NBA’s aging star system

On October 10, the Nuggets came to Staples to play against the Lakers.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the same as before, while the Nuggets' starting lineup is Murray, Gary Harris, Torrey Craig, Paul Millsap, and Jokic.

"There is no doubt that although the Lakers have won the first four consecutive games, the Lakers' problem is still obvious, that is, the inside line. The Nuggets' inside line is the advantage today." Barkley said while analyzing the situation.

"Yes, this game is a challenge for the Lakers' inside line. As long as there are no problems inside, the Lakers will not have any problems." Kenny Smith said.

Soon, the game started. Nance jumped hard and took the lead to grab the basketball. Su Tian controlled the basketball and slowly advanced with the ball.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Su Tian called Nance to step forward to pick and roll. With the help of the pick and roll, Su Tian directly initiated a breakthrough. At the same time, Nance also followed directly.

Jokic's skills are indeed very delicate, but the same physical flaws cannot be concealed. Nance came to the basket first with faster speed. Su Tian took advantage of the situation to throw the ball, and Nance received the ball and dunked directly.

2-0

"The Lakers are very smart. They took advantage of Jokic's slow speed and pulled Jokic out to play at the basket. This is indeed a good choice." Barkley said.

"Indeed, but I think the Nuggets should have a corresponding strategy." Kenny Smith said.

Barkley also nodded. The tactic Su Tian launched just now is not complicated and can be used by many teams. If the Nuggets were only defeated by this small tactic, they would not be where they are today.

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

Murray advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, and Jokic stepped forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll, but Su Tian was so fast around the pick-and-roll that Murray couldn't get rid of it, so he had to pass the ball to Jokic hand-to-hand.

Jokic got the ball and stood at the top of the arc, watching his teammates' movements while shaking Nance with the ball.

Suddenly Millsap made a cut and rushed to the basket, and Jokic quickly passed the ball with quick eyes and hands.

But before the basketball could reach Millsap, it was directly intercepted by Paul George.

After grabbing the ball, George directly held the ball to launch a fast break. At the same time, Su Tian and Butler started sprinting at the same time.

George was very fast and it was difficult for Millsap to catch up, so Murray ran to help defend against the double-team. George saw the Nuggets helping to defend against the double-team and passed the ball directly to Su Tian, ​​who was sprinting ahead.

As soon as Su Tian got the ball, Gary Harris rushed over. Su Tian dribbled the ball behind his back and got out of the way, but was delayed by Harris and his speed also dropped.

So Su Tian passed the ball again and accurately passed it to Butler, who was unguarded in front.

After Butler received the ball, he made an easy layup.

4-0

"Here it comes! Here it comes! The Lakers' whirlwind fast break! The cooperation between the three of them is really smooth!" Barkley said.

"Yes, it's like they have been cooperating for many years!" Kenny Smith couldn't help but said.

"By the way, why didn't George have such smooth fast-break coordination when he was with the Thunder?" Barkley suddenly changed his subject.

After hearing what Barkley said, Kenny Smith was speechless and choked, good boy, if you want to be sprayed to death, don't take me with you!

The Lakers' fast break was successful again, and the Nuggets could only organize their offense again. This time the Nuggets gave the ball to Jokic who was stuck in the low post. Jokic directly hit Nance with his back. After the continuous back hit, Jokic turned around. A layup hit directly.

Nance was beaten so hard by Jokic that he looked dizzy as if he was drunk.

But turning around, Su Tian used his personal ability to make a jump shot.

Although the Nuggets have an advantage inside, the Lakers are better overall.

At the end of the first quarter, the score reached 31-25, and the Lakers were already 6 points ahead.

In the second quarter, the two sides began to make substitution adjustments. Nance was also replaced to rest, and Wood was replaced to defend Jokic.

Wood is still relatively immature now. He seems timid when facing Jokic and was fouled by Jokic.

Wood came off the field looking dejected, feeling like he had screwed up everything.

Su Tian saw Wood's appearance, so he came to sit next to Wood.

"Christian, don't be depressed. You have done well, but you still need to work harder. I am optimistic that you can grow into an All-Star player in the future." Su Tian said with a smile.

"All-star? Su, don't be kidding me! I'm thankful to God that I can sit on the bench now." Wood said helplessly.

"Hahaha, don't worry, I personally selected you. I believe my vision will not be wrong." After saying this, Su Tian walked away.

When he heard what Su Tian said, Wood sat there blankly.

"Personally selected?"

At the end of the first half, the point difference stabilized at around 8 points. Jokic had an obvious advantage inside, but the Lakers' outside advantage was even more obvious.

During the halftime break, there was no pressure in the Lakers locker room, but no one acted recklessly, and everyone maintained a confident and high-spirited spirit.

There is no doubt that this spirit was brought over by Jimmy Butler. Because of Su Tian's support, Butler's fighting spirit quickly infected everyone on the team.

Although Butler has been with the Lakers for less than a month, the team's mental outlook has indeed improved.

In the third quarter, the two sides once again sent out all their starting lineups. This time they faced off again. The Nuggets' defense became obviously better, but they failed to catch up with the point difference.

The Lakers still took advantage of Jokic's slow movement and combined tactical coordination with individual singles to make the Lakers' offense more three-dimensional.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference had reached double digits.

At this time, faced with this situation, Wharton and Su Tian tacitly understood each other and replaced the main players to rest, allowing Su Tian to come on and lead the substitute lineup.

Su Tian's performance in the fourth quarter was not ordinary. Even if he led the Lakers' bench against the Nuggets' main force, it was more than enough to stabilize the point difference.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference not only did not narrow, but expanded to 15 points.

At this time Walton called a timeout.

"The Lakers called a timeout, and it seemed they wanted to finish the game directly." Barkley said.

"The Nuggets have also made substitutions. It seems that the two teams are ready to fight to the death. However, the point difference is not small. It is still a bit difficult for the Nuggets to chase points." Kenny Smith said.

After both sides made substitutions and adjustments, the Lakers' offense and defense once again improved to a higher level. The Nuggets were unable to support them and eventually lost.

119-101，湖人18分战胜掘金，苏天全场拿到31分11助攻7篮板2抢断1盖帽，这是苏天本赛季第一次得分上30分。

乔治拿到24分7篮板4助攻1抢断，巴特勒拿到21分5篮板3助攻2抢断。

The Lakers successfully won the first five consecutive games.

"Speaking of which, among the Lakers' five games, apart from the one against the Rockets, the one against the Nuggets was the most intense, right?" Barkley said.

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "Yes, yes, although the Nuggets lost this game, they still performed very well and showed their advantages very well."