The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

In the third game of the finals, with the New York Knicks returning to their home court, they crushed the competition with a score of 109 to 89, winning by 20 points.

It left just one more victory before this city could claim its third championship in team history, the first one in 74 years.

The New Yorkers who attended the game tonight seemed unable to contain their excitement, wishing they could just play the fourth game of the series right then and there and take the O'Brien Cup home overnight.

After the game, the San Antonio media were extremely displeased, collectively declaring, "Su Wan did it on purpose; he just wanted to make the championship no contest!"

"Everybody knows what Gregg Popovich means to the Spurs!"

Facing these doubts, Su Wan responded nonchalantly, "Although I don't feel sorry for putting this dirty coach in the ICU, I want to say, even if Gregg were there, it wouldn't change the fate of the Spurs being swept!"

"Without their underhanded tactics, they'll always be a third-rate team!"

Vince Carter nodded in deep agreement, "This team's championships have been won by injuring their opponents; they are the most shameless team in the league!"

Amidst this argument, Popovich's medical diagnosis was released:

He had a brain hemorrhage, with the risk of becoming vegetative, and multiple bones in his body were crushed.

This report instantly enraged the San Antonio media, demanding an apology from Su Wan for his actions: "Even if it wasn't on purpose, Su Wan caused Greg such harm, shouldn't he at least say sorry?"

Some media backed this sentiment.

But Su Wan's stance remained firm: "I can never apologize to Greg, I have only one thing to say, man acts, God watches, everything is God's arrangement, maybe it was God who made me do this!"

Nobody expected Su Wan's attitude to be this aggressive.

Now, even some media with neutral stances couldn't stand to watch, with one particularly justice-minded reporter saying, "Regardless, Greg was injured because of you, your feud hasn't reached this level, Su Wan, you should apologize!"

Su Wan glanced at him and retorted without politeness, "Scram!"

When another reporter saw Su Wan's attitude towards them and tried to advise, "Su Wan, we mean well, we think..."

"You scram too!"

But Su Wan interrupted before the reporter could finish.

At this point, more media started to speak out for Popovich.

However, it was then that a media outlet leaked: "The reason for Su Wan's outburst is, in the games of this series that have already ended, he learned from a Spurs player that Gregg had intended to knock him out for the season. Everyone knows Su Wan hates these dirty tactics more than anything, and Popovich has done this more than once. He planned to do it again."

"That's why he doesn't want to apologize for the unforeseen result; he feels Popovich doesn't deserve his apology."

This news turned the public opinion once again.

Some media that had spoken for Popovich now understood why Su Wan was so adamant.

Still, some media questioned the credibility of this information, doubting the reliability of the source.

The fourth game of the finals began amidst this tumult of public opinion.

The Spurs without Popovich stood no chance against the New York Knicks.

And more importantly...

Tim Duncan's plantar fasciitis prevented him from playing to his full potential.

The so-called "Spurs Cornerstone" was truly the root cause of the Spurs' helplessness.

The controversy didn't affect Su Wan's outstanding performance at all.

The game lost suspense before the halftime, with Su Wan playing fiercely until the opponent waved the "white flag." He remained on the court for an extra five minutes, racking up a personal score of 50 points, before walking off the court.

By then, the entire Madison was filled with cheers, everyone shouting the same name:

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

"Su Wan!"

...

"Buzzer!"

The buzzer sounded, the final score set at 118 to 99, the New York Knicks won by 19 points against the Spurs, sweeping them with a grand score of 4-0 in the series.

Tim Duncan and others did not greet Su Wan; hearing the buzzer, they simply left.

Given the current state of the two teams, indeed, there wasn't much to say.

Battier left with the team, but as he stood before the reporters, his gaze grew sterner:

"Everyone should've heard the news!"

"Gregg wanted the Spurs players to play dirty against Su Wan!"

"That player was none other than me..."

"And the person who told Su Wan all this was also me..."

"It is all true, I stand by it with my integrity!"

"Gregg wanted me to play dirty, to knock Su Wan out for the season!"

"That's why Su Wan refuses to apologize, that's why he is so uncompromising!"