NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 319 Challenge the opening streak record!

If you want to defend Jokic, Nance alone is definitely not enough, so Su Tian found George and Butler, ready to double-team Jokic at any time.

Among the big three present, Su Tian will follow Murray, George will follow Millsap, and only Butler is defending a rookie, so Butler naturally has to undertake more defensive tasks.

The ball was given to the Nuggets again. This time, after Murray came to the frontcourt with the ball, Jokic took the initiative to step forward to do a pick-and-roll for Murray.

Using the pick-and-roll, Murray wanted to break through with the ball, but was stopped by Su Tian in time. Seeing that Murray was about to make a mistake, Murray passed the ball to Jokic at the top of the arc in an emergency.

Jokic didn't hesitate to catch the ball, he just adjusted and made a three-pointer.

Nance wanted to step forward to interfere, but Jokic's shot speed was not slow, and Nance's distance was indeed a bit far, so there was no effective interference.

Swah——

Jokic made a direct three-pointer.

2-5
"Don't look at Jokic's slow speed, this shot is not bad at all." Barkley said tut.

"Yes, Jokic's skills are not bad at all." Kenny Smith also said aside.

The ball was given to the Lakers again. Su Tian took the ball to the frontcourt, called Nance to step forward to pick and roll, and with the help of the pick and roll, Su Tian directly shot a three-pointer.

Facing Murray's defense, Su Tian already had a height advantage. In addition, Murray chose to go around and defend, so Su Tian easily hit a three-pointer.

5-5
The two teams drew again.

When it was the Nuggets' turn again, Jokic wanted to play the same trick on Nance at the basket again, but was double-teamed by Butler and had to pass the ball out.

But it's a pity that the Nuggets' teammates missed the three-pointer and the basketball hit the iron.

George took the opportunity to get the rebound and directly started the fast break.

George's position was not good, and he was double-teamed by the Nuggets as soon as he started, so he passed the ball vigorously to Su Tian, ​​​​who was leading the front.

Su Tian caught the ball and made an easy layup.

7-5
The Lakers began to overtake.

In the next few rounds, although Jokic was still able to score points in the interior from time to time, the Nuggets faced the Lakers' Big Three from the outside at all.

Halfway through the first quarter, Walton called a timeout, replaced Nance, and replaced Boucher.

There is no doubt that Wharton's move is a substitution adjustment for Jokic.

After replacing Boucher, the team's internal defense has improved significantly. Although Jokic still needs outside players to double-team and assist defense when Jokic holds the ball in singles, the effect is much better than before.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers have already led the Nuggets by 7 points, firmly occupying the advantage.

"Just from the first quarter, the Nuggets still have a long way to go," Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, since the Nuggets have chosen Jokic as the core of the team, they have to bear the fact that he is still young, and the inside players tend to reach their peak later than the outside players." Buckley said.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to make substitutions and adjustments. Jokic took a rest, Butler and George for the Lakers took a rest, and Su Tian came to lead the team.

When Su Tian led the team, Su Tian's steadiness was what reassured Wharton the most, because Su Tian could always inspire various attributes of the players and get all the players involved.

After 5 minutes in the second quarter, the Lakers had firmly established a double-digit point difference, and the Nuggets called a timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, the Nuggets and the Lakers made adjustments at the same time. The Nuggets took Jokic, and the Lakers replaced Su Tian to rest, and replaced George and Butler to lead the team.

At the end of the second quarter, the point difference was still firmly in the double-digit range, and everything was moving in the best direction.

Although the game was only halftime, discussions about the game and the Lakers have already begun to become lively.

"From the current point of view, the Lakers are firmly in the lead, and this game is likely to win again."

"In other words, if the Lakers win this game again, they will have a 20-game winning streak! This is the second longest winning streak in NBA history!"

"I think the Lakers should break the record of the Warriors' 24-game winning streak. After all, if you look at who the Lakers' opponents are next, there are no strong teams."

"Now I just hope that the Lakers can stay healthy, and don't be like the Warriors before, crazy pursuit of regular season records, which will affect the playoffs as a result."

"It's different. The Warriors were very crazy in order to pursue the record in the regular season, while the Lakers felt that every game was crushed."

"The Lakers are undoubtedly crushing against such an ordinary team. The super strong team has only met the Cavaliers so far, right?"

"I am optimistic that the Lakers will win the championship this year. Regardless of the luxurious lineup of the Warriors, they may not be able to beat the Lakers. The Lakers' lineup is more reasonable and efficient. The Warriors' lineup is not reasonable at all."

With the discussions among the fans, the second half of the game began.

The game in the third quarter was still as everyone predicted, and there were not too many twists and turns. The Lakers still firmly occupied the lead and even expanded the point difference.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian's state was turned on, and he directly played a wave to take away the Nuggets.

At the end of the game, the Lakers easily won the Nuggets 115-86.

Only Jokic of the entire Nuggets team is considered online. He scored 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition, no teammates can provide Jokic with help.

In the interview after the game, Su Tian was also asked about the opening streak.

"Su, the Lakers have now won 20 consecutive wins in the opening game. Congratulations to you for setting a new record in team history. Now you are only 4 games away from the longest winning streak in the opening game. Are the Lakers going to break this record?"

"Whether we can break the record depends on whether we can win or not. The overall goal of our Lakers team is to win, not to break any records. These are just medals on our way to the championship."

After the game against the Nuggets, the Lakers rushed back to Los Angeles overnight.

Next, the Lakers will play a wave of 4 consecutive home games, including one back-to-back. Such a schedule is relatively easy for the Lakers.

On November 11, the Lakers played against the Pacers at home.

Today's Pacers can be said to be completely uncompetitive, because the team's new leader, Oladipo, was injured just after getting the Most Improved Player.

After Oladipo was injured, the Pacers became completely uncompetitive, and the Lakers directly chose to let Su Tian rest.

Originally, when facing the Nuggets in the last game, Wharton wanted to let Su Tian take a rest, but because the Nuggets were not easy to play, Su Tian still played.

Facing the Pacers this time, Su Tian didn't need to go out, relying on Butler and George, he could easily win the game.

And the facts were as Su Tian expected, the Pacers who had lost their backbone were completely out of luck, and Butler and George directly won the game with a little effort.

104-90, although the score is not high, but the point difference is also in double digits, which shows that the game is relatively easy.

After the game against the Pacers, the Lakers started their winning streak to 21 games, followed by a back-to-back game.

On November 11, the Lakers' last game in November was against the Dallas Mavericks at home.

The Lakers played against the Mavericks before, and George was full of praise for the Mavericks' rookie Doncic.

After this encounter, Su Tian personally educated this proud son of heaven again.

Doncic played against Su Tian, ​​played 32 minutes, scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. He made 13 of 2 shots from the field and was badly defended by Su Tian.

In this game, the Lakers also easily won 114-103.

If it wasn't for Su Tian wanting to educate this rookie, the point difference would have been even bigger.

苏天全场拿到26分11助攻5篮板2抢断1盖帽，这个数据对于苏天来说只能算是平平无奇。

After the game against the Mavericks, the Lakers can finally take a day off. Walton also announced the team's holiday notice. Although there is only one day off, it is already very valuable for high-intensity athletes.

All the games in November are over, and the entire month of November, including the games in October, the Lakers all ended in victories.

Although such a feat only ranks second in the history of the NBA, the media has been constantly reporting and building momentum.

At present, the Lakers have won the opening 22 consecutive victories, and they are only two games away from the record of 24 consecutive victories at the beginning.

The opponents in the next two games are the Suns and the Spurs. Maybe the Spurs are a little harder to play, but the Suns are much easier.

It's just that even if the Spurs are difficult to play, they are very limited. After all, the current Spurs are not very stable internally.

On December 12, the Lakers ushered in the Phoenix Suns at home.

The Suns picked up the No. [-] pick in the draft this season, DeAndre Ayton.

But after winning the No. 4 pick, it seems that the team's record has not been greatly improved. The current record of the Suns is still extremely broken with 18 wins and [-] losses. This is undoubtedly a torture for Suns fans.

And in this game, the final result was as everyone expected, and the Lakers easily won the game.

120-96, the Lakers had opened up a 20-point gap at halftime.

Originally, Su Tian wanted to test the quality of this champion, but he didn't expect to be so careless.

The Suns' original team's first scoring point, Devin Booker, struggled exceptionally in the face of Butler's defense.

At the end of the game against the Suns, the Lakers' winning streak came to 23 games, only one game away from tying the record.

Therefore, in the interviews after the game with the Suns, most of the reporters were asking questions about the content of the next game.

"Su, may I ask if you will stand out in the next match?"

"Mr. Coach, will the Lakers take turns for the next game?"

"What do the Lakers think about the next game? Will they go all out?"

"The Lakers are about to break the historical record. May I ask Su, do you have anything to say?"

All kinds of problems emerged one after another, and it was obvious that the media was already full of enthusiasm for the next game.

On the second day after the game, the Lakers had a day off and Wharton took the initiative to find Su Tian.

"Su, what do you think of the next game, or should we keep winning?"

Obviously, Wharton knew that Su Tianxia would definitely play in a battle. This record was right in front of him, and he would definitely break it.

But Wharton still came to Su Tian, ​​just to ask what to do in the next game, whether he wants to keep winning streak, like the previous warriors did.

Su Tian looked back at Wharton, and said, "Just let nature take its course. You don't need to blindly pursue the record. As long as you can get the first place in the Western Conference, everything else is fine."

Wharton nodded to show understanding, and then said: "During this period of time, we have been winning consecutively, and everyone's spirits have been tense. This consumes too much for everyone. After breaking the record, I will choose a suitable time. , Su, what do you think of all three of you taking turns off?"

"Okay, I have no problem. But be careful of the Warriors and Rockets behind, don't let them catch up."

"Okay, don't worry, I know this."

After communicating with Wharton, Su Tian knew the team's follow-up arrangements.

"Then enjoy the next two games."

On December 12th, the Lakers will play the 5th game against the Spurs at Staples. 24 games.

In other words, the Lakers' record-tying opponent and record-breaking opponent are both the Spurs.

This is undoubtedly a very cruel thing for the Spurs, because the Spurs are indeed not the Lakers' opponents, and they have to watch the Lakers beat themselves to break the record.

Popovich is a stubborn old man, so he naturally didn't like this result, so he urgently called the team members to prepare for a lecture.

"Boys, our next two games are against the Lakers. I think you should have seen all the recent news. No one puts us in the eyes. Boys let us give them some Look at the colors!"

On December 12, the Spurs came to Staples on time.

In order to prevent the Lakers from breaking the record, the Spurs naturally made certain arrangements.

The Spurs' starting lineup, Bryn Forbes, DeRozan, Cunningham, Rudy Gay, Aldridge.

Looking at the Spurs' lineup, you can tell that Popovich is preparing to defend the front line and focus on the inside.

As for the back line, we can only do our best.

Before the game started, this game also attracted most of the media attention, and the scene was crowded with reporters and cameras.

"Okay friends, everyone is welcome to watch the game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. This game is the 24th game of the Lakers. Whether the Lakers can tie the NBA's history of opening winning streak depends on this game. .”

"Kenny, do you think the Lakers have a chance to catch up with this record in this game?"

"From my personal point of view, I am still more happy to see a new record in the NBA, but you must know that the Spurs are not easy to mess with. Although Leonard left this season, he also added DeRozan All-Star players. The current record is 11 wins and 13 losses, and there is still a certain combat effectiveness."

What Kenny Smith said was quite tactful. Anyone who has really watched the game this season knows that the Lakers' power cannot be easily blocked by the Spurs.

(End of this chapter)