Chapter 2 The Match

　　In the second quarter, both teams started by paying tribute to each other with bricks.

　　Well, what else could they do? Everyone in the '90s was a "Jordan successor."

　　For the 76ers, Su Feng, the player with the highest shooting percentage among the perimeter players, broke the deadlock first.

　　Yes, this isn't a dig at Feng-ge, but Feng-ge really was the most accurate shooter in Philadelphia's iron hoop!

　　This time, Su Feng attacked the basket again. Perkins was faked out of position, and Su Feng "skillfully" switched the ball from his right to his left hand, grabbing it with one hand and hitting the backboard.

　　It was a pity that tonight's game wasn't being broadcast nationally. Otherwise, Su Feng felt that at this moment, in Los Angeles, a handsome black kid would definitely be smashing his TV in anger.

　　22 to 31.

　　At the Zhongzhou Arena, the fans, in sync with the DJ and Su Feng's smile, chanted, "Sweet Melon, Sweet Melon, Sweet Melon"......

　　Well......

　　Hmm!

　　You know, listening to it like that, Su Feng felt that "Sweet Melon" seemed to suit him better than "the.king."

　　It was just a pity that the cool nickname "Flash" had already been snatched away by Kobe......

　　In Su Feng's opinion, he definitely had to find a chance to snatch this nickname back in the future.

　　After all, if he lost to Carter in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest, Su Feng could then criticize the referees for giving him only 9 points.

　　On the court, Payton was once again facing Su Feng's insane double-team.

　　Hey, no, I'm not Michael Jordan!

　　Don't double-team me!

　　Go beat AI!

　　Don't ask, just protect our weak AI.

　　I have to mention again that if tonight's game had been broadcast nationally, at this moment, in Phoenix, there would also be a skinny white kid smashing his TV in anger.

　　But Payton was still Payton. He managed to pass the ball out, and Kemp, facing Williams in the paint, had it much easier than when facing Big Ben or Ratliff.

　　The "Rain Man" leaped high, looking down on Williams, one of the former members of the Chicago Bulls' first dynasty, with his talent.

　　Ah——!

　　So refreshing!

　　I, Shawn Kemp, am back!

　　Perhaps, this was the so-called being meek and obedient in front of Big Ben, but launching a heavy punch against veterans?

　　24 to 31. After Kemp's dunk, seeing his arrogant expression and celebration, Davis couldn't stand it anymore!

　　As the saying goes, never giving up and iron blood are contagious.

　　How could such riffraff be allowed to run wild in the Zhongzhou Arena?

　　"Ben, Theo, go up there and shut him down!" Davis said to Big Ben and Ratliff on the bench with a look of indignation.

　　The two Alabama generals, hearing the coach's call, never expected that... they also had the ability to make their wishes come true?

　　It was commonplace to overuse the starters in this era, and these 76ers were all stamina monsters.

　　During his peak, Big Ben averaged nearly 40 minutes of playing time, and Ratliff had the fewest average playing time, but that was because he often fouled out.

　　In this life, with Big Ben sharing the defensive pressure, Ratliff didn't have so many worries.

　　What did they need substitutes for?

　　Five starters, playing until the end of time!

　　Su Feng felt that reality had once again shocked his young heart, because even in the game... you needed to make substitutions.

　　And Kemp, who had been arrogant, suddenly felt a little flustered when he saw those two strong men coming back.

　　On the court, the 76ers were on offense. This time, Su Feng missed, because Schrempf had already gone down, so even with x5, Su Feng only got 15,000 Iron Points.

　　However, just as Su Feng was about to retreat on defense, AI flashed across the court like lightning. He leaped high, snatching the ball before Perkins could grab the rebound, and dunked it with one hand!

　　The 76ers fans at the Zhongzhou Arena were stunned!

　　He really could fly!

　　AI wasn't just being reasonable tonight. Su Feng felt that if AI could maintain this state tonight, he would be praised to the heavens by the media after the game.

　　On the court, it was the Supersonics' turn to attack.

　　Seeing that his thunder was stolen by AI, Payton......

　　What could he do?

　　He was also very desperate, okay!

　　Caught between a rock and a hard place, Payton enjoyed the treatment the Supersonics gave Jordan in the Finals on this night.

　　Who could escape fate?

　　Su Feng was determined to double-team Payton tonight. If they had the ability, let the other Supersonics stand up and beat the 76ers to death.

　　Based on Su Feng's understanding of fans, even most of the fans in the '90s only looked at the post-game stats.

　　When people looked at the stats and saw that AI had completely outperformed Payton in all aspects, who would care what Payton had actually experienced in this game?

　　This was a great opportunity to continue "AI's Reasonableness Fees."

　　Kemp's state was worrying tonight, and Payton was suffering from the "AI Feng" encirclement. On the Supersonics' bench, looking at Schrempf, Karl said, "Detlef, we need you."

　　Schrempf nodded and walked to the scorer's table. On the court, Su Feng committed a shooting foul during the double-team, and both sides made substitutions at the same time.

　　Payton was saved by the referee this time, because Su Feng had clearly only hit Payton's arm and hadn't touched his body hair. In Su Feng's opinion, this wasn't a foul at all.

　　The two teams had only played for a short time in the second quarter, and they had already brought back their main lineups. It had to be said that there was no health-preserving basketball in the '90s. Everyone was an iron-liver train driver.

　　The game continued. Payton gave up on his plan to single out AI, because he noticed that a teenager with a "rooster head" and a smile like "Sweet Melon" was staring at him.

　　Schrempf scored for the Supersonics after coming on the court.

　　It was still a handsome and elegant...... three-pointer on the line.

　　26 to 33.

　　As a Supersonics legend, Schrempf shed sad tears when the Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City in the future.

　　Because this sharpshooter, who opened the door to the NBA for German basketball, wanted to establish a great career in Seattle after retiring and recreate the team's glory in the '90s.

　　Unfortunately, after seeing the ugly face of the businessman who was homesick, Schrempf left the NBA and no longer cared about the martial world.

　　On the court, the 76ers were on offense. This time, Schrempf tried his best to defend, but Su Feng, with 0.77 Jordan's strength, told Schrempf a cold truth with cruel reality.

　　It wasn't that Su Feng was being unreasonable, but......

　　Malone personally taught him, the elbow force, in five point eight stages!

　　Schrempf: "......"

　　Although Su Feng's post-up skills were still a bit rough, Su Feng once again scored in the low post, taking his personal score to 9 points tonight!

　　26 to 35.

　　It was worth mentioning that because Su Feng, as a newbie, couldn't attract double-teams every time, this made his low-post offensive skills magnified in an invisible way......

　　He didn't know if the players on the court had collapsed, but George Karl had already collapsed.

　　As the saying goes, it's easy to find a thousand troops, but hard to find a general.

　　If he had the China "Sweet Melon" Su Feng, the small Bulls would be laughable!

　　A few years later, when Payton and Kemp got old, the Supersonics' "the.king" would ascend the throne......

　　Every time Karl thought of this scene, he felt that he was on the peak of his coaching career......

　　Clang——!

　　On the court, Payton's missed shot shattered Karl's beautiful fantasy of the future.

　　In the paint, Big Ben smiled and boxed out Ratliff, while Ratliff, after returning Big Ben's smile, calmly picked up the rebound.

　　This is your rebound.

　　No, it's your turn.

　　Oh, okay, then I'll reluctantly accept it.

　　Looking at this black and hard duo who smiled at each other, Su Feng always felt that there was something wrong with the 76ers' team atmosphere.

　　On the court, the 76ers were on offense. This time, AI's three-pointer after a screen missed.

　　As their stamina declined, the shooting percentages of both teams began to return to normal levels.

　　Dang li ge lang lang qiang......

　　It was worth mentioning that this time, it was Big Ben who stood up to announce the end of the music festival.

　　With 7 minutes and 5 seconds left in the second quarter, the 76ers were on offense. After Su Feng's turnaround jumper missed, Big Ben grabbed the offensive rebound. Seeing that there was no one around, Big Ben simply rose up and dunked with both hands.

　　26 to 37!

　　The 76ers' lead had reached double digits tonight, could you believe it?

　　The 76ers fans at the scene were going wild.

　　No matter how the team's record ended up, the 76ers fans were having a great time tonight.

　　So, led by the DJ at the scene, the crazy cheers of the hyped-up 76ers fans made people wonder if the 76ers were playing in the Finals tonight......

　　In the second half of the second quarter, Payton, who was about to be "driven" crazy, also made continuous mistakes on offense.

　　Although "The Glove" usually used trash talk to make his opponents cry, there were always......

　　Exceptions.

　　So far tonight, Payton had only scored a miserable 3 points......

　　Not only had he failed to achieve his goal of educating AI before the game, but Payton felt that his reputation would be ruined tonight.

　　Because at the end of the first half, AI had already put up 13 points and 8 assists.

　　If the game ended here, Payton could even imagine how the media would evaluate him.

　　"Oh, so the great Gary Payton's score is only a fraction of a rookie guard's?

　　Oh, it's the top pick AI, then that's no wonder......"

　　Payton was completely obsessed. During the halftime break, he kept putting pressure on himself and his teammates, turning into a player version of Van Gundy.

　　After the halftime break, looking at the score of 40 to 53 on the court, the Supersonics, with their high pressure cooker, completely exploded.

　　Apart from Schrempf's performance being relatively normal, the other Supersonics players seemed to be "poisoned."

　　George Karl gave up. Not long after the fourth quarter started, he took the initiative to remove the starters.

　　On the 76ers' side, Davis also tacitly replaced the starters.

　　Because the Supersonics had already surrendered. If they continued to use the starters, it wouldn't be a game, but a real fight.

　　On the court, Su Feng was a little unwilling when he was substituted......

　　Because he had only played 39 minutes in this game!

　　39 minutes, could that be called a starter?

　　In Su Feng's opinion, not playing the full 48 minutes was no different from being a substitute?

　　However, no matter how unwilling he was, Su Feng also knew the principle of knowing when to stop.

　　In the end, 86 to 102, the 76ers upset the Supersonics on this night.

　　In this game, the 76ers once again showed their style as a strong team identifier, because they defeated last year's runner-up.

　　The Supersonics players wanted to say mmp, because they were really not the Knicks, a fake strong team!

　　In the whole game, Payton only had 6 points and 8 assists. Helpless, he went straight back to the locker room after the game and didn't accept any interviews.

　　On the 76ers' side, AI had 23 points and a career-high 14 assists. Big Ben and Ratliff combined for 18 points, 27 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists, and 3 steals.

　　Su Feng was at ease.

　　Because he was the biggest winner tonight!

　　In the whole game, he made 7 of 15 shots, including 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, getting 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 assists.

　　An SSS-level rating, nearly 13 million Iron Points......

　　The only thing Su Feng regretted was that the Iron Points from his matchup with Schrempf, a handsome guy, were only a mere 60,000 after x5, plus he had also matched up with the Supersonics' substitute Perkins a few times in the game......

　　However, Su Feng, who had earned another "one hundred million" Iron Points, didn't care too much about these details.

　　After all, he, Su Feng, wasn't someone who coveted Iron Points.

　　"Su, why are you 'depressed'? Let's go, let's take a shower." After the game, looking at Su Feng, who could change his face faster than flipping a book, AI hooked his shoulder and said.

　　"Answer" was very happy, because in the third quarter, the Zhongzhou Arena even chanted MVP, MVP for him.

　　In AI's opinion, it was actually quite fun to pass the ball occasionally.

　　Especially looking at Payton's lonely back, this feeling of defeating an idol made AI feel that Coach Thompson at university hadn't lied to him after all.

　　Play NFL? No way. Playing in the NBA, I can surpass Michael Jordan!

　　Su Feng knew that the opportunity to continue paying was coming, because the 76ers still had to play the Heat in the next game.

　　Su Feng had experienced the Heat's defensive intensity, which was full of fouls every time, when he had led the team alone last time.

　　In Su Feng's eyes, a game against the Heat could be called playing basketball.

　　Because did a real man have any reason to retreat when he encountered tight defense?

　　So, looking at AI, who was still excited, Su Feng smiled and said, "Allen, I don't think you can be too happy."

　　AI wasn't happy when he heard this. What did it mean to be too happy?

　　Was Allen Iverson the kind of person who would be arrogant and complacent because of one game?

　　"Oh?" AI released his hand from Su Feng's shoulder, his tone a little "cold."

　　"Do you know that Tim Hardaway is known to the world as the master of the crossover?" Su Feng said.

　　"I know." AI nodded. 'Little Worm' Hardaway was the idol of many "183s" in this era. He had superb ball-handling skills. AI had regretted missing the chance to play against him last time due to a foot injury for a few minutes.

　　"But in my opinion, you are the number one crossover player in the NBA in my heart." Su Feng said seriously with a solemn expression.

　　Looking at Su Feng's dignified expression, AI straightened his hair while bowing his head, and put his hand back on Su Feng's shoulder, "You continue, Su."

　　"Allen, I believe you can win this crossover duel!

　　Do you know, I can't wait to see you pass Tim after crossing him over, and then deliver a no-look pass!" Su Feng added solemnly.

　　Pu——!

　　AI couldn't help it. Even though he was bowing his head, Su Feng could feel his joy, because, cough cough cough...... let go, you're strangling me to death!

　　Su Feng, who had successfully renewed his subscription, never expected that on this day, he would almost die at AI's hands.

　　……

　　The 76ers' upset victory over the Supersonics once again shattered people's worldview.

　　As Su Feng had expected, AI's "beatdown" of Payton became a hot topic after the game.

　　It was said that in Chicago, a big boss who had just returned from making a fortune asked the coach for a recording of the game and laughed more happily than if he had just eaten a peach.

　　If the scene were translated, it would be roughly as follows:

　　"Hahahaha, Gary, you little brat, you have this day too?

　　"Ouch, this double-team is killing me! Ho, this shot, why are you in such a hurry, Gary?"

　　"No, no, I'll just watch it one more time and go to sleep. It's already midnight......"

　　"Or, should I watch it again?"

　　"Well, this is definitely the last time."

　　Michael Jordan was overjoyed.

　　Thinking of all the atrocities he had suffered in last season's Finals and Payton's foul-mouthed trash talk, Jordan felt that, on closer inspection, Su Feng was quite suitable to be his successor......

　　But thinking of Su Feng's mouth......

　　Forget it, Jordan didn't plan to fight with Drexler for this successor.

　　In Los Angeles, Kobe, whose playing time had been increasing recently, was also in a better and better mood.

　　After all, in his opinion, although he was just a small substitute, Su Feng only had about 30 minutes of playing time per game at most.

　　Moreover, because he had been playing well off the bench recently, everyone on the team was encouraging him to attack more.

　　Every time he thought of this, Kobe felt that he wasn't far from reaching the peak of his life.

　　Of course, the reason why Kobe was in a good mood was also related to the upcoming opening of "Inferno Pizza."

　　According to the progress in all aspects, this pizza restaurant would open in Los Angeles at the latest by March next year, and at the earliest by February.

　　In Su Feng's previous life, how much did Kobe love pizza?

　　You might not believe it, but Kobe once said in an interview after scoring 81 points, that the reason why he was able to score 81 points was because he ate an Italian sausage pizza before the game.

　　It was rumored that Jalen Rose's mentality completely collapsed after seeing this news......

　　Of course, Kobe's statement must have been a joke, but the truth was that he did eat an Italian sausage pizza the night before the game against the Raptors.

　　So, in Kobe's opinion, there was nothing that a pizza couldn't solve.

　　If there was, then two.

　　If there were still more, then it must be because he hadn't eaten the one Su Feng made.

　　Cough, don't ask, just know that Su Feng's cooking skills were awesome.

　　In addition, after receiving the sports drink that Su Feng had sent, Kobe, who had been full of energy during training recently, felt that perhaps it wouldn't be long before he could tell the coach to let O'Neal give him that damn low post.

　　"I almost accidentally revealed my ambition."

　　After opening the refrigerator and drinking a bottle of sports drink, Kobe knew that being well-behaved and sensible was his image for now.

　　To usurp the throne, one had to accumulate the capital for an uprising.

　　Kobe wasn't stupid. He was only 18 years old now, what was the rush......

　　……

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