NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 350: Sweep the Warriors to advance!

It has to be said that at this juncture, Green's comments like this are simply adding fuel to the fire and adding insult to injury.

Even many celebrities posted messages condemning Green.

This includes Pippen, Pierce and O'Neal.

Su Tian looked at it and felt very angry. After all, he was his teammate. He didn't worry about others, but he still said such disgusting words.

Then Su Tian went to check on Durant's true situation, but it was all speculation and there was no official news.

However, although the real news about Durant has not been released, it is assumed that he will not be able to play in the next game.

As a result, netizens focused their firepower directly on Green.

Some netizens even revealed that Green gave Durant the lowest score of one on an app, but gave himself the highest score of five.

So Green was awarded a new title, "Five-star General."

That night, the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals began.

The two teams still maintained the starting lineup from the previous game, but this time it was the Bucks who took the lead at the beginning.

The Bucks led the Raptors by 35 points 21-14 in the first quarter.

Just when Su Tian thought the Raptors were going to catch up in the second quarter, the Bucks broke out again, scoring 29-18 in a single quarter.

At the end of the first half, the Bucks were 64-39, leading the Raptors by a full 25 points.

When he saw this, Su Tian had to say that he was a little confused.

"Normally speaking, shouldn't the Raptors advance? Why are the Bucks about to lead 2-0 now?"

In the third quarter, the Raptors exerted their strength and recovered 8 points under the leadership of Leonard, but the point difference was still obvious.

In the fourth quarter, the Bucks once again played steadily and opened up a 5-point gap.

In the end, the Bucks won the second Eastern Conference finals 125-103.

Su Tian looked at the Bucks leading 2-0, and once again thought of what Antetokounmpo said to him before, "See you in the finals."

"No, no, the Bucks won't really enter the finals. What's going on with the Raptors?"

In fact, for the Lakers, it makes no difference whether the Bucks or Raptors enter the finals, because neither is the Lakers' opponent.

But it's different for Su Tian, ​​because Su Tian accurately remembers that the Raptors originally broke out from the Eastern Conference to win the championship this season.

If the Cavaliers entered the finals, Su Tian would not be so surprised, but if the Bucks really defeated the Raptors and entered the finals, the impact on Su Tian would not be small.

But Su Tian had no time to lament these things, because the fourth Western Conference Finals was about to begin.

May 5, Game 18 of the Western Conference Finals.

Before the start of this game, the specific injury report on Durant finally came out.

Achilles tendon rupture! !
"Durant did not escape after all. He left an Achilles tendon for the Warriors."

Durant's injury attracted most of the attention, and no one even paid attention to the game.

After all, the Lakers are already 3-0 ahead, and the final victory of the series is basically in the Lakers' pocket.

After the game started, the Lakers quickly gained the upper hand, and the Warriors' morale dropped to the bottom visible to the naked eye.

At the end of the first quarter, the score came to 33-20, with the Lakers leading by 13 points.

This is a score achieved by Su Tian who did not exert all his strength but played on the organizational side.

In the second quarter, Su Tian came off the court to rest. Butler and George also felt the difference in the Warriors, so they also began to work hard on the organizational end, allowing Brunson and Nunn to score.

As rookies, the two naturally seize every opportunity to express themselves, let alone the current stage of the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, in the second quarter, Brunson made consecutive breakthroughs and made achievements, and Nunn also made consecutive shots from the outside. The two of them made sudden shots and showed good offensive level.

Butler and George started the playoff paddling mode.

At the end of the second quarter, the point difference had reached 19 points.

At this time, the Warriors had no intention of resisting.

During the halftime break, Walton seemed very excited, but he did not lay out any tactics. He just emphasized defense to prevent the Warriors from counterattacking.

After playing in the third quarter, Nance was replaced by Wood inside, and the rest remained in the starting lineup.

As a result, the Lakers' Big Three began an unprecedented ball-feeding performance.

Ingram and Wood both benefited from this.

Especially Wood, because Green always needs to help defend, which means he cannot take good care of Wood, the most inconspicuous member of the lineup.

The key is that Wood has a good touch in this game, making consecutive hits from beyond the three-point line.

At this time, many players and team management who were paying attention to the game noticed this player.

"Whose general is this? So brave? Go and check."

"Is this an undrafted draft? Are you telling me this is an undrafted draft?"

"Why is a big man who is so accurate in three-pointers not being used by us?"

"Bring him here! You must bring him to me next season!"

One game brought Wood a lot of attention, and his worth began to skyrocket.

In the fourth quarter, Su Tian came on to lead the team alone. The point difference at this time had already exceeded 20 points, so in order to protect his own safety, Su Tian did not put too much effort on the offensive end.

Instead, give more performance opportunities to your teammates.

The Warriors wanted to catch up with the score from the beginning of the third quarter, but whether it was Curry or Clay, all three-pointers were missed.

Su Tian knew that this was still affected by his teammates, especially Green and Durant.

In the fourth quarter, Cole still didn't give up, and Clay and Iguodala were still sent on.

But under Su Tian's defensive interference, Clay couldn't do anything he wanted to.

It was already difficult for Iguodala to defend Su Tian. Now that he was affected, Su Tian turned to assisting his teammates, and Iguodala's defense became even more difficult.

In the fourth quarter, the one who received frequent assists from Su Tian was another undrafted player on the team, Vincent.

Although Vincent was an undrafted player, he dared to play hard and was not afraid of confrontation. With Su Tian's support, his three-pointers became more accurate.

"Which one is this?"

"Why do the Lakers have so many outstanding role players? Where did they get them?"

"No wonder the Lakers can win 75 times. It seems that this is not just the work of the Big Three, but the work of the entire Lakers team."

"Vincent is good, but he is a bit short, but I think this should be the easiest player to get rid of from the Lakers, because his and Brunson's positional playing styles are relatively similar."

"The Lakers hide all their good players. They are really nothing!"

In the end, the game ended, and the Lakers won the game 120-98, successfully sweeping the Warriors 4-0 to advance!

At the end of the game, Su Tian still found Curry and Clay to hug and greet them.

"Su, I hope you can win the championship!" Curry looked at Su Tian and said.

Although there was fatigue and sadness in Curry's eyes at this time, Su Tian could still feel Curry's sincere blessing.

"I will, Stephen." Su Tian turned around and looked at Clay beside him.

"Su, after you win the championship, remember to give me a pair of your signature shoes."

"Hahaha okay, I can do it Clay."

Su Tian and Clay are both Anta contract players, and they will continue to cooperate during the offseason.

At this time, Barkley in the commentary box couldn't help but sigh.

"Who would have thought that the Golden State Warriors, who had won two consecutive championships, would be swept by the Lakers!"

Smith nodded and said: "These two teams are relatively legendary teams. The Warriors won two consecutive championships with 73 wins, and the Lakers swept the Warriors with 75 wins. They can both be said to be famous teams in the NBA. .”

"Yes, no matter what the result is, these two teams will definitely be remembered in history."

At the post-game press conference, Su Tian finally felt the victor's interview. In the past, it was always because of various things that the Lakers won but reporters gathered with the Warriors.

"Su, first of all, congratulations on leading your team to a sweep of promotion. The Lakers haven't lost in the playoffs yet. Will the Lakers continue to maintain their undefeated record in the finals?"

"I can only say that I will try my best in every game, but I don't know if I can win the championship undefeated. After all, none of the OK combinations back then did it."

Then another reporter stood up and asked a question.

"Su, what do you think of Green's situation?"

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters immediately raised their attention, wanting to see how Su Tian would respond.

Su Tian smiled slightly, picked up the microphone and said: "I don't know what happened between them, but as teammates, that kind of dynamic is obviously inappropriate. I don't understand Green's approach."

"However, Green's comment obviously helped our Lakers shake the morale of the Warriors, so from this aspect, I would like to thank him instead."

Su Tian said "Thank you Green" and directly pushed Green to the forefront again.

The next day, various reports about Green broke out again.

"The culprit behind the Warriors' defeat—Green!" 》

"Su Tian bluntly said: Thank you Green!" 》

"Is Green an undercover agent sent by the Lakers? 》

"Green shook the morale of the military and was the main reason why the Warriors were swept!" 》

"Fans gather at Oracle and collectively demand Green be traded!" 》

"With the five minor losses of Durant and Green, where will the Warriors go next season?" 》

"The Lakers' Undefeated Road to the Championship!" ! !The biggest contributor—Green! 》

"According to people familiar with the matter, Durant and Green have long been at odds!Please pay attention to *** for more details》

"These are the most likely next destinations for Durant, and the Lakers are on the list!" 》

On the Lakers side, after finishing the interview that day, they returned directly to Los Angeles.

After all, Warriors fans are crazy, and Walton is also afraid of something happening.

After the Lakers leave, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with the Lakers.

On May 5, in the third game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the two teams moved to Toronto.

Because the Lakers successfully advanced, they began to pay attention to the Eastern Conference Finals.

So Walton took the opportunity to call his teammates to watch the live broadcast together.

"Su, who do you think can advance to the finals between these two teams?" Wharton sat next to Su Tian and said.

Su Tian thought for a moment and said, "The Raptors."

"Raptors? Su, the Bucks are leading 2-0 now! Why do you think the Raptors are advancing?"

"Um, just intuitive."

Walton seemed very surprised, because Su Tian usually had a more serious attitude, so Walton also began to think about the possibility of the Raptors advancing.

Su Tian, ​​on the other hand, thought in his heart: "Why? I don't know why, but it has been like this in history."

Soon, the game started.

The Raptors have long been known as home games and away games, and this game was no exception. After taking advantage of the home court, the Raptors outscored the Bucks 30-21 in the first quarter, leading the Bucks by 9 points.

After the first quarter, Wharton looked at Su Tian meaningfully.

But this is only the first section, so we can’t jump to conclusions.

In the second quarter, the Bucks began to counterattack and chase points, and they did achieve good results in the middle. However, before the end of the second quarter, Lowry hit two consecutive three-pointers, widening the point difference again.

The game enters halftime.

"Su, it seems that your prediction is somewhat reasonable. The Raptors will win this eight-point game," Walton said.

Su Tian smiled and said, "Not necessarily, let's see again, but looking at it now, it is true that the Raptors have a better chance."

Soon, the third quarter began.

In the third quarter, the Bucks' pursuit of points became even more fierce, but the Raptors began to become quiet.

Watching the Raptors' adjustment and change in style, this had to remind Su Tian of the previous series between the Raptors and the Cavaliers.

In that series, the Raptors relied on their defense in the third quarter and their explosion in the fourth quarter to win the game.

It seems that the Raptors will use the same tactics in this game.

Sure enough, throughout the third quarter, the Raptors conserved their energy and strengthened their overall defense.

As a result, the Bucks also took the opportunity to catch up with the 5-point difference. The point difference between the two teams returned to single digits. It seemed that the Bucks had a chance to make a comeback.

However, after the fourth quarter started, everyone suddenly discovered, why did the Raptors suddenly become so fierce?
"The fourth quarter suddenly becomes fierce? Does it sound familiar? This, isn't this the King of the Final Quarter, Su?"

"No, Su got stronger on his own. The Raptors suddenly became stronger in the fourth quarter."

"It's still wrong. The two types of improvement are different. The Su one is obviously above the normal level, and the Raptors one is more like returning to the state of full physical strength at the beginning of the game."

"Yes, Su is strengthening, and the Raptors are more like recovering."

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, under the Raptors' offensive, the Bucks' pursuit momentum was directly cut off, and the Raptors once again had the upper hand in morale.

In the end, the game was won by the Raptors, 118-110. Although the final score difference was not big, the situation in the fourth quarter was firmly controlled by the Raptors.

After the game, the score between the two teams reached 2-1, which showed that the Lakers had more time to rest.

Therefore, Walton took the opportunity to directly announce a two-day rest period, and the team's normal training would begin two days later.

Su Tian also returned home, ready to enjoy the hard-won two days of vacation.

After returning home, Su Tian turned on his phone and checked the recent news.

A piece of news instantly attracted Su Tian's attention.

"Warriors management couldn't bear the pressure from fans and began to ask each team about Lin's price"

"Ask about the price of Green? The Warriors want to trade Green? Is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"It's really magical."

(End of this chapter)