NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 209 The Knight That Nobody Can Use

On February 2, Su Tian's short vacation ended, and the Cavaliers began to gather players to start training.

The absence of Love and Jr made the Cavaliers dare not be careless. After all, the Warriors are strong and powerful. Whether the Cavaliers can defend the title really takes a big question mark.

Love's absence allowed Frye to start. As a result, the Cavaliers only had Shumpert, Korver, and Richard Jefferson on the bench.

Of course, there are still some leftovers, such as James Jones, DeAndre Liggins, Jordan McRae and so on.

But these players are all at the level of drinking fountain administrators, and they can't provide any help to the team at all.

It can only go up garbage time.

Those who can really provide value to the team are the 8 above.

The Cavaliers once again fell into a situation where no one was available.

But for Su Tian, ​​it also means taking on more responsibilities and scoring more points, which is undoubtedly what Su Tian is happy to see.

Just to be honest, Su Tian also has doubts about whether the Cavaliers can defend their title this season.

The warriors are really too strong, Su Tian doesn't think the current knights are opponents.

If you want to successfully defend your title, you need to become stronger!
On February 2, the first game after the All-Star Game, the Cavaliers played against the Knicks at home.

After a rest during the All-Star period, James and Irving have adjusted a lot, and the Cavaliers finally won the game easily 119-104.

Irving had 23 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. Irving, who focuses on scoring, still has the strength of the league's top scorers.

James scored a triple-double of 18 points, 15 assists, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks!
Su Tian scored 25 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals in a quasi-triple-double, which is also the highest score of the Cavaliers.

Seeing the recovery of James and Irving, Tyronn Lue was relieved.

On February 2, the Cavaliers played against the Bulls at home, and James was scheduled to rest.

The Cavaliers currently have no record pressure, and maintaining the health of the team's main players is the top priority.

Without James, the Cavaliers' combat effectiveness has been eliminated a lot. Irving, Su Tian, ​​Richard Jefferson, Frye, and Thompson have been arranged as the starting lineup.

The starters for the Bulls are Jerian Grant, Wade, Jimmy Butler, Bobby Portis, Robin Lopez.

Su Tian didn't understand why Rondo and Mirotic were obviously on the bench, why didn't they start?

With James absent in this game, the important task of scoring for the Cavaliers naturally fell on Irving and Su Tian.

The Bulls attacked first at the beginning, Wade was old, so naturally he would not charge at Su Tian, ​​the ball was given to Butler, and Butler faced Jefferson and directly opened the breakthrough.

Butler's speed is not fast, Jefferson barely kept up, all the way to the basket and met Thompson's help defense, Butler transferred the ball to Lopez.

Lopez catches the ball and makes a direct shot from close range.

boom--

Lopez missed a shot, the rebound was grabbed by Jefferson, and the ball was quickly passed to Su Tian.

Su Tian catches the ball and directly starts the fast break. Owen rides Juechen to the front of everyone, and Su Tian accurately delivers the shells to Owen.

Irving caught the ball and made a quick layup.

2-0
The Cavaliers came up to take the lead, and the Cavaliers' two guns in the backcourt were not inferior.

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

Butler came to the frontcourt with the ball himself, facing Jefferson, this time Butler chose to pick and roll.

With the help of Lopez's pick-and-roll, Butler went to the basket again. Robin Lopez had a one-handed shot, but it was not stable. Thompson did not follow, but squatted under the basket.

Jefferson also quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and chased after Butler.

Butler encountered front and rear double-teams, but now Butler is relatively mature, and he didn't panic, but made a throw.

bang - swish -

The basketball hits the backboard and bounces into the hoop.

2-2
The ball was given to the Cavaliers, and Irving came to the frontcourt with the ball. Su Tian didn't reach out for the ball, but ran with Wade to help Irving without the ball.

Su Tian didn't take the initiative to ask for the ball, so Irving naturally wanted it. After cooperating with Thompson in the pick-and-roll, he directly rushed to the basket with the ball.

But Irving was still too impatient. As soon as Irving entered the penalty area, Butler, Wade, and Lopez came to double-team Irving.

Owen was surrounded by three people!I was a little flustered for a while, only to see Su Tian waving from outside the three-point line.

So Owen passed the ball to Su Tian like dropping a bomb.

Su Tian adjusted after catching the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady three-pointer.

5-2
The Bulls' defense is good, which is a good tradition that has been preserved before.

But the Bulls also have their own weaknesses, that is, the three-pointer is not good.

Both Butler and Wade have three-pointers, but they are unstable.

Rondo on the bench is famous for not having three points.

Although the insider Lopez has also developed three-pointers in later generations, at least he does not have this ability now.

As a result, the entire defensive formation of the Cavaliers is relatively small, which is very unfriendly to the breakthroughs of Wade and Butler.

Soon the first quarter ended, the Cavaliers 24-23 the Bulls, and the two sides fought evenly.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers began to make substitutions and adjustments, Su Tian, ​​Korver, Shumpert, Richard Jefferson, Frye.

The interior defense of this lineup is a big problem, but there is no way. Now the Cavaliers only have Thompson as a player who can defend the interior, and the Cavaliers have no one to use.

Su Tian looked at this lineup and understood that if this lineup wants to play an advantage, it must play offense.

Soon, the second quarter begins.

The Bulls also made corresponding adjustments. Rondo and Mirotic were replaced, and Wade and Lopez rested.

The first ball was given to the Cavaliers, and Su Tian took the ball to the frontcourt, and as expected, he matched up with Rondo.

Facing Rondo's defense, Su Tian did not directly break through, but called Frye for a pick-and-roll.

Both Frye and Jefferson had three-pointers, so that the Bulls' inside line was very empty at this time, so Su Tian broke out and broke through directly. Relying on his explosion and speed, he came to the basket first, and after evading Rondo's pursuit, Europe Step into a layup.

26-23
The possession of the ball was changed, and it was the Bulls' turn to attack. Rondo took the ball to the frontcourt, and Su Tian took two steps back to defend.

Faced with such a situation, Rondo is not surprised, he is used to it.

The advantage of the Bulls inside is obvious, and there is no need to bet on the feel of the outside line, so Rondo made a precise pass to Mirotic who had completed the inside position.

Mirotic received the ball and started hitting Jefferson with his back. After getting to the basket, he turned around and made a layup.

But at the moment of the shot, Su Tian's defense also arrived as promised.

Su Tian also knew that his inside defense was poor, but he had no choice. He was the only one in the team who had the strength to assist in the defense.

boom--

Fortunately, Mirotic missed a shot, and Su Tian grabbed the rebound and turned around to charge.

Rondo wanted to delay the blockade, but Su Tian broke through Rondo's defense with his younger and stronger body.

In terms of field control, Su Tian couldn't compare with Rondo, but Su Tian was younger and more powerful than Rondo, and Rondo was over 30 at this time.

Moreover, Su Tian is faster than Rondo, and the Cavaliers' entire lineup is faster than the Bulls. After all, it is at the expense of defense.

Su Tian held the ball all the way to the frontcourt. Although Rondo never caught up, he followed closely behind Su Tian and waited for an opportunity.

Su Tian saw Rondo who was ready to go, so he led Rondo all the way to the basket, and instead of making a rash shot, he passed the ball accurately to Frye who was already standing on the outside.

At this time, the Bulls players defending Frye had just passed halftime.

Frye caught the ball and made a three-pointer directly.

Swah——

29-23
The Cavaliers scored consecutively as soon as they came up, which made Bulls coach Hoiberg very dissatisfied, and shouted something at Rondo.

Hoiberg was very dissatisfied with Rondo, and Rondo also looked down on Hoiberg's command, and there were certain contradictions between the two.

But no matter how conflicted, the game continued, the ball was given to the Bulls again, and Rondo came to the frontcourt with the ball.

Su Tian still maintained the two-step strategy, and Rondo did not shoot directly because he was emptied, but passed the ball to the inside again.

This time Portis hit Frye with his back and scored a layup.

This is no way, the Cavaliers' inside defense is really broken.

29-25
In the next few rounds, the two sides will attack and defend each other, among which Su Tian wants to bring the rhythm up and bombard.

But Rondo has been competing with Su Tian for the rhythm on the field, until Rondo is off the court, Su Tian successfully brought the rhythm up.

After the rhythm was brought up, the Cavaliers' offense rushed in like a tide, making it impossible for the Bulls to guard against.

Until the end of the first half, the score came to 56-50, and the Cavaliers temporarily led by 6 points.

In the third quarter, Irving played to lead the team, and Su Tian rested.

For the Bulls, Rondo continued to play, and Su Tian sweated for Irving.

Rondo is not such a simple role, I am afraid Irving will suffer.

Sure enough, after half a quarter passed, Su Tian could clearly feel that the rhythm of the entire field was controlled by Rondo and the Bulls.

Although Irving's own offensive ability is good, he can't drive his teammates, and Rondo also likes to defend Irving, which makes Irving's performance in the first half of the third quarter not very good.

Tyronn Lue called in time. At this time, the score on the court came to 66-67, and the Bulls had completed the overtake.

Taking advantage of the timeout, Tyronn Lue made arrangements for the team.

"Kyrie, Sue, you two will play at the same time, but let Su take control of the ball. Sue, you control the rhythm. Kyrie, you just need to focus on scoring."

After some arrangements, the players from both sides returned to the field again.

Owen is also happy to let Su Tian control the ball, after all Rondo is really difficult to deal with.

The Cavaliers serve, and Su Tian advances to the frontcourt with the ball.

At this time, it was Wade who was defending Su Tian. Su Tian started to call his teammates for a pick-and-roll, and with the help of the pick-and-roll, Su Tian broke through quickly.

Wade is not young, and his physical fitness has also declined a lot. He couldn't keep up in time, so Su Tian directly made a mid-range jump shot.

Swah——

Su Tian made a steady hit from mid-range.

68-67
Su Tian's ball stabilized the situation.

And the Cavaliers are indeed better under Su Tian's control than under Irving's control. Irving can also release his desire to score and focus on scoring.

At the end of the third quarter, the score came to 80-78, and the Cavaliers temporarily led by 2 points.

Although Irving played more easily after Su Tian came up, the Bulls' strength is not bad, and they tried their best to maintain the point difference.

According to the normal situation, the situation of the two teams will have to play until the last 2 minutes to decide the winner.

But this is a normal situation, Su Tian is not a normal player.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian directly led the team to play.

With the blessing of the King of the End, Su Tian not only recovered his physical strength, but also increased his ability value a lot.

With the Cavaliers' bench chasing the Bulls' bench.

Within a few rounds, the point difference went to 10 points.

Hoiberg called a timeout in time, and after the timeout, Rondo and Butler were replaced, trying to stabilize the situation.

But the Cavaliers' state has been played out, and it is difficult for Rondo to restrain Su Tian, ​​who was hanging in the fourth quarter. This made Rondo wonder if he was getting old.

Although the Bulls who replaced the main force did not catch up with the point difference, they at least stabilized the status quo, and the point difference has been hovering around 8 points.

Until Tyronn Lue replaced the rested Irving, the balance of victory once again fell to the Cavaliers.

Facing Su Tian, ​​who was cheating, and Irving, who was focused on scoring, the Bulls were quick and had no resistance.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Bulls 115-99, and the Cavaliers also maintained their winning streak in the absence of James.

Irving scored 24 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, the second highest score in the game.

全场第一自然是苏天，全场拿到33分12助攻8篮板2抢断1盖帽，打出准三双的数据。

As for the Bulls, the best performer was naturally Butler, who scored 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in an economical triple-double. Although the statistics were good, they lost the game.

Wade was obviously restricted by Su Tian. He only scored 11 points, 2 assists and 2 rebounds in the game, basically in a soy sauce state.

Counting it, Su Tian was also known as stepping on Wade back then, so as to earn his worth.

After defeating the Bulls, the Cavaliers continued their winning streak.

On February 2, the Cavaliers defeated the Bucks at home. In this game, James played and the Cavaliers easily won 27-102.

The Cavaliers' record also came to 47 wins and 11 losses.

The Cavaliers' excellent record also made Tyronn Lue start to consider the playoffs.

First of all, the Cavaliers will definitely keep the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference, and will not deliberately lose and pick opponents like the Spurs.

Tyronn Lue's main consideration is the rotation. The Cavaliers are currently short of major generals because of injuries. Tyronn Lue doesn't want to stop because of injuries in the playoffs.

So on March 3, against the Celtics, Tyronn Lue arranged for Su Tian to rest.

Although Su Tian took a break, James was still there. Tyronn Lue thought there was no problem, but was taken away by the Celtics 103-99.

这场比赛詹姆斯和欧文都不算拉垮，詹姆斯全场拿到28分10助攻13篮板1抢断1盖帽，拿到三双数据。

欧文全场28分1助攻2篮板1抢断1盖帽，专注于得分。

Since neither of them broke down, how could the team still lose.

Of course, the Celtics performed very well here. Thomas Jr. scored 31 points, 5 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals, the best in the game.

Al Horford had 9 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. He almost got a triple-double and served as the core of the team's tactics.

Jae Crowder had 17 points, Bradley had 11 points, and Olynik had 10 points. Under the leadership of Stevens, the Celtics began to show their fangs.

(End of this chapter)