Chapter 48 Victory Can Heal All Wounds

In the NBA, there's a golden rule:

Victory can heal all wounds.

No conflict can't be resolved by a victory. If it can, aim for a three-peat.

Relying solely on Su Feng's psychological counseling, it's unrealistic for the 76ers to escape their current predicament.

After all, in basketball, you ultimately need to win to get the team back on track.

Fortunately, in Indianapolis, Su Feng's "arch-enemy," Larry Brown...

...delivered a "godly assist" to the 76ers.

"I think it's normal for a young team to lose a few games. I still believe they can make the playoffs.

Allen and Su are both excellent. As long as they can adjust their mindsets and accept proper guidance, they'll still be the team that can beat the Bulls and the Sonics."

Although Brown's remarks clearly intended to "take credit," regardless of his motives, Brown's words did alleviate some of the pressure on the entire 76ers team in their current situation.

Misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and blessings may conceal misfortune. That's precisely the case here.

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April 4th, Conseco Fieldhouse.

Before the game against the Pacers began, Su Feng almost had a heart attack when he entered the locker room to change. His teammates had prepared quite a surprise for him...

Because today happened to be his 19th birthday.

Before the game, the team staff had specially commissioned a "special" birthday cake for Su Feng from a local bakery in Indianapolis.

A cake with distinct 76ers characteristics, covered in cream and bearing all sorts of "heroic achievements" since Su Feng entered the league...

A birthday cake that would make Ewing cry, Malone want to elbow someone, Kobe jealous, and Pippen want to kick Rodman.

"Su, this is your birthday gift."

In the cramped visiting team locker room, just as Su Feng was about to cut the cake, Iverson elbowed Su Feng and looked up at him.

After much hesitation and deliberation, out of consideration for Su Feng's career, Iverson ultimately abandoned the idea of gifting Su Feng a sports car.

After asking around, he heard that in the Rabbit country (China), "a small gift carries great meaning."

Therefore, to highlight his unbreakable friendship with Su Feng...

Not long ago, Iverson specially found a good buddy who made rings and crafted a ring for Su Feng and himself that wasn't expensive, but in his opinion, was full of meaning.

"If you don't want to wear this ring, you can hang it around your neck with this pendant." Iverson said to Su Feng, pointing to the matching pendant he was wearing around his neck.

Well...

Actually, at first, Su Feng was really touched.

The kind of touched that almost brought tears to his eyes.

But after Iverson said that he originally wanted to give him a Ferrari, even Su Feng felt a pang of...

Su Feng was not concerned about the Ferrari.

He was concerned about...

These guys actually doubted his driving skills!

A god of cars being doubted about his racing skills, frankly, if the internet were more developed, Su Feng would definitely let Iverson and the others see his past life's title of "Godfather of Online Dating."

Ahem...

Don't be surprised, every Chinese otaku rabbit has "online dated."

What? You say you haven't "online dated?"

Then the little films of Mikami, Asuka, and other girls downloaded from the internet in your hard drive, can't all be small discs bought on the street, right?

Let's get down to business.

Because this game coincided with Su Feng's birthday night, before the game even started, his teammates were determined to help Su Feng play a great game as much as possible.

Emotional intelligence is like this. Because you've widened the road, after others follow you for a long time, they naturally don't want to take those so-called shaded paths anymore.

On the court, after the two teams finished warming up, looking at the Pacers' starting five, Su Feng felt that Iverson's body was trembling in a daze...

Alright, before the trade deadline, that damned Mark Jackson had arrived in Indianapolis.

Last time, in the game against the Nuggets, Iverson had been bumped by Jackson's big butt.

Now facing him again, before the game even started, Iverson felt the malice emanating from Jackson's butt.

Su Feng smiled and patted Iverson's shoulder, "I told Lucious, he'll switch with you this game."

If it were a normal opponent, Iverson might have replied that a real man faces challenges head-on.

But seeing as tonight was Su Feng's birthday, Iverson decided to listen to Su Feng's advice for once.

On the court, the starting five for both teams tonight were:

76ers: Williams, Big Ben, Su Feng, Harris, Iverson.

Pacers: Smits, Dale Davis, Jalen Rose, Miller, Jackson.

Don't be fooled by the Pacers' eleventh-place ranking in the East this season. Their roster is not weak at all.

Especially after trading for Jackson, the Pacers team that Bird would lead to the Finals in the future was basically formed.

Su Feng felt that the reason Brown didn't want to play well this season was because he was focused on coaching the 76ers.

Look, although he was standing several meters away from Brown on the court, Su Feng felt like he was about to be melted by Brown's burning gaze.

Ah! That's the perimeter lockdown defender he's always wanted!

Has muscles, can switch to the four position!

Has wingspan, can assist and fill in for perimeter teammates at any time!

Most importantly, after using him, you can even skip thinking about preparing a substitute for him.

It's just that the two teams are still playing now, and Brown is still coaching the Pacers. Otherwise, his saliva would have flowed onto the floor.

Looking at Big Ben and Iverson again...

Brown felt he couldn't hold back anymore.

Believe it or not, Brown's craving for the 76ers is not Su Feng's paranoia.

It's because... in Su Feng's past life, Brown had his eyes on Iverson and the 76ers very early on.

In this life, because of his butterfly effect, which led to Big Ben joining the 76ers and Ratliff arriving early, Brown now looks at the 76ers with the same excitement that Harden feels when he sees a big-butt beauty...

Bang—!

On the court, Smits won the tip-off for the Pacers. Su Feng was matched up against Miller, Harris against Jackson, and Iverson was responsible for guarding Jalen Rose.

As one of the "Michigan Five," Rose had not yet reached his career peak.

In the future, under Bird, he would average around 20 points during his career peak and win the Most Improved Player award.

And under Brown...

Rose can still earn some playing time through defense.

But unlike the almost ripe peaches of Su Feng and Iverson, Rose's talent on the offensive end has not yet been developed.

Therefore, his starting tonight was Brown's special arrangement to help Jackson with his defense.

Iverson can't handle Jackson's big butt, but in return, Jackson can't keep up with Iverson's speed either.

In Su Feng's previous life, after Brown brought in Snow, Iverson was no longer afraid of Jackson.

There is a give and take. On the defensive end, Brown still knows how to hide Iverson.

On the court, this attack was a classic Brown-style play.

Even if Rose was a mismatch against Iverson, Brown would not arrange for him to attack Iverson.

Because in Brown's view, Rose only needs to do his defensive job and shoot if he has an open look.

This ball...

Um...

The Pacers are looking for Davis, who is posting up in the low post...

One of their weakest offensive players on the court.

Brown's offensive routine is so bizarre. He wants to play steadily, step by step, instead of pursuing the most efficient way to score.

This time, because Davis was in a good position, Jackson didn't dare to use his big butt to bump Harris and directly passed the ball to the inside.

Big Ben successfully defended this ball. Don't let Ben's height fool you, Davis has been trying to make it in the all star line up for years.

This guy is a rim-running center. Brown has to use him like Shaq, what can you do?

After successfully defending Davis, Ben grabbed the rebound. As he roared to the sky, on the Pacers' bench, Brown felt like he had been shot by Cupid's arrow!

Love it, love it, such a ferocious inside player must play under me, Larry Brown!

Turning around, on the court, the 76ers attacked. Looking at Miller, who was guarding him and trash-talking, Su Feng felt that Larry Brown was doing it on purpose...

Because in terms of defensive effectiveness, in Su Feng's view, it should be Jalen Rose guarding him and padding him a bit, leaving the foreshadowing for the future 81 points...

With Brown's defensive talent, he shouldn't be able to not see that Miller can't defend him.

So, there's only one truth...

That is, Brown is trying to prove that his prediction that Miller is not as good as himself is correct, so he deliberately arranged for Miller to defend him this game.

"Sure enough, the wandering bricklaying plan must be taken seriously."

Su Feng felt that Brown was too ruthless. In order to show his loyalty, he even pushed Miller into the fire pit.

However, Su Feng had no psychological burden to beat Miller.

Because based on the language this guy used to greet him, if Miller doesn't die tonight, who will?

The 76ers gave Su Feng a clear half-court. Su Feng didn't mess around with Miller. Under his various harassment tactics, he directly forced his way inside!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, Su Feng's impact seemed to come with its own subtitles...

You're Jordan's "arch-enemy?"

You're the "greatest" shooter in NBA history?

You're the NBA's number one "trash talker?"

After bumping away from Miller, Su Feng turned around, accelerated, and rushed into the paint, laying the ball in before Smits could help.

2 to 0!

On the Pacers' bench, Brown "helplessly" spread his hands, as if to say:

I told you, I told you, Reggie Miller is not as good as Su Feng!

In Brown's heart, Miller is precious, but stubbornness is more valuable. If it's for "Ai Feng," both can be abandoned.

Su Feng didn't know how uncomfortable Miller was, but in return, this guy was pulling and dragging during the offensive run, as if he wanted to dismember himself...

No... frankly, shouldn't the one who should be dismembered be Larry Brown?

On the court, Miller didn't find an open spot this time, so Jackson didn't dare to pass him the ball.

In Su Feng's view, those who brag about Miller being stronger than Klay can go to sleep, because if it were Klay, not to mention having himself in front of him, even if you double-team him, he would dare to ask for the ball and throw it at you.

Su Feng was not afraid of Miller's "Shadowless Kick" at all. He practiced wrestling with Big Ben in the 76ers every day, making Su Feng's resistance to blows exceptionally high.

The Pacers' attack was still completed by Davis, who was in the best position. However, as soon as this guy turned around, he was blocked by Big Ben.

The 76ers took the opportunity to counterattack. Miller didn't have a chance to run, so he used more small moves and trash talk on the defensive end. But to his despair, Iverson suddenly slowed down after reaching the frontcourt...

Then there was Su Feng's classic:

I lean, I hit, I lean again, I hit again!

Miller had no choice. He wanted to pull the rug out from under Su Feng to make him look bad, but Su Feng showed off his amazing core strength.

After forcibly turning around, Su Feng dribbled with his left hand and shielded with his right, Miller suffered a loss and could only watch Su Feng lay the ball in again.

4 to 0!

At this time, on the court, Rose wanted to ask to switch defenses with Miller, but after seeing Brown's expression of pushing up his glasses, Rose decisively gave up this bold idea.

This Pacers team has a very solid foundation. In Su Feng's previous life, Bird took them to the Eastern Conference Finals in one breath next season, and in the 98/99 season, the Pacers once again reached the Eastern Conference Finals, and in the 99/00 season, they reached the NBA Finals.

To put it bluntly, Brown's use of this Pacers team is inherently problematic.

He only wants defense, but ignores the Pacers' offensive power.

Jackson has a big butt that can overwhelm most guards. Miller, as long as you design a few three-point tactics for him, even if he can't run, he can create space for the team.

Rose has good physical fitness. As long as you train him a little, he will be a good frontline sharp knife.

Smits is technically comprehensive and can screen and cut.

Apart from a superstar with decisive ability, the Pacers' lineup is basically the standard configuration of a championship team.

But Brown is not Bird, how can he see these things?

On the court, the 76ers attacked again. This time, Su Feng was double-teamed in the low post.

This Pacers team, under Brown's training, is familiar with pseudo-zone defenses. Seeing that the situation was not good, Su Feng quickly passed the ball to the tool man Harris.

Just as Miller was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Su Feng suddenly turned on the running mode.

Miller: "......"

Miller's ability to go around screens is far worse than Pippen. This ball almost elbowed him.

The Pacers shrunk their defense, so there would naturally be opportunities on the perimeter.

Iverson quickly passed the ball to Su Feng.

After seeing Su Feng's shooting position, on the sidelines, Brown frowned, pushed up his glasses, and gave Davis a resentful look.

No...

I can't wait any longer. If I wait any longer, this child will be corrupted!

Clang—!

Su Feng, who was just backing down with all his strength, failed to grasp the strength of this shot. Fortunately, the energetic Big Ben went straight into the paint after giving him a screen, blocking Smits and Davis by himself.

This season, Ben's fastest growth has definitely been in his rebounding.

In the restricted area, after grabbing this rebound, Ben threw the ball directly to the perimeter.

Brown felt that his heart was about to break because...

Su Feng had once again set up his artillery, raised his hand, and fired.

Brown: "!!!"

Damn rookie coach!

Do you know that you are ruining a young player!

Brown does not allow players to shoot three-pointers, but Su Feng's first three-point attempt was too far in his view, and the second three-point attempt, Brown thought that there were 24 seconds of organization time, why not organize the offense again steadily?

Clang—!

See, young man, you wasted an offensive opportunity...

Right?

Su Feng felt that he was also bewitched. Although Reggie Miller's bricklaying value was quite high, he really wanted to be more accurate tonight...

Logically speaking, shouldn't the protagonists of birthday nights cut a few points to celebrate?

Whether Su Feng will score a lot or not is still unknown, but in the restricted area, after Ben went out and sneaked back in, he grabbed this offensive rebound again!

On the sidelines, seeing this scene, Brown felt like he had been shot by Cupid's arrow again before his heart attack could break out.

Swish—!

On the perimeter, after receiving Ben's pass again, Su Feng finally got it!

7 to 2.

"Shoot with confidence, Su, I'll grab all the rebounds back for you tonight!" Ben smiled at Su Feng as he retreated.

Su Feng: "......"

Although Ben was encouraging himself, why did Su Feng always feel that Ben was addicted to getting offensive rebounds?

So, in order to tell Ben that his shots have no rebounds, in the following first quarter, Su Feng left his handsome shooting masterpieces from all angles.

Then...

By the end of the first quarter, Ben's rebound count had successfully reached double digits.

Of course, Ben's rebounds were not only assisted by Su Feng, Iverson was also one of the main culprits tonight.

Affected by Su Feng's birthday night, you can't say, the 76ers' relaxed internal atmosphere has returned unknowingly.

During the first quarter break, everyone was joking about Su Feng.

They were saying things that Su Feng didn't understand, such as Jordan's successor's shots can't be counted as misses, and the gliding machine's successor's shots can't be counted as misses...

The entire bench was filled with laughter.

There was no way, after Su Feng successfully hit Miller twice at the start, although he really wanted to show his loyalty, Brown couldn't possibly not arrange for someone to help defend and double-team him.

Su Feng's feel was related to his high-intensity defense that killed Miller. After all, after the first quarter, the 76ers led the Pacers 22 to 15.

Before the start of the second quarter, Kenny Smith smiled and patted Su Feng on the back, saying:

"Relax, Su, Hakeem used to have stiff hands when he defended seriously, you need to learn to relax a bit when attacking."

Su Feng, who continued to play in the second quarter, nodded.

He has already seen it tonight, these teammates are deliberately helping him, and Su Feng doesn't want to miss this opportunity to pad his stats...

After all, victory and stats...

Only elementary school students make choices.

Adults, of course, want everything!

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