NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 324 Su Tian Abuses Paul

On December 12, the Lakers played away against the Rockets.

In this game, Wharton did not arrange a rest, but played against the Rockets with the full main lineup, wanting to test the Rockets' details.

Because the last time they played against the Rockets was at the beginning of the season. At that time, the Rockets' lineup was not complete, and the Lakers' lineup was not fully in place.

Now that both sides have ushered in a full state, they naturally want to head-to-head to see how strong they are.

The Rockets' starting lineup is Paul, Harden, Gordon, PJ Tucker, and Capela.

The Rockets' three-back lineup is full of mobility, but it does have a disadvantage in height.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still Su Tian, ​​Butler, Ingram, George, Nance.

The game will start soon. There is no doubt that this game, as the highlight of the Western Conference, naturally arranges a national live broadcast.

The first attack was undoubtedly taken by the Rockets. Paul got the ball and advanced with the ball. Su Tian stood at the top of the arc and stared at Paul.

With Su Tian looking at Paul, the other Lakers players can rest assured.

On Harden's side, there is no doubt that Butler is naturally in charge of defense.

After Paul came to the front court with the ball, he didn't rush to attack, because Paul obviously felt that Su Tian put much more defensive pressure on himself than before.

Facing such an oppressive defense, even Paul had to be cautious, so while Paul controlled the ball, he reached out and called Capela to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Paul wanted to break through directly, but Su Tian's speed around the pick-and-roll was too fast, and it was difficult for Paul to get rid of it. In desperation, Paul had to pass the ball to Capela first.

Then he tried to use Capela's body to play a hand-off tactic. As a result, when Capela passed the ball to Paul, Su Tian accurately captured the gap at that moment. Su Tian quickly attacked and directly stole the ball. !

After a successful steal, Su Tian directly held the ball and launched a fast break. Paul wanted to turn around and chase after him, but Paul, with his old arms and legs, couldn't catch up with Su Tian at all.

Su Tian dunked easily with both hands.

2-0
The Lakers succeeded in stealing and counterattacking at the beginning of the game, which directly boosted the morale of the away Lakers.

The Rockets had no choice but to organize an offense again. Although Paul was defeated by Su Tian, ​​the Rockets' star player was not Paul, but Harden.

So this time after Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball, he passed the ball directly to Harden.

Harden got the ball and started with three threats to test Butler's defensive focus.

After the test, Harden immediately started his signature crotch dribble. After continuous crotch dribbles, he suddenly broke out and made a breakthrough from Butler's right side.

Butler reacted quickly and followed Harden closely, but because he was afraid of Harden's foul, he didn't dare to intervene and just raised his hand high.

The two came to the basket all the way, Harden leaned on Butler for a layup, and Butler jumped up to block the block at the right time.

But then a voice was heard,
"what!"

"drop--"

After all, Harden succeeded in drawing a foul, and walked to the free throw line with a calm face.

Butler was a little emotional, and found the referee to say something.

Upon seeing this, Su Tian immediately stepped forward and pulled Butler away to avoid being called for a technical foul.

Harden was at the free throw line and made two free throws.

2-2
The ball is switched, and it's the Lakers' turn to attack.

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Paul went straight up to grab it. Seeing that Paul was defending so aggressively, Su Tian turned sideways, protected the ball and walked towards the inside against Paul.

No matter in terms of height, weight and strength, Paul was at a disadvantage against Su Tian, ​​and was pushed all the way to the low position by Su Tian.

After coming to the low post, Su Tian directly held the ball and turned his back, and then made a fallback jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian's fadeaway jump shot was easily hit, and Paul had nothing to do against Su Tian who was playing this way.

"Su is obviously bullying people." Barkley said with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Paul is indeed at a disadvantage in terms of height, but the rest of the Rockets have no help in defense. It is still too difficult for Paul to defend alone."

At this time the score came to 4-2, and the Rockets attacked again.

Harden is still holding the ball, this time Harden took a step back and made a three-pointer after the test.

But it's a pity that Butler's reaction was quick, Harden missed a hit, and the basketball hit the iron.

George took advantage of the rebound and directly held the ball to encourage a fast break.

At this time, the advantage of the Rockets' three-guard lineup was revealed, and the defense speed was very fast, so the Lakers had to fall into position again.

Seeing that the fast break couldn't be played, George had no choice but to slow down, and waited for all his teammates to come to the frontcourt before organizing the attack again.

After a while of exquisite cooperation from the Lakers, Butler ran out an air cut opportunity, George quickly passed the ball, Butler caught the ball and went straight to the layup, making an easy hit.

6-2
The integrity of the Lakers was fully displayed, and the three of Su Tian played differently.

In the next few rounds, the Rockets concentrated most of the ball in the hands of Harden and Gordon. It was not that Paul changed his personality, but that Su Tian's defense was too tight, and it was difficult for Paul to maintain a normal pass. control and organization.

After half a quarter, the Lakers firmly held a 6-point lead, and the Rockets took the lead in making substitution adjustments.

There is no doubt about this substitution, Paul took a rest, and Gordon came to the first position.

Before Paul left the court, Gordon still laughed at Paul secretly in his heart.

The old guy has grown up like this, so don't occupy the latrine and stop shitting, just retire as soon as possible.

But when Gordon and Su Tian faced each other, Gordon really felt the oppression of Su Tian's defense.

Regarding Su Tian's defense, Gordon only had two words, suffocation.

But fortunately, in this lineup, Gordon is not the core of the team, Harden is the core of this lineup.

So under the leadership of Harden, the Rockets have a feeling of wanting to chase points.

One minute before the end of the first quarter, Harden hit a three-pointer, and the point difference came to 1 points.

At this time, Harden was already a little out of breath. After all, Butler's defense was also at full strength. If it wasn't for Harden's foul-making skills, he wouldn't be able to last at all.

The ball was given to the Lakers again, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Calling Wood to step forward to pick and roll, with the help of the pick and roll, Su Tian made a three-pointer without hesitation.

Swah——

Su Tian's three-pointer hit directly, and the point difference came to 5 points again.

At this time, there was not much time left, so the Rockets quickly served the ball, and Harden immediately advanced to the frontcourt when he got the ball.

After coming to the frontcourt, he just paused for a while, and then directly stormed the basket with the ball.

Su Tian on the side looked at Butler, who was fighting wits and courage with Harden, and suddenly moved, rushing in Harden's direction, forming a double-team!
Su Tian's double-team came too suddenly, and Harden was a little confused for a while, so Su Tian took the opportunity to make a move and directly steal it!
Su Tian's reaction was very quick. After the steal, he immediately turned around and made a fast break.

Harden and Gordon behind him were chasing closely. When Su Tian rushed to the basket with the ball, Harden and Gordon behind him had already caught up.

Seeing the two catching up, Su Tian didn't panic, but threw the ball on the backboard.

The basketball hit the backboard, bounced back, and was just caught by George who followed behind.

So George, who received the ball, took advantage of the opportunity and directly dunked with both hands.

The Lakers ended the first quarter with an alley-oop dunk, and the point difference remained at 7 points.

"What do you think of the first quarter, Charles?"

"Judging from the first quarter, the Lakers' personnel reserves are better than the Rockets. The Rockets don't have many people to use, but everyone on the Lakers has performed well, so currently the Lakers do have the upper hand."

Barkley's answer was quite satisfactory, and he didn't say anything substantive at all.

Thinking about coming to Barkley, he also knows that the Rockets have a large fan base, and they dare not offend easily, so they can only say some soft words.

Soon, the second quarter began.

In the second quarter, as usual, Su Tian took a break, and Butler and George led the team.

As for the Rockets, Harden took a break and Paul came on to lead the team.

Without Su Tian on the court, Paul returned to his previous style.

After several consecutive passes to help Capela fly, Paul began to play again to break through the ball and assist his teammates to hit three-pointers.

Both Butler and George are not suitable to defend Paul, not to mention that Brunson, who is facing Paul at this time, is only a rookie.

After half a quarter, the two teams actually returned to the same level and the score was tied.

At this time, Su Tian came on again, Butler and George came off the court to rest, and Su Tian came on with Ingram and other substitutes.

As for the Rockets, Harden had already returned to the court one step ahead of Su Tian.

Seeing Su Tian playing, Harden came to Su Tian's side, muttering softly.

"Su, you will lose this match, I told you!"

Seeing Harden's confident appearance, Su Tian was very puzzled. Who gave you confidence?Make you so ordinary, yet so confident?

"Pu Xinnan, really bow down."

Harden naturally couldn't understand what Su Tianyong said in Mandarin, but he knew from his expression that it wasn't a good word.

After Su Tian returned to the field, he directly held the ball and started playing.

At this time, Harden and Su Tian were facing each other, and the heavy responsibility of defending Su Tian naturally fell on Harden.

Seeing Harden's appearance as if he was facing a formidable enemy, Su Tian smiled slightly, and then directly broke through.

Harden thought he had reacted quickly enough, but when facing Su Tian, ​​he was still hit by a time lag.

Su Tian came to the basket one step ahead of Harden, and then made a throw, just avoiding Capela who was trying to block the shot.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

Su scored with the ball and did not forget to kill and punish his heart, "Look at James, it's so easy to hit you."

"You...I...OK, okay."

The possession of the ball was changed, and it was the Rockets' turn to attack. Harden pushed forward with the ball to the frontcourt.

Facing Su Tian's defense, Harden didn't dare to be careless, and directly dribbled the ball under his crotch.

The action of dribbling the ball under the crotch can not only test the defensive center of gravity of the defender, but also effectively protect the basketball.

Harden is a good dribbler in the crotch.

After continuous dribbles under the crotch, Harden exploded at full speed and rushed to the right.

Su Tian already knew Harden's moves, so he followed Harden's pace closely, and at the same time made steals and interference from time to time.

Harden was also ruthless, he insisted on walking in against Su Tian, ​​and when he got to the right position, he collected the ball and took a European step.

But it's a pity that even if Harden used the European step, he still couldn't get rid of Su Tian's entanglement, so in order to avoid mistakes, Harden had to reluctantly make a move.

boom--

Harden's shot barely touched the edge of the basket and bounced straight out.

Su Tian turned around and just accepted the rebound.

Get the rebound, without further ado, start fast break.

Su Tian took the lead and hit a layup.

At this time, the point difference has been widened unconsciously, and the Lakers have once again returned to the upper hand.

"As soon as Su came back, the Lakers became different immediately. It's not that George and Jimmy are not good, but that Su Tian is too strong!"

"Indeed, I always feel that after Su Tian came on the court, the overall defense of the Lakers has improved. Maybe this is the influence brought by the superstar."

The conversation between Barkley and Kenny Smith also attracted the attention of many fans. In the next few rounds, fans did find that the Lakers' overall defensive efficiency did increase after Su Tian came on the court.

Especially after Su Tian participated in the assisted defense, the cooperation between the Lakers and Su Tian became even tighter, and the overall defense was full, which was reflected in the game, and the point difference was widened again.

At the end of the first half, the point difference had returned to 6 points.

At halftime, Barkley and Kenny Smith routinely commented on the first half of the game and made predictions for the second half.

At this time, in the rocket's locker room, there was a person sulking with resentment on his face.

"Chris, the team needs you to do more in the second half! Pay attention to the distribution of the ball and pass the ball to James in time."

Paul didn't answer, just nodded.

In Paul's previous team, he was used to being the court commander and controlling a lot of ball rights. Now that he is in the Rockets, Harden also needs a lot of ball rights. There will inevitably be some friction between the two.

But because Harden is at his peak at this time, and Paul has entered his twilight years, Harden's efficiency in holding the ball is obviously higher, while Paul's efficiency in holding the ball is not high, so now everything needs Paul to adapt to Harden .

In this game, Paul not only had to face the ball being taken away by Harden, but also faced Su Tian on the court, and he didn't have teammates to help him defend.

So now Paul is full of grievances and has no way to vent.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, there is no doubt that both sides have brought out their starting lineups again, preparing for a head-to-head confrontation.

The Lakers owned the first ball in the third quarter, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Seeing Su Tian coming up with the ball, Paul gritted his teeth and stepped forward to make a gamble steal!

But it's a pity that Paul didn't know that Su Tian had a badge called "King of Dribbling".

So when Paul stepped forward to steal, Su Tianxia realized a cross dribble and directly avoided Paul who was grabbing.

Although Su Tian's mind was a little confused at this time, Su Tian subconsciously took two steps forward immediately, and then made a sudden stop to shoot a jumper.

Swah——

Su Tian made an emergency stop and made a steady jump shot.

(End of this chapter)