Chapter 1 Compared to the Lakers of the future who drove the entire league crazy, this Lakers team still has a long way to go.

On TNT, during the third quarter of the game, Kenny Smith joked while commentating, "The 76ers haven't beaten the Bulls this season, but the Bulls haven't beaten the Lakers either.

If the Lakers lose to the 76ers today, their relationship will be like rock, paper, scissors..."

Smith, who is good at spotting the key points, isn't a blind monk, but after he said that, the fans in front of the TV had a very magical feeling.

This season, due to historical changes, as of now, among the games the Bulls have lost, they have lost to both the Celtics with Duncan and the Lakers with O'Neal.

And in the games the Lakers have lost, believe it or not, this Lakers team loses a lot of unexpected games.

As for the 76ers...

As long as "Ai Feng" (Allen Iverson and Su Feng) fails, then they are likely to lose.

Therefore, it is no coincidence that the Bulls, 76ers, and Lakers form a rock, paper, scissors relationship.

Last summer, when making reinforcements, the Bulls were targeting the 76ers.

But when they encounter opponents with young superstar centers like O'Neal and Duncan, the Bulls' lineup is not as advantageous as when facing the 76ers.

As for the 76ers, this team mainly composed of second and third-year players, although they are the league's number one "torture king" this season, Larry Brown's tactics have also caused the 76ers to lose the "ceiling" necessary for creating miracles.

This season, the 76ers have lost all games where they were behind by about 10 points before the start of the fourth quarter, which is an example.

Without fast breaks and three-pointers, it is difficult for the 76ers to catch up.

If it weren't for Su Feng still being "stubborn" this season, plus the impression left by his shooting the Bulls last season, how could the 76ers have such a big offensive space tonight?

In simple terms, Reasonable Kobe's point is correct.

Too many shots by the star player do affect the performance of the role players.

But right now, if Su Feng also shirks his responsibilities, then relying on Iverson alone, this "Answer" would be exhausted.

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At the Great Western Forum, after Montross came on the court, this meat shield that Brown prepared for O'Neal showed his due value.

The 76ers' strategy of besieging O'Neal is similar to that of the Jazz. Montross does not exist to completely defend against O'Neal.

In fact, his role is to hold O'Neal in the high post for two seconds, so as to buy time for Su Feng and Big Ben to help defend.

O'Neal cannot be dealt with by just one meat shield.

But if you have players like Su Feng and Big Ben who are good at helping defense, it's different.

Don't look at Su Feng's increasingly rampant three-pointers lately, which often cause Brown's myocardial infarction, but as long as he sees Su Feng's clockwork-precise defense, Brown's mood can only be described with a proverb:

Knowing that you may die there, everyone has a desert in their heart that they want to cross.

Brown, who is in pain and happiness, how could he not be tempted by Su Feng's talent?

If he wasn't tempted, how could he give Su Feng so many privileges?

But...

Why is this kid so difficult to tame?

Logically speaking, looking at Iverson, who has already moved in the direction he expected, Brown never expected that...

Su Feng is a million times more difficult to train than Iverson.

Perhaps, geniuses are all obsessive?

On the court, Su Feng doesn't know if geniuses are all obsessive, but to be fair...

If Kobe continues to improve at this rate, Su Feng feels that he will have a hard time suppressing him in the game after another summer at most.

One-on-one and five-on-five are two different concepts.

In one-on-one, as long as Su Feng works hard, unless Kobe hopes for good luck, he will always be under Su Feng.

However, in five-on-five, Kobe who can pass the ball, that is, his internal and external skills are not enough, otherwise...

To give a simple example, in "Slam Dunk", Rukawa Kaede, who was equipped with the passing button, was able to beat Sawakita, who had his passing button removed...

Because once a player like Kobe, who has a very high finishing talent, adds the option of passing, then you can't theoretically limit him.

In Su Feng's previous life, Kobe didn't not know how to pass the ball.

After all, he has a total of 6000+ assists in his career, and even just looking at his passing highlights, you would think he is Magic Johnson II.

But knowing how to pass the ball and actively passing to organize the offense are two completely different concepts.

In the OK era, before they broke up, Kobe was a more perfect ideal second-in-command than Pippen.

He can hit higher bursts than Pippen, can single-handedly defend the opponent's outside stars, and can even send out wonderful passes at critical moments.

Any wonderful words about the second-in-command, you can pile them on Kobe at that time as much as possible.

To be fair, based on Kobe's current growth rate, plus Duncan being traded by the Celtics, Su Feng feels...

It's hard to say, the Lakers will be able to break through the West in the next season.

In the third quarter, after the 76ers significantly reduced O'Neal's presence through a frantic three-man double-team, Kobe repeatedly completed scoring by organizing and dispatching teammates.

Although he really wants to compete with Su Feng in his heart, Kobe, who prefers to win, wants to beat Su Feng once.

And the more he values and cares about Su Feng in his heart, Kobe probably didn't even notice...

That he...

But... if you really want to realize this bold idea...

I don't think you should show that you like or even appreciate Su from today."

The not-so-smart Little Buss obviously had a hard time understanding West's words.

And at the Great Western Forum, after three quarters, the visiting 76ers led 77-74.

In the third quarter, because of Kobe's amazing organization, the 76ers' lead was narrowed by 1 point...

You know, at the beginning of the third quarter, they once led the Lakers by double digits when they led the most.

In the fourth quarter, Su Feng and Big Ben didn't rest, and Iverson, who returned to the bench to recover, complained to these two, saying:

"Ben... didn't you say that after Theo was injured, you would grab at least 15 rebounds per game?

And Su... your assist data in this game is about to be led by your high school classmate by double digits."

After Iverson's joke, the 76ers' bench, which had always been serious this season, was immediately filled with laughter.

Big Ben kept saying something like "rebounders occasionally fail" and "he has to take on more defensive tasks when facing O'Neal", which the teammates couldn't understand.

And Su Feng was saying something like "Kobe was forced to only pass the ball by him" and "the reason why scoring guards have fewer assists is because scoring directly is easier than assisting"...

In short, the light and shadow of Philadelphia are not comparable to ordinary people in terms of thickness of skin.

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In the fourth quarter, the Light and Shadow combination on the 76ers' side did not rest, while on the Lakers' side, Jones and Van Crazy led the team.

This season, Kobe's playing time is more than the same period, but overall, Harris controlled his playing time to about 33 minutes per game.

And if O'Neal doesn't rest for a while, then this shark may die of exhaustion on the court.

On the court, unlike Snow, who is good at entanglement, when he meets McGee, who prefers to play body pressure, Van Exel's soul of dry-pulling can no longer be suppressed.

And on the 76ers' bench, when he noticed the scene of Van Exel missing three-pointers in a row, and instead being countered by the 76ers...

Brown decided that after a while, he would use Van Exel's example to tell Su Feng that this way of playing is wrong.

In Brown's opinion, Van Exel is simply an honorary 76ers player.

Because he not only assisted the 76ers in a victory, but also allowed himself to find a negative textbook to enlighten Su Feng in the future.

Well...

To make a long story short, there is indeed a problem with Van Exel's style of play.

Even if he was born in the right era in the future, his three-pointers are also undesirable.

Because after O'Neal and Horry came off the court, the Lakers at this time do not have an advantage on the inside.

You say he doesn't pull when O'Neal is on the court, but after O'Neal comes off the court, he pulls to his heart's content. If he doesn't pull in, what's the difference between that and giving away rebounds?

To put it bluntly, Su Feng's "tactical dry-pull" is not blindly brainless when he shoots. In fact, even if he doesn't score, he is swinging with a purpose.

And Van Exel's random shots are really random.

There is no way...

On the Lakers' bench, seeing Van Exel showing signs of losing control, Harris hurriedly replaced Kobe.

However, using the advantage established at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the 76ers have never given the Lakers a chance to catch up.

One of these two teams is "hmm grinding", while the other is "hmm bricking".

The reason why this Lakers team is prone to dropping the ball and losing some games they shouldn't lose is because once they get to a needle-to-needle moment, they lack the firepower in their team to support O'Neal.

The second-year Kobe was forced to step forward many times in the fourth quarter and joined forces with Su Feng to play a song of "Bricking Cycle".

In Su Feng's previous life, the reason why O'Neal would not criticize Kobe's shots even if Kobe was bricking when the Lakers won their first championship was because Kobe was really more reliable than others...

The current Lakers are the Knicks of the West, and it's not just talk. How dominant they can be in the regular season, how dare they lose in the playoffs and some key games.

In Su Feng's previous life, this Lakers team led the Jazz 3-1 in the regular season this season, but in the playoffs, they were swept out by the Jazz.

Based on Van Exel's performance in that Western Conference Finals series, and Jones's 28.6% three-point shooting percentage, even if O'Neal dug up the Jazz's inside line, this shark couldn't lead this Lakers team.

Of course, you can also blame Kobe, who only took 7.5 shots per game, was only 19 years old, and was only serving as the sixth man at the time, for the Lakers' defeat in the Western Conference Finals.

After all, dark-skinned Kobe...

In the end, relying on Kobe's four-iron finish at the end of the fourth quarter, the 76ers won on the road with a score of 105-99.

In the whole game, Su Feng made 11 of 24 shots, including 4 of 9 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 31 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block, and 1 assist.

And Iverson continued his super-high burst efficiency when facing the Lakers, making 14 of 27 shots, including 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws, and scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals.

"Ai Feng" combined for 66 points, suppressing the combined 50 points of OK in scoring.

O'Neal was very upset. He made 15 of 24 shots in the game, and made only 4 of 10 free throws. He scored 34 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks in vain.

And Kobe, who wanted to beat Su Feng once, made 5 of 15 shots and 6 of 6 free throws, and also scored a "16+10" double-double in vain.

For a time, after this game, more and more people believed that "Ai Feng" is currently the only combination in the league that can compete with "Jordan and Pippen".

Because although Iverson is weaker than Jordan, in the eyes of many people, Su Feng is stronger than Pippen.

I have to say, the impression is really terrible.

He is clearly performing very well this season, but just because he was blacked out last season, who knows how much pressure Pippen has endured that he shouldn't have endured?

If it weren't for Jordan usually being so caring and loving, Pippen would have rebelled long ago.

In January, because the 76ers had to continue their Western Conference road trip, Su Feng did not accompany Kobe to have a midnight snack after defeating the Lakers.

As for Kobe, who originally wanted to tell Su Feng through this game not to be affected by those public opinions and not to play so selfishly...

But silently went to his Flame Pizza restaurant after the game and had a good time.

In Kobe's view, if you are unhappy, then eat a pizza, and if you are still unhappy, then eat two!

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Defeating the Lakers, the 76ers continued their journey.

In January, before the results of this year's All-Star vote were released, the 76ers had a record of 25 wins and 14 losses, and still ranked fourth in the East.

As the season progresses, almost everyone is concerned about whether the NBA will be suspended next season, in addition to the upcoming games.

As we all know, last summer, Garnett signed a big contract worth hundreds of millions with the Timberwolves.

And this sky-high contract has also become the powder keg that will explode the already tense labor-management relationship at this time in the future.

In the 97/98 season, Jordan's annual salary was 25 million US dollars, and Ewing could get 20 million US dollars...

Currently in the league, many bosses believe that players are getting too much money, and they cannot get a return from investing in the NBA.

Therefore, they hope that the NBA can introduce a hard salary cap and a maximum salary system to limit players' increasingly exaggerated salaries.

As for the Players Association, they hope that the NBA can increase the income of middle and lower-level players.

In short, the capital side has its difficulties, and the labor side also has its reasons.

Before Ewing said that brain-dead famous saying, in order to support the players, fans have expressed their dissatisfaction with the capital side by giving up voting for the All-Star Game.

Under pressure, Stern, like in Su Feng's memory, canceled this year's dunk contest and only retained the three-point contest, rookie challenge, and All-Star Game.

In Su Feng's previous life, the reason why Carter was able to become a god in the 2000 dunk contest was also related to the fact that there was no dunk contest in the 97/98 and 98/99 seasons, and one was that the All-Star Game was directly canceled.

Because Carter satisfied the fans' expectations for the dunk contest during the years when there was no dunk contest in the NBA.

So this is why the 2000 dunk contest is destined to become a classic.

Su Feng knows the process of this lockout. Therefore, recently, when reporters asked him about whether the NBA will be suspended next season, Su Feng responded with Tai Chi.

And it is worth mentioning that, compared to the lockout, what Su Feng is more concerned about is that Kobe has finally been hatted by Boss Joe recently...

Okay, even if Kobe has embarked on the "Magic" path in this life, "Old Rogue" has not let him go.

What a joke, compared to Su Feng, who is superficially a Jordan fan, but is actually blacker than black, looking at Kobe, who admires him, how could Jordan let go of this Los Angeles explosion head?

Because due to schedule changes, in this life, in the first battle between the Lakers and the Bulls, Jordan and Kobe did not play the wonderful duel in Su Feng's memory...

But on January 7, when the Lakers visited Chicago, because O'Neal's toes were injured, Kobe, who was carrying the Lakers alone, had to take action under duress!

And this game was even more exciting than Su Feng remembered.

Kobe, who was equipped with the passing button, not only staged a scoring drama with Jordan in the game, but also brushed the triple-double in the game, can you believe it?

Kobe, whose touch was getting better and better, seemed to have found the state when he killed Su Feng in the summer.

And for the young man in front of him whose technical movements were very similar to his own, Jordan, who was in high spirits, even touched Kobe's furry explosion head many times in the game with his big hands.

Thinking back to the recent game with the Mosaic, Drexler always said that he would only rob him of his successor...

So, Jordan, who has always thought he is accurate in seeing people, firmly believes that Kobe will definitely be stronger than Su Feng in the future.

In this way, after the game, Jordan, who got 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists, mentioned the word torch many times when he was interviewed to evaluate Kobe.

And Kobe, who got 36 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists, was labeled as "Jordan's Successor" by the Chicago media after the game.

New York, Stern, who was originally worried about labor-management negotiations, recalled Mark's previous proposal as soon as he learned the result of the game.

In Stern's view, the time to hype 8vs23 has arrived.

Plus the Lakers' offensive basketball this season, which was originally what Stern wanted to praise, so in the All-Star vote, Kobe completed a miraculous reversal in the last vote and became this year's Western Conference All-Star starter.

From the beginning of being stabbed by Su Feng at the beginning of the month to the first peak of his life at the end of the month, Kobe, who was crazily eating pizza, felt that the ups and downs of life came too fast...

All-Star...

All-Star starter!

Looking at the sky!

When happiness suddenly knocked on the door, Kobe was only one step away from rushing to Toronto to tell McGrady that now among the banana boat brothers, only he, Tracy, is not an All-Star starter!

And in addition to Kobe becoming an All-Star starter...

On January 24, just before the 76ers went to Toronto to prepare to face the Raptors, a trade between the Celtics and the Bucks made Su Feng feel the world's deep malice towards him, the king.

Fox and Williams, plus a Nuggets second-round pick next year, the Celtics robbed the Bucks in this way and exchanged for Ray Allen, who can average 17.6 points per game and has a three-point shooting percentage of 41.5% this season.

Although Su Feng knew that Ray Allen's contradiction with Robinson in this life was made public in advance, and even affected Ray Allen's recent games...

But how could he have imagined that Chris Ford, Auerbach's former beloved disciple, is actually such a mature Green Army legend?

At this time, most of the evaluations of this transaction in the market are criticizing the Bucks, but... some people also think that the Bucks are not at a loss, can you believe it?

After all, the watered Fox can average 15.1 points per game this season. From a data point of view, it is still quite reasonable for many people to use him plus Williams and a second-round pick in exchange for Ray Allen.

However, Duncan plus Ray Allen...

In Su Feng's view, they will become the 76ers' archenemy even without waiting for the next season in the upcoming second half of the season.

Because in terms of strength completion, Ray Allen's leveling period is shorter than Kobe, who skipped college.

Plus in the early stage of his career, this gentleman's sword can still fly and jump. With Duncan, these two are simply a perfect match, okay?

However, what made Su Feng more vomitive than this transaction was...

Because of Garnett's big contract last summer, Marbury, whose conflict with Garnett has intensified, has become an unstable factor in Minnesota.

So...

McHale, a Green Army legend, called Auerbach, who was far away in Boston.

"Teacher, I have a good guard here, but I can't control him." McHale said to Auerbach on the phone.

"Are you talking about Stephon?" Auerbach's eyes lit up and said.

"Yes, teacher." McHale said with a wry smile.

"Stephon is a good kid... Look, I think David is more suitable for your team, what do you think?" Auerbach asked.

"That's what I mean, teacher." McHale said on the phone.

In Su Feng's previous life, the Little Wolves were very helpless when Marbury left the team.

Because the dignified potential star of the 96 Golden Generation, in the end, the Timberwolves only exchanged for Brandon, a former All-Star guard who was in the sunset stage of his career through a three-way trade.

There is no way, Marbury's early personality became a bargaining chip for many teams to lower the price.

Therefore, in McHale's view, anyway, it's a trade, so why not send Marbury to Boston?

If Auerbach can train Marbury, then he, McHale, will also be able to save face in front of his brothers and sisters, saying that even if he retired, he has also contributed to the Green Army.

So, in this way, young socialite Marbury crossed his bag and arrived in Boston with Ray Allen, who finally escaped from Milwaukee...

And there, waiting for them, will be Auerbach with a smiling face.

You see, is it so difficult to build a team?

As long as you can give him Auerbach a Duncan at the beginning, then the rest is just py.

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