Chapter 3 1

The Knicks, 3-1. The Pacers, 4-1…

As the Toronto Raptors' galactic battleship sailed into the Eastern Conference Finals, while reaping a wave of "winning fans," the Raptors' dominance in the playoffs had already been recognized by the world.

Now, as long as they can defeat the Boston Celtics, one of the only two major powerhouses in the NBA, in the conference finals, they will successfully advance to the Finals.

As with the previous conference semi-finals, the conference finals still adopt the 7-game 2-2-1-1-1 format.

The Raptors are home first, then away. According to the schedule, Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the two teams will begin on the 30th.

On the other side, Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers will kick off on the 29th.

In the Western Conference semi-finals, the Lakers eliminated the Mosaic team with a score of 4-2.

The reason why the Lakers were dragged into two extra games in this series was related to Pippen's sudden outburst.

No one knows what stimulated Pippen at the time…

In any case, his performance in the series against the Lakers was absolutely worthy of being called a star player.

However, just like Barkley, who was a star player in Houston before…

Even if Pippen had wings, he couldn't take an overweight "flying pig" and a Hakeem Olajuwon who no longer had the heart of a champion to take off.

In another Western Conference semi-final, after the aging Jazz were dragged into Game 5 by the Suns in the first round, the Trail Blazers, who eliminated the Kings, successfully picked up the advantage.

In this series, the Jazz's loss had nothing to do with their own strength, purely because the Jazz were really at the point where they should stop.

At this point, after two rounds of playoff competition, only these four teams are left in the season that haven't started their vacation.

And it is obvious that the Lakers and Trail Blazers' showdown is not as eye-catching as the Celtics and Raptors' Eastern Conference Finals.

Before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, ESPN and various American experts expressed their views on this round of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Of the seventeen experts who participated in the vote, ten experts believed that the Raptors would eliminate the Celtics with a score of 4-2, while four experts believed that the Raptors would eliminate the Celtics with a score of 4-1.

In addition, there were two experts who believed that the Raptors would sweep the Celtics with a score of 4-0.

As for the last expert…

As a devout Celtics believer, he firmly believed that the Celtics would eliminate the Raptors with a score of 4-3.

TNT also compared the Raptors and Celtics at each position before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals.

Center, Da Ben (Ben Wallace) vs. Duncan, Duncan wins.

Although Da Ben's current strength is infinitely close to his peak, compared to Duncan, who was at the top from the beginning, in Kenny Smith's view, Da Ben needs to focus on his job.

Power Forward, Jordan (Charles Oakley) vs. Radja, Jordan wins.

For no reason, even if Smith's head was kicked by a donkey, he would not think that Radja would win against Jordan.

Small Forward, Su Feng vs. Bowen, Su Feng wins.

Same reason as above.

Shooting Guard, Carter vs. Ray Allen, a comparable matchup.

Although Carter's style of play is quite popular, Ray Allen has also played like a star guard this season.

However, considering that in this series, Ray Allen will have to face Su Feng's nightmares most of the time, Smith believes that Carter is likely to hide under Su Feng's elbow and output crazily at that time.

Point Guard, Nash vs. Marbury, Marbury slightly wins.

As the "White Magician," Nash's organizational ability is better than Marbury in Smith's view, but Nash's defense…

Those who understand will naturally understand.

So now the question is.

With the starting lineups of the two teams looking competitive, what is the reason why public opinion generally favors the Raptors more?

The answer is without any suspense.

Of course, it is the Raptors' "garbage players" led by the "Universe's First Super Sixth Man," McGrady.

As the originator of the "sixth man tactic," no one knows better than Auerbach how terrifying the Raptors' bench is.

Especially considering Su Feng's stamina that doesn't need to rest at all.

During the regular season, the "Red Auerbach" realized that the Celtics desperately needed a sixth man.

However, in this shortened season, with all teams playing unusually hastily, where would Auerbach get so much time to do favors?

Therefore, in addition to preparing the Celtics' home floor, baskets, and other decorations in advance, Auerbach can only do his best and leave the rest to fate this time.

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On the 29th, Su Feng watched Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers at home with his cousins ​​Carmelo and LeBron.

As a result, the not-yet-formed Trail Blazers failed to create too much trouble for the Lakers.

The Los Angeles Magic Johnson Kobe, who was in excellent condition, scored a double-double of 24 points and 10 assists, while O'Neal also easily put up 29 points and 15 rebounds.

After more than half a season of running-in, the Lakers, who are well-versed in "Emotional Intelligence," have quickly realized the essence of the "Zen Master's" triangle offense:

O'Neal plays, O'Neal finishes, Kobe plays, Kobe finishes, O'Neal plays again.

In this game, Wang Zhi Zhi also got 6 minutes of playing time with the Lakers leading by a large margin.

Then, the Chinese fans in front of the TV finally understood what a psychological gap is…

Because they are used to eating big meals with Su Feng, the Chinese fans always feel that this bowl of soup that Da Zhi is drinking doesn't taste good.

As the saying goes, experts watch the doorway, while laymen watch the excitement.

In Shanghai, Yao, who had just been beaten black and blue by Bayi in the finals, noticed that "monster" who could rub him on the floor…

He couldn't calm down when he was also being rubbed on the ground after arriving in the NBA!

Fortunately, Su Feng has always had the good habit of getting up early.

Because this day in the early morning, Su Feng suddenly received an international long-distance call from Yao.

"Um… Brother Feng, can I really play in the NBA in the future?" Yao asked nervously on the phone.

Hearing this, Su Feng immediately laughed.

Bro, if you can't play in the NBA, then there are not many people in this world who can play in the NBA.

Su Feng knew that Yao at this time was still not confident enough.

Don't look at how he hammered Tyson Chandler at the Nike training camp last year, but confidence is not something that can be accumulated in a day or two.

Because he had been beaten up since he was young, in fact, until this Yao dominated the CBA, he didn't know how perverted he was.

However, it was precisely because he always held a heart of awe and humility that Yao was able to climb upwards step by step, steadily.

"Well, I'm going back to China this summer anyway, how about I practice with you again?" Su Feng said to Yao on the phone.

"Okay, Brother Feng!"

Although across the Pacific Ocean, Su Feng couldn't see Yao's expression, but just from Yao's tone, Su Feng felt like he could see his embarrassed little face.

Because this summer's Asian Championships will determine the tickets for next year's Olympics, plus the Asian Championships also have the bonus of the national war forging value, Su Feng had already contacted the Basketball Management Center.

Taking this opportunity, Su Feng planned to invite a bunch of professional nutritionists back to China in the summer to give the golden generation of the Chinese men's basketball team the final boost.

And among them, Yao is definitely the object that Su Feng wants to focus on cultivating.

After all, whether this Chinese men's basketball team can win a medal in the future, Yao's performance can play a decisive role in a sense.

In addition, on the phone, Su Feng also learned that Yao, who is currently 19 years old, already weighs about 120 kilograms.

Therefore, helping Yao to complete reasonable weight gain is very necessary in Su Feng's view.

In Su Feng's previous life, Yao's future injuries were related to his rapid weight gain in a short period of time. In this life, Su Feng plans to gradually increase Yao to 135 kilograms within 2 years, and mainly focus on training core strength.

In this way, whether he plays in the NBA or competes in FIBA in the future, Yao's probability of injury will be reduced a lot.

As for 140 kilograms, in Su Feng's view, it is completely unnecessary.

It is worth mentioning that, just after Su Feng hung up with Yao, this morning, he also received a call from Akron, Cleveland.

Brother Feng, Brother Feng, do you still remember LeBron from Akron?

Su Feng, who had formed a "legacy bond" with James at the All-Star Game in Cleveland two years ago, of course would not forget his future successor.

In his phone call with James, Su Feng learned that this unlucky kid had saved up his pocket money and scholarships for most of the year, just wanting to buy a ticket to a Raptors game so he could come to Toronto to admire the Raptors' style.

However…

If Raptors tickets were so easy to buy, then Raptors owner Chad wouldn't be planning to double the team's ticket prices directly next season.

I have to say, James is indeed a very smart kid.

Because he has Su Feng's phone number, he has countless opportunities to go through the back door.

However, until the games of this season were almost over, he didn't want to miss the opportunity to watch the game live, so he called Su Feng.

You say, if Su Feng doesn't pass the torch to this kind of sensible and well-behaved kid in the future…

Is he going to pass it on to other traitors?

You know, now as soon as Su Feng sees Stephen Curry, whose shape has turned into Carter, he gets angry from the bottom of his heart.

Just wait! Stephen!

Although I only made a 20-season career plan, in order to let you feel the love of Uncle Melo, it's not impossible for me to play with you until retirement!

"I'll have someone buy you a plane ticket in a while. After you arrive in Toronto, someone will pick you up.

Oh, by the way, you should be on vacation, right? How about you just follow me during this vacation?"

On the phone, listening to his little LeBron's admiration for him, Su Feng smiled.

Huh!?

No...no way?

Idol, I just want to watch a game of yours…

You...you...you...

How can you be so kind to me?

On this day, in Akron, a young man who was clearly only 14 years old but looked like 25 years old was ecstatic.

The second leader has to be cultivated from an early age.

As a "Human James Encyclopedia," Su Feng is very clear that James's future technical flaws and some bad habits are indeed largely related to the fact that he hadn't given up football until his senior year of high school.

Because James's football coach Frankie Walker had a nurturing grace for him, Su Feng didn't want James to give up football in his previous life.

However, this also led to James missing the most critical golden time to hone his skills.

Take Iverson as an example. In fact, after giving up football, Iverson's college time was spent honing his skills under the tutelage of Coach Thompson.

Kobe even laid an excellent foundation in high school.

In "Slam Dunk," Akagi once said that basic skills are everything in basketball.

And this sentence is also the kingly way even in reality.

Because James's dual cultivation of football and basketball in high school made him go slightly astray in some details.

After all, football and basketball are two completely different sports. The athlete physique, skills...and even muscles required for the two sports are completely different.

Therefore, in the summer of 1999, LeBron, who broadened his path, may only be excited about being able to go to the scene to watch Su Feng now, but in reality…

He simply doesn't know how much impact this trip to Toronto will have on his future.

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The evening of the 30th.

When James, who had just arrived in Toronto by plane, walked into the Air Canada Centre, the explosive atmosphere that hit him head-on greatly shocked his young mind.

After two rounds of playoff running-in, the Canadian fans are no longer the amateur fans they used to be.

Accompanied by the appearance of Da Ben, Jordan, Su Feng, Carter, Nash, and other main players, the unified Canadians in the stands used applause and cheers to form a unique "war cry" opening.

And Martin, the former 76ers on-site DJ and current Raptors home DJ, used his impassioned opening remarks to make the entire Maple Leaf Kingdom reach its ignition point in an instant.

"Now, let us invite the 98/99 season regular season MVP, the 98/99 season Defensive Player of the Year, the 98/99 season NBA All-NBA First Team...

Toronto Raptors' number 23...

Su——————Feng!"

After that 1 minute and 12 second long introduction ended, the entire Air Canada Centre suddenly shook the earth and collapsed the sky.

At this moment, James, who was arranged by Su Feng to sit in a courtside seat, bit his thumb while looking solemnly at the Raptors' number 23 on the court.

Is this the NBA MVP?

Because of his admiration for Su Feng, James was wearing a Raptors jersey with the number 22 tonight.

As early as after the Cleveland Night two years ago, James had sworn that he would only wear number 22 in his life.

Then, an unknown Raptors substitute on the sidelines, after seeing James's jersey number clearly, thought that this young man was his fan, so he took the initiative to talk to him.

But, the result was heartbreaking, because James simply didn't know him.

"Uncle, why do you like 'Uncle Melo' but wear number 22?"

Because Lao Curry's reputation is not as good as Su Feng's, Stephen Curry, who happened to be sitting in the back row of James, also looked at James curiously and asked.

Uh…

Uncle!?

James, who was only 14 years old, was stunned when he noticed the elementary school student in his back seat.

I’m f**king, my mentality collapsed!

I’m obviously a child like you!

But why can you buy children's tickets, but I have to buy adult tickets?

Many people may not believe it.

In fact, James is only 3 years and 3 months older than Curry.

Before the game, because James had shown his face at the Cleveland All-Star Game, the cameraman on the scene also noticed him.

Compared with two years ago, James is already well-known in Ohio now.

Of course, the main reason he is famous is because those opponents who were defeated by him in Ohio all think that he can't be only 14 years old.

In Su Feng's previous life, James's name will become famous all over the United States in another year.

Because at that time, he will make countless experts and scouts crazy when he is a freshman in high school.

Seriously, if James's career is also regarded as a novel, then at least in terms of the starting point, this kid is definitely leading others by a large margin.

On the court, after the players of the two teams finished their warm-up, the big screen on the scene gave the starting list of the Raptors and Celtics tonight.

Celtics: Duncan, Radja, Bowen, Ray Allen, Marbury.

Raptors: Da Ben, Jordan, Su Feng, Carter, McGrady.

On the Celtics' bench, Auerbach frowned when he noticed that the Raptors had made changes to their starting lineup tonight.

Because obviously.

John Davis once again used his ultimate move:

————Five swingmen lineup.

Because of Marbury's strong breakthrough ability, coupled with the fact that the Celtics have a certain amount of firepower on the outside, even the Raptors' swingmen corps can't guarantee that they will be able to help Nash every time when Nash is on the court.

So since this road is blocked, is it difficult for Davis, who has many roads leading to Rome, to change to a highway?

On TNT, Smith, who saw this scene, also said: "If Tracy continues to improve, then he will definitely become an All-Star if he changes teams in the future."

In the center of the court, before preparing to jump the ball with Da Ben to start the game, Duncan also deliberately walked up to Su Feng and rubbed his head twice.

This is Duncan's unique way of greeting Su Feng, and although Su Feng will always prepare in advance for this, Duncan's routines are becoming more and more diverse in order to rub his head.

Just take the example just now, this guy actually defrauded that there was a flying saucer behind him in order to rub him.

wdnmd Duncan!

It's almost the 21st century, and you're still playing such childish tricks?

Of course, the main reason why Su Feng is annoyed is because it's almost the 21st century, and he will still fall for tricks that even elementary school students wouldn't fall for.

No way…

In this life, after getting familiar with these NBA stars, Su Feng really can't have any respect for them at all.

Pa——!

On the court, just when Su Feng was annoyed with himself, the game started with Da Ben and Duncan jumping the ball.

Duncan, who had an advantage in height and wingspan, jumped down for the Celtics' first attack in an unremarkable way.

Marbury dribbled the ball over the half-court, and McGrady directly gave him a death wrap.

Because Marbury has a lower center of gravity, it is not realistic to rely on McGrady alone to defend Marbury to death tonight.

In this ball, Marbury accelerated and dodged McGrady's defense after pulling the ball to the other side close to the floor.

However, just when Marbury, this young reckless guy, wanted to continue moving forward, McGrady's cousin Carter had already switched to his front.

And at this moment, Marbury found that he couldn't see any passing routes at all!

This is infinite rotation!

On the Celtics' bench, looking at John Davis, Auerbach felt that another legendary coach in the NBA was about to be born.

Because Davis is a god who can develop such tactics!

(Riley: Meow meow meow?)

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ps: Can I be allowed to cheat today? Because the second update will be after 12 o'clock, so if Qiao can write it out before 3 o'clock in the morning, then let me save this 200, okay?

ps2: The previous 400 should be rolled or rolled, this flag set by myself must be completed with gritted teeth. After my condition recovers, I will cancel this method!