NBA’s aging star system

In the end, the reporter did not ask what Su Tian said.

However, the next day's newspapers and various news media put Su Tian's Christmas Day victory on the front page.

When Su Tian got up the next morning, he ate breakfast while watching the news praising himself. He felt like he would be a superstar the next moment!

But when I look at myself in reality, I'm not even the boss of the team.

Now with the deepening of the schedule and the impetuous atmosphere after winning the championship, Su Tian and Irving spoke less and less, and their relationship became increasingly cold.

Irving originally thought that James wouldn't be able to play for a few more years, and he would be able to take over the scepter from James in two years.

But as Su Tian's performance became more and more exciting, Owen began to feel a sense of crisis!

I thought it was Pippen, but after two years of playing I found out it was Jordan!

This made Owen very unwilling.

Obviously he was ranked higher than Su Tian, ​​and he came earlier than Su Tian, ​​and he was the number one pick personally selected by the Cavaliers.

Why is everyone praising Su Tian now, but no media even mentioned his 7 steals in a single game!

This made Owen both uncomfortable and scared.

Irving originally thought that the Cavaliers would never trade him, but now Irving is not sure.

Irving also knows that the Cavaliers' salary is exploding. Irving is not sure whether the Cavaliers will trade him away in order to keep Su Tian.

Irving was very irritable, which caused Irving's performance on the court to become irritable.

After the Christmas Day game with the Warriors, the Cavaliers have a back-to-back game against the Pistons.

Tyronn Lue saw that everyone was really fierce in the last game, so he rested James and Su Tian and let Irving and Love lead the team to Detroit.

In this game, the Cavaliers ultimately lost 90-106, and the Cavaliers also suffered their fourth defeat.

There was a chance to win this game, but Irving played too impatiently and his offensive intentions were so obvious that the Pistons' defense was very targeted.

In the end, Irving only scored 18 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was just over %.

After losing to the Pistons, the Cavaliers regrouped, took a day off, and continued their winning streak.

But this time the winning streak came to an abrupt end after just three wins.

On January 1, the Cavaliers played against the Bulls at home. Neither Irving nor Love was present in this game.

James and Su Tian led the team, but were ultimately defeated by the Bulls 106-94. The Cavaliers suffered their fifth loss of the season.

In this game, James scored 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal.

Su Tian scored 25 points, 13 assists, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block. The reason why the score was not high was not because Su Tian was not good, but because the Bulls insisted on double-teaming Su Tian.

This resulted in Su Tian having to pass the ball to assist his teammates, but Frye was not young and his ability began to decline. Even with Su Tian's bonus, he was not as good as Love.

Frye made 8 of 3 three-pointers in the game. Instead of playing an advantage, he became a drag on the team.

Then on January 1, Irving and Love came back to face the Nets, easily taking away the game 6-116.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers trade arrived.

The Cavaliers sent Mike Dunleavy and a protected first-round pick in 2019 in exchange for Kyle Korver from the Hawks.

For Korver, firstly, James really likes and needs such teammates, and at the same time, he cannot help but plan for Su Tian's departure.

On January 1, the Cavaliers faced the Jazz away from home and suffered their sixth defeat of the season.

爵士全队集体爆发，6人得分上双，当家球星戈登-海沃德，全场拿到28分呢9篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽。

Gobert, the core of interior defense, scored a double-double with 11 points, 14 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.

The Cavaliers had just finished their game against the Jazz and rushed to Portland to face the Trail Blazers back-to-back.

In this game, due to the fatigue of the Cavaliers, the collective feeling was not good, and they were led by the Trail Blazers by 7 points in the first quarter.

At the end of the first three quarters, the Trail Blazers already led by 12 points.

In the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue did not dare to let James rest for too long. After all, Tyronn Lue did not want the team to suffer a losing streak.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter, Tyronn Lue let Su Tian control the ball and lead the offense, and gave it to James if it couldn't be solved.

With Love's help this time, Su Tian was not as embarrassed as last time. Instead, after consecutive assists for Love's two three-pointers, the Blazers did not dare to double-team Su Tian.

So Su Tian started his personal offensive mode and caught up with the 10-point difference in the middle of the quarter.

The Trail Blazers called a timeout. After the timeout, the Trail Blazers began to put out their full lineup, and the Cavaliers also took the starting lineup.

The two-point difference is still very easy for James who wants to chase points.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Trail Blazers 102-98 and avoided a losing streak.

James scored 20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal. Although he didn't score much, he won at critical moments.

Su Tian scored 28 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 steal. He was the Cavaliers' best performer. He was also named the best player in the game and personally directed the fourth quarter's point-chasing drama.

On January 1, the Cavaliers easily defeated the Kings 14-120.

January 1th is another focus battle, Cavaliers vs. Warriors!

This is the second meeting between the Cavaliers and Warriors this season, but this time it’s the Warriors’ home court.

After half a season of running-in, Durant has basically integrated into the Warriors' system. Of course, there are sacrifices made by Curry.

The Cavaliers' current record is 33 wins and 6 losses, and the Warriors' record is 34 wins and 6 losses. The number of losses is the same, but the Warriors have the advantage in wins.

Soon, the game begins.

The Cavaliers still sent out the regular starting lineup, Irving, Su Tian, ​​James, Love, and Thompson.

The Warriors are Curry, Clay, Durant, Green, and Pachulia.

Through several consecutive games, Korver has also gained stable playing time with the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers currently have a strong bench, with Jr. Smith, Korver, Frye and Richard Jefferson. These are players who can get consistent playing time.

Of course, the Warriors' bench is better, with Livingston, Iguodala, David West, and McGee.

The referee blew the whistle, the two sides came to the court, and Thompson took the initiative.

Irving advanced to the frontcourt with the ball. Facing Curry, Irving did not start directly. Instead, he called Love to pick and roll.

According to the tactics, Irving's first choice should be to give James, but Irving did not do this and chose to play by himself.

With the help of the screen, Irving rushed to the basket with the ball. After encountering Pachulia's defense, Irving pulled the lever and scored a layup.

2-0

Owen took the lead.

Now that Irving has scored, James can't say much and quickly joins the defense.

The ball possession changed and it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Curry came to the frontcourt with the ball and passed the ball to Green, who then passed the ball to Durant. After Durant took two steps, he passed the ball to Clay.

Clay caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly, but Su Tian interfered.