Silently Writing
Chapter 641 Light and Shadow, Su Feng and Nash
So today, why can't Su Feng say he's a center after changing his hairstyle?
198...
What's wrong with 198 centimeters?
After putting on shoes, plus that eighteenth-year-old-dream-like pompadour, without any exaggeration, isn't Su Feng really that much shorter than Stoudemire?
On the evening of the 10th, at AmericanAirlines Arena, when noticing that the Heat surprisingly arranged Su Feng at the center position...
Detroit, in Da Ben's opinion, the only thing Su Feng never lied to him about in this lifetime, maybe, was...
...that he always went to the court to challenge the opponent's strongest player.
In fact, even when facing the Lakers back then, Su Feng never flinched when he had to foul O'Neal.
And Da Ben himself knew very well...
If Su Feng had really only let himself face O'Neal back then...
...then even ten of himself wouldn't have been enough for O'Neal to beat.
Therefore, looking at the children surrounding his knees, Da Ben smiled and said to them, "You know, the proudest thing your dad has ever done in his life is to have fought alongside this guy on TV."
Back then, if it hadn't been for Su Feng's words, "I want to play against Michael Jordan," then perhaps Da Ben would still be giving haircuts in a barbershop now.
As for AmericanAirlines Arena, regarding Spoelstra's adjustment that could be described as utterly insane...
...even the old Nelson, who was known as the "Mad Scientist," was completely dumbfounded.
Because past basketball knowledge told old Nelson...
...even a madman...
...wouldn't dare to play like this!
On the court, with Su Feng as the starting center, the Heat's starting lineup tonight was: Su Feng, Ariza, Butler, Ginobili, and Lou Will.
The Warriors, on the other hand, continued their starting lineup from the previous game.
In the center of the court, Su Feng and Stoudemire were responsible for the jump ball to start the game.
On TNT, Barkley and Smith, suddenly overcome with a gambling urge, wagered, "I bet a thousand dollars that Su will get the jump ball."
And aside, just as Smith was about to say that he also wanted to bet on Su Feng, on the court, during the jump ball, Su Feng turned around and retreated to the Heat's half without even thinking.
Barkley, Smith: "..."
Wake up!
If Su Feng really valued the opening possession that much in his tactical philosophy, how could Da Ben have continued to be responsible for the Raptors' jump balls after losing them time and time again?
Based on Stoudemire's height and wingspan, Su Feng didn't think he could gain an advantage over Stoudemire by using a little cleverness.
Therefore, quickly getting into a defensive stance was the most important thing in Su Feng's opinion.
On the court, Nash was responsible for dribbling the ball across half court.
At this time, Nash also showed rare hesitation when organizing the offense.
Because he knew how fast Su Feng's help defense was, Nash thought that instead of calling Stoudemire over to set a pick-and-roll for himself, why not use Stoudemire's height to let him post up Su Feng in the low post?
As a result, after some consideration, Nash, feeling like he had a plan, passed the ball to the wing, and then Marion passed the ball to Stoudemire.
On TV, through close-up shots, people could also see how exaggerated Su Feng's big elbows were.
During his peak, Stoudemire's weight fluctuated between 110 kg and 115 kg in order to maintain mobility.
But if you exclude height and only look at muscle density...
...combined with Su Feng's shoulder width, which was the same as Jordan's...
...at this moment, it wasn't that the fans in front of the TV were having an illusion.
But Su Feng's elbows were really a little bit thicker than Stoudemire's.
Also, because his center of gravity was always kept very stable, when Stoudemire started backing down...
...he was surprised to discover an unacceptable fact!
That was...
If Nowitzki, who couldn't post up Su Feng back then, was a softie.
Then at this moment, wasn't he also equal to a softie?
As the saying goes, traditional martial arts emphasize neutralizing force.
In this instant, with his crude footwork, Stoudemire couldn't ambush Su Feng, this 28-year-old veteran.
Therefore, after trying several times without being able to complete a turnaround, Stoudemire had to pass the ball back to the outside, and then ask for position again.
However, when Marion was preparing to pass the ball to Stoudemire's chest again, how could Su Feng give him a chance to continue close combat with himself?
Through prediction, Su Feng stepped forward in advance and successfully intercepted Marion's pass intended for Stoudemire.
In fact, based on height advantage and physical advantage alone, even with his natural strength, he couldn't completely prevent Stoudemire from scoring in the low post.
So tonight, from the start, Su Feng wanted momentum!
Even if he couldn't intercept the ball, Su Feng would take a foul in the subsequent defense to gently ask Stoudemire to come down.
On the court, it was the Heat's turn to play transition.
Tonight, the reason Su Feng suggested that he start was because, after learning from the victory in Game 1, Su Feng found that the Heat could expand Nash's defensive black hole effect on the court.
In simple terms, with Su Feng at center, even if the Warriors could still use Marion to match up with him, Stoudemire would inevitably be taken out of the paint by another Heat forward.
This kind of unlimited mismatch was something the Heat couldn't do when he played power forward.
Because no matter how well Haslem could create space, his range was only within the three-point line.
Originally, letting Iwara start at center would have been a better choice.
But based on his growth this season, compared to players like Lou Will, who dare to play for you as long as you give him confidence, Iwara obviously still had a long way to go.
So, Su Feng's suggestion to play center wasn't a blind one.
Because right now...
...with his involvement, the Warriors' defense had completely lost its ability to link up.
At the high post, through an outside screen, Ginobili successfully called Nash in front of him.
And then...
A world-famous painting called "Chang Wei Beats Lai Fu" appeared on the court. (TN: A reference to a famous scene in a Hong Kong movie, known for one-sided beating.)
At the top of the arc, after shaking off Nash in one step, Ginobili scored the first point for the Heat with a layup off the backboard.
0 to 2.
Back on the other end, the Warriors attacked.
Affected by his failure to post up Su Feng earlier, after hesitatingly glancing at Su Feng, Stoudemire finally went to the high post from his heart.
See, this was why Su Feng had to build momentum from the start.
Because basketball is war in peacetime.
And since it is war, then momentum can naturally determine the direction of this war to a large extent.
On the right side of the court, Nash and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll was broken by Su Feng and Butler's quick switch.
Seeing this, after waving to Stoudemire, signaling him to pull to the corner, Nash lowered his dribbling center of gravity.
And watching Nash's every move...
Su Feng knew very well...
Nash was preparing to single him out!
'Interesting, Steve, do you know who is standing in front of you right now?'
'Of course I know, Su, but because it's you, I won't hesitate at this moment!'
In this short moment, through eye contact, Su Feng and Nash had a soul exchange that only the two of them knew.
Why could Nash win the regular season MVP for two consecutive years?
However, in that case, how can you guarantee that Amare can always grab rebounds for you under the double-teaming of the opponent's two interior players?" Barkley said, looking at Smith.
On the court, Su Feng pulled up for a mid-range two-pointer.
29 to 45.
Back on the other end, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.
"But Charles... shouldn't the Heat's lineup be unable to stop the Warriors defensively?" Smith said, looking at Barkley, who had an expression of "I am the chief tactical master of TNT."
On the court, using a high screen, Nash successfully assisted Stoudemire with a dunk.
31 to 45.
"Of course they can't stop them.
But...
So what?" Barkley turned to Smith and said.
Wake up!
This is the Heat's second unit!
And you have three main players on the court at the same time!
Therefore, as long as the Heat can maintain the score difference with you, the one who suffers will always be you!
On the court, the Heat attacked.
Marion, not knowing whether he should help Nash with the rotation or help Stoudemire with the positioning, hated that he didn't know Shadow Clone Jutsu at this moment.
And the other two Warriors players who were substituted on the court also became confused at this moment.
On the outside, after a pick-and-roll with Kapono, Su Feng chased Nash all the way from the high post to the free throw line.
And on TV, watching Nash being rubbed on the floor by Su Feng, but still desperately defending, no one knew how much the Warriors fans felt sorry for Nash at this moment.
Discussing how many ways Nash could die on defense tonight.
At the free throw line, after using his butt to shake off Nash's delicate body, Su Feng made a turnaround jump shot as if he were training.
31 to 47.
"Too cruel, I've played basketball for so many years, and I've never seen such a cruel scene." On the Heat's bench, O'Neal said with emotion.
And aside, Payton said, "Why didn't we think of targeting Steve's weakness when we were playing the Raptors back then?"
Hearing this, O'Neal shook his head and said, "Have you forgotten? Back then, Su was standing behind Steve!"
On the court, looking at that slightly indifferent back, in a trance, Nash's thoughts were pulled back to ten years ago.
That was a story that happened during a tryout with the Suns.
Because during that tryout, he actually received a comment from the Suns' management that his defense was not bad, so Nash was secretly happy for a long time.
Defense was not bad...
God knows whether the Suns' management member who said his defense was not bad was fired for this wrong judgment.
Yes...
The so-called defense was not bad...
It was just because someone had been helping him with the rotation in the five-on-five test.
AmericanAirlines Arena.
When Nash ended this memory, inexplicably, he always felt like he was hallucinating.
Because in front of him, there actually appeared a...
...player who looked exactly the same.
However, this Steve Nash was wearing a Raptors jersey.
"Steve, you should know now, right?
You are just the shadow of the light.
Now that you have lost Su, where should you go from here?" Nash said, looking at Nash.
And after sighing, pushing away the "Nash" in front of him, Nash said with a solemn expression: "In Toronto, I have never denied that I am Su's shadow.
And even now...
I have never denied that Su is the best partner I have ever worked with in my life.
But...
The current me...
Is Steve Nash of the Golden State Warriors!"
On the court, looking at the Heat's half, Nash clenched his fists.
In fact, as early as the end of the first quarter, Nash had guessed what he would be facing in the next game.
"Because the points I lost, I have to get them back myself."
On the court, the Warriors had possession.
On the outside, under Su Feng's personal defense, after making three consecutive crossover fakes to the right, Nash suddenly pulled the ball to the left side of his body.
And then, just as Su Feng judged that Nash was trying to create space for a pass...
Nash suddenly took a step back while pulling the ball to the left side of his body.
In Su Feng's previous life, on May 15, 2005, because the Suns players on the court were all guarded very tightly in a playoff game against the Mavericks, Nash turned on his full offensive mode.
Although the Suns ultimately lost the game by 10 points, Nash, who shot 20 of 28 from the field, including 4 of 6 from three-point range and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, almost single-handedly exploded the entire Mavericks.
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Looking at Nash's firm eyes...
Su Feng knew that the Nash at this moment was the true MVP in his memory.
Swish!
34 to 47!
On the court, as soon as Nash made this three-pointer for the Warriors, Su Feng gave Spoelstra an eye signal.
In front of the scorer's table.
Heat.
Requested a timeout.
"Su, what's the purpose of us calling this timeout?" On the Heat's bench, looking at Su Feng, Spoelstra handed over the tactical board while asking in a slightly dazed manner.
"Erik, prepare to send our best five players on the court." Su Feng said, patting Spoelstra's shoulder.
Hearing this, looking at Su Feng's serious expression, Spoelstra was stunned first, and then surprised.
Then, without thinking, he called up O'Neal, Ginobili, Butler, and Payton from the bench.
Unconditionally trusting Su Feng was, in Spoelstra's opinion, the key to winning for this Heat team.
So even if he didn't know what Su Feng had sensed...
He wouldn't doubt Su Feng's judgment.
On the sidelines, after the timeout, watching the Heat make another substitution adjustment, squinting his eyes, Kobe said with emotion, "Su, sure enough, he felt it."
In the future, after retiring, Kobe once said that because there was a certain telepathy between players, he would be more focused than in a normal game when encountering certain opponents.
And at this moment...
Based on the aura emanating from Nash, Kobe believed that Su Feng must know that he was about to face an opponent at the same level as him in terms of realm.
On the court, the game continued.
Heat attack.
After a pick-and-roll with Payton, Ginobili twisted past Nash at the high post and broke into the paint for a layup.
34 to 49.
Back on the other end, the Warriors attacked.
Although Su Feng successfully predicted Nash's breakthrough route with this ball, because the attacking side always had the initiative, after cleverly dodging Su Feng's steal with a crossover, Nash fired again from the outside!
Swish!
37 to 49.
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Looking at Nash's two goals, the Heat fans at the scene were all astonished.
Because in today's league, the number of players who can continuously score on Su Feng's defense...
At most, it doesn't exceed three.
On the sidelines, at this moment, Kobe suddenly regretted accepting Su Feng's invitation.
Because...
Even if Su Feng promised to make him more delicious food...
At this moment, Kobe didn't want to continue sitting on the sidelines as a spectator.
Swish!
On the court, the Heat attacked.
This time, Marion couldn't stop Nash from being taken to Su Feng by Payton.
And facing Nash, Su Feng also returned a three-pointer.
37 to 52.
On the court, four eyes met.
Nash knew that this was an Answer.Ball that Su Feng had specially returned to him.
AmericanAirlines Arena, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.
Without any roundabout tactics.
At the top of the arc, at the moment when he seized the shooting gap with the help of Stoudemire's screen, Nash immediately fired.
Swish!
40 to 52.
And on the court, four eyes met again.
Su Feng knew that Nash was telling him...
He would personally take back all the points that the Heat had gotten from him tonight.
However, Steve...
Are you sure you can shake this Miami Heat, which has caused countless powerhouses to bend their waists?
American Airlines Arena.
When the timer for the fourth quarter went to zero...
No one knew what Nash, who was lying exhausted on the floor at the time, was thinking.
Sweat had already soaked Nash's jersey at this moment.
However, the score on the scoreboard was so hopeless.
119 to 129.
From the second quarter to the fourth quarter.
10 points seemed to have become the hurdle that the Golden State Warriors could not overcome no matter what this night.
On the court, under Su Feng's scheduling, the Heat were like a precisely operating machine.
They carefully executed the tactics that Su Feng and Spoelstra had arranged before the game.
Find Nash.
Play Nash.
Use Nash.
And vice versa...
Although on this night, Nash became another player who scored 40 points (49 points in total) in the Finals...
But this night was destined not to belong to the "Warriors King" and his Warriors.
In the whole game, Su Feng scored the second highest score of the game for the Heat, second only to Nash, 40 points.
However, this game...
The way Su Feng and the Heat won was not as dependent on Su Feng's scoring as people imagined.
Because it was more like a team victory.
A treasured sword can only be sharpened.
This night, whether it was Ginobili who scored 22 points for the Heat, or O'Neal who scored 14 points for the Heat, or Lou Will, who once again scored in double figures in the Finals...
They were all heroes in the Heat's victory.
"Aren't you going to care about your former teammate?" After the game, looking at Nash lying on the floor, O'Neal asked Su Feng curiously.
Hearing this, after smiling, Su Feng said, "I think, instead of caring about Steve, we should be more concerned about how we can defeat these Golden State Warriors in the next away game.
Shaq...
You wouldn't think that leading 2-0 is equal to us winning the championship, would you?"
What a joke!
If the entire Heat team hadn't been in good shape in this game, they might have been blown away by Nash.
Just like how Su Feng had carried his team to victory in many games before.
Su Feng knew very well...
Against Nash and his Warriors...
The Heat couldn't be careless at all.
So, even if he wanted to comfort Nash...
He would have to wait until the end of the Finals and get the championship trophy before he could say anything!
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ps: This chapter is also updated first and then revised! Mwah!