The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 569 - 233 "The Tallest Mountain" VS "The Longest River"_5

Chapter 569: Chapter 233 "The Tallest Mountain" VS "The Longest River"_5

The Pacers’ momentum stalled slightly after this defeat.

It was their first loss in the playoffs.

But the problem wasn’t too big...

Thinking about the next three games, all on their home court,

any problem seemed no problem at all!

Erin asked Su Wan what he thought of the media-hyped "Longest river of the 2000s vs. the tallest mountain" narrative?

Su Wan countered, "Have you ever seen a river topple a mountain?"

Erin was a bit uncertain, "A mountain torrent should count, right?"

Su Wan said, "The Himalayas experience mountain torrents every year, but it doesn’t stop them from being the world’s tallest peaks. Anything that can be washed away by rivers isn’t a mountain; it’s just a little hill. If a river wants to be long and unending, the only way when encountering a tall mountain is to go around, so it won’t be interrupted!"

Who lost and who won was crystal clear!

Kobe nonchalantly replied, "He’s quite self-aware!"

Meaning that Su Wan knew he wasn’t the Himalayas, but rather a small hill.

This directly provoked Su Wan to laugh and retort from Kobe’s angle, "Kobe is just too self-unaware!"

Kobe seemed quite angry about this.

When the third game of the finals kicked off, he tangled up with Su Wan in the very first match.

The referee by their side wanted to blow the whistle.

That move, if you didn’t know better, you’d think it was judo or sumo wrestling!

But Su Wan wasn’t easy to handle either.

Plus, the referee was well aware of how the outside world described this matchup. Without such intense confrontations, it wouldn’t live up to such a description.

The most important thing was David Stern had given an order.

To slightly relax the standards for calls between these two, let them make their moves as long as they weren’t maliciously trying to hurt each other, all was acceptable.

Barkley was also in the studio, yelling with excitement, "Yes, that’s the way! Hit him, Su Wan, hit him!"

To see blood again...

That way, he’d get to witness another "classic scene."

The identities of the three women after the first finals game were quickly revealed.

The US media gasped at Su Wan’s "colorful" lifestyle—an athlete, a rich heiress, a foreign woman... Collecting them like stamps, aren’t we?

Especially before this game, no media had captured any tabloid news about Su Wan with these three women.

"Open-air grandstand":"We found the reason Su Wan renewed his contract with the Pacers!"

A high salary, a competitive team, continuing to fight for the championship this year, and the chance to play with women quietly, out of everyone’s sight, life in the countryside is too comfortable!

Also, after this game, Su Wan’s charm among female fans in the US increased again.

Foreign women see a popular man and their first reaction is:

I’d love to have something happen with him.

Even if just for one night!

Therefore, the more popular a man is with women, the less he lacks for female company.

Er...

This seems to be a truism.

But it’s a truth for sure.

Barkley, however, forgot that this is Indianapolis. Although there are also stars courtside, the level and scale are nowhere near as grand as Staples Center, not in the same league.

Su Wan and Kobe put up an equally strong fight.

But that was the situation in the first half.

By the second half, Su Wan’s performance was noticeably better than Kobe’s.

Barkley also discovered a very concerning point at this time:

Su Wan and Kobe’s abilities were now in a dead heat; neither could suppress the other.

But Su Wan in the second half was more stable than Kobe.

As far as Barkley could remember, Su Wan rarely had fluctuations in the second half of a game.

This was evident in the finals round as well:

Even in the Pacers’ second game loss, Su Wan had a second half efficiency of 18 shots made out of 10.

With the Pacers reclaiming the advantage on the inside in this game, needless to say.

Kobe, strong in the first two games, had fluctuations in the second half of this one, and Rick Carlisle, seeing this, immediately arranged help defense with Anthony Parker. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Su Wan noticed that Kobe was already a bit too headstrong in their rivalry.

This time he did not refuse Anthony Parker, and together, they made Kobe struggle even more on the offense.

Along with the advantage on the inside, the Pacers comfortably won the first game back on their home court.

The series score reached 2-1!

Coming into the fourth game of the series, another victory would give the Pacers a significant 3-1 lead—the whole team was exuding fighting spirit, clearly in better shape than the Lakers. Yet Kobe put on a better show on both offense and defense than Su Wan, but couldn’t seal the win, with the series at 3-1!

The Pacers were just one victory away from becoming champions.

Los Angeles media could only shake their heads in resignation.

After the first four games of the series, the overall situation was quite clear. Kobe had only outperformed Su Wan in one game, but to be more accurate, they blew each other out.

And on the inside, the Pacers’ domination over the Lakers was clear to everyone.

Key point, the Pacers still had a "Best Sixth Man"!

The Lakers trailed 1-3 in the series, clearly behind on both fronts.

However, just as the Los Angeles media thought it was all over, David Stern smiled slightly:

No problem, I’ll step in!

He had to try, with the ratings soaring close to 35 million, the hype was too high.

He wanted to see if returning the game to Los Angeles would break that number he never dared to dream about.

Thus, the Lakers won the fifth game of the finals with a free throw disparity of 23 to 10, closing the series at 3-2.

But that was it for David Stern, who was fully aware of what temper Su Wan had. To keep pushing it might cause unforeseen chaos.

The commissioner knew the pressure well.

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