The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 237 - 152: If You Have the Skills, Blow Me Down Too!_2

Chapter 237: Chapter 152: If You Have the Skills, Blow Me Down Too!_2

Barkley said, "LeBron seems to really enjoy stepping up to the free throw line. I suddenly remembered the technical foul Su got not long ago. It was because the referee called a ’body hair whistle’ and he was very unhappy about it, snapping at the referee..."

Kenny Smith nodded; he too remembered such an incident.

Barkley, with an insinuation, said, "These two really are nothing alike... Who do you think will end up with higher achievements when their careers are over?"

Kenny Smith didn’t answer, but instead countered with, "Who do you think is more successful?"

His "act of cowardice" earned him an eye roll from Barkley, who bluntly said, "Of course it’s Su Wan. I hope he has a great career!"

Apparently feeling his previous statement wasn’t explosive enough, Barkley added, "I think that no player from the ’90s could possibly like a guy like LeBron James."

Kenny Smith knew Barkley was pressuring him to take a stand; after all, he was a player from the ’90s too, but he remained silent.

One commentator with a clear attitude was enough.

Two free throws, still one for two.

LeBron shook his head slightly, very unsatisfied with his free throw shooting that night.

The Pacers continued to maintain their rhythm, widening the gap to 10 points with 8:34 left in the first quarter.

But on the next offensive play, "Big Z" posted up and drew a second foul on the little O’Neal in the game. O’Neal, speechless, felt both fouls called on him today were "Void Seeking Enemy," unwarrantedly assigned to him.

The frustrated O’Neal grabbed a towel off the bench, not to wipe sweat but to slam it down on the chair.

The Indiana natives in the audience were riled up by O’Neal’s action, unleashing a thunderous boo.

After "Big Z" made both free throws, he was subbed out by Mike Brown.

LeBron, who had just cracked a smile at seeing little O’Neal being sent to the bench, was now puzzled as the substitution unfolded. He gestured to Mike Brown: "If you take ’Big Z’ out, how am I supposed to break through inside? It’s not like the referee has taken out little O’Neal and Artest entirely!"

Mike Brown spread his hands as well: "There’s nothing I can do, ’Big Z’ has been playing for such a long time now, he needs a rest or he’ll have problems with his fitness in the second half. At his height and weight, being on the court for over 7 minutes means every second burns a tremendous amount of energy."

But soon, LeBron wasn’t so eager anymore, because the referee, with two quick whistles, had sent Ron Artest to the bench too.

Now the booing engulfed the entire Conseco Fieldhouse, and some of the more irritable Pacers fans even stood up.

This brought pressure to the referees at courtside.

In other venues, when fans stand up, they just stand up. In this venue, when fans stand up, it might be a prelude to action.

But what could they do?

Their orders were to keep the game suspenseful!

Barkley also noticed this: "Are they afraid that the game will enter garbage time, or afraid that LeBron James might suffer a blowout loss and fall from grace?"

He was surprised that the referees would do this to keep the suspense in the game and equally surprised that David Stern would go so far as to promote the "Chosen One," even at the cost of face.

He would have never done such a thing for Jordan.

He even introduced the "Anti-Isolation Rules" to limit Jordan’s individual capabilities.

"Quick, thank LeBron’s referee uncles," Su Wan mocked as he watched little O’Neal and Artest sit on the bench within two short minutes, taunting LeBron.

LeBron stayed silent.

But Su Wan didn’t plan on letting him off easy: "What? Think you have a chance because the referees are helping? You’ll never beat me, LeBron. Give up, you’ll always be a loser in front of me!"

Zhu Fangyu couldn’t understand what Su Wan was saying, but seeing LeBron’s increasingly ugly expression, he was stunned.

Was this Su Wan’s assertiveness?

He witnessed it...

"Shut up, damn you, you’ve only beaten me once. Who wins tonight is still not certain!" LeBron couldn’t help but retort.

After his comeback, Su Wan turned his head with satisfaction, directly receiving the ball in the backcourt.

"Spread out!"

Arriving in the frontcourt with a serious look, Su Wan called out and the Pacers, without any hesitation, immediately made as much space as possible for Su Wan.

The zone, on!

Silently chanting in his mind, Su Wan initiated his customary "Cross-step" and made an aggressive breakthrough to the right.

Zhu Fangyu could only bend his knees in time, as Su Wan had already charged past him.

"What the hell are you doing!?"

Zhu Fangyu was beaten by a step over again. LeBron James hurried over for help defense, but Su Wan went "behind the ball," shifting it to the other side. As he made contact with LeBron, his non-ball-handling elbow was already jabbing into LeBron’s chest, barreling all the way to the basket.

"Bam!"

Single-handed slam dunk.

LeBron, who had jumped up with him, only realized after taking off that Su Wan’s jump speed and height were both above his own.

The "Fake dunk" turned the cheering of the crowd into a "wave of sound."

The difference was now 12 points.

"Come on, LeBron, this was always a matter just between the two of us; let’s settle this one-on-one!" Su Wan taunted LeBron as he ran back on defense.

Zhu Fangyu’s eyes were about to pop out of his head.

Because of LeBron’s reaction!

He actually didn’t dare to respond, he didn’t even dare to walk up to Su Wan and stand face to face with him, passing the ball early to Larry Hughes on the wing.

This...

Is this the power of toughness?

Zhu Fangyu was dumbfounded, his understanding almost overturned.

Since he joined the Cavaliers, LeBron had always been the one above all; when had he ever seen LeBron in such a sorry state?

"Slap!"

Larry Hughes, attempting a breakthrough with the ball just raised in his hands, had it slapped away by Su Wan, who came flying in from the side. He could even hear Su Wan’s trash talk: "How does it feel for the Steal King to be stolen from?"

Charging down the court, joining Su Wan in the offensive rush was Dior, who had come on in place of Artest.

The two of them, like arrows, sped straight towards the Cavaliers’ basket.

LeBron thought he was back in his favorite "defensive territory," but the way Dior and Su Wan passed the ball back and forth, charging forward, scared him off to the side, watching Su Wan "bomb" the basket with both hands.

The difference was now 14 points.

Not enough, still not enough!

Su Wan, like a hungry tiger, sought his prey, his roars echoing in LeBron’s ears: "Come on, Chosen One, the referees have set up our 1v1, how long are you going to wait?"

Even a clay figure has a three-point fire; all the more a "King."

This time, LeBron didn’t avoid the challenge, confronting Su Wan head-on.

He tried to use his greatest advantage:

Momentum!

To power through Su Wan’s block.

But Su Wan saw through his intent and approached him right after he crossed the midline, immediately applying the "Death Wrap."

In the midst of confusion, LeBron James backed down, but...

He stepped out of bounds!

"Compared to what I’ve been through, you’re still too green, LeBron!"

Su Wan mocked again, but this time LeBron didn’t even have the courage to meet his gaze.

"Larry, you guard him!"

Seeing Su Wan fall into a one-on-one, Mike Brown immediately switched Larry Hughes back in front of Su Wan.

But at that moment, Su Wan’s aura was pressuring the entire Cavaliers team, including Larry Hughes.

Therefore, what would normally be a tricky match-up, Su Wan shook him off with a single "in&out" this time.

Of course, an "in&out" at full power was when you pulled the ball back at the limit of a breakthrough; it was no surprise that Larry Hughes fell for it.

Wide open from mid-range, firing on all cylinders, Su Wan scored 6 points in a row, expanding the lead to 16 points, then pointed at the scoreboard and shouted at the three referees:

"Blow the whistle, why don’t you blow it now?"

"Have the guts to throw me out too!"

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