NBA’s aging star system

Although it is said to be 6 consecutive away games, the first one is an away game against the Clippers, still at Staples.

It's just a change of floor, so it's relatively easy.

Although this game is an away game, the fans at the scene are more Lakers fans, and the atmosphere of the entire arena is more like the Lakers' home court.

The Lakers lived up to expectations and easily defeated the Clippers to win the game.

On February 2, the day after the game against the Clippers, the league announced the list of All-Star substitutes.

On the East side, Embiid, Beal, Griffin, Lowry, Middleton, Oladipo, Ben Simmons.

On the West side, Harden, Aldridge, Jokic, Lillard, Clay, Towns, Westbrook.

It is worth noting that Oladipo from the Eastern Conference was unable to participate due to injury, so D'Angelo Russell came on instead.

Xiao Hua also arranged a trick and gave Wade and Nowitzki extra spots in the All-Star Game.

In fact, these two fans had high votes, but they were not selected in the end. Xiao Hua specially arranged it to silence the fans.

On February 2, the Lakers officially started their road trip, and the first stop was a blockbuster battle of revenge.

Away game against the Golden State Warriors!

The Lakers' lineup was incomplete in the last game, and many Lakers fans were unconvinced with the result of the game. This time the Lakers have a chance to prove themselves.

Su Tian also held his breath. Because they had just played against the Rockets, the three main players, including George, took turns, and the Lakers lost to the Warriors.

This time Su Tian is bound to find his place.

Soon it was game time, and the Warriors still stuck to the starting lineup from the previous game.

Curry, Klay, Durant, Green, Cousins.

The Lakers also came up with a complete starting lineup.

Su Tian, ​​Butler, Ingram, George, Nance.

The two sides are facing each other, and the competition is about to begin.

Cousins ​​took the lead in grabbing the right to attack. Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball, still passing the ball and running without the ball to contain Su Tian.

Durant took the ball against Butler's defense, broke through and made a jump shot.

boom--

The basketball was a direct hit. Su Tian sprinted to grab the rebound and started a fast break with the ball.

Ingram and George rushed to the front. After Su Tian attracted the defense with the ball, he quickly passed the ball to George.

George received the ball and went straight to the basket, but when he was about to take the shot, George passed the ball to Ingram again in order to avoid Green's block.

Ingram caught the ball and dunked easily.

"Beautiful! Brandon! Just do it!"

Ingram was very positive this time, and Su Tian stepped forward in time to give his encouragement.

At this time, Barkley also opened his comments at the right time: "The Lakers' overall performance is very energetic. This looks much more positive than last time."

"Yes, no matter what, the goals of the Lakers this season and the goals of the Warriors are the same, and the two teams will meet together sooner or later." Kenny Smith said.

At this time, the game on the field was still going on, but the situation on the field was completely different from the previous game.

The Lakers firmly held the lead, and it was difficult for Curry to get rid of Su Tian's defense in a short period of time. Durant also encountered Butler's death entanglement, and George's help from time to time.

Clay's side is no longer as explosive as before. Ingram's defense is quite satisfactory, but it is enough at this time.

The only advantage the Warriors can still play is the matchup between Cousins ​​and Nance on the inside.

With hard power alone, Nance can't defeat Cousins, but with the blessing of the Lakers' entire defensive system, coupled with the improved defensive enthusiasm of Su Tian's "defensive core", he can barely deal with a semi-disabled Cousins. It's pretty coverable.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 31-25, with the Lakers leading by 6 points.

"In the first quarter, the two sides started to fight for real. This scene is really interesting to watch." Barkley sighed.

"Now the situation is obviously in the Lakers' favor. It depends on how Cole will make adjustments next."

Kenny Smith also said: "It seems that Cousins ​​​​can't provide much help to the Warriors now. I don't know whether Cole will continue to trust him or put Cousins ​​​​on the bench."

Barkley also agreed with Smith's statement, "Yes, Cousins ​​does not seem to fit in with the Warriors' entire system. This incompatible style of play is very harmful to the team."

In the second quarter, Su Tian temporarily stayed off the court to rest, while Butler and George came on to lead the team.

For the Warriors, Durant and Klay led the team, while Cousins ​​was left off the court.

Cole frowned on the sidelines and looked at the situation on the court with his hands on his hips.

The Lakers' state improved so quickly that Kerr himself was a little surprised. Kerr felt that he was still not prepared enough.

Halfway through the second quarter, Su Tian came on the court again. At this time, the point difference was still maintained at 5 points, with the Lakers leading.

After Su Tian came on the court, he hit two consecutive three-pointers to widen the point difference to 11 points. Cole quickly called a timeout.

There were about 5 minutes left before the end of the first half. Cole thought about it and gritted his teeth.

"Stephen, Dream Chasing, you two come on, Andre, you come on too, in these five minutes, try to get the score back, at least within 5 points."

"The double-digit point difference is still too big, which is not conducive to our performance in the third quarter."

After the timeout, players from both sides appeared again.

"This is? Five small players? Cole changed to the five small lineups in advance in order to chase points?" Barkley said.

"It's understandable that Cole doesn't dare to take risks now that the point difference is quite big. He has been substituted in advance before, but he just doesn't know if it will work."

After the Warriors players took the field again, Curry tried to drive his teammates, but failed.

Instead, Su Tian relied on his offensive threat to successfully assist his teammates to score, and the double-digit point difference strengthened again.

Durant looked very uncomfortable at this time, so he took the initiative to get the ball and prepared to single Kuzma.

Curry passed the ball in time. After Durant received the ball, he changed direction and broke through Kuzma's defense and rushed to the basket with the ball.

Upon seeing this, Boucher immediately let go of Green and ran to help defend.

At this time, Green had already reached out to catch the ball in the bottom corner. Although Green's shooting percentage was average, he was still open at this time.

Unfortunately, Durant did not pass the ball, but once again accelerated his pace towards the basket, and made a layup before Boucher's help came up.

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

This goal relieved the Warriors' scoring pressure, and Cole breathed a sigh of relief.

When Durant returned to defense, Green came to Durant's side.

"Kevin, you should have passed the ball just now. I was open at that time."

Durant glanced back and nodded slightly.

"understood."

After saying that, Durant ran away and followed his defender.