Randolph had surrendered, but at the beginning of the game, Su Wan singled him out for a scolding.
Randolph had no response.
Although he had entered the league back in 2001, as Su Wan mentioned, throughout his career, he had only participated in the playoffs twice, his best reaching only to the seventh game of the first round before being eliminated.
Tonight was his first touch of the semifinal floor.
However, Rick Carlisle had an inspiration from the first round of the playoffs, as long as Randolph could demonstrate a strong offense inside, the opposing team would naturally tighten their defense. By then, whether facing Billups, Hamilton, or Prince, Su Wan could easily handle 1v1.
So...
Although it was his first time in the second round of the playoffs, Zach Randolph felt considerable pressure.
The good news is that on the opening play, Randolph successfully scored under the basket.
