NBA’s aging star system

Chapter 253 The Sufferer of the Lakers (page 12)

After Su Tian came on the court in the second quarter, the Lakers' advantage became even greater.

After Su Tian pushed to the third position, he still controlled the team's ball, but he did not exert too much force, but mainly passed the ball to drive his teammates. After all, the Lakers have always had the lead.

At the end of the second quarter, the score reached 60-51, and the Lakers temporarily led by 9 point.

In the third quarter, Su Tian and Irving continued to play respectively.

As soon as Irving came on the court, he started to attack fiercely with the ball, completely eliminating his personal offensive threat, but his team's connection was not that good.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, Su Tian played like a point guard, constantly passing the ball to assist his teammates, and using the team's advantage to play back and forth with the Celtics.

Halfway through the third quarter, Stevens couldn't help but call a timeout.

At this time, the point difference between the two teams has stabilized at double digits. If it continues at this pace, the Celtics will undoubtedly lose when Su Tian's state comes into play in the fourth quarter.

After the timeout for adjustments, the game continued. The Celtics began to work more as a team, slowed down the pace and began to improve their success rate.

The Celtics' adjustments are still effective, at least the situation has been stabilized, but if they want to chase points, the Celtics have to find a way to defend Su Tian.

At the end of the third quarter, the score reached 90-75, and the Lakers already led the Celtics by 15 points.

Wharton and Su Tian have worked together for so long, and they already know Su Tian's playing characteristics. This kind of player has obvious advantages. The score is still ahead at the end of the first three quarters, so there is basically no need to worry about the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Walton put Su Tian on the court.

The first possession of the fourth quarter was given to the Lakers. Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. As soon as Su Tian came to the frontcourt, Jaylen Brown directly defended him.

In the first three quarters, Su Tian mainly cooperated with his teammates in pick-and-rolls for stability.

But now in the fourth quarter, Su Tian once again faced Brown's defense. He easily broke through Brown's defense with a sudden burst, took the ball to the basket, overcame Horford's defense and scored a layup.

92-75

On the first ball of the fourth quarter, Su Tian played very resolutely and his desire to attack was obvious.

The ball was transferred and it was the Celtics' turn to attack.

Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Ball stepped forward to defend. Irving made a sudden stop and started and easily broke through Ball's defense. He also carried the ball all the way to the basket.

Facing Nance's defense at the basket, Irving repeated his old tricks and easily dodged with a lever.

But when Irving avoided Nance and attempted a layup, Su Tian suddenly jumped out from the side and slapped Irving's layup away!

"Oh ho ho ho! Su gave Kyrie a hard block!" Barkley shouted excitedly.

"There is no doubt that Su made a huge improvement in the fourth quarter, both on the defensive and offensive ends. Su's mental attributes were at full capacity," O'Neal said.

The basketball was blocked by Su Tian on the backboard, bounced back, and was taken down by Su Tian.

Su Tian got the basketball back and turned around to start the fast break. The Lakers' fast whirlwind started again.

Su Tian took the lead and came to the frontcourt. Brown and Irving both ran towards Su Tian and double-teamed him.

Su Tian led the two of them all the way to the basket and threw the ball behind him. Ball, who followed behind, caught the ball and made a layup.

94-75

The fourth quarter has just begun, and the score difference is about to reach 20 points.

Irving once again held the ball in isolation and wanted to be the team's savior. This is also the role Irving has always wanted to play.

This time Irving got past Ball's defense and reached the mid-range, hitting a pull-up jumper directly.

94-77

Irving's personal ability temporarily delayed the team's death.

It just delayed death. In the next few rounds, Su Tian kept hitting the inside basket with the ball.

The double-digit point difference was maintained until the end.

In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Celtics 116-101 and won three consecutive home games.

本场苏天照例完成30+10的任务，兰德尔拿到14分13篮板的两双数据，库兹马则是拿到除苏天之外的最高分，28分4篮板3助攻，三分球7中5，克拉克森也拿到22分。

For the Celtics, Irving scored 23 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds. 23 points is already the highest score in the Celtics team.

Brown was restricted by Su Tian and only scored 4 points and 5 rebounds.

Through this game, everyone can clearly see the specific gap between Irving and Su Tian.

The Lakers' three-consecutive home schedule is over, and the good times are coming to an end. What will follow will be a wave of five consecutive away games.

Of these five away games, four are going to the Eastern Conference, which will be a difficult journey for the entire Lakers team.

Fortunately, before the Lakers left for the East, Ingram made his comeback, and the Lakers' lineup was complete again.

On January 1, the Lakers went to Chicago to face the Bulls.

"Brandon, how do you feel? Don't turn into a soft-legged shrimp as soon as you come on stage." Su Tian joked with a smile.

"Of course it's healed. Don't worry Su, I'll be as hard as ever." Ingram responded with a smile.

"That's good. Remember to cooperate more with your teammates and don't fall into singles." Walton heard the two talking next to him and also intervened.

Su Tian and Ingram both nodded when they heard this.

Since the Bulls disbanded the team this season, no one has been able to carry the team's banner. Zach LaVine, the Bulls' second position, was restricted by Su Tian throughout the game and his performance was poor, scoring only 8 points. Points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

In the end, the Lakers easily defeated the Bulls 118-93, and Su Tian barely completed the 30+10 task. The reason why he barely completed it was because the Bulls were too inexperienced and almost collapsed at the end of the first three quarters.

On the 28th, the Lakers left for Toronto again to face the Raptors.

The weather in January is very cold for Toronto. The Lakers who just arrived in Toronto felt a little uncomfortable.

As a result, this discomfort gave Bauer a cold.

As a result, the newly organized Lakers were once again affected by injuries, and the starting lineup changed again.

Against the Raptors, the Lakers' starting lineup became Hart, Su Tian, ​​​​Ingram, Randle, and Lopez.

The Raptors' starting lineup is Lowry, DeRozan, Anunoby, Ibaka, and Valanciunas.

Soon, the game started. In the first quarter, Su Tian blocked DeRozan and led the Lakers to widen the point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 28-21, with the Lakers leading by 7 points.

Su Tian continued to appear in the second quarter to increase the Lakers' victory insurance. Under Su Tian's leadership, both Clarkson and Randall performed brilliantly.

At the end of the first half, the score reached 59-49, and the Lakers already led the Raptors by 10 points.

In the third quarter, Su Tian took a break, and DeRozan finally found a chance to breathe and led the team to two consecutive rounds.

But fortunately, during Su Tian's absence, Pope and Ingram stood up and withstood the pressure.

The Raptors are not a strong forward team, so they are very confident against the Raptors Su Tian and the Lakers.