Silently Writing
Chapter 169 The 76ers' Guardian Angel!
After the first quarter of the game, the visiting 76ers led 26 to 21.
Looking only at the stats, Su Feng scored only 2 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 steal on 1-for-4 shooting in the first quarter, while Garnett had 8 points, 1 rebound, and 1 steal on 4-for-7 shooting. Clearly, Su Feng was completely outplayed.
But in reality, in the first quarter, Su Feng greatly disrupted the Timberwolves' rhythm, making it impossible for Garnett to use his help defense ability.
Was it easy for Su Feng?
Which of those future stars didn't pick on the weak?
But Su Feng always faced the toughest opponents.
It was too hard to be Feng-Ge.
"Garnett's missed shot value is really high. No wonder he was selected as an All-Star straight out of high school."
During the break, looking at Garnett's missed shot value of 10,000 per miss, Su Feng immediately felt that all the suffering and exhaustion were worth it!
Aowu!
Full of energy, Su Feng didn't rest in the second quarter and continued to play with Kenny Smith and other substitutes.
On the Timberwolves' bench, Garnett, who was recovering his energy, felt that Su Feng was simply a monster.
Did he cheat?
He must have cheated!
"Su, actually, I think you look better with your hair down." It's worth mentioning that before taking the court in the second quarter, Smith joked with Su Feng.
Su Feng rubbed his hair. Unfortunately, Garnett had grabbed it too hard at the end of the first quarter. No matter how much Su Feng rubbed it, he couldn't get it back into Beckham's shape.
Forget it. He, Su Feng, wasn't Dimitar Berbatov. Why bother so much about his appearance?
In the second quarter, Stephon Marbury led the Timberwolves' substitutes.
In the first quarter, Marbury was suppressed by a in-form Allen Iverson. Therefore, in the second quarter, looking at the old Smith, Marbury launched a direct attack as soon as he came on the court.
A young socialite, ruthless and taciturn.
The aging Smith couldn't keep up with Marbury, but he did his best to delay Marbury, buying time for Su Feng's help defense.
At this moment, looking at Su Feng who suddenly appeared in front of him, Marbury felt even worse than if he had screwed the Timberwolves.
Because last summer, during his tryout in Philadelphia, he was stopped by Su Feng's help defense after repeatedly shaking off Iverson!
Marbury's mood at this time was probably like when you're playing League of Legends and the opposing top laner has been beaten into submission by you, but every time at a critical moment, the opposing jungler always shows up in time to take your head...
Marbury had no choice but to try to pass the ball to the outside line after jumping up.
But the experienced Smith anticipated the play and intercepted Marbury's jump pass.
In his previous life, Su Feng always saw people "blacking" Marbury for not passing the ball, but in fact, this guy averaged 7.6 assists per game in his career and even had a record of 20 assists in a single game.
It wasn't that Marbury didn't pass the ball, but that he was similar to Iverson. For this kind of offensive-minded guard, if you don't let him get into a rhythm, he can't pass the ball.
In addition, in this era of slow offensive rhythm, Marbury's average of 3.3 turnovers per game almost meant that he would commit a turnover once every two assists.
Therefore, Su Feng's strategy for dealing with Marbury was to suddenly pounce on him after he drove in too deep.
As long as he couldn't pass the ball and couldn't attack himself, it would be easy to cause him to make mistakes.
Of course, this kind of help defense required timing, but again, defense wasn't only successful when you completely shut down the opponent.
On the court, it was the 76ers' turn to attack.
With Iverson out, Su Feng was the biggest boss on the court for the 76ers.
Su Feng faced Mitchell with the ball. After observing the distance between himself and Mitchell, Su Feng showed off the results of Grover's special training for him!
He dribbled the ball and suddenly his left shoulder shook. Mitchell thought that Su Feng was going to use a crossover to pull the ball to his right hand and break to his left side, so he hurriedly slid to the left.
However, Su Feng, whose movements were always "clean," "concise," "neat," and never "dragging," what crossover was he doing?
This was a direct breakthrough on the left!
This was Wu Chu Qi Zuo (unparalleled)!
Although it looked like it didn't require any skill, in fact, this move was...
Um...
Um!
It didn't matter if there was no skill involved. The most important thing was that Su Feng gave this move of his a very cool name.
-- Kuang Feng Jue Xi Bu (Gale Breath Severing Step)!
See, didn't it instantly feel more impressive?
To be honest, after Su Feng's dribbling speed had been trained to 88, coupled with his explosive acceleration and 69 points of ball-handling, it was really difficult for ordinary people to stop him.
Bang!
Looking at Su Feng's back, the Target Center fans always felt like a nearby mountain had suddenly cracked.
This was a Pi Shan Jue (Mountain Splitting) dunk!
28 to 22.
On Great Celestial Dynasty Television, Director Zhang laughed and said, "Su Feng is really like lightning when he breaks through now."
Sun, the director next to him, showed off his idioms, "This can truly be described as lightning and thunder, the flash of knives and the shadows of swords."
On the Timberwolves' bench, Saunders, who saw this scene, shook his head repeatedly.
He had coveted Su Feng last summer, but at that time, Marbury was too attractive, and the Timberwolves themselves lacked a point guard, so the Timberwolves gave up the idea of choosing Su Feng through a trade at the last moment.
Alas, forget it. He's someone else's player now. There's no point in thinking so much now.
After patting Garnett on the shoulder, Saunders smiled and said, "Go punish him, Kevin."
Garnett: "..."
He didn't know why, but even though the coach was praising him and trusting him, Garnett really wanted to rest for a while at this moment...
Ah, what a refreshing feeling.
Is this still my kidney?
Wake up, how could Garnett not bleed a lot in order to defend against Su Feng?
If he rested for half a quarter before coming on, his kidney might not be so sore, but basketball in the '90s...
Who's going to give you wolfberry tea?
Last season, because Garnett was a rookie and his body hadn't fully developed, the Timberwolves were still careful with him.
This season, after Garnett developed his biceps, his average playing time had been increased to around 40 minutes.
"What's wrong, Kevin? Are you not feeling well anywhere?" Saunders asked worriedly, looking at Garnett's hesitant expression.
"???"
Originally, Garnett just wanted to sit for a while longer before going to the scorer's table, but he wasn't happy when the coach asked him that.
Because flowing in his bones was the iron blood, and under his thin skin, was a wisp of brutal war spirit.
The Target Center instantly erupted.
Garnett was seen ripping off the towel covering his head and doing seven consecutive push-ups on the sidelines to prove to the coach that there was nothing wrong with his body.
Then, he pounded his chest while roaring to the sky!
Who in the world could be so brutal?
Minnesota, the head wolf has arrived!
Su Feng, what a joke.
On the court, Su Feng inexplicably felt a wave of intimidation from another dimension when he saw this scene!
On the sidelines, American rap singer Ben Wallace praised:
The wolf howls, shaking the sea, with the aura of a king and the strength to lift mountains!
Who would have thought that little Minnesota would have such heroes!
Big Ben and Ratliff couldn't sit still, because in their opinion, what better time to go up and meet Garnett than now?
Iverson, who was in a good mood tonight, looked up at Big Ben and Ratliff and complained, "If you guys were this proactive when facing Shaq, that would be great."
Big Ben, Ratliff: "..."
Iverson delivered a one-hit KO.
On the court, after Marbury drew a foul on Smith's reaching in, the Timberwolves made a substitution, and Garnett came on early.
Before Garnett signed that contract that sparked the lockout, Marbury and Garnett had a decent relationship.
This season, the two had even left behind many world-famous paintings of them with their arms around each other's shoulders.
Therefore, seeing Garnett come on, Marbury felt that he had finally welcomed a savior!
Su Thief, let's see how you defend now!
Marbury was happy, because after Garnett came on, he used Garnett's screen to attack the 76ers' interior.
Williams and Hendrickson couldn't provide the same kind of interference to Marbury that Ratliff could. Marbury scored on a layup.
28 to 24.
On the 76ers' bench, Iverson was a little restless, but no matter how restless he was, he had to sit for a while first.
Su Feng knew that it was unrealistic to try to defend against the Timberwolves with these substitutes, so the only way to maintain the lead was to score points.
On the 76ers' offense, Su Feng also set a screen for Smith.
Garnett showed his terrifying defensive range, blocking two people at once.
To the side, Marbury took advantage of Garnett defending two people to step forward and block Smith's advance.
Smith didn't dare to move forward. Seeing Su Feng waving for the ball, he quickly threw the ball to Su Feng.
"Ho, one-on-one, let's see how Su Feng plays against Garnett!" said Director Zhang on Great Celestial Dynasty Television.
How to play?
Naturally, his right shoulder twitched...
On the court, at that moment, Garnett smiled.
He had watched many of Su Feng's games before and found that Su Feng liked to make direct breakthroughs when he attacked.
And it was easy to guess the direction of Su Feng's direct breakthrough, which was to look at which shoulder he shook, and he would generally break through on that side.
To be honest, Su Feng didn't deliberately leave a "touching the ring" habit like Ko Chun calculating Chan Kam-Shing.
Because before, he really didn't dare to use those complicated routines in such high-intensity games other than the "Eighteen Arhat Hands"...
Perhaps, this was the legendary "I outsmarted myself"!
Dong!
Su Feng, who had no other choice, had even prepared himself to face the difficulty when he broke through.
However, when he shook off Garnett with a crossover like Hill shaking off Pippen, he himself was a little stunned...
Ah le, has my dribbling reached the level of a grandmaster without me even realizing it?
Su Feng, who broke into the interior, scored with a jump shot!
30 to 24!
Two world-famous paintings in one day, and Garnett was the background for both paintings. What was Garnett's psychological trauma area at this moment?
On the 76ers' bench, his teammates frantically waved towels for Su Feng.
"Hey, the 76ers are interesting tonight. If you use mutton hotpot as an analogy, then Su Feng and Iverson are holding onto Garnett and swishing him in the pot tonight," Director Zhang said with a smile.
"But if you swish it like that, won't the meat get old?" Director Sun joked.
Hiss... you know what, Director Zhang felt a little hungry after hearing this explanation.
On the court, although he knew it wasn't easy to defend against the Timberwolves' inside-outside combination, Su Feng was still giving it his all on defense.
His main focus was still on Garnett.
Tonight, Su Feng was going to force Garnett out of the game, to create a scoring environment for Iverson.
High post, the two wolves screened, Smith gave Su Feng a glimpse of the Jets.
He chose his position in advance, not only avoiding Garnett's screen but also successfully blocking Marbury.
In a basketball game, a part affects the whole. Garnett was tightly "hugged" by Su Feng, and no matter how much he "elbowed," Su Feng remained unmoved.
Twenty years in the future, God knows how many times a certain bearded man would doubt his life when watching the recordings of Senior Su's games.
And unsurprisingly, in the comments section of every video, you could find a comment called "Harden, come out and take a beating."
The Timberwolves had little time left on this offensive possession, so Marbury had to pass the ball to Garnett.
After being worn down by Su Feng for a long time, Garnett couldn't maintain his shooting percentage in a chaotic situation like before.
Clang!
In the restricted area, Williams grabbed the rebound. In the frontcourt, Su Feng waved his hand to Williams while running, asking for the ball.
What kind of stamina is that?
Garnett, who landed, went full throttle to chase back, while Williams, after observing the distance between Su Feng and Garnett, sent a long pass with plenty of lead.
Because Garnett's aerial coverage was wide, Williams' long pass was a choice to trust Su Feng's speed.
If Su Feng shaking off Garnett just now was luck, then this ball...
Was truly talent.
Su Feng ran faster and faster without the ball, while Garnett watched in horror as the back view that was getting farther and farther away from him gradually stopped his steps.
Looking at Su Feng, who had already received Williams' long pass and was preparing to reach the end zone, Smith said with emotion, "It's good to be young."
Life is like this, you can catch up with the wind, but you can't keep up with the pace of time.
A silver saddle shines on a white horse, rushing like a shooting star!
Bang!
At the Target Center, Su Feng dunked and stopped the Timberwolves.
32 to 24!
On the 76ers' bench, his teammates quickly made room for Su Feng.
On Great Celestial Dynasty Television, Director Zhang laughed and said, "Respect is never given by others, but earned by oneself!"
Director Sun echoed, "This is the treatment of the team's top dog."
Director Zhang: "..."
In front of the TV, Little Yao, who secretly woke up from his nap, watched the brutal Feng-Ge on TV and couldn't help but sigh, "Feng-Ge is so fierce..."
So, the question arises...
Is Feng-Ge easy to get along with?
Little Yao was amused, because he felt he was thinking too much.
Before Tyson Chandler unlocked his confidence, in reality, the NBA had always been a distant dream for Little Yao.
…
Back at the Target Center, when the game restarted, the arena, which had just been ignited by Garnett a few minutes ago, was now quiet and silent.
"He is our guardian," Davis said with emotion on the 76ers' bench.
Whether you believe it or not, at this moment, in Davis's opinion, this Chinese teenager, who would turn 19 next month, was already the spiritual leader of this 76ers team.
Only after watching the entire game would you know what Su Feng had injected into this 76ers team.
On the court, Marbury missed a three-pointer, and turning around, Smith hit a three-pointer for the 76ers!
35 to 24.
While retreating, Smith looked up and smiled at Su Feng, "How was that shot? Did it feel like the old days?"
Su Feng was amused. Su Feng originally wanted to say to Smith, I can give this shot a 9, but when he thought of the dunk contest in 2000, this guy was a judge...
So, after thinking for a while, Su Feng said, "Unfortunately, my full score is only 10, otherwise I would definitely give you 100 points."
Smith's face was almost red after being told by Su Feng, "It's not too late for you to give me 10 points after I make another one."
On the court, on the Timberwolves' offense, Garnett felt like a large stone was pressing down on his chest.
Su Feng's strategy for this game was already very clear.
Want to score?
You can.
But I opened this road, and I planted this tree. If you want to pass through this road, leave the toll.
In a basketball game, who said that shutting down the opponent was the only way to win?
In this offensive possession, Garnett made a jump shot from the high post after a screen, but after making the shot, no matter how much he hammered, he couldn't smash the big stone pressing on his chest.
Because turning around, Su Feng started running his routes again.
Garnett: "..."
"Look at Garnett's depressed expression. It used to be him creating mismatches against others, but today it's all reversed. Su Feng has been running him around," Director Zhang explained.
On the court, Garnett really wanted to ask to switch defenses with his teammates.
At this moment, Garnett silently swore in his heart that in the next game against the 76ers, he would never defend Su Feng.
If the NBA had a list of players you least wanted to match up against, Su Feng would definitely be in the top five.
…
In the second quarter, when Iverson returned, the 76ers led the Timberwolves 40 to 30.
After Su Feng helped Iverson wear down Garnett and Marbury in advance, the fully healed Iverson was having a great time.
Plus, he was in great form tonight, and the Timberwolves couldn't stop him.
At the end of the first half, the score between the two teams had been widened to 55 to 40.
Iverson scored 24 points in the first half alone, but if the game continued at this rate, Su Feng knew that Iverson was destined to miss out on a high score tonight.
Because...
The game would be over in the third quarter.
This Timberwolves team, like most teams in the '90s, lacked the ability to chase points.
In their starting lineup, the only one who could take three-pointers was Marbury.
And Marbury's three-point shooting percentage was random at this moment.
In this life, after playing against most teams, Su Feng discovered something.
When you open the rankings, you'll find that almost every team in the top ranks has shooters.
Zen Master, Riley, Sloan, Tomjanovich, Karl...
These people were all old foxes who said they didn't like three-pointers but would stab you in the back.
Unlike the '80s, in the '90s, three-pointers had become a regular weapon.
The Timberwolves couldn't erase the 15-point deficit just by pounding their chests...