Chapter 140 He is the Protagonist Tonight

Even though Su Feng had created many memorable moments in NBA games since entering the league four years ago.

And even though he had experienced many big games, compared to the previous games, his mood after scoring "50+ triple-double" tonight was beyond description.

Throughout the fourth quarter, Su Feng, who was sitting on the bench, appeared calm...

But in fact, he was overjoyed inside.

As the saying goes, you can't understand the happiness of those in the gutter...

After this game against the Knicks, Su Feng finally understood why Kobe was so easily fooled back then.

Because, for a "ball hog"...

Bah!

For a team leader like Su Feng, a tactic that completely revolves around himself, like tonight's game, is the lifelong dream of all core players.

After the game, the Raptors did not open the locker room for interviews.

Because Su Feng's stats were too terrifying, the Raptors staff were very worried that the small visiting locker room would be crowded with reporters.

At the post-game press conference, Su Feng, who created the historic moment, was the only protagonist tonight.

Because the reporters had waited impatiently, there were not enough seats at the press conference, and many people were standing to ask questions.

"Su, tonight you created the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history. What do you think is the most important factor in your ability to create history?"

At the press conference, before Su Feng could sit down, a reporter from New York took the lead in asking.

"I think my success is inseparable from my teammates.

I said before, we are a great team."

Looking at the reporters with a smile, Su Feng replied modestly.

As the future author of "Emotional Intelligence" in the NBA, Su Feng knew very well that at this historic moment, he didn't need to say how strong or great he was.

Be arrogant when you should be arrogant, be chuuni when you should be chuuni, and be humble when you should be humble. Su Feng knew that the more humble he was at this time, the more the media would praise him.

"Su, we have noticed that you have been in very good form recently. Do you think this is related to your announcement of your relationship with Britney?

Also, you became the youngest MVP in NBA history last year.

Are you confident in defending this honor this year?" A reporter from Toronto then asked.

"It should be somewhat related?

After all, there is a saying in China that 'love can make people stronger.' (Provided that love exists first)

To be honest, because I have already won the MVP, I am not as obsessed with it as some players.

In my opinion, the most important thing is for the team to win.

As for my personal stats, I don't really care about them." After thinking for a while, Su Feng replied seriously.

Okay...

O'Neal must be crying in the toilet again.

Because Su Feng's words were simply a slap in the face.

What MVP?

What the hell is MVP? (smddx, pinyin abbreviation, meaning "what is this?")

I, Su Feng, am the youngest MVP in NBA history. Am I the kind of person who is willing to pad stats?

Am I the kind of "ball hog" who pads stats all day long like O'Neal for the sake of the MVP?

At the press conference, after Su Feng finished speaking, he not only successfully silenced some people who wanted to attack him for bullying weaker teams, but he also subtly mocked O'Neal.

In addition, more importantly, you can't say that Su Feng was dissing anyone with these words.

Because look, how humble and low-key is Su Feng at this moment?

At the press conference, Su Feng kept praising his teammates, and basically didn't mention his "50+ triple-double".

It wasn't until John Davis used seven "unbelievable" in a row to describe Su Feng's performance tonight that the reporters, who had been stunned by Su Feng, remembered...

The protagonist tonight is Su Feng.

"Seriously, I don't want to make any more comments about Su's performance.

Because you have all seen it, he is currently the best perimeter player in the NBA." After praising Su Feng for a full fifteen minutes, Davis said at the press conference, spreading his hands.

Without a doubt, after this night, Su Feng was destined to be in the lead in this year's MVP race.

Because originally, after Britney gave him a layer of reputation Buff, Su Feng's reputation was already unprecedented.

What's more, he played such a classic game in the highly anticipated Christmas game?

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Los Angeles, O'Neal, who was also leading the Lakers in overtime, saw the report about this game on TV after the first half of the Lakers' game, when he returned to the locker room...

According to Su Feng's reliable informant, O'Neal was not in a good mood at the time.

As a result, on this Christmas night, people were discussing how miserable Ewing was...

But no one noticed that on the other side, Popovich's face was bruised by O'Neal.

As the Lakers' opponent in the Christmas game, this generation of the Spurs was completely incomparable to Su Feng's previous life in terms of lineup.

Without being able to select Duncan, how could Popovich be Zhuge Popovich?

Although after several years of training, Billups had gradually developed the demeanor of a big-hearted guard, but with Admiral Robinson aging, the current Spurs could only be regarded as an ordinary strong team in terms of strength.

In addition, O'Neal also had a passive skill that would make him perform exceptionally well when he encountered the Admiral, so...

Los Angeles, a "Christmas massacre" that would be repeatedly mentioned by people in the future was born.

69 to 127, the Lakers defeated the Spurs by a full 58 points in their new home, the Staples Center!

Throughout the game, O'Neal, whose mentality exploded, scored 40 points and 18 rebounds, and his free throws were 10 of 15, forcing the Spurs to not be able to use the hack-a-Shaq tactic against him in this game.

Kobe also felt pressure from the Raptors.

In this game, Kobe scored 33 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists, second only to O'Neal, with 11 of 20 shots, including 5 of 8 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws.

In Su Feng's previous life, before he was crippled by Fisher, Kobe's favorite opponent was the Spurs.

And this generation was no exception.

In addition, without Duncan, the Spurs' rim protection ability was far inferior to that of the Spurs in Su Feng's timeline, so Kobe had a great time playing on this night.

It was just a pity that although the Lakers also contributed a memorable moment in this year's Christmas game, compared to Su Feng's highest-scoring triple-double in history, the Los Angeles Twin Stars' combined 73 points were obviously inferior to Su Feng's on this night.

And even, many Lakers haters said online that the Lakers could only pay tribute to Su Feng's 58-point triple-double by beating the Spurs by 58 points.

It was worth mentioning that when Su Feng saw the Lakers' score after the game, he immediately felt the world's malice towards Billups.

Because what did Billups do wrong, that God had to treat him like this?

It was fine if Popovich used a whip to turn Billups into a "good boy" on weekdays...

After all, even if he couldn't play normally, at least Billups could still find some sense of existence in basketball.

But this name of 58...

It was really put on Billups' head?

Was this future still going to allow Billups to live?

"Sure enough, even God is a CP3 fan?" (Pao Mi, slang for Chris Paul fan)

Although Su Feng's other idol, Chris Paul, was still a few years away from entering the league, it had to be said that Paul's predecessors were trying their best to clear the way for him...

They were really working hard.

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On the 27th, Su Feng, who had just created a historic moment on Christmas night, led the team to Texas.

Britney, who was jokingly called the "Yazhen Furen" (wife who holds the fort) by Raptors fans, did not travel with the team.

Compared to the Mavericks last season, after the young "Little Dirk" had been trained for a year, the Mavericks' strength this year could not be judged by the standards of last season.

Especially because Su Feng's appearance that year disrupted the entire 1996 draft, causing Divac to join the Mavericks by mistake.

Originally, after experiencing the dark period of Dallas in his early years, Divac did think about leaving Dallas after his contract expired.

However, the appearance of "Little Dirk" quickly changed Divac's mind.

As Nowitzki's senior, because they were both international players, Divac quickly became good friends with this young war chariot after Nowitzki entered the league.

In addition, Divac gained the organizational core position in Nelson's crazy scientific experiments, so after last season, Divac signed a four-year contract with the Mavericks and chose to stay in Dallas.

And then...

Although the current Mavericks did not have Nash, relying on the international inside combination of Divac and Nowitzki, the Mavericks even reached the top four in the West this season.

More coincidentally, because they failed to get Nash in this generation, under Nelson's instructions, the Mavericks also acquired "White Chocolate" Mike Bibby from Vancouver through a multi-team trade this summer.

Therefore, in Su Feng's opinion, the current Mavericks' lineup can only be described as "promising"!

In the frontcourt, they already had Nowitzki and Divac.

And in the backcourt, they also had Finley and Bibby, who were both strong players.

Tsk tsk!

To be honest, sometimes, fate is really wonderful.

Because of the stimulation from a certain neighbor next door, the Grizzlies, who did not select Francis this year, selected Baron Davis with the intention of building a team around perimeter stars in the future.

As a result, Bibby, who was selected by the Grizzlies in 1998, was immediately embarrassed.

In order to ensure his playing time in the new season, in the summer, Bibby decisively asked his agent to launch a friendly consultation with the Grizzlies' management.

After that, the Mavericks used a few unremarkable chips to obtain aid from Vancouver.

"Well done!"

Dallas, looking at the Mavericks' lineup that had already begun to pose a threat to the Lakers, Su Feng silently gave the Grizzlies a big thumbs up in his heart.

Without a doubt, as long as Nelson was given a little more time, Su Feng believed that this Mavericks would definitely be brought to the ranks of the top teams in the West by him.

Although like the Mavericks in his original timeline, this Mavericks had many problems in defense, but Nelson's team...

Were you talking to him about defense?

What was the difference between that and talking to O'Neal about free throws?

On the court, after the start of this game against the Mavericks, Su Feng was even more certain that this Mavericks would cause big trouble for the Lakers in the future.

First of all, as an underrated perimeter player, Finley, who was good on both offense and defense, was definitely an All-Star-level perimeter player at the peak of his career.

Secondly, Bibby, who had met Su Feng at the McDonald's All-American Game in his early years, had excellent physical qualities and was also an All-Star-level point guard.

In Nelson's system, all the players in this Mavericks, including Divac, could pull out to shoot.

Therefore, in terms of style, even if they could not defend O'Neal, they could run him to death.

You must know that in Su Feng's original timeline, the Kings were able to go to seven games with the Lakers because the Kings relied on the Princeton offense to play against the Lakers.

As a result, although O'Neal could steadily score 30+ points per game, the Lakers had no way to deal with the Kings' offense in turn.

And now, what was even more insane than the Princeton offense was that Nelson was a madman, you know?

This season, the Mavericks' average number of three-point attempts was as high as 25 times, even more than some teams after the HC rule was abolished in the future.

Among them, Bibby even attempted nearly 7 three-pointers per game.

In terms of style, in Su Feng's eyes, this Bibby was no longer a "White Chocolate"...

He was simply a little "White Overlord". (Bai Ri Tian, slang)

Putting aside Bibby's late career, you would find that this guy was also a player who was delayed by the times.

In the early and mid-stages of Bibby's career, due to the influence of traditional concepts, his long-range two-point attempts accounted for nearly one-third of all his attempts.

Yes, you read that right, the number of times this guy stepped on the three-point line to shoot per game was even comparable to Iverson's.

Relying on his strong physique, Bibby could easily squeeze away most of the guards in this league in order to gain shooting opportunities.

At the same time, using his good rhythm, Bibby also had a very strong offensive ability after the pick-and-roll.

It was just...

Still, that sentence.

Appropriate two-pointers were indispensable for basketball games.

But since you had already stepped on the line, why didn't you step back a few dozen centimeters to shoot a three-pointer?

You must know that Bibby had a three-point shooting percentage of nearly 38% in his career, and he also made more than 1,500 three-pointers.

So you said that the rhythm of long-range two-pointers and three-pointers was different?

Then Bibby slapped you in the face in the 05/06 season.

Because putting aside Bibby's late career, in the 05/06 season, Bibby, who attempted nearly 6 three-pointers per game, not only scored a career-high 21.1 points per game, but also had the highest true shooting percentage of his career that season.

In Su Feng's opinion, for offensive guards like Bibby and Iverson, although their styles and characteristics were different, if they could better combine mid-range shots and three-pointers, their efficiency on the offensive end would undoubtedly be higher.

And now, this Bibby playing under Nelson...

Was an excellent example.

Because he retained a very strong offensive ability and long-range striking ability when attacking, the Raptors' perimeter could only switch defenses at the first time when Bibby, Divac, and Little Dirk played pick-and-roll.

At this time, whether Bibby broke through or passed, his options became wider.

In addition, at critical moments, Finley also had a certain ability to attack, so even if the second-year Little Dirk was still slightly immature, the Raptors were still dragged into a hard fight by the Mavericks on this night of the 27th.

The two sides fought all the way to overtime before the winner was decided.

The only thing that made the Mavericks fans feel a little regretful was...

At the end of the game, Little Dirk, who was entrusted with an important task by Nelson, showed his lack of experience.

At that time, facing Su Feng, who suddenly switched to defend him, Little Dirk, whose post-up ability was not yet maxed out, missed consecutive shots.

It was worth mentioning that after completing a dunk in front of Little Dirk at the end of overtime, Su Feng also said to this young German war chariot the sentence that he had forgotten to say last season:

"Dirk, welcome to the NBA."

Little Dirk: "..."

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ps: Good morning, Gu Gu Qiao is Lei again! (Gu Gu Qiao, Fa Biao De Wo Niu's cat, Lei is a slang meaning "here")