This is a story about the battle for the scoring title.

Unruly and never giving up are his labels.

His sleepy eyes and smooth pull-up jumper always make him stand out on the court.

And his adorable fans call him "Little Blacksmith" and "The Bane of Shaq"...

January: The frigid cold of Toronto freezes the land and lakes.

But it can't freeze someone's molten-hot touch.

Yes, you read that right!

The descriptions above aren't about Iverson, McGrady, or Kobe.

But rather...

— Su Feng!

On the 7th, with Little O'Neal resting, the Raptors traveled to Memphis to challenge the Grizzlies.

As it turned out, unlike the younger brother Grizzlies of the past, the current Grizzlies, led by Van Gundy, had already transformed into a strong Western Conference team.

In the first three quarters, "The Beard" Baron Davis used his "Middle Eastern Breakthroughs" to remind American fans watching on TV of that damned "911."

And as the current Grizzlies fans' "Son of Van Gundy"...

Jones also "limited" the "King of the North," Su Feng, with his tireless defense.

As for the young Pau Gasol,

He was getting whatever he wanted against the short-statured duo of Big Ben and Barkley.

FedExForum in Memphis...

The Grizzlies, who had successfully defied fate in the new season, held a maximum lead in the fourth quarter, to the point where...

Frustrated Raptors fans had even turned off their TVs.

Nineteen points.

Playing against a Van Gundy team.

With only 8 minutes and 54 seconds left.

In the eyes of the world, even if a miracle were to occur, the Raptors could not possibly change the fact that they would be defeated by the Grizzlies on this night.

However, as it turned out, what happened next in this arena was more than just a miracle.

On the court, accompanied by Su Feng, who had been tormented by Britney the previous night and was utterly exhausted, slowly opening his sleepy eyes...

In the Grizzlies' half-court, with his foot stepping on the bear's eye of the Grizzlies' home court center logo, at a distance that Van Gundy could not understand no matter how hard he tried, Su Feng first drew a burst of exclamations from the home fans with an intercontinental missile.

Oh, this is so unscientific!

Swish!

73 to 89.

Immediately afterward, Davis bravely knocked Nash aside, overtaking Big Ben, and just as he was about to send the ball into the basket...

Whack!

No way? Davis got blocked?

No...

This wasn't just a simple block.

But rather...

Su Feng's once-or-twice-a-year performance of...

A two-handed block!

On the court, before people could even react with their next expression, Su Feng quickly dribbled the ball past the Grizzlies' half-court after landing.

Because Su Feng's intercontinental ballistic missile had been too terrifying, Jones and Battier both rushed toward him at the first opportunity.

However...

In the middle of the muscular wall formed by these two defensive powerhouses, Su Feng passed through them like lightning!

On the basketball court, there's no defense that a crossover can't solve!

And if there is, then just do two!

Bang!

In the restricted area, Gasol, who was the fastest to retreat, couldn't avoid Su Feng.

So, on this night, the young Gasol became a member of the "Su Feng Posterized Club" in his younger brother Marc's words.

75 to 89.

Because the referee determined that Gasol had just fouled Su Feng, Su Feng would also have the opportunity to shoot an additional free throw after posterizing Gasol.

Swish!

After Su Feng made the extra free throw, the score between the two teams had reached 76 to 89.

Compared to a few dozen seconds ago, now...

The Raptors' supporters could already see the dawn of a comeback.

But don't be happy too soon.

On the court, through a tactical play, Battier successfully hit a key three-pointer for the Grizzlies on their subsequent offensive possession to stabilize the situation.

76 to 92.

At this moment, Van Gundy on the sideline glanced at Davis with a smug look.

John, I'm not the Jeff I used to be.

Now I'm a Jeff who can arrange three-point tactics!

Therefore, we are destined to win this game!

On the court, Van Gundy, having learned from his experience with the Knicks, decisively adopted the strategy of having Battier and Jones double-team Su Feng.

However, similar to every Mosaic collapse night in Su Feng's memory...

Van Gundy's team always seemed to encounter a god-like opponent in the fourth quarter.

Raptors offense, on the wing, Su Feng, after receiving the ball, didn't make any adjustments, just turned around, pulled up, and threw it!

And this time...

Battier could only give Jones a helpless look.

Because...

How do you double-team him on this shot?

Swish!

79 to 92!

Van Gundy, who had been smug a second ago, immediately called a timeout.

As the tense atmosphere began to spread in FedExForum, Gasol's high post shot missed the basket after the timeout.

Big Ben, who had been getting beat up badly lately, boxed out the rebound for Su Feng.

Immediately, Su Feng dribbled the ball himself to launch a counterattack.

At this moment, even Nash was screening for Su Feng.

But this time, the quick-witted Battier preemptively helped defend from Su Feng's side and rear.

But...

Where had this player, who had finished his senior year at Duke, ever seen a reckless high school style of play like Su Feng's?

In an instant, Su Feng, carrying a bomb, squeezed past Battier and crashed into Jones.

And immediately afterward, rushing toward his freedom, after jumping up unreasonably, he was slapped in the face by Gasol, and he twisted his body and forcibly sent the ball toward the basket with his right hand!

To be fair, Gasol didn't do it on purpose.

However, because the league hadn't evolved to the level of the "Cai Xukun League" yet, a foul like this was just a regular foul.

Beep!

Bang, swish!

The shot went in and the whistle blew, Su Feng got another opportunity to make a three-point play!

And now, in the stands, the Grizzlies fans in the arena were starting to lose their composure.

Because they really couldn't imagine what the fans in Vancouver had experienced in the past few years.

Wait...

With a god like this living next door, you guys actually managed to hold on until 2001 before moving?

On the court, after Su Feng made the extra free throw, it was 82 to 92.

On the sideline, Van Gundy had already started frowning and scratching the top of his head, which didn't have much hair to begin with.

Clang!

At this crucial moment, Davis also showed the world the...

Resounding side that every "Beard" has.

In Su Feng's previous life, the reason why Baron Davis, who was explosively athletic, couldn't go any further was because of his terrible shot selection.

Believe it or not...

Davis, who was ahead of Curry by a whole Westbrook in terms of physical talent, lagged behind Curry by at least one Westbrook in terms of true shooting percentage.

Of course, here, because my turtle, Westbrook, is a floating unit of measurement, so if there are any discrepancies in the actual calculation results, then...

Swish!

On the court, the Grizzlies' fans already wanted to kneel to Su Feng!

Because this guy...

He was throwing threes while stepping on the logo again!

And the reigning champion Lakers, actually gave up after only playing three quarters...

Holy crap!

Are they even trying?

Are they even letting people happily score... uh, I mean, are they even letting people happily enjoy the joy that the game brings?

The process of this game had nothing to do with the strength of the two sides.

Because even if the Raptors were strong, the Lakers, who had Shaq, Kobe, and Kidd, shouldn't be so weak.

In the first quarter, Shaq wanted to bully Big Ben in the low post as soon as he came up after recovering from his injury.

Because Carter was resting in this game...

The player responsible for defending Kobe on the Raptors' side was Su Feng.

As a result, Kobe didn't want to do it.

Because...

Why should you take away my "unlimited firepower" as soon as you come back?

Shaq, as my second-in-command, don't you know that I'm currently competing with Iverson, McGrady, and Su Feng for the scoring title?

So, shouldn't you honestly screen for me and be my tool man?

To be fair, Kobe had indeed become inflated during Shaq's injury period.

As his DNA was awakened and with someone constantly stimulating him, how could he accept the role of assisting Shaq?

Before winning the championship, Kobe's stubborn personality had been suppressed by his obsession with winning the championship.

After the Lakers won the championship last season, Kobe had increasingly resembled the Kobe in Su Feng's memory.

What's even more amazing is...

Because Kobe had formed a deep friendship with Kidd during Shaq's time off...

So on the court, the person who felt isolated in the team at this time...

Had already become Shaq.

On the court, Shaq felt extremely uncomfortable, feeling like he had a green hat on his head.

However, as a rational and mature point guard...

Kidd also noticed that Shaq wasn't playing comfortably on the court.

However...

There was only one basketball after all, you couldn't cut it in half and feed half to Kobe and half to Shaq, could you?

At the crucial moment, Phil Jackson, who should have called a timeout to adjust the Lakers' tactics, once again proved that he was the league's number one honey and the Raptors' honorary head coach.

Because...

The Lakers' star players were about to fight, but Jackson just wouldn't call a timeout.

Don't ask, the "Zen Master" wanted to maintain his aloof persona.

As a result, with the Lakers' various divine assists, Su Feng and Big Ben had a great time in this game.

The former scored 45 points in three quarters.

And the latter grabbed 19 rebounds in three quarters.

After the game, Kobe and Shaq weren't in the best of moods.

At this time, as the strongest "agitator group" in the league...

The great Los Angeles media began their mischievous operations.

"Kobe, do you think you and Shaq aren't very compatible?"

"Shaq, do you have a conflict with Kobe?

We noticed that you weren't very willing to screen for him in the game."

In fact, there wasn't really any conflict between Kobe and Shaq.

After all, with Kidd acting as a mediator and with Su Feng as an enemy, even if there were deep conflicts between "OK," they would be resolved.

However...

As the media continued to provoke them, at this time, Kobe also began to feel that Shaq had looked down on him from the beginning.

Because Shaq usually liked to joke around with his teammates without restraint, so he had often teased Kobe about not having gone to college.

But at that time, because he knew Shaq was joking with him, Kobe didn't take it seriously.

However...

As the external provocations increased, if you were Kobe, what would you think?

As for Shaq, during this injury period, this face-saving fathead really felt a sense of threat.

In his opinion, this Kobe wasn't as obedient as before and wasn't willing to assist him obediently.

Fortunately, this major event, later known as "the first intensification of the OK conflict"...

Was eventually successfully resolved with Kidd's mediation.

However...

Kidd, who had originally come here to be a younger brother and win a few championships along the way...

Never imagined that after being traded to the Lakers, he would have to be both a father and a mother?

And the most hateful thing was...

No matter how the outside world evaluated him, he was still just the third option!

Therefore, while Kidd was helping "OK" absorb their negative energy...

Kidd's own negative energy was also gradually accumulating.

The storm had already gathered over Los Angeles as early as January 2002.

On the other side, Su Feng and his Raptors were continuing to move forward.

In January, Su Feng, who was divinely blessed, even put on a show of 7 consecutive 40+ point performances in mid-January in the Raptors' subsequent games.

As McGrady entered a slump, Su Feng officially surpassed McGrady in late January, coming in second in the average points per game rankings.

Now, Su Feng was only 1.7 points away from Iverson, who was at the top of the list.

In the streets, while people were lamenting the terrifying scoring ability of "Ai Feng," whether Su Feng could become the scoring champion for two consecutive years also became the focus of people's attention.

At this time, as time entered February of the new year, Michael Jordan also made a major decision.

That was, because of a groin strain, he would withdraw from the All-Star Game to be held in Philadelphia on February 11th.

Okay...

This time, Jordan really wasn't withdrawing from the All-Star Game out of pride.

But because he was really injured.

Having seen through Su Feng's "wolfish ambitions"...

So, after the first round of All-Star voting results were released this year, in order to get fans to vote for him, the 38-year-old Jordan even scored 51 points in a game against the Hornets.

No cap, if this Jordan was just DeRozan plus, then you might as well describe Su Feng as JR Smith plus...

Throughout January, while Su Feng was advancing rapidly, Jordan was also continuing his insane performances.

However, compared to the "Old Rogue" who couldn't be broken no matter how hard he was pushed back then...

This time, Jordan, who had exerted himself too much, was sanctioned by his scarred body.

Heroes will eventually grow old.

Even with the heart to kill the enemy, where did Jordan have the strength to kill the enemy at this time?

In the first moment after Jordan was injured, Su Feng sent him his most sincere blessings.

Um...

This time Su Feng was sincere.

He definitely wasn't hoping that Jordan would recover soon because the Raptors and Wizards still had two games in March and he didn't want to miss out on that shot value...

He wasn't sending blessings to Jordan because he was worried that Jordan wouldn't be able to continue to show off his greatness.

As someone who had been educated by Jordan, Su Feng knew very well how terrifying Jordan's strength was.

He also knew how strong this person, who was known as the "God of Basketball," was.

Therefore, Su Feng simply didn't want to see Jordan end his career in this way.

See, back then, I was desperately chasing after your figure and footsteps.

Now, it's time for you to chase after me.

Even if you can't catch up, don't give up easily.

Because you are Michael Jordan.

"David, you know what, the thing I regret the most now is that I shouldn't have retired back then."

In Washington, after Jordan, who was lying on the hospital bed, had received comfort from Su Feng, he looked at his agent, David Falk, and the "God of Basketball" said after a long sigh.

Hearing this, Falk curiously asked, "Which retirement are you talking about?"

"The one after the end of the 98/99 season," Jordan said.

"But Michael, don't you think this is a good thing for you?" Falk said.

"Why? My dear old friend?" Jordan asked.

"Because life shouldn't only be about winning. Sometimes, losing appropriately isn't a bad thing.

And don't you think that after you came back this time, because you can't fly like you used to, you're willing to spend more time on your technique?" Falk said, looking at Jordan.

At this time...

Touching his chin, Jordan, who felt that Falk made a lot of sense, no longer had confused eyes.

If he couldn't continue to conquer the league...

Then why not open his heart and enjoy the joy that basketball brought him?

On this day, Su Feng, who had just finished talking to Jordan on the phone, didn't know that he had given Jordan another valuable assist in an intangible way...

……

On February 1st, the NBA officially announced the starting lineups and reserve lists for this year's Philadelphia All-Star Game.

The Raptors had four players selected.

Among them, Su Feng and Carter were selected for the starting lineup.

And Little O'Neal and Nash were selected for the reserve list.

As for Big Ben...

"Ben, no matter what difficulties you encounter, don't be afraid, face it with a smile!

The best way to eliminate fear is to face fear, persistence is victory!

Cheer up, I'm with you!"

On this day, Su Feng patted Big Ben, who was drawing circles in the bathroom, on the shoulder and comforted him.

There was no way, because everyone else on the Raptors this year had too many outstanding performances...

So Big Ben was ignored by the judges.

The Eastern Conference starting lineup and reserve list for the 01/02 season were as follows:

Starters: Yao Ming, Duncan, Su Feng, Carter, Iverson.

Reserves: Marbury, Ray Allen, Pierce, Nash, Little O'Neal, Mourning, Van Horn.

In this year's voting round, affected by "911," Su Feng's votes were down by 300,000 from last year.

However, his 3.35 million votes still stunned the experts who had previously predicted that NBA viewership would plummet in the new season.

Thanks to the Nets' excellent record this year...

Pierce and Van Horn were both selected for this year's Eastern Conference reserve list.

Mourning's selection was related to the league's encouragement for him to continue fighting kidney disease.

This season, Mourning, who had returned from injury, had shown people his tough image on the court more than once.

Therefore, even though the Heat's record was not good, he still managed to be selected for this year's Eastern Conference reserve list thanks to his tenacious performance on the court.

The Western Conference starting lineup and reserve list were as follows:

Starters: Shaq, Garnett, Webber, Kobe, McGrady.

Reserves: Hill, Kidd, Payton, Nowitzki, Davis, Brand, Malone.

Compared to last season, the biggest change in this year's Western Conference starting five was mainly at Webber's spot.

Although the Kings in Su Feng's memory were missing Divac, Christie, Bibby and other strong players...

Under the leadership of the twin stars Peja and Webber, the Kings, who had a good record this year, also allowed Webber to gain a lot of popularity.

In addition, on the Suns' side, Hill was willing to give up his spot, so Webber was able to successfully surpass Hill, the former popularity king, in the fourth round of voting.

In terms of the Western Conference All-Star reserves, the most controversial point was Brand.

Because the Grizzlies were currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference this year, many fans believed that Gasol was more deserving of this All-Star reserve spot than Brand.

However...

Who told the Spanish fans not to bomb the NBA headquarters with emails like the Chinese fans back then?

In fact, in the NBA, seniority has always been an objective thing.

It was just that Stern didn't expect the rabbits to be so strong back then.

In the Raptors team, in addition to having four players selected for the All-Star Game, Jackson and Parker also received invitations to this year's Rookie Challenge.

In addition, this year's Eastern Conference All-Star coach would be Davis, while the Western Conference coach would be D'Antoni.

Therefore, before the All-Star Game had even started, fans began to look forward to an exciting offensive battle.

This season, the Suns, who were currently ranked first in the Western Conference, had a gorgeous style of play and were called the Western Conference Little Raptors.

D'Antoni's unrestrained bombardment tactics also allowed the Suns' frontcourt group to unleash their talents on the court without restraint.

The only thing that bothered D'Antoni was that the Suns' current point guard, Fisher, didn't meet his requirements.

Therefore, there had been rumors that the Suns would trade Fisher for a player that D'Antoni liked before the trade deadline.

This angered Fisher, who was still preparing to hug McGrady's thighs last season.

In his opinion, D'Antoni was blind!

Because as a good tool man like Fisher...

Why did D'Antoni look down on him?

……

With All-Star Weekend approaching, each team in the NBA, except for the Raptors, had their own troubles.

For example...

The Spurs, who traded for Mutombo this season but failed to make it into the playoffs.

For Popovich, the thing he wanted to do the most right now...

Was probably to run to Toronto and shoot Davis in the head with his 98k.

On February 3rd, according to the schedule, the Raptors would host the Spurs at home.

On this day, because it was Raptors owner Chad's youngest son's birthday...

In order to fulfill his youngest son's wish, Chad brought his family to sit on the sideline and be fans.

While the entire Air Canada Centre was immersed in a joyful atmosphere...

On the other side, Popovich was walking into the arena with his gloomy face...

……

ps: The second chapter with 6600 words is here! My goodness, I remember that we only had 2.33 million words at the end of the year summary, I didn't expect that only a few days have passed and we already have 2.38 million words... So... dear readers, can you give Qiao some double monthly tickets to encourage him?