48 Points, 16 Rebounds, 19 Assists! Breaking the Record!

Li Fei controlled the ball at the top of the arc, and time seemed to slow at that very moment.

He waved his hand, signaling for all his teammates to clear out. The message was unmistakable—he wanted to go one-on-one!

Defending him was Charles Barkley, who had already given everything he had.

"Come on, kid! Let me see what else you've got left!" Barkley lowered his center of gravity and spread his arms, like a Bull preparing for a fight to the death.

Li Fei's gaze turned sharp as a blade.

He began dribbling repeatedly between his legs, the basketball bouncing rapidly between his palms and the floor with a rhythmic thump-thump.

Suddenly!

He made a huge crossover in front of his body, followed immediately by a hard stop!

The instant Barkley shifted his balance, Li Fei exploded upward, launching himself off the floor!

It was a pull-up jumper!

Barkley roared, pouring every last ounce of energy into the leap. He stretched out his arm, his fingertips almost touching the basketball!

But Li Fei's release point was too high!

The ball rolled softly off his fingertips, tracing an incredibly high, nearly perfect arc through the air. It soared over Barkley's block and dropped toward the hoop.

The entire crowd rose to its feet and held its breath.

"Swish!"

Nothing but net!

105:100! The Knicks led by five!

Madison Square Garden instantly erupted! Cheers, screams, and applause merged into a devastating wave of sound that nearly blew the roof off the arena!

The Houston Rockets called a timeout.

After the timeout, Barkley displayed his determination to never surrender. He forcefully backed down Donyell Marshall, using his invincible "big butt" to muscle out space, drawing Marshall's fifth foul and heading to the free-throw line.

He made both free throws.

105:102. There were