Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 61 A Popular Bet

With Su Wan's sarcastic words, the Indiana people's resentment was vented and turned into cheers that filled the entire stadium.

Because they saw the Pistons players sitting on the bench, their faces suddenly turned ugly after hearing Su Wan's words, and they no longer had the calm demeanor they had when facing the boos at the beginning. - They just wanted to see the Pistons players with stinky faces.

Su Wan accomplished something that tens of thousands of people had failed to accomplish with just one sentence!

Artest was not sure if it was really okay for Suwan to do this?

When I saw the excited faces in the audience, the tension on my face disappeared: It's okay!

He also shouted, which immediately made several Indiana people around him look expressionless:

No, what are you doing?

Are you going crazy again?

Don't make trouble. Just sit there quietly.

Artest understood at this moment that people are different.

O'Neal Jr. was stunned when he saw Su Wan shouting so blatantly.

To be honest, he was definitely angry today, but he definitely couldn't be as angry as Su Wan.

15 years later, when O'Neal talked about this incident in an interview program, he said belatedly: "Perhaps, at that moment, he was destined to be the new captain of the Pacers after Reggie Miller."

Only Reggie Miller watched all this habitually. He wondered if the Indiana fans watching Suwan tonight would think of him seven or eight years ago...

Larry Bird and Walsh were also on the sidelines tonight.

"David's expression must be very ugly now, right?" Walsh broke into a sweat.

Larry Bird said, "Who cares!"

Anyway, he really likes Su Wan's flamboyance. This pretentious look is almost one-tenth of his. As the general manager, he is very pleased that Indiana has such a newcomer.

"He's inflaming the emotions on both sides so much, aren't you worried that there will be another fight?"

Larry Bird glanced at Walsh's slightly graying temples and thought to himself: This is the result of worrying too much all day. Then he said, "Back then, I was beaten up by that fat guy Charles and that good old man Dr. J, but did it affect my becoming the best small forward in the NBA? It's good for young people to have more experience. Who made him talk so mean!"

“…” For a moment, Walsh couldn’t tell whether Larry Bird was Suwan’s “white piece” or “black piece”.

In the TNT studio, Barkley looked at the Pistons who were looking grim, and then at Suwan who jumped down from the technical table with a reluctant look. He laughed twice and said, "I always like his temper, but his shooting has been a problem recently. The Pistons are the best team at blocking the basket... Kenny, do you think I can still see him so confident after this game?"

Kenny Smith said: "This is the price..."

Obviously, he thought that since Su Wan was so provocative before the game, he would definitely die miserably in the game.

"But I think he will play very well tonight!"

Unexpectedly, Barkley changed the subject and suddenly supported Suwan. Kenny Smith was almost sprained by him. He turned his head and looked at him, asking:

Man, what's going on?
Barkley ignored his inquiring look and said, "Kenny, dare you bet with me? I think Sue can score 20 points tonight!"

Kenny Smith now understood, is he waiting for me here?

Ever since he was allowed to kiss the donkey's ass two years ago, this guy has been trying hard to get it back.

Can……

If you want to get your revenge, you can't just try any desperate measures!

Kenny Smith took a final glance at Suwan's mid-range shooting percentage in recent times.

Ok……

Horrible!

Thinking about the Pistons' strong defense under the basket after Ben Wallace's return, his eyes gradually became certain: I'm sorry to let you fall into the hands of the Chinese again!
"Charles, I know you've been looking for an opportunity to let me kiss a donkey's ass, but you have to know..." Kenny Smith tried to persuade him, "In my opinion, it will be difficult for me to score 20 points tonight. And you may not know that the last time I scored 20 points was before December 12th. In the past four games, his highest single-game score was no more than 15 points. Many media and experts are saying that he is experiencing the rookie wall..."

Barkley listened to him patiently and only confirmed one thing with him: "Just tell me whether you agree or not."

Kenny Smith wanted to ask, why are you so confident? But after reviewing his thoughts and considering Su Wan's actions just now, he was sure that tonight would be another "down night" for Su Wan, so he said: "Of course!"

The bet between the two of them was established.

The big screen on site also showed the starting lineups of both sides:

"The Pistons: Chauncey Billups at No. 1, Hamilton at No. 2, Prince at No. 3, Rasheed Wallace at No. 4, Ben Wallace at No. 5;"

"The Pacers: No. 1 Tinsley, No. 2 Suwan, No. 3 James Jones, No. 4 O'Neal, No. 5 Jeff Foster;"

CCTV-5 also commented on this "Christmas War".

Of course, they did not see the scene of Su Wan jumping onto the technical table before the game. During that time, today's commentators Zhang Weiping, Su Qun and Yang Yi were making jokes.

They start commentating from the moment the players come on the field.

Su Qun was very "sharp" and noticed that the Pistons players looked very unhappy: "Did they eat something wrong?"

Zhang Weiping: “…”

Yang Yi: “Hehe…”

The referee's whistle sounded at this time.

In his first game back, O'Neal was the representative for the jump ball. He walked to the center of the court and aroused huge cheers from the audience. This was the third time he made the fans scream loudly. Obviously, the Pacers fans are looking forward to his return.

He lived up to expectations and seized the first attack for the Pacers.

Tinsley brought the ball to the front court and tried to attack Billups, but was blocked at the free throw line. He turned around and quickly passed the ball to Suwan on the right wing.

The Pistons' defensive arrangement tonight was no different from usual, and standing in front of Suwan was Hamilton.

Among the "Five Commoners", his one-on-one defense ability should be the worst. But Larry Brown still put him in front of Su Wan. It's normal. Looking down on rookies is a big problem of this old man. In his opinion, Su Wan, who has no shooting ability, can hardly pose enough threat on the wing.

This is also reflected in Hamilton's defensive response:

He gave Su Wan a big step distance!
This is a common defensive tactic used against players who are not good at shooting.

Suwan felt like a real star at this moment. He had only played 10 games for Indiana, but everyone knew that his shooting was not good. -- Bill Duffy had to check to see if there was any team behind this.

He didn't compete with Hamilton to prove his shooting ability.

Even though Hamilton gave him a step, Suwan still believed that he could force a breakthrough. After all, this was not the first time he faced Hamilton. As early as when he was on the Cavaliers, he played against the Pistons, but Ben was suspended for that Pistons team.

He knew Hamilton was weak against it.

He also believed that Hamilton let him go this time not only because his shooting was not good, but because he knew that he could not withstand his impact.

The Pistons have Ben Wallace who is different. Suwan knew it the next second after breaking through Hamilton, and the defense was so timely that it couldn't be more timely. Suwan subconsciously passed the ball to the right, which has almost become a common way for him to handle the ball when facing strong defense.

Maybe this is why his passing ability has not been criticized by the media until now...

Tinsley cuts in. This has almost become one of his fixed running positions on the offensive end.

After taking the ball into the paint and attracting the Pistons' last "barrier" Rasheed Wallace's backup defense, he passed the ball to O'Neal Jr.

After 15 games and nearly a month, O'Neal scored the team's first goal in the "Christmas Game".

2-0!

(End of this chapter)