Chapter 141 The First Forward in History

On the court, with little time left on the shot clock, the Celtics relied on Wallace to force his way past Su Feng in the low post.

Why has the American media rarely used "the greatest small forward of all time" to describe Su Feng in the past two years?

Because in the eyes of many professionals...

"The greatest forward of all time" is more befitting of today's Emperor Feng.

Before this series against the Celtics even began, ESPN listed several of Su Feng's key stats from this season to compare them with Barkley, Malone, Duncan, and others.

The interesting result was...

Apart from rebounds, where Su Feng was slightly behind Barkley, Malone, and Duncan.

Su Feng's other key stats for inside players were all higher than those of Barkley, Malone, and Duncan.

According to NBA official statistics, Su Feng's field goal percentage in the restricted area in the 2006/07 season was 71.5%.

This figure also ranked first among all players listed as forwards in the 2006/07 season (including Duncan).

In addition, although the NBA did not specifically track field goal percentage in the restricted area during the era when Barkley and Malone roamed the court, after carefully reviewing the peak seasons of Malone and Barkley using complete game footage...

According to a comparison chart provided by ESPN:

In the 1992/93 season, Barkley, who won the regular season MVP that season, had a field goal percentage of 68.8% in the restricted area.

And in the 1989/90 season, Malone, who averaged 31 points per game for the Jazz, had a field goal percentage of 69.5% in the restricted area.

Moreover, in order to silence those who said that Su Feng's inside shot percentage was lower than that of Malone, Barkley, and other haters, ESPN also took the opportunity to educate these Feng haters with a bit of trivia in this comparison chart...

In the 2006/07 regular season, due to O'Neal no longer being at his peak, Su Feng, as the Heat's main source of inside scoring, averaged 7.4 shots in the restricted area per game.

And in the 1992/93 season, Barkley and Malone averaged 6.8 and 6.6 shots in the restricted area per game, respectively.

Wait a minute!

What about Duncan!

Why didn't you "ES Feng fanatics" include Duncan's data at this time?

Tch!

You mean it's already 2006/07, and there are still people who think that the inside players in today's league are like O'Neal, only knowing how to force their way in for two points?

In fact, apart from his early years, many fans who have watched Duncan play should know that a large part of this little Duncan's scoring on the court mainly relied on bank shots from the two wings.

After all, if it's easy to make a shot, why would you stubbornly force your way in?

In the 2006/07 season, Duncan averaged only 5.8 shots in the restricted area per game, and even in the season when he won the regular season MVP, he only averaged 6.6 shots in the restricted area per game.

In fact, since the NBA eliminated hand-checking at the beginning of the century, the restricted area has long become the place where heavy tanks like Su Feng and Little LeBron like to party.

Especially with modern inside players also having to shoulder the responsibility of creating space for their teammates...

The restricted area has become the graveyard of traditional inside players.

Take this season's Celtics as an example...

Duncan's average number of shots in the restricted area is even less than Parker's, who averages nearly 7 shots inside per game.

In addition, according to ESPN's comparison chart, Su Feng also led the league in true shooting percentage this season with 65.2%, which is much higher than Barkley, Malone, and Duncan at their peak.

Therefore...

In this era where "retreating while fighting" is rampant...

In ESPN's view, Su Feng is the man who shoulders the glory of reshaping the "iron-blooded melee sect"!

So now the question is...

Is there any value in the advanced data comparisons provided by ESPN?

The answer is obvious.

Yes, but not completely.

Because on the basketball court, data can only be used as a reference, so a player's performance on the court still depends on the player's specific performance.

But there is no doubt that...

Whether it was the bloody battle with Artest and Little LeBron in the semi-finals before, or the performance that makes Wallace dream of his rookie season at this moment...

Su Feng is definitely worthy of the honor of "the greatest forward of all time." (Feng haters: Who recognizes it?)

American Airlines Center.

On the court, for Wallace, who was baptized by Malone, Barkley, and others in the 90s...

When he tried several times to use his shapely butt to push open Su Feng's tough and tenacious body...

What he never expected was...

Not only was he unable to move Su Feng, but he even almost lost his balance in the back-and-forth wrestling!

This season, Wallace weighs about 109 kilograms.

Because he mainly relies on a unique straight-arm jump shot on offense, generally as long as Wallace can create a gap in the low post, he can immediately get a chance to turn around and shoot.

And last summer, when he returned to the team, Su Feng weighed about 107 kilograms.

Looking at the weight alone, Wallace is clearly more dominant.

But comparing muscle density and shoulder width...

Wallace, whose registered height is "211" centimeters, clearly has arms that are a whole circle smaller than Su Feng's.

What is overwhelming advantage in strength?

This is overwhelming advantage in strength!

Although...

Jordan, Malone, and Barkley, who led Su Feng astray in his early years, have long faded out of the league.

However...

Su Feng has never forgotten the scene of him being jointly beaten to the ground by this group of guys!

Therefore, don't say it's Wallace who is backing down Su Feng in the low post now...

Even if Wallace pitifully went to Philadelphia to ask Yao to come...

Then Su Feng wouldn't...

Cough...

Then he would still need to be a little cowardly.

Let's get back to the point!

On the court, because he couldn't move Su Feng, Wallace had no choice but to awkwardly flick the ball towards the basket in a turnaround before the 24 seconds expired.

At this moment, Wallace's shooting action was simply like those students on the streetball court who had just practiced turnaround fadeaway jump shots.

And for the American Airlines Center's hoop, which is usually used to seeing Su Feng's beautiful-as-a-picture shots...

How could it accept this kind of awkward turnaround?

Clang!

Down below, O'Neal happily plucked off a rebound!

Because this ball was closer to the direction O'Neal was boxing out, so it's definitely not that O'Neal wanted to deliberately steal the defensive rebound that belonged to Su Feng.

Look...

Since entering the 21st century, how humble have these inside players become?

On the court, Su Feng passed the ball from O'Neal and then dribbled the ball to launch a fast break.

And after dribbling all the way to the high post, Kapono also came over to screen for Su Feng very spiritually.

Because with Su Feng playing as the Heat's starting power forward, in order to avoid directly creating mismatches on the court, the Celtics didn't dare let Wallace guard Su Feng.

But in this play, because Su Feng started too quickly, Wallace had no choice but to switch with Allen.

The result...

How could 33-year-old Wallace withstand Su Feng's continuous torment of him with strength and speed in both offense and defense?

On the wing, after a sudden stop, Su Feng stopped on a dime and made another jump shot!

4 to 11.

The Celtics had to call a timeout.

Because compared to playing in this hellish environment...

At this moment, the situation that the Celtics least wanted to see before the game had already appeared.

CCTV, during the timeout, Zhang said with a smile: "In terms of one-on-one ability, neither Jordan nor Kobe are Su Feng's opponents.

On the court, as long as Su Feng can get the ball, then he will be unstoppable!"

And on the Celtics' bench, at this moment, Bird couldn't help but sigh again: "You say that this guy has the physical qualities comparable to Michael Jordan, that's fine...

But why, his shooting is also as accurate as Larry Bird back then?"

And aside, looking at the "King of Pretension" at this moment who was exuding an overwhelming "aura of pretense" from the inside out...

If he could, Karl really wanted to use the tactical board in his hand to smack Bird on the head.

Bro!

Can you please think of a way with me to control Su Feng first, and then show off?

And maybe sensing that Karl intended to do something bad to him, Bird said to him after pondering for two seconds: "It's impossible to control Su again tonight.

Because even I wouldn't dare to gamble against Su in this state tonight.

Believe me...

If we still insist on choosing to limit Su tonight, then the ending will be nothing more than...

After this game, we'll both go drive trucks together."

Hearing this, Karl temporarily suppressed his impulse to smack Bird on the head, and sighed: "Larry, this isn't the Michael Jordan that you faced when you were still playing.

You should know that relying on the 'Shufen Rules' alone, we can't stop him from driving his teammates."

Bird nodded, "Nonsense, if the 'Jordan Rules' really worked on Michael Jordan who later learned to pass the ball...

How could that guy have six championship rings when he retired?"

Karl: "..."

"In my opinion, the only way for us now is to play our offense well every time.

Because no matter how many points Su can get tonight...

When the clock in the fourth quarter reaches zero, the Heat's score can't suddenly increase by tens of points." Patting Karl on the shoulder, Bird added.

As everyone knows, in basketball games, even on the night when Kobe scored 81 points in Su Feng's memory, the Lakers' total team score was only 122 points.

And in the future, on nights when the Warriors score 140 or 150 points...

Curry and Klay may instead not be able to perform as well individually because their teammates are playing too well.

In short, in Bird's view, as long as the Celtics' total team score can exceed the sum of Su Feng and his teammates' scores before the end of tonight, then even if Su Feng can get 100 points, the Celtics can still win the game at that time.

And in this environment tonight...

Bird doesn't believe that Su Feng won't feel tired later on.

On the court, after the timeout, the game continued.

And on the Celtics' bench, looking at Bird...

He didn't know why...

Anyway, Karl just felt that...

At one moment, Bird's figure seemed to overlap with Auerbach's.

It's a pity...

Tonight's Heat is not the Raptors of the past after all.

And Su Feng at this time is no longer the Su Feng of that time.

American Airlines Center.

At the moment when His Majesty the King retracted his war spear, the demonic blade that was starting tonight also slashed out from the King's waist.

Bird guessed correctly.

Under the closed high temperature of Miami...

Even Su Feng would be tired.

But...

As the former King of Europe, how can Manu Ginobili's explosiveness on the court be compared to those idiots who are clearly legs in some novels, but are actually always hugging legs?

For Ginobili, who grew up dribbling a dirty basketball in Bahía Blanca, Argentina...

He is not as afraid of this "hell" as most players tonight.

On the contrary, the suffocating heat reminded Ginobili of his childhood.

Down below, after successfully teasing Duncan three times in a row, Ginobili said to him: "Hey, Tim, I heard that you were a swimming expert when you were a kid.

But later, because you were afraid of sharks, you had to return to shore.

But tonight, our 'shark' hasn't even gone into the sea yet, how come you already look so tired?"

And hearing this, after really thinking seriously for two seconds, Duncan replied to Ginobili with a serious face: "It's precisely because the 'shark' hasn't gone into the sea yet that I need to swim forward hard.

Because once the 'shark' goes into the sea, people will die!"

Su Feng, O'Neal: "..."

Good lord!

These two guys' trash talk and answers are just amazing!

Could this be the reason why Ginobili was balded by Duncan in his memory?

I have to say...

Even if they are opponents...

These two are more like teammates.

And aside, perhaps dissatisfied with Ginobili's provocation, or perhaps jealous of Duncan's serious answer just now, Parker said to Ginobili while dribbling the ball during the Celtics' offense: "Your ball skills are as bad as your balding head."

As a result, hearing this, Ginobili touched his head and said: "But I remember that your country's famous soccer player Zinedine Zidane has the same hairstyle as me."

Parker: "..."

Well...

Now Parker was completely helpless against Ginobili.

Because with Ginobili's mouth...

Don't say Carter, even Su Feng might not be able to outtalk him.

In Su Feng's previous life, many people who first met Ginobili would mistakenly think that this guy was a handsome long-haired guy who didn't eat human fireworks.

But in fact...

A bald-headed funny guy is Ginobili's real face.

Moreover, compared to Carter's mouth with negative EQ...

Ginobili often takes care of his opponents' face when complaining.

For example, when describing the Chinese men's basketball team led by Su Feng before, Ginobili once said that when the sun rises, the lighthouse loses its meaning.

For example, when implying to the media that he was the Heat's second-in-command, Ginobili said at the time: "Sharks are scary, but eagles can see farther than sharks."

In addition, in Su Feng's previous life, during a period when Yao Ming was blacklisted the most, Ginobili also said that only by playing against Yao Ming on the court can you personally feel the terror of this Eastern giant.

And in 2006, after being selected into the World Championships' best team with Yao Ming that year, Ginobili also said in an interview with the Argentine media that being able to be side-by-side with Yao Ming was the greatest honor of his life.

And regarding Ginobili's high EQ, in 2004, after a game against the Spurs, Yao Ming also said in an interview with a joking tone: "It's just a joke, how could he throw that ball in?"

emmm.

To be fair.

The ball that Ginobili scored on the court at that time was indeed outrageous.

Because he faked past old cat Mobley like a swallow skimming the water, and then, facing Yao Ming's help defense, he immediately hooked the ball into the basket with a hook shot.

There is no doubt.

In this life, being teammates with Ginobili is both Su Feng's honor and Ginobili's luck.

Because in Miami, without being subject to any restrictions, he can freely soar in the sky.

And American Airlines Center.

After Ginobili and Su Feng scored 11 points and 14 points respectively in the first quarter...

Looking at the score of 19 to 35 on the scoreboard at the end of the first quarter...

Even the King of Pretension Bird felt what it meant to be powerless at this moment.

TNT, after the first quarter of the two teams' game, Barkley bluntly said: "In my opinion, if the four major guards are reordered, then in addition to Kobe, Tracy, and Allen...

For the fourth, I will definitely choose Manu."

And aside, Smith also rarely reached a consensus with Barkley again, "Indeed.

Compared to Vince, Manu may not have such excellent personal data.

But in critical moments, you can always choose to believe in Manu Ginobili!"

(Carter: Did you guys eat all the buzzer beaters I scored?)

Okay!

Carter did score a lot of buzzer beaters in his career.

But because he received too much team basketball education in North Carolina in his early years...

So this also made Carter obviously lack a bit of the aura of a big boss when playing.

And American Airlines Center, after the intermission...

As soon as the second quarter of the game started, Williams, who took the gun from Ginobili, let the fans of the two teams in front of the TV experience what it feels like to have chest pain.

Random shots.

Still random shots.

In the eyes of any professional basketball player...

None of the shots that Williams shot on the court could possibly have any rationality.

And CCTV, at this moment, Zhang also perfectly interpreted Louis Williams' playing style with his wonderful commentary.

"Oh, no, why did Su Feng pass the ball to Williams!

Ouch, Williams shot again, what kind of shots are these?

Whoa!

He can really make it?"

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ps: The first chapter is here! The second chapter will come later!