Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 120 Get out!

The Pacers' starting lineup remained unchanged, while the Heat's starting lineup was as follows:
Damon Jones at the 1st position, Dwyane Wade at the 2nd position, Eddie Jones at the 3rd position, Haslem at the 4th position, and Shaquille O'Neal at the 5th position;
Can you imagine this being the roster after Pat Riley sent away Caron Butler and Odom?
Pat Riley has two very notable characteristics as a general manager:
First, he was particularly good at "making money out of nothing", which was a unique skill of his old employer, and he also learned this skill before he left;
Second, they are particularly good at accumulating chips;

His vision is not just about the step of "exchanging change for whole bills", but also about how to match "change" with "two whole bills" in the future.

Whether it was the trade for Shaquille O'Neal or the subsequent pairing of role players for the "peak big three", these two points were clearly revealed.

Especially during the "Heat Big Three" period, he used the limited remaining salary space to find "super role players" such as Mike Miller, Battier and Ray Allen.

The same is true for this Heat team. The role players other than Wade and Shaquille O'Neal are fully functional.

Damon Jones has three-point shooting ability and has no height disadvantage at the point guard position;

Eddie Jones is Shaquille O'Neal's old teammate, and the two worked together on the Lakers.

At that time, Jones was the starting player for the Lakers, and the "Snake" was his substitute.

As a forward, Eddie Jones is not tall enough but has defensive ability. He has been selected to the "Best Defensive Team" for three consecutive years and also has an accurate three-point shot.

Haslem's main task in this lineup is to actively defend and open up the mid-range;

As you can tell from the introduction, this is a standard "two-star three-shooter lineup".

Wade, who is entering his prime, and Shaquille O'Neal, who is still at the end of his prime, have plenty of room in this lineup and are like fish in water, showing enormous power.

It is also because of the strong lineup that the Heat media confidently shouted the slogan "Heat champions".

On the first attack, the Pacers had the ball.

Suwan faced Wade on the wing, but his attempt to break away was ineffective.

Wade's strength, weight, confrontation and explosiveness are all top-notch at the No. 5 position. As the media later commented, he is "Jordan who is 5cm shorter." If God had lent him these 8cm, I'm afraid even if LeBron gave up his power by points, it would be useless until his death.

No, there is no need to give him these 5cm, just give him a pair of complete meniscus!

Su Wan felt that he was somewhat suppressed in the confrontation and decisively called for a pick-and-roll for O'Neal Jr.

Bypassing the screen, Suwan was ready to complete a mid-range shot from his familiar "free throw line sweet spot", but Haslem was already waiting there.

Bill Walton saw this scene: "The Heat coaching staff obviously studied Su's playing style and habits very carefully... and this is the 'superstar' treatment that Su Wan needs to experience after playing a phenomenal game!"

Suwan was not in a hurry and simply pulled out, trying to single out Haslem who was out of position.

Seeing this, Wade prepared to trade back with Haslem.

Glancing at Wade rushing towards him, Suwan quickly passed the ball to O'Neal who was left open.

O'Neal Jr. successfully made an open mid-range shot.

Timely passing has nothing to do with Su Wan's vision, it has more to do with his thinking ability on the field.

Since Haslem was standing in front of him and he could see Wade running towards him out of the corner of his eye, it proved that O'Neal must be in an open position. He just had to find O'Neal and pass the ball to him.

Calm thinking in "The zone" mode has gradually become his experience. Even without turning on "The zone" mode, he can still play according to this thinking.

It’s just that he can’t always stay as calm as a machine, so his on-court decision-making ability is still not as good as when he turns on “The zone” mode.

But he can easily seize opportunities like this to catch the opponent's mismatch and switch defense and pass the ball to his teammates.

"Nice!" O'Neal Jr. pointed at Su Wan while returning to defense.

It was the Heat's turn to attack, and the audience cheered loudly.

Compared to the Detroiters at the Palace of Auburn Hills, the Miami fans were not as hostile towards them, and the boos at the beginning were more like a formality.

Maybe all Heat fans know that Suwan has a good relationship with Wade.

However, they really support Wade.

At the home game's opening ceremony, cheers resounded throughout the American Airlines Arena, almost catching up with the "sonic tornado" that Suwan caused in Indiana.

Yes, who doesn't like this kind of rookie who plays aggressively but is also hardworking and humble? - Wade's "sexy" taste hasn't spread yet.

Su Wan took a defensive stance, and then he knew what the fucking "Flash" was!
The first step was fast, powerful and heavy. Su Wan barely kept up with his speed, but his lateral steps after his quick reaction were unable to complete the interception.

"Bah!"

Wade, who had gained the position, confronted Su Wan. After continuous confrontation, Su Wan gradually couldn't keep up with his speed. Wade rushed straight into the inside and completed a dunk.

Is this Wade entering his prime?

It does.

Su Wande admitted that before this, he had encountered three players on the back line who he could not defend with his personal ability alone:

Kobe, Arenas and Allen Iverson.

But now, we have to add the "playoff version of Wade".

After the first round, Su Wan felt that if he turned on "The zone" at full power, he should be able to achieve the limiting effect.

But it was only a few minutes?
It's no use at all.

At this point, he should just "explode each other".

"Hey, man, where's your The Zone? I only saw 'The Flash' flying past you!" Before Wade could say anything, Shaq started to mock him.

Su Wan almost laughed out loud.

He particularly likes this kind of "Old American plot":
Brothers are brothers, and stab each other twice.

Rick Carlisle probably also noticed that Suwan had some difficulty playing one-on-one against Wade, so he kept signaling on the sidelines, asking Suwan and O'Neal to play more pick-and-rolls to conserve their energy for the critical moment.

As for why Suwan is having a hard time playing against Wade now, he still believes in Suwan's ability to play key balls.

Do not ask!

The question is...The zone!

O'Neal actively went forward to screen and roll, and it can be seen that he is no longer opposed to playing pick and roll with Su Wan. However, Su Wan can still feel that O'Neal has not given up his low-post singles...

Of course, this is not a big problem for Su Wan.

As long as O'Neal is willing to cooperate with him in pick-and-roll, everything else can be ignored.

Facing the Heat, pick-and-roll is definitely a killer move.

Because Shaquille O'Neal was unwilling to move and not put in any effort on the defensive end, other teams only needed to pay attention to Haslem's backup defense when attacking the Heat's basket.

Suwan once again pulled Haslem, who was standing in front of him, to the three-point line. This time, Wade didn't dare to let go of O'Neal and come over directly, allowing Suwan to "play small against big" at the three-point line. Haslem is a power forward with full mobility, but it is still a bit difficult for him to defend a breakthrough player like Suwan at the three-point line.

Successfully broke through the first line of defense.

But what Suwan didn't expect was that Shaquille O'Neal, who was usually not active in defense, actually made a timely comeback from the other side this time.

Suwan, who was already jumping in the air, could only make a "pull-up layup" as his last attempt, but unfortunately, he was blocked by Shaquille O'Neal and the ball fell out of the court, and the Pacers still had the ball.

There was a roar of cheers at the scene, and Shaquille O'Neal said proudly: "'The zone' will not be a match for the great Shark!"

"It seems that you are very interested in defense today, Shaq!" Su Wan said to Foster who was standing beside him, "Jeff, open a bottle of Lafite, we are going to eat shark sashimi tonight!"

When the serve was restarted, Wade immediately came up to him as soon as Suwan received the ball.

To be honest, this defensive attitude is really good.

Many of the outside players that Su Wan encountered were brave on offense but confused on defense.

Wade and Kobe are definitely a minority. O'Neal also came to defend in time. Haslem did not rush over directly this time. He waited for Wade to bypass him from behind and used this gap to switch defense again.

Su Wan seized the opportunity, raised his hand and shot a mid-range shot, which went in!
Carlisle clenched his fist. Suwan's mid-range shot was so early. The Pacers will only have an easier time in the next game.

It was the Heat's turn to attack again, and Wade's position was unmistakable. The ball was given to him first. Just like Shaquille O'Neal said, this is Dwyane's team.

He may be trying to express his open-mindedness.

But in the Heat's tactical position, this point is clearly shown:

In every offensive round of the Heat, the ball was given to Wade first.

In this round, Su Wan chose to predict the interception in advance, which was very successful. Wade failed to break through smoothly. He quickly grabbed the ball with both hands and threw the ball towards the basket with his feet on the three-point line.

Shaq leaned on Foster to get the ball, then turned smoothly and performed a "shark into the sea" style dunk.

Foster was like a "pillar" during the entire defensive period. His only role was:

Make Shaquille O'Neal's turnaround smoother.

"Shaq is unstoppable!"

Sometimes, you have to admit that Shaquille O'Neal is just a "big boy" with a childish mentality.

Seeing that O'Neal had made one, O'Neal Jr. quickly responded in the next round and hit another mid-range jump shot.

He had a great touch in the elbow area tonight!
From the start, it can be seen that both sides played to their strengths.

The Heat's team is a duo of Wade and Shaq, while the Pacers' team is a duo of Suwan and O'Neal.

In terms of the subsequent offensive in the first quarter, Wade and Shaquille O'Neal were more aggressive.

To put it more bluntly, the ordinary version of Suwan cannot beat the playoff version of Wade.

In terms of form, Suwan opened up the mid-range, which demonstrated his ability to attract double-teaming to a certain extent. The Heat did not dare to let him shoot in the elbow area easily.

But no matter what...

Wade has the "whistle" bonus!

In fact, he was the first generation of the league's "whistle king" in the 00s. In the second season of his career, his average free throws per game in the regular season reached an exaggerated 9.9!
Even LeBron James doesn't average as many free throws per game as he does.

This is due to the rule changes and his aggressiveness towards the basket.

However, due to his violent playing style, not many people call him the "King of Bumping".

To use a phrase that LeBron fans often say later:

The more you rush to the basket, the greater the chance of getting a free throw opportunity!
Wade's shots at the basket account for more than 60% of his total shots, and more than half of his offense is completed at the basket.

It's understandable that there are so many whistles.

But an average of 9.9 per game still blinded the eyes of most media people.

I thought that after entering the playoffs, in the first round of four games, only one game reached 4 whistles, and the others were all below 10, with the lowest being "only" 9. I thought the referees finally stopped taking care of him.

As a result, in the first game of the semi-finals against the Wizards, he was given 19 free throw opportunities.

Arenas and the others were all numb!
In the final five games of the series, Wade had more than 5 free throws in more than three games...

Barkley commented on Wade: "I'm not denying Dwyane's ability, but if it's this number of free throws, I think O'Neal and his grandmother can also beat the Wizards."

The controversy was so great that The Washington Post even angrily criticized the referee: "If the league insists that the Heat advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, we can choose not to play!"

The referee was more restrained in this game, but after the first quarter, Wade still received two whistles and got four free throw opportunities.

Among them, Su Wan also suffered losses once.

However, Su Wan admitted that he did commit a foul that time.

Relying on Wade's performance, the Heat kept suppressing the Pacers on the court. At the end of the first half, the Heat led by 53 points with 47 to 6.

This is the result of the performance of Stephen Jackson and Reggie Miller, who made a total of 5 three-pointers from beyond the three-point line in the first half.

Otherwise, they would be behind by an even bigger score.

In the second half, Su Wan directly turned on the "The zone" mode.

There is no way. If he doesn't improve his condition, he will have no chance to beat Wade, and the team will not be able to maintain the score difference.

"Hey, Su, if you don't enter The zone mode, we're going to completely widen the gap. Or have you already entered The zone but still can't beat us?!"

Shaquille O'Neal's trash talk came again.

Very noisy!
At first, Su Wan was smiling and exchanging a few words with him.

But gradually, he found that every word of Shaquille O'Neal's "trash talk" was always about "The zone", and he didn't know what hurt his petty self-esteem.

If the joke is overdone, it won't be funny anymore, not to mention that he has a good relationship with Wade, and he is just an ordinary buddy to him.

If you want to taste the full power of "The Zone" so much, then we will satisfy you.

Suwan, who had made up his mind, called for a pick-and-roll for O'Neal Jr. just like in the first half, and then he quickly exerted force while bypassing O'Neal Jr., and his whole speed instantly reached the fastest. Before Haslem, who came to defend, could react, he saw Suwan rushing past him and heading straight for the basket.

He felt something was wrong, but couldn't put it into words. He subconsciously called out "Shaq" to remind O'Neal to help defend.

The "Great Shark" had been eager to give Su Wan another slap, and actively ran to the side where Su Wan was attacking, ready to block him.

But as soon as he walked to the bottom of the basket, he saw a man flying high in front of him. The number of the Pacers jersey on his body was particularly eye-catching:

Number 99!
Am I going to be blocked?

Do not!
I absolutely cannot be dunked!

Shaq didn't expect Su Wan to come up so quickly this time. When this thought popped up in his mind, he subconsciously reached out and pulled Su Wan, who was flying in the air, to the ground.

"Bah!"

Su Wan fell heavily to the ground.

Even with the ability to control his body in "The zone", Suwan could not do anything this time. By the time he reacted, he was already lying on the floor. It can be seen how fierce Shaq's pull was.

Feeling the huge pain coming from the body.

Su Wan couldn't help but grin.

Fortunately, the "injury resistance" added a few days ago has slowly increased to 90 points in the past few days.

Otherwise, he would definitely be injured.

Amid the exclamations from the sidelines, Shaquille O'Neal also realized that he was a little too radical. He hurried forward and prepared to pull Su Wan up: "Su, no, are you okay? I didn't mean it, Su..."

He bent down and stretched out his hand, but just as his hand was about to touch Su Wan's hand.

"Snapped!"

Su Wan, who was lying on the ground, slapped his hand away.

At the same time, he shouted:

"Fuck off!"

Brothers, the third update is here.

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(End of this chapter)