NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 382 The All-Star lineup was announced, the Lakers lost?

In the starting lineup, the Eastern starting lineup is.

Kemba Walker, Trae Young, Siakam, Antetokounmpo, Embiid.

Here in the West, the starting lineup is.

Su Tian, ​​Harden, James, Leonard, thick eyebrows.

The two Los Angeles teams directly occupied 4 starting seats, which also illustrates the strength of the two teams.

According to the league's All-Star format, it is natural to divide the teams into two teams, with each team choosing a captain.

Naturally, Su Tian is on the west side, and Antetokounmpo is on the east side.

Antetokounmpo has really risen this season. Not only is his personal ability steadily improving, but the team's strength and off-field appeal are also improving.

This year's All-Star, Antetokounmpo is also firmly ranked first in the votes in the Eastern Conference.

However, only the starting lineup has been announced so far, and the substitute list has not yet been announced.

For the Lakers, after the two-day rest period, they returned to normal training.

On January 1, the Lakers faced the Trail Blazers at home.

The main force of the Lakers has sufficient rest and adjustments, so naturally all the main players will play in this game.

For the Trail Blazers, the main players such as Lillard and McCollum also played, but there was no one inside and only a big white side.

The Trail Blazers' lineup has obvious flaws and it will be difficult to beat the Lakers unless they have extraordinary performance and explosion.

And when Lillard used George as a background, George always remembered it. He was holding his breath and wanted revenge during this game.

"Paul, how are you adjusting to your body?" Su Tian asked, patting George on the shoulder.

"Very good!" George replied very confidently.

"Okay, then you will be responsible for the main attack in this game, and I will pass the ball to you."

George was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately realized that Su Tian wanted to help him regain his position!

"Su, thank you." George's grateful expression didn't seem to be fake, and he was pretending to go forward and hug Su Tian.

Seeing this, Su Tian pushed her away and said, "No, don't worry, wait until the beating is over before hugging her."

Soon, the game started and players from both sides began to play.

The Trail Blazers got the right to attack first, and Lillard advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. He faced Brunson's defense without any hesitation and launched an attack directly.

This is not only Lillard's desire to achieve success quickly, but it is also the main tactic of the Blazers, taking the lead first. Only in this way can the Blazers have the possibility of winning.

It was not difficult for Lillard to break through Brunson's defense. He ran all the way to the basket and encountered McGee's defense. Upon seeing this, Lillard immediately collected the ball and took off, trying to pull the lever for a layup.

Lillard pulled a lever in the air and successfully avoided McGee's block, but just when he was about to go for a layup, another big hand appeared.

Snapped--

The basketball was hit hard on the backboard and bounced back.

At this time, Lillard looked back and realized that it was his thick eyebrows that blocked his shot.

Nongmei collected the ball and passed it directly to Su Tian. Su Tian got the ball and turned around to start a fast break.

McCollum turned around to chase. At the same time, Trail Blazers' Ariza also tried to chase Su Tian.

When Su Tian saw the two chasing him, he not only did not speed up, but also slowed down, as if he was afraid that they would not be able to catch up.

Just when Su Tian crossed the three-point line in the frontcourt, the two caught up with Su Tian and tried to double-team.

At the same time, Su Tian noticed the movements of the two people, so he hit the ground and passed the ball between the two people, directly to George, who followed later.

George received the ball and went straight to the basket, saw the right moment to collect the ball, took off, and succeeded in a one-handed dunk!
boom--

The Lakers' opening defense and offense directly detonated Staples' scene.

"Paul George!! So handsome!!"

"Lakers! Great!!"

"Every one of the Lakers is really strong! This is the real finale of the league!"

"This has just begun, and the gap between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers is clearly on display!"

George's dunk not only boosted the morale of the Lakers, but also suppressed the morale of the Trail Blazers.

In the next few rounds, the Blazers seemed to have not recovered, their shooting percentage dropped significantly, and their overall morale became even lower.

The Trail Blazers tried to call a timeout in the middle, and Lillard also tried to use his personal ability to drive the team, but it was of no use.

At the end of the first quarter, the point difference had reached 12 points.

In the second quarter, George continued to lead the team on the court, while Su Tian and Nongmei rested off the court.

The Trail Blazers still wanted to chase, so they asked Lillard to continue to lead the team.

However, except for Lillard, basically no one on the Trail Blazers side provides contributions to the Trail Blazers.

On the other hand, the Lakers are full of talents.

So George not only defended the point difference, but also expanded the point difference to 15 points. In the middle, he successfully prevented Lillard's shots in a few rounds, which can be regarded as regaining some ground.

Halfway through the second quarter, George came off the court to rest, and Su Tian and Nongmei came on to lead the team.

With two people leading the team, the Lakers seemed to have completely found their backbone, and the Lakers' offense became even more rapid.

At the end of the second quarter, the point difference had been stretched to 22 points.

At halftime, Lillard was extremely depressed in the locker room. He originally wanted to win the Lakers and improve the team's morale, but he didn't expect to be beaten like this.

McCollum next to Lillard was even more depressed, because Su Tian took back some of his attention on the offensive end and focused on the defensive end.

This resulted in McCollum being blocked by Su Tian for the whole game. McCollum only scored 4 points in the entire first half.

The intermission ended quickly, and the third quarter began.

The starting lineups on both sides gathered again, and Lillard wanted to take the opportunity to catch up with some scores, but things went counterproductive.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian came off the court to take a break. At this time, the point difference had stabilized at more than 20 points.

By the time Su Tian came on the court again in the fourth quarter, the point difference had reached 25 points.

Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts shook his head helplessly. In the fourth quarter, he replaced the entire main lineup with only a token resistance.

In the end, the game was easily won by the Lakers.

George shined in this game, scoring 41 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal, and was named the best player in the game.

In order to assist George, Su Tian failed to score many points, but he also scored a triple-double of 22 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds and 3 steals.

For the Trail Blazers, because Su Tian never switched to Lillard, Lillard scored 33 points, but McCollum only scored 9 points in the game.

After the game, McCollum walked back to the locker room alone with a lonely face.

After Lillard said hello to everyone on the Lakers, he returned to the locker room and saw a lonely McCollum.

"CJ, what's wrong? Does this hit you?" Lillard said with a smile.McCollum glanced up, then lowered his head again.

"Damian, you said the Lakers are so strong, can we still beat them? Can we still win the championship in our lifetime? Can we still bring a championship to Portland?"

McCollum's three consecutive questions also hit Lillard's heart.

Lillard sighed after hearing the conversation and said: "Actually, I don't know if I can, but no matter whether we can or not, we have to move on, right? We can't sigh just because we face a strong enemy. The previous Cavaliers Team or Warriors, which one is not strong? But in the end they are all temporary."

"As long as we persist in being ourselves and leading the team forward, there will always be a chance, right?"

Lillard's words were extremely sincere, and McCollum's mood gradually calmed down.

"Yes, Damian, you are right, we can't stop now. As long as we continue to work hard, the opportunity will come!"

After saying that, the two hugged each other.

After the Lakers' game against the Trail Blazers ended, all games in January ended, but the Lakers did not stop.

Because the Lakers have to rush to Sacramento non-stop to play against the Kings.

On February 2st, the Lakers played back-to-back games against the Kings.

Fox has grown up on the Kings side, but neither the team's lineup nor the team's tactics have formed a system, and it is still not a concern at the moment.

Su Tian didn't work too much against the Trail Blazers and retained some physical strength, so he put out all his energy against the Kings and quickly took the lead.

In the end, the Lakers easily won 129-103.

Su Tian once again got 30+ quasi-triple-double data.

The next day, February 2, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles.

On February 2, Pelinka came to Su Tian’s residence.

"Hey Su, I'm sorry to bother you." Pelinka said with a smile.

"Rob, there's no need to disturb you. What's the reason for your sudden visit?"

Su Tian said as he asked Pelinka to sit down.

"Su, it's like this. In the 2017 offseason, the last year of the contract the Lakers signed with you was a player option. It's about to expire. I want to come and discuss the contract extension with you."

"Oh? Renew the contract? Now?" Su Tian frowned as soon as he heard what Pelinka said.

"Rob, why don't you go find my agent to discuss these matters. I'm not good at this."

When Su Tian heard Pelinka talk about contract renewal, he thought about rejecting it directly.

But Pelinka did not change his expression, but kept smiling.

"Su, I think you misunderstood. I have no intention of discussing the details of the contract with you. I just want to understand your intention to renew your contract with the Lakers."

"That's it."

Hearing what Pelinka said, Su Tian relaxed and continued.

"I currently have no problem with renewing my contract with the Lakers. It is naturally my first choice. However, for the specific details and amount, you need to go to my agent."

After hearing what Su Tian said, Pelinka also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't worry, Su, these things won't trouble you, and you can rest assured that the Lakers will definitely pay you the maximum salary, there is no doubt about it."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Pelinka said goodbye and left.

Su Tian knew that Pelinka wanted to test his tone. If he really didn't want to renew his contract with the Lakers, the Lakers would suffer a big loss.

Pelinka naturally cannot bear this loss.

However, Su Tian estimates that after he renews his contract next season, the team's salary space will be locked up again, and the contract renewal issue of Big Eyebrow will also have to be taken into consideration.

Su Tian frowned. The salaries of the Big Three accounted for most of the team's salary space. It is estimated that those young talents cannot be retained.

Unless the team is willing to take the super luxury tax.

On February 2, the Lakers faced the Spurs at home.

The current Spurs are not very competitive, and it would be great to reach the playoffs this year.

Therefore, there will be no surprises when the Lakers play the Spurs.

But on the same day, the All-Star substitute lineup was also released.

There are some new faces in this year's All-Star lineup, such as Trae Young, Doncic, Sabonis, and Ingram.

Naturally, George was also selected as a substitute, while Brunson was slightly inferior and failed to achieve his wish.

In fact, it is good that the Lakers have three people selected this season, because the Lakers' invincible posture is too fierce and has become a public enemy in the league.

At the same time, Su Tian also noticed that on the Heat's side, Butler and Adebayo were selected to the All-Stars at the same time.

Although it is only a substitute lineup, one team has two All-Stars, which should not be underestimated.

On February 2, the Lakers faced the Rockets at home.

If it comes to hard power, the Rockets will definitely not be an opponent of the Lakers, but sometimes people are unlucky or particularly lucky.

This time the Lakers are the former and the Rockets are the latter.

The Rockets team took a total of 42 three-pointers in this game, hitting 20 of them, with a hit rate of nearly half!
Among them, Harden's shooting percentage was not high because he was facing off against Su Tian. He only made 6 of 1 three-pointers and even managed to score 7 points with 14 free throws.

The real breakout for the Rockets in this game was Westbrook and Gordon.

Su Tian also made an empiricist mistake and always regarded Harden as his enemy, but not this time.

威少全场拿到了41分8篮板5助攻，戈登拿到了15分2篮板1助攻。

Regardless of Gordon's low score, that's because he didn't take many shots in this game, but he hit 5 three-pointers and personally led the Rockets' three-point frenzy.

湖人这边，苏天进攻防守双手抓，拿到了32分11助攻6篮板2抢断，浓眉也有18分13篮板，乔治21分5篮板5助攻。

The performance of the Big Three was not bad, but they were unlucky. The team made 31 of 9 three-pointers, with a shooting percentage of less than 3%.

The Rockets defeated the Lakers 121-111. This was the first time the Lakers were defeated head-on on the court this season.

At the end of the game, the entire Rockets team celebrated wildly. Harden seemed to be crazy and hugged Westbrook and kissed him wildly.

Su Tian, ​​on the other hand, couldn't help laughing as he watched.

It's okay to lose a game in the regular season. After all, this situation is rare for the Rockets and is a small probability event. When the two teams really want to play a series, the Rockets will definitely not be the opponent of the Lakers.

Su Tian has such confidence, and Wharton also has such confidence.

So after the game, when Walton shook hands with D'Antoni, Walton said with a smile: "Congratulations."

When a team wins consistently, the wins are no longer news and the losses are celebrated.

This battle is like that.

The next day, when Su Tian got up and watched the news, the news was overwhelming that the Rockets defeated the Lakers.

"This is really, really interesting."

(End of this chapter)