Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 34 I don’t accept this cowardly way of losing

LeBron warmed up very seriously before the game. He was determined to prove in today's game that he is not a "strengthened version of Pippen" and that he can also defeat his opponents with offense.

It's just that his playing style is there, and when facing a team with "heavy tanks" in the interior that compress the space, his performance will be very struggling.

This is especially true for the "young James" of the Cavaliers 1.0 era.

The reason is also very simple:
The Cavaliers already have a large inside player "Big Z" standing in the interior. If the opponent has another large player, how much space will be left under the basket?

His breakthroughs are not like those of Wade and Suwan who get rid of people behind them. He usually "breaks through people behind him" and uses his own strength to rush into the basket like a "bulldozer". In this way, there is one more person under the basket, and the space is compressed to death.

So when facing such teams, he often performs poorly.

Otherwise, Yao Ming wouldn’t have the title of “LeBron’s Nemesis”!
Suwan played similarly to the last game, relying on open cuts at the beginning, scoring two points, and then had few opportunities to shoot. But with the experience of the last game, he was not in a hurry for this game. He knew that when LeBron couldn't open the situation, that was when his chance came.

Facing the defensive configuration of Wade and Shaquille O'Neal, it was inevitable that LeBron would not be able to open up the situation in this game.

Sure enough, at 3 minutes and 34 seconds in the first quarter, earlier than the previous game, Paul Silas, who saw that LeBron's three consecutive breakthroughs had no obvious effect, called a timeout and adjusted the tactics in public, allowing Suwan to try a singles game.

Suwan's opponent at the No. 2 position is Eddie Jones.

When he was young, Jones was one of the best defenders in the league and was selected to the "Best Defensive Team" three times, but his most recent selection was four years ago.

The 33-year-old Eddie Jones' physical function has declined seriously. Now he has no offensive breakthroughs, only a steady three-pointer. The problem on the defensive end is the same as Stephen Jackson's, his footwork is slow and he can't keep up with those explosive wings.

But Stephen Jackson is only 27 years old, in the prime of his life, and his speed is not enough to make up for the energy.

However, Eddie Jones couldn't even keep up with the energy of Su Wan, a big guy.

"The zone" was not even opened, and Suwan made 5 of 3 shots in the first quarter, scoring 6 points and becoming a threatening point for the Cavaliers.

However, the threat he posed was not enough to put the Heat at a disadvantage.

At the end of the first quarter, the Heat still led by 6 points.

Paul Silas called him over and said, "Uncle, I need you to perform better. You are the key to our success!"

"I agree with what you said, Paul, but there is one thing I still want to say, you have to give the ball to me first. I was the one with the best performance in the first quarter, but I was not the one with the most shots in the first quarter! You let me play well, then tell me, where is the ball? Where is my shooting right?"

There was nothing on Su Wan's outstretched hands, but Silas felt as if his chest was being pressed and he couldn't breathe.

The person who took the most shots in the first quarter was LeBron James.

He took 8 shots in total, made 3 of them, and made 1 free throw, so he scored 1 points. He was the highest scorer of the Cavaliers. But his hit rate was only higher than "Big Z".

Ilgostas was in poor form in this game because of defending Shaq and the exhaustion from back-to-back games.

LeBron was a bit stubborn tonight.

Everyone could see that while Su Wan was having consecutive successful singles on the wing, he was still constantly trying to break through and perform well.

He was afraid that Su Wan would steal the limelight again!
He has to stand up and save the team at the critical moment...

Silas didn't dare to let LeBron directly give the ball to Su Wan. His words were similar to the previous game: "LeBron, the defense you are facing is too fierce. Let uncle share some of the burden for you!"

It’s so frustrating!
Su Wan cursed in his heart.

He didn't feel that Silas was frustrated. It was his business if the head coach wanted to be a "licker". Suwan had no control over his fate. Suwan felt frustrated for himself. He was the most efficient in the first quarter, and the purpose of his tactic of holding the ball was to free LeBron. But now if he wanted to get the ball, he had to see LeBron's expression. See if he was willing to give up the ball.

What the hell...

If he were the LeBron in 09, Suwan wouldn't feel so aggrieved.

After all, he has made it to the finals, won the regular season MVP, and led his team to the best record in the league.

What is this now?
Winning the "Best Rookie" award makes him act like the "emperor emeritus".

Are you the "emperor" of the Cavaliers? You are so arrogant!

Fortunately, LeBron was just like in the previous game. He behaved much more honestly after the head coach gave the order. Suwan just took the ball and played, but before the end of halftime, the Heat was still the leading team and established a double-digit lead.

Wade was so thirsty for "dirty talk" that before leaving the court, he said to Su Wan: "Give me a little more strength, rookie. I haven't even started to exert any strength yet, why did you fall down?"

Su Wan finally got the chance to open "The Zone" and gave Wade a thumbs up: "It's you who are to blame, my good brother!"

Wade didn't care. Su Wan didn't defend him very well in the first half. He thought Su Wan's thumbs up was a recognition of his strength.

However, he didn't expect that in the second half, Su Wan became a different person, moving very fast and performing all kinds of extreme moves to interfere with him. Many times, he had already shaken Su Wan away, but Su Wan was able to regain his center of gravity and keep up with the defense.

The reason the Heat were able to lead throughout the first half was that Wade and Shaquille O'Neal worked together inside and outside the court. Now that they were missing a "core", the Heat's lead was quickly narrowed to just 1 point by the Cavaliers.

苏万第三节单节10分4篮板4助攻2抢断1盖帽，攻防两端全部拉满。加上上半场，他的得分已然突破了20分，是骑士队全队最高的23分。

But the Heat had the last laugh, defeating the Cavaliers, who were playing back-to-back, 101-90 and getting off to a good start.

They continued to guard LeBron closely in the final quarter.

LeBron, who had been passing the ball well in the first three quarters, suddenly seemed to have gone crazy. He kept holding the ball and attacking the inside. After making only one of five shots, he "regained" his composure.

At this time, the Heat widened the gap to more than 10 points, and the Cavaliers lost the will to catch up. LeBron started to be tough in the final moments, making 2 consecutive layups to waste time for the Heat, and the Cavaliers suffered a defeat.

勒布朗全场22投9中，拿到21分，此外拿到了6个篮板跟8次助攻，还有1次抢断。

Su Wan's final score of the game was 26 points.

Yes, he only scored 3 points in the final quarter!
He only took two shots in the entire fourth quarter!
"Man, you are so awesome... It's really hard to imagine that you are a rookie!" Wade was only able to make 7 of 2 shots in the second half because of Su Wan's defense. He was convinced by Su Wan.

"We had a chance to win, but unfortunately, we lost in the end. This was a back-to-back game, and we did well enough to play like this. What we need to do next is to adjust ourselves in time and try to avoid a losing streak." LeBron was interviewed after the game. Although he lost the game tonight, he was in a better mood than when he won the last game.

Su Wan looked at the reporter in front of him with a cold face.

Everyone thought he would explode again.

But unexpectedly, Su Wan just asked in a calm tone: "If you have any questions, ask them quickly!"

And until the end of the interview, he didn't say much, mostly answering with "yes" or "no".

The reporters' expectant eyes suddenly dimmed.

There are many reporters interviewing Suwan, more than those interviewing LeBron.

Such a result naturally made them feel disappointed.

Su Wan finished the interview and walked towards the bus. This time he was the last one to arrive.

"Uncle, thank you for your hard work!" Paul Silas saw that he looked unhappy, so he patted his shoulder and said some comforting words.

Su Wan ignored him.

The car started slowly, and he raised his hand.

In his hand was the technical statistics of the game. The interview had just ended and he asked Irene for a few copies.

As he raised his hand, he threw out the technical statistics in his hand, and one of them fell right in front of LeBron James.

Surprise filled the eyes of every Cavaliers player. Before they could speak, Su Wan spoke first. His voice was very steady at first, then gradually became louder and louder, and finally turned into a stern question: "I don't know if you know who is the most efficient person in this game? I can give you the answer, it's me. I only took 17 shots and scored 26 points. Do you know how many points Dwyane Wade scored in this game? 18 points. Who made him only score 6 points in the second half? It was still me. My strategic purpose of holding the ball is just to make some of you play more comfortable and let the opponent's best defense defend me. I do everything to win. But why couldn't I get the ball in the last quarter? I want to know where the damn ball went?"

No one responded, and Su Wan's voice became calm again: "I'm not someone who can't accept defeat, but I can't accept this cowardly way of losing!"

"If some of you are afraid that I will steal your limelight, just stand up, look me in the eye and tell me, give me the ball, I can lead the team to win this damn game! Then even if I don't take a single shot in the whole game, I won't have any objection!"

(End of this chapter)