The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 621 - 244: 6 Years, 5 Titles_2

Chapter 621: Chapter 244: 6 Years, 5 Titles_2

Fuck!

Don’t know how many years of life that cost him!

Barkley became increasingly sour the more he thought about it.

If he wasn’t sitting in the studio, he would’ve spat right out.

After the game, most media believed that it would be very tough for the Celtics to even win the next game.

The main issue was that, being a "Three Giants" team, the Celtics didn’t have many lineup changes to begin with.

This season they were primarily defensive-focused.

And the biggest reason they lost the game was...

Their defense clearly wasn’t strong enough.

Disjointed interior and perimeter defense led to the breakdown of the Celtics’ overall defensive system.

With no lineup changes and their strongest defensive tactics failing, how could the Celtics win?

Unless each of them could enter ’The Zone’ like Su Wan.

But if they could enter ’The Zone’, they wouldn’t need to band together in their thirties.

The results did not surprise anyone; the following three games almost followed the same script, the only difference being the final point margin, which grew larger and larger.

In Game 4 of the series, the Pacers completely shattered the "Three Giants’" morale at Boston’s North Shore Garden.

The Boston fans, always known for their die-hard loyalty, unusually chose to leave the stadium early.

There was no choice—the 30-point gap was one thing, but most importantly, none of the "old Three Giants" had expiring contracts this summer, while the contracts of Rajon Rondo, Tony Allen, and others were ending.

This meant it would be very difficult for the Celtics to maintain their current lineup.

As for trades...

Who would want three "old guys" who banded together and didn’t win the Championship Trophy?

Even if the trades were completed, given their condition, it was estimated they couldn’t get much hopeful in return.

Surely not...

The remaining Boston fans suddenly had a bold thought in their minds.

They looked at Su Wan with increasingly fervent eyes.

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

Of course, this group of fans weren’t the self-righteous old white men of Boston; they would never lower themselves to shout for Su Wan.

Most of those shouting were Asian and some black fans.

While they were shouting, they faced all kinds of disdainful looks from these old white men.

Embarrassing!

Do you even deserve to be Boston fans?

Maybe they should hang a sign outside the stadium next time:

No dogs or these fans allowed.

The provoked old white men let out a blast of boos towards Su Wan.

Su Wan heard the shouting, but he couldn’t be bothered to care. However, the boos from the old white men piqued his interest.

Looking at those hateful glances, Su Wan pointed to the championship banners above the old stadium and said, "You only deserve to live in the past!"

With just one sentence, these old white men were utterly broken down.

Because Su Wan had hit their sore spot:

As the team with the most Championship Trophies in the League, the last time the Celtics hoisted one was in 1986, 24 years from today.

The young die-hard Boston fans of that time would now be pot-bellied middle-aged men.

Paul Pierce intended to greet Su Wan, but seeing how he treated the Boston fans, he immediately told the cameras court-side, "I will absolutely not respect someone who disrespects Boston fans, and I will not congratulate him!"

He had finally found an excuse!

With that, he left in a huff.

His actions earned the cheers of all the old white men in the stadium.

This was the demeanor of the "City Son" who hadn’t won the Championship Trophy.

Ray Allen, however, seemed not to notice these events and greeted Su Wan as usual.

Instant boos broke out in the venue.

Kevin Garnett was smarter; he didn’t approach right away. Instead, he waited until reporters were about to start interviewing Su Wan and then walked up, pretending to have just finished his business, to congratulate Su Wan.

By then, the atmosphere had already softened considerably, and with the disruptive old white men gone, his move didn’t attract too much attention from the sidelines.

Three people, three personalities, were vividly displayed.

However, Garnett soon realized that coming over right now wasn’t the wisest decision.

Facing him with a sneer, Su Wan said, "Kevin, it seems that loyalty hasn’t screwed me over after all. It’s the lack of strength that’s the main reason for not getting the Championship Trophy!"

Kevin Garnett was stunned.

Because he had left the Forest Wolf after failing to lead the team to the Championship every year despite a high salary, even failing to reach the finals, Minnesota fans understood him, but he couldn’t get over it himself. Thus, he often said, "Don’t let loyalty screw you over." He had said it not only to Su Wan but also to the other team leaders he had eliminated.

As long as they left, Kevin Garnett would feel less guilty. fгeewebnovёl.com

But now...

A deep "boomerang" silenced him.

It also made him hold a grudge against Su Wan.

The next morning, news that the Pacers had made it to the finals dominated the headlines.

Entering the League for six seasons, Su Wan had led his team to the finals in five of them.

His leadership record made the entire League take notice.

"The New York Times" wrote: "This will be the most glorious era in Pacers’ history, they are unlikely to see such splendor again, neither 20 years ago nor in the next 20 years!"

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