NBA’s aging star system

Letting Chris Boucher play against Vucevic was something Walton planned, just to see how good Boucher is.

Boucher was still a little nervous before he came on the field, but Su Tian next to him patted Boucher on the back and gave Boucher a cheering look.

Encouraged, Boucher let go of his nerves and joined his teammates on the court.

The first round Boucher came to the court, he encountered a head-on collision with Vucevic.

Boucher was desperately behind Vucevic. Boucher knew that this game was just an ordinary regular season game for Vucevic, but for him, it was enough to affect his future, so Boucher knew Xie started to fight Vucevic without hesitation.

Vucevic saw that he couldn't stand up, so he changed his steps and skills. After shaking continuously, Vucevic turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Swah——

Boucher's defense has tried his best, but he is still no match for Vucevic.

Although the ball was not blocked, Walton on the sidelines nodded.

Because Boucher's defense caused a lot of consumption to Vucevic and effectively curbed the shooting rate, this alone is worthy of Walton's training.

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

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Instead of attacking directly, he called Boucher to come out for a pick-and-roll.

Boucher's pick-and-roll is still good. With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian easily breaks through and rushes to the inside.

Naturally, the Magic's main focus was to guard against Su Tian, ​​so Augustin and Vucevic double-teamed Su Tian in a tacit understanding.

Just when the double team was about to form, Su Tian suddenly threw the ball to the basket, followed by a loud noise, bang——

Boucher succeeded in an alley-oop dunk!

It turns out that when Su Tian broke through with the ball in the pick-and-roll, Boucher also made a pass at the same time, and the speed seemed to be faster than Vucevic.

Su Tian's passing vision was very good, and he was always paying attention to Boucher's movements. When he saw that the time was almost right, he directly threw an alley-oop pass. Boucher lived up to expectations and dunked directly.

In the last defensive round, Boucher showed his hard work. In this offensive round, Boucher showed his excellent physical fitness. This attack and defense allowed Walton to clearly see Boucher's strengths and weaknesses.

In the next few rounds, Vucevic's shooting percentage really began to decline, while Boucher showed another characteristic of his, assisting in defense.

Thanks to Boucher's excellent physical fitness, Boucher moves quickly and can make a living in the field of assisting defense.

It's just that the Lakers' starting lineup already has three people from Su Tian, ​​and the three of them are excellent in individual defense and assist defense, so Walton has never paid attention to assist defense.

In the second quarter, Boucher continued to play, but Su Tian took a break and George led the team on the court.

As soon as Su Tian left the field, Boucher's problems also began to appear, because without Su Tian, ​​a top passer, to organize, Boucher's problems began to appear.

For example, Boucher does not have a stable shooting range, so he prefers to shoot downwards rather than outside, causing interference to some breakthrough players, such as Brunson.

Halfway through the second quarter, Boucher came off the court, Su Tian came on to lead the team, and Wood was replaced inside.

Wood performed well for a period of time before, but as the schedule progressed, Wood's problems began to appear, that is, his tactical literacy was too low. He only knew how to get the ball and did not know how to cooperate with his teammates.

If the strength is strong, it's justified, but the key is that Wood is not yet at that level.

However, under Su Tian's hands, Wood didn't seem so outrageous.

Wood also has his own unique skill, which is shooting. He can not only shoot mid-range shots, but also three-pointers.

This was unleashed in the pick-and-roll cooperation with Su Tian, ​​and he scored a lot of points in a row.

At this time, Barkley in the studio exclaimed: "Su Tian seems to have a magical power that can magnify the strengths of his teammates and cover up their shortcomings."

Kenny Smith also echoed: "Yes, generally we call this kind of player the master of passing and the soul of the team. Who was the last one called like this? Chris Paul or Magic Johnson?"

At the end of the first half, the Lakers once again firmly occupied a double-digit point difference, and Walton has basically mastered the technical characteristics of the two substitute inside players. In the next few games, Walton will Started making some adjustments.

In the third quarter, both teams resumed their starting lineups again.

Nance still struggled to face Vucevic in singles, but with the help of the Lakers' Big Three, Vucevic was restrained.

After half the game in the third quarter, the point difference had stabilized at around 15 points, and it was impossible for the Magic to make a comeback.

So Walton made substitution adjustments again, allowing three inside players to partner with different teammates.

In the fourth quarter, Wharton replaced all the main players as usual, leaving only Su Tian on the bench.

At this time, Walton paired Su Tian with Boucher as an inside man. This was to allow Su Tian to focus more on offense and leave more defense to others.

After Su Tian came on the court, he did exactly what Walton thought, constantly attacking with the ball and taking over all the offense in the first half of the fourth quarter.

In the second half of the quarter, Walton replaced all the main players, and Su Tian once again returned to his previous role as an organizer, leading the entire Lakers team to pursue the Magic.

At the end of the game, the Lakers easily won the game 121-97 Magic.

The Big Three of the Lakers performed normally. Although the inside line suffered overall losses, Walton also figured out the general characteristics and situation of the three inside players and became more confident in the next game.

After the game against the Magic, the Lakers continued their three-game road trip and rushed to Miami to face the Heat.

This season is Wade's last season. According to tradition, Wade should exchange jerseys with an opponent's player, but Wade did not attend this game due to injury, and Su Tian could only secretly say it was a pity.

The lineup sent by the Heat in this game is not very competitive, but it is still a bit of a challenge for the three players inside. After all, the Heat's center is the big white wing Hassan Whiteside.

Soon, the game started, and the Lakers' starting inside line was still Nance.

Even though Nance has all kinds of shortcomings, he is still the most suitable starting player for the Lakers.

He is also the inside player who is most familiar with the Lakers' tactics.

There was no doubt that the opening jump ball was easily won by Whiteside, giving the Heat the ball.

But at this time, the Heat's outside point guard was not Dragic, but an unknown small player. As soon as Su Tian's defensive intensity increased, the little player couldn't stand it.

So Su Tian directly formed a steal, and the Lakers started a fast break. Su Tian quickly came to the frontcourt and dunked directly.

The Heat had no choice but to organize an offense again. This time the Heat became much more cautious. The players passed the ball back and forth and finally caught an opportunity. Winslow made a layup with an air cut.

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

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, called Nance to step forward to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to break through.