Chapter 1 The Beginning

7th, the G1 battle of the 99/00 season NBA Finals, also known as the first episode of "Raptors vs. Lakers" Season 2, officially premiered at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

Nearly 20,000 Raptors fans had already transformed the entire arena into a purple sea.

Outside the arena, nearly 100,000 Canadian fans from all over Canada had gathered in the square.

Inside the stadium, as the Raptors and Lakers players gathered...

With DJ Martin's unique introduction, the flames in the chests of fans in more than a hundred countries and regions in front of the TV were quickly ignited.

Just like the best ingredients often require the most complex processes to make...

The best players also need the best introduction.

On the court, although it wasn't the first time visiting Toronto, when the Lakers players heard Martin's impassioned introduction...

Most Lakers players, like Kobe, inadvertently puffed out their chests.

Just...

"Ladies and gentlemen, now let us welcome the last player of the Lakers...

Shaquille O'Neal (tactically whispering)."

O'Neal: "???"

Wait...

When you were introducing Kobe just now, you introduced him for a full minute...

But why, when it comes to me, is it just a Shaquille O'Neal and that's it?

And that weak introduction...

Just trying to disgust me?

O'Neal vomited.

In that instant, listening to the sporadic boos from the crowd, even the always jovial O'Neal's face instantly turned ugly.

And then, just as O'Neal was wondering how he should retaliate against the Raptors' recent persecution of him...

Toronto, already in a "volcanic" state, soon ushered in the first climax of the night.

On the court, after the first Raptors player appeared, almost instantly, the noise in the entire arena exceeded 140 decibels.

On TNT, feeling the fiery atmosphere, Kenny Smith used three consecutive "unbelievable" to express his "awe" of the Raptors' home court.

From being ignored two years ago to being impossible to get a ticket today...

Only by being in June 7, 2000, can you understand what Su Feng has given this city in the past two years.

Air Canada Centre...

When it came to Su Feng's appearance, even if you searched all the dictionaries in the world, you could never accurately describe the scene.

"Su ———— Feng!!"

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

In front of the TV, listening to the shouts of "Shu Fen", "Shu Fen" coming from the screen, the rabbits were undoubtedly proud and proud at this moment.

Is this Brother Feng's prestige?

And on the sidelines, Xiao Yao, who was sitting side by side with LeBron James, who had just arrived from Akron for his vacation, cast an admiring look at Su Feng on the court.

If Michael Jordan was the pinnacle that all players desperately chased but could never reach in the 90s...

Then Su Feng today...

Is definitely a lighthouse for the younger generation of players.

On the court, after the entrance ceremony of the two teams, the big screen immediately gave the starting lineups of the two teams tonight.

Lakers: O'Neal, Lewis, Rice, Kobe, Fisher.

Raptors: Ben, O'Neal Jr., Su Feng, McGrady, Nash.

Compared to the regular season games between the two teams, because young player Lewis performed better and better in the second half of the season, he has gradually replaced veteran Horry in the starting power forward position.

On the Raptors' side, considering that Carter had played well as a substitute several times in the battle with the Celtics, Davis successfully persuaded Carter to be the Raptors' sixth man before the Finals began.

Looking at the matchups between the two teams, in the center position, although the Raptors have repeatedly stated that Ben can defend O'Neal alone, even the cat outside the TNT TV station knows that it is just the Raptors trying to mess with O'Neal's mentality.

In the power forward position, it is a contest between two young men.

Because O'Neal Jr. and Lewis both play the role of tool men in the team, American experts believe that their performance will depend on what kind of offensive environment their teammates can create for them when making pre-match previews.

As for the small forward position...

Out of consideration for protecting the confidence of American players, American experts did not describe the strength comparison of this position too much.

As for the shooting guard position, American experts think it is very interesting.

Because the scene of Kobe being ganged up on by Su Feng, Jordan, McGrady, and Carter in the Finals last year is still a lingering shadow in the hearts of Kobe fans.

However, after a year of cultivation, in this year's awards selection, relying on his all-around performance of averaging 25.8 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game in the regular season, Kobe, nicknamed "The New Magic Johnson of Los Angeles", was not only successfully selected into the All-NBA First Team, but also selected into the NBA All-Defensive First Team this year because of his excellent performance on the defensive end.

Therefore, in the eyes of experts, Kobe this year may not be able to wash away his previous shame.

And in the point guard position...

Although Fisher is crushed by Nash in scoring and assists, Fisher also has his corresponding advantages in strength and defense.

In addition, both teams have sufficient personnel on the bench to mobilize...

Therefore, before the game, many experts who wanted to see Su Feng being slapped in the face believed that the Raptors would definitely pay a painful price for their "underestimation" in this year's Finals.

CCTV, watching the players of the two teams who have stepped onto the center of the stage, Zhang Zhidao said: "The Raptors still can't be too careless.

Don't think that they swept the Lakers in the regular season, but one thing is one thing, judging from the Lakers' performance in the playoffs, their overall strength is not below the Raptors."

And Sun Zhidao next to him said: "Before the game, Ben Wallace said that he could defend O'Neal alone, I don't know if he can fulfill everything he said before the game tonight."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhidao shook his head, "This is just a smokescreen deliberately thrown by the Raptors. If O'Neal is so easy to be defended, then he would not be so headache for other teams."

On the court, Ben, who was highly anticipated, was trembling when he walked to the center circle for the jump ball.

Undoubtedly, no matter what the result of this year's Finals is, Ben will be popular for a while.

Because even if he never said that he could defend O'Neal alone, he has long been shaped into a player who still dares to pat his chest and say that he can defend O'Neal alone in the face of O'Neal under the reports of various media.

And maybe it was because he felt that Ben wasn't confident enough tonight...

Before the game started, on the Raptors' bench, Carter didn't forget to shout at O'Neal on the court, "Hey, Shaq, you have to be careful tonight, because our 'fortress' only needs two rounds to beat you back home to call your mom!"

Ben: "......"

Hey!

Enough!

Vince, you're not helping me at all...

You just want me to die!

Alright...

Ben could see it now.

Carter clearly wanted to play him to death, and then inherit the towel that had been scrubbing Su Feng's back for four years.

In the center of the court, after Carter's heating up, O'Neal was already on the verge of explosion.

Bang——!

In the jump ball, in order to show his strength, O'Neal rarely jumped with all his strength and won the first attack for the Lakers with overwhelming advantage.

Fisher dribbled the ball over the half court, the Lakers 1-2-2 positioning, and played the triangle offense right away.

In the low post, Ben, who was completely enveloped by O'Neal's anger, couldn't express his suffering.

Fortunately, just as Fisher was about to pass the ball to O'Neal, Su Feng successfully interfered with Fisher's pass with his help defense.

Because the Raptors' wing players were all leaning towards the low post, Fisher had to turn his head and hand the ball to Kobe.

And although the player responsible for guarding him tonight was not Su Feng, looking at McGrady who appeared in front of him at this moment, Kobe still couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart.

In Su Feng's previous life, Kobe would always play with great interest when facing his few friends and strong enemies.

Therefore, this attack was both to wash away last year's shame and to prove himself. In Su Feng's opinion, Kobe had no reason to pass the ball.

However, just as Su Feng quickly moved to McGrady's side, preparing to turn around and gang up on Kobe with McGrady, a scene that stunned Su Feng appeared!

No...

This is not "scientific" at all!

On the court, before Su Feng's double-teaming was about to be completed, Kobe accurately passed the ball to Rice's hands.

Swish——!

And the latter did not waste Kobe's assist, successfully scoring the first goal for the Lakers tonight from the right wing, two steps inside.

2 to 0.

To be fair...

If it wasn't because he had seen an even more magical future...

Then Su Feng really couldn't believe that Kobe in this life would actually install a pass button and refuse to take it off!

"Weak!"

On the court, when it was the Raptors' turn to attack, looking at Kobe, Su Feng said disdainfully.

Hearing this, Kobe showed a wise smile to Su Feng, and spread his hands and said, "You and I are not children anymore, Su, this kind of worthless trash talk can't irritate me."

Su Feng: "......"

Damn it!

Could this Kobe have been possessed by someone?

Logically speaking...

All this is quite outrageous.

The Raptors attacked. After Nash dribbled the ball over the half court, the Raptors also presented a 1-2-2 formation to play the triangle offense.

At this time, on the Lakers' bench, "Zen Master" felt his chest aching faintly.

Because this year, as the Raptors' triangle offense has been playing better and better, can you believe that there are already many people in the industry who have begun to call Davis the originator of the triangle offense?

Different from the Lakers' triangle, the Raptors' triangle is more like the Bulls' triangle back then.

On the court, after Su Feng successfully landed in the low post and leaned against Kobe, Nash quickly passed the ball to his hands.

CCTV, Zhang Zhidao said: "It is said that Kobe is the person in the NBA who knows Su Feng the best. Let's see, can Kobe defend Su Feng?"

Bang, bang, bang.

In the low post, after three consecutive chisels, Su Feng successfully created a distance for a fadeaway jumper.

Don't look at Kobe also completed a round of weight gain last summer, but compared with the current Su Feng, he is still a younger brother in terms of strength.

However, because of his rich experience in being beaten, after being knocked away by Su Feng, Kobe not only did not panic, but also used his prediction to open his small hand in advance and block Su Feng's cheek!

It's a pity...

Because his hands were too small, Kobe failed to completely block Su Feng's vision.

Swish——!

2 to 2.

Air Canada Centre, after Su Feng scored the first goal for the Raptors, the Raptors fans who had been standing at the Air Canada Centre also sat back in their seats.

"Too weak, Kobe!

I thought you had improved, but now that I think about it, I still overestimated you." On the court, when retreating, Su Feng continued to love and kill each other with Kobe.

However, Kobe tonight is really not ordinary rational.

After smiling at Su Feng, Kobe said, "Only the weak will bark in front of the real strong."

Su Feng: "......"

So angry!

Before the game, Su Feng, who originally planned to use psychological warfare to make Kobe lie down obediently and let him take advantage of him, could not have imagined that the person who was almost broken tonight would actually be himself?

The Lakers' offensive round.

Still the classic 1-2-2 formation.

And this time, Fisher finally passed the ball to O'Neal's hands.

Just...

Just as the shark was about to use his strength to tell Ben behind him that he was just a scrub, suddenly...

Beep——!

On the wing, Su Feng successfully saved Ben, who had been squeezed away, by fouling.

And on the court, looking at Su Feng who grabbed him, O'Neal suddenly became uneasy.

Because you said that you would only use Ben to deal with me?

Is this it?

O'Neal suddenly wanted to laugh.

"Ba, get ready, it's almost your turn to play." On the Raptors' bench, Davis, who sensed that the situation was not good, prepared to summon the Raptors' secret weapon in advance.

And hearing the coach's call, Bartel, after exercising his joints, was ready to play at any time.

On the court, the Lakers continued to attack.

Because O'Neal once again got the ball in the low post, McGrady also paid a foul.

At this time, on the sidelines, the Raptors quickly made a substitution adjustment.

Bartel up, Ben down.

And originally, O'Neal was quite happy that Ben, a player who only knew how to talk trash, was beaten down by himself not long after the start of the game...

But after noticing that the player the Raptors replaced was someone who was very good at wrestling, O'Neal instantly felt his chrysanthemum cool down...

Still the Lakers' possession.

At the high post, Fisher handed the ball to the wing, and Rice was responsible for passing the ball to O'Neal.

As a result...

O'Neal found that what he thought about really came true.

Because in the instant he received the ball, he and the ball and the strong man behind him fell to the ground together.

Clang————!

CCTV, seeing this scene, Zhang Zhidao couldn't help but complain: "Wow, Daba's ball is amazing, this would definitely be a one-hit kill in a wrestling match."

And Sun Zhidao also joked: "This is the innate power of Mongolian players. Maybe I can't beat you on the court, but you can't beat me on the court either."

On the court, after the Raptors paid three consecutive fouls, even fans who just started watching the game could guess what the Raptors wanted to do.

Hack!

Just "hack"!

This is really the rhythm of wanting to persecute O'Neal to death!

So now the question is.

Is O'Neal ready to deal with the Raptors' "Hack-a-Shaq" tactics tonight?

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