"Beep beep!"
Durant repeatedly scored on Su Yan, and the Thunder's home court momentum surged, with the fans' cheers deafening.
The point difference also reached double digits.
The New York Knicks suddenly felt the pressure.
Coach D'Antoni, seeing this, immediately called a timeout to slow down... Durant's hot streak.
Su Yan rested on the bench.
D'Antoni and his assistant coaches didn't discuss tactics; instead, they first stabilized the players' mentality.
In short: they were pouring out motivational 'chicken soup'.
Su Yan's heart sank, and he shouted, "System, immediately upgrade Spring Man Lv1."
[host wants to upgrade Spring Man Lv1. The upgrade fee is 1 million USD. Is the host sure about the upgrade?]
"Confirm."
Su Yan didn't hesitate.
Although 1 million was a bit painful, he knew that only by being strong enough in the NBA could he earn money the fastest.
Earning money is the fastest.
For example: if he plays well and has good stats, he will earn money quickly.
If he plays well and performs well, an Undrafted Player can get a 2-year, 24 million contract, an "exorbitant annual salary" comparable to an all-star player.
Or... if he just nodded, he could immediately sign a 7-year, 90 million USD "exorbitant shoe contract" with Nike.
Of course.
Being strong enough and playing well enough in the NBA also brings many unspeakable benefits!
This is also why he prioritized upgrading his money-earning level.
Because... as long as the level is upgraded, while the speed of earning money increases, he can also receive level authority gift packs.
Those are abilities that improve basketball skills.
[Confirming upgrade of Spring Man Lv1... Upgrading... Upgrade complete. 1 million USD spent. Spring Man Lv1 has been upgraded to Spring Man Lv2.
host's jumping ability has further improved.]
"Spring Man Lv2 has been successfully upgraded. I wonder how much it will improve upon Lv1?!"
Su Yan was a little excited.
Currently, his standing vertical jump is 85 centimeters, and his running vertical jump is 100 centimeters. If it continues to improve,
he will have a chance to enter the T0 level.
He wasn't sure of the specifics; he could only feel it in actual combat!
However... since it's a system upgrade ability, it definitely won't go wrong; it will definitely improve.
He will definitely become stronger.
Before long.
The timeout ended.
The New York Knicks players re-entered the court. After D'Antoni's dose of motivational chicken soup, confidence rekindled on everyone's faces.
A 12-point deficit.
It's a lot, but they can definitely catch up.
The prerequisite... they must have confidence, otherwise, everything is in vain.
Su Yan was the same.
However, his confidence didn't come from the coach's encouragement, but from... the upgraded Spring Man Lv2.
The game resumed.
Possession belonged to the New York Knicks.
Curry brought the ball up, facing Westbrook, performing consecutive behind-the-back crossovers. The moment he took the ball with his left hand,
he accelerated and burst forward.
He drove one step, floated the ball, then drove a second step, reading the defense. Seeing Westbrook follow, he suddenly executed a large-amplitude behind-the-back crossover.
One left, one right.
Curry used his excellent ball-handling skills to shake off Westbrook, who was stronger and faster than him.
He burst out to the right wing, received the ball, gathered it in one motion, and raised his hand for a Three-point Shot.
The entire process was smooth and seamless.
After the basketball drew a beautiful arc in the air, it went straight into the net without deviation.
With Su Yan focused on defense.
When the team gave him offensive possession, Curry needed to play this way, he needed to hit such Three-point Shots to relieve pressure on Su Yan!
Even though he was still a rookie.
But he was capable of doing it.
Offensive and defensive transition.
Westbrook brought the ball up, first trying to attack himself. Wilson Chandler defended desperately.
After all, he was a swingman.
His defense was also solid.
When he went all out, Westbrook's attempt to simply force his way through with brute strength wouldn't be very effective quickly.
He preferred accelerating with space; once he got going, defenders wouldn't have much of a chance.
"Whoosh~"
He didn't attack.
Westbrook passed it out to Durant at the top of the arc on the right side.
The latter leaped up, received the ball with a step, came to the high post, and once again faced Su Yan's defense.
"Hmm?!"
Durant felt the confidence emanating from Su Yan and couldn't help but smile, "Just a timeout.
And you've already found a way to deal with me?"
"Are you scared?"
Su Yan retorted.
"Overthinking it!"
Durant shrugged, "I just want to tell you, no one can defeat me, no one can defend me!"
"There is!"
"Who?"
"When Salena and I hold hands and go on a date at the mall, what will you do?!"
"You're dead!!!"
With just one sentence, Durant got agitated again.
"Hmph!"
With a low growl, Durant once again burst forward, tensing all his strength, first seeking a strong confrontation with Su Yan, seemingly wanting to show Salena his manly side.
Unfortunately.
It backfired.
After several confrontations, Durant not only failed to drive in, but he himself was pushed backward.
Their strength was not on the same level.
Durant was also never known in the league for violent confrontations.
In fact... you could say Westbrook's style of play is violent, but you can't say that about Durant.
"Tsk!"
Seeing that he couldn't get through.
Durant snorted again, turned to his left, and created half a step of horizontal space from Su Yan.
Ball suspended in his left hand.
Su Yan followed with a lateral shuffle.
Durant faked a drive, ignoring his defense, and once again at his "sweet spot" slightly above the free-throw line.
He pulled up for a shot.
It was pure talent suppression; he knew his opponent couldn't block him.
Others couldn't, and Su Yan, who had just been repeatedly scored on, couldn't either... it was all the same.
However.
This time was different.
Under the enhancement of Spring Man Lv2, Su Yan already had a maximum jump of one meter, which could be further improved.
And his previous defense.
Although he was scored on, there was only a tiny gap.
As long as he jumped a little higher, he could Block it. Could Spring Man Lv2 provide that little bit of improvement?!
Could Spring Man Lv2 provide that little bit of improvement?!
"Hah!"
Su Yan went up to Block, just like before.
This time?
"Slap!"
He completed the Blocking on Durant, and... it wasn't a desperate fingertip block, but a normal Blocking.
"What?!"
Durant was shocked, finding it unbelievable. His previous two shots were all normal releases.
All were shots that Su Yan couldn't Block even with all his might.
Why this time?
He was puzzled!
Su Yan, however, was overjoyed. He clearly remembered the feeling of his jump when he blocked Durant just now.
His jumping ability had increased by at least 5-8 centimeters compared to before.
It's worth noting... his running jump reached 1 meter, and an increase of 5-8 centimeters on that basis was quite astonishing.
Instantly.
Su Yan's jumping level would rise from T1 to T0, making him one of the league's elites.
Crucially, this might not even be his limit.
The swatted basketball was recovered by Thabo Sefolosha, who passed it back to Durant, who once again faced Su Yan.
"Bad luck!"
Durant said dismissively, trying to cover up the embarrassment of being blocked.
Su Yan's lips curled into a smile, reminding him, "Being overconfident
can lead to huge losses!!!"
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