The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 499 - 219: Do you want to ruin the efforts of a whole season for all of us by yourself? _5

Chapter 499: Chapter 219: Do you want to ruin the efforts of a whole season for all of us by yourself? _5

Su Wan chuckled, "Knowing you’re leading thanks to your teammates, then shutting your mouth is the ’Truth’!"

Paul Pierce grew even angrier, "You can only vent with your mouth because you know you can’t win tonight!"

"Let’s just wait and see, Paul."

Su Wan murmured to himself:

The zone, activate!

At that moment, even Paul Pierce felt a change in Su Wan before him.

His pupils contracted in that instant.

A feeling of franticness that he tried to control but couldn’t fully suppress spread around him.

Heh~

All aggression with no substance!

That was Paul Pierce!

Rivers noticed the abnormality here and, sensing something was amiss, hurriedly yelled out, "Damn it, Paul, what the hell are you doing!"

Paul Pierce, as if he’d found a savior, fled Su Wan’s "domain" in a panic.

But...

The damage was already done.

Facing River’s questioning gaze, Paul Pierce didn’t dare to meet his eyes.

We’re doomed!

Rivers also knew that Paul Pierce must have eaten the "Forbidden Fruit" by trash-talking Su Wan.

Is this what being a descendant of "Eve" is like?

The game resumed amid Paul Pierce’s nervousness.

Having activated "The zone," Su Wan took the ball and went straight for Paul Pierce on the first play.

The interesting thing about Pierce was that his offensive footwork seemed flawless, but defensively he couldn’t keep up with the explosive power of those driving through.

This was evident in his defense against Kobe.

Ironically, the most successful Celtic at defending Kobe was the unexpected Ray Allen!

Because he could keep up with Kobe’s speed, and then Paul Pierce, along with Kevin Garnett—mainly Garnett—would swarm him, wearing Kobe down with a continuous defensive struggle.

This tactic was extremely successful in the 2010 Finals.

But by that time, the Celtics had been playing together for three seasons, and their understanding of one another was not something this current "Green Army" could match.

Currently, the Celtics relied mainly on one-on-one defense, and Kevin Garnett’s incredible mobility for help defense.

Su Wan focused on an offensive strategy that relied on explosive power for breakthroughs.

And he would interchange with Dior.

Pierce was too slow on his feet, unable to immediately switch with Ray Allen, so he had no choice but to stubbornly, albeit mismatched, defend Su Wan.

You could tell he didn’t want to be too passive, so he chose to initiate physical contact.

Seeing this, Su Wan immediately drew back to the three-point line, using the ample space to rudely "overtake around the bend."

Under "the zone," he easily shook off Pierce with pure speed, Kevin Garnett hesitated but still moved to cover. Su Wan passed the ball straight to the corner three.

Swish!

Millsap easily scored.

The 7-point lead became a 4-point game.

Celtics’ offensive round, the ball went to Ray Allen, who took a "Quick Draw" shot, but the ball hit the rim and bounced out.

But he wasn’t worried.

Kevin Garnett and Perkins had secured a considerable advantage on the boards that night.

However...

Smack!

A powerful sound of the ball being smacked echoed.

Above Kevin Garnett’s head, Su Wan grabbed the rebound before anyone else and then charged down the court with the ball.

One, two, three...

Su Wan’s "overtaking" speed made the Boston people at North Shore Garden gasp.

Why the Hawks managed to stretch the Celtics to seven games in the first round of the playoffs was their younger and more dynamic attack.

That was not something Kevin Garnett could stop.

The "Wolf King" was better suited for playing in "Position War."

Once they started running, unless he was five years younger, all he could do was "sigh with regret" over Su...

Swish!

Su Wan charged to the baseline; instead of a dunk, he opted for a layup.

He was keenly aware that tonight, his physical fitness was the Pacers’ sole reliance for victory, so he had to ration his energy even as he pushed himself to the limit.

He needed to restrain himself from energy-consuming plays like dunks.

The gap was now 2 points.

Turning around, Paul Pierce, facing Dior and just starting to play one-on-one, didn’t see Su Wan coming from who knows where.

Smack!

With one swift, accurate, and ruthless hand, he swiped the ball from Pierce’s grasp, and Millsap, with his skillful hands, secured the ball first.

With the ball in Su Wan’s hands, another fast break made.

The Pacers scored 7 points in a row.

Su Wan had 4 points and 1 assist.

Trailing by just 2 points at the start of the second quarter, in less than two minutes, they had caught up.

The arena fell silent, making the referee’s whistle piercing.

Rivers looked at Pierce, who was sheepishly heading off the court, and a thousand curses flew from his eyes.

But this adjustment didn’t stabilize the game for the Celtics. In the remaining time of the second quarter, led by Su Wan on both offense and defense, the Pacers smoothly ended the half leading by 10 points.

Back in the locker room, Rivers finally lost his patience:

"Damn it, are you really going to ruin the hard work of an entire season for all of us by yourself?"

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