NBA’s aging star system

Su Tian led the substitute lineup through the second half of the quarter.

In the middle, Su Tian also tried to cooperate with Cousins ​​​​for a few times. Cousins ​​​​'s performance was okay, but his efficiency was not high.

However, he is originally a substitute center and cannot be asked to do too much.

With the addition of Su Tian's passing, Cousins' shooting rate can be considered a threat.

Soon the first quarter ended, the score reached 36-28, and the Lakers led by 8 points.

In the second quarter, George came on to lead the team, but the Warriors were still firmly suppressed, with no possibility of a comeback.

Halfway through the second quarter, the point difference was stretched to double digits, and Su Tian came on the court again.

As for the Warriors, Cole has sat firmly on the bench except for substitution adjustments and inter-section breaks.

At the end of the first half, the score difference had reached 15 points.

Against such a remnant Warriors, the Lakers basically have no pressure.

During the halftime break, Walton didn't make any special arrangements. He just emphasized to several main players not to get injured.

The intermission ended quickly and the third quarter began with players from both sides starting to take the field.

In the third quarter, it was still a battle between the starting lineup. Su Tian's side faced Poole's defense and succeeded continuously. Cole thought about it and let Poole off the game and went to the substitute lineup.

Although Poole went down, the one who came up was still not a famous character, and Su Tian could still handle it easily.

Halfway through the third quarter, the point difference had reached 20 points. Walton thought for a moment and only one Brunson was retained in the starting lineup.

However, Nunn and Kuzma on the bench are not bad, and they are even good enough to start for weak teams, so the strength of the Lakers' bench is not bad.

Su Tian sat off the court and watched the performance of his teammates, and suddenly said with thick eyebrows on the side.

"Su, can we win the championship this season?"

Su Tian didn't know if Nong Mei was affected by it, and he actually had some doubts, so Su Tian turned to comfort Nong Mei.

"Don't worry Anthony, no one is our Lakers opponent this season, the championship must be ours."

Seeing Su Tian's firm eyes, thick eyebrows felt a little relieved.

In fact, in a long season, there will always be times when you will doubt yourself and be unsure about your choices. This is a normal phenomenon.

At this time, the third quarter of the game was coming to an end, and the point difference was still controlled at about 20 points.

"It seems that there should be no surprises in this game." Walton said to himself on the sidelines.

In the fourth quarter, Walton once again sent Su Tian and George to lead the team.

As a result, not long after Su Tian and George came on the court, the Warriors called a timeout, replaced the entire starting lineup, and replaced them with the bench lineup.

Seeing the Warriors surrendering with substitutions, the Lakers also replaced their main players and took them to the bench.

In the end, the game ended uneventfully, and the Lakers won the game steadily.

Su Tian and others did not play for a long time, so the data was not outstanding.

Brunson has the best statistics for the Lakers. He scored 31 points, 8 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. He is the highest scorer for the Lakers in this game.

As for the Warriors, Russell, as the Warriors' first scoring and ball-handling point, has just over 20 points. The gap between him and Brunson is not obvious, at least visible to the naked eye.

A game against the Warriors also allowed Walton and the Lakers management to see clearly the Warriors' layout for this season, so they directly ranked the Warriors among their competitors.

After the back-to-back games against the Warriors, the Lakers finally had time to take a break, not only for their teammates, but also for the Lakers coaching staff.

Walton has been working overtime for three consecutive days. The main purpose is to allow Cousins ​​to integrate into the team faster and maximize the player's strength through tactics.

In the next two games, Walton began to experiment with his lineup and tactics. Fortunately, the opponents were not very strong, and the Lakers also defeated the Kings and Hawks one after another.

On November 11, the Lakers faced the Thunder at home.

Today's Thunder team is different from the previous Thunder team. Westbrook and Paul have completed the exchange, and Paul leads a group of young people in the Thunder.

Under such circumstances, naturally no one is optimistic about the Thunder's strength and competitiveness.

However, Su Tian knew that it was precisely because Paul came to the Thunder that he proved himself and had a new life in the Suns.

The Lakers' starting lineup is the same as always.

The Suns' starting lineup, in addition to Paul, is Alexander, Ferguson, Gallinari, and Adams.

Regarding the Thunder, Walton naturally agreed that he didn't take it to heart. Although Su Tian didn't think the Thunder could cause any trouble to the Lakers, he still wanted to remind Walton.

"Coach, I think the Thunder are in good shape. We should be more careful."

Wharton was stunned for a moment when he heard what Su Tian said, and then said: "Don't worry, Su, there's nothing wrong with it, but since you said it, I will pay attention."

Soon both sides took the field and the game began.

The Lakers got the right to attack first, and Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Although Paul is old, his current defensive strength is still there, and he can still deal with a young Brunson.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Alexander. He broke out directly, passed Alexander's defense in one step, and then made an emergency jumper.

Swah——

A solid hit.

Alexander alone will definitely not be able to guard against Su Tian. If the Thunder want to win, they must find other ways.

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

Paul came to the frontcourt with the ball. Instead of rushing to attack, he first observed the formation and then called Adams to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

Using the pick-and-roll Paul to break through, Brunson quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll to pursue, but it was obviously a bit slow.

Near the free throw line, Paul shot.

Swah——

Paul made a solid mid-range shot.

2-2

The Lakers attacked again, and this time Su Tian successfully broke through again, which indeed attracted a double-team from the Thunder, so Su Tian took the opportunity to pass the ball to George.

George caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

With the support of Su Tian's pass, George made a steady three-pointer.

In the next few rounds, there were no surprises in the overall development of the game, and the Thunder did not show too much combat effectiveness.

By the end of the first half, the Thunder had trailed the Lakers by 15 points.

This result did not exceed Walton's expectations. The Thunder's performance was within Walton's expectations.

So after the starting lineup played for a few minutes in the third quarter, Walton began to change to the substitute lineup, experimenting with lineups and tactics while detecting changes in the overall strength of the players.

In the last few minutes of the third quarter, the Thunder seemed to be in form. With Paul's help, they made consecutive hits and chased the point difference to 10 points.

"This Thunder is actually so resilient."

"I have to say that Paul's experience has brought a lot of positive effects to the young people of the Thunder."

"This is the magic of Paul. Even if it is a brand new young team, Paul can lead the team to achieve good results."