Chapter 1 The Mixed Feelings

On the court, looking at Yao Ming grinning awkwardly at him, Su Feng's mood was a mixture of emotions at this moment.

Anger?

Sadness?

No, if you were by Su Feng's side right now, you would definitely see the words "great joy" written all over his handsome face.

Bearing the glory that Su Feng had left behind.

Throughout the 00/01 season, no matter how hard Yao Ming tried, no matter how surprising his performance was...

In the end, he couldn't escape being compared to Su Feng by Philadelphia fans.

In fact, during the regular season and the Philadelphia Gang's first round of playoffs, many American fans had already recognized Yao Ming as the top pick.

But...

Philadelphia was different.

Because they had tasted the "sweetness" of Su Feng, they had extraordinary expectations for Yao Ming from the very beginning, having endured two years of bitterness and sourness.

And the result of this expectation was...

It seemed that Su Feng had paved the way for Yao Ming and the others, but in reality, during his rookie season, with the recording of "The Yao Ming Year," the 20-year-old Yao Ming faced pressure and a media environment that even Su Feng hadn't encountered back then.

Therefore, the "I will defeat Su Feng" roared by Little Yao tonight, what he wanted to defeat was more than just the current Su Feng.

What he wanted to defeat was the Su Feng who only lived in the memories of Philadelphia fans, and in the stories of "what Su Feng would be like if he had never left Philadelphia."

Young Little Yao had planned to do this early on.

Because under his honest face, he had always hidden a silly, chuunibyou (middle-schooler syndrome) heart.

And based on Little Yao's understanding of Su Feng, he knew very well that Brother Feng would not be angry at his behavior.

After all, as Brother Feng's junior, paying tribute to Brother Feng in Brother Feng's way...

What was wrong with that?

In front of the TV, listening to Director Zhang's commentary, Liu Yudong, who was preparing to lead the Bayi team to reclaim lost territory in this year's CBA playoffs, also smiled and said, "It seems that the Shanghai Gang is going to rebel!"

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Rebelled, rebelled.

O'Neal, who would rather lose face than be defeated.

Little Yao, who no longer suppressed his nature and chose to let himself go.

Have you seen such an NBA?

Haven't seen it, right...

Su Feng hadn't seen it either.

At the Rose Garden Arena, as Yao Ming's declaration brought the Philadelphia fans in front of the TV back to reality, Philadelphia attacked first on the court.

And at this time, people also noticed the player that the Raptors sent to guard Iverson tonight.

"Wow, it's a king-to-king matchup right from the start!"

This season, with McGrady going west and Iverson returning from injury, ESPN had already named Kobe, Iverson, Carter, and McGrady as the "Four Shooting Guards" before the All-Star Weekend in Washington.

Of course, there were also many people who questioned this so-called "Four Shooting Guards."

That was...

Where did ESPN rank Su Feng?

And ESPN's answer was also very direct.

"Of course, Su is the undisputed number one small forward in history!"

In addition, according to ESPN's explanation:

It's already 2001, will there still be people who don't think Su Feng will become the number one small forward in history in the future?

Even if there are still famous players who can suppress him at the forward position now, what about in a few years?

So, on the internet in the Rabbit Country...

The saying "West Kobe, East Iverson, North Carter, South McGrady, Center Su Feng" began to spread widely.

From the map, although Phoenix was not in the south of the United States like Houston, Phoenix was the southernmost team among the cities where Kobe, Iverson, Carter, and McGrady currently played.

In addition, the small forward position, with power forwards and centers above, and shooting guards and point guards below, was also the central position in basketball, so don't mention it, this saying was quickly recognized by most Chinese fans after it spread.

Moreover, some even went so far as to show off their writing skills on the internet:

"East Evil" is Iverson, whose height is only "183" centimeters, and is good at the butterfly step. His style is evil, hence the name.

"West Lone" is Kobe, who seems reasonable, but always loves to compete with O'Neal for the low post at critical moments, so he is nicknamed "Los Angeles Lone Ranger."

And "North Beggar" is Carter, who is gifted and is the "Beggar Version of Su Feng," simply the king of beggars.

As for "South Brother"...

McGrady, the brother of Su Feng and Carter, tried to start his own business, but was lying down before he could even start in the 00/01 season.

In addition, the most amazing thing was the explanation of why Su Feng was "Center Su Feng."

Because since breaking up with Britney, Su Feng was still single...

Therefore, this brother who personally wrote the saying "West Kobe, East Iverson, North Carter, South McGrady, Center Su Feng" did not forget to remind the vast number of Chinese fans:

Wang Chongyang was a lonely old bachelor in the original novel.

Damn!

As everyone knows, damn is a plant.

No bragging, not long ago, when Su Feng heard this saying from Su Junyang, he always felt that in this life, he would become the protagonist on Hupu (Chinese sports website) in the future.

Because the wisdom and ability of Chinese fans to write sayings...

Su Feng had witnessed it in his previous life.

On the court, Philadelphia's first attack, with the help of Yao Ming's screen, "East Evil" Iverson directly pierced Su Feng's defense.

There was no way, because Su Feng's center of gravity was too high, so even if Su Feng knew what Iverson was going to do as soon as Iverson raised his hand, it was difficult for him to keep up with Iverson's lightning-fast pace.

Swish!

Iverson made a short mid-range shot, 2-0, Philadelphia led.

To be fair, no matter what happens next season, in Su Feng's opinion, the Raptors must have a Coach Lue on the bench.

Because even if Coach Lue can't defend Iverson, at least he can keep up.

In addition, as his future "famous coach training object," establishing a revolutionary friendship with Coach Lue as soon as possible was also one of Su Feng's career plans.

Turning back, the Raptors attacked.

Without Carter, the Raptors' gains from playing the triangle offense were far less than letting Su Feng and Nash directly play pick-and-rolls.

This ball, under Christie's entanglement, Su Feng and Nash, through a pick-and-roll, switched the slightly weaker Snow onto Su Feng.

As for Iverson?

Don't even think about it.

As Larry Brown's successor, Carlisle did not completely deny the legacy Brown left behind.

This season, with Iverson averaging 2.7 steals per game, the Philadelphia Gang was still one of the best defensive teams in the league.

The reason was that the presence of Snow and Christie on the outside allowed Iverson to recklessly make off-ball steals in the game.

And Ratliff and Yao Ming in the paint could guarantee that Iverson's opponents wouldn't dare to mess around after he was broken through.

Therefore, Iverson and Yao Ming were more than just a perfect match on the offensive end?

These two were also a perfect match on the defensive end.

Because if it weren't for Iverson, where would Yao Ming get so many blocks this season?

Clang!

At the high post, no matter how good Snow's defense was, he was still in a different dimension from Su Feng in terms of tonnage.

However, as Payton's disciple, Su Feng noticed that Snow actually entangled him again when he was about to pull up for a jumper near the free throw line.

Swish!

Fortunately, Su Feng's handsome pull-up jumper still elegantly went into the basket.

2-2.

On CCTV, Director Zhang, who saw this scene, said with emotion: "Back then, Iverson and Su Feng, one was responsible for breaking through, and the other was responsible for holding up Jordan on the court.

It was precisely with the concerted efforts of these two that the Philadelphia Gang blacked out the Bulls in the playoffs that year.

But times have changed, who would have thought that these two have now become opponents from teammates?"

And Su Junyang on the side said, "If you regard Iverson and Su Feng as martial arts masters, then their battle is a peak duel for the leader of the martial arts world."

On the court, Philadelphia attacked.

Little Yao didn't roll to the basket after setting the screen this time, but chose to cut to the outside.

As a result, Big Ben almost had his waist broken by Little Yao.

Because the position Yao Ming stood after cutting to the outside was almost at the three-point line...

And it wasn't difficult for Big Ben to go up to defend...

But what if Iverson broke through, what should Big Ben do then?

Bang, swish!

And soon, Iverson gave Big Ben the answer.

That was:

Too bad!

Taking advantage of Yao Ming's holding up, Iverson went straight to the basket after tearing open a gap in Su Feng's defense.

Old Barkley couldn't stop Iverson with his big belly.

4-2.

At this time, looking at Su Feng, Nash also took the initiative to suggest: "Su, why don't I defend Allen?"

Hearing this, Su Feng directly shook his head and said, "Steve, you should focus on organizing the offense."

Nash nodded, but at that moment, what Nash was thinking in his heart was:

Anyway, you can't defend him, so why not let me take the beating?

Unfortunately, Su Feng didn't know what Nash was thinking...

Otherwise, he would have kicked Nash to death.

Because Su Feng's "can't defend" and Nash's "can't defend" were two different concepts.

Of course, Su Feng "can't defend" Iverson.

Due to his center of gravity, once a small guard like Iverson broke through, Su Feng's knees and ankles would collapse in an instant.

In Su Feng's previous life, the regular season of the 96/97 season and the Finals of the 00/01 season, the Bulls and Lakers at that time were the best examples.

However, through defensive positioning and anticipation, Su Feng could limit Iverson's offensive area.

And this was something that Nash could never do.

It was a pity...

The actual height of Big Ben and Barkley was not two meters...

That's why Su Feng seemed helpless against Iverson in the first two defenses.

On the court, the Raptors attacked.

Barkley used his experience to score in the low post against Ratliff, 4-4.

And turning back, the unsolvable problem of Iverson once again appeared in front of the Raptors.

However, this time Yao Ming failed to block Su Feng for Iverson.

Bypassing the Great Wall of Little Yao, Su Feng forced Iverson to the dead corner on the wing at the first time.

On the other side, Christie took the initiative to come forward to meet him.

Iverson, who knew Su Feng's strengths and weaknesses, didn't force it, but promptly transferred the ball to Christie's hand.

After getting the ball, Christie successfully cut into the Raptors' interior defense against Jackson.

Big Ben was held up by Little Yao on the outside and couldn't help defend.

And Barkley, who was old but ambitious, originally planned to use his deterrent to scare Christie away.

But...

This Christie was the kind of guy who got more excited the stronger his opponent was...

Therefore, facing Barkley's elbow threat, Christie not only didn't dodge, but at that moment, he even wanted to have close contact with Barkley.

Bang, swish!

6-4.

In the Raptors' restricted area, the "Flying Pig" was embarrassed.

"Is Doug such a manly player?" Looking at Su Feng, Barkley asked with a puzzled face.

And hearing this...

Su Feng's mind was full of images of Christie being led down the street with a chain by his wife.

The game continued, the Raptors had the ball.

Because he got a good position on the wing, Su Feng directly reached out to Nash to ask for the ball.

At the same time, Snow at the high post and Little Yao in the middle also focused their attention on Su Feng.

Su Feng, who was holding the ball with his back to the basket, knew that the Philadelphia Gang was warning him.

As long as he dared to turn to the inside, what awaited him would definitely be the double-team of Little Yao and Snow.

And this was one of the tricks that Su Feng used to use against Jordan back then.

But he couldn't stop Jordan with this trick back then...

How could Christie stop him today?

If Iverson was an unsolvable world problem for the Raptors.

Then Su Feng was also an unsolvable world problem for the Philadelphia Gang.

Damn!

Damn again!

On the court, just as Su Feng used his strength to suppress Christie, suddenly, his legs, like springs, pushed him out in the opposite direction.

And with the perfect force of his waist, a perfect gif image called Feng's Pull-up Jumper appeared in front of the world.

Swish!

That was Su Feng.

The number one perimeter player in the NBA.

...

At the Rose Garden Arena, at the beginning of the first quarter, Su Feng and Iverson started their scoring battle.

As a result, when gods fight, mortals naturally suffer.

In the second half of the first quarter, Christie and Barkley became the background boards for Su Feng and Iverson one after another.

With 3 minutes and 23 seconds left in the first quarter, Su Feng was single-handedly guarding Christie on the left wing at that time.

Then, Su Feng grabbed the basketball with his right hand and teased him gently, successfully angering Christie.

Then, taking advantage of the moment when Christie lunged forward, Su Feng's center of gravity foot did not move, first he grabbed the ball with one hand and made a feint in the opposite direction...

Then, it was a shot called "The Fadeaway You Can Never Learn.gif"!

And on the court, when Su Feng shot, Christie was almost sitting on the floor.

On CCTV, Director Zhang said with emotion: "You really can't blame Christie for not defending well in this ball, because if you have to blame, you can only blame Su Feng for playing with too much imagination."

And before Director Zhang could finish speaking, on the other side, Iverson also started his performance mode.

After cutting through the Raptors' defense from the middle, Iverson's speed at this moment was almost like frame-by-frame animation.

Barkley felt bitter in his heart, Barkley didn't want to say it.

Because in this ball, he clearly felt that he could stop Iverson, but who would have thought that Iverson would spin around his defensive area in the air like a top!

In the future, Monta Ellis also made a similar shot, but whether in terms of difficulty or unrestrainedness, he couldn't compare with Iverson's shot.

In front of the TV, after witnessing the terrifying scoring ability of "Ai-Feng" tonight, many people who had previously used "Jordan was beaten by Ai-Feng" to diss Jordan have fallen silent.

Because in their opinion, with Pippen, that trash, Jordan could play 4 games with that Philadelphia team back then...

Then how awesome was Jordan back then?

In the first quarter, the Raptors and Philadelphia tied at 29.

Su Feng made 5 of 8 shots in the first quarter, plus free throws, and scored 14 points.

And Iverson made 5 of 10 shots and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 13 points.

In the second quarter, Su Feng didn't rest, and neither did Iverson.

On the Raptors' side, Davis replaced Coronne and Old Curry to partner with Su Feng, Big Ben, and Jackson.

And on the Philadelphia side, Tylon Hill, Jumaine Jones, and Aaron McKie partnered with Snow and Iverson.

Now, Big Ben, who had been holding back for 12 minutes in the first quarter, finally waited for his stage.

Because in the first five minutes of the second quarter, Big Ben grabbed 5 rebounds alone!

Anyway, no matter the front court or the back court, as long as it hit the rim and bounced out, it was his Big Ben's rebound!

"Wow, once Yao Ming goes down, the Philadelphia Gang's interior defense immediately can't hold up." Director Zhang also joked on CCTV.

In Su Feng's previous life, many Yao haters often used the excuse that Yao Ming was too clumsy and couldn't grab rebounds as well as those black, tough guys to diss Yao Ming.

But people who can say this must not have watched the Rockets' and the Chinese men's basketball team's games after Yao Ming left the court.

Because although Yao Ming's career average number of rebounds can't compare with those rebound monsters, in actual games, Yao Ming's protection of backcourt rebounds is difficult to show through statistics.

And thanks to Big Ben's outstanding performance on the rebounds, in the early part of the second quarter, the Raptors also successfully established some advantages in the game.

But...

Little Yao said tonight that he wanted to defeat Su Feng, and he wasn't just saying it.

In the middle of the second quarter, as the two teams gradually switched back to their main players, Yao Ming also took over the heavy responsibility of attacking for Philadelphia from Iverson.

And now...

Don't look at the fact that Yao Ming's every punch hit Big Ben's body.

But in Su Feng's opinion, this Little Yao was obviously hitting "him"!

My heart aches for Big Ben for 0.1 seconds.

Oh, poor Ben Wallace.

In the final part of the second quarter, after Su Feng's touch gradually declined, the Philadelphia Gang regained control of the game.

At this time, taking advantage of Yao Ming's opportunity to go to the free throw line, Su Feng also jokingly said to him, "Mingming, is it fun to punch Brother Feng one punch at a time?"

Hearing this, Little Yao almost exposed his ambition at that time!

Fortunately, he took the words back in time, "Good... a good exciting game! This game is so exciting, right, Brother Feng?"

Su Feng laughed.

Because although the situation of the game was unfavorable to the Raptors at this time, he didn't know why...

Su Feng just felt...

He could play basketball for the rest of his life and never get tired of it.

Dynasty or honors.

At this moment, Su Feng just wanted to enjoy the joy that basketball brought him to the fullest.

"Have you ever watched a game of Michael Jordan's peak period in person?" On the Raptors' bench, looking at Su Feng on the court, Rivers suddenly asked D'Antoni.

D'Antoni shook his head, because he didn't land in the NBA from Europe until the 97/98 season, so D'Antoni didn't watch Jordan's game during his peak period in person.

And after sighing, Rivers said to D'Antoni, "I've seen it."

"Mike, open your eyes wide, because Su's performance in the game will definitely exceed your imagination."

...

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