NBA Old Age Star System

Ayton faced the problem of choosing between Su Tian and Nongmei, but with the head coach's pre-game instructions, Ayton naturally focused on helping to defend Su Tian.

In the next few rounds of the first quarter, the development was not much different from everyone's predictions. Booker was always affected by Su Tian's defense, so that he could not display his usual strength at all.

The score difference in the first quarter also showed this well. The Lakers held the lead throughout the game and did not give the Suns a chance to overtake.

However, the Suns saw that Booker really couldn't break through Su Tian's defense, so they changed their strategy and let Booker end the game early.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Suns by 34 points 25-9. This point difference was not easy for the Suns to chase.

In the second quarter, Su Tian left the game to rest as usual. At the same time, the Suns also made substitution adjustments, and Booker, who left the game early to rest, returned to the court again.

Booker's appearance in the game was expected by Su Tian. Su Tian also knew very well what the Suns were planning. It was just to travel at the wrong time with him, hoping to catch up with the score during the rotation period, or even widen the point difference. .

But playing in such a way that avoids the opponent's main force is inherently a passive disadvantage.

After Booker came on the court, he became the dominant player on the Suns' side, holding the ball continuously to launch attacks. However, Dort, who was responsible for defense on the Lakers' side, really couldn't restrain Booker and could only barely provide some interference.

Fortunately, the Lakers still have Brunson, George and others to ensure the team's offensive efficiency, so although the point difference is constantly shrinking, the shrinkage is not large.

Until about halfway through the second quarter, Suns coach Monty Williams, who was off the court, kept making gestures towards Booker on the court.

Monty Williams has been paying attention to the time off the court, just to let Booker catch up with the score difference before Su Tian comes back, so at this time he is constantly reminding Booker to pay attention to the time.

At this time, the score difference between the two teams was still 4 points. Booker saw the coach's signal, so he nodded and gritted his teeth at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, Booker came to the frontcourt with the ball, and with the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, he directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Booker made a three-point shot under tremendous pressure, and the point difference came to 1 point.

The ball was transferred, and Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball. After a period of tactical cooperation to pass the ball, the ball was given to George.

George got the ball and started a breakthrough. After successfully attracting help from defense, he passed a pass to Dort who was cutting through the air.

Dort received the ball and hit a layup directly, and the point difference returned to 3 points again.

But when the ball was given to Booker again, Booker made another strong three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit again.

At this time, Booker was like Phoenix's lone hero, and Su Tian seemed to really see the shadow of Kobe in Booker.

The two teams were tied, and Walton called a timeout.

"Su, Booker is in a bit of a hot state right now. Suppress him."

"Okay coach, leave it to me."

The timeout soon ended and Su Tian came on the field again.

After playing again, Su Tian first hit a mid-range pull-up jumper, taking the lead in scoring 2 points, and then followed Booker on the defensive end.

Booker saw Su Tian guarding him, so he changed from holding the ball to not holding the ball, hoping to get rid of Su Tian's defense with the help of his teammates.

However, Su Tian could not get rid of Su Tian in several consecutive pick-and-roll cooperations, so he could only let his teammates finish, and the teammate's finish was naturally not as successful as Booker's finish.

Basketball is playing iron, thick eyebrows collected the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and turned around to start a fast break.

He took the lead and came to the basket in the frontcourt and hit the layup directly.

The Lakers took the lead again.

At this time, Monty also saw that Booker was still no match for Su Tian. In this case, it was better to take a rest to save energy, so he immediately reached out to signal for substitutions.

After the substitution adjustment, Booker came off the court to rest, and the court became Paul, Bridges and others, and the ball was given to Paul.

Although the Suns can still perform well without Booker, their offensive capabilities have inevitably declined.

So in the second half of the second quarter, the Lakers, led by Su Tian and Nong Mei, once again took the lead. At the end of the second quarter, the point difference reached 7 points again.

During the halftime break, in the Suns' locker room, Monty was explaining tactics with a tactical board while observing the players on the team.

After careful observation by Monty, he found that the atmosphere and morale in the team were not bad, which made Monty breathe a sigh of relief.

Monty knew that when the Lakers played against the Jazz in the first round, the atmosphere in the Jazz team was already very deserted and morale was completely gone.

However, in order to boost morale, Monty still encouraged the morale of the players before going on the field.

The Lakers' side is much simpler. Su Tian only needs to continue to pay attention to Booker's status.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, both teams once again brought out their entire starting lineups.

The Suns still brought Booker up. Although Su Tian's defensive efficiency was very low, it was the team's first scoring point and the core of the team.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Lakers. Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Paul's defense, he did not pass the ball directly but called for a pick-and-roll.

After the pick-and-roll, Brunson burst out and rushed to the basket, but Brunson's impact was just a cover and immediately attracted Ayton's defensive double-team. At this time, Brunson passed the ball to the thick eyebrow again.

Thick Eyebrow received the ball near the free throw line and shot directly from mid-range.

Swah——

The thick eyebrow hit steadily from mid-range.

When the ball was transferred, Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball, went to the top of the arc to direct traffic, and used Ayton's pick-and-roll to break through with the ball.

However, Paul's breakthrough speed was very slow, and Brunson quickly caught up. However, Paul's breakthrough with the ball is no longer for scoring.

I saw Paul passing the ball to Ayton who was following the pass. Ayton received the ball and directly attacked the basket. However, at this time, he encountered thick eyebrows' help and interference, and Ayton's layup hit the iron.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian. Su Tian held the ball and launched a fast break, and passed the ball again to Johnson who was fast breaking in the frontcourt.

Johnson received the ball and made a layup directly.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers scored 4 points in a row, and the point difference reached double digits.

Although the Suns are also trying hard to chase points, the effect is very average, and the point difference has been hovering around 10 points.

A few minutes later, Monty once again took Booker off the court early and let Paul lead the team.

On the Lakers side, Su Tian also began to lead the Lakers forward as a whole, reducing the proportion of his own shots and instead passing the ball to assist his teammates, which can save more energy. If you ask Su Tian why he wants to save energy, it is naturally because Su Tian wants to play the second half of the third quarter.

Soon after halfway through the third quarter, the Lakers began to make substitution adjustments, and the Suns also began to make substitution adjustments.

Monty also breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself: "The Lakers have finally made substitutions and adjustments. There is still half a quarter left, so we can still catch up."

So Monty brought Booker on again.

But when the timeout ended and the two sides took the field again, Monty suddenly discovered that Su Tian didn't end up!

"Hey! No! You, you, don't you rest?" Although Monty didn't say anything, he couldn't stop complaining in his heart.

After all, according to usual practice, Su Tian would take a rest at this time, but he didn't expect that this time Su Tian would "not follow martial ethics"!

But Monty couldn't say anything.

So Monty could only hope that Yu Sutian's performance would decline significantly due to the impact of his physical strength.

But in the next few rounds, Su Tian's performance still exceeded Monty's expectations.

Su Tian pursued Booker closely on the defensive end, as if he wanted to strangle Booker's offense. However, on the offensive end, Su Tian did not hold the ball and hit hard, but still provided the ball for his teammates, or used Use your own offensive threats to attract defenses and provide teammates with better offensive space.

Therefore, under Su Tian's performance, the score difference between the two teams continued to widen. During this period, Monty called several timeouts, but to no avail.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference reached 15 points. Generally speaking, for the Lakers, this score difference is basically equal to a win. Some Lakers fans have even begun to celebrate in advance.

At this time, on the Suns' bench, Monty looked at Booker and Paul in front of him.

"Su basically played the entire third quarter and consumed too much energy. He definitely couldn't show his full strength in the fourth quarter, so we must hold on in the fourth quarter! Withstand the pressure! As long as we can hold on until the end, You will definitely be able to make a successful comeback!”

To be honest, Monty was not sure whether Su Tian would be affected in the fourth quarter, but he had to say this to give the players confidence.

As for the Lakers, Walton took a look at Su Tian's condition. Su Tian was indeed a little tired, panting and wiping sweat.

"Su, why don't you take a break during the fourth quarter?"

"Rest? No, no need. I still have enough energy."

Seeing what Su Tian said, Wharton no longer questioned but made arrangements according to what Su Tian said.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

"Su played the entire third quarter and didn't take a break in the fourth quarter?"

"Rest? Stop making trouble, Su Ke is the king of the end!"

"That's right, you must be a new fan at first glance. I don't know how valuable Su Mojie King is."

"Do you know what it means to be the king of the final quarter? It means that after the final quarter, even Jordan has to bow down!"

"Su was simply buggier than Jordan in the fourth quarter!"

At this time, Su Tian also followed the Lakers players directly onto the field.

As for the Clippers, Booker glanced at Su Tian on the court and thought to himself, "I knew it! I knew he wouldn't rest!"

But no matter how much Booker complained in his heart, he still had to face the test and torture of Su Tian.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Suns. Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball and directly signaled Booker to start running.

To be honest, Paul didn't believe that Su Tian, ​​who played the entire third quarter, had no impact at all in the fourth quarter.

But it turns out that Su Tian not only had no impact in the fourth quarter, but actually got stronger and stronger.

Booker's continuous running could not find a suitable position, and coincidentally, other players did not have any suitable positions at this time, so Paul could only choose to take a gamble and take advantage of the gap between Booker's running to quickly pass the ball. The ball is released.

Paul passed the ball with some advance, otherwise there would be no chance of passing the ball to Booker.

Booker also accelerated towards the direction of the basketball. Just when Booker was about to catch the ball, Su Tian's big hand suddenly appeared and directly completed the steal!

After stealing the ball, Su Tian went forward to the basket and was immediately double-teamed by the Suns, so Su Tian passed the ball to Dort again.

Dort ran all the way to the front basket with the ball and made a direct layup.

In the first round of the fourth quarter, Su Tian showed what it means to be the king of the final quarter.

So, according to this rhythm, the two teams played a few more rounds, and the point difference was gone to 20 points forever. Monty could only call an emergency timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Monty immediately made substitution adjustments and took on the entire starting lineup, preparing to make a desperate move.

The Lakers did not make any substitutions, but even so, the Suns were still no match for the Lakers. The point difference only stopped the decline and did not continue to expand, but it was absolutely impossible to catch up with the score.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference was still around 20 points. At this time, Monty directly took over the entire starting lineup and surrendered.

At this time, the Lakers also took down the main players and bench players to finish the game.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the game 121-101, beating the Suns by 20 points.

After the game, Su Tian stepped forward and hugged Booker goodbye.

"Su, let's see you in the next game. I will definitely win the next one!" Booker said with confidence.

"Okay Devin, let's continue with the next game." Su Tian said with a smile.

At this time, Paul also came over and said: "Su, the series is not over yet, this is the first game, and our game has just begun."

"Of course Chris, of course it's just getting started."

After bidding farewell to the Sun, Su Tian followed Walton to accept the post-game interview.

"Sue, what areas do you think Booker still needs to improve on?"

"Su, how many games do you think the Lakers can defeat the Suns?"

"Su, can the Lakers continue to maintain their undefeated record?"

As soon as Su Tian arrived at the interview site, he was immediately besieged by reporters.

"Booker is an excellent player. He still needs to grow a lot, such as his strong shooting ability and ability to break double teams. But he is still very young, and the future belongs to him."

"How many games do the Lakers need? The Lakers can win the series by winning 3 more games." (Nonsense Literature)

"Undefeated record? If the Lakers can remain undefeated, they can indeed guarantee an undefeated record." (nonsense literature again)

Su Tian, ​​who has been competing in the league for several years, naturally will not be led astray by the reporter's questions. The reporter was even confused after a few sentences.

While the Lakers were fighting the Suns, the Clippers were not idle either. The day after the Lakers ended, the game between the Clippers and the Warriors started. (End of chapter)