NBA’s aging star system

After the Lakers rested many main players, the starting lineup can only send Hart, Clarkson, Pope, Kuzma, and Nance.

The starting lineup for the Warriors is Cook, Nick Young, Durant, Kevin Looney, and Pachulia.

But compared to the Lakers, the Warriors still have two big guys, Livingston and Iguodala, sitting on the bench.

The Lakers only have Caruso, Zubac, Derrick Williams, James Young, etc. on the bench.

In the first quarter, the starting lineups of both sides exchanged blows. Durant did not exert any special force, and the Lakers could barely cope with it.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 23-26, and the Lakers were only 3 points behind.

In the second quarter, both sides began to replace substitute players for personnel rotation.

As a result of this change, the gap in strength and foundation between the two teams emerged. In the second quarter, the team was led by Livingston and Iguodala, and there was still a clear gap with the Lakers.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 50-60, and the Warriors opened a double-digit point difference.

At halftime, Walton could already tell that the Lakers had little hope of winning this game unless someone suddenly broke out.

The starting lineup came out again in the third quarter, and Durant began to exert his strength. Facing a remnant formation like the Lakers, Durant only exerted a little effort for half a quarter and directly stabilized the point difference at double digits, keeping it at around 15 points. .

At the end of the first three quarters, the point difference had reached 17 points. It was almost impossible for the Lakers to come back, so Walton let go and started training directly, experimenting with lineups that he usually dare not use.

In the second half of the fourth quarter, the Warriors also won all the main players and also started a large-scale training state. In the end, the Warriors easily won 117-106.

Durant easily scored 26 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds. The two sides played very harmoniously, and there was no smell of gunpowder throughout the game.

In fact, the game between the Warriors and the Lakers was originally going to be a collision between Mars and the Earth, but due to the coincidental rest schedules of both sides, the rotations collided, which allowed the Warriors to easily win a victory.

After this game, the Lakers' record reached 53 wins and 15 losses, while the corresponding Warriors record reached 52 wins and 16 losses. At the same time, the Rockets' record was 53 wins and 14 losses.

The three teams in the Western Conference are entangled with each other. The Rockets temporarily surpassed the Lakers and ranked first in the Western Conference, the Lakers moved to second in the Western Conference, and the Warriors ranked third in the Western Conference.

The Lakers have a very important task ahead. They must stay vigilant at all times and strive to win first place in the Western Conference again before the end of the season in order to complete their plan to go further in the playoffs.

The Lakers returned to Staples on March 3. At the same time, the Rockets also started their home game against the Clippers.

In the first half, the Clippers and the Rockets could barely go back and forth and were not too far behind. However, at the beginning of the second half, the Rockets' three-pointers exploded. The Clippers were directly blindsided by the Rockets before they had time to react. .

In the end, the Rockets easily defeated the Clippers 111-96. The Rockets' record reached 54 wins and 14 losses, further consolidating their number one position in the Western Conference.

Seeing the Rockets win, Su Tian secretly sweated, and then looked at the Lakers' schedule.

On March 3, the Heat came to Staples to play against the Lakers.

The last time at the Heat's home court, the Lakers were able to securely win the Heat. This time at the Lakers' home court, Su Tian naturally would not let the victory of this game slip away from his hands.

In the end, the Lakers easily won the game 112-92, improving their record to 54-15, the same number of wins as the Rockets, but one more loss than the Rockets.

If the Lakers want to return to first place in the Western Conference, they must not only ensure their own victory, but also expect the Rockets to lose.

After the game against the Heat, the Rockets played against the Pelicans the next day. The Rockets won 107-101 and also maintained their victory.

On March 3, the Rockets won back-to-back games against the Timberwolves 18-129.

On March 3, the Lakers went to Indiana to face the Pacers. Although the Pacers did not have Paul George and Oladipo still had some strength, facing the full-power Su Tian, ​​the Pacers still could not escape the fate of failure. .

In the end, the Lakers won 110-100. Su Tian completed the 30+10 task as usual. Kuzma also scored 27 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist, becoming the Lakers' best player besides Su Tian.

After the game against the Pacers, the Lakers rushed to New Orleans to play against the Pelicans.

The Pelicans' inside line is their advantage, but the Lakers' inside line is relatively weak. Su Tian can only help the team on the offensive end. After all, no matter how strong Su Tian is, he can't switch to guard Anthony Davis.

In the first quarter, Su Tian was on full fire, and Davis on the Pelicans also played the entire quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 44-40, and the Lakers temporarily led by 4 points.

Both sides are full of offense, but their defense is not very good.

In the second quarter, both sides began to rotate personnel and replaced players from the substitute lineup.

The Lakers still have some advantages on the bench, but the Pelicans brought in Rajon Rondo this season, which has improved the team's overall quality by more than one level.

Midway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the field. At this time, the two sides still did not have a big point difference, and the basic scores were rising alternately.

After Su Tian came up, he held the ball and played a few pick-and-rolls. Then he used his offensive threat to attract the Pelicans' defense and began to assist his teammates.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 74-71, and the Lakers temporarily led by 3 points.

In the third quarter, Su Tian continued to play hard, but the Pelicans suddenly failed to fire for a few minutes. Su Tian seized the opportunity and took the opportunity to open the score.

In just 5 minutes, Su Tian led the Lakers to a 10-point lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached 13 points.

With a 13-point lead, Walton didn't have to worry at all in the fourth quarter. Su Tian could solve the problem by himself, and everyone else just had to do a good job of defending.

In the end, after a whole game of hard work, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 128-116, and Su Tian completed the basic task of 30+10.

As for the Pelicans, Kong Mei scored 33 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.

After the game against the Pelicans, Su Tian did not leave the field in a hurry. Instead, he ran to hug Davis and patted his shoulder.

Su Tian thought to himself that James was able to get thick eyebrows back then, which meant that he still wanted to have thick eyebrows. Then he could give it a try, just in case it happened. Anyway, he would not suffer any disadvantages by taking the initiative to make friends with an All-Star insider.

On March 3, the Lakers continued their trip to Memphis to face the Grizzlies.

The game between the Lakers and the Grizzlies set the tone from the beginning. Su Tian started with an uncharacteristically fierce attack with the ball. In the first quarter, the Lakers scored 40 points in a single quarter, 30 of which were related to Su Tian.

As a result, under Su Tian's fierce pursuit, the Lakers led by 10 points in the first quarter, setting a relaxed tone for the next three quarters.

The Grizzlies' man responsible for defending Su Tian is Dillon Brooks. Although Dillon is good at defense, he is obviously not Su Tian's opponent, allowing Su Tian to score several times in a row.

In the second quarter, substitute players from both sides came on the field. It was visible to the naked eye that the overall morale of the Grizzlies dropped a lot. Both the starters and substitutes only focused on getting their own data and had no expectations for the team's victory.