On the average scoring chart, after McGrady and Kobe gradually fell behind, the question of who between Su Feng and Iverson would win this year's scoring title had become the most pressing concern for fans.

At the Air Canada Centre, facing the Spurs' challenge tonight, before the game began, no one doubted that Su Feng and his Raptors would continue their previous momentum and continue to advance triumphantly.

On the court, after the warm-ups of the two teams ended, the big screen immediately showed the starting lineups for both teams tonight.

Spurs: Mutombo, Robinson, Steve Smith, Bowen, Tinsley.

Raptors: Big Ben, Jackson, Su Feng, Carter, Nash.

Last summer, in addition to trading for Uncle Mu from the Hawks, Popovich also brought in Smith from Portland.

However...

What disappointed Popovich was...

That this Spurs team he had personally built did not take off as he had expected.

Because this lineup had a very obvious shortcoming...

That was their lack of offensive prowess on the court.

Most of the time, in games, the Spurs could go back and forth with their opponents through their disciplined defense.

And this season, under Popovich's training, Bowen, who was originally only good at small tricks, was also evolving in the direction of a "basketball thug."

Therefore, many teams' perimeter stars found it difficult to perform well when facing the Spurs.

But...

No matter how good the defense was, it couldn't cover up the fact that the Spurs lacked offensive firepower on the court.

Basketball games, after all, were always about who scored more points.

Especially in the past two years, with the rise of the Raptors and Suns...

Plus, with the continuous revision of the NBA rules, wanting to rely on defense to wear down opponents like in the 90s had long become a thing of the past.

At the center of the court, after the jump ball began, the Spurs attacked first.

Tinsley gave the Raptors a gift right away, as he directly passed the ball into Su Feng's hands.

On the court, Su Feng immediately launched a fast break with Carter.

Amidst the cheers of the fans, Carter received Su Feng's pass off the backboard and ignited the crowd with a one-handed windmill dunk.

On the Raptors' bench, young Parker waved his towel along with his teammates for Carter's performance.

And at this time, Popovich's expression had become increasingly ugly.

In his previous life, if Su Feng reviewed Carter's career in its early and mid stages, you would find that Carter, who had no grudges against the Spurs in the past, had suffered at the hands of the Spurs at least twice.

And among them, the most famous was the time Carter chased Bowen around the court to beat him.

So now the question arises...

Although Carter's EQ was pitifully low, but based on the strength of the Nets team Carter played for at the time...

Not to mention that they were in the East and would have to wait until the Finals to pose a threat to the Spurs at the very least...

Based on the cruel landscape of the West at that time, could the Spurs really guarantee that they would be able to reach the Finals?

Therefore, why would Bowen target Carter so frantically in the game?

In addition, if you opened Bowen's shocking "disabling history," you would find...

Before playing for the Spurs, although he often engaged in small tricks on the court, Bowen at that time could hardly be called a "basketball thug."

After all, in the NBA, it wasn't a new thing for defensive players to use some "black technology" to limit the performance of the opponent's perimeter stars.

So, did Carter accidentally sleep with Bowen's wife or sister? Or did he accidentally kill Bowen's father in a car accident, causing Bowen to target him so much on the court?

The answer is simple.

Neither.

Because as long as you were familiar with Popovich's coaching experience and the crimes the Spurs had committed in the league, then you would know why Bowen targeted Carter on the court.

Just like what most fans said when Kawhi Leonard was undercut by Pachulia in the future.

Everyone in this league was qualified to condemn this malicious foul, but Popovich was the only one who wasn't.

Because in Popovich's coaching career, in addition to his ingenious lineup arrangements...

What he was best at was using these disgusting off-court tactics to destroy the confidence of the opponent's core players on the court.

And as for why he hated Carter so much...

The answer was also simple.

Jealousy.

Pure jealousy.

Before suffering a major injury, the NBA at that time generally believed that Carter's talent was higher than Jordan's.

Because just based on those dunking performances Carter put on at his peak, if you replaced him with Jordan, he might not necessarily be able to do better than him.

In his previous life, when Stoudemire reviewed his battles with the Spurs in the future, he once said...

That on the court, some role players from the Spurs would often use their knees to hit his cartilage, and would deliberately extend their feet and place them behind his heels, and he almost fell several times because of the Spurs players' dirty tricks.

Therefore, Popovich was never just jealous of Carter alone.

He was jealous of those freaks of nature who could fly and soar freely in the sky.

Because in addition to Carter and Stoudemire, Ray Allen, who was able to fly and soar in his early years, also "died" under Bowen's feet.

And in the future, the reason why Popovich chose to restrain himself was because after winning his fifth championship, he had to whitewash his image in people's minds.

However, even if the internet had no memory, people would not forget the heinous crimes Popovich and his Spurs committed in games.

Therefore, when Leonard was undercut by Pachulia, everyone in the streets was speaking out for Leonard, but no one would sympathize with Popovich.

Because the Spurs were worthy of respect, Leonard was worthy of sympathy, but what Popovich did off the court had to be condemned.

In addition, in Su Feng's previous life, before he transmigrated, the most laughable post he had ever seen was "If Duncan hadn't met Popovich, then he would definitely have been overused to death by other coaches."

Wake up, buddy!

Su Feng didn't even want to use this life's Duncan as an example...

Just take Duncan's previous life as an example, who told you that Popovich didn't overuse Duncan?

If he hadn't injured Duncan, would you have seen Popovich letting Duncan play "health basketball" later?

Moreover, with the age of interior players increasing, reducing their playing time was an operation that even Van Gundy would do...

But why didn't anyone praise Van Gundy?

Oh...

Because the unlucky Jeff hadn't won a championship?

Then never mind.

After all, in this cruel and ruthless league, the consensus was that the winner was king.

The camera returned to the Air Canada Centre.

In the first quarter, under the crazy coordination of Su Feng and Carter, the Spurs' perimeter defense was quickly destroyed in an instant.

As Bowen's nemesis, even without injury exemptions, players like Su Feng were difficult for Bowen to deal with.

Because stylistically, Su Feng and Kobe were very similar, and in Su Feng's previous life, Kobe had never been afraid of Bowen.

The reason was also very simple.

In addition to being extra careful of Bowen's movements on the court, Kobe would also use his own "black technology" to retaliate against Bowen when appropriate.

How could Bowen, with his dirty techniques, be a match for Little Malone from Los Angeles?

Therefore, watching the widening gap on the court, Popovich's expression tonight was more difficult to bear than having eaten sh*t.

You had to know that before this game started, in order to retaliate against Davis' humiliation of him at last year's draft, in Popovich's view...

He at least had to find a way to disgust Davis.

However, when the "fake basketball thug" Bowen met the "real basketball thug" Su Feng...

Not to mention trying to undercut Su Feng...

Just in the first quarter, Bowen had been elbowed quite a few times on the court.

And Su Feng's big elbow wasn't just any elbow.

It was a Toronto iron elbow that had been trained with Barkley and Big Ben!

Therefore, at the end of the first quarter, Bowen was only short of taking off his shirt and telling Popovich...

Boss, you should find someone else to deal with Su Feng!

Because this job, I'm afraid I can't handle it.

If I continue, I'm afraid I'm going to die!

And looking at Bowen's aggrieved expression...

After pondering with a gloomy face for a while, during the break...

Popovich said to Bowen like this and like that.

In the second quarter, because he felt that the Spurs were up to no good tonight, Su Feng reminded his teammates before they took the field.

In Su Feng's view, if the petty Popovich didn't cause trouble in this game, it wouldn't fit his personality.

It was just that...

In the NBA, it was easier to dodge an open spear than a hidden arrow.

In the second half of the second quarter...

Bowen, who had been assigned a new task by Popovich, after lying in wait for a long time...

Took advantage of the moment when Carter jumped up for a put-back dunk, and in the restricted area, he decisively extended that devilish foot towards Carter!

And on the sidelines, Chad, the Raptors' owner who had seen this scene clearly, almost threw the youngest son sitting in his lap away...

"That's a malicious foul! F**k! He did it on purpose!"

Carter, who had been maliciously undercut by Bowen, fell to the ground in pain.

And on the sidelines, just as Popovich was secretly giving Bowen a thumbs up...

On the court, before Bowen could start his performance, an iron fist slammed into his face.

Bang!

With a loud noise, major North American TV stations hurriedly interrupted their broadcasts.

And CCTV, whose commentator Zhang was joking with fans a second ago that Carter's dunk was like a flying dragon in the sky, instantly turned dark.

Because if commentator Zhang wasn't mistaken...

That iron fist just now seemed to have been thrown by Su Feng?

At the Air Canada Centre, Bowen, who had been knocked down by Su Feng's punch, had no consciousness at all.

And aside, seeing his teammate being beaten, Steve Smith originally wanted to reason with Su Feng, but...

Before he could step forward...

Stephen Jackson rushed in, wielding his Green Dragon Crescent Blade!

Bang!

Another punch!

And this time, Smith also fell to the ground.

Immediately afterward, Spurs guard Tinsley, who had just gone up to reinforce, also fell to the floor.

Bang!

A righteous body slam from Big Ben.

Are you kidding? For Su Feng's group of "bodyguards," anything that might threaten Su Feng...

Had to be eliminated through physical means!

On the Spurs' bench, seeing three teammates falling one after another, Avery Johnson, the always self-righteous little general, immediately wanted to organize a counterattack.

But...

As Barkley charged into the Spurs' bench with his meatball tank...

After a wild charge, where could you still see a "living person" on the Spurs' bench except for Mutombo, who was trying to break up the fight?

In the chaos, Popovich was also tripped by his own players.

And at this time, Popovich felt that he had taken a punch in the chaos just now.

"Are you okay, coach?"

And when Popovich regained consciousness, he noticed that Parker, wearing a Raptors jersey, was about to pull him up from the floor.

However, just as Popovich was about to say thank you to Parker...

Bang!

Parker suddenly let go of his hand.

Popovich: "..."

At the Air Canada Centre, screams and curses rose and fell.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting!"

And it wasn't until Davis joined the battle with his fat that this melee came to an end.

At this time, the fans at the scene who had been cheering for the Raptors players noticed that on the court, except for Carter, who was still lying on the floor groaning, the Spurs players had uniformly fallen to the ground.

"Medical team, medical team!"

"My God, this is definitely the most terrifying scene I've ever seen in my life."

Smith, sitting in the studio watching this big brawl on TNT, said with emotion.

On the court, after the chaos, on the Spurs' side, except for a few unknown role players hiding in the corner shivering, the remaining Spurs players were carried back to the locker room on stretchers.

And on the Raptors' side, looking at his teammates who had stood up for him, Carter, who was being helped off the court by the medical team, shed tears in sorrow.

At this moment, the extremely moved Carter wanted to go up and hug his teammates one by one.

But the sharp pain coming from his ankle made him realize...

That he might have to say goodbye to the court early again this season.

And after comforting Carter, Su Feng turned his fierce gaze towards the referees.

"I did hit someone just now, so if you want to eject me, I won't have any objections!

But listen up, if you don't punish that damned butcher, then no one will play this game tonight!"

For Su Feng, he wasn't afraid of the Spurs' dirty tricks or bad moves.

Anyway, as long as they were aimed at him, it wouldn't matter even if Popovich wanted to send someone to break his leg with a wrench.

However...

Tonight, Popovich and his Spurs had violated Su Feng's reverse scale.

Su Feng was disgusted.

Therefore, the moment Carter fell, he threw that iron fist at Bowen without thinking.

As for the subsequent brawl?

Then you'd have to ask the other Spurs players...

Why they didn't choose to surrender, but dared to fight back.

On the court, when Su Feng, Barkley, Jackson, and Big Ben stood side by side...

The Raptors fans at the scene, after watching Bowen's undercut on Carter over and over again with gnashed teeth, and under the instigation of Raptors owner Chad, everyone applauded the Raptors players on the court.

And at this time, the referees who had just finished watching the replay had to walk up to Su Feng and say, "We've watched the replay, Bruce Bowen should indeed be ejected.

But Su, can you please cooperate with us?

Because... If you continue to stay on the court, then we're ignoring the rules."

Hearing this, Su Feng nodded.

In fact, Su Feng had already prepared himself mentally the moment he threw the punch.

It was just that he didn't expect his lieutenants to be so ferocious...

But so what?

Facing Popovich and his Spurs, Su Feng knew very well that this was the best way to fight back.

Maybe this approach was impulsive and reckless.

But please try to imagine what the consequences would be if Carter's season was ended in this extremely crucial season for the Raptors.

Therefore, Su Feng had to throw this punch.

Because he didn't want to just receive an apology from Popovich or Bowen afterward.

Are you kidding? If they really lost the championship this season because of this disgusting incident, then what was the point of an apology?

To put it bluntly, Su Feng's punch wasn't just hitting Bowen and Popovich's faces.

He was also telling those opponents in this space-time who still wanted to use these dirty tricks to deal with the Raptors and him...

Don't say you weren't warned!

At the Air Canada Centre, the referees quickly made their judgment.

In addition to ejecting Bowen, who had undercut Carter, the four-man group of Raptors who had started the fight, as well as the Spurs' group of beat-up players, were also ejected from the court by the referees.

And when he left the court, in order to appease the emotions of the fans, Su Feng also took the initiative to address the fans in front of the scorer's table:

"Please be patient and respect the referees' judgment!

After all, it's wrong to hit someone, and this is the punishment we should bear.

However, I still say the same thing...

We're not afraid to compete fairly with our opponents on the court, but if someone wants to 'sneak attack' us, then we'll definitely retaliate at the first opportunity!"

At the Air Canada Centre, after Su Feng's address, amidst the cheers of "MVP, MVP" at the scene, Su Feng led his three bodyguards back to the locker room together.

And in the subsequent game, the Raptors didn't give the Spurs any chance.

On the court, when young Parker scored a two-plus-one in the third quarter, he even roared at Popovich, who was standing on the sidelines:

"Come on! Don't you like to find people to undercut?

Come undercut me! If you have the guts, come at me! You trash who only knows how to play dirty tricks off the court!"

At the time, Parker's roar drew cheers from the Raptors fans at the scene.

And in response, the referees could only turn a blind eye.

Because if they gave Parker another T, then would this game still be played?

In the end, the Raptors, playing at home, defeated the Spurs by a margin of 33 points.

And after the game, in an interview, Su Feng also said: "First of all, no matter what, it's definitely wrong to hit someone on the court.

So we accept any punishment the league gives us.

But, if the league continues to protect players like Bruce Bowen and turns a blind eye to this kind of 'disabling behavior' on the court...

Then I think I might consider retiring indefinitely from the NBA after this season."

In the past two years, Davis, who had improved his eloquence, said at the press conference: "We can accept any opponent competing fairly with us.

But we can't accept the Spurs' '911'-like sneak attack tonight.

I hope those who are speaking out for the Spurs can take a good look at the replay!

If Bruce's behavior towards Vince wasn't intentional, then I'm willing to resign immediately!"

At the press conference, facing the "face-to-face confrontation" of Su Feng and Davis, Popovich, knowing that he was in the wrong, left the press conference in a hurry after uttering a few vague words.

And in New York...

When David Stern heard the bad news coming from Toronto...

This Jewish little old man almost fainted.

Su Feng was going to retire?

Are you kidding me!

If Su Feng really retired, then could he, Stern, find a ghost to help him sell tickets?

In addition, such a big Chinese market had finally reached its current scale...

Did you want him, Stern, to directly demolish the cross-sea bridge he had worked so hard to build?

Stern felt his head getting bigger.

And at this moment, if he could, Stern really wanted to fly to San Antonio and stab that old thief Popovich to death with a knife!

That son of a b*tch Popovich, if the Spurs could get the first overall pick from him in the future, then he, Stern, would chop off his head and send it to Africa to be used as a toy by Adam Silver!

"Mark, what's the public's opinion on this matter now?" Suppressing the anger in his heart, Stern asked his successor, Mark.

Hearing this, Mark said with a bitter smile: "I have to say, Su and John's eloquence is really too good.

Now, the internet is overwhelmingly filled with people who support them.

Of course, there are also many people who don't think this is a reason for them to fight in the game.

But David, you also know, from the replay, Bruce's undercut on Vince looks intentional at first glance.

Therefore, for many American fans who are still living in the shadow of '911,' they believe that the Spurs' behavior should be severely condemned."

"Well, we should indeed introduce corresponding rules to prevent malicious fouls like undercutting."

In Su Feng's previous life, as the person in the league who hated malicious fouls the most, why did everyone say that Stern liked to sanction the Spurs?

Because with this team, the Spurs, God knows how many stars he, Stern, had painstakingly cultivated that they had ruined behind his back.

Without exaggeration, if Stern hadn't been able to maintain his rationality while emphasizing sanctions, then the Spurs wouldn't even have had a chance to reach the Finals.

"That way, taking advantage of this opportunity, we can just introduce an additional penalty rule specifically for undercutting.

In the future, as long as the same accident occurs in the game, we'll severely punish it!" Looking at Mark, Stern said.

"Then David, how should we deal with the players from both teams who participated in the brawl in the game?" After noting down what Stern had just said in his notebook, Mark asked.

"What do you think should be done?" Stern asked back.

"I think... I think we should severely punish Su, Charles, Ben, and Stephen these four players." Mark replied.

Hearing this, Stern shook his head with a smile.

Punish Su Feng?

Don't be ridiculous, the All-Star Game was about to begin, and if there was no Su Feng, the leading vote-getter, could this year's All-Star Game still be called the All-Star Game?

"I'll ask you, from the video that's circulating on the internet after the fact, can you see Su's action clearly?" Stern said.

Mark shook his head, "It doesn't seem like it, because from the live broadcast at the time, Su looked more like he pushed Bowen...

And immediately afterward, the broadcasters cut off the live broadcast."

"So, since the video didn't even clearly show Su hitting someone, then why should we give Su too severe a punishment?" Stern said.

"Then... David, how should we punish the others?" Wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, feeling Stern's wisdom, Mark asked.

"The others are simple, look, like this Stephen Jackson, and that Steve Smith..." Slapping his office table, Stern said through gritted teeth.

"Wait, David... If I remember correctly, Steve was the one who was beaten, right?" Looking at Stern, Mark reminded him.

And at this time, Stern smiled and said, "Beaten? Then why would he be beaten?

A brawl is a matter that can't be clapped with one hand!

Therefore, how can we, who are always 'fair, open, and just,' choose to protect one side?"

So...

So that's how it is!

High!

It's really high!

Looking at Stern, Mark was defeated.

Because what was originally a very serious brawl incident was actually resolved by Stern by turning a major issue into a minor one and a minor issue into nothing!?

And according to what Stern meant before...

Mark knew very well that the Spurs would probably have to go cry as a group after this incident.

Because once the "anti-undercutting law" was passed, wouldn't that be the same as permanently nailing the Spurs to the pillar of shame?

And at that time, people's attention would also shift from the brawl on the court to these malicious fouls on the court.

"Mark, you remember, in the NBA, compared to malicious fouls, player fights, as long as they can be controlled in time, aren't a big deal.

In contrast, it's Bruce's kind of undercutting behavior that has always been the most troubling to me.

Because, malicious fouls like this can cause even larger conflicts and even directly cause some star players to end their seasons.

And that, for the NBA, is the biggest loss."

Patting his successor on the shoulder, Stern said earnestly.

Hearing this, after nodding, Mark felt that he had learned another little trick for becoming president in the future.

…

The next day, before the NBA's penalty results were announced, a large number of active and retired players voiced their support for the Raptors.

"I was undercut by Dennis Rodman in a game back then, and no one understands how disgusting that experience is more than I do!

Although the Raptors' subsequent behavior was a bit excessive, I can completely understand their desire to stand up for their teammates!" In Philadelphia, Iverson said with empathy in an interview.

"We should compete fairly on the court, instead of thinking of such insidious methods off the court!

This year, when playing against the Spurs, I've been maliciously fouled by Bruce more than once!" In Los Angeles, Kobe also expressed his deep disgust for this kind of undercutting in an interview.

"I think the league must introduce more rules to protect the rights and interests of players on the court.

We're here to play basketball, not to become disabled." In Washington, the "old hooligan" who was recovering from his injuries at home said in an interview.

"I just spoke to Vince on the phone last night, and I was extremely sad to learn that he might miss the next few games.

After the game, I watched the replay more than once, and to be honest, players like Bruce should be expelled from the league!" In Phoenix, McGrady said sadly in an interview.

"I don't know what Bruce has experienced in San Antonio, but at least I can guarantee that he was a good kid when he was in Boston.

In my opinion, such malicious fouls are definitely not allowed by the rules...

Therefore, we can only pray that Vince can recover quickly." In Boston, Celtics coach Karl said in an interview.

For a time, on the internet, the Spurs and Popovich had become the number one villains in the league.

Because all indications were that Popovich had deliberately told Bowen to disable Carter in the game.

And in response, even though Popovich and the Spurs repeatedly denied that their behavior at the time was intentional...

But the eyes of the masses weren't blind.

On the internet, many fans spontaneously created comparison charts of Bowen's defensive actions during his time with the Celtics and the Spurs.

As a result, anyone with clear eyes could see that the defensive actions between the two were vastly different.

And in Toronto, as the victim of this incident, Su Feng's mood improved a lot after accompanying Carter for an MRI.

Because Carter's injury hadn't affected any key areas, so although he still needed 3 to 4 months to recover, at least, Su Feng could still fight alongside him in the future.

It was just that, suffering season-ending injuries in the second half for two consecutive seasons...

Su Feng thought that Carter's luck was unmatched.

And after visiting Carter in the hospital with his teammates, Raptors owner Chad had also made it clear that he would bear the players' fines this time.

It was just that compared to the fines...

What Su Feng was more concerned about was probably how the league would suspend the players from the two teams who had participated in the "Air Canada Centre Incident" this time.

"Speaking of which, I should be considered to have been forced to take a rest this time, right?" Su Feng, who felt that he would be suspended for at least ten games, said with a wry smile this day.

However, on the evening of the 4th...

After the NBA executives held an emergency meeting and announced their punishment for the "Air Canada Centre Incident"...

Su Feng almost dropped his jaw to the ground.

Because...

This was really the president's love!

If it wasn't for the huge difference in skin color between Su Feng and Stern...

Su Feng would have almost thought that he and Stern were long-lost brothers!

Suspended for 2 games, fined 20,000 US dollars.

To be honest, Su Feng felt that his eyes were playing tricks on him.

And aside, looking at the 25-game suspension he had received...

Barkley felt that he was being targeted.

"Although my fighting power does deserve such a fine...

But Su, the league's punishment for you this time is too light, right?" Barkley looked at Su Feng speechlessly and said.

Hearing this, Su Feng also wondered if he had missed a 0?

After all, 2 games suspended for a cathartic punch...

If there were such good things in the future, then he, Su Feng, could definitely hit Stern until he went bankrupt.

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