Chapter 29 The "Ai Yao" Combination

Zhongzhou Arena. On this night of Su Feng's 29th birthday, the 76ers had prepared a very touching farewell ceremony for him...

However, on the court, after Yao and Iverson had joined forces for most of the season, they once again formed the "Double Swords"...

The "Ai Yao" combination made the Heat's fans feel what a championship partnership was all about.

This season, because Carlisle strictly limited Iverson and Yao Ming's playing time, Yao and Iverson mostly staggered their appearances in most games.

"Hey, Feng, I'm not stupid. Why do you think I'd fall twice in the same place?" On the court, during the first quarter, Yao said to Su Feng, who was always running to double-team him just like in their previous match, after assisting Iguodala in scoring.

Su Feng: "..."

"Alas, Feng, luckily the referee saved you on that play." Back on offense, after being called for a shooting foul, Yao continued to tease Su Feng.

Su Feng: "..."

Good heavens!

On the court, even though Yao was using encrypted communication when teasing Su Feng, watching Su Feng make only one of his two free throws...

O'Neal was very sure...

Su Feng was definitely affected by Yao Ming's trash talk during that free throw.

Just as this fathead wanted to go over and tell Su Feng not to take Yao Ming's trash talk to heart...

Su Feng felt that O'Neal was the one Heaven had sent to mess with his mentality.

Because...

In a basketball game, how could anyone never miss a free throw?

Yet, he had only missed one...

And O'Neal was acting as if the world was about to end...

If he missed a few more three-pointers...

Wouldn't he have to disembowel himself in front of the whole world to apologize?

Zhongzhou Arena. Thanks to the outstanding performance of the "Ai Yao" combination, the Heat trailed 29-35 in the first quarter.

This season, compared to the "Answer" who used to dominate during "Ai Yao Pick-and-Rolls," Iverson had begun to completely play around Yao Ming in terms of style and play.

Especially in terms of shot attempts, Iverson's shift was even more obvious.

So far this season, Iverson was attempting nearly 9 three-pointers per game, with a shooting percentage of 35.8%.

In Su Feng's original timeline, old AI fans should know that after 2006, Iverson had been seeking to transform.

It was just a pity that back then, Iverson and Melo found it hard to find a balance on the court.

In this life, because of someone's appearance, Iverson had been subtly influenced, and having already won a championship with Yao Ming, Su Feng wasn't surprised by Iverson's "initiative to yield" this season.

Because after Yao entered his peak...

Even on the international stage, Su Feng was happier watching Yao dominate opponents than attacking himself.

Huh?

You say Su Feng is overpraising Yao Ming?

Tsk...

Heavens, Earth, just look at Tracy McGrady's popularity during this period in Su Feng's memory...

You wouldn't really think that Kevin Durant's idol was a scrub, would you?

Don't be ridiculous...

Even if you exclude McGrady's Chinese fans, in the United States, McGrady during this period in Su Feng's previous life could definitely rank in the top five in the minds of American fans.

Otherwise, in Su Feng's memory, when Kobe had a conflict with the Lakers, how could there have been rumors of Kobe being traded for McGrady?

And would the Pistons have offered Billups, Hamilton, and Prince to trade for McGrady?

But even such a McGrady...

Was also "jealous" of Yao Ming during this period of 2007.

And by the 2008/09 season, Yao Ming would lead that Rockets team, whose starting lineup was considered very ordinary at the time, to break the first-round curse with McGrady.

Therefore, such a Yao Ming...

Only cloud fans who haven't watched basketball would dare to call him "Big Dummy"...

Zhongzhou Arena.

O'Neal, who had finally regained his form in the last game, almost had it taken away by Yao Ming in the first quarter.

In the first quarter alone, Yao had 14 points and 8 rebounds for the 76ers.

If it was just a battle in the low post...

Then even the 38-year-old O'Neal wouldn't back down from Yao Ming in terms of strength.

But in this game...

What caused O'Neal's mentality to collapse was...

Yao Ming never even entered the paint.

Because in a sense, Iverson, who preferred to "shoot from anywhere" on the perimeter, made the "Ai Yao" pick-and-roll even more powerful.

In Su Feng's original timeline, Brooks was a similar example.

It was just that, because Yao's skills were already set in Su Feng's memory, Yao and Brooks' pick-and-roll wasn't as powerful as "Ai Yao".

And if you had to make Su Feng describe Yao Ming in one sentence...

In Su Feng's opinion...

The current Yao Ming was like a...

Seven-foot-six-inch ADC (Attack Damage Carry).

Everyone was saying that Nowitzki was unstoppable this season...

But in Su Feng's eyes...

There was also an unstoppable monster in the East.

On the court, in the second quarter, the 76ers were led by Iguodala.

And the Heat were led by Su Feng, with Mourning, Haslem, Ginobili, and Lou Williams.

As a result, the Heat's "shameless" lineup in the second quarter directly stunned the Eastern fans in front of the TV who were still seriously analyzing the 76ers' and Heat's tactics...

Because after a flurry of haymakers, by the time both sides switched back to their main lineups, the Heat had gone from trailing by 6 points to leading by 6 points.

There was absolutely no tactical content to speak of!

If one Ginobili was enough to give your coach a stroke...

Then with the addition of a Lou Williams...

The Heat's way of turning the game around on this night could only be translated as: "Volcanic Literature"

They were just accurate.

On the court, Lou Williams and Ginobili frequently contributed miraculous shots in the second quarter.

And Su Feng, who had seized the time to recover some energy, further extended the Heat's lead in the second half.

Iguodala, who had improved rapidly this season, was indeed troublesome.

Granted, the young Iggy wasn't as experienced as the future Iggy, but the young Iggy was not only fast and strong, but also fearless of Su Feng using his "iron pestle" to grind him down in terms of stamina.

But in the face of Su Feng's diverse offensive routines...

On this night, Iguodala still seemed a bit "naive".

On CCTV, during halftime, Su Junyang praised Su Feng, saying, "Watching Su Feng play basketball now is a treat.

Many times it looks like he's being defended well.

But when he shoots and scores, you realize...

He was just toying with you."

In basketball, what is the ultimate form of offense?

Take Michael Jordan back in the day...

Even if you put your hand on his shoulder, even if you press your hand against his waist, he could still score at will.

Of course...

Jordan's misses are another matter...

After all, in basketball...

Who hasn't been blocked by the rim?

After halftime, in the third quarter, the Heat and the 76ers entered a stalemate.

After switching to Ariza, Su Feng, with Rondo and Ariza covering for him, increased his double-teaming on Yao.

And needing to be wary of Su Feng's "Flying Dragon Hand," Yao wasn't as composed on offense as before.

Although in the third quarter, Su Feng and Yao jointly contributed a world-famous painting titled "I Hold You High, You Can't Reach"...

But with his space compressed by Su Feng to the point where he couldn't make further technical moves, Yao once again felt Su Feng's meticulous nature on this night.

Iverson became the 76ers' only stable source of firepower in the third quarter.

Because in order to contain each other, the Heat switched to Ariza in the third quarter, while the 76ers couldn't switch off Snow...

So the fans who had been enjoying the back-and-forth offense in the first half...

Suddenly felt like they had returned to the 90s.

You miss.

I miss too.

Everyone misses.

That's real missing.

In this quarter, Su Feng couldn't outsmart Iguodala with his thousands of tricks.

After paying tribute to each other with Iverson by each going 3-for-10 in the quarter, and reminiscing about their youth...

The Heat and the 76ers entered the final quarter with a score of 74-69.

In the final quarter, the battle between the two teams remained intense.

At the critical moment, O'Neal, who had been outmaneuvered by Yao all game, proved himself once again.

Because O'Neal had been resting on the bench in the third quarter...

So at this point, it was Yao's turn to feel uncomfortable.

Compared to the 76ers team that won the championship in the past, in Su Feng's opinion, the biggest problem with this 76ers team was their lack of interior depth.

The 41-year-old Mutombo could still buy Yao some rest time in regular games...

But once they entered the playoffs...

Relying solely on Mutombo, Yao couldn't stay on the bench all the time.

In Su Feng's previous life, many Yao haters would often criticize Yao Ming's poor stamina after failing to find any other flaws...

But these people didn't use their brains to think...

In the NBA, how many centers over seven feet tall could play 40 minutes per game like small guards?

Moreover, Yao's opponent tonight was none other than O'Neal, who was actually very strong even if you thought of him as a fish.

In the end, after Shaq's efforts in the first half of the final quarter to help the Heat withstand the pressure, Su Feng didn't disappoint the Heat fans in the second half.

In the entire game, the final score between the two teams was 99-90.

After winning two consecutive games against the 76ers, the Heat also rose from fourth to third in the Eastern Conference standings.

After the game, Su Feng specifically praised O'Neal, who had scored 16 points for the Heat (12 of which were scored in the final quarter), in the interview. "Although Shaq was at a disadvantage against Yao for most of the time,

fortunately, in the end, he remembered the login password for his 'Great White Shark' account."

...

After defeating the 76ers on the road, on the 5th, after returning to Miami, Britney and the three kids celebrated Su Feng's 29th birthday.

However...

When blowing out the candles at the end...

Su Hao, who took the initiative to "petition on behalf of his father," almost made Su Feng half dead with anger.

Because it was fine if this unlucky kid helped him make a wish...

But why did he have to say it out loud?

And saying it out loud was one thing...

But do you know what wish Su Hao made?

"I hope that in the new year, I can move in with Uncle Kobe!"

Su Feng: "..."

Just asking if you don't understand.

What kind of mind-altering drug did this Kobe give Little Kobe?

To the point where this Su Hao was thinking about his Uncle Kobe all day long?

Su Feng turned to educate Su Hao, but let's leave that aside for now.

In April, in order to hold on to third place in the East, and also to get the Heat into playoff mode, Spoelstra began to gradually restore the regular rotation from the Heat's two-peat era.

And in the final eight games of the season, the Heat also used their performance to make the Su Feng haters and Heat haters who had been criticizing them for an entire season smell something ominous.

"Don't panic!

You've all seen it, Su Feng's touch in the second half of the season hasn't been particularly good!

So what if they put together a winning streak at the end of the season?

As long as we hold firm...

Then when the playoffs come, it will be the day Su Thief falls from grace!"

During the final stretch of the season, because Su Feng's shooting percentage in 10 games only exceeded 50% in 7 of them...

So it had to be said...

The haters were actually making a valid point this time!

"Now you know what kind of media environment I've been playing in for the past few years, right?" This day, because Kobe had nothing to do and learned that Little Kobe missed him very much on the phone...

So Kobe simply brought Vanessa and his three daughters to Miami.

And while chatting, Su Feng also sensed Kobe's true desire to return from injury as soon as possible in his words.

Because the Los Angeles media had always been strict...

So recently, most of the Los Angeles media had been urging the Lakers to quickly trade Kobe after he recovered from his injury.

The most extreme was that...

In the eyes of some media...

It would be fine to give Kobe away to some bad teams for free.

Because in that way, the Lakers could free up salary space and start rebuilding.

Look...

What is called cold-blooded?

In fact, compared to most of the cold-blooded general managers in this league...

These reporters who only wrote for traffic were the truly cold-blooded ones.

Su Feng knew...

Under this kind of stimulation, Kobe could never wait patiently for 18 months.

So at this moment...

Su Feng realized the "true purpose" of his unlucky son.

As the saying goes, "You can't catch the Mamba without sacrificing your child"...

This day, after dropping Su Hao off with Kobe, Su Feng went to his private training ground to practice basketball with peace of mind.

And when he came back...

Just as he expected.

Kobe and Su Hao were indeed having a great time together.

"I really like your son too much.

If I have a son in the future, I hope he has the same personality as your son." Looking at Su Feng, Kobe smiled.

Hearing that...

Su Feng couldn't understand Kobe's fondness for Su Hao at all.

Because on this day, after spending the whole day with Kobe...

Little Kobe had officially made the decision that he would definitely play for AC Milan in the future.

"I don't want to play basketball.

Soccer is my favorite!"

Su Feng: "..."

Alright...

Now Su Feng was sure.

His main account was completely ruined.

Fortunately, he still had Su Tianliang's alt account.

Otherwise, Su Feng wouldn't know where to complain.

"The playoffs are about to start, do you really not need me to give you some pointers?" Beside him, while rubbing Little Su Hao's head, Kobe looked at Su Feng with a curious expression and asked.

"Pointers? No... Why would I, who has already won five championships, need to accept your pointers?" Su Feng asked Kobe in return.

"Haven't you heard a saying?"

"What saying?"

"The person involved is confused, but the bystander sees clearly."

"..."

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ps: First update! Will try to get the second update out asap!