The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 120 - 103: You Guys Desperately Need Me! _2

Chapter 120: Chapter 103: You Guys Desperately Need Me! _2

The host from ABC approached Su Wan, eager to continue the interview during halftime. Brandon Malone had just broken the record as the youngest NBA player to score 50 points. He deserved all the exposure.

But Su Wan grabbed the microphone from his hand and headed toward the scorer’s table.

The host from ABC sensed something, instructing the camera to quickly follow.

Other television station’s cameras also keenly focused on Su Wan.

Sure enough, Su Wan leapt up, once again jumping onto the scorer’s table.

This was the fourth time in his career he had mounted the "scorer’s table," but only the second time in Cleveland.

Cavaliers fans getting ready to leave noticed Su Wan’s action and stopped in their tracks, turning their heads to look.

Some Clevelanders, seeing this familiar scene, couldn’t help but think about the Cavaliers’ opening game of the season...

Back then, Su Wan had leapt onto the scorer’s table with such vigor!

Now, as before, Su Wan was just as spirited, but the atmosphere on the scene had changed, as had the look in Su Wan’s eyes as he gazed at them...

"Cleveland, when do you regret the most?"

"Is it now?"

"If you want to make the playoffs!"

"Then you damn well need me!"

Su Wan’s voice echoed in the Quicken Loans Arena, which was as silent as Silent Hill.

Not a single Clevelander questioned what Su Wan had said.

They didn’t even dare to boo.

Because...

Su Wan was right!

More and more among them regretted not trying to retain Su Wan when trade rumors surfaced, not trying to change the minds of the management.

If he were still with the Cavaliers, they might have already secured a playoff spot and wouldn’t have had to witness such a brutal scene tonight.

Many Cavaliers fans had to admit, at this moment, that their hatred toward Su Wan was actually self-loathing. They once had him and didn’t cherish him enough to keep him for the long term.

Clevelanders watched as Su Wan returned to the Pacers’ bench to sit and continued to exit the arena. But now, compared to their initial despair, they felt more frustration and regret, making their expressions even more complex.

If nothing unexpected happened, Cleveland would see a surge of insomniacs wandering the streets tonight.

Like disembodied spirits with no place to rest.

How could they let go of tonight’s game and the few sentences Su Wan had uttered?

The fourth quarter began, and seven-tenths of the audience had left. Those who remained didn’t have much expectation for LeBron; they simply wanted to sink with the team.

They would quietly wait for the game to end, witnessing the Cavaliers’ complete loss of playoff qualification.

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Su Wan didn’t return to the court; he sat on the bench with his legs crossed, comfortably drinking Gatorade, waiting for the game to end.

It was LeBron James...

He started to continually drive the ball into the Pacers’ inside court.

After the team was behind by 30 points, and with Su Wan sitting out...he played like a "War God," but it made Clevelanders want to retch.

They remembered what Su Wan had written on Facebook:

Much of LeBron’s stats come from "garbage time."

About a dozen people at the scene had initially refuted this on LeBron’s behalf.

In their memory, the Cavaliers hardly had any games this season where "garbage time" was invoked—where was there space for LeBron James to pad his stats in "garbage time"? Now they understood, oh, Su Wan meant other teams put the Cavaliers in "garbage time" and LeBron James continued to stay on the court...

Just like now!

They wanted to ask:

Where the hell were you earlier?

With 6:34 left in the fourth quarter, LeBron James raised his score by 15 points, and it’s noteworthy that before the fourth quarter, he had only 7 points!

That means, just past halfway into the fourth quarter, LeBron had rapidly scored 8 points.

"What a ’King of the Fourth Quarter’!" Barkley exclaimed as he watched LeBron score.

Kenny Smith’s mouth twitched at Barkley, maintaining a serious expression, desperately wanting to ask:

How can you maintain such a serious face after saying that?

LeBron’s "two-point" campaign was fierce, but the Cavaliers’ other players had long lost their fighting spirit, and the Pacers were quick to respond. The point gap hovered between 25 to 30 points. Brandon Malone wanted to take LeBron out, after all, the opposing team had benched their "nuclear weapon," and as the team falling behind, they should concede after a chase and consciously pull their starters off the court.

But LeBron was unwilling, gesturing adamantly at Malone.

Ultimately, LeBron stayed almost until the end, only asking to be subbed out with 30 seconds remaining. His stats locked at 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists—disregarding his 7 turnovers, and not considering Su Wan’s 54 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks—his numbers looked decent on a night with a 30-point loss.

Only...

Listening to the buzzer signifying the Cavaliers’ exit, the fading eyes of their fans showed no brilliance. They didn’t know how to feel about LeBron’s stats, nor did they want to judge. It was as if they were seeing their "City Son" in a new light.

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