Chapter 1 Just Like the Madness in Philadelphia

Just like the madness of the people of Philadelphia for the "Golden Double Guns" in the new season...

Los Angeles, led by the ever-smiling big man Shaquille O'Neal, the City of Angels has officially announced the arrival of Shaq Time since "Magic."

If you open the Lakers' history, you will find that whether it was Bob Short, who moved the Lakers from Minneapolis to Los Angeles;

Or Cooke, who relied on West and Chamberlain to break the Celtics' monopoly;

Or Old Buss, who is now in charge of the Lakers, these Lakers owners have surprisingly similar business philosophies.

The Lakers need superstars, the Lakers need gimmicks, and the Lakers' past operators are best at building a stage for these stars, and then...

Go and win the cheers of the fans.

As one of the few profitable NBA teams in the 90s, in this league dominated by stars, the Los Angeles Lakers are never short of attention.

They have always been the darlings of the media.

On the 26th, when Allen Iverson, who was in despair, was finally released from the hotel by Su Feng, the Philadelphia "183" punched Su Feng in the kidney.

Was it easy for him, Allen Iverson?

You know, the 76ers only visit Los Angeles once a season!

But this bastard, Su Feng, actually locked him in the hotel and insisted that he play that shameful...

Poker game with him.

Oh, damn it, Iverson now hates that he doesn't have a pair of pointy leather shoes, otherwise he would definitely kick Su Feng's ass.

"Okay, Allen, this game will be broadcast live across the country, and I need your help." Patting Iverson on the shoulder, Su Feng said with a smile.

Iverson rolled his eyes at Su Feng, letting Su Feng experience it for himself.

How difficult.

The nightclubs of Los Angeles had just slipped from his grasp.

What about those 4 a.m. workouts in Los Angeles that everyone was talking about?

Non-existent!

All non-existent!

At this moment, Iverson's mood was very despairing.

But fortunately, after arriving at the Lakers' home court, the Great Western Forum (Note 1), in the afternoon, Iverson's fighting spirit began to burn.

Speaking of which, there is also an embarrassing little story about this old Lakers arena.

That is, in the 1969 Finals, the then Lakers owner Cooke confidently believed that the Lakers had already locked in the championship in advance, so he hung thousands of balloons in the sky above the arena, ready to release them after winning the championship.

And then...

How could Elgin Baylor disappoint?

After losing in that Finals, Cooke had to donate those thousands of balloons to the local orphanage as a gift.

And this matter has become a lifelong pain for the Logo Man.

There was no way, Elgin Baylor was just so "toxic."

Because as the NBA's historical runner-up, the Lakers immediately won the championship after he retired. How can this be explained?

Honestly, if Elgin Baylor's story were written as a novel, wouldn't it be criticized to death?

So, reality is always so absurd and distorted.

Sometimes it even gives people the illusion: Could it be that I am living in a novel?

It is worth mentioning that Kobe didn't call Su Feng all day yesterday, and Su Feng's calls to Kobe were always turned off.

"Alas, a friendship like an aircraft carrier, it capsizes when it capsizes!"

There was no way, Su Feng couldn't run to Kobe's house and then expect the next heavy rain in Los Angeles, right?

Wake up, this is the NBA, this is the purest friendship between men, not a Qiong Yao drama.

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The 76ers arrived at the arena two hours early, but the owner of this arena was late.

The Lakers arrived half an hour later than the 76ers.

Because after arriving at the Great Western Forum, the crazy Lakers fans surrounded Shaquille O'Neal, constantly asking for autographs and photos.

O'Neal, who was extremely satisfied with his current life in Los Angeles, was most emotional at this moment:

Swimming from Orlando to Los Angeles in the summer was just too damn right!

It's a pity that Su Feng didn't know what O'Neal was thinking now, otherwise Su Feng would definitely tell him that in his previous life, you would swim back to Florida in the future.

And just as his teammates were crowding around O'Neal to enter the arena, Kobe, who was walking at the end of the Lakers' team, was not in high spirits.

What's coming will come.

Face reality, Kobe.

That Philadelphia hero wearing the No. 23 Philadelphia jersey is warming up in the arena at this time.

Jones, who saw Kobe's thoughts, took Kobe's backpack and patted him on the shoulder to encourage him:

"Kobe, don't worry, I told Shaq, we will do our best to make the game go smoothly and create opportunities for you to play."

"But, if the game ends too early, then Su will also be substituted, right?" Kobe said with a helpless expression.

Jones realized it at this time...

Oh right, that kid on the opposite side is a starter.

"Then, I'll go tell the coach later that my feet are not feeling well, and let the coach give you more playing time."

Jones has been feeling more and more sorry for Kobe recently, because this kid always comes the earliest and leaves the latest.

"Forget it, Eddie, thank you for your kindness, I will cheer for you on the bench."

Kobe rejected Jones's proposal, because he is such a stubborn person.

However, with Jones's comfort, Kobe's mood improved a lot.

Heh, come on, Su, let me see how great you, this noble starter, are now.

...

When changing his equipment for pre-game warm-up, Su Feng finally saw Kobe.

Compared to two months ago, Kobe's hair is now much longer, and that fluffy explosive head has begun to show its signs.

Wearing the No. 8 jersey, Kobe is not conspicuous in this Lakers team, because O'Neal steals everyone's attention as soon as he appears.

What's more, this Lakers team also has Van Exel and Eddie Jones?

Speaking of which, in this Lakers team, Su Feng saw Robert Horry again.

Um...

The last time Su Feng saw Horry, this guy was still wearing the Suns' jersey.

In addition, there is also Byron Scott in this Lakers team now, the famous future...

The head coach who never reads the "Four Great Classical Novels."

At this moment, Su Feng once again felt his terrible seniority.

"Su, aren't you going over to say hello to Kobe?" Iverson elbowed Su Feng in the kidney and asked curiously.

"No need, if I go over and say hello to him now, he will be uncomfortable."

You know, just during the time when Su Feng was warming up for shooting, Kobe had already glanced over more than a dozen times.

If he goes over and says hello to him now, with Kobe's calculating personality, the aircraft carrier might really sink...

Thinking of the notebook Kobe gave him when he graduated, Su Feng would recall the good memories of the two in high school.

On the other side, when he saw Su Feng chatting and laughing with Iverson, Kobe's mood was actually quite complicated.

On the one hand, he didn't want Su Feng to come over and say hello to him.

On the other hand, he felt that Su Feng was not kind enough.

Too boring.

Really too boring.

Looking at the basketball in his hand, Kobe threw the ball out hatefully.

Clang!

On the court, O'Neal flew up and grabbed the rebound, performing a Shaq-style dunk.

"Hey, Shaq, I've seen that photo, that kid is the one who took a photo with you, right?" Van Exel said with a smile.

O'Neal glanced at Su Feng on the opposite side, "Yeah, he wasn't so tall at the time, thin and small.

I remember I lifted him up, and then signed his name easily."

"But who would have thought that two years later, he would be standing on the NBA stage, and recently he even posterized Patrick and Alonzo," O'Neal laughed.

"This is fate, by the way, Shaq, Kobe was with him at the time, right?" Van Exel asked.

"Yeah, they were together."

After answering Van Exel, O'Neal smiled and threw a basketball to Kobe, "Hey, our 'future', aren't you going over to say hello to your high school classmate?"

Kobe did not answer O'Neal's question, but walked straight back to the locker room.

O'Neal: "???"

"It should be a conflict between young people," Van Exel said, looking at Kobe's back.

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As night fell, more and more Lakers fans came to the Great Western Forum.

Nicholson, as always, brought a beautiful blonde companion, wearing sunglasses and his signature black waistcoat, and appeared here on time.

As one of the most famous fans in Lakers history, you can often see this "movie emperor" in the courtside seats on Lakers home game days.

Evander Holyfield, who had just defeated Mike Tyson in the boxing championship battle, also came to the scene tonight.

Adjacent to Hollywood, the Lakers never lack celebrities off the court, even if there are no superstars on the court.

Like Su Feng's previous life, this game between the 76ers and the Lakers was a highlight specially arranged by the NBA official.

However, unlike the theme of a small point guard challenging a big point guard in the previous life, this time, the NBA official also did something.

"Su has already posterized Alonzo and Patrick, so who's next?"

Su Feng felt that he still had to get rid of the nickname 'the.king' as soon as possible.

Because there are always troublemakers who want to harm me.

Isn't this kind of highly suggestive promotional slogan clearly pushing yourself into a pit of fire?

What happened to being stable?

Are you all helping me pull aggro?

Forget it, for the sake of hitting iron value, Su Feng would not bother with these people.

However, to be honest, the Lakers' live DJ is obviously less impressive than the 76ers' DJ...

This introduction to the entrance ceremony instantly lowered the level by half.

NBC will broadcast this game live across the United States, and Da Tianchao TV will also broadcast this game.

In the new season, after the cross-sea bridge's closure project is gradually completed, Stern is now extremely looking forward to closer cooperation with the Rabbit family.

Under Stern's recommendation, Da Tianchao TV also felt that two games a week seemed not enough to broadcast...

Why not make it four games?

But in terms of money...

Stern: Don't talk about money, talking about money hurts feelings!

CCTV: Then we don't have any problems here.

Stern is too shrewd, because he can always make judgments from a higher dimension than others.

The Chinese market will inevitably rise, and "Little Emperor" Su Feng is the key he uses to open the door to the Rabbit family.

Well, it's just that Stern doesn't know that Su Feng, this "key," is now planning a major event...

At the Great Western Forum, as the big screen gave the starting lineups for the two teams tonight, the atmosphere instantly reached a climax.

"Sure enough, you still have to watch the Lakers' cheerleaders." Before taking the court, Su Feng glanced at the hot Lakers cheerleaders on the sidelines and thought.

At this moment, Big Ben was very indignant.

But Big Ben did not expose Su Feng.

Because he is not a silly person like Ratliff.

Lakers: O'Neal, Campbell, Jones, Scott, Van Exel.

76ers: Ratliff, Smart Ben, Su Feng, Harris, Iverson.

"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid!" Before the jump ball, Ratliff looked at O'Neal, whose elbows were extremely thick, and walked resolutely to the center circle.

The 76ers players next to him were cheering him on.

Don't be cowardly, Theo!

O'Neal looked at Ratliff with a wicked smile, and then in the jump ball, O'Neal directly pressed Ratliff under him with his huge body.

Not to mention that Ratliff is just a newbie now, even at his peak, how many people can really compete with O'Neal?

Little Smart Davis's tactics today are very simple. As long as O'Neal comes to the restricted area, he will double-team.

If it really doesn't work...

Then foul.

Before the zone defense was introduced, the only way to deal with O'Neal was with a "pseudo-zone defense."

The Lakers opened the first attack. Off the court, Kobe, looking at Su Feng, who was matched up against Jones, was really envious...

Speaking of which, the difference between the Lakers in the Harris era and the Zen Master era is that this Lakers team is simple and crude.

Harris allowed O'Neal to do anything on the court, show off passes, perform crossovers, anyway, as long as O'Neal is happy, he is playing an All-Star game every day.

Under Harris, O'Neal even said in the future that he would do whatever Harris asked him to do.

And because of O'Neal's existence, no team dared to spread out when facing the Lakers. It's just a pity that Van Exel and Jones are both unreliable...

In the Lakers' first attack, O'Neal attracted a triple-team from the 76ers.

Big Ben on the left, Su Feng on the right, and Ratliff standing in the middle.

Two people are not enough to deal with O'Neal at this time.

In Su Feng's previous life, this guy could dunk with two people hanging on his elbows.

O'Neal's dominance is different from Jordan's.

Because basketball, since its creation, has been using various rules to target big guys.

In this ball, O'Neal showed his imagination. He flicked the ball fancifully behind his head. Jones, who appeared in an open position on the outside, decisively fired.

Clang!

Eddie Jones is amazingly talented. In Su Feng's previous life, he had left behind a magical GIF of gliding to the basket from the three-point line, but his biggest problem is...

Very unstable.

Big Ben and Ratliff are responsible for positioning, and Su Feng timely grabs the rebound.

It's the 76ers' turn to attack.

Van Exel can't defend Iverson.

In Su Feng's previous life, Iverson almost dribbled the Lakers' guards all over the place in this game.

The reason why his final field goal percentage was only 22% was because the Lakers' inside had O'Neal and Campbell.

Before he got fat and lazy, O'Neal's deterrence on the defensive end to players like Iverson, who were good at driving to the basket, was self-evident.

However, the 76ers' main point of attack tonight is not Iverson.

On the court, while shaking off Van Exel, Iverson signaled to Su Feng.

After a brief exchange of glances, on the other side, with Big Ben's screen, Su Feng slipped to the free-throw line to receive the ball.

This is a no man's land in the Lakers' defense.

After receiving the ball, Su Feng quickly turned around and jumped shot.

Swish!

2 to 0.

Although the mid-range shot is not as good as the three-pointer, it is easier to shoot from the mid-range than from the restricted area or the three-point line when playing against this Lakers team.

"Su Feng is really becoming more and more like a general now. Look at this ball, wow, he shoots so beautifully," Zhang Zhidao smiled on Da Tianchao TV.

"Zhang Zhidao is right. As the 76ers' star player, Su Feng has performed very well in recent games and has scored 20+ in two games," Sun Zhengping said with a smile.

Zhang Zhidao: "..."

On the Lakers' bench, Kobe's heart was cold when he saw that Su Feng didn't even look at him after scoring.

Am I, a small substitute, not worthy of your noble starting player's attention?

The game continued, and the Lakers attacked.

This time, O'Neal didn't give the 76ers a chance to use the rules. He directly bulldozed Ratliff away, quickly turned around, and flexibly dunked with one hand.

"Shaq——————O'Neal!"

O'Neal, enjoying the cheers of the fans, was very proud. Just as O'Neal was slowly retreating, two sports cars had already started on the 76ers' side.

Play position with this Lakers team?

Isn't that courting death?

If you have an offense, of course, you should grab the offense as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the Lakers' other players quickly retreated, giving O'Neal time, but just when O'Neal felt that the 76ers team was not cooperating with him...

Swish!

Su Feng's fast-break unreasonable shot through the three-point ball.

On the 76ers' bench, if Su Feng hadn't greeted him in advance, Davis would have had a heart attack.

Before this game, in addition to dealing with Iverson, Su Feng also took the initiative to find Davis.

Because Su Feng knew very well that if he wanted to realize his plan, he had to convince the head coach first.

After Su Feng explained his intention to Davis, Davis smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "No problem, how you want to play in the next game is up to you."

"However you want to shoot?" Su Feng deliberately asked.

"Well, it's just one game. Since this game is so important to you, of course I will support you," Davis looked at Su Feng and smiled at the time.

Su Feng laughed, and then there was the scene just now.

"My hand feels good today," Su Feng thought after making this fast-break three-pointer.

Zhang Zhidao smiled on Da Tianchao TV: "Wow, Su Feng's first three-pointer today has been made!

In this 76ers team, only he dares to shoot like this. If anyone else shoots like this, they will definitely be substituted by the coach."

Sun Zhengping added: "Yes, because Su Feng is the head of the 76ers, in basketball terms, this is called unlimited firepower."

Zhang Zhidao: "..."

On the Lakers' bench, after Su Feng scored 5 consecutive points, Kobe couldn't sit still.

Because Kobe could understand Su Feng's first shot, but this second shot...

"Does he not consider the feelings of his teammates when playing?" Kobe thought indignantly.

And why...

The 76ers' coach looked like he was taking it for granted after Su Feng scored?

This is unreasonable!

Isn't this kind of play just a joke?

On the court, Jones, who was shot through by Su Feng's face, also didn't understand...

But since it went in, in Jones's opinion, it was a good ball.

The game continued, and the Lakers attacked. This time, O'Neal showed his imagination again.

After opening up the 76ers' inside and attracting a double-team, O'Neal threw the ball to the outside.

This season, O'Neal is averaging 3.1 assists per game. If it weren't for the Lakers' outside being so iron, his assist data could be at least one or two more.

Van Exel, who received O'Neal's pass, upheld the Lakers' excellent tradition: Iron.

Clang!

The basketball bounced off the rim. Big Ben and Ratliff were still responsible for positioning.

After Su Feng grabbed the rebound, he handed the ball to Iverson, and the 76ers immediately launched a transition offense.

The pace of this game is very fast, but the Lakers' retreat is not slow either. On the court, after Su Feng came out to receive the ball, he raised five fingers on the wing.

The other four 76ers all pulled away for Su Feng, including Iverson.

Kobe, off the court, widened his eyes.

Because this is the tactic he wants to play the most!

No, can Su Feng's one-on-one ability compare with his own?

Kobe doesn't want to say anything else, just Su Feng's dribbling, he taught it himself...

Wow, so angry!

Why can he, but I can't?

Kobe felt the world's full of malice towards him.

On the court, Su Feng was extremely focused at this time.

Because he knew very well that this attack was crucial for the realization of his plan.

Jones is an excellent defensive player. He has a very good grasp of the defensive distance on this ball. It is not realistic for Su Feng to break through Jones at all.

Pray that this ball goes in, Kobe!

On the court, Su Feng suddenly pulled up directly!

On the 76ers' bench, Davis's jaw almost dropped to the ground...

No, giving you unlimited firepower doesn't mean letting you shoot like this...

Bang, swish!

Oh, it went in, then it's okay.

"Good ball! I told you a long time ago, a shooter like Su should shoot like this!" On the 76ers' bench, Davis performed a Sichuan Opera "Face Changing" for the 76ers' substitutes and assistant coaches.

8 to 2!

Su Feng's unreasonable pull-up three-pointer drew exclamations from the Lakers fans at the scene.

Because this kind of play...

They had really never seen it before.

To be honest, it is indeed unreasonable.

But Su Feng was very lucky tonight.

Because the arc of this pull-up three-pointer was obviously too high, but the basketball went straight into the net off the backboard.

The 50% shooting uncertainty written on 'McGrady's Pull-Up' (Note 2) is indeed serious.

After the start of the game, Su Feng scored 8 consecutive points!

Harris got up and called a timeout.

You know, Harris is not the KFC spokesperson of the future. The Lakers obviously have a clear advantage in this game. If they lose, Harris won't even have a pot to throw after the game.

On the Lakers' bench, Kobe really wanted to rush up and argue with Su Feng at this moment.

Do you play basketball like this?

Is it okay for you to play basketball like this?

However, just as the Lakers requested a timeout, an accident happened on the court...

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