Chapter 17 The Most Depressing Day

For Kobe, at the age of 17 years and 11 months, today was definitely the most depressing day of his life.

If he didn't share the same steel-like resolve as Su Feng, he probably would have gone crazy from this "unlucky" situation.

On the court, after Kobe's "Vengeful Flame Soul" was blocked out of bounds by Ben, the Lakers had possession.

Kobe circled to the high post to receive the ball, and Su Feng continued to counter with magnetic defense.

Having just been stolen by Su Feng and blocked by Ben, Kobe calmed down.

Thump, thump, thump.

Kobe suddenly accelerated after two consecutive between-the-legs dribbles!

Knowing Su Feng's defensive prowess, Kobe was well aware that if he got entangled with Su Feng on offense, it would be even more difficult.

Therefore, taking the initiative was crucial.

Kobe lowered his center of gravity and put on the afterburners!

In Kobe's view, while Su Feng's defense was strong, it also had a weakness.

That was, if he was a Ferrari, Su Feng was at most a Ford...

Mustang?

Bang—!

On the court, Kobe couldn't stop when Su Feng suddenly blocked his path.

Beep—!

Watching Su Feng being sent flying and hearing the referee's whistle, Kobe suddenly had a bad feeling...

Charging foul, offensive foul!

Kobe: "......"

In the stands, Gong Luming used three consecutive "amazing"s to describe Su Feng's defense after seeing this scene.

"Amazing, truly amazing, so amazing! Full of anticipation, quick movement, bravely facing the impact after standing his ground...

Is he really only 18 years old?" In Gong Luming's opinion, even some of the older players in the national team couldn't have done better than Su Feng in that instant.

"It's a pity that the list for this Olympic Games has already been submitted..." Gong Luming thought with some regret.

But regret aside, Gong Luming was also very clear that even with his recommendation, changing the roster at the last minute required the approval of the leaders.

"Fortunately, he's still young and will have opportunities in the future," Gong Luming said with emotion.

Back on the court, as the most prominent player on this Lakers Summer League team, Kobe was not discouraged after three consecutive failed attacks.

"Defense—!" Kobe roared at his teammates, tugging at the neckline of his jersey.

The other Lakers players didn't dare to slack off and perked up.

It's worth mentioning that during the timeout, Kobe asked the coach to let him defend Su Feng.

Because in Kobe's view, the team battle could be lost today, but Su Feng had to die!

Otherwise, he would be truly infuriated!

On the court, the 76ers attacked, and Allen Iverson, never one to miss out on excitement, used his eyes to say to Su Feng after dribbling past half-court: Dare you take this shot?

Su Feng nodded. He had to, or what was the point of all his hard work these past two days?

Wasn't it just to tell Kobe, "Times have changed, old man"?

After receiving Su Feng's confirmation, Iverson passed the ball to Su Feng, who had run to the right wing at a 45-degree angle.

This time, after catching the ball, Su Feng firmly grasped it with his left hand and held it behind him.

Alright...

Although he knew that Su Feng wasn't deliberately messing with his head, when Kobe saw Su Feng's large hand tightly gripping the basketball...

Kobe felt that the flames of anger in his chest could no longer be suppressed.

Kobe defended closely, determined not to let Su Feng score in front of him.

And what was Su Feng doing at this time?

You might not believe it, but Su Feng summoned Ben Wallace with his eyes.

Seeing that his big brother wanted a pick-and-roll, Ben immediately ran over eagerly.

Kobe was shocked...

Wasn't this supposed to be one-on-one?

Why was he calling for help?

However, just as Ben was about to complete the screen, Su Feng's expression suddenly turned serious.

Su Feng roared at Ben, "Get rid of your damn screen! Can't you see I'm one-on-one?"

Ben: "......"

Bro, didn't you ask me to come over?

But before Ben could feel wronged, and before Kobe could think that he had misunderstood Su Feng...

On the court, just as Kobe's attention was drawn to Su Feng's words, "Get rid of your damn screen"...

Su Feng suddenly lowered his center of gravity and accelerated past Kobe's defense!

Kobe: "......"

At this moment, Kobe really wanted to curse.

To curse with every word a swear word.

Clang—!

Su Feng broke through to the basket and slammed it home!

Looking at Su Feng's shameless back, Kobe felt like a gear had jammed in his steel heart...

"Nice play, I knew you understood me."

After landing from the dunk, Su Feng reassured Ben's emotions in a timely manner.

Ben was still clearly dazed...

He scratched his furry head and thought: Whatever, my big brother said I understand him, so I must understand him!

12 to 0...

The fans at Long Beach felt that the score must be fake.

Because...

What happened to the clash of geniuses?

How had it become a one-sided crushing?

Fortunately, on the Lakers' attack, Kobe finally broke the scoring drought for the Lakers.

Kobe directly shot a three-pointer in front of Su Feng without any rhyme or reason.

Although Su Feng put a lot of shooting pressure on Kobe, after Kobe raised the arc, the basketball hit the backboard and went into the net.

12 to 3.

Kobe breathed a sigh of relief after breaking the scoring drought.

As he retreated on defense, Kobe clenched his fists, vowing never to fall for Su Feng's tricks again.

On the court, it was the 76ers' turn to attack, and Iverson, who was taking breaks between plays, continued to feed the ball to Su Feng.

This time, Su Feng also summoned his teammates with his eyes...

Kobe gritted his teeth, his attention fully focused on Su Feng's right hand, which was gripping the basketball.

Don't fall for it, don't fall for it, absolutely don't fall for it!

However...

Sometimes, too much focus isn't necessarily a good thing.

On the court, Su Feng suddenly flung his right hand, which was holding the basketball, in the direction that his teammate Joe Kauonet was running...

Kobe almost instinctively glanced in the direction of Su Feng's "pass" and slid half a step...

And then there was no then.

Carrying a pack of explosives and facing the Lakers' center Knight's help defense, Su Feng advanced bravely and sacrificed himself for justice!

But...

Su Feng still overestimated Knight.

Because Knight chickened out again...

Su Feng, who originally wanted to make a two-plus-one play, was dumbfounded. "Damn, is this guy really a center?"

Even Nash, at this moment, Su Feng felt was more intimidating than this guy.

What Su Feng didn't know was that, as a blind spot in his knowledge, Knight in his previous life, as a player with a height of 213 centimeters, averaged only 0.6 blocks per game in his career...

It was not enough to describe this guy as soft, because that was an insult to the word soft.

On the court, 14 to 3, Su Feng scored in front of Kobe once again!

If it wasn't a game, Iverson really wanted to cover his stomach and laugh for three minutes.

Because Iverson never expected that the "A-Wei Eighteen Styles" that he taught Su Feng would be used so...

Reasonably!

"Su, were those two attacks just now a setup?" Iverson said, patting Su Feng on the back as he retreated on defense.

"Yes," Su Feng nodded.

"Then next, let your high school classmate see what real skill is."

Iverson was very gratified. He had to say, the feeling of watching his own Pokémon grow up was so refreshing.

It was the Lakers' turn to attack, and this time Kobe dribbled past his defender at the baseline. Although Su Feng knew Kobe inside and out, he couldn't stop him every time.

In the 76ers' paint, Ben helped defend against Kobe, who was charging in.

But this time, Kobe was clearly smarter. He folded in the air and switched hands to avoid Ben's defense!

What amazing core strength!

What amazing hang time!

What amazing gliding distance!

At this moment, Kobe couldn't help but remind Su Feng of the GIFs he had seen in his previous life...

This, was the Mamba.

14 to 5, Kobe made the layup!

After scoring, he finally couldn't help himself this time, pounding his chest and roaring at the sky as he retreated on defense.

Not easy!

Too damn hard!

Kobe's expression at this moment was even more intense than Ma Jingtao's!

In the stands, Hu Weidong and Gong Luming were already stunned...

One 17 years old, one 18 years old, these two people...

What kind of monsters were they?

"This is really Nezha stirring up the sea," Xu Jicheng said with emotion again on the other side of the stands.

"Da Xu, I don't like hearing you say that. If we're going by today's performance, if Kobe is Nezha, then Little Su is at least..."

On the court, before Zhang Weiping could finish his sentence, Iverson passed the ball to Su Feng again.

Iverson knew that Su Feng's first two breakthroughs were just setups for Kobe.

Because in the "A-Wei Eighteen Styles" that he taught Su Feng, there was one move that Iverson thought was the most suitable for Su Feng right now.

This time, Su Feng still held the ball behind him, and perhaps because he had been tricked by Su Feng too much today, Kobe actually subconsciously took half a step back.

At this moment, Su Feng suddenly switched the ball to his left hand with a behind-the-back dribble, pretending to go to the left.

Kobe hurriedly slid diagonally backward to avoid being passed by Su Feng again.

To the side, Iverson, who had been quietly watching Su Feng, had already extended his right hand in advance.

And his right hand was now signaling a three-pointer.

On the court, after completing the step-back, Su Feng had already created distance between himself and Kobe.

It was a textbook jump shot.

Swish—!

Clean through the net. There was nothing he could do, although he really wanted to miss, Su Feng was just so efficient and ruthless tonight.

"I said, Kobe, how could you forget my best way of scoring?" Su Feng said to Kobe with a smile after making the three-pointer.

At the moment Su Feng released the shot, Kobe's thoughts had been pulled back to his high school days.

Kobe took a deep breath, calmed down for a while, and looked at Su Feng, "Have you been learning these skills with Allen recently?"

Su Feng nodded, "I also play one-on-one with that big guy every day, you know, the one with the really strong muscles."

Kobe glanced at Ben Wallace, and then said with some emotion, "I've been slacking off."

Although Kobe had been practicing basketball during this time, for several days, because of his dates with Brandy, he had forgotten the 4 AM practice sessions in Philadelphia...

But so what?

Kobe's eyes instantly regained their murderous aura.

The Lakers attacked on the court, Kobe received the ball, turned his back to the basket, turned around, cut in, faked a jump, and hit the backboard.

A set of gorgeous offensive combinations, completed in one go, smoothly and delightfully.

17 to 7!

It was the 76ers' turn to attack, and perhaps because he had rested enough, the man named Allen made a flashy appearance in his top-notch supercar.

Fisher cried...

Because he clearly guessed that Iverson was going to go to the right, but...

It was the butterfly-through-flowers step!

After breaking through Fisher, Iverson made a steady mid-range shot, 19 to 7!

Ben, who had been running back and forth, was almost crying, because this was not what was written in the script. How could Iverson and Su Feng be so accurate today?

They hadn't missed a shot!

On the court, it was the Lakers' turn to attack, and Kobe played isolation.

After tangling with Su Feng for a while, Kobe made a difficult fadeaway.

Swish—!

19 to 9!

But while the Lakers were still retreating on defense, the 76ers were already launching a fast break.

Su Feng cut to the basket, Iverson made a clever bounce pass, Su Feng passed it back, Iverson caught the ball and tossed it up, and Ben, who was following up, slammed it home—!

21 to 9!

In the stands, Gong Luming was stunned...

Because whether it was Su Feng's performance or the 76ers' small-ball lineup, they were all washing away his understanding of basketball.

In fact, playing small ball was not a patent of the future Warriors.

Because in this era, when facing an opponent without a dominant center, there was a team that used their fast rotation and help defense to make their opponents suffer.

Don't forget, the future coach Kerr first established a dynasty with Jordan...

"Is this... the NBA?"

In the stands, Hu Weidong, who had been wearing glasses, first took off his glasses, then wiped them repeatedly, and then put them back on.

The shock that this game between the 76ers and the Lakers brought to Gong Luming and Hu Weidong far exceeded the match between the men's basketball team and the Lakers two days ago.

Sometimes, only by seeing it with your own eyes will you know what talent means.

Just like two years later, the little giant who was promoted to the national team by Wang Fei ahead of schedule had not even played a national team game yet when he went to the Nike training camp and beat Tyson Chandler, the number one high school student in the United States.

"Can I really play in the NBA?"

Looking at the monsters flying around on the court, Hu Weidong clenched his fists...

……

112 to 88. Although the Lakers did not give up under Kobe's leadership, there was nothing they could do. The roster depth of this 76ers Summer League team was not comparable to that of the Lakers.

In the whole game, Su Feng made 12 of 19 shots, including 3 of 5 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 31 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, and 0 assists.

After "waking up," Iverson made 10 of 20 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers and 7 of 10 free throws, scoring 30 points, 9 assists, and 3 rebounds.

Ben Wallace was affected by Su's lack of passing and Allen's erratic shooting, only scoring 4 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe made 12 of 28 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers and 8 of 12 free throws, scoring a game-high 34 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist.

Obviously, the "Pennsylvania Magic" was possessed by the "Los Angeles Kobe" in this game.

There was nothing he could do. With Fisher and Robinson's level, were they worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Su Feng? Were they worthy of eating the cake he fed them?

It is worth mentioning that, after the game, although he played well, Kobe's mood was not happy at all.

Because the loss in this game basically meant that the Lakers had no chance of winning the Long Beach Summer League title this time.

Especially...

The thought that the comparison of his strength with Su Feng in this game had changed from 80-20 to 55-45 made Kobe feel very uncomfortable.

No way!

He had to practice harder starting tomorrow.

He must not give Su Feng any chance to turn the tables.

As the saying goes, once bitten by Su, one is afraid of ropes for ten years.

You know, Kobe still remembers Su Feng's tricking him during the interview with Da Tianchao TV last time.

Just as Kobe was secretly vowing to work hard to improve himself, Su Feng walked towards the Lakers' bench.

"What's wrong, still thinking about the game?" Su Feng said with a smile to Kobe.

Kobe: "......"

"The game is over, what's there to think about?

Besides, even if you play us a hundred more times, you still won't win." Su Feng continued to say, looking at Kobe, who was silent and pretending to be aloof.

Honestly, if Kobe had a handy weapon on hand, he would definitely stab Su Feng to death.

Originally, Kobe wanted to take the initiative to talk to Su Feng after the game.

After all, Su Feng still owed him 102 meals. Even if they were going to break up, in Kobe's opinion, he had to make him pay back the 102 meals first.

But Kobe never expected that this guy would run over and mess with his head again at the first opportunity...

Kobe now knew what it meant to make a bad friend for life!

"Do you want to know why you can't win?" Su Feng asked deliberately.

Kobe really wanted to tell Su Feng to get lost at this moment.

Really!

It was definitely not because he was worried that the 102 meals would disappear into thin air that he didn't say what was in his heart.

But because he, Kobe, was a "kind" person who never held a grudge.

"With your lineup, the entire offense relies on you alone.

You have to attack and defend, how can you win against us?" Su Feng said to Kobe, ignoring his death stare.

Hmm?

Hmm.

Kobe felt like he was interested in hearing what Su Feng was going to say next.

"Look, we have Ben to defend the paint, but what about your paint?

Although your two interior players are tall, they can't even stop Allen's layups. Are your interior players just decorations?

Then look at your guards. You passed so many good balls, but how many assists did you get?

So I don't think you need to blame yourself for losing, because in my opinion, your performance is actually better than me and Allen combined," Su Feng coaxed Kobe.

Huh?

Don't mention it, Kobe was really a little self-blaming at first, but after hearing what Su Feng said, it seemed to make sense!

But why did it always feel a little weird?

Never mind, why think so much...

"By the way, after the Long Beach Summer League is over, do you want to come to Philadelphia?" Seeing that Kobe's anger had subsided, Su Feng hurriedly changed the subject.

"But didn't we agree that you would come to Los Angeles?" Kobe asked.

"The glitz and glamour of Los Angeles is not suitable for improving your training, and don't you want to seriously play a couple of games with Allen?" Su Feng used Iverson to hook Kobe.

"Hmm, that seems to be the case." Don't mention it, in today's game, in order to suppress Su Feng, Kobe really didn't get to play with Iverson to his heart's content.

"And I'm telling you, I recently learned how to make Wellington steak," Su Feng said, patting Kobe on the shoulder.

Hiss!

Alright, under Su Feng's layers of trickery, Kobe was hobbled again...

After all, it was a friendship of aircraft carrier level, and Su Feng and Kobe's friendship could definitely withstand great storms.

Just as Su Feng had won over Kobe, the tool man, and was preparing to be interviewed, Hu Weidong had already come to the court from the audience.

"Hello, Su Feng, I'm Hu Weidong." Hu Weidong took the initiative to extend his hand, looking at Su Feng.

"Hello... Hu..." After shaking hands with Hu Weidong, Su Feng didn't know how to address him for a moment.

Brother Hu or Brother Dong?

"Haha, just call me Lao Hu as you did in the letter. I'm older than you, so I'll take advantage of you. How about I call you Xiao Su?" Hu Weidong said with a smile.

Su Feng nodded. With the help of Su Junyang, the emotionless transfer mailbox, Su Feng and Hu Weidong had chatted several times in their letters.

Su Feng could tell that Hu Weidong was very interested in the NBA.

Plus, with himself as a trailblazer in this life, Hu Weidong had said in his last letter to himself that he had already started learning English.

"Lao Hu..." I have to say, after shouting out this "Lao Hu," Su Feng had a sense of the future big brother of the men's basketball team...

"Xiao Su, I watched your game with the Lakers from the sidelines today.

To be honest, this game was particularly shocking to me.

Especially you. Before, Director Zhang and the others said that my offensive skills were slightly better than yours...

But in my opinion, Director Zhang and the others were just afraid of hurting my pride.

Honestly, you're much stronger than me," Hu Weidong said modestly.

"Lao Hu, I think you're too modest.

I've also watched the CBA videotapes that CCTV sent over last year here in the United States. Half of the highlights in them were contributed by you," Su Feng said to Hu Weidong.

"Haha, don't be so polite with me.

I still have some self-awareness. We just played against this Lakers team two days ago.

Seriously, this guy named Kobe is indeed a tough character," Hu Weidong said with emotion.

"Yeah, I used to play one-on-one with him in high school, and I basically lost more than I won," Su Feng said with the same emotion.

However, after hearing Su Feng's remarks, Hu Weidong thought that Su Feng was being too polite...

Because Hu Weidong had just chatted with Kobe two days ago. At that time, Kobe said that Su Feng often beat him.

And judging from the process of today's game, Hu Weidong also felt that Su Feng played better than Kobe.

Actually...

Hu Weidong was still making the mistake of judging things based on one game.

Because the 76ers had a clear advantage in this game, plus Su Feng didn't know why the Lakers would send Fisher to defend him at the beginning of the game.

In Su Feng's opinion, wasn't this just giving him points?

With the natural mismatch between him and Fisher, if Su Feng didn't know how to take advantage of it, then what was the point of playing in the NBA...

Speaking of which, although Su Feng was being very polite, Hu Weidong didn't bother to call him out on it.

Because in Hu Weidong's view, Su Feng was just showing his high EQ and giving him a way out.

In Hu Weidong's view, there were actually people in the men's basketball team who went to the leaders, afraid that Su Feng would join the national team and steal their positions.

Now, Hu Weidong felt a little nauseous at this kind of behavior.

"Xiao Su, if you encounter any difficulties when you want to play for the national team in the future, just tell me.

If others are unwilling to give up their positions, I, Hu Weidong, will be the first to give you mine."

Hu Weidong felt that although Su Feng was 8 years younger than him, he could be treated as his peer in terms of dealing with people.

Su Feng: "......"

Heavens, after hearing Hu Weidong's words, why did Su Feng have a feeling that Hu Weidong admired him very much...

Alright, Su Feng felt that he was probably overthinking it.

"By the way, Xiao Su, can you tell me about the NBA?" Hu Weidong asked curiously.

"Sure."

When it came to talking about the NBA, Su Feng, the keyboard warrior, wasn't bragging. Seriously, even if you added Xu Jicheng, Zhang Weiping, and Su Junyang together, they definitely wouldn't know as much as him.

Su Feng guessed that Hu Weidong probably had the idea of wanting to play in the NBA because of him.

In Su Feng's opinion, Hu Weidong definitely had the strength to play in the NBA, the only problem was his injury risks.

In Su Feng's previous life, Hu Weidong missed the NBA precisely because of two major injuries.

In the 90s, the domestic medical conditions were not as good as in the future.

When the Golden Generation retired in the future, none of them would be intact. Everyone basically had the experience of a "serious injury."

Su Feng knew that even if he could sweep the major forums with a keyboard in his previous life, he could not change the system of Chinese basketball.

After all, when he was hallucinating in his previous life, Yao Ming was still failing repeatedly and fighting repeatedly...

But if Hu Weidong really wanted to play in the NBA because of his appearance in this life...

As the current hope of the entire village of rabbits in China, Su Feng knew that it was impossible for him to escape historical responsibility when he became famous in the future...

Otherwise, why would those thirteen hundred million rabbits cheer for you and be proud of you?

"Lao Hu, let me tell you, the NBA is like this..."

Su Feng had made up his mind that no matter whether Hu Weidong could play in the NBA or not, he had to analyze the future path for Hu Weidong.

As for how to choose at that time, that was Hu Weidong's own business...

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