Chapter 127 December 1st

On December 1st, the NBA officially announced the Players of the Month and Rookies of the Month for December.

As a result, the Philadelphia gang became the biggest winner.

In November, Allen Iverson, who averaged 28.8 points, 5.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.9 steals, won the favor of the judges and became the Player of the Month for the first month of the new NBA season.

In the first month of Philadelphia's new season, Iverson not only led the team to a record of 12 wins and 3 losses after returning from injury, but also achieved a shooting percentage of 45.4% and a three-point percentage of 37.8%.

Under Rick Carlisle's training, coupled with Yao's assistance, the most profound impression Iverson left on the court this season was:

His scoring efficiency had greatly increased compared to the Brown era.

In Su Feng's previous life, Iverson would only reach this shooting percentage after leaving the Philadelphia gang and joining the Nuggets.

However, there were advantages and disadvantages.

Because Carlisle's offensive philosophy was completely different from Brown's, those Emi fans who expected Iverson to compete with Su Feng for the scoring title this season...

Were destined to be disappointed.

In addition to Iverson winning the Player of the Month award, Yao Ming also deservedly won the Rookie of the Month award for the first month of the NBA season with an outstanding performance of 15.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.

The current public opinion generally believes that after the first month of integration with the team, Yao Ming's personal data still has room for improvement.

In addition, there were too few opponents who could compete with Yao Ming for the Rookie of the Year award this year, so basically, as long as Yao Ming could stay healthy, he had already pre-ordered this season's Rookie of the Year award.

It is worth mentioning that on the 1st and 2nd, because the Raptors happened to be resting, Su Feng also took some time to help the filming team of "Yao Ming's Year" record a blessing for Little Yao.

In Su Feng's original timeline, as a personal documentary about Yao Ming, "Yao Ming's Year" detailed Yao Ming's various hardships along the way in his rookie season.

This included how Shaquille O'Neal meticulously targeted Yao Ming before their first Yao-Shark showdown.

But in this life, after Su Feng took all the pressure for Little Yao, "Yao Ming's Year" had become a documentary used to make up for the regrets of Chinese fans.

After all, for the vast number of Chinese fans, the black eight miracle that Su Feng created with Iverson in the 96/97 season was still a popular topic.

It was a pity that due to various reasons at the time, coupled with the fact that Jordan's fans in the United States did not want to see the appearance of this "Su Feng's Year," everyone always felt that something was missing when reviewing Su Feng's rookie season.

Therefore, Su Feng was also curious about what "Yao Ming's Year" would look like in this life, given the current state of the Philadelphia gang, coupled with the fact that Iverson at the beginning of the century was not to be trifled with?

"The only pity is that Little Yao has no god to slay."

That day, after helping Little Yao record "Yao Ming's Year," Su Feng silently lamented.

In fact, regardless of whether Jordan's fans in the United States were willing to see it or not, Su Feng had already asked a photography team to start producing a documentary about him.

In the past two years, Su Feng often filmed footage of himself during daily training, in order to provide these photography teams with more classic footage when filming documentaries in the future.

For example, the famous scenes of violently beating Jordan, teasing Kobe, completely abusing McGrady, and single-handedly capturing Carter...

To be reasonable, when his documentary was completed, even if fans of other players wanted to criticize him in the future, they would have to think twice.

Because...

Your idol was abused by me!

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In early December, in order to comfort Su Feng, who had been "losing frequently" recently, Britney, as Su Feng's best friend, also flew to Toronto.

Because in the entire 99/00 season, Su Feng and his Raptors only lost 8 regular season games and 2 playoff games at most, so in Britney's opinion, Su Feng, who had lost four games in the first month, must be in urgent need of her comfort.

So...

Just like that...

On the 4th, in the home game against the Clippers, Su Feng, who had previously scored 30+ points for 15 consecutive games, suddenly "fell from the altar" on this day.

In this game, Su Feng's touch seemed to have been cursed.

In addition to creating a record of 12 consecutive misses in the first half, he even had an embarrassing record of 4 consecutive missed free throws, which should only belong to O'Neal.

Fortunately, in the second half of the game, Su Feng adjusted his offensive strategy in time.

Under Nash's crazy feeding, Su Feng, who had activated the Emperor Engine, repeatedly penetrated the Clippers' inside line with Middle Eastern-style breakthroughs.

It was a pity that the hole dug in the first half of the game was too big...

So the game was won in the end...

It was just that the news of "Su Feng's poor performance, only scoring 26 points in a single game" almost became the headline of major media outlets after the game.

Alright...

Su Feng now understood what people's standards for other players and Michael Jordan's standards were.

Because as ESPN's timely MVP rankings came out on the 5th...

Looking at his ranking of only fourth, Su Feng almost wanted to take an RPG and blow up ESPN's headquarters.

But never mind...

Because Su Feng knew very well that after he had won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years, this season, unless he could lead the Raptors to break the historical best record again, Stern would never let him achieve such a heaven-defying achievement of three consecutive MVPs.

As for whether Su Feng could achieve three consecutive MVPs this season if he worked harder on brushing data?

Hey...

Big brother, you wouldn't think that Jordan wasn't working hard when he was brushing data back then, would you?

However, if it wasn't for Su Feng blacking Jordan's eight back then, did Jordan want to win three consecutive MVPs in this life?

No joke, based on Su Feng's current age, coupled with the fact that there were so many stars waiting to be fed this season...

Su Feng felt that it was probably not enough for him to lead the Raptors to break the historical best record again.

Because, at that time, Su Feng could guess with his toes that the judges would evaluate him with a lack of freshness.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the regular season MVP in the Stern era did not become a joke like it would in the future was because Stern had established an extremely strict review system for it.

On the surface, it was very unfair to Su Feng personally.

But from a macro perspective, this also turned those super stars who had won three consecutive MVPs before into myths in the minds of fans.

Therefore, Su Feng would not regret it even if he could not get the MVP this season.

Because he had plenty of time in the future to wash away Stern's three views.

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On the 6th, 8th, and 9th, the Raptors encountered trouble while patiently waiting for Carter to return to form.

In Su Feng's previous life, teams that had the last laugh all had one characteristic.

That was health.

Before Su Feng was reborn, the most direct example was the Warriors in the 18/19 season.

You must know that before the start of that season, even if you were the most loyal fan of Leonard, you probably wouldn't think that the Warriors couldn't complete the great feat of winning 4 championships in 5 years.

However, because the main core players in the team suffered from different injuries in that season, the ending of that Warriors team could only be described as being off by a hair's breadth.

In fact, in the NBA, especially in the real world, the difficulty of creating a dynasty is much more difficult than written in novels.

Because novels need to consider logic, but reality...

Does not need any logic.

Taking the Raptors' previous two seasons as an example, many people in the world believed that they were blessed by the goddess of luck.

Because in the past two seasons, the Raptors could even be said to be the team with the best player health in the league.

Although Su Feng's nutrient solution played a certain role in this, it should be known that what the nutrient solution could improve was only the physical recovery of Su Feng's teammates.

Moreover, since the nutrient solution could not be used on game days, even if the nutrient solution could reduce the risk of player injury from 5% to 4%, the risk of injury to other Raptors players would not disappear objectively.

To put it bluntly...

Fate is a mysterious thing.

But in sports, you have to believe in metaphysics even if you don't believe in it.

Because how many players like LeBron James, who are historically resistant to injuries, have appeared in the NBA?

And how many of those future stars you expect can go all the way to the end and become gods without being troubled by injuries?

On the 10th, after defeating the Jazz at home, Nash, the tool man for opening up the second battlefield, on whom Su Feng had been relying on recently, was the first to go on strike due to his ankle.

Because he sprained his ankle during the game, according to the team doctor's examination, Nash would have to rest for at least 3 to 4 weeks.

And on the 12th, in the team's away game loss to the Pacers...

O'Neal Jr., who had been in the most heroic state in the Raptors' inside line since the start of the new season, was also persuaded to stop by his groin.

After straining his groin, according to the Raptors' team doctor's optimistic estimate, O'Neal Jr. would have to wait until January next year at the earliest to return to the field.

As a result, on the 14th, in the absence of Nash and O'Neal Jr., although the Raptors defeated the Knicks by a large margin, on the 15th, in the game against the Bucks, the absence of stars and the impact of McGrady's departure began to show.

In the Raptors' previous two seasons, even if Nash did not change his style, the Raptors could rely on McGrady's mismatch to open up the second battlefield for Su Feng.

But now, relying solely on Jaric and Alvin Williams, they could not do what Nash and McGrady could do, which was to open up the court for Su Feng so that he could enjoy single-handedly attacking the basket.

For the Raptors, who wanted to establish a dynasty this season, their fate was full of twists and turns.

Because Carter had not found his form yet...

Su Feng's deputies fell down one by one first.

At the critical moment, Barkley, who came to join the team in the summer, once again urgently activated his passive skill of "not being able to hug his thigh and instead becoming a thigh."

On the 17th, in the second battle against the Pacers in Indy, Barkley, who had fought alongside Bird at the 92 Barcelona Olympics, scored a new personal high of 21 points and 9 rebounds since the start of the new season.

On the other side, with Barkley helping him reduce offensive pressure, Su Feng once again conquered Bird in this game.

The "Su-Pig" duo combined for 63 points that night.

The Raptors also successfully stopped their recent losing streak.

For Su Feng, the good news was that after the new season's games were about to enter the Christmas holiday, the Raptors would usher in a valuable adjustment period.

The bad news, however, was that the Raptors would face a devilish schedule around Christmas this year.

According to the schedule, on the 19th, the Raptors would go to the away game to face Philadelphia.

On the 21st, they would return to their home court to face the Nets.

In addition, on the 22nd, they would have to face McGrady's homecoming battle back-to-back.

And on Christmas Day...

They would have to go to the North Shore Garden to usher in the second battle against the Celtics this season.

To be honest, since the end of his rookie season, Su Feng had not played so many tough battles in a row for a long time.

So the question is...

What is Su Feng's mood now?

Does he want to curse?

Or...

"Su... I'm starting to not understand you a little bit."

That day, lying in Su Feng's arms, Britney said while gently stroking Su Feng's incomparably handsome face.

Hearing this, after reviewing the lesson of holding the ball with both hands, Su Feng asked curiously, "Why don't you understand me?"

"Because... I heard that the Raptors are in a very difficult situation now?

But why can't I see a trace of anxiety from your face, from your eyes?" Britney said puzzled.

Looking at Britney's confused face, Su Feng laughed.

Anxiety?

Why be anxious?

No...

You wouldn't really think that I can't afford to lose, would you?

For Su Feng, he would definitely be worried about the Raptors' recent difficult situation.

But anxiety or cursing was unnecessary in Su Feng's opinion.

Because just like failure is a part of life, losing is also a part of the basketball court.

Su Feng, who had lived two lives, did not get to where he was today in one step.

As early as the time when Lower Merion was forged by Kobe, Su Feng had already forged a heart as stable as Mount Tai.

Not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat.

If you lose, you can start all over again.

Look, take players of O'Neal's level as an example...

In this life, O'Neal still doesn't know what a championship is.

But did O'Neal give up?

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes. In Su Feng's opinion, as long as he does not leave any regrets for himself, he will not have any regrets.

Just like how black eighting the Bulls back then indirectly helped Atlanta complete a fairy tale journey.

From the moment he chose to enter the NBA, become a basketball superstar, and marry a rich and beautiful woman, what Su Feng enjoyed was the process of playing against these stars in the next twenty years.

As for the result?

Maybe there will be good, maybe there will be bad, but after this twenty-year career is over, Su Feng believes that he will definitely gain valuable wealth that others cannot obtain.

Also...

Isn't life supposed to be full of challenges to be interesting?

A life that is pushed all the way is, in Su Feng's pretentious words...

Even if God arranged it for him, he might not want it.

One game, one season?

Does life only have tomorrow, today, yesterday, or next year, the year after next?

Besides...

Who said that with Nash and O'Neal Jr. injured and absent, the Raptors would be difficult to handle next?

Do you know how Su Feng comforted Nash and O'Neal Jr. when they were injured?

"Hey... what's the rush, rest well, wait for me to get you back the Eastern Conference first."

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On the 19th, Philadelphia.

For the people of Pennsylvania, Su Feng's every return home now is so heartbreaking.

Even though they now have Yao Ming.

Even though they are now ranked second in the East this season.

Even though Iverson can always make the fans in the Central State Stadium go crazy every night.

But...

Only Su Feng...

Is a memory that every Pennsylvanian cannot forget.

No organization.

Nor did anyone deliberately incite it.

Even more, no one thought that they would do this before the start of this game.

However, on the evening of the 19th, when the new DJ of the Central State Stadium, Bob, read Su Feng's name during the appearance ceremony...

Almost in unison, the entire stadium, nearly 20,000 fans, resounded with deafening...

Cheers.

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

Look...

Even if Su Feng is only ranked fourth in ESPN's timely MVP rankings this season, so what?

Look...

Even if the Maple Black fans on the Internet write all kinds of jokes that Su Feng is just an ordinary person without teammates, so what?

Kenny Smith, who saw this scene on TNT, said with emotion: "Just like you don't need to explain to others what kind of basketball player Michael Jordan is...

Today, we don't need to explain to others how great Su Feng is."

On the Philadelphia bench.

For the young Yao Ming, if the game in Toronto a month ago made him learn a lot from Su Feng...

Then today, he once again felt Su Feng's unparalleled appeal and influence.

"He is the regular season MVP of the NBA in the past two years."

At this time, Iverson, who was wearing the same headband as him, also stood beside Yao Ming.

"At the same time, he is also the Finals MVP of the NBA in the past two years."

"Amazing, right, Yao.

This is Su... my brother."

Hearing this, Yao Ming nodded.

After a pause, Iverson turned back to look at the other Philadelphia players on the bench and said, "But now, he is also our opponent.

I know that playing against Su's team, especially in our home court, is always particularly difficult.

But...

Just like when Su and I defeated the Bulls together, now, it's our turn to tell him that this is our territory!"

At this moment, for some reason, Yao Ming always felt a surge of heat in his chest.

On the big screen, the starting lineups of the two teams tonight have been given.

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

Philadelphia: Yao Ming, Ratliff, Christie, Iverson, Snow.

In fact, Su Feng was not the only one returning home that night.

In the Raptors' team, when Barkley saw that none of the Philadelphia folks missed him before the game...

Barkley was furious.

"No, why are they only calling Su's name?

Don't they know that I shed blood and tears for Philadelphia back then?"

On the Raptors' bench, Barkley said with a look of grief and indignation while looking at his teammates.

After patting Barkley on the shoulder, Su Feng encouraged him and said, "Turn grief into motivation, Charles."

A few minutes later...

In the center of the court, Ben Wallace and Yao Ming's jump ball started the game.

Philadelphia ball possession, Snow is responsible for dribbling the ball across the half court.

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ps: Hey, every time the plot of the new season is just starting to be laid out, all kinds of people who don't watch this or don't watch that, who abandon the book, who abandon the party come again... In short, it's still that sentence, the huge conception of 20 seasons, if everyone expects Qiao to be able to write it perfectly, instead of collapsing halfway, then I suggest... everyone should still give Qiao more patience. Because if I satisfy all the readers' temporary pleasure... then in fact, this book may be finished when it is written to defeat Jordan.