"I love competition and if he has star quality, that would be great."
Su Feng told CCTV reporters very happily: "I hope he will give me as much pressure as possible."
This interview was broadcast before the live broadcast on CCTV. There were probably close to 20 to 30 million basketball fans across the country who were very surprised when they saw this scene.
They obviously didn't expect Su Feng to respond to his opponent's challenge in this way.
He is actually very happy?
Is he a sure winner?
The CCTV commentator's conversation before the start seemed conservative. Director Zhang, who had been selected for the national team and knew American basketball very well after his retirement, said: "Su Feng and Yao Ming are a little different. Strictly speaking, Yao Ming came out of our youth training system. Player. Su Feng studied all the way, went to the United States to study and then entered the NBA. Therefore, his character is more outgoing."
"If Yao Ming faced this kind of provocation, he would definitely not confront him. He would convince others with his virtue."
"But you also saw Su Feng. In the last game, he simply beat Sprewell like a sandbag. He showed no mercy at all, and in the end, the madman was covered in blood. There was a youthfulness about him. Isn’t there a popular song about human impulsiveness now? ‘Those who offend me with just one sentence are in danger’, this is Su Feng’s personality.”
"That's how it is in the United States. If you win over people, you will be great and you will be popular. I heard that Chicago Su Feng's No. 30 jersey has been sold like crazy in the past two days."
"He is now regarded as the new core of the Bulls, the second Jordan."
Director Zhang's words have the flavor of old Beijing, and his tone is slow and leisurely, but listening to him say this, it seems that Su Feng is a thief.
But the basketball fans in front of the TV were extremely excited.
They just like to watch this kind of awesome people enter the NBA, and if they don't accept it, they will do it.
Most of the fans are relatively young, and they like Su Feng's style far better than Yao Ming.
However, there are also some fans in front of the TV who feel that Su Feng's personality is too strong and he should keep a low profile when going out. And why bother with the American defender when you have nothing to do? How powerful they are. They are just addicted to talking. If they want to hit you, if you let them hit you, you will not lose a piece of meat... This is a typical kneeling tribe, the kind who cannot stand up after kneeling for a long time.
Beep!
The whistle blows and the game begins.
The Bulls' starting lineup tonight is: Hinrich, Su Feng, Kendall Gill, Antonio Davis, and Eddy Curry.
The Rockets starting lineup is: Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley, Jim Jackson, Kevin Cato, Yao Ming.
Yao Ming beat Eddy Curry with a jump ball.
Francis dribbled the ball across half-court.
Francis was the second overall pick in 1999. He was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies that year. He refused to report to the Grizzlies until he died, and finally traded him to the Rockets. Unexpectedly, he gradually became famous in the Rockets. With his amazing physical fitness and skills, he became an All-Star. Now he is the boss of the Rockets.
Chinese fans affectionately call him Brother Fu, not only because he is the core of the Rockets' tactics, but also because he is very generous and often takes care of the humble Yao Ming on the court.
Francis dribbled the ball across half court. Facing Hinrich's defense, he didn't hesitate. He directly changed direction, accelerated, and violently attacked the basket.
When he soared in the paint, Eddy Curry's defense seemed to be unaware and watched as he soared into the air and slammed the basketball into the basket.
Su Feng watched his charge from the flank and his trajectory in the air. Su Feng had only one emotion: Is this still a human being?
Francis is not only fast and explosive, but also has super abnormal bounce.
From Su Feng's intuitive experience, Francis' speed is at least 95 points, his explosive power is probably 97, and his bounce is close to 99.
With this kind of physical fitness, no wonder he can become an All-Star.
There are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the NBA. Many guards on the bench have many top talents or even super talents.
Being in the NBA means you are one of the more than 400 best basketball players on the planet.
"If only I had Frances' physical gifts."
Su Feng thought in his heart, then my strength will definitely improve a lot, and it is possible to directly become a superstar in the league.
In some ways, Francis' style of play is actually very similar to that of a future guard: Russell Westbrook.
It's just that Westbrook is more durable and stronger.
They also have a strong impact, and their rebounding ability is excellent among guards. Their shooting is not very stable, and their shot selection is not good. Westbrook is more accurate at his peak. Plus they're both easy to get into... They're both similar in many ways. However, Francis is far less self-disciplined than Westbrook. Francis is a truly degenerate talented player.
Director Zhang praised Francis fiercely on TV: "Francis is the number one point guard in the Western Conference. No one in the Western Conference can compare with him. Stephon Marbury claims to be the number one point guard in the world, but I think Marbury is not as good as Francis." .”
Director Zhang has always had this style of commentary and is known for not being objective. He always judges the players' strengths based on personal likes and dislikes.
Although Marbury is not the league's number one point guard, he is definitely better than Francis.
Hinrich brought the ball back to half court.
He quickly passed the basketball to Su Feng according to Coach Bill's instructions.
At this time, the scene that Chinese fans were most looking forward to happened.
Jim Jackson defended, staring at Su Feng, his eyes full of desire. He wanted to make a name for himself in this focus battle: Su Feng stepped on the madman to gain unlimited reputation. If he dealt with Su Feng tonight, his reputation would also be boosted quickly.
So, Jim Jackson has to play defense.
Su Feng glanced at Jim Jackson. He slowly controlled the ball. He used delicate movements to test and cut Jim Jackson's defense.
He swung back and forth a few times.
He has roughly ascertained Jim Jackson's defensive level: not as good as Sprewell.
In other words, far inferior to Sprewell.
Although the madman is easy to get into trouble, he was once selected as the first and second defense, and his defensive ability is nothing to say.
What does Jim Jackson have?
Su Feng suddenly took a step forward, unleashing his explosive power.
At that time, Jim Jackson was staggering: his explosiveness was good when he was young, but it has declined with age.
Su Feng's probing was half a step ahead of him.
Suddenly it felt boring.
But that's it
He originally thought Jim Jackson could improve him like Sprewell.
He took advantage of the situation and stepped forward.
At this time, Jim Jackson caught up with him. He stayed close to Su Feng and used his strength.
This is his way of dealing with rookies, relying on physical strength to deal with weak rookies.
His core strength is strong among defenders.
But what he encountered was Su Feng, who had copied the strength talent from center Eddy Curry. Su Feng did not move at all, and even turned his back. Su Feng's agile skills threw Jim Jackson aside at that time, and Jim Jackson sent out his force and couldn't take it back.
He could only watch Su Feng's jumper.
Whoosh!
Su Feng hit a mid-range jumper.
Many Chinese fans at the scene screamed loudly and cheered for Su Feng.
The TV audience on the other side of the ocean was even more excited about this. Su Feng hit a jumper when he came up and knocked Jim Jackson upside down.
Cool!
"This is Su Feng's ability. Look at his moves just now. Does he look like Jordan? This is our Chinese version of Jordan."
Director Xu next to Director Zhang praised Su Feng loudly.
They are the two elder brothers of the CCTV Sports Channel. They are usually invited to commentate together only for such important games.
At the same time, Su Feng on the court was a little surprised, although Jim Jackson had no defensive deterrent. However, the moment Su Feng turned his back after confronting him, he felt that his long-dormant strength talent was rising upwards, tending to absorb improvements.
It turns out it’s not all bad.
So, Su Feng shook his head at Jim Jackson and made a gesture of spreading his hands: "It's not enough to defeat me with your defense."
Su Feng told Jim Jackson sincerely.
This made Jackson angry.
However, he gritted his teeth and glared angrily.
Su Feng is immune to these things.
CCTV cameras faithfully conveyed this scene to the TV audience. Some applauded Su Feng, some were worried about Jim Jackson's revenge, and some felt that Su Feng should not be so arrogant in front of Master Hei.
But anyway, Su Feng came to halftime.
He walked up to Jim Jackson and opened his arms to defend.
He wished Jim Jackson had given him a little more confrontation.
However, Jackson couldn't catch the ball at all.
What is his status with the Rockets?
Of the five starting players, he is only slightly better than Cato, because Cato is a blue-collar guy and is not responsible for scoring goals.
Francis has unlimited firing rights, Mobley is the second in command, and Yao Ming is the future core of the team.
In this round, Boss Fu passed the basketball to Yao Ming.
Yao Ming has played for one season and his physical strength has improved greatly. He blocked Eddy Curry with his back.
Although his height is second only to Bradley of the Mavericks in today's league, he is very flexible. He has mobility that does not match his size, and he also has things that Bradley will never have in his life. Sophisticated technology.
He turned his back and passed Eddy Curry. Eddy Curry looked up at Yao Ming and made a hook... Whoa!
Arrested immediately.
Although Yao Ming at this time has not yet reached the point where he can create an offensive threat as long as he is stuck in position and gets the basketball in the future, there is no problem in beating Eddy Curry.
After all, Eddy Curry is just a small shark, not a real big shark.
When Yao Ming scored a goal, the scene was filled with excitement, and the other side of the ocean was also very excited.
After all, this is a duel between Chinese and Chinese. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. If Su Feng plays well, applaud. If Yao Ming plays well, applaud!
After changing sides, the basketball will still be handed over to Su Feng.
Although Su Feng was not good at post-ups, he still used his strength to shoulder Jim Jackson's game.
This stunned Rockets head coach Tomjanovich on the sidelines. Tomjanovich is an experienced head coach. He and the Rockets have had a long, long cooperation. He led Olajuwon to win the championship that year.
He looked at the rookie with a very precise eye, and when he saw Su Feng actually using strength to rape Jim Jackson, he was shocked.
Jim Jackson is a strong forward and defensive swingman. Although he is not at the level of Paul Pierce, Big Dog Robinson and Artest, there is no rookie who can suppress him... so far.
Now, Su Feng was right in front of him, using his poor back-up skills to squeeze Jim Jackson back a step and a half.
When Jim Jackson was about to use all his strength, Su Feng suddenly turned around and passed him again.
Then another jump shot... swoosh!
Su Feng once again hit the unguarded mid-range.
Coach Bill on the sidelines applauded vigorously.
Su Feng was also smiling. Because his strength talent, which had not been improved for a long time, absorbed +1 again, reaching 93 points, which was only 1 point away from the upper limit of 94 that he copied.
Reaching 94 points, Su Feng is basically in the first echelon among outside players.
And as he gains weight, his strength will increase.
Strength is composed of talent and weight. The two complement each other and are inseparable.
However, at the same weight, Su Feng's strength density far exceeded that of others.
"You almost caught me, Jim."
Not only was Su Feng smiling, he was even in the mood to talk trash to Jim Jackson.
Jim Jackson got angry again.
He originally prepared a lot of trash talk, and he even wanted to say the classic 'Welcome to the NBA, rookie', but his skills did not give him this opportunity.
Back at halftime, Jim Jackson still didn't catch the ball even though his hands were stretched out.
Francis ignored him at all and dived into the penalty area. Under the cover of Yao Ming, he soared high, but his dunk was destroyed by Antonio Davis, who was defending.
The basketball flew out of bounds.
The ball was awarded to the Bulls.
Back at halftime, the basketball continued to be handed over to Su Feng.
Coach Bill now hopes to watch Su Feng practice, even if Su Feng's post-up skills made Scottie Pippen couldn't help but reach out and cover his eyes: he was embarrassed to say that this was his successor.
Pippen decided to find a time to teach Su Feng how to post up.
The whole world knows that Jordan's post-up play is the only one among defenders, and it is at the level of a sweeper.
But Pippen can be regarded as Jordan's first disciple. Many of Pippen's techniques were taught by Jordan.
Therefore, Pippen's post-up ability is also pretty good.
It would definitely be more than enough to teach people like Su Feng.
Su Feng was still squeezing Jim Jackson, and Jim Jackson still couldn't withstand it in his regular state.
When he was about to exert all his strength, Su Feng dodged again as if he had butter on his face.
This time, Su Feng turned his back and went directly to the basket. He took off to meet Yao Ming's block. His super coordination talent allowed him to pull a little shot in the air and throw the basketball into the basket with his left hand.
This is the first head-to-head confrontation between Su Feng and Yao Ming in this game.
It ended with Su Feng scoring a goal.
There were loud cheers and screams at the scene. This was the first time a Chinese defender scored against a Chinese center in an NBA game.
This is so historic.
The Chinese fans in front of the TV on the other side of the ocean were also excited.
The two elders, Xuan Ming, even slapped the table excitedly.
Director Xu said: "This is the greatest scene in the history of Chinese basketball."
"Jim Jackson is a loser. He deserves to be compared with Su Feng."
