The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 505 - 221: Where is the Glory in Defeat? Loss is Loss!

Chapter 505: Chapter 221: Where is the Glory in Defeat? Loss is Loss!

(This is quite a flavorful Chapter!)

Rivers couldn’t understand why nobody was trash-talking Su Wan, yet he had still entered that state.

Could it be...

He had the Mind Reading Technique?

Could he hear the opponents’ "trash talks"?

Well, it actually didn’t matter anymore, the situation now was:

Su Wan had entered "The zone," and even though the Celtics were ahead by 13 points, it didn’t mean they could definitely win tonight’s game...

This was an absurd thing.

This was a do-or-die game for the Pacers.

And time had come to the last quarter, and they were still trailing by 13 points.

Describing it as "hanging by a thread" was not an exaggeration...

But when Su Wan entered that state, a hint of panic inevitably appeared in Rivers’s eyes.

There was no choice, the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals had already proven that once Su Wan entered that state, the Celtics simply couldn’t limit him!

If Rivers wasn’t so fearful, he wouldn’t have called a timeout immediately after seeing Su Wan enter that "state."

Since they couldn’t stop him, they had to think of something from the offensive end...

Rivers looked towards Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett and spoke seriously, "Guys, remember why we came together. Now we are just one step away from entering the Finals. Come on, fellows, hold the 13-point lead and let’s win this game and move on to the finals!"

Hearing the word "finals," whether it was Pierce, Garnett, or Ray Allen, their expressions subtly changed.

It was a hint of longing, a hint of craving!

Up to now in their careers, even though Paul Pierce, the latest to join the league among them, had been fighting in the League for 10 years, and Kevin Garnett for 13 years, none of them had ever touched the Finals court.

And this...

This was the reason they had come together!

The new wave represented by Su Wan was formidable, but...

He was just one person after all!

And...

The lead was 13 points!

That was really not small!

As long as they could retaliate Su Wan’s scoring, one quarter wasn’t necessarily enough time for Su Wan to catch up!

They all knew how hard it was to chase such a score in dire situations.

Of course, this was from their own perspective.

But they had forgotten...

Standing before them was the youngest "Three-Time Champion Finals MVP" in his first three years in the League, leading the team to a Dynasty, Su Wan!

The game resumed, and facing the glowing eyes of Su Wan, whether it was Pierce, Ray Allen, or Kevin Garnett, they involuntarily gritted their teeth.

The first game of the series had proven that stopping Su Wan was not an easy task.

Thus, to hold onto the 13 points,

The Celtics’ strategy was "the best defense is a good offense," using the "Three Giants" to counter Su Wan’s attacks.

Although Su Wan could defend Paul Pierce one-on-one, the Celtics still had two other "giants" attacking frequently.

Four minutes into the resumed game, the maintained 13-point difference seemed to confirm that this was the right approach.

Rivers secretly sighed in relief.

But before he could completely exhale that breath, he saw Su Wan quickly moving to receive the ball, Ray Allen rushing to defend, and then...

"Swish!"

"Beep!"

Three-point shot was good, and there was a chance for a four-point play.

Lying on the ground, Su Wan, heard the whistle, watched the ball fly into the basket, and clenched his fist tightly.

That shot literally blew up the venue!

The Indiana fans, who had been ready to accept defeat, now harbored a few more thoughts of survival after Su Wan’s "four-point play."

"Swish!"

The free throw was steadily good, and the difference suddenly came down to 9 points.

As Su Wan retreated on defense, a unified chant rose from the venue, no longer the reluctant "Su Wan," but a combative, in unison:

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

"Defense!"

The Celtics grew more impatient.

When the difference widens, the pressure is definitely on the trailing side.

But as the score narrows, the pressured side becomes the leading side.

Not only the urgency brought on by the slowly consumed lead, but also the mental shift was critical.

And don’t forget, the Celtics were already panicked and under tremendous pressure because Su Wan had suddenly entered "The zone."

After this "four-point play" by Su Wan, the Celtics visibly became even more agitated.

After being defensively stopped for two straight possessions, the next possession saw a basic mistake.

The Pacers seized the opportunity and narrowed the score to just 4 points.

The key player scoring those 5 points...

Was still Su Wan!

"This is just one man taking on the Celtics!" Barkley watched Su Wan score another 5 points, pushing his scoring in the fourth quarter over 15 points amid the cheers of the crowd, quickly falling back in defense, then posing with a combat-ready defensive stance.

Even through the screen, he could feel Su Wan’s thirst for victory.

At this moment, it seemed as if nothing else in the world mattered; the only thing left in Su Wan’s eyes was...

Winning the game!

What Barkley saw and felt was exactly what was going through Su Wan’s mind at that moment.

Right now, his mind was focused solely on how to even up the score.

Paul Pierce was already a bit afraid of facing Su Wan to receive the ball.

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