NBA’s aging star system

On November 11, the Lakers continued to play at home against the Timberwolves.

The two teams have played against each other once before in Minnesota, and they both understand each other's strength relatively well, so the Lakers appear to be relatively calm.

However, this is also the first time that the three Randalls have returned to the Lakers' home court this season. Although the three of them do not have a high position, they are high-potential rookies after all, and there are still many media reporting on this hot spot.

Before the game started, Randall and the other three came to the Lakers bench, hugged and greeted Su Tian, ​​Walton and others, expressing their friendly relationship to the outside world.

The game hadn't started yet, so everyone was naturally very harmonious, chatting and laughing, which reminded many fans of the beauty of the previous season.

But after the game started, both sides began to become serious unconsciously.

Naturally, Randall and the other three wanted to perform better when facing their old boss. Needless to say, Butler was already unhappy and would not hold back when they met now.

In fact, Su Tian also has some connections with this forest wolf.

Because after Wiggins was traded to the Timberwolves by the Cavaliers, he was competing with Su Tian for the best rookie. At that time, the two were briefly called rivals in the 14th session by the media.

But as Su Tian grew by leaps and bounds, and after gradually getting along with Wiggins, no one mentioned this matter again.

Soon, the game started. Towns' physical fitness overwhelmed Nance and took the lead in grabbing the ball.

After Ball got the ball, he slowly advanced with the ball.

Since Ball came to the Timberwolves, his statistics and fighting spirit have dropped a lot, but it's a blessing in disguise, and the risk of injuries has decreased a lot.

I don’t know if this was influenced by Wiggins.

Although the Timberwolves have a poor record, the team's coaching staff is not just a freeloader. They accurately judged the advantage of the inside. So for the Timberwolves' first possession, Ball passed the ball to Towns under the basket.

After Towns got the ball, he immediately started hitting Nance with his back.

Nance is indeed not as good as Towns in terms of physical fitness and technology, but after Butler arrived, although Nance's skills have not improved, his mental attributes have increased a lot. To put it bluntly, he has become much tougher on defense.

Towns made two hard hits in succession, but found that it was not easy to hit, so he turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

With Towns' height and wingspan, coupled with his back, it was difficult for Nance to interfere, so Towns' shot hit easily.

0-2

Walton was on the sidelines, watching Nance's vigorous defense but helpless performance, and shook his head slightly.

"Larry has worked very hard, but unfortunately there is still a big gap."

The ball possession changed and Su Tian advanced with the ball.

Facing the attack of his former boss, Ball seemed very nervous. After all, they had been together for a year, and Ball knew clearly what level Su Tian was.

But Su Tian didn't care about Ball's thoughts at all, and passed the ball directly to Butler.

Facing the Timberwolves, and it's his home court, Su Tian has no reason not to help Butler.

After Butler got the ball, he looked at Wiggins, who was guarding him, with a serious face.

"Andrew, you are no match for me. You have not been before and you will never be in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, Butler broke through with a quick burst and easily broke through Wiggins' defense. After coming to the basket and attracting Towns' defense, Butler did not pass the ball easily, but relied on Towns' body. , forced a shot.

Bang——shua——

drop--

The basketball hit the board and hit the net, and then the referee's whistle sounded.

After Butler scored, he stared at Towns who looked innocent.

"Coward!"

Towns naturally heard Butler's greeting, but did not make any response and walked away silently.

Butler stepped to the free throw line and made the extra free throw easily.

3-2

After hitting the extra penalty, Butler found Su Tian.

"Su, don't worry about me. Just hit me how you want. Just go ahead and hit me."

Hearing what Butler said, Su Tian smiled and nodded.

So in the next few rounds, the Lakers began to explode with explosive power unique to the Lakers' Big Three. Su Tian, ​​Butler, and George exerted their strength one after another, and the three of them cooperated tacitly.

At the end of the first quarter, the score difference had reached 8 points.

In the second quarter, both sides made personnel adjustments. For the Timberwolves, Towns took a rest, while Randall, Wiggins, and Ball stayed on the court to lead the bench.

Without Towns, the Timberwolves still focus the team's offense on the inside, but the main scoring point has changed from Towns to Randle.

At this time, Randall really played like a potential player, making quite a difference in the paint.

Walton saw that Randall was actually starting to exert force, so he adjusted his lineup in time and started a defensive double-team on Randall. Randall was instantly suppressed.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers had a solid double-digit lead over the Timberwolves.

At this time, Buckley's mouth in the studio began to "go to work".

"The gap between the Timberwolves and the Lakers is too big. It's obvious in this game. At the same time, we can also see that the Lakers made money from the deal between the Lakers and Timberwolves in the offseason."

Kenny Smith nodded and said: "That's true. No matter how potential Randall and Ball have, that is still a matter of the future. What the Lakers compete for is now, so from the current point of view, the Lakers have indeed made money."

"But as long as either Randall or Ball can play well, it won't be a loss."

O'Neal also interjected at this time: "In fact, it is a helpless move for the Timberwolves to let Butler go. After all, if Butler is not traded away, it will affect the harmony of the entire team, which will be more harmful to the team."

While talking, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers directly took over the entire main lineup. Su Tian took the lead at the beginning and easily broke through the Timberwolves' defense. Before Towns' help came up, he made a jump shot and hit it easily.

Butler was next. After stealing Ball's pass, he directly started a fast break pass to Su Tian.

Su Tian held the ball and went straight to the basket. After attracting the defense, he passed the ball without looking at anyone and passed it to Ingram who was following behind.

Ingram caught the ball and dunked directly.

To be honest, the formation of the Big Three still had a certain impact on Ingram, affecting his growth, but it also gave Ingram the time and opportunity to hone his basic skills bit by bit.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had reached 18 points. The Lakers took the lead in making substitution adjustments, taking down Su Tian and George, and Butler and Ingram led the team.

The Timberwolves also wanted to make substitution adjustments, but the score difference was too big and they only dared to substitute two people.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference was controlled at 16 points.

At this time, there was no need for the commentator to say anything, the Lakers fans at the scene had already started shouting "victory".

After all, according to the Lakers' practice, they won all games with double-digit points differences at the end of the first three quarters.

When it comes to which ball in the league has the most explosive scoring power, the Golden State Warriors take the cake.