NBA’s aging star system

The end of the game against the Cavaliers also represented the end of the Lakers' intense four-game away road trip in the Eastern Conference.

Fortunately, all these games were won.

On the 15th, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles. Walton announced that the team would have a day off. The next game was on the 18th. The Lakers had plenty of time to rest.

However, although there was enough time, Su Tian looked at the list of upcoming games and exclaimed in horror.

On December 12, the Lakers played against the Warriors at home, on December 18, the Lakers played against the Rockets away from home, and on December 12, the Lakers played against the Warriors away from home again.

If you include the previous game against the Cavaliers, these 4 games are simply a devilish schedule, and you will lose consecutive games if you are not careful.

And Su Tian also planned to succeed as long as he didn't lose in a row.

Even though the Lakers' record has skyrocketed and they are ranked first in the league in high-end games, there is actually quite a lot of moisture in them. It's really a bit weak when they meet some strong teams.

All Su Tian can do now is to work hard to improve himself and try to give the team a better chance of winning.

On the 18th, the Lakers were at home and welcomed the Golden State Warriors. This was the second time the two teams met. The last time the Lakers lost to the Warriors by 7 points, this time Su Tian was gearing up and determined to win back a victory.

Of course, the Lakers also took some advantage this time. The Warriors rested some players and did not play all the main players.

The starting lineup given by the Warriors is McCaw, Klay, Durant, Jordan Bell, and McGee.

The Lakers have the full lineup, Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randle, and Lopez.

Facing the remaining warriors, Su Tian's confidence doubled, and soon the game began.

The right to attack was seized by Big McGee, and the Warriors attacked first.

McCaw advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Ball's defense was quite satisfactory, which was enough to deal with McCaw.

Clay was guarded by Su Tian all the way, so it was difficult for him to get a chance, so McCaw had to pass the ball to Durant.

Durant got the ball, faced Ingram who was defending him, took a long stride to break through Ingram's defense, rushed inside, and made a jump shot.

Swah——

Durant came up and took the lead, 0-2.

When the ball was transferred, Ball advanced with the ball. He did not directly pass the ball to Su Tian, ​​but organized a wave with the ball himself. Through a series of tactical cooperation, he found an opportunity for Randall. Randall caught the ball and shot. hit.

2-2

The Lakers did not rely on Su Tian's hard-hitting ability, but relied on the team's tactical cooperation and the cooperation between the players to successfully score this goal.

This shows that the Lakers' progress during this period is still very obvious.

It was the Warriors' turn to attack again. Durant took the ball and once again singled Ingram, but this time the single was not successful, and the basketball was forged.

The rebound was taken by Lopez and passed to Su Tian. Su Tian received the ball and directly started the fast break, leading the Lakers to a fast break whirlwind. He accurately found the position of his teammates during the march, passed the ball to him, and assisted his teammates to successfully score. .

The Warriors did not have Curry and Green, and relied only on Clay and Durant. After all, the team's offense dropped a lot. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were evenly matched.

30-24, the Lakers temporarily lead by 6 points.

Although the Lakers are temporarily ahead, they are still more optimistic about the Warriors.

"Judging from the current score, although the Lakers lead by 6 points, it feels like the Warriors have not really exerted their strength yet, and the Lakers are still very dangerous." Kenny Smith said.

"Kenny, you are underestimating the Lakers. You must know that the Lakers currently have the best record in the league. They should have no problem dealing with a broken Warriors." Barkley said.

"Although your analysis is correct, I always feel that the Warriors still have a big move behind them that has not been used." Smith continued.

"Is it possible that Stephen and Draymond didn't play, so you think the Warriors didn't do their best?" O'Neal said.

"What you said seems to make sense."

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the second quarter began.

The Warriors have a normal rotation, with Casspi, Nick Young, and Iguodala coming on the court one after another.

For the Lakers, Su Tian also took a break, and Clarkson, Kuzma, and Pope came on the court one after another.

In the first half of the second quarter, the Warriors had a slight upper hand and tied the score, so Walton called a timeout and put Su Tian back on the court.

As soon as Su Tian came on the court, the Warriors also brought Durant up, seemingly wanting to widen the point difference.

But as soon as Su Tian came up, he assisted his teammates to hit two three-pointers, and directly opened the score again. On the defensive end, the Lakers used wheel battles to deal with Durant.

In the last game against James, the Lakers used a wheel battle tactic, but the effect was not very good and it did not consume too much of James' energy. However, the effect in this game was better than against James.

In the final analysis, Durant's physical confrontation is not as good as James.

Under the exhaustion of the Lakers' battle, Durant's physical loss accelerated, and his shooting percentage also began to decline. As for Klay, another offensive point, with Su Tian here, he is not afraid of Klay making waves.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 59-50, and the Lakers led by 9 points at halftime.

Although they only led by 9 points at halftime, which was slightly insufficient to deal with the Warriors in the third quarter, you must know that this is not the Warriors with the entire main lineup. This is the Warriors with the remaining lineup. What level of combat effectiveness can the Warriors with the remaining lineup show in the third quarter? Not sure.

During the intermission, Su Tian seemed very calm and not worried at all.

Seeing Su Tian's expression, Wharton's worried heart calmed down by half.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

There is no doubt that both sides were on the main lineup at the beginning of the third quarter.

In order to chase points, the Warriors played a small lineup, and the same is true for the Lakers.

McCaw, Clay, Iguodala, Durant, Rooney.

Ball, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Nance.

The first possession of the ball was given to the Lakers at the beginning of the third quarter. Ball came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, faced Iguodala's defense, and chose to call Nance for a pick-and-roll. With the help of the pick-and-roll, he successfully attracted the defense and passed the ball to Pope in the bottom corner.

Pope caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Pope directly hit a three-pointer, 62-50, and the score difference came to 12 points.

The ball changed and it was the Warriors' turn to attack. McCaw came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Durant.

Durant got the ball, faced Ingram, and used a double disguise to create space for the shot, and then directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Durant directly hit a three-pointer. Even if the team does not have Green and Curry, Durant can still ensure a high level of combat.

62-53

The battle continued, and Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, still starting with a pick-and-roll.

This time the Warriors' defensive rotation was obviously faster. Iguodala quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and followed Su Tian.

Rooney also got in front of Nance, so Su Tian led Iguodala straight to the basket. When he was about to take a layup, Su Tian suddenly stopped and shook Iguodala up. Then he turned around, shot, and hit easily.