NBA’s aging star system

After the game against the Heat, the Lakers' journey to the East is far from over.

During this Eastern Conference road trip, the Lakers will play a total of 6 games. Excluding the Magic and Heat that have ended, the Lakers still have 4 games to play.

And the next game is another focus battle.

On January 1, the Lakers came to Brooklyn and played against the Nets away from home.

The current situation of the Nets is actually not optimistic. Two of the Big Three in the team are injured and unable to attend, and only one James Harden can barely maintain the situation.

In fact, Harden was also injured, but he was not unable to play. In order to ensure the team's regular season record, he had to play reluctantly.

As soon as the Lakers came to Brooklyn, Harden also took the initiative to contact Su Tian. After all, the two have been friends for many years.

"Su, I always feel like we haven't seen each other for a long time." Harden was still very enthusiastic after seeing Su Tian.

"Hey James, it's been a long time since we had dinner together, especially since you came to the east. I wonder how you've been lately?" Su Tian said.

"It's just so-so. The current state of the fans is not good. I don't know how long I can last. I'm already considering leaving. Maybe I will apply for a trade after this season." Harden said with a dull look in his eyes. .

Although Su Tian already knew the result, he still showed a surprised expression.

"What? But couldn't you have just been formed? I don't think the three of you have played many games at the same time? Why are you leaving so soon?"

Harden shook his head and said helplessly: "I can't help it, but everyone has been suffering from injuries, and the team cannot display its due fighting capacity at all. I am not young anymore, and I want to be in my career." to win a championship."

Harden is indeed helpless, but there is nothing he can do. After all, the Nets' current state is indeed very confusing.

Su Tian stepped forward and patted Harden on the shoulder and said: "It's okay, buddy, come to me when you really can't do it anymore. I'll give you a veteran's basic salary and I'll take you to win the championship together."

"No, who are you looking down on? I will definitely win the championship by relying on my own abilities." Harden obviously still has expectations for himself.

Su Tian just smiled and said nothing more.

Soon the time came for the game. Both teams arrived at the arena on time and players from both sides began to take the field.

The Lakers' starting lineup only sent one and a half starters, and George and Big Eyebrow were arranged to rest.

So the Lakers' starting lineup is Brunson, Su Tian, ​​Johnson, Brando, and Boucher.

The Nets' starting lineup is Mills, Harden, Bembry, Edwards, and Sharp.

Although both sides have rested two giant players, it can still be clearly felt that the Lakers have an advantage in the lineup.

Soon the game started, Boucher took the lead to seize the right to attack, Brunson received the ball and advanced with the ball, passing the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and faced Harden's defense.

"Come on Su, let me see what progress you have made." Harden said as he stepped forward to provide physical confrontation.

At this time, Su Tian turned sideways to protect the ball, and at the same time, he did not stop talking.

"James, you are not my opponent, not before, and not now."

As soon as Su Tian finished speaking, Su Tian quickly turned around and broke through Harden's defense. Harden quickly changed his center of gravity and stepped forward to keep up.

However, Harden suffered from a leg injury, which caused his explosive power and speed to drop significantly, and he was quickly distanced by Su Tian.

At this time, Su Tian came to the basket very easily and made a layup despite Sharp's defensive interference.

Swah——

Sharp's interference had no impact on Su Tian, ​​and the basketball entered the net smoothly.

2-0

The ball was transferred, and Mills advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

Among the Nets' starting lineup, Mills is the only one who is relatively strong, and Mills can share some of the scoring pressure with Harden.

Mills came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Brunson's defense, and prepared to break through directly with the ball.

After continuous cross dribbling, Mills changed direction and broke through towards the basket. Brunson followed closely beside Mills and continued to provide physical confrontation.

The two were fighting while walking to the basket. When they reached the basket, Mills was ready to collect the ball for a layup. However, he was double-teamed by Boucher, so Mills could only pass the ball to the side. Sharp.

Sharp was a little confused when he received the ball, but he still subconsciously shot the ball. However, because the shot was too hasty, the direction of the basketball deviated very seriously.

boom--

As expected, the basketball hit the ball directly. Boucher turned around and quickly blocked his position, grabbed the rebound, and quickly passed the ball to Johnson outside the three-point line.

Johnson received the ball and turned around to attack directly, but was stopped by the Nets, so Johnson passed the ball to Su Tian again.

After receiving the ball, Su Tian turned around and shook away Harden, who was rushing to grab the ball. Then he burst out and immediately rushed towards the front basket. When Su Tian came to the front court, there was no one around him, so he dunked with both hands.

4-0

The ball was given to the Nets again, and this time Harden advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

"Old man, can you do it? If not, go back and practice more." Su Tian stepped forward to fight and talked trash.

As the Nets' only guaranteed offensive output point, Harden is naturally the defensive point that the Lakers focus on.

Harden knew that he could not break through Su Tian's defense with his own ability, so he immediately reached out and called his teammates to step forward to pick and roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Harden broke through with the ball, but Su Tian reacted very quickly and quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and caught up with Harden who was breaking through.

At this time, Harden had already started with the help of the pick-and-roll. The two were fighting against each other while walking to the basket. However, when they took one step inside the free throw line, Harden had to collect the ball and take three steps in advance to protect the ball.

Because he collected the ball early, he was still far away from the basket, so Harden changed the three-step layup into a "horseback archery" throw.

boom--

Bang——shua——

The basketball hit the backboard, bounced off the rim, and finally luckily fell into the net.

"How about Su, my move is okay." Harden said with a smile.

Su Tian smiled and did not answer. Su Tian naturally knew that Harden's shot was an idea that came out of desperation. Normally, Harden did not make many such shots.

The ball was transferred and the Lakers attacked again.

In the next few rounds, the two teams went back and forth, and the situation on the court gradually began to become clearer.

The Lakers still have a very obvious advantage over the Nets, and the score on the court also explains this well. The Lakers only took half a quarter to lead the Nets by 8 points.

After the Lakers made substitution adjustments in the second half, Su Tian began to consciously save energy, began to lead the team with passes and assists, and gave more scoring opportunities to his teammates.