The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 394 - 198 Completely Falling Out_5

Chapter 394: Chapter 198 Completely Falling Out_5

Just like LeBron James, Perkins would talk him up as if he were a god. But after Perkins made a remark telling him not to ride on Irving’s coattails, LeBron unfollowed Perkins straight away.

Moreover, at Wade’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony, while claiming he was absent due to concerns for his son’s heart condition, he was immediately interacting with a car salesman.

People like that, you tell Su Wan they’re a social expert, someone who can take care of both appearances and substance for their teammates, and Su Wan truly doesn’t believe it. Not to mention he has spent some time with LeBron and knows all too well the "royalism" ideology behind his facade of friendliness.

He really sees himself as a king.

And how could a king genuinely be your friend?

The media were very excited to see how Su Wan and Wade would conclude their "Scoring King" competition.

The result was...

Wade got injured!

On April 1st, facing the Spurs, he hobbled off the court after colliding with Battier.

Battier hurriedly explained after the game, "It wasn’t intentional, I really didn’t mean it!"

The referees’ report after the game did not add a "flagrant foul" against him, which kind of vouched for him.

The Heat quickly updated Wade’s injury status:

To not affect the Heat’s postseason campaign, Wade would miss the remaining six games of the season.

The initiative to snatch the "Scoring King" title had come into Su Wan’s hands.

Su Wan played as usual, continuing his strong form from March...

In March, he averaged 33.2 points per game, while in April, after eight games, he averaged 32.5 points per game.

Eventually, he bested Wade for the 06-07 "Scoring King" title by an average of less than 0.2 points.

The original "Scoring King" of the season should have been Kobe Bryant.

But with Yao’s addition, he went from a "Lone Wolf" to a "Team Player," and his season average was only 28.6 points, ranking fourth in the league.

Ahead of him were Su Wan, Wade, and Carmelo Anthony.

However, for Kobe, this obviously wasn’t a big deal.

Just a "Scoring King" title, does it smell sweeter than a Championship Trophy?

This season, the Lakers ended up with a record of 62 wins and 20 losses, second only to two teams, the Indiana Pacers with 72 wins and 10 losses, and the Mavericks with 65 wins and 17 losses.

Against them, the Lakers’ record was 1-1 and 2-1, respectively.

Either tied or advantageous.

Not only him, many in the media believe that this season’s Lakers could very likely be the ultimate champions.

In Kobe’s eyes, there is nothing left but the O’Brien Trophy.

The rest are all passing clouds!

It was repeated emphasis by the Los Angeles media over and over again that made Shaquille O’Neal so anxious.

He absolutely cannot accept Kobe winning a championship before him.

That proves not only that Shaq was carried to his championships by Kobe but also that the Lakers’ decision to trade him was correct.

How could the "Shark" endure such ridicule?

Therefore, over the past couple of days, his mood has been as erratic as if he was on his "period," especially when looking at LeBron, it was sheer displeasure.

Damn it, with that ghostly look of yours, why would you suggest the team trade me to Cleveland?

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The Cavaliers ended up second in the Eastern Conference.

But their record was only 54 wins and 28 losses.

That’s 16 wins shy of the Pacers, the first in the Eastern Conference.

This gap was even larger than the difference between the second and eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Plus, the Pacers naturally have the advantage over the Cavaliers.

Cleveland’s season just doesn’t look as promising as Los Angeles.

On April 15th, following the game, Su Wan was interviewed by the media.

Everything was settled, and he had won the "Scoring King," but his team did not create a new "regular season best record." When asked if he felt regret, Su Wan said, "As long as we want, not to mention 73 wins, even 74 or 75 wins are possible for us. But this is the most comfortable winning pace for the Pacers, so 72 wins is the best outcome for us. Historical records can be broken any time, but this year’s Championship Trophy is unique!"

The O’Brien Trophy always stands above all records.

The same old saying:

When their careers end, the most direct way for superstars to compare their historical status is to stretch out their hands and let others count the championship rings on their fingers.

As for Su Wan’s comment "As long as we want, not to mention 73 wins, even 74 or 75, we can get them," when it spread to the outside world, it surprisingly did not provoke much ridicule.

That is Su Wan’s stature in the world now.

In his third professional season, after leading his team to match Michael Jordan’s Bulls for the best NBA regular-season record in history, he had earned the right to talk some smack.

On April 16th, the League announced the "Rookie of the Year" of the season, and the one to hold the trophy aloft for this weak draft class "Rookie of the Year" was the future "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy.

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