Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 214 He didn't expect the Indiana dynasty to end in this way
LeBron was once again trampled in the dirt.

This proves one thing:
Nothing good will happen to the Cavaliers whenever they meet Suwan in the new season.

Suwan, this "nemesis", restrains LeBron in all aspects!

Not only will it humiliate LeBron on the court, it will also affect LeBron's magnetic field, making him seem like he is possessed by a bad luck star, leading to controversial incidents.

Until now, two days have passed, and some Cleveland media still can't believe that LeBron didn't even dare to say "I want the ball" in front of Vince Carter.

This is really...

After seeing the relevant news, Su Wan posted a message on Twitter:
——The sun is so strong that everything becomes visible!

I cleared out the private messages on Twitter.

Passionate female fans often send him imaginative photos and short videos full of stars, hoping to attract his attention.

Unfortunately, they were wrong.

Su Wan is a serious person.

Even if I did look at the photos and videos they sent, I would look at them with a critical eye.

This is not...

I just criticized some photos and short videos.

Then he found that Goo Hara had sent him a private message, informing him that he was going to participate in the DSP company audition.

Su Wan replied with a cheer.

I saw Yui Aragaki's private message from a month ago.

Last year, the movie "Love Letter" starring her won a box office of 39 billion yen in Japan. Her career began to take off. Announcements came one after another, and she was busy like a top. She hasn't sent him a private message recently.

However, Su Wan felt that the momentum had passed.

This is what artistic women are like.

He didn't feel anything. After all, a female star of Aragaki Yui's level was willing to accept him. If he wanted to forget about her, Su Wan could quickly forget the day and night when he had in-depth communication with her.

His remarks on Twitter soon sparked heated discussions. As soon as he arrived at the stadium in the afternoon, a reporter asked him if his remarks were a veiled criticism that LeBron was such a player, but was packaged too well before so no one noticed?
Su Wan shook his head: "It's not a sarcasm!"

Isn't this clearly stated?
Normally, the Cleveland media should have immediately clamored back on LeBron's behalf at this time.

Some of them actually did so.

But what’s interesting is that this time, there were obviously fewer Cleveland media outlets that responded.

Vince Carter's revelations this time have an absolutely groundbreaking impact on LeBron.

Before this, whether it was Suwan, Zhu Fangyu, or Shaq.

What they are doing more is changing the impression of LeBron among the outside media and casual fans.

Simply put, it destroyed LeBron's popularity.

This is also the fundamental reason why he has not yet made the All-Star starter.

And this time...

The ones who suffered greater damage were the Cleveland media.

LeBron's "cowardly lizard" side shattered their beautiful fantasies about the future.

Perhaps for this reason, LeBron has significantly increased his number of community service in Cleveland recently. At the same time, he kept emphasizing: "I will definitely bring a championship to Cleveland, I will, no matter how many years it takes, I will do it!"

This wave of "championship declarations" had a significant effect. Soon, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published an article saying: "No matter what, LeBron is only 24 years old. He still has plenty of time to prove himself. It took Michael Jordan 7 years to get his first championship trophy in his career!"

The Cavaliers then encountered a wave of "sweet schedules", with weak opponents emerging one after another, and they successfully achieved a record of "7 wins and 3 losses".

勒布朗“虐菜”的本事就不用多说了，场均28.4分8.3篮板7.6助攻1.4抢断1盖帽，投篮命中率48.9%！

His continuous outstanding performances successfully saved his reputation.

LeBron was overjoyed.

Seeing that he was about to get cocky again, Bill Duffy quickly reminded him, "Man, keep up the momentum and focus. You don't need to explain anything. Everything will go well!"

LeBron immediately felt like a "king" being held hostage, and cursed in his heart:
Sooner or later, I will replace you!
During this period, Vince Carter's relationship with him did not ease. His relationship with LeBron on the court was like Shaq and LeBron last year, reaching a delicate balance.

Each of them mainly relies on their own playing style.

所以文斯-卡特在过去10场比赛中的表现，也非常不错，场均23.4分6.4篮板4助攻1.2抢断。

Plus the performance of Quentin and Channing Frye.

This team's offensive firepower is still quite strong.

Often such teams are particularly ruthless in bullying weak teams. But if they meet a strong team, they can only hope for the best.

Take the three games we lost for example, all of them were against the top four teams in the East and West.

Vince Carter doesn't care about losing. He said he would start the game. After this season, he will request a trade. "UFO" is a straightforward person. It is difficult for him to work with a player like LeBron.

and……

Thinking about his previous praise for LeBron in front of the media, he suddenly felt like vomiting:

I was too young back then!
I can't tell whether it's a human or a dog!

The Pacers have maintained their strong momentum during this period.

Even though Artest took away some of the ball possession, it did not affect the normal operation of the team most of the time.

Well, the main thing is...

Suwan can play without the ball!
This is fatal!

Although Artest got the ball, he did not act alone and ignored his teammates.

If he can't score, he will immediately look for his teammates.

That's why Su Wan allowed him to attack.

If he really becomes a reckless "data brush", Su Wan will never let it go even if he has his own reasons.

This is the bottom line.

Artest obviously also knows this red line.

In the past 10 games, the Pacers continued to advance, achieving a record of "8 wins and 2 losses", and faced the "Christmas Battle" with the Lakers in a strong attitude.

Regarding the "Christmas Game" against the Lakers this year.

Su Wan had already thought of this as early as June, just after the finals.

There is no way, the popularity is just too high, and David Stern will definitely not let go of this wave of popularity.

Not to mention that in the summer, the Lakers upgraded their lineup and now have three All-Stars.

Kupchak also became a legend in one battle with this operation.

Actually, Pau Gasol is not highly regarded in the industry. Everyone knows that he is a versatile power forward. But his problems are also very prominent. His style of play is soft and he is not qualified for the position of "big boss".

Even when news of his trade first came out, not many people took it seriously.

It's not just any two All-Stars putting together that can cause a sensation.

Just like the combination of Paul Pierce and Ray Allen before...

No media even thought they could achieve great success.

Boston didn't become extraordinary until Kevin Garnett joined the team.

Pau Gasol is definitely not among the top five power forwards in the league: O'Neal, Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Chris Bosh, Elton Brand...

There are already 6 people ahead of Gasol. - Anyone who doubts that Chris Bosh is ahead of Gasol can look at the regular season MVP list of the just-concluded 06-07 season and see who is ranked 7th.

This doesn't even include Rasheed Wallace and others.

This means that Pau Gasol's ranking is at most 8th at the power forward position.

It is not difficult to understand why most media are not so concerned about his transfer.

But no one expected that he would transfer to the Lakers.

He and Yao Ming guard the inside, and Kobe Bryant, who is at his absolute peak, is on the outside.

In just one moment, the entire league was shocked!
Not to mention them, even Su Wan was shocked.

How is this any different than Kevin Durant joining the Warriors?
Oh, no, there is a difference, Pau Gasol was not eliminated by the Lakers. It was not a difficult road.

But this is definitely a lineup that exceeds the standard on paper.

Before the start of the new season, the Los Angeles media used the term "new show time" to describe this team.

The Lakers' momentum in the new season so far is also very fierce. They have only lost 5 games so far, and 3 of them were lost during the early season. If these 3 games are removed, the Lakers have only lost 2 games in the past period of time.

From December to now, they have won 12 consecutive games and are now the most aggressive team in the league.

David Stern danced around his office with excitement.

He does not want to see a situation of "one superpower and many strong countries", but he is happy to see a situation of "two superpowers and many strong countries".

even……

Now it’s “three superpowers and many strong countries”!
Don't forget the Boston Celtics.

After the running-in period at the beginning of the season, the team has gradually become stronger, turning their paper strength into real combat power index on the field.

It is the birth of these "super teams" that has made the outcome of this year's championship an extremely suspenseful one.

More importantly...

The rise of the Celtics and the Lakers made those old fans shout "My youth is back" and start paying attention to the league again.

Not long ago, a fan born in the 90s asked a question online: "Why do the Celtics suddenly have so many fans? Is it because Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett joined the team?"

As a result, there was a reply below that said:
"My grandpa said he wants to kick your ass with his World War II boots. He's just old, not dead!"

Before they died, the "grandmasters" of the "Green Army" finally saw the hope of this team winning the championship again...

Of course, the most popular match is still the Pacers vs. Lakers.

Suwan's "thank you list" in June made all Los Angeles people regard him as the "number one enemy" second only to the Celtics.

They are eager to get revenge in the finals.

And today's "Christmas War" is the first shot of revenge.

Watch how the Lakers win tonight. Six months later, they will use the same method to defeat the Pacers and win the championship!
But when the Los Angeles media said this, the Boston media was a little unhappy.

What?
This is a tacit admission that we can't beat the Pacers, right?
I also said that our opponent in the finals is the San Antonio Spurs!

You Lakers are destined to lose to the Spurs this time!
But the people of Los Angeles are too lazy to pay attention to Boston at the moment, their attention is all on the upcoming "Christmas War".

Kobe was extremely happy this season. He paid for a Rolex watch out of his own pocket for each player as a Christmas gift. The two watches given to Yao Ming and Pau Gasol were limited editions.

However, giving gifts is giving gifts, and being happy is being happy.

On the day of the competition, his expression was extremely serious.

This season, the Lakers have one and only one goal, and that is to win the championship!
This "Christmas War" will become his "pledge of allegiance" to everyone. He can only win, not lose!
The Lakers fans at the scene did not have a festive atmosphere, but instead had a sense of urgency of a "life-and-death battle". When the Pacers players entered the scene, they all booed loudly. The sound was so loud that it was like a torrent, swallowing up the entire Pacers team.

The reason is……

Before the game started, Suwan said to the media: "I know they regard this game as a revenge game. What I want to say is... Conseco Arena has already hung up the championship banner of last season. We still have to look forward. This is a regular season game. Even if the Lakers win, they can't go to Conseco Arena, tear down the championship banner and take it to Staples Center."

Listen to this, how infuriating!

Los Angeles fans already disliked him, and now it’s even more…

It's obvious that I hate it.

The big screen showed the starting lineups of both sides:
"Lakers: Fisher at No. 1, Kobe Bryant at No. 2, Ariza at No. 3, Pau Gasol at No. 4, Yao Ming at No. 5;"

To be honest, looking at this lineup, Su Wan had the illusion that he was playing a 2k game.

It's really fucking perverted!

If Su Wan had known that the tsunami caused by "Butterfly" would be like this, he would not have advised Yao Ming at that time.

This is just Chun Chun asking for trouble!

The Pacers' lineup tonight is still the regular lineup.

There is no way. The Lakers have such a high height in the inside line that if they play with a "small lineup" right from the start, I'm afraid the inside line will be directly blown up, and there will be no chance of play at all.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Pau Gasol took the first attack for the Lakers.

The one who looks pretty and smooth is the "sister-in-law of the family".

This elegant jump ball is really...

No wonder Griffin was so excited when he saw him later.

Which black man wouldn't be confused after seeing this?
O'Neal's movements are more excited than usual and he moves very actively.

He is also "Big Black"!
Su Wan simply set a pick-and-roll with him, passed the ball to him while moving, and assisted him to rush to the basket.

"Snapped!"

result……

Pau Gasol blocked his shot with a slap.

Fortunately, Artest protected the rebound, but just as he got the ball, Ariza approached from somewhere and poked the ball out of his hand.

Kobe holds the ball.

The Lakers defended the Pacers' first attack.

The cheers at the scene became louder.

I go……

Su Wan gritted his teeth secretly.

To be honest, he has never found a newly formed team so difficult to deal with so quickly.

He had this feeling after just playing the first round with the Lakers.

This season's Lakers are really a big upgrade compared to last season!

Ariza on the wing brings defense, and as for Pau Gasol under the basket...

Let me put it this way, Odom didn't meet the Lakers' requirements last season, but Pau Gasol did it all and even exceeded them.

With the current group of inside players in the league, Su Wan doubts how many inside players can score 20 plus 10 data against the Lakers' inside combination.

"Seriously, Suwan, you don't really think this is a regular season game on Christmas!" Kobe was very dissatisfied with Suwan's eyes always lingering on Yao Ming and Gasol.

Su Wan glanced at him: "What else?"

His speechlessness overflowed.

Every time he thinks about the fact that Pau Gasol and Yao Ming have Kobe Bryant as their outside partner, Suwan is speechless. Although he has Ron Artest and O'Neal in the past three years, this is the result of his heart-to-heart talk with them.

After the "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident" at that time, the entire Pacers team was in a state of unrest.

If he doesn't handle it well, even if it's a fight at the level of "Nine Sons Fighting for the Throne", Indiana will eventually be in ruins.

This is illustrated by the fact that the original Pacers quickly entered a rebuilding period after Reggie Miller retired.

Look at Kobe again...

After checking the data of the past two seasons, I turned around and saw Yao Ming standing in the paint. Then I turned around again and saw Pau Gasol...

Kobe seemed to notice Suwan's emotions and said bluntly: "You know, this is Los Angeles!"

At this time, Fisher passed the ball to Kobe.

Listening to Kobe's words, Su Wan was furious.

Luo, fuck your head!

The moment Kobe got the ball, he started to engage in all kinds of confrontations.

If LeBron faced a confrontation like Suwan, he would have started to "reverse carefully" a long time ago.

However, Kobe used his shoulder to push Su Wan, quickly passed the ball, and then with a sudden "explosive step", plus a secret elbow, directly forced Su Wan back.

With more space, Kobe's movements became smoother. Su Wan felt that he was somewhat restrained, so he attacked decisively and stretched out his hand to disrupt Kobe's dribbling.

Kobe didn't seem to expect Suwan to be so decisive suddenly. He immediately pulled the ball back and turned his hips to exert force. After turning and pausing for a moment, he immediately turned forward and rushed to the inside with his tongue sticking out.

As Su Wan followed suit, he saw him jump high and make a fadeaway jump shot.

The cheers at this moment were the loudest in the entire venue.

It seems that although this summer did not put him in "The Zone" mode, he has better control over his body.

"Su Wan, let's open The Zone! Otherwise it will be too boring!" Kobe looked at Su Wan provocatively while returning to defense and spoke trash without hesitation.

With the arrival of the new season, more and more media have noticed that the defenders defending Suwan have consciously become "mute".

Suwan's position in the league is almost as high as that of Michael Jordan back then.

None of them dared to anger Su Wan.

There are countless related reports.

Kobe's attitude at this moment is in stark contrast to the league's report and the players who have played against Suwan.

Bill Walton said after realizing it: "Everyone is comparing Suwan with Michael Jordan now, but in terms of personal strength and playing style, Kobe is obviously closer to Michael Jordan!"

Suwan did not open "The zone" directly. After receiving the ball in the frontcourt and facing Kobe, he decisively called for a pick-and-roll for O'Neal Jr., but did not go to the side of the pick-and-roll. Instead, he immediately crossed the line with Artest who was running over, and at the same time passed the ball to Artest.

Standing at a 45-degree angle, the ball returned from Artest's hands to Suwan's hands.

However, Kobe's focus on defense is terrifying.

O'Neal's "fake pick-and-roll" did not interfere with him.

The moment Suwan crossed paths with Artest with the ball, he also completed a cross-run with Ariza.

The next second after Su Wan caught the ball, his snake-like eyes were still fixed on Su Wan, and he pounced in front of him at the first moment.

Although he failed to get rid of Kobe, Suwan still took the shot directly.

The catch-and-shoot three-pointer is his best three-point shooting method.

The current state is also very correct.

The ball...hit the frame.

"Shh!"

45 degrees to kill the ape and the eagle!

The response was successful, and Su Wan challenged Kobe: "Put on some more pressure, Kobe, or you won't be able to see The Zone!"

Kobe smiled, licked his lips, and became more motivated.

Su Wan felt his improvement in body control in the summer, and he also felt Su Wan's improvement in shooting this summer.

This guy led the team to three consecutive championships, but he is still improving himself.

good very good!

Kobe was very satisfied.

Fisher completed his dribbling mission again and was about to pass the ball to Kobe, but Suwan pressed forward directly, compressing the space for Kobe to receive the ball.

It is worth mentioning that at this time, the league only strictly whistles the "hand contact" rule for defenders defending players with the ball. However, when there is no ball, no matter how intense the physical confrontation between players is, they will still turn a blind eye.

This is especially true for Suwan vs. Kobe, two players who both have "superstar whistles".

The "superstar whistle" is not just reflected on the offensive end.

When the "superstars" are defending, many small movements will not be called even if they are seen by the referees.

The most typical example...

Needless to say!

There are two right now.

Su Wan would not be so ruthless when defending other players.

But when defending Kobe, his movements are much bigger than usual.

There is no other reason...

Kobe's grandson is really heavy-handed!

The two men were almost in a fight, but the referee didn't even blow the whistle.

Fisher finally remembered that there was a "new shark" in the interior, and Yao Ming faced Foster with the ball.

He hit Foster with his back to the ball.

In order to hold on, Foster gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength, as if he had taken an invincible spell.

However, as Yao Ming made the collision, he turned around and made a hook shot.

The whole movement is so light that it seems like dancing "Shanghai Tango".

Foster watched Yao Ming score the goal over his head.

Kobe's vindictiveness was reflected at this moment.

Su Wan's original intention was to receive the ball directly in the backcourt, but Kobe started fighting with him in the backcourt.

The "dragon-tiger fight" between the two men excited Barkley in the studio.

The off-ball battle between these two men had a 90s feel to it. Barkley seemed to see Karl Malone versus Rodman.

Suwan prevented Kobe from catching the ball, and Kobe also prevented Suwan from catching the ball.

Artest stepped up at this time, and O'Neal Jr. made a screen for him, successfully blocking Ariza who bumped into him.

only……

After being hit by Ariza, O'Neal Jr. suddenly fell to the ground in pain.

This made Ariza confused.

After Artest made a layup, he was about to return to defense excitedly when he suddenly found O'Neal Jr. still lying on the ground, so he hurried forward.

When he got to O'Neal Jr., Su Wan had already called the team doctor.

When Su Wan found the team doctor checking O'Neal's knee, his heart suddenly "skipped". What's worse is...

The team doctor's examination was not over yet. After checking the knee, he touched O'Neal's calf bones while talking to him.

At this time, the big screen at the scene also began to replay the moment when Ariza and O'Neal Jr. just came into contact.

It can be clearly seen that Ariza did not notice O'Neal's screen at all, so when he saw it, he instinctively wanted to go around it, but he tripped over O'Neal's foot and put all his body weight on him.

Just looking at the moment of collision, even Su Wan felt the pain, not to mention O'Neal who was lying on the ground.

Even when he was in a wheelchair, O'Neal Jr. still had a "mask of pain" on his face.

His departure left a huge hole in the Pacers' interior.

It had a huge impact both on the offensive and defensive ends.

O'Neal is very important to the entire Pacers team...

On the offensive end, he is responsible for cutting to the basket, maintaining aggressiveness towards the basket, and the "second offense."

On the defensive end, he is responsible for helping with defense and protecting the rim.

Without him, the Lakers' defense no longer has to target the basket, they just need to focus on Suwan.

In the rest of the game, Suwan experienced the same treatment as Kobe in last season's finals.

The entire Lakers team was focusing on him alone.

Fortunately, the Pacers' outside shooting was very strong tonight. Even without O'Neal, they still kept the score close with the firepower from the outside. Even Phil Jackson, watching the Pacers' three-point shooting getting more and more excited, had no choice but to give up the double-teaming of Suwan.

Su Wan then began to exert his strength. In "The zone" mode, he scored 13 points in a row. Finally, he turned on "full power" and scored 9 points in a row. In the second half, he scored a total of 25 points including free throws.

Don't think that the Lakers' defense on him was not as strict in the second half.

But it is still a target for Kobe, Pau Gasol and Yao Ming.

Therefore, Suwan's performance in the second half made the Lakers fans at the scene a little "stunned", but unfortunately this was also the limit.

While Suwan continued to score, the Lakers also continued to score.

Especially Pau Gasol and Yao Ming in the interior, they accounted for the last 8 points for the Lakers.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Pacers 109-101, completing what they called "revenge."

这场“圣诞大战”，姚明拿到了22分8篮板，保罗-加索尔拿到了18分13篮板，科比拿到了30分7篮板6助攻。

Su Wan was the brightest star of the game, scoring 25 points in the first half and a total of 41 points for the whole game, in addition to 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 steals.

At 7 minutes and 45 seconds in the fourth quarter, he scored 7 points and made 3 steals, helping the Pacers narrow the gap to 5 points. The entire Staples Center could really be described as silent. They really felt that the Pacers had to rely on Suwan alone to win this game.

Fortunately, Phil Jackson recovered from his "wandering" state and began to look for opportunities in the interior, widening the score difference again.

At that moment in Staples Center, Kobe's brilliance was not as dazzling as Suwan's.

But if you lose, you lose...

Su Wan left the court expressionlessly. He did not answer the reporter's questions first, but instead found O'Neal Jr. to ask about his injury.

The initial diagnostic stage has come out:

Sprained knee...

But that's not the most important thing.

"The team doctor said that O'Neal's calf is likely to have a stress fracture..."

When Su Wan heard the assistant coach's words, his heart skipped a beat.

He is very clear about this problem.

Yao Ming was ruled out for consecutive seasons because of a stress fracture.

As for how to explain this problem, let me put it this way...

Too many games played!
The original O'Neal was actually a "glass man".

Not long after he successfully competed with Artest for the position of leader of the Pacers, he suffered injuries and was ruled out for the season.

In the next nine seasons, only in two seasons did he have an attendance rate of 9 games, while in the remaining seasons he only had an attendance rate of 69 to games. In the fewest two or three seasons, he only played more than games each season.

Various injuries forced him to waste his time sitting on the bench.

Originally, Suwan asked O'Neal to lose weight, not only to make the two of them work better together, but also to reduce the burden on O'Neal's knees.

In the past two years, O'Neal Jr. can be said to be very healthy, and he has been present in all games, both in the playoffs and the regular season.

But for this reason, he, like Suwan, is the player who has played the most games in the past three seasons.

Given his "glass man" attributes, it's really surprising that he got a stress fracture this season...

Su Wan looked a little fucked up.

This season was already difficult enough, and now another player is out for the season. I'm afraid the next games will be even more difficult.

However, Su Wan knew very well that the person who should be more frustrated now should be O'Neal Jr.

But he didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only pat him on the shoulder and tell him to keep the right attitude to face this matter: "Take good care of your injury, and you will be back healthy next season, Jermaine!"

O'Neal said: "I am not sad about this matter, but I can't help you win the championship this year!"

Su Wan patted his shoulder again, trying to look relaxed: "My friend, compared to the championship, I still hope you can recover sooner!"

The next morning, news spread throughout the league that O'Neal Jr. had a broken leg and would be out for the season, not even returning for the playoffs.

Barkley sighed, he didn't expect the Indiana dynasty to end in this way.

however……

For the Pacers, the troubles are not over yet.

On January 2008, 1, the Simon family held a New Year's Eve party as usual.

Herbert specifically found Su Wan and said to him in a serious tone: "Do you remember our previous conversation? Su, you said before that if one day I can no longer fully support this team, let me tell you first..."

“I thought there would never be a day like this.”

"But Su, I regret to tell you that the Simon family is about to face a test. In order to ensure our funding chain, we may not be able to fully support this team in the coming period, and I cannot give any guarantees at this time..."

Su Wan suddenly remembered.

In 08, a financial crisis was about to break out in the United States.

The crisis was caused by the bankruptcy of New Century Financial Corporation, the second largest subprime mortgage company in the United States.

Therefore, this crisis is also called the "second-generation crisis."

This crisis directly led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers and caused 50% of the world's stock prices to evaporate.

The main business of Simon Group...

It’s real estate!
Herbert continued: "Of course, we are eager for you to stay in this team. The reason why I am so frank is that I want to tell you that this is your city. We all know that if we lose you, it will be an irreparable loss for the Pacers."

"We will still renew your contract with the maximum salary, the highest maximum salary, but I can't guarantee that we can keep other players..."

"What I can do now is to give you my greatest support while guaranteeing the Simon Group!"

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