The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 669 - 253 You Can Always Trust LeBron James! (Happy National Day!)_5

Chapter 669: Chapter 253 You Can Always Trust LeBron James! (Happy National Day!)_5

"They’re mad with their ’chasing three points.’"

"Just catching the opposing team off balance during a retreat after a successful defense and bombarding them with three-point shots."

"Popovich has been around the league for so long, but he’s never seen this style before."

"Ironically, this season the Spurs’ rebounding advantage is not significant, averaging just 0.7 more rebounds per game than their opponents."

"Considering the many weaker teams in the league, this means that when the Spurs face other strong teams or teams with strong rebounding abilities, their rebounding stats aren’t impressive."

"The New York Knicks could use their mobility to fight for second-chance rebounds."

"This combination of punches made the Spurs very uncomfortable."

"At halftime, the New York Knicks had established a 10-point lead."

"But in the second half, the tide suddenly changed, and Stephen Curry and the others started to become unstable."

"By the end of the third quarter, the Spurs had cut the lead to just 2 points."

"During the break, Mike D’Antoni gave Tyronn Lue a complex look. The two had been working together for some time now, and understanding D’Antoni’s look instantly, Lue got it: ’Fourth quarter, give the ball to Su Wan!’"

"As for the defensive shift, D’Antoni also expanded the entire defensive line outward to block the Spurs’ three-point shooting."

"The aim was to force the Spurs to solve their problems with two-point plays."

"On the offensive front, D’Antoni now also had confidence in Su Wan!"

"How could he not?

"So far this season, Su Wan was averaging 33.5 points per game, about 6 points more than Kevin Durant, who was second in the scoring charts with an average of 27.8 points per game."

"Others were even further behind Su Wan."

"With such dominance, which head coach wouldn’t have confidence?"

"Even D’Antoni, who originally didn’t have ’isolation’ in his playbook, was now confident in his team’s ability to fight in the clutch."

"Is this what it feels like to have Su Wan?"

"D’Antoni had to admit that back in his Phoenix Suns days, whenever it came to times like these, he always felt agitated. But now..."

"He felt an incredible sense of calm."

"Though in his heart, he still muttered begrudgingly:"

"Mike, have you just given up on your basketball philosophy?"

"Where is your persistence!"

"Over on the ESPN commentary desk, Bill Walton made an offhand remark: ’If the New York Knicks’ bench could provide a more stable three-point shooting presence in the third quarter, I don’t think they’d be having such a tough time. This team needs Vince Carter!’"

"What he didn’t know was..."

"Vince Carter was watching the game."

"Hearing this, a mysterious light shone in his eyes."

"Donnie Walsh’s negotiations with the general manager of the Phoenix Suns had reached a stalemate, with neither side willing to budge."

"But actually, Vince Carter was very clear; there was someone who could break the deadlock."

"That person was himself..."

"It’s just that his willingness to join the Knicks wasn’t that strong."

"Teaming up with Stephen Curry was certainly a great prospect, but with Su Wan on the team, he was quite certain that they were destined to become a strong team."

"And joining the New York Knicks wouldn’t guarantee him a starting role... although he also knew that his market value wasn’t the same as it was two years ago."

"But if he had to join a team that didn’t need him, he’d rather stay with the Phoenix Suns, where his starting position was secured."

"However, as he watched this game and listened to what Bill Walton had said, he found that the New York Knicks did have a place for him, and he could offer something that nobody else could..."

"His willingness intensified a bit."

"Bill Walton had no idea that his words had changed Vince Carter’s mind, and at that moment, the game on the court started again."

"Popovich had stocked Jefferson and Battier on the wings, specifically to deal with the league’s isolation scorers on the wings."

"But he soon discovered..."

"For top wing scorers like Su Wan, it didn’t matter how many ’gatekeepers’ you amassed; he would dismantle them one after the other."

"It’s worth mentioning that the Spurs focused even more on blocking their opponents’ three-point shots, which led to neglecting the mid-range even further, creating a huge gap."

"Su Wan scored consecutively from mid-range."

"No matter who was in front of him, as long as he got to that spot, he could score." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"He became a ’Killing God.’"

"Additionally..."

"In the fourth quarter, Tyson Chandler fully demonstrated his ability."

"As the Knicks also started to block the Spurs’ outside three-point shots, it meant that all of the Spurs’ perimeter breakthroughs had to be stopped by Tyson Chandler alone."

"Yet, he epitomized ’one man holding the pass against a thousand enemies’!"

"Three blocks in a single quarter, the Spurs’ perimeter players were left rattled."

"Also..."

"Tim Duncan tried to receive the ball and perform a back attack, but was equally staggered by Tyson Chandler’s resistance."

"In that moment, Su Wan almost saw Kevin Garnett."

"Tim, you too..."

"In this way, relying on Su Wan’s offense and Tyson Chandler’s defense, the New York Knicks proved their ’home dragon’ status by defeating the Western number one San Antonio Spurs with a score of 109 to 100, winning by 9 points."

"Charles Barkley commented on Tyson Chandler: ’Who can now say he doesn’t deserve a top salary!’"

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