Chapter 1162 The Most Pure Joy

On CCTV, after Su Feng took the lead for the Heat with an intercontinental missile-like shot, Su Junyang smiled and said, "That's why I say Su Feng's heart is made of steel.

Look, in such an important game tonight...

Right from the start, facing his successor LeBron James, he shot it without hesitation.

This shot seems casual.

But it just goes in."

Beside him, Yu Jia, Su Junyang's partner, also smiled and said, "Silver saddle reflects the white horse, swift as a shooting star, kill one man in ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles.

At this moment, Su Feng is truly the pinnacle of martial arts novels, capable of hurting people with a flower or a leaf!"

At the Quicken Loans Arena, it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

Compared to the Cavaliers of the Silas era, this season, the Cavaliers' offense is clearly more organized.

This new season, if Big Z and Bosh don't set screens for James, they will sink to the baseline on offense.

On the flanks, Korver and Johnson can also effectively contain the opponent's wing defense.

In addition, once the Cavaliers are dragged into a positional battle, James will choose Big Z or Bosh to take over the offense based on his assessment of the situation on the court.

I have to say...

In this life, Su Feng's influence on the league is truly everywhere.

Because Mike Brown's use of James this season...

Isn't it learned from John Davis?

In basketball, only by maximizing the space for your star player can your offense be like mercury flowing to the ground.

As early as in his book "Basketball Offensive Space Theory", John Davis quoted a famous saying from *Sun Tzu's Art of War*:

"Let your rapidity be that of the wind.

Let your gentleness be that of the forest. (Note 1)

In raiding and plundering be like fire.

Be as immovable as a mountain.

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night.

And when you move, fall like a thunderbolt."

There is no doubt that when he coached the Raptors...

Coach Davis foresaw the future development of basketball.

On the court, Rajon Rondo, who volunteered to match up with Little Zhan Zhan tonight, immediately felt the pressure brought to him by this successor of Su Feng.

With his amazing wingspan, Rondo wanted to use his long arms to block Little Zhan Zhan's breakthrough...

But who would have thought...

Little Zhan Zhan would directly hold the ball and start charging from the three-point line!

At this moment, James, whose actual height with shoes on is already around 206 centimeters...

Can truly reach your basket in an instant once he starts striding.

Being chased by Little Zhan Zhan like this...

Also made Rondo, who was helpless, feel wronged.

Don't play like that!

Are you even playing basketball?

You're clearly driving a tank and bullying people!

In the Heat's paint, at the moment he was squeezed out of bounds by Little Zhan Zhan, Rondo's heart was undoubtedly filled with despair.

However, feeling the hurricane that suddenly swept through the Quicken Loans Arena...

The next second, Rondo said with a look of pleasant surprise, "Miami doesn't believe in tears!

Because we have Su Feng!"

*Pa*—!

What is a divine soldier descending from the heavens?

On the court, when Little Zhan Zhan sent the ball towards the backboard, he couldn't understand how Su Feng managed to return to the paint from the other side in such a short amount of time!

"That was a travel, LeBron!"

Moreover, after completing such a passionate block...

He could still turn around and joke about it with such a calm attitude!

Wait!

Where did I travel?

On the court, after Stackhouse grabbed the loose ball and scored two points for the Heat with a fast break layup, James looked at Su Feng and said, "I definitely didn't travel just now!"

Hearing this, Su Feng patiently explained to James, "You took the first step when you broke to Rajon's left after gathering the ball. Then, before preparing to lay it up, you took another step to get the best shooting opportunity.

So, that's four steps in total."

James: "..."

Good lord!

Are you saying that you can see it more clearly than the slow-motion replay?

At this moment, looking at Su Feng, James couldn't help but be stunned.

Because he knew very well...

The implication of Su Feng's words was...

Su Feng had already predicted all of his attack routes the moment he prepared to launch the attack.

That's why Su Feng observed so carefully.

"Basketball is played with this, LeBron."

On the court, at this moment, James suddenly recalled Su Feng's teachings to him back then.

Basketball must be played with your brain.

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

Observing his teammates' movements, and looking at Big Z, who took the initiative to pull to the wing to set a screen for him, James faked a pass and then broke into the Heat's wing junction at the moment he pretended to pass the ball to Big Z.

Seeing this, Hayes also rushed towards James from the baseline to buy time for Rondo to get back into position.

However, before Rondo and Hayes could surround James, the ball in James' hand disappeared out of thin air in front of Rondo and Hayes!

In the paint, Bosh, who received James' bounce pass, scored a layup, earning the Cavaliers their first two points of the night.

What a feint to the east and attack to the west!

In this Cavaliers' offensive play, Big Z's cut and James' breakthrough were obviously just bait.

The real killing move was actually Bosh, who had been lurking behind Hayes.

"Basketball is played with this." On the court, looking at Rondo, who had been tricked by him in this defensive play, James pointed to his head and said.

Hearing this...

Rondo immediately got angry!

Because it was just a seemingly good play, wasn't it?

Did you have to show off like that?

"Don't worry, Rajon.

LeBron's words were probably meant for me." Patting Rondo's shoulder, Su Feng smiled.

Meant for you?

On the court, at this moment, Rondo was completely dumbfounded.

Because in his opinion, if James' words were meant for Su Feng...

Wouldn't that be the same as provoking Su Feng?

Emmm.

Logically speaking, that was indeed the case.

But given the relationship between Su Feng and James...

Su Feng knew that Little Zhan Zhan was just asking him for praise...

Just like when you were a child, you couldn't help but run to your parents to show off after finishing your homework...

Because of Su Feng's damn seniority...

Not only would he not argue with James.

He would even be happy about it.

"Finally, you're starting to look the part.

Compared to when you first entered the league, you now...

Finally have the ability to challenge me."

On the court, looking at James, Su Feng said with a look of gratification.

On the Heat's bench, although he hadn't officially returned to the team, Alonzo Mourning, who was wearing a suit and traveling with the team, said, "Recently, I've been thinking about a question."

"What question?" Shaquille O'Neal, who was also wearing a suit, asked curiously.

"Don't you think Su is playing happily this season?" Mourning asked.

Happy?

O'Neal was stumped by Mourning's question.

"We were winning before...

But a lot of the time, I felt like Su was extremely lonely," Mourning said with emotion.

"Because he wasn't happy winning, but now he's happy losing, what kind of logic is that?" O'Neal said with a puzzled look.

Shaking his head, Mourning looked at O'Neal as if he were an idiot and said, "That's why, Shaq, you'll never be able to be Su's best friend like Kobe.

Because if it were Kobe, I believe he would know what I'm trying to say."

O'Neal: "..."

"Right now he is...

Already enjoying the basketball he brings to him...

The purest happiness."

In Los Angeles, because the Lakers' game against the Sixers wouldn't start for another two hours, Kobe, in the Lakers' locker room, also made a similar remark at almost the same time.

From obscurity in his early years to worldwide fame today.

From challenger in the past to the challenged now.

How could Su Feng's mentality still be the same as it was back then?

Every offensive and defensive play.

At this moment, he was pursuing his limits.

In other words...

From a very early age, Su Feng's only opponent had become himself.

For athletes...

This was undoubtedly a rather terrifying state.

In addition, the Heat were facing unprecedented challenges this season...

Therefore, God knows how intoxicated Su Feng was with the joy that basketball brought him at this time?

Quicken Loans Arena.

Before the end of the first quarter, Little Zhan Zhan was blocked by Su Feng again.

At that time, Su Feng, who happened to be helping Rondo defend against Little Zhan Zhan, was blocked by Big Z, so Little Zhan Zhan dribbled inside without saying a word.

However, just as Little Zhan Zhan was preparing to end with a "handsome" pull-up jumper...

Su Feng instantly bypassed the high wall of Big Z and blocked James' shot from the side.

In his previous life, Su Feng, Kobe had a similar block in the All-Star Game.

However, compared to Kobe's block at that time, Su Feng's block was even more domineering.

Because Su Feng's palm was big enough, his block...

Was clearly the legendary:

Catch block!

No!

We were supposed to be watching a basketball game...

How did it turn into a horror movie out of nowhere?

In front of the TV, those Feng haters who had been trying to use James to elevate one at the expense of the other were dumbfounded.

Look, this is the ugliest side of haters.

Especially those who often say they are pure passers-by, have no feelings for Su Feng, but feel that James is playing better than Su Feng now.

Do you think they really like James?

No...

They just hope Su Feng dies soon.

Don't believe it?

Wait until Su Feng retires in the future, and then you'll see other stars...

At that time, they will definitely encounter the same experience.

On the court, at the end of the first quarter, the Heat led 29-23.

Because Brown's team has always been good at defense, the Heat didn't actually get many transition offense opportunities on the court tonight.

In the second quarter, Su Feng continued to babysit.

Spoelstra changed the Heat's lineup to Johnson, Ivey, Su Feng, Ginobili, and Williams.

On the Cavaliers' side, Brown, knowing that the second quarter was the Cavaliers' best chance to close the gap, kept James on the court.

In the second quarter, the Cavaliers' lineup on the court was Varejao, Millsap, Pavlovic, Jones, and James.

This summer, in addition to Millsap, who was selected in the draft, bringing defensive surprises to the Cavaliers' fans, Varejao's acting skills on defense, who was poached from Phoenix, are also one of the reasons why the Cavaliers are currently ranked second in the East.

This new season, Little Yao has complained to Su Feng more than once that Varejao falls at the slightest touch when playing against the Cavaliers.

In addition, Brown, who found the right way to use James, also did not forget to continue to bring in shooters for the Cavaliers from the free agent market.

As Li Ning's current number one star, Damon Jones' three-point percentage this season is as high as 42.5%, making him one of the most accurate spot-up three-point shooters on the current Cavaliers team.

Su Feng knew that if he still looked at this Cavaliers team, whose lineup had quietly become no less than the "Big Three", with the same eyes as in the past, the Heat would definitely suffer in the playoffs.

Basketball games, every season is a new beginning.

There is no possibility that last year's underdog will become a powerhouse this year.

And the former giants may also turn into salted fish this year.

Just like...

You can never know...

In which game or at what point Ginobili will erupt.

Quicken Loans Arena, second quarter.

Just as Su Feng was focused on preparing to take over the defensive responsibility for James...

On the court, in just 8 minutes...

Ginobili put on the most incredible personal scoring show since the start of the 2006-07 season.

Sacrifice hair to the heavens.

Unlimited magic power.

This season, Ginobili, who simply shaved off his few remaining hairs...

Easily accomplished what the "Old Rogue" had to beg to accomplish back then.

In the second quarter, after Ginobili hit two consecutive three-pointers from beyond the arc, on the court, Su Feng not only took the initiative to be his ball-handling tool, but also, if it weren't for the game...

Su Feng would even have wanted to make Ginobili a luxurious breakfast that even Kobe didn't have the fortune to eat!

Holy crap!

New fans are asking if they don't understand.

How is this bald guy so strong?

Snake-like steps twist through four.

Sniping from beyond the arc is like drinking water.

In the first 8 minutes of the second quarter...

Ginobili scored 26 points for the Heat in a single quarter, with 11 of 11 shots made, including 4 of 4 three-pointers.

Huh?

You ask why Ginobili didn't have a single free throw in these 8 minutes?

Because...

Because when he goes up for a layup, the referee can't understand what he's doing either!

Laying up while lying down.

Laying up at an angle.

Laying up while tilted.

What Stephen Curry.

What Klay Thompson.

Those Golden State sewer brothers...

Are they worthy of carrying shoes for Su Feng's second brother, Ginobili?

(Curry, Klay: Uncle Su, is this really true?)

"Manu is simply my Dian Wei!

Having Manu alone is better than a thousand troops!" Since the start of the new season, Su Feng has finally waited for his first helper to officially return.

At the end of the first half, looking at James' face that was already starting to tense up...

Rubbing Ginobili's buzz cut, Su Feng's original 90% hope of winning the championship this season instantly increased by another 0.9%.

To be honest...

If Su Feng hadn't seen how buggy Duncan was in this life, how crazy Parker was when he broke through, and how unsolvable Ginobili was when he went crazy...

Then he would have really believed the hype of those Popovich fans.

You mean...

If you give him three SSRs to start with, even a dog tied to the sidelines couldn't win a championship?

Quicken Loans Arena.

Because of Ginobili's sudden outburst...

The Feng haters, who had been hoping that the Cavaliers could come back in the second half, had completely given up on this game.

And this night, even Su Feng, who blocked James twice in the first quarter, couldn't steal Ginobili's thunder.

Look, that's what you call a qualified second-in-command!

Can Shaquille O'Neal or Vince Carter be the second-in-command?

On the Heat's bench, at the end of the third quarter, when he was subbed off early, Rajon Rondo wrote in his notebook:

"As it stands, my positioning as the third in command is relatively accurate.

Manu Ginobili...

Lives up to his name!"

In the end, in this Christmas game, the Heat won 117-96.

Compared to the result of this game...

Su Feng was most satisfied with...

After two months of rest and adjustment, he had finally found the first oasis in his desert journey.

Compared to those games that he couldn't win no matter how hard he worked...

This night, Su Feng, who only had 28 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals, had an average performance.

But...

The Heat defeated the Cavaliers, who are currently ranked second in the East, by a score of 21 points on the road.

On the same day, in the Lakers' game against the Sixers...

Although Kobe finally didn't play as Jordan-like as he usually did...

He lost the game in a Su Feng-like way.

At Staples Center, although Kobe scored a total of 51 points in 41 minutes for the Lakers...

Allen Iverson, who only had 12 points in this game, and Little Yao, who only had 13 points and 6 rebounds, had started watching the game early.

In the fourth quarter, even if the Lakers didn't give up, Carlisle didn't substitute Yao Ming and Iverson back in.

Look, Kobe on the court...

What's the use of him playing so well?

125-101.

The Sixers took the victory from Los Angeles almost without bloodshed.

At the end of December of this year, the Heat, whose condition gradually warmed up, returned with great victories in the last five games of the year.

With 2006 officially coming to an end...

As soon as 2007 started...

Su Feng felt the efforts that his good brother had made behind his back to prove the gold content of his three consecutive championships...

...

ps: There are GIF images of Su Feng's two blocks on Little Zhan Zhan in this chapter!

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