Chapter 2 The Second Quarter

Seeing that Chinese kid, who had fought him for the entire first quarter, was still full of vigor, Reggie Miller subconsciously reached out and touched his kidneys.

Miller, who had a strong desire to win, was also a tenacious guy with the "unyielding" talent maxed out.

As a shooter, he had to run a lot during offense and rely on "Invisible Fist" defense when coming back, so Miller's stamina was well-known in the league. He would even outrun the "Old Rogue" in the future.

However, even with stamina as strong as Miller's, he still needed to rest for a few minutes in the second quarter before returning to the court.

But that Chinese kid on the opposite side...

He must be an animal!

"This guy definitely doesn't have a girlfriend."

After spraying eight f**ks in 9 seconds, Miller thought with emotion.

Clang!

On the court, the 76ers attacked first in the second quarter, and Su Feng started with a miss out of respect.

Off the court, Miller smiled when he saw this.

He could tell that in the first quarter, Su Feng's shooting rhythm had been affected by his small tricks.

And Su Feng's shot just now also proved that no matter how much of an animal this kid was, his stamina had a limit.

Because if his stamina hadn't declined, his shooting form wouldn't have been messed up when he shot.

As the saying goes, experts see the details, while laymen watch the excitement. How could Miller be as useless as Brown said, when he had survived in the brutal 90s as a shooter?

In fact, most players who played against Miller in this era were made restless by him.

Su Feng's mentality was good, but his inner strength wasn't refined enough.

Therefore, even if Miller couldn't block his shots, he could use some small tricks to disrupt his offensive rhythm.

Of course, Miller was also defended by Su Feng to the point of mental breakdown tonight...

In short...

It's better to miss together than to miss alone.

In Miller's opinion, even if he wasn't accurate tonight, it would be great if he could drag Su Feng down with him.

...

Speaking of which, just as Miller was listening to Su Feng's game...

In Los Angeles, after finishing his extra training and returning home, Kobe turned on the TV as soon as possible.

Although Kobe was very angry and envious of Su Feng's achievements with the 76ers before, recently, when the 76ers were on a losing streak, Kobe was quite sad for Su Feng.

Ah, damn it, his rookie season might even end up playing in the Finals!

In Kobe's opinion, if he couldn't share this joy with Su Feng, could it still be called joy?

Bah!

Kobe was clearly worried that Su Feng would be depressed because of the recent losing streak and wanted to care about him.

And Kobe remembered very clearly that tonight was Su Feng's birthday, so he wanted to cheer Su Feng on remotely.

"Hiss——

What is Su playing? Is he ignoring his teammates?"

Looking at the game on TV, Kobe shook his head and reasonably complained:

"He'll definitely miss a shot like that."

Back to Conseco Fieldhouse.

Su Feng didn't know why, but he felt that his turnaround jumper just now...

Was extremely smooth!

On the sidelines, when Miller saw Su Feng's almost perfect shooting form, he thought to himself:

'He can actually make the best shot of the night under such heavy pressure...

This kid is a bit scary!'

Swish!

24 to 15. The 76ers' second attack in the second quarter saw Su Feng successfully continue his scoring streak. This was also his 12th point tonight.

"Although that shot went in, it was just luck.

If Su continues to play so willfully and randomly, the 76ers will definitely not win tonight."

In Los Angeles, Kobe watched TV and complained.

And to avoid getting hungry from watching this game, Kobe went to take a shower after saying this, preparing to come back and watch the results later.

At Conseco Fieldhouse, after Rose scored the Pacers' first point in the second quarter, Su Feng, facing Rose's defense, suddenly received a pass from Smith and shot a three-pointer from the spot where Larry Brown was about to have a heart attack!

Su Feng, holding the ball at the old NBA three-point line, saw that Rose didn't want to defend out and didn't hesitate at all.

After adjusting his breathing, Su Feng, who had relaxed, entered a very subtle and indescribable rhythm...

In the darkness, Su Feng felt that the basket in his eyes had turned into a vast ocean.

The perfect force of the knees and waist, the cooperation of the left and right hands, as the basketball smoothly left his fingertips, watching the arc like a rainbow, Su Feng even subconsciously wanted to turn around.

This shot will definitely go in!

On the sidelines, at this moment, even Miller, who didn't like Su Feng, couldn't help but utter the perfect English word.

Only a shooter can understand what this feels like!

Swish!

27 to 15!

On the Pacers' bench, Brown felt a pain in his left chest.

And this pain was like the black long straight goddess you've been chasing suddenly saying a swear word to you.

Why?

Why play such unreasonable basketball?

Ah! My heart hurts!

On the court, after looking at his big hand, Su Feng smiled and patted Smith on the shoulder, saying:

"Kenny, can you please pass me more balls next time?

I always feel like I can't miss no matter how I shoot right now."

Smith laughed, "You're in the zone?"

"Yeah!" Su Feng nodded.

...

In Los Angeles, after taking a comfortable hot shower, looking at his increasingly voluminous hair, Kobe thought that he would have to get another perm in a few days.

Fluffy hair, golden jersey, slightly raised corners of the mouth... Perhaps because tonight's extra training had made him too tired, Kobe fell asleep without realizing it after taking a shower and returning to his room.

And when he woke up, he cursed several American curses in his heart.

Damn it!

Today is Su Feng's birthday!

Kobe had originally planned to send him his blessings as soon as Su Feng finished the game.

After all, when he thought of the 81 courses on his upcoming birthday in the summer... Ah, no, how could Kobe be someone who craved such pleasures?

He clearly regarded Su Feng as his best friend, his future Pippen.

With their friendship sailing like an aircraft carrier, how could Kobe not care about Su Feng's feelings?

"I wonder if the game is over yet?"

Kobe, returning to the living room, found that he hadn't slept too long.

Because the TV showed that the game had just finished the third quarter.

88 to 52. Judging from the score, with the home team behind and the visiting team ahead, the 76ers had already locked in the victory.

"Allen must have stood up..."

Kobe stretched and thought to himself.

And just then, the TV screen suddenly showed a close-up of Su Feng.

Looking at Su Feng's "depressed" expression, Kobe was overjoyed...

Serves you right for shooting wildly!

If Allen hadn't stood up, who knows how many points you would have lost tonight.

But while he was happy, Kobe thought that he should avoid this topic when he called Su Feng later.

After all, it was his birthday, and he couldn't just pour a bucket of ice water on him, right?

Kobe had made up his mind. Since the game had already entered garbage time, he didn't want to watch it anymore. He decided to change the channel and watch a soap opera for a while before switching back.

However...

Kobe was still a little too slow to change the channel.

Perhaps he wanted to admire Su Feng's "depressed" expression for a little longer... With a "bang," the remote control in Kobe's hand fell to the floor.

"Let's take a look at the best player of the game!

Roar, as expected, the best player tonight is our birthday star —

Su!

In just the first three quarters, he made 15 of 24 shots, including 5 of 9 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring a game-high 39 points!

And 39 points is also Su's career-high score and the highest single-game score by a high school rookie in their debut season in NBA history!"

Believe it or not, after wildly clanking eight shots in the first quarter, Su Feng only missed one shot in the rest of the game.

Su Feng, feeling like he had been possessed by Klay Thompson, shot more and more happily on the court, and then...

Then there was no then.

Do you know what the biggest enemies of future Klay and Curry are?

Not the opponents...

But time.

Although the rules of the 90s were different from the future, one thing was the same: when Su Feng suddenly exploded, how could the Pacers, who were originally based on a grinding style of play, catch up?

So Su Feng was "depressed."

Because this was definitely the game with the best feel he had this season!

Unfortunately, the Pacers weren't strong enough!

There was nothing he could do. This era wasn't the future. In the fourth quarter, with the Pacers withdrawing their main players in advance, if Su Feng went up to pad his stats, then he wouldn't be creating a career highlight, but a career stain.

Because in the NBA, this kind of behavior can be understood as slaughtering prisoners of war on the battlefield.

Su Feng was a man who aspired to be a great senior, so how could he sacrifice the big picture for the small?

Public opinion was also one of the factors that people would consider when evaluating a player's career after retirement.

To put it bluntly, just look at Booker's stat-padding behavior, and you'll know if he can make the top 50 in history when he retires in the future.

Kobe and Klay didn't play in the fourth quarter after scoring 60+ in three quarters in the future, which also increased their number of casual fans.

It was different from playing high school games.

In high school leagues, people force you to pad your stats even if you don't want to, because it's commonplace to see lopsided scores in high school games in the American basketball world.

Many games often end in a blowout in one quarter, but you can't let energetic high school players play for just one quarter and then rest, right?

In short, whether it's out of respect for your opponent or to avoid bloodshed, if you run up to pad your stats when you're leading by as many as 30 points and your opponent has already given up...

Not only will you not be praised, but you will also be criticized by public opinion after the game.

"This..."

In front of the TV, listening to NBC commentator Williams's wild praise of Su Feng, Kobe bit his lip, looking incredulous.

Kobe still wanted to congratulate Su Feng for his explosive performance on his birthday night.

But Kobe couldn't understand. With that kind of unreasonable shot, did the 76ers' coaches really not care?

Well...

Before Kobe was corrected from the "Pennsylvania Magic" back to the "Los Angeles True Snail" by the Lakers' godly teammates, he probably wouldn't understand.

Back to Conseco Fieldhouse, Iverson, sitting next to Su Feng, smiled and said, "Su, look at what's engraved on the inner circle of the ring I gave you."

Su Feng was stunned, and then he took out the ring Iverson had given him from his sports backpack.

He saw a small string of English words engraved on it, which, if translated into Chinese, meant:

I wish my brother Su, every shot goes in!

Su Feng: "!!!"

Metaphysics, this must be metaphysics!

Su Feng smiled and patted Iverson on the shoulder, "Thank you for your gift, Allen."

Iverson nudged Su Feng's waist, "Why are you being so polite with me?

You played so well in this game. If you could be this accurate every game, then the scoring title would definitely be yours."

Pfft!

Being praised by Iverson with the words he usually used to praise him, Su Feng felt...

It seemed pretty good?

Of course, Su Feng wasn't stupid. To be this accurate every game, he probably needed to practice for a few more years.

Right now, first, he didn't have enough offensive weapons, second, he often couldn't guarantee his feel when defending with all his strength, and as for the third...

Anyway, all the shortcomings could be understood as "not enough strength."

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers 109-77 on the road, ending their recent losing streak with a big win.

Su Feng, who scored 39 points on his birthday night, became the focus of attention after the game, surrounded by the media.

On the other side, Larry Brown said at the post-match press conference that, as he expected, the 76ers' ceiling was immeasurable, and they would definitely become one of the strongest teams in the league in the future...

If they were guided by an excellent mentor.

Face?

Didn't exist.

Look at those teams that were coveting Duncan. In this league, anyone who cares about face will definitely not survive three chapters.

Brown had completely torn off his mask.

After the game, even the Indianapolis media were very dissatisfied with him, believing that he repeatedly pleased the 76ers because he was ready to abandon ship.

Abandon ship?

Looking at these naive Indy media, Su Feng wanted to tell them that Larry Brown probably never regarded the Pacers as a ship.

John Davis didn't even need Su Feng's hint this time to see Larry Brown's scheme.

Because he had already spoken very bluntly: 76ers, hire me, and I will definitely lead the 76ers to a glorious tomorrow!

"How could he do this? I have always respected him."

Davis was furious. He felt that the league was too sinister.

Although he was a rookie coach, Davis thought that leading the 76ers into the playoffs this season was a great achievement!

Um...

That was indeed the case.

After all, if it were another coach, Su Feng wouldn't be able to show off his skills so much both on and off the court.

Davis was definitely still far from being a famous coach, but at least, Davis was quick to react!

This kind of friendly rookie coach was simply Xiao He and Zhang Liang in Su Feng's eyes.

Of course, in any case, in this era of great labor-management conflict, Su Feng knew very well that if Brown really came to "pluck the peaches" next season...

Then he could only come back to play hometown and brother basketball with Iverson when he made his decision two after the traffic iron plan ended in the future...

Because Su Feng didn't want to be cultivated into a "Little Prince," he was a man of all-star caliber.

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