As the saying goes, it was a battle of wits between evenly matched opponents.

You see, strong dialogues like tonight, the "battle of wits" between Riley and Carlisle, can largely determine the outcome of the game.

Therefore, since Carlisle was already so insane to exhaust Su Feng...

Riley naturally had to relieve Su Feng's pressure.

On the court, after the timeout, the Heat had possession.

Korver and Ginobili, lurking in the two corners, instantly found the key to breaking the 76ers' "Immortal Execution Formation" for Su Feng.

At the top of the arc, after using O'Neal's solid screen to squeeze past Christie, only Yao Ming remained in front of Su Feng, who was speeding up with all his might.

And just as he was about to collide head-on with Little Yao...

Su Feng, who was dribbling and advancing, forcibly swerved past Yao Ming's defensive zone at the instant he completed an emergency stop!

This was a breakthrough that was full of incongruity, yet ethereal and otherworldly.

At this moment, the clever turn that Su Feng made was not just a path to a bright future.

He also simultaneously shattered the knees of all the fans at the arena and in front of the TV!

Bang!

Due to the distraction caused by Ginobili and Korver, the other 76ers players on the court were already too late to help defend the paint.

And as Su Feng leaped into the air, splitting Mount Hua with a one-handed slam...

This domineering dunk also made the 76ers fans at the Zhongzhou Arena instantly recall the figure who had fought Jordan fiercely seven years ago...

And who had dragged them into Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals just a few months ago!

"As long as you give him a little bit of space, he will respond to you with his miraculous skills...

So, you know why I told you before the game that even if we send out four players, we may not be able to defend him, right?

Because he...

Is a man who stands at the very peak of the NBA!"

On the 76ers' bench, Carlisle said with emotion as he turned to look at his two assistant coaches.

On the court, it was the 76ers' turn to attack.

After replacing Ariza and Butler with Korver and Ginobili, the Heat's wing defense exposed the problem of decreased defensive rotation speed in this defense.

And Iverson keenly noticed this loophole in the Heat's wing defense.

Last season, after joining forces with Little Yao to win the championship...

This precious championship ring not only made Iverson more convinced that the changes Carlisle had him make were correct, but also ushered in a wave of sublimation in his personal state.

In the NBA, the temperament of players who have never won a championship is vastly different from that of players who have won a championship.

And this is the so-called championship gene.

On the wing, using a cut, Christie shook off Korver's nominal defense.

And Iverson's bounce pass also penetrated the Heat's defense in the next second, accurately reaching Christie's hands.

Under the basket, looking at the basket exposed in front of him, Christie, who had already gathered the ball, didn't want to miss such a rare opportunity.

After all, for an old player like him, one less dunk is one less, right?

However, at the moment Christie's legs left the ground...

He never would have imagined...

That O'Neal could actually return to the basket in the blink of an eye!

Is...

Is this still the fathead fish that was humiliated in every way last season in Christie's memory?

Smack!

In the restricted area, Shaquille O'Neal "captured" Doug Christie from the sky!

And immediately after, after landing, almost without thinking, O'Neal sent a long pass to the 76ers' frontcourt!

Although at this time, O'Neal didn't understand Su Feng as well as Kobe did.

But O'Neal knew that this Lower Merion twin star would never question his defense like others.

Therefore...

The moment I turn around, you must already be running forward, right, Su?

On the court, when the white number 23 appeared in the 76ers' half...

Vaguely, O'Neal always felt that Su Feng's figure overlapped with that explosive-headed kid.

Bang!

In the frontcourt, Su Feng, who received O'Neal's long pass, then completed the finish with an impromptu 360-degree dunk!

At this time, on the 76ers' bench, after waving his hand helplessly, Carlisle looked at his two assistant coaches and said, "Do you know what is more terrifying than facing an opponent who has Su in this world?"

Aside, the two 76ers assistant coaches, feeling that they were not knowledgeable enough, immediately shook their heads honestly at Carlisle.

"That is...

When this team that has Su finds helpers for him." Carlisle said as he patted the shoulders of his two assistant coaches.

At the Zhongzhou Arena, the game continued.

On the sideline, looking at Carlisle, who had already blown the "killed them all" to the sky, Carlisle's two assistant coaches asked curiously, "So, Rick...

According to what you're saying, doesn't that mean that there's no team in this world that can defeat them?"

And upon hearing this, after smiling, Carlisle said, "That's not necessarily true."

On the court, perhaps sensing that Carlisle was putting on an act on the sideline, Yao Ming, who received a吊传 (diao chuan - overhead pass) from his teammate in the low post, hit a turnaround fadeaway after a probing step feint.

In today's league, there are indeed not many players who can go one-on-one with O'Neal in the low post.

But coincidentally...

Yao Ming happened to be one of them.

You have your iron-blooded toughness, and I have my brutal jump shot.

"Don't be discouraged, Shaq, there's nothing to be ashamed of being blown up by my little brother." In the restricted area, Su Feng joked as he patted O'Neal's butt.

O'Neal: "..."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll crush your little brother into powder later?" After being silent for two seconds, O'Neal said to Su Feng.

"Don't worry, that's definitely impossible."

Looking up at O'Neal, perhaps because he felt that O'Neal thought he was joking, after a pause, Su Feng continued to add: "After these few rounds of exchanges, you should be very clear, Shaq...

My little brother's strength is already no less than yours."

On the court, after staring at Su Feng for a good while, O'Neal nodded silently.

Perhaps, in the eyes of others, Su Feng was just using this opportunity to remind O'Neal not to underestimate Yao Ming.

However, as a master of emotional intelligence, O'Neal quickly understood the deeper meaning of Su Feng's words.

The strength of this 76ers team is almost on par with the Heat.

Therefore...

This is definitely not just a "Yao-Shaq showdown" between O'Neal and Yao Ming, or a "brothers' mutual slaughter" between Su Feng and Iverson.

But...

A game concerning the fate of O'Neal and Su Feng.

O'Neal knew that from the current格局 (ge ju - situation, pattern) of the Eastern Conference, the 76ers and the Celtics were the two big mountains that the Heat would have to face in the Eastern Conference this season.

And when climbing mountains...

As everyone knows, climbers must be fully focused and concentrate their energy to ensure that they don't fall.

On the court, the Heat were on the attack.

After putting away the last trace of arrogance in his heart when facing Yao Ming, O'Neal completed a perfect pick-and-roll with Su Feng at the high post.

Although in this defense, Ratliff allowed Yao Ming to continue to sit in the paint by switching early.

But after Su Feng broke through to the free throw line with O'Neal's screen, the Wailing Wall that had tortured Little James to death last season had already appeared with cracks.

With just a light toss.

Su Feng easily broke through this Wailing Wall.

In the 76ers' restricted area, after receiving Su Feng's alley-oop pass, at this moment, O'Neal, like a prehistoric beast, slammed the basketball into the basket!

And in front of the TV...

For some reason, Kobe felt as uncomfortable as if he had just eaten a billion lemons.

"Darko, remember to come over and screen for me more when we play later." In the Lakers' locker room, Kobe said with a serious face as he looked at Milicic.

And upon hearing this, Milicic immediately nodded obediently.

At the Zhongzhou Arena, in the first quarter, after Riley successfully cracked the Immortal Execution Formation that Carlisle had carefully set up for Su Feng through his substitution adjustments, the two teams quickly switched to an offensive mode.

In the first quarter, the "killed them all" combination combined for 18 points.

And the "Ai-Yao combination" also had 14 points.

At the end of the first quarter, the score between the two teams was 29 to 31.

In the second quarter, both Yao Ming and O'Neal were substituted for rest.

And the core players responsible for leading the two teams' lineups were Su Feng and Iverson, these two iron men.

Tonight, when the 76ers held the championship ring presentation ceremony, many Philadelphia fans felt that the matter of Su Feng being kicked to Toronto with one kick had already been turned over...

But...

When they saw Su Feng and Iverson each leading their substitutes to fight on the court...

The kind of pain that Philadelphia fans once thought would gradually ease with memory almost instantly made their breathing become more and more difficult.

In the second quarter, the Heat's second lineup was Mourning, Haslem, Butler, Su Feng, and Ginobili.

And on the 76ers' side, Mutombo, Coleman, Harpring, McKee, and Iverson lined up in a row.

Because O'Neal lost to Little Yao in the jump ball tonight, the Heat attacked first at the start of the second quarter.

And as another iron-blooded monster in this 76ers team...

In Su Feng's opinion, Harpring absolutely deserves the four words 铁骨铮铮 (tie gu zheng zheng - unyielding and upright).

Well...

These four words have no trace of mockery.

And in the NBA, there are very few players who can get such an evaluation from Su Feng.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

On the wing, after receiving the pass from Ginobili, facing a tough guy like Harpring, after turning on back-to-the-basket mode, Su Feng naturally had to respond to the opponent in the toughest way possible.

There were no twists and turns.

There were also no unnecessary movements whatsoever.

In that instant, Su Feng and Harpring were like gladiators in ancient Rome, engaging in the most tragic厮杀 (si sha - fierce fight) in the arena!

In the end, after a series of contests, Su Feng forcibly turned and wiped past Harpring, and in the restricted area, he carried the African mountain and scored!

On the sideline, O'Neal, who was recovering his blood on the bench, shook his head repeatedly and said, "If he were 5 centimeters taller... then in the NBA, in the center position, there would be nothing for me to do."

On the court, it was the 76ers' turn to attack.

And on the perimeter, Butler finally understood...

Why his defense was only barely passable in Su Feng's eyes after a summer of hard training.

Because...

Knowing that Iverson would go to the left side of his body after the crossover, that is, the right side of Iverson's breakthrough direction...

But at the moment Iverson completed the breakthrough, Butler still lost his body's center of gravity.

And once a penetrator of Iverson's level is allowed to pass too easily on the perimeter, then even Su Feng cannot make up for the defense on the perimeter.

In the restricted area, facing Mourning, the Heat's last barrier, Iverson changed hands and scored!

On the 76ers' bench, after seeing this scene, Little Yao shook his head repeatedly and said, "If Allen were 5 centimeters taller... then in the NBA, in the point guard position, there would be nothing for anyone else to do."

On the court, while retreating, Iverson smiled at Su Feng while not forgetting to make a "throat-slitting gesture" at Su Feng.

And seeing this, Su Feng also returned Iverson's "throat-slitting gesture" with a smile.

Unlike the general behavior of the two teams' players mocking each other with "throat-slitting gestures" after a fire broke out...

At this moment, Su Feng knew that Iverson was telling himself that no matter how good his personal relationship with him was, and no matter how many good memories they had in the past...

At this moment, they were enemies.

Therefore...

Allen, Little Yao.

Let me personally cut off the last trace of delusion that the Philadelphians have in their hearts about me!

On the court, after shaking Harpring's center of gravity with a Sam Cassell-esque high dribble, Su Feng then rushed into the 76ers' paint with the ball!

And then, facing Mutombo, who opened his arms, Su Feng not only did not avoid him, but instead directly raised the ball with one hand to meet him!

Watch carefully!

Being fearless is my way of basketball!

Bang!

At the Zhongzhou Arena, Su Feng blew open the "African Mountain"!

And then, before the fans at the scene could exclaim, Su Feng rushed to the scorer's table like he did seven years ago!

In the summer of 1997, a teenager from the East shouted the classic "I'm going to beat Michael Jordan" on the scorer's table in Chicago.

And seven years later, when he returned to the city he had once fought for as an opponent...

Su Feng knew that it was time for the Philadelphians to forget that damn "Philadelphia hero."

On the scorer's table, after taking out a magazine that he didn't know where he took it from and rolling it into a microphone shape, Su Feng put one hand on his hip and said with the other:

"Are you all cowards?

Answer me!

At this moment, I am your opponent!

But why don't you even dare to boo me?"

What bullshit hometown basketball, brotherhood basketball, friend basketball?

Wake up!

This is a life-and-death arena!

It's not a game where a bunch of good friends get together on a playground for entertainment!

At the Zhongzhou Arena, at this moment...

Although all the Philadelphia fans felt as if their chests were being torn open alive...

But...

"Thank you, Su!"

Inside the arena, after being silent for several seconds, the Philadelphia fans, who were relieved, finally sent out a deafening boo to the man in the center of the field who dared to "provoke" them!

And on the court, looking at Su Feng...

Iverson also took the opportunity to wipe away the sweat from his eyes in secret while adjusting his headband when the camera was not paying attention.

On TNT TV, after sighing for a long time, Barkley said with emotion: "This is why we like Su so much.

Because...

This man has such charm!"

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