Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 180 Shaq Envy

What did Shaq hate most about others saying about him during this period?
Just 6 simple words:

Three consecutive championships depend on Kobe!

That was definitely a stab in his heart...

If I say this a few more times, I'm afraid I'll get a cerebral thrombosis out of anger.

The next day when he arrived in Indiana, this "Shark" went crazy and openly criticized Suwan for winning the regular season MVP award because he was only 20 years old: "Everyone wants to witness the birth of history, but he is not qualified at all!"

Suwan was sure that at this moment Shaquille O'Neal was definitely the most favorite player in the entire Dallas community, even more than Dirk Nowitzki.

The eve of the Eastern Conference Finals was filled with a strong sense of tension.

Kobe Bryant intervened at this time: "This is Shaq. He always thinks he is the best, but in fact, it is no longer his era!"

However, he was quickly counterattacked, and the Suns eventually eliminated him 4-2. This time, with the presence of Stoudemire, the Suns magnified the Lakers' inside disadvantage infinitely, so that Kobe could not score 40 points in a single game, and there was no way to play this game.

After the score was 3-1, Kobe barely snatched another victory at the Suns' home court, but when they returned to Los Angeles, they were still eliminated by the Suns who had two match points.

Shaquille O'Neal watched the sixth game between the Lakers and the Suns in front of the TV. After the game, he excitedly posted on Facebook: "This is Kobe and the Lakers. Without the great Shaq, they can't even see what the Western Conference Finals floor looks like!"

But the Los Angeles media, including Kobe, ignored his outburst.

Overall, both the Los Angeles media and Los Angeles fans are satisfied with the Lakers' performance this season.

The total salary of the Lakers' roster this season is approximately 7294 million. After deducting Brian Grant's buyout fee of 1434 million, there is about 5900 million left, which is slightly higher than the salary cap and has not reached the luxury tax line.

With such a lineup, making it to the Western Conference semifinals, what else do we need!

There is nothing to criticize about Kobe's personal performance. His average points per game in the regular season was the highest among the "scoring champions" in the past decade. In the playoffs, the Lakers' entry into the second round was all thanks to his performance.

Even in the second round, if the Lakers' inside line can play a little better, they can beat the Suns!

This is the kind of team that has a bright future.

As long as they can bring in a good inside player this summer.

Of course, if it was Yao Ming, that would be even better!

Kobe is also full of expectations for next season: "I believe Mickey will bring me some surprises, and we will soon be back to where we should be!"

There was another sentence that "Mamba" didn't say, but roared fiercely in his heart:

I will also definitely prove that I can win the championship by partnering with other people, not just relying on Shaquille O'Neal!
With the Lakers eliminated, the two teams in the Western Conference Finals were revealed:

Suns VS Mavericks!
The grievances between Steve Nash and the Mavericks are enough to make this series full of highlights.

After Mark Cuban confirmed that his opponent in the Western Conference Finals was the Suns, he strolled around the American Airlines Arena every day and appeared in front of the Mavericks intentionally or unintentionally, as if he was telling the Mavericks players in this way:
This game is not just a Western Conference Finals, it is a battle of honor!
You guys have to beat this Suns team to death for me!
Only by defeating Steve Nash can he prove to old Nelson that it was the right choice for him to give up Steve Nash.

Even though Nelson has left the Mavericks for the Warriors, he still has to prove it.

Don't ask, just ask...

A man’s desire to win!

Bosses often have a strong sense of this aspect.

Before the Western Conference Finals began, the Eastern Conference Finals started first.

The Conseco Fieldhouse was packed that night, the noise so loud it felt like a violent storm beating against the ceiling.

Especially when Shaquille O'Neal came out of the away stadium tunnel, the boos were deafening.

They already had a problem with Shaquille O'Neal.

They haven't forgotten the incident of Suwan being dragged during the Eastern Conference Finals last year. Now they are openly saying that Suwan won the regular season MVP because of the league's care and because of his age.

What the hell, are you trying to take the blame?

How could Indiana tolerate his ailment?
"You fat bastard, your mind is as small as your bottom!"

"Shaq, you're an obese person, you're going to die of exhaustion at Conseco Field today!"

"Shaq, wait for Su Wan to tear open the layers of your belly and tear it apart!"

……

All kinds of insults directed at his lower body made Shaquille O'Neal's veins jump.

He glared at the fan who cursed the most fiercely on the sidelines, but the fan raised his fist to scare him: "Damn it, what are you looking at? You want to get beaten in Indiana, you fat pig!"

Although this fan was only 1 meters tall and looked like a dwarf in front of Shaq, his words really scared Shaq.

Because there really was a riot here...

Simple folk customs, Indiana.

This has spread throughout the alliance!
In the presence of all the fans, Suwan took the regular season MVP trophy from David Stern.

The scene was filled with cheers.

Since entering the NBA in the 70s, after nearly 50 years of changes, the Pacers finally have the first regular season MVP in team history!

The feeling of witnessing history is always wonderful, no matter how many times you do it.

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

And when Su Wan held up the regular season MVP trophy, a unified cheer rang out at the scene.

The cheers were so loud that Shaq, who was sitting on the bench, felt the floor beneath his feet tremble slightly.

Is this the "Son of Indiana" Suwan?

Shaq felt envious for no reason, because even though he won the "three consecutive championships", he could not receive such cheers no matter where he was now.

Magic fans see him as a "traitor", Lakers fans are no longer enamored with him, and as for Heat fans...

What they have more eyes on is Dwyane Wade.

It has been 92 years since he entered the league in 14, and Shaquille O'Neal suddenly feels that he has been working in vain.

He has won many honors, and his glorious moments are heights that only the top few players in the NBA can achieve.

What Shaq lacks right now may be a group of such “die-hard fans”!
Young Shaq didn't care about these things, thinking that with his ability he would be able to gain a large number of die-hard fans no matter where he went. But as he got older, he longed even more for the feeling of being held in the palm of the hands of all fans.

But he seems to no longer have it...

Yell, yell, yell, what are you yelling about!

It’s so fucking noisy!

Envy turned into irritation, and Shaquille O'Neal's "small-mindedness" broke out. He was filled with a stronger desire to turn this arena into a "library".

"Come on, guys, let's shut down this arena!" His shout made Pat Riley turn his head slightly and smile.

If possible, he really wanted to suggest to the league that Su Wan be given an award every day during this round of Eastern Conference Finals.

Because of this, he doesn't need to do anything to see a "great shark" with high morale.

In the last two games against the Heat in the regular season, Rick Carlisle used a "small lineup" as the starting lineup and collected a lot of intelligence. But tonight, he still used the Pacers' previous regular lineup.

The purpose is to let Foster consume Shaq's energy under the basket first. Shaq successfully lost weight last summer, but his large weight is here. There is not much difference in energy consumption between 360 catties and 320 catties. This is probably a formalism to show his attitude, which is more meaningful.

Suwan agrees with Rick Carlisle's thinking.

In the 06 Finals, when the Mavericks played against the Heat, they used Dampier and Diop to consume Shaq in turn. As a result, Shaq did not play well in the Finals, with only 13.7 points.

With this score, he is not even considered as the “third in command”.

Feeling humiliated, Shaquille O'Neal angrily attacked Dampier's body odor, which made it difficult for him to concentrate on the game.

It can be seen that the attrition tactics were quite successful, and Shaquille O'Neal had no way to crack it.

Foster is also ready to go, eager to do something big.

I ate so many Su Wange brothers in the semi-finals just to kill this "shark" today.

The Heat did not change their lineup. The backcourt is Gary Payton and Wade, the small forward is James Posey, and the inside is Haslem and Shaquille O'Neal.

The Pacers won the first attack at the start of the game.

Tinsley passed the ball to the frontcourt, Suwan tried to pass the ball at the first opportunity, Wade went straight forward to defend closely, and Foster moved towards the three-point line at this time.

Since it is to consume Shaquille O'Neal's physical energy.

Naturally, everything from personnel to tactics was arranged clearly for him.

As soon as Shaquille O'Neal saw that the Pacers changed their pick-and-roll partnership with Suwan, his expression changed immediately and he followed out reluctantly. As soon as he reached the high position, he saw Suwan bypassing the screen and heading straight towards him.

His eyes suddenly became a little panicked.

Fortunately, Wade quickly passed by him and blocked Su Wan.

This timely "screen" stunned Rick Carlisle. You have to know that with Foster and Shaquille O'Neal's physique, this distance is really not something that ordinary people can get around in time.

Shaq's panic turned into joy at this time.

You are worthy of being called “The Flash”, this nickname is not given to you in vain.

Su Wan took a direct jump shot.

At this time, everyone noticed that only Haslem and O'Neal were left under the basket.

"Dangdang!"

Missed!

Haslem was very aggressive in the tackle, but his height of 2 meters made his ability to stand and rebound against his opponent severely limited. O'Neal Jr. successfully grabbed the "offensive rebound" and completed a bank shot from the other side.

On the Pacers' first attack, Suwan used his signature "rebound theory".

It was the Heat's turn to attack. Wade took the ball to the frontcourt and faced Ron Artest, the new winner of the "Best Defensive Player Award".

When the two men confronted each other, Wade couldn't help but frown.

His breakthroughs have two treasures:
One is speed; the other is confrontation;
Even if he fails to get rid of his opponent in the first step, he can still push his opponent away with his outstanding confrontation.

But when he met Artest, he felt like he had met his nemesis.

Not only is the "Beast" fast in lateral movement, but his confrontation skills are also top-notch for the small forward position.

Wade fought all the way to the free throw line but was unable to push Artest away, so he simply jumped up and did a "high dive" during the confrontation.

"Dangdang!"

The ball missed.

"beep!"

The referee blows the whistle.

"Pacers No. 23 fouled!"

Artest was speechless. He watched Wade get up from the ground with an expressionless face and cursed in his heart:
Why don’t you fall to death, you bastard!

No matter what the scenario is, everyone hates scams.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Wade made two free throws. His free throw shooting percentage in the regular season was not very high, only 78.3%, which was barely acceptable among guards. But after entering the playoffs, his free throw shooting percentage reached 80%!

Don’t underestimate this as it’s only a 1.7% increase.

But the same thing gives people a different feeling when sold for 9 yuan or 8 yuan.

The same is true for 78.3% and 80%. "The Flash" is now much more confident when he steps onto the free throw line.

Pat Riley nodded slightly. The two free throws were not something worth celebrating. What was more important was that Artest was fouled as soon as he came on the court, and the situation was instantly opened up.

Next, whether Rick Carlisle continues to use Artest to defend or replaces him with someone else, it is a passive way of handling the situation, and Pat Riley can take more initiative.

but……

Watching Suwan continue to play pick-and-roll with Foster on the court, trying to lure Shaquille O'Neal out of his "Goblin's Lair", the "God of Calculation"'s brows became twisted again.

As the head coach of the Heat, he knows better how much Shaquille O'Neal hates to come out and screen for outside players.

It was as if it wasn't a pick-and-roll, but his self-esteem.

Sure enough, the "Shark" began to dawdle in this round, and Pat Riley saw this and quickly signaled Haslem to make a follow-up pass.

Suwan broke through with his shoulders lowered, pushed Haslem away with his elbow, and quickly threw the ball in a "horse riding and archery" posture.

Wade had just bypassed Foster at this time and was still looking for Su Wan.

The sound of "bang" made him turn his head and look at the backboard.

Shaq held O'Neal tightly behind him and looked up at the basketball that bounced out of the basket.

It is so big, so round, and within reach...

"Shaq!"

But Wade shouted at this time, as if to remind someone of something.

When Shaquille O'Neal jumped up, he discovered that there was a man rushing out in front of him, and the No. 99 jersey on his body was rising rapidly as his sight went, like a flag.

"Bah!"

He subconsciously wanted to reach out, but there was already a shaking sound coming from the basket.

The powerful two-handed dunk made Shaquille O'Neal subconsciously dodge, but then he was hit on the head. When he looked up, he saw it was Suwan's foot.

He immediately rushed towards Su Wan in a rage, wanting to ask for an explanation. Fortunately, the referee was nearby, and the Heat players stopped him. Su Wan was speechless: "Shaq, when a whale dies, it's called a whale fall. Do you know what a shark dies, and what's that called?"

Shaq struggled harder. I didn't care what he called it, kicking me in the head was not an option. He even yelled at the referee, "Isn't this a foul? Is this Suwan's NBA? He kicked me in the head, can't you see it?"

"Just watch the replay yourself, idiot!" Su Wan didn't bother to pay attention to him and left after cursing.

Shaq looked up and realized that after Su Wan finished the dunk, he consciously raised his foot to avoid his head. As a result, he was too panicked and bumped into Su Wan's feet.

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