Chapter 825: Chapter 276: No One Can Lay a Hand on Su Wan Before Me, Not Even David Stern
Su Wan looked at LeBron’s demeanor, and the first thing that came to mind was him facing the Nuggets in the fourth game of the Western Conference Finals, seeing the team trailing 0-3 with no hope of advancing. To highlight the core idea of "the team lost, but I didn’t lose," he went on a scoring frenzy in the first half, putting up 30-plus points and then posed on his way back to the locker room before halftime.
This not only showed a lack of regard for the opponent but also disregard for his teammates.
He was only thinking about his own exposure and image.
The current situation was all too similar to that time.
However, his physical fitness was much better than at 39 years old. Tonight, he didn’t have the divine assistance he did that night, performing explosively. More importantly, there was someone on the opposing team with a fiercer scoring momentum, who consistently overshadowed him.
And that lifelong "bane" of his was:
Su Wan!
Wade played tonight despite a knee injury. From his movements, it was clear his knee wasn’t in great shape. Su Wan, as his opponent, naturally noticed this and took advantage by using more Off-ball Movement in the game, forcing Wade into difficult actions.
By the end of the first half, Wade was struggling to keep up, and in the second half, it was even worse...
He completely couldn’t keep up.
Su Wan, who had an average first-half performance, exploded with 20 points in the third quarter. Before the fourth quarter even began, he raised his game total to 36 points with an impressive 47.8% shooting rate!
This was about 17% higher than LeBron’s shooting percentage in this game!
By the end of the third quarter, with the New York Knicks leading by such a large margin, there was no need to continue the game. The Heat Team might as well declare "garbage time."
After all...
Many Heat Team fans in the audience were already starting to leave.
But then, in the fourth quarter, LeBron James continued to play, with the same attitude as the first three quarters...
He attacked with the ball, totally ignoring his teammates.
Seeing this, Barkley realized early on, "LeBron just wants to end his season with great stats!"
"Exactly!" Shaquille O’Neal joined in, "This is LeBron James, he’s used to glossing over everything with his stats, and then his fans look at his numbers and say, look, what perfect stats. The team lost, but you can’t blame LeBron. I’m sure his fans will say that!"
Su Wan didn’t hear what Shaquille O’Neal said.
Otherwise, he would have given a thumbs up right away.
Because he knew how LeBron’s fans painted the 2018 version of him as "Thanos James."
In their mouths, LeBron James led the "Seven Samurai" to the finals only to lose to the "Cosmic Warriors," a Michael Jordan-worthy defeat, vividly portraying individualism.
Then Su Wan looked at the Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference opponents that year, and wow, they were opponents like the Hawks’ "Civilian Five Tigers," the Celtics’ rookie and sophomore "Double Flowers," and the Raptors’ "Trash Brothers."
Those opponents really were high-caliber.
Then came the Finals.
Su Wan originally thought it was LeBron leading the team to challenge the Warriors up to Game 6 or Game 7.
Fine, even if the difference in strength was enormous.
At least pull off a win like Allen Iverson did in ’01, right?
Instead, they were swept 4-0.
What kind of "Thanos" is so powerless against the "Avengers"?
As for that hyped-up 50-point game in the Finals...
How was it any different from putting up 30-plus points in the first half of the last game against the Nuggets in the 23 Western Conference Finals?
Wasn’t it all just using stats to gloss over oneself?
Moreover, after scoring all game, he was outshone by Kevin Durant’s final stretch, who repeatedly executed dry pulls to "behead" him, leaving him with no response.
If you really talk about "Thanos James," James Harden of the Rockets in the same year had more right to that title!
And looking at his entire career, to pick out this one season to epitomize his personal ability shows how shaky it is under scrutiny.
It’s all cjb!
Su Wan certainly wasn’t going to let him have his way, so seeing him continue to play in the fourth quarter, Su Wan immediately wanted to go on court.
D’Antoni hadn’t even reacted yet when Tyronn Lue, standing nearby, raised his hand, "Ref, timeout, we want to sub!"
He knew very well that in the Pacers, there was an unwritten rule: as long as LeBron James was on the court, it meant his team hadn’t surrendered. In that case, naturally, they should...
Go all out!
LeBron, you want to pad your stats?
Maybe ask us if we’re okay with that first!
Come on, this kind of thing is just infuriating.
Subbing out the starters with a 20-point lead, that’s giving you face, not wanting to make your loss too ugly. But you continued with starters on the court. What if the bench players gave away a few possessions, and things got tight again?
It’s not like this hasn’t happened in NBA history.
So, since you’re putting LeBron on the court, don’t blame us for being unkind.
Even seeing LeBron still on the court, Tyronn Lue put Artest in the game.