Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 146 The Grizzlies are too weak. If we want to prove ourselves, we have to see if we can beat the Suns.

There is still too much custom data in the NBA.

The same piece of data, if you add an adjective in front of it, will immediately become a different record.

Su Wan has always been disdainful of this kind of thing.

The only time he used "custom honors" was to have the capital to compete with LeBron James on the Cavaliers, and asked Bill Duffy to find the media to promote his "average of 22 plus 5 plus 5 per game."

But this can only be regarded as "beating magic with magic".

Erin asked a question: "Sue, do you think this 30-point win will get the Pacers back on track immediately?"

Suwan scored 44 points tonight and shined throughout the game.

The rest of the Pacers also put up good numbers under his leadership:
小奥尼尔拿到了21分11篮板；阿泰斯特拿到了18分6篮板3助攻；福斯特拿到了8分8篮板，这数据要是签约里奇-保罗，那就能在骑士队拿8千万合同。

It was the efforts of all members that led to the 30-point victory.

Pacers fans said: If only other players hadn't exerted their strength tonight, wouldn't Suwan have become the first player since Michael Jordan to score 50 points in his debut of a new season?

They still felt a bit sorry.

Su Wan is already studying the next game: "Whether we are back on track or not, we will know after the next game."

Erin thought for a moment. As a reporter accompanying the Pacers, she immediately thought of the Pacers' next opponent:

Away challenge, the Phoenix Suns, the opponent they just lost to two days ago!

The Pacers lost that game very badly.

We were trailing by 15 points at halftime.

Fortunately, the Suns had problems with their shooting in the second half and ended up losing by only 18 points, otherwise it would have been a bloody massacre.

"The Grizzlies are still too weak. If we want to prove ourselves, we have to see if we can beat the Suns!"

When Irene heard Su Wan bluntly say "The Grizzlies are too weak", she wanted to remind him that they were also a strong team in the top eight in the Western Conference. But thinking about the fact that the Grizzlies were slaughtered by 30 points tonight, they didn't get angry even if Su Wan said that to them.

In competitive sports, the final say lies in the outcome of the game.

The winner is the one who can put on a fierce face.

The Pacers set off for Phoenix that night. Artest was already sitting in the bus to the airport. When he saw Su Wan coming, he immediately gave him a big hug: "Su, you are my God!"

This was his first time working with Su Wan on the court.

Not to mention Suwan's personal performance, it also made him play much more easily on the court. The Grizzlies basically ignored him from the second half of the second quarter, allowing him to score points easily.

Artest was so relaxed that he even suspected he had played a fake NBA game.

When he thought about the good days that would come in the future, he couldn't help himself. Seeing Su Wan was like seeing his own father.

Su Wan pushed him away with disdain and said with a vengeance: "Now it seems that it is indeed my fault for being suspended. Otherwise, the team would have been winning all the time, so why would you have a conflict with Jermaine?"

When Artest saw Su Wan bringing up old issues, he scratched his head deliberately, looked honest, and kept grinning.

Su Wan: "Get lost!"

Others also felt a lot more relaxed.

Especially the new recruits.

Joining the defending champion is a very stressful thing. If you play well, the outside world will think it is normal; but if you play badly and the team's record is affected, the outside world will think that your arrival has affected the team's performance.

Dio, who is usually relaxed, was a little restrained after losing the previous two days, but he was fine tonight. As soon as Su Wan got in the car, he saw another cup of coffee in his hand, drinking it comfortably. He also performed well tonight, playing for 17 minutes and 14 seconds, getting 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, showing his versatility.

"Boris, drink less. Will you be able to sleep on the plane later?" Su Wan is now a little more familiar with him and can make a few jokes with him.

Dio made a toast towards him: "Coffee is my best sleeping pill."

Amid the excitement of the crowd, Calderon seemed a little dull. He also got a lot of playing time in the fourth quarter, but he was outplayed by the "matchup MVP". The best performer of the Grizzlies in the fourth quarter was their number one player, Chucky Atkins.

Suwan was not surprised that the Spaniard lost to this famous "tramp".

Because Atkins was still the starting point guard for the Lakers last season, his experience is far better than Calderon. Moreover, most of the "garbage time" is a chaotic battle, which is Atkins' comfort zone. Calderon still needs to be in a more stable system to play his ability to control the rhythm.

Su Wan comforted him, "Don't think too much, Jose. If you don't play well in this game, there is still the next one. The Pacers don't have much, but they have a lot of opportunities!"

Calderon smiled.

He also knew that his current situation was actually very good.

The Pacers have only three point guards. Apart from "Crazy Fan" who is here to retire, the regular rotation players are him and Tinsley.

Moreover, he and Tinsley have two different styles. Tinsley is a master of chaos, while he is a calm type. So there is no need to worry about not having a chance to play. As Su Wan said, he has many opportunities to prove himself.

After O'Neal Jr. and Rick Carlisle came up, the bus started moving.

Artest saw that O'Neal got on the bus so late, so he asked him, "Why, there are more reporters interviewing you than Su Wan?"

O'Neal blushed: "Fuck you!"

The atmosphere in the car was more cheerful.

Rick Carlisle praised: "Everyone performed well tonight. I hope to keep it up and win the next game."

When talking about the next game, these guys all had serious looks on their faces.

The loss to the Suns was the Pacers' biggest defeat of the new season.

The lost face must be regained.

Su Wan's expression also became serious.

Although he did not experience that devastating defeat, he is the "Soul of Indiana" and he naturally wants to regain the face that the team has lost.

The next morning, the news that Suwan scored 44 points in three quarters in his debut and led the team to a 30-point victory over the Grizzlies was like a Deidara's C4 bomb, directly detonating the media.

No one expected that Suwan, who returned from the Pacers' turmoil, would start his second season of his career with such a performance.

In 05, the Internet was more developed, and comment areas appeared under the news on many web pages:

"Where are those people who said that Su Xiatian had been indulging himself? Where did they go? Can you come out and explain why the indulging Su Xiatian performed so exaggeratedly in the first game?"

"Oh my god, the guy who won the Finals MVP in his rookie season is definitely not an ordinary person!"

"Su is such a player who always brings us surprises and shocks. This is why I like him the most now!"

…The headlines in the Indiana media could hardly conceal their excitement:

"I'm back! Su Wan proudly announces the return of the king!"

"With Suwan, there is no surprise. The Grizzlies were beaten by 30 points. That man is back, and the Pacers are back too!"

"Scoring 3 points in 44 quarters, a record that is not even comparable to Michael Jordan's, Suwan, the high-spirited Indiana, long time no see, welcome back!"

Bill Simmons, the "clown" who has not been seen for a long time, jumped out: "I doubt it very much. The Chinese often stop playing after three quarters. It's not that he doesn't want to break the record, but his physical fitness is not enough to support him to continue playing. Don't think I'm talking nonsense. Just look at the Chinese No. 1 pick and you will know that he has physical fitness problems. The same situation happened to the Chinese pitcher of the Cavaliers this year. Su Wan may not have similar problems, but the Pacers' system protects him very well and has not been exposed."

Let’s not talk about other people first. Irene immediately posted on her Facebook page and said it in one concise word:

Retarded!

Please don't cause trouble to other colleagues' work, thank you!

The news was flying all over the place. What made Su Wan stand out was not only his performance of 44 points in three quarters, but also his bold "I'm back" and the sexy question "Why should I be compared with him", which also caused heated discussions.

The discussion was so heated that Michael Jordan, who was discussing buying a stake in the Bobcats in Charlotte, learned about it first.

He was so angry that he laughed:
This bitch used my famous quote and still looks down on me?

Jordan really wanted to rush to Indiana immediately, but the dull pain in his ribs made him calm down again. He said with a sigh: "I am really old."

Otherwise, how could you let a newcomer get in your face and output like this?

With the popularity so high, Steve Nash, as the opponent of the next game, was naturally asked questions related to Suwan.

"How do you think you should restrict Su?"

"You should ask Mike this question. This is his job."

"So do you think you can beat the Pacers tonight like you did last time?"

“We will try our best to play every game well, and as long as we play our best, we will not lose to anyone.”

After winning last season's regular season MVP, Steve Nash has become more confident.

Are you kidding? If the regular season MVP is not confident, then who else has the right to be confident?
There are even some subtle changes in his playing style, which now has more of a "general's style" and the temperament of a battlefield commander.

At the beginning of the second game against the Pacers, his performance was extremely eye-catching. He provided assists continuously. Stoudemire was the biggest beneficiary, with consecutive dunks, giving the Suns a 6-2 start.

The Pacers were a little slow to get started in this game.

Except for Suwan's goal, no one else scored.

It has something to do with their own state, but more because the rhythm of the game was controlled by the Suns. Tinsley himself is a disruptive player, and when he meets a "strong rhythm master" like Nash, it is easy for the game to become more and more chaotic.

This was also the reason for the last disastrous defeat.

In fact, not only this season, but also last season, the Pacers lost more than they won against the Suns.

The lack of a pure "point shooter" has always been a big problem for the Pacers.

Fortunately, we made it to the playoffs last year and have never encountered a "rhythm master" of Steve Nash's level.

Chauncey Billups has this ability, but Larry Brown's team is still defense-oriented, and he doesn't care about the offensive performance. This season, Billups has a better control of the rhythm in the hands of the "old Bole".

The Pacers lost the opening game, one reason was Hamilton's outburst, the other was Billups' ability to control the game.

第一节6分34秒，太阳队以14比8领先至6分。

Stoudemire has already scored 8 points.

Since the Spurs did not meet the Suns in the Western Conference Finals last season, Popovich's tutorial on how to play the Suns, which he had demonstrated to the world in that series, is naturally no longer available.

Rick Carlisle was somewhat worried that the Pacers would be "killed" by Stoudemire alone.

Su Wan said at the right time: "It's okay, the Suns are not a team that relies on the basket to win, don't worry, and I believe Jermaine will be able to keep up with his scoring burst soon."

Artest grumbled: "It's better!"

O'Neal glared with a confident expression, glanced at Suwan, and then looked at Rick Carlisle: "Don't worry, coach, leave that guy to me, I'll take care of him!"

After both of them said so, Carlisle nodded, no longer bothered about Stoudemire's condition, and waved to the bench: "Jose, it's your turn. After you get on the court, I only ask one thing of you, stabilize the rhythm of the game!"

Tinsley didn't have any objection when he heard that he was being replaced.

He has a high level of professionalism. When Thomas was the head coach of the Pacers, he often switched back and forth between the bench and the starting lineup.

As long as he is given stable playing time, he doesn't really care whether he starts or comes off the bench.

And today he was indeed restricted against Steve Nash.

Walking onto the court, Suwan said to Calderon: "Just play freely, we will fully cooperate with you."

It's not that it's preferential treatment for Calderon.

But Su Wan is very clear that as the number one player, the "brain" of the court, you cannot have too many restrictions on him, otherwise it will easily affect his performance.

He doesn't have much NBA game experience to begin with, and if you restrict him, he will really become an "old fish" with his trouser legs pulled up.

Fisher at least has a strong body, but Calderon has nothing except his steady control and shooting.

The Phoenix fans at the scene watched the Pacers pick up a weak white point guard after the timeout, and immediately laughed at them:
Do you really think a skinny white point guard can become the next Steve Nash?
too naive!

Calderon rubbed his jersey with his hands to wipe off the sweat on his hands. The next second after receiving the ball in the backcourt, he exhaled heavily and his eyes became determined:
Seize the opportunity, Jose!
Holding the ball to the frontcourt, Calderon looked at the Suns' tight defensive formation, his brain working quickly, he developed a feasible tactic and began to direct his teammates' placement.

When the other Pacers players saw Suwan start to move under his command, they did not dare to hesitate and moved quickly following suit.

O'Neal Jr. didn't know when he reached the high position, and Calderon's ball was in his hands the next second.

"Shh!"

In!

So simple?
O'Neal was stunned.

It's not surprising that since he joined the Pacers, his partner at the number one position has been Tinsley.

He really has never worked with such a pure number one player!

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