Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 254 You can always trust LeBron James! (Happy National Day!)

The buzzer sounded, the game ended, and the New York Knicks defeated the Thunder 109-98.

苏万继续强势，拿下了33分6篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽，投篮命中率55%，三分球命中率40%，罚球5罚5中，命中率100%。

Whether facing Sefolosha or Kevin Durant, he played very easily.

On the other hand, Durant...

He made 19 of 7 shots, a shooting percentage of 36.8%, and with free throws, he barely scored over 20 points, but had 5 turnovers.

Bill Walton said: "Despite winning the scoring title last season, Kevin Durant still has a long way to go, but Thunder fans can look forward to his future."

The statistics of other main players of the New York Knicks are:
斯蒂芬-库里15投7中，三分线外6投3中，罚球2罚2中，砍下了19分；加里纳利10投5中，三分球5投2中，拿到了12分。

泰森钱德勒8投6中，罚球3罚1中，拿到了13分；阿泰斯特出手12次，也拿到了15分。

All five starting players scored in double digits...

Compared to the previous game, they were obviously less nervous.

It’s no wonder that the number of stars on the sidelines of the last game was enough to show the outside world’s attention to the opening game in New York.

Newcomers like Curry and Gallinari rarely perform on such a stage, so it is normal for them to struggle.

除了他们5个得分上双外，替补上场的保罗-乔治8投3中，罚球2罚2中拿到了8分。

After observing the entire training camp and preseason, Suwan feels that Paul George is indeed a player who needs some time to grow. He has good abilities, but because he previously played in the NCAA secondary league, the intensity and rhythm are too different from those of official NBA games. This is the problem he needs to overcome most.

If I had to make an analogy...

Yao Ming!

The ability is there, but it will take some time to adapt. After adapting, Paul George will be able to become a perfect substitute and combat force.

If Su Wan remembered correctly, Paul George only seized the opportunity to rise after Granger was injured.

This gave him quite a while to develop.

The good news is that even sitting on the bench will not affect his growth, which he has already proved.

Su Wan was not in a hurry as he could give enough performance now.

As long as he can successfully take over from Artest after next summer, that will be enough!

雷霆队这边，除了凯文-杜兰特外，威斯布鲁克拿到了24分6篮板8助攻，“下水道”气质初显；杰夫-格林拿到了16分6篮板；詹姆斯-哈登拿到了14分4篮板3助攻；伊巴卡拿到了10分8篮板……

Including Kevin Durant, they also had 5 players scoring in double digits.

The Thunder's "youth storm" actually started this season. Originally, their final record of this season was very good, and they even made it to the Western Conference Finals.

Tonight, Su Wan could feel the overflowing talent of this "youth army".

The New York Knicks won thanks to Kevin Durant's exceptionally high spirits tonight. If he hadn't been thinking about proving himself in front of Suwan, the Thunder's "youthful running and gunning" could have suppressed the Knicks.

But unfortunately, they did not use their greatest weapon, youthful energy, to its fullest potential.

Brooks praised Kevin Durant after the game: "This is normal. Kevin has higher goals and he has shown this side of himself. Just like the players back then all wanted to challenge Michael, Kevin and his teammates will also regard Suwan as a goal to surpass. In the 10s, such things will continue to happen. I look forward to Kevin's further growth in this game!"

He said this in the post-match press conference.

Sitting next to him was Westbrook, the best player of the Thunder tonight. A trace of disdain flashed across his natural "turtle face". He wanted to say:

Coach, the way you lick me makes me sick.

In his opinion, if Kevin Durant had played like a normal person tonight, the Thunder would have won the game.

He didn't show his true characteristics at all.

Can Durant touch Suwan when he holds the ball and plays one-on-one against him?

However, he and Durant are brothers.

There is nothing much to say between brothers.

Just like when he occasionally, uh, often gets carried away and makes mistakes, Kevin Durant doesn't complain, it's the same.

Defeating the Thunder gave the New York Knicks two consecutive wins at the start of the new season.

The New York media reported excitedly, as if this was not just a "two-game winning streak" at the start, but rather a "two-game winning streak"!
If they really won two consecutive championships, Su Wan couldn't imagine how excited the New York media would be.

The New York Knicks' third game is an away game against the Phoenix Suns.

Stoudemire's departure means that the Suns will completely rebuild, so the management is actively selling Vince Carter.

From the Raptors to the Nets, from the Nets to the Cavaliers, and then to the Suns.

The former "half-man, half-god"'s value has been falling again and again. When the Suns traded for him, they used the team's third-in-command Shawn Marion. But after the Suns made the news, only a few management came to inquire about the price.

There's no way, Vince Carter is 33 years old now.

Stars of this age usually only have a little bit of their peak period left, and it’s hard to even tell when they will completely decline.

The stakes are too high.

It is estimated that Carter's next team will not regard him as a core.

This is also the reason why most star players don’t change teams easily.

Even if he is an All-Star level player, unless he goes to a rebuilding team, the outside world will tacitly assume that his team status will be downgraded.

Take Vince Carter for example. After he joined the Nets, Kidd ranked ahead of him. After he joined the Cavaliers, LeBron also ranked ahead of him. When he joined the Suns, it was even better. Nash and Stoudemire were both ranked ahead of him.

Even Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who moved from the Bucks to the Lakers, gradually became the man behind Magic.

As for Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo later.

Wherever they go, there is trouble, which is essentially a dispute over the status of the team.

They thought they had the experience and qualifications to lead the young core in the new team, but no one cared about them at all, and when the matter was brought to the management, they were the ones who were fired.

It wasn't until Jimmy Butler joined the Heat that he became the boss of the team again.

In Su Wan's impression, there are only two people who still have the status of a big player after changing teams, one is McGrady and the other is LeBron James.

Coincidentally, the two "boastful" people both met "good guys" who did not value the position of the boss so much.

The team that is currently most closely linked to Vince Carter is none other than the New York Knicks.

Media reports say Donnie Walsh is in contact with the Suns management.

The person who gave this gossip...

It's Irene!
This was naturally what Su Wan told her.

The outside world also tacitly agrees that Irene is Su Wan's "successor of will."

The addition of Vince Carter will provide a stable shooting point for the second and third positions.

The only question now is whether Carter is willing to play as a substitute.

This is the self-esteem of the older generation of stars.

Although Suwan knew that Vince Carter would not object to being a substitute in the future, he had already begun to enjoy basketball at that time and had no desire for victory, so he naturally did not care about being a starter.

just now……

Su Wan didn’t know.

But he knew very well that this should be the best time for Carter to join the New York Knicks. If he couldn't get him during this period, it would be difficult to get him later.

Or maybe it's the self-esteem of the older generation of stars that makes them unwilling to join such a strong team.

This is how Vince Carter later rejected the Golden State Warriors.

Of course, New York also has its own advantages.

Like Stephen Curry...

This is the nephew that Vince Carter watched grow up, and Curry also affectionately calls Vince Carter "Uncle Carter."

Anyway, when Curry saw the news that the New York Knicks were pursuing Carter, he was very happy.

When the reporter asked him, he was also frank: "It would be great if it could come true!"

You can tell from his expression that he really wants to play "uncle-nephew basketball."

However, this is also normal. For Curry, who has watched Carter flying on the basketball court since he was a child, one of the influences on his basketball career must be the figure of Vince Carter flying in the air.

This game is therefore called the "New York Inspection Battle".

Before the game, Curry went to say hello to Vince Carter, and the two people's enthusiastic appearance was recorded by the camera on the sidelines.

The game was not intense.

Facts have proved that relying solely on Steve Nash, without a sufficient quality inside player, it is difficult for the Suns to form a "run and gun wave" with sufficient lethality.

The New York Knicks scored 18 three-pointers and defeated the Suns at the American Airlines Arena using the method that the Suns used to be best at.

D'Antoni stood at the place where he became famous, looking at the helpless Steve Nash. After the game, he walked up to Steve Nash and said, "Man, you should think about yourself!"

Judging from this game, Steve Nash is in good shape, at least he is still in his prime. If he joins a team with enough fighting power, he may be able to win the championship.

He knew very well how much his former disciple wanted the championship trophy.

Nash smiled in response.

But this smile seemed a little forced and bitter.

He is not Suwan, not even Barkley.

The Suns team he led only made it to the Western Conference Finals in their best season so far.

The Suns made him famous, and before the end of his contract, he had no way to ask the team to send him away.

Even if he and the team continue to sink, he can only do so.

This is his destiny.

Vince Carter performed well tonight, making 5 of 3 shots from beyond the three-point line, which made the New York media very envious.

They all know that the New York Knicks need as many three-point shooters as possible this season.

After this game, there was a new version of this rumor:

Donnie Walsh's negotiations with the Suns general manager have entered the substantive stage.

Perhaps seeing that Walsh was very interested in Vince Carter, the Suns general manager wanted to choose between Stephen Curry, Gallinari and Paul George.

Walsh's answer was no.

There is a limit to what Vince Carter can bring to the Knicks, and the Knicks' needs for Carter are also limited, so they are unlikely to pay too much for Vince Carter.

The negotiations reached a stalemate.

Donnie Walsh is confident about getting Vince Carter: "Su, I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Su Wan still has great confidence in Walsh's abilities.

Although not at the level of Larry Bird.

But he was doing well in New York.

Until he gave away most of the team to win the Carmelo Anthony trade, his rating from Suwan was at the "best general manager" level.

Of course, even if they split the team and traded for Carmelo Anthony, it would be a bad choice to turn the Knicks into a bad team again. But in the current environment, there is no big problem in going all in on the "super giant".

It’s just that Anthony’s ability to lead a team is not as good as his data shows.

Suwan no longer paid attention to the trade with Vince Carter.

The new season schedule continues.

After winning three straight games at the start of the season, the New York Knicks began to show the inevitable instability of a rebuilding team with many new players. In the following games in November, they beat their opponents by 11 points and lost to them by more than 30 points. They defeated Western Conference powerhouses like the Thunder and also lost to weak teams like the Memphis Grizzlies.

At the end of November, the New York Knicks had a record of 11 wins and 16 losses in 10 games.

Ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference.

Ahead of them are the first in the East, the Miami Heat, the second in the East, the Chicago Bulls, and the third in the East, the Boston Celtics…

On December 12, the league officially announced the "Player of the Month Award" for the first month of the new season:
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh were jointly named Player of the Month for November.

他们两个人，一个场均可以拿到25.4分5.6篮板5.2助攻，还有一个场均可以拿到22.4分10.6篮板3.2助攻1.8盖帽。

Under their leadership, the Heat had a record of 11 wins and 12 losses throughout November.

That is to say, after losing the opening game to the New York Knicks, they only lost 14 games in the next 2 games.

The situation is fierce!

The Miami media was delighted.

These two brothers are already so awesome together, but don’t forget…

Sitting on the Heat's bench is LeBron James, who averaged 27+7+7 per game for the Cavaliers!

Even if his numbers have shrunk since he came to Miami, then...

Averaging 20 plus 5 plus 5 per game, that’s still possible, right?

If the Heat, who are already No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, can add such a strong reinforcement...

I don’t dare to think about it, I really don’t dare to think about it!
The Miami media seems to have seen the championship trophy waving at them!
They couldn’t wait to post:
“Miami has reached their time!”

The "Big Shark", who officially announced his retirement a few days ago, laughed when he saw the news. He reposted the article on Twitter and wrote: "You can always trust LeBron James!"

The netizens below were shocked to see Shaquille O'Neal say this, and they commented below:

"Shaq, when did you forgive LeBron James?" "OMG, what did I see, Shaq was praising LeBron?"

"This is a high imitation account, this must be a high imitation account!"

……

Shaquille O'Neal looked at these people's comments and replied:
"Dude you should understand me correctly!"

"If that's a compliment!"

"Everyone will soon know what I mean!"

He fired at LeBron again.

LeBron had no time to pay attention.

His life has been going badly lately.

The first game loss to the New York Knicks allowed him to see the abilities of his teammates.

This excited him.

but……

Isn’t this too capable?

Not only did he lead the team to 12 wins and 3 losses, he also won the "Player of the Month Award"!
The Miami media said this was a start they never dared to dream of.

Everything went so well.

So much so that all the people's attention was on Wade and Chris Bosh, and they never mentioned him at all.

Only when talking about the future of the Heat, they would say with a little pride:
"We also have LeBron James on our bench!"

That's fine with public opinion like this.

The key is that he watched Dwyane Wade's tactical position become more and more consolidated, and Chris Bosh had more and more tactics on the offensive end.

He knew very well that this meant that the Heat were increasingly relying on these two people on the offensive end.

And this reliance will gradually turn into dependence over time.

If he wants to seize power at that time, it will not be so easy.

Damn Gilbert!
I will never return to the Cavaliers!

You damned bastard!
He cursed Gilbert in his heart.

In his opinion, if this old guy hadn't exposed the video, he wouldn't have been banned for 30 games.

If he can play now and show his ability, no one else will say anything...

At least half of Chris Bosh's offensive plays are his.

In other words, Bosh took away all his roles on the offensive end!

Do you think he could not resent Gilbert?
The worst part:
It has only been one month, and the Heat still only have 1 games in December, which means that LeBron will have to wait until January to make his debut for the Heat.

Wade and Chris Bosh won Player of the Month together in the first month of their collaboration. If they were given another month, LeBron James couldn't imagine what would have happened.

But this wasn't the only thing that made him feel bad.

Recently, a man named Anthony McClellan suddenly appeared and claimed to be his father. When facing the media, he was very excited and said: "I didn't want to admit this matter. This is my fault. I didn't accompany LeBron's childhood, so I am not qualified to recognize him at this time. But when I heard so many fans shouting at him, 'LeBron, who is your father?', it made me feel painful. I should let everyone know who LeBron's father is. This is the only help I can give him!"

I'm going to fuck you!
LeBron James, who was already vulnerable to defense, became even more vulnerable.

On December 12, the New York Knicks played their first game of December against the San Antonio Spurs, currently No. 2 in the Western Conference.

The New York media is very confident about this game and they believe that the New York Knicks will defend this home court.

Although the New York Knicks have lost 6 games this season, they were all lost on the road. They have not lost a single game at home. This season, they are truly a "home dragon".

Therefore, even though the opponent was the Spurs, the top team in the Western Conference, they only lost 11 games in November!
They also didn't think the New York Knicks would lose.

A lot of things happened to Su Wan in the past year.

He defended his title again with the Pacers and came to New York in the summer to start a new chapter.

The San Antonio Spurs also changed in the 09-10 season.

Bruce Bowen, the "dirty guy", announced his retirement, and the Spurs also completed the "power transition". The team's offensive core changed from Tim Duncan to Tony Parker.

This caused them to experience some struggles.

In the 09-10 season, the Spurs only made the playoffs as seventh in the Western Conference.

However, the subsequent "Black Seven" proved that they had made some progress in their running-in.

This summer, Popovich signed Richard Jefferson, a rare big move, and added Shane Battier, who was already in the lineup, in an attempt to create the league's strongest wing. Unfortunately, his transformation of Jefferson did not go smoothly.

First, Jefferson was unable to integrate into the Spurs' system, and then the transformation of Jefferson's three-point shooting did not go as smoothly as expected.

He's not a corner player.

But Popovich was determined and insisted that he stay in the corner.

It can be seen from his use of Jefferson that Popovich is not that great.

The Spurs' starting lineup for the new season is:
"Tony Parker at No. 1, Shane Battier at No. 2, Jefferson at No. 3, DeJuan Blair at No. 4, and Tim Duncan at No. 5."

DeJuan was a "lost gem" in the second round of the Spurs' draft last year. He has a strong impact on the basket, is good at grabbing secondary rebounds, has a tough style, and is very active and energetic on the court. His biggest disadvantage is his height, which is only 2 meters.
This height is a bit short to play small forward, let alone power forward.

This is also the reason why he fell to the second round.

But for him, this is also very lucky. He fell to the second round and happened to meet Popovich who wanted to play a fast style. His mobility quickly made him the starting four position of the Spurs.

Tim Duncan lost weight again this summer, and the Spurs' "Fast and Furious" style was successfully launched.

So far, the Spurs are averaging 103.4 points per game, which is 7 points more than they were two years ago and 9 points more than they were three years ago.

As for where the extra points mainly come from...

Three point shot!
This season, the Spurs averaged 21.1 three-pointers per game and limited their opponents to 15.9 three-pointers per game.

From this data alone, we can see that Popovich's "small ball concept" is to limit the opponent's three-point shots, take more three-point shots himself, and use the extra number of three-pointers to accumulate scoring advantages.

This can also be seen from their total number of shots. They average 80.3 shots per game this season, while their opponents average 83.7 shots per game, 3 more than them, but they can win their opponents by about 6 points in each game...

It can be seen that the Spurs are not afraid of their opponents taking more shots and losing rebounds.

They accumulate point difference advantages through three-pointers and better success rate.

This is undoubtedly a risky approach.

This is also the reason why they were eliminated in the “black eight” this season…

The Grizzlies happen to be a team that guarantees rebounding and a high success rate in the paint.

Later, many fans said that the Grizzlies were able to defeat the Spurs in the "black eight" because of Tim Duncan's injury.

There is no denying that Tim Duncan does have injuries.

But even if Tim Duncan had not been injured during this period, he would not have had such a strong influence on the court.

The Spurs were eliminated in the first round purely because Popovich gave up on the link, which happened to be the Grizzlies' best.

and also……

Does Su Wan remember which old bald man condemned the three-point shot?

Even though he condemns it, he actually uses the three-pointer more frequently than anyone else, right?

Compared to him, Larry Brown seems like an "honest man".

It is also the characteristic of the Spurs that they shoot three-pointers fiercely and do not allow their opponents to shoot three-pointers. Many media believe that the New York Knicks will be tested in this game.

But the result...

What a shit test!

The Spurs really want to target the New York Knicks' three-point shooting.

However, the Knicks' three-point tactics are not the conventional one where the core player breaks through with the ball to attract double-teaming and then passes the ball, nor are they the Spurs' large-scale three-pointers after teamwork.

They don't follow any logic and just shoot crazy three-pointers.

After the defense is successful, he takes advantage of the opponent's unstable footing when retreating and shoots a three-pointer.

Popovich has been in the league for so long, but he has never seen this style.

Unfortunately, this season, the Spurs' rebounding advantage is not obvious, with only 0.7 more rebounds than their opponents per game.

Considering that there are so many weak teams in the league, this means that the Spurs' rebounding statistics are not good when they meet other strong teams in the league or teams with strong rebounding capabilities.

The New York Knicks can use their mobility to fight for second rebound opportunities.

This combination of punches made the Spurs very uncomfortable.

At halftime, the New York Knicks built a 10-point lead.

But in the second half, the situation suddenly changed, and Stephen Curry and others began to become unstable again.

At the end of the third quarter, the Spurs narrowed the gap to 2 points.

During the intermission, D'Antoni looked at Tyronn Lue with complicated eyes. The two have been working together for a while now. Seeing D'Antoni's eyes, Tyronn Lue immediately understood: "Fourth quarter, give the ball to Suwan!"

As for the changes on the defensive end, D'Antoni also expanded the entire defense line outward to block the Spurs' three-point shots.

The goal is to force the Spurs to solve the problem only through 2-point shots.

In terms of offense, D'Antoni now has confidence in Suwan!

How can you not have confidence?

So far this season, Suwan is averaging 33.5 points per game, which is about 6 points more than Kevin Durant, who is currently second on the scoring list. Kevin Durant is averaging 27.8 points per game so far this season.

The gap between the others and Su Wan is even greater.

With such a dominant team, which head coach would not have confidence?
Even D'Antoni, who originally did not have the option of "single play" on the tactical board, would be full of confidence when the team was fighting at this critical moment.

Is this what it feels like to own Su Wan?
D'Antoni had to admit that he always felt irritated when he was on the Suns. Now...

Instead, he felt extremely relieved.

Although I still feel a little frustrated and say:
Mike, are you just giving up on your basketball philosophy?
What about your persistence!
On the ESPN commentary booth, Bill Walton interjected: "If the New York Knicks' bench could stand up and shoot more stably from three-point range in the third quarter, I think the situation for the New York Knicks wouldn't be so difficult. This team needs Vince Carter!"

What he doesn't know is...

Vince Carter was watching the game.

Hearing this, there was an inexplicable light in his eyes.

Negotiations between Donnie Walsh and the Suns general manager have reached a stalemate, with neither side willing to back down.

But in fact, Vince Carter knew very well that there was still someone who could break the deadlock.

That's him...

It's just that he is not that eager to join the Knicks.

Partnering with Stephen Curry is certainly a very good thing, but with Suwan on this team, they are destined to become a strong team, and he is quite sure of this.

Moreover, if he goes to the New York Knicks, his starting position is not guaranteed... although he also knows that his current situation is not comparable to that of two years ago.

But if he is asked to join a team that doesn't need him, he would rather be with the Suns, a team where he can be guaranteed a starting position.

However, after watching this game and listening to what Bill Walton said, he found that the New York Knicks had a place for him and that he could provide something that others could not...

His desire was a little stronger.

Bill Walton didn't know that his words changed Vince Carter's mind, and the game on the court also started at this time.

Popovich has stockpiled Jefferson and Battier on the wings to deal with the league's one-on-one players on the wings.

But he soon discovered...

For a top wing scorer like Suwan, no matter how many wing "gates" you stockpile, it will be useless because he will break them down one by one.

It is worth mentioning that the Spurs are more focused on blocking their opponents' three-point shots, so that the mid-range shots, which were originally not taken seriously, have now become even more empty.

Su Wan scored consecutively from mid-range.

No matter who is in front of him, as long as he gets to that position, he can score a goal.

He has simply become a "killer god".

Another point is...

Tyson Chandler fully demonstrated his abilities in the fourth quarter.

Since the Knicks also began to block their opponents' three-pointers from the outside, the Spurs' outside breakthroughs had to be blocked by Tyson Chandler alone.

But he has well interpreted what it means to "one man guarding the pass against ten thousand men"!
With 3 blocks in a single quarter, the Spurs' outside players were really scared.

In addition...

Tim Duncan also tried to post up the ball, but was also knocked back by Tyson Chandler.

At that moment, Su Wan seemed to see Kevin Garnett.

Tim, why are you also...

In this way, relying on Suwan's "one offense" and Tyson Chandler's "one defense", the New York Knicks proved the value of the "home dragon" and defeated the San Antonio Spurs, the first in the Western Conference, by 109 points with a score of 100 to 9.

Barkley commented on Tyson Chandler: "Who dares to say he doesn't deserve a top salary now!"

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