NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 339: Winning the Best of the Month against Leonard

After the game against the Pelicans, the Lakers' games in February are over.

Su Tian also formed a game after the game, with only Butler, George, Nongmei and Su Tian himself.

The main players of the four teams come together, and the meaning is self-evident.

After the dinner party, Su Tian arranged for thick eyebrows and was about to go home when he was caught up by Butler.

"Sue, I want to talk to you."

"Jimmy? Okay, tell me."

"Su, I'm very happy during my time in Los Angeles, but my original intention has not changed. I probably won't stay next season."

Su Tian nodded, as if he had expected it.

"Jimmy, I understand you very much. When I asked you to come to Los Angeles, I made it very clear that I would not force you to stay if you wanted to leave. However, we still want to win the championship this year so that you can win the championship next year. Go to a suitable one”

"Of course, I think so too."

"Then let us work together to win this year's championship trophy."

On March 3, the Lakers faced the Bucks at home.

This game was quite tense, and the winner was not decided until the end of the game.

At the end of the game, Su Tian also used the "hand of God" to completely seal the victory.

120-116, the Lakers only beat the Bucks by 4 points.

After the game, Antetokounmpo also found Su Tian enthusiastically and hugged him.

The two worked well together on the All-Stars and left each other's contact information.

Su Tian looked at the Bucks that had been gradually established and shook his head. The championship Bucks in his impression were almost completed.

On March 3, the Lakers played back-to-back away games against the Suns.

In order to ensure the health of the players in this game, Walton rested three main players, including Su Tian and George.

The Lakers head to Phoenix with Butler leading the way.

But unfortunately, Ayton exploded this time.

The Suns' rookie No. 26 pick scored 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and [-] steals, giving him an absolute advantage in the paint.

Booker on the outside also scored 25 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The two of them cooperated well inside and outside.

As for the Lakers, except for Butler, who was still performing normally, everyone else performed worse than usual.

Walton is also helpless. This is a normal phenomenon in back-to-back games, and even role players who don't have much playing time will be affected.

After losing to the Suns, the Lakers' record reached 57 wins and 6 losses, 73 games away from breaking 16 wins.

Of course, because of the previous official remarks of Su Tian and the Lakers, fans no longer pay attention to whether the record can be broken. Only some news media are still reporting on it.

After the game against the Suns, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles again to play against the Clippers at home.

In this game, the Lakers used all their main players. Thanks to the physical strength recovered from the rest, the Lakers easily won this game 119-95.

The Clippers are currently stuck on the edge of the playoffs. If they want to enter the playoffs, they need to give their best in every game.

After the game against the Clippers, the league announced the Player of the Month for February.

2月份的东部月最佳是字母哥，场均30.6分12.6篮板6.0助攻1.6盖帽0.9抢断。

Regardless of the Bucks' record or Alphabet's data sheet, there is no doubt that he will win the best award this month. However, James is still in the Eastern Conference. James fans are definitely more qualified to win it.

In the West, the person who won the best of the month was naturally Su Tian.

2月份苏天场均拿到28.9分12.7助攻7.9篮板3.1抢断1.8盖帽。

Although in terms of scoring alone, Su Tian is not as high as Harden, but except for scoring, Su Tian is higher than Harden in every category. Su Tian's defensive efficiency has increased significantly, and his steal data is also high.

Taken together, there is no problem for Su Tian to win the Best of the Month award.

It's just that Harden's fans also started to cry.

"What a pity. With Su in the West, when will Harden be able to make his mark?"

"Last season's regular season MVP was taken away by Su. Will he take it away again this season?"

"I don't think the league will do this, but I have to say that it seems that Su is indeed the most suitable to win the MVP. Others feel a little unworthy."

"Having said that, if the Lakers really break the 73-win record this year, it would really be unjustifiable for the league not to give Su a regular season MVP!"

"That's not impossible. Let Su win the regular season MVP, and then we win the Finals MVP. It's perfect."

"Just be afraid, Su wants them all."

On March 3, the Lakers continued to play at home against the Nuggets.

115-99, which seemed like a big difference, but it was only decided in the fourth quarter.

Jokic is already quite threatening, but the Nuggets' forward line is still lacking. The Lakers caught the opponent's weaknesses and won the game.

After that, the Lakers defeated the Celtics and Bulls one after another.

Ushered in a short 4-game winning streak.

On March 3, the Lakers came to Toronto to play against the Raptors.

According to the original history, the Raptors are this year's championship team, so Su Tian will naturally not relax.

The Raptors' starting lineup in this game is also a bit interesting.

Jeremy Lin, Danny Green, Leonard, Siakam, Marc Gasol.

Lowry was unable to play due to injury. Jeremy Lin played in his place, and his opponent was Su Tian.

Su Tian also didn't expect that the NBA would have another Chinese Derby, with opposing players.

However, although the matchup between the two is very strange, the focus of this game is still on Leonard.

In order to better defend Leonard, Butler and Ingram switched defenses. Butler was mainly responsible for defending Leonard, while George and Su Tian assisted in double-teaming at any time.

The impact of not having Lowry on the Raptors' side is quite obvious. Jeremy Lin's organizational skills are still inferior to Lowry's, and the entire Raptors organization is spread to other people.

At the end of the first half, the Lakers led the Raptors by 65 points 54-11.

Jeremy Lin only played for a few minutes before being replaced by Nurse because the gap between him and Su Tian was too obvious.

In the third quarter, the Raptors launched a vigorous counterattack.

Leonard began to focus more on offense and began to struggle on defense.

Su Tian also took the opportunity to start scoring continuously, or maintained the point difference through assists.

At the end of the third quarter, the point difference was chased to 8 points.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian directly activated the "King of the Final Quarter" and outputted everything.

Leonard naturally knew about Su Tian, ​​so he took the initiative to come to Su Tian in the fourth quarter and take charge of defense.

Su Tian came to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Leonard's defense, Su Tian was not worried, but looked forward to it.

Since this season, after Su Tian started to be the king of the final quarter, no player has been able to restrain Su Tian in a one-on-one situation.

Basically all teams choose double-teaming and assisting defense, which may not necessarily be restrictive.

Currently, the league's strongest perimeter defender is Leonard. Su Tian also wants to use Leonard as a whetstone to see where he is now.Su Tian first crossed the ball and tried to mobilize Leonard's defensive focus. Just when Su Tian wanted to start, Leonard seemed to have expected it and stepped forward to steal.

At this time, the "King of Dribbling" passive was triggered. Su Tian dribbled the ball behind his back to avoid it, and then quickly exploded towards the basket.

But before entering the penalty area, Su Tian made a sudden stop and made a jump shot.

Leonard behind him was unable to stop in time because his focus was higher and his weight was heavier.

Swah——

Su Tian made an emergency stop and made a steady jump shot.

Su Tian looked back at Leonard and turned back to defend.

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

Leonard came to the frontcourt with the ball, and Su Tian stepped forward directly to use Death Coil.

Although there is a size difference between the two, Su Tian can make up for it with his skills after being promoted.

Leonard turned left and right and tried, but found that he couldn't get rid of Su Tian, ​​so he faced the frame and turned his back to the basket, directly pushing Su Tian with his back and hitting the inside.

Leonard's arms were very long, and Su Tian was behind Leonard, so it was a bit difficult to directly steal the ball, so Su Tian decided not to make a hasty move and had to wait for the opportunity.

Leonard carried Su Tian to the free throw line, suddenly collected the ball, turned to the left, and shot a fadeaway jumper.

"It's now!"

Su Tian took advantage of the moment Leonard collected the ball and quickly took action, directly forming a steal!

In terms of steal ability alone, Su Tian is definitely the only one in the active league after inheriting Irvin Robertson.

After stealing the ball, Su Tian controlled the ball and launched a fast break directly.

Leonard was stunned for a second and then chased after him.

But there was a gap between Leonard's speed and Su Tian's. The more Leonard chased, the further the distance between them became.

So in the end he could only give up and watch Su Tian succeed in dunking.

After these two rounds of fighting, Su Tian had a rough idea of ​​his own strength in the fourth quarter.

So in the next few rounds, Su Tian began to output with all his strength.

In the end, under the leadership of Su Tian, ​​the Lakers defeated the Raptors 111-98.

The Raptors were relatively resilient and did not give up even in the final stages of the game and tried to make a comeback.

However, Su Tian, ​​who had been activated by the "God's Hand", predicted a pass and immediately played a fast break after stealing the ball, completely extinguishing the Raptors' hopes.

Su Tian gained a lot from this game. Not only did he discover Leonard's current strength, but he also had a clear understanding of his current state.

The next day, the Lakers rushed to Detroit non-stop to play back-to-back games against the Pistons.

The Pistons are currently on the edge of the playoffs, and the Lakers don't have to fight him to the death, and the Lakers are still back-to-back.

So Walton waved his hand and chose to take turns.

So the Lakers lost the game 97-111.

Although the game was lost, there were still many surprises.

For example, Caruso scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, and made 5 of 3 three-pointers. His impact on the inside is still very good.

Su Tian thought for a while, and according to the original history, Caruso was about to emerge.

However, Caruso signed a guaranteed contract with the Lakers at this time and cannot run away next season.

In addition, Wood also brought surprises to the Lakers.

Although Wood has been trained for half a season and is still unsatisfactory defensively, he is indeed a good addition on the offensive end.

Wood's three-pointers and mid-range, combined with Caruso's inside attack style, produced a good chemical reaction.

Wood also scored 20 points and 13 rebounds in this game. Of course, the Pistons' Drummond was even stronger. He got 23 rebounds in this game, which directly overwhelmed the Lakers inside.

After the loss, the Lakers' number of losses accumulated to 7 games, and there are still 13 games left in the regular season this season.

On March 3, the Lakers continued their road trip and came to New York to play against the Knicks.

There is nothing to say about the current Knicks. The Lakers, led by three All-Stars, easily defeated the opponent.

On March 3, the Lakers came to Milwaukee. This was the last stop of the Lakers' five consecutive away games.

At the beginning of this month, the Lakers had just defeated the Bucks, so when the Lakers came to the Bucks' home court, Antetokounmpo was very excited and his desire for revenge was obvious.

不过字母哥在17日的比赛里，对战费城，拿到了52分16篮板7助攻2抢断。

The whole performance was very explosive, but it was a pity that I consumed too much, and I may not be able to recover now.

Before the game started, Su Tian was quite worried because this guy had just scored 52 points and now was the time when his morale was high.

But after the game started, Su Tian no longer worried, because Antetokounmpo was obviously exhausted and has not recovered yet.

Therefore, Su Tian took the opportunity to increase the Lakers' rhythm and speed up Antetokounmpo's consumption.

At halftime, the Lakers already led by 10 points.

After the intermission, Alphabet briefly recovered, but only for half a quarter.

In the end, under the leadership of Su Tian in the fourth quarter, the Lakers won the game steadily.

Antetokounmpo's face was full of dissatisfaction, feeling that he was not in the best condition.

"Su, see you in the finals! Then I will definitely show my full strength and be in the best condition!"

"Okay, I hope to see you on the stage of the finals!"

Su Tian smiled and sincerely blessed the letters.

After all, if they can really meet the Bucks in this year's finals, it will be a good thing for the Lakers.

In the current league, on the surface, there are three super teams in the West that compete fiercely, while there is only one Cavaliers in the East.

But in essence, both the Warriors and Rockets began to shake due to conflicts within the team, and their overall strength declined instead of rising.

On the east side, there are the Cavaliers on the surface, the Raptors, the original champions in history, and the Bucks who are gradually taking shape.

In total, the competitiveness of the East is no less than that of the West.

Thinking of this, Su Tian couldn't help but start to worry about whether James could reach the finals this year.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles after five consecutive away games.

On the second day after returning to Los Angeles, Su Tian planned to take a good rest at home, but was called to the office by Johnson.

"Erwin, Rob, and Jenny, everyone is here."

"Yes, Su, I called you here today because there is an important matter to discuss." Johnson's expression was smiling, but his tone was still serious.

Su Tian asked in confusion: "What's going on?"

Everyone sitting looked at each other, and it was Johnson who finally spoke.

"Let me tell you, the current record of our Lakers is very good, so everyone is thinking that we should work hard and try to break the record. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)