Chapter 284: LeBron can actually get to Su Wan in this way!
On the court, Stephen Curry made consecutive shots and scored 5 points in just 7 minutes of the first quarter.

This kid!
Tyronn Lue pointed at Curry and said to Mike Malone next to him: “When he was warming up, he didn’t make any shots. I said that tonight’s opening game was over, but in the end, he kept all of them until the game started!”

The Thunder’s counterattack was a bit hasty.

This is reflected in Westbrook’s increasingly rapid breakthroughs.

This is why Westbrook is often called the “season’s king of turnovers.”

His performance ceiling is very high.

But sometimes it’s too impatient.

For example, at a moment like now, he is too eager to equalize the score, and his impatience leads to some outrageous shots.

This ball went from the side to the basket, and the moment the ball flew out of the hand, it was obviously off target and hit the backboard directly, then bounced to the other side without even touching the basket.

Fortunately, Ibaka jumped up and grabbed the “offensive rebound”.

Turning around and finding Kevin Durant, the ball came into the hands of “Thor”.

Paul George was the one defending him today.

When Kevin Durant got the ball, he immediately got close to him and started a confrontation.

Kevin Durant is not the only player whose core strength has improved in the summer. Paul George has also improved.

Before the preseason began, Tyronn Lue predicted that Paul George would impress the outside world on the defensive end this season.

This has led to some extra attention for Paul George.

As for why what Tyronn Lue, an assistant coach, said could cause such a big reaction.

There is no way, after all, the New York Knicks are the “defending champions” and this is the “Big Apple”.

However, facing the confrontation, Kevin Durant was not panicked at all. He made a “down ball” action during the confrontation and successfully forced Paul George to retreat.

From this, we can see that Paul George wanted to imitate Suwan’s strategy of creating pressure on Kevin Durant in the finals last season. But he could not ignore Kevin Durant’s long arms and legs, which resulted in Kevin Durant having space to shoot the ball the moment he stepped back. He did not hesitate at all and directly raised his hand for a three-pointer.

A solid hit!

Kevin Durant dampened a lot of the noise at the scene.

Mike Malone comforted Paul George: “It’s okay, it’s okay, keep your rhythm, Paul!”

Paul George nodded and held his breath.

The New York Knicks fought back.

It can be seen that after this round, the Thunder no longer allowed Stephen Curry to shoot.

Su Wan noticed this change very sharply and seized the opportunity. He caught the ball at a 45-degree angle on the wing and threw it. After the ball completely left his hands, he ran back quickly with a confident look. After the ball hit the target steadily, it aroused huge cheers from the audience.

snort!
Kevin Durant’s three-pointer against Paul George was responded to in this way.

The momentum is back on the New York Knicks side.

The Thunder continue to look for Kevin Durant.

In the previous round, a “down ball” move forced Paul George back, which made Durant full of confidence at this moment.

A “double change of direction”!
Paul George tried his best, but Kevin Durant still opened up space for him. He raised his hand and shot a long-range 2-pointer.

When Su Wan saw Kevin Durant’s signature offensive scoring, he knew that Kevin Durant was entering his absolute peak.

This move is indeed difficult to defend, and Suwan also patted Paul George on the back, saying “Don’t be discouraged.”

It’s normal that you can’t defend Kevin Durant at this stage!
The coaching staff also focuses on encouragement.

after all……

This is just a regular season game!

It’s actually a good idea to use a game like this to help Paul George accumulate experience.

This season, the New York Knicks coaching staff expects him to become the “defensive core” of the Knicks’ perimeter!
This is the difference between the regular season and the playoffs.

If this were the playoffs, I’m afraid they would replace Suwan in front of Kevin Durant when Kevin Durant made his first shot.

in fact……

Kevin Durant is also looking forward to this happening.

Seeing that the New York Knicks still had Paul George defending him, he made another hit and took a provocative look at the New York bench, revealing a “mysterious smile” that was full of temperament.

At the end of the first quarter, Kevin Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter.

But what made him depressed was:
The New York Knicks still have no intention of changing players, they still put Paul George in front of him to defend.

There was no way. Even though he tried so hard to score, the New York Knicks were still in the lead.

Although Paul George can’t defend Kevin Durant.

But at the same time, the Thunder couldn’t defend against Suwan and Stephen Curry’s bombardment from outside the three-point line.

Stephen Curry scored 11 points in the quarter and Suwan also scored 10 points.

So even if Durant scored 15 points in a single quarter.

The Thunder were still trailing by 7 points.

Westbrook also scored well in a single quarter, scoring 7 points at the end of the first quarter.

But he only made 6 of 2 shots and committed 2 turnovers.

It’s hard to say whether it helps Kevin Durant or causes him trouble.

Apparently…

If Kevin Durant wants Suwan to defend him, what he needs to do now is to defeat Paul George on the offensive end first.

He was more engaged in the second quarter.

Unfortunately, the “Tsunami Brothers” of the New York Knicks are also gaining momentum.

At the end of the first half, the New York Knicks had widened the gap to more than 10 points.

Kevin Durant ran into trouble in the second half.

After adapting in the first half, Paul George gradually mastered some ways to defend Kevin Durant.

This made Durant no longer as relaxed and calm as he was at the beginning.

His efficiency value has declined.

Fortunately, Westbrook held on in the third quarter and the score gap did not widen further.

However, the New York Knicks played steadily until the end and won the opening game smoothly.

Kevin Durant, who was eager to prove himself in front of Suwan, scored a total of 41 points in this game.

29 of those points came in the first half.

Only 12 points in the second half…

Although it was pretty good, it was not as crazy as the first half.

It can be seen that after Paul George adapted, his defense was quite effective.

Of course, it also has something to do with Kevin Durant’s crazy attack in the first half!
In the second half, he was obviously getting more and more tired.

Apart from Kevin Durant, the highest scorer for the Thunder was Westbrook, who scored a total of 26 points, but his shooting percentage was only 40% and he also made 6 turnovers.

Compared to this “king bomb combination”, the “Tsunami Brothers” of the New York Knicks are much more positive.

First of all, Suwan continued his firepower throughout the game, scoring more than 4 points in each of the four quarters. In the end, he scored 7 points, 38 rebounds and 6 assists, and made 5 three-pointers!

Stephen Curry scored 24 points and made 50 three-pointers with a 6% shooting percentage.

Yes, tonight Suwan and Stephen Curry alone made 11 three-pointers!

It’s crazy!
The New York Knicks finally defeated the Thunder by 119 points with a score of 103 to 16!
Kevin Durant looked frustrated after the game.

He came here with great ambition to seek revenge, and thought he would get back at Su Wan, but in the end, he didn’t even see Su Wan, and the team lost by 16 points!
This is really different from his expectations before the game.

Facing the reporter’s microphone, he said helplessly: “I think we still need some time to adapt!”

Bill Walton said: “Just looking at this game, the impact of James Harden’s departure on this team is greater than we thought. The arrival of Monta Ellis can only make up for a small part of the firepower!”

Ellis is a player with no off-ball offensive ability.

This leads to the situation where “one ball is not enough to score” when he, Kevin Durant and Westbrook are on the court.

In the two years that James Harden has been with the Thunder, he actually has the ability to play without the ball.

This is why the “Thunder Big Three” is so suitable.

However, the outside world, including the Thunder management, only noticed James Harden’s role in the substitute rotation stage, and ignored to the greatest extent James Harden’s ability to help them attract firepower when he, Kevin Durant and Westbrook were on the court at the same time.

It can be seen from this game that Westbrook is obviously still very uncomfortable.

These take time…

one more……

“Weren’t Suwan and Stephen too fierce from beyond the three-point line in this game? They alone made 11 three-pointers!”

What a concept!

Barkley read out a set of statistics: “In this game, the Thunder lost 12 points outside the three-point line!”

The New York Knicks made 18 three-pointers in the game, while the Thunder only made 14 three-pointers from beyond the three-point line…

The crazy three-point shooting is really the most terrifying weapon in the league right now.

D’Antoni was very satisfied with Suwan and Stephen Curry’s performance outside the three-point line tonight: “I hope they can maintain their form!”

The next morning, the data of the two of them making 11 three-pointers together was also reported in major media.

Because this is so explosive!
Even in this era, more and more attention is paid to three-pointers.

But in the first game of the new season, Suwan and Stephen Curry contributed such a “three-point rain”, which was beyond everyone’s expectations.

Knew it!
Reggie Miller said: “It’s just a wrong name, not a wrong nickname. Su Wan thought that the two of them should be the Tsunami Brothers. There must be a reason. He should have foreseen this scene!”

Hey, I got caught by this sad guy again!
He believes that this nickname, which became popular last season, will reach its peak this season!

The New York Times put it this way: “In Suwan’s third season in the Big Apple, his Scottie Pippen is finally in place!”

In the first two seasons, Curry’s average points per game was the second highest in the New York Knicks.

But he didn’t make the All-Star team.

Instead, Boris Diaw and Tyson Chandler made the All-Star reserve lineup last season and the season before last, respectively.

Stephen Curry has yet to make the All-Star Game.

However, after this first game, the New York media believes that as long as he maintains his current form, there will be a seat for him in the Eastern Conference All-Star lineup.

As expected of the New York media, they started pouring champagne to Stephen Curry after just the first game!

In addition, Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal’s discussion about Stephen Curry during the commentary also aroused heated discussions from the outside world, and the heated discussions became louder and louder.

Even Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal were stunned:
Could this issue have gotten to such a big level?

They were just chatting casually!

When LeBron James was asked about this topic, he said at the time: “I think a player like Stephen should go to a team that can better demonstrate all his abilities. He is definitely not just a second-in-command. Only the sky is his limit!”

Go away quickly, go away hard!
That’s it!

It must be this way!

Why is it that my “second in command” always goes against me, while that guy’s helpers are always so loyal to him?
Why?
Finally, the time came when it was his turn to sabotage Su Wan!

Then he has to give some good advice, right?

And there is…

He has always believed that if Stephen Curry had been his “second in command”, the Heat would have won the championship in the past two seasons!

Ah!
Anyway, Su Wan is just too lucky. He has met all these top-notch teammates, and he has met some “top-notch” ones!

what?
Why do you think Shaquille O’Neal and Vince Carter won championships when they partnered with him, but not when they partnered with me?

If these two people are sincere in helping me, do you think I can win the championship?

They did it on purpose!
Therefore, LeBron was very happy to sabotage Suwan this time.

This question was also asked to Suwan: “What would you think if Stephen Curry wanted to go to another team to prove himself?”

Su Wan said: “It doesn’t matter what I think. The key is his own thoughts. I respect the thoughts of any teammate!”

Stephen Curry was also asked this question, and his answer was: “Now I just want to help the team win the ‘three consecutive championships’, and the rest will be discussed later!”

Ok!

There is another reason why this matter has become so serious:
This season is the fourth year of Stephen Curry’s rookie contract. After this season, he will sign a new contract. However, Stephen Curry has not signed a new contract extension with the team.

From the gossip that has come out so far:

The New York Knicks have a contract for Stephen Curry.

But Stephen Curry did not renew his contract in advance.

No one knows the specific reason!
This is why public opinion is so loud at the moment.

Curry was quite happy when he learned from other reporters about Suwan’s opinion on the matter.

Back in the locker room, when they were alone, Stephen Curry had a brief chat with Suwan.

Curry asked a question: “If I don’t renew my contract now, will it affect the team’s season?”

Su Wan said: “Don’t worry, man, it’s not a big deal!”

Curry nodded.

The conversation between the two ended.

Soon, the New York Knicks also ushered in the second game of the new season, still at home, and the team challenging them was the Washington Wizards.

John Wall, the No. 10 pick in , challenges Suwan for the first time this season.

This is his third season in his career.

In terms of the degree of improvement alone, John Wall has not met the expectations of the outside world.

When he first entered the NBA, everyone expected him to become the “next Derrick Rose”. He performed very well in his first season, averaging 16.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

If there hadn’t been a “repeater” that year, the “Best Rookie” award would most likely have been his.

But in the “shortened season” that just passed, the long offseason probably affected his preparations, and the busy schedule also made him extremely uncomfortable. He averaged only 16.3 points and 8 assists per game.

Compared with the first season, the overall data can only be described as “barely the same”.

In the first game of this season, his performance was not very good, with only 19 points and 7 assists… Of course, a player’s performance is never “game by game”. What kind of performance he can achieve in the third season of his career will have to be tested in the rest of the season.

However, his performance in this game against the New York Knicks was not good, with only 16 points and 6 assists.

As a point guard, his best ability in organizing and passing the ball was completely defeated by Dio.

And his personal ability on the offensive end is not as outstanding as Stephen Curry.

Barkley looked at his performance and was very puzzled: “John’s talent is considered top-notch among guards, right? Why hasn’t he exploded yet?”

Rookies should watch for three years!
Even for rookies who enter the league in their freshman year, they will be 21 years old in their third year, which is a very awkward age. If they don’t explode this season, their future will be basically fixed.

Shaquille O’Neal thought of someone: “I think John Wall is a guy like Baron Davis. God gave him outstanding talents, but he didn’t fully transform them. Because even if they just maintain their current abilities, they are already top players in the league!”

Barkley couldn’t refute this.

John Wall’s statistics are far from what the outside world expects of him, but if compared with other players in the league, they are really not bad at all!

Absolutely first-class!
Inertia has kept John Wall from reaching the heights he could have reached.

Barkley knows that this seems a pity, but it is actually the most unchangeable thing:
Just like when he attended a “breakfast club” and left immediately, cursing, “If I could be as hardworking as Michael, I would have been number one in the league long ago!”

This seems to be saying that he is talented.

But in fact, it means that Michael Jordan’s diligence and hard work are not inhuman!
People often only focus on static talents and dynamic talents. But compared to these talents that can be measured by data, there are also some hidden talents that are necessary for a player to be more successful!
For example, diligence, and attitude!

If John Wall doesn’t have that kind of talent, then he will be destined to be the next “Baron Davis”!
The New York Knicks won this game easily.

The Wizards are truly a typical rebuilding team!
Apart from John Wall, there is no other player worth mentioning.

Well, in fact, even John Wall couldn’t perform tonight!
However, this game has sparked heated discussion again.

because……

Suwan and Stephen Curry made 9 three-pointers together tonight!

“This is crazy!”

“Is there anyone who can take care of these two people?”

“OMG, Suwan and Stephen Curry, they are definitely the strongest ‘duo’ this year!”

Countless media outlets were amazed at the hot form of Suwan and Stephen Curry from beyond the three-point line.

Of course, there are still media outlets that believe their hot streak from beyond the three-point line will not last forever.

But the result…

In the third game of the regular season, Suwan and Stephen Curry once again made 10 three-pointers, and the New York Knicks defeated the Utah Jazz;
In the fourth game of the regular season, these two people made a total of 8 three-pointers, and the Knicks got off to a “four-game winning streak”!
Until November 11, when Suwan and Stephen Curry faced the Nuggets that night, their touch from beyond the three-point line was finally not that hot. But the two still scored a total of 20 three-pointers.

In the 9 regular season games that have been played, the New York Knicks have 8 wins and 1 loss.

Suwan and Stephen Curry averaged 9 three-pointers per game.

Among them, Stephen Curry made 4 three-pointers in each game, and Suwan made 5 three-pointers in each game!

So far this season, their average three-point shooting percentages are 43.5% and 45.5% respectively, and Su Wan has the higher three-point shooting percentage!
Compared to Suwan’s hot form beyond the three-point line, Stephen Curry’s average of 4 three-pointers per game this season has caused heated discussions across the United States.

After all, Su Wan has won the “scoring champion” title four times.

He is famous for being able to play with or without the ball, and he has honed his mid-range and three-point shooting abilities step by step under everyone’s watch. Therefore, Suwan’s scoring ability is obvious to all.

On the contrary, Stephen Curry’s shooting ability from beyond the three-point line has improved so quickly this season that it has surprised the outside world.

Although everyone knows that Stephen Curry is a “three-point shooter”, no one expected him to be so strong this season!
Most media analyses end up mentioning a key point:

Cylinder whistle!

This makes players across the league become significantly more restrained when defending, in order to prevent themselves from touching the “cylinder” of the ball handler and thus committing a foul in vain.

As for a three-point shooter like Stephen Curry who has enough accuracy, the best way to defend him is to constantly confront him and not give him space to shoot.

But now, the “cylinder rule” forces defenders to give up shooting space.

At this time, for a “sharpshooter” like Stephen Curry, it all depends on his own touch.

When Su Wan heard the experts say this, he subconsciously wanted to refute;
“Stephen Curry has a cylinder?”

He is the least “cylindrical” player in the league.

However, after watching the replay, he found that the experts were not talking nonsense this time, and Stephen Curry is indeed still protected by the “cylinder”.

Mainly because this is the first year that the league rules have been implemented.

As we all know, the league rules are most strictly enforced in the first year of implementation.

Then I slowly relaxed…

The most typical one is the “5 seconds of back-to-the-basket”!
As long as the frequency is not high, the referees will generally turn a blind eye!

Now I can’t tolerate any grain of sand in my eyes!
The outside world gradually reached a consensus and had a consistent view:

The first “beneficiary” after the rule change has appeared!

Stephen Curry!

Su Wan just wants to say: Wait a little longer, the rule that will benefit Stephen Curry the most has not come out yet!

It was also changed for some people, but the biggest beneficiary was Stephen Curry…

David Stern also noticed this wave of public opinion, and at the time he showed an expression that said “See, I knew it!”

Ever since the rules were modified specifically for LeBron James, and Suwan ended up soloing the entire court with the “SOMA step,” he knew very well that this would never work.

The ability value of this alliance is still too high!

And David Stern is very sure that Stephen Curry is definitely not the first “beneficiary” of this rule change!
As expected, the Golden State Warriors became the focus of the outside world in the following period of time.

The “bearded second generation” who just came to Southern California from Oklahoma in the summer joined the Warriors and directly became the core player of the Warriors in the new season.

When the news that Steve Kerr took a different approach and let him play the number one position came out, it caused quite a stir.

James Harden is the “best sixth man” on the Thunder.

There is still a big difference between the core of the substitute rotation stage and the core of the regular stage. The media are very curious whether James Harden can consume the sudden increase in ball possession.

As a result, he not only digested it well, but also… became the second beneficiary of the rules. And to be honest, he benefited much more than Stephen Curry.

After all, under the protection of the “cylinder”, the shooting space is larger than before. This is not exclusive to Stephen Curry. Every player will have such protection when shooting.

but……

James Harden averages 10 free throws per game, which is not something every player can do!

He averaged no more than six free throws per game last season.

Suddenly it increased by 4 times!
The league is unlikely to give him extra care just because he joined the Warriors. And among the new generation of stars, he is not the most outstanding one, and the league is even less likely to take the initiative to make him the “Porcelain King”.

After the media analyzed his playing style, they found that he was the number one person who exploited the rules!

When James Harden is playing one-on-one with the ball, he always likes to attract defenders to reach out and interfere with him. The moment the opponent stretches out his hand, he will immediately raise his hand to create a confrontation.

As long as the defender does not have time to reach back his hand, the referee must blow the whistle.

Because the defender violated James Harden’s “cylinder”!
Relying on this trick, although James Harden only averaged 17.1 shots per game this season and his shooting percentage was only 43.8%, he could score 25.9 points per game, which is almost 10 points higher than his average points per game last season.

This is simply…

In addition, James Harden has 4.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists.

He instantly became the top defender in the league!

Many experts began to laugh at the Thunder for letting go of such a “rising star”!
Judging from the statistics alone, James Harden is already at the “superstar” level this season.

This is not something that a Monta Ellis can handle!
The Thunder are in big trouble.

In other words, the Warriors’ record so far this season is not very good. They have only won 14 of the 6 games they have played, which is not even 50%. Otherwise, there would not be so little ridicule.

However, most media believe that the Golden State Warriors will become another outstanding “youth army” in the future!
Because most of the main players in the team are newcomers.

For example, James Harden, Klay Thompson, and “North Carolina Blackhawk” Barnes!

Adam Silver felt annoyed when he saw these two “beneficiaries of the rules” popping up one by one.

Fortunately, this time, LeBron’s breakthrough did become more ferocious with the change of this rule.

Otherwise…

I’m afraid he’s going to go crazy!

On November 11, the New York Knicks challenged the Hawks away and won the game.

Their entire journey ended in November.

They won 15 of the 13 games.

Ranked first in the Eastern Conference.

This season, compared to everyone’s predictions before the game, the entire Eastern and Western Conference rankings are quite unexpected.

In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks ranked first in the Eastern Conference, which met everyone’s expectations.

The Heat followed closely behind with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses, which was something most media did not expect.

They thought Wade was getting old and the team’s vitality was beginning to dry up.

But the result…

The arrival of Holiday and the iron gate formed by Battier on the outside, so that Wade no longer needs to be responsible for defense, only needs to do a good job on the offensive end, which reduces a lot of his burden. He can devote all his energy to the offensive end, and the overall score has not dropped much compared to last season.

In addition, after Chris Bosh was reactivated, he and Kevin Love played very good chemistry.

First of all, starting from this season, Love has developed a three-point shot, just like before, which can make the space under the basket more unobstructed.
Secondly, Love, who has not lost weight, has the ability to defend. His top defense and Chris’s rim protection are definitely a top 5 combination in the current league’s inside line.

This is the ranking on the defensive end. If it is on the offensive end…

At least the top 3!

At present, it seems that only the combination of Zach Randolph and Gasol Jr. of the Pacers can make them frown.

The inside combinations of other teams, including Kevin Garnett and Howard of the Timberwolves, will not be inferior to them when facing them.

With this ace combination, the Heat quickly achieved a record of 1 wins and 2 losses after starting the new season with 10 win and 2 losses!

Judging from their performance since November, their momentum is no less than that of the New York Knicks.

Third in the Eastern Conference is the Indiana Pacers.

The transition of power is not an easy thing. Leonard’s career trajectory has changed a lot compared to the original one. Originally, he would take more offensive responsibilities in the next season, but in the Pacers, he became the offensive core in the second season. This resulted in the Pacers only achieving a record of 9 wins and 6 losses even though they had the combination of Zach Randolph and Gasol.

Fourth in the Eastern Conference is the Bulls. Their record is the same as that of the Pacers, except that they lost to the Pacers once in November. According to the win-loss difference between the two teams, they are ranked fourth.

This is the new “Top 4” in the East.

It looks like there is no change from last season.

But the Heat’s continued strength was something most media people did not expect.

In addition, the Bobcats ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

Lillard, who they selected this summer, has performed very well so far. In 11 games in November, he averaged 15 points and 19 assists per game, which is the data of a first-class guard in the league. Under his leadership, the Bobcats successfully entered the top eight in the Eastern Conference.

This is something no one expected!

Even though the new season has just begun and there is still a long time before the end of the season, ranking 7th in the Eastern Conference now does not mean that we can still rank in this position in the future.

But the problem is…

The Bobcats have never been on the table before!
There was actually a seat for him to sit for a while this time, which was an incredible thing in itself.

But what surprised the outside media even more was that this time the Bobcats’ choice did not fail!

Lillard’s performance is the best among the 12th rookies so far.

The “number one scholar” obviously still needs to grow!
Michael Jordan did such a good job in this draft that the media was a little uncomfortable for a while. Even the Charlotte media was a little surprised. Their “God” actually made the most correct choice this time?

This……

It shouldn’t be!

Over there in the west.

The top-ranked team surprised everyone.

It turned out to be the San Antonio Spurs, a “classic car” that is generally recognized as being as old as it can be!
They lost in the semi-finals last season, but this did not affect the team’s continued strong form at all.

Knew it!
As long as Tim Duncan is here, this team will never fall!
Even if they are a “regular season powerhouse”, they are still a “powerhouse”!

For Popovich, “playing badly in a weak year” is completely meaningless, and 2013 was definitely a “weak year for the draft”, with even the “hot favorite for the No. pick” being average.

The overall quality is worse than in 12.

Therefore, there is no point in playing badly, it is better to enter the playoffs and sell more tickets!

Then the second place in the West was a little unexpected:

Minnesota Timberwolves!
The combination of James, Howard and Kevin Garnett did not cause much shock to the outside world, and people were still skeptical. But unexpectedly, they really played well from the beginning of the new season.

Especially with the support of the new rules, this team’s impact on the basket is one of the strongest in the entire league.

The third team in the Western Conference is the Thunder.

They could have been ranked even higher.

But the loss to the New York Knicks in the opening game obviously had a certain impact on them. The Thunder won one game and lost one game afterwards, and it took them a long time to adjust.

The Lakers are fourth in the Western Conference!

This is in line with what most media predicted before the start of the new season.

Kobe has been declining since his peak, and even when partnered with Chris Paul, he could only climb to this position given the considerable problems in the interior.

The Western Conference is as strong as ever this season. Although it has not pulled too far ahead of the Eastern Conference, the top three teams all won more than 10 games in the first month.

The Lakers have won just nine games…

On December 12, the league announced the “Player of the Month” for the first month.

The East gave the “Tsunami Brothers”…

That’s no problem!
苏万场均28.8分7篮板6.8助攻1.8抢断1.2盖帽；斯蒂芬-库里场均22.2分3.4篮板4.4助攻；

By the end of November, the two of them could make 11 three-pointers per game.

With such performance, it won’t be a big problem for him to win the Eastern Conference “Player of the Month” award.

In the West, the “Best of the Month” award was also given to a pair of duos.

That’s Howard and LeBron.

霍华德新赛季到目前为止场均25.4分13.6篮板，而勒布朗-詹姆斯场均22.2分6.4篮板8.4助攻。两个人一起拿下“月最佳”也没什么大问题。

However, in the eyes of outside media, the league is trying its best to support LeBron!

Because when these two groups both won the “Best of the Month” in November, a topic came up:
Suwan and Curry, LeBron and Howard, who is the strongest “duo” this season!
Minnesota naturally has enough confidence in LeBron and Howard. They believe that the strongest duo this season must be LeBron and Howard.

The New York media is no less impressive!

As the two media started arguing, discussions about the two groups in the outside world suddenly became louder.

Amid the heated discussions, time came to December 12, and the New York Knicks went to Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves.

Suwan and LeBron’s first meeting of this season is here!
A week has passed since the media began discussing which side is the strongest “duo” on December 12.

Barkley finally waited for this game, and he really didn’t expect it:

LeBron can actually get to Suwan in this way!
He couldn’t help but admire this alliance’s ability to organize things!
Okay, tonight only!

After tonight, this topic should come to an end!
In Barkley’s view, Suwan and the New York Knicks will definitely be the ultimate winners.

He had watched this episode many times!

That night, the stands at the Timberwolves’ home court were filled with fans early on. All Minnesotans shared a common hatred of the enemy, and when Suwan and others entered the scene, they all howled like wolves.

This is the characteristic of the Timberwolves home court!

It must be said that the Timberwolves’ home atmosphere is still very strong this season.

This has to do with the return of Kevin Garnett.

The “Old Wolf King” has returned, and many old fans have also returned!
They know that Kevin Garnett is not as good as he used to be, but they don’t come to the stadium expecting the 35-year-old Kevin Garnett to do anything. They just come to reminisce about their youth.

At the same time, the Timberwolves’ recovery in performance this season is also key. The Minnesota media is looking forward to the second place in the Western Conference this season, but this expectation comes with trepidation.

fine……

Finally it happened!

The wolf howls continued throughout the stadium until the home team players came on the field.

LeBron and Howard, wearing Timberwolves uniforms, walked out amid cheers. It can be seen that they have adapted to their current identities.

The last person to walk out was Kevin Garnett.

I have to say that spending 12 years of my youth in this city has paid off.

Even now, Kevin Garnett is the focus of the whole game!

In Minnesota, he is the “King”!
When he came out and saw Suwan and the New York Knicks members, his expression suddenly became serious.

The day has finally come:
He wants to prove in this game how wrong it was for the New York Knicks not to accept his advances in the summer!
(End of this chapter)