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The double-digit point difference allowed Su Tian to maintain the score until the end of the third quarter.

At the end of the first three quarters, the score reached 101-90, and the Lakers temporarily led by 11 points.

Before the fourth quarter even started, the Lakers were already leading the opponent by a double-digit margin. If this situation were faced by other teams, Su Tian would have already been worried.

But the Rockets team is different from other teams. If they go crazy with three-pointers, they will be even more deadly than the Warriors.

Soon, the fourth quarter began, Su Tian continued to lead the Lakers, and the Rockets also arranged for Paul and Harden to play at the same time.

The first possession of the ball in the fourth quarter was given to the Rockets. Paul advanced to the frontcourt with the ball, still looking for teammates to cooperate.

Harden took Su Tian to a 45-degree angle, apparently wanting to create space for his teammates.

But as soon as Harden stood at a 45-degree angle, a teammate came to provide Harden with a pick-and-roll screen.

Harden ran out with the help of the screen, Paul passed the ball in time, and Harden received the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

boom--

Harden was still a little too eager to take action. Basketball makes iron.

The rebound was taken by Randall and passed directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian got the ball and went straight to the basket. Only Paul on the Rockets reacted in time and kept up with Su Tian's footsteps.

Su Tian led Paul all the way to the front basket. Relying on his taller height, Su Tian took a European step and bypassed Paul's defense for a layup.

103-90

The Lakers launched a defensive counterattack at the beginning of the fourth quarter for both sides, which seemed to set the tone for this quarter.

The Rockets organized an offense again. This time Paul held the ball and went inside and passed to Ariza on the outside.

Ariza caught the ball and shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Ariza hit a three-pointer, and Tieza was not strong at all today.

103-93

The ball possession changed and it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Harden's defense, Su Tian called Randall to pick and roll. With the help of the pick and roll, Su Tian held the ball and went inside.

At this time, Su Tian's threat has greatly increased. After all, he has been playing for so long. Other teams have also begun to study this new Lakers boss. At least D'Antoni attaches absolute importance to Su Tian's performance in the fourth quarter.

As soon as Su Tian broke into the paint with the ball, he was double-teamed by the Rockets. Su Tian had no choice but to pass the ball in the gap and accurately passed it to Randall who was left open.

Randall caught the ball and took a long two-point shot.

Swah——

Randall made a solid hit.

Seeing Randall make the shot, Su Tian was relieved.

If Randall missed the shot just now, the Rockets would double-team even more unscrupulously, which would be a more serious blow to the Lakers as a whole.

But if Randall hits the shot, at least the next time the Rockets double-team again, they won't be so determined and can give Su Tian a chance.

In the next few rounds, Paul and Harden began to gradually exert their strength. Of course, Harden was somewhat affected by Su Tian and was not very efficient. He mainly relied on Paul to maintain the point difference on the court.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference was still around 10 points, and D'Antoni called a timeout.

After the timeout, the Rockets adjusted as expected and brought in the entire main lineup.

On the Lakers' side, Walton had already expected it, and also took the entire main lineup, and the decisive battle between the two sides was about to begin.

After coming back, the Rockets had the ball. Harden came to the frontcourt with the ball. Seeing that Su Tian was still defending him, he started calling his teammates for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, Harden wanted to get rid of Su Tian and break through with the ball.

But Su Tian quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and quickly entangled Harden again. Harden failed to get rid of Su Tian and had to connect with a signature double step back, return to the three-point line and then shoot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian had actually defended the ball in front of Harden, but Harden resisted Su Tian's defense and made a shot, as if Su Tianliang's "defensive shock" was just a decoration.

With this goal, Su Tiancai really began to feel that Harden was really strong this season.

After all, there are not many stars who can hit shots against themselves, not to mention that I have already started to be the king of the fourth quarter.

116-108

Harden hit a three-pointer, bringing the point difference to 8 points, with only about 5 minutes left.

Although the Lakers still held the lead at this time, the Rockets' morale was as strong as a rainbow.

The ball was transferred, and Su Tian advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian knew that he had to score this goal, otherwise he would be easily overwhelmed by the Rockets.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Su Tian found that the person guarding him had been replaced by Ariza, while Harden followed Ingram.

However, even if the defense is switched, Su Tian can only hit the ball by himself. If it really needs to be given to Ingram, Su Tian will not worry.

Su Tian began to observe the team's defensive formation while calling his teammates for pick-and-rolls.

With the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian chose to break through and started with an explosion. Su Tian was temporarily two positions ahead of Ariza.

So Su Tian directly stopped and shot a jump shot, without giving Capela a chance to step forward to help defend under the basket.

Swah——

Su Tian made a solid mid-range pull-up jumper.

118-108

The score difference returned to double digits again, and the morale of both sides was still evenly matched.

In the next few rounds, Ariza proved with facts that even if he defended himself, he could not have a great impact on Su Tian. Su Tian still maintained an efficient offensive efficiency.

The score difference of about 10 points was maintained until the end of the game.

In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Rockets by 131 points, 122-9.

At the end of the fourth quarter, the Rockets didn't want to give it a try. They shot a large number of three-pointers in a row, but the hit rate was not high. In other words, although the Rockets hit some three-pointers, Su Tiandu returned them again.

Facing Su Tian, ​​who is as stable as an old dog, the Rockets can directly defeat the Lakers unless they hit 100% three-pointers.

本场苏天全场拿到41分15助攻10篮板3抢断1盖帽，拿到40+三双的数据！被评为全场最佳。

In addition, for the Lakers, Randall and Kuzma both scored 20+, and Randall also had a double-double.

Ingram performed poorly, only scoring 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. He was defended by Ariza and was still affected somewhat.

On the Rockets' side, although Harden was guarded by Su Tian throughout the game, he still relied on a strong offense to score 28 points, 11 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, and still put on a wonderful performance.

Paul also scored 33 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds, the highest score among the Rockets.

In addition, Ariza and Gordon also scored 20+ points. The Rockets took 45 three-pointers in the game. It can be said that the Rockets have completely handed over the team's destiny to three-pointers.

After this game, the Lakers' record reached 29 wins and 6 losses, while the Rockets' record reached 28 wins and 7 losses. The Lakers once again overtook the Rockets and topped the Western Conference.

At this time, the Warriors have a record of 29 wins and 8 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference. However, the records of the three teams are very close, and the ranking will change if you don't pay attention.