Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 234 "The Highest Mountain" VS "The Longest River"

Suwan was not willing to be outdone and also received the ball directly. When he got the ball on the wing, Kobe rushed up immediately. Suwan lowered his center of gravity very carefully, pressed his shoulder against Kobe's waist to push him away, and took the ball with both hands and drew a circle in front of his chest, a standard "three-threat gesture", trying to force Kobe back, but failed.

Kobe also played tight defense.

What else can I do?
Su Wan could only pass the ball to break Kobe's pressure!
Knowing that Kobe would be able to react, Su Wan first used a "drag step" to move sideways for a distance when moving to the right, and then rushed forward with all his strength.

Kobe didn't expect Suwan to be so thin now!

His first move was a quick sideways move after accumulating strength. When Su Wan exerted his strength, he could hardly keep up.

Plus……

"Bah!"

With a fierce elbow, Kobe was bounced away, and Su Wan responded with a mid-range jump shot.

Now, not only did Suwan see that Kobe's footwork improved last summer, but Kobe also saw Suwan's improvement in ball handling.

If Su Wan was a talented ball-handling attacker in the previous four seasons, then now he can truly be considered a technical attacker!
Know how to use your feet to distance yourself.

And Kobe had to admit that Suwan's instantaneous power was more terrifying than when he was young.

Even though he's not at the level of Allen Iverson or McGrady, if he's spaced out, even the top perimeter defense experts will have a headache!

But it's normal. Su Wan, who was born in 85, will be 1 years old in a month. He has entered the best age in all aspects of his physical condition.

Kobe was born in that age group, so he naturally knows how fierce the young people at this stage are...

People like Su Wan who have mastered some skills early on are even more powerful!

Bill Walton smiled when he saw Suwan fight back again, and said, "For those viewers who think that the competition between Kobe and Carmelo is not exciting enough, don't worry. In the finals, you will see the longest river VS the highest mountain in the 00s!"

When the fans who were watching the ESPN commentary heard these words, their eyes lit up.

Before this round of finals began, fans had no problem with the various adjectives used by the outside world to describe this round of finals, but the adjectives used to describe the battle between Suwan and Kobe at the No. 2 position made them feel a little unsatisfied.

"The battle for the strongest No. 2 position in active service"?
Nice title, but just nice!
"Dragon-tiger fight at the number two position"?
There's still something missing!
Until this moment, Bill Walton said that the 00s were "the longest river VS the highest mountain".

Immediately, the fans were extremely excited:
Kobe became the core player of the "three consecutive championships" in the 00s. At that time, he was as famous as Allen Iverson, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.

Now Philadelphia has no "answer" and the North has no "UFO". The man who was once a rival of Kobe, after touching God for 35 seconds, has been continuously beaten by fate. His broken knee has officially made him fall out of the ranks of the top two positions this season.

The river flows eastward, washing away all.

Only Kobe went through all the hardships and won the fourth championship trophy of his career last season.

In terms of the number of championship trophies alone, Kobe is now the active player with the most.

In addition, the time span for which he won the championship trophy is also the longest!

From its strong start in 00 to its peak in 09, this is undoubtedly the longest river in the 00s!
Although Suwan only entered the league in 04, he has shown his talent. Even if Kobe had won three consecutive championships, it would not make him the highest mountain, but...

Su Wan has won three consecutive "Finals MVPs". If you think this is not enough, then Su Wan can also win three regular season MVPs!

He is the pinnacle of honor in the 00s, even Kobe can only look up to him!

It couldn’t be more appropriate to say “the highest mountain”!
This sentence quickly spread through the Internet and on major platforms.

Nike was the first to react.

When they heard such adjectives, their eyes lit up.

Originally, they were creating the image of a "rival" between Suwan and Kobe.

But I couldn't find a suitable angle to bring the two people together.

No matter how you look at it, they are not actually from the same era.

Suwan entered the league 8 years later than Kobe!

Now, the angle is...

The highest mountain VS the longest river in the 00s!
The issue of time no longer exists.

While this gimmick gradually occupied major media platforms, the confrontation between Kobe and Suwan on the court came to a temporary end.

Suwan rushed to the basket and helped Shaquille O'Neal complete his first score of the night with a dunk that was particularly familiar to the Staples Center. The Lakers also shifted the focus of their offense to the inside.

Seeing that Yao Ming intended to receive the ball, the entire Pacers team began to shrink their formation.

Rick Carlisle's first target for the Lakers is Yao Ming.

Firstly, Shaquille O'Neal's physical condition currently limits him to playing 25 minutes per game at most, and he has to split the time;
Secondly, Yao Ming’s physical fitness can also be targeted;

Therefore, with Shaquille O'Neal on the court, Rick Carlisle has always emphasized the consumption of Yao Ming's physical energy.

Even though it was just a back-and-forth between Suwan and Kobe just now, the struggle under the basket never stopped.

Shaq put in his full effort, constantly fighting for position with Yao Ming, which made himself exhausted and also made Yao Ming's breathing become heavy.

The struggle in the interior is so plain and dull.

In addition to Shaquille O'Neal's positioning, Randolph will also help with double-teaming.

Even if Pau Gasol moved to the high post to open up space for Yao Ming, Randolph still stood in a position to threaten Yao Ming, ensuring that he and Shaquille O'Neal could double-team him as soon as he received the ball.

This brings us to Yao Ming's passing ability.

He can pass the ball when he is double-teamed, but most of the time, he cannot find an open space to attack in the first place.

Rick Carlisle discovered this and naturally would not give up the defensive strategy of keeping Yao Ming under high pressure just because of the loss of those few rounds.

Moreover, it turned out that this defense was extremely successful.

Yao Ming was not good at catching the ball to begin with, and even if he got the ball now, he would face double-teaming and had to pass the ball again. This resulted in him doing useless work for several rounds and wasting his energy.

The Lakers had no choice but to hand over the offense to Pau Gasol, who was in the high position. This put more pressure on Zach Randolph, who was double-teaming Yao Ming, and made him unable to take care of himself.

Just from the Lakers' timely lineup adjustments tonight, it can be seen that the Lakers coaching team was very detailed in their pre-game arrangements for this game. They have anticipated all the outcomes and have arranged corresponding solutions for each outcome.

Although it looks very simple:
Kobe played after Yao Ming played, Yao Ming played after Gasol played, Gasol played after Kobe played...

But who made them play the "triangle offense"?

Moreover, there is such capital:
Kobe, Yao Ming, and Pau Gasol.

Just think about whether the Lakers had such a brilliant lineup during their “show time” era in the last century!
only……

They encountered "old coin"!
Thousands of miles away, Larry Bird, watching Pau Gasol holding the ball and facing Zach Randolph's top defense, unable to get to the basket and could only organize from the outside, also revealed a faint "king of force" smile.

Sorry, I drew this deck based on the cards that can counter the ones in your hand!

Yao Ming is good at one-on-ones, right?

I put out Shaquille O'Neal, plus Marc Gasol, and Zach Randolph standing next to them to surround them.

It was also this lineup that prevented Pau Gasol from getting to the basket.

The Lakers' lineup is luxurious because of these "twin towers".

Especially with Kobe standing outside the "Twin Towers", 99% of the teams in the league are unable to give up their perimeter defense and double-team the inside without restriction.

But the Pacers have become this 1%. They don't need backup or assist defense from outside players. The inside players can solve the inside problems themselves!
Even on the other hand, the Lakers' twin towers could not limit the Pacers' "twin towers"' impact on the basket.

The Lakers also used double-teaming against Shaquille O'Neal, but Zach Randolph was able to ambush directly at the three-point line. When he missed the first three-pointer after receiving the ball, Pau Gasol was still able to stand in a position to threaten O'Neal's ball and put pressure on him, but after Zach Randolph received the ball for the second time and completed the three-pointer, Pau Gasol had to stand further out.

In this way, he will no longer be able to help Yao Ming with defense.

Pau Gasol's defensive quality is very high, even from the high post to the basket, his defensive quality is comparable to Kevin Garnett.

But the reason why he didn't win the "Defensive Player of the Season Award" like peak Garnett was that the quality of his assist defense seriously declined from the high post to the three-point line.

Once out of the high position, he also has the problem of slow movement.

Zach Randolph standing outside the three-point line was equivalent to wasting more than half of his defensive ability.

Without help defense, Shaquille O'Neal's enthusiasm for singles after getting the ball suddenly rose. - Even in his old age, Shaquille O'Neal could explode with Yao Ming in a 1v1 situation. Yao Ming could not limit him, and he could not limit Yao Ming either.

But the current situation is...

Shaquille O'Neal can limit Yao Ming's one-on-one play with the help of Zach Randolph, but the Lakers are unable to give Yao Ming more help.

Especially after Zach Randolph made a three-pointer.

Kobe tried to double-team him, but Shaquille O'Neal was always paying attention to his position, and when he got close, he immediately passed the ball to Suwan. - Shaquille was looking for teammates on the perimeter, and the one he found the fastest was Suwan.

In addition to Su Wan's good mobility, there is another very important point, that is, his red sneakers are very conspicuous.

Suwan took the ball and shot a three-pointer. The moment the ball went in, Shaquille O'Neal was even more excited than him. He made all kinds of weird noises, but his eyes were fixed on Kobe. His expression seemed to say:

Little guy, didn’t I know you would come to defend?

I've been waiting for it for a long time!
This puts the Lakers in a bit of an awkward position.

At the end of the first quarter, the Pacers took a 7-point lead by relying on their advantage in the interior.

In the second quarter, Phil Jackson kept his troops on hold and continued to give the Lakers' "twin towers" time to adjust, but the effect was not good. If it weren't for Ariza on the wing who stole two "three-pointers", the difference between the two teams in the first half would have been more than 10 points.

58 to 50, the Pacers entered the second half with an 8-point lead.

Barkley said: "Now the Lakers only have one choice left!"

Not only did he say this, but in the visiting team's locker room, Rick Carlisle said to Su Wan when the second half was about to start: "The second half is up to you!"

Everyone knows that since the Lakers' "twin towers" can't open up the situation, they can only open up the situation from the outside.

The man who saved the Lakers...

Kobe Bryant!

The second half was about to begin, and Kobe came on the court again with a sharp look in his eyes, as if he wanted to ignite everything in front of him. At the beginning, he also actively held the ball and played against Su Wan.

Anthony Parker wanted to come to help defend, but was stopped by Suwan.

"Just keep an eye on your men. I can handle this snake by myself!"

With a low growl, Su Wan also entered the "The zone" mode.

Kobe felt that familiar sense of oppression, and the fighting spirit on his face was almost overflowing.

He was waiting for this moment...

After hard training last summer and polishing this season, Kobe, who has mastered the "Dream Footwork", was confidently performing moves under Suwan's constant pressure. When he was about to reach the familiar high position, he suddenly sped up, with a quick "turn" backwards and a "left turn" in the face of the frame. The amplitude of the steps was very large, and the changes in his steps were so great that even Suwan, who had opened "The Zone", had to carefully identify them before he could make a judgment.

Kobe seized this opportunity and completed the "turnaround jump shot"!
This is the fifth season of Suwan's professional career. This season, he did not lose to Wade and even opened "The zone". Sometimes his breakthroughs could still be suppressed on the defensive end.

Those who know know how strong Wade is this season.

Su Wan thought he could limit all outside players.

But at this moment he had to admit...

Kobe is still not easy to deal with even with his "Dream Footwork".

He and Kobe seem to be two extremes now:

He is the pinnacle of personal status, and Kobe is the pinnacle of technology...

If we use the concepts of martial arts novels to classify them, Su Wan's is the inner strength, while Kobe's is the outer strength...

However, although he can't defend Kobe, Kobe can't defend him either...

The difference between Kobe and top defenders lies in his static physical talent.

All of this, as he gets older, is first reflected on the defensive end.

Su Wan calmly used his footwork to maneuver Kobe, and at the moment their bodies were misaligned, he turned on "full power". With just one step, Kobe was thrown behind by Su Wan.

"OMG!"

“I felt like I was seeing peak Tracy!”

A spectator on the sidelines watched Suwan pass Kobe by one step and complete a "drifting layup" and screamed with his head in his hands.

Su Wan passed by him and glared at him fiercely: "This is simply the most disgusting thing in the world, you idiot! Has Tracy ever seen the floor of the finals?"

He was actually described as "peak McGrady"...

This was the most insulting thing Su Wan had heard recently.

Kobe, who was "one step past", turned around and held the ball directly in the backcourt. Su Wan's response made him a little embarrassed, and his desire to fight became stronger and stronger.

Su Wan's reaction once again surprised him.

He managed to withstand his invincible "iron elbow" and continued to increase his strength.

This elbow failed to create space, causing Kobe's subsequent movements to be disrupted.

It was also at this time that Su Wan reached out and reached for the ball.

"Snapped!"

The ball fell out of Kobe's hands!
Steal?
Barkley shouted loudly, but without saying anything. His eyes were fixed on the screen, watching Kobe, who reacted instantly after the ball slipped out of his hands and rushed towards the ball, and Suwan, who passed by him and also rushed towards the ball...

Su Wan "overtook on a curve" and his speed was even faster.

This shows his instantaneous power now.

When Kobe saw that Suwan would receive the ball faster than him, he became anxious and dived towards the ball.

When he flew up, his whole body was 180 degrees parallel to the floor.

He fought hard!
There was a burst of exclamations at the scene. Su Wan also had the posture of a "hungry tiger pouncing on its food".

There seemed to be nothing else in the eyes of the two people at this moment.

"Bah!"

The result was that the two people collided with each other before their hands touched the ball, and both crashed into the audience stands on the sidelines.

The audience sitting in that position was so frightened that they screamed and moved away.

Su Wan didn't know where he hit his eyebrow and blood was flowing out, but he looked at the referee first. Seeing the referee signaling to the Lakers players, he cursed while sitting on the ground. Then he noticed that there was a bright red spot on the corner of his eye and wiped it with his hand nonchalantly.

"do not move!"

Ivanka ran over at some point, took out some cleaning wipes from her bag, and applied them on him.

Sharapova and Elsa were also approaching at this time, and the three women were finally sure that there was nothing wrong with their feelings for each other.

A famous scene is taking place here.

On the other side, another famous scene was also played out. Kobe's nose hit Su Wan's elbow when the two men collided. When he got up, his nose was bleeding, which scared his daughter so much that she ran over immediately.

Three women on one side and a daughter on the other.

You don’t even know who is the “winner in life”.

"Wow!"

Barkley let out a strange cry, with a greasy smile on his face. From the moment Kobe and Suwan collided, he smelled a scent of the 90s, and the famous scene that followed made him very excited.

That's it!
Just gotta taste like this!
This is the intensity and sideline highlights that the last round of the finals in the 00s should have.

As the team doctor successfully stopped the bleeding for Suwan and Kobe, the game resumed.

But the camera at the scene started to mess things up, with Ivanka, Sharapova and Elsa being shown many times.

You all saw it just now. When Su Wan was bleeding, these three women all came over.

In the ABC studio, Reggie Miller said with emotion: "Suwan's popularity is still too high!"

Such a shabby place like Indiana can attract so many beautiful girls.

If he were to go to a big city, he would become the next "Marshal Zhang"!

However, these off-court highlights were quickly forgotten by everyone as Kobe and Suwan started fighting again.

The back and forth between Suwan and Kobe simply stunned everyone.

Let’s put it this way…

The confrontation between Kobe and Carmelo Anthony in the Western Conference Finals has already made many fans feel satisfied and want more.

But in terms of the intensity of the scene, that matchup was somewhat dwarfed by the one between Suwan and Kobe...

The intensity of the scene was far greater than that series, and at the same time…

The competition will be more exciting than that game.

西部决赛6场比赛，最终卡梅隆-安东尼场均27.5分4.8篮板3.7助攻，而科比的场均数据更在他之上，场均贡献了34.8分5.8篮板5.8助攻！

It can be said that the overall data has blown Anthony away!

This also indirectly shows that Carmelo Anthony cannot compete with Kobe on equal terms in every game.

In the first game of the finals, Suwan and Kobe refused to give in to each other. At the beginning, the two exploded against each other. At the beginning of the second half, after the confrontation escalated, Suwan continued to respond to Kobe's goals.

As the most rational "Suwan fan", Barkley has always had a point of view:
Suwan has more honors than Kobe, but in terms of personal ability, there is still a small gap between him and Kobe.

However, looking at Su Wan's performance in this game, he can say with confidence: "Starting from this season, Su Wan is truly the best player in the league!"

Not only did he win all the honors, but now even Kobe can't suppress him on both offense and defense.

Although Suwan was unable to suppress Kobe, comparing from two angles, one was tied while the other had a clear advantage. Wasn't the final result still a victory?

Just like this game...

Kobe tied with Suwan.

But the Pacers had the advantage in the interior.

Especially after Yao Ming was out of energy, the Pacers could still put out a lineup of Zach Randolph and O'Neal, or Marc Gasol. In fact, the internal fight between the Gasol brothers is also one of the highlights of this round of the finals, but because this highlight cannot be compared with other highlights of this game, few people mention it.

However, Marc Gasol did become the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Lakers' inside line.

Although he has no competition experience, let alone championship experience.

But he is familiar with his brother, knows his playing style and habits, and can provide timely backup defense and restriction.

Pau Gasol, who already had a hard time dealing with Zach Randolph, was now stabbed by his own brother, making it even harder for him to play.

In the end, they defeated the Lakers 105-92, with a 13-point advantage, and won their first game of the finals at the Lakers' home court.

The final data on both sides is:
苏万33分6篮板4助攻3抢断1次流血；科比32分6篮板6助攻2抢断1次流血；

沙克-奥尼尔15分6篮板2盖帽；姚明18分9篮板2盖帽；

Zach Randolph 18 points and 11 rebounds; Pau Gasol 16 points and 10 rebounds;

Billups had 15 points and 6 assists; Ariza had 11 points and 3 three-pointers.

At this point, the personnel comparison between the Lakers and the Pacers can barely keep up.

But the Pacers also had a "super sixth man", O'Neal Jr. who scored 16 points.

The Lakers' bench did not have a player of this level, so it's no wonder they lost by more than ten points.

Ok……

Basketball is sometimes so simple, just like Haruko Akagi adding and subtracting in her textbook to figure out whether she can win in the end.

But the reason why basketball is not about addition and subtraction in the end is:

The players’ mentality, the players’ thoughts, the players’ fighting spirit…

These will all affect a player's performance!

This ultimately leads to him performing beyond his capabilities, or performing below his capabilities.

Just like some students usually perform very well in mock exams, but when it comes to the final college entrance examination, they will perform poorly...

Of course, there are also examples where students do not perform well in normal exams but perform exceptionally well in the college entrance examination, and eventually become admitted to 211 or 985 universities from an ordinary first-tier university.

The second game of the finals also proved this.

The Lakers, who had already lost a home game, showed an amazing desire to survive and played amazingly in the face of the next three consecutive away games. The Pacers' tactical restrictions were already in place, but they still couldn't stop the ball from going into the basket.

最终全场比赛结束，湖人队在自己的主场以107比100，7分的优势将大比分改写成了1-1.
Although the home-court advantage still belongs to the Pacers, at least the situation is not so critical!

The Pacers' momentum also stagnated slightly because of this loss.

This was their first loss of the playoffs.

But it's not a big problem...

The thought that the next three games are all their own home games.

There is no problem anymore!

Irene asked Su Wan what he thought about the hotly discussed "The Longest River VS the Highest Mountain in the 00s"?
Su Wan asked back: "Have you ever seen a river that can wash away a mountain?"

Irene was a little unsure: "Flash floods should count, right?"

Su Wan said: "The Himalayas have flash floods every year, but it does not prevent it from being the highest mountain in the world. What can be washed away by the river are not mountains, but small earth slopes. If a river wants to flow far and long, the only way to avoid being blocked by mountains is to bypass them!"

It’s clear who wins and who loses!
Kobe replied calmly: "He is very self-aware!"

This means that Suwan knew that he was not the Himalayas, but a small dirt slope.

This made Su Wan laugh, and he replied from Kobe's perspective: "Kobe is too ignorant of himself!"

It can be seen that Kobe is also very angry.

The third game of the finals started, and it was the first round in which he and Su Wan were entangled.

The referee next to him wanted to blow the whistle.

If you don’t know, you might think this move is judo or sumo!

But Su Wan is no pushover either.

Besides, the referee was also very clear about how the outside world described the duel between the two of them. If there had not been such a fierce confrontation, it would indeed not deserve such a description.

The most important thing is that David Stern gave the order.

We should relax the standards of refereeing for these two people and let them do whatever they want. As long as they are not intended to hurt anyone, it is acceptable.

Barkley also shouted excitedly in the studio: "Yes, that's it, fuck him, Suwan, fuck him!"

Better bleed again...

In this way, he can see the "famous scene" again.

After the first game of the finals, the identities of the three women were quickly revealed.

American media exclaimed that "Su Wan is quite extravagant", a sports student, a rich girl, a foreign woman... Wow, is he collecting stamps?

But before this game, no media had ever captured any gossip between Su Wan and these three women.

"The Bleacher Report": "We found the reason why Suwan renewed his contract with the Pacers!"

The salary is high, the team is quite competitive and is still competing for the championship this year. He can also play with women quietly, away from many eyes and ears. Life in the country is so comfortable!

It was also after this game that Su Wan's charm increased again among women across the United States.

The first reaction of foreign women when they see a popular man is:

I really want something to happen between him and me.

Even just for one night!
Therefore, the more popular a man is with women, the less likely he is to lack women.

amount……

This seems like nonsense.

But it is indeed a truth.

But Barkley also forgot that this is Indianapolis. Although there are stars on the sidelines, the level and scale are far from Staples, and they are not on the same level at all.

Suwan and Kobe fought on equal terms again.

But that was the situation in the first half.

In the second half, Suwan's condition was obviously much better than Kobe's.

Barkley also discovered a very terrifying situation at this time:

Suwan and Kobe's abilities are now at the same level, and neither can suppress the other.

But in the second half, Suwan was more stable than Kobe.

In Barkley's memory, Suwan rarely had ups and downs in the second half of the game.

This can also be seen in this round of finals:
Even in the second game that the Pacers lost, Suwan shot 18 of 10 in the second half.

Needless to say, the Pacers regained the advantage in the interior in this game.

Kobe, who was strong in the first two games, had some ups and downs in the second half of this game. Rick Carlisle noticed this and immediately arranged for Anthony Parker to help defend.

Su Wan saw that Kobe was getting a little too excited in his competition with him.

This time he did not reject Anthony Parker, and the two of them together made Kobe struggle even more on the offensive end.

Coupled with the advantage gained in the interior, the Pacers finally won the first game back at home.

The big score came to 2 to 1!

In the fourth game of the series, the Pacers were full of fighting spirit and were obviously in better shape than the Lakers, as they could win 3-1 with one more win. Kobe played better than Suwan on both offense and defense, but he failed to save the team, and the score was 3-1!

The Pacers are just one win away from becoming the champions.

The Los Angeles media shook their heads helplessly.

After the first four games of the series, the whole situation has become very clear. Kobe performed better than Suwan only in one of the four games, but to be honest, his performance in the second half of the third game of the finals was worse than Suwan. So to be more precise, it should be a mutual explosion.

In the interior, the Pacers' restraint on the Lakers was obvious to everyone.

The key is that the Pacers also have a "best sixth man"!
The Lakers were trailing 1-3 because of the obvious gap in these two aspects.

However, just when the Los Angeles media thought the game was over, David Stern smiled:
It’s okay, I’ll do it!

There is no way, the current ratings are approaching 3500 million, the popularity is really too high.

He wanted to try and see if bringing the game back to Los Angeles could bring the real-time ratings to a number he had never dared to imagine.

就这样湖人队以23比10的罚球数，拿下了总决赛的第5场胜利，大比分3比2.
But it was just this one game. David Stern knew Suwan's temper very well. If he continued to play like this, he might cause some trouble.

The president of the league is very capable.

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