NBA’s aging star system

In the second quarter, both sides put on substitute lineups.

For the Lakers, Hart, Pope, Su Tian, ​​Kuzma, Nance.

Su Tian was pushed to the third position, directly confronting Paul George.

The first possession of the ball in the second quarter was given to the Thunder. George held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Facing Su Tian's defense, George also did not dare to be careless.

Although George has a size advantage against Su Tian, ​​Su Tian's defense cannot be underestimated. George protects the ball while calling his teammates for pick-and-rolls.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, George chose to break through. Su Tian quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and entangled George again. The two struggled toward the basket.

After reaching the basket, Paul George secretly exerted his strength and overcame Su Tian's defense for a layup.

Bang——shua——

Basketball hits the board into the net.

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Although Paul George was suspected of fouling by secretly exerting force, his action was very covert, and George was considered a star, so the referee did not call it a blow.

The ball possession changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Hart advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball, faced Paul George, and also called his teammates to pick and roll.

Nance stepped forward to pick and roll, and Su Tian used the pick and roll to start a breakthrough. Su Tian was faster than George. He entered the basket two bodies ahead of George, collected the ball and took off. In order to avoid being blocked by George from behind, Su Tian Opting for a safe dunk.

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The ball was once again given to the Thunder. After Paul George got the ball, he still chose to start in the pick-and-roll, but this time he suddenly stopped midway through and made a jump shot.

Su Tian adjusted his focus in time and caused interference.

boom--

Basketball and iron.

Su Tian turned around and grabbed the rebound. After getting the ball, he immediately started fast break mode.

The Lakers' lineup was smaller than the Thunder's, and the overall speed was faster. Su Tian took the lead and rushed to the front. After encountering a double-team from the Thunder, he passed a ground-breaking pass to Pope at the three-point line.

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

Swah——

Pope has always been a stable scoring point for the Lakers from the outside, especially after receiving the addition of Su Tian's pass, the three-pointer has become more accurate.

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The ball hit, and the score difference was two to double digits, but obviously George did not agree.

In the next few rounds, Paul George began to increase the proportion of singles with the ball, but under Su Tian's defense, the shooting rate was not ideal.

As for the Lakers, Su Tian also strengthened his personal offense, but Su Tian's original habit of playing point guard was still assisting, and he still passed a lot of good shots.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 59-48, and the Lakers led the Thunder by 11 points to end the first half.

During the halftime break, Walton found the team's forward players and arranged defensive tactics against George.

Soon, the third quarter began. Su Tian did not play at the beginning, but rested off the court first.

On the Thunder side, Paul George also rested off the court. This way, the Lakers still have Ingram, Ball, Lopez, and Randle to carry the team.

As for the Thunder, only Felton and Adams are available.

Therefore, in the first half of the third quarter, the Lakers took advantage and opened the point difference to 16 points in one fell swoop.

Before the score difference broke through to 20 points, Donovan called a timeout and brought Paul George up again.

Seeing Paul George come on the court, Su Tian naturally followed suit.

Therefore, with Su Tian's efforts, the team's score difference was stabilized.

At the end of the first three quarters, the point difference reached 18 points. Although it had not broken through to 20 points, it was only a goal difference.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian continued to play. Originally, Su Tian wanted to take advantage of the status bonus of the King of the Final Quarter to vent his anger.

However, the Thunder only allowed the main players to play for 4 minutes. After the point difference widened to 20 points, Donovan called a timeout and replaced all the main players.

Seeing that all the Thunder's main players were dismissed, Su Tian had no choice but to follow suit, but he still felt a little regretful in his heart.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 116-91, avoiding four kills by the Thunder, and finally regained the game.

On February 2, the Lakers continued to go to the road, first going to Dallas to face the Mavericks, and then going to New Orleans to face the Pelicans.

Before that, the final results of the All-Star voting came out.

LeBron James overtook Giannis Antetokounmpo to become the first vote-getter in the Eastern Conference, and was also the top vote-getter in this All-Star Game.

The Western Conference vote king also changed hands. Curry became the first in the Western Conference with the number of votes second only to James. Durant ranked second in the Western Conference. Su Tian ranked third. Following Su Tian was Harden.

Of course, this kind of voting was done after the league was restructured, and the votes of the fans inside were diluted. Otherwise, Su Tian might really have reached the number one spot in the Western Conference.

The end result is:

The Western Conference All-Star starters are Curry, Su Tian, ​​Durant, Anthony Davis, and DeMarcus Cousins.

However, Cousins ​​was unable to play due to injury and was replaced by Paul George.

On the Eastern side, the starters are Kyrie Irving, DeRozan, LeBron James, Antetokounmpo, and Embiid.

Eastern Substitutes: John Wall (injured, replaced by Andre Drummond), Kristaps Porzingis (injured, replaced by Kemba Walker), Kyle Lowry, Kyle Vin Love (injured, replaced by Goran Dragic), Bradley Beal, Al Horford, Victor Oladipo

Western Conference reserves: James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Draymond Green, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jimmy Butler, Damian Lillard, LaMarcus Aldrie strange

After the list comes out, it is natural to select people, and the process of selecting people is equally exciting and eye-catching.

After a fierce selection competition, fans suddenly discovered that James actually gathered Irving and Su Tian by his side again, and the lineup from the Cavaliers' two consecutive championships was once again reproduced!

The specific list is as follows:

Team James starting: C: Anthony Davis, PF: LeBron James, SF: Kevin Durant, SG: Su Tian, ​​PG: Kyrie Irving

Substitutes: Bradley Beal, LaMarcus Aldridge, Goran Dragic, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, Kemba Walker, John Wall

Team Curry’s starting lineup: C: Joel Embiid, PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo, SF: DeMar DeRozan, SG: James Harden, PG: Stephen Curry

Substitutes: Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Kyle Lowry, Karl-Anthony Towns, Al Horford, Russell Westbrook

Among them, the more topical one is naturally the reunion of the Big Three of the Cavaliers. Although there are fewer topics on the Curry team, the matchup between Harden and Su Tian and the feud between Westbrook and Durant are equally exciting.

The competition between Su Tian and Harden for this season's regular season MVP has been made clear, and there are endless comments and comparisons about who is better between the two.

Fans of Su Tian argue that Su Tian assists better and leads the team to be better, while fans of Harden say that Su Tian is a point guard and not a serious second position at all. At the same time, fans of Harden have always said The self-proclaimed No. 1 shooting guard in the league.