Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 220: Are you going to destroy our entire season’s efforts by yourself?
Game 3 of the series returns to Indiana.

Rick Carlisle changed the lineup again, moving Millsap into the starting lineup and letting Zach Randolph play the five position.

The Pistons' twin inside players, Rasheed Wallace and Antonio McDyess, are not "big meat shields" in the traditional sense. Zach Randolph is more afraid of the kind of matchups where the players are heavy but have a low center of gravity, and get stuck there motionless, making his "back-to-the-basket" useless.

When facing these two people, there is no essential difference whether you hit "four" or "five".

However, there is an essential difference between Millsap and Foster in tactical positioning.

The biggest difference is that Millsap can shoot three-pointers and put Zach Randolph in a "pseudo-triangle offense" environment under the basket.

If Zach Randolph only has to face one of Wallace or Antonio, he can also kill them all!

At the same time, this change of formation also accidentally exposed another problem of the Pistons:
Neither Rasheed Wallace nor McDyess now have the ability to defend beyond the three-point line.

In this game, Millsap squatted in the bottom corners on both sides and fired frequently. In the end, he made 5 three-pointers and scored 15 points!
Add to that Zach Randolph's one-on-one damage at the rim...

The Pistons' "iron bucket formation" is like a strong man encountering a "female knight" who can sit on the ground and suck up dirt.

It’s not that they are not strong enough, but that the opponent is too strong!
The fans at Conseco Fieldhouse also swayed along, giving them a "buff" of fighting spirit!
When the game entered the third quarter, the Pistons were already on the verge of collapse. Suwan stood up at this time and made consecutive shots, completely destroying the Pistons' defensive system.

In the first game back at home, the Pacers won by 19 points.

In addition to Millsap's 15 points, Zach Randolph scored 19 points and 12 rebounds in this game, with a shooting percentage of 50%!

Suwan scored 34 points again, with 17 points in the final quarter.

Bill Walton said: "I seem to see Kobe in the OK period!"

As Shaquille O'Neal's body size became uncontrollable and he went off track, in the later stages of the "OK combination's three consecutive championships", it was often the case that Shaquille O'Neal would make all the difference in the early stages of the game, and Kobe would stand up and win the game in the later stages.

In fact, it's not just Kobe, Michael Jordan is the same.

In other words, this type of "swingman" plays like this.

In the early stage, use offense to drive teammates to score, and in the later stage, use personal ability to win the game!
Even without passing the ball, top wing scorers like them have many ways to drive the team's offense.

For example, Su Wan often plays the "assisting board".

This theoretical playing method is really always new as his strength continues to grow!

There are also opportunities for teammates to receive the ball in more open positions by passing the ball and running after attracting double-teaming.

Even if they don't touch the ball the entire time after being double-teamed, this point of theirs is still very important in terms of tactical position. It's just that because there are no statistics to reflect this, it is often not so intuitive.

This is also why Jordan said, "We are just one rebound away from winning" after losing the game in 95; the reason why they could win the championship as long as Kobe had an All-Star level inside player.

The teammates around them also have a big enough stage to perform on.

On the other hand, someone is different...

Otherwise, could Pau Gasol become the "greatest power forward in history" in the eyes of some fans?
The premise for good performance is that they have a stage to show themselves.

The reverse is also the same.

Chris Bosh is the "one rebounder" in the Heat, but he is the "Lord of the North" in the Raptors, and the reason is the size of the stage.

Without a stage, how can he become the “greatest power forward in history”?

Just like Zach Randolph tonight, his strong inside attacking ability also shines with the attraction of Suwan on the outside and the containment of Millsap outside the three-point line.

Barkley said: "If he continues to play like this, I'm afraid Zach Randolph will become an NBA All-Star player next year! This is Suwan's ability!"

Some people’s partners were in the “best first team” before working with them, but became “best second team” or “best third team” after working with them, and could not make it into the “best lineup”.

But so far, these players who have worked with Suwan are:

Let alone the championship!
O'Neal won the "First Team and First Defense" award, which he had never won before in his career, and won the "Best Defensive Player Award"; Ron redeemed himself and became the first small forward in NBA history to win the "Best Defensive Player Award" twice before he got his maximum salary in New York as he wished; Calderon got a big contract that doubled his value...

These people have become better people because of meeting Su Wan.

Right now, Zach Randolph is also gradually changing.

At least it's hard to see him working so hard in the New York Knicks or the Trail Blazers.

Not to mention what he said in front of the camera...

The Pacers then successfully won the fourth game of the series, still playing in the same way, but the Pistons could not come up with a way to respond.

The big score came to 3-1!

Game 5 of the series will be played in Detroit.

The Detroit media, which had been clamoring for revenge before the game, are now speechless.

Oh, that’s not right…it should be said that I was speechless in front of Su Wan.

But for the Pistons players, and the Pistons front office, they had all sorts of beep-word greetings.

When the media discusses which city has the most difficult fans, Detroit's fans are often overlooked.

Because it is a desolate place, there is really nothing worth paying attention to.

But in fact, if we really want to talk about disgusting fans in the NBA, Pistons fans should be ranked first on the list.

Maybe it's the hostility brought about by the economic depression. The Pistons fans are all unhappy with their lives and have extremely bad tempers.

This is one of the ten worst cities in the United States.

Guns are rampant and drugs are rampant.

So much so that their spirits are very sensitive.

They longed for revenge on Su Wan.

Now watch the team being beaten 1-3 by Suwan again!

Radical Detroiters began to question Billups and his friends, "Why don't you just die?"

General Manager Joe Dumars was watching from the tunnel.

This reminded him of what happened 16 years ago.

A big part of the reason for the disbandment of the "Bad Boys" was the irreconcilable relationship with the fans.

To a certain extent, that Pistons team was rebuilt amid the criticism from Detroit people.

The current situation seems to be replayed yesterday...

However, Joe Dumars knew that the big boss would once again compromise and trade him after seeing the fans' anger.

After all, ticket revenue accounts for the bulk of the Pistons' income.

They are the team that relies most on fans in the entire league, so they need to please these fans even more.

The Pacers still started with Zach Randolph and Millsap as the twin towers in the interior tonight.

That’s how the playoffs are. As long as a lineup is effective and the opponent can’t cope with it, then it is a good lineup that can be used to death.

However, the lethality of tonight's lineup is not as great as in the previous two games.

It's not that the Pistons found a way to limit it.

It's because Zach Randolph and Millsap's own conditions have fluctuated.

This is also normal.

This is also Randolph's first time playing in the playoff semifinals, and he is just a "data brush"; not to mention Millsap, a second-year rookie who has never played such an important team role.

The first game was played well because of the excitement.

Then, the opponents will gradually adapt to it, and the performance will naturally "decline".

This is actually similar to hitting the "rookie wall".

But as long as you get over this hurdle, there will be a new world.

Simply put, Su Wan is now like the "old leading the new".

Even though he was only 22 years old...

However, the Pistons were clearly disturbed by the home fans.

For these old hands, no matter how the away fans cursed, they would not react at all, and even felt like laughing. But hearing that the home fans who had cheered for them for the past few seasons suddenly changed their attitude was undoubtedly a blow to them.

Billups even failed to score from the air.

This caused another round of huge boos.

There was a clear shout from the audience on the sidelines: "Chauncey, you are the worst Finals MVP in the NBA!"

At that moment, Suwan saw Chauncey Billups' eyes shake.

Although many media outlets call him that, Chauncey Billups obviously didn't expect that there would be Detroit fans who would call him that.

In the end, the somewhat dull fifth game of the series ended with the Pacers, who were in poor form, defeating the Pistons, who were in even worse form, 91-80.

After winning this game, the Pacers finally defeated the Pistons with a score of 4-1 and reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth consecutive season...

This was a result that Indiana people could never have expected three months ago.

At that time, O'Neal Jr. was out for the season, Artest was clamoring for a transfer, and all Pacers fans thought the season was over.

Unexpectedly...

Even with both of his arms removed, Suwan managed to lead the Pacers into the Eastern Conference Finals again.

"You ask me how I feel? All I can say is, having hands is enough!"

Facing reporters after the game, Su Wan's casual words ignited media opinion the next day.

He got it installed again!

But there is no way, because in the four years since Suwan entered the NBA, his worst playoff result so far is the championship.

Moreover, this season they made it to the Eastern Conference Finals again.

This time, there was neither O'Neal Jr. nor Artest by Suwan's side!
But he still did it...

If this isn’t “just having hands will do”, then what is this?
Apart from saying "good B", they couldn't complain at all.

In fact, it was not just the Indiana media who were shocked that Suwan led the team to the Eastern Conference Finals again.

The outside media were also extremely shocked by this.

Su Wan's ability to lead a team really exceeded their imagination.

In fact, if Suwan's vision had not improved, the Pacers would not have won so easily.

It is crucial for Suwan to have better passing ability and gather the last "monkey hair" to become a "historical forward-guard swingman".

This is the scariest thing about young and promising stars:

They can still make progress!

No one knows where their limits are!
Barkley said: "We often use the phrase 'the sky is the limit' to describe a player, but in my opinion, the sky is far from being Suwan's limit. His limit is in the universe, in space! We should call him 'Cosmic Su' or 'Space Su'. It's incredible!"

Well, what is coming is coming...

Su Wan finally became "Space Su"!
But this time, it shouldn’t be considered a “black name”, right?
About a week later, the other three teams that made it to the divisional finals in the East and West had their final results:

The Lakers once again defeated the Jazz 4-1 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the second consecutive year.

Originally, the Jazz were Yao Ming's nemesis.

But this time, Yao Ming became the Jazz's nemesis.

In the game between the Mavericks and the Hornets, the Mavericks, who finally completed the "Black Six", just like the Pacers in the East, once again "defeated the strong with the weak" and took away another spot in the Western Conference Finals.

The final Western Conference Finals matchup for the 07-08 season is confirmed:

Lakers VS Mavericks!
Before this matchup began, Kobe held the regular season MVP trophy at the Staples Center.

The outside world was not surprised by this result.

As the Pacers suffered an injury crisis and transfer transactions, they suddenly collapsed, and the only player who could threaten Kobe to win the regular season MVP this season was gone.

Kobe successfully won the regular season MVP award, which symbolizes the highest honor of personal ability.

Amid the audience's cheers of "MVP", Kobe's "snake eyes" were shining brightly.

He knew very well that what he could gain this season was far more than just the regular season MVP trophy.

The Lakers then successfully defeated the Mavericks and took a 1-0 lead.

After the first game of the Western Conference Finals came to an end, the Pacers, who eliminated the Pistons 4-1, also waited for their final Eastern Conference Finals opponent:

Boston Celtics!
They once again played a full seven games and defeated the Orlando Magic.

Kevin Garnett once again had the last laugh in his duel with Howard.

Especially in Game 7 of the series, Garnett's 5 blocks, each of which was a "winning shot" that determined the direction of the game, perfectly illustrating how the "Best Defensive Player" changed the direction of the game.

Howard's defensive ability is already pretty good, but compared with Kevin Garnett, he still seems extremely immature.

Older gingers are more spicy!
Kevin Garnett took the initiative to hug Howard after the game, gave him a lot of encouragement, and told him to keep working hard, the future belongs to him.

Kevin Garnett has always been at the forefront of the league in giving life advice to the younger generation...

Although they only have one day of rest, they will face the Eastern Conference Finals.

But because their last game against the Magic was played in Boston, and the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals was also played in Boston, they didn't have to travel a lot, so they didn't have much physical burden.

For Celtics head coach Rivers, what he cares more about is not physical fitness.

Before the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, he emphasized several times in the locker room: "As long as we don't talk trash to Suwan, we won't have any problems in this series. Everyone, keep your mouth shut. If you want to ridicule, there will be plenty of time to do so after the game..."

He even glanced at Paul Pierce. The reason why he emphasized this so many times was because Rivers was worried about this guy!

But even though he emphasized it again and again, Paul Pierce still looked indifferent.

He dared to challenge Michael Jordan, so how could he take Su Wan, a rookie who just entered the league in 04, seriously? - Don't worry about how badly Jordan was beaten after you provoked him, just ask if you provoked him!
In fact, even if Su Wan led the team to win three consecutive championships, there were still some stars in the league who were not convinced.

The first to be affected is LeBron James.

He felt more than once that if Su Wan's teammates were given to him, he would also be able to achieve the "three consecutive championships".

then……

Paul Pierce thinks so too.

However, he did not have strong teammates before, and the Boston Celtics were weak. He was not the kind of person who would make sarcastic remarks and make himself look bad even though he knew he would lose.

He could do that to Jordan, after all, that was Jordan.

But he wouldn't do that to Su Wan.

Even if he did something that Jordan had never done, he was just a "rookie."

If he was slapped in the face, Pierce would feel humiliated.

But he has always thought so in his heart!

Now the joining of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett has verified what he thought in his heart:
As expected, as long as he has good teammates, he can also lead the team to become the first in the Eastern Conference and aim for the championship.

He had long wanted to mock Su Wan.

Now hearing Rivers' warning that was obviously directed at him, it further aroused his "rebellious" psychology.

He will prove that with the Celtics having Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, mocking Suwan is not a big deal!
They can still defeat Su Wan!

As they walked out of the locker room, all members of the Pacers entered the ancient arena, TD Garden. Looking up, they could see densely packed championship banners. This is the heritage of this city.

But what we should really worry about is...

Su Wan looked at the court in front of him and repeated to everyone: "Try not to dribble towards that area. If you are forced into that corner, pass the ball to your teammates quickly. They have tampered with that area, and the ball bounces much lower here than in other areas. They also tampered with the basket. When you warm up later, shoot more to get used to it..."

A bunch of people were stunned, including Zach Randolph, who entered the league in 01. He knew that the Celtics' home stadium had traps, but he didn't expect there were so many of them.

This is what the dirty and old North Shore Gardens looks like.

Rick Carlisle looked more serious than ever.

He knew very well that the Boston Celtics were completely different teams from the Cavaliers and Pistons that the Pacers had encountered before.

This is a real battle!
Watch the Celtics' starting lineup on the big screen:
Rajon Rondo at point guard, Ray Allen at two, Paul Pierce at three, Kevin Garnett at four, and Perkins at five.

The key to "breaking the deadlock" is still the performance of Zach Randolph.

Just like in the last round against the Pistons, as long as Randolph can perform well.

Then Su Wan on the outside will be in a more favorable situation to perform.

With Suwan's current influence on the game, as long as he plays well, the Pacers will often have the last laugh.

therefore……

"Zach, it's up to you!" Carlisle patted Randolph on the shoulder and entrusted him with an important task.

Randolph is also eager to become the "x factor" of the game like he did in the last game.

It's a pity that Perkins is paired with Kevin Garnett.

Two people, one to defend and the other to provide backup, arranged his situation clearly.

Even if Rick Carlisle brought Millsap to the court to help Randolph create space like he did in the previous round, it would be of no avail.

Here we have to talk about Kevin Garnett's terrifying dominance on the defensive end, who has not yet suffered a serious injury!

From the Timberwolves to the Celtics, Kevin Garnett's biggest change is that he reduced a lot of offensive roles and began to focus on the defensive end. The defensive formation built by the Celtics with him as the core is the basis of their winning.

This is also why many fans later said that Paul Pierce was able to win the 08 Finals MVP because of fate.

His role is actually replaceable.

Kevin Garnett's role in this team is irreplaceable.

With terrifying mobility at full capacity, even if Millsap stands at the three-point line, the "Wolf King" can help with defense in the interior without affecting the defense against him.

Zach Randolph had a very difficult time playing, hitting only 4 of his first 1 shots.

What's worse is that in the past, even if he missed a shot, Randolph could rely on his excellent confrontation under the basket to predict the path of the basketball hitting the basket and rebound to complete the "second attack". But when he met Perkins, who had nothing but his tonnage and confrontation, his style of play was restrained.

Especially since Perkins was a little taller than him, plus he was more than twenty pounds heavier, and there was an arm covering his head at some point, it was extremely difficult for Randolph to play against him.

Looking at the Celtics, they had a strong defense and quickly gained momentum on offense.

Rajon Rondo was not so mature at that time. He had completely transformed after the finals this year.

But for this reason, the team does not have high expectations for him. They only need him to pass the ball to any of the "Big Three" within sight.

The Celtics' offensive style is actually very simple, which is to use the personal abilities of the "Big Three" to score.

Rivers!

Can you still expect him to come up with any particularly powerful offensive tactics?

He just needs to make the "chicken soup" clearly.

If it was the original Pacers team, they would have at least a 70-30 chance against this Celtics team, and if they were in good form, they could even "go wild", because the Pacers have enough defensive resources to defend the "Big Three" separately.

But the current Pacers' defensive resources are a little lacking.

Whether it's inside or outside.

There is a reason why Su Wan was able to enter the "defensive period".

In the days without Artest and O'Neal Jr., he guarded the opponent's outside striker in almost every game, and the effect was very good.

But on the current Pacers team, apart from him, no one else can complete high-quality 1v1 defense.

Foster has that attitude, but when he faces Kevin Garnett, his speed and mobility really can't keep up.

Randolph's enthusiasm has also increased, but his problem is that his previous defensive habits were too bad, and he needs to slowly change many of his defensive habits.

Not to mention Dio and the like, their defense can only be said to be not lagging behind.

Anthony Parker is okay at defending the ball handler, but he has trouble defending a top-notch off-ball runner like Ray Allen who is running all over the court.

In this way, Suwan took the initiative to face Paul Pierce and shouldered the responsibility of defending this "offensive kaleidoscope", but the Pacers had no one else who could match the other two "giants".

At the end of the first quarter, the Celtics successfully opened up a 7-point lead.

If Suwan had not restricted Paul Pierce to a certain extent, the score difference would have been further widened.

Paul Pierce said before leaving the court: "I never thought that one day I would be able to win like you!"

Su Wan raised his eyebrows slightly, stopped while preparing to leave, and just looked at him.

"Don't you admit it? Didn't you win the championship in the past with better teammates?" Su Wan's gaze made Paul Pierce very unhappy. He felt a strong sense of sarcasm. He said, "Without Ron and Jermaine, you are nothing. The Celtics will sweep the Pacers!"

Su Wan laughed and said, "Knowing that I got ahead thanks to my teammates, then the truth is to shut your mouth!"

Paul Pierce was even more angry: "You can only vent your anger with your mouth, because you know you can't win tonight!"

"We'll see, Paul!"

Su Wan muttered silently:
The zone, open!

At that moment, even Paul Pierce felt that Su Wan in front of him had changed.

His pupils contracted at this moment.

A feeling of panic that he tried hard to suppress but couldn't control spread around him.

Ha~
Good food and fun-loving!
Paul Pierce is like this!
Rivers noticed something was wrong and realized something was wrong. He quickly shouted, "Damn it, Paul, what are you doing!"

Paul Pierce seemed to have found a savior and fled from Suwan's "territory" in a panic.

only……

A big mistake has been made.

Faced with Rivers' questioning eyes, Paul Pierce didn't dare to look him in the eye.

Ruined!
Rivers also knew that Paul Pierce must have eaten the "forbidden fruit" and spoke "trash" to Suwan.

Are these the descendants of Eve?
The game restarted with Paul Pierce anxiously.

Suwan opened "The zone" and in the first round he held the ball and attacked Paul Pierce in a mismatched position.

One interesting thing about Pierce is that his footwork on offense doesn't seem to have any problems, but on defense his lateral movement can't keep up with those explosive breakthrough players.

This can be seen from the way he defended Kobe.

The Celtics' most successful defender of Kobe was unexpectedly Ray Allen!

The reason is that he can keep up with Kobe's speed, and then Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, mainly Garnett, rushed forward and constantly consumed Kobe through double-teaming and rotation.

This tactic was extremely successful in the 10 finals.

However, at that time, the Celtics had been working together for the third season, and the level of tacit understanding was not comparable to the current "Green Army".

The Celtics now rely mainly on point-to-point defense, with Kevin Garnett's superb mobility providing backup defense.

Su Wan’s main attack is based on explosive breakthroughs.

And he was running crosswise with Dio.

Pierce's steps were too slow and he couldn't complete the position switch with Ray Allen in the first time. He could only bite the bullet and defend Suwan in a mismatch.

It can be seen that he didn't want to be too passive, so he chose to take the initiative to create physical contact.

Seeing this, Su Wan immediately moved to the outside, taking advantage of the wider space and making an unreasonable "overtaking on a curve".

In "the zone", he easily got rid of Pierce with pure speed. Kevin Garnett hesitated for a moment, but still made up for him. Suwan sent the ball directly to the bottom corner for a three-pointer.

"Shh!"

Millsap made an easy shot.

The 7-point difference became a 4-point difference.

In the Celtics' offensive round, the ball came into Ray Allen's hands, and he took the ball and made a "quick draw", and the ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced out.

But he's not worried.

Kevin Garnett and Perkins had enough of a lead on the rebounds tonight.

only……

"Snapped!"

There was a loud bang.

Over Kevin Garnett's head, Suwan took the lead to protect the rebound, and then dribbled the ball to the frontcourt.

One, two, three...

Suwan's speed of "overtaking" made the Bostonians in the North Shore Garden exclaim in surprise.

In the first round of the playoffs, the reason why the Hawks were able to play a full seven games with the Celtics was because of their younger and more energetic impact.

That's not something Kevin Garnett can stop.

"Wolf King" is more suitable to play his role in "positional warfare".

Once he starts running, unless he is five years younger, he can only "look at Su and sigh"...

"Shh!"

Su Wan rushed to the end, but instead of dunking, he chose a layup.

He knew very well that his physical strength was the only reliance for the Pacers to win tonight, so he had to allocate his physical strength reasonably while trying his best.

He must restrain himself from dunking, a goal that requires a lot of physical energy.

The difference is 2 points.

Turning around, Paul Pierce was facing Dio and had just started a one-on-one game when Su Wan appeared from somewhere.

"Snapped!"

With just one move, he cut the ball out of Pierce's hands steadily and accurately, and Millsap grabbed the ball one step ahead with his skillful hands.

The ball got into Su Wan's hands and another fast break was made.

The Pacers scored 7 points in a row.

Su Wan scored 4 points and 1 assist.

The score was tied less than two minutes into the second quarter.

There was a silence that made the referee's whistle sound shrill.

Rivers watched Pierce lower his head and leave the court in a somewhat embarrassed manner, and thousands of "Alpaca" were "cursed" from his eyes.

But this adjustment did not allow the Celtics to stabilize the situation. In the rest of the second quarter, led by Suwan on both offense and defense, the Pacers successfully led by 10 points at the end of the half.

Back in the locker room, Rivers finally couldn't help it:
"Asshole, are you going to ruin a whole season's worth of our efforts by yourself?"

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