Chapter 18

On the 18th, at the Long Beach Summer League, the Philadelphia 76ers welcomed their second opponent:

The Los Angeles Lakers.

Because Su Feng messed with his mentality over the phone, Kobe really hadn't proactively contacted Su Feng in Long Beach.

Su Feng confirmed it: Kobe is a Virgo through and through!

During the pre-game warm-up, Su Feng originally wanted to take the initiative to greet Kobe, but Kobe deliberately pretended not to know him...

In that instant, Su Feng felt that he had overestimated Kobe's magnanimity after all.

But whatever, Su Feng had planned to beat Kobe down from the start today anyway.

Now it was time to prove who the King of One-on-One in Philadelphia really was!

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During the pre-game warm-up, Su Feng noticed that besides Xu Jicheng, Zhang Weiping, and Su Junyang, who had already formed a deep friendship with him, were in the stands...

He even saw Hu Weidong and Gong Luming.

It had to be said, glasses were truly a magical prop.

Without glasses, Hu Weidong was a god of destruction in Su Feng's mind, but with glasses, Hu Weidong instantly became much more refined.

"Do you want me to take the lead today?" Before the game, a somewhat sleepy Iverson tugged at Su Feng's sleeve and asked.

"No need, a mere Kobe, what's there to be afraid of?" Su Feng said, taking the opportunity to feel the texture of Iverson's buzz cut.

Iverson was amused by Su Feng. "When you asked me to teach you those breakthrough skills the other day, I thought you were planning to use them against Kobe."

Su Feng shook his head. "Allen, I'm not bragging, but if Kobe can score 20 points under my defense today, I'll retire and become a truck driver."

"Alright, should I go tell him that for you?" Iverson raised his eyebrows slightly and laughed.

Su Feng: "......"

Allen, can't you let me show off for a little bit?

"Never mind then, Allen, you know, I've always been a low-key kind of guy," Su Feng said righteously, definitely not backing down out of cowardice.

And for some reason, Ben Wallace, who got a starting opportunity today, couldn't help but think of Su Feng's blindfolded three-pointers when he heard Su Feng say that he had always been low-key.

This......

Was I behind the times?

At that moment, Big Ben secretly vowed that he must learn more in the future.

Speaking of which, while Su Feng and Iverson were chatting and laughing on the 76ers' side, Kobe, who had been secretly observing this scene, was "happily" troubled.

At this moment, Kobe's mind seemed to echo with such a voice:

Young Kobe, which one do you want to play against today, this golden Iverson, or this silver Su Feng?

So annoying!

What should I do if I want to play against both of them?

One was the top pick of '96, how could Kobe not want to face Iverson?

As for Su Feng, in Kobe's view, he definitely needed to be dealt with.

But......

Kobe wasn't Naruto; he didn't know shadow clone jutsu!

Fortunately, at the critical moment, Fisher, who was the most savvy player on this Lakers' Summer League team, saw through Kobe's little thoughts at a glance.

So, before the game started, Fisher gave Kobe a suggestion.

"Kobe, in my opinion, based on the match-ups, the 76ers will definitely arrange for Su to guard you.

Therefore, I think you can defend Allen when you're on defense.

That way, you can deal with both of them at the same time on offense and defense, right?"

After listening to the advice of Fisher, who wasn't yet Old Fish at this time, Kobe's eyes lit up instantly......

That makes sense!

Wouldn't that be double the happiness on both ends of the court?

And on the side, seeing Kobe successfully taking the bait, Fisher's mouth curled up slightly.

Heh, no need to defend Iverson today, that's so damn great!

As a power guard who was 185 centimeters tall and weighed 90 kilograms, Fisher really didn't want to guard Iverson if he could help it.

Also, in his usual chats, Fisher had learned from Kobe that Su Feng was best at turnaround fadeaway jumpers besides shooting over people's faces.

Therefore, in Fisher's opinion, Su Feng was of course easier to defend than Iverson with his lightning-fast speed.

Honestly, Fisher wasn't bragging, but ordinary shooting guards really couldn't withstand his big elbows.

As for Su Feng's best defense?

What a joke, even if Su Feng got desperate and came to guard him, did he think Fisher would be afraid?

Scoring?

Fisher, who was very clear about his *position*, really wasn't the kind of person who cared about scoring.

In his opinion, it would be great if Su Feng really came to defend him.

Because in that case, wouldn't he be helping Kobe draw the fire?

You might not believe it, but Fisher might not be good at other things, but he knew his *place*.

He knew very well that Kobe was a key rookie that the Lakers were cultivating, and that it was right to stick close to Kobe's Achilles tendon.

In Su Feng's previous life, Fisher won five championships. His teammates had changed many times, but the only constant was that Kobe was always there for every championship.

When the OK combo broke up, Fisher ran faster than anyone else, his reason being that he had won enough championships and it was time to earn money for his family.

But in the 07/08 season, after seeing signs of a Lakers resurgence, Fisher tearfully told the Jazz management: his daughter had an eye disease and had to return to Los Angeles for treatment.

He was even willing to retire immediately to treat his daughter.

As a result, the kind-hearted Jazz management at the time let him go without thinking...

However, Fisher, who was "as loving as a mountain" just a second ago, immediately revealed his true colors after returning to Los Angeles...

The guy put on the Lakers jersey and happily went to the Finals with Kobe.

The Jazz fans' mood at the time could only be described as explosive. This wasn't just betrayal; it was simply insulting their intelligence.

On the court, Fisher, who had made his calculations, walked to the center circle with a smile on his face. At this time, the scorer's table also announced the starting lineups for both teams tonight.

76ers: Ben Wallace, Joe Connet, Su Feng, Frank King, Iverson.

Lakers: Knight, Chris Kovia, Kobe, Roumir Robinson, Fisher.

From the height of both teams' lineups, the Lakers were undoubtedly the more advantageous side, because Knight's height reached 213 centimeters, and Chris Kovia was also 206 centimeters.

On the 76ers' side, you might not believe it, but if you really compared actual heights, Su Feng might be the tallest one.

In the stands, Gong Luming shook his head repeatedly after seeing the lineups of both teams.

"The 76ers' lineup is too short, isn't it?

I heard that the 76ers' top pick this year is the shortest top pick in NBA history.

Could it be that they have a soft spot for short players?" Gong Luming wondered.

Hu Weidong nodded on the side. For basketball, height is justice most of the time.

However......

There would always be exceptions.

During the jump ball, Big Ben used his actions to prove that not every center who was 213 centimeters tall was a tough guy.

Knight might be tall and good-looking, but with elbows thinner than Fisher's and a 10-centimeter vertical leap, what made him think he could compete with Big Ben, whose wingspan was close to 220 centimeters and dared to have "friendly exchanges" with Oakley in high school?

*Pa*—!

Gong Luming in the stands was stunned by the scene in front of him, because he saw Ben Wallace jump high and win the first attack for the 76ers.

Su Feng knew that with that game against the Suns, Big Ben had already conquered Jason and Rick.

And next, it was time for the undrafted rookie's road to reverse his fate.

On the court, Iverson dribbled the ball past half-court, with Kobe responsible for defending him.

In Su Feng's previous life, Ai and Kobe were both rivals and friends. Tonight was the first clash of their careers, and Kobe's focus was far beyond the usual.

If it was normal, Iverson would definitely have fought with Kobe, after all, Iverson was also at the age where he was full of passion.

However, because he had been pestered by Su Feng to teach him "secret skills" for the past two days, Iverson really hadn't rested well.

Plus, seeing that Su Feng's side was a complete mismatch, Iverson didn't even think about it and directly passed the ball to Su Feng on the wing.

Kobe: "......"

This......

Why did he pass the ball?

This wasn't very Ai!

On the court, Iverson yawned. After ignoring Kobe's death stare, Iverson silently watched Su Feng, who was guarding Fisher, with his big eyes.

Go on, Su, let them see the super-evolved you!

At this moment, Iverson was like a Pokémon trainer, and he was very much looking forward to the results of his recent teaching of Su Feng.

As the saying goes, one-on-one is fun for a while, but brotherhood is a funeral.

Iverson, who valued loyalty, was joking with Su Feng at the beginning, but he really intended to give the "protagonist" position to Su Feng in this game.

Iverson knew how long Su Feng had been waiting for this game. Ever since he came to Long Beach, Su Feng had been staring at the schedule.

Anyway, it was just a summer league game, what was the big deal about letting his brother show off?

Well......

It definitely wasn't because Iverson didn't sleep well last night and wanted to slack off today.

On the court, after receiving the ball from Iverson, Su Feng didn't even think about it when he looked at the short and stocky Fisher. He directly raised the ball with his right hand, feigning a shot......

"Sure enough, he wants to rely on his height to bully me?"

Feeling that he had guessed Su Feng's intention correctly, Fisher lunged forward directly, preparing to put pressure on Su Feng.

But the next second, Su Feng suddenly retracted his right hand that was holding the basketball.

This move was one of the "Awei's Eighteen Styles" that Iverson had taught Su Feng these past two days.

Well, don't get me wrong, the reason why it's called Awei's Eighteen Styles is because the finishing moves of these eighteen moves are very similar to that tortoise in the future, hence the name.

Fisher was stunned, because wasn't it said that Su Feng only knew how to shoot and do turnaround fadeaway jumpers......

On the court, Su Feng directly dribbled the ball and accelerated, and then decisively held the ball when he had just stepped inside the three-point line.

In Iverson's words, who said you can't break through if you don't know how to dribble?

Charging in with a bomb, this Middle Eastern style of play was also a kind of breakthrough!

Inside the paint, the Lakers' inside players didn't react in time.

The handsome Knight perhaps because he saw the equally handsome Su Feng, decisively took a step back, and it was this step back that allowed Su Feng to complete this three-step layup.

In addition to having a pair of big hands, slender fingers, and broad shoulders, Su Feng had competed with McGrady when he was in Orlando, and their legs were definitely longer than Kobe's.

2-0!

After Su Feng scored, Iverson gave him a thumbs up immediately.

On the court, Fisher was stunned in place, while Kobe glared at him hatefully.

Kobe wasn't happy at this moment.

Because he not only didn't enjoy the pleasure of going one-on-one with Iverson, but he also let Su Feng score first.

And the most important thing was that Fisher couldn't even defend Su Feng's breakthrough?

In Kobe's view, could Su Feng's breakthrough even be called a breakthrough?

That was called giving away a steal!

It made Kobe so angry.

In the stands, Gong Luming had mixed feelings in his heart after seeing Su Feng score this goal.

Although Gong Luming didn't think that Su Feng's goal had a high technical content, all that visible talent was apparent.

But if that was the case, Gong Luming felt that it didn't seem to matter whether he recruited Su Feng or not......

On the court, just as Gong Luming was evaluating Su Feng, Iverson suddenly launched a gambling steal.

Don't ask, just know that someone was behind him.

Fisher was shocked, because he never expected that Iverson would dare to directly steal his pass in this area regardless of his defensive position.

Kobe, who had just run to the frontcourt, was feeling very suffocated, but despite that, Kobe directly turned on his nitrous oxide acceleration and desperately chased back.

However, how could a man like Iverson be caught......

Hey, you know what, Kobe actually caught up.

Because Kobe was chasing Iverson, and Iverson was waiting for someone.

Just as Kobe jumped high, preparing to give Iverson a big block, Iverson suddenly made a no-look behind-the-back pass.

Su Feng, who was following up, caught the ball and hammered it down!

*Bang*—!

Kobe, who was being toyed with by the "Ai-Feng" duo, became a background board at this moment. In the stands, even Hu Weidong couldn't help but stand up and cheer for Su Feng when he saw Su Feng's dunk.

"Good pass, Allen, you really are the 'Pennsylvania Magic' in my heart!" After landing, Su Feng bumped fists with Iverson.

On the side, Kobe was unhappy when he heard Su Feng's words.

What 'Pennsylvania Magic'?

I'm the one!

It made Kobe so angry x2!

"Give me the ball, I'll dribble!" When passing the ball, Kobe said a little irritably when he saw Fisher coming back to receive the ball.

As a qualified Lakers guard, Fisher nodded and didn't dare to say much, passing the ball to Kobe.

You know what, after experiencing a year of being in the lower ranks with Su Feng in this life, Kobe was angry, but he was still organizing the offense.

On the court, Robinson slipped out, and Kobe subconsciously passed the ball over when he noticed that Robinson had run into an open space.

As a result, Robinson smashed it into the backboard. In the paint, Big Ben roared to the sky, the rebound is mine!

And by the way, after grabbing the rebound, Big Ben also intimidated Knight with his big elbow.

The young Knight's courage had already been broken a little......

At this moment, he was very much like that guy who was scared to death by Fei Ge's roar at Changban Slope back in the day.

Kobe felt that his emotions were gradually getting out of control, because......

His teammates were playing like crap!

The 76ers were on the attack. Su Feng and Iverson were setting screens at the high post, and as a result, Kobe was screened out by Su Feng......

Although Iverson was willing to give the protagonist position to Su Feng, was it possible for Iverson not to show off when such a great opportunity was in front of him?

Iverson accelerated and charged straight into the paint. At this moment, Knight closed his eyes and desperately tried to block him when he saw Iverson jump high.

*Bang*—!

In the stands, Gong Luming, who had just been complaining about Iverson's height, felt that his eyes were blinded.

Holy crap!

Gong Luming felt that Iverson's height wasn't much taller than his, but this jump......

Was he even human?

6-0, on the sidelines, the Lakers' coach was already hesitating whether to call a timeout or not.

Because the 76ers' momentum tonight was simply overwhelming from the start.

On the court, Iverson, who had just landed after the dunk, bumped chests with Su Feng while walking with his swagger. At this moment, on the 76ers' bench, Jason and Rick were in tears.

Do you see that, Lord Pat Krause, the two rookies you handpicked are performing so well!

On the court, Kobe took a deep breath. The Lakers were on the attack, still organized by Kobe.

And you know what, Kobe really did pass the ball to a teammate for an open opportunity again.

But......

*Clang*—!

A missed shot from Fisher!

Under the basket, Big Ben quickly passed the ball to Iverson after grabbing the rebound.

And at this time, Su Feng had already run fast!

Su Feng, who had full confidence in Big Ben, believed that Big Ben wouldn't be called Big Ben if he couldn't even grab this kind of rebound over the Lakers' two dumb inside players.

On the court, the "Ai-Feng" duo connected again. This time, Iverson directly found Su Feng with a bounce pass that spanned half-court.

Su Feng received the ball and dunked again.

8-0!

On the sidelines, the Lakers called a timeout.

At this time on the court, Kobe had his hands on his hips and had already begun to doubt his life.

At this moment, for some reason, Kobe actually remembered those plays he had made with Su Feng at Lower Merion......

Okay, although he was still a little angry with Su Feng, Kobe had to admit that the teammates on the court today didn't deserve his passes.

But, after all, Kobe had experienced the lower ranks, so although he thought so, Kobe felt that he still had to take the lead during the timeout.

However, just as Kobe passed by the 76ers' bench......

"Allen, I think even John Stockton couldn't have made that pass you just made."

Su Feng, who had already put on the towel handed over by a teammate, laughed while touching Iverson's head.

"I just passed it casually, but speaking of which, your high school classmate is a bit unlucky tonight.

His two passes were actually quite good," Iverson said.

And at this time, Kobe, Su Feng's high school classmate, clenched his fists tightly after hearing Su Feng and Iverson's conversation.

Perhaps Kobe hadn't made up his mind yet, but at this moment, he had decided to take the passing button out of this game.

Yes, that's right!

These "trash" don't deserve to receive the passes from "Pennsylvania Magic"!

It was worth mentioning that, in the Summer League, because the numbers didn't matter, Kobe was wearing the number 32 that Magic used to wear in this Long Beach Summer League.

On the court, the game continued after the timeout.

The Lakers were on the attack, and at this time, Su Feng, who was responsible for defending Kobe, found that Kobe's eyes were already spitting fire......

*Bang*—!

*Bang*—!

*Bang*—!

On the court, after receiving the pass from Fisher, an angry Kobe turned on hard mode.

He used his shoulders and elbows in anger, wishing he could crush Su Feng into pieces.

And after seeing Su Feng being pushed away by him, Kobe decisively turned around and jumped for a shot.

It was a pity that just as Kobe was about to turn around, Su Feng suddenly appeared in front of Kobe in one step.

Were you surprised?

What a joke, the guy that Su Feng had been sparring with every day during this time was called Ben Wallace.

The distance that Kobe had pushed him away was exactly the distance that Su Feng had deliberately given him.

People always tend to lose their minds when they are angry.

If it were normal, Kobe would definitely have seen through Su Feng's intentions.

But unfortunately, he was tricked by Su Feng on this play.

Su Feng directly snatched the basketball from Kobe's hands like Iguodala stealing from James in the future.

Although Kobe tried his best to pull the ball back with his small hands, Su Feng's big hands obviously had the upper hand at this moment!

Kobe: "......"

On the court, Iverson received a pass from Su Feng and scored on a fast break.

10-0!

Kobe felt like his lungs were about to explode.

In the stands, Gong Luming and Hu Weidong were looking at each other......

Because Su Feng's defensive ability really exceeded their imagination.

You had to know that Su Feng was facing Kobe, who had destroyed the Chinese men's basketball team's guards two days ago.

"Give me the ball!" On the court, the anxious Kobe glared at Fisher.

Fisher hurriedly passed the ball over, and the other Lakers players quickly scattered......

Kobe didn't believe it, could he really not deal with a mere Su Feng today?

On this play, Kobe used a Crossover to shake off Su Feng on the outside, and then after breaking through to the free throw line, Kobe then showed off a set of elegant Euro steps.

Die, 76ers!

*Pa*—!

Just as Kobe was about to end this attack with an elegant layup, Ben Wallace, who had been waiting for a long time, arrived on horseback!

If he had to add a line to Big Ben at this moment, it would probably be:

Stop, enemy general, take my block!

Kobe: "......"

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