The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 301 - 180 Absolutely Do Not Talk Trash to Him_2

Chapter 301: Chapter 180 Absolutely Do Not Talk Trash to Him_2

The Pacers scored almost entirely on "second attacks."

If they could have defended those rebounds, the Heat Team would now be the ones in the lead.

Luckily for them, the Pacers’ offense was also a bit constipated.

"The Heat Team’s targeting is very obvious. They are using Wade and Gary to deal with Su Wan, with timely help defense in the paint. Su Wan, although capable of making good passes, doesn’t have a great field of view and can’t find his open teammates in time..." Bill Walton had a doubt, "At this point, they should bring in Jose Calderon to help create space for Su Wan, to make Gary’s help defense think twice. Rick is waiting..."

Before he could finish, Rick Carlisle called a substitute from the bench, and it was indeed Calderon.

That’s right!

Bill Walton showed a satisfied smile.

Seeing the Spaniard waiting on the sidelines, Su Wan suddenly turned on the power, catching Gary Payton off guard with a forceful breakthrough.

"Tweet!"

Left with no other option, Payton could only reach out and yank hard, preventing Su Wan from getting a head start.

The referee blew the whistle. The top defense specialist of the ’90s couldn’t help but look resigned.

Su Wan asked seriously, "Not used to it yet, Gary?"

He received Payton’s warm reply, "Go fuck yourself!"

You see, he’s rattled!

In the Spaniard’s first play on the court, he demonstrated his purpose for being there. After receiving a pass from Su Wan, he decisively shot a three-pointer, sinking the ball successfully.

At this shot, Pat Riley’s brows furrowed once again.

Su Wan may not have good vision, but when both the point guard and small forward could shoot threes, his vision issue wasn’t that big of a deal. You just pass to the teammate’s jersey in the perimeter.

Also, Gary Payton couldn’t help defend recklessly anymore. How to guard Su Wan once again became a big problem.

And that was just defense.

On the offensive end for the Heat Team, there was a problem too. Wade, who had been drawing fouls from Su and Artest, had the ball again. The entire Pacers defense immediately shrank, tightly sealing off the paint.

Shaquille O’Neal had no choice but to move out of the paint, but Jeff Foster didn’t bother with him, staying near the free-throw line, waiting for Wade to drive.

A "Shark" in the sea is a "Shark," but out of the sea, does it still think it’s a "Shark"?

Wade hesitated for a moment but decided to break through.

Su Wan’s lateral movement was fast enough, but he still couldn’t stop Wade from bursting past him.

He might have encroached on Wade’s "cylinder," but the referee either didn’t see it or pretended not to, knowing that he already had one foul.

After stumbling, Wade did not, as usual, hear the whistle signal and keep moving forward.

He drew Foster’s help defense and then passed the ball through his waist to "Shark" behind him.

Breakthrough pass, huh?

I had that all figured out for you!

There was Foster, who had completely lost his position, turning and blatantly fouling Shaquille O’Neal’s hand.

"Tweet!"

The referee sounded the whistle, and Foster gestured to indicate that he committed a shooting foul.

Pat Riley immediately understood, looking towards Rick Carlisle on the other side.

Damn, you’re playing "Hack-a-Shaq," too?

Why say, "too"?

During the semifinals, Shaquille O’Neal had just experienced the "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic from the Pistons. Pat Riley chose to retaliate with the "Hack Ben" strategy, and with Wade always drawing fouls, the pace of those semifinal games became utterly fragmented.

Eventually, both sides tacitly stopped using the "Hack X tactic."

The Heat Team ended up victorious, eliminating the Pistons.

But this proved one thing...

The "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic was indeed effective, to the extent that Pat Riley could only stop the other team from continuing to hack "Shark" by retaliating.

He thought he could kill one to warn the others, and that no one would dare do that to the Heat Team afterward. But unexpectedly, the Pacers dared to hack "Shark," so there’s nothing to say, just hack back, right? Our Shaquille O’Neal’s free throws aren’t great, but aren’t your Jeff Foster’s free throws just as bad?

Riley specifically took out Haslem, ready to fight fire with fire, but Shaq missed the first free throw. Just as Riley put in the "Hack Foster" player, Rick Carlisle took Foster out and brought in Dior.

Whoa!

Pat Riley was first stunned, then visibly annoyed.

He was always considered a master of mind games but didn’t expect to be played by a junior tonight.

Rick Carlisle was ready to immediately take Foster out, not wanting to use a timeout, thinking Foster hadn’t committed any fouls, could use "Hack-a-Shaq" to enter a dead ball situation, and perhaps even sneak an extra offensive possession.

Riley could only put Haslem back in.

With two ball handlers on the court, Su Wan didn’t have to handle the ball right away, and the Heat Team players lost their focus, their positioning suddenly slackened.

Dior attacked Haslem from the wing.

Haslem was called a "mobile power forward," but when pulled out to the three-point line to face Dior, his movement noticeably slowed.

Dior, purely with speed, got past him, took the ball to the basket, and without looking, hooked a pass over Haslem’s head right into the hands of Little O’Neal.

Little O’Neal completed a slam dunk under the basket.

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