Chapter 1 The Beginning

The entrance ceremony ended, and after Su Feng ignited the atmosphere of the entire arena at the technical table, the big screen also gave the starting lists for the two teams tonight.

Cavaliers: O'Neal, Bosh, Artest, Korver, James.

Lakers: Gasol, Su Feng, Evans, Vujacic, Williams.

In the center of the court, O'Neal and Gasol jumped for the ball to start the game.

After a summer of hard weight loss, Gasol successfully controlled his weight to 126 kilograms in the Lakers' new season physical test.

Therefore, when O'Neal, who had lost Su Feng's control and whose weight had soared to 155 kilograms before the start of the new season, was preparing to use his "fins" to jump for the Cavaliers' opening attack, Gasol, who jumped half a centimeter higher than him, gently flicked the basketball with his "bear paw" into the arms of Su Feng.

In the past two years, because the Cavaliers have always been at a disadvantage in the interior when facing the Celtics, 76ers, and Heat...

So this summer, as soon as O'Neal's contract expired, in order to seize James's youthful years, the Cavaliers management immediately contacted O'Neal, who was at home doing nothing.

Just compared to the always strict Su Feng and Riley...

Based on Mike Brown's shallow experience...

How could he control O'Neal's mouth?

On the court, Su Feng personally dribbled the ball past half-court and raised four fingers to his teammates after reaching the offensive zone.

Although this Lakers team has not trained together for a long time, in the past month or so, the Lakers players have already become familiar with the signals given by Su Feng on the court.

Therefore, watching Su Feng, Evans and Vujacic immediately sank to the two baselines.

And Williams pretended to come out to receive the ball, but in fact, he was pulling James out of the defense.

At this time, O'Neal made a very serious mistake of empiricism.

In his opinion, Gasol, that damn fat man, was just a meat shield sent by the Lakers to deal with him.

But who would have thought that after pulling to the high post and receiving the basketball from Su Feng's hands, Gasol, looking at O'Neal who refused to follow, actually shot it!

O'Neal: "..."

No, that's the three-point line, are you crazy?

Of course Gasol wasn't crazy.

In Su Feng's previous life, as the nBA's requirements for big men became higher and higher, the pace of the game became faster and faster, and the nBA teams' use of court space became better and better, O'Neal might not believe what he was about to say...

Gasol's three-point talent, though late, even became his main way of scoring on the court in the later stages of his career.

And in this life, in addition to urging Gasol to lose weight as soon as possible in the summer, Su Feng did not forget to let him adapt to the nBA's range in advance.

Although in terms of shooting percentage, Gasol cannot be as stable as he would be in the future.

But as long as he can shoot on the court, it means that when he pulls out to coordinate at the high post, the opponent's interior must follow.

And because Gasol did not reveal this trick in the preseason, Gasol's three-pointer caught the Cavaliers off guard as soon as the game started tonight.

Swish!

0 to 3!

Did you see that, old brother!

Your little brother has scored his first goal in the nBA!

On the court, Gasol, who scored the first point for the Lakers, was as excited as a 250-pound fat man.

And back, in the Cavaliers' offense, looking at Evans, who appeared in the Lakers' starting lineup for the first time tonight, the always-clever James discovered...

The defensive intensity shown by this Lakers team at this moment is significantly different from what they showed in the preseason.

Evans, who is 196 centimeters tall, weighs nearly 101 kilograms.

As one of the few high-quality substitutes on this Lakers team, Evans' biggest feature is that his elbows are thick enough and his athletic ability is good enough.

Therefore, tonight, Coach Lu arranged for him to start, and the purpose was to let him guard James, who was cheating and refusing to leave the point guard position.

However, after playing with truck tires for an entire summer, how could Evans stop James at this moment?

On the court, looking at the gazes of his teammates around him, who were just short of putting the imperial robe on him, James immediately pressed the acceleration button!

Although James has always respected Su Feng...

But this season, with even the wildcats in Cleveland knowing that "the king's era is about to pass"...

How could James not be interested in taking the throne?

As the saying goes, a prince who doesn't want to usurp the throne is not a good prince, and generals who don't want to be emperors are all chumps...

As Su Feng's "only" successor, at this moment, you think James is breaking through Evans...

But in fact, his goal has never wavered.

Ten years ago, you led me onto the path of basketball.

And in the past ten years, I have not only regarded you as an idol, but also, in order to surpass you, I have put in sweat far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Maybe I can't reach the height you created in the nBA at its most glorious moment.

But...

Just like you personally kicked Michael Jordan off the altar back then!

I have always hoped that I can prove myself in front of you!

Not next year!

Not tomorrow.

But now!

On the court, when James recklessly charged out of that sunny avenue in the middle, at this moment, the trajectory of the young Cleveland Duke's fate has undergone earth-shattering changes from Su Feng's memory.

In this life, Su Feng has changed many people.

And among them, James is definitely the person who has been most influenced by Su Feng besides Kobe.

Although James's old face is still old...

But compared to the James in Su Feng's memory, he has more arrogance that people have when they are young at this moment.

Maybe, in the eyes of James' fans, James, who speaks in a deep voice and never offends anyone, is the real "perfect."

But, in Su Feng's opinion, this 23-year-old boy who has unloaded all his masks is a real, living "person."

In the restricted area, James, while holding the ball in one hand and raising it high, faced Gasol's help defense and turned himself into a battle axe without dodging!

Bang!

And then, as James slammed the ball into the basket...

Even the Staples Center couldn't help but tremble at this moment!

However, because he exerted too much force when dunking, James was about to fall horizontally to the floor at the same time as completing the dunk!

Fortunately, as ten years ago, when James was about to land, Su Feng stepped forward in time and hugged him.

And time seemed to have returned to that winter day in Cleveland ten years ago at this moment.

After reaching out and pressing James's shoulder, who was now half a head taller than him, Su Feng said, "Haven't I taught you many times? When dunking, you must pay attention to the center of gravity of your body."

And hearing this, looking at Su Feng, after grinning, James said, "But in front of you...

I always can't control myself."

Ten years ago, you once told me...

You would wait for me in the nBA.

But after I entered the nBA, I realized...

You are a liar who can never stop and wait for others.

So, how could I have chosen to escape in order to avoid injury just now?

On the court, under the applause of the Lakers fans for his sportsmanship, looking at James's back, for a moment, Su Feng suddenly began to "regret" that he had run to these young monsters to show off back then...

Because, isn't this obviously creating difficulty for his future dominance of the nBA?

But whenever these juniors express their respect to him in a way that cannot be described in words...

Su Feng had to admit.

In the nBA, it is indeed a very cool thing to be a great senior who is both respected and loved by everyone.

In this life, while blocking the roads to success for future young people, in fact, isn't Su Feng paving the way for them?

Staples Center, after James's domineering dunk, it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

Williams, who was authorized by Su Feng to single out James on the wing, missed a shot, and O'Neal protected the rebound for the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers took the opportunity to counterattack, Bosh quickly followed up and scored after receiving a pass from James.

4 to 3.

CCTV, seeing this scene, Zhang's head began to ache: "This Lakers team really can't attack and can't defend.

And the other players don't know how to play around Su Feng...

What the hell are they playing, this is..."

As a result, on the court, perhaps feeling the pressure given by Zhang from afar, at the moment of getting the ball, Vujacic, like he would in the future with Sharapova, returned the ball to Su Feng with unusual decisiveness.

However, how could such an obvious return pass escape Artest's eyes?

However, just as Artest was about to reach out to intercept this pass, Su Feng took the lead and put the ball into his arms with his big hand.

Moreover, under the circumstances of making mistakes, because Artest had already given up a line to break through inward in order to intercept, Su Feng also immediately stepped on his accelerator.

High position, Artest didn't have time to react.

Because after a breeze blew across his face, he didn't even have the qualification to eat dust behind Su Feng's ass.

And in the restricted area, looking at Su Feng who had already killed to the Cavaliers' defense line in an instant, with the "Courage" borrowed from Fish Leong, with the determination that at worst, he would just die, Bosh also rushed up without hesitation.

However, who would have thought that just as Bosh's body could no longer withstand the drag of gravity and fell from the sky to the ground...

Su Feng was still gliding forward!

At this moment, what Su Feng twisted was not his waist!

What he twisted...

It was clearly the knees of hundreds of millions of basketball fans!

Look at the sky!

In this world, can anyone really ignore gravity?

Bang, swish!

Staples Center, as Su Feng elegantly sent the basketball into the basket with a backhand through the backboard...

For a time, nearly 20,000 Lakers fans at the scene were shocked.

Although before Kobe was injured, Kobe had also performed this kind of magical lever for the Staples fans...

But people, this thing...

To put it bluntly, it is...

Being fickle.

And on the sidelines, Kobe, who was originally worried about the Lakers, suddenly felt uncomfortable.

This is a feeling that is difficult to describe in words.

As Su Feng's best friend and one of the most important players on this Lakers team, of course Kobe hopes that the Lakers will win.

But...

When Su Feng really started to show off on the court...

Kobe always felt a little pain in his chest.

Because at this moment, in his ears, it always seemed like someone was telling him that he could find a job in an electronics factory...

On the court, the game continued.

Compared with last season, James is obviously more unsolvable when he breaks through this season.

However, as the first quarter deepened...

James felt that he was much more tired tonight than usual.

Especially after the Lakers gradually adapted to the Cavaliers' breakthrough and distribution style of play, Gasol could always help in place at the first time whenever James broke through to the basket.

On the one hand, this is related to Gasol's excellent defensive positioning.

And on the other hand...

It is because O'Neal's existence has squeezed James's breakthrough space on the court.

Last season, when O'Neal and Su Feng were on the court at the same time, Su Feng would only choose to break through when O'Neal pulled out to screen for him.

But this season, based on the current weight of this fathead fish...

If he pulled out to set a screen for James every ball, then he would probably be exhausted on the court in at most one quarter.

Therefore, after discovering this detail, Coach Lu not only did not adjust the Lakers' defense in the first quarter.

On the contrary, after holding Evans's hand with a look of affection, Coach Lu became even more determined to let Evans defend James one-on-one.

At this time, Su Feng also discovered that Mike Brown had no talent in offense at all.

Because if Su Feng were to coach this Cavaliers team, he would not let O'Neal and James be on the court at the same time.

In Su Feng's opinion, the player who is more compatible with James is obviously Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who has the ability to shoot and can create space.

Therefore, in this Cavaliers team, O'Neal is only suitable for playing as a substitute.

And even if Brown wants to take O'Neal's face into consideration, after O'Neal plays as a pseudo-starter, Brown should also try to stagger his and James's playing time.

However, if Brown could see these things in offense...

Then, in Su Feng's memory, this guy would probably have become a famous coach long ago.

Although Brown accumulated some experience in offense when he was an assistant coach to Davis...

But just like Rivers, who was required by the Pistons management to play offensive basketball this season and had a headache for an entire summer because of this...

Isn't this obviously making it difficult for a fat tiger?

Staples Center, at the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers, who completely crushed this Lakers team in terms of lineup, led by only 27 to 26.

In the second quarter, Su Feng did not rest.

The Lakers changed their lineup to Turiaf, Walton, Radmanovic, Su Feng, and Pargo.

The Cavaliers' second-quarter lineup was Ilgauskas, Millsap, Brown, Gibson, and Jones.

Judging from the substitute lineups of the two teams, the Cavaliers undoubtedly have an absolute advantage in the interior.

However, in the second quarter, Brown unexpectedly arranged for Millsap and Ilgauskas to be tools for the Cavaliers' outside three treasures.

Because Brown, Gibson, and Jones are all accurate from three-point range, Brown arranged many three-point tactics for them this season.

After all, when he was learning from Davis, Brown had experienced the power of three-pointers more than once.

However, this kind of whimsical complete copying...

Is destined to prevent Brown, Gibson, and Jones from exerting their shooting power on the court as Brown imagined.

Because, the Lakers players on the court can just choose to follow out, right?

On the sidelines, the young Coach Lu always felt that the Cavaliers on the opposite side were giving him heads tonight.

Because of such an excellent lineup...

Even if Coach Lu scratched Iverson's foot skin, he couldn't figure out why Brown didn't arrange for James to lead this lineup.

On the basketball court, without a breakthrough threat, your three-pointer will be easily targeted by your opponents no matter how accurate it is.

In Coach Lu's opinion, he can understand Brown's idea of wanting James to accumulate energy and have a better performance in the second half of the game.

But...

Even if you want James to rest, shouldn't your main point of attack be placed in the interior at this time?

After the tempering of his rookie season, Millsap at this time is not as strong as him if he is taller than him in the low post, and not as fast as him if he is stronger than him.

And as O'Neal sees it, that half of the only two and a half centers in the league today, isn't it easy for Ilgauskas to beat Turiaf in the low post?

Therefore, after using the space created by the outside three treasures, as long as the Cavaliers attack the interior at this time...

The Lakers can only hope that Su Feng can win back the points they lost on the offensive end.

"Don't worry, they will come over and give it to us themselves."

On the Lakers' bench, recalling what Su Feng said to him before the game, Coach Lu felt that Su Feng knew this Cavaliers team better than him.

However, just relying on the Cavaliers to give it away themselves...

It is by no means easy for the Lakers to win this opening game.

Because in the second quarter, with the Lakers' tactics obviously suppressing the Cavaliers, with Su Feng scoring 26 points for the Lakers in the first half...

At halftime, the score between the two teams was 51 to 54.

The Lakers only led by 3 points.

Without Iverson, who could always let him rest assured during the Philadelphia era.

Nor was there that "old rogue" who could only let him concentrate on driving a truck.

Nor were there the Cameo brothers, the "Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Young."

Nor were there Ginobili and Lou Williams with their miraculous shots at critical moments.

As for this Lakers team.

Su Feng not only has to be Nash.

At the same time, he also has to be Kobe.

Even at critical moments, he has to do O'Neal's job back then.

In addition, on the defensive end...

Besides Gasol, he must also be prepared to fill in for the other three at any time.

There is no doubt.

Since his rookie season, this season will definitely become Su Feng's most unforgettable memory.

Because in order to realize the promise of bringing this Lakers team into the upper half of the Western Conference...

Before Gasol and others grow up...

He must put in the same effort as he did when he faced Jordan back then every game.

Halftime, in the Lakers' spacious home team locker room...

Obviously everyone saw the fatigue on Su Feng's face.

But when the second half of the game started...

His fighting spirit, which seemed to never run out...

Infected everyone present.

Su Feng knew that if the Lakers wanted to start a championship run after Kobe returned, in addition to the Lakers players having to grow up, the Lakers team also had to change their tempers in the past few seasons.

As the saying goes, success or failure is determined by character, and character determines destiny.

Just like people have personalities.

In the nBA, the different personalities of each team also determine their fate at the start of the new season to some extent.

Su Feng has never been the kind of person who can't afford to lose.

But, like Kobe...

What he hates most are those who are unwilling to work hard for victory.

Staples Center.

When Su Feng, wearing the Lakers' No. 23 jersey, returned to the court again.

At this time, the Lakers fans at the scene finally got the answer that they could never understand back then.

Third quarter, the Cavaliers attack first.

James is responsible for dribbling the ball past half-court.

And unlike the first half of the game...

Now, the Lakers player responsible for guarding James has become Su Feng.

On the sidelines, Coach Lu, with his arms around his chest, said with emotion: "The most terrifying thing about Su is never his superior strength.

But...

His fighting spirit, which is always more eager for victory than anyone else."

And in front of the TV, almost at the same time, Bird, who was oBing the game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers for the first time after finishing his team's opening game, said to Karl next to him, "You see, I was right...

As long as Su is there, no matter who his teammates are, it will not be easy for you to defeat this team."

Karl: "..."

To be fair.

Although Bird was a little boastful at this moment...

But Karl remembered that at the end of the Lakers' preseason, Bird did say that the Lakers team should not be underestimated.

"Just like when people thought Larry Bird was no longer good...

Mortals...

Are always mortals." In front of the TV, watching Su Feng continue to score points for the Lakers through strong attacks under Artest's defense...

Bird boasted to himself and said with emotion.

And Staples...

After watching the Lakers' first three quarters tonight, Old Buss, who came to watch the game in the vip box tonight, was also impressed by the personal charm exuded by Su Feng from the inside out.

Old Buss, who had fought alongside many former Lakers stars, knew very well...

No matter how great the jerseys hanging above the Staples dome tonight were...

At this moment, they must bow their heads to Su Feng.

"No wonder we were swept three times in the Finals by the team he led." Looking at the silly son sitting next to him, Old Buss said with emotion.

You chase me.

In the third quarter, the Lakers were no longer overturned like they were in the previous preseason.

Because in this quarter, Su Feng scored 21 points for the Lakers alone.

Tonight, Williams performed generally.

He only scored 8 points for the Lakers in the first three quarters, with 3 of 13 shots.

And the Lakers' shooter group, who were originally very accurate in training, also showed the world their soft feet because of the high attention to this game.

But before the start of the fourth quarter, on this night, the Lakers were leading.

During the intermission after the end of the third quarter, Coach Lu wanted to let Su Feng rest for two more minutes.

But Coach Lu, who has always played a role player in his career, knows very well...

At this time, only the team's star player can be trusted.

Fortunately, the luckiest thing about this game is that at the beginning of the fourth quarter, O'Neal and James were left on the court at the same time by the "clever" Brown.

In this way, Su Feng's pressure on the defensive end was undoubtedly much smaller.

Because he only needs to pay attention to James's "bald lion's cold arrows," and the Cavaliers' offensive efficiency cannot be high.

And before the game, O'Neal, who was eager to show off in front of his old team, also discovered at this time...

Gasol, that damn fat man...

Is simply not ordinary difficult to deal with.

Because O'Neal at this time is not what he used to be, so in the low post, as long as he can't use his footsteps to directly form an offensive, then on the side, under Su Feng's double-teaming cheese, he is likely to make mistakes.

And back, when defending Gasol...

O'Neal must also follow out.

Otherwise, Gasol will show O'Neal his face with his occasional tiptoe shots.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the 08/09 season, in his first year in the nBA, Gasol handed over an excellent answer sheet of averaging 11.9 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.

And at this moment, although he has one less year to train in Europe...

But under Su Feng's guidance, his more intelligent way of playing has made up for his year of training.

And coincidentally, in this game, because the Cavaliers' interior has been giving the Lakers heads and experience...

So Gasol, who was originally slightly lacking in confidence, also brushed a lot of experience through this game.

Not to brag.

If the Lakers' opponent in this year's opening game was the 76ers with Yao Ming, then what Gasol would have to face...

Would be a completely different situation.

Because compared to O'Neal, who mostly can't swim at this time, Yao Ming, who is at his absolute peak at this time, completely dominates the current Gasol on both offense and defense.

"How is it, nBA games are not as difficult to play as you imagined, right?" In the final quarter, after the Lakers established a 10-point lead, Su Feng asked with concern, patting Gasol's shoulder during the Cavaliers' timeout.

And hearing this, after nodding obediently, Gasol also said, "After this game, I must send the game video to my old brother."

Su Feng: "..."

Good fellow!

With a silly brother like you, how much does your brother usually love you to not beat you to death?

I have to say that in this life, the fates of Gasol and Gasol have also changed a lot this summer.

And in the end, in this opening game...

With Su Feng scoring 58 points for the Lakers, as Kobe said, a 50+ score...

Staples, 97 to 105...

On this night, the Lakers surprisingly defeated the Cavaliers, which surprised basketball experts from China and the United States.

In the final moments of the final quarter, Brown, who couldn't figure out why the Cavaliers couldn't play a smooth offense, continued his head-giving behavior...

In order to further compress James's breakthrough space on the court, Brown, who was clearly a Lakers' undercover agent on this night, even sent up O'Neal and Ilgauskas's Twin Towers lineup at the end of the game.

As a result...

James finally managed to score two three-pointers in a row to narrow the score for the Cavaliers...

In the next second, with the Cavaliers' rotation speed completely unable to keep up with the Lakers, the Cavaliers were countered by the Lakers in three consecutive rounds.

See, so what if the enemy has a Gundam?

Do you think that in the nBA, anyone can drive the Gundam?

Throughout the game, James, who had a significant training effect in the summer, totaled 39 points, 9 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Cavaliers.

On the Lakers' side, in addition to Su Feng, who had 58 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists, Gasol, who performed well in the final quarter, also had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 4 assists.

After the game, in an interview, Su Feng praised Gasol's performance, saying: "Marc is the number one contributor to our victory on this night.

Because facing that half of the two and a half centers in the league today, he used his strength to prove to us that he is our most valuable asset this season."

Because Su Feng believes that Gasol is most lacking in confidence at this time, after this game, Su Feng did not stint his praise for Gasol.

But in this way...

O'Neal felt uncomfortable.

Because...

As that one of the two and a half centers...

After this game, many Cavaliers fans began to question the quality of O'Neal's three championship rings won during the Heat era online.

"He can't even beat a rookie...

This fathead fish is obviously just being blown up by people!"

"I think Su is too modest.

In this game, if he is the king who leads the charge, then I am at most a cavalryman responsible for carrying the flag for him.

To be honest, although many of my skills in my basketball career come from the teachings of my brother (Pau Gasol).

But this summer, under Su's guidance, I realized that the skills I learned before were not worth mentioning at all." On the other side, in an interview with Spanish TV, Gasol said so.

I don't understand, just ask.

At this moment, how big is the shadow area in Gasol's heart?

Of course, if you know Gasol well enough, then you will know...

In fact, Gasol has always respected Gasol.

It's just that as a younger brother...

You say who doesn't want to get attention from his brother?

And as the one who was asked about his family the most this year by the Lakers besides Kupchak, after the game, in an interview, Coach Lu kept praising Mike Brown.

Look!

He has just started coaching, and Coach Lu has used his actual actions to tell Su Feng how dirty the mind of playing tactics is!

"We were able to win this game entirely because of good luck. (Referring to the opposite side giving it away)

In my opinion, under the leadership of Coach Mike Brown, this Cavaliers team is undoubtedly a championship favorite this season.

They have excellent defense and a good offensive mindset. (Still referring to the opposite side giving it away)

Although it is still too early to say this, in my opinion, this Cavaliers team is likely to dominate the Eastern Conference this season." Staring at his sincere little eyes...

Don't look at the fact that Coach Lu's eyes are not as cute as Iverson's...

But at least, at the press conference, Mike Brown has been impressed by the personal charm exuded by this young coach from the inside out.

What are you talking about!

When Kobe comes back next season, Coach Lu is going for the championship.

So why should he tell the Cavaliers what problems they have with their offense?

Wake up!

This is the nBA!

Only off the court are we friends.

But on the court...

Then everyone is a mortal enemy!

And online, regarding the Lakers' performance in the opening game...

Chinese fans also used this joke to summarize it:

Obviously, Los Angeles has now officially said goodbye to the "Zhao Yun Era."

Because on this night, Su Xiaobu beheaded the three heroes of Cleveland outside Hulao Pass with his knife. (James, Bosh, O'Neal)

Just...

In any case, a game can't explain anything after all.

And this season...

After being excited on this night...

The difficulties that this Lakers team needs to face have just begun...

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