The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 524 - 224: Redemption City_5

Chapter 524: Chapter 224: Redemption City_5

In the quarterfinals, the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team faced Russia, with Su Wan and Yao giving their all. Together they scored 52 points, propelling the team into the semifinals.

Afterward, they faced Spain once again.

Yao Ming would have to go up against his Lakers teammate Paul Gasol.

Similarly, Su Wan was about to face his newly signed but as-yet-unmet teammate Marc Gasol.

The two teams had already played a match, and Huaxia had laughed last; now facing off again, Spain’s entire team was clearly not in the same form as before. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Huaxia was under pressure the entire time, going into the fourth quarter.

But with the last 7 minutes left, as Spain increased the lead to 10 points, Su Wan, driven by his possibly once-in-a-lifetime longing for a "Finals ticket," activated "The zone" mode.

Then, single-handedly, he scored 15 points to miraculously overturn the 10 point deficit.

After creating a semifinal legacy in the 2004 Olympics, Huaxia reached new heights this time, making it to the finals.

This meant they would at least secure a silver medal.

Su Wan’s explosive performance in the fourth quarter sparked heated discussions back home.

At that moment, his influence in the country directly hit the pinnacle reachable by a sports figure.

Then in the finals, Su Wan once again faced off against the "Dream Team" on his own. Regrettably, no matter how many points he scored, the "Dream Team" could match them.

In the end, he entered "The zone" in the finals, scoring 40 points, but the Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team still lost to the "Dream Team" with a score of 87 to 105.

The Huaxia Men’s Basketball Team ended up with a silver medal.

This too set a new historical record for Huaxia men’s basketball.

The fans were genuinely excited.

Only Su Wan knew that his peak had passed, and what was to come...

was akin to Wang Xiao’er celebrating the New Year.

But securing a silver medal was also a satisfying answer to his former self.

On this subject title, he gave it his all, and he could only inscribe "Silver Medal."

LeBron James stood in the middle of the "Dream Team," watching as a ceremony lady placed a gold medal around his neck. His eyes occasionally darted to the side, feeling on top of the world, thinking, "See, as long as I have teammates, Su Wan is no match for me!"

Unfortunately...

He had discussed it with Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Bosh, but they hadn’t come to an agreement.

When he mentioned taking a pay cut, Carmelo Anthony walked away immediately without a moment’s hesitation.

Wade and Bosh also awkwardly pulled at the corners of their mouths when he mentioned coming to Cleveland, and the topic naturally died there.

See!

Cleveland really is a place no one wants to come to!

LeBron’s emotions had gradually shifted from pride in being the "Son of Cleveland" to despising it, a change that took about 5 years.

Having failed to attract recruits, he would have to join a team himself...

Just...

Thinking back to Richie Paul telling him that if he went to the Heat Team, he’d only be a "Pippen," LeBron was truly hesitant.

He didn’t want to be a "Pippen."

But the thought of standing among people like Kobe and Wade, LeBron was enthralled by the satisfaction it brought. He wanted to experience this not just in the Olympics, but in the NBA as well.

So he had to ask Richie Paul if there was any way that even if he went to the Heat Team, he would still be the boss!

Now he was glad he had signed a three-year contract, giving him enough time to resolve this issue...

He couldn’t possibly be a "Pippen," not in any way!

Moreover, based on the draft order, he should be the boss!

After the Olympic journey, Su Wan returned to Bolis and after about a week’s rest, he immediately started physical fitness training. The accumulated zone value was enough for Su Wan to push his potential up to 98 points.

Then he planned to use the time up to the Pacers’ training camp to improve his physical fitness.

Now that he could activate "The zone" mode voluntarily, enhancing his physical fitness was the biggest gain.

Not to disrespect the "Three Giants," but Su believed that he lost the Eastern Conference Finals due to his physical fitness...

Close to the start of the training camp, the Pacers shot a promotional video:

"Redemption City!"

The video started with Chauncey Billups walking off the court, head down in defeat, surrounded by various insults, the harshest being, "The most undeserving Finals MVP in NBA history."

Then the scene shifts to Marc Gasol sitting on a flight to the United States, with a headline on a European newspaper reading:

Marc Gasol unlikely to reach his brother’s heights!

As the plane slowly touched down, next to the terminal was a shredded poster of Zach Randolph.

The torn poster bore bold, bright letters: "Zach Randolph should have been out of New York long ago!"

Below the poster, Zach Randolph slowly walked up the stairs of another plane, luggage in tow.

Then the airplane in the sky gradually shrinks, a window appears, a room, where Shaquille O’Neal is walking on a treadmill, with a news broadcast in the background saying, "Shaquille is nothing without Kobe!"

The scene then moves downstairs, where O’Neal Jr. walks out of an apartment building, with bystanders shouting, "Jermaine, can you get back to your peak?"

Slowly, the screen split into each individual’s close-up shots.

Then dressed in Pacers jerseys, they break through their close-ups, the center position gradually blurring, Su Wan emerges:

"Are you ready?"

"Smash it all!"

"Beep!"

The screen fades to black, slowly revealing in English:

"Redemption City!"

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