NBA’s aging star system

The Lakers took two days of rest after returning to North America, and then started two preseason games.

There was one win and one loss in the two preseason games, and the Lakers had 5 wins and 2 losses in all 3 preseason games.

Although it was only a preseason game, some media still seemed to have grasped the clue and began to spread the word that the Lakers' combat effectiveness had declined and that they were no longer invincible.

"Three consecutive championships have become a curse!" No one can break it! 》

"The Invincible Lakers actually only had 2 wins and 3 losses! How are the Lakers different from last season? 》

"The Lakers' flaw has been revealed!" The substitute may become a drag on the Lakers' consecutive championships! 》

"Paul George's decline is fully revealed!" Already retired from the ranks of superstars! 》

"The Big Three Lakers are no longer invincible!" Who is the biggest winner this season? ! 》

As the Lakers' preseason ended, various reports began to appear, including some media outlets that made a fuss about the Lakers' minor problems.

In fact, these are considered normal methods, because no matter which team in NBA history, as long as it reaches the stage of three consecutive championships, it will become the public enemy of the entire league.

Although Su Tian didn't care about these reports, George felt a little uncomfortable.

After these games, although George did not play much time, George himself clearly felt that his strength had declined significantly.

But restoring weight and competitive status is not something that can be accomplished in a day or two.

Su Tian was afraid that something would go wrong with George, so he still found George and wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

"Paul, how are you feeling lately?" Su Tian smiled and patted George on the shoulder.

"Su." Seeing Su Tian coming over, George quickly greeted him with a smile, but his smile was obviously rather forced.

"I'm sorry, Su, I'm really not in a good state recently, but don't worry, I will adjust as soon as possible and it will not affect the team's plan!" George quickly expressed his attitude.

Su Tian smiled and waved his hands.

"It's okay Paul, don't worry. I trust you very much. You don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. Just adjust as soon as possible. I believe in your strength."

Seeing that Su Tian believed in him so much, George was very moved and repeatedly promised that he would adjust as soon as possible.

After the conversation with George, Su Tian also found other main players to stabilize the team's morale.

In the blink of an eye, the time has come to the end of October, and the NBA finally ushered in the opening day of the 20-21 season.

As the championship of last season, the Lakers naturally need to attend and receive the championship ring before the start of this game.

Not surprisingly, the Lakers' opponent at the start of the game was chosen by the league to be the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Lakers and Clippers are not only rivals in the same city, but also opponents in the Western Conference Finals last season. The focus is full.

Before the game started, Staples held a ceremony to award the Lakers championship rings.

As the head coach of the team, Su Tian was naturally the last one to appear and came to Xiao Hua to accept the fourth championship ring of his career.

When Su Tian came on the stage, the Staples crowd erupted in unparalleled shouts.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

"Su Tian! Su Tian! Su Tian!"

"Three consecutive championships! Three consecutive championships! Three consecutive championships!"

Fans are always like this, shouting out what they want to say very clearly.

After receiving the championship ring, the game officially began.

In fact, when Su Tian received the ring, James's expression was no longer very natural.

Do you want to say envy? That's for sure, after all, James has worked so hard all these years just to compete for the championship.

But now James looked at Su Tian and felt a huge threat. James even had a hunch that as long as Su Tian didn't have any major problems, his way to win the championship would be blocked.

Now, James just wants to wait for an opportunity to win a championship while he still has strength and some gas in the tank.

It can be regarded as an explanation of his career.

The Lakers' starting lineup for this game maintained the previous lineup.

Brunson, Su Tian, ​​George, Thick Eyebrow, McGee.

The Clippers' starting lineup has changed.

James, Pope, Leonard, Batum, Ibaka.

Since James tried the No. 1 position last season, he has wanted to continue to shine at the No. 1 position this season.

Tyronn Lue also wanted to see James' current performance at the No. 1 position, so he didn't stop him and even wanted to see the effect.

Soon the game started, and McGee successfully grabbed the first offensive right of the season.

Brunson got the ball and advanced directly to the frontcourt with the ball. After waiting for all the players to be in position, he directly reached out and called for thick eyebrows to step forward to pick and roll.

It is still difficult for Brunson to break through James' defense, so he naturally needs the help of his teammates.

With the help of the pick-and-roll with thick eyebrows, Brunson held the ball and went directly to the basket, hoping to use his speed to complete the breakthrough.

Upon seeing this, James immediately switched defenses with Batum, and Batum stayed in the penalty area waiting for Brunson to hit with the ball.

But Brunson didn't just go straight in, but stopped near the free throw line and took a jump shot.

boom--

Swah——

The basketball bumped against the rim and successfully fell into the net.

2-0

Walton was very satisfied with Brunson's condition from the sidelines and couldn't help but nod and smile.

Brunson looked excited after scoring his first goal of the season, bouncing back to defend.

The ball was transferred and it was the Clippers' turn to attack. James advanced to the frontcourt with the ball.

As soon as James came up, he directly faced Brunson's defense. James directly stretched out his hand to signal everyone to pull away.

Brunson wants to defend James alone, which is naturally more difficult. If he wants to defend successfully, he still depends on the help of his teammates.

On the Clippers side, after James saw his teammates all pulling away, he changed direction with the ball and broke through directly.

Brunson reacted quickly to James' change of direction, but James' power was too strong, and Brunson could only be pushed back by James.

When the two of them reached the outside of the penalty area, the double-team with thick eyebrows came.

James seemed to be waiting for the Lakers to double-team. As soon as his thick eyebrows came up, he quickly passed the ball and passed it directly to Batum outside the three-point line.

Batum caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

The three-pointer was hit steadily.

2-3

In the opening two rounds, both the Lakers and Clippers easily scored the first goal.

But the testing session between the two teams is not over yet.

Then the Lakers attacked again. This time Brunson came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian received the ball and faced Pope's defense. First, he opened the distance between the two with three threats, and then he broke through directly with an explosion.

Pope was not good at defense to begin with, but now he was vulnerable to Su Tian, ​​who had been upgraded to unknown levels.