Chapter 286 LeBron is in pain
LeBron is back in Miami.

LeBron has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Especially after winning the “November Player of the Month Award” and being called “one of the strongest duos of the season” by the league media, he couldn’t wait to confront the Heat fans and ask, “Do you regret it now?”

Just thinking about the expressions of the Heat fans after hearing these words made him secretly happy.

Unfortunately, he didn’t make it back here when he was at the height of his popularity.

But now he is still popular…

In the match against the New York Knicks, the Timberwolves exposed their lack of outside shooting ability.

The next team faced the Timberwolves and copied this defensive set, but when they used it against LeBron, it didn’t have such an obvious effect.

This is not just one game, but several games in a row.

Although LeBron’s shooting performance in these games has not reached the level of astonishing, as long as the opponent does not take his shooting seriously and gives him enough space, he can still punish him.

After watching several of LeBron’s games, Barkley overturned his previous conclusion: “It can be seen that LeBron’s shooting level has improved over the years, but I don’t know why he becomes extremely unconfident when shooting against Suwan!”

Shaquille O’Neal told him the answer: “The reason is that he was scared of Su Wan, so every time he met him, he would unconsciously get nervous, which caused him to be too stressed, so when shooting, he would be very cautious, so cautious that he resisted!”

It just so happened that Karl Malone was one of the commentators for this episode.

Hearing Shaquille O’Neal say this, Barkley turned to Karl Malone and asked, “Man, have you ever had this happen to you? After the ’98 Finals?”

Karl Malone thought for a moment: “I only had one thought at the time: OK, this is Michael, but if the Jazz play the Bulls again, I believe the game will still be very tense.”

What he wanted to say is:
Losing to Michael Jordan is not a shame for him, but it also does not mean that he is afraid of Michael Jordan.

However, he could understand why LeBron was so afraid of Suwan: “If I were to face an opponent whom I had never defeated in my career, whether in the regular season or the playoffs, I would try my best to avoid scoring in a way that I am not good at, just like LeBron James did not dare to shoot easily when facing Suwan!”

“Just like when I faced Michael, I would try not to hold the ball as much as possible!”

He still hasn’t gotten over the moment when the ball was stolen at the critical moment.

The topic gradually went off topic, but this is TNT’s commentary style.

Unbridled!

What caused the outside world to discuss was that these guys said that LeBron was afraid of Su Wan, so he didn’t dare to shoot. Most of the media agreed with this point:
Even though LeBron is full of fighting spirit every time he meets Suwan, in fact, every time he meets Suwan, his playing style will involuntarily regress to the “04 young James” stage. This is enough to explain the problem.

Before the game between the Heat and the Timberwolves, many media outlets zoomed in on LeBron and asked him, “LeBron, you didn’t dare to shoot in the game against Suwan. Was it because of Suwan?”

LeBron expressed strong opposition: “Every opponent has a different response strategy. I will adjust my shooting choices according to the opponent. This does not mean that I dare not shoot. This is a ridiculous thing!”

Then he fiddled with the book in his hand, and he was very eager for the reporter to ask about the book.

There is no way. His recent responses such as “Is there a player named Wall in the New York Knicks?” and “I’m an NBA player, why should I read books?” made him appear as a “big fool” with an empty head in the eyes of quite a number of fans.

This is seriously inconsistent with the image of “high IQ player” that his team has been creating.

This was the solution his team came up with after much thought, asking him to enter the interview room with a book in his hand during the interview, creating an image of a “reader”. As a result, the impact of his previous “big fool” remarks was gradually eliminated.

LeBron’s constant signaling was effective. A reporter saw his book and asked: “LeBron, why do you carry a book with you?”

LeBron was overjoyed, but his face remained calm. He held up the book and said to the reporter, “Are you talking about this book? Actually, reading has always been my hobby. What I like most is reading.”

When they heard him say this, all the reporters were stunned and looked at each other, wondering what he was talking about.

“For example, what I’m reading now…” LeBron raised the book in his hand.

Classic…

“godfather”!
“I love this work, great work!”

Seeing him so emotional, the reporter asked him a question: “LeBron, can you recite the classic lines from The Godfather?”

“Uh, The Godfather? Uh… uh… there are, there are too many. There are many famous quotes and lines… To sum up, it is… uh…” LeBron began to stammer as the reporter asked questions.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more cheerful.

The reporter continued his questioning: “Just pick the one you like best!”

LeBron heard the sarcasm in his words and said angrily: “I mean, a lot of… um… this movie will be played for 9 hours, what else do you want me to answer? Anyway… this is a great work!”

Fortunately, the journalists were highly professional, otherwise the entire interview room would have been laughing.

The next reporter asked the question back to the game: “LeBron, this is your first time back in South Beach. Are you confident you can win this game?”

When talking about this topic, LeBron’s rough and dark face flashed a bit of anger, and the whole person became serious: “Although I have left many good memories here, I will leave with victory!”

The Miami media often ridiculed LeBron before the game.

Because even if LeBron left, the Heat’s record did not decline, which shows that LeBron is not important to the Heat. Even if other stars came to Miami, the Heat might have entered the finals long ago!

and so……

Blame it all on LeBron!

This is the attitude of the whole of Miami right now!

This is equivalent to putting the blame for the poor performance of Miami’s “Big Three” on LeBron’s back. This is naturally unacceptable to LeBron, who has been passing the buck throughout his career.

This game is not just an ordinary regular season game, but also a battle of face!

The reporter had one last question: “LeBron, what impact do you think your two years in Miami have on your career?”

LeBron said: “It has no impact!”

These remarks were his most direct response to the Miami media.

therefore……

When he walked into the arena, boos filled the entire American Airlines Arena, and the Miami fans who saw him poured trash talk into his ears:
“Damn it LeBron, look how well we’re doing without you!”

“You should have left long ago. You wasted two years of our time!”

“LeBron, don’t you even know the most classic quote from the Godfather? I tell you, you don’t even want to call me dad!”

……

Amid the jeers, LeBron sat down on the bench with a grim look on his face, and the huge boos continued.

The Heat players came out to huge cheers.

Wade glanced toward the Timberwolves bench.

Since he and LeBron broke up, they haven’t been in touch again. This is the first time they meet as opponents. Wade wondered whether to go and say hello, but if LeBron ignored him, it would be a bit awkward.

After hesitating for a while and thinking about today’s newspaper, he gave up and quietly sorted out his equipment and prepared for battle…

LeBron saw everything, and his fighting spirit became even stronger.

Before going on the court, he specifically said to Howard and other Timberwolves players: “We must win tonight!”

Then the competition officially began.

Howard jumps the ball with Chris Bosh.

The ball belongs to the Timberwolves.

As soon as LeBron got the ball, Wade came over to defend. His interference attracted all of LeBron’s attention, and when Holiday came to help from the side, LeBron was already surrounded.

As he shouted anxiously, the ball was intercepted and the Heat quickly counterattacked. Wade passed the ball to Holiday, who passed it back to assist Wade in scoring the goal.

This is the “Wejo Connection”.

Wade didn’t know why, but when he saw LeBron jumping up and down at his teammates, he suddenly remembered that if he was connected with LeBron, he would probably be the one passing the ball most of the time.

He doesn’t care about this. In his opinion, assists and finishes are part of team offense.

But compared to LeBron, it seems that Holiday is more willing to focus on him?

This goal was a microcosm of the entire game that was to follow.

Spoelstra coached LeBron for two years and knows very well what LeBron’s weaknesses are.

Compared with the New York Knicks’ double-team defense, the Heat’s defensive strategy against LeBron is a more extreme “double-team in advance”. As long as LeBron reaches the three-point line, he will be double-teamed immediately, not giving him any chance to direct his teammates’ movements, testing his ability to pass the ball in time.

Spoelstra is well aware that many of LeBron’s average of six or seven assists per game are earned by holding the ball for long periods of time.

Allen Iverson averaged 7 assists per game for several seasons, but no one said he had good organizational skills.

The reason is that his assists basically come from his “breakthrough passes”, rather than the kind of passing the ball to the No. 1 position that relies on vision to find scoring opportunities for teammates.

LeBron is a player like Allen Iverson, who relies on “breakthrough and pass” to complete the pass and get assists.

When he’s not in penetration mode, his passes don’t provide timely and effective feedback.

It can be seen from the first quarter alone that LeBron James only made one assist.

Many times, the ball he passed required the ball handler to reorganize and look for shooting opportunities…

The Timberwolves’ offense stagnated.

Here we have to talk about Holiday. This is not the first time that Bill Walton has commented on the Heat’s game, nor is it the first time that he has made such an evaluation of Holiday: “His ability on the defensive end is underestimated. Whether it is positional defense or when facing pick-and-roll delays, his ability to bypass the pick-and-roll is very outstanding. I think he will definitely become an outstanding perimeter defender in the future!”

It is also because he can quickly bypass the screen that the Heat’s double-teaming of LeBron outside the three-point line is particularly successful!

When LeBron couldn’t break through easily, Howard, who was used to him “feeding the ball” to him, felt uncomfortable at the time. In addition, the Heat’s basket was blocked by Kevin Love and Chris Bosh.

Kevin Garnett was beaten to pieces by his template, “Little Garnett”.

Howard also couldn’t squeeze Kevin Love, who didn’t lose weight.

There was no pass in the first place, and now he can’t occupy a key position under the basket.

At the end of the game, Howard had 19 points and 9 rebounds, which was far below his season average.

The same goes for LeBron. He was double-teamed throughout the game and ultimately only got 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, with a shooting percentage of only 30%!

On the other hand, the Heat:
韦德拿到了21分5篮板4助攻；克里斯-波什25分12篮板；凯文-乐福19分10篮板！

Not only is the data outstanding, but the efficiency is also very high.

Wade’s shooting percentage in this game was 50%, while Bosh and Love’s shooting percentages were as high as 60%!

From here, we can see how easy it was for the three of them tonight…

The Heat won a total of 18 points!
With 3 minutes left in the game, the Timberwolves announced they would give up the game.

LeBron sat on the bench.

The camera on the scene started to cause trouble. The director kept giving close-up shots of LeBron chewing his nails on the bench, and every time his shot appeared on the big screen, there would always be a huge booing at the scene.

This continues until the end of the game.

Miami sent LeBron off with all the trash talk, just like when he first arrived:
“Where are the eight championships LeBron promised? Are they ice sculptures in Minnesota?”

“It’s a disgrace to Miami to have had you, LeBron!”

“LeBron, now you have a new dad, and that’s Miami!”

……

All LeBron could do was run away amid boos.

He also did not accept an interview after the game, which would have earned him a ticket from the league, but he didn’t want to face the media at this time compared to the ticket.

In the next few days, the Miami media went crazy and criticized LeBron. After all the hot topics had passed, LeBron and the Timberwolves encountered another “focus battle” at this time.

On January 1, LeBron will return to Cleveland to face the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers’ record is not very good. Irving and Davis have good talents, but it will take some time to explore their potential.

They are currently ranked 9th in the Eastern Conference, which is a big gap from the Timberwolves who are ranked 4th in the Western Conference.

But two days before this game, Howard sprained his shoulder in the game against the Thunder, which directly led to his inability to participate in tonight’s game.

In other words, the Timberwolves will be led by LeBron alone tonight.

Oh, and Kevin Garnett…

He will join LeBron in facing the Cavaliers’ “future core” Kyrie Irving and “Big Brow”!
The Timberwolves had a much better record, and the Cleveland media didn’t report much except for denouncing LeBron’s behavior in the summer of 2010. But when Howard was injured and didn’t play this game, they suddenly became excited and shouted that this game would make LeBron leave Cleveland with his head down.

Howard saw these reports and said to LeBron apologetically: “Man, I really want to face all this with you!”

On the night when Howard first returned to the Magic, LeBron was more proactive in passing the ball to him, which touched Howard very much and he always remembered it. He was ready to grab rebounds for LeBron in this game and show some love to his “second brother”, but he ended up getting injured…

LeBron said confidently: “Don’t worry, man, even without you, we can still beat the Cavaliers!”

He is confident…

But once the game started, the Timberwolves quickly fell into a passive position.

The Cavaliers’ way of defending LeBron was the same as the Heat’s before, which was to double-team him in advance and not let him hold the ball properly.

There is no Howard in the interior tonight, and Kevin Garnett alone is simply unable to carry the team.

The Cavaliers opened up the game from the inside and eventually defeated the Timberwolves by 95 points, 86 to 9.

Seeing LeBron leave the court early with an expressionless face, the Cleveland fans in the audience felt so relieved!

The data of the two “No. 1 picks” are also very good:
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points and 6 assists;

Anthony Davis, the new No. 23 pick, scored 9 points and rebounds, which was quite impressive.
Watching their outstanding performance, the people of Cleveland almost laughed their teeth off.

Of course, the most important thing is:

The Cavaliers defeated the Timberwolves!
They beat LeBron!

Three years have passed since 10, and Cleveland has not even made it to the playoffs, let alone a championship. Fortunately, LeBron did not win the championship, and even went to the Heat, ending up in disgrace. Let’s see who Pat Riley traded him for when he left Miami:

Kevin Love!

A “regular season star” who debuted in 08 but has never played in the playoffs!
From this we can see that his market value is not great.

It’s no wonder. He entered the league in 03 at the age of 18 and is now 28 years old. If his performance in the next two years is not as good as it should be, then when he reaches 30, it will be a very sensitive stage.

Since he has never won the regular season MVP, the Timberwolves may only be able to trade him for a “potential newcomer” when the time comes, just like Ray Allen back then…

Cleveland people are looking forward to that moment.

After tonight’s game, they firmly believe that the Cavaliers’ path will become wider and wider in the future, while LeBron’s path will become narrower and narrower!
LeBron’s expression tonight is much better than his expression in the game against the Heat.

Firstly, the points lost were not much;
Secondly, Howard did not play in this game;

one more……

His own stats tonight were pretty good.

LeBron got 29 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists tonight!

There are also differences between the “early double-team” tactic and the “early double-team” tactic…

The Cavaliers are still far behind the Heat in terms of execution.

However, the Cleveland media is no less aggressive than the Heat. The Cleveland Plain Dealer directly called LeBron a “traitor” and described the Timberwolves’ loss as: “The end of a traitor!” Orlando media came to give a thumbs up.

However, LeBron’s nightmare is not over yet.

On January 1, when the ridicule from Cleveland subsided a little, the Timberwolves came to New York. Their next game was an away challenge against the Knicks!
This is the second meeting between the two teams this season.

But this time there wasn’t that much discussion from the outside world.

The last controversy mainly came from “Which pair is the strongest duo this year, LeBron and Howard, or Stephen Curry and Suwan?” But the problem is, the Timberwolves had already been beaten like that in the last game, and using this gimmick again would be disrespectful to Suwan and Curry!

Not to mention, Howard will continue to be absent from this game, so there is no suspense…

On the day of the game, another piece of news came from the Timberwolves:
LeBron James felt some discomfort in his groin during practice and will miss tonight’s game against the New York Knicks.

The New York media immediately responded with a wave of sarcasm.

Barkley also said: “To be honest, I am not surprised to hear this news, but I think it is so!”

Shaquille O’Neal said: “There is no need to do this. If I were the head coach of the Timberwolves, I would just give LeBron a rest. It’s a game we can’t win anyway, so we might as well let LeBron rest!”

After he finished speaking he heard Barkley burst into laughter and then he couldn’t help laughing too.

If it was someone else who got hurt, they would definitely be criticized online for being so sarcastic, but because it was LeBron, everyone felt that…

This is funny!

As for the reason, I can only say that those who understand will understand.

LeBron, that’s it!

The game time is coming soon.

The New York Knicks have been performing as steadily as ever over the past period of time. After playing 41 games, they only lost 7 games.

苏万到目前为止场均28.4分6.3篮板6助攻1.7抢断1.1盖帽，投篮命中率51.4%，三分球命中率44.4%，罚球命中率92.3%；

斯蒂芬-库里场均23.2分3.1篮板5.4助攻，投篮命中率45.6%，三分球命中率42.3%，罚球命中率85.4%；

The two of them are the “absolute core” of the New York Knicks this season, and the Knicks’ offensive system this year is built around them.

It was the same in this game. They made consecutive shots at the beginning and started with a score of 11-3. Philip had no choice but to call a timeout. The camera on the scene was given to LeBron and Howard on the bench at this time.

They stared at the field in a daze with expressionless faces.

This expression lasted for the entire game.

最终苏万砍下26分4篮板4助攻，斯蒂芬-库里拿到了19分3篮板4助攻，看着数据都不算太好，但其实他们从第三节后半段就没有再上过场。

The New York Knicks needed only two and a half quarters to create a 28-point lead and easily secured the victory.

Once again, LeBron left the game early before it was over.

A reporter clearly heard LeBron curse secretly:
“fxxk!”

No wonder he’s so annoying.

During this month, he was first beaten by the Heat, and then by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After these two old teams beat him up, Su Wan beat his team severely right under his nose.

If he doesn’t break defense, he’s not LeBron James.

He really has become the “Godfather” James!
After the game, reporters asked Suwan how he evaluated LeBron’s injury.

Su Wan’s answer was: “I hope he recovers well!”

That’s the only question that concerns LeBron.

The next question is…

“Suwan, do you think the New York Knicks can complete the ‘three consecutive championships’ this season?”

When this season just started, most media believed that it would not be a big problem for the New York Knicks to win the “three consecutive championships”.

After all, the “Thunder Big Three” is gone.

The Pacers also didn’t make any major reinforcements.

With LeBron’s departure and Wade’s aging, it will be difficult for the Heat to pose much of a threat to the New York Knicks.

But judging by the current situation…

The Thunder’s “Big Three” have disbanded, but the Thunder team has become stronger and they have now climbed to first place in the Western Conference.

Then after the Pacers experienced a core transition, they gradually got back on track. Now the team is in great shape. After a “7-game winning streak”, they just lost two games and are now on an “2-game winning streak”.

If it weren’t for the Heat’s strong momentum, I’m afraid they would have been overtaken by him for the second place in the Eastern Conference.

The fact that the Pacers were unable to squeeze out the Heat despite their strong momentum shows how strong this Heat team is.

LeBron’s departure has not had any impact on the strength of this team. With Chris Bosh as the core, and with reduced defensive output, all energy is focused on Wade’s assistance on the offensive end, and Kevin Love sharing the pressure of top defense under the basket. This Heat team has played two games with the New York Knicks before, and the record of 1 win and 1 loss is enough to prove that they are not the “fat” of the previous two seasons, but really “strong”!
The Miami media said: “Being able to win the New York Knicks once in the regular season proves that the Heat made the right choice to let LeBron go in the summer!”

And that’s not all…

The Lakers’ sudden rise after the trade was something many media did not expect.

If they play a positional battle now, they have Al Jefferson guarding the basket.

This should be the inside player with the strongest one-on-one ability under the basket.

Compared with him, Zach Randolph and Pau Gasol are at a disadvantage in terms of age.

Al Jefferson is coming off the best two seasons of his career.

And if you run…

They have tacos too!

The Lakers not only won a victory in the “Christmas Game”, but also got Tucker at the fourth position!

Phil Jackson described Tucker like this: “If I didn’t look at the rebounds, I would think Daniel Rodman was back in the league!”

Of course, there is some exaggeration in this statement, but it also proves how surprised he is about Tucker!

Otherwise he would never have said such a thing.

“No. 1: Chris Paul, No. 2: Kobe, No. 3: Ariza, No. 4: Tucker, No. 5: Odom!”

This is the Lakers version of a “small lineup”!
In fact, the only difference between this team and the 19 Rockets is Capela under the basket.

As for the absolute core James Harden’s condition at the time, it was definitely much better than Kobe’s.

Kobe has already come down from his absolute peak, but James Harden in 19 is at his absolute peak…

But one thing Kobe is better than James Harden is:
He can play without the ball!

In addition, Chris Paul at this stage is much stronger than Paul in 19!
In addition, the same is true for Ariza and Tucker.

As some people gain strength while others lose strength, the combination of these four people is actually stronger than the Rockets’ “foursome” in 19.

Odom, who plays the center position, does not have as strong a rebounding and dunking ability as Capela.

This is the biggest shortcoming of this lineup at the moment.

They also need an inside player who can grab rebounds!
But even with this Lakers team, they have already pulled the Spurs from the second place to the third place, and there is still some gap from the Thunder. But these gaps existed before this deal.

After the trade, the Lakers’ recent net win number is better than that of the Thunder.

Such a strong Lakers team quickly became the “favorite to win the championship” after being reported by the Los Angeles media!
In fact, David Stern is still looking forward to this.

In the past two years, it was Suwan and the New York Knicks who made it to the finals in the Eastern Conference.

The Western Conference is made up of the Spurs and Thunder.

The finals match between the New York Knicks and the Spurs was better.

Especially after Suwan sent Popovich to the ICU, the ratings soared;
The ratings for that game last season were really terrible.

As the Thunder were beaten badly, the ratings continued to decline.

What’s even more embarrassing is that David Stern couldn’t even find a gimmick!

This is crazy…

Since becoming the league’s commissioner in the 80s, this is one of the few Finals that David Stern doesn’t know how to increase the hype.

Fortunately, after two years of silence, Kobe and the Lakers have once again become the “favorites to win the championship”!
He still remembers vividly the miracle that happened when Suwan and Kobe met in the finals two years ago.

He believes that after two years, if the two teams can meet again on the stage of the finals, the ratings will definitely “recover and reach the daily limit”!

Since even the president thought so, the reporters naturally wanted to know what Su Wan thought about this.

Su Wan said: “Every three consecutive championships is not easy. I never take these things as simple things, but for me and the New York Knicks, it is time for us to create a dynasty. This opportunity is in front of us, and we will seize it!”

“So you think the New York Knicks will have the last laugh this season?” the reporter asked for confirmation.

Su Wan nodded: “Yep!”

This conversation was quickly posted online, and New York fans were filled with enthusiasm.

The New York Knicks are currently ranked first in the league.

Stephen Curry is in his fourth season of his career and has completely transformed into an All-Star player.

Many media outlets are currently saying that even if Curry is not selected in the backcourt, he will definitely occupy a reserve spot in the Eastern Conference All-Star Game.

His improvement is the biggest gain for the New York Knicks this year.

But it’s not all good news for the New York Knicks:
Tyson Chandler wasn’t in great form to start the season.

In January, some old injuries recurred, which slowed his mobility. He now plays only about 1 minutes per game, averaging only 30 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Such data is obviously not enough to support the New York Knicks’ inside line.

It can be said that the New York Knicks’ record of “best in the league” this season was entirely due to the “Tsunami Brothers”.

The lack of strength in the interior is a big problem, and this problem will be infinitely magnified especially in the playoffs.

The New York media is discussing whether to make a trade to get a strong inside player.

However, when they really started discussing this topic, they found that the inside players with a little bit of quality were now hidden like treasures by other teams and could not be found at all…

Just like the Clippers!

The starting lineup already includes Stoudemire and Blake Griffin, but the team still keeps DeAndre Jordan on an $8 million contract as a substitute.

The cost of trading for such a player is too high. As a team striving for a “three-peat”, it is a bit risky for the New York Knicks to make such an attempt. After Suwan made his statement, the New York Knicks management also immediately made a statement:
The Knicks have no intention of making any trades, and we are extremely confident in our current lineup!
Donnie Walsh had wanted to make this statement for a long time.

The New York media has been discussing who to trade and how to trade, which can easily put the team into a panic atmosphere.

However, he never did a good job of strengthening the inside line.

If he made a statement at this time, it would instead arouse a rebellious mentality among the New York media, and he might even be sent to the “execution ground” as well. Forget it, he decided, as he couldn’t afford to offend these lunatics.

But after Suwan expressed his position, Donnie Walsh felt confident.

Suwan is now undoubtedly the “king” of New York. As long as he speaks, the New York media will have basically nothing to say.

Look, after he made the statement, no New York media disagreed with him.

Su Wan’s dominance over this city is really…

Of course, the glory he brought to this city was unprecedented in the past half century.
Since its establishment, the New York Knicks have never been so close to winning three consecutive championships.

Su Wan’s achievements have made the whole of New York love him unprecedentedly.

If we win again this year…

Donnie Walsh had no doubt that with just one word from Suwan, the entire New York would rebel and become independent!

And now, he is moving towards this goal!

After defeating the Timberwolves, Tyson Chandler suffered an injury.

It’s not a serious injury.

You can recover after resting for 2 to 3 games.

But Mike Malone felt that since he was injured, he might as well rest for a while.

Therefore, Tyson Chandler has been sitting on the bench for half a month, and the New York Knicks’ record has been affected.

There is no way. Even if Tyson Chandler’s condition has declined, he is still not comparable to “Big White Side” and Carl Landry.

This has led to the New York Knicks relying more on outside shooting. Once there is a problem with outside shooting, the game will be in crisis.

In the last few games in January, some teams noticed this and began to expand their defensive circle and closely guard the New York Knicks’ outside shooting.

Su Wan’s condition did not fluctuate much in the face of these teams’ defensive adjustments.

The main thing is that what he usually experiences is similar defensive intensity.

Stephen Curry’s overall condition has been fluctuating a lot.

The main thing is that he still mainly relies on three-point shooting, and his “big spring” has not really arrived yet.

However, the New York Knicks also demonstrated their resilience as the defending champions in these games.

Even when the situation is unfavorable, they can still play steadily and ensure that the team’s overall momentum does not fall behind. When the game enters the final moments, everything becomes simple:

Give the ball to Suwan!
In the last four games in January, Suwan made two buzzer beaters and one near buzzer beater, which made the whole New York city excited.

The New York Daily News called Suwan “New York’s Last Door!”

Some New York media even called Suwan “the World Trade Twin Towers that will never fall down!”

Barkley was once again shocked by Suwan’s performance: “To be honest, this guy seems to never make a mistake!”

Especially in the last game in January, the New York Knicks were behind by 1 rebounds throughout the game. Suwan scored 12 points with a shooting percentage of 55% and hit the “buzzer shot”.

Bill Walton finally used four words to describe Suwan’s performance in this game:
“It’s terrifyingly strong!”

2月初，凭借着场均38.6分6.4篮板6助攻的数据，苏万成为了1月份的“月最佳球员”！
But when talking about his outbreak, he mentioned someone: “Paul George should not be forgotten. This guy took on most of the defensive responsibilities for me, but this point was overlooked by many media. As Tyronn Lu said, this season Paul George should be included in the list of the best outside players for discussion!”

No one expected Suwan to mention Paul George at this time.

Even Paul George himself didn’t expect Suwan to do this…

At that time, a group of reporters surrounded him and made him confused. When he returned to the locker room, he looked at Su Wan with admiration.

He announced that from today on, he, Su Ge, is the most selfless player in the league!
To be honest, judging from Su Wan’s recent performance, if he wants to monopolize the spotlight, no one would have any objection, including the New York Knicks players, because they all know that it is Su Wan who is dragging the team forward.

But at such a moment, Su Wan is willing to share the spotlight, and give it to a “pure defensive blue-collar” like him who can’t even be considered an “offensive main force”!
Paul George’s idea is to build his career from a blue-collar player to a star step by step.

Just at this moment, he suddenly felt that he was willing to work as a blue-collar worker for Su Wan for the rest of his life!

He was convinced by this “boss”…

In view of my recent performance, I will not ask for monthly tickets. I will recover as soon as possible and slowly pay back the words I owed before.

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(End of this chapter)