NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 212 An Easy First Round Conversation with Lao Zhan

In the next few rounds, Butler also began to show his offensive ability.

However, there is still an obvious gap with Su Tian. Whether it is shooting or assists, Su Tian obviously has the advantage.

Halfway through the fourth quarter, the point difference had reached 17 points, and Hoiberg called a timeout again.

Obviously, this timeout Bull wants to replace all the main players.

Tyronn Lue is not idle here, and began to replace the Cavaliers' starting lineup.

Soon, the timeout ends and the game continues.

At this time, both sides have taken up all the main forces, and it is time to start the decisive battle.

The Bulls had the ball, Rondo came to the frontcourt with the ball, Irving took a step back to defend, Rondo didn't care, but called Mirotic to cooperate with the pick-and-roll.

With the help of pick-and-roll Rondo to start a breakthrough, Irving also kept up with Rondo in time because of his back defense. The two confronted all the way to the basket. Rondo did not shoot rashly, but passed the ball to Butler who was cutting.

But at this time, Butler was closely followed by James, so Butler didn't dare to shoot casually. In a blink of an eye, he saw Wade running out of the open opportunity out of the corner of his eye.

So Butler hurriedly transferred the ball and gave it to Wade.

Wade catches the ball and shoots quickly. At the same time, Su Tian's defense also catches up and interferes with Wade's shooting in time.

boom--

Basketball hit the iron, the rebound was grabbed by Love.

Seeing Love take down the rebound, the old rules, go for it.

Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, the three attacked from three different routes at the same time, and Love made a long pass, which was accurately delivered to Su Tian.

Seeing that Su Tian got the ball, Rondo hurried forward to block it, but Su Tian passed the ball to James again.

As soon as James received the ball, Butler behind him chased after him, and it seemed that the speed was not slower than James.

But James still didn't stop after receiving the ball, but passed the ball to Irving again. Irving received the ball and went straight to the basket.

The Cavaliers' fast break scored easily, which caused the Bulls' morale to drop a lot.

The Bulls served from the bottom line, and Rondo organized the attack again.

This time, with the cooperation of the Bulls, Butler still found an opportunity for an air cut. Butler scored a layup against Thompson's help defense.

Although the action is not very good-looking, Butler can still score this key goal at this critical moment. Butler is really tough.

The possession of the ball was changed, Irving advanced with the ball, and passed the ball directly to James after coming to the frontcourt.

In this game, except for some fast break opportunities and open opportunities, Irving's singles efficiency against Rondo was not high.

James received the ball, faced Butler and called Love for a pick-and-roll, and directly broke through with the help of the pick-and-roll.

Butler quickly bypassed the pick-and-roll and followed James closely. After a while of confrontation, the two came to the basket.

At the same time, Lopez also let go of Thompson and came to help defend the double-team. James did not force a shot, but passed the ball back to Su Tian, ​​who was in the bottom corner.

It turned out that when James broke through just now, Su Tian also started his off-ball running position, taking Wade back and forth.

At the same time that James rushed to the basket, Su Tian also managed to get rid of Wade and came to the bottom corner.

So Su Tian caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

Swah——

Su Tian made a direct three-pointer.

The point difference is getting bigger and bigger, and they are already heading for 20 points.

In the next few rounds, Rondo, Butler and Wade still had fighting spirit, but the rest of the Bulls could no longer move.

The score difference also remained deadlocked until the end of the game.

In the end, the Cavaliers successfully defeated the Bulls 110-90 and won the first game of the series.

In this game, James scored 23 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 steals. His performance is still very comprehensive, and he is the magic needle of the Cavaliers.

苏天则是骑士队表现最好的一个，全场拿到27分10助攻6篮板1抢断，只第四节就单节拿下14分。

In the eyes of the media and fans, Su Tian is now a key man, who plays casually during regular time, and is not soft at critical moments.

The Bulls did not perform as they should, and Rondo is not bad, scoring 12 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Of course, he is not bad because he is compared with the regular season.

Butler scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Although he scored 20 points, he was not efficient and lost the game.

Wade's performance was even worse. He only scored 11 points, 3 assists and 4 rebounds. His shooting percentage was just over [-]%, and most of the points were scored when Su Tian was not on the court.

This game can be said to be an all-round blow from the Cavaliers to the Bulls, and after this game, various media have also predicted that the Bulls will definitely not last 5 games.

In other words, everyone feels that the Bulls can only win one game at most, or even one game at all.

Meanwhile, there are three games left on the same day as the Cavaliers.

The Spurs easily won the Grizzlies 111-82, while the Jazz and the Clippers fought to the last moment and successfully overturned the Clippers 97-95.

The other game on the Eastern side was the Raptors and the Bucks. The Raptors had the home court advantage and were defeated by the Bucks 97-83.

Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, already quite threatening.

The next day, April 4, the Cavaliers took half a day off.

After all, the intensity of the playoffs is still very high, and players must be given corresponding rest and recovery time.

And with James here, Tyronn Lue is not afraid that the players will go out and mess around.

Of course, there will be other teams' playoffs on this day, but Su Tian didn't pay attention to it. There is really nothing to pay attention to. After all, the opponents in the finals have basically been determined.

There is no team in the East that is the current opponent of the Cavaliers, and there is basically no team in the West that is the opponent of the Warriors.

It is imperative to ride bravely and fight!
On April 4, the second game of the Cavaliers and Bulls series.

The Bulls counterattacked strongly in this game. Both Butler and Wade played fiercely, but fortunately, the referee did not favor the Bulls because of the difference in strength, and still maintained a relatively balanced call.

At the end of the first three quarters, the two teams were tied, which undoubtedly gave Bulls fans hope.

But in the fourth quarter, Su Tian made full use of his strength at the beginning and caught the Bulls by surprise.

Before Hoiberg could react, Su Tian had already led the Cavaliers to open up a 10-point gap.

By the time Hoiberg reacted and called a timeout, the defeat was inevitable.

最终骑士117-110无惊无险的拿下比赛，本场苏天也再一次拿下23分10助攻7篮板1抢断的两双数据。

James scored 20 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals. James contributed a lot on the defensive end in this game.

On the side of the Bulls, Wade was still locked up by Su Tian. Although Wade did play more resolutely in this game, he really couldn't keep up if he couldn't stand up.

On the Bulls side, Butler, who was supposed to assume the banner of offense, also encountered James, who was completely devoted to the defensive end, and was restricted by James to play a lot.

公牛这边表现最好的是隆多和洛佩兹，隆多全场拿下11分14助攻9篮板3抢断，洛佩兹全场拿下18分9篮板1助攻2抢断1盖帽。

Of course, the reason why the two performed well is also because Wade and Butler were blocked, Rondo had to go to Lopez to play pick-and-roll and cooperate, and many of Rondo's assists were given to Lopez.

The big score in the series also came to 2-0, and the two sides moved to Chicago.

On April 4, the third battle started.

The Bulls wanted to bounce back from the bottom at home, but unfortunately, before the start of the game, the Bulls officially announced that Rondo had suffered an ankle injury and would be reimbursed for the season directly!

And this directly led to the end of the Bulls' season.

With Rondo, the Bulls still couldn't beat the Cavaliers. Now that there is one less court commander, the Bulls are even more of a mess.

In the end, the Cavaliers easily won the game 104-87.

Without Rondo, the Bulls' offense became unorganized. The Bulls only had 14 assists, just surpassing Su Tian's 11 assists.

After the Bulls lost Rondo, Tyronn Lue breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, Tyronn Lue didn't think the Bulls could cause them trouble.

But Su Tian felt that the competition had become boring and not challenging.

Because at the end of the first three quarters of the game, the point difference had reached 23 points, and the Bulls directly sent a substitute lineup in the fourth quarter.

It's not easy for Su Tian to chase after him, he just applied for a rest after getting his assists to double digits.

April 4, Game 23 of the series.

The game was still mediocre, and the Cavaliers easily won 110-95.

It's just because Butler didn't want to admit defeat easily and played until the end of the game, which also caused Su Tian to score a lot of data in the fourth quarter.

At the end of the first three quarters, the Cavaliers had already led by 12 points, so Tyronn Lue directly took James, Irving and other main players to rest.

Only Su Tian and a group of substitutes were left on the field.

Under Su Tian's control, the Bulls had no chance to counterattack. Although Butler insisted on fighting to the end, it still didn't help.

In the end, Butler scored 33 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 steal, but led the team to lose.

As for the Cavaliers, thanks to Butler, Su Tian played well in the fourth quarter, without anyone stealing the ball, directly scoring a triple-double of 32 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds and 2 steals.

Because James and Irving played for a relatively short time, the statistics are not very outstanding.

But this is not the point. The point is that the Cavaliers swept the Bulls 4-0 and easily advanced to the next round of the series.

The Cavaliers are also making great strides towards the road of three consecutive championships.

On the second day after the game against the Bulls, Su Tian followed the team back to Cleveland, waiting for the next round of opponents.

The Cavaliers' next round of opponents will be born between the Wizards and the Eagles.

So far, the two teams have only played three games, with a big score of 2-1, and the Wizards temporarily lead.

The day the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland, April 4, the Wizards and the Hawks played the fourth game.

In this game, the Eagles finally took advantage of the home court, and 7 players scored in double figures and successfully won the game.

The Eagles 111-101 Wizards, the big score came to a 2-2 tie.

Seeing the draw between the two teams, Su Tian knew that it was time to rest for several days, and there would be no winner for a while.

The next day, on the 25th, Su Tian was invited to James' home.

Su Tian didn't want to come, but James was so enthusiastic, it might have something to do with the day being Tuesday.

"Su, who do you think our opponent will be in the next round?" James was talking to Su Tian while eating taco.

"I think it might be a wizard."

"Oh?" James paused, "But now it is generally believed that it will be the Eagles. Why do you think it will be the Wizards? The Eagles have Howard."

"There is no reason, just intuition, and Howard is old, not the Howard of 09."

James smiled and said nothing.

In the 08-09 season, James was still in the Cavaliers and Howard was still in the Magic.

In the Eastern Conference finals of that season, the Magic led by Howard killed the rising little emperor 4-2, and even cast a psychological shadow on the young Zhan at the time.

At that time, James did not have any reliable helpers, but it also reflected that Howard of Warcraft at that time was indeed capable.

"Su, what are your plans for next season? This year seems to be your contract year, right?" James said casually while eating, seemingly casually, but in fact his ears were already pricked up.

Su Tian thought in his heart that it was indeed the case, and he knew that it was not so simple for James to ask him to come here.

"Yes, this year is my contract year, but I haven't figured out the details yet. Let's win this year's championship first, and then talk about next year." Su Tian said casually.

"Hahaha, of course, we can only negotiate the price if we win the championship!" James patted Su Tian on the shoulder.

"Seriously, Sue, if you are willing to stay, I will suggest to the management to give you the biggest contract! It just so happens that you also meet the Rose clause, and the contract you can get is not small. Moreover, I am 33 years old this year, I assure you, the future of the team is definitely yours!"

Seeing James' swearing look, Su Tian almost believed it.

"Hahaha LeBron, I will seriously consider it, but let's win this year's championship first, otherwise I am too embarrassed to ask for such a big contract."

"Haha, of course Su, we will win the championship this year!"

After finishing the dinner with James, Su Tian returned home.

The option of staying with the Cavaliers did not appear in Su Tian's plan from the beginning to the end. Even if Su Tian knew that Irving would leave this offseason, Su Tian did not think about staying and continuing to assist James.

Perhaps, with Su Tian's help, James may also be able to win two three-peat championships, and he may also reach Pippen's status.

But this is not what Su Tian wants.

Because as long as you are on a team with James, no matter how good the record is, the honor must belong to James.

What Su Tian wants is to work hard to create his own world.

After finally being reborn into this era, Su Tian didn't want to have any regrets.

After returning home, Su Tian looked at the system that there was no movement this season.

Now the current template card is still Barkley, just one rebound, and it can be fully integrated.

At present, Su Tian's ability value is 90, and there are a total of 4, namely 91 for layup, 91 for mid-range, 90 for dribbling, and 95 for passing.

After the rebounds are fused, they can reach 91. This will be Su Tian's fifth ability to reach 90 or more!
(End of this chapter)