NBA Old Age Star System

Chapter 402: The storm in the East, slapping professionals in the face?

Regarding Su Tian's report, Butler naturally saw it.

When he heard Su Tian say that the Heat would be defeated 4-0, Adebayor next to Butler suddenly shuddered.

"Jimmy, what's wrong with you? Are you okay?" Adebayor asked with concern.

"I am fine."

Butler had no expression on his face, and after finishing speaking, he turned and left toward the training ground.

"Jimmy, what are you doing?"

"train!"

"But isn't today's training over?"

"Then practice more!!"

At this time, Adebayor wanted to dissuade him again, but was quickly stopped by Vincent on the side.

I saw Vincent whispering: "You don't want your life! If you keep talking, I'll train you!"

After being stopped by Vincent, Adebayor realized how dangerous he was just now.

As for the Lakers, after the Western Conference Finals against the Clippers, Walton directly arranged for the team to have two days of rest.

Although there was no back and forth with the Clippers, the intensity of this series was not low, and the team's main players were consumed a lot.

Even Brunson has some injury risks due to his frequent confrontations with James in the fourth game.

This was discovered by the team doctor during a routine examination.

Except for Brunson, others are not much better. George's shoulder, Kuzma's ankle, and Thick Eyebrow's back all have varying degrees of damage.

In other words, Su Tian still maintained a normal state of health, and the others were more or less uncomfortable.

Time quickly came to the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals.

This game is still being played in Miami, and the starting lineups of both teams have not changed much.

And because the Celtics defeated the Heat in the third game before, the Celtics are now in particularly good overall condition. The core players are full of confidence and are bound to bring the score back to a 2-2 tie.

However, sometimes things just don't go the way you expect.

After the game started, the Celtics took the lead and immediately took the lead.

Just when the Celtics were about to open up the score, Butler suddenly took action and made several consecutive breakthroughs to the basket causing damage, causing the Celtics' inside line to have to make substitutions and adjustments.

After the Celtics made substitutions and adjustments, Tatum made two consecutive mistakes, causing the offensive rhythm that was finally established to disappear.

The Heat also caught up with the score. At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were only 1 point apart.

During the break, Stevens and Spoelstra began to have an invisible confrontation. The two held tactical boards to explain tactics and talked endlessly.

Soon the second quarter will start.

Just when everyone was ready to appreciate the arrangements of the two tactician masters, the Heat's rookie player Shiro began to show his toughness.

Hiero hit three consecutive three-pointers, not only turning a blind eye to Stevens' defensive tactics, but also turning a blind eye to Spoelstra's tactical arrangements.

Although Hiro's approach is not part of the tactical arrangement at this time, at this time, as long as he can score, it is a good goal!

Spoelstra naturally understands this truth, and even took the lead in applauding Hiero from the sidelines. Spoelstra gave enough face.

LeBron James, who was watching the game at this time, had already begun to recall his life in Miami, and tears of envy flowed from the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

Thanks to Hiero's three-pointers, the Heat directly overtook the score in the second quarter and led the Celtics by 5 points.

At the end of the first half, the Heat still led by 5 points.

At halftime, Stevens and Spoelstra began to rack their brains again to plan tactics for the second half.

Although the Heat took the lead at halftime, it was not a tactical failure, so Stevens was still full of confidence in his arrangement.

Su Tian was also paying attention to this game and was not surprised at all to see the Heat's resilience. Su Tian even expected this.

Soon the intermission ended and the second half began.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the two teams still chose the starting lineup from the first quarter.

Stevens, who was full of confidence at the beginning of the third quarter, was severely beaten.

Not only did Hiero maintain a good condition, but even Butler caused consecutive kills.

On the other hand, the Celtics didn't know if they were hit in the second quarter, which caused Tatum and Brown to be out of shape.

At this time, Stevens could only comfort himself in his heart.

"After all, he is a young player, and it is normal to be a little immature."

But halfway through the third quarter, the Heat opened the point difference to double digits in one fell swoop, and Stevens had to return to reality and call a timeout.

After Tatum came off the court, he covered his head with a towel, and Brown lowered his head and said nothing. Obviously, neither of them was satisfied with their performance.

On the Heat side, the atmosphere was harmonious. Spoelstra was very satisfied with Butler's performance and Herro's performance, even if sometimes the two did not play according to the tactical arrangement.

However, I have to say that Stevens is indeed capable. After the timeout to adjust, the Celtics came on the court again, obviously improved, and the score reached single digits again.

At the end of the third quarter, the score difference between the two teams was once again chased to 5 points.

The fans at the scene were also very surprised by the Celtics' performance. They did not expect that this young team would adjust so quickly.

The two sides played again in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics' condition improved a lot after adjusting.

Tatum hit a three-pointer as soon as he came on the court, and then Brown also broke through and made a contribution, but the Heat did not respond.

Just when everyone thought the Heat were at their wits end, Vincent and Adebayor suddenly stood up. The two scored consecutively through cooperation, stabilizing the Heat's lead.

However, as time goes by, the point difference is slowly getting smaller, and before you know it, the point difference has reached 1 point.

Just when the Celtics were about to catch up with the score, Butler suddenly exerted his strength and hit two consecutive mid-range shots to stabilize the situation.

Immediately afterwards, Butler directly stole Tatum on the defensive end, got the ball and directly counterattacked with a fast break.

At this time, it was too late for the Celtics to chase points.

最终比赛结束，热火109-104拿下比赛，巴特勒拿到26分5助攻6篮板2抢断。

Although Tatum and Brown both scored 20+ for the Celtics, there was no third player who scored 20 points.

The big score in the Eastern Conference Finals came to 3-1, with the Heat leading.

Immediately after this game ended, the Heat's winning rate in the Eastern Conference Finals was significantly increased. Obviously everyone expressed enough respect for the Heat.

To put it bluntly, the Heat's performance convinced all these experts and critics.After watching this game, Su Tian was basically sure that the Lakers' opponent in the finals would be the Heat.

In the post-game interview, Butler was naturally asked about what Su Tian said before.

"Jimmy, what do you think of what Su said before?"

Butler would not pretend to say that he had not seen the report, but would admit it openly.

"Yes, I did see the interview about Su. He said that the Heat will be defeated in 4 games, but I have to say that he should prepare tissues first, because I will beat him until he wants to cry."

"Jimmy, what do you think about the next game against the Celtics? Do you think the Heat need a few games to solve the opponent."

Butler thought for a while and said: "The Celtics are a mature team. I can't underestimate them. I don't know how many games I will play, because I will not be afraid no matter how many games I play. In the end, I will not underestimate them." Victory will eventually belong to the Heat!"

The next day, the Heat's local media directly quoted Butler's words as a front-page headline.

"The final victory will eventually belong to the Heat!" ! 》

Regarding Butler's response, Su Tian only found out about it when he read the news reports the next day. However, Su Tian did not think Butler was exaggerating, nor did he look down on Butler because of it.

To a certain extent, Butler is actually the same type of person as Su Tian, ​​both of whom are willing to give everything for the final victory.

Su Tian will also talk trash on the court, but those are the means to obtain the final victory, not the goal.

After the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Lakers resumed normal training, and the training content was more geared toward the Heat.

With the current situation in the Eastern Conference, Walton knew that the Heat had a greater chance of winning without even asking Su Tian.

So there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Lakers' arrangement.

After a round of normal training, Su Tian and Nongmei sat together to rest.

"Anthony, how is your back? Is it feeling better?" Su Tian asked with concern.

"Much better, Su, don't worry, it will definitely not delay our finals!"

"That's good, but we still have to put our own health first. We still have a long time ahead!"

After speaking, Su Tian patted Nongmei's shoulder.

This conversation seemed simple, but the thick eyebrows were very useful, and I secretly made up my mind.

"Compared with last season, the Lakers replaced Butler with me. If they fail to win the championship, all the reasons must be my fault! So I must not let Su down!"

On Su Tian's side, after talking to Nongmei, he found George.

"Paul, how are you? Are you feeling better?"

George smiled and said, "No problem, Su, I will definitely be able to lock down that guy Jimmy in the finals!"

"Okay Paul, but you still have to pay attention to your health. If it doesn't work, you can force Jimmy towards me and I will help you defend."

"Don't worry, Su, I'll take care of it!"

In fact, George seems to be much more relaxed this season, but he has encountered much more criticism than last season. The main reason for this is the decline in data.

Last season George was still the second team leader and was even selected for the regular season MVP list, but this season he didn't even make the third team.

So George was under a lot of pressure at this time, and he just wanted to perform well in the finals and clear his name.

Su Tian walked around and talked seriously with everyone on the team.

Under the influence of the "big boss", the team's atmosphere and centripetal force are rising steadily.

Two days later, the Eastern Conference Finals moved to Boston for Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Before the game started, many experts predicted that the Heat would win this game directly and advance to the finals 4-1.

But when the competition actually started, these experts fell silent again.

Because the Celtics had an absolute advantage at the beginning of the game, Tatum and Brown had a good touch and hit three-pointers continuously. It rained three-pointers right from the beginning of the game.

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics had a 10-point lead.

"Jimmy is really interesting. He seems to be the nemesis of these experts. As long as Jimmy's predictions are involved, they are never accurate." Su Tian complained secretly in his heart.

As time went by, the first half ended.

Although the Celtics took a 10-point lead in the first quarter, the Heat did not give up easily. They still worked hard to chase points in the second quarter. Unfortunately, there was still an 8-point difference at the end of the first half.

During the halftime break, no one, no matter the commentators or experts, made predictions at will, because everyone was afraid of being slapped in the face by the Heat.

Soon the intermission ended and the second half began.

The Heat's counterattack in the second half was still very strong, but the Celtics showed their tenacity and kept fighting to hold on to the lead without daring to relax.

In the end, with the joint efforts of the Celtics team, they still held on to the lead and successfully pulled back the game, with the big score reaching 3-2.

Butler's expression was not good after the game, and he only gave mechanical answers when interviewed by many reporters.

But at the end of the interview, Butler said something.

"Just wait, I will end this series in the next game!"

After Butler said this, he turned around and left. The reporters at the scene, after being stunned for a few seconds, instantly became excited and rushed to interview Butler.

But at this time, Butler had turned around and left, clearly unwilling to be interviewed by reporters.

The next day, when Butler's words were reported, everyone said that Butler was too arrogant and disrespected his opponents.

But when Su Tian saw these reports and comments, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Does this Butler have a slap-in-the-face system? The more he slanders him, the more he wins."

However, despite Su Tian's complaints, Su Tian still believes that the Heat will reach the finals.

But at this time, Wharton didn't dare to be so sure, so he hurriedly found Su Tian.

"Su, um, who has a greater chance of winning, the Heat or the Celtics?"

Su Tian smiled after hearing what Walton said and said, "Coach, haven't we practiced the tactics against the Heat and the Celtics? What are we still worried about?"

"It's bad, I'm also anxious. I can't determine my opponent, and I can't sleep."

Su Tian heard that he stepped forward and patted Wharton on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, coach. Whether it's against the Heat or the Celtics, we have an absolute advantage. There's no doubt about it, so we don't have to worry about who our opponents are, because they are not our opponents."

"I know, but I still want to ask you, who do you think has a better chance?"

Su Tian said directly without thinking: "Heat."

(End of this chapter)