NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 172 The end of the regular season, the data released
The time has come to the end of the season, and everyone's record is almost clear.

But the Bulls' record is still unclear. There is only one game between the Bulls and the Pistons who are ahead of them. Now that the Bulls are still in 9th place, it is hard to say who will enter the playoffs.

The game between the two sides went quickly, and soon the first quarter ended, and the Cavaliers led the Bulls by 31 points 27-4.

Although it seemed that the two sides played back and forth in the first quarter, the strength gap between the two sides was still obvious.

In the second quarter, Irving rested and James led the team.

Rose also rested on the Bulls side, and Butler moved to the third position to face James.

Facing Butler's defense, James directly launched a horizontal push to break through, and Butler could only withstand the first few rounds, and he couldn't keep up later.

So in the second quarter, James led the Cavaliers to successfully widen the point difference. At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 62-50, leading the Bulls by 12 points.

During the intermission, the Bulls locker room was silent, and no one said anything to boost morale.

Soon, the intermission ended and the third quarter began.

Irving played again, and James took a break for a while.

On the Bulls side, Rose also came up, but Butler was still there.

Although Butler's physical strength can support his presence, the decline in efficiency cannot be changed.

In the middle of the third quarter, James re-entered the field, so there was another wave of indiscriminate bombing.

Soon, the third quarter ended, the score came to 88-71, and the point difference came to 17 points.

At the end of the third quarter, the result of the game is already obvious, and fans have already started to leave the field.

Soon, at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers still had the full lineup, and so did the Bulls.

The main force of the Bulls wanted to fight again, and the Cavaliers wanted to beat the Bulls to death directly with a stick, not wanting to waste time.

The two sides played very fiercely as soon as they came up, and the three-pointers broke through and dunked. People were dazzled, but the point difference has not changed much.

The score remained stalemate until the last 2 minutes. Bulls coach Hoiberg called a timeout, replaced all the main players, and announced their surrender.

At the end of the game, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 115-100, and the Bulls had one more barrier to enter the playoffs.

After the game with the Bulls, everyone in the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland.

The Cavaliers only have two home games left to end all the regular seasons of the 15-16 season.

On April 4, the Cavaliers played against the Eagles at home.

The main force of the Eagles in this game is all out. So far, the Eagles are ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference. If they enter the second round, they are likely to face the Cavaliers.

So the Eagles naturally want to take advantage of the last chance of the regular season match to explore the bottom of the Cavaliers.

However, unfortunately, the main players of the Cavaliers team were arranged to take turns, and the Eagles were left empty.

But the Cavaliers finally lost the game 88-110, and the number of losses came to 13 games.

On April 4, the Cavaliers played against the Pistons at home in their last regular-season game.

In this game, as the final curtain call, all the main players of the Cavaliers came to the scene, but no main players were arranged to play.

And winning or losing this game is no longer important, not only for the Cavaliers, but also for the Pistons.

Thanks to the Cavaliers winning the game against the Bulls before, the Pistons are now two wins and losses away from the Bulls, which is safe, but they are only ranked eighth. The first opponent in the playoffs is the Cavaliers.

The Pistons also came off the bench and did not arrange the main force. The two sides pecked at each other. In the end, the Cavaliers won the game 112-101.

So far, the regular season is over, and the Cavaliers have a record of 69 wins and 13 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

In the game between the Warriors and the Grizzlies that ended on the same day, the Warriors fought hard and won the game 125-104, making history!Won an incredible 73 wins!Break the Bulls' record of 72 wins.

From first to eighth in the West are, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Dallas Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets.

The Eastern Conference rankings are Cleveland Cavaliers, Toronto Raptors, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons.

At the end of the season, the statistics of Su Tian's 15-16 regular season are also clear. Su Tian played 76 games this season, averaging 24.3 points, 7.1 assists, 4.1 rebounds, 2.0 steals, 0.6 blocks, points, assists and rebounds per game. Compared with last season, it has risen, which is mainly due to the absence of Irving at the beginning of the season, which gave Su Tian a lot of opportunities.

但苏天的得分和助攻都只能排在球队第二，詹姆斯场均拿到27.3分7.5助攻7.4篮板1.4抢断0.6盖帽，其中得分和助攻分别位列球队队内第一。

欧文被赛季初的伤病影响，本赛季并未有太出色的表现，场均只拿到了19.6分4.7助攻3.0篮板1.1抢断0.3盖帽。

Irving was able to average 21 points per game last season, but no one will say that Irving's state has declined. Irving's state at the end of the season is obvious to all.

But in terms of statistics, there is no doubt that Su Tian is already the second child of the Cavaliers.

The end of the regular season also means the start of the playoffs.

All teams aspiring to the championship have begun preparations.

The Cavaliers are no exception. Tyronn Lue announced some bans during the playoffs, such as not being able to go to nightclubs.

On April 4, the playoffs started, and the Cavaliers' first playoff game was scheduled for the 16th, so you can watch other teams' games first to gather some information.

The East is the first to play the Pacers against the Raptors, and the Celtics against the Eagles.

Unexpectedly, the Pacers took the next step and successfully won the first game 100-90.

With the exception of the Pacers, the others were all successfully won by high-ranked teams.

On April 4, the Cavaliers also ushered in the first playoff game of the season, playing against the Pistons at home.

The advantage of the Cavaliers is obvious. Tyronn Lue didn't make any special arrangements, and the lineup didn't make any special adjustments.

The Cavaliers lineup is still Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson.

The Pistons lineup is Reggie Jackson, Pope, Marcus Morris, Tobias Harris, Andre Drummond.

At the start of the game, Thompson and Drummond made a jump ball, and Drummond grabbed it.

Reggie received the ball and advanced with the ball. After coming to the frontcourt, he signaled Drummond to pick and roll, and used the pick and roll to break through to the inside.

Irving followed Reggie closely, maintaining an interference position, but Reggie did not make a shot himself, but passed the ball to Drummond, who was going down.

Drummond received the ball and made a layup, but Thompson couldn't keep up in time.

It can be seen that there is still a certain gap between Thompson and Drummond.

2-0
The first goal was scored by the Pistons.

The ball is switched, and it's the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

Owen came to the frontcourt with the ball, faced Reggie's defense, and tried to break through from the right with an explosion, but Reggie followed up in time and did not give Owen a chance.

Irving's breakthrough failed to work, so he passed the ball directly to James.

After James got the ball, facing Morris' defense, he found the right time and directly opened the breakthrough.

Morris is already considered the most suitable defense against James among the Pistons, but he is still not James' opponent, and he is not even good enough.

James rushed directly to the basket, Drummond hurriedly double-teamed the assist defense, and James rushed to the layup before Drummond's assist defense interference came.

bang - swish -

James made a layup.

2-2
The possession of the ball was switched again, and Reggie advanced with the ball again.

This time Reggie waited for his teammates to finish positioning, then passed the ball to Harris outside the three-point line.

Harris received the ball and faced Love, three threats to test.

Compared with the rest of the Cavaliers, Love's defense is relatively easy to break through, especially Harris still has a certain ability to hold the ball, so of course it is necessary to do more attempts in this area.

Facing Love's defense, Harris broke through directly after three threats, trying to use his speed to get rid of the defense directly.

Although Love was slow, he was not completely thrown away and followed Harris to interfere.

The two fought all the way to the basket, Harris forced a shot, was interfered by Thompson's defense, and the basketball hit the iron.

Love turned around and took the rebound directly, the old rules, and rushed.

Love directly passed the long pass to Su Tian, ​​who was on a fast break. Su Tian took the ball and passed the defensive Pope in disguise, and went straight to the basket with the ball.

Morris had no choice but to give up James to help defend Su Tian. Seeing that Morris' defense was attracted, Su Tian passed the ball directly to James.

After receiving the ball, James dribbled for two steps, then directly collected the ball and took off, dunking successfully with both hands.

4-2
Although the Pistons have improved this season and their defense has improved a lot, it is still not enough to meet the Cavaliers with all the main players.

Soon the first quarter ended, the score came to 29-22, the Cavaliers led by 7 points, the Pistons were slightly better than the Cavaliers in rebounds, but there was a gap in other aspects.

In the second quarter, Dellavedova replaced Irving and Mozgov replaced Thompson.

The Pistons also adjusted their rotation, leaving Morris and Reggie in the starting lineup.

Keeping Morris is mainly to defend James, and keeping Reggie is because the Pistons don't have much ability to hold the ball. Reggie can be regarded as a relatively stable ball-holding point.

The first ball in the second quarter was given to the Cavaliers. Dellavedova took the ball to the frontcourt, gave the ball to Su Tian, ​​and opened up space to go to the bottom corner.

Su Tian took the ball to the Pistons' backup guard, Steve Blake.

Call Love for a pick-and-roll, and use the pick-and-roll to directly enter the penalty area. Blake couldn't keep up with Su Tian's speed and was far away. It was given to James. James caught the ball and was unguarded, and shot directly.

Swah——

31-22
With Su Tian, ​​for James, it is easier to play than before, and he can score without rushing to the basket.

The possession of the ball was changed, and it was the turn of the Pistons to attack. Reggie advanced with the ball and almost lost the ball when he crossed the midfield line and encountered Dellavedova's defense.

When Reggie stabilized the ball, the Cavaliers' defense was fully in place, and the Pistons lost the opportunity.

Dellavedova's defense was very active, and Reggie had no chance to attack with the ball, so he called his teammates to start playing tactical cooperation.

But the Pistons' offensive ability is very limited. In the end, the ball was passed to Morris in the bottom corner. Seeing that time was running out, Morris directly shot a three-pointer, which was interfered by James in time.

boom--

After playing basketball, Mozgov grabbed the rebound and gave it to Su Tian. Su Tian saw that the Pistons returned to defense quickly, so he held the ball and slowly advanced.

After coming to the frontcourt, he still called for a pick-and-roll. This time, Steve Blake was prepared to retreat and defend in advance to defend Su Tian's breakthrough.

But Su Tian saw that Blake retreated in such a hurry, so he retreated back outside the three-point line and directly shot a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian made a direct three-pointer.

Blake shook his head. It was really impossible to defend against. In order to defend Su Tian's breakthrough, Blake could only defend by retreating in advance to keep up. But in this way, Su Tian would directly shoot a three-pointer. After all, Su Tian's three-pointer is still very difficult. Accurate, it's not that some point guards are directly emptied for three-pointers.

34-22
The point difference has come to 12 points, and Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy raised his hand and called a timeout.

Taking advantage of the timeout not only to interrupt Su Tian's touch, but also to adjust the defensive tactics, Su Tian is not so easy to be restricted.

Soon the timeout ends and the game continues.

After returning, the Pistons adjusted their lineup and replaced Su Tian with a forward and guard swingman, trying to defend Su Tian with a tougher confrontation.

After all, the intensity of the playoffs is still different from the regular season. Su Tian is still so young, and Van Gundy naturally feels that he will not adapt to the intensity of the playoffs.

Seeing this scene, Su Tian also smiled slightly and looked at Van Gundy, Tiezi, you probably don't know who the scoring record holder in the playoff debut is.

After returning, the Pistons first played a tactical cooperation, and finally passed the ball to Reggie who made an air cut. Reggie caught the ball and scored a layup.

34-24
The ball is switched, and it's the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

It was still Dellavedova who advanced the ball to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Su Tian.

Su Tian held the ball and faced the Pistons' defensive player, Reggie Baroque, a 2-meter forward and guard swingman, who averaged only 01 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season.

It's not that Su Tian looks down on him, it's that Su Tian really doesn't know this guy.

But the height is indeed dominant, so Su Tian continued to call Love for the pick-and-roll, and with the help of the pick-and-roll, an explosion directly broke through Baroque's defense line, and Baroque's speed could not keep up at all.

Su Tian rode Juechen to the basket. Before the Pistons had time to help defend, Su Tian made a layup.

36-24
Su Tian made a breakthrough, declaring that Van Gundy's defensive tactics adjustment failed.

The next few rounds also proved this point. Su Tian frequently broke through and caused kills, which had a huge impact on the Pistons' defense.

What's more, there is James standing next to him, and the cooperation between the two is even more tacit.

At the end of the second quarter, the score had come to 58-44, and the Cavaliers led the Pistons by 14 points.

During the intermission, the Cavaliers' locker room was relaxed and peaceful. It seemed that no one was worried about beating the Pistons.

In the third quarter, Owen, Thompson and jr Smith played, Su Tian, ​​Love and Dellavedova returned to the bench.

(End of this chapter)