The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 686 - 257: Do you think I’m on the same level as LeBron James?_2

Chapter 686: Chapter 257: Do you think I’m on the same level as LeBron James?_2

Guarding Madison Square Garden!

Su Wan’s determination was visible to everyone...

The first offensive play was by the New York Knicks, and all the Mavericks players were watching Su Wan.

Su Wan received the ball on the move.

The moment he got the ball, he was already close to the free-throw line. He pulled up and shot, sinking it over Caron Butler with precision.

points!

A look of helplessness spread across Butler’s face.

He felt somewhat numb.

Tonight, he had been scored on countless times by Su Wan.

It was blow after blow to his confidence.

This time on defense, he had already braced himself for the inability to stop Su Wan, so as the ball went in, he muttered to himself,

See, I knew it!

The Mavericks countered; Dirk Nowitzki caught the ball and took a deep breath before he started his back attack.

Artest was the one who had put the label of "softie" on Nowitzki’s head during the 2006 finals.

But the pressure on Nowitzki wasn’t just from Artest, it also came from those shining eyes of Su Wan.

He had to keep up with Su Wan’s scoring pace.

It was clear that in the past four years, Nowitzki’s core strength had significantly improved.

Between each breath, he mustered all his strength to push against Artest and then used the rebounding force to spring outwards. In his "turnaround jump shot," he raised one foot to balance his body in a slightly odd posture and dunked the ball into the basket.

Here it comes!

Nowitzki’s signature move:

Golden Chicken Stance!

Whether he invented this move himself or a trainer specifically developed it for him,

this technique indeed greatly improved the stability of his fadeaway shots.

LeBron James’s somewhat winding shooting posture later on took the same approach.

It wasn’t that LeBron was bad at confrontation, but rather his coordination was off... Watching him perform consecutive technical moves, it was evident that he needed to pause the closer he got to releasing the shot. If he didn’t pause, then the evident winding in his shot would become significantly pronounced.

Similarly, the gag about "the whole world knows LeBron is about to shoot a three-pointer, only he thinks it’s sudden," was also due to his poor coordination, his catching and power exertion both had a notable "wind-up."

As for why his body coordination was poor and he looked so stiff,

well...

You know!

For those who say LeBron appears stiff because he’s all muscle, then may I ask, wasn’t Shaquille O’Neal’s muscle mass significant during his time with the Magic? Weren’t Karl Malone’s muscles big? Andre Iguodala, Wade, their muscles are likewise big, but you don’t see their movements turning out stiff to such an extent.

Nowitzki scored, clenching his fist firmly.

Beside him, Johnson was also shouting loudly, "Keep it up, Dirk, keep it up, you’re in great shape!"

But as soon as Nowitzki reached frontcourt, Su Wan, with the ball, came charging from backcourt, facing Caron Butler who had moved up to defend him. Su Wan faked a shot motion, deceiving Butler completely.

Just by taking one step forward, Su Wan didn’t even rush towards the basket, just raised his hand and shot a three-pointer.

"60 points!"

Bill Walton, seeing Su Wan’s decisive shot, couldn’t help but shake his head.

Scoring seemed as simple as eating and drinking for him at this moment.

It was a kind of pressure, if the Mavericks couldn’t withstand it, they would collapse.

Jason Terry, under this pressure, shot a three-point shot.

It went in!

Kenny Smith couldn’t help but express, "Tonight’s Mavericks are really on fire, it’s just a pity..."

It’s just a pity that they are up against such a Su Wan.

Tonight, they were destined to be a mere backdrop.

The ball flew from Felton’s hands; the Mavericks were already trying their best to prevent Su Wan from catching the ball.

But Su Wan still got it.

Mid-range shot, up and released!

And in again!

points!

Ever since the creation of Madison Square Garden, a new single-game scoring record had been born that day, this time set by number 95 of the New York Knicks, Su Wan’s "miracle."

And everybody knew that his "miracles" tonight were far from over.

The atmosphere in the arena gained a few more degrees of fervor.

At this moment, New York fans didn’t just feel the thrill of Su Wan’s crazy scoring.

They felt something more...

The fervor of believers!

At this instant, they were no longer just fans of New York; they were loyalists of the Knicks.

The performance that Su Wan was currently delivering was enough to completely win them over to the New York Knicks. As long as Su Wan was there, they would be lifelong "die-hard fans" of the team.

And as Su Wan created more and more miracles, so would the numbers of these "die-hard fans" increase until they formed a sizable presence.

This zealousness of the Knicks fans added even more pressure to the Mavericks players.

On the court their passing became simpler, and their tactics became more refined.

They dared not take chances with their shots anymore; they left the fate of the Mavericks in the hands of Nowitzki and Jason Terry.

This scene was a shock to D’Antoni.

For the first time, he could feel so distinctly:

Ultimately, the NBA was all about the duel between the absolute cores of the two teams.

Especially at such a crucial moment, when the pressure got so intense that ordinary players no longer dared to take their shots, the only ones left to solve the problem were the team’s absolute cores.

At this time, he also understood how important "isolation" was for a team.