NBA’s aging star system

After the Lakers rested their main players, their starting lineup also changed.

Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Dun Luo, Kuzma, Wood.

The starting lineup for the Kings is Fox, Buddy Hield, Iman Shumpert, Bjelica, and Willie Cauley-Stein.

The last time the two teams played against each other, Su Tian and Fox faced each other, so that Fox didn't show any strength at all.

But this time Fox's opponent was replaced by Brunson, and Fox began to show his strength.

It has to be said that Fox still has certain strength and potential, and his performance on the court is not inferior to Brunson.

But after Su Tian and Brunson switched defenses, Fox was strangled by Su Tian again, and the Kings' offense once again stalled.

On the offensive end, Su Tian takes control of the team, allowing Su Tianmeng to go back to when he led the Lakers a year ago.

So Su Tian no longer hid it and unleashed his desire to score, scoring 25 points in the first half.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers were only 6 points ahead of the Kings. This point difference didn't look big, as if the Kings could catch up with just a little effort.

In the third quarter, Su Tian continued to play, but this time Su Tian was pushed to the third position, facing off against Shumpert.

Shumpert is also an old friend of Su Tian. He was also a member of the championship-winning lineup when he was with the Cavaliers, but now Shumpert is also much older and is no match for Su Tian.

Under Su Tian's leadership, the Lakers' lead reached 12 points at the end of the third quarter, which was considered a very safe margin for the Lakers.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian activated the "King of the Final Quarter" state, killing gods when God blocked him, and killing Buddha when Buddha blocked him.

In the end, the game ended, and the Lakers easily won the game 121-104.

苏天全场拿下51分12助攻10篮板2抢断1盖帽的数据。

Su Tian's 50+ triple-double data once again set a new high for Su Tian's personal data this season.

Su Tian had a great time in this game. He not only won the game but also won the data.

Su Tian's explosive data at this critical time is not only helpful for the best of the month judgment, but also for the All-Star voting.

However, although this game was won, the shortcomings exposed by the Lakers cannot be ignored.

The rotation of the Big Three and the main players has led to a significant increase in the playing time of substitute players, which has also exposed the problems of these substitute players.

For example, Dunro's defensive problems, Wood's pick-and-roll and tactical coordination problems, and Brunson's offensive problems.

These problems still require Walton to slowly make adjustments in the next games.

On January 1, the Lakers continued to host the Oklahoma City Thunder at home.

This game is not only the first stop of the New Year for the Lakers, but also the first time George faces his old team this season.

So in order to support George, the Lakers decided to play with all their main players.

There is a clear gap between the Thunder this season and last season. The consecutive losses of George and Anthony have once again put the team into a situation where only Westbrook is supporting it.

Before the game started, George went to the Thunder bench to find Westbrook and hug him.

And Westbrook also took the initiative to find Su Tian and hug him.

Obviously, the situation when George came to the Lakers was different from when Durant went to the Warriors.

Westbrook and George still have a good personal relationship. Of course, this does not affect Westbrook's full output on the court.

The Thunder's starting lineup for this game is Westbrook, Ferguson, Jerami Grant, Patterson, and Adams.

Jerami Grant is still a good player, but it is obviously not good enough to fill the vacancy of Paul George.

Naturally, the Lakers will play with all their main players, but before the game, Walton specifically emphasized to Su Tian that the focus of this game will be tilted towards George, which is a way of saying hello to Su Tian in advance.

After the game started, the Thunder took the lead in getting the right to attack, and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Facing Su Tian who was defending him, Westbrook knew that he couldn't force his way through, so he called on his teammates to cooperate in pick-and-roll.

Adams has good pick-and-roll skills, but Su Tian's skills around the pick-and-roll are also top-notch. However, when Adams met Westbrook who started in gear, Westbrook's speed advantage was fully demonstrated.

After all, Su Tian was still a step too slow and could only follow Westbrook to the basket, trying to steal while facing confrontation.

However, although Westbrook was very fast, he was still interfered by Su Tian when he came to the basket to take action.

boom--

Westbrook's layup.

Su Tian took advantage of the situation and turned around to grab the rebound, then turned around and went straight to the fast break.

Westbrook's reaction was half a beat slow, but he followed Su Tian closely with his speed advantage.

Su Tian ran at the front with the ball, leading Westbrook all the way to the front basket. Just when Westbrook thought Su Tian was going to collect the ball and take off for a layup, Su Tian directly smashed the ball onto the backboard.

boom--

bang——

Immediately afterwards, George directly rose into the air behind him, received the basketball and dunked directly.

The two of them cooperated so well that Westbrook next to him was a little jealous.

The Lakers played wonderful cooperation at the beginning, which greatly boosted the morale of Lakers fans, and the cheers at the scene were louder than ever.

The Thunder attacked again. This time Westbrook wanted to avoid Su Tian's attack and continued to cooperate with his teammates in pick-and-rolls, hoping to switch to other people. However, Su Tian's pick-and-roll skills were so good that Westbrook couldn't find a chance at all.

So in desperation, Westbrook had no choice but to use the same old method of breaking and passing the ball to Grant in the bottom corner.

Grant received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly, but was interfered by Ingram and the basketball was hit hard.

This time the rebound happened to be taken by George, so George turned around and attacked without hesitation.

George seemed extremely excited because he was playing against the Thunder, so he started the fast break very quickly, and no one on the Thunder side could catch up.

After arriving in the frontcourt, George succeeded with a one-handed chop.

4-0

With two consecutive defensive counterattacks, the Lakers' momentum reached a new level.

In the next few rounds, it was still difficult for Westbrook to escape Su Tian's clutches. On the offensive end, not only Su Tian looked for opportunities for George, but the entire team was looking for offensive opportunities for George.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers already led the Thunder by 10 points.

In the second quarter, Su Tian came off the court to rest. Westbrook finally found a chance to breathe and took the opportunity to score some points, narrowing the gap with the Lakers.

But after Su Tian came on the court in the second half, Westbrook fell into silence again.

During the intermission, Barkley in the studio couldn't help but sigh.

"We have seen that when Russell and Su played against each other, their performance was always unsatisfactory. You must know that two years ago, Russell just won the regular season MVP, but the gap between the two It’s very obvious.”

"At this time, I have to say that even among MVPs, there is a gap."

At this time, in the Thunder locker room, Westbrook was sitting in his seat, lowering his head and saying nothing.

Westbrook knows that his strength is declining. There is no way to do this, and it is also something that Westbrook cannot stop. This fact is difficult to accept, but it must be accepted.