Chapter 2 The Clash

On the court, during the second quarter, while Su Feng and Duncan were locked in a stalemate...

The Raptors had someone ready to steal the show.

Previously on the defensive, Jermaine O'Neal completed a classic pick-and-roll play with Nash.

33 to 38.

In basketball, having a big man who can shoot allows the point guard to have more options when running pick-and-roll plays...

But just like Malone without Stockton could only be pushed out of the low post by youngsters, and Amare Stoudemire could only go solo after leaving Nash...

Often, an excellent point guard is the true core of the pick-and-roll.

Take the previous play, for example.

Nash, holding the ball at the high post, subtly shifted his rhythm, inadvertently drawing the attention of two Celtics defenders.

All Jermaine O'Neal needed to do next was put the ball in the basket.

However, tonight, it seemed more than just the Raptors' players wanted to steal the show.

Conversely, on the Celtics' ensuing possession, with a cross-screen, Ray Allen nailed an incredibly difficult catch-and-shoot jumper before Su Feng could close out.

There was nothing to be done about it...

No matter how good Su Feng's defense was, he couldn't keep Ray Allen from scoring.

You see, unlike the other four scoring guards who were good at bursts, although Ray Allen was also an assassin...

He was a proper assassin.

Not like Kobe, Su Feng, or Carter, who liked to build tanky, diving into the fray "warrior assassins."

Nor was he like McGrady or Iverson, who liked to use magic items, performing magic "mage assassins."

Low-key, patient, lethal.

This season, having learned from the lessons of last season, Su Feng realized that Ray Allen was gradually moving closer to the super three-point shooter of the future.

The biggest benefit of this change was that, already skilled at playing off-ball, he would be even more compatible with the current Celtics.

Also, unlike Miller, Ray Allen, who also had outstanding physical gifts, could occasionally steal a point or two with a drive.

And that...

Made things difficult.

In his previous life, when reading basketball novels, Su Feng's biggest question was that, while it was fun to read, the protagonist's opponents all seemed like idiots...

Getting beaten this year, beaten next year, and beaten the year after that.

But the reality proved that the difference between reality and novels was still significant.

Just as Su Feng would improve.

His opponents would also evolve.

Compared to last year, if they were to meet the Celtics again in the Eastern Conference Finals this year, Su Feng knew very well that it would be a fierce battle.

Swish!

On the court, after the Raptors missed a shot, Ray Allen came back and nailed another three-pointer.

If Su Feng remembered correctly, before Curry started to dominate, Ray Allen's shooting speed should have been the fastest in the NBA.

As everyone knew, in track and field, a starting reaction within 0.1 seconds would be considered a false start.

Because 0.1 seconds was precisely the limit of human reaction.

In basketball, a player like Ray Allen, who could complete a shot in about 0.4 seconds, was also a bug in a sense.

Because under intense pressure, most basketball players' reaction times were between 0.3 and 0.5 seconds.

In other words, by the time you reacted, Ray Allen had already released his shot.

Unlike Su Feng's unstoppable fadeaway jumper style, Ray Allen's quick-draw shooting style exploited the difference in reaction time.

Of course, Ray Allen's touch was indeed very good tonight.

Because Su Feng had already made the best response.

That was, unlike the unstoppable fadeaway jumper style, the biggest flaw in this quick-draw shooting style was that it required space.

Therefore, in the previous game, Su Feng had been suppressing Ray Allen's shooting space.

However, because Ray Allen had been substituted out for a while in the second half of the first quarter, with the decline in physical fitness, Su Feng found it difficult to continue to give him high-pressure defense like before.

After all, no matter how good one's waist was, it couldn't guarantee that Su Feng could always be both a father and a mother on both ends of the court.

However, compared to Ray Allen's consecutive three-pointers...

In Su Feng's opinion, the scariest thing was still...

He seemed to have enlightened these strong teams of his era.

Because this kind of unreasonable three-pointer should have been exclusive to the Raptors.

Clearly, it wasn't just the players who would improve.

Last season, after the Raptors proved the value of the three-pointer, more and more teams this season had begun to choose "if you can't beat them, join them."

...

In the second half of the second quarter, after the two teams successively brought back their main lineups, the battle between the Raptors and the Celtics became even more intense.

The biggest wish of the Celtics' players tonight was to spoil the Raptors' coronation night.

Therefore, even Pitino, who had been dunked on by Su Feng, Carter, and McGrady respectively...

After returning to the court, he also adopted the attitude of "I will never coexist with the Raptors."

And after a moment of respite...

Looking at Artest, whose body was completely entangled with his own, as a true iron-blooded man, Su Feng, who never retreated, resolutely drew his gun and fearlessly charged into Artest's defensive zone.

At this point, even Auerbach wanted to suggest that Su Feng take a urine test after the game.

Damn it, were you really unkillable?

No...

Even if you were a cockroach, you'd have to abide by the "Basic Law of Cockroaches," right?

You started to go Super Saiyan without even needing a flashback, were you the protagonist of a God of War novel?

"This season, although the Raptors are still the overwhelming favorites to win the championship, many people believe that they will lack a backbone after Michael's retirement.

But tonight, Su has shown us with his actions that the backbone of this Raptors team has always been him," TNT's Smith, a die-hard Su fan, said with emotion.

"Ron said before the game that he didn't know who Su was...

Now, I think, through this game, he will definitely not forget Su's name," Derek, Smith's partner, echoed.

On the court, more than remembering Su Feng's name, what made Artest feel even more terrified was probably...

Su Feng wasn't afraid of his elbow warnings at all.

In addition, Su Feng's experience in using elbows was far above his own.

For example, not only could he dodge his big elbows, but he could even give you an elbow back without you noticing.

To be fair, this wasn't really Su Feng playing "dirty."

But in this era, such elbowing was just commonplace.

In this ruthless league, no one would praise you for your high moral character if you didn't know how to use the rules to protect yourself.

Even honest people like Hill and Yao Ming would have moments of anger.

And if you really watched Hill's games, you would know that Hill would also use his elbows to protect himself when breaking through.

Therefore, before the NBA canceled the hand-checking rule, many players' breakthroughs could even be called "breakthroughs that gamble on their careers."

And for Su Feng, who knew how terrible Artest's elbows were, how could he easily give Artest a chance to elbow him?

Advancing and retreating while fighting in close quarters, fighting in close quarters while advancing and retreating.

A reckless man was never scary.

But Su Feng was a reckless man with brains and was exceptionally steady.

And that was just damn abnormal.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Fight!

Fight again!

Fight for me!

On the court, after slamming Artest several times, Su Feng suddenly twisted his waist, kicked his legs, and used his beautiful-mom-gave-beautiful-a-key, beautifully-done turnaround fadeaway, and completed another shot!

Swish!

56 to 58.

As the second-quarter clock ticked down to zero, Su Feng successfully ignited the Air Canada Centre once again with this buzzer-beater.

For all Raptors fans, Artest's pre-game provocation of Su Feng was tantamount to provoking them.

So tonight, watching Artest being taught a lesson by Su Feng, the Raptors fans shouted:

"Ron, Ron, have you remembered Su's name?"

At the end of the first half, Su Feng had already scored 22 points.

Originally, during the halftime break, Davis wanted to praise Su Feng.

But after noticing the "depressed" expression on Su Feng's face, Davis felt that Su Feng was indeed still that Su Feng.

Look, not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat.

That was the excellent quality a leader should possess!

Only...

Davis didn't know...

In fact, Su Feng had already given himself a score of 10 for his performance in the first half.

The reason why he was upset at this time was purely because he was worried that if he continued to be so accurate, he didn't know what would happen to his future shooting slump value.

"Alas...sometimes being too excellent is also a very troubling thing."

Looking at his big hands, Su Feng sighed in his heart.

...

After the halftime break, the game continued.

Su Feng, who had been wondering what to do if he kept being accurate, soon got his answer.

Because the truth proved once again tonight...

The touch of outside shooters was Schrödinger's basketball.

On the court, as Su Feng's offense began to turn into a series of clanks, the Celtics gradually took the lead.

However, just as the Celtics fans in front of the TV felt that their team had a chance tonight, Nash, who came on early in the third quarter, inadvertently organized a wave of fierce counterattacks.

Like last season, in addition to Su Feng's one-on-one plays, the Raptors' winning weapons also included their counterattacks and fast breaks.

And with the decline in physical fitness, the Celtics players' mistakes gradually increased in the third quarter.

In his previous life, the Warriors could often play a dominant stretch in the third quarter because the Warriors ensured that their players had better physical fitness than their opponents in the third quarter by rotating their core players.

And this season, after actively withdrawing Nash to the bench, the Raptors did the same.

With Nash, the fully fired engine, leading the way, relying on the solid depth of the roster, even if Su Feng wasn't feeling it, the Raptors had a way to continue scoring.

In contrast, it was difficult for the Celtics, who were currently experiencing their physical breaking point.

Because Duncan hadn't rested for even a second tonight, unlike previous games, Duncan's physical breaking point would arrive even earlier.

And before passing this physical breaking point, even if Duncan was as solid as a rock, he would have to slow down.

It had to be said that, inspired by D'Antoni and Rivers, Davis's rotation strategy once again led the Raptors to the forefront of the era.

So, at the end of the third quarter, with Su Feng scoring only 4 points in the third quarter, the Raptors were leading the Celtics by 9 points.

82 to 91.

Judging from the scores of the two teams tonight, this was a fast-paced game.

And although the scores of the two teams were very high, if you watched the whole process of the game, you would never say that the defensive intensity of this game was low.

One for all, all for one.

Looking at these increasingly mature teammates, Su Feng finally showed an old father-like smile during the break between the third and fourth quarters.

What was team basketball?

Perhaps from a tactical point of view, the Raptors were more like a one-on-one team.

However, in basketball, it wasn't just that you passed the ball to me and I passed the ball to you that was so-called team basketball.

Every player could clearly find his own position and use his own way to help the team.

This was true team basketball.

In the fourth quarter, Su Feng still didn't rest.

On the Celtics' side, Auerbach continued to choose to use Artest to compete with Su Feng.

As a result, Artest, who had finally gained the right to breathe in the third quarter, didn't know what was wrong with him, but he actually ran up to Su Feng and said, "Is this all the strength of the NBA regular season MVP?"

Logically speaking, Artest's stubbornness was, in Su Feng's opinion, no less than Pierce's.

Only...

So what if Artest was stubborn?

When it came to being hard-headed, Su Feng's head was not ordinary when he was being hard-headed.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Stubborn, huh?

Let you be stubborn!

Yo-ho...

Still being stubborn!

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, after blocking Artest's layup on the defensive end, Su Feng's close-quarters combat teaching began again in the low post...

As the saying goes, all your trash talk will become my buff.

On this night, God knows how much Su Feng loved this unlucky kid, Artest.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

And just as Su Feng was battling with Artest round after round, on the Celtics' bench, Miller Karl believed that he must find a way to control Artest's mouth the next time the Celtics played the Raptors.

Because in Karl's opinion, although Su Feng didn't seem to care much about Artest's pre-game remarks, judging from the dominance he showed in this game, it looked like he was "retaliating" against Artest!

Too scary.

N years later, when an ignorant, bearded player stepped into the league, God knows how much he regretted that he had grown up watching Su Feng's games.

Because...

Clearly, Su Feng was giving the future rookies unreasonable on-site teaching in the area of fighting Artest.

In the fourth quarter, after Su Feng scored 12 consecutive points, the suspense of this game was killed.

In the end, 106 to 119, although the Celtics had been trying to chase points until the very end...

But unfortunately, they ran into a Su Feng in extremely good form on this night.

So now the question was.

After the end of this night, did Ron Artest remember Su Feng's name?

After the game, looking at the reporters who surrounded him...

Artest, who enjoyed the super-giant treatment after the game because of his pre-game "I don't know who Su is" statement, opened his mouth with a flushed face...

...

ps: Second update.

ps2: That's all!
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