Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 235 A combination of Jordan and Kobe.

Su Wan was very unhappy after losing the game.

But it’s not because of the penalty.

Maybe it was because he was a time traveler, the 23 to 10 free throw difference was not exaggerated in his eyes. He had seen more exaggerated free throw differences than this.

I understand everything!

And he didn't think this number of free throws was the main reason why the Pacers didn't win the game tonight.

Given the Pacers' restraint on the Lakers, they were able to win the game even with such a difference in free throws.

He has also seen similar games where the team with the more restrained style of play eventually completed the "sweep" and "gentleman sweep" by using the "big fire to reduce the juice" method.

What's more, Suwan's fifth season in this league is about to end.

He also encountered situations where the Pacers crushed their opponents in free throws.

He didn't say anything at that time, and there's no need to be angry now.

You can't just take advantage without suffering any loss, right?
The reason he was unhappy was that he didn't win the game at the Pacers' home court.

Of course, he knew that Shaquille O'Neal would be very happy...

However, he doesn't care about the number of free throws, but the crying child gets the candy, and he still has to speak out when he suffers a loss.

So after the game, when the media reporter asked him to talk about the 23 to 10 free throw difference, he said: "I always think that if the referee blows the whistle, it is a foul, and if the referee doesn't blow the whistle, it is a good shot. The 23 to 10 free throws prove that the Lakers are better than us in the ability to create free throws tonight, but I believe that we can't always be so bad, and the Lakers can't always be so good!"

Rick Carlisle was a bit radical. After the game, he directly scolded the referee: "23 to 10? The Lakers must win today, right? If so, then tell us and we won't play today. Let them win. It's too unfair tonight."

There is no doubt that Carlisle will receive a $5 fine for his remarks.

Carlisle was also clear about this.

However, even though he knew it clearly, he still did it.

This is the fourth head coach in NBA history who led his team to three consecutive championships!
If you have temper, let it out!

Just as Su Wan expected, Shaquille O'Neal was very happy. He got off the bus and couldn't help humming excitedly on the way to the airport. Halfway through humming, he suddenly felt a chill on his back. He looked to the side and suddenly saw Su Wan staring at him with an inexplicable expression.

His fake smile made "The Great Shark" feel particularly familiar.

"Su, listen to my explanation. I'm not happy because I lost..."

There was a hint of timidity in his tone.

Ever since he accepted in his heart that Su Wan could have a bad temper with him, he has become less and less temperate in front of Su Wan.

Su Wan interrupted him coldly: "I don't care what you think, but I definitely don't want to play in Game 7 of the Finals. After the next game, I want to see the O'Brien Cup!"

Shaquille O'Neal immediately saluted Su Wan: "Yes sir!"

I've watched a lot of Hong Kong police and gangster movies.

The next morning, when Rick Carlisle received a league fine, Nike's urgently produced "The Highest Mountain" VS "The Longest River" finals promotional video was officially released.

Since it has only been a week since Bill Walton proposed this concept, Nike's production this time is very rough. It just splices together some representative scoring scenes of Suwan and Kobe in their careers. In the end, Suwan and Kobe hold the ball facing each other, and the "highest mountain" VS "longest river" appears in the center of the picture.

Neither Suwan nor Kobe knew there was such a promotional video, and Nike representatives did not ask them to shoot it.

People at Nike knew that it was impossible for Suwan and Kobe to be distracted by other things during the finals.

However, although the production is crude, coupled with the passionate music and the already hot heat, it is like pouring a small can of gasoline into the blazing flame, making the entire flame jump higher.

Before the start of Game 6 of the Finals, the number of real-time viewers reached 3300 million!
This number has already reached the peak of last year's and the year before's finals.

I think, as long as this game is intense, the number of viewers will definitely reach a new high.

David Stern stopped thinking about human interference.

To put it bluntly, the only way he can interfere artificially is to let the referee blow the whistle.

But when the referee blows the whistle, it is the score that is controlled, not the intensity of the game.

He knew very well that if the whistle was blown too much, it would backfire and make the game fragmented and boring.

By then, you will end up losing the rice instead of the chicken!

So what he did was...

Relax the standards for refereeing and leave the game to the players on both sides.

He believed in Suwan, Kobe, Shaq, Yao Ming, Zach Randolph, and Pau Gasol...

With such a group of high-quality stars meeting in the Lakers' "life and death battle", why would they need referees to meddle in their affairs?

Just watch them do it!

"beep!"

David Stern, who was also present at the game tonight, heard the sharp whistle, regained his consciousness, and looked towards the court.

Shaquille O'Neal jumped on the ball, prompting a huge round of boos from the crowd.

After Billups arrived at the frontcourt, he directly called for a pick-and-roll for Shaquille O'Neal.

This made the Lakers fans on the sidelines secretly sweat.

In the past, the Pacers would give the ball to Suwan at the beginning of the game, allowing him to help the team open the situation.

Now they changed their play style, especially in such a crucial game. The biggest reason they can think of is:
The Pacers are about to use their big move!
I don’t know if Phil Jackson anticipated that they would change their lineup like this.

Following Shaquille O'Neal out was Pau Gasol, who had better mobility.

It would also be a better choice for Yao Ming to defend Zach Randolph under the basket.

This is the change the Lakers made starting in Game 4 of the series, which worked well for a while, but...

"Zach moved toward the three-point line, Yao didn't follow him immediately, Changxi passed the ball..."

"Zach didn't hesitate, he caught the ball and shot it directly!"

"ball……"

"Enter!"

Bill Walton watched the Pacers score 3 points at the start and shook his head helplessly: "The Lakers' inside line is in a difficult situation right now!"

When facing a pick-and-roll, if Pau Gasol doesn't switch defense and follow him out, then Zach Randolph can single-handedly attack him under the basket and he can really hit the target with every shot.

But if he were to defend, Zach Randolph's three-point shooting would make it difficult for Yao Ming to defend.

Barkley sighed with emotion: "I never thought that Zach would become a surprise player in the last two games of the finals!"

From "cancer of the court" to "x factor of the finals"...

Zach Randolph just went from New York to Indiana!

Look at how Phil Jackson's brow is furrowed!

The Lakers counterattacked, and Zach Randolph consciously stood on the right side of the reasonable collision zone, with one foot in the "three-second zone" and the other foot outside the "three seconds". This way he could withdraw his feet in time to prevent the "defensive three seconds" and pose the greatest threat to Yao Ming. At the same time, this position was also the most central position for Pau Gasol to receive the ball and shoot. No matter where he received the ball on the same side, as long as he shot from mid-range, Zach could get there in one step.

Gasol was so annoyed by him that he lost his temper.

After Yao Ming tried to catch the ball, he quickly passed it to Fisher. As soon as Fisher got the ball, Kobe acted as if he had seen a ghost and hurriedly went around him from behind and caught the ball "hand to hand".

There is no other way. Letting Fisher take the ball in this situation is equivalent to giving the opponent a round.

Fisher has three tricks on offense:

One move is to give the ball to Kobe, another move is to pass the ball to the inside, and the last move is to catch the ball and shoot a three-pointer.

He doesn't have the ability to handle the ball.

Don't even think about skills like "breakthrough and pass the ball".

No wonder Kobe rushed over in such a hurry.

The next second after getting the ball, Su Wan stuck in front of him. No matter how he performed the "triple threat", Su Wan still stuck to him closely, forcing him to pass the ball quickly.

Kobe simply continued to break through from the right side, but after the first moment of the breakthrough, he caused Suwan's center of gravity to shift, and he immediately turned 360 degrees. It would have been fine if the amplitude was large, but during this period he also quickly adjusted his center of gravity, and when he faced the basket again, he jumped up and shot.

This ball reminded Su Wan of someone:

Nick Young!
In the whole movement, Kobe has a less graceful feeling, mainly because he is much heavier than Nick Young.

But the whole movement is very smooth.

Su Wan kept his hand outstretched, blocking him.

However, Kobe had already entered his rhythm, and the ball fell steadily into the basket.

"What a ball!"

"This is Kobe!"

In the CCTV-5 studio, Zhang Weiping watched this goal and enjoyed it very much.

But this feeling of enjoyment is not just because of Kobe...

And Su Wan!

The Pacers' next offensive round.

Billups continued to set pick-and-roll with Shaquille O'Neal, Ariza helped defend, and he and Pau Gasol directly formed a double-team on Billups.

The "04 Finals MVP" decisively passed the ball to Anthony Parker who was left open on the wing.

Seeing such a large open space, Kobe could only leave Suwan in front of him and provide backup defense for Ariza.

At the same time, Ariza quickly walked towards Suwan.

But Suwan took the ball and shot directly, over Ariza, and sent the ball accurately into the basket.

"What a ball!"

Zhang Weiping shouted again.

Anyway, he enjoyed watching this round of finals.

Especially the confrontation between Suwan and Kobe.

In the past five games, basically as long as Kobe scored a goal, Suwan would respond.

When Suwan scores a goal, Kobe will immediately increase his score.

The competition between these two people is the most exciting one that Zhang Weiping has ever seen in all the finals he has watched.

The most important thing……

There are so many options for two people to choose from!

Kobe has many skills and can use various techniques at will, and he can integrate them very well.

But because of the team's positioning, he mostly plays with the ball.

Su Wan, on the other hand, has many means of attack.

With or without the ball, he has 11 offensive methods. Except for the "post-up shot", he will display all the other methods in turn on the court in almost every game.

Let’s put it this way, the two people really represent the two extremes of the No. 2 position.

Kobe is a bit like Michael Jordan during his second three consecutive championships, while Suwan is particularly like Jordan during his first three consecutive championships.

Both of them can lead the team to win the championship, but the way they are displayed on the court is very different.

however……

At 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the first quarter, Kobe received a long-range pass from Ariza, made a fake shot, deceived Suwan's defense, rushed forward with the ball, raised his hand and made a "quick stop jump shot", scoring 2 points;
At 2 minutes and 45 seconds in the first quarter, Suwan shook Kobe's center of gravity continuously, and after testing the "spurt step", he directly jumped up and scored a long two-pointer;
At 3 minutes and 31 seconds in the first quarter, Kobe received the ball with his back to the basket and tried to push Suwan several times. Finally, he pushed once, used the rebound force, turned forward, and made a jump shot for 2 points.

At 4 minutes and 01 second in the first quarter, Suwan failed to get rid of Kobe. After breaking through and tricking Kobe into jumping up early with a small jump step, he missed the layup from the other side of the basket, but caused Kobe to foul and made 2 consecutive free throws.
……

At 8 minutes and 23 seconds in the first quarter, Kobe received the ball with his back to the basket, suddenly turned forward, rushed to the basket decisively, stuck out his tongue, and scored a layup;
At 9 minutes and 03 seconds in the first quarter, Su Wankong cut in and received the ball. He used his pure speed to throw Kobe behind him and dunked with both hands, scoring 2 points and causing a foul by Yao Ming next to him.

……

Game 6 of the finals was a life-and-death battle for the Lakers, and it was also a game that the Pacers were eager to win.

Suwan and Kobe, who had already had an extremely fierce confrontation before, confronted each other even more fiercely in this game.

At the end of the first quarter alone, Kobe scored 15 points, and Suwan scored 17 points!
He didn't turn on "The zone" at this time, but his condition tonight was surprisingly good!
The confrontation between the two even stunned the Los Angeles fans on the sidelines. For a while, they had forgotten that this was a finals game and they felt like they were watching a street bullfight.

Suwan and Kobe use their superb skills to make basketball pure!
At the end of the first quarter, you could see big beads of sweat dripping from Su Wan's forehead. He used a towel to wipe his hair, and the whole towel was wet.

Kobe also sweats a lot.

Su Wan saw Kobe biting his collar several times and taking a few sips. Kobe once said that when he felt physically exhausted, he would bite his collar and sip a few sips of sweat to replenish salt.

This game proved that he was not just pretending, he really did it.

It also proves what Su Wan has done to him.

In the second quarter, the two continued to compete against each other.

Su Wan knew very well what Kobe was thinking.

Unable to open up the situation in the interior, he wanted to help the team open up the situation through his own offense on the wing.

And his perspective and ideas are very simple...

If the Lakers want to win, they can only rely on Kobe's continuous offense.

So if we get into the rhythm of competing against him early, will it be possible to exhaust his physical strength early?

In this way, by the fourth quarter, the Pacers, who already have an advantage in the interior, will be able to win the game more safely!
So if Kobe wants to compete, then let him compete!

Rick Carlisle fully supported his idea. Barkley saw the two players soaring again in the second quarter, his face full of surprise, and he kept saying: "The greatest finals of the 00s, the greatest finals of the 00s!"

No matter what sport it is, the most exciting thing is always the scene of "individual heroism".

The "world goal" on the football field, the "one-stop" goal by dribbling past seven or eight players in the midfield; the "strikeout" on the baseball field; and the "savior" who scored high points in a single quarter on the basketball court, and the buzzer-beater...

These scenes are the most extreme interpretation of "personal heroism".

The most eye-catching thing about tonight's finals is that it is a game of "individual heroism" VS "individual heroism"!

Suwan VS Kobe!

The two greatest No. 00s of the 2s. - If Dwyane Wade's name could be added before this round of finals, then now, when the height of the duel rises to "the longest river" vs. "the highest mountain", Dwyane Wade's name is no longer on the list. After all, he has not even entered the finals.

After the second quarter, Kobe's score reached 28 points and Suwan's score reached 30 points.
The heavy breathing of the two people could even be heard by the fans on the sidelines, but the eyes of the two people were surprisingly bright.

Bill Walton recalled what he said two years ago when introducing Suwan's first Finals matchup with Kobe:
All the fans who feel sorry that "The Glider" did not have a wonderful match with Michael Jordan in the finals, pay attention, the matchup between Kobe and Suwan will fill these regrets!
But now he wanted to say:

There has never been a more exciting two-position showdown than this.

Even Michael Jordan vs. "Glider" back then...

Honestly speaking, the hype surrounding that series was more about form than substance compared to the final process.

Michael Jordan directly blew up the "Glider"!

In the end, he left a classic quote: "I don't mean to disrespect him, but if I don't beat him up, people will think he is a player of the same level as me!"

The popularity before this round of finals has already exceeded that of that time.

As for the content…

The competition in the first five games was worthy of the outside publicity.

Tonight's game has raised the excitement of this matchup to a new level.

Shaquille O'Neal looked at Suwan with disbelief in his eyes. Although he hated Kobe, he had to admit that Kobe was really the best No. 2 player he had ever seen since Michael Jordan.

Suwan's momentum is very strong, but in terms of personal ability, he is somewhat suppressed by Kobe.

Not only does he think so, but the media across the league also thinks so.

But this series, especially this game, completely overturned their ideas.

If anyone still says that Kobe's combat effectiveness is still stronger than Su Wan, then they are either trying to bring bad things to Kobe or deliberately belittling Su Wan.

Everyone can see that Suwan, who is in his fifth season of his career, is already a Kobe-level player.

Although his skills are still not as good as Kobe's, he has achieved the ultimate in other aspects!
Phil Jackson was also a little dumbfounded. He once thought that Michael Jordan was unique, and then he saw Kobe. From Kobe, he saw many things that Michael Jordan could not do.

For example, 81 points in a single game!
Although there is still a visible gap between Kobe and Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson suddenly realized that Michael Jordan is not "unique".

He thinks this way entirely because of Kobe.

This is another one of a kind.

But now...

He saw another "unique".

and……

You could call him a combination of Michael Jordan and Kobe.

After all, the 24-year-old Jordan had such combat effectiveness but did not have the "three consecutive championships"; the 24-year-old Kobe had the "three consecutive championships" but did not have such combat effectiveness.

Two "unique" people came together to become "Su Wan"!
Phil Jackson didn't know why he had such a thought, but this was the thought that kept popping up in his mind as he stood on the sidelines and watched Suwan tonight.

David Stern was also shocked.

he……

Want to laugh!

I can't help wanting to laugh!
After Michael Jordan, there was a flourishing era with all kinds of flowers blooming. This flourishing 10 years will soon be over and the NBA will enter the next "10 years". God has sent the "honor-enhanced version of Michael Jordan" to this league, so there is no need to worry about the prosperity of this league.

He really wanted to call the joker in front of him and say to him: "Look, this is the kingdom I built for you. Take the NBA to a higher level!"

Suwan's success will become the best example of the NBA's "American Dream".

In the future, more and more international stars will join this league.

The Chinese market brought by Yao Ming's entry into the league proved that as long as there is a sufficiently outstanding international player who gains a foothold in the league, the NBA will quickly gain the corresponding national market of this international player.

According to David Stern's idea, this is equivalent to cleaning up the battlefield as a winner after fighting the toughest battle. It can be slow and not in a hurry. Anyway, the NBA can eventually gain a "global territory."

David Stern quickly learned the live ratings for the game:
3412 people!
Soon, soon!
There is still about 3589 million viewers away from the 180 million viewers reached by Michael Jordan's last shot!
tonight……

Can it create a new historical record?

David Stern's eyes were full of anticipation.

The second half of the game also officially started at this time.

Rick Carlisle made some adjustments to the defense in the second half and began to strengthen the defense against Kobe in a targeted manner.

This is also to free up Su Wan on the offensive end, allowing him to devote more to the offense.

And his continuous scoring will definitely stimulate Kobe to continue attacking.

Ok……

In fact, all head coaches know very well how to anger Kobe and how to force him to fight alone.

But after scoring 81 points in a single game, they were afraid that Kobe would get more and more excited and eventually Kobe would win the game alone.

Rick Carlisle doesn't have this worry because he has Suwan.

He had great confidence in Su Wan.

Or……

Originally he was still a little worried, but now, all worries are gone!

He believes that Suwan is now the strongest power forward in the league who can compete with Kobe!

Kobe also looked at Suwan with a different look in his eyes.

Same opponent:
He hated Shaq and always challenged Michael Jordan. As for Suwan, he wanted to suppress him more and didn't want the "new wave" to beat him, the "old wave", to death on the beach.

But now, he looked at Su Wan with recognition in his eyes.

Although Su Wan didn't care whether he approved or not...

This shows that Kobe truly regards Suwan as an opponent of the same level.

Before this, Kobe only recognized one opponent of the same level in his mind, and that was Michael Jordan.

Now he had to add Su Wan's name!
The confrontation between the two became more fierce, and Ariza and Anthony Parker were dumbfounded. Rick Carlisle arranged for Parker to help defend, and Phil Jackson also arranged for Ariza to help defend.

Both sides wanted to severely wear down Suwan (Kobe) in the third quarter and prepare for the fourth quarter of the game.

As a result, both of them couldn't help but look at the referee:
Is this action really allowed?

The referee's eyes were wandering, as if he didn't see Su Wan and Kobe in front of him, their hands entangled together, almost twisted into a dough twist.

Play ball!
A little physical contact is normal!

It was finally proved that the targeting of Rick Carlisle was more effective. After the third quarter, Suwan's single-game score had exceeded 40 points and reached 45 points, while Kobe only had 36 points at this time!
But it's not surprising. The Lakers' "twin towers" are busy with their own affairs and have no energy to help Kobe defend Suwan.

Especially these two people have a strong ability to seize opportunities.

And they all entered a state of special concentration.

The inside players on both sides tried to intercept several times, but were basically whistled every time.

Someone as savvy as Shaquille O'Neal knew it right away, and this is how the referees acted tonight:

Let Kobe and Suwan compete against each other!
No one else is allowed to disturb!
But overall, the Pacers' delay and quality of defense are still higher than those of the Lakers.

Kobe's condition has experienced some ups and downs. Although Suwan's efficiency has also declined, the decline is not as great as Kobe's.

Before the fourth quarter, seeing his and Kobe's scoring data, Su Wan said confidently: "We're going to win!"

He believed that his score was so much higher that Kobe would definitely get impatient and go into "lone wolf" mode!
But there is one thing that Su Wan needs his teammates to do for him. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he needs his teammates to support him for three to five minutes, so that he can relax and recover some physical strength, so that he can turn on the "The zone" mode later and maintain it for a longer period of time.

Of course, he didn't say anything about maintaining "The Zone", he just said that it needed to be done slowly.

Rick Carlisle gave him a look:
I know what you mean!
Coincidentally, Phil Jackson also noticed that Kobe was seriously exhausted, so he asked him to help create some space at the beginning of the fourth quarter, allowing other Lakers players to serve as the main attackers.

Kobe took a look at the score:
8 points behind!
He felt the consumption of his body again, nodded, and agreed.

He has been fighting with Su Wanbiao until now, and his whole body is red, which represents the intensity of their confrontation. The scratches on his body prove the scale of their confrontation. The physical energy he consumed in this game is even greater than that after the first three quarters of the night when he scored 81 points.

He must take a break, otherwise he will definitely not be able to hold on until the last minute of the game.

He was in good shape tonight, and as long as he still has strength, the Lakers still have hope of winning.

But if he loses his strength, the Lakers will have no chance of winning.

The fourth quarter officially began, and Shaquille O'Neal made a strong shot at the start, helping the team change the 8-point difference to 10 points.

This time, Yao Ming completely ignored Zach Randolph next to him and forced his way in against two people.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to be getting ruthless!
"Dangdang!"

"beep!"

The ball didn't go in, but the referee blew the whistle.

He muttered "tomato" to himself, walked to the free throw line, and made the free throw steadily.

There was a huge cheer at the scene.

Then, at the signal of Phil Jackson, Pau Gasol fouled Shaquille O'Neal directly.

"Fxxk!" Feeling that he was going to be hacked again, Shaquille O'Neal glanced at Phil Jackson on the bench and cursed angrily, "Damn it, these are the only tricks you can use against me! But you can continue and see who will suffer in the end!"

There was booing at the scene and Phil Jackson looked unclear.

Because Shaquille O'Neal was right, the Lakers' "twin towers" now have Yao Ming with four fouls and Pau Gasol with four fouls.

Of course, Zach Randolph now has 4 fouls, and Shaquille O'Neal also has 3 fouls.

Throughout the entire finals, both teams were under a lot of pressure from fouls in the interior.

This is also the reason why the Lakers have not used the "Hack-a-Shaq" tactic before.

There is really no other way now and I have to do this.

As for the substitution and the "Hack-a-Shaq" play, not to mention that Rick Carlisle played dirty with him after he made the substitution, he also played with Shaquille O'Neal.

The substitution will also affect the game rhythm of the entire Lakers team.

Therefore, Phil Jackson didn't dare to gamble.

Phil Jackson's purpose of suddenly executing this "Hack-a-Shaq" move was, first, to buy Kobe more time to recover his physical strength, and second, to reduce the score as much as possible and return the score difference to a smaller number, so that Kobe would have a greater chance of catching up.

Seeing that Suwan on the opposite side didn't catch the ball, Phil Jackson knew that Rick Carlisle had the same idea as him...

Based on Su Wan's condition tonight, he was not sure whether Kobe would be able to make up the 8-point difference after recovering some of his strength.

But as long as the score difference is reduced to 5 points, the score can be caught up in 2 rounds at most. Even if Kobe cannot make up for it, the game may be deadlocked until the end. If it really comes to the last 2 minutes, anything can happen. '

Phil Jackson, who has more than 10 championship rings, knows this very well.

"Dangdang!"

Shaquille O'Neal lived up to his "Hack-a-Shaq" move.

The first free throw missed.

There was a huge booing from the audience, disturbing Shaq.

As long as he missed the second free throw, the Lakers could have narrowed the gap to 6 points.

"Shh!"

However, Shaquille O'Neal withstood the pressure and made the second free throw, changing the score difference to 7 points.

Pau Gasol became the main attacker for the Lakers in the next round, but Randolph defended him very well and he never got a chance to shoot.

"ball!"

Familiar shouts and clapping sounds,

Pau Gasol quickly looked outside.

It was Kobe, and he was ready to catch the ball.

Gasol hurriedly passed the ball to him, but at this time, a figure pressed on the ball first, and then ran towards the frontcourt with the ball.

The red sneakers are almost becoming an afterimage.

The number 99 of the Pacers team behind him is particularly eye-catching.

"Shh!"

Amid the cheers of the Lakers fans, Suwan scored on a fast break, widening the gap to 9 points!
He looked at Kobe who was approaching from afar, without saying a word, but his eyes were full of provocation:

Come on, Kobe, don’t wait, let’s start the decisive battle early!

Second update today.

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