NBA’s aging star system

After the game against the Warriors, the Lakers played against the Clippers again at home on October 10.

The first two games were both tough battles and very topical games.

The Clippers have not changed much in their personnel this season. They still have James and Leonard as the main framework, as well as Westbrook, the former regular season MVP. However, the current starting position of Westbrook is not stable, and Tyronn Lue prefers to put Westbrook on the bench to lead the bench.

Originally, the Clippers wanted to make a difference during the offseason, but the salaries of the two superstars were too high, and the Clippers' management said there was really nothing they could do.

In fact, the reason why the Lakers can retain the Big Three in the current lineup is because Su Tian and Nongmei have not played for a long time, and their maximum salaries are not that exaggerated. George also expressed his willingness to take the initiative to reduce his salary when renewing his contract in the offseason. This makes the Lakers The Big Three can be properly retained.

In fact, George's initiative to reduce his salary is not considered a disadvantage. After all, George's ability has indeed declined a lot in his current state, and it can be regarded as matching his salary.

However, although the Clippers did not make any big moves during the offseason, they still formed a good lineup and paid a lot of luxury tax. The Clippers' starting lineup this time is:

Reggie, Powell, James, Leonard, Zubac.

There are also Westbrook, Kennard, Marcus Morris, Batum and Covington on the bench.

This lineup is not guaranteed to win the championship, but it is at least a strong contender for the championship. The only shortcoming is the inside line.

It is said that the Clippers are currently in contact with a former No. 1 center. If the No. 1 center can come to the Clippers and ensure the stability of the locker room, he will definitely provide good combat power.

Although the center is older and will move much slower, he is after all the best defensive player ever.

The Lakers' lineup still maintains the previous lineup.

Su Tian, ​​Dort, Johnson, George, thick eyebrows.

Soon the game started, and Nongmei took the lead to grab the ball. Su Tian received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt.

Reggie is naturally no match for Su Tian, ​​and Tyronn Lue has already prepared a whole defensive strategy for Su Tian.

After Su Tian came to the frontcourt and faced Reggie's defense, he directly stretched out his hand to signal the thick eyebrows to step forward to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

The Clippers were very resolute in the pick-and-roll and switched defenses directly. So Su Tian faced off against Zubac, and Nongmei faced off against Reggie. Upon seeing this, Nongmei immediately turned around and followed suit. Su Tian was a The lob pass went directly to the thick eyebrows.

And just when Nongmei wanted to attack the frame directly, Leonard suddenly appeared under the basket and blocked Nongmei's path, but Nongmei gritted his teeth and still headed towards the basket.

Against Leonard's defense, Thick Eyebrow forced a layup. The basketball circled around the rim twice but still fell into the net.

Taking advantage of his height advantage, Thick Eyebrow hit the ball high and finally scored the ball.

The ball was transferred, and Reggie advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Su Tian's defense, Reggie passed the ball directly to James without hesitation.

When James got the ball, he faced Johnson's defense. He first tested the triple threat, and then used Zubac's pick-and-roll to directly explode with all his strength and rush to the basket.

After reaching the basket, he encountered thick eyebrows' defensive interference, so James made a layup, and thick eyebrows turned around to collect the rebound.

Thick Eyebrow quickly passed the ball to Su Tian. Su Tian wanted to launch a fast break directly, but the Clippers' defense was indeed very fast, and the offense had to fall into position.

In the next few rounds, the two teams went back and forth, but the Lakers always had the lead in the score.

Halfway through the first quarter, the two teams began to make substitution adjustments. George took the lead to leave the field to gather energy, while Su Tian and Nongmei were still on the court to lead the team.

With Su Tian and Nong Mei in charge, the game on the court was relatively stable.

Two minutes before the end of the first quarter, Su Tian took the lead to take a break, and Nongmei led the team to play the last two minutes.

In the second quarter, Su Tian just took a few minutes' rest before he and George took the field again.

There is no other way. The Lakers have been slightly short of manpower recently, and the cooperation between the players is not tacit enough. If they want to achieve better results, it will take a period of practice.

So in the second quarter, under the leadership of Su Tian and George, they still held a steady lead.

Su Tian saw that the score difference had stabilized at around 14 points, and finally went to rest with peace of mind.

After Su Tian left the field, the Clippers quickly formed a counterattack climax. This climax was led by James, and the effect was very good. George's current performance is not even as good as an old James, but as long as George recovers Once you reach a normal state, your abilities will naturally return.

The Clippers relied on the few minutes Su Tian took off the court to rest, and it only took half a quarter to catch up to 5 points.

"Although the Lakers are still in the lead, it only took the Clippers half a quarter to catch up with the 10-point difference. The strength of the Clippers must not be underestimated."

"That's for sure, you know, this is LeBron James!"

"Paul George has really lost his temper. Now he can't even beat an old James."

"The reason why James is James is definitely different. In fact, George is already a very good player, but it is a pity that James is even better."

"James' durability is really incredible. At this age, he can still perform powerful dunks from time to time."

"But it can also be seen that the Lakers' strength has indeed dropped a lot this season. They led by double digits and were caught up in half a quarter. To be honest, I can no longer see the invincible attitude of the Lakers. "

As the fans discussed, the half-time break passed and the third quarter began.

In fact, there was nothing special about the midfield discussion in the locker room. After all, the Clippers are also old rivals, and they are very familiar with each other's routines.

The first possession of the third quarter was given to the Clippers. James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Johnson's defense, he did not rush to attack, but passed the ball to Leonard to signal his teammates to cooperate tactically.

After Leonard got the ball, he didn't rush to take action. Instead, after continuous tactical moves, he passed a pass to Powell outside the three-point line.

Powell received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Just as the three-point shot was taken, Dort's defense arrived in time.

But unfortunately, the three-pointer was still hit.

The point difference came to 2 points, the ball was transferred, Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, a large change of direction directly shook Reggie's defense, and then he burst out and rushed directly to the basket, encountering Zuba With Ci's double-team, a throw shot made a solid hit.

The point difference returned to 4 points.

The Clippers attacked again. This time, the Clippers still used tactical coordination, but the final result failed. Su Tianchong grabbed the rebound, turned around and started a fast break. He quickly came to the basket and scored directly for a layup.

The score difference reached 6 points, and the situation finally became relatively stable.

In the next few rounds, Su Tian deliberately increased his shots. The Lakers finally suppressed the Clippers on the scene, and the lead difference has been hovering around 10 points.