NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 211 Regular season data, playoffs start

On April 4, Su Tian returned to Cleveland with the main force.

The next game is the final game of the regular season against the Raptors. In this game, Thompson will usher in a comeback, but at the same time Su Tian will also be rested.

In other words, all the main players, including Su Tian, ​​will be rested in rotation.

The starting lineup that the Cavaliers can play is Deron, jr Smith, Shumpert, Frye, Thompson.

Obviously, the Cavaliers did not intend to win this last game, but wanted to protect the health of the team.

The next day, April 4, the final game of the regular season started on time.

The Raptors still have a main lineup, Lowry, Powell, Carroll, Patterson, Valanciunas.

At the beginning, the advantage of the Raptors was obvious. Driven by Lowry, the Raptors suppressed the Cavaliers in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the advantage of the Raptors was even more obvious. They scored 27-13 in a single quarter. Su Tian looked at the situation on the field and knew that the Raptors were basically stable.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers wanted to resist again, but Deron didn't succeed.

The Raptors' advantage continued until the end. In the end, the Raptors won the game steadily 98-83.

But at this time, whether it is the Raptors or the Cavaliers, in fact, their minds are no longer on this game.

The Raptors ranked third in the Eastern Conference in this win, and third in the Eastern Conference in a loss. The same is true for the Cavaliers, winning or losing first in the Eastern Conference.

At the moment when the game between the two sides ended, it also represented the official end of the Cavaliers' 16-17 season!

This season, the Cavaliers have a record of 60 wins and 22 losses, the third highest record in the league.

The first is naturally the Golden State Warriors, with 67 wins and 15 losses, and the second is the Spurs, with 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking second in the West.

And this day is also the end of the season, which means that the records of the entire league have already come out.

From first to eighth in the East, they are Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Indiana Pacers, and Chicago Bulls.

In fact, the record of the eighth Bulls and the ninth Heat is the same. It is only because of the relationship between victory and defeat that the Bulls got on the last train of the playoffs.

In the west, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Portland Trail Blazers.

As soon as the regular season is over, all the statistics are also counted.

苏天16-17赛季常规赛场均数据为，25.6分10.2助攻7.8篮板2.2抢断0.8盖帽。

Su Tian was successfully promoted to the league's top point guard with an average of 25+10+5 per game!
At the same time, Su Tian also won the league's steals leader with an average of 2.2 steals per game!This is also Su Tian's first single data king honor!

To be honest, if it weren't for James in the team, this stat plus the team's record would be a strong contender for MVP!
这个数据从某一方面来说甚至比詹姆斯还要豪华，詹姆斯本赛季场均28.7分8.7助攻8.6篮板1.2抢断0.6盖帽。

James' scoring hit a new high in recent years. The last time James averaged more than 28 points per game was in the 09-10 season. That season was also James' last year in the Cavaliers 1.0 period.

欧文本赛季场均23.8分4.8助攻3.2篮板1.2抢断0.3盖帽，也算是完美扮演了球队攻击手的角色。

At the same time, the scoring average is also Irving's career high, but, without Su Tian, ​​Irving's scoring average can reach 25.2 points this season.

Love also successfully averaged a double-double this season, averaging 18.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

It's just that after Love came back from injury, his ability declined slightly. I don't know if it will affect his performance in the playoffs.

After the end of the regular season, the Cavaliers took a day off and started training again on April 4.

The training during the playoffs is completely different from the regular season, and they are all targeted training.

For example, the Cavaliers' opponent in the first round of the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls.

The Bulls are worth noting now, Rondo at the first position, Wade at the second position, and Butler at the third position.

As for Robin Lopez at the fifth position, he is just a blue-collar center who averaged just over 10 points per game.

And Rondo has never been an offensive player, but an outside defensive gate and team organizer.

So Irving is expected to be miserable in this round of the series.

As for the [-]nd and [-]rd positions, they happen to be the strong points of the Cavaliers. Wade's performance will be discounted every time he faces Su Tian, ​​let alone Wade who has entered his twilight years.

Butler's side is better solved. With James, everything is not a problem.

However, the defensive intensity of the Bulls' lineup is still very high. Tyronn Lue must pay attention not to hurt the main players and try to protect the health of the players.

On April 4th, the playoffs officially start!
Before the game, the media also created public opinion for this round of the series. After all, this is Wade and James, the boss and the second child during the Heat's consecutive championships.

Soon, as time passed, the game time was up, and players from both sides began to play.

There is no doubt about the Cavaliers' starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, Thompson.

Bulls lineup, Rondo, Wade, Butler, Mirotic, Lopez.

The starting lineups of both sides are the same as previously predicted, without much change.

Lopez grabbed the first ball in the opening game, and Rondo slowly advanced with the ball.

After coming to the frontcourt, Rondo began to direct his teammates to move, just like a coach on the field.

After continuous tactical running and passing, Butler ran an empty cut opportunity, Rondo quickly passed the ball, and Butler took advantage of the opportunity to make a layup.

But the moment of the shot was interfered by James and Thompson, the basketball hit the iron, and the rebound was grabbed by Love.

As usual, Love grabs the rebound, and the others quickly make a fast break. Love raises the ball high and is about to pass the ball, but Lopez comes over to interfere in time, and the Cavaliers lose the opportunity of the fast break.

Love had no choice but to pass the ball to Owen, who pushed forward with the ball, and the two sides fell into position.

But even if it falls into position, the Bulls are no match for the Cavaliers.

After Irving came to the frontcourt, he passed the ball directly to James, and James held the ball to face Butler.

James called Love for a pick-and-roll, and used the pick-and-roll to directly open the breakthrough.

Butler hurriedly went around the pick-and-roll to chase James, but when Butler went around the pick-and-roll, James was already pulled down by two steps.

The insider Lopez had to let go of Thompson to help defend James. James did not pass the ball, but scored a layup against Lopez's interference.

2-0
James played very resolutely at the beginning, and it seems that he wanted to take the lead from the beginning.

In the next few rounds, James' idea was also verified. James played continuously and successfully scored.

On the Bulls side, Butler is restricted by James, Wade is restricted by Su Tian, ​​and the Bulls' two most reliable scoring points are restricted.

This caused problems for the entire team's offense.

The two can't attack, and the responsibility for the offense can only fall on Rondo, but Rondo is an organizer, not an end point.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 37-29, with the Cavaliers leading by 8 points.

During the break, the Cavaliers were peaceful and everyone was relaxed, but the Bulls were the opposite, Hoiberg was sweating profusely.

During the regular season, Hoiberg often had conflicts with Rondo, which is well known.

Even put Rondo on the bench for a while.

But now in the playoffs, it seems that Hoiberg can count on one more Rondo.

Soon, the intermission is over and the second quarter begins.

In the second quarter, Su Tian was taken off to rest and JR Smith played.

Thanks to jr, Love and Thompson all returning before the start of the playoffs, otherwise it would be really troublesome.

The lineup rotation alone is enough to cause Tyronnlue a headache.

In the second quarter, because Su Tian went to rest, Wade began to take over the team's offensive finishing task, and the cooperation with Rondo seemed to be very tacit.

Perhaps it was this kind of tacit understanding that made James feel uncomfortable, and he dunked several times in a row.

In the first half of the second quarter, the two sides played a close match, and the point difference did not change much.

In the second half, Su Tian came on to replace Irving, and Su Tian came to the No. [-] position.

Le Fu came up with Su Tian.

At this time, Rondo had gone down to rest, and Su Tian was facing the Bulls' backup guard.

Looking at this backup guard, Su Tian couldn't even name him, so he directly started a breakthrough and easily broke through the opponent's defense.

After coming to the basket, he swayed away from the defense with a European step and made a layup.

Looking at Su Tian's movements, he couldn't help but think of Wade sitting on the bench at this time.

The European steps of the two are too similar.

Just kidding, Su Tian learned it by watching Wade's video at the time, can it be different?

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

At this time, only Butler was the main force on the Bulls side, so the Bulls guard came to the frontcourt and passed the ball directly to Butler.

Butler got the ball and faced Shumpert.

In order to preserve James' physical strength and effectively limit Butler, Tyronn Lue replaced James with Shumpert.

Of course, Butler didn't act rashly. First, he tried the three threats, and then broke out suddenly, starting a breakthrough from the right.

Shumpert is still younger and more energetic than Jefferson.

After a confrontation between the two, they came to the mid-range position, but Butler suddenly stepped back and shot a jumper.

Swah——

The basketball hits the net.

The ball was given to Su Tian again, and Su Tian still easily broke through the opponent's defense, but this time Butler came to help defend and double-team.

When Butler first started to move, Su Tian had already noticed, so he passed the ball directly to Shumpert who was outside the three-point line.

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

The reason why Butler dared to let go of Shumpert was also because Shumpert had a three-point ability, but it fell a lot and was not very accurate.

But that's a normal situation, and now with Su Tian's pass bonus, it's not necessarily the case.

Swah——

Shumpert hit a three-pointer directly, and no one was defending. The ball was an open three-pointer.

In the blink of an eye, the difference is getting bigger and bigger.

At the end of the second quarter, the score came to 67-55, and the Cavaliers led by 12 points at halftime.

In the third quarter, the Cavaliers began to come up with the starting lineup, obviously wanting to take the Bulls away in a wave.

The Bulls are full of resilience. Whether it is Butler, Wade or Rondo, they are not the ones who give up easily.

As a result, the sky and the earth struck fire on both sides, and a great battle began.

First, Rondo broke through with the ball and scored a layup. On the Cavaliers' side, Irving also pulled the bar for a layup and returned a goal.

Then Butler received a pass from Rondo and made a three-pointer.

Su Tian and Love cooperated in the pick-and-roll and assisted Love to score a three-pointer.

The fight between the two sides was exhilarating, and the offensive rhythm was brought faster and faster.

There is no doubt that this offensive rhythm is powerful for the Cavaliers.

It was Rondo who slowed down first on the Bulls side. Rondo had already sensed that something was wrong. It seemed that the field was evenly matched, but after looking at the score, the Bulls were still 10 points behind.

But even though Rondo had reacted at this time, the momentum on the Cavaliers' side had already risen, and it would not be so easy to catch up again.

Until halfway through the third quarter, the point difference remained at double digits.

Tyronn Lue took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to replace Su Tian for a rest, allowing Su Tian to regain his strength to drive the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter.

As soon as Su Tian went down here, Wade began to attack the Cavaliers basket with the ball.

Wade also knew that he couldn't get anything good from facing Su Tian, ​​so he quickly took advantage of Su Tian's field to fight a few more.

But Wade did decline a lot, lost his previous style, and his efficiency was not high. Until the end of the third quarter, the point difference remained at double digits.

Seeing this point difference, Tyronn Lue was completely relieved. Tyronn Lue knew what kind of dominance Su Tian had in the fourth quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Tian was sent on the court, and Su Tian's assistant, Le Fu, also came up together.

As for the Bulls, in order to chase points in the third quarter, they have always been the main lineup, and now they can only use the substitute lineup to make the transition.

Su Tian was not polite at all against the Bulls' bench lineup. He continued to break through to the basket, either making a layup with a European step, or assisting his teammates to make easy shots.

After Su Tian played several rounds in a row, Hoiberg called a timeout. It would be impossible without a timeout. The team was about to be defeated by Su Tian alone.

After returning from the timeout, Hoiberg brought Butler up.

As soon as Butler came up, he broke through with the ball and caused Love to foul. He made two free throws and temporarily stabilized the situation.

The ball was given to Su Tian, ​​and Su Tian took the ball to the frontcourt, and suddenly found that Butler was defending in front of him.

Butler is like a brick, where it needs to be moved.

Facing Butler, Su Tian was not careless, and called Love to pick and roll, but Butler did not choose to go around, but squeezed desperately.

After Su Tian saw that Butler was not going around, he directly started a breakthrough. After the two came to the basket, Su Tian took the ball and took the European step.

Butler continued to interfere with Su Tian, ​​trying to prevent Su Tian from laying up.

After Su Tian swayed European steps continuously, although the speed was not fast, the rhythm was too confusing, and Butler couldn't tell which side Su Tian was going to shoot from.

So Su Tian made an easy rebound and hit a layup.

Butler looked at Su Tian with a serious face. Butler also knew that Su Tian was very strong in the fourth quarter. He had played against him before, but he had never matched up.

After this matchup, Butler understood that Su Tian really had something.

(End of this chapter)