NBA Old Age Star System

On December 12, the Lakers faced the Suns back-to-back.

This is the second time this season against the Suns. The Lakers already have a lot of experience, and Su Tian has an absolute advantage in the matchup between Su Tian and Booker.

After the game started, it was also very obvious that the Lakers' advantage was relatively obvious, especially as George gradually woke up, Durant's matchup became easier.

In this way, Su Tian blocks Booker's performance, and George follows Durant to limit his performance. The Suns are left with only old Paul and Ayton under the basket who can still provide some combat effectiveness.

And Dort relies on his youth and energy, and his defense with Paul is also very tight. With Marc Gasol at the bottom of the basket, it is difficult for Ayton to perform as expected.

The entire defensive system of the Lakers is directly reflected in front of everyone.

The Lakers' defense showed an extremely efficient and three-dimensional side.

Moreover, the Suns were also afraid that Su Tian would score high points again, so they double-teamed Su Tian in a timely manner, which also caused Su Tian's passing assists to show great power.

So at the end of the first three quarters, the Lakers had already taken an absolute lead. In the fourth quarter, Su Tian only played for half a quarter, and the Suns surrendered and replaced the main lineup.

The Lakers completed a doubleheader against the Suns this season.

The Lakers' record has been advancing rapidly and seems unstoppable. In fact, this is completely different from the previous season.

In the first two years, the Lakers were really strong and had an absolute advantage no matter which team they met.

The current Lakers are strong on the outside and capable on the outside. Su Tian is solely responsible for the offensive end. Others can only provide help on the defensive end, but the help they can provide on the offensive end is very limited.

Although there are many people with independent offensive capabilities, apart from Su Tian, ​​there is only one George who can be trusted at critical moments.

On December 12, the Lakers faced the Kings again.

I thought it would be an undisputed victory, but I didn't expect the Lakers to lose to the Kings again.

But this time there was still a problem inside. It was not a big problem for Fox to have Su Tian guarding him personally, and Fox did not show any special performance in the whole game.

But on the inside, Marc Gasol seemed a little helpless when facing Sabonis Jr., who is gradually entering his peak period, whether it is strength, speed, coordination or various attributes, all are gradually entering their peak period. , and Gasol is already in the late stages of his career, and his weakness in facing Sabonis' slow pace is fully exposed.

And Sabonis once again produced super statistics, scoring 37 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists, which was the main reason for the Kings' victory.

Of course, another major reason why the Kings were able to win was that the Kings were very strong on the outside and had a high three-point shooting rate in this game, which in turn provided Sabonis with a better fighting environment.

After losing to the Kings, the Kings attracted some attention. After all, the Kings have beaten the Lakers twice this season and can be said to be the sufferers of the Lakers.

If the Lakers really meet the Kings in the playoffs, a bloody battle will be inevitable.

Of course, this is the view of most other teams.

In Su Tian's own opinion, the Kings are nothing to worry about, they are just a strong team in the regular season.

It's really the playoffs, and Su Tian doesn't mind teaching the king a lesson.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers continued their schedule, followed by a wave of five consecutive away games.

The Lakers played against the Mavericks, Magic, Heat, Hawks, and Hornets one after another.

In the meeting with the Mavericks, Su Tian and Irving, two old friends, met each other, and there was a flurry of greetings. However, after the game started, Irving was guarded by Su Tian, ​​and it was difficult for Irving to show his due strength.

But in this case, Doncic will need more efforts from George.

In terms of inside, the Mavericks don't have any strong inside players. The Lakers did not suffer a loss, and the Lakers won this game steadily.

But in this game against the Magic, Walton considered the team's health issues and directly chose to rest.

Anyway, the Magic are an Eastern Conference team, so they don't have to be afraid of affecting each other's wins.

Of course, the most important thing is that after this game, the Lakers will face the Heat back-to-back.

The game against the Heat is the top priority. Walton naturally wants to keep the team's main players absolutely focused and physical, so he directly rests the entire main lineup for this game against the Magic.

The Magic naturally accepted the victory in this game, and the Lakers moved to Miami.

The whole Lakers team paid great attention to this game with the Heat. When Butler first came to the Heat, the Lakers didn't care about the Heat at all, because at that time the Lakers had an absolute advantage over the Heat and didn't care about the Heat at all. Performance.

But things are different now. The Heat have grown significantly in the past two years and have absorbed many players who left the Lakers. They are not only familiar with Su Tian but also the entire tactical system of the Lakers team, and are very good at playing against the Lakers.

Of course, the most important thing is that the Lakers' own strength has declined and they no longer have absolute dominance.

The Lakers' starting lineup is Su Tian, ​​Dort, Johnson, George, and Marc Gasol.

On the Heat's side, there are Vincent, Hiero, Butler, Dunro, and Adebayo.

However, the Lakers still have to adjust their matchups. George will face Butler, and Johnson will face Dun Luo.

Su Tian naturally defended Vincent, while Hiero left it to Dort, but the Heat would have to waste their brains if they wanted to defend Su Tian.

Soon the game started. Gasol took the lead and Su Tian got the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Su Tian directly stretched out his hand to signal his teammates to pull away.

After pulling away, facing Vincent's defense, Su Tian directly broke through Vincent's defense and quickly came to the basket. At this time, Adebayor wanted to step forward to help defend against the double team, but Su Tian used a small lever to dodge, and shot another layup, hitting it directly.

2-0
At the beginning of the game, Su Tian showed his strong desire to attack, which inevitably reminds people of that 60+ night.

But Spoelstra on the sidelines remained indifferent, with no wave of emotion visible on his face.

According to Spoelstra's observation and research, and of course for so many years, Spoelstra knows very well that Su Tian is not the kind of player who is obsessed with scoring.

Compared to scoring, Su Tian is more willing to pass the ball and assist his teammates to achieve the result of the joint efforts of the whole team.

Naturally, Spoelstra also watched the previous 60+ game. That game was entirely because Su Tian had no choice but to rely on such means to win. To put it bluntly, Su Tian still went there to win.

In the following games after that game, Su Tian has always balanced scoring and passing assists very well, and Su Tian's ultimate goal is only one, and that is to win. The ball changed and it was the Heat's turn to attack. Vincent came to the frontcourt with the ball and saw Su Tian in front of him, so he passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler received the ball and was very cautious when facing George's defense.

"Man, you can't guard me, you can't guard me." Butler kept repeating this sentence.

George is also a battle-hardened veteran and will naturally not be affected by Butler's monotonous trash talk.

On the contrary, George felt very funny.

"Jimmy, your trash talk is so vulgar. Compared with Sue, you are too monotonous." George said with a smile.

Butler was choked by George's words, so he stopped talking and began to focus on the match in front of him.

Butler stretched out his hand to call Adebayor to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, and Butler used the pick-and-roll to directly break through.

Marc Gasol inside will naturally not be pulled out by Adebayor, but will come to the edge of the paint area, waiting for Butler's impact.

Butler was also a tough guy, going straight to the basket against Gasol's defense. After reaching the basket, he still faced Gasol's defense for a layup.

From the posture of the layup shot, it can be seen that Butler's shot was very reluctant, and the layup also bounced out of the frame as expected.

Gasol turned around to collect the rebound and quickly passed the ball to George. George turned around and was about to play a fast break, but was immediately blocked by the Heat, so George passed the ball to Su Tian again.

Su Tian didn't stop the ball at all when he received the ball. Instead, he passed the ball to Dort who was running in front. Dort just caught the ball and made a layup.

Dort also knows that his three-point level is average, so he is particularly enthusiastic and active in cutting fast breaks.

4-0
The Heat were already 4 points behind, but Spoelstra on the sidelines didn't feel disappointed at all when he saw Su Tian passing the ball. Instead, he felt that everything was under control.

Next, the Heat attacked again. This time Butler did not force the ball again. Instead, he continued to pass the ball with his teammates and finally scored the ball with the help of tactics.

The ball possession changed, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball.

At this time, Spoelstra on the sidelines made a gesture toward the court, and the Heat's defensive position quickly changed.

After the change, Su Tian also came to the frontcourt. At this time, the person responsible for defending Su Tian was no longer Vincent, but Butler.

After all, the Heat made substitution adjustments. Butler defended Su Tian, ​​Vincent went to follow Dort, and the defensive pressure was very small. Herro defended Johnson, which was not a big problem.

The biggest problem is Dun Luo, who is responsible for guarding George. Dun Luo was not good at defense to begin with, but now he will not perform well against a strong point of the Lakers.

But thinking that George's performance has been relatively average recently, Dun Luo is relieved.

But what Dun Luo didn't know was that George was slowly recovering. Su Tian was relatively clear about George's condition, so Su Tian didn't hesitate at all and passed the ball directly to George, allowing George to take advantage. to open up the situation.

After George got the ball, he also understood his mission and was very cautious when facing Dun Luo's defense. He first tried a triple threat test, and then used his strong body to directly initiate a breakthrough.

George overcame Dun Luo's defense, went all the way to the basket, and shot directly for a layup.

It can be said that Dun Luo was powerless and hit the layup directly.

6-2
"The Heat have changed their formation, but it feels the same as if they haven't changed their formation. There is always a weak point." Kenny Smith said.

"No, there seems to be no change, but in fact it has changed a lot. Before, it was Su Tian who held the ball and beat Vincent. Su Tian not only has the advantage of size but also ability. It can be said that Su Tian beat Vincent with accuracy, but Now it's George and Dun Luo. Dun Luo at least has a good height. Although his defense is poor, George's current state is not very good. His statistics in these few games are very ordinary, and he has become an ordinary star. "Buck. Leigh said.

"So you are saying that although there is still a breakthrough, the breakthrough has become smaller." Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, that's right, it's not a small thing. Of course, if George can return to his previous state, then this breakthrough will be directly widened." Barkley said.

In the next few rounds, the Heat continued to adhere to this defensive strategy, and Su Tian also gave the team's ball control to George, while he ran more without the ball and received the ball.

Su Tian is also very strong without the ball, and he can still maintain good energy with continuous movements, but Butler must not only keep up with Su Tian on the defensive end, but also support the entire team on the offensive end.

Therefore, Butler seemed more tired than Su Tian, ​​and his energy loss was more obvious.

At the end of the first quarter, 31-26, the Lakers led by 5 points.

Although the point difference was not big, the Lakers basically suppressed the Heat's performance throughout the game.

In the second quarter, both sides began to make substitution adjustments. George and Butler both came off the court to rest. Su Tian came on directly to lead the bench in the second quarter because he did not work too hard in the first quarter.

The Lakers are led by Su Tian, ​​so they have a very obvious advantage against the Heat's bench in the second quarter.

And without Butler's defensive obstruction, Su Tian released his offense more easily.

The score difference between the two teams also widened quickly. Within a few rounds, the score difference reached double digits. Spoelstra on the sidelines called a timeout in time.

"George worked hard in the first quarter, which saved Su's energy. Now in the second quarter, the Heat have no players that can match it, unless Spoelstra is willing to put Butler on the court again, but this is just a regular season game, not Playoffs," Barkley said.

But Spoelstra seemed to have heard Barkley's suggestion, and after the timeout, Butler played again.

Butler's physical strength has obviously not recovered yet, and his pace has slowed down a lot. Su Tian also took this opportunity to score a lot of points, and the point difference between the two teams widened again.

Halfway through the second quarter, Spoelstra changed the main lineup. Butler took a rest, and Adebayor and Vincent came on to lead the team.

On the Lakers side, Suarez sat on the court to rest and George came on to lead the team.

After the lineup changes of the two teams, the point difference between the two teams has stabilized, and there is even a faint trend of narrowing on the Heat's side.

"It seems that George's ability has indeed declined. Now the Heat are already stretched against the semi-main lineup." Kenny Smith said.

"It is a fact that George's ability has declined, otherwise Su Tian would not be so tired. You must know that when players in the league are teammates with Su Tian, ​​their shooting percentages will be greatly increased." Barkley said .

As Su Tian played a dominant role, all kinds of data about Su Tian were revealed, and his assist ability that can make his teammates' shots better cannot be concealed. (End of chapter)