Chapter 125 The League Introduces the "Bowen Rule"

After the announcement of the penalties, the media in the world, collectively "acting under instruction," seemed to go blind, choosing to ignore Su Feng, who was only suspended for two games.

Among them, to be able to wait for Feng Huang's (Maple Emperor's) arrival in the summer of the future...

James Dolan even had his media portray Su Feng as a hero who dared to stand up for his teammates.

Although most of the content reported by these New York media was the truth, if it hadn't been for reason and Riley's true love holding him back...

In the winter of 2002, Su Feng almost considered playing in New York in the future.

However, the media's choice to stand in line this time was mainly because Davis's remarks in the interview were too outrageous.

Because after he linked Bowen's sneak attack on Carter with "9/11," even without instructions, the American media dared not act rashly when reporting the "Airline Center Arena incident."

Besides Barkley, who was suspended for 2 games, and Davis, who was suspended for 25 games...

Ben Wallace and Jackson also received 15-game suspensions respectively.

In addition, the Spurs' "beaten trio," Smith, Johnson, and Tinsley, each received 10-game suspensions.

This time, the NBA Disciplinary Committee was bullying Smith, who was still in the hospital bed and unable to speak for himself.

Because he was just about to roll up his sleeves and have a theoretical discussion with Su Feng, but he didn't even have time to throw a punch!

At least "Little General" Johnson organized a wave of counterattacks...

But he and Tinsley were completely beaten!

Damn it!

The fighting power of the Raptors' four villains was even more independent than the Independent Regiment!

It is worth mentioning that on the 5th, the NBA officially introduced a new rule called the "Bowen Rule" regarding the foot-placement incident.

The rule stipulates:

If the defender is very close to the shooter and does not leave enough landing space for the shooter, the referee can call a technical foul or even a flagrant foul depending on the severity of the situation.

In addition, if the defender is deemed to have intentionally placed their foot, they will face additional penalties from the league.

After the introduction of the "Bowen Rule," the vast majority of NBA players expressed their support for the bill.

And stars like Iverson, who have suffered from foot-placement injuries, said in interviews, "This is a small step for us, but a big step for basketball."

"I'm glad that we can compete fairly on the court in the future, and don't have to worry about how to choose our landing method after shooting," Kobe said in an interview in Los Angeles.

However, despite the league's "fair, open, and just" penalty result...

For the Raptors, who are determined to seek revenge this season, a difficult situation has already been placed before them.

Su Feng didn't care much about Barkley being suspended for 25 games...

Because this guy was just here to ride on the coattails.

But with Ben Wallace and Jackson set to miss the team's next 15 games...

This was very headache-inducing.

In addition, as a perfectionist...

Whenever he thought about the "80" in his career appearance record for the 01/02 season...

Su Feng felt extremely uncomfortable.

Well...

He was definitely not upset about the lost shot attempts from those two games, nor was he upset about losing the stats from those two games.

After all, it was 2002...

Surely no one really thought Su Feng was a stat-padding guy, right?

And in the Raptors...

With Carter out for the season, and multiple main players suspended, O'Neal Jr., feeling a great sense of responsibility...

Had already prepared a heartfelt essay in advance.

Come on, it's time to prove to the world that I am Feng Huang's (Maple Emperor's) indispensable deputy!

Nash: That's right, that's me!

On the evening of the 5th, at the Airline Center Arena, Raptors fans ushered in their first game without Su Feng and Ben Wallace.

As a result, in this offensive battle with the Mavericks...

Raptors fans were surprised to find...

Did they seem to be playing more smoothly?

Su Feng, Ben Wallace, Jackson, Barkley: Shut up, that's just your illusion!

In the end, relying on Nash's brave performance, the Raptors successfully defeated the Western Cowboys from Dallas by 4 points at home.

Nash, who scored 36 points and 17 assists in the game, became the biggest winner.

In addition, young player Parker, who came off the bench, also contributed 18 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists in the game.

In the game, the Raptors' two top supercars dazzled the visiting Don Nelson...

After the game, Don Nelson bluntly said that even without Su Feng and Ben Wallace, the Raptors were still a top team in the league.

"Thank you, Don, for recognizing Steve and Tony, but as the head coach of this Raptors team, no one knows better than me how difficult it is for us to play without Su."

Fortunately, Davis spoke up for Su Feng in the post-match interview.

And Nash also said in the interview: "We were lucky to win this game, but if Su hadn't been suspended...

Then we wouldn't need such luck to win."

At this time, O'Neal Jr., who felt that he was clumsy with words, was almost dying of anxiety.

Because if the script continued to develop like this...

Then his position as the second in command would not be guaranteed!

On the 6th, Su Feng, who was forced to rest due to the suspension, was too idle, so he took the initiative to visit Old Curry's house.

"Did you teach Stephen and Seth how to play basketball?" After arriving at Old Curry's house, Su Feng asked knowingly.

"Yes, Su. Don't look at these two skinny kids, but they both contain great energy on the court." Pointing to Stephen and Seth, who were practicing shooting, Old Curry said with a proud face.

And upon hearing this...

Just as Su Feng turned his gaze to Old Curry's basketball court, he saw Stephen Curry shoot a three-pointer from the NBA three-point line like milking a cow.

Su Feng: "..."

Damn!

If Su Feng remembered correctly, this Stephen Curry was only 13 years old now, right?

But damn it...

He just shot from the NBA three-point line!

"Stephen is still a bit weak, so it's a bit difficult to shoot from the NBA three-point line now.

But the accuracy rate is still good, about fifty to sixty out of every hundred shots." Patting Su Feng on the shoulder, Old Curry smiled.

Every...

Fifty to sixty out of every hundred shots?

And it's still the NBA three-point line?

And you're still a little dissatisfied with the report card your son handed over?

To be honest, Su Feng always felt that Old Curry was showing off to him.

"'Uncle Sweet Melon,' would you like to have a three-point competition with me?" On the training ground, Su Feng's arrival made the two young Currys extremely happy.

After all, not every 13-year-old can play with the NBA regular season MVP every day.

Especially Seth Curry, as Su Feng's number one fan, because he was often beaten to the ground by his brother in one-on-one games recently, he had long wanted Su Feng to teach him some black technology.

"No, it would be too much for me to bully you in a three-point competition."

Looking at Stephen Curry, who couldn't wait to challenge him, Su Feng decisively refused.

Because as a mature adult, bullying children was, in Su Feng's opinion, not interesting at all.

(12-year-old James, 15-year-old Paul:?)

However, just as Su Feng stepped forward to guide Seth Curry, an accident occurred on the court.

Because the skills that Seth Curry couldn't learn after studying for a long time...

Stephen Curry could almost do with ease.

"Heh, Seth, you want to play in the NBA in the future?" While spinning the basketball on his fingertip, Stephen Curry said smugly.

Seth Curry: "..."

As the saying goes, beat your younger brother early...

Over the years, taking advantage of Seth's young age, Stephen usually didn't do less bullying his younger brother.

But it was a bit desperate to say...

Because based on the talent Seth Curry was currently displaying...

Su Feng always felt that he would be beaten by his brother for the rest of his life.

However, as a senior who was good at training newcomers, how could Su Feng tolerate Stephen Curry's repeated impudence in front of him?

Damn it...

It's fine if you show off your three-pointers in front of me, but you dare to show off your dribbling in front of me?

Didn't you know that your uncle's nickname is Toronto Irving?

On the court, in order to let Stephen Curry know what real skill was, without warming up, Su Feng started a three-point competition with Stephen Curry with a 30-ball system.

And at this time, in order to leave this precious scene, Old Curry also took out a camera from the house.

As a result...

After a thrilling three-point duel...

Looking at his eldest son on the court, who had to put in a lot of effort to throw the ball towards the basket with his elementary school shooting posture...

Dell Curry was in tears!

"Su, thank you so much, I know you deliberately lost to Stephen.

I think this must be your way of giving him more courage to face the rest of his life." Holding Su Feng's hands, Old Curry said gratefully.

And Su Feng...

Honestly, it shouldn't be too embarrassing to lose to Stephen Curry in a three-point competition, right?

No...

You can actually win against me!

To be honest.

In the three-point competition just now, Stephen Curry was like he had a cheat.

And without warming up, Su Feng himself was cold as ice.

But...

These were not the main points.

The main point was...

Stephen Curry's innate shooting talent had already made Su Feng see the difficulty of beating this guy into a six-time runner-up in the future.

"Why not change my thinking? Play uncle-nephew basketball with Stephen in the future?"

That day, while eating at Old Curry's house, Su Feng silently sighed while ruffling Stephen Curry's smug little head.

On the 7th, Su Feng, who was still in the suspension period, returned to his villa after practicing thousands of three-pointers.

And on this day, Kobe also took the initiative to call him.

On the phone, Kobe excitedly shared with Su Feng the game-winning shot he made last night.

Of course, the game-winning shot was not the point.

The point was that Phil Jackson clearly stated that he would give the ball to Kobe when arranging the Lakers' final attack.

Therefore, in Kobe's opinion, he should now be qualified to have a conversation with Su Feng, right?

"Yeah, I saw that shot, it was really great."

"Huh? Don't you think that only someone like me can make that shot?"

"Is that so? Then may I ask how many game-winning shots someone like you has made in their career? Do you have more than me?"

Beep, beep, beep!

Bang!

In Los Angeles, just after hanging up the phone, Kobe smashed his phone into pieces.

Because it was 2002, what did he have to do to gain Su Feng's approval?

And at this time, looking at Vanessa, who was wearing a Raptors 23 jersey...

Kobe, who was furious, directly carried his wife to the bedroom.

Special training!

Must have special training!

Wait, Su, one day, I will make you look up to me!

…

On the 8th, Su Feng, who was suspended, did not travel with the team to Boston.

As a result, at the North Shore Garden Arena, the Celtics directly shattered O'Neal Jr.'s dream of moving up.

After Su Feng was suspended and Carter was out for the season, plus Ben Wallace and Jackson and others were not there, where was the iron-blooded Bubble Dragon, who had to face Duncan directly in this game, have the superior living environment he had before?

It seemed that Ben Wallace had been getting beaten all season.

But in reality, if Ben Wallace hadn't shared a lot of defensive tasks for O'Neal Jr., how could O'Neal Jr. prove himself in the game?

Therefore...

On the first day without Ben Wallace, he was missed!

In the end, the score of this game was 88 to 119.

Su Feng's fencing partner, Duncan, led the team to a 31-point victory at home, completely silencing those who thought that the Raptors were still a top team without Su Feng.

And on the 9th, Su Feng, who had finished his vacation, took a plane to Philadelphia alone, preparing to participate in the All-Star Game held there on the 11th.

Because during the recent "Airline Center Arena incident," he felt the love of his good brother Stern, so Su Feng also planned to take some practical actions to repay Stern for this All-Star Game.

In addition, after Carter withdrew from this All-Star Game due to injury...

Ray Allen was also able to enter this year's Eastern Conference All-Star starting lineup.

And Stackhouse from the Pistons was lucky enough to become a substitute for the Eastern Conference All-Star team for two consecutive years.

On the evening of the 9th, in the rookie challenge that started first, because Yao Ming had to attend the main game, the sophomores of the 2000 class once again refreshed people's understanding of them.

In the Zhongzhou Gymnasium, facing a group of rookies who had just entered the league...

The veterans of the 2000 class were beaten with no power to fight back.

Under the various fancy pick-and-roll combinations of Parker and Gasol, in the end, the score of this game was 138 to 90.

And the 48-point losing difference of the sophomore team also successfully created a new record for the NBA Rookie Challenge.

Parker and Gasol, who performed well in the game, were jointly elected as the MVPs of this year's Rookie Challenge.

And on the 10th, in the NBA individual challenge, people missed Su Feng and Carter even more.

Although compared to Mason last year, the quality of the dunks in the game was not bad by Jason Richardson, who finally won the dunk king this year...

Compared with the century-old war that year, people always felt that the current dunk contest lacked a bit of flavor.

And the champion of the three-point contest was won by Peja Stojakovic.

When giving his acceptance speech, Peja weakly begged the Kings fans not to blame him anymore.

Because as the details of the 96th draft were gradually exposed in recent years...

The Kings' plan to give up Su Feng in order to choose him that year also made Peja bear a lot of scolding for no reason.

And in the courtside seats, after Peja's heartfelt speech, Su Feng also said on his behalf in an interview: "The draft itself is a gamble.

I think that based on the potential I showed that year, it was right for the Kings to choose him instead of me."

And on the court, looking at Su Feng, who was speaking for him, Peja only felt that a holy light fell on Su Feng's body.

Look, what is the banner figure of the NBA?

Obviously, it was a topic that could be used to highlight his extraordinary talent by using the opponent's blind eyes...

But he, Su Feng, chose to speak for his opponent.

In contrast, someone who is still upset about being just a Tan Hua Lang (third pick) back then...

It seems very low.

…

On the 11th, the 2002 All-Star Game Night was held at the Zhongzhou Gymnasium.

After the tiebreaker last year, the Philadelphia fans are no longer so sorry for losing Su Feng.

Of course, the Philadelphia fans still have to continue to scold the management.

On the court, as the twenty-four players of the East and West All-Star teams lined up, cheers and applause could be said to be one after another.

In the center of the field, after Yao Ming and O'Neal jumped the ball, the Eastern Conference All-Star team attacked first.

In order to repay his good brother Stern, Su Feng showed his active side as soon as he came up.

On the wing, facing Kobe's defense, Su Feng took the lead for the Eastern Conference All-Star team with an unreasonable dry pull.

And back, as Little Yao has completed his weight gain this year, the difficulty for O'Neal to bully him in the low post has greatly increased.

In this game, the Eastern Conference All-Star team's coach Davis still adopted the strategy of resolutely double-teaming O'Neal.

Therefore, on the court, at the moment when Yao Ming held O'Neal back, Duncan had already come to help O'Neal defend.

Helplessly, O'Neal had to pass the ball to Garnett.

Hey, don't say it, the combination of Garnett and O'Neal is really good.

High position, Garnett hit a bloody jump shot, 2 to 2.

Back, the Eastern team directly caught the transition, trying to use the weakness of the Western team's slow retreat to make a fuss.

Outside, after Iverson flew into the muscle jungle of the Western team like a flower butterfly, Iverson, who suddenly thought of something, directly threw the ball behind his head.

And now, the Philadelphia fans in the Zhongzhou Gymnasium couldn't help crying.

Because as soon as a familiar figure jumped up, accompanied by the crisp sound of the basket, the "Ai Feng Connection" that the Philadelphia fans had watched countless times in those years, appeared in front of the world like this.

TNT TV station, Smith said with emotion: "No matter how many times you watch it, you will never get tired of the cooperation between Allen and Su."

However, what made Su Feng feel a little painful was...

After landing, he did not wait for Iverson to celebrate with him by bumping his chest.

Because after high-fiving Yao Ming, Iverson had already retreated to the Eastern team's half.

At this time, Duncan, who was sharp-eyed, took the initiative to step forward and completed the high-five with Su Feng, which resolved the embarrassment.

On the court, the game continued.

In the first half of the game, with the speed advantage of Iverson and Su Feng, the Eastern Conference All-Star team quickly gained the initiative in this game.

The Eastern team continued to fast break, and looking back at the Western team...

D'Antoni, who was in charge of the All-Star team for the first time, was obviously still thinking about how he should use his players.

Unlike ordinary games, because you have to take care of the fan base of each player in the All-Star Game, so for D'Antoni at this time, he was a little unsure how to arrange his fast break tactics.

After all, in the Western team, there are many inside players who don't like to play fast breaks.

And on the Eastern team's side...

Due to the blessing of Davis's "famous coach" status, even if you don't want to play fast breaks, you don't dare to question him.

In addition, with the terrible physical fitness of Su Feng and Iverson...

If you really don't want to listen to Davis, you may not even get a minute of playing time.

In Su Feng's previous life, taking charge of the All-Star team has always been an art.

Because compared to tactics, emotional intelligence is the key to taking charge of the All-Star team.

As a result, in the second half of the game, under D'Antoni's fancy adjustments, the Western Conference All-Star team quickly complained.

Because D'Antoni asked O'Neal to play bombing...

Are you making it difficult for the shark?

And for McGrady, who had been sticking to the ball on the court, Kobe also had his own ideas at this time.

In addition, Webber and Garnett and others have not had the opportunity to perform in the playoffs in recent years, so the All-Star Game stage is very important to them.

Just...

Facing the various demands of the players in the Western Conference All-Star team, D'Antoni, who had already panicked at this time, still remembered the player pairings that Davis had taught him back then?

On the court, under the leadership of "Ai Feng", the Eastern Conference All-Star team quickly widened the gap between them and the Western Conference All-Star team.

In the end, the score of this game was 112 to 134.

Iverson, who scored 30 points, 7 assists, and 4 rebounds, and Su Feng, who scored 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists, were jointly elected as this year's All-Star Game MVP.

At the Philadelphia site, when "Ai Feng" came to the stage to receive the award together, many Philadelphia fans shed tears.

And at this time, I have to mention Stern's evil taste in forming CP.

Because Su Feng believed that even if one of him and Iverson had a slightly worse data tonight, there would be a high probability that he and Iverson would join hands to win the MVP trophy.

To put it bluntly, this Stern came prepared.

Come to cheat and steal the old fans in front of the TV.

And on the court, when giving his acceptance speech, Iverson joked with Su Feng: "Su, I won't leave this MVP trophy to you.

Because you have too many MVP trophies, too many." After a pause, Iverson added.

As a result, after touching Iverson's ditch head and feeling the long-lost feel, Su Feng also said that he would not compete with Iverson for the right to retain the MVP trophy.

Because...

He would ask a real master craftsman to make him a 24k pure gold one.

And at the scene, the fans who knew that Su Feng was complaining about the NBA official's stinginess suddenly burst into laughter.

So far, this year's All-Star Weekend has come to an end.

The star players of each team went to find their own mothers and went back to their own homes.

…

In February, before the trade deadline, many NBA teams conducted py transactions.

Among them, it is worth mentioning that the Suns used Fisher to get Devin George back from the Lakers.

Because considering that Kidd usually has to be both a father and a mother on the court...

Therefore, the Lakers, who have sufficient manpower on the front line, were attracted by Fisher's experience of partnering with "OK" and his own ability to take the blame.

And on the Suns side, since McGrady and Hill became the actual point guards in D'Antoni's lineup starting in February...

So in D'Antoni's opinion, if the Suns can really make it to the Finals, then George, who can hold Su Feng in the low post, is the player they need.

As a result, not long after this transaction was announced, Fisher, who returned to Los Angeles, transformed into Kobe's number one licking dog.

And the "OK contradiction" that had been successfully resolved by Kidd before, also had a fuse in silence.

On the 13th, the Raptors, who were short of troops and generals, went to New York to challenge the Knicks.

This was Su Feng's first game after being released from suspension.

At Madison Square Garden, Su Feng, who was like returning home, in order not to live up to the love of the New York fans, decisively picked up his 40-meter-long sword and killed a thoroughfare in Brown's iron-blooded battle formation.

In the first quarter, Su Feng, who made 4 of 9 shots, scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist by relying on 7 of 8 free throws.

And in the second quarter, he gradually found his touch and made Brown recall the feeling of myocardial infarction once again.

He frequently scored three-pointers from the outside, and he had already scored 31 points at the end of the half.

In the third quarter, Su Feng's touch declined somewhat, but relying on the care of the referees, he quickly increased his score in this game to 50 points by making 10 of 10 free throws in this quarter.

In the final quarter, the Knicks refused to surrender, and their never-say-die attitude also successfully helped Su Feng play his most outstanding game since the start of the season.

In the end, Su Feng, who scored 62 points, not only won another 60+ in his career, but also successfully continued Madison Square Garden...

As long as you are not in good condition, you can try to find a touch in New York.

In Su Feng's previous life, Madison Square Garden was definitely the visiting team that all the stars liked to play against the most.

Because the fans here would defect at every turn, which always made you full of desire to perform on the court.

After the game, Larry Brown highly praised Su Feng's dominance on the court.

And Su Feng also returned the favor, saying that this game was the most difficult game he had played so far this season.

Well...

It was easy to get 60+, it was really difficult.

"Alas, if I could play 82 games with the Knicks in a year... then why would I have to work so hard to catch up with Allen on the scoring list?"

That day, after praising Larry Brown and his Knicks against his conscience, Su Feng silently sighed.

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