NBA’s aging star system

The Trail Blazers' current starting lineup is Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Hart, Jerami Grant, and Nurkic.

The Lakers' starting lineup remains unchanged.

In the first quarter, Su Tian took the lead, holding the ball continuously to score points, and then began to use his defensive attractiveness to pass the ball to assist his teammates. On the defensive end, Su Tian personally led Lillard. As a result, the Blazers were not only unable to defend but also unable to attack.

Both the offensive and defensive ends were controlled by the Lakers, and the point difference quickly widened. At the end of the first quarter, the point difference reached 10 points.

In the second quarter, taking advantage of Su Tian's absence, Lillard traveled out of time to start chasing points.

However, Dort, who was responsible for guarding Lillard at this time, had also been promoted to a defensive warrior. He defended very well against Lillard's ball-handling offense, effectively blocking Lillard's performance and knocking Lillard away. The hit rate is below average.

In the second half of the second quarter, Su Tian came on the field again, and the point difference was widened again.

At this time, the probability of the Blazers making a comeback against the wind is getting smaller and smaller.

At the end of the second quarter, the score difference reached 18 points. If there was no strong performance in the second half, the Blazers could basically declare their surrender.

During the intermission, the audience was talking a lot.

"What's going on with the Lakers? So many people have already left, and apart from the Big Three, the only ones left are rookies and veterans with basic salaries. Why don't you feel that the Lakers' strength is declining?"

"To be honest, when last season just started, everyone was saying that the Lakers' strength had declined and they were no longer dominant, but they still won the championship!"

"That's right, I'm afraid the whole season will be the same as the previous seasons. The regular season will take extensive breaks to preserve the strength of the main players, and the playoffs will go crazy!"

"The Lakers are really a bunch of championship-winning maniacs. Haven't they won enough championships?"

"Who would dislike having so many championships? Moreover, the Big Three are still young. It is the time to accumulate personal honors."

"To be honest, I now feel that George's historical status has surpassed Pippen!"

"In terms of personal ability, George is definitely better than Pippen. As for historical status, it's hard to say, because we have to take into account things off the court, such as international status, media impression, etc."

The intermission ended quickly, and the third quarter began. The Lakers directly entered the entire main lineup.

The Lakers wanted to take advantage of the Blazers' failure to adjust and take the Blazers away with a wave of force, but the Blazers naturally would not agree so easily.

Lillard used pick-and-roll three-pointers continuously when he came up. Although his attitude was very firm, his shooting rate was very worrying.

After all, these three-point shots were basically interfered with by Su Tian just after gaining space.

In fact, this can be regarded as a small trap left by Su Tian for Lillard. Su Tian knew that Lillard must be in a hurry. As long as Lillard is left with a little room to take action, Lillard will definitely choose to take a gamble.

Su Tian was also very confident in his ability to interfere with shots, and facts proved that Su Tian's idea was correct.

Lillard's consecutive missed three-pointers also gave the Lakers a lot of long rebounds, which led to wave after wave of counterattacks. The point difference between the two teams not only did not narrow but became wider.

Halfway through the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams had reached 26 points. Upon seeing this, Walton directly took the starting lineup and let the substitute players come on the court to maintain the status quo.

Although the Trail Blazers did not replace the main lineup, it was only half a quarter, and the Lakers' bench had many experienced veterans, so naturally they could not catch up by much.

At the end of the third quarter, the two teams still had a 21-point gap.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian came on the field again to lead the team's bench lineup. When the point difference widened to 25 points again, the Trail Blazers chose to replace the main players and directly surrendered.

After the Trail Blazers replaced their main players, the Lakers also replaced their main players. Both teams took players on the bench, and the game officially entered garbage time.

For the Lakers, both Rondo and Zeng Fanbo also got a lot of playing time. With the old Rondo leading the Lakers bench, the performance was actually very good, but Zeng Fanbo's performance was still unsatisfactory, but Walton still had a slight smile on the sidelines. Raise up and maintain good patience.

At the end of the game, the Lakers won the game 112-93, and the Lakers continued their winning streak.

On the 27th, the Lakers started their first away game of the season and went to Denver to face the Nuggets.

The Nuggets have a complete lineup this season and are fully capable of competing for the championship. They also have the home court advantage, so this game is extremely difficult for the Lakers.

In the first quarter, the Lakers' overall condition was not very good, and Su Tian's own condition was also affected, resulting in abnormal three-point shooting.

At the end of the first quarter, the Nuggets led the Lakers by 22 points, 29-7.

This scene gave the Nuggets great motivation. You must know that the Lakers, as the defending champion, have not lost a game in the new season. If they can get the Lakers' first defeat of the new season, this will be a huge encouragement to the Nuggets.

In the second quarter, Su Tian only rested for 2 minutes before playing again. There was no way. As the most stable point of the team at present, Su Tian had to shoulder the responsibilities of the team.

But even with Su Tian playing, the Lakers' players still haven't adjusted their condition, and there are still some problems with the three-pointer.

This also weakened the deterrence of Su Tian's passing in a disguised way. Su Tian was forced to increase his offensive options and score continuously with strong attacks.

At the end of the second quarter, with Su Tian's strong performance, the Lakers caught up with some points, but were still behind.

When he returned to the locker room to rest, Su Tian found that not only himself, but also his teammates around him were panting to varying degrees. Obviously, everyone's loss of physical strength was not normal.

"The last few games have been tough battles, and the main players have had very limited rest. Now that we have come to the Denver plateau, it is reasonable for us to have physical problems." An assistant coach said next to Walton.

Walton nodded and said: "It depends on the situation. If it doesn't work, you can give up this game strategically. There is no need to affect the health of the team's main players just because of a regular season game."

Although the strategy set by the Lakers before the start of the season is to strive for the best record, this does not mean that the Lakers have to compete in every game. The Big Three must not be exhausted. Moderate rest and abandonment are definitely needed.

Soon the intermission ended, and Walton did not take advantage of the intermission to arrange too many tactics, because it was obvious that there was a problem not with the tactics in this game, but with the players' own condition, which required the players themselves. Go adjust.

After returning to the field, the third quarter began.

Su Tian strengthened his offense at the beginning of the second half and stabilized the situation with continuous strong plays with the ball. Then Su Tiancai began to pass the ball to assist his teammates.

Su Tian's original intention was to drive his teammates through his own performance, but he did not expect that except for the thick eyebrows, the performance of the rest of the teammates was simply unsightly, and even the performance of George and Johnson was also extraordinary. Pull across.