Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 30 Who is Michael Jordan and who is Scottie Pippen?

"Ira, get out of the way. I'll defend Artest. And you, LeBron, I've defended the No. 1 player on the other side for several rounds. You should know how to defend very well. I'll leave it to you!"

Suwan watched the Pacers complete the serve and began to direct his teammates to take defensive positions.

Newbell felt as if he had been pardoned and quickly gave up the seat in front of him.

He had never liked Su Wan so much.

He walked to the other side, glanced at LeBron James, and said carefully: "Uncle asked me to guard this guy, LeBron."

Fuck off!

LeBron didn't say anything, but his eyes showed it all.

Newbell could only switch defense to Tinsley.

But he was also very satisfied with this result.

Anyway, as long as he is not asked to defend Artest, it will be fine.

but……

He's the "chosen one"! He's the leader of the Cavaliers! Why can't he defend Ron Artest for me?
They just pick on the weak ones.

I bother!

Newbell was secretly dissatisfied.

At this moment, he really looked down on LeBron.

Paul Silas looked a little dazed as he watched Suwan directing his teammates on the court:

On the offensive end, he opened up the situation by playing singles, and on the defensive end, he took the initiative to defend the opponent's strongest point...

Who is the boss of this Cavaliers team?
How come this rookie, who is playing his first game in his professional career, looks more like the boss?
Not only did he feel this way, some fans at the scene also cheered when they saw Suwan walk in front of Artest. The cheers then turned into cheers and shouts of encouragement.

The Pacers have been leading tonight and are difficult for everyone to deal with, but if the Cavaliers fans were asked to choose a player who gives them the most headaches, it would have to be Ron Artest.

Every time he gets the ball, it makes Cavaliers fans nervous.

Su Wan also arrogantly hooked his finger, provoking Artest.

This scene is undoubtedly fuel to the fire for Artest, who has manic disorder. When he plays, he is actually quite calm. Players who get easily excited cannot become the "Defensive Player of the Season".

But the person who provokes him now is a rookie!
A career has just begun, and tonight is even just his rookie debut in the regular season!
If Artest can endure being provoked by such a person, his mania would be in vain.

Su Wan also didn't have the confidence to withstand Artest.

Artest is at his peak at this time. He originally averaged 24.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game this season, with a shooting percentage of 49.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 41.2%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 92.2%!
Yes, you read that right, this scoring efficiency, which almost entered the "180 Club", was achieved by Ron Artest, who is famous for his defense.

The media began discussing his possibility of becoming the regular season MVP.

To be honest, if the gears of fate had not started turning, the original Spurs might not have won the championship this year, and the Cavaliers might not have made it to the finals in 07.

Therefore, Suwan's provocation from the beginning was just to allow Artest to break through and enter the Cavaliers' encirclement under the basket.

Artest's breakthrough is similar to LeBron's, both rely on their strong bodies to get in. He doesn't have LeBron's physical explosiveness, nor the hand skills for the final layup. In terms of breakthrough skills alone, if LeBron still has 1 point, then Artest doesn't even have -5 points.

"Bah!"

The plan was successful, and Artest, who was on top, headed the ball.

Suwan had never faced LeBron, and the impact with Artest was the strongest he had ever experienced since the summer league. He felt like a huge rock had hit him.

"Bah!"

Before he could feel the pain, Artest elbowed him in the chest again.

Now Su Wan finally understood why Newbell looked so grateful when he directed the defense change.

What the hell...

Still playing ball?

"Defend and retreat at the same time" is not enough.

After finally getting Artest to the free throw line, Su Wan was finally able to exert his strength to fight back. His hand was still blocking above until Artest rushed into the basket, so that Artest could not see the basket at all.

The assist-to-turnover ratio of "The Beast" has always been low, which is a big problem for him. Last season, he averaged 3.7 assists per game, but 2.8 turnovers per game. The reason is that when he is completely covered, he often cannot see his teammates. The ball was passed to Newbell on the wing.

LeBron, whose feet had never left the three-point line on the wing in this round, moved at this time and ran very fast.

Leading the way, his historic physical fitness is fully displayed.

But he kept looking back and didn't see the ball flying over his head.

Newbell, who got the ball, made eye contact with him, but when he saw Suwan also using explosive power to widen the distance between him and Artest, his hand involuntarily threw the ball to Suwan.

It's impossible that Suwan will defend Artest for him while he leaves the opportunity to show his face to LeBron, right?

His heart told him to choose Su Wan.

Anyway, when the ball is given to Suwan, LeBron is still the "first line of fast break".

Whether to give the ball to LeBron is up to Suwan himself, and it cannot be blamed on him.

Suwan was surprised when he got the ball, and ran all the way with the ball. LeBron was already standing under the basket, but he had no intention of passing the ball. He pushed Tinsley and broke into the Pacers' free throw line, then smashed the ball towards the backboard.

Just when LeBron thought that Su Wan finally had some idea in his mind and chose to give him an alley-oop, he jumped up happily, only to find that the ball hit the backboard too fast and bounced too fast. As soon as he jumped up, the ball bounced out of the basket.

LeBron missed.

As his body slowly fell from the air, Suwan, who had broken away from Tinsley, jumped up, caught the bouncing ball, and "dunked it himself", triggering cheers from the fans in the stadium.

He actually didn't give me an open cut and played tricks on me like this?

LeBron clenched his fists and felt like a clown.

Su Wan didn't have time to pay attention to him. His attention was on Artest and Stephen Jackson on the opposite side.

The continuous provocation made Artest hold the ball and force the shot again. This time Suwan failed to stop him, and the "beast" went into the inside. However, LeBron James showed his unique skills and gave Artest a "block shot".

The ball was caught by "Big Z", LeBron snatched it away and dribbled it across the frontcourt himself.

He is angry!

"Snapped!"

Then he was intercepted by an even angrier Artest.

Fortunately, Su Wan fell to the ground, grabbed the ball, and shouted "timeout", thus retaining the ball possession this time.

"At this critical moment of chasing points, give me all the balls!"

When Su Wan said this, his eyes were fixed on LeBron, but the "Little Emperor" didn't dare to look at him at all.

This scene was recorded by reporters on the sidelines.

The game resumed, and Suwan asked his teammates to continue to create space and let him single out Stephen Jackson.

The "Martial Saint" defends very attentively, but he has never entered the "Best Defense" in his career, and his movement speed is greatly disadvantaged at the No. 2 position, but explosive power is Su Wan's advantage.

So even though he tried his best, he could not prevent himself from being "passed over in one step" again.

"Bah!"

The celebration action that Suwan showed after the dunk this time is LeBron's favorite "shoulder shake" in the future. If he continues like this, he will soon be able to wear a "crown" for himself.

"Change players, this guy can't defend me!"

At 3 minutes and 45 seconds into the second quarter, Su Wan's score in this game broke double digits.

He fulfilled his promise and sent Stephen Jackson to the bench, and Rick Carlisle replaced him with Reggie Miller, who had better entanglement ability. But he was old, and within two rounds, he became a sieve, even more useless than Stephen Jackson.

Seeing that the Pacers were almost falling behind by double digits, Rick Carlisle had no choice but to put Artest in front of Suwan.

But in this way, Su Wan also completed his singles mission.

LeBron James was untied, breaking through and passing the ball to revive the Cavaliers. Even though the Pacers showed their resilience, the Cavaliers still won this difficult game with a score of 98 to 90, an 8-point advantage, and ushered in a "good start".

In the TNT studio, Charles Barkley looked at Suwan, who was high-fiving his teammates and walking off the court, and laughed strangely. He asked his commentary partner: "Kenny, in tonight's game, who do you think is Michael Jordan and who is Scottie Pippen?"

(End of this chapter)