For Su Feng, who only wanted a championship ring at the moment, he didn't want to make such a low-level mistake as losing Jingzhou through carelessness.

Therefore, the more praise this Raptors team received, the more cautious Su Feng would become.

Tonight's big battle with the Celtics not only made Su Feng feel the terror of this not-yet-complete Green Army, but also made Su Feng recognize himself once again.

This new season, with his excellent form and the help of Boss Qiao in attracting hatred, Su Feng's performance in some games could only be described as "Xue Ma C".

However, in this game against the Celtics, Su Feng was very clear that without Curry and Nash, these two eight-times Aw

The Pistons, who had been waiting for the opportunity, also became the third team to defeat the Raptors in the 98/99 season, following the Pacers and the Heat.

After the game, in an interview, Gentry also expressed his admiration for Davis.

"John's tactics gave me a lot of inspiration. I think the pace of future basketball games will become faster and faster. If you are not good at playing transition offense and defense, then you are likely to be eliminated by the times," Gentry said at the time.

In Su Feng's previous life, when he was reborn and transmigrated, Gentry was still coaching in the NBA.

Although Gentry's coaching career lacked "hard honors," he understood how to keep up with the times and was not abandoned by the times like Brown.

And it is worth mentioning...

Different from Gentry, who regarded Davis's tactics as a textbook...

In Orlando, Chuck Daly, who had left a childhood shadow on Jordan, successfully used fierce team defense to limit the Raptors' single-game score to below 90 points and led his team to victory over the Raptors.

As one of the NBA's legendary coaches, the stubborn Daly was also a coach who advocated defense.

Of course, unlike Larry Brown's strict defensive tactics that wouldn't work without tough guys, Daly, in Su Feng's opinion, was more like a coach who was good at tightening the screws.

This new season, with Hardaway out for the season, the Magic were not expected to do well.

However, under Daly's leadership, the Magic used overall basketball to teach a lesson to many teams who held good cards but could only wander on the edge of the playoffs.

Relying on their super team execution, the Magic successfully dragged the Raptors into the meat grinder that Daly had carefully prepared in this game.

And although Su Feng liked this kind of real man's battle very much, the young Carter and McGrady, as well as Nash and others, couldn't stand it.

Rough defense has always been the exclusive label of Daly's coached teams.

This Magic team was no exception.

In this game against the Magic, Carter, who wanted to perform a dunk at the time, was directly tackled to the floor by a Magic player.

And unlike ordinary games, facing Daly's loud voice, unless it was a particularly obvious foul, it was difficult for the Raptors players to get a whistle in this game.

No way...

The referees are also human.

In Su Feng's previous life, Daly could be considered one of Stern's least favorite coaches.

He liked to yell at the referees, and because of his high status in the martial world (jianghu), the referees mostly dared not speak out.

In addition, the "flagrant foul" rule introduced by the NBA in those years was precisely to target Daly's Pistons.

And this new season, if there was anyone besides Brown who didn't like this Raptors team, that person was definitely Daly.

After the game, in an interview, Daly repeatedly mentioned the famous saying that only defense can win a championship.

Obviously, Daly's implication was simple.

That is...

Teams like the Raptors can't possibly go all the way.

However, Daly, who originally just wanted to tell the world that defense is the truth, didn't know that his in-your-face taunting after leading his team to defeat the Raptors made Stern once again...

Blacklist him.

"How did the referees call this game? So many flagrant fouls, are they all blind?"

In New York, watching his beloved Raptors almost being minced into meat paste by the Magic, Stern looked at his assistant Mark indignantly.

"David, you also know that Chuck is a veteran coach..."

"What about veteran coaches? Mark, you must remember that we are a fair, open, and just league.

We can't give Chuck special privileges that allow him to be above other teams because of his status in the martial world (jianghu)," Stern said righteously, patting Mark on the shoulder.

And for some reason...

At this moment, Mark always felt as if there was a light on Stern's body.

"I understand, David, I will remind the referees."

Mark, who felt what was right, said solemnly to Stern.

...

After ending their March journey of the 98/99 season, although they had suffered a few losses recently, the Raptors still ranked first in the league with a record of 25 wins and 5 losses.

So far this season, Su Feng has averaged 24.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game.

In this relatively slow-paced era, Su Feng's data is definitely worthy of the word "excellent."

Currently, Su Feng ranks third in the scoring list, second only to Iverson and O'Neal.

In addition, after the end of March, Su Feng's field goal percentage was 48.8%, his three-point percentage was 38.5%, and his free throw percentage was 88.9%.

If you want to ask, when did Su Feng probably enter the ranks of superstars...

Then, it was probably this season.

Because no matter how high Su Feng's requirements are for himself, in the public opinion, people now think that Su Feng is a top ten player in the league.

And it is worth mentioning that because of the three losses at the end of March, "Boss Qiao," who was a little restless, already wanted to end his vacation early.

In Jordan's opinion, now is the best time for his king to return.

However, for Su Feng, who didn't feel any pressure on the record, Su Feng believed that the difficult schedule coming in early April was the best time for this young Raptors team to train.

Because whether they lost to the Pistons or the Magic, the Raptors committed the common problem of most young teams.

That is, after winning consecutive games, it is easy to lose oneself.

In fact, in competitive sports, losing early is better than losing late.

Because you can only find problems through the game if you lose early.

But if these problems are not discovered until the playoffs, then the Raptors may not even have a chance to make up for them.

In short, losing is not terrible, especially for a team like the Raptors with an excellent team atmosphere, Su Feng is not worried that everyone will be depressed because of losing.

But if Jordan chooses to end his vacation early at this time, it will bring greater pressure to the Raptors' young players.

Because at that time, after winning, the young players who had made mistakes before would not only not be praised, but might also be labeled by the media and public opinion as "the Raptors can't do without Jordan."

And if they lose, it will be even worse...

Because for those teams who have been waiting for the Raptors to make mistakes, they will definitely say at that time:

Look, the Raptors have already started to decline, and even if Jordan comes back, he can't lead them out of the losing streak.

Therefore, looking at Boss Qiao, who was eager to return, on April 1st, on April Fool's Day, Su Feng took the opportunity to joke with him:

"Michael, unless you can win me 10 times in a one-on-one game today, how about you continue to rest according to the original plan?"

Hearing this, Jordan was immediately amused.

Because it was April Fool's Day, looking at Su Feng's arrogant expression, Jordan was not only not angry, but also wanted to laugh a little.

Heh...

Young man, do you really think I have handed over the world to you?

Rolling up his sleeves, taking advantage of the vacation, with Grover's help, Jordan, whose condition had gradually recovered to 90 points, decided to use practical actions to tell Su Feng:

Your grandpa is always your grandpa.

However...

Just when Jordan was about to beat up Su Feng, Su Feng looked at the progress of the [Legacy of the God] task in his mind and raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

Heh...

Old God of Basketball, don't you really think I care about the world you gave me?

Whether it's honor or the world, I will take these myself.

Rolling up his sleeves, looking at the naive Jordan, Su Feng decided to use practical actions to tell the "Old Rogue":

Ginger is still old and spicy.

But chili peppers are small and spicy!

...