The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 507 - 221 There is no glory in defeat; a loss is a loss!_3

Chapter 507: Chapter 221 There is no glory in defeat; a loss is a loss!_3

It was a decoy move.

The real target was...

Su Wan spotted that slender figure!

It was Ray Allen!

Su Wan immediately let go of Paul Pierce in front of him and quickly moved towards Ray Allen.

The ball indeed flew into Ray Allen’s hands.

And the next second after he caught the ball, Su Wan was also in front of him.

The countdown in his mind reached the final 2 seconds.

There were less than 3 seconds left.

As Ray Allen jumped up and saw Su Wan descending from above, he had no choice but to shoot forcibly.

The moment the ball left his hand, Su Wan heard the sound of "The zone" fading, and in that instant, a massive wave of fatigue enveloped him; his body felt as if it had been hollowed out, even the arms he raised felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

But seeing the ball right in front of him, Su Wan cursed, "Damn!"

Battling the fatigue charging at his forehead, his fingers still managed to touch the ball.

A slight touch, but Su Wan felt it...

Ray Allen saw it too.

It was all over.

"Clang!"

"Beep!"

As expected, the ball hit the backboard, and at that moment, the red light on the backboard lit up.

We won...

We won!

Being 13 points behind in the fourth quarter, with the help of Su Wan’s 22 points in the quarter and the ultimate "Touching the ball," the Pacers finally turned the game around, narrowly changing the series score to a tie at 3-3.

Su Wan...

He did it!

"He has saved Indiana once again!" Barkley’s shout echoed through the stadium as chants for Su Wan rose once more:

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

Indeed...

Su Wan truly deserved the title of "MVP."

"This series could move into Game 7, all thanks to Su Wan alone holding up the team!" Bill Walton said, astonished, watching Su Wan being helped up by his teammates, his face etched with fatigue.

He was once again stunned by Su Wan’s "Extreme Savior" moment.

"Indiana having Su Wan is their fortune rising! Without a doubt, this is... the Era of Su Wan!"

If previously Su Wan had Shaquille O’Neal and Artest by his side, this year’s playoffs, especially the Eastern Conference Finals, proved that even single-handedly, Su Wan had the dominating power of "one man holding a fort, unassailable to all."

The Celtics and their opponents need no further mention; even Paul Pierce, who had the least regard for Su Wan, no longer harbored any disdain in his heart.

This guy was only 23!

But his ability to create miracles on the court inspired fear in him.

A type of fear he had previously only felt from one other person:

Michael Jordan!

Though he was facing an older Jordan, Pierce’s first encounter still taught him what "God of Basketball" meant...

Su Wan seemed like a younger version of him!

"Doug... Doug!" Thibodeau thoughtfully called out to Rivers, but initially, the "blockhead" didn’t snap out of it, still shocked by Su Wan’s performance in the final quarter. When Thibodeau called a second time, he finally turned around blankly, his eyes dazed as he looked over.

"Hmm?"

Can this "blockhead" really be a head coach while I’m just an assistant?

Thibodeau was dissatisfied but, despite his discontent, he patiently said, "Doug, I think... I’ve spotted a weakness in Su Wan!"

"What?" Rivers was surprised.

A freak like that has a weakness?

He couldn’t see it.

"His... physical fitness!" Thibodeau prompted Rivers to observe Su Wan’s current state, "He’s pushed himself to the limit tonight, and this kind of fatigue isn’t something a day’s rest can recover from. What we need to do is constantly drain Su Wan’s energy in Game 7!"

Rivers, reminded by this observation, finally noticed Su Wan walking unsteadily towards the bench, reminiscent of Jordan collapsing into Pippen’s arms, clearly indicating a problem with Su Wan’s physical fitness. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Could it be any other way?

This freak averaged 44.5 minutes per game in this series!

In their three minutes without him, the Pacers lost 25 points across six games, showing how much the team relied on him!

If they targeted his physical fitness, forcing him to rest more...

That indeed was a good strategy!

However, Thibodeau had his concerns; being overturned after leading by 13 points was somewhat demoralizing for the Celtics, and he wondered if they could regain their fighting spirit for Game 7.

Unexpectedly, Rivers just waved his hand, unconcerned: "Don’t worry, Tom!"

No one understood "fighting spirit" better than him!

Su Wan didn’t know Thibodeau had keenly targeted his physical fitness.

If he had known, he would surely say...

Thibodeau was right!

Especially after this tough game, he also had to endure a painful body on the flight to Boston, another torment.

Even with a day’s rest, he hadn’t fully recovered, still feeling somewhat weak in the knees.

But with the game having reached this point, Su Wan had no other choice but to grit his teeth and endure.

On game day, in the home team’s locker room.

Rivers called the "Three Giants" forward: "No matter what happened before, I hope you can forget about it and play well tonight!"

"You’ve all seen Su Wan’s excellence!"

"He’s just 23 years old!"

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