NBA’s aging star system

Although Butler failed to score a layup, he caused a defensive foul on Su Tian and went to the free throw line.

Butler made two free throws.

The two men failed to crush each other in the short confrontation, which undoubtedly made the two men more motivated to fight.

So in the next few rounds, the court basically turned into a one-on-one show between Butler and Su Tian.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 50-52, with the Timberwolves temporarily leading by 2 points.

The Lakers relied on Su Tian's support, and it was not easy to hold off the Timberwolves until now. In the third quarter, Walton had to let Su Tian rest for a few minutes.

Soon, at the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers fielded all their main players except Su Tian, ​​and the Timberwolves also fielded their starting players except Butler.

The Lakers lack Su Tian and the Timberwolves lack Butler. As a result, the two sides can still play evenly.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference was still within 5 points. The two teams alternated with each other, and neither team showed a clear advantage.

Halfway through the third quarter, Walton called a timeout and replaced Su Tian.

The Timberwolves also got Butler again.

The two men's reappearance also aroused cheers from the fans at the scene.

"Su, I have to admit that your progress is very fast, so fast that it makes me a little jealous, but you are still too young." Butler said to Su Tian while playing.

"Jimmy, I have to remind you, don't get too happy too soon, anything is possible in basketball." Su Tian also smiled and responded.

After the two returned to the court, the first possession of the ball was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Butler automatically came to Su Tian to defend.

Su Tian called his teammates to pick and roll, and with the help of the pick and roll, Su Tian held the ball to start a breakthrough. After taking two steps, he quickly connected with a step back and shot.

Swah——

Su Tianchang hit two points steadily.

The ball was transferred and it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack.

Butler also came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Su Tian's defense, Butler directly held the ball and broke through, trying to break into the inside from the right side.

Su Tian watched Butler's breakthrough route while holding on, hoping to take the opportunity to steal.

But the two fought all the way to the basket, and Su Tian failed to find a chance to steal, so Butler collected the ball and took off, trying to force a layup.

This time Su Tianxue was much smarter, maintaining his defensive position while avoiding being fouled by Butler.

boom--

Basketball strikes, Su Tian quickly takes off and grabs the rebound.

The moment he got the rebound, he turned around and started fast break mode.

The Lakers' fast-playing whirlwind started again.

Su Tian carried the ball all the way to the frontcourt, encountered a double-team from the Timberwolves, and passed a ground-breaking pass to Kuzma, who had already reached the corner.

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

Swah——

Kuzma hit a three-pointer directly.

After Su Tian guided the Lakers' offense, it became more smooth and harmonious.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves, even after joining Butler, only improved some offense and defense, but did not improve the overall performance. Of course, this is related to the different playing styles of the two.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian continuously passed the ball to assist his teammates, giving the Timberwolves a headache.

By the end of the third quarter, the Lakers successfully completed the lead, and the score reached 81-80, with the Lakers leading by 1 point.

Although the lead is not many points, as long as he is still ahead, Su Tian is confident that he can completely defeat the Timberwolves in the fourth quarter.

Not only because he can start the final quarter in the fourth quarter, but more importantly, Butler will definitely be affected by his physical strength in the fourth quarter, his offensive efficiency will decline, and he will definitely not be his opponent in the fourth quarter.

As for the Timberwolves, as long as they can restrict Butler, the remaining Wiggins and Towns will not be a concern.

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

The Lakers have equipped Su Tian with a lineup of Hart, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, and Randle.

On the Timberwolves side, although Butler is still on the court, Su Tian has clearly felt that Butler's physical exertion is not small and his overall state will definitely be affected.

The game started, and the first ball in the fourth quarter was given to the Timberwolves.

Wiggins advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler got the ball and faced Su Tian's defense. Butler chose to call Towns' pick-and-roll.

But Towns' pick-and-roll was not strong, and Su Tian easily bypassed the pick-and-roll and entangled Butler again.

Butler tried several times in a row, but failed to get rid of Su Tian's death coil, so he wanted to pass the ball to Towns.

However, the moment Butler passed the ball, Su Tian quickly attacked! Directly forming a steal!

After successfully getting the ball, Su Tian started fast break mode again.

But this time's fast break was obviously faster than in the third quarter. No one, whether it was teammates or opponents, could catch up with Su Tian.

Su Tian rode Juechen to the frontcourt and dunked with both hands.

83-80

Su Tian's speed was so fast that it felt as if Su Tian had just started the game.

"Boy, do you still have enough physical strength? You can run so fast." Butler spoke harshly.

"After all, I'm younger than you, old guy." Su Tian's expression was very kind, but his words were not kind at all.

Butler entered the league in 2011, only 3 years earlier than Su Tian, ​​but he was still called "old guy" by Su Tian. Naturally, Butler couldn't swallow this breath.

So Butler continued to get the ball and hit Su Tian alone again.

But at this time, Su Tian was completely different from the Su Tian in the previous three quarters. Not only had his physical strength recovered, but his condition was also off the charts.

Butler's continuous dribbling failed to shake Su Tian away, and he shot against Su Tian's defense.

boom--

After all, Butler is not Harden. At least this season, Harden is much better than Butler. Butler failed to shoot against the defense and score.

The rebound was taken by Randall. The moment he saw Randall take the rebound, Su Tian subconsciously turned around and ran away.

In college, the two often cooperated like this, but after coming to the Lakers, the cooperation between the two was obviously much less.

The main reason is that the intensity of the NBA is much higher, and Randall is also afraid of being scolded by the coach if he makes a passing error and causes waste.

However, at this moment, Randall seemed to be dreaming back to his college days. The moment he got the rebound, he made a long pass directly to the running Su Tian.

Su Tian ran to get the pass, took three steps and then two steps, went directly to the basket, and jumped high.

bang——

Su Tian succeeded with a powerful chop!

85-80

The Lakers' lead instantly reached 5 points, and Su Tian, ​​who successfully dunked, also took the initiative to find Randall and give him a high-five to celebrate.

Randall was also very excited because he rarely passed this kind of pass, which was also a huge encouragement to himself.

Seeing the Lakers' two consecutive defensive counterattacks, Timberwolves head coach Tom Thibodeau stood on the sidelines and kept yelling something loudly.