Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 175 Every season, I will make you regret trading me!
At 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the fourth quarter, "Big Z" turned around and hooked the ball at the basket, successfully scoring 2 points.

But there was no cheering at the scene, and it was even dead silent.

All the fans of the Cavaliers present at the scene looked as if they had been drained of their energy by the Black Mountain Demon. They sat in their seats with a look of "emptiness" on their faces.

There was no way. At this moment, the score between the two teams had reached 84 to 62, a full 22 points difference.

And the Pacers' entire defensive strategy also changed significantly. They would not take risks to try to block the Cavaliers' shots that were sure to go in, but would just let them score and prevent unnecessary fouls.

Anyway, the Cavaliers can't stop their offense at all now.

Just under 8 seconds after "Big Z" scored the goal, the Pacers quickly completed a counterattack.

The score difference continued to remain at around 22 points.

LeBron's face was full of impatience.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not impatient because the team lost by 20 points.

Of course, many Cleveland fans would think so.

But he was annoyed by the Pacers' continued tight defense against him.

Starting from the end of the third quarter, the Pacers began to consciously leave the basket empty, allowing "Big Z" to shoot.

The Lithuanians' 2-point 2-point attack can't shake the foundation. As long as they can strangle the ball holders on the outside and make the rhythm slow, then the game is equivalent to winning...

Everyone knows that in the rhythm of positional warfare, a score difference of more than 20 points is an advantage!
Another reason for targeting LeBron James is because of the clamor from the Cleveland media before the game, saying that he had gained a huge advantage and did not abide by the rules of the game.

Anyone on your team can score, but LeBron James has to stay in the "iron bucket formation".

Seeing his teammates' statistics gradually improving, LeBron James himself has become the one holding them back. Tell me, how can he not be anxious?

so……

Why pick on the Pacers when there are so many other teams to pick on!

Don’t you know that everyone on the Pacers team, from the players to the coaches, is petty?

Finally, seeing that the Pacers did not want to give him a chance to attack with the ball, LeBron James simply winked at Mike Brown with two minutes left in the fourth quarter.

Brown immediately replaced him.

Rick Carlisle also kept his word and immediately replaced all the main players of the Pacers.

There was no booing at all.

Such a score difference and such a torturous game.

How could the Cavaliers fans be in the mood to boo!

"beep!"

As the buzzer sounded, signaling the end of the game, the score was frozen, with the Pacers beating the Cavaliers by 109 points again with a score of 80 to 29.

The Pacers:

苏万27分6篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽；阿泰斯特18分5篮板3助攻2抢断；小奥尼尔21分13篮板3助攻2盖帽；福斯特8分8篮板；迪奥6分4篮板4助攻；卡尔德隆11分5助攻；

Cavaliers:
“大Z”25分11篮板；德鲁-古登18分7篮板；纽贝尔7分3篮板；瓦莱乔6分6篮板；勒布朗-詹姆斯12分6篮板4助攻5失误……

Just looking at the data of the Cavaliers, the two inside players scored a total of 43 points, which is 14 points more than the Pacers' twin towers. If you don't know, you might think this is a team that focuses on the inside.

After the game, when Suwan saw LeBron's statistics, he was a little worried about LeBron.

The data from two consecutive games are so terrible, what excuse can be used to "whitewash" it?

Su Wan couldn't think of it anyway.

At the Cavaliers' press conference, a reporter mentioned LeBron James' poor performance in these two games.

LeBron said: "The Pacers were very successful in limiting me. You know, Ron Artest has always been a strong contender for the best defensive player of the season. I think I would be surprised if he didn't win the award this season. Jermaine's defensive ability is also at the level of the league's best first team. This team has invested a lot of energy in me, and this is the reward they deserve. I tried everything, but we were able to give too little response, which is why we lost. Their overall performance was better."

First, praise your opponent's ability, second, say you have tried your best, and third, criticize the team for being inadequate!
Finally, he faced the reporter with a calm expression and indicated who would ask the next question.

The main theme is "having a clear conscience"!
Many reporters were stunned by him, not to mention the Cleveland reporters, who almost knelt down and shouted: "My emperor, you have worked hard!"

Of course, the reason why his words are true is that:
The Pacers do have a well-known defensive system, and they used it all on him.

"Big Z" played well tonight, but most of the points were scored after the score gap widened to 20 points. When the team needed someone to stand up, he failed to do so.

It is an indisputable fact that the Pacers have stronger overall strength!

However, at this moment, the reporters were intimidated by LeBron, but when the newspapers came out the next day, the headlines were so spicy:
"Completely seen through, LeBron seems to be unable to play basketball in front of Su Wan!"

"If they lose another 29 points, the Cavaliers will be the team that loses the most points per game in the first round. The difference between LeBron's performance in the game and Suwan's is as big as this point difference!"

"The score is 0-3. There is no more miracles. The Cavaliers can start thinking about summer moves in advance. LeBron still has a long way to go to catch up with Suwan."

After three consecutive defeats, in the eyes of media reporters, LeBron is not as good as Suwan's little finger.

No wonder!
Even if the gap between the two teams is too big, as the core of the team, you, the "chosen one" personally named by Sports Illustrated, should have played your best. But in the end, let alone playing your best, look at the statistics of the third game, LeBron's data can only rank behind "Big Z" and Drew Gooden.

No matter how eloquent LeBron is after the game, the media's "poisonous tongue" will not let him go.

If the shock at the end of December caused LeBron's media image to hit rock bottom, then these three games can be said to have cast doubt on LeBron James' abilities and even his talent.

The New York Times asked directly: "Maybe LeBron's talent is not as good as we thought!"

And it's not just a clickbait title. The content of the article seriously analyzes LeBron's talent. The author acknowledges LeBron's physical talent, but questions his talents in other areas.

"There's a living example right in front of us..." "When Suwan first entered the league, he was a player of a similar style to LeBron, but in two seasons, he has transformed himself and grown into a pure No. 2 player who can play with or without the ball! As for LeBron, who mainly plays the No. position, he should be developing in the direction of Magic Johnson, but to be honest, except for his breakthrough ability, he has not improved any of his No. -related skills."

"Maybe it's just like Suwan said, LeBron doesn't have the ability to play the point guard position!"

The more explosive content of the article is not the questioning of LeBron, but the suggestions for LeBron's future growth direction:

"He should switch to the power forward position, watch more videos of Scottie Pippen, and learn his playing style. This has nothing to do with whether he is the team's No. 1 or No. 2. Scottie once briefly became the face of the Bulls, and he was even a member of the 'Dream Team' that many team leaders could not be selected for. Given LeBron's physical condition and talent, it is not shameful to learn Scottie's playing style!"

When Barkley saw the article, he was very happy and said on Facebook: "Suwan was right. The Cavaliers did have the next Jordan and Pippen. But at that time we didn't think that Suwan was the Jordan and LeBron was Pippen..."

wrong!

If I really want to say...

Barkley remembered that he seemed to say that LeBron was an enhanced version of Pippen, and Suwan was a weakened version of Jordan.

He immediately dug out the previous program recording and found out that it was Kenny Smith who said this. But it didn't matter. The question he asked was: "Kenny, based on this data, who do you think is Pippen and who is Jordan between the two of them!"

Isn't it obvious what he wants to say?

So he immediately uploaded it to his Facebook and left a comment: "What is a prophet!"

LeBron James was completely furious.

But there was no way, the fourth game of the series hadn't started yet. He was going to lose another player, and at this time he couldn't say anything tough.

The Nike representative could not send him a press release at this time, as it was too difficult to play against the odds. What LeBron didn't know was that Nike had originally planned to use this series to turn him and Suwan into a duel between the "Chosen One" and the "Destined One".

result……

LeBron's statistical performance is not even as good as Suwan's taillights.

It would be too much to talk about "enemies" at this time.

As a result, all the prepared notices were withdrawn.

A huge amount of money was wasted here.

Nike's representative really wants to say something to LeBron:
"How many times are you going to disappoint us?"

but……

I have made the appointment myself, and I have to finish it even if I cry.

When they snatched LeBron James from Adidas and tied him to a 1-year sneaker contract worth 7 million yuan, the entire league was blown up. The media resources that were used during this period, as well as the subsequent announcement fees that were paid according to the standards of the "Chosen One", the money they spent, combined, can be used to burn fire and cook every day, and it can be used for one or two years.

They can no longer abandon LeBron. Even though they now know that he is not the true "Chosen One", they can only support him as the "Chosen One".

It is also for this reason that even though Nike’s representatives did not agree to LeBron’s announcement at this time, they still told him in advance that if they were really swept 0-4, they had already arranged for the media to issue whitewashing articles.

LeBron felt much more relieved after hearing these words.

Then the fourth game of the series officially started.

You have to admire the persistence of Cleveland fans. Even though the team lost so badly, in the fourth game, the fans still came to the scene spontaneously and accompanied the team to face the most humiliating moment.

Without any surprise, the Pacers had an overwhelming rhythm advantage from the start.

The Cavaliers were passive and eventually they fell behind by 18 points just after the first half. By the end of the third quarter, they were behind by more than 25 points. Mike Brown decisively chose to replace everyone, including LeBron James.

This time, LeBron did not hesitate. The opponent clearly did not want him to score on the court. There was no point for him to stay on the court. After increasing his score to double digits, LeBron walked off the court.

At the end of the game, the Pacers won the fourth game of the series with a 110-point victory with a score of 80 to 30.

Sweep the Cavaliers 4-0!
What is more shameful than the 4-0 score is the point difference in the four games. The Cavaliers lost an average of 4 points per game. The biggest loss was more than 29.75 points, and the lowest was around 30 points.

And for LeBron James, this is not the only embarrassing thing.

4场比赛打完，他场均只有12.25分7篮板4.5助攻4.5失误，投篮命中率30%，三分球命中率20%，罚球命中率70%。

再看苏万，4场比赛场均29.5分5.5篮板2.5助攻1.5失误，投篮命中率48%，三分球命中率33.3%，罚球命中率80%。

Except for the assists data, his other data have all increased sporadically compared to the regular season.

For a player, being able to maintain the same performance as in the regular season in the playoffs is already a remarkable thing.

Reggie Miller doesn't have many honors, but he is highly regarded in the media. One important reason is that his average data in the playoffs is much higher than that in the regular season. If he is a "superstar floor" player in the regular season, then he will become a "super giant" player in the playoffs.

Look how scary this is!
Of course, the 20-year-old Suwan still has room to grow. Now he can maintain the regular season data level, which is good enough.

Anyway, compared to LeBron, who is also 20 years old, he is obviously much more stable in the playoffs.

After the game, Suwan was interviewed on the sidelines and the reporter asked him what he wanted to say to the Cavaliers fans this year.

After the regular season game that eliminated the Cavaliers from the playoffs last season, Suwan shouted, "When was the moment you regretted the most?" This reporter was on the sidelines and is still impressed.

Su Wan originally wanted to say, Cleveland, this is for you.

But I also feel that the time is not right and it is a little too early to say this now.

They had no hope for this series in the first place. Su Wan wanted to bring them despair when they were full of hope, and then said this.

Now...

Su Wan thought for a moment, grabbed the microphone and said, "Cleveland, don't think it's over. Everything has just begun. Every season, I will make you regret trading me!"

(End of this chapter)