NBA’s aging star system

The Lakers and Rockets have fought so hard, and basically everyone understands it.

The Lakers beat the Rockets.

This is not a question of lineup or tactics, but a question of the stars.

The main reason why the Lakers beat the Rockets is because Su Tiantian beat Harden.

As long as Harden can't surpass Su Tian or break through Su Tian's defense, the Rockets will always be suppressed by the Lakers.

The Lakers' starting lineup is still the normal starting lineup. Both sides take the field and the game officially begins.

This time Capela took the initiative and Westbrook advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

In order to cooperate with Westbrook, Harden naturally made some sacrifices, such as holding the ball and having the ball.

After Westbrook came to the frontcourt, facing Brunson's defense, he wanted to directly shift into gear and accelerate into the inside.

But halfway through the rush, he encountered the help of thick eyebrows, so he quickly passed the ball to PJ Tucker who was squatting in the bottom corner.

Westbrook's pass was not very good, both in terms of angle and comfort, so Tucker could only adjust before shooting.

But with just such an adjustment, the figure with thick eyebrows returned to the defensive position.

Tucker bit the bullet and shot a three-pointer against the defense.

boom--

After a shot, McGee got the rebound and passed the ball directly to George.

George rushed forward with the ball and was double-teamed by the Rockets, so he passed the ball to Su Tian in front.

Su Tian got the ball and dribbled behind his back to easily avoid Harden who came forward to try to steal, and then rushed to the basket with the ball.

All the way to the basket unimpeded, Su Tian saw the right moment, collected the ball and jumped with both feet.

boom--

Su Tian succeeded in a two-handed windmill dunk!

"I knew it! I knew it! Su gets super excited when he hits the rocket!!"

"His dunking talent is really underestimated! Su is a great dunker!"

"If Su is willing to participate in the slam dunk contest, he will look very good!"

Su Tian's dunk directly raised the atmosphere at the scene. Although this is the home court of the Rockets, there are many Su Tian fans here because of his Chinese identity.

Seeing that Su Tian was in the limelight, Harden was naturally unwilling to lag behind and directly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball to face Su Tian's defense.

Harden continued to dribble under his hips to mobilize Su Tian's defensive focus, and then made a move to rush inside. Su Tian also changed direction in time to keep up.

But Harden took a step back and returned to the three-point line, shooting directly from the three-point line.

Su Tian was very familiar with Harden's move, and he was able to interfere in time when Harden took action.

However, sometimes luck is also very important.

boom--

Swah——

The basketball hit the backboard and bounced into the net.

Seeing the basketball hit, Harden secretly said good luck to himself.

The ball rights transitioned and the Lakers attacked.

Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball and first passed the ball to George.

George got the ball and faced McLemore.

George's advantage against McLemore is still very obvious. After a simple change of direction, he directly holds the ball and rushes to the basket.

Capela had no choice but to rush to help defend, but George showed his tough face at this time. After collecting the ball and taking off, he had a fierce physical collision with Capela in the air and scored a layup.

drop--

The referee indicated that the goal was valid and there would be an additional penalty.

George's tough moves directly boosted the Lakers' morale again.

In the next few rounds, both sides went back and forth. As everyone expected before the game, Harden did not perform very efficiently against Su Tian.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 34-25, with the Lakers leading by 9 points.

It's not that Harden is completely locked up by Su Tian, ​​but Harden's efficiency has dropped significantly.

In the second quarter, the substitute lineups of both sides began to play. Westbrook and Gordon played together on the Rockets' side, while Brunson and George played together on the Lakers' side.

George and Westbrook are also relatively familiar with each other, but judging from the current comprehensive strength comparison, the Rockets are indeed no match for the Lakers.

Halfway through the second quarter, the point difference had reached 14 points. The Lakers played more and more calmly, while the Rockets became more and more reluctant.

At this time, the Lakers made substitution adjustments, and Su Tian and Nongmei came on the field to replace George and others.

The Rockets saw that something was wrong and immediately took Harden.

"James."

"Ok?"

"How about we fight for a few rounds?"

"I don't want it, it's boring."

While Harden rejected Su Tian, ​​he reached out for the ball and faced Su Tian's defense.

Immediately afterwards, Harden started dribbling from his hips. After a step back to attract Su Tian's defense, he once again broke through and rushed into the three-point line, stopping near the free throw line and shooting a jump shot.

Swah——

Harden rarely used mid-range shots during the Moneyball era, but that doesn't mean Harden couldn't.

Seeing Harden's disrespectful behavior, Su Tian smiled and also reached out for the ball.

Su Tian started with a triple threat, and then suddenly broke through from the right.

Harden was highly focused and followed Su Tian step by step. The two of them came to the basket. At this time, Su Tian suddenly collected the ball and performed a European step.

Harden is also a master at using the Eurostep, predicting the angle of Su Tian's layup.

But unfortunately, Harden's best defense still failed.

Just when he was about to take the shot, Su Tian observed Harden's movements and turned the ordinary layup into a small throw.

The basketball passed Harden's fingertips and went straight to the basket.

Swah——

The basketball plunged into the basket.

"Good defense James, you almost guarded me."

After scoring the ball, Su Tian didn't forget to mock Harden.

At this time, Harden's heart was like a galloping horse.

"Obviously I was the one who scored first! Why did he mock me first?"

So Harden got a little carried away.

When the Rockets attacked again, Harden still reached for the ball, and this time he asked all other players to pull away. Harden continued to single out Su Tian with the ball.

It's a pity that this time Harden's successful shot was interfered by Su Tian, ​​and the basketball was forged.

Thick Eyebrow collected the rebound and passed a long pass directly to Su Tian. Su Tian subconsciously started a fast break and scored directly for a layup.

At this time, Harden looked at Su Tian with resentful eyes.

"You kid, didn't you say you wanted to fight in a one-on-one fight? Now you're going to slap me in the face first, right?"

"James, I said I didn't mean it, do you believe it or not."

"hehe."

In the next few rounds of the second quarter, the two sides no longer obsessed with singles and began to become normal.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference came to 17 points.

"The Lakers led by 17 points in the first half. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that the opponent was the Rockets, I would have concluded that the Lakers had won by now." Barkley said.