May 10th, in the morning, the NBA officially announced the winners of the various awards for the 03/04 season.

The results were surprising...

That little old Jewish man, always seen by fans as a "dictator"...

This time, he actually chose to "follow the will of the people"!

You tell me...

Could Stern have been body-snatched?

Previously, ESPN had launched a survey online about "Does Stern understand basketball?"

At the time, more than 90% of American fans believed that Stern was a businessman who didn't understand basketball at all.

Furthermore, many fans stated that the NBA was already on a downward spiral under Stern's "muddled and incompetent" leadership.

"I really can't believe that players like Michael Jordan, who gamble and hit nightclubs all the time off the court, could have six regular season MVPs."

The main reason was that the league thought the 76ers were too stupid and gave them that lottery pick.

Facts have proven that in the NBA, as long as you're not the Timberwolves, even the stupidest management can build a team for you in the short term if you get consecutive lottery picks.

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May 11th, Miami, AmericanAirlines Arena.

The Heat and Celtics' Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 3 officially kicked off.

Before the game, feeling that the Heat's staff hadn't prepared adequately, Riley postponed the MVP award ceremony originally scheduled for tonight to Game 4 against the Celtics to highlight his "love" for Su Feng.

"This is the Miami Heat's first NBA regular season MVP award ceremony in team history! How can you be so sloppy in your preparations?"

That night, before the game started, Riley yelled at the staff on site.

Hearing this, the staff on site were on the verge of tears.

Because they had practically paved the floor with gold...

But unexpectedly, Riley was still not satisfied.

"What about the music? Have you prepared the music for Su's entrance?

What about the in-arena DJ? Have you rehearsed with him how to read his script and with what emotions before Su's entrance?

This is an MVP award ceremony, for crying out loud! You don't plan to just say 'Miami Heat, number 23, Su Feng' when Su comes out, do you?

Also, have you prepared the montage for the big screen when Su gives his speech? Have the highlights been edited?

My God, you don't think the fans will just listen to him speak blankly when Su is speaking, do you?

With feeling, people! With feeling!"

Because the NBA only announced Su Feng's award yesterday, in a short period of time, besides cleaning up the AmericanAirlines Arena, the Heat's staff hadn't really thought about how much "software" they could operate.

However, behind Riley's scolding of the staff, Su Feng, standing on the fifth floor, saw the "utilitarian" side of Riley.

In the 1980s, when he first took charge of the Lakers, in order to create enough buzz for that Lakers team at the time, besides attracting fans on the court with the "show.time" style of play...

Off the court, Riley also put on a sharp suit and combed his famous slicked-back hair, becoming a famous "tourist attraction" for that Lakers team at the time.

And at this moment, because the series between the Celtics and the Heat was at a critical point, there was no doubt that the more important meaning of Su Feng's MVP award ceremony was whether it could boost morale.

Therefore, Riley wasn't entirely trying to hold a grand and unprecedented award ceremony for Su Feng out of "love," was he?

This guy clearly had the same idea as Su Feng.

That was to use this award ceremony to inspire the entire Heat team's fighting spirit.

Don't look at the Heat's 2-0 lead in the series...

But in reality, they only had so many cards they could play.

In comparison, even if the Celtics were exhausted in the first two games, they had more players who could play than the Heat.

Therefore, at this time, Riley wouldn't miss any opportunity to increase his team's chances of winning.

Inside the arena, after learning that Su Feng's MVP award ceremony would be postponed to the next game, fans expressed their understanding.

Moreover, just like Riley said.

This was the Heat's first regular season MVP award ceremony in team history!

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In Game 3, both the Celtics and the Heat continued with their previous starting lineups.

In the first quarter, Marbury became the Celtics' x-factor.

After underperforming in the first two games, Marbury had a heart-to-heart talk with Karl after Game 2.

And after this conversation...

Marbury also knew that even if he wanted a big contract, he had to play well in the current game first.

On the court, with Marbury stepping up, Duncan's pressure on his shoulders was obviously reduced tonight.

However, to win this series, Su Feng never really expected Marbury to continue his superhuman performance.

In the second quarter, Su Feng, who felt better than in Game 2, scored continuously to help the Heat catch up with the Celtics.

At halftime, the score between the two teams was 53 to 53.

After the halftime break, in the third quarter, like the previous two games, the Heat once again fought the Celtics tooth and nail.

As a result, when the fourth quarter timer reached zero...

Looking at the score of 105 to 105 on the scoreboard...

Su Feng and Duncan were both silent on the spot.

Overtime!

Another overtime!

Damn overtime!

So, now the question is.

For the players of both teams, what could be more speechless than playing an overtime game at this time?

The answer is:

—Double overtime.

AmericanAirlines Arena, after the first overtime between the two teams, because both Su Feng and Duncan failed to seize the opportunity to kill the other in the first overtime...

On the court, Game 3 also ushered in the second overtime.

And contrary to Game 1, in this game, because the Heat had fewer personnel to call upon than the Celtics, in order to maintain the Heat's defensive intensity, Su Feng had to make sacrifices.

As we all know, on the court, if there are more help defenses and coverages, then the number of fouls of that player will naturally increase accordingly.

Just...

Because Su Feng has always been quite good at controlling fouls...

So Su Feng never thought that he would encounter a foul crisis on the court one day.

In the second overtime between the two teams, because he was judged by the referee on duty to have fouled Ray Allen in a defense...

Thus, amidst the roars of "refs, refs, refs" at the AmericanAirlines Arena, Su Feng received his sixth personal foul of the game.

"Where did Su foul on that play?"

On TNT, after watching the slow-motion replay of Su Feng's defense just now, Barkley had a puzzled expression on his face.

"Maybe it's because Su is too strong, so the referee thought he fouled?" Smith chimed in from the side.

There was no doubt that the referee's call after this game would definitely cause controversy.

In the end, after a double-overtime battle, the Celtics won back a game with a score of 126 to 119.

As the series score came to 2 to 1, the Celtics, who were originally one foot on the edge of a cliff, temporarily gained the right to return to the ground.

After the game, regarding the foul called on Su Feng in overtime, as well as the referee's several foul calls against him in regulation, Riley expressed his strong dissatisfaction through the media.

"I really can't believe... this is the treatment an NBA four-time MVP receives on the court.

If we follow the referees' foul calls on Su when he is defending, then in my opinion, Su should get at least 50 free throws per game."

After the press conference, Riley immediately found the Heat staff and asked them to be sure to cut out all the scenes in this series related to Su Feng's physical contact on the court before Game 4.

As the one who was fouled out in Game 3, Su Feng seemed relatively "calm" during the interview.

"Maybe, possibly, I touched Ray's body hair at the time?" At the press conference, Su Feng said "calmly" looking at the reporters.

Because he knew Stern very well, Su Feng was very clear that even if he wanted to create balance, Stern wouldn't choose this kind of game.

However, in such a brutal series, any mistake by the referees could be infinitely magnified.

Therefore...

In Su Feng's view, it was time for him to guide the Heat staff on how to edit the scenes of his unfair treatment on the court.

As a player who has never thought about relying on the referees to win the game, Su Feng has never thought that he could get a cylinder like Harden on the court.

After all, even if Su Feng wanted to draw fouls, his strength wouldn't allow it.

But...

You can't turn all of Su Feng's opponents into Harden, can you?

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ps: As a 50-year honey, Qiao has emphasized many times before, Su Feng even makes fouls, that is taking life to make, so all you handsome Deng fans, don't always use Harden to touch Porcelain Feng, ha ... (Dog head funny, just ask you whether this paragraph has internal flavor?)