NBA’s aging star system

Although Harden and Su Tian faced each other in this game, part of the time was still staggered, and they still got good data.

24 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds

But at the same time, because of Su Tian's defense, he also made 6 turnovers.

Gordon's performance on the bench was good, but it is still unreliable to rely on Gordon to overturn the Lakers.

After the game, Harden and Su Tian walked to the midfield position and hugged each other.

"Su, wait for me this time. I will definitely defeat you in the Western Conference Finals."

"Hahaha James, you should first find a way to reach the Western Conference Finals."

In the past two years, due to the sudden rise of the Lakers, the Rockets have not even touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals.

After the game against the Rockets, the Lakers continued their road trip. The game against the Rockets was just the first stop of five consecutive away games.

On January 1, the Lakers played against the Celtics away from home.

The Celtics' lineup has also changed this season.

Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown, Hayward, Tatum, Theis.

The core lineup of the two top players is beginning to be established. At the same time, there is Smart on the bench who is eyeing him.

However, such a young lineup obviously cannot have any impact on the Lakers, and it is not even considered difficult.

With Su Tian to contain Brown, George to contain Hayward, and thick eyebrows to contain Tatum, there is only one Kemba Walker left. It is not a problem to rely on the team's overall defense to win.

But after the game started, Su Tian discovered what was different about the Celtics.

The real focus of the Green Army, Stevens.

Under Stevens' hands, these young men cooperated with each other and displayed extraordinary combat effectiveness.

In the first quarter, the Celtics and Lakers played directly at a 33-30 score, 3-, with the Lakers only leading by points.

In the second quarter, Stevens even wanted to take advantage of Su Tian's rest time to widen the gap.

But fortunately, the Lakers had George to stabilize the situation and didn't really let the Celtics open up, but they still gave the Greens a 5-point lead.

It wasn't until Su Tian came on the court that the situation on the court changed.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers successfully overtook the Celtics and ended the battle with a 6-point lead.

In the third quarter, the starting lineups of both sides battled again, and Tatum began to show his strength, scoring a lot of points with sudden shots.

But after McGee joined the defense, the situation returned to the Lakers' hands again.

Halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian came off the court to rest. As usual, the opponent would also withdraw some of its main players at this time to deal with Su Tian in the fourth quarter.

But at this time, Stevens did the opposite and asked the main force to increase their offensive output.

Su Tian frowned as he watched, "What does Stevens want to do?"

At the end of the third quarter, facing the crazy output of the Celtics' main lineup, the Lakers were still caught up in the score, and the two teams were actually tied.

"The Celtics are really good. They were able to tie the game in three quarters."

"Indeed, these young people, I have to say, have unlimited future prospects."

"Hey, so we can see full strength Su again in the fourth quarter?"

"Not necessarily. Maybe Su Tian quickly opened up the point difference in just a few rounds, so we can only watch for a few minutes."

"Look at how hard the Celtics' main force worked in the third quarter. They definitely couldn't keep up in the fourth quarter. Facing Su in the fourth quarter, the Celtics had no resistance at all. I really don't know what Stevens was thinking. of."

But at this time, Su Tian, ​​who was sitting in the audience, had already figured it out.

"Stevens never wanted to win from the beginning!"

"He's using the Lakers as a whetstone!!"

"Chasing the Lakers in the first three quarters has already accomplished Stevens' goal. He is using this to build the confidence of these young people."

"Stevens' idea is really good, but I don't know if these young people can withstand it in the fourth quarter."

Soon, the inter-section break ended and the fourth quarter began.

Su Tian came on the court with thick eyebrows, while Tatum led the Celtics.

It seems like the Celtics are still fighting for victory, but in fact they are ready to give up.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Smart was naturally responsible for defending Su Tian.

Smart's defense was very aggressive. Su Tian looked at Smart's defensive posture, as if he was ready to step forward to steal at any time.

So Su Tian deliberately used a flaw, and Smart caught wind of it and immediately stepped forward to steal it.

Su Tianjiao smiled slightly, suddenly pulled the ball back, followed by a behind-the-back dribble, and broke out again to easily complete the breakthrough.

After taking two steps forward, he immediately stopped for a jump shot.

Swah——

"Okay, Su really did not disappoint us. He easily hit the shot from the beginning. Smart is still too young." Barkley said.

"Yes, if Smart has carefully read Su Tian's information, he should know that in the past two seasons, Su Tian has never been intercepted while dribbling. He is the best player in the league in protecting the ball." Kenny - Smith said.

At this time, the ball possession on the court changed, and Smart came to the frontcourt with the ball, wanting to pass the ball directly to Tatum.

But Smart's intention of passing the ball was too obvious, and Su Tian successfully caught the passing trajectory, so he quickly attacked and directly completed the steal.

Su Tian didn't stop when he got the ball, and rushed directly to the front basket. Smart wanted to turn around and chase, but he couldn't catch up at all.

So Su Tian, ​​with Smart watching, collected the ball, took off, and dunked with both hands.

"Beautiful! Even though Su is late, he's here!!!"

"I knew how we could miss Su Tian's dunk in the fourth quarter!"

Su Tian's attack and defense perfectly explained the meaning of "Full Su".

At this time, Stevens on the sidelines couldn't help but admire secretly.

"He is worthy of being a Grand Slam player last season. His overall strength is more comprehensive than Jordan's!"

"If you are lucky enough to coach such a star, that would be such a blessing!"

Stevens thought as he looked at Luke Walton on the Lakers bench.

"What a lucky guy."

In the next few rounds, Tatum has been trying to use his personal abilities to drive the team, but it turns out that Tatum's personal abilities are not enough.

In a few rounds in the middle, Su Tian even switched defenses in front of Tatum, which naturally required some education.

Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Stevens made the entire starting lineup, and the same was true for the Lakers.

However, the point difference at this time was already double digits, and the Celtics' substitution was more like a symbolic protest.

Just shouting slogans without any substantive actions.

After substitutions and adjustments, the Lakers' overall strength increased again. After a wave of scoring climax, the Celtics were completely defeated.

In the end, the Lakers won the game 121-105.

Su Tian scored 38 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds and 3 steals, and was once again awarded the best of the game.

In the post-game interviews, local reporters in Boston naturally asked questions about their views on the Celtics.

"The Celtics are still very good, with excellent players and excellent coaches. The Celtics have an extremely bright future and will be championship contenders in the next few years."