That said, as the number of times he fenced with Duncan increased over the past two years...

Besides wildly farming iron points from Duncan, Su Feng had accumulated 50 wins towards Duncan's "Heaven-sent Victory Reward Acquisition Condition."

And according to the rules of the iron-forging system...

Whenever Su Feng won a certain number of matches against Duncan, he would receive a Heaven-sent Gift Pack and extra iron points as a reward.

It's just that, he didn't know if it was because he was too handsome...

Anyway, apart from the massive iron points, Su Feng hadn't gotten anything good from the Heaven-sent Gift Packs in the past two years...

But, whatever.

As a down-to-earth king, lotteries were always just an added extra for Su Feng.

On the court, after Su Feng hit a drifting fadeaway jumper, it was the Celtics' turn to attack.

Beep!

Bang, swish!

Duncan hit a bank shot under the basket, and a free throw was awarded.

This new season, everyone on the Raptors, good or bad, was showing off, except for Da Ben, who was getting beat up.

On the court, because Da Ben's foul was his second of the game...

Davis had to replace him with Collins.

Duncan made the free throw, 15-18.

Raptors' offense.

After stunning Artest with a handsome crossover on the perimeter, Su Feng, facing Randolph who was coming to help defend, deftly dodged the Celtics' home-court landmine, and after bypassing Randolph, he elegantly sent the ball into the basket.

That fast, agile, elegant but not lacking in passionate beauty;

It was a beauty of restraint, coordination, not barbaric, yet full of passion;

Like sunshine, sweet dew;

Making people want to kneel down to him just by looking at it...

On TNT, as early as last season, Smith had named Su Feng's clever breakthrough step the "China Step."

Although the origin of the "Euro step" on the basketball court was untraceable, who told Su Feng to have such a high status and resounding reputation in this life?

Therefore, if the "Euro step" were to appear again on the NBA court in the future...

Then, sorry...

Those people would have to pay Su Feng royalties!

17-18.

On the sidelines, watching Su Feng on the court, Auerbach was silent once again.

Because from a generally rational perspective, once a basketball player reached Su Feng's level, their rate of improvement would be very, very slow.

This had nothing to do with talent, purely because Su Feng was already close to the limit of human ability.

But...

It seemed that every summer...

Su Feng would bring different surprises in the new season.

And this, in Auerbach's opinion, was quite terrifying.

Because, in this way, you simply couldn't predict what height Su Feng would reach in the future.

Clang!

The Celtics' offense failed to score, and the young Collins boxed out well for Su Feng, who easily grabbed the rebound.

At this time, on the Raptors' bench, Da Ben's rhythm of waving the towel clearly paused for a moment.

On the court, the Raptors launched a fast break, and after getting the ball, Su Feng first grabbed the ball with one hand, and then after shaking Artest, he hit another fadeaway jumper!

19-18.

On TNT, Smith smiled and said, "When I interviewed Tracy before, Tracy told me...

Because his and Su's hands were both big, when he used to play for the Raptors, his and Su's favorite thing to do was to have ball-grabbing races."

And next to him, Derek asked curiously, "If I remember correctly, Kobe often trained with them together in the summer, right?"

Smith nodded, "Yes, but Kobe definitely couldn't participate in this competition.

Because his hands are too small compared to Tracy and Su."

Bang!

Hands...

What's wrong with having small hands?

In front of the TV, if it weren't for the fact that the TV was newly bought, Kobe would have smashed it!

"The level of American basketball commentary has really been getting worse and worse in the past two years," Kobe couldn't help but complain while holding Vanessa.

The camera returned to the FleetCenter.

In the first quarter, Su Feng, who left the stage to his teammates in the first half, exploded in the second half, and after scoring 9 consecutive points, the Raptors entered the second quarter with a score of 28-25.

And as soon as the second quarter began, the Raptors showed the world their terrifying roster depth.

Da Ben and Carter, who received two fouls in the first quarter and were replaced early, started the second quarter alongside Su Feng, Yarich, and Jackson.

On the Celtics' side, it was a frontline composed of Petta Panako and Randolph, plus a backcourt composed of Artest, Hu Weidong, and Ray Allen.

This new season, this was a substitute lineup that the Celtics often used.

Before experiencing major injuries, Ray Allen, who currently had excellent athleticism, was often arranged by Auerbach and Karl to lead the substitutes.

At the start of the second quarter, Ray Allen was responsible for dribbling the ball across half court.

And as the saying goes, only shooters understand shooters best.

On the court, after noticing Hu Weidong's movement, Ray Allen quickly transferred the ball to the hands of this Chinese sniper.

In this life, Old Hu, who had played in the NBA for five seasons, had made a total of 438 three-pointers.

Although his career three-point shooting percentage of 37.8% wasn't considered very high among those future overpowered monsters, at this moment in 2001...

You had to know, this was already data that only first-tier shooters could achieve.

Swish!

28-28.

After scoring this three-pointer for the Celtics, Hu Weidong also subconsciously pushed the bridge of his nose, where he didn't even have glasses.

And in front of the TV...

The Chinese fans were overjoyed when they saw this scene.

It had to be said that the Chinese fans in this life were happy.

Because Su Feng had knocked open the NBA door in advance, Asian guards like Old Hu also got the opportunity to go to the NBA to prove themselves.

And although the Chinese fans didn't know what this meant at this time...

Time would soon tell them...

This was the golden age of Chinese basketball.

An era when we once thought it was easy for Chinese players to play in the NBA.

On the court, in the first half of the second quarter, Su Feng didn't compete with Carter for performance opportunities, but focused on organizing the Raptors' offense.

See, what is a true leader?

Calm, restrained, composed.

Not self-righteous, not showy, not competing with others.

Enduring in malicious collisions, fouls, and elbow strikes.

Traversing through the jungle built of muscle.

Then, what is a fake leader?

Irritable, indulgent, petty.

Always likes to intimidate newcomers with angry expressions.

Or hysterically flailing and dancing after scoring a mediocre goal.

In the second half of the second quarter, when Nash returned to the court, even the Wind-of-Change, who never told lies, couldn't help but say to Su Feng:

"Su... it's a good thing you're not the kind of player who likes to hog the ball...

Otherwise, my assist-king title would probably be yours."

Mmm...

Mmm!

Steve, please continue!

Brother Feng likes it!

No cap, in Su Feng's eyes, besides Nash, there was simply no second person who could be competent for the Raptors' second-in-command position!

On the court, the game continued.

Duncan's strong attack was betrayed by the backboard, and the basketball failed to go in after hitting the backboard.

Da Ben then protected the rebound and handed the ball to Nash.

Immediately afterward, Nash, who had just praised Su Feng, showed the world what imagination was!

In the blink of an eye, from the backcourt to the frontcourt, Nash's pass was like a precise guided missile, accurately finding the fast-breaking O'Neal!

However, facing this readily available opportunity to perform...

The sharp-eyed O'Neal noticed Su Feng following behind him.

So...

Between scoring himself and passing the ball to Brother Feng, the young O'Neal only thought for less than a tenth of a second!

On the court, after throwing the ball against the backboard, O'Neal, watching the figure leaping high, was ready to go up and bump chests with him at any time to celebrate.

Slam!

"Oh! Damn! Why can't I do such an imposing dunk?"

Bang, slap, slap...

In the Celtics' paint, after Su Feng landed, O'Neal said to Su Feng while bumping chests with him to celebrate.

And now...

In a trance, Su Feng felt...

Compared to Nash, it seemed that O'Neal was the best candidate for the Raptors' second-in-command...

"Nice pass, Jermaine."

What is happiness?

At this moment, for Su Feng, happiness was having a group of "Sleeping Dragons" and "Young Phoenixes."

Yes, you read that right.

Others only needed one "Sleeping Dragon" to compete for the world...

But he, Su Feng, had a bunch of "Sleeping Dragons" and "Young Phoenixes"!

Remembering the past, Jordan forging iron, Pippen taking the blame...

Little Bulls, laughable, laughable.

On the court, in the second quarter, the Raptors, who were in good form, had extended their lead to 9 points by the end of the first half.

A battle like this between universe-level teams was often a battle of form.

Therefore, the Raptors, who were in better form tonight, had suppressed the Celtics in almost every position except for someone who was getting beat up.

After the half-time break, in the third quarter, Auerbach tried to change the situation through adjustments and substitutions.

But alas, the "Red Auerbach" also had times when his on-the-spot adjustments failed.

In the third quarter, Su Feng and Carter frequently hit three-pointers from the outside.

And thanks to the advantage built up in the first three quarters, in the final quarter, the Raptors didn't give the Celtics any more chances.

In the end, the score of this game was 117-103, and the Raptors continued to lead the entire league after winning against the Celtics on the road.

In the entire game, Su Feng, who shot 10-for-19 from the field, plus free throws and three-pointers, scored a total of 33 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Carter had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists.

O'Neal contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds.

Nash had 13 points and 14 assists.

On the Celtics' side, Duncan was still stable, scoring 27 points and 14 rebounds.

In this life, judging from their career head-to-head record, Da Ben could be said to have been completely dominated by Duncan.

However, there were two statistics...

No matter how good Duncan was, he was no match for Da Ben.

That was...

Handing out water cups and waving towels.

After the game, in an interview, Auerbach said that the Raptors were still the number one favorite to win the championship this year.

Moreover, he frantically hinted to people that the Raptors were a team composed of n All-Stars.

Regarding this, in New York...

Stern had also been having a headache recently.

Because if the Raptors' owner, Chad, was willing to pay luxury tax like Paul Allen...

Then in the next few years, it would be difficult for other teams in the NBA to compete with the Raptors.

Fortunately, Chad, whose business was small, was destined not to become Paul Allen.

And Su Feng also knew very well that leaving the Raptors after his contract ended was his best option.

…

Speaking of December, just as Su Feng was busy making contributions...

On the other side, Britney couldn't help but take the initiative to call him.

As a result, when this girl proposed that she wanted to come to Toronto and talk to him...

You might not believe it if I said it.

Su Feng, who was partying with Carter in a nightclub at the time, almost got exposed!

"Honey, don't you miss me at all?" Britney asked on the phone.

Upon hearing this, Su Feng originally wanted to say no...

But how could Su Feng, with his high EQ, express his true feelings to Britney like a fool?

"I think about you every night, honey.

But, you also know, I've been recently..."

Beep, beep, beep, on the phone, before Su Feng could finish speaking, Britney hung up directly.

And now, Su Feng was a little confused.

Because in his opinion, judging from Britney's brain, there was no way this girl could see through his true intentions...

"No way! No way!

Could it be that this girl thinks I really miss her, so..."

In a trance, Su Feng, who suddenly remembered something, soon turned to stone on the spot!

And facts proved...

Su Feng's worries on this night were right.

Because early the next morning, Britney brought a group of paparazzi...

And appeared at his doorstep.

Oh, heavens!

What kind of sins have I committed!

Sister, can't you let my kidneys go?

I'm like...

Even Iron Man needs to rest!

"I'm sorry, honey... I clearly disguised myself, but I was still recognized when I got off the plane," Britney said affectionately, looking at Su Feng at Su Feng's doorstep.

Well...

Now, the American otaku who were already in deep water would have to collapse again.

Because their national goddess...

Actually...

Actually, she got into the arms of that damn, uncultured Chinese man who only knew how to play basketball again!

Ah! Damn it, Thief Su!

Why could you do so easily what we wanted to do but couldn't?

Su Feng: orz.

…

In December, after defeating the Celtics, the Raptors, whose morale was greatly boosted, only lost one game.

There wasn't much to say about the game they lost...

Apart from Su Feng almost breaking the NBA's historical single-game iron-forging record held by him in that game, the Raptors' other players weren't in good shape either.

The only thing worth mentioning was...

In this year's Christmas game, the head-to-head battle between Su Feng and Iverson.

According to NBA official statistics, this game not only broke the overseas viewership record of the four major North American sports leagues, but also broke the NBA's single-game viewership record in North America.

This summer, after completing the strengthening of his core strength and the necessary weight gain, Yao Ming, who currently weighed 135 kilograms, had gradually begun to give off a "Who can compete with him if the Stone Buddha and the Shark don't come out?" vibe on the court.

And if Su Feng remembered correctly, in his original timeline...

After gradually adapting to the NBA, in Yao's original second season, his stats would reach "17+9".

And in this life...

Under Carlisle's insane requirements...

Yao Ming, who could shoot and play aggressively, had already seen his average score per game rise to 19.8 points this season.

Fortunately, O'Neal, who had already begun to enter his peak period, was still quite good at suppressing this Yao Ming, who was not yet at full level, in terms of playing style.

After all, no matter how flexible Yao, who was 226 centimeters tall, was, he couldn't possibly have O'Neal's skills comparable to a small forward.

Plus, Iverson's role on the defensive end could almost be ignored...

Therefore, on the court, relying on the crazy pick-and-rolls between Carter and O'Neal, Yao, who was in foul trouble, could only sit by the water cooler and wave a towel for Iverson.

In this game, Su Feng exerted his strength in the second half.

Scoring 18 points in the third quarter and 19 points in the fourth quarter, he led the Raptors to a 121-109 victory on the road.

And Iverson, who exerted his strength in the first half, was clearly weak in the second half.

In the end, Su Feng and Iverson scored 51 points and 52 points respectively in this game.

According to ESPN popular science after the game...

The last time there were two players with 50+ points in a regular season game in the NBA was back in the 1962/1963 season.

At that time, in the game between the Lakers and the Philadelphia mob, Chamberlain and Baylor scored 62 points and 50 points respectively.

Originally, in Su Feng's previous life, Kobe would have a scoring battle with Jamison in the 00/01 season, but in this life, due to the changes in history, that game didn't happen...

Therefore, Su Feng and Iverson's head-to-head battle was also the fourth time in NBA history that two people had scored 50+ points in a game at the same time.

After the game, American media began to make up jokes.

Philadelphia management team: We have decided to make a 360-degree turn for the team.

Fans: What are you going to do?

Philadelphia management team: We decided to send Su Feng to the Raptors!

Philadelphia management team: Do you know, Su Feng and Iverson both have the ability to score 50+ points in a game!

Fans: That's great, because in this way, we are equal to having two top scorers.

Philadelphia management team: No, that's not good at all, because there is only one basketball on the court, so...

Fans: So, you decided to hire a famous teacher to train their offense and reasonably distribute their ball possession?

Philadelphia management team: No, we plan to hire Larry Brown to coach and send Su Feng to the Raptors.

Honestly, when Su Feng saw these jokes about the Philadelphia management team, he found it both funny and heartbreaking.

Because from his past cooperation with Pat Croce...

Su Feng knew that this man's contribution to Philadelphia was definitely far greater than his mistakes.

Unfortunately, in recent years, because his growth rate had completely surpassed people's imagination...

Therefore, Pat Croce and his Philadelphia management team had been labeled as brain-dead.

Therefore, unless they could win the championship in the future, Pat Croce and his management team were destined to only live in a shameful past.

…

Saying goodbye to 2001 and looking forward to 2002, as the saying goes, the new year has a new atmosphere.

On January 1st, after the NBA officially announced the first round of voting results for the 2002 Philadelphia All-Star Game...

In the world, people were shocked!

Because as the former "God of Basketball"...

Michael Jordan was actually only ranked third in this year's Eastern Conference guard voting list!

There was no way, because Iverson's popularity had also been boosted by the Chinese market behind Yao Ming...

Therefore, the Old Man Jordan would probably have to ask Carter to give him his position one year in advance.

So now the question came.

Why didn't Iverson give up his position to Jordan?

It had to be said that the angle of this question was very tricky.

Because the All-Star voting only divided into three positions: center, forward, and guard...

So theoretically speaking, as long as Iverson was willing, he could indeed give his starting position to Jordan.

But...

Because this All-Star Game was held in Philadelphia, plus Iverson's irreplaceable reputation and status among black players...

So, even if Iverson gave up his position sincerely, Jordan would not accept it.

"If my votes are really higher than Michael's after the voting ends, then there is absolutely no way I am going to give up my starting position to Michael!"

This day, when Su Feng asked him if he was considering giving Jordan his starting position, Carter said righteously.

Upon hearing this, Su Feng gave Carter a chestnut right away.

In Su Feng's opinion, this Carter's EQ was really beyond saving in Su Feng's opinion.

Because this kind of low-EQ statement would only make people feel disgusted with Carter.

Therefore, Su Feng decided to teach Carter how to say it with high EQ.

"If a reporter asks you this question next time, then remember to answer it like this..." Su Feng said earnestly while rubbing Carter's head.

"Su... just in case, I mean, just in case, what if Michael really..." Carter was obviously still reluctant while listening to Su Feng's teaching.

At this time, after patting Carter on the shoulder, Su Feng smiled and said, "Don't worry, if such a situation really happens, then people will only praise you for having high EQ."

In Su Feng's opinion, with this Jordan, who had currently returned his IQ and EQ to God, he might indeed take advantage of Carter's words and play a rogue.

But at that time...

The price Jordan would have to pay for this...

Wasn't as simple as it was in his previous life.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the 02/03 season, after Carter refused to give up his All-Star starting position to Jordan, Carter was once bombarded by the media.

In the end, although Carter still gave up his starting position to Jordan due to public opinion pressure...

But the result was that Carter lost popularity and allowed Jordan to successfully sell a wave of sympathy.

But in this life...

How could Su Feng possibly watch his beloved Pippen be reduced to Jordan's reputation ATM again?

Heh, selling sympathy?

"Old Rogue," this time, you just honestly prepare to get into the trap!

As a prelude to him surpassing him...

While helping Jordan stabilize his historical status, Su Feng didn't forget his historical mission with heavy responsibilities.

On January 2nd, the Raptors hosted the Wizards at home.

As one of the dual spokespersons of the Raptors' initial Galaxy Battleship, Jordan still missed the Canadian fans' worship of him when he returned this time.

As a result, the Raptors fans, who were "loyal and righteous", didn't disappoint Jordan.

Shortly after leading the team to Toronto, the Raptors fans welcomed Jordan and the Wizards at the airport, holding up signs of "58".

Jordan: "..."

Okay...

For the sake of the completely different customs in Toronto and the American mainland, Jordan still chose to remain rational.

It was just...

The first round of voting results for this All-Star Game made Jordan unable to be happy no matter what.

Because don't look at Jordan ranking third on this list, but the votes of the top two were not double his?

In Jordan's opinion...

If he couldn't even get into the All-Star starting lineup, then why not just give him a knife and let him die?

Fortunately, before this game started, an enthusiastic Toronto reporter solved Jordan's troubles for him.

Before the game, as Su Feng expected, reporters asked Carter the question of "If Jordan fails to be selected for the starting lineup after the voting ends, would you give up your starting position to Jordan?"

In response, Carter, who was prepared, said after thinking for a while:

"If such a situation really happens, then I think...

I will not hesitate to give my starting position to Michael Jordan!

Because as Su said, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player on this planet.

In addition, you also know that we won against Michael and his Wizards by 58 points in the regular season this season...

Therefore, in my opinion, giving up the starting lineup to Michael is also a compensation for Michael.

After all, after that game, I also reflected on it...

We did beat Michael and his Wizards too badly, which led to many people in the world being dissatisfied with us."

Based on people's past perception of Carter's low EQ...

Therefore, if Carter performed too well in the interview, it would only make people think that he was being threatened in some way.

However, while taking the initiative to express his willingness to give up the starting lineup to Jordan, he also sarcastically satirized the Old Man Jordan...

In Su Feng's opinion, Carter's statement could be described as nothing less than perfect!

Moreover, even if the Jordan fans wanted to criticize Carter for not having EQ, they had no way.

Because Carter had said it, if such a situation really happened, he would not hesitate to give the starting position to Jordan.

Therefore, even if Carter had poked at the painful things in their hearts, this time, the Jordan fans and Jordan could only choke.

Now...

It became Jordan who was embarrassed.

Because if such a situation really happened...

Was Jordan going to want this starting position, or not?

If Jordan chose to want it, then wouldn't it be equal to confirming that he was accepting Carter's compensation for him?

And if Jordan chose not to...

Then it didn't matter.

Anyway, no one would stop you, the dignified "God of Basketball", from being willing to be a substitute for Carter and Iverson.

Online, after Carter's interview came out, the Jordan fans felt very uncomfortable.

What made them even more uncomfortable was...

On the night of January 2nd, the Wizards were once again defeated by the Raptors on the road.

Jordan, who could still contribute 20+ points per game this season, was actually not bad in terms of performance.

Especially considering his old age of 38, such performance could even only be described as "extremely impressive".

However, compared with the current Raptors...

With this Wizards team that Jordan had built with his own hands, how many times would Jordan have to press the "God Descends to Earth" switch for the Wizards to win?

Anxious, irritable...

With all kinds of negative emotions flooding into their hearts, on the evening of the 2nd, the Wizards players could clearly feel that Jordan was about to crack.

The poor Kwame Brown once again became the target of Jordan's anger.

According to an unknown Wizards player, on this night, Jordan said the word trash 31 times to Brown.

Under high pressure, in the game, Brown even had the embarrassing incident of slipping and giving the offensive rebound he had grabbed back to the Raptors.

Now, Baylor was happy.

Because facts proved that compared with Olawohkandi, who he had selected back then, Kwame Brown was the worst draft pick in NBA history.

In the end, the score of this game was 77-115.

Jordan, who had failed to prove to the world that he was better than Su Feng even after giving it his all, scored the team's highest score of 21 points for the Wizards.

On the Raptors' side, Su Feng scored the game's highest score of 40 points after getting off work in three quarters.

After the game, in an interview, Su Feng still had "respect" for Jordan.

However, listening to Su Feng's interview, Jordan remembered that Su Feng didn't say that to him during the game.

"Yo, is this Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen's deputy back then?"

"How have you been, Michael? I heard that because you didn't get to hug my thighs for a few more years, you finally made up your mind to make a comeback this time?"

"Hey, the greatest No. 23 player in NBA history? Of course it's me, because I've never been blacked-eighted."

"Oh, it was me who blacked-eighted you back then? I'm really sorry!"

Seriously...

It was just that Jordan had a good temper, otherwise...

Otherwise, he would have to...

He had to sit down and have a good chat with Su Feng!

There was no way to expect Su Feng to respect the old and love the young...

But as teammates who had fought side by side back then, in Jordan's opinion, he could at least ask Su Feng to shut his damn mouth in future games, right?

After all, Su Feng's trash talk, even if it didn't contain swear words, was still stabbing at the heart!

Aggrieved, weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Can you believe that this was the current situation of Michael Jordan, who was once "the only one above and below"?

Since announcing his comeback last year, in most of the games this year, where could you still see the younger generation's respect and love for Jordan?

Lord Jordan, this era has changed!

This era is surnamed Su, not Jordan!

…

On the 4th, in the game where Jordan led his team to visit Los Angeles, a scene that moved Jordan happened.

Because in this game, Jordan found that...

It turned out that there were still true fans of his in this league!

Kobe Bryant.

The No. 8 of the Los Angeles Lakers, the temporary leader of this Lakers team now.

In Staples, in addition to competing with Jordan on the court, off the court...

In an interview after the game, Kobe did not forget to publicly publish an article titled "My Idol Michael Jordan."

As a result...

For Jordan, who had been bullied recently, Kobe's long article was undoubtedly giving him charcoal in the snow.

"Believe me, Kobe will definitely become the best perimeter player in this league in the future!"

After receiving Kobe's support, Jordan, who was so moved that he couldn't control himself, also sent a "God's blessing" to Kobe.

It was just...

Jordan's blessing...

Those who understand, understand.

"Ho, if O'Neal doesn't come back...

Then the person in charge of Los Angeles will have to change."

This day, after admiring Kobe's recent data, Su Feng silently sighed.

So far this season, thanks to O'Neal's period of recuperation, Kobe has now officially joined the battle for the scoring title this season.

01/02 season, the NBA's timely players' average score list is as follows:

1. Iverson, 31.7 points per game.

2. McGrady, 31.2 points per game.

3. Su Feng, 28.7 points per game.

4. Kobe, 28.4 points per game.

Starting from January of the new year, because the Raptors will start implementing the second-in-command rotation policy, so for Su Feng, the moment to test him has arrived.

Tidy up his handsome hairstyle.

Put on his backpack.

NBA, are you ready to welcome your king?

…

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