The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 487 - 217: You Should Reflect on Yourself, Chosen One!_3

Chapter 487: Chapter 217: You Should Reflect on Yourself, Chosen One!_3

Su Wan turned to him and asked, "How does it feel to be the hero again?"

Randolph replied without thinking, "It’s awesome!"

Seeing the smirk on Su Wan’s face, Randolph felt a sense of shame, as if a chaste and fierce woman had been caught elated in secrecy.

Afterwards, the Pacers completely gained momentum, unleashing wave after wave of offensive surges.

The huge gap between Su Wan and LeBron James was also vividly demonstrated in each round.

Su Wan not only smoothly carried out his offense, energizing his teammates in the process, but he also successfully contained LeBron James on the defensive end.

LeBron’s tank-like power this season made a deep impression, but Su Wan’s incredible body control and concentration in "The Zone" allowed him to instantly read LeBron’s initiating moves and intercept them.

During this time, the Cavaliers’ offense was basically LeBron handling the ball for at least 7-8 seconds before passing it out, then Vince Carter would reorganize and take the shot. More often than not, other Cavaliers players would receive the ball with little time left to shoot, listen to the clang of the rim, and then watch as the Pacers grabbed the rebound and counterattacked.

The more LeBron James played, the more frantic he became.

Once, after Channing Frye received the ball and missed a three-pointer, an impatient LeBron spread his hands at him. Frye was dumbfounded.

But...

I only had 3 seconds left when I got the ball.

The pressure to shoot under those circumstances was already huge.

And the speed of the opposing defense wasn’t slow either.

You don’t think making that shot is easy, do you?

He harbored a bellyful of grievances inside.

But with his status, he had no recourse but to...

If you spread your hands, I’ll spread mine!

A counter spread!

With a little over 6 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Pacers stretched the lead to 12 points.

The rising fighting spirit of the Cavaliers, combined with Su Wan’s efforts and a series of frustrating moves by LeBron, slowly dwindled.

Eventually, with 3 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Pacers increased their lead to 18 points.

Just in less than 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers lost by 23 points in that quarter alone!

This was fully reflected in the quarter statistics between Su Wan and LeBron.

Su Wan scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists in the fourth quarter, while LeBron...

Only 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, but with 3 turnovers!

The sensation Su Wan under "The Zone" gave to LeBron on the defensive end was like facing an even quicker reacting Artest.

His "three-pronged attack" didn’t see a glint of opportunity against Su Wan.

Bill Walton said, "It’s a pity, LeBron still can’t overcome his demon!"

Barkley said, "That’s why LeBron has never been able to defeat Su Wan, when the Pacers need Su Wan to stand up, he always does. But when the Cavaliers need LeBron to stand out, he always lets people down!"

As for LeBron’s own feelings...

It’s as if the sun sets in the west, he stands in front of a dilapidated palace, kneeling on one knee with the treasured sword he still clutches in his hand, propping up his body.

Opposite him stands Su Wan, Zach Randolph, Foster, Anthony Parker, Boris Dior, among other foes...

Oh!

And Vince Carter had also taken a stand against him!

He was alone.

In his view, this loss was still because Su Wan had better teammates.

It’s always like this...

If he had Su Wan’s career, he’d show Su Wan what cruelty meant.

What more is there to say?

Today, even if I die, I’m still the "Chosen One"!

He had a basis for this belief.

Barkley and Bill Walton were looking at his fourth-quarter statistics.

LeBron was looking at the full game’s statistics; he scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists in the first three quarters—setting aside the 4 turnovers and 10 free throws—his stats were absolutely fitting for the Cavaliers’ Absolute Core.

He carried the team for three quarters, leading them to a 6-point advantage. If anyone on the Cavaliers could have emerged to lend him aid in the fourth quarter, giving an MVP-level performance, would the team be in its current state?

Still not enough support!

At the end of the game, the Pacers, behind by 5 points at the end of the third quarter, had an epic comeback in the fourth quarter, ultimately securing a 20-point difference.

The Cavaliers collapsed like a toppled wall, dampening their momentum. In the fourth game of the series, they had not recovered from the fourth quarter collapse of the previous game, being suppressed by the Pacers from the start and never leading, with the gap expanding to double digits after 7 minutes and 14 seconds into the third quarter.

Before the start of the fourth quarter, the gap had reached 15 points.

Vince Carter glanced at the score, then cast a look at LeBron’s demeanor, finally turning his gaze to Su Wan.

He again said, "Only winning by 15 points? Is that all you’ve got, Su Wan?"

Su Wan: "..."

This was the first time he felt someone hated LeBron more than he did.

to 99, that was the final score of game 4 between the Pacers and the Cavaliers.

If it weren’t for Mike Brown waving the white flag, subbing out LeBron and the others at 6 minutes and 34 seconds into the fourth quarter, forcing Rick Carlisle to also swap out Su Wan and his teammates, the gap would’ve been even wider.

With the victory in this game, the Pacers officially claimed the fourth game of the series, sweeping the Cavaliers 4-0 for the third consecutive year.

After sweeping in the first round and the Eastern Conference Finals, this time the Pacers completed an "upset" with the "Black Six."

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