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The Spurs' substitution adjustments were still effective, but Su Tian looked at the panting Aldridge and wondered how long Aldridge could last.

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

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

At this time, it was Green who was still defending Su Tian. Su Tian waved his hand to let everyone pull away. After pulling away, Su Tian directly broke through Green's defense with the help of his instantaneous explosive power. Green didn't have time to pull Su Tian away.

As soon as Su Tian broke into the free throw line, Aldridge in the bottom corner let go of Nance and went straight to Su Tian.

But this time, Su Tian did not hit Aldridge hard, but passed the ball to Nance, who was left open in the bottom corner. Nance received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

At this time, Aldridge was not far away from Nance, so he quickly turned around to interfere.

boom--

Maybe it was due to lack of physical strength or maybe Aldridge really interfered, but in short, Nance didn't make the shot.

Just as Aldridge was rejoicing, Su Tian dunked the basketball back into the basket.

91-77

The Spurs' lineup was originally not strong in rebounding. In addition, Su Tian asked his teammates to spread out at the beginning, so that when Nance shot, the closest person to the basket was Su Tian himself.

Coupled with Su Tian's rebounding ability of over 90, it is easy to complete a putback dunk.

Although this style of play is simple, it is so easy to use at this moment.

In the next few rounds, Aldridge has been trying to lead the team forward, but with Su Tian there, the Lakers' offensive efficiency is guaranteed to be at a certain level.

Five minutes before the end of the game, Walton took advantage of the dead ball and replaced Ingram. The Lakers' starting lineup was assembled and ready to harvest the game.

As for the Spurs, Aldridge has begun to obviously lose his strength. He has made several consecutive shots, and his tired state is clearly visible.

Aldridge still failed to last until the end. One minute before the end of the game, Aldridge was replaced. At this time, the point difference was still double digits, and there was really no need to continue playing.

Of course, lack of physical strength was also one of the reasons for being substituted.

In the end, the Lakers won the first game of the playoffs 113-98 without any surprises!

When the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, some excited fans at the scene even shed tears. After all, this was the Lakers' first playoff appearance in five years.

Moreover, as soon as the Lakers came back, they returned with the best record in the Western Conference and the league, which gave many Lakers fans endless daydreams, and also made many fans worry about whether the Lakers would fail in the playoffs.

But after this game, Lakers fans gave up this idea. The Lakers performed as well in the playoffs as they did in the regular season. The team even became stronger as a whole because of a whole season of growth.

In this game, Su Tian scored a triple-double of 36 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He was able to get 10 rebounds thanks to the tactics in the fourth quarter, which allowed Su Tian to get a lot of rebounds.

In addition to Su Tian, ​​Ingram also scored 22 points, 4 assists and 5 rebounds. Although he did not perform explosively, he was at least above the qualifying line and met everyone's expectations for him.

Randall's statistics were slightly worse, with only 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, but as long as he watched the ball, no one dared to say that Randall was unimportant.

Randall followed Aldridge throughout the game, and with the help of his teammates, he limited Aldridge to only 23 points, with a shooting percentage of less than %.

It has to be said that since Randall proposed the extra training plan to Su Tian, ​​Randall has made obvious progress, and his defense has also improved significantly.

After the game, Su Tian followed Walton for the post-game interview.

"Su, do you think you can defeat the Spurs in a few games?"

"Well, you know, the Spurs are a veteran team, Popovich is an extremely good head coach, and Aldridge is also a good player, so I think we have to give everything we have in every game. Work hard, as for how many games you play, it depends on God’s arrangement.”

A reporter saw that Su Tian did not answer the question directly and immediately raised the question again.

"Su, do you think the Spurs have a chance to beat you and complete the Black Eight?"

Su Tian looked at the reporter and said: "Black eight? Sorry, the Spurs don't have this opportunity. Even if Leonard comes back, the Spurs will not have such an opportunity."

Faced with such a question, Su Tian must answer firmly, otherwise it will be a blow to the morale of the entire Lakers team.

Seeing that Su Tian finally answered the question head-on, the reporter sat down with satisfaction.

In fact, after the end of the first game, this series between the Lakers and the Spurs was not worth watching, because the only thing the Lakers were not sure about was whether they could show the same combat effectiveness in the playoffs as they did in the regular season. Now it seems that this is There is no doubt that.

Since there is no problem with the Lakers' combat effectiveness, there is no problem with dealing with the Spurs, so the promotion of the Lakers will be inevitable.

The day after the Lakers' game ended, the second game between the Rockets and the Pelicans began. The Rockets had an absolute advantage against the Pelicans. As long as they failed to fire in three games, the Rockets would be an absolute championship team.

Su Tian also watched the game at home. The final result was as expected. The Rockets won the game with their strong offensive firepower.

In fact, the Pelicans were originally very competitive, especially at the beginning of the season with the twin towers inside, which caused many teams in the league to suffer.

Even the Lakers have stumbled upon the Pelicans before.

However, Cousins ​​suffered an injury during the season, and the twin towers inside immediately collapsed, and the Pelicans' competitiveness plummeted.

Later, Rondo was introduced, which improved the overall strength, but without Cousins, this gap cannot be filled.

On the 17th, there was a second battle between the Thunder and the Trail Blazers. The Thunder was also the focus of Su Tian's observation. The performance of the Thunder's three giants in the second game was still excellent. Although there was not much cooperation between the three, they only relied on their strength. Personal ability is enough to solve the problem.

In the end, the Thunder also won the second battle with the Trail Blazers. This year, the Thunder have strong momentum and are likely to defeat the Trail Blazers and advance to the second round.

On April 4, the second game between the Lakers and Spurs started.

The atmosphere in the second game was completely different from that in the first game. The fans at the scene were less worried and more happy and excited.

At the same time, when the Spurs fell behind on the field, Popovich also gave less reprimands and gave more reminders and tips.

Obviously, after the first game, Popovich also realized that there is no hope for Black Eight, so it is better to do everything and let fate. Whether he can win a game depends on God's will.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers already led by 12 points. Aldridge only rested for 5 minutes in the entire first half, which was a huge physical exertion.

In fact, Popovich is not a head coach who loves to control the main force, but there is really no way. If not, I am afraid it has entered garbage time.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers directly took over the entire starting lineup, and Walton was ready to harvest the game early.

In the third quarter, Su Tian made sudden shots and assisted his teammates one after another, completely playing with the ball. The Spurs also knew that the offense must be launched from Su Tian, ​​but they just couldn't stop it.