NBA’s aging star system

Su Tian had expected Towns' inside play, but the Lakers' inside pressure was much lighter.

In the end, the Lakers won the game steadily without any twists and turns.

But then, on January 1, the Lakers continued to play away from home against the Dallas Mavericks.

But now it should be called the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks' current goal is very clear, which is to cultivate Doncic. Their record this season is also relatively average, with only 18 wins and 21 losses.

But Doncic couldn't show much strength at all under Su Tian's full defense.

In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Mavericks 117-97. The young Doncic did not have any impact on the Lakers.

After the game against the Mavericks, the Lakers rushed to Detroit to play against the Pistons.

Although the Pistons have an average record and average strength, the continuous away games have consumed a lot of players.

These games were very close. In order to protect the players, Walton once again chose to rest.

"Su, don't play in this game. There is no pressure on our record and there is no need to pursue a winning streak. I want those substitute players to train more and prepare for the playoffs."

Su Tian considered it for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay coach, I will listen to your arrangement."

The game against the Pistons was not a focus game, and the opponent's weakness did not attract Su Tian's interest. It was better to take a break and see the performance of the substitutes.

Seeing that Su Tian agreed to his arrangement, Wharton directly arranged for all the main players to rest with a wave of his hand.

Su Tian, ​​Butler, George, Ingram, and Nance all took turns.

The starting lineup becomes Brunson, Nunn, Dunro, Kuzma, and Wood.

Without the main player, Brunson has naturally become the main offensive output point of this lineup.

However, Nunn's performance at the second position was also good. Su Tian watched with gusto from the sidelines. The two of them felt like a double-gun in the Lakers' backcourt.

At the end of the first three quarters of the game, the Lakers already led by 10 points. According to convention, this point difference can be very safe for the Lakers.

But in the past, it was safe because the team had Su Tian, ​​but today there is no Su Tian.

As a result, the Pistons began to chase points in the fourth quarter, while the Lakers seemed a little unable to follow up.

When Su Tian saw this scene, he felt it was unexpected, but it was also reasonable.

After all, the Lakers are full of rookies and young substitute players with little experience, so it is normal for them to be overturned in the fourth quarter.

But Su Tian didn't expect that the player who led the Pistons' comeback in the fourth quarter was Blake Griffin.

Griffin had a big explosion in this game, especially in the fourth quarter, which surprised many people.

At the end of the game, the Pistons relied on the momentum driven by Griffin to complete the comeback against the Lakers before the end of the game.

113-108，活塞最终也只是赢了湖人5分，湖人战绩来到了39胜3负。

格里芬全场拿到了36分6助攻5篮板，三分球10中5，小小的爆发了一波。

Although Griffin's outburst surprised Su Tian, ​​the Lakers' performance was not bad. Brunson and Kuzma scored 20+, and Nunn and Dun Luo became increasingly threatening from beyond the three-point line.

On the inside, Wood's offensive methods are more sharp, and Boucher's defense has become more mature. Overall, they are slowly getting better. You can't deny the whole person just because of one game.

This game can also be regarded as an experience for the team's young players, and Su Tian feels that it is not a loss.

But after the game, Griffin took the initiative to come to the Lakers bench and wanted to hug Su Tian and say hello.

Naturally, Su Tian would not disgrace Griffin in front of so many reporters, so he stepped forward and hugged Griffin.

After the two hugged, Griffin said: "Su, let's exchange contact information."

Although Su Tian was still confused at this time, he nodded and said yes.

After Griffin left, Su Tian thought about it and roughly understood what Griffin meant.

Griffin was unwilling.

But it would be difficult for Griffin to return to Los Angeles based on his own abilities, so Griffin wanted to use this game as a pledge to test Su Tian's tone.

After all, he was a star who once shone in Los Angeles, and of course he was not willing to fall into the mortal world.

But when it comes to things like this, Su Tian always takes things as they come.

Although Griffin played well in this game, his overall strength has dropped a lot, and his contract is not small.

If there is a chance, Su Tian would be willing to sign Griffin with a basic salary after the contract ends.

But I don't know if Griffin can accept this contract.

After the game against the Pistons, the Lakers took a day off and then headed to Utah to face the Jazz.

The Jazz's record this season has remained above 50%, and they still have a good chance of reaching the playoffs, so all the main players of the Lakers went out to let Brunson and Nunn, who were tired from the last game, rest.

The reason why the Jazz have such a good record this season is because of Mitchell on the outside and Gobert on the inside.

Mitchell has experienced substantial growth this season and has become the Jazz's first scoring point and the core of the team.

But unfortunately, all the main players of the Lakers attacked in this game, and Mitchell played the one position in this game, facing off against Su Tian.

The Jazz's starting lineup is Mitchell, Royce O'Neal, Joe Ingles, Derrick Favors, and Gobert.

After the game started, Su Tian enveloped Mitchell throughout the game, making it impossible for Mitchell to find the right time to take action.

In the middle, Su Tian even stole Mitchell twice in a row, causing Mitchell's heart to almost collapse.

The Jazz, who had nothing to do, wanted to shift the team's main offensive point and shift the team's offensive tasks to the interior and forward.

But Butler and George are guarding the front line, and Gobert inside is not good at attacking.

As a result, the entire Jazz offense began to stagnate.

Su Tian felt that at this time, the Jazz missed the Lakers last season. Last season, the Lakers could only rely on themselves to support themselves. As long as they were blocked, the entire team would stagnate.

But at that time, I could rely on assists and organization to revitalize the team, but now Mitchell obviously does not have this ability.

At the end of the game, the Lakers easily defeated the Jazz 113-95. Su Tian easily scored 20+ and had 4 steals.

Butler and George also lived up to expectations, with 20+ bottoms and different performances.

For the Jazz, Mitchell scored 17 points, 7 assists and 1 rebound, but failed to support the entire team's offense.

After this game, the Lakers finally returned to Los Angeles.

This road trip is simply hell for rookie players who have just entered the league.

The frequency is high, the intensity is high, and they are all away games, so it is inconvenient in every aspect.

Now that I'm back in Los Angeles, it's finally time to take a day off.

But Walton only dared to let his players rest for one day, because next to come to Staples was the Eastern Conference hegemon, the Cleveland Cavaliers.