The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 534 - 226: How Can One Sweep the World Without a Lively Home (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to My Brothers)_5

Chapter 534: Chapter 226: How Can One Sweep the World Without a Lively Home (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to My Brothers)_5

Boston’s "Three Giants" were each more tense than the last, with Paul Pierce being the most nervous. Ray Allen glanced at him and silently moved a step to the side, not wanting to be splattered.

It was Kevin Garnett who showed true camaraderie by asking with concern, "You’ve already been to the restroom, right, Paul?"

As soon as he had walked into the locker room that day, he had seen Paul Pierce moving back and forth between the locker room and the restroom numerous times. Having been in contact with Paul Pierce for a year, he had come to understand that this guy gets the urge to poop whenever he gets nervous, completely unable to control it.

And these urges were continually reminding Pierce of that embarrassing encounter during last season’s Eastern Conference Finals.

The scenes he was reluctant to recall were the ones where he got stabbed eleven times.

But since those embarrassing moments in the Eastern Conference Finals, the first night in his career he held up the Eastern Conference Finals championship trophy had become the nightmare that haunted him.

It was supposed to be the highlight of his career so far, but now it was...

A nightmare!

Truly a nightmare!

Hmm...

If only it were a nightmare!

At least he could wake up from it.

But this was a nightmare with no waking up.

What angered him the most was that Su Wan on the opposing team seemed to take the game more seriously than him.

No...

I’m so nervous, I could shit!

And you still think you’re losing?

Paul Pierce truly couldn’t understand.

Then, the game officially began.

Pacers had possession.

Last season, the Celtics dealt with Su Wan in a decisive game by encircling and chasing, "snatching seven." This game, they were using the same tactics.

Only this time, the Pacers had another stable dribbler:

Chauncey Billups had an average of 14.6 points and 9 assists per game so far this season.

His scoring had gone down, but his assists per game had gone up.

It’s worth mentioning that if this average number of assists continues until the end of the season, it will be the highest of his career. The previous high for Chauncey Billups in terms of average assists per game was 8.6 during the 05-06 season with the Pistons.

And now, just joining the Pacers for a month and a half, he had already achieved an average of 9 assists per game.

Of course, what cannot be ignored is that out of those 9 assists per game, he contributes 4-5 assists to Su Wan in every game.

That is to say, half of his assists were due to Su Wan.

But this strategy is indeed effective. Look, in the first round of the game, after Billups and Shaquille O’Neal set a pick and roll, Kevin Garnett delayed him, and Su Wan cut into space to receive the ball, right in front of the defending Ray Allen, directly elbowed him, then raised his hand to shoot.

The ball swished through the net.

Ray Allen had enough speed to face Su Wan.

But his ability to cope with physical confrontation was too weak.

And Pierce, he had the strength, but he lacked the speed to guard Su Wan, resulting in Su Wan’s off-ball movements and fake moves completely faking him out.

No sooner had this basket been made than Thibodeau, the defensive assistant coach, saw where it was heading.

Nevertheless, the Celtics mainly relied on their offensive end, only thinking of containing their opponents defensively if the "three elders" couldn’t find their rhythm on offense.

Moreover, the Celtics preferred to grind it out with their opponents defensively, but dealing with the Pacers’ style of passing and shooting was a bit of a struggle—they didn’t fancy the legwork. After all, the "three elders" were not as agile.

Rajon Rondo brought the ball up court, facing Chauncey Billups and preparing to drive.

He excelled at finding opportunities in breakthroughs.

However, when Billups defended him, he kept a wide distance, denying Rondo any chance to approach. This forced Rondo to dribble in place, waiting for his teammates to support him.

Paul Pierce took the ball at this moment, faced with the close press of Su Wan, and could only slowly backs down into a post-up.

This was his expertise.

The Pacers didn’t give him much chance to hold the ball and adjust his footwork, going for an immediate double team. The moment Ray Allen received the ball, Zach Randolph lumbered out with his heavy body.

This scene startled Barkley.

Few knew that Barkley actually liked Zach Randolph a lot.

He appreciated his skill and style of play.

He even felt sorry for him; if Randolph had superior explosive power, he definitely could have become a "beast in the paint."

But Randolph’s lazy nature was also what Barkley disliked, and he often pointed it out during games.

So, seeing Randolph actually throw himself toward the perimeter was genuinely shocking to Barkley.

Even though his lunge did not stop Ray Allen from making the shot.

But his fighting spirit was infusing the rest of the Pacers.

Shaquille O’Neal was moving with more zest.

In such a state, it was hard to imagine that he disliked pick-and-rolls.

Billups was intercepted again, decisively looking for Su Wan’s position.

Wasn’t there a reason why he averaged 5 assists to Su Wan!

If not at this frequency, how could there be five!

Su Wan received the ball, yet passed it back to Billups.

"Flounder" retreated to the three-point line, drawing his bow for an open three-point shot and hitting the target.

It was at this moment that Rajon Rondo, blocked by Shaquille O’Neal, finally lunged before Billups. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Updat𝓮d from freew𝒆bnov𝒆l.co(m)

Search the lightnovelworld.cc website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.