Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 181 Don't Talk Trash to Him
There were loud boos from the audience, but Shaq didn't get angry at all.

This time he really wronged Su Wan.

However, he remained calm, but the referee blew the whistle and gave him a "T".

After blocking for so long, his arms were sore, and the referee felt very aggrieved for not giving a "T". At the same time, it was also a warning to Shaq not to get so angry.

At this time, the boos in the audience turned into cheers.

"Shh!"

Su Wan made the free throw steadily.

The Pacers also got a free serve opportunity.

Suwan continued to perform high-post pick-and-roll with Foster, with the aim of mobilizing the Heat's inside line. Haslem is not tall enough and Shaquille O'Neal has limited flexibility, and the two of them can only complement each other when paired together.

Once there is only one man left, the Pacers have a way to complete the "second offense."

Of course, more importantly, Su Wan's shooting ability has now stabilized to the point where his opponents are afraid of him. The direct shot after the screen requires the opponent to have enough interference in front of him, otherwise he will be given points.

Pat Riley could only continue to change his formation and let Gary Payton help Wade with defense.

The first round of the formation change was very successful. Su Wan faced the "glove" that suddenly appeared in front of him and his jump shot bounced out of the frame.

At this time, Haslem also ran back to the basket and, with the help of Shaquille O'Neal, protected the rebound in this round.

The "divine fortune teller"'s brows relaxed at this moment.

Rick Carlisle's brows knitted together the next second...

For these head coaches, the NBA is a turn-based game.

He makes a move in this round, and his opponent makes a move in the next round, and this continues until the opponent is left with nothing to do, or until he has run out of tricks, which means the game is over.

Of course, sometimes, the head coach’s winning lineup does not mean that the team will definitely have the last laugh.

Otherwise, Pat Riley wouldn't sound sour every time he mentioned Phil Jackson.

The Heat counterattacked and had a good opportunity to catch up with the score. Suwan stood in front of Wade instead of Artest who had already received a foul.

Last round, Suwan was suppressed by Wade on both offense and defense. This season...

Under normal circumstances, his disadvantages are still somewhat obvious!
At least on the defensive end.

Pat Riley's exploitation has brought Wade to his absolute peak this season. He even briefly became the league's "No. 06 shooting guard" after winning the championship in .

This is enough to show his excellent condition, and of course, there is also his outstanding "Eighteen Falls with Touching Clothes".

"beep!"

Su Wan also suffered a loss from Wade's "Wade fall" and watched this "big-cheeked guy" walk to the free throw line again.

At this moment, he had the same idea as Artest:

Why don’t you just throw this BYD to death!

There was a huge booing at the scene.

Wade went to the free throw line, made the first one, but missed the second.

In less than three minutes, he fell twice in a row, and not only his own touch, but also Stephen Curry's touch was gone.

Su Wan shook his head at him: "Dwayne, can't you even eat the food that's been fed to you?"

Wade smiled coquettishly: "I can eat a few more bites and still be full!"

Good guy!
I don’t know if it was because they had such a good relationship, but I didn’t hear Su Wan’s sarcasm.

Suwan acknowledges Wade's ability to draw fouls, especially at this stage, in the playoffs. Even if the Pacers face him and give him about 10 free throws in a game, Suwan will not have any objection.

This is respect for "Jordan who is 5cm shorter".

But if there are more...

Then don't blame Su Wan for his tricks.

He hates "body hair whistles", so even if he receives a "body hair whistle", he will return the whistle by scolding the referee.

But if someone else profits from "body hair whistling", he will definitely take back this right.

The Pacers' counterattack was still left to Suwan.

This time he bypassed the screen and had anticipated Gary Payton's move. He did not rush to pass the ball, but facilitated the mismatch and prepared to play one-on-one. Back then, "The Glove" was a tough guy who could even block Michael Jordan under the defense system of the Supersonics, but now he is old. Su Wan tried a few times and found that his instantaneous explosive power has weakened a lot. With a little targeting, he can instantly pull away.

It was just that Pat Riley's ability as a "magic calculator" was revealed at this moment. He had actually calculated this step long ago. While Suwan was waiting for the time for the mismatched singles, the Heat rearranged their defensive positions, so that Suwan passed Payton in one step and tore the "glove" into a "broken glove", but Haslem stepped forward to delay for a while and then quickly returned to the basket, allowing Gary Payton to stick close to Suwan.

Su Wan's jump shot bounced out of the rim.

Four people huddled together under the basket, and Foster once again used his incredible "rebounding power" to grab the rebound from the "Great Shark". In a hurry, Shaq pushed forward and knocked Foster out of the baseline.

"beep!"

"No. 32 of the Heat team committed a foul while trying to rebound!"

Pat Riley frowned, and so did Rick Carlisle.

One of them was not satisfied with the ability to protect the rebounds under the basket, and the other was not satisfied with the Pacers' offensive rhythm.

Riley looked more anxious.

because……

Rick Carlisle just has to wait for the time to come, he has other options.

But Riley had put the Heat's best rebounder on the court, but he still couldn't guarantee the Heat's rebounds. In just a short while, the Heat had missed 3 to 4 backcourt rebounds.

The Pacers scored almost all of their points on the "second offense."

If the Heat could defend these rebounds, they would now be the leading team.

Fortunately, the Pacers' offense is a bit constipated now.

"The Heat's targeting is very obvious. They use Wade and Gary to deal with Suwan together, and there is timely backup defense in the interior. Although Suwan has a good passing ability, his passing vision is not good, and he can't find teammates in the open space in the first time..." Bill Walton has a doubt, "It should be at this time that Jose Calderon should be used to help Suwan open up space and make Gary's defense dare not be so unscrupulous. Rick is waiting..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Rick Carlisle calling someone on the bench, and it was Calderon.

Yeah!

Bill Walton smiled with satisfaction.

When Su Wan saw the Spaniard waiting on the sidelines, he suddenly exerted his strength, rushed forward and caught Gary Payton off guard.

"beep!"

There was no other way, Payton could only reach out and pull hard to stop Su Wan from getting up.

The referee blew the whistle, and this top defensive expert who was a powerful force on the outside in the 90s looked helpless.

Su Wan asked seriously, "Aren't you used to it yet, Gary?"

Got a friendly greeting from Payton: "Fuck you!"

Look, I’m anxious!

In the first round when the Spaniard came on the court, he showed his role. After receiving the pass from Suwan, he decisively took a three-point shot and successfully hit the ball.

After this goal, Pat Riley frowned again.

Su Wan's vision is not good, but when the number one and number three positions can shoot three-pointers, his vision problem is not that big a problem. He can just pass the ball directly when he catches a glimpse of his outside teammates' clothes.

At the same time, Gary Payton could no longer provide backup defense as he pleased, and how to defend Suwan became a big problem.

And this is on the defensive end.

The Heat also had problems on the offensive end. When Wade, who had previously caused fouls on Suwan and Artest, got the ball again this time, the entire Pacers' defensive formation immediately shrank, surrounding the penalty area tightly and making it impenetrable.

Shaquille O'Neal had to move from the inside, but Foster ignored him and stayed near the free throw line, waiting for Wade to break in.

A “shark” is a “shark” in the sea, but would you still think it is a “shark” out of the sea?

But Wade hesitated for a moment and decided to break through.

Su Wan moved sideways fast enough, but it still couldn't stop him from rushing past him.

In fact, he somewhat violated Wade's "cylinder", but I don't know whether the referee didn't see it or knew that he had already committed a foul and pretended not to see it.

Wade staggered and did not continue walking in after hearing the whistle as usual.

After attracting Foster's backup defense, he passed the ball from his waist to the "Shark" behind him.

Breakthrough pass, right?

I have arranged everything clearly for you a long time ago!
Foster, who had completely lost his position, turned around and hit Shaquille O'Neal's hand hard.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle and Foster took the initiative to signal him to commit a hand foul.

Pat Riley immediately understood something and looked at Rick Carlisle on the other side:
Damn, you play Hack a Shark too, right?
Why say so?

In the semifinals, Shaquille O'Neal had just experienced the "hack-a-shark" tactic of the Pistons. Pat Riley chose to fight back with the "hack-a-shark" tactic. In addition, Wade always got whistled, so the rhythm of two games in the entire semifinals was simply broken.

Later, both sides tacitly agreed not to use the "cut X tactic".

In the end, the Heat won and eliminated the Pistons.

But this shows one thing...

The "hack-a-shark" tactic is indeed effective, so much so that Pat Riley can only stop the opponent from continuing to hack the "shark" by hacking back.

I thought it would be a warning to the Heat and no team would dare to do that to the Heat in the future. But I didn't expect that the Pacers would dare to attack the "Shark". There's nothing to say, just attack them. Our Shaquille O'Neal can't shoot free throws, but isn't your Jeff Foster also bad at shooting free throws?

He specifically replaced Haslem, preparing to "fight back in kind", but Shaq missed the first free throw. He had just brought the player who "cut Foster" back into the court when Rick Carlisle replaced Foster with Dio.

Wow!
Pat Riley was stunned at first, then his face turned visibly red.

He has always been a master at playing tricks, but he didn't expect that he would be fooled by a junior tonight.

Rick Carlisle was ready to replace Foster immediately, but he didn't want to use a timeout. He thought that Foster hadn't committed a single foul yet, so he could use the "Hack-a-Shaq" move to make the game a dead ball, and maybe even get an offensive round for free.

Riley had no choice but to put Haslem back on.

Now that there are two ball handlers on the court, Suwan no longer needs to get the ball at the first opportunity. The Heat players lost their target and their positions became loose.

Dio tortured Haslem on the wing.

Haslem is known as the "mobile power forward," but when he really moves to the three-point line to face Dio, his movement becomes significantly slower.

Dio used pure speed to pass him, took the ball to the basket, and made a "no-look" hook pass over Haslem's head to O'Neal Jr.

O'Neal Jr. completed a dunk under the basket.

The same thing happened when Shaquille O'Neal was left with no place to use his strength using his mobility.

After a smooth attack, the Pacers' positioning began to change. Their entire formation began to compress the space near the three-point line. Even Wade was unable to get to the basket in this round.

"ball!"

Shaquille O'Neal's shout made Wade notice that the "Shark" had already found a position in the paint to get the ball, so he quickly passed the ball to him.

But the next second after O'Neal got the ball, Suwan and Artest immediately double-teamed him.

"Bah!"

It was only Shaquille O'Neal who showed them what a "Big Shark" was.

"You guys want to stop the great shark?"

O'Neal was so proud that he kept humming. In his opinion, the Pacers left the basket empty and let him fight with O'Neal one-on-one, which was a dead end. This was the offensive routine that the Lakers had painstakingly created for him. It was an offensive method that was engraved in his bones. He was so familiar with it that he didn't even need to think about it. His body automatically gave him the answer.

The Pacers let him get so comfortable...

Before he could finish showing off, he saw O'Neal grab the ball after his dunk, jump over the baseline with a small hop, and quickly throw the ball to Dio.

The "French magician" shouted "Run", and the five Pacers players instantly accelerated and launched a counterattack.

That speed was not much slower than the Heat's counterattack after they failed to attack and grabbed the rebound.

Shaq was stunned for a moment, he couldn't keep up with such speed.

This was quickly reflected in the game footage, where the other four players of the Heat team quickly returned to defense, but they still looked behind them with serious expressions, where the five players of the Pacers team were closing the distance between them at a very fast speed.

And Shaquille O'Neal had been left behind those five people at this time.

A "5 vs. 4" opportunity suddenly appeared in the frontcourt.

In addition, Shaquille O'Neal could not return to defense in time, and the Heat's restricted area was not high enough. Dio's height of 2 meters was already the same as Haslem, the tallest player on the Heat.

In the end, they chose to hold the inside tight and wait for Shaq to return to the basket.

But the Pacers did not hesitate at all. Dio rushed to the free throw line, attracted the Heat to close the circle smaller, and then threw the ball to the right three-point line. Suwan drew his bow and shot a three-pointer against the 1-meter-tall old Payton.

"Shh!"

A solid hit.

Said it before.

For Su Wan, this kind of defense can be summed up in three words:

Gun mount!
After a few rounds, the Pacers actually got one more point.

Shaquille O'Neal ran down the court just in time for the serve.

"Shaq, run faster, your teammates need you!" Suwan shouted at Shaquille O'Neal while returning to defense. His arrogant look was exactly the same as Shaquille O'Neal just now.

But the Heat couldn't give an immediate response.

Gary Payton slowly dribbled the ball across half court and was not in a hurry to pass it to Wade.

main……

He looked at Shaq, who was still breathing heavily and slowly moving towards the basket beside him, and sighed in his heart.

In 04, he went to the Lakers for Shaquille O'Neal, but it happened that "OK" broke up completely. This season, for the championship ring, he chose to trust Shaquille O'Neal again. As a result, he found that trusting Shaquille O'Neal is worse than trusting a sow to climb a tree!
The Pacers used the same defensive style as before, leaving the area under the basket exposed and giving the ball to Shaquille O'Neal to play one-on-one. The goal was to lock him under the basket and make the longest return run.

Ok……

This style of play is one that will slowly show results.

Shaquille O'Neal will definitely score two goals in the early stages.

But as the number of rounds increases, Shaq, who has been running back and forth on the court, will inevitably experience a decline in his condition due to excessive physical consumption, or he will simply become physically exhausted and have to sit on the sidelines.

Even the impact of this style of play is not just limited to this game. Given Shaquille O'Neal's size, after being overexerted in a game, he may not be able to recover 90% of his strength in the next game. At most, he can recover 80%, and in the next game it may only be %.

Don't forget, this Heat team just fought the Pistons for 7 games and finally made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Shaquille O'Neal only rested for two days before the Eastern Conference Finals began.

His physical condition had never recovered to its best.

This is a set of tactics specially prepared for Shaquille O'Neal.

Rick Carlisle named it:

Run to death Shaq!

"Bah!"

So watching Shaq squeeze past O'Neal and complete the dunk again.

Rick Carlisle was not worried at all, but instead showed a comfortable smile.

Dunk it, Shaq, see how many more times you can dunk it!

On the contrary, Shaq, who scored the goal, did not delay at all this time. He immediately turned around and ran quickly towards the Heat's defense zone.

He looked so flustered that even the flesh on his body was druang druang druang!
This time, we must not let them launch a fast break!
only……

He used all his strength, without reservation. But that was only the fastest speed he could reach at his size. When he stood firm under the basket and hadn't turned around, he heard his teammates' urgent shouts, and he knew that the opponent was chasing him.

Without caring about anything else, Shaquille O'Neal turned around immediately, looking for the white line, and moved forward hurriedly.

But before he could stand firm, he saw a figure appear in front of him:
No. 99 of the Pacers.

"Bah!"

Shaq, who was not standing firmly on his feet, was knocked off balance by the impact.

The impact is so great that you can imagine it.

"Damn, how deep is Su Wan's hatred!" Barkley grinned.

Shaquille O'Neal was knocked back several steps.

But Su Wan himself was not in a good situation either, as the rebounding force almost sent him flying.

It takes courage to run straight into Shaquille O'Neal.

"beep!"

The referee's whistle sounded at this time.

"No. 32 of the Heat blocked the ball!"

Shaq was anxious because he was watching the white line of the legal collision zone move. The referee motioned for him to watch the replay.

He did pay attention, but before his feet completely moved across the white line, Su Wan had already bumped into him with the ball, and even if he crossed the white line, he was still in motion, which was also a blocking foul.

Shaquille O'Neal was a little shocked.

Compared to the previous round, where he was caught off guard, this round he used all his strength, but his mobility was still exploited and he was called for a blocking foul.

When has he ever been targeted like this?

His proud self-esteem made it difficult for him to accept it for a while.

The "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic can at least make the opponent commit a foul, but now the opponent is playing him in the palm of his hand simply by speeding up.

This is the first time this has happened in his career.

Am I really old?

A terrible thought flashed through Shaquille O'Neal's mind.

No, no, absolutely not!
How could I be old?

Absolutely impossible!
I haven’t kicked Kobe’s ass yet.

What is "true love"?

Although he still had a score to settle with Suwan, at this juncture, the first person Shaquille O'Neal thought of was Kobe Bryant!

When he left the Lakers, he vowed to win the championship earlier than Kobe.

He can't be restricted like this, absolutely not!

Shaquille O'Neal burst out with a breath of despair, like a drowning man struggling desperately in the water, or a person about to fall off a cliff shouting "Do I still have a chance?"

only……

"Snapped!"

What greeted him was further despair.

At 8 minutes and 45 seconds in the second quarter, Shaquille O'Neal consumed a lot of energy in the Pacers' constant fast-paced counterattack. He even received the ball under the basket and pushed away O'Neal's shot, but was blocked by the latter.

The loud slapping sound was like thunder exploding in Shaq's mind.

Nothing could have hit the Sharks harder than this.

He was blocked at the basket...

And he was blocked by the person defending him.

When Pat Riley saw this scene, he sighed helplessly. He knew very well that this shot meant that Shaquille O'Neal had reached his limit.

Even if he didn't want to replace Shaq, he had to do it.

Otherwise he would be a "burden" on the court!
Will Shaquille O'Neal, who has won the "Finals MVP" for three consecutive years, one day become a burden on the court?
If this had been told to people in the alliance two years ago, they would have sneered and then turned around and said, "Are you crazy?"

This is Shaquille O'Neal, the most powerful weapon under the basket in NBA history. How could he become a burden?

But this scene is really happening now, and even Pat dares not to believe it, but all he can do now is to request a substitution and replace the famous "Shark".

After Shaq left the court, the Pacers immediately put Foster back on the court, using the traditional "positional warfare" rhythm and concentrating all their strength to deal with Dwyane Wade.

Kobe has gone through it, LeBron has gone through it, Arenas has gone through it, and now it's Dwyane Wade's turn!
"The Flash" is worthy of being "The Flash". Even though all the people in front of him were in trouble, he still fought with great vigor.

The reason has a lot to do with the constant whistles blowing on the sidelines.

Obviously David Stern is also trying hard to keep the suspense of the Eastern Conference Finals.

However, Shaquille O'Neal has been shouting since the beginning of the new season that this season's championship must be theirs. He also said many times that if they meet in the playoffs this time, he will definitely let Su Wan taste the power.

And since he was making such a fuss about the regular season MVP, Su Wan was sure to make him feel humiliated.

If David Stern wants to keep the Eastern Conference Finals suspenseful, then he needs to take some measures.

Again……

We don't take advantage of others casually, we focus on winning by strength and making the opponent convinced. But if the opponent takes advantage, Su Wan will definitely get it back.

What the hell is fairness!

Fortunately, although Wade turned into a "whistle god", the Pacers still had a double-digit lead during the "Shark-slipping" period, and with multiple points, even Wade in 06 could not have completed the comeback alone.

In the third quarter with 8 minutes and 34 seconds left, Wade scored 15 points on his own, preventing the game from completely collapsing, but Pat Riley had to consider a problem.

Should he bring Shaquille O'Neal back on the court?

Yes!

Before he could finish thinking about this question, Pat Riley cursed.

Shaquille O'Neal made 2 million this season.

Seven or eight times higher than Wade.

But now Wade is trying hard to keep the team from collapsing on the court, and this guy who got 2 million actually needs to weigh the value of even playing.

This is really...

The "Magic Calculator" absolutely likes Shaquille O'Neal.

When he came to Miami in 04, Pat Riley felt like he had the entire universe.

But that was Shaquille O'Neal in 04, who made the whole league tremble with just one stomp of his feet, not the "Big Shaq" now, who makes the whole floor tremble with just one fall!
In the end, he still substituted Shaq onto the court, and explained his behavior in one sentence: If he doesn't play at this time for 20 million, what else do he need him for?
And the Heat collapsed as expected.

At 4 minutes and 35 seconds in the fourth quarter, the Pacers established a 20-point lead. Then Suwan seemed to have entered a certain state, scoring 6 points in a row and stopping the game.

Is this “The Zone”?

Pat Riley also knew that Su Wan could enter that state. At this moment, seeing Su Wan, who could have restricted him, suddenly burst into an offensive state that even Wade couldn't stop, he immediately felt extremely magical and at the same time jealous.

After the timeout, the "magic calculator" directly "upped five and down five", replaced all the main players and announced his giving up.

Rick Carlisle also very considerately replaced all the main players, including Suwan. At the end of the game, in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers defeated the Heat by 26 points.

If you only look at the statistics, Shaquille O'Neal's performance was not bad. He made 11 of 7 shots, 6 of 3 free throws, and scored 17 points, in addition to 8 rebounds.

Although it cannot be compared with his peak period, this is actually his normal state in this year's playoffs. The situation of returning to his peak like the game against the Pistons has only happened once or twice.

But everyone who watched the game knows that the person primarily responsible for the Heat's loss tonight is Shaquille O'Neal.

He was restrained by the Pacers' lineup and disrupted the rhythm of the entire Heat team.

In fact, Shaquille O'Neal himself was very clear about this. When he passed through the visiting team's player tunnel after the game, his expression was extremely ugly.

This is normal. This season, he is obsessed with defeating Suwan and the Pacers to wash away last year's shame.

As a result, he met Suwan and the Pacers as he wished, but he himself became a burden to the entire team.

He has never experienced anything like this in his entire career, so it would be strange if he was in a good mood.

步行者队这边，苏万拿到了25分7篮板5助攻；小奥尼尔拿到了21分11篮板；福斯特拿到了8分6篮板；迪奥拿到了9分5篮板6助攻；何塞-卡尔德拉拿到了11分6助攻；阿泰斯特拿到了19分6篮板……“小球节奏”下的步行者队主打一个“雨露均沾”。

Moreover, the Heat collapsed later in the game, so the Pacers did not arrange any specific tactics at all. Basically, whoever had a good opportunity would take the shot, so the "three cores" all performed very well in this game.

But Su Wan frowned when he looked at Wade's data.

20投10中，三分球3投1中，罚球15罚12中，总共拿到了33分，此外还有7个篮板跟7次助攻。

To be honest, his statistics are within Su Wan's acceptable range.

But those 15 free throws...

Su Wan couldn't accept it.

We Indiana people cannot let anyone take advantage of us for no reason.

and……

Who isn’t a “super giant” in the league!

In terms of popularity, he is still the "All-Star voting king" this season.

He has to find someone to put pressure on the league.

So, after the interview, he immediately called Nike's representative.

The representative was very surprised to receive Su Wan's call.

This was the first time he remembered Su Wan calling him.

"Su, you don't know how important what I'm doing is!" After saying that, he chuckled twice, and that laughter was so lewd.

Just by listening to his laughter, Su Wan knew that he was "doing" something important.

“Is Nike not as good as Converse?”

But Su Wan's next words made his lewd laughter disappear immediately.

"How is that possible? Su... do you have any other ideas? We just signed the contract, it's only been a year, Su!" His anxious voice came from the microphone.

Su Wan asked directly: "Then why can Converse players take 15 free throws against the Pacers, but I only took 6 in this game? Doesn't it mean that your influence is not as good as Converse's?"

"Or do you think Dwyane is good enough to get nine more free throws than me?"

"How is that possible!"

Faced with this "fatal question", the representative immediately stated that it did not exist.

Su Wan said: "I hope you can give me a perfect solution!"

It’s true that Nike acted quickly. The next morning, Suwan saw a large number of media reports questioning the referees why Wade always got so many whistles.

The effect of these sounds was very obvious. In the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Wade's free throws immediately became 9.

Although it is still more than Su Wan’s 5.

But the same thing, Su Wan has always admitted that Wade's current breakthrough ability is better than his.

Therefore, 4 to 5 more are within his acceptable range.

The Pacers also defeated the Heat again by 20 points.

It was only the third game of the series, back at the Heat's home court, and Wade's free throw number increased to 16. Coupled with the Pacers' inaccurate outside shooting, Suwan scored 31 points, but was unable to help the team continue to win.

When they were winning, it was annoying to see Wade shoot so many free throws. When they were losing, it was even more annoying to see Wade shoot so many free throws. He called the Nike representative again:

"I'm doubting your ability to get things done, Mr. Representative. Maybe it would be more appropriate for me to sign Converse for my next contract!"

The representative probably watched the game tonight and said awkwardly, "Su, trust me this time. I promise that I will definitely satisfy you this time."

After about a day of waiting, before the start of Game 4 of the series, Su Wan received a call from a Nike representative: "Su, try to break through more tonight, you will find something unexpected."

Su Wan nodded, his eyes showing expectation, his tone still cold: "It's better this way!"

At the same time, in the Heat's home locker room, Pat Riley tapped on the tactical board and said, "Listen, guys, our goal is to completely lock down the others. Don't worry about that Chinese guy, just let him score!"

This is the strategy that the "magic calculator" came up with after watching yesterday's game.

He felt that yesterday's victory could serve as a reference case for the Heat's comeback.

With Wade competing with Suwan in scoring, the Heat can definitely continue to win as long as they can strangle the other points.

Of course, it is not easy to strangle the rest of the Pacers' offense.

But defense has a lot to do with willpower, and willpower is directly proportional to the intensity of the "chicken soup" you drink.

It just so happens that Pat Riley is a master at making "chicken soup".

"Now everyone thinks we will be the ultimate loser in this Eastern Conference Finals, but what I want to say is that I can see what it will be like when we beat the Pacers. We will win tonight's game, win the decisive game, and then return to our own home court and eliminate the Pacers. We can do it. I believe in all of you. I can feel the breath of the championship in you!"

Most of the time there is a difference between a "magician" and a "charlatan", but sometimes there is no difference.

For example, Pat Riley, who is currently giving "chicken soup" to the Heat players, combines the temperament of a "charlatan" and a "magician".

Even Shaquille O'Neal was intimidated by him.

He suddenly felt that Pat Riley in front of him was very similar to the "KFC Grandpa" in his memory.

His profound qualifications made it impossible for anyone on the Heat to refute his words. Since the historic head coach who directed the Lakers' "show time" said that they have the "championship potential", they must have the "championship potential".

Later, many people said that Pat Riley's comeback this time was a "good opportunity", but in fact, if Stan Van Gundy continued to lead the Heat team and encountered such a dangerous situation, he might not be able to get through it smoothly.

Stan Van Gundy doesn't have the credentials of Pat Riley, but he still convinces the Heat.

Only Pat Riley!

The effect of this "chicken soup" was still very obvious. In the fourth game of the series, the Heat took the lead 11-7 with their active confrontation.

In fact, the Heat had an advantage at the beginning because the Pacers were still using Foster to consume Shaquille O'Neal's energy.

The Heat have two strong points on the offensive end, one is Wade and the other is Shaq.

As long as the Heat make good use of these two points, it will not be a problem for them to launch continuous offense.

It's just that in the previous games, they focused too much on the defensive end.

And tonight's start let all the Heat players know that there is no need to rack their brains, just play with them physically.

Don't underestimate the Heat's ability to fight and consume energy. The Mavericks' shooting state was originally consumed by them in this way.

Although more "hindsight experts" are saying that Wade's transformation into a "whistle man" was the main reason for the Mavericks' loss, in fact, the Mavericks themselves couldn't make shots, which is a more important issue.

Fans of the "small ball era" all know that "flying alone" cannot beat "flying together". No matter how strong the firepower of one person is, it cannot be as strong as a group of people holding machine guns together.

The Mavericks lost the 06 championship, and the reason was that they were not tough enough.

Rick Carlisle watched the Heat's active confrontation and suddenly realized that their defense against Suwan was not as tight as in previous games.

This is normal...

Locking down everyone except Su Wan will inevitably give Su Wan a more relaxed offensive space.

He immediately signaled Su Wan to hold the ball and play alone.

Su Wan nodded, held the ball without hesitation, and asked his teammates to move away.

However, after waiting for O'Neal's pick-and-roll, he decisively took the ball and headed for the inside.

"beep!"

The next second after the shot missed the basket, the whistle sounded.

Haslem blocked the ball and committed a foul.

The future "locker room leader" of the Heat immediately turned his head and spread his hands toward the referee:

No, I just touched him, is that considered a foul?

There were boos all around the scene, only Su Wan's mouth flashed a knowing smile.

That’s what it means!

When he walked to the free throw line, although there was a huge booing, it did not affect Su Wan's steady free throw.

Wade said, "It can be seen that you never waste what is in your mouth."

Ok……

Also a stingy person.

I still remember the trash talk in the first game of the series.

Su Wan replied: "I can't help it, I only have these few bites, I have to eat them all!"

With the experience of the first time, Su Wan became more resolute in breaking through the inside line.

The whistle that sounded from time to time made Pat Riley frown slightly. He looked at the three referees next to him, thoughtfully.

How come he suddenly has a "star whistle"?

Fortunately, not only Su Wan has a whistle, but Wade also has a whistle.

Almost all of Suwan's goals were returned by Wade.

The two teams remained in a stalemate until the end of the third quarter.

Suwan had already scored 30 points, but Wade also scored 25 points. In addition, the Heat's defense against others was extremely successful today, so that the Heat led by 6 points into the fourth quarter of the game.

Shaquille O'Neal avoided the Pacers' "small lineup" and was taken off the court after playing for less than 4 minutes in the third quarter.

But because the "small lineup" failed to narrow the gap during that period, Dio and Calderon had to rest for a while at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which gave Shaquille O'Neal the perfect opportunity to play.

After two consecutive strong shots and goals, the Heat extended the lead to 10 points.

There are 6 minutes and 34 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

Shaquille O'Neal excitedly shouted to Suwan, "Suwan, the one who needs to rely on teammates is not me, but you. Without the support of your teammates, you really can't win. That regular season MVP should not be yours, give it back to Dirk!"

You asked him why he wanted to "open champagne at halftime"?
First, he felt that he had definitely won; second, he had been mocked by the media these days and had become a burden to the Heat. Now he finally had a chance to take revenge, and although the game was still a while away, he couldn't help himself.

And he believed that with Wade around, the 10-point difference was enough for them to show off.

Su Wan just glanced at him and didn't say anything.

But Shaq suddenly shuddered for no apparent reason. Su Wan's cold eyes seemed to say:
Are you talking trash to me?

it is good!
very good!

We’ll see!
He didn't know why all these things suddenly popped up in his mind when he just made eye contact with Su Wan.

Don't be scared Shaq, you are the ones leading by 10 points, you still have Dwyane, it's okay, it's definitely okay.

But just as he finished comforting himself, he saw Su Wan, who was holding the ball, continuously changing direction in front of his body and directly shaking Wade to the side.

Wade's face was full of surprise. He and Su Wan had been competing for three whole quarters. Although he was more exhausted than Su Wan, after all, he was also facing Artest's exhaustion. But he still couldn't believe that Su Wan could still do such a shake in the fourth quarter.

Wasn't this guy gasping for breath just now?

How to move...

Wade didn't expect this, and Haslem didn't expect this even more. He originally wanted to double-team Suwan who was going to attack the basket later for Wade, but the moment he saw Suwan rushing in, he immediately moved forward. But when he stepped out, he realized something was wrong.

Wade...

Why was it shaken away?
Su Wan rushed straight into the inside, and his defense would be too aggressive and have too many loopholes.

"beep!"

But just as these thoughts flashed through Haslem's mind, Suwan arrived in front of him, rubbing against his body and continuing to move forward. After tricking the referee into blowing the whistle, he made a layup and hit the backboard, easily completing the goal and getting a "2+1" opportunity.

Is this what it feels like when Wade plays normally?
It feels so fucking good!

No wonder LeBron always likes to rush in at critical moments. He knows the whistle will blow, and he has no psychological burden at all when he does it.

2 plus 1 is easy!
"Suwan went to the free throw line for the 14th time in this game. The referees are crazy. They just want the Heat to lose tonight!" The desperate shout of the commentator on the scene aroused thunderous boos.

Su Wan sneered in his heart.

This guy only said that he got 14 free throws tonight, but he didn't mention that Wade also got to the free throw line 12 times tonight.

Otherwise, why is Wade the only guy this season who cannot be restricted by Suwan, Artest and O'Neal?

Isn’t it just that his whistle in the playoffs is more fierce than LeBron’s?
A group of people who only allow officials to set fires but not ordinary people to light lamps!

I am used to being treated preferentially.

But sorry, we are also Yanei!

"Shh!"

The free throw was made steadily.

Suwan glanced at Shaquille O'Neal again and still said nothing.

But Shaq's pupils trembled slightly, full of anxiety.

In response from the Heat, Payton originally wanted Shaq, who had just scored consecutive goals, to continue his offense.

But Shaq thought about it and gave the opportunity to Wade.

At times like this, it’s better to let someone who is more confident come.

Payton was stunned.

This was not the Shaq he remembered.

Shaq himself may not have noticed that he usually only put himself in the position of "second in command" and constantly emphasized that Wade was the owner of the team. But now, he really put himself in the position of "second in command" in his heart.

Full of Pippen-style cowardice.

Wade got the ball and also asked to move away.

The person defending him this time was Su Wan.

Just like when he was defending Kobe, Suwan drove Wade into the "encirclement".

Artest rushed over in time and formed a double-team.

The double team was very successful this time. This was not the first time the Pacers had done this to Wade, but Wade had always been able to get through the gap between the two players. So this time, he sensed Suwan's intention and planned to "play against him", but in the end, Suwan's speed was faster than any other time.

What the hell is this?

What is “The zone”?

How on earth did he get into this state?

Wade's heart was full of doubts.

The double-team was getting tighter and tighter, so he could only gather the ball in advance and look for his teammates to pass the ball.

But Su Wan was quick with his eyes and hands and accurately stole the ball from his hands.

Fight back!

Su Wan increased the speed to the fastest.

But what he didn't expect was that Wade actually caught up with him and even surpassed him.

Is this "The Flash"?

Su Wan only has strong explosive power, but his pure speed is no match for such a monster.

but……

Su Wan continued to increase the speed, and then a change of direction while moving at high speed made Wade look like he saw a ghost.

"Damn, do you have to be so perverted?"

Watching Su Wan complete the dunk and walk past him, Wade couldn't help but complain.

He is also considered a master of changing direction, with fast and fierce speed, but no matter what, when he changes direction, he will have a certain degree of slowdown and lag.

But Su Wan...

It's so fucking exaggerated!
At that speed, there was no slowdown at all.

How is this different from drifting?
"It's just you!"

Su Wan replied.

In fact, "changing direction without slowing down" is his signature move, but this move is too knee-breaking, so he rarely uses it. After his physical fitness improved, he almost never used it. Today, facing Wade's speed, he had no choice but to use it this time.

Only 5 points left.

His eyes continued to look for Shaquille O'Neal and he locked eyes with him.

Su Wan saw panic on his face.

It was the Heat's turn to attack again, and this time, Shaquille O'Neal did not refuse the ball.

Wade is out of luck and he can only rely on himself.

And at this time, he can only trust himself!
The moment Foster got the ball, he rushed over. Shaquille O'Neal used his back to feel his exact position and skillfully "turned around" to move him behind him.

"careful!"

His teammates’ reminders rang out the moment he held the ball, and then he felt his hands go empty.

The ball flew past his eyes and into the hands of O'Neal on the opposite side.

"ball!"

It was Su Wan's shout, and then he watched Su Wan's back getting farther and farther away.

"He hit my hand!"

Shaquille O'Neal complained to the referee.

It doesn’t matter whether he fought or not. This is the only thing he can do now.

But the baseline referee ignored him.

He saw it clearly, it was a steal that couldn't be more beautiful.

"Bah!"

There were sounds of dunks and the referee's whistle from the frontcourt. Pat Riley watched Suwan score 7 points in a row and instantly narrow the gap to 3 points, and finally couldn't help but call a timeout.

When Shaq was walking towards the bench, he bumped into Suwan head-on.

Su Wan still didn't say anything, just looked at him coldly.

But Shaq understood what he meant:
Talking trash to me, huh?
Be prepared to be the laughing stock after the game!

A feeling of suffocation surged into his heart. At this moment, Shaquille O'Neal felt that he was completely enveloped by Su Wan, and he had no way to escape from Su Wan's control.

Should I not have said that "trash talk"?
During the timeout, Shaquille O'Neal was still thinking about this question.

After the game resumed, Wade brought him a certain sense of security.

He scored a goal against Su Wan, expanding the score to 5 points again.

During the Pacers' offensive round, Suwan looked at the familiar Heat's position in front of him, turned his head and glanced at Pat Riley on the sidelines: "What? You won't let me score any more? Do you think I can kill the game now?"

Pat Riley said nothing.

Because of what Su Wan said...

All right!

He did regret letting Suwan score all the time on the offensive end.

but……

"late!"

The Pacers switched to a "small lineup" at this time, and Suwan had more open space. The Pacers also had two ball handlers, Dio and Calderon.

The next second after Suwan ran out of the open space for the second time, the ball flew from Dio's hands to his hands.

"Shh!"

Not only was he in excellent form in "The zone" mode, but he also had the opportunity to find his touch at the free throw line today, and this three-pointer went in particularly neatly.

Only 2 points left.

I don't know when the scene became silent.

When the Heat secured a 10-point advantage, the Heat fans who were as cocky as Shaquille O'Neal and trash-talking Suwan were now stunned and unable to utter a word.

They also felt that the game was already under Su Wan's control and there was no way out.

Pat Riley called another timeout.

But his plan this time was guessed by Rick Carlisle, and O'Neal Jr. accurately blocked Wade's shot.

The moment Suwan caught the ball, Pat Riley suddenly lost control and shouted, "Get back on defense, get back on defense, quick!"

He seemed to have thought of what Su Wan wanted to do.

And the next second, Su Wan really rushed down with the ball.

Wade was still the only one who could keep up with his speed.

only……

He was shaken off again!
That terrifying “change of direction without slowing down”!
"Bah!"

The sound of dunking rang out, and Wade finally showed discouragement on his face.

The defeat was devastating, and the Heat's 10-point lead was completely wiped out, and the rhythm of the game fell completely into the hands of the Pacers.

The audience was as quiet as a "library" as they watched Su Wan's slam dunk that tied the score.

Then some fans stood up silently and walked towards the fan passage.

They really couldn't stand it anymore.

This feeling of despair...

Su Wan still turned his head and looked at Shaquille O'Neal, just looking at him without saying a word.

Shaquille O'Neal, the historic super center who created the "three consecutive championships", at this moment, there was only despair on his face.

He recalled the feeling of powerlessness when he was dominated by Olajuwon and Karl Malone.

Do not……

Even more powerless than that!

Facing them, Shaq at least tried his best to resist.

But in the last two rounds, he actually retreated to the point of not daring to take the ball to attack.

He was afraid that the game would be ruined in his hands again.

He suddenly thought of Su Wan's evaluation of him last year:
"Obviously, he's dragging down the Heat!"

109:102.

Indiana was once 10 points behind in the fourth quarter, but relied on Suwan's 15-point offensive to successfully overtake and win the final victory.

After the game, Pat Riley showed a helpless expression: "Michael Jordan played in the Pacers' No. 99 tonight."

Wade: "Suwan played at his best. No one can stop him tonight, not even God!"

Shaquille O'Neal was silent for a long time in front of the camera, and finally said this: "Don't ever talk trash to him!"

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