very embarrassed.

Su Tian didn't think too much about it. Although before the game started, Wharton said that the victory was not important, but Su Tian knew that it was all to ease the nervousness of the players, and the Lakers still wanted to win.

Because, the day before the game, when the Rockets had just lost to the Thunder, Wharton called Su Tian.

"Su! The Rockets lost! Did you see it!"

"Coach, I saw it, I watched the whole thing."

"Okay, since the Rockets lost first, then we can take turns in the next game."

"Rolling off? Coach, even if the Rockets lose, they are only one game behind us, not to mention that we will play another game against the Rockets on the 10th. Isn't it too risky to take a rest now?"

"Su, to tell you the truth, in fact, during this period of time, Randall and Ingram have been playing with injuries, because they know that the No. [-] position in the Western Conference is very important, so neither of them told you, in fact, the team doctor Having said that, the two of them are not seriously injured, and they only need a few days of recuperation to recover, but they don't want to delay the team's record because of themselves, so."

After Su Tian heard it, he suddenly realized, no wonder the performance of these two people has been ups and downs recently, with ups and downs, it turns out that they have been playing with injuries all the time.

"I understand the coach, let's arrange for them to rest, but I don't need it, my body is very healthy, and against the Jazz, even if the team is disabled, there is hope to win."

"Okay, but in order to ease the tension of the players, I will explain before the game that I don't care about winning or losing this game, let them play freely, so the team depends on you to control it."

"No problem, Coach, it's my job. It's my job."

It was precisely because of the phone call with Wharton that Su Tian did not object to Wharton's decision and began to prepare tactics against the Jazz.

In the first quarter, Su Tian strengthened his offense according to what he had thought before, and quickly opened up the point difference at the beginning of the game to take the lead.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 30-21, and the Lakers temporarily led by 9 points.

In the first quarter, Su Tian used his strong personal ability to open the score. The advantage is that he successfully took advantage of the point difference, but the disadvantage is that he consumes too much energy.

Fortunately, the current Su Tian is no longer the Su Tian when he first joined the alliance, and his physical reserves are much more abundant than before.

In the second quarter, Su Tian continued to appear on the stage, leading the substitute lineup among the substitutes.

Caruso, James Young, Zubac, played one after another.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Su Tian held the ball and took control of the ball. The Jazz still subconsciously gathered towards Su Tian's position, wanting to double-team.

But before the Jazz's double-team was formed, Su Tian passed the ball directly, and a ground-hit pass to James Young who was emptied.

James Young caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

With the addition of Su Tian's pass, James Young made a precise three-pointer.

Su Tian's strategy in the second quarter was to use the defensive appeal he cultivated in the first quarter to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

If you want to win, you can't rely on yourself alone. You still have to mobilize all your teammates and rely on the efforts of the whole team to win the Jazz.

The ball was given to the Jazz. At this time, Mitchell was leading the team on the Jazz. Su Tian naturally followed in front of Mitchell. Under Su Tian's defense, Mitchell has not played very well.

Halfway through the second quarter, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers had already taken a double-digit lead, and then Su Tian was replaced to rest to reserve energy for the second half.

After Su went to the field, Wharton put on the biggest combat power except Su Tian in order to ensure that the Lakers had enough competitiveness.

Hart, Clarkson, Pope, Kuzma, Nance.

This is already the best lineup the Lakers can give at present, but even so, it is still a little bit reluctant to face the Jazz.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 55-50, and the Lakers temporarily led by 5 points.

During the intermission, Wharton could tell that Su Tian's consumption was more serious than before, but Su Tian's firm eyes made Wharton shut his mouth.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, the Lakers once again dispatched the starting lineup to gain the advantage in the second half as soon as possible in the strongest state.

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

After Su Tian got the ball, he used his teammates' pick-and-roll to make a breakthrough. After easily breaking through the defense line, he immediately stopped and shot a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian made an emergency stop and hit the jumper directly.

57-50
Seeing that Su Tian was still determined to take the shot himself, the Jazz also strengthened his determination to double-team.

When Su Tian broke through with the ball again, the Jazz responded immediately and directly implemented double-team tactics.

But Su Tian passed the ball through the gap between the two and accurately passed it to Kuzma in the bottom corner. Kuzma caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Kuzma made a direct three-pointer.

Su Tian smiled slightly, turned his head back to defend.

"This pass, I have to practice at least two and a half years before I can pass it." Mitchell whispered.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian perfectly combined personal offense and pass assists, making the Jazz hard to defend, and the point difference was quickly stretched to double digits again.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian stabilized the point difference at double digits and took a rest to prepare for the fourth quarter.

After Su went to the field, the Jazz showed a faint tendency to overwhelm the Lakers, and Mitchell also showed a stronger performance than when he was facing Su Tian.

But there is not much time left in the third quarter, and the Jazz are reluctant to catch up with the point difference.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 82-75, and the Lakers still led by 7 points.

"Su, how about it, why don't you take a break in the fourth quarter?"

"No, the fourth quarter is my time. If the Jazz didn't overtake in the third quarter, they were doomed to lose."

Wharton glanced at Su Tian worriedly, "Alright, be safe, Su."

Soon, the fourth quarter began, and the Lakers provided Su Tian with some helpers. The Jazz knew that Su Tian was not easy to deal with in the fourth quarter, so they brought up the entire starting lineup at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the first ball was given to the Jazz. Rubio took the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Mitchell.

After Mitchell got the ball, facing Su Tian's defense, he called his teammates to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, and made a breakthrough with the help of the pick-and-roll. Su Tian didn't rush to steal, and followed Mitchell all the way to the basket.

After arriving at the basket, Mitchell suddenly exerted strength, trying to push Su Tian away for a layup, but Su Tian's strength seemed to be greater than Mitchell expected, and he did not completely push back.

But at this time, the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, so Mitchell took the ball and took off, and made a layup.

boom--

This sound was not the sound of Mitchell shooting and hitting the iron, but Su Tian's successful block!

At the moment of Mitchell's shot, Su Tian slapped the basketball directly, and the basketball bounced off the backboard and fell back into Su Tian's hands.

The moment Su Tian got the ball and landed on the ground, the Lakers made a fast break and started!
(End of this chapter)