NBA Old Age Star System

Although Embiid hit a three-pointer, Su Tian was secretly relieved.

Embiid's behavior of holding the ball outside the three-point line undoubtedly encroached on Harden's living space, which was not conducive to the mutual cooperation between the two at all, and even made the two of them 1+1 less than 2.

At this time, Su Tian was facing Embiid with the ball. Su Tian didn't pay attention to Embiid's trash talk at all. He smiled slightly and made a large two-way change, which directly shook Embiid's defensive focus. De couldn't even stand firm. By the time Embiid adjusted his center of gravity and stood firm, Su Tian had already completed the breakthrough with the ball.

Because Embiid came to the three-point line, Philadelphia's inside line was extremely empty at this time. Su Tian easily came to the basket and scored directly for a layup.

4-3
The ball was transferred and Philadelphia attacked again. This time Harden still signaled Embiid to go to the basket. Embiid was inkling for a while and saw that Harden never gave the ball, so he had to go to the basket.

Embiid came to the basket and got into position. Harden immediately passed the ball to him. Embiid received the ball and directly hit Marc Gasol with his back.

After the continuous back blows, the two people's positions did not change at all, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely quiet and awkward.

Embiid didn't feel embarrassed at all. Seeing that he couldn't hit his back, he half-turned and shot a hook shot.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

Others didn't know about this shot. Embiid knew it very well. Although he hit it, he was not aiming for the backboard, but the basket, so this shot was considered lucky.

The Lakers attacked again, and the Lakers still pulled Embiid to the three-point line and hit Philadelphia's basket.

But this time Embiid let go of Gasol and went directly to Su Tian under the basket.

Su Tian calmly passed the ball to the open Gasol.

Gasol didn't need to adjust at all when he received the ball, because the passing position was just right and he shot directly from the three-pointer.

Swah——

The three-pointer hit directly.

Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers immediately shouted toward the court.

"Don't let him go!"

Embiid was yelled at by the head coach, and naturally he wasn't in a good mood.

In the next few rounds, the two teams competed separately, but Embiid still insisted on his own style of play, constantly encroaching on Harden's space, and even wanted to make Harden directly become a three-point shooter to assist him.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led Philadelphia by 33 points 25-8.

During the break, Su Tian sat on the bench and kept shaking his head and sighing.

If Embiid keeps playing this way, Harden will be useless!

You must know that Harden is not just a simple three-point shooter. He is someone who once competed with himself for the regular season MVP.

Even though he is now affected by injuries and his ability values ​​have dropped significantly, he still has very good independent offensive and organizational abilities.

According to the thinking of Philadelphia's management, they naturally want Embiid to dominate the basket, while Harden organizes the team from the outside and delivers cannonballs to Embiid.

But for some reason, this guy Embiid has been encroaching on Harden's living space, repeatedly holding the ball at the three-point line, and assuming the task of attacking with the ball and organizing the team.

Su Tian can probably imagine what Embiid wants to do. He wants to conquer Harden and compete for the regular season MVP this season!

But in this way, Su Tian fully understands what Embiid wants to do, and can better deploy defense against Embiid.

Su Tian immediately communicated his thoughts to Wharton. After Wharton learned about it, he immediately arranged relevant defensive tactics.

Walton determined to deploy a false defensive force under the basket, and Embiid was more likely to go to the outside to compete with Harden for power. If Embiid wanted to shoot a three-pointer directly from the outside, forget it. As long as he dares to break through, the Lakers will immediately Double team!

Soon the inter-quarter break ended, and the second quarter began. Su Tian took a rest. Philadelphia's Harden also came off the court and Embiid led the team, but Harden's face was obviously not good-looking.

Embiid still insisted on the style of play in the first quarter, holding the ball from the outside. For a moment, it was not clear whether Embiid was playing center or guard. After all, Embiid had already begun to reach out to direct his teammates to move.

After a while of running, Embiid didn't find any suitable timing to pass the ball, so he took the ball and changed direction to break through.

But as soon as Embiid completed his breakthrough and reached the mid-range position, the Lakers immediately double-teamed him!
George's hands were very fast and he quickly stepped forward to steal. However, Embiid was tall and had a high center of gravity, so he had no effective means of protecting the ball.

After George stole the ball, he immediately rushed forward with the ball. George's speed and reaction had gradually reached their peak. No one in Philadelphia could keep up, so George easily dunked with both hands.

In the next few rounds, the Lakers stuck to this defensive strategy, and the results proved that this strategy was still very correct, because the point difference between the two teams continued to widen, but even so, Embiid still did not change his playing style. Way.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on to replace George, and Philadelphia's Harden also came on to replace Embiid. The two old rivals finally had a few minutes of exciting confrontation.

The two refused to give in to each other. If you scored a three-pointer, I would do a layup. If you made a mid-range shot, I would provide an assist. In just a few minutes, the two presented a very exciting showdown to the audience. However, the point difference between the two teams still did not narrow.

At the end of the second quarter, the Lakers already led Philadelphia by 12 points.

"With a 12-point lead at halftime, the Lakers' victory is certain. Philadelphia can only pray for a miracle."

"There will be no miracles, the Lakers are the final answer!"

"Logically speaking, Philadelphia's lineup is so strong and well-adapted that it shouldn't be like this with the Lakers!"

"Harden is pure trash. Except for fighting against Su for a while in the second quarter, he made no contribution at all the rest of the time. It was all Embiid's responsibility!"

"Look at the ball! Embiid is a big center and he has to go to the outside to compete with Harden for the ball! What can Harden do?"

"Isn't it because Harden is too weak? Embiid just went to hold the ball. There was nothing Embiid could do."

"Shit, Embiid is just afraid that Harden will play too well and Harden will become the boss of the team and be finished."

The intermission time passed quickly as the fans discussed.

In fact, there is nothing good to say in the locker rooms on both sides. The Lakers stick to their previous defensive strategy, provided that Embiid does not change his style of play.

As for Philadelphia, Rivers naturally wanted Embiid to change his style of play, but Embiid didn't listen!
Soon the third quarter started, and the first ball was given to the Lakers. Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Tucker was still defending him.

Su Tian still looked for Gasol to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, trying to pull Embiid out of the basket. This time Embiid did not really follow him to the three-point line, but came to the edge of the paint area, trying to Delay on Embiid.

Su Tian was very confused when he saw Embiid's actions. While looking at Embiid with doubtful eyes, he shot a three-pointer directly. Swish——

The three-pointer hit directly.

At this time, Su Tian thought to himself: "Has he always been so brave? Doesn't he know that my three-point shot is very accurate?"

At this time, the commentator in the commentary box was also confused for a moment, and then wanted to find a reasonable explanation for Embiid's actions.

"Well, maybe Embiid is very confident in his defensive coverage ability. After all, Embiid is much taller, so it is more reasonable to retreat and defend against smaller players."

"Yes, yes, after all, it is so much higher, so it is more reasonable to defend like this. If we are too close, we will be broken through in one go."

"Yes, yes, you must know that Su's breakthrough with the ball is very strong."

However, no matter how the two men try to make amends, the fans' eyes are still bright.

In the next few rounds, Philadelphia never changed its tactics, and of course it couldn't because its star players didn't cooperate.

As a result, the point difference between the two teams never narrowed, but continued to widen.

"I vaguely remember that before the game, many people predicted that Philadelphia would have a huge advantage." Kenny Smith said leisurely.

"Haha, the huge advantage is indeed true. You see the point difference is almost 20 points now, but the subject is wrong." Barkley said.

Halfway through the third quarter, the difference between the two teams had reached 18 points. Both teams made substitutions. Su Tian of the Lakers rested on the side of the court, while George led the team on the court.

In Philadelphia, Embiid rested off the court and Harden led the team.

Without Embiid's elbow, Harden can finally exert his full strength, and the point difference between the two teams begins to change.

But George's side is still strong. Even if Harden plays a wonderful performance, George's side can still give a good response.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams was still 15 points.

"With a 15-point difference, the Lakers can declare the game over in advance. Judging from the current state, Philadelphia will not be the Lakers' opponent."

"If it were other teams, they could catch up with 15 points, but facing the Lakers and you are 15 points behind, and it's still the last quarter, then I can only say, enjoy the game."

Soon the inter-section break ended and the fourth quarter began. Su Tian came on to lead the team on the Lakers side, while Embiid came on to lead the team on the Philadelphia side.

However, Su Tian found that Embiid was still using the same tactics as before and had not changed at all, so Su Tian felt relieved.

So after a few rounds, the score difference between the two teams reached 18 points. Rivers called a timeout and replaced the entire main lineup in advance.

After Philadelphia replaced the entire main lineup, the team's combat effectiveness has indeed increased, but because the team cannot exert its full strength, the point difference has not changed much.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the Lakers made substitution adjustments and brought out their entire main lineup.

After bringing out all the main lineup, the Lakers' advantage greatly increased, and they quickly opened the distance between them and Philadelphia. It was only a matter of time before Philadelphia lost.

Two minutes before the end of the game, Philadelphia replaced its entire main lineup and surrendered.

Immediately afterwards, the Lakers also made substitution adjustments. The game entered garbage time, and the Lakers steadily won the victory.

"Before the game started, many people predicted that Philadelphia would usher in a big victory. After all, Philadelphia's inside advantage was very obvious, but they did not expect that the final result would be like this." Barkley said.

"Indeed, who would have thought that Embiid would not go inside, but come to the outside and play like an outside player." Kenny Smith said.

"Philadelphia did not make good use of their inside advantage, which was the biggest reason for Philadelphia's defeat. I hope Philadelphia can change in the future and make a difference this season." Barkley said.

The Lakers, after defeating Philadelphia, continued their schedule.

On January 1, the Lakers easily defeated the Rockets and continued their winning streak.

On January 1, the Lakers ushered in this season's "suffering host" Kings.

This time, the entire Lakers team tried their best and finally won a game.

On the inside, Marc Gasol's performance is very impressive. Although the statistics are not excellent, his role in restricting Sabonis on the defensive end is very obvious.

Sabonis' failure to perform well in this game was also the main reason for the Kings' defeat.

After all, Su Tian can beat Fox on the outside.

After winning against the Kings, the entire Lakers team was very excited. After all, they had lost to the Kings several times before and finally won once, which naturally greatly boosted the team's morale.

On January 1st, the Lakers played against the Grizzlies at home.

The Lakers didn't pay much attention to this game. After all, in the Lakers' view, the Grizzlies were too young, and the core player Morant was easily manipulated by Su Tian.

But I didn't expect that the Grizzlies team's three-point touch was very advantageous in this game, and three-pointers rained down one after another.

If it weren't for Su Tian's complete suppression of Morant's performance, the situation the Lakers would face would only be worse.

In the fourth quarter, the score between the two teams was still lingering, and there was no clear point difference, so Su Tian directly turned on the "super assist" and hit three consecutive three-pointers. He also hit a three-pointer, four consecutive ones. Three points, directly stunned the Grizzlies.

And in the last two minutes, Su Tian once again launched the "God's Hand" to completely seal the victory.

After the game, Su Tian still felt that this game was too dangerous. He even said that not only this game, but this season was also very dangerous.

Su Tian clearly felt that since the beginning of this season, he has used his skills in more and more games.

In previous seasons, Su Tian didn't even need these skills to win the game with the team's absolute strength.

But now it doesn't work anymore, Su Tian also said that he doesn't pretend anymore, he has shown his cards, and will cheat directly!
After cheating, the Lakers won more easily, but the team's strength has undoubtedly declined. Su Tian is also worried about what to do in the playoffs.

But when Su Tian saw his latest badge, he felt a little relieved.

"I hope the new badge can bring me some good luck." (End of Chapter)