Chapter 103: This Is Not So Good

Chapter 115: This Is Not So Good

Lan Qiu was positioned on the perimeter as Leonard stretched out his long arm, preparing to slam the ball into the basket. Just as he was about to grab Lan Qiu, a shadow suddenly leapt out. Leonard didn’t see the player’s face, but he clearly saw the large number “1” on the back of his jersey.

The Cleveland Cavaliers quickly launched a counterattack. The player snatched the ball, which had already been pointed out as a scoring opportunity. Leonard pursued him closely, but with the vast differences in height and arm length, he had no chance of success!

Watching Su Feng sprint with the ball, Leonard chased after him, while William Adams Miller’s palms began to sweat! If such an exhilarating fast break didn’t materialize, the morale of the Cavaliers would suffer a devastating blow.

Leonardo intentionally or unintentionally collided with Su Feng, preventing him from gaining speed. Looking back, Su Feng finally decided to lay down!

But Su Feng passed Lan Qiu, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Su Feng’s pass was thrown high and hard. When the ball hit Lan Qiu, it didn’t deflect into the net but bounced behind Su Feng and Leonard. If Su Feng’s intent was to avoid Leonardo’s block, there was no doubt—it was an unsuccessful extreme layup!

“How could this happen?” William Adams Miller gritted his teeth. The layup was outside the standard range!

Yet a second later, Henry Will leapt high, caught the ball mid-air, and prepared to put it in the basket, astonishing everyone.

Under pressure, Su Feng had not made a layup mistake; it was a cricket-style pass!

“He’s 36 years old; useless.”

“Henry Will? That title might be more fitting for Su Feng now.”

“Henry Will? Forget it. Only in the Cavaliers’ retirement home would he get a chance to start.”

At that moment, Henry Will’s voice echoed in his mind. Yes, I’m old; I can’t fly to another center for a dunk. But to say I’m useless? Sorry, just watch!

After receiving Lan Qiu’s pass, Henry Will caught the ball with one hand behind his head. Using his arm’s inertia, he forcefully threw the ball into the basket.

Lan Qiu’s landing was high as well, showing just how hard Henry Will was working. Danny Green, who was responsible for defending Henry Will, was utterly foolish; in his eyes, there was no such demand!

With Henry Will and Marion scoring, the Cleveland Cavaliers began with a 5-0 lead. At this moment, Henry Will suddenly fell silent because, just 24 hours ago, he had belittled Su Feng’s teammates as insignificant. Su Feng’s two brilliant assists, resulting in direct points, undoubtedly put him ahead in the stats among those pairs of players.

In the previous basketball game, Su Feng had played solo—and as a result, the Cavaliers were defeated by the Walkers, their heads hanging low. So today, the plan was to fight differently!

A five-point lead was not large, but the wild cooperation between Su Feng and Henry Will had undoubtedly sent the Cavaliers’ adrenaline soaring.

Get ready. The Cowboys are going crazy.

“Hahaha, did you see that dunk?” It was the playoffs, and Henry Will was performing moves usually only seen during All-Star Weekend! After the board and the pass, Henry Will followed up with a one-handed slam. The Cavaliers were in excellent form today. Look at Shaq—unless the Spurs refocus on today’s three-point shots, the outcome is set!”

Seeing such perfect aerial coordination between Su Feng and Henry Will, William Adams Miller was undoubtedly the happiest man. His exaggerated laughter made Henry Will want to cover his ears, having scored only two points so far. Look at that fool William Adams Miller, acting as if the Cavaliers had already won the basketball game.

“What’s wrong, Shaq? Don’t dare speak? Hahaha, it’s useless—too late for regrets now!”

Henry Will ignored William Adams Miller, probably driven mad by the hula hoop pressure.

The Cavaliers had just launched a brilliant attack, effectively securing a spot among the five best games of the playoffs. But bank shots, passes, and dunks were all empty tactics—it wasn’t regular offense. The Cavaliers couldn’t expect such good chances every time they attacked. Even if they had chances, who could guarantee the cooperation between Su Feng and Henry Will would succeed every time?

Thus, despite the Cavaliers’ 5-0 start, Henry Will was not worried. Not because he dismissed his criticism of the Spanish flag, but because he was not concerned about the Walkers’ failure.

After the dunk, the ball handler immediately calmed down. The San Antonio Walkers were not a team to lose on the break. No matter how the opponent played, the Walkers would continue to control the game at their own pace.

So when the Cavaliers’ superb dunk gave them a five-point lead, the Walkers grew anxious.

“Su Feng, Su Feng, don’t make me look up to you in front of Shaq again.”

Carman first won the Cavaliers’ offensive possession, opening the curtain for this highly anticipated battle. Su Feng calmly received Lan Qiu. After securing the ball, he accelerated directly. The Walkers had no time to form their sprint.

In the previous game, the Cavaliers and the Walkers had positional clashes that greatly lowered their offensive efficiency. Today, Robert Carlos planned to undermine the Walkers’ sprint through Su Feng’s rapid and frequent attacks.

The Walkers weren’t prepared for Su Feng to strike directly at the center. Su Feng’s speed was indeed impressive. Duncan hadn’t yet responded. Su Feng had already stepped into the three-second zone.

Su Feng’s sudden charge made the Walker players unconsciously retreat near the basket. Su Feng passed the ball behind him; Lan Qiu cut through the crowd and finally stopped in Marion’s hands.

Marion had lost to Leonard in the last game. Today, it was tough for him to score three points. The “Hacker” wearing number zero naturally didn’t want to give up easily.

He calmly pushed the ball, which still glided through the air, so Su Feng turned and sprinted. Sure enough, the next second, the sweet sound of the ball rolling into the basket rang out. Su Feng reached out and lightly patted Marion. The Walkers’ sprint was not invincible.

“Fast breaks and passing are so cool. You can see that Robert Carlos, the club chairman, should speed up the Cavaliers. After all, Parker and Duncan can’t keep up throughout the whole game. But can the Cavaliers’ veterans sustain this pace?”

Robert Carlos doubted whether the Walkers were old, but in truth, the Cavaliers were hardly younger.

Then the Walkers attacked, and the cheers at the ATT Center instantly doubled. The Cavaliers had been slaughtered by the Walkers in the last game. Today, the Spurs fans naturally hoped their three-point shots could maintain their firepower.

However, after Parker took control at midcourt, he was forced to sprint under Su Feng’s pressure. Don’t misunderstand—this wasn’t special treatment for Parker. In fact, all the Walkers’ outside players were enjoying the Cavaliers’ “intimate” enthusiasm today.

“Robert Carlos wants to completely deny the opponents any chance of scoring three points. He won’t allow his players to give the other team any space for three-point shots!”

Though the Walkers’ three-point shots in the previous game were somewhat unusual, Robert Carlos didn’t attribute everything to luck. If their sprint was effective, even luck wouldn’t help the Walkers.

Impossible. After Parker passed to Green, Green had to break through with the ball himself. But his layup was strongly contested by Henry Will to block the shot.

Duncan and Nowitzki crowded together, both great power forwards contesting Lan Qiu, yet neither controlled him.

French guard Parker’s push wasn’t slow; he slowly crossed midcourt and raised a finger to signal his teammates for a run. Su Feng didn’t give Parker a moment’s comfort. From the moment Parker crossed midcourt, Su Feng charged at him desperately.

“These guys are crazy. Have they forgotten that a basketball game has four quarters?” Vichy saw the Cavaliers’ intense sprint and really didn’t understand what Robert Carlos was thinking. Could the Cavaliers counterattack in critical moments?

However, Su Feng’s close marking was effective. Now Parker’s only thought was how to hold onto the ball; he had no energy left to worry about anything else.

After a fierce battle, the Walkers’ offense temporarily stalled. Seeing the cart seemingly unable to break through Su Feng’s charge, Vichy shouted from the sidelines, calling Leonard to respond.

Expressionless, Leonard executed a beautiful back cut, shaking off Marion and enabling Parker to score a three-pointer.

Just as Parker leaned on Lan Qiu preparing to retreat, Su Feng seized the opportunity and quickly initiated everything.

Parker had just passed the ball when Su Feng swatted it down.

“What!”

“What a reaction speed!”

Leonard and Parker were still stunned, while Su Feng continued accelerating, leaving everyone behind.

“The Dallas Cleveland Cavaliers’ fast break counterattack again! Today, Robert Carlos’ idea of a fast pace is fully realized by Su Feng! One-handed slam! The score is easy. 7-0. If Master Vichy lets go, the Walkers might reach double-digit deficits early.”

“Very likely, Kenny. It’s certain the Cavaliers can soon widen the gap to double digits!” William Adams Miller was so excited in the commentary booth that Su Feng’s hula hoop chances dwindled with each score.

The big man proudly looked at Henry Will.

At the start of the third game, Lillard sounded the Walkers’ counterattack horn, recording three points in his physical pursuit.

Chapter Two

Kobe Bryant suddenly straightened up—was Lillard coming back to life? Would the point guard battle continue?

But this was just Lillard’s three-point retaliation.

After one attack, Su Feng’s sprint once again left Lillard despairing. Even Reggie Miller shook his head in the stands; some things were no longer visible.

“Could this be too much? That guy is showing playoff-level sprinting! For Damien, playoff-level sprinting is no joke.” Miller even began to sympathize with Lillard.

“Although Damien might not reach heaven in this game, believe me, this sprinting is only good for his career, not harmful.” Kobe Bryant returned to his seat, while Su Feng’s teammates today wouldn’t give Lillard any chance to create miracles. But all these setbacks had to be endured by Lillard—didn’t he once burn brightly in his youth?

If Su Feng could hear Kobe Bryant’s voice, he would surely answer: I’ve never been beaten by anyone.

Lillard insisted on continuing to strike. Even if he occasionally scored two points, it had little overall effect. Aldridge’s shooting remained stable, but in this era of single-star scoring, winning was impossible. More importantly, Henry Will’s scoring remained within normal range; seven or eight points per game was no miracle.

By the end of the third game, Stotts was sentenced to defeat by a 15-point gap. To recover 15 points against the Cavaliers’ sprint, the Cavaliers’ players would all have to collectively collapse in the fourth quarter.

Of course, that was impossible. So the Walkers could not win.

In the eighth quarter, Stotts replaced all the starters. No point wasting energy on meaningless struggles here—better to rest the starters and save precious strength for the long haul.

Thus, the initially popular battle of the controllers lasted only eight years and ended early during your participation. The other 40 people, Miller and Kobe Bryant, were amazed by Su Feng’s sprint. In the end, the Cavaliers won at home 107 to 91, defeating the recently four-time winning streak-leading Trail Blazers, achieving an 18-game winning streak, and easily breaking the longest winning streak record in team history!

“He’s a great player too. In less than four games, he etched his name into Cavaliers history. An 18-game winning streak, a new record for the Cavaliers. That number might continue climbing.” Reggie Miller didn’t flatter. The Walkers were one of the strongest teams in the Western Conference. Their previous 30-9 record was the best proof.

Yet this was a strong Western team, yet only 16 points in Dallas.

“I’m not in a good mood, Reggie. I know I won’t come to Dallas to watch basketball.” Kobe Bryant smiled wryly. He should have watched the Guards’ battle. In the eighth world war, you ended the match with a snake’s tail, and the Walkers ultimately lost.

“You have to get used to it, Clyde. In Dallas, no team is safe!”

Su Feng was rated by the club as the player of the basketball game. What are you doing? Today, Su Feng scored a modest 26 points but handed out 14 assists, making his teammates responsible for scoring.

Compared to Henry Will scoring 30 points yet losing, and Lillard with 14 points and a 26% shooting rate, Su Feng’s performance was unparalleled.

After celebrating the basketball victory with his teammates, Su Feng turned to look for Lillard. But scanning the court, he found the number zero guard gone.

Lillard looked like a dead man, a lost soul, walking along the players’ passage.

Near the visitors’ locker room, two reporters stopped Lillard. When Lillard raised his eyes to the camera, the reporters were stunned.

Don’t worry, Lillard hadn’t truly become a zombie. The reporters were shocked because Lillard’s face was filled with dejection. The gloomy and depressed eyes were inconsistent with Lillard’s usual passionate personality.

He resembled a child who had failed an interview, confused about his future. He seemed on the verge of collapse.

Su Feng had already fallen to the ground, stood steady, and walked straight to the free-throw line without speaking to anyone.

Henry Bryant was replaced by Mike Brown to salvage the fight until the end.

The Houston Rockets now had one leg broken by the Cavaliers, and Su Feng’s dissection of the home team could be even bloodier.

“Damn, that damn Spaniard!” Henry Bryant was extremely impatient when replaced. He thought Su Feng was searching for his path. Unexpectedly, the nimble guard dodged his charge with a stick move.

The first game’s blockade was not yet over, with three fouls committed, lamenting the game’s end. Henry enjoyed his moment of joy, then had to sit on the bench, watching the fire from the other side.

With Henry Bryant gone, the Rockets’ deterrence on the sprint front instantly dropped significantly. Although Robert Carlos was also Henry Bryant’s fifth man, he was no Warcraft.

Su Feng continued to narrow the scoring gap with two free throws. Fans were surprised by the new cooperation between Su Feng and Mayo. As people said, this backcourt duo had great potential. If both could maintain this state, the Cavaliers’ fighting power would be scarier than anyone imagined.

After Henry Bryant exited, Su Feng and Mayo began a subtle game. William Adams Miller looked a bit worried. He had long known that the Dallas Cavaliers were no soft target.

During a subsequent Rockets’ attack, Nash shot from beyond the three-point line but was disrupted by Su Feng, who naturally missed the ball. In the second quarter, Nash failed to score again. Now, Su Feng was too strong for the veteran Nash.

“The Houston Rockets have a super four, but they still face a tough scoring challenge against the Cavaliers! Plus the past playoffs and preseason, the Rockets have lost 10 consecutive home games. Can they break the streak today?”

When Robert Carlos spoke, a sigh came from the venue. Su Feng didn’t see anyone passing behind him. Mayo scored with one hand in the paint, tying the game. Mayo reached out to high-five Su Feng. William Adams Miller’s face was full of dark lines. Robert Carlos and Henry Will excelled at protecting the ball.

“William Adams Miller, cheer up, okay?” Henry pounded Henry Will’s chest hard, and between the “Black Mamba” and the outspoken Spaniard, there was no barrier.

Thus, Henry Will wouldn’t be angry at Henry; Henry never avoided criticizing him.

No need to mention, Henry’s reminder rejuvenated the Spanish tower. In this year’s Olympics, the Spanish team was almost overthrown by Su Feng-led Spain in the opening match. In the end, Henry Will’s steady performance saved Spain from a cold fate.

Today, facing Su Feng and a group of "thugs," Henry Will also didn’t want the Rockets to suffer neglect.

Henry Will no longer wished to be just a ball handler. Since Henry Bryant was gone, he had to carry the scoring banner.

Nash passed the ball to Henry in the first half but didn’t allow Su Feng any chance to tussle with him. William Adams Miller came out to receive Lan Qiu and immediately broke through. Mayo crossing the street collided tightly with Henry Will’s wall.

The tacit understanding between William Adams Miller, Henry Will, and William Adams Miller far exceeded Henry Bryant’s comprehension. With William Adams Miller’s break, Henry Will didn’t have to stay in the middle to clear space for Henry Bryant. When he followed behind, Henry lightly tossed the ball out; Henry Will jumped, lifted Lance into the air, and placed him into the paint.

Brand, defending Henry Will, couldn’t jump and could only watch the Spanish tower relax and send the ball into the hoop.

If the ball had been passed between William Adams Miller and Henry Bryant, it would definitely have been caught empty-handed. But Henry Will’s alley-oop layup had its unique aesthetic appeal.

“William Adams Miller’s follow-up was very timely—this is how he likes to play basketball. Treating him as a mid-range cannon is a waste of time.”

Henry Will’s excellent performance was not a flash in the pan. After several attacks, Henry Will scored near the three-second zone, leaving Brand helpless.

Cavaliers fans began to miss Dirk; at least in front of Dirk, Henry Will wouldn’t be so rampant.

The Cavaliers once again expanded their score with William Adams Miller and Henry Will’s ruthless offense. Ironically, after a huge summer trade, the most effective duo was Henry Bryant and Henry Will.

At this point, perhaps a bit carelessly, Mayo’s shooting percentage began to decline sharply. Su Feng gave him three good balls, but Mayo failed the first three open shots. As the initiative gradually returned, Rockets fans began to cheer. Mike Brown prepared Henry Bryant to re-enter the game.

{End of Chapter}