Su Yi Was Unhappy

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Su Yi got up early the next morning to train.

After more than four hours of training, both his speed and explosiveness increased by one point.

Speed: 77–78.

Explosiveness: 75–76.

Seeing this, Su Yi could barely keep the grin off his face. With a cheat ability like this, all the sweat he poured in actually paid off.

Without it, on the other hand, hard work didn't always yield results.

Success = 1% talent + 99% hard work.

For Su Yi, success = 1% time + 99% hard work.

Give him just one or two seasons, and he could raise every attribute to 100!

Then even Jesus himself wouldn't be able to stop him. He'd rule the league!

"Yi, that's enough training. You've got a game tonight."

Xu Rui couldn't help reminding him.

Su Yi had another back-to-back game that night.

It was also his first time playing in a back-to-back.

"Got it. I won't train this afternoon."

That afternoon, Su Yi quietly watched the Washington Wizards play. They were his opponent in tonight's back-to-back.

After watching the Washington Wizards' last three games, Su Yi thought his team had a pretty good chance of winning.

After all, the Washington Wizards had lost three straight.

But Su Yi never imagined that Gilbert Arenas would explode in tonight's game.

By the end of the third quarter, Gilbert Arenas had gone 10-for-18 from the field, 5-for-9 from three, and 10-for-12 from the free-throw line, racking up 35 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, and 1 steal.

He'd led the Washington Wizards to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers in just three quarters.

They led the Cleveland Cavaliers 93–74, by a full 19 points.

The Washington Wizards' players and fans all thought the game was already in the bag.

But when the fourth quarter began, Su Yi turned into a shooting machine. He shook off defenders again and again with his off-ball movement, finding open space beyond the arc.

Damon Jones immediately passed him the ball.

Su Yi caught it and didn't hesitate for a second. He sprang up, hung in the air, kicked out his legs, and launched a three.

The ball traced a graceful arc through the air, like a shooting star, flying straight toward the basket.

Swish.

The ball dropped neatly into the basket.

Three-pointer.

Then Su Yi hit one three after another, each like an arrow piercing through the clouds.

In just three minutes, he went 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and led the team on a 14–4 run, cutting the deficit to single digits.

In an instant, the Quick Loan Center Arena erupted.

The fans shouted wildly, "Su!" "Su!" "Su!"...

"Timeout!"

He'd forced the Washington Wizards to stop the game—and even brought their starters back onto the court.

Gilbert Arenas couldn't help but look at the rookie Su Yi in a new light.

"Coach, I want to go in."

LeBron James wanted to swoop in and take the credit, so he immediately asked to sub in.

Mike Brown didn't refuse.

But as soon as LeBron got on the court, the opposing center disrupted one layup after another.

The Washington Wizards seized the chance and quickly pushed the lead back into double digits.

Su Yi: ￣□￣｜｜

You bastard!

Su Yi looked at Mike Brown and made a gesture: I'm coming out.

Mike Brown was speechless. They'd fought so hard to get back into the game, and now LeBron had gone in and pulled this?

After Su Yi was subbed out, the game's momentum swung right back to the Washington Wizards.

In the end, led by Gilbert Arenas, the Washington Wizards beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116–99, winning by 17 and snapping their three-game losing streak.

As soon as the game ended, Su Yi headed for the players' tunnel.

He'd only taken a couple of steps when Gilbert Arenas came up to him. "Rookie, you played really well. I've got a lot of faith in you. When your rookie contract's up, you should consider joining the Wizards!"

Before the game, Gilbert Arenas had watched footage of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The reason the team had become so strong this year was the addition of rookie Su Yi.

He could score as soon as he stepped onto the court—provided the ball reached his hands, of course.

In Gilbert Arenas's eyes, Su Yi was being wasted on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After all, the Cleveland Cavaliers had a "celebrity" on their roster!

The media reporters sang his praises day in and day out, but Gilbert Arenas thought he was nothing but a paper tiger.

He had some talent, sure, but he was nowhere near as good as the media made him out to be. Not even close.

As far as Gilbert Arenas was concerned, LeBron James wasn't as good as him.

(LeBron James: Protect me, protect me!)

(LeBron stans: Gilbert, you *******! )

"Thanks. You were amazing tonight, Gilbert. We never stood a chance against you."

Gilbert Arenas had truly gone off tonight, racking up 48 points.

"Hahaha, I should be thanking you. Without you, I wouldn't have scored 48."

The two shared a friendly hug and chatted for a bit before Su Yi continued toward the players' tunnel.

But when he reached the tunnel entrance, Su Yi stopped and looked up at the young fans in the stands.

This time, he didn't even need the kids to call out to him. He signed autographs for them of his own accord.

The kids were thrilled.

"Su, I like you so much!"

"Su, I want to be a shooter like you someday!"

"Su, you're so cool!"

"Su..."

The young fans called out to Su Yi one after another, showing him how much they liked him.

"Thanks. You're all great too."

Su Yi hadn't expected to have a whole group of young fans. They'd come to watch him in both games of the back-to-back. They were the real deal.

You had to nurture fans from a young age, haha!

At that thought, the disappointment of losing vanished in an instant.

After signing autographs, Su Yi took a photo with the kids before leaving and heading down the players' tunnel.

Two days later, the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their third loss of the season.

They hosted the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Memphis Grizzlies had contributions from everyone, with no fewer than six players scoring in double figures.

The Cleveland Cavaliers not only had to deal with the whole Grizzlies team firing on all cylinders, but also had to carry a deadweight—LeBron James.

LeBron James went 7-for-22 from the field, 0-for-5 from three, and 3-for-5 from the free-throw line, finishing with 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, and 5 turnovers.

Even though Su Yi went 9-for-14 from the field and 5-for-8 from three, scoring a team-high 23 points along with 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal, he still couldn't save the team.

In the end, the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 97–94, by 3 points.

They had lost two in a row, bringing their overall record to 8–3.

"Damn it!"

After the game, Su Yi angrily kicked a chair on the bench, sending it flying.

Su Yi was usually so easygoing that the sudden outburst startled everyone on the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Even Mike Brown hadn't expected Su Yi to do something like that.

Before anyone could react, Su Yi was already heading toward the players' tunnel.

But when he reached the tunnel and saw the group of young fans, he still stopped. He forced a smile and signed autographs for them, then turned and headed down the tunnel.

Click, click!

The media reporters at the game caught the moment on camera!