Chapter 1 Although It Was Thrilling at the End

Although it was thrilling at the end, Su Feng ultimately laughed to the end thanks to his years of experience battling Kobe.

With 8 minutes and 54 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Su Feng successfully drew Paul Pierce's sixth foul of the game with his superb acting skills and a sharp scream.

Thus, the first level of the upgraded version of the "Punish Arrogant and Ignorant Youngsters" mission, the "Devil's Gauntlet"...

...was opened by Su Feng with his wisdom and perseverance.

Because of a lack of stamina, the Nets failed to create too many problems for the Raptors in the subsequent games.

And in the remaining games...

...Su Feng scored 6 more points with 4 free throws and 1 mid-range pull-up jumper.

Kenny Smith of TNT TV said with a slight regret, "Unfortunately, on this night, Su was only 2 points away from his career-high single-game score."

On the side, Derek said, "However, this is still the most exciting individual performance of the season so far!

Su almost single-handedly defeated the Nets!"

There was no way around it, luck played too big of a role in scoring 70 or even 80 points in a single game in the NBA.

After Pierce was fouled out, the score between the two teams gradually widened...

...how else could one describe the Nets' defense against Su Feng other than "insane"?

In addition, with the second level of the "Devil's Gauntlet" coming tomorrow, Su Feng, whose gas tank was almost empty after the team secured the victory, couldn't force himself to squeeze out that damn last drop of gas like he did when fighting Britney, could he?

Waist broken, legs crippled.

That was Su Feng's feeling after playing this game.

But you know what...

...this feeling of tossing forty-odd times in a game is quite addictive.

In the game, Su Feng, who made 26 of 45 shots, including 6 of 14 three-pointers and 9 of 9 free throws, not only scored a career-second-high 67 points, but also contributed 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.

In the end, the score of this game was 103 to 117.

In the Raptors, besides Su Feng, who scored "60+" for the second time in his career, only Carter and Barkley scored in double digits.

On the Nets' side, Van Horn had 28 points and 12 rebounds.

Kittles also had 14 points.

At the Air Canada Centre, the Raptors fans who were present tonight had a great time. When the players of both teams retreated, there were still many fans on the scene shouting "MVP, MVP".

As for Pierce, who was hammered by Su Feng to only get 8 points, along with 4 turnovers and 6 fouls on this night...

After the game, according to the staff member in charge of cleaning the visiting team's locker room, none of the lockers in the Raptors' visiting team locker room were in good condition after the game.

"I think the league should take good care of the quality of most players in the current league. You know, last season, after we played the Finals with the Lakers, we replaced dozens of lockers alone."

At the press conference, Scott, who didn't want to get involved, blamed Su Feng for the Nets' loss in this game.

"I've said many times before that even if you put in 200% of your effort to deal with a player like Su, he can still do whatever he wants on the court."

In addition, when asked if Su Feng's state in this game was so vigorous because Pierce had spoken disrespectfully to Su Feng before the game...

...Scott almost wanted to kiss the reporter who asked the question.

"I think Paul must learn to be humble if he wants to go further in the future, because you can't catch up with a player like Su just by talking." Scott replied.

Geez...

If Scott didn't have any contact with him, Su Feng would have almost suspected that he was a spy sent by the Raptors to the Nets on this night.

Sure enough, a stupid enemy is your best teammate.

Although Scott's post-match remarks successfully threw the blame away and to some extent established his image as a "famous coach", how could he let Pierce live?

Bang!

How to live?

How do you think Pierce can live?

What is "a player like Su"?

Listen to what Scott is saying, is he still speaking human language?

After the game, Pierce, who refused to be interviewed, wanted to rush Scott with a knife after watching Scott's remarks.

Because, when he provoked Su Feng before the game, that's not what Scott said to him in private!

If Pierce remembers correctly...

...Scott said to him at the time: Hey, Paul, I'm really proud of you for seeing you the way you are now, because you are becoming more and more confident.

But what was the result?

Is it that you get all the credit for winning, and I get all the blame for losing?

However, even if Pierce has more dissatisfaction...

...he couldn't raise his head in the face of the 8-to-67 record on this night.

Is this Toronto in December?

When taking the plane back to New Jersey with the team, Pierce always felt very cold...

However, in the cold winter, he did not accept comfort from anyone.

Facts have proved that people like Pierce are destined to achieve great things.

Because in a sense, he is the one...

...the unkillable cockroach.

…

The next day, the news of Su Feng's 67 points in a single game once again successfully occupied the headlines of major news media.

Online, in addition to lamenting the Northern God's "vengeance," Pierce also became the main ingredient for people to涮huoguo (hot pot) this winter.

But...

...this time, Su Feng didn't have much mood to turn on his computer to check the news that was praising him.

Because...

On the morning of the 23rd, the Raptors' next opponent, that is, the opponent they will face tonight...

...the Phoenix Suns, had arrived in Toronto.

As the former "Raptors' second-in-command"...

...for Tracy McGrady personally, tonight's game against the Raptors is a very special game.

Because this game is not only his first time back to Toronto after leaving the Raptors...

...tonight, he will also receive his championship ring at the Air Canada Centre.

Tracy McGrady is very satisfied with this newborn Suns team this season.

Due to the fact that most of the players on this Suns team are young...

...so when Tracy McGrady, who has two championships under his belt, came to Phoenix, he naturally became the backbone of this team.

And this situation remains the same even after Grant Hill was traded to Phoenix.

Because in Grant Hill's eyes, Tracy McGrady is young, but he has championship experience that he cannot compare to.

In addition, Grant Hill has always been humble, so after joining the Suns through a sign-and-trade, Grant Hill never thought of competing with Tracy McGrady for the position of leader.

And Tracy McGrady?

Although Tracy McGrady has begun to show his ambition at this time, Grant Hill is still more popular than his idol Anfernee Hardaway, so Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady get along fairly well on weekdays.

It is worth mentioning that...

...the Suns' team doctor is indeed a cheat-like existence.

This season, Grant Hill, who should have been lying in bed recuperating, has not shown any signs of being scrapped.

Moreover, at the suggestion of the Suns' team doctor, this season, the Suns' coach, Scott Skiles, also strictly controlled Tracy McGrady and Grant Hill's playing time.

In addition, in the summer, when Tracy McGrady brought back several videotapes from Los Angeles and expressed his desire to gain weight to the team, the Suns' team doctor also drew a "lifeline" for Tracy McGrady.

As we all know, due to some congenital deficiencies, once Tracy McGrady frantically gained muscle like Su Feng and Kobe Bryant, what awaited him would be self-destruction.

Therefore, the Suns' team doctor believes that if Tracy McGrady wants to maintain his health and have a certain ability to score, then he should control his weight between 98 kg and 102 kg.

In Su Feng's previous life, in the Magic era, in fact, the best weight range that Grover planned for Tracy McGrady's career was also in this range.

It's just that later, with the cancellation of the HC rule, the advantages of gaining weight after the outside players began to be reflected on the court, so after joining the Rockets, Tracy McGrady's actual weight had far exceeded this limit.

Then...

...it came to the story that the rabbits are familiar with: Yao Ming was injured, and then Tracy McGrady was injured.

Different from Tracy McGrady, because the Suns' team doctor believes that Grant Hill's style of play is the type of player who is very prone to injury...

...so in the eyes of the Suns' team doctors, even if they do not strictly control Grant Hill's playing time, even they cannot guarantee Grant Hill's health.

Of course, Scott Skiles did not question the Suns' team doctor about this.

After all, which coach in this era doesn't like to overwork his main players?

In Scott Skiles' view, if what the Suns' team doctor said was true, then how would Su Feng and Michael Jordan be counted?

"Dear Scott, you must know that the physiques of people cannot be generalized."

As a result, after the Suns' team doctors gave their explanation, Scott Skiles fell silent.

Because Scott Skiles' head wasn't made of iron, so when he felt that the Suns' team doctors were right, he compromised with reality.

It has to be said that fate really likes to play jokes on people.

Because under various coincidences, in this life, Grant Hill's fans and Tracy McGrady's fans will have a feast for their eyes.

…

Afternoon of the 23rd.

When Tracy McGrady came to the Air Canada Centre with his teammates for pre-game training, looking up at the dome of this arena, for a time, one picture after another merged into Tracy McGrady's mind.

But the next second, after clenching his fists, Tracy McGrady showed a smile that was not easily noticed.

Heh...

Su, although I used to be your second-in-command...

...but now, it's time for a change of dynasty.

This season, the Suns, who can score an average of 108.5 points per game, are the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Western Conference so far.

And because Tracy McGrady, Shawn Marion, and others often perform slam dunks in the game, they also got a nickname...

That is:

————“The Raptors of the West”.

As the backbone of this Suns team, Tracy McGrady, who can average 25.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game, has already quietly become the real leader in Adidas's future ten-year plan.

Especially after the Raptors' record this season has declined compared to the previous two seasons, Tracy McGrady has become the biggest "beneficiary" in this way.

In the words of future internet language:

Now you should know who was carrying the Raptors before, right?

Not to brag or blacken, even if Tracy McGrady snatches the starting position of the Western Conference All-Star from Kobe Bryant this year, Su Feng would not be surprised.

However, because he has been mixing with Su Feng for a long time, although his current career prospects are very good, Tracy McGrady knows very well that if he wants to gain real praise from people, he still has to climb over the mountain of Su Feng.

And here...

Tracy McGrady really wants to thank Paul Pierce.

Oh, dear Paul, thank you for drawing all the taunts from the big boss Su Feng for me!

In Tracy McGrady's view, there is probably no one more fortunate than him in this world!

Because last night, after Su Feng beat Paul Pierce with all his strength...

In addition, Steve Nash and Jermaine O'Neal are absent due to injuries...

And his lovely cousin is in average condition...

You say, how can he, Tracy McGrady, not win tonight?

While receiving his second championship ring, leading the Suns to defeat the Raptors...

Tsk tsk!

This script, as long as Tracy McGrady thinks about it, he will feel excited about it.

Moreover, in Tracy McGrady's eyes, he has a unique advantage tonight.

That is, he knows that Su Feng's idol is not Michael Jordan at all, but Grant Hill.

In Tracy McGrady's view, people like Su Feng and Kobe Bryant, once they encounter their idols in the game, they will definitely put their main energy on their idols.

Therefore...

Just his cousin's terrible defense?

"Alas, I still have to save some face for Su...

Winning the game is enough. As for scoring, just take 40 points and stop." Tracy McGrady thought to himself while training his shots.

At this time, Derek Fisher, who was used as a bargaining chip in the trade for Jason Kidd in the summer, also keenly noticed Tracy McGrady's expanding ambition.

As a player who is good at hugging thighs, although leaving Kobe Bryant's Achilles tendon made Derek Fisher feel "extremely painful", this season, after seeing that Tracy McGrady's Achilles tendon seemed to be thicker, Derek Fisher had already forgotten his early "oaths of eternal love" with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.

Therefore, although the relationship between Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady is still good, Derek Fisher has already begun to choose his team.

Judging from the age and future development potential of Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady, Derek Fisher chose to bet his treasure on Tracy McGrady.

This season, in addition to often running errands for Tracy McGrady, usually, the thing that Derek Fisher likes to do the most is to flatter Tracy McGrady.

For Tracy McGrady, who has just left the Raptors and wants to start his own business...

Derek Fisher gave him an experience he had never felt before.

"Hey, Tracy, when I was in Los Angeles, Kobe often told me that he often beat you in one-on-ones. Is that true?"

Look, two days ago, in the game between the Suns and the Lakers, it was under Derek Fisher's "encouragement" that Tracy McGrady scored 41 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists in that game.

And now, Derek Fisher knows...

It's time for him to give Tracy McGrady some motivation to defeat Su Feng.

"Tracy, have you read the news today?" On the court, Derek Fisher walked to Tracy McGrady's side and suddenly said while handing Tracy McGrady a cup of energy drink.

Hearing this, Tracy McGrady shook his head.

What are you kidding me? Today's news must be about praising Su Feng. He, Tracy McGrady, is not stupid. He will not make himself unhappy like Kobe Bryant.

"Alas, I have to say, you are really amazing this season.

But..." At this moment, looking at Tracy McGrady, Derek Fisher said hesitantly.

Suddenly, Tracy McGrady's curiosity was piqued.

"But what?" Tracy McGrady asked.

"It's just... today's news reports are saying that although you have shown the potential to compete for MVP this season...

...compared with Su, you are still 108,000 miles away." Derek Fisher said while sighing.

"Isn't this normal? The current me is indeed not comparable to Su." Tracy McGrady said with a puzzled look.

"Alas, that's true, but Tracy, don't you want to know how Su recently evaluated you?" Derek Fisher said.

"Huh?" Tracy McGrady subconsciously clenched his fists.

"Alas, forget it, I won't say it, because I don't want to destroy the friendship between you and Su." Derek Fisher waved his hand and said.

"What can't be said? My relationship with Su will not be destroyed because of one or two comments he made about me." Tracy McGrady said looking at Derek Fisher.

"Okay, you asked me to say it...

To be honest, in a recent interview that Su accepted, he said: 'The Raptors can win the championship with or without Tracy.'" Derek Fisher said deliberately raising his decibels.

At this time...

Tracy McGrady, who was originally quite happy, instantly collapsed.

"Did Su really say that?" Tracy McGrady asked.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, you can go and check the newspaper right away. I still have that issue of the newspaper." Derek Fisher said confidently.

"No need, I know." Tracy McGrady patted Derek Fisher on the shoulder, and then turned around and devoted himself to shooting practice.

So now the question comes.

Did Su Feng really say such a thing?

The answer is...

Derek Fisher stole the concept.

Because not long ago, Su Feng, who was often asked by the media about the impact of Tracy McGrady's departure on the Raptors, casually said that Tracy McGrady's departure would not affect the Raptors' championship prospects this season.

Then, Derek Fisher, who discovered that he could make a big fuss about this, adhered to the excellent tradition of the American media, and when he relayed this sentence to Tracy McGrady, he changed it to "The Raptors can win the championship with or without Tracy."

In Su Feng's previous life, if you carefully read the breakup experience of "OK", you will find that Derek Fisher has been playing the role of "megaphone" and "peacemaker" between the two.

In the future, when the Thunder Big Three fell apart, Derek Fisher also played such a role.

As for the ending of these two stories?

Anyway, no matter how the sky falls, he, Derek Fisher, will be the one who will never lose out.

…

Night of the 23rd, Central State Arena.

Su Feng's magical performance last night is still the hot topic of discussion among Raptors fans before the start of this game.

As the protagonist tonight, Su Feng found that in the current league, the only one who can defend him to death...

...is indeed Britney!

Do you know that Su Feng, who was tired to death yesterday, had recovered almost completely after sleeping for a night?

In addition, after yesterday's game, the physical fitness of the other Raptors players has been maintained relatively well, so in Su Feng's view, as long as he can break through the most difficult level in this "Devil's Three Levels", then he can complete the upgraded version of the mission "Punish Arrogant and Ignorant Youngsters"...

It's a certainty!

It's just that before the game, when joking with Tracy McGrady, I don't know why, maybe it's because they haven't seen each other for too long, Su Feng always feels that there is an invisible and intangible film between Tracy McGrady and himself.

But forget it...

Anyway, what he, Su Feng, is going to hammer tonight is this "white-eyed wolf".

So, if Tracy McGrady still behaves like his little brother, then Su Feng may really not be able to do it.

Um...

This "can't do it" means that there is a certain difference between beating Tracy McGrady to death and beating him to half-crippled.

On the court, before the start of this game, Tracy McGrady received his championship ring in the applause of the fans at the scene.

And when he noticed that Su Feng was indeed chatting with Grant Hill on the side, Tracy McGrady was even more determined to prove himself on this night.

Su...

Just go and play with your idol!

Tonight...

I will use practical actions to tell you...

What is called "a scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at with new eyes"!

On the field, after the players of the two teams finished warming up, the big screen at the scene gave the starting lineups of the two teams tonight.

Suns: Jake Tsakalidis, Joe Johnson, Hill, Tracy McGrady, Fisher.

Raptors: Ben Wallace, Barkley, Su Feng, Carter, Jaric.

Judging from the starting lineup of the Suns tonight, their only weakness at present may be their center.

As a rookie who was bought back by the Suns with cash in this year's draft, Jake Tsakalidis from Georgia is 218 cm tall and weighs 129 kg.

Playing as a center on the court, he is a meat shield player that each team is equipped with in this era.

Because this season, Scott Skiles began to copy Davis's homework, so this lineup of one big and four small has become Scott Skiles' favorite.

In addition, former All-Star player Tom Gugliotta has been plagued by injuries this season, so Jake Tsakalidis has become Scott Skiles' first choice.

Not to brag or blacken, just this starting and bench lineup of the Suns...

At a glance, it is full of talent.

Because on the bench, they are still sitting on a pterodactyl like Shawn Marion...

Outrageous!

Of course, no matter how high the potential of this Suns team is, that is something that Shaquille O'Neal should worry about.

On the court, after the jump ball, the Suns attack first.

At this time, Tracy McGrady, who was originally preparing to ask for the ball from Derek Fisher...

Suddenly froze!

Because tonight...

On the Raptors' side, the one responsible for guarding him...

It's actually Su Feng!

Feeling that his eyes might be blurred, Tracy McGrady hurriedly rubbed his sleepy eyes with his hands.

Then...

He saw...

Su Feng with a smiling face!

This...

This is not scientific!

No...

Isn't Grant Hill your idol?

Why don't you go and face Grant Hill, but instead, you want to come and defend me!

On the court, looking at Tracy McGrady's terrified expression, Su Feng felt that his early experience of bullying him had indeed caused him a huge psychological shadow.

Surprise, my dear Tracy?

Oh, right...

Do you remember who taught you your pull-up jumper hand in hand?

Do you remember who went to the small town next to Orlando to bring you warmth?

Do you remember who helped you blow up Kobe Bryant when you were repeatedly educated by Kobe Bryant?

High position, when Su Feng started his death entanglement with Tracy McGrady...

Tonight...

Is the time for Su Feng to "clean up the house"!

…

ps: Sure enough, characters all have flaws. And not avoiding their flaws, as well as writing the kind of personality flip-flops, can describe a complete person like in the real world while increasing the sense of substitution. In this regard, Cuttlefish is really trustworthy...

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