NBA Old Age Star System

"Devin, you know, the Suns have no chance, why not come to the Lakers, I will help you win the championship."

Seeing Booker's serious look, Su Tian couldn't help but want to step forward and make a joke.

Although Booker would not take Su Tian's teasing seriously, it still had some influence after all.

Booker originally wanted to use a quick change of direction to shake Su Tian away, but after being affected, the movements of his hands involuntarily slowed down. Su Tian accurately captured the movement trajectory of the basketball, so the God's Hand was passively triggered!

Snapped! !

Su Tian completed the steal directly!
Su Tian's steal was so fast that Booker hadn't even reacted yet. At this time, Su Tian had already rushed to the frontcourt with the ball. He rode Juechen to the front basket and made an easy layup.

The score difference came to 18 points.

"Booker is careless! Su is the league's consecutive steal leader. He exposed his dribbling like this. No one can blame him for being intercepted."

The Suns organized an offense again. This time Booker still came to the frontcourt with the ball, but after arriving in the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to Durant.

Booker also knew that he had no advantage against Su Tian at this time, so he planned to let Durant lead the offense while he assisted Durant.

At this time, Brando was responsible for defending Durant. When Brando saw Durant getting the ball, he also became more vigilant. Although Durant is old now, after all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Lando didn't dare to trust him.

Durant first tested Brando's defensive focus with a triple threat, and then began to break through with a cross step.

Brando quickly followed Durant's footsteps, but Durant stopped suddenly and shot a two-point pull-up jumper.

Swah——

Basketball hits steadily.

The point difference returned to 16 points.

"Kevin is still so stable and can still be trusted in the fourth quarter."

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

It is normal for Durant to score with the ball. Not to mention now, even in another two years, Brando may not be able to guard Durant.

However, although Brando cannot guard Durant, he can at least influence him. In turn, the Suns have no one who can influence Su Tian.

Su Tian faced Booker's defense with the ball. He first casually directed the traffic, and then began to signal his teammates to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

But before the pick-and-roll was in place, Su Tian broke through directly.

It turns out that Su Tian's gesture to pick and roll was to confuse Booker.

Booker was indeed confused and did not react at all, so Su Tian easily made a mid-range shot from the mid-range position.

Swah——

With no one on guard, Su Tian's mid-range shooting percentage was ridiculously high.

The score difference returned to 18 points again.

In the next few rounds, the two sides were like fighting with bayonets. You made one and I made another, not giving in to each other.

But because the Lakers have a lead, the Suns must be the first to panic.

Not even halfway through the fourth quarter, Monty couldn't help but call a timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Monty rearranged the tactics and candidates, and brought out the entire starting lineup, and Paul also played again.

As for the Lakers, Walton just made adjustments to the inside line and let Gasol play again.

The timeout ends and the game continues.

After the substitutions and adjustments on both sides, the Suns' offensive momentum has obviously become stronger, but the Lakers' defense has also been strengthened, and Ayton in the interior still can't stand up to Gasol.

Therefore, the Suns' offense can still only be opened from the outside.

The Suns' first offensive point, Booker, is guarded by Su Tian personally. Paul's offense has also degraded too much, so in the end, Durant still has to rely on Durant to resist the offensive banner.

Durant is indeed getting stronger and stronger, relying on his personal ability to score several strong goals in a row, but after all, his efficiency is still a step lower than Su Tian.

As a result, the point difference between the two teams not only did not narrow, but instead grew wider.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, Walton took advantage of the dead ball time to make substitution adjustments and brought in the entire Lakers lineup.

After taking all the main players, the Suns seemed even more stretched. No matter on the offensive or defensive end, they were no match for the Lakers. The point difference between the two teams remained at about 20 points.

Booker still wanted to struggle desperately. In the 3 minutes before the end, he made consecutive three-pointers to catch up with some points, but they were successfully interfered by Su Tian.

One minute before the end of the game, the point difference never narrowed, so Monty had to replace the main lineup in advance and surrender.

The Lakers won the first game with a big score of 123-101.

Just when the Lakers' game ended, the opponents for the other groups of duels had also been determined.

In the West, in addition to the Lakers and Suns, the other group is the Nuggets versus the Clippers.

After all, the Warriors still failed to break the Nuggets barrier, and Clay's performance declined very obviously. The help the entire team can provide to Curry is very limited.

The Clippers relied on the performance of the two super giants to defeat the Grizzlies. The young Morant still has to experience some more setbacks.

In the East, the Bucks defeated the Bulls, and the Knicks defeated the Cavaliers. The Bucks and Knicks met in the second round.

The Heat defeated Philadelphia in two games, the Celtics won the Hawks, and the Heat and Celtics met in the second round.

At the press conference after the first game between the Lakers and Suns, Su Tian attended as usual and answered reporters' questions with ease.

After dealing with reporters, Barkley and Kenny Smith discussed again in the TNT studio.

"I don't know why, but it always feels like the sun has taken a breath." Kenny Smith said.

"Actually, to put it bluntly, it's a very simple thing. It can neither prevent Su's offense nor keep up with Su's offensive rhythm. There is a clear gap between the entire team and the Lakers." Barkley said.

"Logically speaking, Booker has actually entered his peak period, but when facing Su's defense, he still behaved like a role player. It seems that Booker's upper limit is not high."

"Booker's performance as a role player when facing Su is actually very good. You must know that this is Su. Most of the defenders in the league are basically locked up when facing Su.

"That's right. This is Su."

The first game between the Lakers and the Suns ended without attracting much attention, as if everything was as expected.

It's just that the local fans in Phoenix are about to scold Ayton to death.

"Is this the number one pick? Stop being ridiculous! You can't even beat an old man who is about to retire, so why not hurry up and go home to your mother!"

"DeAndre is so disappointing. This shouldn't be his performance. He didn't show the strength of an inside pillar at all." "I really don't know what the team is doing! Kevin has obviously been added - Durant, the team’s performance was so outstanding!”

"If you ask me, whether it is Paul, Booker, or even Durant, they have already given their all. Paul and Durant are both old, and it is understandable that they cannot keep up with their physical strength. Booker faced the No. 1 player in the league and beat him. But it’s excusable, but Ayton really can’t justify it.”

With online public opinion and discussions among fans, everyone's criticism of Ayton has become louder and louder, and there are even suggestions that Ayton should not be allowed to play.

At the same time, Ayton was under a lot of pressure. Monty was afraid that there would be a problem with Ayton's condition, so he took the initiative to find Ayton.

"DeAndre, I think we need to talk." Monty tried to maintain a cordial tone.

But Ayton's attitude is tougher.

"I guess we have nothing to talk about, coach."

"Man, I know you're upset right now, but this upset shouldn't be directed at me or my teammates. You should vent your anger on your opponents, kid." Monty said.

"Mr. Coach, first of all, I want to explain that I am no longer a child. I am an adult. I should have my own thoughts and decisions. Also, I know what to do. Take a rest early, coach."

Ayton left directly after speaking, without giving Monty a chance to continue communicating.

Monty could only watch Ayton leave, to no avail.

In fact, it is not so much a conflict between the two as it is a conflict between Ayton and the development of the team.

Monty's tactical strength is all developed from the outside. Booker is the team's first scoring point and the absolute core of the team. Everyone else must play around Booker, whether it is Paul or the new Du Rand, that's all.

Ayton, on the other hand, wants tactical status, singles tactics, data, and wants too much.

But the team's tactical system cannot be changed simply by changing it. Even if Monty wants to tilt tactics toward Ayton, other management within the Suns will never agree.

Time soon came to May 5, and the Lakers ushered in their second game against the Suns.

Before the game started, various basketball media conducted a wave of pre-match predictions as usual. The results showed that more than 80% of fans or experts believed that the winner would be the Lakers, and the Suns would be unable to fight back.

As for the remaining 20%, they are not supporting the Suns, but they believe that the Suns can at least persist until the third quarter. They believe that the Suns can still defeat the Lakers in the first three quarters. As for the fourth quarter and the final victory, they will definitely still win. Acquired by the Lakers.

The reason for such a one-sided situation is not only because of the disparity in strength between the two teams in the last game, but also because the Lakers will usher in Anthony Davis' comeback in this game!

"To be honest, after Davis came back, I couldn't find any chance of the Suns winning." Kenny Smith said.

"Yes, Anthony Davis' return not only adds a barrier to the inside, but also increases the Lakers' overall fighting spirit and confidence. And, most importantly, Davis' return can better release Su's Offensive firepower!" Barkley said.

At this time, the starting lineups of both sides have been determined. Because it is the first game of return, Nongmei is not scheduled to start.

The starting lineups on both sides are still the same as those in the previous game.

The Suns' starting lineup is Paul, Booker, Okogie, Durant, and Ayton.

The starting lineup for the Lakers is Su Tian, ​​Dort, Johnson, George, and Gasol.

Soon the game started, Ayton once again took the initiative, Paul stepped forward to receive the ball, and advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Although it was the second game, the Suns' main tactics remained unchanged. After Paul came to the frontcourt, he stretched out his hand to direct traffic and signaled his teammates to run tactics to cooperate.

With continuous tactical moves, Booker also used his teammates' continuous pick-and-roll runs to get an opportunity, and Paul quickly passed the ball to it.

Booker didn't have much time to adjust after receiving the ball and quickly shot a three-pointer.

boom--

Taking shots too hastily, basketball is a waste of time.

Marc Gasol turned around to collect the rebound and immediately passed the ball to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and directly launched a fast break. Okogie wanted to step forward to block it, but Su Tian took advantage of the situation and changed direction to dodge the defense.

Immediately after accelerating, Su Tian directly opened the distance between him and Okogie and went straight to the basket.

At the same time, the Suns also rushed back to defend, but no one was Su Tian's opponent.

bang——

With a loud noise, Su Tian directly dunked with both hands.

2-0
The game had just begun, and the Lakers took the lead, and the scene at Staples instantly became excited again.

"It seems that the Lakers are coming hard in this game, and the Lakers also have Anthony Davis sitting off the court." Barkley said.

"Yes, the Suns are in a more difficult situation. If they want to break the situation, I think we still have to start from Booker's side." Kenny Smith said.

While the two were talking, the game continued on the field, and the Suns finally started to score goals.

Soon after halfway through the first quarter, Walton began to make substitution adjustments, taking out Gasol and replacing him with thick eyebrows, and also kept Su Tian on the court.

"Man, you're finally back on the court!" Su Tian stepped forward and gave Nongmei a hug.

Nong Mei also stepped forward to hug Su Tian and patted Su Tian on the back.

"Man, I told you, I will definitely come back! You can't win the championship without me!"

Then the two looked at each other, smiled, and walked onto the court together.

At this time, the Suns also made substitution adjustments.

The Lakers had the ball, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball. Before Su Tian could reach out, the thick eyebrows immediately stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for Su Tian.

Su Tian did not hesitate, but took advantage of the situation and made a breakthrough directly.

Just when Su Tian broke through, the defensive force on the Sun's side rushed towards Su Tian in an instant. At the same time, Nongmei also turned around and went straight down.

Su Tian naturally noticed Xia Shun's thick eyebrows, so he immediately passed the ball to the thick eyebrows.

After receiving the ball with thick eyebrows, he silently sighed at Su Tian's smooth passing. At the same time, he kept moving his hands and went directly to the basket to dunk successfully with both hands.

bang——

"Oh! Beautiful! It comes from the connection and cooperation of Su and Anthony!!"

"As expected of our old partners who have worked together for many years! It will be completely different this time!"

"What can I say, they are indeed a winning combination! This is the cornerstone combination for the Lakers to win consecutive championships!"

"The Suns are really in danger now! The Lakers have even made up for their shortcomings inside, and the Suns really can't find any advantage." (End of Chapter)