NBA Old Age Star System

The Heat showed tacit cooperation at the beginning of the second half, and the Lakers were naturally not far behind.

Brunson advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Butler's defense. He first tested the triple threat, and then reached out to call his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of Kuzma's pick-and-roll, Su Tian took the ball and went directly to the basket.

Butler turned around to chase Su Tian, ​​but Su Tian was very fast at this time. Butler couldn't catch up on his own, and Adebayor inside took advantage of the situation to double-team and help defend.

It's just that this time, Adebayor has a better memory and is always paying attention to Su Tian's movements, guarding against Su Tian passing the ball again.

When Su Tian broke through all the way to the basket, Su Tian made a pass once again, so Adebayor instantly changed his defensive focus and immediately returned to his defensive position.

But unexpectedly, this time Su Tian made a fake fax. Without Adebayor's obstruction, Su Tian easily succeeded in a layup.

"Beautiful! Even though the Heat have exquisite coordination, they still can't stop Su Tian's super personal ability!" Barkley couldn't help but said.

"That's for sure. There is no doubt about Su's personal ability, but the Heat can still persist. I think the Heat have improved a lot." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the ball was once again given to the Heat. As if to confirm Kenny Smith's words, Vincent and Dun Luo cooperated tactically. Dun Luo received Vincent's pass and directly hit a three-pointer.

When Dun Luo and Vincent returned to defense, they even actively clapped and cooperated. Obviously, the cooperation between the two was not just a day or two.

"Well, these two are players that the Heat poached from the Lakers. Now they face the Lakers and they hit hard!" Barkley said with a smile.

"It seems that there are really many things to watch in this game. I don't know what kind of performance the two of them can perform when facing their old clubs." Kenny Smith said.

Just as the two of them finished speaking, Kuzma broke through Dun Luo's defense with the ball and directly crushed the ball for a layup.

Dunro's deficiencies on the defensive end are obvious.

In the next few rounds, the two teams played step by step. The Heat's momentum to chase points was obvious, but the point difference did not change much.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference not only did not narrow, but also widened to 16 points again.

At this time, Walton called a timeout and replaced Su Tian to rest. The team was handed over to George and others.

Although Su Tian came off the court to rest, George, who had recovered his form, still had no problem dealing with Butler whose physical strength was more than half exhausted.

So after Su Tian left the field, the point-chasing frenzy that Spoelstra expected did not come.

George's single defense against Butler was quite effective. On the inside, Boucher also temporarily withstood the Heat's impact and maintained a good defensive efficiency.

As a result, the two teams maintained a stalemate in the second half of the third quarter, and the point difference did not change much.

Until the end of the third quarter, with Butler hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer, the point difference was barely maintained at 14 points.

Seeing that at the end of the third quarter, the point difference was still double digits, Barkley couldn't help but shake his head.

"I think the Heat's chances in this game are slim. The point difference is less than single digits. It is basically impossible to overtake the Lakers in the last quarter."

Kenny Smith did not refute Barkley at this time, but nodded in agreement.

"It's true. It's not that I look down on the Heat. On the contrary, I like the Heat very much, but the fact is the fact. The Heat are indeed no match for the Lakers, especially in the fourth quarter."

At this time, the benches of the two teams also began to make arrangements for tactical cooperation in the fourth quarter.

On the Heat's side, Spoelstra was writing and drawing on a tactical board.

As a head coach with ideals and ambitions, Spoelstra knows very well that the Heat's chances of winning are still slim at this time, but Spoelstra is willing to give it another try.

Needless to say, many of the Heat's players have a tough will and are willing to fight.

At the same time, on the Lakers' bench, Walton also emphasized the defensive strategy against the Heat.

Walton also knows very well that the Heat will not give up easily, especially when they encounter Butler, a "stubborn donkey".

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers' defensive strategy was similar to that in the third quarter. One person guarded Butler alone, and the others did not give three-point opportunities.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

The Lakers' lineup is Dort, Nunn, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, and Cousins.

On the Heat's side, it's Dragic, Herro, Butler, Dunro, and Olynyk.

Obviously, the Heat still don't give up.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Dort advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Butler's defense. He made a three-pointer without any extra movement.

Although Butler knew that Su Tian might be shaking him, he still couldn't help but stepped forward and pressed on him.

Su Tian's shooting threat was too strong, and Butler didn't dare to gamble.

When Su Tian saw Butler rushing towards him, he immediately changed his actions, quickly took the ball back, turned his shot into a breakthrough, and easily broke through Butler's defense.

Su Tian came all the way to the basket unimpeded, and when he was about to take a layup, he was not surprised to be double-teamed by Olynyk to help defend.

If it was the "reasonable Su" in the first three quarters, this ball would probably have been passed directly.

But at this time, Su had the buff bonus. Seeing Olynyk's defense, he didn't panic at all. After a small pull, he made another layup.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the net.

"What a ball! First, he made a bow to shake Butler away, and then he made a layup to avoid the block. Looking at Su's attack, it was so easy and satisfying!" Barkley couldn't help but admire.

The ball was transferred, Dragic advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and also passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler facing Su Tian and Su Tian facing Butler with the ball are two completely different situations.

Although Butler also has the defensive strength of the best defensive team level, Su Tian is a dpoy!

Butler held the ball, first a cautious triple-threat test, and then tried a breakthrough after a double change.

Butler has tried to increase his speed to the highest level, but he still cannot avoid Su Tian's death coil.

So Butler pulled back and tried to break through again, but still failed.

In desperation, Butler had no choice but to reach out and call his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Butler finally started smoothly and rushed toward the basket with the ball.

Su Tian followed Butler and continued to interfere. At the same time, he never stopped trying to steal.

Butler protected the ball while holding the ball and breaking through to the basket.

Due to Su Tian's interference, Butler's speed of breakthrough with the ball inevitably slowed down a lot.

After Butler came to the basket, Cousins ​​had already reached the defensive position, and Butler could only forcefully take a shot under the double-team of the two.

boom--

Basketball is undisputedly straight-up.

Cousins ​​turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and turned around to launch a fast break, but Butler on the side had quick eyes and quick hands and hugged Su Tian directly.drop--

Butler used his own foul opportunity to stop Su Tian's fast break.

So the Lakers' offense had to fall into position, and Su Tian once again held the ball against Butler.

This time, Su Tian clearly felt that the Heat's tendency to double-team was even more obvious. It seemed that as long as Su Tian broke through, he would be double-teamed in the next second.

But Su Tian kept moving his hands, and after continuous crotch dribbling mobilized Butler's defensive focus, he broke through directly from the right side.

As soon as Su Tian broke through, as expected, Hiro immediately stepped forward to double-team, so Su Tian directly passed the ball.

Originally, Su Tian wanted to use a pass to dazzle Hiero, but Hiero still firmly double-teamed him. Instead, it was Dun Luo in the bottom corner who stepped forward to defend Nunn.

After Su Tian saw it, he directly passed the ball to Kuzma in the bottom corner.

Kuzma received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

Kuzma made a solid three-pointer.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Su's ability to read the game is really top-notch!"

"Yes, as expected of Su, he made the right choice in a split second."

"This is the strength of a superstar!"

"What is active No. 1? This is it!"

Su Tian's performance once again conquered all the fans at Staples.

The next few rounds will basically follow the rhythm of these rounds. The Heat want to escape the control of the Lakers, but they still can't do it for the time being.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference was already heading toward 20 points, but seeing the Heat's still high fighting spirit, Walton had no choice but to take on the entire starting lineup.

As soon as the Lakers' starting lineup came on the court, the point difference widened again, to more than 20 points.

One minute before the end of the game, Spoelstra finally replaced the entire main lineup and raised the flag to surrender.

Seeing that the Heat finally made substitutions and adjustments, Walton also took over the main lineup and let the bench have fun.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the game 122-103. Except for the fierce opening stage, the rest of the Heat were under the control of the Lakers.

Su Tian scored 41 points, 13 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, once again becoming the best player in the game.

George and Kuzma both scored 20+ and took on the responsibilities of the team's secondary attackers.

While McGee had double figures in rebounds, he also got 2 blocks, which perfectly demonstrated the strength of an interior defensive player.

After the game, Su Tian came to Butler's side.

"Come on Jimmy, give me a hug." Su Tian said with a smile.

Butler smiled helplessly, stepped forward and hugged Su Tian.

"Okay Su, you beat me again, but I won't give you another chance next time." Butler said resentfully.

"Hahaha, Jimmy, you say that every time, and you lose to me every time."

Looking at Butler who was gradually becoming silent, Su Tian knew that Butler was serious.

"Okay, okay, Jimmy, I'll wait for you next time." Su Tian patted Butler on the shoulder, turned and left.

Even after Su Tian turned around and left, Butler's murderous look didn't completely disappear.

As this game is the most watched Christmas game in the league, the post-game interview is naturally unavoidable.

It's just that this time the reporters focused more on the Heat.

As for the Lakers, some reporters just asked Su Tian some conventional questions and nothing else.

Instead, when it came to the Heat, these reporters suddenly had more questions.

"Butler, every time you play against the Lakers, they always end in failure. What do you think?"

"I want to ask Butler, what do you think of the Heat's new addition this season, Duncan Robinson?"

"Please tell me what you think of Su and give some of your evaluation."

"What do you think of the fact that even without Davis, the Heat still can't beat the Lakers?"

I have to say that sometimes these reporters’ questions are really heartbreaking.

Butler was very unhappy after being scolded by Su Tian, ​​and now he was ridiculed by these reporters. Butler didn't give these reporters face at all. He just asked a few normal questions and then turned around and left.

After the game, these reporters naturally reported some reports that Butler was playing a big role and could not afford to lose.

When Su Tian saw these reports, he knew that Butler was being ridiculed by the media again.

"Tsk, let's have a moment of silence for the Heat's next opponent." Su Tian thought to himself.

After the Lakers ended their Christmas game, they had two days of rest, and Su Tian also took advantage of these two days to adjust his condition.

Subsequently, the Lakers had two mediocre regular seasons one after another, and the time entered January.

In January, not only did the voting for the All-Stars begin, but Thick Eyebrow's body was completely healed and he joined the team's normal training.

The thick eyebrows are back, and the Lakers' competitiveness has once again improved. Both the Lakers management and Lakers fans are very happy.

But Wharton is in trouble, the trouble of happiness.

Kuzma performed very well during the period when the eyebrows were absent. Now that the eyebrows are back, Kuzma's playing time will definitely be compressed.

If Walton wants to adjust the balance of playing time between these main players, he must adjust his lineup.

Su Tian predicts that the Lakers' decisive lineup will appear more on the court in the future.

Namely, Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Kuzma, and Thick Eyebrow.

In the first game of his return, he chose to play against the currently relatively weak Rockets.

After Harden left, the Rockets' competitiveness dropped significantly and they fell directly out of the playoffs.

The current Rockets are going for the draft picks and chose to mess it up, so there is no problem for the thick eyebrows to choose this comeback.

The overall development of this game is similar to what Su Tian expected during the competition.

At the beginning of the game, Su Tian led the Lakers to take the lead directly, and then Su Tian started to play with the thick eyebrows.

With Su Tian's help, the thick eyebrows improved quickly.

In the second half, Thick Eyebrow's condition had returned to its previous normal state, with no trace of injury visible at all, and he even cooperated with Su Tian to make alley-oops.

最后比赛结束，浓眉拿到了25分16篮板的优秀数据，苏天也拿到了30分15助攻6篮板3抢断。(本章完)