Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 205 Defense wins the championship!!!
That’s right!

I told you not to talk trash to Su Wan, but you insisted on challenging the limits of life. Now, is that it?

Just turn off the power!

Phil Jackson watched Kobe fall to the ground and slide back for a distance, and watched Suwan make the buzzer-beating three-pointer in front of him.

Don't say...

Not only am I not angry, I feel relieved!
I let you be stubborn, and now you’ve hit a wall, right?

Let’s see if you dare to talk trash to Su Wan again!

He also didn't see that the desire to fight and revenge in Kobe's eyes became stronger.

However, Kobe's expression did not last too long. A group of people rushed past him and went straight to Su Wan.

Kobe, who was originally sitting on the ground, was grabbed by two people and was forced to join the celebration.

There were all kinds of cheers and shouts at the scene, which eventually turned into three unified letters:
"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

Suwan, once again saved Indiana.

The final score is 2-0!

This means that even if the Pacers lose all three games in the next game, they still have a chance to return home and turn defeat into victory.

This also means...

Unless the league awards extra games for Kobe, he will not be able to lift the championship trophy in front of the people of Los Angeles this season!

Su Wan asked Kobe after the game: "I told you, Kobe just told a bad joke!"

Kobe accepted the interview with a gloomy face. The more he thought about the feeling of being defeated by a buzzer beater, the angrier he got. When the reporter asked him to comment on Suwan's "three-point buzzer beater", he said unhappily: "You also know that this is a buzzer beater, so what else can I say?"

Is there any “game-winning shot” that is not exciting?
Even if it was a buzzer-beater from mid-range in an open space, it was a "wonderful goal" that couldn't be better!
What's more, Suwan scored the goal after shaking Kobe off.

David Stern witnessed the moment.

When the game was over, he called the media he was familiar with and said, "I think you should know how to promote Su Wan's buzzer beater!"

No matter from which angle you look at it, this shot is similar to Michael Jordan's "last shot" that year.

In 98, Jordan knocked down Russell.

Su Wan was even more amazing, and his identity was very special. In addition to being the league's top guard, he was also "Jordan's successor"...

With so many factors intertwined, David Stern believes this is enough to become a classic goal in the history of the NBA Finals.

And the timing of this goal was just too coincidental.

From 98 to 07...

That’s exactly 10 years!
An era!
So the next morning, Suwan's buzzer-beater after shaking off Kobe shocked the entire United States.

This is truly a shock to the entire United States.

All media with sports sections reported Su Wan's "game-winning shot" this time.

The New York Times believes: "Su Wan officially opened the Palace of the Gods with this ball. The Mount Olympus of the NBA must now have a seat for him!"

Sports Illustrated believes: "This is the most shocking buzzer beater in the 00s, no, it is the most shocking goal!"

ESPN even used the photo taken by Erin to compare it to Jordan's last shot in 98. The title was very concise: "God descends on Conseco!"

These reports also increased Su Wan's influence again.

Su Wan’s Facebook followers reached 150 million, and his Twitter followers increased by 50 overnight.

More than 200,000 fans downloaded Twitter specifically for Suwan.

As for the various commercial endorsements that have come in droves, they are too numerous to count.

On this day, it seemed as if Indiana had already won the championship.

And this is just the madness here in America.

domestic.

The forum server was completely overwhelmed that day.

Su Wan was widely reported in various news.

Even the American media were using Su Wan's shot to compare with Jordan. The situation here was even more direct. Su Wan's nickname "China Jordan" spread like wildfire.

Basketball people are extremely excited.

As for the football players… they had just started to watch and saw that the basketball world had produced superstars one after another. It was fine if there was just one Yao Ming, but now there was even a “Jordan”. They immediately thought that “a star had fallen from the sky”. Since there were so many “superstars” in the basketball world, then the football world might soon have a “Ronaldo” too.

Only true Suwan fans know that if Suwan knew that he was called "China Jordan", he would definitely not be happy.

It’s fine if foreign media call it that!
Is your domestic media so ignorant?
What is "China Jordan"?
It would be more appropriate to call Jordan "American Suwan"!
Did 22-year-old Jordan know what a championship ring looked like?

Not to mention that "Brother Su" is only two wins away from winning the "three consecutive championships"!

Nike went completely crazy.

Suwan's goal directly caused Nike's stock price to rise by 4%!

All the losses that LeBron James had suffered over the years were made up for by Suwan's "game-winning shot".

Of course, this is also thanks to Kobe's "cooperation"!
If it wasn't such a heavyweight opponent, where would such a huge shock come from?

Nike immediately added another filming team to Su Wan to accumulate more materials...

After this "game-winning shot" that shocked the entire United States, they clearly realized that Suwan's miraculous "rookie three-peat" was about to become a reality!
This summer, they have to shoot a second documentary about Suwan...

They have already thought of a name, it’s called “The Road to Becoming a God”!
In fact, Nike had already sent a professional filming team to follow Suwan in the arena before the finals began. But after this buzzer-beater, they suddenly felt that they did not pay enough attention to Suwan.

Let’s put it this way, Su Wan was previously a phenomenal “supernova”, and now he has become a phenomenal “superstar”!

When mentioning the NBA, his name must be included now.

Two words:
Facade!

The kind that always has to be the center when shooting promotional videos.

Of course, this phenomenal popularity now is entirely due to Su Wan's buzzer-beater.

If Su Wan wants to maintain this popularity, he must win two more games, completing the feat of winning "three consecutive championships" in the first three years of his career, and then wait for the "volcano eruption"!

But like the original Michael Jordan, Suwan also encountered some doubts...

In 98, Jordan was questioned by the media for pushing someone!

Su Wan was not spared this time.

The main reason was that Kobe was too close to him at the time.

The league and the media, with so many cameras, have not found an angle that clearly proves that Su Wan did not push anyone.

Therefore, the Los Angeles media were dissatisfied, believing that Kobe fell so dramatically because Suwan pushed him.

Given the size of the Los Angeles media, Indiana media people can't beat them even if they send out articles like smoke. Fortunately, the "Big Apple" next door likes to meddle in other people's business, and has published various articles to mock the Los Angeles media for not being able to afford to lose.

By the way, he also mocked the silent Cleveland.

As for Suwan's buzzer-beater, the New York media believed that LeBron James might not be able to complete it even if he played until he was 93 years old.

The Cavaliers' decision to send Suwan away in a hurry in order to satisfy LeBron was really stupid.

They think it's even dumber than the Trail Blazers not choosing Jordan in 84.

After all, the draft does not have a "sharp eye". Who would have thought that this "little boiled egg" who only completed one buzzer-beater in his freshman year and failed in the NCAA in the next two years could complete such a transformation and directly become the "God of Basketball"?

You know, even Michael Jordan himself only wanted to be half as good at basketball as his brother.

But the fact that the Cavaliers gave up on Suwan is different.

At that time, Suwan was already the "third best rookie in history" comparable to Jordan.

In order to satisfy the "fourth best rookie in history", the Cleveland people hurriedly sent away the "third best rookie in history". This operation is explosive no matter how you look at it.

It would be fine if LeBron became the "chosen one". There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Jordan and Kobe cannot stay on the same team. But LeBron has become the biggest "embroidered pillow" in the league.

They finally made it to the Eastern Conference Finals, and that was under the leadership of Shaquille O'Neal.

What’s speechless is that he even ruined his relationship with such a great teammate!
God knows when the next star who can lead him to the Eastern Conference Finals will come to Cleveland...

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, the newspaper with the largest circulation in Cleveland, was unable to utter a word when it heard the ridicule from the New York media. It ended up posting an emoticon:
I'm already honest, please let me go!

Cleveland people also know that trading Suwan was the stupidest thing the city had ever done...

And it's like the tattoos on the faces of ancient prisoners, which will always be there, glaring and embarrassing.

The only thing they can do now is to pray that Suwan will not really reach the level of Michael Jordan... If that day really comes, the door of choice that has always been nailed to the pillar of shame for the Trail Blazers will be replaced by the "trading door" of Cleveland.

The reports on Su Wan's "game-winning shot" lasted for two full days. From this, we can see what kind of publicity efforts various forces have arranged in order to maximize the influence of Su Wan's "game-winning shot".

There is no way. Jordan's "miracle" is indeed full of nostalgia for all fans, but this league cannot develop solely by reminiscing about the past.

The sensation caused by Kobe's 81 points caught David Stern's attention...the new myth attracted even more explosive traffic!
There is another difference between Suwan and Kobe:
He's an international player!

For the NBA, which is moving towards internationalization, promoting Suwan's "game-winning shot" can attract more overseas players to join the league and realize their "American dream."

Therefore, we must intensify our efforts!
Not to mention Nike's perspective. Suwan's success will detonate the Chinese market. More importantly, not only did they lose 1 million on LeBron, they also spent 1.1 million on Suwan. Now is the time to see the returns, so naturally they have to promote it vigorously.

And only this kind of publicity can make more people pay attention to the subsequent plot of the finals.

Don’t forget, Suwan’s “game-winning shot” only changed the score to 2-0, and there are still at least two games to play?

not to mention……

The people at Nike don't think the Lakers will be swept by the Pacers.

They believe in Kobe!

In fact, David Stern thinks so too.

It was certainly amazing that Suwan defeated Kobe, but the third game of the series returned to the home court in Los Angeles. Naturally, how Kobe would respond in this game would become the focus of everyone's attention.

Just look at this: before the third game of the series started, the real-time ratings had already reached 2700 million.

If nothing unexpected happens, the final real-time ratings of this game will undoubtedly exceed 3 million...

Ten years after Michael Jordan retired in 98, the NBA finally recovered the ratings of the finals to 10% of its peak period.

Ok……

Yes!

Even so, it is only about 80%.

Because when Michael Jordan made his last shot, the real-time viewership was 3600 million.

Taking into account the popularity of television and the development of the Internet in the past 10 years, in fact, the number of viewers for this year's finals must reach at least 3500 million to catch up with the peak moment in 98.

Of course, David Stern never thought it would reach that level, but he was very happy even if it was only around 3300 million.

After all, Kobe is only 28 years old now, and Suwan is even younger, only 22 years old.

The two of them have every chance to create even more heat...

Phil Jackson looked more serious tonight than before.

He thought that after the last game, Kobe would agree with what he said and stop talking trash to Suwan.

But unexpectedly, Kobe refused more firmly this time.

Kobe felt very uncomfortable having to restrain himself from retorting to Suwan, and he didn't want to experience it a second time.

And he didn't think that he would definitely lose against the "strongest Suwan". In the last game, if the Lakers had a chance to fight back, he would have been able to beat the Pacers. Since the difference was only one goal, why did he pretend to be a grandson?
Kobe has always believed that if you are cowardly on the court, what is the difference between that and losing?

There is no difference...

and so……

Facing Su Wan's "trash talk" tonight, he fought back without hesitation:
"Kid, Phil asked me not to talk trash to you. He thought it was best not to irritate you."

"He's afraid of you!"

"But I'm not afraid!"

When he spoke, he was extremely confident.

Su Wan had to admit that even though Kobe couldn't control his belt, he was a respectable opponent on the court!

"Kobe, congratulations, you have my recognition!"

"!!!"

Kobe was so angry that he laughed.

How dare you, a third-year freshman, recognize me?

Why are you so arrogant?
When I won the championship, do you know which direction the door of Conseco Fieldhouse faced?
It is simply the opposite of Tiangang!

Furious, Kobe forced the ball as soon as he came up, ready to play against Su Wan. But he suddenly thought of something, immediately regained his composure, and began to look for Yao Ming who had successfully positioned himself inside.

cooked!

cooked!

Now it’s really familiar!

Suwan seemed to see Kobe with Pau Gasol.

At that time, although Kobe would still act recklessly on the court, he would choose to play according to tactics more often, forcing himself to give up the ball, standing up at critical moments, and completing the game.

This was the basic style of play that helped the Lakers win two consecutive championships in 09 and 10.

Of course, this is also Kobe's comfort zone.

Although the Lakers don't have Pau Gasol this time, they have Yao Ming, a guy who can attack under the basket.

The Lakers' tactics only made Kobe feel more familiar.

This game once again proved that the Pacers' inside players really have no way to deal with Yao Ming on the defensive end.

There was nothing they could do at the moment except consuming Yao Ming's energy and waiting for the counterattack.

Apart from watching Yao Ming complete the shot and then shaking his head helplessly, the pressure on the offensive end was becoming increasingly greater.

After all, the Lakers have been scoring goals, and if the Pacers can't keep up with the rhythm, they will easily fall behind.

This is how the Lakers controlled the rhythm of the first half in the last game. Even if the Pacers had not been in hot form from the outside and made a total of 15 three-pointers in the second game of the finals, the Lakers would have been able to establish a clear advantage in the first half.

Just like the first half of this game.

The Lakers established a 12-point lead.

At 7 minutes and 34 seconds into the third quarter, Yao Ming began to enter the "decline period" and Kobe stepped up.

His condition tonight is obviously better than the same stage of the previous game.

The main reason is that he does not have any mental burden at the moment. Instead, defeating the "strongest Suwan" has become his obsession. He wants to prove to Phil Jackson that what Shaquille O'Neal is afraid of, I, Kobe, am not afraid of!
If Shaquille O'Neal can't beat him, I, Kobe, can!
It is for this reason that old Buss chose to keep me instead of Shaquille O'Neal!
从第三节8分14秒，到第四节8分13秒，将近1节的时间，科比狂砍16分。

Suwan also played at full power during this period, scoring 17 points, one point more than Kobe.

However, the Lakers relied on Yao Ming to establish a sufficient advantage in the first two and a half quarters.

With Suwan only scoring 1 point more than Kobe, it was impossible to tie the score.

In the first game back in Los Angeles, the Lakers defeated the Pacers by 109 points, 102-7, changing the score to 2-1.
Kobe glanced at Suwan proudly, then walked off the court and looked at Phil Jackson even more proudly. He didn't say anything, but Phil Jackson saw it clearly:

how about it?
Even if I talked trash, didn’t I still win the game?

Phil Jackson still couldn't understand Kobe's "hard work" thinking, but he had to admit that Kobe had one trait in common with Michael Jordan:
They all believe they can kill anyone!

The Los Angeles media breathed a sigh of relief. They were on the edge of the cliff and finally got a chance to catch their breath.

However, if we really want to push the Pacers to the brink of the cliff, the next game will be the most crucial.

Only when the score reaches 2-2 can they stand on the same starting line as the Pacers...

Do not!
As the Lakers have won two games in a row, they are definitely more in momentum.

At that time, all the pressure will be on the Pacers.

The Los Angeles media expected this to happen.

The fourth game of the finals is coming soon.

Kobe's expression was more determined than before.

This time, the Pacers changed their formation from the beginning and no longer gave Yao Ming the opportunity to hold the ball and play one-on-one under the basket.

After watching three consecutive games of Yao Ming's teaching games under the basket, Rick Carlisle decided to give a thumbs up:
Yao Ming, you are awesome!
Then completely deprive him of the opportunity to play singles.

The Pacers decided to test Yao Ming's passing ability and the scoring ability of other Lakers players.

This trick works very well.

Yao Ming can often make wonderful passes.

But except for Kobe, the other Lakers teammates who received the pass from him might not be able to respond.

Even Odom's shooting percentage was extremely unstable when he was left open.

To a certain extent, he is actually a version of Dio with a lower IQ but enhanced physique and skills.

It is also because of his decreased IQ and excessive marijuana use that his attention is often distracted, making it difficult for him to become the core of the team's offense.

With this crazy double-teaming of Yao Ming, the Pacers successfully gained an advantage in the first quarter.

Phil Jackson was obviously a little impatient and called two timeouts in a row.

There is no way. The only game the Lakers have won so far was by accumulating an advantage in the first half, and then relying on Kobe's outburst in the fourth quarter to maintain this advantage until the end of the game.

The last game has proved that the "strongest Suwan" can create a stalemate with Kobe for one quarter.

If the Pacers were leading now, the final script of this game might be exactly the same as the previous one.

But the final result was that the Pacers had the last laugh thanks to their advantage in the first half.

And it was at this time that Kobe took over the game by force from the second half of the second quarter.

It has to be said that Kobe was really reckless when working alone during this period.

In the end, Suwan, who failed to open "The Zone", was suppressed by Kobe in the first half, and the Lakers also closed the gap. This was the first time in the four games of the finals that the two teams entered the second half with a tie.

Kobe scored 20 points in the first half, while Suwan only scored half of his points, 10 points.

In the second half, Artest and Suwan began to play more frequently in a "round-robin" game to consume Kobe's physical energy.

But tonight was destined to belong to Kobe. He was getting better and better. Every shot he made next would make Rick Carlisle on the sidelines anxious.

Because he couldn't remember the last time he saw Kobe miss a shot tonight.

Whenever Kobe shot, the ball seemed to have eyes and would whiz towards the basket.

Fortunately, Suwan also continued to "wake up" at this time and competed with Kobe in various ways.

Watching the "fight between gods" between the two of them, Bill Walton couldn't help but say: "For those old guns who once felt sorry that Michael Jordan and the Glider couldn't have the best showdown in the finals, I think the showdown between Suwan and Kobe in this round of finals will satisfy all your fantasies about that round of finals!"

These two guys are awesome!

As the game reached its final moments, it became more and more exciting.

Suwan and Kobe kept hitting key shots, and the score difference fluctuated between -1 point and 2 points.

This time the last shot opportunity belongs to the Lakers.

Rick Carlisle tried to stop Kobe from catching the ball, but in the end Kobe managed to get the ball and completed a mid-range jump shot over Suwan.

The ball hit the frame!
Lore!

The Los Angeles Lakers tied the score at 2-2.

Kobe, who scored 45 points and beat Suwan by 34 points, once again looked at Phil Jackson and questioned him with his eyes:
Can I really talk trash to Su Wan?
Phil Jackson shook his head helplessly, and patted him on the shoulder when he left the court: "Man, I have to admit that this is how I felt when I coached Michael Jordan."

What he meant was that Kobe looked like Jordan tonight.

And Jordan was allowed to do anything on Phil Jackson's side.

The next day, the Los Angeles media used the word "clean revenge" to describe Kobe's "game-winning shot."

Although the picture was not that shocking, there was no doubt about Kobe's actions.

They were extremely excited.

The reason is naturally not just because Kobe completed the "game-winning shot", but also because the outside world is now more optimistic that the Los Angeles Lakers can win the fifth game of the finals, and even win the final championship.

Even Barkley is worried about the current atmosphere within the Pacers: "Leading 2-0 and then being tied 2-2 is stressful for any team. Even if the Pacers are the defending champions for two consecutive years!"

The media's questions also became more pointed. Before the start of the fifth game of the finals, Su Wan answered reporters' questions.

"The Pacers have lost two games in a row, and the score is now tied at 2-2. Do you think the Pacers can win Game 2? If the Pacers still lose Game , what do you think is the biggest reason?"

Su Wan spoke word by word: "If we lose this game tonight, then all the responsibility will be mine!"

Everyone could feel the firmness in Su Wan's tone when he said this.

Rick Carlisle's arrangement for the fifth game of the Finals was more determined than that for the first four games, with Yao Ming double-teamed in the interior and Kobe double-teamed outside.

The Lakers can reach their current heights this season mainly thanks to Kobe and Yao Ming.

And this team only has Kobe and Yao Ming.

Odom is the most famous player on this team besides Kobe and Yao Ming, but this is his first trip to the finals, and he obviously needs to adapt to the intensity.

As for Fisher, he had the experience of beating the Spurs with 0.4 seconds left in the playoffs, but on the stage of the Finals, four words can describe it:
Unremarkable.

Even the fans of the Lakers who recall Fisher's performance in the last game will think about it for a long time and finally say:
He's on the court?

In fact, Lakers fans have long been dissatisfied with Fisher.

They really don't understand why the Lakers must sign Fisher back to the starting lineup of this Lakers team.

Why did Phil Jackson insist on using him as the starter!

These past dissatisfactions have become fatal hidden dangers tonight.

The fifth game of the finals has always been a battleground.

The team tied 3-1 will completely defeat its opponent in this game, and whoever wins the game between the two teams tied 2-2 will get the crucial match point.

The outside world believes that the fifth game of the series will be a thrilling battle.

But the result...

After Rick Carlisle came up with this inside-outside double-team tactic and tested the Lakers' role players, the situation on the court suddenly became passive. On the defensive end, it was okay, as Kobe's leadership made the Lakers' perimeter defense high-quality. In this case, coupled with Yao Ming's rim protection, the Lakers would not be too bad.

But the offensive end is really...

I can't see it anymore!

The fifth game of the finals was thought to be a "Mars-Earth collision" as the Lakers started with the team shooting 7-for-1.

The Pacers easily established a double-digit score after the first quarter.

Then it was Kobe's turn to perform daily and carry the team on his shoulders alone.

However, in the fifth game of the series, Kobe obviously struggled on the offensive end of this game after averaging 5 minutes per game in the first four games.

Are you kidding? This is a double-team of Suwan and Artest. In this league right now, the only player who can face these two guys in the first four games of the series and score 4 points with a shooting percentage of 47.5% is probably Kobe Bryant.

And don’t forget, Kobe also needs to be responsible for defending Suwan!
Just look at Kobe's shooting percentage in the 04 Finals and you will know that this kind of game that requires him to expend a lot of energy on both offense and defense will definitely cause his condition to fluctuate.

However, Kobe in 07 was much stronger than Kobe in 04. He managed to hold on until the fifth game of the series before his condition began to fluctuate.

Seeing the good situation, Su Wanyi immediately turned on the "The zone" mode, scoring 16 points in the second quarter, a new high in the finals.

The Pacers established an 18-point advantage in the first half, making the game completely suspenseful.

Bill Walton said: "Obviously the Lakers need to continue to deepen their lineup. At the very least, they need to recruit another defensive No. 3 on the wing so that Kobe can be more committed to the offensive end!"

As for the inside, they also need a more stable shooter, not a "half-baked" shooter like Odom.

Odom is more suitable to play his role on the bench. He is suitable to lead the entire team in the second lineup and become the "engine" of the Lakers in the substitute rotation stage.

If Suwan heard Bill Walton's analysis at halftime, there were only two words he could say:

All right!

Because that’s how the Lakers recruited players later…

But that's the Lakers of the future.

Now this Lakers team is facing the Pacers who have found the right way to defend, and the first thing they will face is a naked massacre.

The score difference quickly exceeded 20 points in the second half.

With 2 minutes and 34 seconds left in the third quarter, Phil Jackson looked at the 28-point difference and finally chose to replace Kobe and Yao Ming and announced the end of the game early.

The Staples Center audience was extremely lively before the game started.

They firmly believe that the Lakers, who have been chasing two games in a row, will win this "decisive battle" in one go, go to Indiana with a big score of 3-2, and completely defeat the demoralized Pacers.

Rick Carlisle actually didn't expect that this defensive strategy tonight would be so effective.

After a strong season, the Pacers finally had to rely on defense to win the most important game.

can only say……

Defense does win championships!
At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Lakers by 118 points with a score of 79 to 39.

This score difference also created the largest score difference in the Lakers' history in a single game loss in the Finals.

Barkley said: "David Stern can take the O'Brien Trophy to Indiana!"

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