The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 176 - 128 After All, I’m Not as Professional as Bruce_2

Chapter 176: Chapter 128 After All, I’m Not as Professional as Bruce_2

As the first line of defense, the interference was tough enough.

Next, Tim Duncan’s timely defense was able to halt Su Wan at the high post.

The ball followed his turn, reaching his teammate behind the three-point line, Stephen Jackson, whose outstanding three-point performance from the last game prompted him to raise his hand and shoot.

Missed!

Rick Carlisle slightly furrowed his brow.

This was not a good sign.

Manu Ginobili, not needing to defend tonight, took on more offensive responsibilities.

His ghostly "Snake-shaped Breakthrough" successfully put the Spurs up by 2 points.

The crowd erupted in thunderous cheers.

It was the Pacers’ turn to attack again.

The ball was passed to Su Wan.

He had not scored just now, but it wasn’t much related to him; the opportunity had come, but Stephen Jackson had failed to seize it. It was not Su Wan’s fault.

Rick Carlisle had no reason to stop Su Wan from handling the ball just because one attack had failed.

It made no sense.

Bruce still guarded closely, but this time, Su Wan decided to be tougher and more proactive in confronting this "dirty player."

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Bruce, an athlete of average physical fitness, was starting to struggle.

Su Wan’s strength might not have been much stronger than Bruce’s, but his body control ability honed in "The Zone" mode was definitely superior to Bruce Bowen’s. Each of his energy withdrawals and releases were more timely than Bruce’s.

Bowen kept retreating.

Finally, he couldn’t resist resorting to a dirty trick. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

But he didn’t start with his "Big Move."

After all, the last "Upside-down" had left a mark in his mind.

Moreover, Su Wan’s warning still echoed in his ears, and this was not some "do-or-die battle"...

Uh.

As Bowen approached with ill intentions, before he could use his second-best move "groin grab," he felt a severe pain in his abdomen that made him retch.

Glancing down, the pressure-centering Su Wan was pushing in close to him, their elbows making "close contact" with his stomach.

Bowen involuntarily flinched.

Su Wan completed the breakthrough.

This time Bowen’s entanglement was much poorer, seeing Tim Duncan stepping past the free throw line to defend, Su Wan didn’t hesitate to execute a mid-range shot, displaying the "Assist Board Play."

"Bang!"

Little O’Neal, seeing no one around him, immediately performed an "alley-oop."

This scene brought a radiant smile to Rick Carlisle’s face.

Popovich started cursing, "Bruce, did the two-game suspension make you stupid? Are you even defending? Do I need to wake your damn mind up?"

A flurry of curses set fire in Bruce Bowen’s eyes.

Indeed, there was a reason why this dog bites so ferociously!

Su Wan glanced at Popovich beside him and thought to himself:

If only I could find a chance to beat up this old guy!

He really despised the entire Spurs team at the moment.

Helpless, their shameless appearance during post-game interviews was really distressing!

They needed a profound lesson!

"Pass the ball, what are you hesitating for? Pass it now or come down!"

Popovich was cursing again.

This time his target was Tony Parker.

He was unsatisfied with "Little Sports Car’s" performance in the last game, so in this game, he simply didn’t give Tony Parker a chance to show off in the offense.

The ball continued to go to Ginobili.

This time, Su Wan decided to actively force Ginobili towards the right.

But suddenly, while moving, this guy took a lateral step and jumped to shoot.

The shot was elegant, and the shooting decisive, except for the miss, there was no other issue.

Fortunately, before Popovich could start berating, Tim Duncan grabbed the "Offensive Rebound" and completed the "Second Attack."

Little O’Neal looked a bit helpless and anxious, his eager face making Su Wan think of LeBron’s "crying face" meme.

So why did you want to bulk up and play under the basket?

Wouldn’t it be better to be a "Space Four"?

"If Jordan had already developed a three-point shot, Tim Duncan definitely wouldn’t have been playing so comfortably."

Tinsley went for a solo play.

This was to relieve Su Wan’s pressure.

There was no other way, as Su Wan was constantly shooting on offense and also had to defend against Manu Ginobili.

If they didn’t slow it down, how could they withstand the long 48 minutes!

In Rick Carlisle’s eyes, Su Wan wasn’t a player with good physical fitness.

He often saw Su Wan gasping heavily after the games.

Because of this, he felt Su Wan was a person of great perseverance, just like Jordan:

as long as he was on the court for even a second, he would resolutely not show any signs of fatigue.

Even to the extent that...

He became the "Killing God" during critical moments of the game.

Tinsley drove in hard with a standard backdown but missed.

Duncan’s long arms were like an insurmountable mountain for him.

During the Spurs’ counterattack, as soon as Popovich saw Tony Parker take the ball and rush, he yelled, "Slow down, slow down, Tony, you’d better slow it down."

Parker visibly slowed down, and the Spurs took their time and completed the play.

Suddenly, Su Wan felt that the Spurs’ players were like puppets created by Popovich, devoid of their own thoughts and actions. On the court, the Spurs had only one mindset: that of Popovich.

This intense desire for control, Su Wan had seen it before in Larry Brown.

Truly a product of Brown’s coaching.

Yet, strangely, nobody said Popovich was controlling; instead, they said he was good at teaching players.

You see, marketing is such an important thing!

Honor, reputation, money, status...

Popovich really didn’t miss out on anything.

He demanded a spirit of team sacrifice from his players, but he himself was recognized by league media as "the best coach," not the best "team coach."

At this point...

Su Wan felt even more like punching him.

Tinsley wanted to try again, but Rick Carlisle didn’t want to see him with the ball anymore.

Only two rounds into the game, and the score difference had already reached four points.

If they didn’t keep the score close at this point, the game could quickly turn into a significant disadvantage.

So, they had to give the ball to Su Wan.

Su Wan faced Bruce Bowen.

This round, Bowen didn’t waste words. He came up straight with a dirty trick, pretending to be faked out by Su Wan while his left hand targeted "Little Su Wan" with precision.

He even made sure it was out of the referee’s line of sight!

If "Little Su Wan" had been caught.

Su Wan would have probably fallen to the ground immediately.

Unfortunately, Su Wan had always been cautious against Bowen.

Seeing Bowen’s hand stretch out, his off-hand immediately grabbed it, pulling him forward.

Bowen instantly lost his balance, and in that moment, Su Wan let go, causing the off-balance Bowen to fall, and the attempted groin grab was exposed for everyone to see.

"Tweet!"

The referee blew the whistle.

Bowen committed a blocking foul.

"It’s him, he grabbed my hand, not me," he said.

Seeing the referee call a foul on himself, Bowen, who had been lying on the ground as if dead, performed a "Donkey Roll" and got up quickly, running to the referee to plead his case with a face full of grievance.

But the blind spot where Su Wan made his move was created by him.

This was self-inflicted trouble.

Adding to his reputation, the referee didn’t engage with him, instead raising his whistle and staring fiercely:

Are you leaving or not?

If you don’t leave, I’ll have to blow the whistle!

Bowen had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and return to the right side of the free throw line, waiting for Su Wan to score both his free throws and continuing their strategic duel.

He had never been at such a disadvantage in confrontations before.

Additionally, he found that Su Wan’s reflexes were too quick, especially in the second half of the game, almost like a cat’s, almost instantly dodging his "black hand" and often turning it into a counterattack.

After the game, Bowen was bruised all over.

The good news was that the Pacers’ overall shooting was off today, and they had managed to tie the series 1-1 at home.

After the game, Bowen hurried to show his bruises to the media and complained, "Look, everyone, this is the guy who keeps accusing others of playing dirty, yet his hits are much harder than mine."

Hearing this, Su Wan sarcastically responded, "After all, I’m not as professional as Bruce. He aims for places that others can’t see and aims to knock people out for the season. If he wants to argue, Ray Allen and Tracy are on their way here in a car."

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