Chapter 268 The night of winning the championship
Rick Carlisle expressed his anger after the game.

Pat Riley was not to be outdone and said confidently: “The Pacers are a bunch of lunatics!”

How can you be so reckless?

But it was Pat Riley who caused public ridicule the next day. The New York media took the lead in the charge: “Pat Riley, you New York traitor, stop pretending to be a victim. We all saw clearly that you were the first to start. This scene is exactly the same as 11 years ago. The only difference is that the victim back then was the New York Knicks, and now the victim is the Indiana Pacers!”

“We must applaud the Pacers. They fought back strongly and did not let the Heat’s conspiracy succeed!”

Back then, New York didn’t react in time. The opponent used role players to pull their core players to fight back, and they could have counterattacked in the same way!

Who doesn’t have role players?

In one game, both sides suffered heavy losses.

O’Neal dislocated his shoulder and severely strained his muscles, and it will take at least 2 months to recover;

Wade woke up slowly after the game, and his first words were confused: “Where is this? I want to go back to Mars”;
As for Haslem, Zach Randolph, Harrington and Chris Bosh who were fighting with each other, Millsap who punched Wade hard was suspended by David Stern after the game.

Haslem was suspended for 7 games, Zach Randolph was suspended for 4 games, Harrington was suspended for 3 games, and Millsap was suspended for 6 games.

At the same time, both teams were fined $10.

After receiving the fine, Rick Carlisle did not think he did anything wrong: “We can’t let the Heat beat us in such a disgusting way. They don’t have the strength to beat us at all. The Heat’s Big Three are a joke!”

The words stung all of Miami.

When the “Big Three” were formed before the start of the season, the whole of Miami was full of vigor and vitality, aiming directly at the O’Brien Cup in the new season.

As a result, they didn’t even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals and were eliminated in the semifinals.

This result is far from their original expectations.

However, in the face of attacks from various media, the Miami media still insisted that the Pacers were also responsible for the situation.

If their reaction hadn’t been so radical, things wouldn’t have gotten so serious.

Such shameless words left other media stunned.

LeBron also officially confirmed through the news that the team was eliminated 1-4.

He felt mixed emotions.

The biggest feeling is…

Bosh and Wade are two rubbish!

He sacrificed so much, but still didn’t win in the end!
It really makes him feel frustrated.

He pounded the edge of the bed angrily.

The movement was too big and pulled my balls.

He suddenly felt a sour taste, which made him pout and make a “hmm” sound.

It was also at this time that two people walked into the ward, the American entertainment industry boss Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce.

These two can be considered as LeBron’s very close friends.

The three of them gradually showed signs of becoming the leaders of black America.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé need not be mentioned much. LeBron, the “chosen one” who came out of the “ghetto”, has also illuminated the world of countless black Americans and become their guiding light. They also hope that they can have the same luck as LeBron!

In fact, this is LeBron’s real “base”.

“Feeling better?” Jay-z walked to the bedside and asked with concern.

LeBron’s expression eased and he nodded slightly: “Don’t worry, this won’t be a problem for me!”

Jay-z saw that LeBron was not happy: “Let me tell you some good news!”

LeBron cast an expectant look at Jay-Z. He already had a premonition of what Jay-Z would say.

“Diddy has agreed. You will be invited to this summer’s party. Brother, you got what you wished for!”

really!

LeBron’s expression suddenly became excited.

I almost jumped out of the bed.

“Really?” he confirmed.

“Of course, bro, will this make you feel better soon?!”

“There is no doubt that I am already well now!”

LeBron felt like he was alive.

There is no way. Diddy’s party is a party that even the upper class Americans find difficult to enter. To be able to enter that circle is basically equivalent to entering the core circle of America, and those are the truly successful people.

Let’s put it this way…

Basketball is the “stepping stone” that LeBron uses to knock on that door.

Now, he finally got on the boat, which made him look very happy.

As soon as the Pacers advanced, Suwan sent a tweet:
Justice must prevail!

As for the New York media, they are already celebrating their early spot in the finals.

Bill Simmons, who hadn’t been seen for a long time, jumped out at this time: “Suwan’s dominance is based on luck. He will always encounter this or that thing that allows him and his team to go to the end. This year is the best proof. Whether it is the Heat or the Pacers, if they enter the Eastern Conference Finals in full, they will be a difficult team for the New York Knicks. But now the two teams are fighting to the point of both being injured, which allows Suwan and the New York Knicks to reap the benefits. If the New York Knicks eventually win the championship in this way, I will be the first to disagree!”

Barkley immediately counterattacked: “Does Bill Simmons have a wrong understanding of his own influence? You are just a columnist who has been writing for many years. Are you sure that your disapproval will affect Suwan’s historical status?”

Shaquille O’Neal also stood up and said: “According to what you said, Hakeem’s two consecutive championships should also be questioned, because Michael Jordan had retired at that time. The Celtics’ eight consecutive championships should also be questioned, because there were not so many teams in the league at that time. Michael Jordan’s first three consecutive championships should also be questioned, because he won his first championship in his career after the league changed the rules… But in fact, these things always happen on the road to pursuing the championship. Bill Simmons has never played in the NBA, so he doesn’t understand these things, which is normal!”

Suwan has played against worthy opponents before, such as the 61-win Bulls, who have only lost two games less than the Heat. In terms of combat effectiveness, they should be on the same level as the Heat.

But in the end, Suwan proved that he was a higher level than the regular season MVP, and the Knicks defeated the Bulls 4-1, which is enough to prove…

Suwan and the energy of the New York Knicks.

the most important is……

Even if they did have an advantage in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Zach Randolph suspended for five games and O’Neal confirmed to need about two months of recuperation, they still have the Finals to play.

The two teams that have entered the Western Conference Finals have also qualified. Coincidentally, they are the Spurs, who are ranked first in the West, and the Mavericks, who are ranked third in the West.

It is worth mentioning that this is the third consecutive year that the two teams have met each other on the playoff stage.

What’s more coincidental is that in the first two encounters, it was the lower-ranked party that managed to “overcome the stronger”.

The Mavericks gave the Spurs a “Black 6”, and the Spurs gave the Mavericks a “Black “.

The Spurs have a regular season record of 61 wins, while the Mavericks have the same record as the Knicks at 58 wins. At least judging from the record, the Knicks will have trouble no matter who they play against.

Winning the championship by stepping on them cannot be without value.

After all, everyone knows that this year’s New York Knicks are led by Suwan alone.

Apart from him, the team did not have any player who was in his prime and had performed well last season before the start of the season.

If he wins the championship in the end, then Suwan will have single-handedly defeated a 61-win team, a 58-win team, or two 61-win teams in the playoffs.

Therefore, there is absolutely no such thing as a statement that has no gold content.

This is not LOL…

There are indeed reasons to be criticized for not defeating SKT in the best-of-five series and winning the final S-League championship.

This is the NBA. The Heat are just a group of guys who were beaten to a pulp by Suwan and had to huddle together for warmth. It doesn’t mean that if they didn’t meet them in the playoffs, their championship would not be of good quality.

In addition to Chris Bosh, both Wade and LeBron have been “fermented” by Suwan in the past six years.

When Su Wan called their names, they had to stand out of the team respectfully and shout:
Here!
More media call this season “Su Wan’s Road to Godhood.”

You know, after winning this championship, Suwan has won 6 championship trophies and finals MVPs in his career, which is a very sensitive number.

Michael Jordan has 6 championship trophies and 6 championship rings…

In addition, his six championship trophies include two consecutive “three-peat” titles.

Although Su Wan changed a team during this period, if he won the championship, it would be two consecutive “three consecutive championships” for him personally, but the second “three consecutive championships” belonged to the “Nomadic Dynasty”.

It is unrealistic to defeat Michael Jordan with just 6 championship rings, but this does not prevent Su Wan from consolidating his godhood first.

Before this championship, if you called him “Su Wan”, he would not argue;

But after winning this championship, you have to respectfully call him “Su God”!

While the New York media were opening champagne in advance to celebrate the team’s advance to the finals, they were also celebrating Suwan’s official “ascension to godhood” in advance.

The whole of New York was filled with joy. If you didn’t know, you would have thought the finals were over.

At this time, Su Wan received diddy’s party invitation.

Tai Lun was very excited. He was afraid that Su Wan didn’t know, so he introduced it to Su Wan: “Diddy’s party has always been only for dignitaries, and I heard that an invitation letter costs 5 million, and ordinary people can’t get in. Since he sent you an invitation letter, my suggestion is that you can go and take a look. This is a good opportunity to expand your influence in America.”

“Especially after this summer…”

What Taillon meant was that Suwan was about to win the sixth championship of his career. If he really succeeded, the media would definitely add more publicity about his “ascension to godhood”, and he needed to appear on some occasions to prove his influence.

Like diddy’s party.

It’s just that Su Wan doesn’t have a very good impression of Diddy.

After thinking about it, he asked Taillon to spread the word that he had received the invitation, but he had a lot of things to do in the summer, so he couldn’t attend.

In this way, the desired influence can be achieved, while at the same time contact with diddy can be avoided.

Tyron nodded, indicating that this was also possible.

The news was quickly released.

Many media outlets reported this incident.

LeBron, lying on the hospital bed, was shocked when he saw the news that Suwan had rejected Diddy’s invitation to the party.

This Chinese man had no idea what this meant.

But this made him secretly happy.

Because in his opinion, Su Wan’s refusal was equivalent to rejecting the possibility of further progress.

After attending this party, he will use the connections of these bigwigs to regain his former influence…

Eh?
Wait a minute……

Why did he already have an invitation but I haven’t received one yet?

LeBron suddenly found a bright spot.

This made him, who was originally excited, suddenly feel as if he was poured with a basin of cold water, and his whole body wilted.

After the first day, when the Eastern Conference Finals officially started, the league released the results of this season’s regular season MVP in the morning:

Suwan received 38.5% of the votes, beating Derrick Rose who received 36.2%.

The gap is very small.

Maybe just one or two first-place votes.

New York TV stations reported the news one after another at noon that day:
Suwan won the regular season MVP, breaking the New York Knicks’ embarrassing record of no player becoming the regular season MVP for 41 years.

If such a result occurs at the end of the regular season, there will still be some doubts.

After all, Derrick Rose’s performance this season is really good and he deserves a regular season MVP award. But after the semifinals, even the Chicago media had to admit that it was not that Derrick Rose was not good enough, but that Suwan was too awesome!

He is so awesome that it is impossible to ignore his existence.

There were three teams that finally achieved 60 wins this season.

But the only team that has achieved 41 wins and 0 losses at home is the New York Knicks.

and……

What’s your lineup and what’s his lineup?
Artest, who has fallen from his prime, Tyson Chandler, who suffered an injury last season, Gallinari, who is in his third year, Stephen Curry, who is in his second year, and Paul George, who is in his first year.

Before Vince Carter arrived, these people were the New York Knicks’ usual lineup except for Suwan.

ESPN has repeatedly posted: “Only Suwan could achieve these achievements with such a New York Knicks team.”

The Bleacher Report also stated: “This season, Suwan has done a lot of things he has never done before. In terms of his personal performance alone, his average points per game is a new high in his career. His 83 points in a single game means that he has officially entered that level, just like Kobe a few years ago.”

The coverage lasted all day and was even more exciting than the upcoming Eastern Conference Finals.

In addition to the lack of suspense in the Eastern Conference Finals, the more important point is:
Previously, led by the New York media, they had begun to build momentum for Su Wan’s “deification”.

With this one, Suwan has won four regular season MVPs so far in his career…

This puts him above the likes of Larry Bird.

He now has the same number of regular season MVPs as Chamberlain.

There were only two people left in front of him.

One is Michael Jordan.

He has five regular season MVP trophies.

Another one is “Lord of the Rings” Bill Russell.

He has five regular season MVP trophies.

This means that he is already in third place in this achievement.

If he can win this year’s Finals MVP trophy, he will be tied for first place with Michael Jordan in Finals MVP.

At the same time, he is tied with Jordan for 8th in the history in terms of the number of championships.
Without exception, all of the above are members of the Celtics during their 8 consecutive championships…

Among these eight people, only one actually planted the flag on “Mount Rushmore”, and that was Bill Russell!
However, for Suwan, if he wants to surpass Michael Jordan.

Then he has to be number one on all the lists.

Not only did he move from third to first in the regular season MVP list, and from tied for first to first in the Finals MVP list, but he also surpassed the Celtics’ ancient legends in the number of championships…

Only in this way can he become the undisputed number one.

Of course, that was his goal.

Now that he has New York behind him, it is estimated that when he wins the eighth championship trophy in his career, that is, completing the first “three consecutive championships” with New York, the New York media will regard him as the only “GOAT” in the NBA and endorse him crazily.

Wait a minute……

Su Wan discovered that since arriving in New York, he had unknowingly developed the bad habit of opening champagne in advance.

Even the first championship trophy is still being pursued!

He has actually started to imagine winning three consecutive championships with the New York Knicks and snatching the title of “GOAT” from Michael Jordan…

This is another “three-year plan”, but now Su Wan has to do one thing well first, which is to win this year’s championship.

The first game of the Western Conference Finals has already been played.

After a fierce battle, the Spurs defeated the Mavericks 108-101.

Judging from this game, both teams have their own problems:

Tim Duncan of the Spurs has been suffering from plantar fasciitis, which has a great impact on his movement on both offense and defense.

To be honest, the Spurs really have to thank Suwan.

If it weren’t for him, the Grizzlies would not have been able to establish the original “black and white bear” system. How could they have made it to the Western Conference Finals?
We have already suffered the humiliating “black eight”!

For this kind of kindness, it’s not too much to give the championship after entering the finals, right?
As for the Mavericks…

Not getting Tyson Chandler is the biggest problem for this team.

It can be seen from the first game that in order to deal with the Spurs’ “Moneyball” style of play, Dirk Nowitzki expended a lot of physical energy on the defensive end, running around, so that at the critical moment of the game, when he was needed to stand up and give the “critical blow”, he was weak.

The game was deadlocked for three quarters, and the Mavericks lost in the last quarter.

For most of the season, it would be Dirk Nowitzki who stepped up and led the team to victory.

But because Dirk spent too much energy on the defensive end tonight, he was unable to stand out.

If Tyson Chandler had gone to the Mavericks, he could have done these jobs for Nowitzki.

Popovich should have seen this loophole of the Mavericks, which is why he attacked the inside a lot in the previous period, or shot three-pointers from the bottom corner, mobilizing Dirk Nowitzki’s running to the greatest extent, thereby consuming his physical energy…

The tactic was successful.

If the Mavericks eventually reverse and enter the finals.

Then the New York Knicks can continue to use this tactic.

From the analysis, it can be seen that both the Spurs and the Mavericks have points that can be targeted.

The New York Knicks won this year’s championship, and after playing in another set of semifinals in the Eastern Conference, things became much clearer.

Su Wan saw a media person tweet:
Half of the names on this year’s New York Knicks trophy should be written as Indiana Pacers.

Su Wan sent him a thumbs-up emoji at that time:
indeed!

That night, Suwan officially received the fourth regular season MVP trophy of his career in the presence of 2 fans at Madison Square Garden and his old brothers from the Pacers.

Irene took this photo of him:

Add 1 to the Ladder of God!

Zach Randolph and O’Neal Jr. clapped their hands hard when he raised his glass.

Su Wan smiled and told O’Neal to take it easy.

The atmosphere after the game started didn’t feel like the Eastern Conference Finals, but rather like a friendly match.

The Pacers, whose core lineup consisted of only Billups and Marc Gasol, put up a symbolic resistance, but were blown away by the New York Knicks’ three-point shooting team. Before the third quarter was over, Suwan signaled D’Antoni with his eyes and took the lead in replacing all the starters.

Rick Carlisle used the remaining lineup to catch up with some points, and then brought up the substitute from the bench.

At the end of the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, the New York Knicks defeated the Pacers by 91 points with a score of 80 to 11.

苏万连汗都没出，登场28分14秒，就拿到了22分4篮板5助攻。

The shooting percentage is an exaggerated 60%!

There is no other way. Even asking Afflalo to defend him is not an easy task, let alone others.

In this game, Rick Carlisle used the guard combination of Jeremy Lin and Billups.

When Billups was young, his defense was quite qualified, but as he gets older, his defensive ability can only be described as “not making mistakes”. Jeremy Lin has been reused earlier than before, but his overall ability has not yet improved to the “Linsanity” period. After this game, his eyes were almost unfocused.

The buzzer sounded and he made a “cross prayer”.

Thank God I’m still alive!

In the second game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Afflalo returned from his concussion.

But his return did not stop the Pacers from being one-sided.

He was able to limit Wade in the game against the Heat.

One very important reason is:
There was no coordination among the “Big Three” of the Heat, and Wade relied on his personal ability to attack.

In this situation, with Aflaro’s current abilities, no matter what, there will always be some limitations.

But Su Wan is different.

His one-on-one play on the wing still has the bonus of the system.

Let me tell you about the way Su Wan often attacks now:

He will run out from the wing, and the ball will come to him at this time. The moment he gets the ball, he will choose to jump shot immediately or break through with the ball.

But one thing is that at this time, his teammates must have helped him to create enough singles space, allowing him to instantly enter the “singles mode”.
This is the improvement that the team’s formation brings to him.

When Afflalo was defending Wade before, all he had to do was to slightly slow down Wade’s speed of breaking through the basket. As long as he did this, there would definitely be players behind him to provide backup defense.

Because Wade’s one-on-one play is not like Suwan’s, he always has teammates to help him create enough space.

The Heat have limited roster space this season, especially when LeBron comes on…

With the help of his teammates, Afflalo may be able to put some pressure on Suwan.

But without the help of his teammates, Afflalo would really be in a passive position.

The Pacers waved the “white flag” halfway through the fourth quarter of this game.

After the game, Suwan stroked Afflalo’s head and said, “That’s some progress, kid, but it’s not enough!”

Afflalo smiled.

At this moment, he felt like he was back to a year ago.

At that time, after the training game, Su Wan would always pull him aside to point out the problems for him.

A very important reason why Afflalo has made such great progress on the wing this year is that he is now putting theoretical knowledge into practice.

He benefited a lot from Su Wan’s training last season.

He had said before: “I learned a lot from Su Wan.”

The next two games came to Indiana.

Although the team is now trailing 0-2, the atmosphere in Conseco Fieldhouse is very good.

After the last game of the previous round, they already knew that the Pacers would be able to reach the Eastern Conference Finals this season.

Of course, even if it was just this position, for the Pacers, it was a result they had never thought of before the start of the season.

I thought that Su Wan’s departure would cause this team to decline immediately…

Here, we have to mention that Suwan alone traded a group of people for this team last summer.

Before this deal, the most generous “superstar” must be Kevin Garnett.

The Timberwolves sent him to the Celtics in exchange for enough chips.

Now, when it comes to the most generous “superstar”, Suwan replaces Kevin Garnett.

Not only did he stay when the team encountered the “dynasty sequelae”, but he also left enough assets to the team when he left, allowing the team to continue to be among the powerhouses in the Eastern Conference.

This is why Indiana people are still so enthusiastic about Suwan.

What Suwan brought to Indiana is something the city must remember.

In both games, the atmosphere was still like a friendly match.

The final score was 4-0.
The New York Knicks successfully advanced to this year’s finals.

It is worth mentioning that when the fourth game of the series ended, celebratory ribbons actually floated down from the sky above the arena.

More than 1 Pacers fans stayed in the stadium and witnessed Suwan lift this year’s Eastern Conference Finals trophy.

As everyone knows, Su Wan never touches these small trophies.

But this time, amid the cheers of the audience, he made an exception and raised the Eastern Conference championship trophy.

The atmosphere at this moment is almost the same as the “championship night” of the past five years.

The Indiana people shouted:
“Su Wan, go to the finals and win the sixth championship trophy of your career!”

Su Wan nodded slightly in response to the shouts of all Indiana people.

Afterwards, Suwan hugged O’Neal Jr., Zach Randolph and others in turn, and when he left, he even went directly into the home team’s player tunnel.

Herbert also came to send his blessings.

At the same time, the whole of New York was boiling.

This is the first time the New York Knicks have reached the Finals since 99.

It’s been exactly 12 years, a cycle!
When they fell on the stage of the finals, no one in New York thought that they would experience such a bad 00s.

Of course, for them now…

If the quagmire in the 00s was God’s test for them to get Su Wan, then what they want to say is…

We can withstand this test!

Because Su Wan…

It’s really awesome!

This is only his first year with the New York Knicks.

Donnie Walsh took over this terrible team two years ago and had just cleared out all of the team’s bad contracts and was about to start rebuilding.

Su Wan actually led such a team into the finals.

“Okay, we all know what the only doubts from the outside world about Su Wan’s ability to lead a team are…”

“The Pacers he joined is a mature team!”

“And the New York Knicks are not like the Pacers back then…”

“The Pacers team at that time just had a chaotic atmosphere and the morale of the team was scattered!”

“As long as they can regroup, this is still a strong enough team.”

“The New York Knicks are different. They are a completely rebuilding team.”

“No one could say that this team was a strong team before Suwan joined, just like no one could confidently tell everyone before the season started that the New York Knicks would make it to the finals this season.”

“But now, Su Wan has led such a rebuilding team to the finals!”

“All the media people who still want to question Su Wan’s ability to lead the team, take a break!”

“You have to admit that what you are witnessing is a monster whose leadership ability is comparable to Michael Jordan’s in history.”

“One more thing…”

“Michael Jordan’s peak leadership ability began when he was 28 years old.”

“And Su Wan is only 26 years old now. Wait, that’s 25 years and months!”

This is the most terrifying thing!

He has just entered his peak period, but his leadership ability is comparable to that of Michael Jordan at his peak.

Waiting for this guy to reach his absolute peak…

I don’t dare to think about it, I really don’t dare to think about it!
The latest headline of the New York Times is a photo of Suwan holding up the Eastern Conference championship trophy with a crown on his head.

What can I say?

The crown you wear is a fake.

The crown given to you by others is the one that has real value.

However, the New York media is now Su Wan’s flesh and blood, shouting “Master, Master” all day long. Even if they put a crown on Su Wan, it is not very convincing.

At least that’s what Su Wan himself thinks.

Back to New York for an interview with Erin.

The Western Conference Finals are currently in full swing, with the two teams currently tied 4-2 after four games.

The “Battle of Tianwang Mountain” will begin tonight.

Irene asked Su Wan: “Which team do you hope will make it to the finals?”

Su Wan smiled and said, “It doesn’t make much difference. We all have a grudge against each other anyway!”

All deserve to die!
But after thinking about it, he said: “I hope it’s the Spurs. Beating them is a good sign!”

He won the first championship of his career against them.

Then he started his 6-year 5-championship professional career.

This sign…

It really doesn’t get any better than this!
This is the first year of changing teams. If I win my first championship with the Spurs, then…

Not to mention anything else, at least “6 championships in 5 years”!
After his remarks were published in the newspaper, they were recognized by the New York media.

Originally, the New York media analyzed that it would be better to play against the Mavericks.

In the four games of the Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks are more targeted. As long as they don’t pull away in the first three quarters and try to consume Dirk Nowitzki’s energy, the Mavericks will lose if Nowitzki can’t stand up in the fourth quarter. In the four games, the Spurs are still quite threatening when they get their touch.

But now, they all feel:
Su Wan is right!
If we beat the Spurs, we will not only win the championship, but also gain a luck bonus.

It’s like “killing two birds with one stone”.

When the media in San Antonio and Dallas heard what Suwan said, they were furious.

Isn’t this blatant contempt for them?

Both sides are eager to enter the finals and settle accounts with Su Wan.

As a result, the “decisive battle” in the West became the most tense playoff game of this season.

Both teams kept hitting key shots in the final moments, dragging the game into the first overtime, but it was not over yet, so they went into a second overtime, which determined the winner.

The Spurs won by 128 points, 124 to 4.

In the second overtime, you can see that Nowitzki and Tim Duncan were so tired that they could hardly stand and were just hanging on by their last breath.

When the game ended, the two of them immediately found a place to sit down.

Barkley looked at them and couldn’t help but say, “Now it seems that no matter who enters the finals, it will be difficult to stop Su Wan and the New York Knicks!”

It’s true that the Knicks are a “youthful army”.

Inexperience and immaturity are their shortcomings, but one thing they have is good physical fitness.

Let’s look at the Mavericks and the Spurs. Not only are they both “old teams”, but they also had to fight two overtimes in one game of the Western Conference Finals. Even if the Spurs, who won the “decisive game”, can resolve the battle in Game 6 of the series, the Knicks have already rested for 4 days and are waiting for the opportunity.

With these old limbs and weak arms and legs, how many races can they run with them?
Not only Barkley thinks so, many media also think so. The New York Knicks are really lucky this season.

In another matchup in the Eastern Conference semifinals, a large-scale brawl broke out, resulting in “mutual losses”. Now, the two teams that have entered the Western Conference finals are both “old horses” with elderly people as their core.

But they still fight each other so fiercely.

In this situation, even if they can enter the finals, I’m afraid it will be a miserable victory…

What made the media widen their eyes was that the New York Knicks’ “bad luck” continued.

In Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, the Mavericks actually turned the score into a 3-3 tie at their home court.

And both sides played another overtime.

Although the Spurs fought hard in the “Game 7”, look at how exhausted they all looked after the game.

“The only good news for the Spurs is…”

“The first two games of the finals are at their home stadium!”

“This gives them more time to recover physically…”

The San Antonio media began to create a championship atmosphere.

For this city, Suwan is undoubtedly a “mortal enemy”, so just a few reports exaggerate and the emotions of San Antonians are immediately aroused.

It can be seen from the pre-match atmosphere of the first game that this is a war filled with gunpowder smoke.

Some fans even threw empty cups at Su Wan and others when they came out of the visiting team’s player tunnel.

Su Wan glanced at the security guard next to him and said, “Hey, man, you should know that you are at work. Be careful that your salary will be deducted!”

The security guard made an international hand gesture towards him in a very characteristic way.

Su Wan smiled.

very good!

This damn city really hasn’t changed at all.

He didn’t argue with the security guard.

After all, he is not very popular in this city.

But he will definitely blame the Spurs for this.

Amid the cheers of the audience, Su Wan met the Spurs players.

The “Game 7” of the Western Conference Finals was not decided until the last minute.

But after two days of rest, except for Tim Duncan, everyone else seems to have recovered well.

This is the benefit of having a “home-court advantage”. There is no need to travel long distances. Given the physical fitness of NBA players, two days are enough for them to eliminate the “debuff” caused by the previous game.

Of course, it is just a mental recovery. The physical problem still exists, but it will not break out in the first game.

What the New York Knicks have to do is to speed up their fatigue and let their physical crisis break out ahead of time.

Therefore, at the beginning of tonight, the overall offensive and defensive rhythm of the New York Knicks was particularly fast.

Popovich couldn’t resist this kind of fast-paced scene.

Even though he knew that the New York Knicks wanted to consume the Spurs players’ physical energy by playing at a fast pace.

but……

What could he do?

The Spurs themselves are a fast-playing team this season.

We can’t just slow down from a physical perspective, right?

The Spurs’ starting lineup this season is:

“Tony Parker at No. 1, Battier at No. 2, Jefferson at No. 3, DeJuan Blair at No. 4, and Tim Duncan at No. 5;”

It does not have the ability to fight a “positional war”.

The weight-reduced Tim Duncan was completely unable to stand in the interior.

However, the Spurs’ offensive state is still good tonight. This is the benefit of the fierce battle in the Western Conference. The tense game can stimulate the potential of the players and make them better.

At the end of the first quarter, the Spurs led by 38 points, 34 to 4.

The San Antonio people at the scene suddenly became proud and made all kinds of faces at Su Wan.

But soon, they stopped laughing.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Suwan increased his personal shots. Battier, who had played the entire first quarter, was brought back to the court after sitting on the sidelines for 30 seconds.

But still can’t prevent…

The New York Knicks successfully overtook the score during this period.

“From this perspective, the New York Knicks and the Mavericks are quite similar!” Bill Walton said, “The Mavericks mainly rely on Dirk Nowitzki’s singles to break the game at critical moments, and the New York Knicks also mainly rely on Suwan’s singles to break the game.”

Just …

“Compared to Dirk Nowitzki, there are obvious physical problems…”

“Suwan is a complete hexagonal warrior!”

“No weaknesses!”

This was also demonstrated in the following.

In the third quarter of the game, the New York Knicks’ “rookie instability” broke out, with Stephen Curry and Gallinari missing shots one after another, while the Spurs players all had explosive shooting touches.

But Suwan alone fought against the Spurs’ massive army. During the period when all the Spurs players were working hard, the New York Knicks did not fall behind.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Stephen Curry and others regained their touch, while the “old men” on the Spurs began to run out of energy. Suwan continued his firepower, and finally the New York Knicks defeated the Spurs with a score of 109 to 99, a difference of 10 points.

Won the first victory of the finals without any trouble.

Su Wan scored 42 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

This game fully demonstrated his outstanding scoring ability.

In the third quarter of the game, he was the one who carried the entire team.

Chris Webber said: “It is definitely a lucky thing for the fans that such a player appears in the league, but it is really unfortunate for the players in this league.”

Think about it, if it weren’t for Suwan, what would be the main theme of the league this season?
Just look at the fierce battle between the Spurs and the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals:
The veteran is not dead!

But now, “Old Soldiers Never Die” has become the “backdrop” of “Genius”.

Especially when Tim Duncan jumped three times in a row, but finally watched Suwan grab the rebound in front of him, Barkley said: “I believe that Tim must want to borrow 10 years from God at this moment to let him return to the age of 25!”

Popovich watched Suwan being interviewed on the sidelines, and heard him say, “We will solve the Spurs in 5 games,” with a gleam of ruthlessness in his eyes:
Do you really think it’s so easy to beat the Spurs?
Look for it!
The second game of the finals is coming soon.

It’s still the home court of the Spurs.

Even the start was almost the same, the Spurs, who had no physical problems, won the first quarter in hot form and led by 37 points with 32 to 5.

But when the game entered the second quarter, when Suwan started to exert his strength, the New York Knicks quickly turned the situation around. Popovich was so angry that he started cursing on the sidelines. Suwan heard his roar and gave him a sarcastic smile.

There was a gleam of ruthlessness in Popovich’s eyes again.

He called Shane Battier to his side:
“Hey guys, go up there later and kill that Chinese guy!”

Battier nodded and said he would do his best.

Seeing that he didn’t understand what he meant, Popovich covered his mouth with his hand and said, “When I say defense to death, I mean you don’t care what means you use… as long as you pin him to death, even if it means he gets injured and leaves the court!”

Battier finally understood, and there was infinite shock in his eyes.

Popovich was furious when he saw him in a daze. At this moment, he missed Bruce Bowen very much: “Doesn’t that guy like to shoot against his head? When he shoots, just get closer to him and let him step on your foot!”

Battier said nothing.

Popovich thought he had agreed, patted him on the shoulder, and finally said a word of encouragement: “Sean, this season is your contract year, and I have already prepared the contract for you. It’s up to you, man!”

“I believe you will be the hero of the Spurs’ championship this year!”

Popovich has clearly seen that the New York Knicks this season mainly rely on Suwan.

As long as he can’t play, even if the New York Knicks fight back and take Tim Duncan off the court, the Spurs will still gain more.

everything……

All for the championship!
Battier came on the court and looked at Suwan standing in front of him. A trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and then he took a deep breath.

Seeing him like this, Su Wan couldn’t help but tease him, “Is it so stressful to defend me?”

Battier didn’t laugh. He said seriously, “Be careful, Suwan. Greg asked me to trip you and get you off the court. From now on, you have to be careful. Besides me, he may have asked someone else to do this.”

Su Wan’s face suddenly turned cold, and his eyes narrowed slightly: “Then why did you tell me, Sean? We don’t have much friendship, right?”

Battier said: “I really can’t defend you, and I don’t want to use those despicable means. Of course… I don’t want to see you get caught.”

Su Wan smiled and said, “If you ever run for president, I will let the fans vote for you!”

What does it mean to “stay clean and untainted by the mud”?

It is not easy for Battier to stick to himself in the Spurs, which is a big melting pot.

Actually, he and Iguodala are the same type of people.

Iguodala later made similar moves when he was with the Nuggets:

George Karl asked him to step on Curry, and he chose to do the same as Battier.

Later, Iguodala joined the Warriors and formed the “Death Five”…

It’s hard to say the Warriors got him without Curry’s help.

At this time, Su Wan suddenly thought that this year seems to be Battier’s contract year, right?

good very good……

He has seen Battier wearing the “apple red” uniform.

Battier’s “rebellion” was something Popovich did not expect.

While he was waiting, Su Wan opened fire and scored 23 points in a single quarter.

At the end of the first half, the New York Knicks led by 14 points.

Popovich was very angry when he returned to the locker room. He turned his head and looked at Battier: “Man, what are you doing? Why don’t you do what I say?”

The other new players on the Spurs thought Popovich was angry because Battier failed to defend Suwan.

Only the “Troika” looked at each other. They all knew that Popovich was so angry, it must be because of other reasons.

After all, Battier was unable to defend Suwan not just in this game.

It seemed like he was asked to do something dirty, but he didn’t do it…

As a group of people who have worked with Popovich for many years, they know very well that what makes Popovich most angry is that the players do not follow the instructions he gives.

But this is indeed difficult for Battier.

Given his personality, how could he do these things?

Tim Duncan patted Battier on the shoulder before going on the court.

Battier looked at him in surprise, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.

But this made Battier a little confused about Tim Duncan.

As the leader of the team, you just watched Popovich do this and said nothing for so many years?
In his mind, Tim Duncan was a pretty good guy, not a superstar at all. But he didn’t expect that in this matter, he actually acquiesced to Popovich and got used to it.

Too……

If the opponent’s core player is injured and the team wins the championship, he is indeed the biggest beneficiary.

Think about it, Tim Duncan has always praised Bruce Bowen as a good person.

Combined with his current practices.

Battier only said one sentence in his heart:
These guys were beaten up at Conseco Fieldhouse, and none of them were innocent.

He used to really think that from Tim Duncan’s perspective, Bruce Bowen was a good person in private!
Or maybe he is too young!
Now he desperately wants to escape from the city.

This is not the style of team he likes.

The second half came quickly, and Suwan found that Battier was sitting on the bench. The commentators thought it was Greg putting pressure on Sean, making him sit on the bench for a while longer, so that when he played again, Sean Battier would be more motivated.

This move is considered a common tactic used by Popovich to tame his players.

And it works 80% of the time.

But what surprised the commentators was that the Spurs did not use Battier again in the entire second half.

The main force defending Suwan is Jefferson.

What they didn’t notice was…

Suwan changed his playing style and no longer shot against Jefferson. Every time he would push Jefferson away and gain enough space before shooting.

As the confrontation between the two sides escalated, he began to call for pick-and-rolls more frequently.

The purpose of these changes is to prevent Jefferson from stepping on others.

Suwan didn’t know if Jefferson was the next player arranged by Popovich to execute the “black hand” plan. All this was his way of taking precautions. From his observation, Jefferson didn’t make any obvious moves, but “it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

Jefferson’s physical strength was consumed in the confrontation. After the fourth quarter, his physical strength declined and the quality of his defense also gradually declined.

Not only him, but the entire Spurs team, just like in the previous game, began to have physical problems entering the fourth quarter.

The aftereffects of the “Game 7” became more obvious as the finals entered the second game.

And this physical crisis will become more and more serious as the series continues.

In fact, the original Spurs team was once harmed by this symptom.

But that was in the next season.

Originally, they experienced a weird schedule of “back-to-back-to-back” in the next “shortened season”, but eventually made it to the Western Conference Finals and took a 3-1 lead. Then in the following games, the physical advantages of the Thunder’s young players were revealed. Every time they reached the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs would collapse directly due to physical problems, and were reversed by the Thunder by a large score, falling on the stage of the Western Conference Finals.

The original Spurs team encountered the “black eight” this season, so this problem did not appear.

But now it seems that this stubborn problem has become obvious this season.

But for Popovich, the loss of this game was insignificant. It did not end Suwan’s season. Even if he won this game, he would not be happy.

Damn Shane Battier!
You have had a contract with the Spurs for so many years, but now you are unwilling to do even this little thing. The Spurs have really wasted their money on you!

Forget it, do you think you are the only one on the Spurs?
cut……

With so many people on the bench, there will always be some who want to fight for a chance to stand out.

Popovich was on a plane to New York, looking at the Spurs players, looking for someone who would go through fire and water for him and who also wanted to make a name for himself.

Su Wan and others also returned to New York on the same night.

As soon as I walked out of Kennedy Airport, I saw that excited New Yorkers had surrounded the entire Kennedy Airport.

Leading 2-0, New York has two home games ahead. Based on the current situation, they are looking forward to the team lifting the championship trophy in their home court.

“Are we going to sweep the Spurs, Sugo?”

The New Yorker who shouted at Su Wan consciously changed the way he addressed Su Wan.

Su Wan glanced at him and said, “Do my best!”

Just a few short sentences made the scene extremely excited.

However, for Su Wan, in this round of finals, he has something else to do that is as important as winning the championship.

Although Popovich’s plan failed because of Battier’s betrayal.

But the finals are not over yet, and this old guy is likely to carry out a second plan.

Su Wan has never liked being passive.

On the road in San Antonio, he couldn’t do anything drastic without something happening.

Otherwise, it would easily cause some unrest and put the entire team in a passive position.

You know, the first game hadn’t even started yet, and San Antonio fans were already throwing empty drink cups when they saw him.

If something unexpected really happens, who knows what they will do.

The gentleman does not stand under the wall.

But now it’s different. He’s back in his territory in New York and it’s time to get his revenge.

With 2 people as witnesses, the third game of the finals officially kicked off.

Popovich arranged a new “suicide squad” James Anderson.

This is a rookie who just entered the league last summer.

He had few opportunities to play throughout the season, which made him eager to appear on the court.

When Su Wan saw him come on the court, he laughed.

Popovich, Popovich, you are really anxious!

It’s so obvious.

What else is there to say…

After confirming that Popovich had a second “attack plan”, Suwan, who had not hesitated in the first place, became even less hesitant now.

He began looking for opportunities to “kill with one blow”.

The first quarter ended quickly, and with 3 minutes and 34 seconds left in the second quarter, the New York Knicks were attacking, and Suwan’s breakthrough was blocked by Tim Duncan.

When Ginobili was about to catch the ball, Su Wan, who had landed, slapped the ball away.

The ball went straight to the Spurs’ bench and it seemed impossible to catch up.

But Su Wan just pounced towards the ball, as if there was nothing else in his eyes at this moment.

“This is Su Wan’s fighting spirit!”

Barkley looked at Su Wan’s fierce look and shouted.

It was also at this time that Su Wan grabbed the ball, but his whole body seemed out of control and crashed towards the Spurs substitute.

Popovich subconsciously wanted to dodge, but Suwan’s “stagger” came suddenly. As soon as he took a step to the side, Suwan crushed him like a mountain.

Popovich fell straight to the ground and hit his head on the bench.

There was a “bang” sound.

He howled in pain, his face distorted to the extreme.

As Su Wan deliberately pressed his entire body on him, a dull sound was heard when his body touched the floor.

Popovich fainted.

Even at my age I still fall asleep so fast.

Su Wan climbed up from his body.

With this meat pad, he was unharmed.

After standing up and throwing the ball to the referee, he walked towards his own defense zone as if nothing had happened.

The Spurs team members who rushed to help Popovich discovered that Popovich had fainted. When they touched the back of his head, they saw bright red blood on their hands.

“Team doctor, team doctor, come quickly, team doctor, there’s bleeding!”

The Spurs players shouted anxiously.

The team doctor ran over and saw Popovich’s miserable appearance. He was also in a panic. When he lifted him onto the stretcher, he accidentally knocked the old man down again.

Then they carried him away unsteadily.

The Spurs were in a panic, especially James, who was at a loss as to what to do when he saw Popovich being carried away on a stretcher.

He didn’t know if he would still exercise his chance.

Su Wan was waiting for the referee to give the final decision.

Soon the results came out:
Popovich’s injury was an accident when Suwan received the ball.

This is just like a spectator on the sidelines being rushed to the ICU by a player who was saving the ball. It is inevitable.

If you want to blame someone, you can only blame Popovich for not getting out of the way immediately.

There was naturally cheering at the scene.

Even though the ball was finally awarded to the Spurs, they had no objection.

New York fans even wanted to say:
Wise referee!

The game soon resumed. Su Wan looked at James standing next to him, scratching his head anxiously as if he had athlete’s foot, and said meaningfully, “You don’t want to be like Greg, do you?”

James was stunned by just this sentence.

He knew very well that this was Su Wan’s warning.

Even though he still had some hope that Su Wan’s words would ring true, Su Wan’s gloomy face showed that he had been exposed.

James naturally didn’t dare to act rashly again.

As the game continued, the Spurs’ problem of lacking a head coach soon became apparent. Their offense became more and more chaotic, and the assistant coach clearly did not have Popovich’s ability to call a timeout, and both of his two timeouts were called at inopportune times.

In the third game of the finals, the New York Knicks returned to their home court and won by 109 points, 89 to 20.

The city is only one win away from winning its third championship in franchise history and its first since 74 years.

The New Yorkers who came to watch the game tonight already looked like they could no longer contain themselves. Looking at their expressions, they seemed to be eager to play the fourth game of the series tonight, and then they would receive the O’Brien Cup overnight.

After the game, the San Antonio media was very upset. They all posted a message saying, “Suwan did it on purpose. He wanted to make the championship a foregone conclusion in this way!”

“Everyone knows what Gregg Popovich means to the Spurs!”

Facing these doubts, Su Wan didn’t care and said, “Although I don’t feel sorry for letting this dirty head coach lie in the ICU, I still want to say that even if Greg is here, it can’t change the fate of the Spurs being swept!”

“If they don’t resort to dirty tricks, they will always be a third-rate team!”

Vince Carter nodded in agreement: “This team won the championship by hurting their opponents. They are the most shameless team in the league!”

During this argument, Popovich’s injury diagnosis was announced:
Blood clots were found in the brain, and there was a risk of becoming a vegetative state. At the same time, many bones in the body were broken.

This report immediately angered the San Antonio media, who demanded that Suwan apologize for his behavior: “Even if he didn’t mean to do it, he hurt Greg like this, shouldn’t he say sorry?”

These remarks were supported by some media.

But Su Wan’s attitude remained firm: “I will never apologize to Greg. I only have one thing to say: God is watching what we do. Everything is arranged by God. Maybe God made me do this!”

No one expected that Su Wan’s attitude would be so radical.

This time even some neutral media couldn’t stand it anymore. During the interview, one of the reporters with a strong sense of justice said: “No matter what, Greg was injured because of you. The grudge between you two hasn’t reached this level yet. Su Wan, you should apologize!”

Su Wan glanced at him and said bluntly: “Get lost!”

Seeing Su Wan’s attitude towards them, another reporter advised: “Su Wan, we have good intentions too. We think…”

“You get out too!”

But before he could finish, Su Wan interrupted him.

This time, more media began to speak for Popovich.

However, at this time, the media suddenly broke the news: “The reason why Suwan was so angry was that in the game that had already ended in this round of the series, he learned from the Spurs players that Greg wanted to make him reimbursed for the season. Everyone knows that Suwan hates despicable means the most, and Popovich has done this to him more than once, and he wants to do it again this time.”

“So he doesn’t want to apologize for the situation he accidentally caused, and he feels that Popovich doesn’t deserve his apology.”

As soon as this news came out, public opinion reversed again.

Some media who spoke for Popovich understood at that time why Suwan was so tough.

But some media have questioned the authenticity of this news, and they do not think the source of this news is reliable.

The fourth game of the finals started amid this wave of public opinion.

Without Popovich, the Spurs had no ability to fight back against the New York Knicks.

More importantly…

Tim Duncan’s plantar fasciitis prevents him from playing to his full potential.

This “Spurs cornerstone” is the fundamental reason why the Spurs are powerless to fight back.

The controversy did not affect Su Wan’s outstanding performance at all.

The game had lost its suspense in the first half. Su Wan played very hard until the opponent waved the “white flag”. He played for five more minutes, bringing his single-game score to 50 points, and then walked off the court.

At this time, the cheers from the audience had filled the entire Madison, and everyone was shouting the same name:
“Su Wan!”

“Su Wan!”

“Su Wan!”

……

“beep!”

The buzzer sounded, and the final score was frozen at 118 to 99. The New York Knicks defeated the Spurs by 19 points, winning the final victory and sweeping the Spurs 4-0.

Tim Duncan and others did not say hello to Suwan and left directly after hearing the buzzer.

Given the current situation of the two teams, there is really nothing to say hello to.

Battier left with the team, but when he stood in front of the reporters, his eyes gradually became firm:

“Everyone should have heard the news!”

“Greg wants the Spurs players to do something bad to Suwan!”

“That player was none other than me…”

“And the person who told Su Wan all this was not someone else, but me…”

“Everything is true. I am willing to guarantee it with my character!”

“Greg wants me to do something shady and make Suwan’s season over!”

“This is why Su Wan refused to apologize and was so tough!”

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