NBA Old Age Star System

As the competition progresses into March, each team has begun to study the issue of regular season record rankings. Of course, the most important ones are the teams that want to enter the playoffs.

The Lakers are also not idle. Walton and the Lakers coaching staff want to study which position is better, or which teams should not be met in advance.

Although there is absolutely no problem in fighting for the Lakers' strength, why not if you can play with less effort?

On March 3, the Lakers played against the Clippers again. This time the Lakers only played George and Big Eyebrow, Su Tian took a rest, and the Clippers led the team with James and Westbrook.

It is said that Leonard is almost ready to return before the playoffs start, and Westbrook has gradually returned to the starting position based on his ability.

However, through Su Tian's observation, it was discovered that Tyronn Lue only let Westbrook play a fake starter, and spent more time leading the bench.

Thinking about it, the playing styles of Westbrook and James have long been fixed, and it is basically impossible to change them in a short period of time. The only correct solution is to allocate time reasonably in this way.

In this game, although Su Tian did not play, George and Nongmei worked together and still won the game. Among them, Nongmei's performance was still excellent and did not seem to be affected by outside comments.

On March 3, the Lakers faced the Warriors at home.

George and Nongmei all took turns, and Su Tian led a group of substitutes to play.

In this game, Su Tian showed all his true strength. After all, if he didn't show all his strength, he would really lose.

And at the beginning of the pre-game, Walton contacted Su Tiantong.

"Su, please let go in this game! It can be considered as a test of your true strength."

The Warriors are indeed capable. Without the help of George and Big Eyebrow, Su Tian fought fiercely with the Warriors until the last moment of the fourth quarter.

At the end of the first three quarters, the Lakers trailed the Warriors by 5 points. The entire Warriors team was very excited. Of course, the Warriors scored three points in this game.

But after hard work in the fourth quarter, the Lakers temporarily led by 30 points 2 seconds before the end of the game.

At this time, the Warriors had the ball. Su Tian saw the right moment and directly activated his skill "God's Hand" to complete the steal. Then he turned around and scored on a fast break, bringing the score difference to 4 points.

At this time, Su Tian's physical strength was almost exhausted. Even with the blessing of the "King of the Final Quarter", he could not withstand the whole team but himself.

The Warriors got the ball again. This time the Warriors passed the ball very carefully, and the "God's Hand" active skill could only be used once per game, so Su Tian had no chance to steal again.

In the end, the basketball was passed back and forth among the Warriors players, and it was still in Curry's hands. At this time, Curry ran out of an open space without the ball, received the ball, and shot a three-pointer directly.

In fact, when Curry shot this three-pointer, Su Tian's defense was already in place, but unfortunately, with Curry's strong touch and three-point ability, he still hit the three-pointer, and the point difference returned to 1 point.

At this time, there are only the last 5 seconds left. If nothing else happens, the Warriors will definitely choose foul tactics and let Su Tian stand on the free throw line, while the Warriors will bet on three points.

Su Tian knew not to give the Warriors this opportunity. Once given, Curry would really be able to score!

So taking advantage of the timeout, Su Tian came to the coach and teammates and said the "mantra" that he had not said for a long time.

"Pass the ball to me and I'll make a super jump shot."

Su Tian said this without changing his expression, but Wharton and his teammates were all stunned. It took Wharton 2 seconds to react, because Su Tian had said this before, and he hit every time.

"Everyone knows, right? Pass the ball to Su in a moment!" Walton said again immediately.

The timeout ended soon, and players from both sides took the field again. Johnson came to the sidelines to serve, and Su Tian stepped forward to catch the ball.

According to convention, after receiving the ball at this time, the team receiving the ball will not attack immediately, but will find ways to consume time. Therefore, the defenders on the Warriors' side did not step forward too closely, but were just preparing to receive the ball when Su Tian After the ball, he stepped forward and fouled.

But what no one expected was that after Su Tian stepped forward to receive the ball, he first quickly changed direction and shook off Green, who stepped forward to foul, and then turned around again to shake away Wiggins.

Two steps away from the three-point line, take a direct three-point shot.

At this time, everyone's eyes also moved with the basketball, and Curry watched helplessly as the basketball flew towards the basket.

Swah——

The basketball is accurately hit and the net is brushed hollowly.

The score difference reached 4 points, but with only 1 second left on the clock, the Warriors had no choice but to give up.

117-113, the Lakers struggled to accept the game.

The game lasted until the red light came on, and Su Tiancai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Tian was "out of ammunition" in this game and basically used all the tricks he could use. If he still can't win the game, it can only be said that this game should be won by the Warriors.

After the game, Su Tian and Curry hugged each other goodbye.

"Su, you are lucky this time, but you won't have such good luck every time."

"Really, maybe I can get it every time." Su Tian said with a smile.

After the game against the Warriors, the next few games were not difficult games, and the Lakers once again returned to their rest strategy.

On March 3, the Lakers came off the bench to face the Spurs. On March 8, the semi-main lineup faced the Rockets. On March 3, the semi-main lineup narrowly lost to the Wizards.

On March 3, the entire Lakers team went out to play against the Suns. Under Su Tian's blockade, Booker could only exert one-tenth of his strength and beat the Suns.

On March 3, the Lakers played back-to-back games against the Raptors. The Lakers, who played half the main force, lost by 15 points.

On March 3, the semi-main force Lakers defeated the Timberwolves. On March 17, the Lakers played against the Raptors again. Although they were still semi-main force, they came back with a big victory. In the following games in March, the Lakers have been following a rest strategy. During this period, they have lost and won, but they have always maintained the second place in the Western Conference.

A lot of things happened during this period, but they were basically small fights. One thing that can affect the Lakers is that Leonard is back, but Leonard's comeback is relatively average. Instead of showing any decent dominance, James is increasingly taking over the power, and Leonard is somewhat uncomfortable with the team's tactical coordination.

On March 3, the Lakers' last game in March, the Lakers played against the Mavericks away from home.

The Mavericks have gained momentum recently and are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference. They look like they have a lot to achieve.

The Mavericks' tactics and style of play are also very clear, all based on Doncic.

Walton also chose to play with all the main players in this game, wanting to see where the Lone Ranger's true strength lies.

Su Tian naturally faced off against Doncic, because the Mavericks' lineup was not a regular lineup. There was only one Dinwiddie in the starting lineup who was considered a defender, and the others were all forwards. Therefore, as the second position, Su Tian Naturally, Doncic matched up.

After several seasons of training, Doncic, who was already extremely mature, has become more mature and can still perform well even when facing James, which also gives Doncic great confidence.

It's just that in this game, Doncic seemed extremely uncomfortable when facing Su Tian's blockade. He only scored 19 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in the game, which was lower than his usual performance.

As the team's ball-handling core, he only got this data. You can imagine what the Mavericks' overall performance will be like. This game was easily won by the Lakers.

After this game, Walton also understood that the current Mavericks still cannot pose a threat to the Lakers and will not affect the Lakers' championship plan.

Time came to April unknowingly, and April was also the final month of the regular season. Su Tian found that Walton was taking more frequent breaks for the main players. It seemed that Walton did not want to appear in this final stage. What injury issues.

On April 4, half of the Lakers played against the Jazz and lost.

On April 4, the Lakers played back-to-back semi-main games against the Pelicans and won easily.

On April 4, the Lakers played against the Nuggets with all their main players. At the end of the first three quarters of the two teams, the Lakers only led by 4 points. It seemed that the Nuggets had great hope. However, in the fourth quarter, Su Tian made consecutive strong hits with the ball, narrowing the gap. Pulled away quickly and finally won the game.

On April 4, the Lakers played against the Suns again. This time, all the Lakers' main players took turns, and the substitute lineup could only parry against the Suns. In the end, they unfortunately lost.

In fact, Su Tian knew that Walton was deliberately controlling the number of wins and the team's record ranking just to make the playoffs easier.

On April 4, the Lakers played against the Warriors in an away game. All the Lakers' main players came out, and they still won the game in the fourth quarter with Su Tian's strong performance.

On April 4, the penultimate game of the regular season, the record rankings had been fixed at this time, and there would basically not be much change, so Walton also chose to rest all the main players.

The Lakers substituted and benched against the Thunder. After a while of noobs pecking each other, the Thunder won the game.

On April 4, the last game of the Lakers regular season, the Lakers played against the Nuggets away from home. However, neither the Lakers nor the Nuggets came up with their main lineups. Both sides put on substitutes and benches, and the final game result was both sides. They didn't care much, and in the end the Lakers won the game.

At this point, the Lakers' regular season games for the 2021-2022 season are all over, and the record and data are all finalized.

苏天的常规赛场均数据为31.5分11.2助攻8.7篮板2.5抢断1.2盖帽，分别占据了联盟的得分王、助攻王、抢断王。

Su Tian has become accustomed to such average data per game, and it is not the first time he has won the honor of three data kings at the same time. Although it still caused some heat, the excitement is obviously not as good as the first time.

However, today's Su Tian not only has excellent statistics, but also has an excellent shooting percentage. Like last season, he has easily entered the 180 club.

In addition to Su Tian in the Lakers, George and Big Eyebrow still performed well, but the bigger surprises came from Brunson, Johnson and others.

Perhaps it's because these newcomers got a lot of playing time this season, so they all performed very well.

Among them, Brunson averaged 17.5 points per game. Although Johnson did not score high, he was balanced, averaging 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, making him look like a future star.

Brando, who followed closely behind, also achieved a career-high average per game, but he is still unable to compare with these two for the time being.

The league's regular season ends on April 4. Not only the data is fixed, but the record is also fixed.

On the East side, from first to eighth in the East are: Heat, Celtics, Bucks, 76ers, Raptors, Bulls, Nets, Cavaliers.

The 9th and 10th ranked Hawks and Hornets will be the first to start the play-offs according to the league's new format.

On the West side, from first to eighth in the West are: Clippers, Lakers, Suns, Grizzlies, Warriors, Mavericks, Jazz, and Nuggets.

The 9th and 10th ranked Timberwolves and Pelicans also took the lead in the play-offs.

Although the Lakers' regular season record is only second in the Western Conference, their opponent is the Utah Jazz, which is the easiest to solve. Of course, the premise is that the Jazz can pass the play-offs.

And according to Walton's prediction, there is no pressure to play the Jazz in the first round, and there is a high probability of facing the Suns in the second round, which is not too stressful. The Western Conference Finals will be against the Clippers of the Big Three. Judging from the previous game records, the Clippers Even with a complete lineup, they are no match for the Lakers.

The Jazz and the Suns have one thing in common, that is, the team's first scoring point is the player in the second position, and the Lakers have Su Tian in their hands, and they are most comfortable facing such a team.

After the regular season ended, Walton held a team meeting.

Looking at the players in the conference room, there were old men from the three consecutive championships, some new this season, veterans and rookies. Walton suddenly felt proud and felt that the championship was waving to him again!

"Guys, I think everyone should also know that since Su came to the Lakers, the Lakers' goal every season has been to win the championship! And this season is no exception! Our ultimate goal is still to win the championship! The next one In a period of time, I will be more strict with everyone, not only in training, but also in your private life during this period, I will make requirements! If you are not acceptable, you can raise it now and tell me directly."

As soon as Walton finished speaking, the room was silent. Several veterans remained silent, while several rookies looked at the three core members of the team and also chose to remain silent.

"Okay, since everyone has no problem, then we must follow my requirements. Of course, guys, don't worry. As long as we follow our requirements, the championship will definitely be ours! Not only can I guarantee this, Su I can also assure everyone!”

After receiving the signal from Wharton's eyes, Su Tian also stood up with a smile to express his support for Wharton.

"That's right, guys, the Lakers have won three consecutive championships. The Lakers are already very familiar with winning the championship. As long as they follow the rhythm, the championship will be no problem!" (End of Chapter)