Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 174 Traveling during off-peak hours? Impossible!
Barkley looked at the data and had something to say: "I remember that two years ago, Suwan was like LeBron, both of whom were breakthrough players. He was also questioned about his shooting ability. But looking at tonight's game, in two seasons, Suwan has honed a stable enough mid-range shot, and now he has even honed his three-point shooting. He has been on the road to improvement."

"Look at LeBron again..."

"In April of 01, we were shocked by his physical talent. But now, in April of 4, five years have passed. We have always said that LeBron belongs to the future, but he is about to turn 06, which is considered old in the draft. He doesn't have much future to wait for. Indeed, his average stats in the regular season are extremely outstanding, even Su Wan can't compare to him!"

勒布朗常规赛场均30.2分6.6篮板5.4助攻1.6抢断1盖帽；

苏万常规赛场均28.8分5.4篮板3.2助攻1.8抢断1.2盖帽；

Except for steals and blocks, Suwan is not as good as LeBron in other aspects.

But from the presence of the game...

Suwan completely defeated LeBron James.

Mike Brown used various methods to limit Suwan's scoring, but the final results were not ideal.

Admittedly, a large part of the reason here is that he has just developed an off-ball offensive method, and other teams have not yet figured out how to target it. But this is also what he earned with his own sweat.

LeBron was also targeted, but his result was completely opposite to Suwan's. He was completely restricted.

The Cavaliers' playing style this season is the same as last season, taking advantage of LeBron's outstanding breakthrough ability, attracting double-teaming and passing the ball to help teammates find open shooting opportunities.

This was not reflected at all in tonight's game.

In addition, Barkley was wrong about one thing. LeBron's shooting has actually improved this season. In any case, in the impression of the Cleveland commentator, LeBron's number of long-range shots has increased significantly this season.

But they didn't know why, tonight LeBron didn't dare to shoot when facing Su Wanfang's wide open space.

Could it be that Suwan is really LeBron’s nightmare?

A bold idea came into the minds of these Cleveland commentators, and they were so scared that they quickly shook their heads to drive this outrageous idea out of their minds.

"Maybe he's not used to the first game. We all know that this is LeBron's first playoff game. Many players struggled in their first playoff game. We have to believe that LeBron can adjust. After all, we survived the difficult days in March!"

This is also what the Cleveland media said to Cavaliers fans after the first game of the series.

To be honest, a big part of the reason why LeBron is not motivated to make progress is that the entire Cleveland team holds him in the palm of their hand.

If he had gone to New York, amid the ridicule from the media and fans, I'm afraid he would have changed long ago.

This statement is also based on facts.

There was a time in LeBron's long career when his shooting ability was still good, even if it was unstable, it could be regarded as his regular weapon.

That’s right, when he was on the Heat!
The strictness of the Heat team turned him from a "hard-working" person into a hard-working person. The hard-working in the beginning was a label promoted by the media, while the hard-working in the end was what he really earned through sweat.

It can be seen that LeBron is different from Kobe and Jordan. He needs a whip behind him to whip him.

If anyone has an opinion on this, please note:
Hard training and self-discipline are two different things!

When it comes to taking care of his body, LeBron is indeed very self-disciplined, and even Suwan has to admit that.

But apart from one thing, he rarely spends time polishing any movements related to technology, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to figure out how to walk.

There was no way out. Cleveland doted on him so much, Suwan could only give him another big defeat.

In the second game of the series, the Pacers once again defeated the Cavaliers by a big score of 27 points.

LeBron was restricted even more severely this time. He took a total of 12 shots, made 4 of them, and scored only 8 points. Fortunately, he had 8 free throws, and he made 5 of them, raising his single-game score to 13 points. Otherwise, it would have been difficult for him to score in double digits.

There is no need to be surprised. Pacers' Suwan, Artest and O'Neal Jr. can even restrict a "full-level" player like Kobe, not to mention LeBron who has only one method.

After the last game, after going back to study the route, Artest said very confidently: "Just wait and see, in the second game of the series, I will make sure he doesn't score in double digits!"

In the end, he almost did it.

What a pity, this is LeBron James!
With the help of the referee, it is very difficult to make him score less than 10 points in a single game.

Su Wan couldn't help but have a question:

How much pressure did LeBron feel in the 11 Finals? He only scored 8 points in a single game.

Oh, by the way, at that time he was targeted by the league, and there were no whistles!
That's right, if it weren't for the many whistles, LeBron wouldn't have been able to score in double digits tonight.

It seems that LeBron really "has not forgotten his original intention". There is no change between 06 and 11.

Su Wan scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists tonight.

Anyway, in front of LeBron, he only has two words:

On the other hand!

Whether on offense or defense, he made LeBron look useless.

If every regular season game is a "heavy punch" by Su Wan on LeBron's reputation value, then now it is equivalent to Su Wan holding a "Gatling gun" and constantly "da da da da da" at his reputation value.

But what’s interesting is that just after the first two games between the Pacers and the Cavaliers, the Cleveland media began to criticize the Pacers for not understanding the “rules of the game”: “We have already gained a score difference of more than 20 points, and we have also replaced most of the main players, why did the Pacers still put all the main players on the court?”

This caused some discussion.

Rick Carlisle spoke on behalf of the team: "If it is a regular season, when the opponent replaces most of the main players, we will also replace the main players, but this is the playoffs. In my opinion, if the Cavaliers do not replace LeBron, then in our opinion, the Cavaliers still want to fight again. Every game in the playoffs is crucial, and we can't joke about the victory that is about to be won!"

When Su Wan saw the report from Cleveland, he immediately felt that something was wrong.

Nine out of ten things are wrong.

Subconsciously, he felt that this matter had something to do with the team behind LeBron. Su Wan didn't know whether it was him who instigated it, and he didn't want to wrongly accuse LeBron.

But when Su Wan saw this report, a word immediately popped up in his mind:
Travel during off-peak hours!

There is no way. The purpose of these Cleveland media is too strong. It is difficult for Su Wan not to guess it.

But what he didn't expect was that Carlisle really didn't give him any chance at all, and actually called him out directly, saying that only when LeBron left the court, we would admit that you gave up the game, otherwise, it would be equivalent to wanting to struggle.

Is this still the Rick Carlisle he knows? The Pacers are too tough now!
Any conspiracy or trick will be exposed...

Want to bully us Indiana people?

Impossible!

Just like that, with old grudges and new hatreds, the third game of the series started at Quicken Loans Arena.

It can be seen that Cavaliers fans really love LeBron!
Even though the team lost 60 points in the last two games combined, the Quicken Loans Arena was still full of fans tonight. When Suwan and others came out of the visiting team's player tunnel, all kinds of boos resounded throughout the audience.

Apparently, the news that the Cleveland media criticized the Pacers for being unethical has successfully brainwashed a group of Clevelanders, who are expressing their dissatisfaction with the Pacers with boos.

At the same time, there are still some fantasies in their hearts.

in case……

Everyone was in great shape in this game, and LeBron also regained his confidence in other teams. If they beat the Pacers, they would definitely be so excited that the whole of Cleveland would be in turmoil.

Well, this is all Cleveland wants from the team right now:

Win one game and you'll advance!

At least the bad feeling in my heart has been dispelled.

As soon as the game started, the atmosphere began to cool down visibly.

The Pacers had the first attack. The moment Suwan got the ball, Newbell on the wing double-teamed him.

It seems that the intention is to put Su Wan in a situation where he can't touch the ball from the start.

Mike Brown: I just don't believe this guy can beat the Cavaliers tonight with his off-ball offense!

If that was the case, then he would endure it.

There is no way. With Suwan's current abilities, he can only make choices under the Pacers' system.

In Mike Brown's view, letting him touch the ball as little as possible and reducing his chances of holding the ball and playing one-on-one is the only way for the Cavaliers to disrupt the Pacers' start.

But the Cavaliers players on the field were too focused on Suwan's movements after passing the ball, and Artest made a steady three-pointer in an open position.

Then came O'Neal Jr., and then Tinsley.

Su Wan did not take any shots in the first three minutes of the game, and did not have many opportunities to hold the ball.

But he just used his movement to tie down the Cavaliers' defense, taking advantage of the fact that they were too focused on their own positions, and successfully split the Cavaliers' defense.

The Pacers' goals during this period were almost all open shots.

There is no way. You can't expect a team that is ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference and has experienced turmoil in late December and early January to have good defensive qualities. Not to mention Mike Brown, even Popovich can't do it.

Just look at this year's Spurs team. Although Popovich deliberately did it, it is also a real fact that the Spurs are ranked 4th in the West. Tim Duncan went fishing in April for the first time in his career.

This old guy is smart enough. He knows that David Stern may not give him a high draft pick if he plays too badly, so he simply puts him in a position that David Stern cannot operate in.

As long as there is no unexpected "No. 5 pick" this year, the Spurs are ranked third from the bottom in the Western Conference and fifth from the bottom in the league this season, so they will most likely get the fifth pick in the first round, and at worst the seventh pick.

Even though 06 was a very weak year for the draft, for a team like the Spurs, which already had the potential to win the championship, being able to find a qualified starter was already a successful performance.

cough~
Back to the game.

Mike Brown began to scratch his head. He really didn't know what to do in the current situation.

Just talking about restricting Suwan, the Cavaliers have achieved their tactical goal. At least Suwan has not taken a single shot yet.

But the price paid for this is so damn painful!
And LeBron was once again looked back...

The same double-teaming and interception.

With Artest and Suwan as the "left and right men", LeBron changed his playing style tonight. It cannot be said that he changed his playing style, but it should be said that he increased the proportion of passes after breakthroughs.

In the past, the probability of passing the ball after a breakthrough was 30%, but tonight LeBron's probability of passing the ball after a breakthrough became 80%.

Whenever Suwan and Artest stopped him, or whenever O'Neal made timely defensive moves in the paint, he would pass the ball.

There were several times when the pass actually found its way to teammates in open positions.

But unfortunately, the ball failed to go in in the end.

Barkley showed the rationality of a professional commentator. Although he hated LeBron, he felt that he could not be blamed this time: "From the last few rounds, it seems that the Cavaliers' signings last summer were a complete failure. LeBron does not need a ball handler like Larry Hughes. What he needs more is a teammate with good catching and shooting ability. If he had replaced some better quality shooters, the Cavaliers would not have been empty-handed in those few rounds. LeBron has the ability to shine!"

Kenny Smith nodded in agreement: "The reason why the Pacers dared to double-team LeBron so unscrupulously is that the Cavaliers have no shooting points on the outside. If there were two shooters, LeBron's situation would be much better!"

In the general manager's office at Quicken Loans Arena, Danny Ferry was changing channels, listening to the commentators' suggestions for the team one by one.

Although most of it is nonsense, sometimes you can still get some inspiration.

No matter what happens this season, we have finally made it to the playoffs. We will continue to polish the lineup, and maybe we can go directly to the finals next season.

The key is……

How to upgrade the lineup!

Hearing Barkley tell Kenny Smith that LeBron needed a pitcher, he was unhappy at the time: "I didn't know LeBron wanted a pitcher? I didn't give him a pitcher? But in the end, didn't he fail to grasp it?"

However, this is some useful information to hear now.

The Cavaliers once rushed to the top of the Eastern Conference at the beginning of this season. During that time, the team had a shooter who could help LeBron stretch the defense.

What he needs to do is to continue to find similar shooters for LeBron to make his breakthroughs easier.

"One star is shining, right?"

You can really give it a try!
(End of this chapter)