NBA’s aging star system

The Clippers have Westbrook, James, and Leonard, and the team's impact with the ball is no problem at all. Even in terms of impact alone, the Lakers are not as good as the Clippers.

But the problem is that the Clippers have too much impact and lack of shooting ability.

James and Leonard are better, and the defenders don't dare to be too presumptuous, but Westbrook's defensive treatment can be said to be second only to Rondo back then.

At this time, James is facing Su Tian with the ball, and Brunson on the side can safely release Westbrook to double-team James.

James charged with the ball, and halfway through the rush, he passed the ball to Leonard. Leonard received the ball and charged again, and passed the ball to Westbrook again.

Westbrook received the ball. Although it was an open opportunity, Westbrook did not take a shot, but rushed towards the basket.

When he rushed to the basket, he encountered thick eyebrows' defensive interference and reluctantly made a layup.

boom--

Basketball and iron.

The thick eyebrow turned around to collect the rebound and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and turned around to start a fast break. Before the Clippers could react, Su Tian had already rushed to midfield with the ball.

So Su Tian suddenly rushed to the front basket and succeeded in a one-handed dunk with Huo Shaotian.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers once again showed their strength. Tyronn Lue was even more convinced of his suspicion that the Lakers had big plans!

In the next few rounds, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but the point difference never changed much, hovering around 10 points.

Until halfway through the third quarter, Su Tian and Nong Mei came off the court to rest. The Clippers also replaced Westbrook. After scoring a three-pointer, the point difference began to gradually narrow.

Naturally, the Clippers also know that they must seize the time when Su Tian is not on the court, otherwise they will only become more passive in the fourth quarter.

As for the Lakers' substitute strikers, it was indeed difficult to withstand the successive attacks of James and Leonard, and the point difference continued to narrow.

Fortunately, the Lakers' offense was still normal, and the Clippers trailed by 2 points until the end of the third quarter.

"With a 2-point difference, the Clippers can still play."

"The Clippers' opportunity has come, a chance to beat the Lakers head-on!"

"The Lakers are overconfident. Even though James and Leonard are on the Clippers' side, the Lakers only got one George. Who can blame them even if they lose?"

"Actually, the Lakers are not that strong this season. As a result, the Big Three are still unwilling to play more time, so they can only lose the game."

Taking advantage of the break between quarters, the fans had heated discussions, and the head coaches of the two teams also took the time to deploy tactics for the fourth quarter.

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

There is no doubt that the Lakers are still led by Su Tian and Nongmei, while the Clippers are led by Westbrook and Leonard.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and faced Leonard who was defending him.

Regarding Leonard's defense, Su Tian's way to deal with it is very simple, that is to use burst and speed to break through the defense.

Su Tian first dribbled left and right to mobilize the defensive focus, followed by a quick double change of direction, and connected with a quick burst to complete the breakthrough from the left.

When Leonard turned around to pursue, Su Tian had already stopped near the free throw line and made a jump shot.

Swah——

Basketball hits steadily.

The ball was transferred and Westbrook came to the frontcourt with the ball.

In the fourth quarter, according to Tyronn Lue's arrangement, Westbrook should take on some responsibilities and share some of the team's offensive pressure.

Westbrook also wanted to do this, but the effect was not good.

The defensive double-teaming inside was very timely. Westbrook had to look for opportunities if he wanted to hit the basket. When shooting, Westbrook's shooting percentage was extremely low.

Not to mention sharing the offensive pressure with the team, on the contrary, it also gave the Lakers many opportunities to play defensive counterattacks.

After a few rounds, Tyronn Lue saw that the effect of Westbrook's playing was not good, so he had to make substitution adjustments and take Westbrook off.

After Westbrook came off the court, all the team's offensive pressure was placed on Leonard, and the point difference between the two teams began to widen again.

After a few more rounds, Tyronn Lue called a timeout, while relieving the pressure on the team, he replaced the entire starting lineup.

As for the Lakers, Walton thought about it and took all the starting players in advance, preparing to directly harvest the game.

As a result, the decisive battle between the two teams was staged ahead of schedule.

After James came on the court, he directly advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Su Tian's defense, he first reached out to call for pick-and-roll cooperation, and then rushed to the basket with the ball.

Su Tian stepped forward and immediately put pressure on the defense. James was fighting while holding the ball and heading towards the basket.

Just when James wanted to collect the ball and take three steps, Su Tian quickly took action! The steal was completed directly!

After successfully stealing the ball, a fast break was formed directly, with Su Tian holding the ball and running at the front.

James was chasing closely behind him, but then Su Tian passed the ball to Brunson on the side, and Brunson received the ball and made a solid layup.

The ball was given to the Clippers again. This time Leonard held the ball, faced George's defense, directly hit the basket, and passed the ball to Morris in the bottom corner.

Morris took the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

In the next few rounds, the two sides exchanged hits, but the score difference did not change much, and Su Tian also deliberately controlled the score difference.

At the end of the game, the Lakers still maintained an 8-point lead.

After the game, James found Su Tian and hugged him.

"Su, I really didn't expect that you could get to this point. It's really amazing. But don't think about the championship this season. We have decided it." James said.

"LeBron, you know my character well. I will never give up any opportunity. Even if I am the only one left this season, I will work hard towards the championship." Su Tian said.

The Lakers won the focus battle with the Clippers, but it didn't attract much attention because the Lakers' position didn't change much and they were still hovering around 4th or 5th in the Western Conference.

However, some people still noticed that the Lakers were unusual.

"Why do you feel it's so easy for the Lakers to beat the Clippers?"

"I feel the same way, and I even think the Lakers still have some strength left."

"The Lakers are not really conserving their strength, are they?"

"But this is not necessary, right? The Lakers' strength has been weakened a lot, but they still retain it?"

"I think it may be to avoid injuries, so I take frequent breaks."

"No matter what, I think the Lakers still have the ability to win the championship and cannot be underestimated."

Although some fans have seen some clues, they are a small group after all. Most fans still think that the Clippers are better, but the Lakers are in better shape in this game.

After the game against the Clippers, the Lakers returned to the state of resting their main players.

On December 12, the Lakers played a semi-main lineup against the Celtics at home and won 8-117.