Though the sweet scent of the sewer permeated the American Airlines Arena at the start of the third quarter...

Anyone with common sense knows that in the NBA, luck is just as important as skill if you want to achieve a "5x5" stat line.

In Su Feng's original timeline, eight of the eleven players who had achieved a "5x5" were interior players.

Even Russell Westbrook, Su Feng's successor known as the God of the Sewers, never recorded a "5x5" in an NBA game.

Compared to rebounds, which can be obtained with teammates boxing out, and assists, which can be forced, steals and blocks require both personal effort and the cooperation of your opponents.

On the court, facing the Heat's full-court press, Little Zhan Zhan displayed a maturity beyond his years.

In the NBA, due to the high overall quality of players, the full-court press has been reduced to two purposes: speeding up the game for the opponent and desperate tactics in the final moments.

After steadily dribbling the ball past half-court, at the top of the arc, Big Z promptly moved to the high post, providing a high-quality screen for James.

Little Zhan Zhan, observing Big Z's position out of the corner of his eye, found him with a simple pass.

Swish!

56 to 65.

On CCTV, Zhang指导 commented, "This James is playing so smartly. He doesn't seem like an 18-year-old at all."

The game continued, and the Heat inbounded the ball quickly from the baseline.

Manu Ginobili, who appeared in the Heat's starting lineup for the third quarter, quickly found Su Feng, who had circled out from the wing to receive the ball.

Miličić took the initiative to pull up to the high post, delaying James's slide step for Su Feng, who was preparing to break through.

Seeing this, Big Z also displayed his high basketball IQ.

He retreated while guarding against Su Feng's breakthrough, waiting for James to help.

As one of the few players in Su Feng's memory who could be called an NBA teammate during Little Zhan Zhan's first stint with the Cavaliers, Big Z, who suffered constant injuries early in his career, was an interior player who knew how to use his experience to compensate for his lack of athleticism.

However, facing Big Z's defense, which treated him like James Harden...

Su Feng suddenly stopped his advance.

Again, even if mid-range shots are not cost-effective, their tactical importance in offense cannot be replaced.

Push off, hang in the air, flick the wrist.

On the left wing, before James's defense arrived, Su Feng took his first two points of the second half with a signature Feng's fadeaway, watching Big Z retreating backward.

56 to 67.

On TNT, after glancing at the data he had carefully prepared before the game, Smith laughed, "This season, Su's long two-point shooting percentage is as high as 50.5%. Choosing to leave him open in this position is not a good idea.

You know, he has made more mid-to-long-range jump shots than anyone else in the NBA over the past five years."

It was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

As Big Z dragged his knee, which had almost been twisted by Su Feng, to inbound the ball from the baseline...

The Heat players, who were usually afraid of Riley's whip, quickly completed their full-court defense.

Fortunately, besides James, the Cavaliers also had Joe Johnson to break the full-court press.

After dribbling past half-court, with only Miličić left to defend the Heat's interior, Johnson decisively dribbled toward the Heat's paint.

In the restricted area, the slightly slender Miličić honestly raised his hands.

For some reason...

Noticing the look of horror on Miličić's face, Johnson felt that something was wrong.

Could his unremarkable layup trigger a "horror" effect?

No...

In fact, Miličić's horrified expression was not because of the impending physical contact with Johnson.

It was because...

At that moment, he had witnessed what could be called "divine descent"!

Turning away from his entanglement with James and instantly retreating to the interior...

Please forgive the young Darko Miličić for his "limited knowledge."

Even if he searched through all the dictionaries of Serbia and Montenegro, he could not find a word to describe this scene.

Under the basket, the moment the basketball left his right hand...

Johnson finally understood why Miličić was so surprised!

Slap!

Since November, after seeing through Stern's tricks, when have you ever seen Su Feng treat a regular-season game like a playoff game in recent years?

On the sidelines, watching Su Feng's chase-down block, Tom Brady said with a shocked expression, "Even the top running backs in the NFL don't have such a fast start."

It's a pity that Su Feng's block was beautiful...

It's just that after the basketball bounced to the perimeter, it happened to land in James's hands.

See, what is called happiness coming too suddenly?

Although as a teammate, James understood Johnson's pain of being blocked by Su Feng's cheat-like abilities...

But...

If such pain could be constantly exchanged for open shots...

In James's opinion, he could totally accept it!

Swish!

After dribbling back to the three-point line, James personally performed a magic trick of turning two points into three for the fans in front of the TV.

59 to 67.

At this moment, watching Little Zhan Zhan, who had just made this three-pointer, exchange celebratory telescope gestures with Curry...

Su Feng almost coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The game continued.

In the third quarter, in addition to the Heat changing their defense, the Cavaliers also learned from their first game against the Heat and expanded their defensive zone outward.

In the next few possessions, both sides scored.

On TNT, after glancing at James's stat line, Smith said, "Tonight, LeBron might also record a triple-double in this game!"

In Su Feng's original timeline, James didn't get his first career triple-double until he was 20 years and 20 days old.

But...

As the chosen one, raised under the careful guidance of Sewer Master Su Feng, Little Zhan Zhan in this life is just a carbon copy of Leonardo.

If James could record a triple-double tonight...

With him still five days away from turning 19...

Smith suddenly realized that this could also become a historical record that would be extremely difficult to break in the future!

Because to surpass James's record...

Only high school players could do it.

However, in the NBA, how many high school players are as freakish as Su Feng, James, Kobe, McGrady, and Garnett?

During the official timeout in the third quarter, Cavaliers coach Paul Silas also gave the Cavaliers players a death order to fully assist James in getting a triple-double.

Unfortunately, facing the coach's good intentions...

After glancing at the scoreboard, James politely refused, "When I was very young, Su told me that winning is the most important thing on the court.

As for stats, just let them come naturally."

On the Cavaliers' bench, watching James, who only wanted to win, Silas suddenly realized that he was the clown!

Because in the second half, with the Heat adopting a full-court press against the Cavaliers, Silas thought that this was Riley deliberately arranging tactics to help Su Feng create stealing opportunities.

But after listening to James's words...

At that moment, Silas couldn't help but want to slap himself in the face.

Look, what is a player who has made outstanding contributions to the sport of basketball?

As for Michael Jordan, in Silas's eyes, he wouldn't even deserve to carry Su Feng's shoes when it came to teaching the younger generation of players!

"Okay, I understand, LeBron! Then next, we will aim to win this game!"

After patting James on the shoulder, for some reason, Silas felt that Su Feng's stature instantly became countless times taller than before when he looked at Su Feng.

On the Heat's bench...

Silas might not believe it...

At this moment, Mourning was teaching Miličić...

The techniques of boxing out for Su Feng on the court.

"Darko, you must pay attention to Su's position at all times. As long as you confirm that he can secure the rebound, then you must use your body to box out the opposing player who may pose a threat to him." Mourning smiled, touching Miličić's head.

After the timeout, the game continued.

The Cavaliers attacked first.

Bosh failed to seize the opportunity created by James. His iron-blooded fadeaway from the high post hit the rim and bounced out. Su Feng turned around and grabbed his 10th rebound of the game!

This season, in addition to being the Heat's leading scorer and assist leader, Su Feng is also the Heat's leading rebounder and stealer.

It is worth mentioning that, besides Su Feng...

There is no other player on the Heat with an average of more than 6 rebounds per game...

Noticing this small detail, Smith took the opportunity to continue praising Su Feng, "In the NBA, we all know that interior dominance is key to winning.

But this season, Su has shown us that even if you don't have teammates like Shaq, Tim, or Yao, you can still lead your team to great success!"

Next to him, noticing that Smith had come prepared tonight, Barkley could only share anecdotes from his training with Su Feng during his time with the Raptors.

"Recently, there have been many fans online saying how great Ben's defensive rebounding has been this season, now that he doesn't have to box out for Su...

But this season, we all know that the Pistons' transition scoring efficiency is only in the middle and lower ranks of the league.

This is obviously inconsistent with their league-leading defense.

After all, it is common sense that good defense allows you to get better fast-break opportunities."

Hearing this, Smith smiled, "So Charles, in your opinion, what is the problem with the Pistons?"

After a pause, Barkley said, "Actually, back when I was playing for the Raptors, I heard a new concept from Coach John Davis during training.

That is, if your wing players also have a good ability to protect the defensive rebounds, then letting these players with the ability to launch fast breaks protect the defensive rebounds will be far better than letting your interior players protect the rebounds."

In Su Feng's original timeline, the so-called "sewer tactics" were not without merit.

Because in principle, letting the backcourt players secure the rebound can indeed increase your speed in launching fast breaks.

After all, not every team in the NBA has an interior player who is a "quarterback" on the basketball court like Jokic.

As a head coach who has long been in "sympathy" with John Davis, this season, after studying Su Feng's tactics from his Raptors era, Riley decisively applied this theory to this Heat team.

Because from a generally rational point of view...

Transition offense, even if it's a rushed shot, will have a better chance than a set offense.

On the court, after Su Feng quickly dribbled the ball past half-court, Odom had a direct opportunity to attack the basket.

Odom, whose IQ was online tonight, noticed that the Cavaliers' retreating players were focused on the Heat's perimeter players.

After receiving the pass from Su Feng, Odom then increased Su Feng's assist count with a left-handed slam.

68 to 78.

This was Su Feng's eighth assist of the game.

On CCTV, Zhang指导 commented, "Su Feng is really willing to share the ball with his teammates now, and look how great this pass is? The Cavaliers' defenders can't react at all."

On the court, it was the Cavaliers' turn to attack.

James was amazing tonight.

In the instant that he and Big Z were about to complete a pick-and-roll, taking advantage of the moment when Su Feng was going around Big Z's body, Little Zhan Zhan actually made another three-pointer!

Ah this!

Could it be that Curry lent his shooting package to James tonight?

No...

Seriously...

This rookie James, his three-point shooting was outrageous tonight.

Although in a long season, everyone will have occasional good shooting nights...

But...

Why do you have to be so accurate when you're playing against me?

However...

After looking up at the scoreboard, Su Feng realized that he didn't seem to need to rush to pad his stats like he used to.

Because the Cavaliers' resistance was unusually strong tonight, according to the current score, unless the Heat could launch a big run in the second half of the third quarter, Su Feng would definitely not be able to punch out early tonight.

The game continued.

Using his strong drawing power in the low post, Su Feng successfully created space for Korver, who was brought on in the second half of the third quarter.

This was one of the Heat's favorite three-point tactics on the court this season.

On the other side, after a cross-screen with Ginobili, Korver, receiving the pass from Su Feng, pulled up and shot.

Swish!

71 to 81.

Su Feng successfully recorded his ninth assist of the game!

At this moment, on TNT, Smith said excitedly, "Just one more assist, one more steal, and one more block, and Su will record his second '5x5' triple-double of his career!"

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ps: Ah this! Today, I unexpectedly encountered a rare bout of writer's block... emmmm, a shameless 4,000-word chapter is presented. I won’t ask for votes today. Qiao will go to sleep first, and then continue to fight to the death when he wakes up!