On the court, as nearly 20,000 fans cheered, Da Ben and Duncan began the tip-off.

The result was as expected. Duncan easily hooked the ball, winning possession for the Celtics.

Meanwhile, on CCTV, commentator Zhang said, "Recently, many enthusiastic viewers have been texting to ask why the Raptors don't use Xiao O'Neal, who is taller, for the tip-off."

"So, I'd like to explain it to everyone."

"In the NBA, the team that loses the tip-off usually gets possession at the start of the second and third quarters."

"So, if you understand the Raptors' style of play, you'll know that they often play their strongest in the second and third quarters."

Beside him, commentator Sun echoed, "Thanks to Zhang's explanation, we finally understand why the Raptors always have Da Ben do the tip-off."

It had to be said that Zhang's insightful commentary enlightened many Chinese fans watching on TV.

But...

Was the Raptors' strategy really as calculated as Zhang suggested?

The answer, of course, was no.

Because Zhang might not believe it...

If it weren't for Da Ben's seven-foot tall idol image, John Davis would have arranged for Xiao O'Neal to be the Raptors' tip-off man long ago.

Of course, Zhang's explanation was reasonable.

Because after the Raptors players gradually got used to this situation of getting hit first at the beginning of the game...

They could quickly get into a state of rapid defense.

On the court, the Celtics' first attack was the familiar Marbury-Duncan pick-and-roll.

This season, with Iverson missing most of the season, Marbury's average of "18+9" earned him a spot on the All-NBA Third Team.

In this play, with Duncan's solid screen, facing McGrady, also a Third Team guard, Marbury first did a hesitation move, then suddenly changed direction, successfully breaking into the Raptors' defense.

On the other side, Duncan also quickly cut into the Raptors' paint after the screen.

However, just as Marbury was about to pass the ball to Duncan...

A white flash suddenly appeared between him and Duncan!

The light faded, revealing a man who was fully six feet six inches tall.

With a handsome appearance, a straight posture, and a pair of awe-inspiring iron elbows...

Number 23.

This was Su Feng's jersey number.

On the court, Marbury hesitated.

Because even a top point guard like him didn't dare to challenge the defense guarded by Su Feng.

In the blink of an eye, McGrady, who was also selected for the All-Defensive Second Team this year, retreated to his defensive zone.

On TNT, Smith said with emotion, "That's Su, he always appears in the right defensive position at the right time!"

On the court, because the Celtics' attack was delayed by Su Feng, with little time left on the shot clock, Ray Allen had to step up and take the blame.

Clang!

With the sound of a missed shot...

At the Air Canada Centre, Raptors fans who hadn't even settled into their seats yet let out a cheer that echoed throughout the North!

On the court, with the cheers of the fans, Xiao O'Neal quickly passed the rebound to McGrady.

In the martial world, speed is the only thing that matters.

And the Raptors' fast break was undoubtedly the best interpretation of this.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

The Raptors, advancing on multiple lines, were so fast on the transition offense that even the shot clock and cameras couldn't keep up!

Bang!

A connection between Su Feng and McGrady.

Well...

Hua Shan is t again...

"After all, it's the Eastern Conference Finals deciding who will advance to the Finals. You can see that the Raptors are taking tonight's opener very seriously," commentator Sun added.

On the court, the Celtics inbounded the ball. At a critical moment, Duncan stepped up and stabilized the situation for the Celtics.

A signature old-man hook shot by Duncan.

Bang, swish!

2-2.

In the Raptors' paint, Da Ben, who was guarding Duncan, was annoyed by the basket.

Because he was close to pinning Duncan to the floor, but...

Duncan still scored.

Wouldn't you be angry?

Truth be told, Duncan's unique skill was hard for anyone to learn.

Because in the future, there would be a Magic Beast, called the number one center by ESPN, who would use his strength to prove that unique skills are called unique skills...

Often because without the talent, you can't learn them.

In return, the Raptors attacked, with a 1-2-2 triangle offense.

On the wing, the young Artest spread his pincers, trying to stop Su Feng from receiving the pass.

However, after wrestling with Su Feng for a while, Artest's strength was once again suppressed by Su Feng.

But Artest, who never wanted to be weaker than anyone, couldn't let Su Feng run rampant in front of him so easily.

Push!

I push!

I push again!

Hey, you have no move now, right?

Hey, wait...

We agreed on a one-on-one man's battle, when did you call for a pick-and-roll?

On the court, the young Artest was also annoyed by Su Feng.

Because just when he was fighting Su Feng at the most critical moment, Da Ben suddenly stood out!

With the help of Da Ben's screen, Su Feng turned and broke into the Celtics' paint.

At this moment, if Artest's thoughts were translated into Chinese, they would roughly be, "Senior, you don't play by the rules."

Unfortunately for Artest, although Su Feng was a senior, in reality, Su Feng was only 22 years old this year.

Therefore, as a young player, why would Su Feng play fair with the Celtics?

Bang, swish!

On the court, facing Duncan's help defense, Su Feng didn't choose to continue his drive, but used a bank shot to score another two points for the Raptors.

2-4.

The Celtics attacked, and this time, Marbury tapped his head after dribbling past half-court.

After receiving Marbury's signal, Ray Allen started his run.

This season, if there was a biggest difference between the Celtics and last season, it was that they were more focused on three-pointers.

In the regular season, this Celtics team attempted as many as 20.8 three-pointers per game, and in the playoffs, their three-point attempts increased to 24 per game.

On the court, with the continuous screens of his teammates, Ray Allen was like a scythe, lightly cutting through the Raptors' defense.

In his previous life, many people believed that it was impossible to win a championship by relying solely on shooting, because everyone would strengthen their defense in the playoffs.

Therefore, as a technique that relies on a player's own touch, shooting would be very unstable in the playoffs.

But in reality, many future cases would prove that if you don't shoot in this situation, your opponents will only become more rampant in their defense.

Swish!

This season, Ray Allen, who also made it to the All-NBA Third Team, not only further improved his shooting speed last summer, but also improved his shooting stability.

5-4.

At the Air Canada Centre, the cheers suddenly stopped because of Ray Allen's three-pointer.

But...

Just a few seconds later, the Air Canada Centre erupted again.

Because on the court, facing Artest, Su Feng shot as he pleased!

Swish!

On the Celtics' bench, Auerbach, who felt that the situation had stabilized after a bit of a collapse at the start, almost had a heart attack because of Su Feng's shot.

Because this shot...

It was really unreasonable!

Not to mention that Su Feng was still a little distance away from the three-point line when he shot...

Just Artest's defense just now...

Anyone normal wouldn't dare to shoot like that in front of Artest, right?

However, Su Feng not only shot...

But he also made it.

5-7.

On CCTV, commentator Zhang said, "If it were anyone else, this shot would be a wild shot, but for Su Feng, he has the ability, so it's perfectly fine for him to shoot like that."

Beside him, commentator Sun also echoed, "Commentator Zhang is right."

The game continued. Artest, who had given up 7 points to Su Feng in front of him at the start, wanted to do something for the Celtics in return, but...

Just as Artest was screening for Ray Allen, preparing to use his big elbow to tell Su Feng that this place was dangerous, please do not approach...

Bang!

Between the spinning sky and earth, Artest was almost knocked unconscious by Su Feng's elbow.

Artest: "!!!"

Referee, referee, are you blind? Can't you see this guy is hitting people?

Cough...

As everyone knows, in 2000, the technical move of players protecting themselves with their elbows was generally not called by the referee in this era.

Therefore, no matter how furious Artest was, the referees would not favor him on this play.

On the court, because Artest failed to screen out Su Feng for Ray Allen, the Raptors directly switched defense between Su Feng and Carter.

As a result, Ray Allen, who wanted to replicate the classic "scythe three-point tactic" just now, froze.

Because Ray Allen's painful lessons in the past when facing Su Feng were constantly reminding Ray Allen:

Unless you're a stubborn guy like Kobe, it's best not to try to attack in front of Su Feng.

In a critical moment, Ray Allen hurriedly passed the ball to Duncan.

Then...

There was no then.

Facts have proved that human joys and sorrows are actually connected.

Because in this play, Xiao O'Neal really had no way to deal with Duncan.

Bang, swish!

On the court, after Duncan scored another two points for the Celtics, in the Raptors' paint, Da Ben silently patted the shoulders of Xiao O'Neal, who looked frustrated.

Big brother, you should be able to understand my pain now, right?

Looking at Da Ben dejectedly, Xiao O'Neal chose to remain silent at this moment.

On the Celtics' bench, after touching his chest and smoothing his breathing, the great "Red Auerbach" could finally relax a little.

Although your Feng Emperor is infinitely rampant, I also have my Stone Buddha, with boundless power!

On TNT, commentator Smith said, "Looking at the 24-year-old Tim and the 22-year-old Su, to be honest, at this moment, I can't help but think of the famous scene of Hakeem versus Michael back then."

Beside him, Smith's broadcast partner Derek added, "The student surpasses the teacher.

This is the NBA, you never have to worry about losing enthusiasm for the NBA after your favorite stars retire.

Because here, there are always excellent young people who will bring you endless surprises."

It has to be said that the fans of Stern's era were really lucky...

Because whether these stars were created by Stern or made by themselves...

Anyway, this era was short of everything, except for superstars.

Look, like tonight, even McGrady, Carter, Da Ben, Artest, Ray Allen, Marbury...

In front of Su Feng and Duncan, they had already lost their former glory.

The game continued, the Raptors attacked, and Xiao O'Neal pulled out to screen for Su Feng, who was feeling hot.

Just as the young Artest was blocked by Xiao O'Neal, suddenly, a large hand directly pulled Artest to the other side.

Obviously, Artest, who had not yet reached his maximum experience value, could not be compared with the future defensive expert in some defensive choices.

But it didn't matter, because behind him was Tim Duncan.

At the Air Canada Centre in Canada, almost instinctively...

At the moment when Duncan switched to defend Su Feng, nearly 20,000 fans in the arena stood up from their seats in unison.

In front of the TV, Kobe, who would face the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference peak battle tomorrow night, couldn't help but sweat for Su Feng while watching this Eastern Conference battle.

Don't look at Kobe usually wanting Su Feng to die quickly, but in reality, he was probably the most concerned about Su Feng in this league.

So here comes the question.

Before suffering a major injury, how exaggerated was Duncan's athletic ability?

In his previous life, Su Feng often saw some fans in many forums saying that the Duncan fans had exaggerated Duncan too much.

But...

In the N biographies about Duncan, Su Feng had seen the following description more than once:

From the restricted area to the three-point line, and then from the three-point line back to the restricted area to grab a rebound, Tim Duncan at his peak only needed two seconds to complete all the above actions.

Perhaps, those reporters and experts who were responsible for writing Duncan's biography lacked a concept of time.

But, please don't doubt Su Feng's personal feelings at this moment.

Because inexplicably, after Duncan spread his long arms, Su Feng had personally felt a deterrent force.

On that stern face was two hundred percent focus.

That's Tim Duncan.

You can choose to trust him anytime, anywhere.

Dong, dong, dong!

However, such defense could not scare Su Feng away.

In the words of Michael Jordan, if you don't take advantage of this mismatch and choose to pass the blame, do you want to be Pippen?

On the court, Duncan didn't move as he watched Su Feng lower his center of gravity and show off his crossover dribbling.

Because at this moment, the distance between him and Su Feng was maintained quite well.

But...

After Su Feng tapped the ball lightly behind him, Duncan's center of gravity was inadvertently raised by Su Feng.

Dong!

On the wing, looking at Su Feng, who suddenly sped up and passed by the right side of his body like the wind...

At that moment, no matter how hard Duncan tried, his legs could no longer listen to his commands!

Because this was...

Su Feng's version of...

Peerless Butterfly Steps!

But, if he gave up like this, then Tim Duncan would not be Tim Duncan.

On the court, forcibly twisting his center of gravity, Duncan forcibly slid, wiping to the front of Su Feng!

And although it looked like Duncan's movements at this moment were very embarrassed, and it might even give you the illusion that he had been shaken down by Su Feng, in reality, he had successfully blocked Su Feng's way forward!

But, just as Duncan stumbled to block Su Feng...

Who would have thought that Su Feng had also predicted in advance that Duncan would definitely slide to block him!

Dong!

Tapping the ball lightly, it seemed that Su Feng wanted to pull back to create space, but in reality, he wanted to break through Duncan's left hand!

Because Duncan's overall center of gravity had already been pressed to the right side of his body just now in order to pounce over.

Unfortunately, how could Duncan not know Su Feng's thoughts?

You must know that the reason why his slide just now seemed so embarrassed was so that he could leave the last bit of strength to continue moving to the left side of his body!

Therefore, just as Su Feng pulled the ball back, preparing to attack towards Duncan's left hand, Duncan had already taken a step in advance, blocking Su Feng's forward position!

There was no doubt that this was definitely a defense comparable to those great dunks.

If...

The person Duncan was defending wasn't Su Feng.

In Philadelphia, Allen Iverson in front of the TV had already seen through everything.

Because as Su Feng's initial dribbling tutor, at this moment, probably no one knew Su Feng's breakthrough route better than Iverson.

In this short period of offense and defense, young player Duncan guessed all of Su Feng's thoughts and saw through all of Su Feng's moves.

But he forgot that the so-called Butterfly Steps, once used, would not have a second possibility.

Therefore, this time, Su Feng actually went to his left hand, which was...

His right side, which was initially blocked by Duncan.

Facts have proved that this unique skill created by Iverson was so simple.

Because with Iverson's small head, how could he design such complicated moves?

Dong!

At the Air Canada Centre in Canada, as Su Feng leaped over the Celtics' muscle jungle like a butterfly, Kenny Smith on TNT exclaimed, "Tim is down!!"

Bang!

On the court, Duncan, who had completely lost his center of gravity, became the background for the Toronto Raptors number 23 at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, after Su Feng scored with a smooth layup...

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

The entire arena suddenly reached a climax again, like a volcanic eruption!

On CCTV, commentator Zhang said excitedly, "Su Feng shook down Duncan!"

In front of the TV, countless fans used all their strength to celebrate, "Brother Feng is awesome!"

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