The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 65 - 64: Feeling Sick Again

Chapter 65: Chapter 64: Feeling Sick Again

The Pistons had reached a point where changes were inevitable, and Larry Brown finally let go of his affection for controlling the paint and began to focus on defending the perimeter against the Pacers, particularly the high jump shots of Little O’Neal and the mid-to-long distance jump shots of Reggie Miller after his cuts.

In fact, if Pistons player Hamilton could command the same presence on the court as Reggie Miller, the Pistons’ offense wouldn’t be so passive. Unfortunately, among similar players, probably only the future "Golden State LaVine," who resembles a "schoolboy," could suppress Reggie Miller; others, including Ray Allen, might not achieve the same tactical impact.

Of course, it goes without saying that Ray Allen’s role on the court was greater than Hamilton’s.

The game resumed, and the Pistons received some good news on the offensive end:

Billups made the first three-pointer of the game!

The score gap instantly shrank back to 4 points, and the Pacers could no longer ignore his movements beyond the three-point line.

Why else would he be called "Mr. Key"?

Even at his lowest, he could still "kill with one shot."

Meanwhile, the movement of the other Pistons players on the court also stabilized quite a bit, no longer so frantic.

This was an absolute "tranquilizer."

During the Pacers’ offensive phase, they quickly discovered that the opponents’ defensive formation was expanding outward.

Rick Carlisle secretly clenched his teeth. If he let Little O’Neal attack the basket now, the current touch he maintained could possibly be destroyed, and the effectiveness inside might not be achievable.

He vividly remembered the "Double Ghosts Slap the Door" from the first quarter.

Not only did he remember, but so did Little O’Neal.

Thus, seeing the opposing defense expanding, he hesitated inside, wondering whether he should change his tactics immediately, sink to the baseline, and force the opponents to continue shrinking their defense?

This was definitely a test—one that might have left him with a "concussion."

The double Wallaces’ ability to guard the paint was no joke. Last year, in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Pistons, he played 6 games, and his highest shooting percentage in a game was only 45.5%, with about 35% in three games.

Facing these two from the Pistons under the basket, it’s hard to say he couldn’t play at all, but it was almost impossible.

But...

This is my responsibility!

I must take it on my shoulders!

Just look at the team’s current situation; besides him, who else could force...

"Bang!"

After a fierce internal battle, Little O’Neal, following a regular pick-and-roll with Su Wan, was prepared to fight the double Wallaces under the basket.

Unexpectedly, Su Wan executed a "Fake Pass and Real Penetration" as the ball handler hooking back, directly faking out Rashid Wallace and then soared like a cannonball flying straight for the basket.

The Pistons’ attention was all on Little O’Neal, thinking that the Pacers’ adjusted tactic to force the Pistons to shrink their defense was to let Little O’Neal go one-on-one under the basket with the ball. Therefore, when Su Wan soared high and completed the slam dunk with both hands, everything happened so suddenly!

"Nice, good shot!"

Even the usually mute Rick Carlisle couldn’t help but clap and cheer at Su Wan’s decisive dunk.

He lost his composure, let alone the spectators on site.

The crowd exploded, and many Pacers fans jumped up.

This shot was not only sudden but also boosted morale.

In the TNT studio, Barkley raised his voice, "Good, Uncle has started to exert force, enhancing his threat to the basket personally."

Kenny Smith laughed.

He didn’t know when Barkley became so eloquent!

This "dead fat pig" actually considered Su Wan’s 5 points in the first half as "serving his teammates"?

Well, after all, the hopes for revenge were on the "Huaxia New Star," so how could he not think positively?

But soon, he realized that what Barkley said might not be just talk...

"Clang!"

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With the noisy cheering, it was indeed not easy to coordinate, and as Billups waited for Hamilton to pass by him ready to pass the ball, he caught a glimpse of Reggie Miller behind him. Hesitating for a moment, he decided not to pass, resulting in being surrounded by the Pacers and being forced to give the ball up while Reggie Miller made the steal.

The ball immediately flew into Su Wan’s hands.

Then Reggie Miller sped toward the three-point line on the other side.

The Pistons quickly retreated to defense, but with Miller’s move, their defensive line scattered, leaving only Prince in front of Su Wan.

The "Little Prince" indeed had strong defensive disruption abilities, but his decisive steal and block stats were not very prominent.

In his entire career, he never had a season where his average steals or blocks exceeded 1.

This probably had a lot to do with his lack of sufficient strength and physical quality.

Su Wan had noted these statistics, so in a 1v1, he wasn’t scared at all!

Of course, mainly because...

He had entered "The Zone" mode.

After getting close to Prince, Su Wan pushed his power to the maximum. In the following moments, instead of saying that Prince was constantly keeping his hands in front of Su Wan, it was more like Su Wan was pushing him forward.

Prince completely lost control of the defense.

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