Silently Writing

Chapter 202 Classics Will Be Eternal!

Chapter 210 The Logo Shot That Will Be Recorded in History!

  To be honest, Su Feng had never felt his heart beat so fast.

  As if...

  In the next second, it would automatically crack open.

  Su Feng couldn't hear the roaring cheers at this moment.

  Because all of his attention was on Jordan.

  With only 1 minute and 14 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers, leading the Bulls by 3 points, had undoubtedly pushed open half the door to victory.

  And despite the fact that the "Old Rogue's" three-pointers were always hit-or-miss, Su Feng didn't dare to gamble on that chance in this defense.

  Giving up two points but not three was Su Feng's strategy in this defense.

  And as it turned out, Su Feng's strategy was the right one.

  Because Jordan's continuous dribbling was all about creating distance between himself and Su Feng, in order to find an opportunity to shoot a three-pointer.

  Damn it, is this kid a蛔虫 (huíchóng, ascarid worm) in my stomach?

  However, Jordan, with his extremely high basketball IQ, didn't dwell on it when he realized that Su Feng wasn't going to give him a chance to shoot a three.

  Because there was still time left in the game, and Jordan didn't need to force a three-pointer in this possession.

  *Dong!*

  After accelerating his dribble, Jordan cut into the 76ers' interior.

  In order to secure those two points, Jordan once again threw himself into the air.

  And just then, Su Feng noticed...

  Why were there two 76ers players blocking Jordan at the same time on the court?

  Ben Wallace's help defense was a predetermined arrangement for the 76ers.

  But...

  Jerry, why are you in the paint?

  If you're in the paint, then...

  On the left wing baseline, Kukoc had already set up his cannon.

  Jordan, sensing that Kukoc had an open shot, didn't hesitate while flying in the air.

  As a greedy player, Jordan thought that if he could tie the game with a three-pointer in this possession, why bother with anything else?

  Compared to the first three-peat, Jordan in the second three-peat would pass the ball in critical moments.

  Stackhouse played the most brilliant game of his career tonight, but at the same time, because he was too eager and wanted to help Ben Wallace seal off his senior, he chose the wrong time to double-team.

  The No. 23 who won't jump and pass the ball is definitely not an excellent No. 23.

  After passing the ball to Kukoc's hand, Jordan took the opportunity to box out Ben Wallace after landing.

  Kukoc fired from the left wing baseline, and the basketball went straight through the net!

  100 to 100!

  After Kukoc scored, Stackhouse was extremely frustrated.

  And Su Feng patted him on the shoulder and signaled him not to take it to heart.

  "It's okay! There are still 57 seconds left, our ball possession, Jerry, there's still time!"

  Su Feng knew that Stackhouse's starting point was good, and no matter what, complaining about teammates at this time was definitely not what the "King" would do.

  In front of the TV, Kukoc's three-pointer also made the Bulls' supporters feel a lot more relieved.

  Hold on! Bulls!

  And at the Zhongzhou Arena, after a brief silence, the 76ers' fans continued to cheer for their team.

  Kukoc's three-pointer was morale-damaging, but as the saying goes...

  The game wasn't over yet!

  On the court, the Bulls switched to Jordan guarding Su Feng and Pippen matching up against Stackhouse in this defense.

  This was the judgment made by the Bulls' players on the court.

  Tonight, Su Feng, who had broken through Jordan and Pippen's defense one after another...

  Could he create another miracle this time?

  Miracle your head!

  Jordan, refusing to be black-eighted, didn't give Su Feng a chance to receive the ball at all.

  On the other side, Harper was also putting pressure on Smith at the high post.

  And with little time left on the shot clock, Smith had no choice but to pass the ball to Stackhouse on the right wing.

  In the middle of the fourth quarter, Stackhouse had once scored continuously for the 76ers, so at this time, Smith could only choose to trust his teammate.

  However...

  Stackhouse, still regretting his defensive lapse just now, was distracted when he received the ball this time!

  His hands seemed to be covered in butter, the more he wanted to hold the basketball, the farther the basketball was from him.

  Until the basketball rolled out of bounds...

  At the Zhongzhou Arena, the fans who were still cheering for the team sighed one after another.

  And such sighs were like sharp blades stabbing Stackhouse's chest.

  "Hahaha, Michael, this kid is indeed your junior, he's definitely on our side!" Pippen said excitedly after suppressing his feelings for a long time.

  Pippen's words became the last straw that broke Stackhouse's psychological defense.

  Defensive lapse, key turnover, Stackhouse, whose emotions were on the verge of collapse, bit his teeth and tore at his jersey with his hands...

  "It's really a pity... Stackhouse just couldn't catch it!" On CCTV, Zhang directed his gaze upwards after looking at the time.

  There were still 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the 76ers did have one more chance to attack, but this turnover, it shouldn't have happened!

  "Hey, kid, keep up your excellent performance, we're relying on you to win tonight."

  In the original 96/97 season's Finals, Pippen would use a curse to restrain Karl Malone.

  And now, he cursed Stackhouse with two "jokes."

  If...

  If there was no Su Feng.

  Looking at Stackhouse still standing there, Su Feng directly hooked his neck with his elbow, "What are you still thinking about?

  In a basketball game, no one can guarantee that they won't make mistakes!"

  "But... I... But..."

  Stackhouse, feeling like he was a sinner, couldn't say a word for a long time.

  "Jerry, we're all a bunch of 'rookies' anyway.

  So instead of regretting it here, it's better to think about how to play the last 40 seconds well," Su Feng said, touching Stackhouse's head with his right hand.

  On the court, after nodding "yes," Stackhouse's lost emotions gradually recovered.

  And aside, Su Feng sighed while waiting for the Bulls to inbound the ball.

  Reality...

  It was indeed more difficult than in novels and comics.

  "Black-eighting the Bulls in 1997? Which author would dare to draw it like this, dare to write it like this?"

  After complaining about it in his heart, Su Feng's attention returned to Jordan.

  40 seconds...

  Theoretically speaking, the Bulls could launch a quick attack first, because that way, they would still have a chance for the last shot.

  The "Zen Master" didn't intend to call a timeout, but in Su Feng's view, the experienced Bulls players would definitely do that.

  On the court, the Bulls inbounded the ball.

  And exactly as Su Feng had imagined, Jordan quickly launched an attack after receiving the ball.

  The "Old Rogue" was trying to buy time with this attack, in his view, it would be best if he scored this ball, and if he didn't, the possession of the last shot would still be with the Bulls.

  Su Feng carefully observed Jordan's center of gravity, followed him all the way, and just as Jordan was about to stop abruptly, Su Feng...

  Once again, he captured Jordan's shooting rhythm!

  And what was different from before was that this time, Su Feng relied on prediction!

  Of course, even if Su Feng had predicted it, it was impossible for him to block Jordan's fadeaway jumper with exaggerated hang time.

  But...

  Su Feng could do it, disrupting Jordan's shooting rhythm!

  *Clang*—!

  Happiness, regret, sadness, surprise!

  In these short dozens of seconds, heaven knows what the 76ers' fans at the Zhongzhou Arena had experienced!

  "Fortunately, fortunately, the 76ers defended it, Wallace protected the rebound."

  Zhang, who was scared into a cold sweat by Jordan's fadeaway, wiped his sweat while commentating.

  "There are still 31 seconds left in the game, the 76ers don't seem to be calling a timeout.

  Let's first see how the 76ers will play this possession," Su, who felt sweat all over his butt, stood up and commentated.

  On the 76ers' bench, after Davis and Su Feng exchanged glances, the 76ers didn't call a timeout either.

  In fact, not calling a timeout in the final moments wasn't Jackson's patent.

  Because theoretically speaking, if you call a timeout in the final moments, the team often has to face the pressure of inbounding the ball after the timeout.

  Su Feng didn't rush to the Bulls' half right away, but arrived at the Bulls' half at the same time as Smith, who was responsible for dribbling the ball.

  On the court, Jordan, who was responsible for guarding him, knew that Su Feng...

  Was charging up.

  Looking at Su Feng standing in the Logo area asking for the ball from his teammate, Jordan didn't rush up too hard.

  Because Su Feng was very fast, and given the position he was standing in, he couldn't shoot, so Jordan's chosen position at this time was exactly at the old NBA three-point line.

  Cutting off Su Feng's range, not giving Su Feng a chance to break through, and then teaching him a lesson when he wanted to decide the game with him.

  Michael Jordan's defensive insight was also at the level of an old monster.

  It's just that Jordan probably didn't know that Su Feng had never thought about breaking through from the beginning.

  The reason why Su Feng chose to ask for the ball in the Logo area was because this position was the only position Jordan would allow him to receive the ball in.

  Su Feng had never lied to Davis.

  He wouldn't pass the game-winning shot.

  Therefore, after successfully defending Jordan just now, Su Feng made a decision in a few short seconds.

  On the basketball court, first of all, you only have a chance to score if you complete the shot.

  Therefore, shooting from the Logo area was the shot that Su Feng had come up with after racking his brains, the shot that he was most likely to get a chance to take.

  Although Su Feng's shooting percentage in the Logo area... he himself wasn't sure.

  But compared to being blocked by Jordan after breaking through, or the mistakes that would occur in the following one-on-one situation, even if he wasn't sure, this was Su Feng's most certain choice.

  The so-called choosing the tallest person among the short ones probably refers to the present.

  As for passing the ball to other people?

  Wake up, although Stackhouse had recovered from his lost emotions just now, if he were to hand over such an important attack to him again at this time, then putting aside whether that was something a human would do...

  Just based on the point of wanting to defeat the Bulls, Su Feng felt that this idea wasn't realistic.

  As for Ben Wallace and Ratliff...

  Or Smith?

  Stop shifting the blame, Su Feng was the only hope of the entire village at this moment.

  The King, even if he died, he would die on the road of leading the charge himself!

  On the court, while calmly dribbling the ball back and forth in the Logo area to waste time, Su Feng gave Ben Wallace and Ratliff the instruction not to set a pick.

  Yes, that's right.

  The reason why Su Feng made the decision to finish this play in the Logo area was also because... as long as he could shoot, then he could gamble on Ben Wallace and Ratliff's rebounds.

  The time on the clock was passing by second by second.

  And on the court, Jordan and Su Feng seemed to have entered a mysterious realm.

  Jordan was curious, which side would Su Feng break through on?

  And Su Feng was calmly observing the time on the clock.

  In addition, Su Feng was also changing his shooting motion in his mind.

  He switched to McGrady's fadeaway.

  McGrady's fadeaway had a 50% chance of uncertainty.

  Su Feng hadn't switched to McGrady's fadeaway before because Klay's shooting package's upgraded "shooting speed" was very important to him.

  Changing the shooting motion wouldn't change Su Feng's shooting posture in reality.

  But only under the premise of equipping the S-level Klay shooting package could Su Feng turn the shooting motion designed for him by Frazier into an unsolvable external skill.

  But now it was different.

  Looking at Jordan's confident expression, Su Feng firmly believed that he would have enough time to charge up for this shot.

  Because in this era, absolutely no one would have thought that he would choose to shoot in the Logo area.

  Plus the foreshadowing of the previous two breakthroughs had already successfully forced Jordan, whose physical fitness was at its limit, to guard against his breakthrough.

  So...

  Just do it!

  16 (9), 15 (8), 14 (7), 13 (6), 12 (5)...

  On the court, with 12 seconds left in the game and 5 seconds left in this possession for the 76ers, Su Feng unexpectedly shot!

  Su Feng didn't choose to drag it out any longer, because if he dragged it out any longer, the "Old Rogue" would start pressing him.

  5 seconds was exactly the time node where Jordan wouldn't rush up to press him.

  Having already calculated everything, Su Feng, in Michael Jordan's surprised gaze, after using the strength in his legs, opened his entire body in a relaxed and smooth manner!

  On the court, it wasn't just Jordan who was stunned, but also all the players on the court for both teams, as well as the fans in the entire arena and the countless onlookers in front of the TV.

  In Charlotte, Stephen Curry's adorable eyes sparkled.

  In Cleveland, James bit his thumb, frowned, and hoped that the King could reverse the situation against Jordan.

  In Windsor, North Carolina, Duncan was as still as a "Stone Buddha," and for a moment, his throat seemed to be blocked by something.

  In Shanghai, Little Yao stared at the TV screen with a helpless expression, constantly shouting "In, in, in."

  In Jiangsu, Hu Weidong felt that he had heard someone say this scene somewhere...

  Oh, right, it was when he was underage and went to watch TV, and an old commentator once said that there was a basketball player whose attack range was past the half-court.

  Later, when he grew up, Hu Weidong felt that it was all nonsense...

  But now...

  Hu Weidong believed it!

  "Su Feng shot————!"

  On CCTV, Zhang roared.

  Kid, is it because you know you're not as good as me that you chose this way of attacking?

  In Jordan's view, if Su Feng's shot went in, then he would cut Pippen in half, half to eat and half to drink.

  Therefore, at the moment Su Feng threw the ball, Jordan turned around and shouted at the Bulls' players:

  "Rebound————!"

  At this moment, "Jordan" was angered to death by Jordan.

  Can't you just play well, Michael?

  Don't you know that you're also a毒奶 (dú nǎi, poison milk, jinx)?

  *Swish*—!

  Jordan: "......"

  Bulls players: "......"

  Jackson: "......"

  No...

  You can really make it in?

  At the Zhongzhou Arena, no one knew who started it, but anyway...

  At this moment, the fans on the scene just wanted to kneel down to Su Feng.

  "My God! The NBA should change the three-point line back and introduce the four-point shot by the way!

  Su, he shot and killed the Chicago Bulls in the Logo area!"

  Williams, the commentator for NBC TV, who was so excited that he was incoherent, actually forgot that the Bulls still had a chance to attack after Su Feng's shot...

  100 to 103...

  In this situation, even if you had thousands of words, it wouldn't be as straightforward as saying "Damn it."

  The "Zen Master" called a timeout, because he had to switch to a shooter because they were down by three points.

  And on the court, the 76ers' starters and substitutes all rushed towards Su Feng, who was still standing stupidly in place.

  Excitement, ecstasy, surprise... Ben Wallace, who was the first to rush towards Su Feng, knelt down on one knee and kissed Su Feng's right hand.

  And next, every 76ers player scrambled to imitate Ben Wallace...

  At the Zhongzhou Arena, the fans on the scene couldn't hold back any longer...

  After the on-site DJ took the lead in chanting Su Feng's name, on this night in 1997, Su Feng's name officially resounded throughout the skies of the White-Headed Eagle's home.

  "Su Feng————!!!"

  "MVP————!!!"

  "MVP————!!!"

  "MVP————!!!"

  On the VIP grandstand, Pat Krause roared excitedly: "Did you see that? Buddy, we're about to beat the Bulls!

  What kind of shot is this! What kind of shot is this!

  Su, he made this shot like magic! We're going to win!"

  Berlinberg, who was being shaken wildly by Krause, actually wanted to say that the game wasn't over yet, but in order to avoid being "murdered" by Krause, he could only nod repeatedly.

  "Pat... calm down, the game isn't over yet," Berlinberg said to Krause after he finally let go of him, feeling like he was alive again.

  "Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down?

  This is definitely a shot that will be recorded in history!" Krause said.

  "Okay, okay, I know this shot will be recorded in history, but Pat, don't you think... we have a really good chance to build a dynasty team together?" Berlinberg decided to change the subject.

  "Dynasty team?"

  Krause was a little puzzled, because in his view as a fake fan, didn't the 76ers, who had defeated the Bulls, already locked in the championship in advance?

  Berlinberg knew what Krause was thinking, so after explaining to him how complicated basketball games were, he added: "We...

  If we can hire a mentor for these young people, then their future is really limitless."

  "Mentor?" Krause asked after thinking for a while, "John... isn't he coaching well?"

  Berlinberg shook his head, "John is very good, but Pat, you don't understand basketball.

  So you don't know how important an excellent coach is to a young team.

  Let me give you an example, Pat, do you know what the characteristics of our team are?"

  "Three-pointers?"

  "No."

  "Never give up?"

  "No."

  "Then what is it?" Krause asked.

  "It's defense."

  In Berlinberg's view, Davis' ability to coach so successfully this year, although it couldn't be separated from the fact that he was an excellent coach, was still a little short of Berlinberg's ideal candidate.

  After all, as long as you understood the NBA in the 90s, you would know how high the reputation and prestige of Berlinberg's ideal candidate was at this time.

  Because times were different, so don't use a穿越 (chuān yuè, time-traveling) perspective to look at an era.

  Berlinberg's idea was actually not complicated, look, the 76ers were about to take down the Bulls under the command of a "rookie coach," so in addition to strengthening the lineup, what if we introduce a super-famous coach?

  Wouldn't we be the next Bulls?

  "But buddy, wouldn't that be too cruel to John?" Krause asked softly.

  "Cruel? Pat, the NBA is a battlefield, the players are fighting on the court, and we have to take care of everything for them off the court."

  After a pause, Berlinberg said to Krause: "I will tell John that if he is willing, we will renew his contract.

  But he will no longer be the head coach, I just happen to be missing an assistant, so let him come to the coaching staff."

  After hearing that Berlinberg didn't want to卸磨杀驴 (xiè mò shā l驴, kill the donkey after it grinds the mill, get rid of someone once they've outlived their usefulness), Krause nodded.

  Unlike these people who understood basketball, Krause, who didn't understand basketball, was indeed a very sentimental person.

  In Su Feng's previous life, before he stepped down, most of Iverson's negative news was dealt with by him.

  "Okay, the timeout is about to end, let's first see if these young men can create a miracle tonight!" Berlinberg said, patting Krause on the shoulder.

  Krause nodded.

  "Pat, believe me, my judgment in basketball will never be wrong.

  The 76ers will definitely move towards glory under your leadership and mine," Berlinberg thought to himself, looking at Krause, who was a little absent-minded after being talked to by him.

  ……

  On the court, after the timeout, the Bulls' lineup became:

  Jordan, Pippen, Harper, Kerr, Kukoc.

  The 76ers replaced Smith with Harris, because Harris' defense was better than Smith's.

  And just as he was walking onto the court, Su Feng, who had just finished wiping his palms with a towel, suddenly thought of something.

  He pulled Stackhouse aside and whispered a few words.

  Stackhouse nodded after listening and then smiled, "Su, I'll listen to you."

  "But your calmness is really beyond my imagination, you just made such a crucial three-pointer, but you don't seem to care at all..." Stackhouse added.

  Not care?

  I was scared by myself, okay?

  You know, when he threw that Logo three-pointer, Su Feng had already prepared himself for the ball to be a rebound 100%.

  But when the basketball went straight through the net, Su Feng was so excited that he couldn't even say a word.

  So, he was inexplicably given the title of "calm."

  Forget it!

  Right now, Su Feng was really happy.

  Unprecedentedly happy.

  Because the 76ers had a very good chance of beating the Bulls tonight!

  As for what would happen after beating the Bulls?

  Wake up, in a basketball game, if you look ahead and behind, where's the fun?

  Winning every game that can be won and putting in the greatest effort to do your best, that's what has always supported Su Feng to keep going!

  This life's history will be created by us!

  Let's go, 76ers!

  As long as we can defend this ball, then we can complete the black-eight miracle!

  ……

  Speaking of which, just as the players from both teams were stepping onto the court one after another, Jordan suddenly pulled Kerr aside and said something to him on the Bulls' bench.

  And after Kerr was stunned for 0.1 seconds, he quickly regained his composure.

  Jordan, who knew Su Feng very well, knew that the 76ers would definitely choose to double-team him in this defense.

  Because even if his three-point shooting percentage wasn't high, they wouldn't dare to let him shoot this three-pointer.

  And Pippen and Kukoc were also the objects that the 76ers had to focus on defending.

  The reason was very simple, Kukoc had staged many magical goals in his career, and even if Pippen wasn't that famous, he was also his second-in-command.

  Therefore, although he was extremely speechless about Su Feng's Logo three-pointer just now, Jordan was still confident.

  The big scenes that the "Old Rogue" had seen and the desperate moments he had experienced were his biggest advantage at this time.

  But...

  I don't know why, but Jordan just felt that Su Feng's Logo three-pointer just now...

  Was just outrageous!

  On the court, the Zhongzhou Arena started chanting "Defense, defense, defense" under the leadership of the on-site DJ.

  The Bulls inbounded the ball in the frontcourt, the Bulls had 10.4 seconds for this attack, so the "Zen Master" arranged a tactic to quickly steal a three-pointer.

  That way, even if they didn't make it in, the Bulls would still have a chance to拼 (pīn, risk it all) through foul tactics or rebounds.

  On NBC TV, Williams said: "Let's see, ladies and gentlemen, whether the 76ers will complete the black-eight, or whether the Bulls will drag this game into overtime!"

  Pippen, who was holding his breath, didn't make a low-level mistake. After passing the ball to Jordan, Pippen quickly started running with the other Bulls players.

  And exactly as Jordan had guessed, on the 76ers' side, at the moment he received the ball and was about to launch an attack, they did double-team him!

  According to the tactics he had discussed with Kerr before, Jordan quickly jumped up, held the ball with both hands, and passed the ball to Steve Kerr!

  In Su Feng's previous life, in Game 6 of the 1997 Finals, Jordan used a classic pass to create a timeless tale.

  Michael Jordan in 1997 and Steve Kerr in 1997.

  Jordan knew Su Feng well, but how could he know that Su Feng knew and understood him even more?

  In Su Feng's view, no matter what, he absolutely couldn't let Jordan shoot this shot.

  Secondly, Pippen and Kukoc were also objects that had to be closely guarded.

  And in that case, after a frantic run, the two people that the 76ers were most likely to lose track of were Harper and Kerr.

  Su Feng had pulled Stackhouse to the sidelines at the time to tell Stackhouse to keep up with Kerr.

  Because Su Feng had seen the shot in 1997 where Kerr helped the Bulls beat the Jazz.

  Of course, Su Feng couldn't personally chase Kerr in this defense.

  Because, if he wasn't responsible for guarding Jordan, even if the 76ers double-teamed him, Jordan would most likely choose to shoot himself.

  Tonight, Jordan, who had made several mistakes under his defense, could only be guarded by him in order to induce Jordan to play the script in Su Feng's memory.

  And Ben Wallace and Ratliff, in addition to defense, also had to take care of rebounds.

  Therefore, with Harris double-teaming Jordan with him, Stackhouse was the best choice for the 76ers to guard Kerr!

  As for Harper?

  On the basketball court, how could you possibly calculate every opponent to death?

  Even Su Feng could only force the Bulls to choose their worst choice.

  Kerr was the best choice in Jordan's mind.

  Because he was the most accurate three-point shooter on the Bulls' team.

  But this guy, unlike his future disciple Curry, didn't have such a fast shooting speed?

  In the exclamations of the fans on the scene, Steve Kerr completed the shot on the court!

  And Stackhouse, who had made the fans on the scene sigh at one time, suddenly rushed in front of Kerr!

  Kerr's pupils suddenly dilated.

  And Stackhouse felt that Su Feng was really too divine.

  Actually, there was nothing divine about it.

  Under his and Harris' crazy double-teaming, if Jordan could throw out a three-pointer and make it in, then Su Feng would cut Ben Wallace in half, half to chew and eat, and half to drink.

  Therefore, Su Feng was just relying on his understanding of the "Old Rogue" and not being as superstitious about Jordan as people in this era were.

  The God of Basketball was also played by a person.

  In this season's playoffs, Jordan, who didn't even have a 20% three-point shooting percentage, had a 99% chance of making the choice to pass the ball to Kerr in Su Feng's view!

  *Pa*————!

  On the court, Stackhouse blocked Kerr's basketball dream!

  At the same time