NBA Old Age Star System

The defensive pressure brought by Su Tian alone is already great, and now with the addition of George, even if Butler is "tough", he will still feel troublesome.

In the next few rounds, Butler was obviously restricted by the combination of Su Tian and George.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 32-24, with the Lakers leading by 8 points.

In the second quarter, both sides began to make substitution adjustments, and George led the team back to the third position.

As for the Heat, because there are really few talents on the bench, they can only let Butler continue to play.

Under George's control, the point difference has been kept within a controllable range.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the field to replace George, and the two led the team alternately.

On the Heat's side, Butler played for too long and had to go down to rest. The Heat could not find their backbone for a while.

Su Tian also took advantage of this period to score consecutive shots and take the opportunity to open up some points.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference had reached 16 points.

"It was 16 points at halftime. It seems that even if Davis is missing, the Lakers can still beat the Heat."

"We've almost won it. Everyone knows that the Lakers are a late-game team. If they fall behind so much in the early stages, they will only lose more miserably later on."

"Yes, especially the fourth quarter. The Lakers in the fourth quarter were simply incomprehensible!"

"It's not the Lakers without a solution, it's the Su Wujie!"

"I hope the Heat can give us some strength in the second half, otherwise the Lakers will have to go to the bench again in the fourth quarter."

At this time, in the Heat's locker room, Spoelstra looked at Butler who was recovering his strength.

"Jimmy, please work harder, we need you to play more time in the second half."

Butler nodded and said, "No problem, coach, I can fight with the Lakers until the end."

Soon, the intermission ended and the two sides returned to the court again.

At this time, both sides once again came up with their starting lineups.

The first possession of the ball in the third quarter was given to the Heat. Vincent came to the frontcourt with the ball. After a period of tactical movement, Butler ran out to receive the pass.

Facing Su Tian's defense, Butler first tried a triple threat, and then broke out directly to rush to the basket, but Su Tian reacted faster and directly blocked Butler's path.

In order to avoid mistakes, Butler could only return to the three-point line again.

"Jimmy, you can't do it. You can't break through my defense."

While Su Tian was confronting him physically, he was also harassing Butler verbally.

Butler was about to commit a 24-second violation, so he could only quickly pass the ball to Hiero on the side.

Hiero received Butler's pass and shot a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Under Nunn's interference, basketball struck iron.

McGee collected the rebound and passed the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and immediately started a counterattack with a fast break.

However, as a former member of the Lakers, Butler naturally knew how sharp the Lakers' fast break was, so he quickly followed Su Tian to fight.

At this time, Su Tian couldn't start completely because of Butler's entanglement, so he glanced ahead and directly passed the ball.

Brunson, who was running in front, received the ball. With no one in front of him, he ran directly to the front basket and succeeded in a layup.

Seeing Brunson succeed, Su Tian looked at Butler beside him again.

"Jimmy, how are you? Can you still hold on?"

"Don't worry, I can fight with you until tomorrow."

Butler also rarely hit back at Su Tian.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian faced off against Butler on both offense and defense, and the gap between the two was visible to the naked eye.

drop--

Spoelstra called a timeout.

"Jimmy, how are you feeling? Do you want to come down and rest for a while?"

"It's okay, I can do it, coach."

At this time, Butler was sweating profusely and panting heavily because he had been entangled with Su Tian.

Butler thought to himself: "I have spent so much energy struggling with him, he must be equally uncomfortable! The fourth quarter will definitely be affected!"

The timeout ended and both sides took the field again after making substitutions and adjustments.

At this time, there were only a few minutes left in the third quarter, and both Su Tian and Butler came off the court to rest and prepare for the fourth quarter.

Su Tian's side did use up a lot of physical energy, but Su Tian was not worried because he had the king of the last quarter in the fourth quarter and could recover some of his physical strength.

Soon, the third quarter ended, and the point difference was still around 20 points.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian came on the field again, and by this time the effect of the King of the Final Quarter had begun to take effect.

On the Heat's side, Butler saw that Su Tian actually came on the court at the beginning of the fourth quarter, so he also got up and prepared to play.

"Jimmy, why don't you take a rest?" Spo said worriedly.

Butler shook his head and said: "The point difference is already so big, we can't rest anymore, otherwise this game will be over directly."

So, in the fourth quarter, Butler and Su Tian played again at the same time.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Caruso came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian looked at Butler panting in front of him and smiled.

"Jimmy, if you can't do it, just give up. Don't be embarrassed. Don't destroy your body."

"Stop talking nonsense Su, come here if you have the guts, like a man."

"Okay, as you wish."

After saying that, Su Tian began to cross dribble to mobilize Butler's defensive focus.

Just when Butler was judging from which side Su Tian would break through, Su Tian made a direct three-pointer.

Swah——

Accurate three-point hit.

"Hey man, where's your defense? Why can't I see it?"

Seeing Su Tian's proud expression, Butler was helpless. He didn't answer and turned to catch the ball.

The ball was transferred, and Butler personally advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing Su Tian's defense, Butler had no nonsense and called his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

Butler originally wanted to use his teammates' pick-and-roll to break through, but as soon as the pick-and-roll was formed, Su Tian quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll, and even quickly attacked to steal.

Fortunately, Butler reacted in time and immediately retreated to the three-point line, otherwise Su Tian would have succeeded.Su Tian secretly thought it was a pity and stepped forward to defend in a death entanglement style again.

After a confrontation between the two, Butler still couldn't find a suitable opportunity to make a shot, so he had to make a fake pass, use the feint to attract the defense, and pass the ball to James Johnson in the bottom corner.

James Johnson was obviously hesitant when he received the ball, but he still gritted his teeth and shot a three-pointer.

boom--

Unsurprisingly, three-point strikes.

Boucher turned around to collect the rebound and wanted to pass the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​but Butler reacted very quickly and blocked the passing route of the two.

So Boucher, who wanted to play the ball quickly, had no choice but to pass the ball to Caruso who stepped forward to respond.

After getting the ball, Caruso rushed forward with the ball directly.

At this time, Dragic was guarding Caruso. Dragic looked at Caruso's small body and thought about catching up with him and giving him a physical confrontation to win.

Unexpectedly, he chased until the basket in the frontcourt before barely catching up.

Just when Dragic wanted to interfere with the physical confrontation, Caruso collected the ball and took off directly.

The moment Caruso took off, Dragic froze in place.

"Ah??? Ah this??? Isn't this bullying an honest person!!!"

boom--

With a loud noise, Caruso dunked directly to the basket, and Dragic beside him was directly knocked to the ground. It looked like Dragic was separated.

The fans at the scene were also excited by Caruso's dunk.

"Oh my God!! Who is this little bald guy! Can he dunk so fiercely?"

"This looks like a new fan. This is our King of Cards. He has been playing for our Lakers for two or three years."

"Too strong! So strong! The Lakers are really full of talents. A simple substitute can perform like this!!"

"I can't believe it! I can't imagine it!! The Lakers are really like the NBA!"

At this time, Su Tian was extremely uneasy. He stepped forward to find Caruso and gave him a high five. Before leaving, he even touched Caruso's head.

"Good boy, nice job!"

Caruso smiled shyly and continued to participate in the team's defense.

Caruso returned to the team and the game continued.

At this time, the overall morale of the Lakers also skyrocketed because of Caruso's dunk. The Lakers, who had already had the advantage, really felt like their shackles were being opened.

The Heat organized an offense again. This time, after Butler came to the frontcourt with the ball again, it was obvious that there were fewer passing opportunities and the Lakers' overall defensive intensity increased again.

So Butler did not choose to play hard, but tried to score the goal through tactical cooperation, but in the end the basketball was passed back and forth and he could never find a suitable shooting opportunity.

Until the final countdown, Butler reluctantly made a shot, but because the basketball did not touch the basket, it still violated the 24-second violation.

"The Lakers' defense in this round is really amazing!" Barkley couldn't help but admire.

"Indeed, it is difficult for the Heat to find suitable offensive opportunities. The Lakers are like a cover, covering the Heat directly." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley looked at Smith on the side and continued: "Yes, although Kenny's description is like Ollie's, it does mean that."

At this time, Butler, who had just made a mistake on the court, seemed to be under a lot of pressure. While he had to bear the physical crisis caused by the loss of physical strength, he also had to bear the psychological pressure caused by the mistake.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian clearly felt that Butler's defensive intensity was declining, and he secretly said that the game was stable.

Butler, on the other hand, exclaimed in his heart, Su Tian's physical strength is outrageous!

In the end, the Heat still failed to persist until the end. Five minutes before the end of the game, the point difference was still more than 5 points. Spoelstra called a timeout, replaced all the main players, and surrendered.

The Lakers also followed suit, replacing their main players and replacing them with substitutes.

In the end, the game ended and the Lakers won the game 119-95.

Su Tian scored a triple-double of 35 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and 3 steals. George had a steady 20+. In addition, Brunson and Kuzma both performed to varying degrees.

For the Heat, Butler benefited from Su Tian's absence and scored 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Vincent also scored 17 points.

But in the end they lost to the Lakers, and the Lakers also won 8 consecutive victories since the start of the season.

After the game, Butler and Su Tian came to the center of the field. They first high-fived and hugged each other.

This scene was also photographed by reporters on the side and was regarded as a symbol of the friendship between the two.

"Jimmy, what do you think? Let me just say that the Heat are not my opponent yet."

"Su, just wait. One day I will lead the Heat to the finals and steal your championship with my own hands."

"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to that day."

After a while of pleasantries and harsh words, the two parted.

In the post-game interview, a reporter asked Su Tian what he thought of the Heat and Butler.

Su Tian smiled and said: "The Heat are still very young and they have huge potential. I believe Butler is an excellent leader and he will lead the Heat further."

After Su Tian finished his evaluation of the Heat and Butler, Butler was also asked the same question.

"There is no doubt that the Lakers are still the strongest team in the league, but I think it is not interesting to be the strongest, but it is interesting to defeat the strongest. This is the reason why I left."

"As for Sue, man, I have to say, he is the most incredible player I have ever seen. He is not like Wiggins and Towns, who has obvious physical talents. He even almost became a second-round pick when he entered the league. But with his own hard work, he got to where he is now little by little, and he is incredible.”

Afterwards, when Su Tian heard Butler's evaluation of himself, Su Tian looked at the system space and said confidently:
"Yes, being able to get to where I am today is all due to my hard work."

The day after the game against the Heat, Cousins ​​came to Los Angeles and participated in a simple workout with the Lakers.

After the trial, Pelinka came to Johnson's office with a trial report.

"Ervin, this is Cousins' trial report. Take a look at it and see if you are dissatisfied with it."

Johnson flipped through it briefly, shrugged and said, "I don't have any objections, just do what you want."

After the two had a brief conversation, Pelinka turned around and went out to prepare for Cousins' entry into the team.

Johnson watched Pelinka go out, feeling lonely inside.

Since Pelinka came to the Lakers management, Johnson's words have gradually become less effective. The main reason behind this is because Pelinka has the support of Jenny.

As one of the representatives of Lakers legends, Johnson is also a minority shareholder of the Lakers. Strictly speaking, Johnson is not in the same camp as Jenny.

The main reason why Johnson can still stay here and not be driven away is Su Tian.

Su Tian and Johnson have a good personal relationship, and Su Tian is the star player of the Lakers, and has even vaguely occupied the No. 1 spot in active service.

Therefore, if you want to get rid of Johnson at this time, you must consider Su Tian's ideas.

As long as Su Tian does not collapse, Johnson cannot move.

However, Jenny and Pelinka are both smart people. Johnson can't move, but the people below can.

As a result, the number of people in Johnson's network is gradually decreasing, and his rights are gradually being compressed.

Even now Pelinka wants to take over the friendship with Su Tian from Johnson. Johnson sees all this, but there is nothing he can do about it. (End of chapter)