NBA’s aging star system

In the second quarter, the Pistons could only rely on the leadership of the starting players to compete with the Lakers' bench.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. The Pistons were still barely holding on, but at the end of the second quarter, the point difference unknowingly reached double digits.

Su Tian continued to play in the third quarter and stabilized the point difference at double digits. After the Pistons were unable to catch up in a short period of time, Su Tian went off the court to rest.

After that, the Lakers steadily suppressed the Pistons until the end of the third quarter.

Su Tian came on the court again in the fourth quarter and took the Pistons away in a wave. In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Pistons 112-96.

Griffin was double-teamed by the Lakers in this game. He did not perform like before and only scored 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

But Drummond grabbed 18 rebounds, crushing the rebounds of the Lakers' interior players.

After the game, the Lakers returned to their home court. This season's regular season was about to end. Su Tian looked at the Lakers' schedule. This game with the Pistons was the tenth to last game of the season. There were only 9 games left in the regular season. The game is about to end.

On March 3, the Lakers played against the Mavericks at home.

Ingram finally made his comeback in this game. After Ingram was injured, he recuperated for a period of time, and only returned to the game after he was completely recovered.

After Ingram returns, the Lakers' lineup is finally in order. The Lakers can also improve the team's tacit cooperation to the optimal state before the playoffs start.

"Brandon, if you don't come back, Kyle will take away your starting position, hahaha." Su Tian saw Ingram coming back and gave him a big hug.

"Hahaha, Su, don't worry. Now that I'm back, the starting lineup will still be mine. Although Kyle has played well during this period, he still won't be my opponent." Ingram said with a smile.

After Ingram said this, he was heard by Kuzma on the side, "Hey, Brandon, I was worried about your injury, but you actually said that to me! Come on, let's fight one-on-one first One sentence."

Kuzma smiled as he wanted to drag Ingram to a duel. Although Ingram and Kuzma are competitors on the front line, the relationship between the two is not bad, especially under the leadership of Su Tian. The Lakers' locker room is very harmonious, and no one dares to do anything weird.

On the evening of the 28th, the Mavericks came to Staples, and the game between the two teams started on time.

The Lakers' starting lineup is back to full form, with Ball, Su Tian, ​​Ingram, Randle, and Lopez.

The Mavericks' starting lineup is Dennis Smith Jr., Dorian Finney-Smith, Harris Barnes, Dwight Powell, and Dirk Nowitzki.

Except for Barnes and Nowitzki, the Mavericks' lineup requires no special consideration.

The first possession of the ball was given to the Lakers in the opening game. Ball held the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Ball held the ball and stood at the top of the arc, directing his teammates to move. After a series of tactical moves, Ingram came out and made a cut. Chance, Ball passed the ball to the ground.

Ingram received the ball and went straight to the basket. Because all the players inside were pulled away at this time, the basket became very empty, and Ingram dunked directly.

2-0

Let Ingram find his form at the beginning, which is also the team's arrangement.

The ball was transferred and it was the Mavericks' turn to attack. After advancing to the frontcourt, they passed the ball to Nowitzki as expected.

If it were the young Nowitzki, he would probably beat Lopez to the punch, but now that the aging Nowitzki has slowed down a lot, Lopez can keep up.

After Nowitzki got the ball, he did not start playing directly. Instead, he sought to cooperate with his teammates and passed the ball to Barnes, who rushed in and made a pull-up jump shot.

Although Barnes made a successful shot, the interference caused by Ingram was not small, and Barnes shot the iron.

Su Tian turned around to rush for the ball, successfully grabbed the rebound, and directly launched a fast break. His Lakers teammates also followed suit.

Su Tian took the lead and rushed to the front, followed closely by the Mavericks defensive players. After leading the defender to the basket, Su Tian collected the ball and took off.

But Su Tian did not choose to force the shot himself, but passed the ball behind him to Ingram who was following closely behind.

So after Ingram caught the ball, he easily made a layup.

4-0

The opening two goals were all scored by Ingram. No matter how good or bad his touch is, at least his confidence has returned a lot.

The Lakers were allowed to counterattack defensively, and the Mavericks became very passive. Rick Carlisle, who was standing on the sidelines, made a downward gesture towards the court, indicating that he wanted to slow down the rhythm.

Although Carlisle is indeed a famous coach, it is a pity that a good woman cannot make a meal without straw, and the Mavericks' lineup is really not good.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian didn't exert much force. Most of the time, he started in the pick-and-roll, and then used his offensive threat to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 34-28, and the Lakers temporarily led by 6 point.

The Mavericks' offense is actually very stagnant and can only be driven by Nowitzki and Barnes. Nowitzki is old, and as for Barnes, he is in trouble.

In the second quarter, Su Tian rested leisurely off the court. Ball and Ingram were leading the team on the court. Su Tian observed the situation on the bench and realized that the Lakers could win the game even if he was not around.

Of course, the most important thing is that after a season of training, the Lakers have successfully honed the mentality of a strong team. All players perform their duties and work hard for victory, not their own data.

Without Su Tian, ​​the Lakers would probably continue to sink.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. At this time, the Lakers sent basically substitute players. Su Tian and a group of substitute players were still able to suppress the Mavericks steadily.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 64-51. The Lakers were already 13 points ahead of the Mavericks. It was basically foreseeable that the Mavericks would counterattack strongly in the third quarter. As long as they could withstand the initial counterattack, the rest was just grinding. Let the calf fall into chronic suicide.

The intermission ended quickly and the third quarter began. In order to prevent the Mavericks' counterattack, Walton took the starting lineup in the third quarter, but replaced Kuzma at the third position.

Ingram has just returned, so he cannot take on too heavy a burden and must control his playing time.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Mavericks. Barnes held the ball and wanted to force Kuzma, but Kuzma's defense was not bad. The two reached the mid-range position, and Barnes had no room to take a shot. , had to pass the ball to Dennis Smith Jr. in the bottom corner, and Smith took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Basketball strikes, Su Tian grabs the rebound and starts the fast break again. This time Su Tian passes the ball to Ball who is also on the fast break. Ball is very fast and directly lays up after receiving the ball.

The third quarter was originally the time for the Mavericks to counterattack, but the Lakers launched a defensive counterattack at the beginning, and the morale of the Mavericks players dropped a lot.

In the next few rounds, Nowitzki also tried to open up the situation with his own post-ups, but the veteran was no longer as brave as before and was still unable to defeat the young Lakers.

After several consecutive rounds, the Mavericks' attempts to counterattack were extinguished, and Su Tian also took a break to prepare for the fourth quarter.