The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 275 - 167 Can’t You Break Your Career-High Score in a Single Game Before You Leave?_2

Chapter 275: Chapter 167 Can’t You Break Your Career-High Score in a Single Game Before You Leave?_2

Terry was also visibly dissatisfied, shaking his head on the sidelines.

But he knew that at this moment, Bogut could only defend like this.

If he were to lose his cool and commit a foul, he would have to wait until the second half to play again.

Fortunately, tonight’s Reid was eye-catching enough, landing his shot on the first play he participated in.

Fired up, Su Wan wanted to see whether his constant scoring at the basket was more efficient or if Michael-Reid was truly accurate tonight.

Once again breaking through Reid and facing Bogut and Jamal, Su Wan gathered the ball early and charged straight to the basket with a "sky-burning" maneuver, but even in such a situation, Bogut still dared not block him.

"It seems your defense isn’t as good as your mouth!"

That was Su Wan’s last insult to Bogut as a rookie; Bogut could only keep his interest up to this point.

In the time that followed, Su Wan focused on contending with Reid.

It turned out that just shooting wasn’t as good as combining shots with breakthroughs; Su Wan’s firepower gradually overwhelmed Reid.

And as Reid’s form became erratic, his anxiousness only made his performance worse.

By the third quarter with 8 minutes and 34 seconds left, Su Wan had already scored 40 points, while Reid, having scored 12 points in the first quarter, had only 25 points so far.

That score was actually not bad.

By the end of the fourth quarter, Reid’s score tonight should exceed 30 points.

But compared to what Su Wan might possibly achieve - 50 points, it seemed rather insufficient.

The Bucks, having initially dominated the Pacers, found themselves overtaken.

By the end of the third quarter, Su Wan had 42 points, and the Pacers were leading by 11 points.

Barkley was anxious, "The Bucks better regain their form from the first quarter!"

He wasn’t looking forward to a comeback from the Bucks, but he was worried that if the gap widened too much, and Su Wan neared 50 points, he might stop playing.

Even if he was just 1 point shy, he might still do so!

Barkley had seen that happen too many times.

Well, he didn’t know that Su Wan had already had Erin prepare the headline for the next day’s report; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so anxious.

"Fly Pig" didn’t "poison milk" this time; in the first offensive play of the fourth quarter with the main team back on the field, Bobby Simmons, who hadn’t scored in a while, landed the "longest two-point shot in the world."

Artest was sweating profusely.

God bless, amen!

Defending against a player like Bobby Simmons was really tough.

Just handling the ball for shooting was one thing, but most importantly, this guy wasn’t the absolute core of the Bucks’ tactics; who knows when he would take a shot, spending most of the time just standing by.

But the moment you ignore him, he would punish your match-up with a shot just like he did just now.

Defending such a player made Artest feel like he was underutilizing his talents.

Su Wan quickly made a breakthrough, responding to Bobby Simmons’ score.

As the third quarter began, other players of the Pacers’ "Small Lineup" were gradually finding their form, but in the fourth quarter, Su Wan remained the main attack point.

The reason was simple; Su Wan’s first 50 points of the season were in sight. Even if they had recovered their form, at this moment they would come up with lame excuses like "Ah, my hand hurts" or "I can’t shoot anymore," letting Su Wan continue to attack.

After all, it was Su Wan who single-handedly held off the fierce firepower of the Bucks; now let him completely crush the opponents!

"Just 6 more points, just 6 more points!"

Barkley was excited, and Su Wan was even more thrilled.

The first game where he would score more than 50 points by his own ability was right in front of him, his eyes fixed only on the basket.

Michael Reid, clearly agitated to the extreme, couldn’t shake off Su Wan this round and directly went for a three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The ball struck the rim squarely, then flew straight out, caught firmly by Su Wan.

He launched a counterattack!

Michael Reid tried to intercept Su Wan but was bypassed in a single move.

"Pop!"

Slam dunk successful, just 4 points to go.

The arena gradually quieted down.

The excitement of seeing Michael Reid and Su Wan contest each other at the start was gone.

More accurately, from the moment Reid struggled to keep up with Su Wan’s scoring pace, the cheers in Bradley Arena had steadily decreased.

Terry helplessly called a timeout, not to strategize but to allow Michael Reid to self-adjust.

At this stage of the game, winning was already difficult; all he could think about was losing gracefully, not letting Su Wan create a "garbage time."

As Su Wan scored another 4 points, the gap reached 13 points, a somewhat delicate difference.

The next two rounds, after returning to the field from the timeout, would be crucial.

Whether Michael Red could make calm judgments would determine the success or failure of these two rounds.

Reid adapted well, using the screen to get the ball and thinking about his Breakthrough Ability.

Although overcoming Su Wan’s stance for a breakthrough was difficult, an unexpected possession and drive took Su Wan by surprise and Reid completed the Breakthrough.

He passed the ball to Bogut.

There was no helping it, Reid couldn’t see anyone else.

Bogut just wanted to showcase his under-the-basket skills.

"Slap!"

The following Su Wan swatted his shot directly.

It was clear from the baseline courtside seats that the Milwaukee people were shocked and disdainful.

They were shocked by Su Wan’s block, and disdainful of Bogut.

It was enough that the game had turned Su Wan into a sieve, and on top of that, he was like a "Glass Man," carrying five fouls and not daring to move under the basket.

Now, when there was finally a chance to save the team’s offense, this guy still couldn’t seize it and Su Wan blocked him ruthlessly.

With such a big gap in strength, where did he get the courage to provoke Su Wan before the game?

In their view, if not for Bogut’s provocation of Su Wan, then with the Pacers’ other players’ performance and the Bucks’ ample firepower, the Pacers would have had a chance to defend their home court.

But...

The provoked Su Wan supported the team with his offensive play alone.

And at this critical moment, he delivered a "Deadly Blow" to the Bucks with his defense.

Little O’Neal secured the rebound as the Bucks began to double-team Su Wan the moment he received the ball.

Su Wan received the ball at the three-point line and launched a shot as Michael Red fiercely lunged at him.

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The referee blew the whistle.

Reid fouled.

Su Wan’s three-point shot still flew through the air, drawing everyone’s attention, including the fallen Su Wan and Reid, who stared intently at the ball.

"Swish!"

After what seemed like a century of flight, the ball hit the rim and bounced into the basket.

It went in!

"Yes!"

Su Wan clenched his fists fiercely.

Not only was he celebrating his career’s first four-point play, but also celebrating his imminent 50-point haul in the game without turning on "The zone" mode...

He was that strong now!

Michael Red’s disappointment was apparent; the moment he saw the ball go in, he fiercely slapped the floor.

The Bucks’ fans watching this on the big screen felt a pang of sympathy.

Their gaze unconsciously turned to Bogut.

If not for this jerk stirring up Su Wan’s fighting spirit, tonight’s Michael Red wouldn’t have been so broken!

"Swish!"

When Su Wan took the free throw, the whole arena fell silent, as if it were an empty stadium. He steadily made the shot, securing his first 50-point game of the season.

The score difference also broke to 17 points at this moment!

The Pacers thoroughly controlled the situation.

With 7 minutes and 13 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Su Wan broke through again, sending Bogut off with his sixth foul.

As the Australian walked through the home player’s tunnel, the arena erupted in boos.

The final score settled at 109 to 88, with the Bucks losing by 21 points.

Su Wan played 41 minutes and 12 seconds, taking 31 shots, making 20 of them, hitting 2 out of 6 three-pointers, and sinking 11 free throws out of 12, tallying up a total of 53 points, just one point shy of breaking his career single-game highest score.

But after leading by 20 points, he directly left the game.

Barkley was full of sighs and gasps.

Couldn’t you have broken the single-game career-high score and then left?

Post-game interview:

"This is Su Wan, he destroyed us single-handedly!" — Terry commenting on Su Wan’s performance in the game;

"Tonight, he was covered in whistles; we couldn’t even touch him. That’s why (he scored 53 points)." — Bogut, who fouled out, still stubborn in explaining why Su Wan scored more than 39 points in the game.

"It’s quite normal; they are only eighth in the Eastern Conference and have no one in their frontcourt. If I didn’t score this much, it would be a surprise." — Su Wan on his season’s first 53-point game.

"So, I am curious why Bike needs to score 81 points to spread the difference and take the game to garbage time." — Su Wan taking another jab at Kobe.

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