But now, the Pistons had easily crushed them.
Because...
"The Pistons are the defending champions!"
Su Wan's response was strong and powerful, "After this playoff series, no one will call the Pistons the defending champions anymore; we will overturn them!"
Ben Wallace immediately responded, "That's the funniest joke I've ever heard. It seems this kid is even more humorous than Yao."
Su Wan laughed, "Every time you end up getting pounded into shit by Yao, when would you even have the mood to care about whether Yao is humorous or not?"
This "dagger" directly pierced Ben Wallace's major artery.
In the League, the three big men Ben Wallace least wanted to encounter included Yao Ming, with the other two being Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal.
Their vocal sparring intensified the already smoke-laden pre-game atmosphere, and the League added fuel to the fire by announcing this season's "Best Lineup":
First was the "First Team" roster:
