The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

But the Pacers, who need them to grab rebounds, can't let them retreat prematurely.

This is an unsolvable weakness.

However, none of this matters anymore, the most important thing now is...

The Pacers are only leading by 2 points, if they don't score in this play, they could be killed!

Rick Carlisle decisively used the last timeout and carefully laid out the next tactic.

He set up two consecutive fake screens, then a real screen to help Lin Shuhao get the ball, while gathering everyone at the right 45-degree angle, then spreading out, aiming to make the New York Knicks uncertain of Zach Randolph's movement route at first.

This move was very successful.

Randolph received Lin Shuhao's pass while rolling to the basket and directly went for a layup.

The ball hit the backboard and bounced towards the hoop, and the crowd started to cheer as they watched the ball spin half a circle on the rim and fall out.

"Pop!"

Tyson Chandler secured the rebound.

Zach Randolph stamped his feet and pounded his chest, filled with regret, as Rick Carlisle shouted from the sidelines: "Foul quickly."

Only then did he realize that it was Tyson Chandler who grabbed the rebound.

But by then, the ball had already reached Su Wan's hands.

His foul was a step too late.

The referee blew the whistle, but it was the New York Knicks coaching staff calling a timeout.

14.4 seconds remain, enough time to carry out a buzzer-beater play.

Zach Randolph's face was full of helplessness.

A missed open layup at a crucial moment, a delayed foul... two opportunities that could have secured the victory, both squandered by him.

This filled him with self-recrimination.

The New York Knicks put up a very peculiar lineup:

Su Wan, Stephen Curry, Ray Allen, Vince Carter, and Dior.

Clearly, this is a lineup solely considering the buzzer-beater option.

No, that's not right...

They might be doing this intentionally to widen their formation for a big play, after all, they're only 2 points behind, and even a tie leading to overtime would be acceptable to them.

Rick Carlisle's mind was racing, with one thought emerging repeatedly:

Did I set it up wrong?

But when the referee's whistle blew, and the New York Knicks began their last attack, he realized he was overthinking it...

The ball ended up in Curry's hands, quickly moved to Ray Allen, then Su Wan broke through the Pacers' double-team, turned and made the three-point shot upon receiving the ball, swishing it in.

"Swish!"

The soft swishing sound silenced the entire venue.

That was just so decisive!

Leonard hadn't lost his defensive position either.

But he just couldn't stop it.

Su Wan's voice echoed throughout the arena:

"Get back on defense!"

"Quickly, get back on defense!"

"The game isn't over yet!"

When the Pacers completed their inbounds, the New York Knicks had already set up their "man-to-man" defense.

After Su Wan's three-point shot went in, less than 2 seconds remained in the game.

Lin Shuhao's "backcourt three-point shot" attempt didn't even hit the rim, the buzzer sounded, and fans in the audience clasped their heads in shock or pressed their lips in disappointment.

The home-standing Pacers, who had a 10-point lead at the end of the third quarter, were completely reversed and lost by 1 point.

And it was Su Wan, once known as the city's "City Son," who completed the quasi-fatal shot in the final 1.9 seconds!

He remains the same, even in the red jersey, his dominance in the league is still unrivaled.

Alright then...

Losing to Su Wan is the only solace for the Bolis people tonight.

After the game.

"This is Su Wan, this is his night!" — Lin Shuhao commented on Su Wan's "quasi-fatal shot";

It's clear that this is the evaluation from opponents who have never teamed up with Su Wan.

Let's look at the other comments from the Pacers...

"When Su Wan made the shot, I knew that three-pointer was definitely going in!" — Little O'Neal;

"When Zach missed that shot, I knew we were going to be killed by Su Wan." — Marc Gasol;

"When we were leading by only 10 points, I knew we were going to lose tonight!" — Rick Carlisle;

As for Zach Randolph, he was filled with self-reproach:

"We had the opportunity to secure tonight's victory, but I didn't seize the chance, that's my responsibility, I take full responsibility for tonight's loss!"

An Indiana reporter, seeing his self-reproach, said to him: "Zach, don't take it too hard, in fact, even if you had made that shot, I feel we would've still lost tonight, that's just Su Wan, he has magical power!"

Don't ask why the attitude is so optimistic.

The reason is the 3-0 series lead, looking at it, this series seems unfinished, but it is actually already over.

As an Indiana reporter, he was quite satisfied with Zach Randolph's performance.

Perhaps the expectations were low enough...

Two years ago, when Su Wan left this city, most Indiana media thought the Pacers would fall into a quagmire. They couldn't see anyone carrying this team after Su Wan left.

Little O'Neal appeared to have the responsibility, but his strength and age were not enough.

They never expected Zach Randolph, more media thought he would be a bad contract.

But in the end, he truly became a qualified leader.

During this period they entered the Eastern Conference Finals twice.

Now Lin Shuhao has grown up, Leonard has even shown the ability to become a team core...