Chapter 136 He Killed Vitali!

In the Raptors' restricted area, looking at the monster that roared over his head like a raptor, Duncan was first stunned, then dazed.

"Can humans really jump this high?"

Using his arm to measure the height Su Feng had just reached, believe it or not, Duncan was actually more concerned about why Su Feng could block him.

Instead...

Wasn't Newton a "liar"?

On the court, Su Feng and Barkley were amused by Duncan's "performance art."

"Is he really studying why you can jump so high?" Barkley asked curiously.

"I think... probably so." After pondering for a while, Su Feng replied.

"This is too outrageous! What kind of player am I facing?" Barkley said speechlessly.

What kind of player?

Emmm...

Probably the player with the best mentality in the entire NBA?

As the saying goes, as long as I'm not embarrassed, then others will be.

As a psychology expert, Duncan often seemed to make moves on the court that others couldn't understand.

But in fact, tonight, he had already healed the fragile hearts of the fans in this arena at least twice.

On the court, because Duncan's shot was directly blocked out of bounds by Su Feng, the Celtics inbounded from the baseline.

With little time left on the shot clock, Marbury's pull-up jumper after receiving the ball missed the rim.

Ben and Barkley teamed up to box out, and Su Feng secured the defensive rebound for the Raptors.

At this time, on TNT, Smith was sharing a little knowledge with the viewers.

That was, in the season's average defensive rebounds ranking, Su Feng was currently ranked twentieth.

And the nineteen players ranked ahead of him were all from the inside.

Therefore, in Smith's view, Su Feng's rebounding ability was largely overlooked due to his excessive scoring ability.

Beside him, after listening to Smith's analysis, Derek also said, "For a team like the Raptors with a not-so-tall average height, if it weren't for Su, they would have likely been exploded on the boards by their opponents long ago.

Honestly, I don't understand what those people who are still questioning Su are thinking.

Do they have to see Su drop '50+' every game to admit that Su is currently the best wing player in the league?"

On the court, it was fortunate that Su Feng didn't hear Smith and Derek hyping him up like this.

Otherwise...

He might have actually blushed.

Because if these two had seen me a dozen years later...

They would definitely have a 'what the heck' feeling.

Raptors' offense.

This time, after receiving the ball, Su Feng was double-teamed by Ray Allen on the wing.

As a result, because the passing lanes weren't good at first, to avoid a turnover, Su Feng chose to do it himself.

Clang—!

No joke, if Su Feng's shot had actually gone in, then Artest would have gone crazy.

Because it wasn't just a matter of whether it was reasonable or not, but...

It was really unreasonable!

In the Celtics' restricted area, Pitapanko grabbed the rebound, and Marbury tried to launch a fast break.

However, because the Raptors' transition defense was quick, Marbury didn't succeed.

Back in the set offense, Duncan once again faced Barkley in a one-on-one battle of true men in the low post.

This time, Duncan was more mindful.

The instant he turned around to launch his offense, he caught a glimpse of someone out of the corner of his eye and promptly passed the ball to Artest, who was already open.

Clang—!

Unfortunately, Artest's open three-pointer didn't go in.

This season, Artest was averaging 11.5 points.

As the Celtics' fourth offensive threat besides Duncan, Ray Allen, and Marbury, his average score wasn't low.

After all, Artest couldn't get as many touches as the other three every game.

But...

In Su Feng's view, even if you had Havlicek team up with these three, the old iron king wouldn't be more iron than Artest.

Just think about it...

With opponents having to send heavy troops to surround the other three every game, Artest's field goal percentage this season was only 39.8%, and his three-point percentage was a pitiful 25.6%...

With this kind of efficiency, did he need Su Feng to target him?

Clearly, the excessive weight gain in the summer, while making Artest's muscles more rigid, also made his shooting more unstable in the new season.

Therefore, unlike the previous two games against Pierce and McGrady, in this game, Su Feng saved a lot of energy on the defensive end.

And this also meant that he, who would have needed to hand over the ball to Carter to rest in the third quarter...

Was still full of energy!

Clang—!

Look!

What a handsome and smooth brick!

Su Feng: "..."

Poisonous.

In Su Feng's view, his mid-range shooting percentage tonight was as if he had been possessed by Kobe's soul.

And while retreating, after noticing Britney's fierce gaze on the sidelines...

At that moment, Su Feng felt like he had found the answer.

See...

What is a real Defensive Player of the Year?

Even with just her eyes, Britney could easily do things that most players in this league couldn't.

But in fact, Su Feng's brick had nothing to do with Britney.

Because in the early part of the third quarter, both teams increased their defensive intensity, so whether it was the Raptors or the Celtics...

——————

They were both pretty iron.

It wasn't until there were 5 minutes and 21 seconds left in the quarter that Su Feng continued his scoring with an exquisite tactical fadeaway.

At this time, after half a quarter of exchanging blows, neither the Raptors nor the Celtics had managed to break through the 70-point mark.

In front of the TV, Jeff Van Gundy, who had been unemployed since being fired by the Knicks, was already bewitched.

Because...

According to the theory he had learned before, once the pace of the game was too fast, no matter what, this kind of situation where they could defend each other shouldn't occur.

But tonight...

The Raptors and the Celtics gave him another lesson.

That was, truly excellent defense never relied on deliberately slowing down the pace of the game to reduce the number of possessions.

Rather, it relied on the high mobility of the wing players, through tacit switching in certain areas, plus the deterrent force of the interior wall, to limit the opponent's shooting percentage.

In his previous life, many people only saw the offensive firepower of the future Warriors.

But in fact, the Warriors had always been at the top in terms of defensive efficiency per 100 possessions.

In short, the theory that defense wins championships had never gone out of style.

What was outdated was just those old defensive concepts.

Clang, clang.

On the court, Su Feng's personal number of missed shots tonight had unknowingly approached 20.

At this time, on the big screen of the North Shore Garden Arena, the staff also gave an embarrassing statistic.

That was, as of now...

The NBA's single-game missed shot record was held by Su Feng and Jordan.

In the 97/98 season, in a game against the Knicks, Su Feng, who was 20-for-47 at the time, scored "50+" for the first time in his career.

And in a game that ended earlier that season, in a match between the Bulls and the Celtics, Jordan put up Kobe-esque numbers, shooting 13-for-40.

Therefore, what did the staff at North Shore Garden Arena want to imply at this moment...

Wasn't that obvious?

"This is too much!" On the sidelines, listening to the commentator's complaints about Su Feng, Britney said with dissatisfaction.

Lily, who was sitting next to Britney, thought that Britney still loved Su Feng after glancing at the little princess next to her.

But, the next second...

"Although I don't understand basketball, why are their comments about Su so polite?

What does it mean that Su is likely to surpass himself tonight?

Heh, this kind of scum deserves to never make a shot in his life!"

Looking at the Raptors' No. 23 on the court, who might have been partying all night with his brothers at some nightclub on Christmas, Britney said indignantly.

And now...

If Lily didn't know about Britney and Su Feng's little secret, she might have actually believed Britney's nonsense.

Because in Lily's view...

Going to nightclubs...

Wasn't Britney talking about herself?

Honestly, although she hadn't had much contact with Su Feng, in Lily's view, if someone like Su Feng would go to nightclubs, then the World Trade Center building would have to collapse first.

"Hiss...

Wait...

Why do I feel like this girl already knows about me going out with Carter on Christmas Eve?"

On the court, looking at Britney's increasingly fierce gaze, Su Feng felt like he might not survive tonight.

So...

In order not to leave any regrets before he died, Su Feng decisively made up his mind in the second half of the third quarter.

Clang, swish, clang, clang, swish, clang, swish!

As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, who will?

In this life, feel free to forge your weapon, Kobe Bryant!

Because even if he had to smash the rim of North Shore Garden Arena to win tonight, he, Su Feng, would never back down!

And on the Celtics' bench, watching Su Feng, who was like a madman on the court, Karl had begun to wonder if his teacher's previous evaluation of Su Feng was correct at this moment.

Because no matter how you looked at it...

Su Feng's style of play wasn't scientific!

But...

Sensing that Karl was a little confused at this moment, Auerbach said to Karl calmly, "45%."

Karl: "?"

"Miller, in your opinion, Su missed a lot of shots in this quarter, right?" Auerbach said to Karl.

Karl nodded.

"But take another look at the score." Auerbach pointed to the scoreboard.

Hearing this, after looking in the direction of Auerbach's finger, Karl realized that...

Throughout the entire third quarter, the Celtics, who had the advantage in overall lineup, not only failed to further widen the score, but...

In this back-and-forth seesaw battle, they were also surpassed in single-quarter scoring by the Raptors.

"From a general theory, the excessive number of shots taken by the star player will indeed affect the overall rhythm of a team to a certain extent.

But this theory does not apply to certain specific games.

Like tonight."

Squinting his wrinkled eyes, in Auerbach's view, the only thing he had ever done wrong in his life might have been underestimating Su Feng back then.

Because Su Feng's style of play seemed very stubborn...

But in fact...

Throughout the entire third quarter, because the Raptors highly unified their style of play by giving the ball to Su Feng, their other main players only needed to put their energy into the defensive end.

And in this way...

The Celtics' idea of trying to take away the Raptors in one wave by increasing the intensity of their defense in the third quarter was cracked by this simple and crude style of play.

Just like the Celtics didn't treat this game as an ordinary regular season game...

The tactics executed by the Raptors in the third quarter...

Was also the ultimate move that Davis would only activate at the moment of life and death.

That was, the long-lost One-Protect-Four in the martial world!

Offense relied on Su Feng, defense relied on Su Feng.

Rebounds relied on Su Feng, organization...

That could be ignored.

In short, this extremely un-team style of play was, in Auerbach's view, very team-oriented in such a critical battle of life and death tonight.

"This is... a team that has won two championships in the past two years!

Their experience, their on-the-spot response, cannot be compared to other teams in this league," Auerbach said with emotion.

North Shore Garden Arena, after three quarters, the score between the Raptors and the Celtics was 81 to 80.

At this time, Su Feng's personal score in this game had reached 45 points.

Although in the next game, as long as Su Feng missed 7 more shots, he would surpass Jordan and create another extremely embarrassing historical record on this night...

But relying on their tenacious resilience and the highly unified thinking of the whole team, the Raptors had successfully survived the most difficult third quarter of this game for them.

In the fourth quarter, Ben didn't rest, Carter didn't rest, and Su Feng didn't rest either.

After putting Jackson and Williams on to partner with these three, on the Raptors' bench, Davis, who hadn't appeared much tonight...

His face was full of killing intent.

If you were to ask how Davis managed to lead the Raptors to a back-and-forth battle with the imposing Celtics on the road without O'Neal and Nash...

Then Davis would definitely tell you:

Just work Su Feng to death.

And if you were to ask how the Raptors were going to fight down this game in the fourth quarter, then Davis would also definitely tell you:

Just work Su Feng to death.

When in doubt, work Su Feng to death.

This was the ultimate philosophy that the famous coach Davis had realized in the past few seasons.

And on the court, after noticing the Raptors' fourth-quarter lineup and pondering for a while, the Celtics also sent out all of their main players except Duncan.

"Tim, you only have 2 minutes to rest.

After 2 minutes, whether you are ready or not, I will send you on the court." Patting Duncan's shoulder, Auerbach said solemnly.

Hearing this, Duncan, who had originally wanted to volunteer to go up and fight Su Feng to the end, immediately became serious.

Look...

This was an ordinary NBA regular season game.

A Christmas game whose standards even exceeded many Finals games.

So now the question is.

Was it worth it for the Celtics and Raptors to fight so hard for a regular season game?

Of course not.

But the Raptors, as an opponent, and the Celtics, as an opponent, were worth it to both teams.

Just like O'Neal would rather give up his dignity and face in order to win against Su Feng once.

In this era of the NBA...

Where did so much health-preserving basketball come from?

If Su Feng was the new king sitting on the throne, then these stars of his era were simply trying to pull him down from that damned throne at this moment.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Celtics attacked first.

Ray Allen first circled around the right side of the court, then suddenly turned around and shot a mid-range shot on the baseline.

Swish!

81 to 82.

And coming back, Su Feng once again showed his unconditional trust in Carter.

Through three quarters, Su Feng was not only building a stage for himself, but also for Carter.

At this moment, Carter, who was in relatively good condition, was the Raptors' strongest offensive point.

Those who ridiculed Carter at the beginning of the season...

Those who thought Carter wasn't even as good as Pierce...

Please watch carefully...

Vince Carter is taking you all to the future!

Bang—!

You have your cool pull-up, and I have my domineering dunk.

On the court, when Carter broke through Ray Allen's defense and hammered Pitapanko with an axe, on TNT, Smith roared excitedly:

"My God! Vince Carter!

He killed Vitali!"

Clap, clap, clap, bang.

First clap three times, then bump chests.

This was Su Feng and Carter.

This was the strongest perimeter duo in Stephen Curry and Seth Curry's mind for the first fifty years and the next fifty years of the NBA!

"See, Su! I told you, you can be bolder when you break through, there's no need to hide like a woman, because that Celtics' big guy is just trash!"

It's just...

If he could sew Carter's mouth shut with a needle, it would be even better in Su Feng's view.

The game continued.

The Celtics attacked.

Two-time championship tool man Williams defended well on this play. He not only successfully blocked Marbury's first wave of attack, but also successfully forced Marbury to a stop in the dead corner!

Look...

Who said bean buns aren't dry rations?

In desperation, Marbury's slightly hurried pass was directly intercepted by Su Feng.

And then, Su Feng, like a quarterback on a football field, sent Carter a "wonderful" long pass.

Seriously, with Su Feng's long pass...

Probably only Carter could catch it.

Bang————!

And as the Celtics' rim was blasted open again by Carter...

On the Celtics' bench, after taking a breath of cold air, looking back at Duncan, Auerbach said, "Tim, I've changed my mind.

Get ready to go on."

Hearing this, Duncan immediately tore off the towel covering his head.

"Stephen, next, you go defend Ron."

And on the Raptors' side, after patting Jackson on the shoulder, looking at Duncan walking towards the scorer's table, Su Feng also narrowed his eyes.

"Su..."

"Yeah, next, I'll take care of Tim!"

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