NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 514: Thick Eyebrow retires due to injury! The Lakers are falling apart! ?

On October 10, the entire Lakers team will return to Los Angeles. Next, the Lakers will have a wave of 30 consecutive home games, and the first game will be against the Nuggets, who previously defeated the Lakers.

The entire Lakers team was deeply impressed in the previous game. Naturally, they wanted revenge in this game, and the whole team was full of motivation.

So in the first quarter, Nongmei used all his strength to defend Jokic. Jokic's scoring was indeed limited, but Jokic began to use his passing and organization to help the team.

On the defensive end, Su Tian is also trying his best to defend Murray, and on the offensive end, he is even more unstoppable.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers already led by 12 points.

In the second half, the Nuggets tried to organize a counterattack, and it did produce some results. However, the Lakers immediately adjusted after only catching up by 5 points. Then, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers once again opened the point difference to double digits. .

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference remained 10 points.

"Everyone, please pay attention. Although we are now 10 points ahead, we still cannot take it lightly. We must know that our first defeat of the season was brought to us by the Nuggets! So we must not lose this game!"

Walton kept cheering the players on the bench, trying to make everyone be more vigilant.

Soon the fourth quarter began. Su Tian naturally came on the field at the beginning of the game, and as soon as he came on the field, he hit the ball continuously and widened the point difference again.

The Nuggets responded quickly and immediately replaced Jokic and Murray on the court.

The Nuggets' situation stabilized after these two came on the court, but only just.

After that, the Nuggets wanted to chase points, but the thick eyebrows also started to exert force.

The thick eyebrow began to use his mobility to continuously score at the three-point line and in the mid-range. This kind of scoring defense made Jokic, who was responsible for the defense, very uncomfortable. After all, Jokic's mobility is not at the same level as the thick eyebrow.

Relying on the strong performance of Su Tian and Nongmei, the Lakers finally won the game steadily 121-110.

本场苏天一共拿到了33分14助攻8篮板2抢断1盖帽，填满数据栏。

The thick eyebrow also performed very well, scoring 22 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.

It's just that George's performance is still relatively average.

At this point, all the Lakers' games in October are over, and the Lakers got two days of vacation to rest and breathe.

The Lakers' performance in October was still very good, but the consumption of Su Tian and Nong Mei was obvious to all. The two of them basically had to fight until the end of every game, which also proved the team's current predicament.

On November 11, after two days of rest, the Lakers recovered a bit, especially George's condition was getting better and better, and he began to gradually return to his previous star player state.

On this day, the Lakers played against the Pelicans at home. The current Pelicans maintain a good competitiveness under the leadership of Zion, but Su Tian knew that Zion was destined to be troubled by injuries, and it would not really matter until the next few years. Type it out.

However, Zion's strength in a healthy state should not be underestimated. George is responsible for the main defensive tasks, and Big Eyebrow is responsible for helping to defend against double teams.

Under the double-teaming and defense of these two people, Zion's performance was effectively restricted, while the Pelicans' outside performance could only be said to be lackluster, and nothing was left in the back line by Su Tian and others.

And this game was won firmly.

On November 11th, the Lakers will continue their journey against the Jazz at home.

In Su Tian's personal opinion, the Jazz's dismantling of the team during the offseason was a bit of a loss, but it is understandable that the Jazz's management placed hope in the future.

Su Tian did not play for a long time in this game, and the Lakers quickly established a large score advantage. At the end of the first half, they were already leading by more than 20 points.

Therefore, Walton spent the entire half of the second half to find the status of the substitute players, of course the most important one was Paul George.

During this half, George quickly adapted to the team's rhythm and quickly adjusted his state.

Su Tian off the court also saw clearly that George's condition was slowly returning and everything was moving in a good direction.

This game was also firmly won by the Lakers, who continued their winning streak.

On November 11th, the Lakers played their last home game of four consecutive games against the Cavaliers.

The current Cavaliers are gradually getting on the right track. The backcourt combination is Garland and Mitchell, and the inside is Jarrett Allen.

Allen is considered a relatively good high-quality insider among the new generation, but compared with thick eyebrows, thick eyebrows are still better.

And in this game, the thick eyebrows also showed their power, giving this junior inside line a good lesson.

However, Allen is originally a defensive player, so it is understandable that he cannot get too dazzling statistics.

Unsurprisingly, this game was won by the Lakers. Thick Eyebrow was the best player in the game, scoring 37 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks.

George's condition is also gradually improving, especially since the Cavaliers do not have a strong striker. George also scored 25 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds.

Su Tian's scoring performance in this game was mediocre. Of course, this is because Su Tian focused most of his energy on assisting his teammates. After all, Su Tian is a point guard, so he naturally has to do his own related work well and win the game. At 21 points, 16 assists, 7 rebounds and 3 steals.

On November 11, the Lakers ushered in their first back-to-back game of the season, playing away against the Jazz.

Because of his previous experience against the Jazz, Su Tian thought that this game would be equally easy, but he did not expect that the back-to-back state would still affect the players' game state.

Although the current Jazz team has been dismantled, they still have players such as Mike Conley, Jordan Clarkson, and Markkanen in the team.

The Lakers' game was affected by the previous game. After all, it was back-to-back. In addition, the main players' playing time increased significantly during this period, which also led to problems with the players' status.

The thick eyebrows were the first to have problems. In order to protect the thick eyebrows, Wharton also replaced the thick eyebrows in advance for protection.

Not only thick eyebrows, other players also have some problems. Dort went 3-for-0 from outside in the first quarter and had no touch. George only made 3-for-1. You must know that this has the bonus of Su Tian's passing. In this case, it can be seen how bad the Lakers feel in this game.

Fortunately, Dort's defense was still online, and his defense against Clarkson was very good, keeping Clarkson below his normal level.

Seeing this, Su Tian knew that he could no longer count on the performance of his teammates, so he started to attack with the ball, using a ball-holding core style.

Thanks to Su Tian's performance, the Lakers could still take the lead at the end of the first half.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Jazz 65-64, and the Lakers only led by 1 point.

During the intermission, Wharton found Su Tian.

"Su, the team can only count on you in this game. You have also seen the current situation. Paul and Anthony have some problems in their condition. The other players are not feeling very good either. Now we can only I’ll let you play for a little longer, but you must remember that if you feel any discomfort, give me a signal immediately! You must be responsible for your own body!”

Seeing Wharton's solemn look, Su Tian nodded to express his understanding.

Soon the intermission ended and the third quarter began. In the third quarter, the Lakers' starting lineup was adjusted. Walton took the thick eyebrows out of the starting lineup. He wanted to let the thick eyebrows rest for a while, and then go on to lead the bench lineup after he had rested.

So the Lakers' lineup became Su Tian, ​​Dort, Johnson, George, and Aldridge.

At the beginning of the second half, Su Tian first looked for opportunities to cooperate tactically with Aldridge, hoping to get Aldridge to quickly integrate into the tactics and contribute energy.

Adelaide naturally has a lot of oil in his fuel tank, but Adelaide himself is a player who is strong in offense and weak in defense. Now that he has degraded, his defense has become even worse.

This resulted in the Lakers' defensive strength at the basket being extremely empty. George and Johnson could only continue to provide defense and assistance to make up for the lack of strength at the basket.

On the offensive end, with the help of Su Tian, ​​Ade integrated quickly. Relying on Su Tian's pass, Ade made 2 of 2 shots from the mid-range and 2 of 1 from the outside, which directly stretched the Lakers' offensive space. open.

In addition, Su Tian stepped up his offense, and the score difference quickly opened up in the third quarter. Halfway through the third quarter, Walton began to make substitution adjustments, replacing George, Ade and others to rest. Replace the thick eyebrows, Griffin and others.

However, Su Tian was not replaced because Walton wanted to let Su Tian lead the bench lineup again to avoid overturning.

Su Tian led the substitute lineup for two minutes and felt that Thick Eyebrow was in good condition, so Walton replaced Su Tian and let Su Tian rest to prepare for the fourth quarter.

But after Su Tian left the field, the Lakers still had problems.

The state of the thick eyebrows has not been fully adjusted, and there are still some problems with the feel. He can only continuously hit the basket to cause damage, but this kind of scoring efficiency is very low.

Just when Walton was worried about the team's offensive efficiency, Nongmei suddenly fell to the ground with a very painful expression.

This suddenly tightened the spirits of Walton and Su Tian, ​​including everyone on the Lakers.

Through the replay on the big screen on the court, it was discovered that the injury to the thick eyebrow was a turnaround jump shot without confrontation.

This made Su Tian frown even more. You must know that injuries without confrontation are the most frightening. It may be a serious injury that will end the season.

At this time, Nong Mei fell to the ground in great pain. Walton immediately called a timeout and asked the team doctor to come forward to check on Nong Mei's injury.

After examination by the team doctor, they found that Nongmei could no longer stand up on his own, so for the sake of safety, the staff came up with a stretcher and lifted Nongmei down.

After Nong Mei left the field, the pressure on the Lakers increased sharply. In just a few minutes, the Jazz caught up with the score difference and completed the lead before the end of the third quarter.

Before the game, everyone thought it would be a very simple game, but no one expected it to turn into what it is now.

During the break, Wharton rearranged his tactics and focused them entirely on Su Tian.

Soon the intersection ended and the fourth quarter began.

Su Tian led a group of substitutes on the field.

Su Tian naturally knew that Thick Eyebrow was not here, so the pressure from the team would naturally be on him.

So at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian held the ball and cooperated with Cousins ​​​​in a pick-and-roll. He held the ball and went directly to the basket, attracting a double-team from the Jazz. Before the double-team was formed, Su Tian passed the ball to the end. Horned Griffin.

Griffin caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

With the bonus of Su Tian's passing, Griffin's three-pointer hit directly.

The ball was transferred, and Mike Conley advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, reaching out to organize the team for tactical coordination.

After consecutive passes, Markkanen caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

boom--

Griffin's interference is quite effective.

Cousins ​​took the rebound and quickly passed the ball to Su Tian. Su Tian received the ball and turned around and started the fast break mode. He quickly came to the front basket and made an easy layup.

In the next few rounds, the Jazz's offensive efficiency was not high, and because of the presence of Su Tian on the Lakers' side, the team's shooting percentage was pretty good.

The score difference between the two teams continued to widen, but the Jazz's response was mediocre. It seemed that the Jazz were determined to fail.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the two teams made substitution adjustments at the same time. The Lakers replaced the entire main lineup, and Ade served as the fifth position.

The Jazz also had the entire starting lineup, but the gap with the Lakers was too obvious, and the Jazz team had no intention of chasing points.

In the end, the Lakers won the game thanks to Su Tian's strong performance in the fourth quarter.

But after the game, the entire Lakers team had no particularly happy expressions.

Because everyone is worried about the injury of Big Eyebrow, there are not many players that the Lakers can use this season. They are either veterans or rookies. The only ones who can be considered in their prime are the Big Three.

But among the Big Three, George's condition has not been completely adjusted, and even if he does, he doesn't know to what extent he can recover.

During this period, the team has basically relied on the leadership of Su Tian and Nongmei to reach this point. Now that Nongmei is injured and he doesn’t know when he will come back, the Lakers have basically become a single-core team led by Su Tian. .

After the game, not many people discussed the game. They were all discussing the extent of Big Eyebrow's injury.

First of all, various media outlets rushed to report on it.

"Anthony Davis was carried off the court on a stretcher!" 》

"Only one and a half of the Big Three Lakers are left!" 》

"The Lakers battleship has completely fallen!" ! 》

"The four consecutive championship Lakers are completely gone!" The NBA has once again entered an era of competition among heroes! 》

"This is the best of times and the worst of times!" 》

"Davis is hurt!!!"

"Actually, it's incredible to me that Davis has lasted until now. You must know that he has the attributes of a glass man, and he has lasted with the Lakers for so long. You must know that the Lakers can reach the playoffs and finals every year! "

"The impact of this injury to the Lakers is not just as simple as a giant! It is very likely to directly cause the disintegration of the Lakers!!"

"The Los Angeles aircraft carrier is disintegrating! The best chance to win the championship is here!"

(End of this chapter)