All I Really Want Is To Play Basketball

Chapter 387 The best games require the best players

As the saying goes, education must start from childhood.

During halftime, in order to prevent Stephen Curry from following in the footsteps of Artest and Pierce in the future, before returning to the locker room to rest, Su Feng and the elder Curry teamed up to give Stephen Curry, who was only 11 years old at the time, a five-minute speech. minutes of ideological education.

Originally, Stephen Curry, who "would rather die than surrender," planned to fight his evil dad and Uncle Melon to the end.

But under the carrot and stick offensive of Lao Curry's "halved pocket money" and Su Feng's "doubled pocket money"...

What do you think the young Stephen Curry can do besides surrendering obediently?

Farewell, my dear Uncle Vince!

From today on, from this moment on, you will never hear Stephen Curry cheering for you again!

"Seth, actually from very early on, I thought 'Uncle Melon' was better at dunking than Uncle Vince. Do you think so too?" Behind the Raptors bench, Stephen Curry decided to reinvent himself. Said looking at his brother Seth Curry.

Seth: "..."

Look to the sky!

So is this the power of money?

In the Raptors locker room, after contentedly converting Stephen Curry's faith...

Tonight, Su Feng felt the "stench" of money again.

However, rather than gaining a little fan of Stephen Curry, what Su Feng is more concerned about right now is how to win the G1 game of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Celtics.

You know, after the first half of tonight's game, the other Raptors players have already felt the pressure of this Eastern Conference finals without even Su Feng mobilizing.

Obviously, compared with last year, this year's Celtics are very close to the current Raptors in terms of strength and state.

From the perspective of personnel matchup, in the first half of the game, McGrady's advantage over Marbury was still obvious.

However, through high-speed rotation to help defend, it is difficult for McGrady, who has not yet reached his peak at this time, to defeat Marbury one-on-one.

And back, when facing Madden's almost unsolvable pick-and-roll, McGrady's weaknesses on the defensive end were exposed.

Due to his high center of gravity, McGrady's ankle was suffering throughout the first half.

Therefore, in this way, the matchup between McGrady and Marbury turned into a 50-50 matchup.

The same is true for the matchup between Carter and Ray Allen.

When attacking, relying on his arrogant and unreasonable physique to crush, Ray Allen would be wiped out by Carter without paying attention when defending Carter.

But on the other hand, Ray Allen's movement always makes Carter, who is easily distracted when defending, miss the other.

After the first half, Davis was very clear that compared to the Celtics, the Raptors only had the advantage of being on the bench.

However, due to the playoffs, everyone generally chooses to defeat the main force, so how much energy can the Raptors' substitutes exert in this series...

In Davis's view, it all depends on whether the Raptors can survive the first few games of this series.

Because now the situation of this round of playoffs has become clear with the decisions taken by the two teams in this round of playoffs.

The Raptors chose to allow more substitute players to join the rotation of this Eastern Conference Finals, which not only allows the main players to maintain excellent physical condition, but also leaves more possibilities for the following games.

Although the Celtics are trying their best to rest their main players, because they do not have as many tool players as the Raptors, in this round of playoffs, as long as the Raptors can play later, they will have the upper hand. It will definitely be the Raptors.

"John, I'm not questioning your decision-making, but if our substitutes can't withstand the pressure of the game, can we really wait until the next decisive battle with the Celtics?"

In the Raptors locker room, looking at John Davis with confidence written all over his face, D'Antoni expressed his doubts.

In fact, before the start of this series, D'Antoni was the most determined "fuck the main force" in the Raptors.

Because in D'Antoni's view, the Celtics, who had just fought the Pacers in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, could not have the physical advantage in the first two games.

Therefore, D'Antoni believes that the Raptors should seize the opportunity to quickly win the first two games with the strongest lineup and establish the advantage of this series in one fell swoop.

Unfortunately, Davis did not adopt D'Antoni's suggestion.

Because Davis knows very well that although D'Antoni's suggestion is feasible to a certain extent, the risk the Raptors will take on this year's championship journey will only be higher.

Moreover, who said that the Raptors' bench can't stand up to the Celtics?

After halftime, Davis patted D'Antoni on the shoulder and smiled confidently: "Mike, you know, if we don't have Sue, then I will definitely take your advice."

Hearing this, following the direction of Davis' finger, D'Antoni looked at Raptors No. 23, who was already on the court.

At the same time, on the Celtics bench, Auerbach, who had already returned to the court ahead of the Raptors coaching staff, was looking back and forth at Su Feng.

What kind of player is Su Feng?

To be honest, even if Auerbach were asked to choose between O'Neal, Duncan and Su Feng at this moment, Auerbach would definitely choose O'Neal or Duncan, not Su Feng.

But if you want to say, among these three, who does Auerbach least want to be the opponent of the Celtics...

Then Auerbach will definitely choose Su Feng.

On the pitch, after halftime, the game continues.

Boom, boom, boom.

As soon as he came up, Su Feng used his solid muscles on the flank to educate Artai again.

Su Feng had learned the correct way to use power from Boss Qiao as early as last year when he was helping Boss Qiao recover.

Pushing Luan Mang out hard is a move that children only use in fights.

In Su Feng's view, real back-up play actually relies on the rhythm of one wave after another without repetition.

It was impossible for the young Artest to block Su Feng's tricks, because as a back-up layer of cake, Su Feng would often be one step ahead of Artest when he guessed Su Feng's next move. next step.

Swish——!

An exquisite fadeaway jumper.

52 to 59.

This is the 21st point Su Feng scored this night.

Back when the Celtics attacked, Duncan was also flanked by Big Ben and O'Neal Jr., and successfully distributed the ball to his inside partner Peter Tappan.

Bang, swish.

54 to 59.

TNT TV station, Kenny Smith said with emotion: "Tonight both Su and Tim played like the stars. To be honest, in my opinion, no matter what the result is, Su and Tim are worthy of this round of Eastern Conference finals." A ticket to the finals.”

On the side, Derek echoed: "But unfortunately, there is only one such ticket."

Perhaps the cruelest place in competitive sports is here.

Because no matter how good your performance is before, only one team will have the last laugh.

At the Airline Center Arena, after Su Feng's high jump shot missed the frame, the Raptors fans at the scene could not remember the last time they were as nervous as tonight...

Fortunately, looking back, O'Neal Jr. and Ben finally successfully defended Duncan once.

Due to the clever timing of Ben's double attack at the last moment, Duncan was unable to choose to distribute the ball at the first opportunity.

Therefore, before being whistled for three seconds, Duncan had to use his signature old man hook to hook the ball to the backboard.

However, the rebounds did not heed Duncan's call this time.

After O'Neal Jr. protected the rebound, the Raptors took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack.

However, as fast as the Raptors push back, the Celtics will retreat quickly.

When——!

On the court, Carter's counterattack three-pointer failed to hit due to interference from Ray Allen.

Immediately afterwards, Marbury's high jump shot after the pick-and-roll also deviated from the basket.

In the third quarter of the game, after the break, the players from both teams obviously had not yet found the feel they had in the first half.

In addition, because defense affects the shooting percentage, the shooting stability of the pitchers has declined as the two teams have more and more physical contact.

In the NBA, especially in the playoffs, the reason why most games become turn-based games is because in the playoffs, in order to pursue stability and reduce mistakes, everyone will reduce passing and cutting cooperation accordingly.

In the first half of the third quarter, with both teams maintaining a high degree of concentration on the defensive end, it was not until 8 minutes and 11 seconds left in the third quarter that Su Feng personally broke the deadlock on the court.

An extremely handsome Maple Kick-Ass.

On the court, looking at Su Feng's "helpless" expression after scoring the goal, at this moment, if reason had not prevailed, Artest would definitely have launched a Makgora against Su Feng.

Of course, Artest might not believe it...

Su Feng's "helplessness" was really not an act.

Because who knows, how much blacksmithing value did Su Feng lose on this night?

"Come on, don't give up!" Su Feng did not forget to encourage Artest when retreating.

Artest: "..."

One thing to say, in Artest's eyes, seniors like Su Feng shouldn't be too bad in character.

However, how did young Artest know that Su Feng was really serious about encouraging him?

You know, compared with the Hanhan who was only worth a few thousand iron value at the beginning of the season, the matchup value that Artest gave Su Feng now has almost exceeded 10,000.

Therefore, it was too late for Su Feng to "love" such an outstanding junior, so how could he bully him out of revenge for his "disrespect" towards him before?

To put it bluntly, after the old gangster retired, Su Feng discovered that now, including in the next one or two years, especially most of the league's outside stars are still in this stage of growth, and his progress in gaining iron points cannot be compared with the old gangster. Compared to when we were still there.

Therefore, as a man determined to surpass Michael Jordan, in Su Feng's view, it is time for him to help these outside stars accelerate their growth.

Beep——!

On the court, after the Celtics also broke the deadlock with Duncan, Su Feng, in turn, took advantage of Artest's loss of position during the offense and successfully caused Artest's foul.

It is worth mentioning that when walking to the free throw line, Su Feng pointed out to Artest his deficiencies in defense.

Artest: "..."

this......

Is this guy teaching me how to do something?

Unfortunately, after listening to Su Feng's explanation, Duncan also felt that Su Feng's move was a bit pretentious...

But to be honest, Duncan really didn't think there was anything wrong with what Su Feng said.

"Well, in this league, if there are a few more outstanding seniors like me, then why should the NBA worry about a star gap in the future?" Su Feng sighed silently as he walked to the free throw line.

As the saying goes, if you do one good deed a day, you will achieve three thousand merits.

After making both free throws, Su Feng felt that after his death in the future, if a good person like him were to be cremated, at least 81 relics would have to be burned to be worthy of the good deeds he had done.

Unfortunately......

It is obviously impossible to influence the young Artest with love.

On the court, spurred by Su Feng, Artest intensified his retaliation against Su Feng on both offense and defense.

only......

"Replace Ron with Bruce."

On the Celtics bench, Auerbach, who noticed that Artest had committed four fouls, said to Celtics coach Miller Carr.

After hearing this, Karl sighed and said, "Su is really too cunning."

Auerbach nodded and said, "Su taught us all a lesson tonight."

As a legendary coach of a generation, Auerbach, who has witnessed countless big scenes in the past, knows very well that at critical moments like this when two teams are fighting for the bayonet, the side that can stably score points will definitely be able to take the initiative in the game.

And free throws are undoubtedly the most stable way to score points in this situation.

Before the start of this year's playoffs, Auerbach originally thought that Artest could use his fierce defense to make Su Feng lose his judgment on the game.

But at this moment...

The angered party turned into Artest.

Is this Su Feng?

Compared with last year's Su Feng, in Auerbach's view, this year's Su Feng is a step up from last year in all aspects.

And the most important thing is...

He is only 22 years old this year.

What kind of future can we look forward to...

If he is allowed to grow for a few more years, in Auerbach's view, no one in this league will be able to control him.

On the court, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, the Celtics replaced Artest with Bowen.

And just after the Raptors relied on Su Feng to score 8 consecutive free throws, the pressure was now on the Celtics.

In the grueling third quarter of the game, the Celtics' weakness in succeeding after their previous battle with the Pacers was fully exposed.

However, at the critical moment, Tim Duncan stepped forward again and saved the Celtics' last hope.

In Su Feng's previous life, before Yao Ming entered the league, he was the NBA's top pressure resister. In countless duels with O'Neal, you could often see Duncan being beaten by O'Neal and being unable to fight back.

However, even so, Duncan never bowed to O'Neal in the game.

From 1999 to 2007, the teams of Duncan and O'Neal won 8 championships in the past 9 seasons.

Among them, Duncan got 4 times, and O'Neal also got 4 times.

Therefore, O'Neal also complained when he was a commentator in the future.

If it weren't for that damn Duncan, he should have won at least 8 championships.

The introduction is Tim Duncan.

A player who is at his peak when he debuts and is full of resilience.

In the second half of the third quarter, relying on Duncan's several singles success and his solid and steady performance in the pick-and-roll and defense, the Celtics successfully survived this difficult physical peak.

After three quarters, although they were still 7 points behind the Raptors, in front of the TV, almost all Celtics fans believed that they were hopeful of creating a "surprise" for the top favorites in this G1 game.

Looking at the score card of 73 to 80, Su Feng, who had played for 36 minutes, finally understood why O'Neal and Duncan teamed up to create so many "uncrowned kings" in his previous life.

Because these two people...

Nonsence!

These two bugs are simply more difficult to deal with than the other.

On the Raptors bench, before the start of the fourth quarter, looking at Su Feng who was already showing signs of fatigue, Davis asked his assistant coach to give Su Feng a massage while asking Su Feng if he needed to rest. Views.

"Coach, no matter how many times you ask me, I will always answer that, you know." After breathing evenly, Su Feng said to Davis.

Upon hearing this, Davis held Su Feng's hands affectionately and said, "Leave it to you, our superstar."

On the Celtics bench, in the fourth quarter of the game, when he noticed that Su Feng was still not resting, Auerbach almost coughed a mouthful of his own phlegm into Miller Carr's face.

no......

In a normal NBA game, it doesn't matter if you don't take a break.

But tonight...

Oh my God, what kind of monster are we, the Celtics, facing on this night?

But any fan who has watched the first three quarters of tonight's game can understand Auerbach's mood at this moment.

Because in the first three quarters of the game, Su Feng not only shouldered the burden of the Raptors on the offensive end.

On the defensive end, he is also the core of the Raptors' perimeter defense.

Therefore, in the fourth quarter of the game, when Su Feng was still on the court, TNT TV station, Kenny Smith said bluntly: "I didn't mean to offend coach John Davis...

But to be honest, if you give me a sou, then I feel that I can become the best coach. "

On the side, Derek smiled and said: "What if you and Larry Brown are the same?"

boom--!

In front of the TV, after hearing Derek's complaint, someone who was paying attention to this year's playoffs suddenly hit the TV screen with the remote control.

In the Airline Center Arena, as the fourth quarter began, the Raptors fans present were also expressing their unusual love for Su Feng in their own way.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Ray Allen missed an open three-point opportunity as soon as he came up.

In the second half of the game, as his physical energy consumption intensified, Ray Allen's shooting rate from beyond the three-point line was far less efficient than he was in the first half of the game.

Back when the Raptors were attacking and the Celtics were on the bench, without even thinking about it, Duncan pulled off the towel draped around his shoulders.

because......

Two steps away from the three-point line, in front of Bruce Bowen, Su Feng decisively completed a shot.

Three points?

No......

It's not just a three-pointer.

Because long before deciding to invest, Su Feng had completed the weighing in his mind.

Not going in?

It doesn't matter.

Because the Raptors led the Celtics by 7 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Su Feng was able to scare the Celtics into a cold sweat even if the goal was not scored.

And once inside...

Then this ball is more than just a three-pointer.

Swish——!

73 to 83!

At the moment when the basketball passed through the net, no amount of words can express the mood of the nearly 20,000 Raptors fans present.

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

"MVP————!!"

"Hey, let me tell you, how long do you want Tim to rest? I haven't fought enough with him yet..."

On the court, after shooting Bruce Bowen in front of his face, Su Feng spread his hands and walked straight to the Celtics bench.

At this moment, even Artest, who has always had a bad temper, had to admit that for the first time in his life, he had an emotion called fear towards a basketball player.

Whenever Tim Duncan created hope, the man could turn it into despair the next second.

This is the youngest creator of two consecutive MVP achievements in NBA history...

Is this the youngest regular season MVP winner in NBA history?

Just like when Su Feng shouted that he wanted to beat Michael Jordan when he entered the league...

In front of the TV, at this moment, no one knows how many young people had the idea of ​​joining the league because of him.

Let's go to the NBA!

Because there is Su Feng there!

If I could fight Su Feng at his peak...

So why not?

On the Celtics bench, after Su Feng's provocation, Tim Duncan patted Auerbach affectionately on the shoulder, and then walked to the technical stage with his ordinary steps.

Maybe in a person's life, there will be countless Su Feng who will stand up and block your way.

But as long as you can get past him, the end of the journey lies ahead.

If you want to fight, I will fight.

Without any unnecessary dialogue, this was another response from Tim Duncan to Su Feng on May 21, 2000.

The only difference from last year is...

Behind Duncan this year, there are several more determined teammates like him.

"We will definitely win the championship together, Tim." Marbury, who patted Duncan on the back and stood up from the bench with Duncan, smiled.

"I won't be angered by him anymore." Staring at Raptors No. 23 on the court, Artest said seriously.

"Maybe I can't cover the sky with one hand like you, but Tim, I still have three chances to foul." Peter Tappan, the Ukrainian meat wall, laughed.

At this moment, even the stern Duncan showed a touching smile.

Maybe this year, the Celtics can't stop the hopelessly powerful Raptors.

But so what?

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Beep——!

On the court, because Bowen's pass was cut out of the sideline by Su Feng, the Celtics requested a substitution.

At the same time, on the Raptors' side, Carter, McGrady, and Big Ben were also replaced by Davis.

"John, your previous plan didn't mean to..." D'Antoni asked with confusion as he looked at John Davis, whose fat face was shaking back and forth.

However, before D'Antoni could finish speaking, Davis interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

“Plans can never keep up with changes.

Mike, this is the best game so far this year, so it calls for the best players. "Davis said.

PS: Feiqiao Diary: The fifth day of running/walking 5 kilometers every day. The first day of the November update. \u003c/div\u003e

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