O'Neal, though just one year younger than Kevin Garnett and also injured, had sustained his injury at a younger age, making his recovery swifter and more effective.
Furthermore, with Su Wan, the "presumptive season's Best Defensive Player," the quality of his defense was assuredly above that of Paul Pierce; there was no reason he couldn't contain LeBron James.
In the end, LeBron managed only 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 7 turnovers.
This was a far cry from his usual 29.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.6 assists.
The Cavaliers lost by 22 points with a final score of 86 to 108.
Barkley said, "Su Wan has brought back that familiar dominance over LeBron!"
Kenny Smith initially wanted to say that the Cavaliers had missed their best opportunity to defeat the Pacers, but remembering that last season was said to be the Cavalier's most hopeful, yet the regular season record still trailed the Pacers, who also won the last game by double digits, he remained silent.
