The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 280 - 170: LeBron, still dominating against the weak!

Chapter 280: Chapter 170: LeBron, still dominating against the weak!

Cowardice manifests in myriad forms, while toughness looks much the same everywhere.

After the game, Su Wan continuously blamed himself for not being able to block Jason Terry’s shot, and this scene made all the reporters present unanimously think of Michael Jordan’s intense competitive spirit.

Jordan had a habit of looking through all the newspapers every morning. It wasn’t that he particularly enjoyed reading the news; he was simply looking for any mention of himself to see if anyone was speaking ill of him, even if it was just a tiny bit of slightly negative criticism, he would take it to heart.

If he really couldn’t find any negative criticism, he would observe the expressions of his opponents before the game, and if he perceived even the slightest hint of disrespect, he would take it as an underestimation of his abilities.

In the ’96 finals, the Bulls faced the SuperSonic Team.

George Karl encountered him in a restaurant, turned around, and left without greeting him.

Avoiding any interaction with Jordan could avert stirring his displeasure.

But Jordan was still annoyed.

Because George Karl didn’t greet him!

And this perverse line of thought was entirely because Michael Jordan wanted to adjust his own mindset and max out his competitive spirit.

This was his way to elevate his game.

Because he hated to lose.

At this moment, Su Wan’s self-criticism also made everyone feel his unyielding heart.

The next morning, the Dallas media headlined the game with various versions of Dirk Nowitzki locking in the season’s regular MVP.

But these reports were ridiculed by other media:

"In fact, we all know what Dallas people are worried about!"

"Even Dirk admits that in the fourth quarter, they were not on the same level as Su Wan, but clearly, Dallas’s media doesn’t think so!"

"Everyone knows who had the last laugh in this regular season MVP battle, if it hadn’t been for that lucky three-point shot, then Dirk Nowitzki would have been thoroughly defeated!"

"The only thing Dirk Nowitzki did better than Su Wan the entire game was that he had better luck!"

At the end of the game, Dirk Nowitzki’s stats weren’t bad, with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 assists, plus a performance that dominated the Pacers’ "Twin Towers," undeniably superstar-level.

But compared to Su Wan’s 42 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists performance of last night, especially his performance at the end of the last quarter...

Compared to Su Wan, who continuously scored, Dirk missed the "key shot"; there was a clear difference in their clutch abilities.

If it weren’t for Terry’s incredibly lucky three-point shot, it’s unimaginable what the post-game public opinion would have been.

Dallas media even had the cheek to celebrate early.

The "New York Times" put it this way, "Dallas media is as noisy as the Mavericks owner! If Nowitzki loses the regular season MVP because of their fuss, don’t be surprised!"

Sometimes, overly obvious promotional tactics can backfire.

Su Wan, looking at these opinions that were even more biased towards him, remained unmoved.

Back in Indiana for another interview, when a reporter said, "Dirk thinks that in the fourth quarter they were not on the same level as you, and many more in the media also believe that based on yesterday’s performance, you are the better one; do you still think Dirk should win the regular season MVP?"

Su Wan said, "I’ve always been curious about one thing, why has the League not had any player from the losing side win the finals MVP since Jerry West?"

The reporter was taken aback, not sure how to answer Su Wan’s question.

There was no NBA official rule stating that a player on the losing side couldn’t win the finals MVP. But there’s a belief that it’s unfair to the team that wins the Championship Trophy if the MVP goes to a player from the losing side.

Su Wan told him not to overthink it: "The cruel reality of sports is that the losers don’t get a say!"

You haven’t won, yet you want to be awarded the "Most Valuable Player"?

Then what kind of award should be given to the best performer among those who did win?

"But your performance was good enough, the outside world is saying that if others on the Pacers had performed better, then you certainly could have won the game."

Su Wan had an exclusive interview with Erin that afternoon, where she also mentioned this issue.

After all, the heat and controversy over the regular season MVP peaked right after yesterday’s game.

Su Wan said, "The brutal aspect of sports is that there are no ifs, no assumptions, no possibilities; losing means losing, and it’s important that we win next time!"

He wanted to end the discussion on this topic, but Erin continued, "But the fact is that the other Pacers didn’t play well either, your performance was the most impressive last night, even better than Dirk Nowitzki; you should be the ultimate regular season MVP, if I had a vote, that’s how I would decide."

"You think it was impressive because of my fourth quarter performance..." fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

"Exactly!" Erin nodded, that was her reason, and she believed others were impressed with Su Wan for the same.

Su Wan laughed, "That’s why the media hyped up ’McGrady moments’!"

Erin: "????"

Su Wan said, "I admit McGrady’s last 35 second four three-point shots were awesome, thrilling, but from professional player’s and a team leader’s perspective, I have to ask, why were the Rockets 8 points behind in the last moments!"

"Uh..." Erin was at a loss; this was a new angle for her.

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