Chapter 1 Proving Yourself

　　Facts prove that when your looks reach a certain level, even Lady Luck can be conquered.

　　Seriously, Su Feng really didn't think too much when he threw that game-winning three-pointer just now.

　　But after shooting, if you ask him if he panicked...

　　Then he was still pretty flustered.

　　However, Su Feng, who suffered from the condition of "becoming expressionless when overly excited," was simply a monster in the eyes of his teammates and opponents after successfully sinking the game-winning shot!

　　You say Duncan is calm enough, right?

　　However...

　　Look, after calmly blowing on the "gun barrel" he made with his right hand, what other emotions were there on Su Feng's handsome face besides "composure"?

　　"Su Feng is truly a natural big-game player."

　　On Great Tianchao Television, Zhang Z指导 (zhǐdǎo - director/instructor) currently regretted that his reserve of idioms wasn't large enough.

　　But fortunately, Sun Z指导 successfully helped Zhang Z指导 out of the predicament. "With ease, Su Feng demonstrated his confidence. The composed and unruffled Su Feng is the pillar of the 76ers. His true colors as the leader are revealed in times of crisis!"

　　Well...

　　Iverson's reputation as a tough guy is confirmed.

　　At the Boston Garden, from almost getting a game-winning shot to getting game-winninged...

　　The Celtics fans' mentality underwent a slight change.

　　On the Celtics' bench, Auerbach felt alright.

　　After all, basketball games are sometimes like this. You might not win even if you give it your all.

　　Compared to the result of losing, what made Auerbach most gratified was the resilience Duncan showed tonight.

　　Throughout the game, Duncan, with 11 of 23 shots made, plus 6 of 10 free throws, scored a total of 28 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals.

　　Such an excellent debut, if it hadn't been for Su Feng's shot, what other praise could you give Duncan besides the word "perfect"?

　　Clearly, Duncan, who was praised to the heavens by Auerbach, ushered in a smoother start than his previous life's career with the Spurs.

　　In contrast, although winning is good for this opening game, Su Feng was more calm than the onlookers.

　　In this opening game, Iverson made 10 of 29 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 7 of 10 free throws, scoring 27 points, 3 assists, 3 steals, and 3 rebounds.

　　Su Feng made 12 of 27 shots, including 3 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws, scoring a game-high 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.

　　So next... where else can the 76ers' offense be targeted?

　　This game was only because the Celtics initially followed the思路 (sīlù - train of thought) of last season to deal with the 76ers. After a month or two into the new season, Su Feng felt that with his current accuracy, his shooting percentage could maintain above 40%, which would be pretty good.

　　Don't think that Su Feng doesn't care about "kdA," and he's even happy to win when bricking shots, but...

　　Relying solely on defense, can the 76ers really beat those powerhouses this season?

　　In Su Feng's view, it's time to create opportunities for his "wandering bricklayer" plan...

　　It is said that opportunity favors the prepared, but if you really believe this, you'll find that sometimes, opportunity prefers those who take the initiative.

　　……

　　"Su, we saw that during the last attack tonight, you guys made a mistake, but luckily you saved the ball.

　　This is the fourth game-winning shot of your career, including the playoffs. Can you share with us the secret of shooting game-winning shots?" After the game, in the locker room, Su Feng became the darling of the reporters.

　　It was the opening game again, it was a game-winning shot again, and there was still this gap in the "A cone" and "ps" battle, to be honest...

　　In this era where shooting percentages aren't valued that much, in the eyes of many "one-game wonders," Su Feng has already completely surpassed a certain Pi.

　　"I don't have any secrets. At the time, it seemed to me that I had a good shooting opportunity, so I threw it," Su Feng replied "lazily."

　　Okay, although the reporters holding microphones and recording equipment around him thought that what Su Feng said made sense, but these words...

　　Why are they so "arrogant"?

　　"Su, we all know that you guys changed coaches this season.

　　What do you have to say about being able to play under a great coach like Larry Brown?" a reporter from Philadelphia asked.

　　Tsk, no wonder the "Zen Master" thinks that he can enter the Hall of Fame even without winning a championship.

　　As for people like Larry Brown...

　　Before his coaching ability is completely and ruthlessly exposed by social networks, even if you praise him as the Michael Jordan of the coaching world, no one in America will doubt your IQ.

　　As for why the people in America are so easily fooled?

　　Well...

　　In the future, a "President" of America will tell you the answer.

　　"I think Larry Brown is a very great coach. Although he hasn't won a championship yet, his influence on the entire team is obvious.

　　I bet no one understands defense better than Mr. Larry Brown.

　　In my opinion, he should be inducted into the Hall of Fame immediately because he has the qualifications.

　　Maybe we can score 100 or even 110 points per game under the leadership of John Davis, and even defeat the Chicago Bulls...

　　But that wouldn't be impressive.

　　After all, in all walks of life, mentors with qualifications are always more convincing.

　　Look, the experts are very optimistic about us this season, aren't they?" Su Feng answered seriously.

　　And for some reason, although it sounded like Su Feng was "praising" Larry Brown, in the ears of some reporters with higher IQs, Su Feng seemed to be expressing his dissatisfaction?

　　What is "insulting people without using dirty words"?

　　As an excellent keyboard warrior, maybe in the short term, Su Feng will not be able to justify his tool man Davis, whom he has painstakingly cultivated.

　　But Su Feng believes that his words will definitely be repeatedly mentioned in the future.

　　On the other side, after the game, at the press conference, while praising "Ai Feng" (Ai = Iverson, Feng = Su Feng), Brown kept emphasizing how good the 76ers' defense was in this game.

　　If it weren't for Snow's mistake in the last pass, Brown would have almost said that Su Feng's lucky shot was also the tactic he had arranged...

　　……

　　"Huh? Tracy, how can you question yourself?

　　You know, I watched the replay of your game, and I think your debut was quite wonderful."

　　After defeating the Celtics and winning the opening game, Su Feng called McGrady as soon as possible.

　　Speaking of which, in his first career game, McGrady, who was heavily used by Davis, performed disastrously.

　　Somewhat unaccustomed to the rhythm of NBA games, he made only 3 of 12 shots, plus only 9 points from free throws.

　　If it was just a matter of scoring less points, then McGrady's performance would still be excusable.

　　The key to the problem is that Davis, this little genius, believes that McGrady has the talent to organize offenses, so in McGrady's debut battle, he arranged for him to undertake a large number of offensive organization tasks.

　　Then, there was no then.

　　Tracy was in a panic, sending out as many as 7 turnovers, helping the Raptors swallow a crushing defeat of 31 points.

　　And it is worth mentioning that after the Raptors suffered a crushing defeat, many Brown fans immediately jumped out and said that Davis had revealed his true colors...

　　Using McGrady to organize the offense, isn't this grasping at straws in desperation?

　　"Obviously, Mr. John Davis thinks that the great 'Magic' can be mass-produced, wake up, John, not everyone can be 'Magic'!"

　　And in comparison, don't say, for the time being, Pat Krause really believed in Berlin Berger's evil...

　　Even Krause began to think that the success John Davis had achieved last season was only because he had opened his celestial eye and successively selected Iverson and Su Feng, and signed Da Ben...

　　Okay... The result of these "one-game wonders" attacks Davis received after the opening game was to turn all the credit he had achieved last season into the credit of the team's front office?

　　And no matter how good a person is, Pat Krause will also expand!

　　Because he doesn't understand basketball, in the eyes of 76ers fans, he has made great decisions for two consecutive seasons.

　　To put it bluntly, this kind of comparison that appeared under coincidence made the 76ers fans more supportive of the team's management.

　　Just...

　　There was someone who had a different view from most people.

　　Su Feng felt that Davis had really evolved.

　　Because...

　　He is indeed guiding McGrady onto the right path!

　　In his chat with McGrady, Su Feng learned that Davis not only didn't restrict him from shooting, but also encouraged him to pass the ball more to his teammates and learn to mobilize the team's offense.

　　In Su Feng's previous life, how did Durant make it?

　　Without the violent feeding of his early career, do you think Durant could have grown so fast?

　　And why did Ingram transform into a dragon as soon as he went to the Pelicans?

　　The reason is very simple. With the high-pressure public opinion created by the silly Jeanie Buss, which rookie would dare to mess around?

　　McGrady needs time to grow, and his talent is definitely more worthy of anticipation than Camby and Little Flying Mouse.

　　And Davis saw this, so he decided to let McGrady play with confidence, regardless of the record.

　　Awesome, John!

　　To be honest, Davis's growth rate completely exceeded Su Feng's expectations.

　　Because the confidence brought by the black eight Bulls last season made him have completely different ideas on some things.

　　Plus, he signed a long-term contract with the Raptors, so Davis was not afraid that the Raptors, this small broken team, would replace him because of the record.

　　After all, which team would have so much spare money to even weigh the cost of buying a second-round pick?

　　"McGrady, who has developed his organizational talent in advance... Isn't this my most perfect Pippen?"

　　Seriously, it's not that Su Feng is fickle, but as a man, isn't he allowed to have more good brothers?

　　Emotionally, Su Feng is of course reluctant to part with Iverson, but the problem is that Larry Brown is the kind of person...

　　In the future, even the "Old Rogue" will have full confidence in his coaching ability, so how can Su Feng not make a few more preparations?

　　"Su... Thank you!"

　　In Toronto, after receiving fancy comfort from Su Feng, McGrady felt that he was so lucky to have made a friend like Su Feng.

　　"What are you thanking me for? Tracy, I'm telling you, when you get used to the rhythm of the NBA game, even I won't be your opponent." Su Feng continued to sell himself to McGrady on the phone.

　　And obviously, he McGrady...

　　Is already lame.

　　Because McGrady is not stupid, how could he not know that he is not Su Feng's opponent now?

　t really think that everyone is as low in EQ as that high school student in Los Angeles or that college student in North Carolina, right?

　　As soon as McGrady heard it, he knew that Su Feng was comforting and encouraging him.

　　"By the way, Tracy, remember to turn off your phone after you call me and then get a good night's sleep." At the end of his call with McGrady, Su Feng gave a friendly reminder.

　　As early as before calling McGrady, Su Feng had noticed Kobe's outstanding performance in the Lakers' opening game, whose fate trajectory had greatly changed in this life.

　　In Su Feng's view, Kobe, who scored 21 points and 8 assists, must be eager to share his joy with his friends.

　　But how could Su Feng's heart, who had scored 30+ and completed a game-winning shot in the opening game, be so easily stabbed?

　t even have to think about it, McGrady will definitely be Kobe's best target for stabbing his heart.

　　Therefore, in order to protect the smile of his future Pippen, how could he, Su Feng, let Kobe get his wish?

　　Feng is the one who knows Kobe best!

　　In Los Angeles, after the Lakers' opening game, Kobe frowned.

　　Because after calling McGrady many times and always getting a busy signal, he felt that he was not happy at all.

　　If it weren't for the Italian sausage-flavored pizza made by his "Flame Pizza" shop having half of Su Feng's skills...

　　Then he, Kobe, would have to take a plane to Toronto to ask McGrady face to face if he still wanted him as his brother!

　　He performed so poorly in his debut, and he can still chat with girls for so long. Does he, McGrady, still want to play basketball well?

　　Ahem... Okay, in Kobe's view, McGrady must have gone to flirt with girls because of his poor performance.

　　But how would he know that in reality, the one who had been on the phone with McGrady was Su Feng?

　　In addition, he seemed to have forgotten his extremely bad debut last year...

　　……

　　After winning against the Celtics, the 76ers flew to Chicago overnight to prepare for the game against the Bulls on the 2nd.

　　After straightening Iverson's head, which was resting on his shoulder, Su Feng opened the system interface while covering Iverson with a blanket...

　　It's harvest season again!

　　Because of the rivalry between him and Duncan, Su Feng got a full 7.2 million bricklaying points after this game with the Celtics.

　　In addition, after completing the [Carrot and Stick] mission, Su Feng also received a "Great Basic Skills Gift Pack" awarded by the system.

　　In this gift pack, in addition to the 30 servings of Supreme Nutrient Solution that Su Feng was about to run out of, there was also a "Great Basic Skills Special Skill Lottery Ticket" and a "Great Basic Skills Shooting Gift Pack Lottery Ticket."

　　And Su Feng, who originally wanted to test his luck immediately, noticed the lucky ring hanging around the neck of Iverson, who was snoring...

　　He carefully took out the same lucky ring from his pocket and hung it around his neck.

　　You know, for lotteries, compared to looks, Su Feng is more willing to believe in metaphysics.

　　"Ding————!

　　Congratulations to the host for obtaining a one-time shooting bonus gift pack (unique)."

　　"One-time bonus shooting gift pack: Hard work is the only way, only hardworking people will always keep smiling.

　　After completing the specified task, the host's hidden attribute, all-area shooting stability, will be permanently increased by 3%.

　　Mission Goal 1: In two months, accumulate 100,000 spot-up shooting training sessions within the current shooting range.

　　Mission Goal 2: Score a total of 600 points through shooting in 35 NBA games.

　　Mission Goal 3: Score a three-pointer in 30 consecutive games."

　　"Note: After any mission goal fails, the series of missions will be completely reset until the host completes all mission goals before the host can obtain the permanent bonus."

　　Look!

　　This lottery thing is metaphysics!

　　A permanent 3% increase in all-area shooting stability, you might think it's unremarkable at first glance...

　　But for Su Feng, who has the [Bullseye] badge, this thing is simply an artifact that will allow him to create a double-motion shooting style in the future.

　　He set the first mission goal, in Su Feng's view, although difficult, it is not impossible to complete.

　　To put it bluntly...

　　The system is forcing him to do extreme training and become a master of time management.

　　It is already written very clearly in the mission explanation that hard work is the only way.

　　And for Su Feng, who likes to work hard, this kind of mission is exactly what he wants.

　　As for mission two and mission three, to be honest... with the current 76ers' offense, who else can you count on besides him shooting and Iverson breaking through?

　　With a coach like Brown, who is a舔狗 (tiǎngǒu - literally licking dog, meaning someone who simps hard), Su Feng is only afraid that he will be targeted too harshly by his opponents, leading to too many bricks, and mission 2 or mission 3 will fail, and he will have to do this mission all over again.

　　However, even if he has to刷 (shuā - grind/farm) the mission all over again, in Su Feng's view, completing this series of missions is only a matter of time.

　　Therefore, after adjusting his mood, Su Feng clicked on the "Great Basic Skills Special Skill Lottery Ticket" again on the system interface...

　　Then...

　　There was no then.

　　So, this is the happiness of being a "European Emperor"?

　　After equipping himself with the "new special skill" he had obtained, Su Feng straightened his hair with his left hand.

　　"Chicago Bulls..."

　　"Speaking of which, I remember Lao Hu (Old Hu) said that he wanted to treat me to dinner..."

　　"Alas, sure enough, no matter how high the bricklaying points are, they are not worth mentioning compared to刷 (shuā - grind/farm) the boss, Bulls."

　　On the plane, Su Feng, who was very much missing Jordan, was already eager to have another eight hundred rounds with the "Old Rogue"...

　　……