The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 553 - 230 God of Active MVPs in the NBA_4

Chapter 553: Chapter 230 God of Active MVPs in the NBA_4

As a result...

Cleveland media suddenly felt they were a bit like "clowns"!

Silence enveloped Cleveland tonight.

At the bustling Conseco Arena, amidst Su Wan’s exclusive BGM, David Stern presented him with another regular season MVP trophy.

Having secured this regular season MVP trophy, Su Wan’s MVP count had reached an exaggerated number: 3 Finals MVP trophies, 3 regular season MVP trophies, 2 All-Star MVP trophies, 1 Rookie Challenge MVP trophy.

What is called the "God who controls NBA MVPs"?

It can be said, in the first five years of his career, no other superstar’s MVP count could catch up to Su Wan...

The history of the NBA was still not long enough!

The cheering in the arena, as Su Wan held up the regular season MVP trophy, was wave after wave, never stopping.

It eventually unified into:

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

"MVP!"

...

Under this wave of cheers, the Magic Team’s bench seemed a bit downcast.

But it wasn’t the kind of low pressure from being suppressed, rather it was accumulating emotions, waiting to explode.

Finally, the buzzer of the arena sounded, and the game officially began.

The jump ball was between Shaquille O’Neal and Howard, with the Magic Team ultimately getting the first possession.

Rick Carlisle watched this scene helplessly pursed his lips, as there was nothing he could do—Zach Randolph’s jumping, going up there, had the same outcome as O’Neal.

The ball went from Alston to Tekeglu’s hands.—Little Nelson, as usual, got injured before the All-Star Weekend and was out for the season until he could return in June, forcing the Magic Team to urgently sign the "Streetball King" as a "firefighter," but from how he fit into the system, he actually suited the Magic Team better than Little Nelson.

His long-range shots helped the team maximize space, making Tekeglu play more patiently and also making the opponents pay a bigger price when they shrink near the hoop.

That’s originally how the Magic Team defeated the Cavaliers.

But in the Finals, Stan Van Gundy ultimately still preferred to trust Little Nelson, which ended up disrupting the team’s chemistry. The Lakers relentlessly double-teamed Howard inside, preventing the "Magic" from fully utilizing his jumping abilities.

Eventually, they lost quickly to the Lakers with a score of 1-4.

But now, with Little Nelson still in recovery and unable to return, the Magic Team’s "One Star and Four Shooters" system had a very good sense of space.

Tekeglu, acting as the "engine," easily breezed past Anthony Parker going inside.

Parker couldn’t stop him at all.

And watched helplessly as the "Turkish Agent" completed a "slow three-step" layup over his head.

From this play, it was clear that although the Magic Team played a "One Star and Four Shooters" style, they were not fast-paced like the Cavaliers.

The fundamental reason was that LeBron lacked organizing skills; he only knew how to hold the ball and then make a breakthrough pass, hitting whoever was open.

Tekeglu truly had organizing skills, he could switch back and forth between "attacking himself," "assisting teammates," and "allowing teammates to attack."

That was Tekeglu’s characteristic offensive rhythm.

If LeBron was a "locomotive," then he was a "bulldozer"!

However, slow as it might be, don’t joke about this season’s "Most Improved Player Award"; at least among the small forwards this season, he was top five, even top three wasn’t out of question.

Except for "The Unrivaled Duos" who couldn’t be firmly suppressed, Tekeglu didn’t need to fear anyone else.

Pacers on the counterattack, Billups saw Shaquille O’Neal positioning under the basket and directly passed the ball into his hands.

An eager Shaquille O’Neal was also full of energy, ready to fiercely slam it.

He had long had a bone to pick with Howard.

In just two moves, the rootless Howard was toppled by him.

Shaquille, feeling the resistance disappear, immediately turned around and completed a slam dunk.

"Wow!"

"Why do I feel like there’s no one defending me?"

Shaquille O’Neal taunted Howard, then excitedly returned to defense.

At that moment, his inner frustration was vented.

But...

It wasn’t enough, still not enough!

He wanted to continue venting!

Howard looked rather displeased.

He hadn’t expected to be literally toppled by O’Neal.

As Stan Van Gundy passed by, he yelled at him, "Keep your composure, Dwight, respond in your area of strength!"

Howard, still in his "honeymoon phase" with Stan Van Gundy, nodded in strong agreement, acknowledging his words, and moved to the frontcourt, beginning to actively position himself.

But soon, he became even more frustrated...

Shaquille O’Neal wasn’t watching his position, but clearly had studied him, blocking the paths he customarily cut through, preventing him from having opportunities to cut to the hoop.

Cutting to the hoop was a major source of Howard’s scoring.

Another was through scoring "Second Attack" off rebounds.

This season he averaged 14.2 rebounds per game, including 3.4 frontcourt rebounds...

But the issue remained...

Shaquille O’Neal’s massive body was just blocking under the basket, as Howard tried to position himself against O’Neal only to find that Shaquille just had to lift his hips to push him out.

This used to be his favorite move when he went out to have fun.

Now, it had become his most irritating move.

Perhaps that’s the difference between wearing basketball shorts and not.

In another setting, he would show Shaquille what "cruel hip-checking" was!

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