Chapter 43 The Argentine Connection

　　Early in the second quarter, Su Feng regretted what he'd told Ginóbili before the start of the quarter.

　　Because, for this Condor from the Pampas...

　　Telling him to shoot boldly...

　t it just telling him to go wild?

　　In the second quarter, after Kobe, who was leading the Lakers' bench unit, hit a three-pointer, Ginóbili, right after coming back on, before Fisher could even get set...

　　Pulled the trigger from at least two or three steps behind the three-point line.

　　Clang!

　　As a result, Malone, who wasn't taking a break in the second quarter either, happily snagged a rebound.

　　Su Feng: "..."

　　"Manu, try to take fewer shots like that one."

　　On the court, while retreating on defense, Su Feng said earnestly to Ginóbili.

　　Hearing this, Ginóbili was first puzzled, then stunned, and said, "But, Su, I was open just now..."

　　Su Feng: "..."

　　"Manu, it's okay to take one or two of those when you're feeling it, but look, Alonzo and Udonis hadn't even gotten into the paint yet.

　　If you miss, the rebound is definitely theirs." Su Feng said, patting Ginóbili's head.

　　"Yeah, you're right, I didn't think that through when I shot."

　　Ginóbili said, smiling at Su Feng.

　　Looking at Ginóbili's face, which was filled with joy, if Su Feng remembered correctly, in his memory, Ginóbili had said in a retirement interview...

　　That he wished he had been born a few years later.

　　"I like the basketball of today, both the speed of transition and those incredible three-pointers...

　　If I were born in this era, I think... I would indulge in the joy that basketball brings me!"

　　Because in Su Feng's original timeline, when Ginóbili joined the league, no coach in the NBA would have allowed him to shoot so wildly as he was tonight...

　　So, in a daze...

　　Su Feng felt that the Condor from the Pampas in front of him had completely gone astray.

　　On the Heat's bench, although Riley nearly had another heart attack when Ginóbili shot just now...

　　But...

　　As a famous coach, when he noticed the camera was focused on him, Riley forcibly controlled his emotions.

　　On the court, Lakers' offense.

　　Fisher dribbled the ball past half court and found Kobe.

　　On the wing, under Su Feng's interference, Kobe hit another tough fadeaway jumper, 37-33.

　　"Wow, Kobe's really got it going tonight," Zhang指导 (zhǐdǎo - commentator) commented on CCTV after Kobe scored five straight points.

　　Heat's possession.

　　Remembering Su Feng's instruction, Ginóbili didn't go wild this time.

　　In the middle, after receiving the ball, Su Feng immediately signaled to Mourning with his eyes.

　　However, as Mourning left the paint and came up high...

　　The Lakers players realized...

　　Su Feng didn't actively call for Mourning's screen, but instead dribbled towards the wing and executed a cross screen with Ginóbili, who was cutting up from the baseline.

　　Seeing this, Malone suddenly felt a little sorry for Mourning, his old opponent with whom he had fought on the battlefield for many years...

　　Good heavens!

　　What kind of freaks are these forwards and guards nowadays!

　　He comes over to set a screen for you, but you make him run halfway and then you don't want the screen anymore...

　　Isn't that infuriating?

　　However...

　　Malone didn't know that from the very beginning, Su Feng's screen wasn't for himself.

　　On the wing, the instant Su Feng and Ginóbili completed the cross screen...

　　Ginóbili suddenly turned and sprinted toward the high post, using Mourning's screen to slip to the other side!

　　At this moment, because Su Feng had attracted the Lakers' defense's full attention after the cross screen...

　　Mourning, the screening master who had been lying in wait at the high post, successfully screened Fisher, who was chasing Ginóbili!

　　Who said I called for a screen and didn't want it?

　　Old Karl Malone...

　　One of the NBA's top 50 greatest players of all time...

　　Open your eyes and watch carefully!

　　This era has changed!

　　On the court, just as Ginóbili ran to the open spot, Su Feng's pass arrived in front of him!

　　Swish!

　　Ginóbili didn't miss the opportunity!

　　Pulling the trigger again, he cleanly fired the ball into the basket!

　　40-33.

　　On TNT, Barkley commented, seeing this scene, "This season, in the Heat's offensive tactics...

　　We can clearly see that, in addition to the pass and cut, their off-ball players often screen for each other.

　　And in my opinion, this is definitely the best response to those who think Su only knows how to play one-on-one!

　　Because whether it's from the initiation of the on-court tactics or the finishing...

　　You can see the team cohesion that Su has brought to this Heat team!"

　　On the court, it was the Lakers' turn to attack.

　　As a result, the moment Barkley finished speaking, Kobe provided a counter-example for Barkley.

　　With Su Feng navigating around Malone's screen, Kobe, who had just scored five straight points, didn't waver in his determination to shoot.

　　Clang!

　　In the Heat's paint, Mourning happily added another rebound to his tally.

　　On CCTV, Zhang指导 (zhǐdǎo - commentator) shook his head and said, "The Lakers' play was too simple.

　t have any high-low post play, and the ball didn't pass through anyone's hands other than Kobe's."

　　The game continued, Heat's possession.

　　Ginóbili passed half court and gave the ball to Su Feng on the wing.

　　In the middle, Mourning once again came up to the high post to set a screen for Ginóbili.

　　Compared to the previous brilliant play, this time the Heat played a simplified version of the high post off-ball screen tactic.

　　Originally, Ginóbili just wanted to use the screen to find an opportunity to break through on the wing...

　　But who would have thought...

　　That when Fisher saw Mourning's iron elbow, he chose to back off out of fear...

　　So, on the other side, Su Feng, with quick eyes and hands, flicked the ball directly to Ginóbili!

　　Seeing this, Ginóbili caught the ball and, without making any adjustments, took a 'quick scope' shot from beyond the arc!

　　Swish!

　　As a player whose style is similar to Su Feng and Kobe in some ways...

　　You should know that when this妖刀 (yāo dāo - demon blade) is unsheathed, his critical hit damage is awesome!

　　43-33!

　　On the court, after the start of the second quarter, the situation that Kobe had worked so hard to turn around was instantly hammered back by these two three-pointers.

　　And on CCTV, Zhang指导 (zhǐdǎo - commentator) commented, "See, this is what we often say, the ball needs to pass through more than one person's hands.

　t complicated, but after the ball passed through more than one person's hands, the situation was completely different."

　　In Su Feng's previous life, because he suffered from a cultural disadvantage, many of Zhang指导 (zhǐdǎo - commentator)'s commentary was seen by many as him not understanding basketball at all.

　　But in reality...

　　Most of the time, Zhang指导 (zhǐdǎo - commentator) was speaking the truth.

　　As in Su Feng's memory, when the Lakers' F4 were all on the court at the same time, Jackson still couldn't find a way to make these four people coexist.

　　And in the second unit, this situation continued.

　　Because at this time, besides giving the ball to Kobe and letting him play one-on-one, Jackson couldn't think of any other routines.

　　Play the triangle offense?

　　No way.

　　Malone's ability was limited at this time, he could pass from the high post, but after he passed it out...

　　His defender would 100% choose to double-team Kobe in the low post.

　　As for Fisher...

　　As a leg-hugging point guard, he could play a role on the court...

　　Depending on how thick the leg he was hugging was.

　　So, here's the question.

　　Was Kobe's leg thick today?

　　Also, had he touched the "God Mode" switch?

　　Swish!

　　In the low post, after using his shoulder to bump Su Feng, Kobe turned around and scored!

　　What a beautiful fadeaway jumper!

　　In the second quarter, under Su Feng's smothering defense, this was the third shot that Kobe had made!

　　On the Lakers' bench, seeing this scene, O'Neal, who had been a little restless, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

　　"I've already scored 15 points tonight!"

　　While retreating on defense, Kobe looked directly at Su Feng and said.

　　"Yeah, pretty good."

　　Hearing this, Su Feng said after smiling.

　　Kobe: "..."

　　"You've changed, Su!"

　　Looking at Su Feng, who didn't want to pay attention to him, Kobe said.

　　"Since you joined the Heat, you've become weak!"

　　On the court, the Heat's offense.

　　At the high post, Ginóbili passed the ball to Haslem.

　　At this time, noticing that Su Feng had sunk into the low post, Kobe also turned his anger into a smile and said, "Looks like you still have some of your old spirit!"

　　But...

　　No sooner said than done!

　　Just as Su Feng received Haslem's lob pass in the low post...

　　Just as the Lakers players thought he would shoot that "Answer.Ball" in the low post...

　　Su Feng, while staring at Kobe, performed a brilliant "no.Look.pass" according to the playbook in his mind!

　　At the top of the arc, slightly to the left, Korver received Su Feng's pass!

　　Swish!

　　As the most accurate man on Earth, Korver didn't miss this beautiful pass from Su Feng!

　　And on the sideline...

　　On the Heat's bench, Riley also applauded the Heat players' brilliant team play!

　　Through the slow-motion replay, people finally understood the subtlety behind Su Feng's no-look pass.

　　It turned out that Haslem's lob pass to Su Feng was bait from the beginning!

　　On the court, after Ginóbili passed the ball to Haslem, he charged into the Lakers' left half of the court.

　　At this time...

　　Korver, who had been staying on the baseline, also came from the left corner to this suddenly chaotic jungle of muscles!

　　With the help of two screens from Mourning and Ginóbili, Korver had just gone straight to the top floor like he was taking an elevator!

　　"Using Su's one-on-one play in the low post to attract the defenders' attention, and then launching the real offensive tactic on the other side...

　　And even if the tactic fails, they can still use Su's strong offensive ability in the low post to complete the shot...

　　What a great two-point-guaranteed, three-point-contending tactic!"

　　In front of the TV, John Davis, who had just published his famous tactical book this summer, savored the Heat's brilliant three-point tactic and said with lingering interest.

　　And in Boston, Miller Carl, who was also following this Lakers-Heat battle, hurriedly copied this tactic into his notebook.

　　Because in Carl's opinion, the Celtics could also use Duncan's attraction in the low post to help Ray Allen create such opportunities on the court.

　　"As expected of one of the Warriors' most classic three-point tactics in the future..."

　　And on the court, Su Feng was amused after racking up three assists in a row in the second quarter.

　　In Su Feng's previous life, after Durant joined the Warriors, this was a classic tactic designed by the Warriors' think tank for Klay Thompson.

　　That is, by giving Durant priority in the low post, the opponent's defensive focus is forced to shift towards him.

　　At the same time...

　　On the other side, Curry and Green would continuously set two screens for Klay near the baseline.

　　At this time, because Curry would run to the corner after the screen...

　　The opponent's defense would often be overwhelmed.

　　Also, as Davis said...

　　The most brilliant thing about this tactic is that even if the tactic on the other side fails, Durant can still use the changes in the situation on the court to complete a strong attack.

　　Although, on the basketball court, you have to have rice before you can cook...

　　But after you have fine rice, excellent tactics can also allow a talented team to further improve their ceiling.

　　So what if Kobe has turned on the "God Mode" switch tonight?

　　46-35.

　　On the court, with Kobe hitting four of his shots in the second quarter, the Heat widened the gap between the two teams even further.

　　"In this world, there is no better invention than the three-point shot!"

　　On the Heat's bench, Riley also sincerely exclaimed at this moment.

　　It's just...

　　When Spoelstra heard this, he felt like he had heard his teacher say before...

　　That the thing he hated most in his life was three-pointers.

　　On the court, the game continued.

　　Jackson, unmoved by the Heat hitting three three-pointers in a row, began to continue his zen meditation on the sideline.

　　And Kobe continued his amazing performance.

　　Swish!

　　In the middle, after using a Sam Cassell接 (jiē - receive) Crossover to shake off Su Feng, Kobe pulled up and scored again!

　　46-37!

　　This is Kobe Bryant.

　　A man you can never predict when he will explode.

　　Tonight, under Su Feng's grind-king-level defense, Kobe stubbornly hit shot after shot in front of Su Feng.

　　However...

　　On the court, right after coming back, all the Lakers players suffered a blow that they couldn't bear!

　　Because he noticed that Haslem and Mourning had sunk into the paint...

　　Ginóbili, who was waiting near the Lakers logo for Su Feng to come over and receive the ball, pulled the trigger of his rifle without saying a word!

　　At that time, Fisher was still using the corner of his eye to see if Mourning had come to set a screen for Ginóbili behind him!

　　What the f***!

　　Was this the legendary "I'll carry you guys"?

　　On the sideline, Riley, who had just felt that Ginóbili had become a normal person, couldn't stand it any longer!

　　"Trade him! We have to trade him tomorrow!

　　I can't take it anymore! I really can't take it anymore!"

　　And on the court, Su Feng, who was originally planning to coordinate with Ginóbili again, was also rooted to the spot.

　　"No way! Trade! We have to trade him!

　　I can't take it anymore! This isn't playing basketball!"

　　And at the Lakers' logo...

　　After taking a look at the trajectory of his shot, Ginóbili, who felt that this wasn't cool enough...

　　Suddenly remembered the celebration move that Su Feng had done when he was playing with everyone in the summer.

　　So, after taking a deep breath...

　　At the moment of waiting for the basketball to fly, Ginóbili suddenly turned backwards while making a truly...

　　Motion of pulling the trigger of a rifle!

　　And the best part was...

　　At the moment he fired, because the basketball happened to go in cleanly...

　　On the sideline, on the Lakers' bench, O'Neal, who was also badly hit, happened to lean backwards!

　　"Oh, my God!

　　Manu Ginóbili shot Shaquille O'Neal, who was sitting on the sideline, at the logo!"

　　On TNT, Barkley, who happened to observe this scene, exclaimed in shock.

　　And on the Heat's bench, while covering his head with his hand, Riley patted Spoelstra's shoulder and said, "Did Manu say what he wants to eat tomorrow morning?

　t he satisfied with the spaghetti I made for him last time?"

　　And on the court, looking at Ginóbili, whose coolness soared to the sky at this moment...

　　Su Feng said after rushing to Ginóbili, "That shot was really beautiful!

　　Manu, I knew you had that range!"

　　And in front of the scorer's table...

　　How could the "Zen Master" dare to continue his zen meditation now?

　　At the Staples Center, with the whistle symbolizing a timeout sounding, the nearly 20,000 Lakers fans at the scene were silent at this moment!

　　Can you believe it...

　　That tonight, with Kobe having turned on God Mode, the Lakers were still behind the Heat by double digits at this moment?

　　49-37...

　　"Is... Is this kind of play really a tactic?"

　　At the scene, countless Lakers fans asked themselves.

　　And in front of the TV, for some reason...

　　Looking at that long-haired Argentine handsome guy, the rabbits felt that this guy was more awesome than Carter!

　　On the court, after the timeout, Jackson replaced O'Neal and Payton.

　　But...

　　With Ginóbili already unsheathed, how could Su Feng not stand up and help out?

　　In the Heat's paint, just as old Malone received Kobe's penetration pass and was preparing to finish with a simple layup...

　　Su Feng used practical actions to tell all the fans in front of the TV and at the scene just how fast an NBA top defender's sliding step can be!

　　Many people may not have a clear idea of the unit of time of 1 second.

　　Back when young Duncan first entered the league, 1 second was roughly equivalent to him retreating from beyond the three-point line to the basket and grabbing a rebound.

　　Yes, you read that right...

　　Unless there was a problem with the NBA timer, Duncan's completion of the above action was that exaggerated.

　　And in the future, the elementary school student's (Curry) extreme shooting speed during training had even reached 0.3 seconds.

　　Therefore, when old Malone chose to shoot a layup to save energy...

　　How could he have imagined that Su Feng, who had given up continuing to defend Kobe and instead chose to help him defend here, had already flown into the air to wait for him?

　　Slap!

　　At the Staples Center, with a crisp sound coming from the backboard, the Lakers fans, who had already started preparing to applaud Kobe and Malone's collaboration, were stunned on the spot!

　　At the same time, on TNT, Barkley's mouth was like a machine gun, saying, "Even if you search all the dictionaries in this world, you won't find any words that can be used to describe this block!

　　Su is like a despairing Wailing Wall, separating Malone and the basket!"

　　And on the court, Malone and other Lakers players, who had been blocked by Su Feng, hadn't even reacted yet...

　　Ginóbili, who had just grabbed the second landing spot, had already completed a raid with the ball.

　　51-37!

　　The Miami Heat unleashed a huge wave in tonight's second quarter!

　　On the court, the Lakers' four super stars had already started to look at each other...

　　O'Neal, who was in great shape tonight, really couldn't figure out how the Heat had managed to lead them by 14 points.

　　And Kobe, who was also in good shape...

　t understand how the Heat could be leading them by double digits when Su Feng hadn't even exerted himself yet.

　　And Malone and Payton...

　　"We have to raise the intensity of our defense!

t let them score so easily anymore! Guys!" Payton said, looking at Kobe, O'Neal, and Malone.

　　Hearing this, Malone nodded and said, "I think so too."

　　O'Neal, Kobe: "..."

　　……

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