NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 332 Harden Who Wants Revenge

"You boy, save me some face next time."

"Hahaha Kevin, I can only say that you are unlucky."

Su Tian dunked Love to the ground with a dunk, successfully regaining the morale on the court. The Lakers fans at the scene also shouted loudly to cheer for the home team.

In any case, this is Staples after all, and it is the home of the Lakers after all.

In the next few rounds, James still wanted to come back against the wind and never gave up.

Seeing that the point difference was about to be chased to 5 points, Su Tian activated the "God's Hand", successfully predicted the passing route of the Cavaliers, and successfully intercepted it.

After stealing the ball, Su Tian sprinted forward without hesitation. Because Su Tian's speed and reaction were too fast, James had no time to pursue him.

So James could only watch Su Tian succeed in dunking.

In the end, the Cavaliers completely lost their chance to make a comeback.

110-103, at the end of the game, the Lakers successfully defeated the Cavaliers with a 7-point difference, achieving their second kill against the Cavaliers this season.

James scored 34 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 1 steal in this game. In the final fourth quarter, it can be said that he assumed most of the team's offensive responsibilities, but it was still difficult to prevent the team from failing.

For the Lakers, Su Tian scored 35 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The showdown with James in the fourth quarter attracted enough attention.

After the game, James found Su Tian, ​​and the two looked at each other, smiled and hugged each other.

"Su, I have to say that you are much luckier than me. I hope we can meet in the finals."

"I'm sure it's okay, I just don't know if you can do it LeBron."

"You guy, how could I have a problem."

After James parted, Su Tian dealt with the reporter's interview again, and then went home to get ready to rest.

No matter how James plans for the next season, the Cavaliers this season should not be underestimated. Su Tian can only be vigilant and not let the Cavaliers pick peaches.

Although the game has ended at this time, the post-match impact and reports on the game have just begun.

"LeBron's designated successor-Su!" 》

"The ultimate showdown between the old and the new kings!"The excitement is comparable to 23VS24! "

"When the old and the new are changing, who will win the championship in the end?" "

"LeBron said bluntly after the game that Su was better than himself, and he was just working harder. "

"Inventory of the 14th draft, why is Su's pick so low?" ! "

"Experts predict Su's prospects: shine for a while, but will eventually be defeated by injuries!" "

There are endless reports and news about Su Tian, ​​not only the news value of Su Tian itself, but also the traffic on James.

But these Su Tian didn't continue to pay attention, because the Lakers' game was still going on.

On January 1, the Lakers played against the Bulls at home.

The Lakers attacked with the whole team and easily won 117-100.

On January 1, the Lakers went to the away game against the Thunder. George and Butler took turns. Su Tian led the team to steadily suppress Westbrook and successfully won the game.

So far, the Lakers have played a total of 46 games, with a record of 43 wins and 3 losses, leaving only 36 regular season games.

As a result, the claim that the Lakers broke the Warriors' 73 wins was brought up again.

"I think the current Lakers must have the strength to break the record of 73 wins. As for whether they can break it, it depends on luck, and on the other hand, it depends on Su's willingness."

"I don't think the Lakers can break it. If you want to break the record, you need not only strength, but also some luck. It's not such a simple thing."

"The Bulls' record of 72 wins has been maintained for so many years before being broken by the Warriors. Now Lakers fans actually want to break the Warriors' record? Give up, this record will have to be maintained for several years."

"The Lakers will not pursue the record. Just look at the Lakers' playing situation. The Lakers always take turns from time to time, and the chance of overturning is very high."

Although the outside world has been preaching that the Lakers are going to break the Warriors' record, the Lakers don't care much about it internally.

Because the Lakers have discussed this matter a long time ago.

"The record in the regular season is not what we are after. We just need to ensure the No. [-] position in the West. Compared with the record in the regular season, the health of the players is still the first priority."

This is the final consensus reached within the Lakers.

On January 1, the Lakers went to Houston to play away against the Rockets.

Since the new season, the two teams have played against each other twice, both of which ended in victory for the Lakers.

Therefore, Harden was very unconvinced, and Paul was also unconvinced, both of them held their breath.

On the contrary, the Lakers are very relaxed overall. Even facing the Rockets, there is still no pressure. This is obviously a psychological advantage.

This time when he came to Houston, Su Tian still called Harden first.

"James, I'm coming to Houston, why don't you pick me up?"

"Su, hum, you won't have another chance this time. Let's see you on the court."

Harden hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking.

Su Tian was confused.

"Why are you so arrogant?"

Time soon came to the time of the game, and players from both sides entered the field.

Since Harden acted arrogantly before, Su Tian naturally would not take the initiative to say hello anymore, but only glanced at him furtively.

Su Tian was still very curious, who gave him the courage to make Harden so confident this time.

The game started soon, and the Lakers were still in the previous starting lineup.

The Rockets have made some adjustments to the starting lineup, including Paul, Gordon, Harden, P.J. Tucker, and James Ennis.

"The Rockets have made some adjustments because of Capela's injury on the inside, but is this height a little short?"

Barkley said while looking at the Rockets' starting roster.

"It is true that the Rockets have a veteran Nene on the bench who can play as a center forward, but why not play?"

"Maybe the Rockets have some special arrangements."

Su Tian naturally also noticed the changes in the Rockets' overall lineup. If there is anything special, these five players can all shoot three-pointers.

Although the Rockets' three-pointers were fierce before, there was a Capela in the starting lineup who was incapable of three-pointers.

Now the Rockets lineup has become even more extreme.

At the start of the game, Nance got the first attack, and Su Tian got the ball and came to the frontcourt.

Facing Paul's defense, Su Tian naturally used his physical advantage to hit the inside line, but Su Tian just got to the free throw line and the Rockets' assisted defense double-teamed up.

So Su Tian took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Nance who was emptied.

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

boom--

At the beginning of the game, Nance's touch was not very hot, and the basketball hit the iron.

Tucker took off the rebound and made a quick pass to Gordon.

Gordon got the ball and directly launched the fast break mode, and Su Tian turned to chase.

Although the Rockets lineup has sacrificed height, it has improved its speed and ability.

So the rocket's fast break was only followed by Su Tian.When Gordon came to the frontcourt with the ball, Su Tian also just caught up. Gordon saw that Su Tian was catching up, so he didn't get entangled with Su Tian, ​​and directly passed the ball to Harden on the other side.

Harden caught the ball and didn't go to the basket, but came to a 45-degree angle and made a direct three-pointer.

Swah——

Harden, who was unguarded, made a direct three-pointer.

0-3
At this time, Su Tian had a faint feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain it. He just frowned and looked at Harden.

After Harden hit a three-pointer, he didn't celebrate, but quickly returned to defense.

The Lakers reorganized their offense, and this time Su Tian still directly broke through to Paul.

When he saw that the Rockets still wanted to double-team, Su Tian immediately stopped and shot a jumper. Su Tian's shot was ahead of the Rockets' double-teaming, and he made a steady hit.

2-3
Rocket right.

Just as Su Tian was about to return to defense, the Rockets quickly served the ball, and Paul received the ball without saying a word and directly advanced quickly.

Su Tian was a little confused by Rocket's move, but he quickly realized it.

However, Su Tian realized it, but the rest of the Lakers did not, so Su Tian could only chase after Paul.

After Paul attracted Su Tian's defense, like Gordon before him, he passed the ball directly to James Ennis in the bottom corner.

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

Swah——

The Rockets hit another three-pointer.

"Three-point hit! The Rockets have hit two consecutive three-pointers. It seems that the Rockets are getting better quickly. The Lakers have to find a way to deal with it."

At this time, Su Tian finally recovered.

"Want to play fast? Use a three-point tactic quickly, right?"

After knowing the Rockets' intentions, Su Tian quickly told his teammates on the court what he thought, and asked them to always pay attention to the Rockets' offensive and defensive transitions.

The five players in the starting lineup of the Lakers have very good tactical skills. They didn't react in time in the previous two rounds. Now that Su Tian has reminded them, they will be more calm when dealing with the Rockets.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball again.

This time, Su Tian asked his teammates to play a pick-and-roll. After Nance blocked it, he ran directly to the basket, and Su Tian bounced outside the three-point line.

The pick-and-roll coordination this time is different from the previous ones. Paul didn't react for a while, and Su Tian shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady three-pointer.

But after Su Tian hit a three-pointer this time, he shouted loudly: "Quick! Back to defense!"

At the same time, the Rockets also quickly served the ball from the baseline. Gordon received the ball and directly turned around and sprinted with the ball.

Because of Su Tian's reminder, everyone in the Lakers reacted faster this time than before, but unfortunately, the Rockets reacted faster.

Su Tian rushed to the front of the Lakers, closely behind Gordon.

Gordon seemed to rush to the basket, but in fact, after confirming that he couldn't get rid of Su Tian, ​​Gordon quickly passed the ball to Paul, who was also sprinting.

Paul had already entered the three-point line after receiving the ball, so after a bit of dribbling, he made a mid-range emergency stop jump shot.

bang - swish -

A basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

5-8
"What's going on, the Lakers don't seem to be in the right shape today. Why do they feel that the reaction is much slower? Is the schedule too tiring?" Barkley couldn't help but said when he saw that the Rockets had always had the upper hand.

Kenny Smith on the side shook his head and said, "It's not that the Lakers reacted slowly, but that the Rockets reacted too fast, and the Lakers simply couldn't keep up."

"How is this possible! The Lakers have the Big Three! Even if the Big Three returned to defense in time, they wouldn't be like this, but in these two rounds, only Su returned to defense in time."

Suddenly, Barkley seemed to think of something, and said, "It can't be, is there something wrong with the Lakers?"

Smith was speechless for a moment.

"Don't make blind guesses, be careful with the lawyer's letter!"

"The reason why only Su reacted in these two rounds is because Su Tian's position is the most outside, and Su himself is the player with the fastest reaction ability in the Lakers team. This is the key."

After Smith's explanation, Barkley finally understood.

"So, it's not that the Lakers reacted slowly, or that there was an internal problem within the Lakers, it's that the Rockets were too fast!"

"Yes, that's it. It's just that we can't see it with the camera. The players on the scene must be able to feel it."

The two of them are like this, you explain everything to me.

On the court at this time, the score did not change, because just after Paul hit the ball, Su Tian called a timeout.

"Coach, it's obvious that the Rockets want to use speed and three-pointers to attack us. We must be vigilant and responsive. We can't let the Rockets play such an offensive round anymore."

Wharton nodded and said, "That's true. The Rockets should have practiced this tactic on purpose, and the overall appearance is very smooth. Next, we must be more vigilant."

"Su, Jimmy, Paul, the three of you are the key to our team. You must be the first to react and retreat in time. You can't give the Rockets another chance!"

"In this way, let's adjust the lineup. Brandon comes down first, Brunson goes up, follow Chris Paul, Su goes with Gordon, Jimmy goes with James, George, you have to pay more attention to assisting defense."

After a while of adjustments, the two sides took the field again.

"The Lakers changed players? They changed players after just a few rounds. It seems that the Lakers have a solution."

"Not necessarily, maybe it's just that there is no way."

After returning to the field, Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, faced Gordon, and called his teammates to pick and roll.

It's just that this time Su Tian called George.

George was much faster than Nance, and after blocking, he turned around and rushed directly to the basket.

At this time, the basket was very empty, and Su Tian reacted very quickly, making a high-throw pass.

George, who was going down, saw the timing and took off directly. After catching the basketball in the air, he succeeded in an alley-oop dunk.

7-8
George, who succeeded in dunking, did not stop or hang up the basket. After landing firmly, he quickly turned and returned to defense.

This time it was not only George, but also the rest of the Lakers. Seeing George succeed, he turned around and sprinted back to the defense.

When the rocket ball was sent out, the Lakers players had already come to the frontcourt, so they could only give up the fast break and start a positional battle.

Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Brunson, and called his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

According to before, Paul's pick-and-roll is a big killer of the team, but now after coming to the Rockets, although it still has lethality, it has gradually evolved into a tool to cover Harden.

Paul used the pick-and-roll to hold the ball to the inside, and after successfully attracting the Lakers' defense, he quickly passed the ball to Harden on the outside.

Harden received the ball and made an explosive breakthrough, followed by a retreat step, and made a three-point shot.

Swah——

Harden's three-pointer hit again.

7-11
"Does Harden feel so good today?"

(End of this chapter)