You are the best shooter I have ever taught!

The short break ended, and the second quarter officially began.

Both sides sent in their bench players.

Of the ten players on the court, only Josh Smith was a starter.

The Cleveland Cavaliers inbounded from the backcourt, the ball going to Damon Jones, who quickly dribbled past half-court, already eager to open his assist account.

Come on, Su!

As soon as he crossed half-court, Damon Jones's eyes locked on, watching Su Yi, who was moving off the ball.

Josh Smith stuck close behind him, wearing a completely composed expression.

The next moment, Anderson Varejao appeared between the two, planting a solid screen on Josh Smith.

Taking the chance, Su Yi shook off Josh Smith and sprinted toward the left 60-degree three-point line.

The man arrived as the ball did!

Damon Jones passed it over without a moment's delay.

Catching the ball, Su Yi didn't hesitate at all, quickly jumping, hanging in the air, kicking his legs...

Just then, a tall figure whooshed up in front of Su Yi, standing like a towering mountain before him.

Holy crap! I'm about to get blocked!

Su Yi tried to pull the ball back, but the arrow was already on the string.

Smack!

The moment the ball left Su Yi's hand, it flew like a broken kite, sailing out of bounds.

Josh Smith had perfectly carried out the head coach's orders, stopping Su Yi's three-pointer.

"Rookie, I'm going to lock you down good."

Josh Smith looked at Su Yi with a smug grin.

Su Yi didn't bother responding to Josh Smith, his mind churning instead, trying to figure out how to avoid this guy's blocks.

This guy was top-tier in the NBA in height, wingspan, and athleticism!

"Su, it's fine, who hasn't been blocked?"

Damon Jones knew this was Su Yi's first time getting blocked and quickly came over to console him.

Su Yi nodded. The time was too short; he couldn't think of any good way to dodge this guy's blocks.

Just now, he'd used a screen to catch and shoot, but the guy still managed to close out and block him in an instant.

This... this... Su Yi couldn't come up with a solution for the moment.

The Cleveland Cavaliers inbounded from the sideline, the ball going to Damon Jones, who dribbled to the top of the arc.

On one side, Su Yi started moving off the ball, with Josh Smith right on his tail, even occasionally using his strong body to bump into Su Yi.

Su Yi gritted his teeth, bracing against Josh Smith's impact.

Squeak, squeak, squeak!

Su Yi made a sudden stop, his sneakers screeching against the floor, then quickly turned and ran back.

Josh Smith also hurriedly stopped and dashed after Su Yi.

Just as Su Yi reached the three-point line, Damon Jones's pass arrived.

Fast and accurate!

But the moment Su Yi caught the ball, Josh Smith pounced, spreading his arms to envelop Su Yi, giving him no chance to shoot at all.

No opportunity!

Su Yi had no choice but to pass the ball back to Damon Jones, then quickly moved toward him.

In an instant, Damon Jones understood.

In the blink of an eye, Su Yi ran to Damon Jones's side, and the two executed a handoff pass.

At the same time, after passing, Damon Jones set a screen, trying to block the pursuing Josh Smith.

Chasing after him, Josh Smith saw this and sneered inwardly, "You think that's enough to shake my defense?"

Josh Smith controlled his body, slipping through like an eel, dodging Damon Jones's screen and lunging toward Su Yi.

Su Yi, having received the ball from the handoff, took one dribble to the right, quickly gathered, jumped, hung in the air, and released...

Smack!

It was Josh Smith again!

He blocked Su Yi's shot once more.

The ball shot off like a cannonball, rolling toward the Cleveland Cavaliers' backcourt.

Landing on both feet, Josh Smith pushed off the floor with his right foot, accelerating instantly toward the ball.

The gap between the ball and Josh Smith shrank with every stride.

Just as the ball rolled onto the Cleveland Cavaliers' backcourt free-throw line, Josh Smith finally caught up to it and scooped it up in one motion.

Then, clutching the ball, he took long strides charging toward the Cavaliers' interior.

One step, two steps, both feet pushed off with force, his whole body launching like a rocket blasting off, whooshing into the air.

At the apex, both hands slammed down like heavy hammers.

Boom!

A thunderous crash rang out.

Josh Smith threw down a two-handed dunk!

"ROOOOOAR!"

In an instant, the entire Philips Arena erupted into chaos, roaring wildly for Josh Smith's emphatic two-handed jam.

And what followed was practically Su Yi's day of suffering. This highly touted rookie, who had been on fire in recent days, finally hit his rookie wall!

At the same time, the Atlanta Hawks showed the other 28 teams in the league how to shut down Su Yi, the shooting machine.

With Su Yi's shooting machine malfunctioning, the Cleveland Cavaliers' bench could only scrape together points through scattered offensive plays.

Fortunately, though, the Atlanta Hawks, led by Josh Smith and four bench players, failed to capitalize and widen the gap.

They only managed to take the lead.

"Time-out!"

Seeing this, Mike Brown immediately called a timeout!

Su Yi walked back to the court with a dejected look. This was the first time since his rebirth that he had gone silent on the floor.

Seeing their rookie like this, his Cavaliers teammates all came over to console him.

But Su Yi couldn't hear a word anyone said. He just took a towel from a staff member, silently draped it over his head, and quietly pulled up his personal panel:

Name: Su Yi Gender: Male; Height: 198cm; Weight: 101kg; Wingspan: 221cm. Speed: 77; Explosiveness: 75; Strength: 75 Jumping: 77; Stamina: 82; Agility: 75 Layup: 74; Mid-range: 90; Three-point: 96 Dunk: 72; Shooting off dribble: 72; Free throw: 74 Steal: 77; Block: 73; Rebound: 72 Passing Vision: 72; Playmaking: 72 Defense: 75; Offense: 75 Ball Handling: 73; Passing: 75 Injury Immunity: 99 Overall Rating: C+ Skills: Hot Potato Master (When receiving a teammate's pass in the last 5 seconds of the 24-second shot clock, shooting percentage increases by 50%)

Staring at his physical stats, all hovering in the 70s, Su Yi gritted his teeth and muttered, "Damn it!"

At this moment, Su Yi understood perfectly why he couldn't shake Josh Smith's defense. The reason was simple: the gap in physical ability was too vast.

In Su Yi's estimation, Josh Smith's physical stats were at least all above 90, maybe even higher!

Just then, Mike Brown walked over and sat down beside Su Yi, throwing an arm around his shoulder. "Su, even if you get blocked five times, ten times, or even twenty times this game, I'm still keeping you out there.

Because I believe your next shot will be the one that wins us this damn game!"

Huh?

Su Yi looked up at Mike Brown beside him. He hadn't expected Brown to still keep him on the floor!

"Su, I believe in you! You're the best shooter I've ever coached!"

Mike Brown said again.

Su Yi: Uh... Coach, you've only coached for one season so far.

Even though it was a bit of a pep talk, he still bought it.

Su Yi nodded slightly.

At this moment, Su Yi was frustrated, but the confidence inside him had never wavered.

Because he was a man with cheats!

Given time, his physical ability would be no less than any NBA star's!