NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 380: The Rockets soared three points, Jordan will have to fight hard when he comes
The Lakers and Rockets have fought so hard, and basically everyone understands it.

The Lakers beat the Rockets.

This is not a question of lineup or tactics, but a question of the stars.

The main reason why the Lakers beat the Rockets is because Su Tiantian beat Harden.

As long as Harden can't surpass Su Tian or break through Su Tian's defense, the Rockets will always be suppressed by the Lakers.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the normal starting lineup. Both sides take the field and the game officially begins.

This time Capela took the initiative and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

In order to cooperate with Westbrook, Harden naturally made some sacrifices, such as holding the ball and having the ball.

After Westbrook came to the frontcourt, facing Brunson's defense, he wanted to directly shift into gear and accelerate into the inside.

But halfway through the rush, he encountered the help of thick eyebrows, so he quickly passed the ball to PJ Tucker who was squatting in the bottom corner.

Westbrook's pass was not very good, both in terms of angle and comfort, so Tucker could only adjust before shooting.

But with just such an adjustment, the figure with thick eyebrows returned to the defensive position.

Tucker bit the bullet and shot a three-pointer against the defense.

boom--

After a shot, McGee got the rebound and passed the ball directly to George.

George rushed forward with the ball and was double-teamed by the Rockets, so he passed the ball to Su Tian in front.

Su Tian got the ball and dribbled behind his back to easily avoid Harden who came forward to try to steal, and then rushed to the basket with the ball.

All the way to the basket unimpeded, Su Tian saw the right moment, collected the ball and jumped with both feet.

boom--

Su Tian succeeded in a two-handed windmill dunk!

"I knew it! I knew it! Su gets super excited when he hits the rocket!!"

"His dunking talent is really underestimated! Su is a great dunker!"

"If Su is willing to participate in the slam dunk contest, he will look very good!"

Su Tian's dunk directly raised the atmosphere at the scene. Although this is the home court of the Rockets, there are many Su Tian fans here because of his Chinese identity.

Seeing that Su Tian was in the limelight, Harden was naturally unwilling to lag behind and directly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball to face Su Tian's defense.

Harden continued to dribble under his hips to mobilize Su Tian's defensive focus, and then made a move to rush inside. Su Tian also changed direction in time to keep up.

But Harden took a step back and returned to the three-point line, shooting directly from the three-point line.

Su Tian was very familiar with Harden's move, and he was able to interfere in time when Harden took action.

However, sometimes luck is also very important.

boom--

Swah——

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

Seeing the basketball hit, Harden secretly said good luck to himself.

The ball is switched, and the Lakers attack.

Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball and first passed the ball to George.

George got the ball and faced McLemore.

George's advantage against McLemore is still very obvious. After a simple change of direction, he directly holds the ball and rushes to the basket.

Capela had no choice but to rush to help defend, but George showed his tough face at this time. After collecting the ball and taking off, he had a fierce physical collision with Capela in the air and scored a layup.

drop--

The referee indicated that the goal was valid and there would be an additional penalty.

George's tough moves directly boosted the Lakers' morale again.

In the next few rounds, both sides went back and forth. As everyone expected before the game, Harden did not perform very efficiently against Su Tian.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 34-25, with the Lakers leading by 9 points.

It's not that Harden is completely locked up by Su Tian, ​​but Harden's efficiency has dropped significantly.

In the second quarter, the substitute lineups of both sides began to play. Westbrook and Gordon played together on the Rockets' side, while Brunson and George played together on the Lakers' side.

George and Westbrook are also relatively familiar with each other, but judging from the current comprehensive strength comparison, the Rockets are indeed no match for the Lakers.

Halfway through the second quarter, the point difference had reached 14 points. The Lakers played more and more calmly, while the Rockets became more and more reluctant.

At this time, the Lakers made substitution adjustments, and Su Tian and Nongmei came on the field to replace George and others.

The Rockets saw that something was wrong and immediately took Harden.

"James."

"Ok?"

"How about we fight for a few rounds?"

"I don't want it, it's boring."

While Harden rejected Su Tian, ​​he reached out for the ball and faced Su Tian's defense.

Immediately afterwards, Harden started dribbling from his hips, and after a step back to attract Su Tian's defense, he broke through again and rushed into the three-point line, stopping near the free throw line to make a jump shot.

Swah——

Harden rarely used mid-range shots during the Moneyball era, but that doesn't mean Harden couldn't.

Seeing Harden's disrespectful behavior, Su Tian smiled and also reached out for the ball.

Su Tian started with a triple threat, and then suddenly broke through from the right.

Harden was highly focused and followed Su Tian step by step. The two of them came to the basket. At this time, Su Tian suddenly collected the ball and performed a European step.

Harden is also a master at using the Eurostep, predicting the angle of Su Tian's layup.

But unfortunately, Harden's best defense still failed.

Just when he was about to take the shot, Su Tian observed Harden's movements and turned the ordinary layup into a small throw.

The basketball passed Harden's fingertips and went straight to the basket.

Swah——

The basketball plunged into the basket.

"Good defense James, you almost guarded me."

After scoring the ball, Su Tian didn't forget to mock Harden.

At this time, Harden's heart was like a galloping horse.

"Obviously I was the one who scored first! Why did he mock me first?"

So Harden got a little carried away.

When the Rockets attacked again, Harden still reached for the ball, and this time he asked all other players to pull away. Harden continued to single out Su Tian with the ball.

It's a pity that this time Harden's successful shot was interfered by Su Tian, ​​and the basketball was forged.

Thick Eyebrow collected the rebound and passed a long pass directly to Su Tian. Su Tian subconsciously started a fast break and scored directly for a layup.

At this time, Harden looked at Su Tian with resentful eyes.

"You kid, didn't you say you wanted to fight in a one-on-one fight? Now you're going to slap me in the face first, right?"

"James, I said I didn't mean it, do you believe it or not."

"Ha ha."

In the next few rounds of the second quarter, the two sides no longer obsessed with singles and began to become normal.At the end of the second quarter, the score difference reached 17 points.

"The Lakers led by 17 points in the first half. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the opponent was the Rockets, I would have concluded that the Lakers had won by now." Barkley said.

"What? Why can't the Rockets decide?" Kenny Smith asked.

"Nonsense, as long as the Rockets' three-point shooting ramps up, anyone can win. But if it doesn't, the Rockets can only commit chronic suicide."

Half time passed quickly and the second half began.

The lineups both sides put out in the third quarter were still the starting lineups.

In fact, D'Antoni wanted to put Gordon in the starting lineup, but Gordon couldn't guard George at the Lakers' third position, so he had to insist on letting McLemore start.

After the start of the third quarter, Su Tian clearly felt that the Rockets were taking more three-pointers.

It's just that because of the Lakers' tight defense, the Rockets' three-point shooting rate is not ideal.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was still 15 points. At this time, Walton breathed a sigh of relief and replaced Su Tian and Nong Mei, letting George lead the team.

As for the Rockets, they brought in Gordon and replaced Westbrook.

Westbrook's performance in this game was not good, because the Lakers have two big eyebrows and McGee inside, and their attacking style is not good.

Westbrook did not take a single three-point shot in this game. Obviously Westbrook also knows that he is not good at three-pointers.

However, just after Westbrook and Su Tian left the field, the situation on the field suddenly changed.

The Rockets' three-pointers seemed to have eyes, drilling straight into the basket.

First Harden hit, followed by Gordon, and Tucker was not far behind. Even Danuel House on the bench also hit two consecutive three-pointers.

The Rockets' sudden three-pointer stunned the Lakers, and the point difference instantly reached 7 points.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Walton quickly called a timeout, but unfortunately the effect was not good. The Rockets' three-pointers still looked like they had eyes.

Fortunately, when the Rockets hit consecutive three-pointers, George and Brunson supported the Lakers' offense.

For a time, the two teams formed an offensive situation.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had been caught up to 5 points.

From the time Su Tian took a break to the end of the third quarter, there was only half a quarter, but the Rockets still caught up with the 10-point difference.

And this is with the Lakers having George and Brunson on the court.

It can be said that as long as the Rockets' three-point shooting is open, Jordan will have to take a beating when he comes.

It's just that the shooting rate of three-pointers is too unstable.

At this time, Walton summoned the players who played in the fourth quarter and began to emphasize the defense against the Rockets. The focus of defense was naturally on three-pointers.

Finally, Wharton looked at Su Tian.

"Su, the team's offense in the fourth quarter depends on you!"

"Don't worry, coach."

At this time, Barkley in the commentary box seemed very excited.

"Let's thank Rocket!"

"What's wrong? Why do you want to thank me?" Kenny Smith asked doubtfully.

"It is precisely because of the rocket that we can see the full power of Su!"

"Viewers, you are in luck! You can't meet Su Su in every game! You can only meet him once a month. No, meeting him once a month is considered good!"

And with Barkley's words foreshadowing, everyone was full of expectations for Su Tian's performance.

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the fourth quarter began.

In the fourth quarter, for the Lakers, Su Tian and Nongmei naturally led the team together, while the Rockets naturally played with all their strength.

Westbrook and Harden came on the court together, trying to quickly catch up with the score.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Rockets. Westbrook came to the frontcourt with the ball and encountered Nunn's defense.

In order to defend Westbrook, Walton naturally made some adjustments and put Nunn in the No. [-] position to face off against Westbrook.

Westbrook did not shrink back because of the change in defenders, but the impact became stronger.

With a simple pick-and-roll, Westbrook took the ball directly to the basket.

Westbrook was still very fast because he was well rested, and Nunn was unable to catch up immediately.

The thick eyebrows on the inside immediately returned to defend the basket, but the seemingly reckless Westbrook was not reckless at all, and directly passed the ball to Tucker in the bottom corner.

Tucker caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly, but unfortunately, the shot was blocked due to interference from Kuzma.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian. Su Tian turned around with the ball and launched a fast break.

Harden's reaction was very quick, and he immediately stepped forward to delay Su Tian's fast break, but Su Tian at this time was not as simple as the first three quarters.

Su Tian made a quick change in front of his body and directly passed Harden's blocker, and once again broke out and rushed to the basket.

Su Tian was very fast, and Harden wanted to turn around and chase him, but he got further and further away, so Harden could only watch as Su Tian dunked and scored.

"As expected of Su! He contributed a dunk at the beginning of the fourth quarter!!"

"What cannot be ignored is the quick defense of thick eyebrows!"

"Yes, the Lakers' overall defensive strength has not been weakened because it is a substitute lineup."

"The Lakers are really too strong. I'm not saying the Lakers are strong, but the Lakers' execution is too strong!"

At this time, the Rockets reorganized their offense. After Westbrook came to the frontcourt with the ball, he passed the ball directly to Harden.

Harden got the ball and tried it, but found that Su Tian's defense was too tight, so he immediately passed the ball to House.

The player House was facing at this time was Dun Luo. This was considered the weakest defensive link in the Lakers lineup at this time, and it was naturally the key position for the Rockets to break through.

Facing Dun Luo's defense, House chose to break through directly.

House wanted to rely on his physical fitness to crush Dun Luo. After all, Dun Luo looked average and was white.

But House did not complete a complete breakthrough, and the two came to the basket while fighting.

And this also gave the thick eyebrows on the side the time and opportunity to return to defense.

Therefore, under the interference of the two men, House made a layup, and the Rockets once again failed to attack.

However, this time the Rockets got back on defense in time and the Lakers failed to make a fast break.

But then Su Tian singled out Harden and hit a three-pointer.

The score difference has now come to 10 points.

Seeing that the point difference reached double digits, D'Antoni couldn't sit still, so he waved his hand and made a substitution!

Taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the Rockets made personnel adjustments.

Westbrook, Harden, Gordon, PJ Tucker, Capela.

After the substitutions, the Rockets came up with their strongest lineup.

After the substitutions and adjustments, the Rockets' combat effectiveness has indeed soared a lot. The main reason is that after the adjustments, the Rockets can take advantage of Dun Luo.

When Walton saw this off the court, he immediately made substitution adjustments. Dun Luo came off the court, Boucher came on, and the thick eyebrows returned to the fourth position to play a defensive role.

After the Lakers' adjustment, the overall defense instantly improved, and the Rockets' idea of ​​​​taking advantage of weak spots fell through.

So the Rockets can only continue to gamble on three points if they want to chase points.

But after a few rounds, the point difference not only did not narrow, but became larger and larger.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Walton called a timeout and took on the entire starting lineup.

At this point, D'Antoni finally understood that the Rockets had no hope of winning.

In the end, the game ended, and the Lakers defeated the Rockets 121-104.

(End of this chapter)