Chapter 233 Shaquille O'Neal: I Want to be Friends with You!

Two days ago, when the valiant and high-spirited O'Neal led his three younger brothers, Kobe, Jones, and Van the Madman, to New York, O'Neal imparted a lot of All-Star Game experience to Kobe and Van Exel.

And a day ago, after creating a buzz at the press conference, the shark had even imagined Duncan's aggrieved, pitiful, and helpless expression under his big elbow.

But...

Who exactly was aggrieved, pitiful, and helpless?

Looking at Su Feng, who was only targeting him tonight, O'Neal really wanted to ask him:

Is Duncan your wife?

Clearly possessing earth-shattering power, yet he could only watch helplessly as Duncan showed off in front of him...

Do you know how difficult it was for O'Neal tonight?

If there were "mama fans" these days, and the NBA had a fan circle culture, then there would definitely be a screen full of:

"Don't cry, O'Neal, Mama's here."

In the first quarter, when Su Feng was substituted by Jackson, the system showed that O'Neal's negative emotions had reached 43,960 points.

Tsk, tsk.

This calculating fathead fish was truly "broad-minded."

To be honest, if this task were to make Su Feng mess with Hill's mentality, Su Feng wouldn't even think about it and would directly reject it.

Because with someone like Hill, you can't possibly break his mentality with such small tricks.

But then again, character is a double-edged sword.

Compared to young players like Su Feng and Kobe, what Hill lacks is never talent or skill, but the ruthlessness of "I'm going to kill you."

In short, if players like Jordan and O'Neal, who have been the league's number one, were broad-minded, how could they have won so many championships?

Even Duncan, who seems "honest," has his stubborn and repressed side.

In competitive sports, friendly matches are one thing, but in competitions involving honor, where does the idea of "friendship first, competition second" come from?

Even Barkley and O'Neal have to fight before they can become friends.

...

On the court, because Harris was the head coach of the Western All-Star team tonight, Mutombo took the blame for the "troublemaking trio" in the second quarter.

The optimistic Mutombo was treated as a punching bag by O'Neal, who had gotten his playing time through backdoor channels.

Bang!

Happiness, I want you to be happy!

Bang!

The African Mountain, huh?

Bang!

So you're Dikembe, huh?

"Su... It looks like Shaq is angry." Feeling the texture of Su Feng's crew cut, Duncan said with a smile on the bench.

Su Feng: "..."

Tim, please don't always find excuses to touch my head, okay?

O'Neal had been angry for several minutes, okay?

On the court, driven by O'Neal, the Western team started a scoring run.

But more than the East team's score being about to be overtaken, the fans at Madison Square Garden didn't really want to watch Pippen and others perform...

For the fans of this era, the way Duncan played in the first quarter tonight was what they wanted to see.

Also, the interaction between Su Feng and O'Neal on the court, although they didn't know how these two trash-talkers were duking it out, the fans just loved watching it.

So, the New York fans weren't having it.

They frantically shouted the names of Duncan and Su Feng.

In the VIP stands, Stern never expected the All-Star Game to be so exciting this year.

In short, who wouldn't love a game that has both physical battles and constant antics?

In his previous life, future All-Star Games had flashy offenses, but after losing the competitive intensity that competitive sports should have, many fans began to miss the past.

You know, many All-Star Games in the '90s were "grudge matches."

However, sometimes, after the two teams went at each other with knives out, the fans would easily fall asleep given the pace of the game in this era...

At this moment, Stern had been trying to find a balance between entertainment and competitiveness in the All-Star Game, and tonight, Stern felt that he was close to finding that balance.

In basketball games, exciting moments always flash by.

But like tonight, the stories between Jordan and Kobe, the stories between Su Feng, Duncan, and O'Neal...

Are timeless.

And since the fans liked to watch stories, why shouldn't he help push them along, in Stern's opinion?

You know, this season, after Su Feng gradually grew up, Stern felt that the Celtics getting Duncan through a trade wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

In the new season, the Lakers in the West had faintly shown the potential to be the future kings of the West, while the rising 76ers and the emerging Celtics in the East had also shown their potential to take over from the Bulls in the future...

As the saying goes, only legends can surpass legends.

Su Feng, Duncan, O'Neal, Garnett, Kobe...

From these young people, Stern saw a picture of a golden age.

Back when Jordan first retired, the league was in such a mess, and Stern was so eager to find an answer that would allow the NBA to maintain its attention even after losing Jordan.

And believe it or not, tonight was truly the first time in Stern's history...

That he wasn't so worried about the NBA losing Jordan in the future.

Take this season, for example. With more and more teams able to compete for the championship, people's attention has actually increased.

Can Jordan lead his team to avenge their previous defeat?

Can the Jazz elders finally realize their dream?

Will the Lakers break out of the West?

Will the 76ers still defeat the Bulls in the playoffs?

Celtics, Pacers, Heat, Knicks, Supersonics, Rockets...

The fierce competition also brought with it the expectations of fans in every city that had a chance to win the championship.

Su Feng's shot in the playoffs last season did more than just overthrow the Bulls dynasty.

He...

Ignited the passion of an entire era.

Madison Square Garden, in the second half of the second quarter, when Su Feng, Duncan, and Iverson returned to the court, the "Zen Master," who had been constantly criticized by the fans, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly...

He, Jackson, couldn't possibly overwork his main players in this All-Star Game, right?

Distributing the playing time evenly among the All-Star players was something Jackson felt he had to do.

Otherwise, it would be too demoralizing for those substitute players who had finally been selected into the All-Star lineup.

And when he was substituted by the "Zen Master," Mutombo was finally relieved.

Who knew how many times O'Neal had chopped him down tonight?

If O'Neal continued to chop him down, Mutombo would soon become the East African Rift Valley.

And Pippen, who was also substituted, was a little depressed.

Because he, Pippen, had been working very hard to perform tonight, okay?

However, compared to Pippen's between-the-legs dribbling, the fans just preferred to watch Duncan's fundamental skills. What could he do?

...

It's here, it's here!

On the court, after Su Feng returned to the court, the insane double-teaming was here again!

Oh, no!

"Take away your damn help defense, I want to go one-on-one with Tim!"

O'Neal was about to be driven crazy by Su Feng's double-teaming.

Although Su Feng's double-teaming couldn't always be in place, who could stand playing so frustratingly in an All-Star Game?

Moreover, what tactical content is there in an All-Star Game?

Pick-and-rolls are generally the most sophisticated tactics in the All-Star Game.

Therefore, once O'Neal was double-teamed, even handling the ball wasn't as easy as usual.

In addition, with the blessing of the "Destined Bond," Su Feng and Duncan were in exceptionally good form. Several times, even when Su Feng's help defense wasn't in place, Duncan successfully defended him.

O'Neal felt that he had no love left for this world.

Feeling the world's full of malice towards him, O'Neal didn't play again in the third quarter after playing for half the quarter.

In his previous life, O'Neal had been suffering from toe injuries this season, so Harris didn't dare to let him play for too long.

If it weren't for the fact that this shark's mentality had exploded in the first quarter, Harris wouldn't have agreed to give him more playing time through back channels in order to appease him.

And after Duncan left the court, the East All-Star team gradually widened the score under Jordan's leadership.

The current situation of the East being strong and the West being weak could also be seen in the All-Star Game.

If Su Feng remembered correctly, the East team would originally win the West team by 21 points in this game.

Although the direction of the game was different from his previous life tonight due to his meddling, the completely different roster depths of the East and West teams meant that the West team would inevitably be at a disadvantage in this All-Star Game that relied purely on individual strength.

In the second half of the third quarter, back on the bench to rest, O'Neal, who felt like crying, had made up his mind...

He was going to turn enemies into friends with Su Feng.

In O'Neal's view, who was meticulous in his thoughts, it was fine if he was messed with in this game, but if he had to be messed with by Su Feng and Duncan every time he played in an All-Star Game in the future, how could he play?

O'Neal, who had extremely high EQ, decided to use his communication skills to actively build a deep bond with Su Feng after the game.

And on the court, after paddling around for a while in the fourth quarter, Su Feng went off to rest.

140,700 of negative emotions...

Honestly, although Su Feng didn't know what this value of negative emotions meant, judging from his estimation, O'Neal should already want to cry, right?

While sitting on the bench to rest, Su Feng, who had received the mission reward, also took the opportunity to review the settings of the Shooting Motion Synthesis Card (Unique) again as the fourth quarter entered garbage time.

Similar to the self-created special skill card that Su Feng had obtained before, this shooting motion synthesis card could use Su Feng's current shooting motion as a prototype and "enchant" it with the bonuses of the McGrady shooting package, the Klay shooting package, and the Curry shooting package.

Of course, in the settings of the shooting motion synthesis card, Su Feng could only enchant a maximum of two shooting packages.

Moreover, its enchanting ability would have a certain chemical reaction with Su Feng's own shooting motion under the system's evaluation.

Therefore, before synthesizing, Su Feng also noticed a very interesting explanation in the settings of this shooting motion synthesis card (Unique):

"The shooting motion that is more similar to the host will provide a greater boost to the host after synthesis."

Alright...

Under the premise that neither the Klay shooting motion package nor the Curry shooting motion package was the final version, there was no need to think about who Su Feng would dedicate his first enchanting opportunity to...

"Ding————!

The host is using the Shooting Motion Synthesis Card.

Synthesizing for the host..."

"Ding————!

Do you want to rename 'Su Feng's Pull-Up Jumper'?"

As a patient with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, because he had already named his turnaround fadeaway skill "Feng's Fadeaway,"...

Therefore, for the sake of a neat and tidy family portrait, Su Feng decisively changed "Su Feng's Pull-Up Jumper" to "Feng's Pull-Up Jumper."

In addition, after merging with Tracy's brother's pull-up jumper, Su Feng's "Feng's Pull-Up Jumper," like "Feng's Fadeaway," became his own exclusive, growing skill.

"Shooting Motion: Feng's Pull-Up Jumper (Unique, Su Feng Original).

NBA All-Star player Su Feng's handsome pull-up jumper is known for its graceful posture.

Release Speed: ★★★★☆☆.

Mid-Range Release Stability: ★★★★★☆

Full-Range Stability: ★★★☆☆☆.

Resistance to Interference: ★★★★☆☆.

Resistance to Blocking: ★★★★☆☆.

Shooting Category: Two-Motion Shooting, Soft and Hard Hand.

Currently Synthesized: McGrady's Pull-Up Jumper.

Bonus after Equipping this Shooting Motion: Increases the ability to ignore defense by 30%, full-range stability by 3%, and shooting speed by 15%...

And the feel at critical moments.

In addition, the host's fan increase rate after scoring with a pull-up jumper is +150%.

Note: The host can increase the basic attributes and level of this shooting motion through training and matches, and the higher the level of the shooting motion, the more basic attributes the host can view.

Current Level of this Shooting Motion: Gold."

Hiss——!

After combining with "McGrady's Pull-Up Jumper," Su Feng discovered...

This chemical reaction was indeed as the system explained, the more similar the shooting motion was to him, the greater the boost it would provide to him after synthesis.

You know, the reason why "McGrady's Pull-Up Jumper" had always been used by Su Feng as a backup weapon was because the 50% shooting uncertainty that came with "McGrady's Pull-Up Jumper" could easily turn into a negative buff due to luck.

And now, this buff that depended on luck had actually directly turned into an increase in the feel at critical moments...

Sure enough, every "Melo" must be good at hitting clutch shots?

In addition, the 30% ability to ignore defense was also 5% higher than before with "McGrady's Pull-Up Jumper."

As for the 3% full-range stability, Su Feng thought it should be related to the one-time shooting bonus package mission he had completed before.

Su Feng had completed the one-time shooting bonus package mission before the All-Star Game.

Under Brown's licking, Su Feng not only didn't reduce the number of three-point attempts this season, but instead further increased his three-point attempts due to the need for offensive firepower... causing Larry Brown to have a heart attack multiple times during the game.

And the 15% shooting speed increase...

In Su Feng's view, it should be a built-in effect of his Feng's Pull-Up Jumper.

After all, under Frazier's guidance, Su Feng had always emphasized speed when practicing pull-up jumpers.

In short...

"Feng's Pull-Up Jumper" would not only grow like "Feng's Fadeaway," but Su Feng would also have another chance to enchant it in the future.

And in Su Feng's opinion, if he wanted to get the biggest boost, then he could only use those shooting packages that were similar to him for synthesis.

Although equipping the shooting motion would not affect Su Feng's shooting motion in reality, in the system's settings, the more similar the shooting motion was to him during synthesis, the better the chemical reaction would be after synthesis.

Therefore, after enchanting McGrady's pull-up jumper, in Su Feng's opinion, the range of his secondary enchantment target in the future...

Was actually very small.

"Sure enough, the full-range stability of two-motion shooting... still has to rely on [Sharpshooter] to break through."

After admiring the attributes of his "Feng's Pull-Up Jumper" for a while, Su Feng equipped "Feng's Pull-Up Jumper" into the unique equipment slot for shooting motions.

The other two shooting motion packages were directly thrown into his system warehouse...

...

On the court, just as Su Feng was operating the system interface that only he could see, this All-Star Game also came to an end.

In the end, with a score of 119 to 140, the East All-Star team defeated the West All-Star team by a full 21 points.

Su Feng, who had 12 points and 5 rebounds, became the biggest winner of the night.

Because in addition to the iron points from the game reward, he also happily received 58 million iron points after completing the mission and created his own exclusive shooting motion.

And Jordan, who had 27 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds, was elected as the All-Star Game MVP for the third consecutive year, becoming the first player in the history of this event to win three consecutive MVP awards.

Su Feng knew that Stern didn't avoid suspicion this time and let Jordan win the All-Star Game MVP for three consecutive years mainly because he had cracked Jordan's god-like status last year.

In order to save Jordan's god-like status, it could be said that Stern had tried his best.

And it was worth mentioning that after Jordan created another new historical record...

Su Feng was very curious whether Stern would let Jordan win the regular season MVP for three consecutive years, according to the Bulls' record and Jordan's statistics this year...

After all, if it was evaluated from an absolutely fair, open, and just perspective, then Jordan, who was currently the league's leading scorer and had the best record, was undoubtedly worthy of being elected as MVP in Su Feng's opinion.

And if Jordan won the regular season MVP for three consecutive years...

Then he would also become the fourth player to achieve this feat since Russell, Chamberlain, and Bird.

Also...

You know, when Bird won three consecutive MVP awards, Stern, who had just taken over the league, hadn't started playing his balancing act yet.

Therefore, if Jordan achieved the feat of winning 3 consecutive MVP awards, then the "Old Rogue" would actually be the first player to achieve this feat under Stern's rule.

There was no way around it. In his previous life, Stern, who liked to put his eggs in different baskets, was very skilled at playing the balancing act.

Even with Jordan, Stern didn't let him win three consecutive regular season MVP awards due to various factors.

But as the saying goes, times change.

You know what, under the premise that Su Feng was temporarily unable to compete for the regular season MVP, it would actually be a good thing for Su Feng if Jordan won the regular season MVP for three consecutive years.

Because...

The more stable Jordan's god-like status was, the more glorious Su Feng's experience of slaying the god would be.

At this point, the 1998 All-Star Game came to a complete end.

The entertainment effects that Su Feng and Duncan brought to the All-Star Game together made many fans sigh afterwards that this was perhaps the most interesting All-Star Game they had seen in recent years.

The only regret was that, in the fans' opinion, it would have been better if the West All-Star team could have held on for a little longer...

And after the game, just as Su Feng was preparing to walk back to the locker room to take a shower and accept interviews, O'Neal walked towards him with a smiling face...

Ahem...

In O'Neal's opinion, conquering Su Feng was today!

...

ps: Continuing to roll around on the ground and beg for monthly votes!