Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 54 Call Nate McMillan
比赛进行到第3节6分34秒，苏万15投6中，命中率堪堪达到40%！

The efficiency is not high.

But the Pacers went from trailing to leading by 10 points.

Efficiency is the only thing that matters, but Su Wan can't do it...

Judging from the results alone, Su Wan is great!
The Pacers opened up the situation with his one-on-one plays, and at the same time successfully kept the rhythm in a positional battle. It was not a problem for the Supersonics not to be able to defend, but the big problem was that they could not attack.

Most head coaches are "results-oriented", and Rick Carlisle is no exception. As long as they can win, he will firmly implement the "Suwan one-on-one tactics" even if Suwan misses 30 shots in every game.

And there are traces of this too!

In the 00-01 season, Allen Iverson's average field goal percentage was only 42% and his three-point shooting percentage was 32%, but he was the regular season MVP of that season. Under his leadership, the Philadelphia 76ers also reached the finals, giving that peak Lakers team their only defeat in the playoffs.

With the resources currently available to the Pacers and the effectiveness of the "Suwan one-on-one tactics", tonight, or before Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal return, he can completely use Suwan as the Pacers' "Allen Iverson"!
When the game came to a final decision, the Pacers only needed to widen the score a little bit to lock in the victory in advance.

Now there is one more problem to solve:
Rashard Lewis!
He was in very hot form tonight and had already made 4 three-pointers.

It was because of him that the SuperSonics did not fall on the brink of collapse.

The person guarding him was James Jones.

Like Lewis, he is also a "high-position turret" at the 3rd or 4th position, with poor defense, and relies mainly on shooting to gain a foothold in the league. But his shooting accuracy is not as good as Lewis's.

It can only be regarded as a high-quality "champion puzzle".

Lewis was able to get rid of him easily with the help of the screen provided by his teammates.

"It's okay, I'll take his place!" Su Wan volunteered.

The other Pacers were slightly surprised, and Rick Carlisle asked, "Are you okay with this, Sue?" He was so surprised that he even pronounced the word correctly.

Suwan's task tonight was actually quite heavy. The offensive end was almost all on his shoulders. On the defensive end, he had to guard Ray Allen and assist in defense for Tinsley. Now he had to defend for James Jones...

He was really worried about Su Wan!

Su Wan said confidently: "Don't worry, coach!"

The source of confidence is naturally "The zone" mode.

Ray Allen was restricted by him tonight, but it was not because of his good defense, but because Ray Allen himself was in a very low state tonight. Many shots that were originally safe for him missed today.

The thing about three-point shooters is that some nights they just can't make the shot no matter how hard they aim.

As for a paranoid person like Ray Allen, he naturally couldn't accept such a night. Even if he didn't show it on his face, he was still anxious in his heart. Su Wan provoked him a little, and Ray Allen beeped all kinds of words.

But tonight, his own abilities were enough, and given the high energy consumption, he did not immediately activate “The zone” mode in order for the entire team to win the game.

But now, the moment to make the final decision has come, and Su Wan no longer has to worry about physical fitness issues.

After turning on the "The Zone" mode, he has no problem defending Jones, let alone defending the inside. It's just that his energy is lost faster.

Fortunately, Rick Carlisle did not have such a perverted request.

The game restarted and the ball belonged to the Pacers.

As Su Wan walked onto the court, he turned on "The zone" mode, and sporadic boos were heard from the audience stands on the sidelines.

The boos came from Indiana fans who were unhappy with Suwan's performance.

Ok……

They are the "ball blind" people who only look at efficiency.

They think Su Wan’s debut tonight was not impressive!

With this performance, you still want to lead the Pacers to win the championship?

Huh~
In Cao Cao's words:
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Suwan had anticipated this. Long before the game started, he knew that if he wanted to satisfy all the Pacers fans, his personal performance and winning would be indispensable tonight.

Winning is just around the corner. In order to avoid people saying that he is "traveling at off-peak times" and brushing up his stats during "garbage time", he will live like someone else. In the final "fire-simmering", he will put on a "personal show" to make the boos disappear!

"Here comes the ball!"

Su Wan didn't know how many times he had reached out for the ball tonight.

Anyway, Tinsley, who played with him for the first time, is now very skilled in passing the ball, and he has no psychological burden and is very cooperative!
Can you not cooperate?
Su Wan was just a backup on defense, and he also enjoyed the benefits of being double-teamed on offense. - When facing double-teams, Su Wan's vision for passing to the inside and other directions was poor, but his passing to the same side as the ball handler was still stable.

Tinsley scored 6 points just by receiving passes from Suwan!
Smiling!
Daniels came up to Suwan as soon as he got the ball.

Since the "hand-to-hand" tactic was implemented in the first quarter, Daniels' defense against Suwan has been mainly close.

Although both of them are close defenders, Daniels is different from Ray Allen. First of all, he is better at confrontation and his wingspan is longer.

In this league that puts physical talent first, most of the rookies selected with high draft picks have outstanding physical qualities in the same position in the league. Daniels is no exception.

Previously, Su Wan was unable to get rid of him in the first step and needed to adjust.

But this also gave the Sonics time to adjust inside, and Daniels was broken through several times, and the subsequent defense was very timely. This is also the reason why Suwan's overall efficiency was not high in this game.

But this time...

Daniels, like before, sensed Suwan's intention to force a breakthrough, and slid quickly to intercept in advance. As a result, he collided with Suwan's shoulder. After two consecutive confrontations, Suwan got rid of him behind him, very quickly. Evans wanted to catch up, but he saw a figure gliding past him, dribbling the ball and making a layup to complete the attack.

it is good!
fierce!
This is how Daniels and Evans feel.

This was also the feeling of all the Indiana fans in the audience. The Pacers fans who had just booed were stunned. The cheers that rang in their ears woke them up and they joined in the cheers and shouts.

"Defend, defend!"

Rick Carlisle kept clapping on the sidelines, reminding them to return to defense.

This is probably a manifestation of his low emotional intelligence.

Logically speaking, the core player of the team just scored such a beautiful goal. As the head coach, couldn't he just stay quiet instead of shouting "nice"?
Why are you trying to steal the show?

Fortunately, Su Wan doesn't care about these things.

With Carlisle shouting these words for him, he felt less worried.

The SuperSonics were obviously also aware that when the game reached a critical moment, they kept looking for Lewis' position to help him get space to catch the ball and shoot.

Lewis is also quite confident at this moment. In his opinion, he has fully understood James Jones's defensive ability.

With a beautiful counter-run and the cover of his teammates, he got rid of Jones again.

The ball quickly came into his hands.

Catch the ball, adjust, aim, raise your hand...

When he was about to shoot, Su Wan dropped from the sky and blocked him. But Lewis also showed his adaptability as a top shooter.

He quickly collected the ball and waited for Su Wan to pass in front of him.

With a lateral move that couldn't be more beautiful, he received the ball again, and this time Lewis shot even faster.

While being fast, his shooting posture is still so beautiful.

Can……

"Snapped!"

Su Wan, who was clearly dribbled past by him, actually jumped in front of him again and slapped his shot away.

Lewis stared in astonishment, he couldn't believe it...

Don't say he couldn't believe it.

McMillan also looked up immediately and watched the replay of the ball.

In the picture, Su Wan was completely shaken away, but while Lewis was readjusting himself, Su Wan landed without any stumbling. He turned around and chased back, raising his hands and stretching them out. The whole movement was not redundant at all, and his body center of gravity did not shake at all during this period.

Such body control...

It's really scary!

The ball flew into the hands of Ray Allen, but unfortunately Lewis didn't even touch the rim this time. The Supersonics were unable to organize a second effective attack, and the ball bounced out of the rim in a hurry.

Su Wan took the ball and carried it to the frontcourt himself. This time, Daniels was a little afraid to step forward to defend.

He was really impressed by how Su Wan had just passed him in one step.

Su Wan did not hesitate at all. He used the "hand-to-hand" tactic to switch Ray Allen in front of him, and then relied on his physical fitness to devour "Gentleman Ray" alive.

After this goal, the score difference reached 14 points.

The Sonics' offense became impatient.

But they still know who should give the ball to at this time.

only……

Lewis received the ball and looked at Su Wan running towards him from afar. He actually got scared. When he realized that Su Wan was still two steps away from him, he shot again, but this time he had lost the rhythm.

The Sonics' offense failed again.

McMillan spread his hands and questioned Lewis: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Lewis had no idea, but at that moment, he really felt that Su Wan would teleport in front of him when he shot. Su Wan's chase block after he was shaken off scared him a lot.

I've never seen such a monster!

"Call Nate McMillan. I told you to call Nate McMillan!"

Su Wan succeeded in another strong shot, and this time he was directly facing Lewis, who had suffered psychological trauma from his treatment.

In three rounds, he took turns to deal with the three outside players of the Supersonics, and then he started yelling at McMillan on the sidelines.

This guy was also an "outside iron gate" back then!
The "double-team tactic" teamed up with Gary Payton is the unique skill of the Supersonics!
but……

That was back then!

Now McMillan could only smile bitterly as he watched Suwan single-handedly defeat the Supersonics on both offense and defense.

In the end, the score was 108 to 88. In the Pacers' last game in November, they handed a 11-point defeat to the second-placed Supersonics in the Western Conference who had only lost two games so far!

The moment the final whistle sounded, all the fans in the stadium shouted Su Wan's name.

You can tell from their expressions that if they had score cards in their hands at this moment, they would all raise “10 points”!
Whether it was personal performance or leading the team to victory, Su Wan did it tonight.

(End of this chapter)