NBA: My template has no limit

November 1, 1996, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first day of the season.

This season marks the 50th anniversary of the NBA.

The Philadelphia 76ers faced the Milwaukee Bucks in a game held at the newly opened United Center.

This match is destined to be a focal point, a clash between two media-created rivals.

"The Answer" Allen Iverson versus "The Vortex" Xu Feng.

The word "vortex" comes from the issue of Sports Illustrated that featured Xu Feng winning the NCAA championship. The picture showed Xu Feng driving into the paint, surrounded by three Kentucky players poised to attack.

The caption reads: "As soon as Xu Feng enters the three-point line, he becomes a vortex, forcing the opponent to double-team him!"

This phrase was later widely disseminated by the media and gradually became the nickname fans used for Xu Feng.

After boarding the bus to the venue, the three rookies were responsible for carrying the bags of their older brother in the back seat.

Xu Feng's task was very easy; he merely symbolically helped Newman carry a bag.

Because of his considerable strength and his tactical importance within the team, second only to Wen and Da Gou, the other veteran team members rarely asked Xu Feng to run errands, let alone dared to deliberately make things difficult for him.

They felt it was cost-effective to direct two second-round picks who had no say in the game.

The front row is the Big Dog group's card game, all of them are veteran players from the team, and they casually throw out several thousand US dollars.

"Five thousand dollars, I have to win this round!" Robinson yelled again. "You bunch of losers, the only thing you can beat me at is poker."

"What are you looking at? Go back to where you belong, you rookie!"

Mookie, a second-round pick who was watching from the sidelines, gave an awkward smile and slipped back to Xu Feng's side.

Xu Feng is quite familiar with Mookie Norris's face; he often saw Mookie with his afro on the bench when watching Yao Ming back in the day.

After he joined the Bucks, he always took the initiative to run errands for the veterans and flatter them, although the results weren't very good.

"Xu Feng, give me your bag, I'll carry it for you." Soon, Mu Qi acted as if nothing had happened and smiled at Xu Feng.

"It's alright, my bag isn't heavy, but you're carrying quite a lot."

Xu Feng pointed to the three large bags on his body, which were filled with a lot of things and almost completely covered him.

"What's this? Just consider it extra strength training. Do you think my muscles are big?"

As he spoke, Mu Qi began to demonstrate the poses of bodybuilders to Xu Feng.

At this moment, another up-and-coming artist, Jeff Nordgard, who was listening to music nearby, took off his headphones and joined in:

"Hey Xu Feng, I heard from the coach that your condition for joining was that you'd be given a starting position. Is that true?"

Xu Feng nodded.

Jeff looked envious and continued:

"Sigh! What's it like to be actively pursued? Right now, forget about starting, I can't even get a substitute spot. The number of times I might get to play could stretch from here all the way to Europe!"

Although the topic of discussion was sad, Muqi's smile remained unchanged:

"It's okay, bro, I'm here with you. If you want to experience what it's like to be pursued, I can give you an idea."

You can go out and rob people on the street, that way you can experience the thrill of robbery to your heart's content, but remember to avoid Atlanta and Baltimore, because even if you rob someone there, nobody will care.

Soon, the bus drove into the stadium's special entrance, and the players entered the field.

Long lenses and flashlights surrounded the entire stadium like an array, and spectators poured into the arena like a continuous stream of water.

All 20444 seats were occupied. Before the game, there was a commotion at the entrance when some fans tried to force their way into the stadium to watch the game, but were subdued on the spot by security guards with stun guns.

"No matter how much you shock me, I'm not leaving! I want to see Allen! Ugh..."

As I walked into the arena, a deafening roar of cheers greeted me, a testament to Allen Iverson's fame in the city, a testament to his status as a son of Philadelphia.

As an enemy of the Son of Philadelphia, Xu Feng's popularity in the area should not be underestimated.

"FXXK Xu Feng!"

"Get out of Philadelphia!"

"Iverson is the father you should respect the most!"

"Iverson's crossover will knock your dentures out, you idiot!"

Newman patted Xu Feng on the shoulder earnestly and nodded to him.

"Super rookies are different. In all my years of playing, I've never been yelled at as soon as I entered the arena."

Ever since Xu Feng brought up the issue of ball possession that day, Robinson had never given him a kind look. He walked out of the locker room with a dark face and without saying a word.

Xu Feng was the same; he wouldn't back down on this matter.

Wen Baker was still using mouthwash to mask the smell of alcohol.

Strangely enough, reports have also emerged from the Philadelphia 76ers regarding an uneven distribution of ball possession between Iverson and Stackhouse.

After entering the game, Xu Feng could clearly feel Iverson's hostile gaze. That kid really has no guile; he just takes the media's jab.

The only smart thing they did was skip the pre-match trash talk segment.

Fine, let them keep an eye on me. At worst, I'll teach them a lesson.

After the pre-game warm-up, the game officially began. Vin Baker stepped up to the center circle for the jump ball, and the Bucks gained possession!

"The Philadelphia 76ers' starting five for this game are Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse, Clarence Witherspoon, Derrick Coleman, and Michael Cage."

"I remember Iverson saying in a post-game interview that he would beat Xu Feng in the NBA, and I didn't expect the two of them to meet in the opening game so soon."

After quickly reporting the situation on the field, commentator Mark Zumov added a sentence.

"Their connection doesn't end there; recently, they both seem to have run into problems with the team's original core players."

It's possible that in reality, the team didn't operate as the management had originally envisioned.

Guest commentator Steve Meeks, a former 76ers player, offers a more in-depth analysis of the team's problems.

On the court, Sherman dribbled the ball forward, and Andrew Lang did not immediately retreat into the paint, but stayed in the elbow area.

After Sherman crossed half-court, Andrew immediately moved up to set a screen. Xu Feng used the screen to get around to the outside, and at that moment, the ball came into Xu Feng's hands.

Three-pointer! Goal!

"Wow, that's a beautiful three-pointer! It seems Xu Feng has made a lot of changes for the team. I can't imagine how many three-pointers he practiced this summer."

Steve Meeks is extremely sensitive to changes in the team's tactics, and he noticed that Xu Feng's offensive style had changed slightly.

Robinson frowned in displeasure; usually, he would be the one to hit the opening ball, which was the most eye-catching part of the game.

Sherman wasn't unaware that Robinson was asking for the ball; it's just that Xu Feng was clearly in a better position, making this a pass that aligned more with his intuition.

Iverson's counterattack came more fiercely than expected. He quickly pushed the fast break past half-court and then made a classic crossover to get past Sherman, before taking a pull-up jumper near the free-throw line!

Swish!

"It looks like both rookies are silently declaring war in their own ways; this game is going to be very exciting."

When Sherman dribbled the ball back to the frontcourt, Robinson lowered his shoulder to establish position, his back firmly against Clarence, one hand steadily outstretched along the ball's path, and shouted at him:

"Here, give me the ball!"

It was the same old story. Sherman had no choice but to ignore Vin Baker, who also had an advantage in the paint, and pass the ball to Big Dog.

After receiving the ball, Robinson didn't even dribble. He used his big butt to push aside Clarence's lower body, and his broad shoulders to push aside his interference. He then turned and jumped to shoot!

state!

The move was a classic big dog attack, and the opponent was indeed knocked away, but the ball didn't go in!

Robinson felt his touch was stiff today. Most likely it was because he wasn't given the opportunity to practice on the first ball.

Big Dog is in a bad mood, and the team is about to suffer.

He glared at the basket, then at Xu Feng, put one hand on his hip, and slowly ran back to the backcourt.

In just a short while, the 76ers had already dribbled into the Bucks' backcourt!

With Iverson and Stackhouse attacking from both sides, and Clarence left wide open, the Bucks' defense crumbled instantly.

Although it was unclear why one player was left open, Iverson still managed to score with a mid-range jumper thanks to Clarence's screen.

"Robinson's temper is flaring up again!"

Coach Dick growled angrily.