The Cleveland Cavaliers' Dream Chaser Green?

"Man, what a shame about tonight's game."

Su Yi came to the parking lot and got into the passenger seat of Xu Rui's car.

Looking at Su Yi's expressionless face, Xu Rui couldn't help trying to comfort him.

He'd watched the game in person too, and by the end, even he'd been swearing.

"Mm."

Su Yi didn't feel much like talking. He only gave Xu Rui a brief response.

Clearly, he still hadn't gotten over the frustration of losing.

"Damn it, why didn't he just take it himself on that last possession?

"We were only down three, but he had to drive in. And then, after driving in, he had to kick it out—and turned it over.

"That idiot wasted the momentum you'd fought so hard to build, Su."

Xu Rui really couldn't hold back his complaints about LeBron James. He'd played terribly all game and left the bench with a huge hole to climb out of.

His good buddy Su Yi had come off the bench and spent the whole game fighting to close the gap. In the final moments, he'd cut it to just three points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers had possession for the last play.

They'd still had a chance to tie it and force overtime.

But after LeBron James did his thing, he turned it over!

"A Rui, let's go get a late-night snack!"

Su Yi suggested it. He was already too tired to complain about that idiot.

Damn!

If rookies were allowed to request trades, he would've asked for one ages ago.

If he wanted out, there were only two ways.

① The team traded him.

② He waited out his rookie contract.

Su Yi: ε=(´ο｀*))) sigh!

Whatever. No point thinking about it.

He'd just take things one step at a time.

For now, he'd make the most of every minute on the court and build up his personal stats.

Honestly, apart from the loss, his own numbers that night had been pretty impressive.

"Sure!"

Xu Rui agreed at once, and the two went to grab a late-night meal.

The food helped ease some of Su Yi's frustration.

After they got back, Su Yi rested for a bit, then grabbed a ball and went to practice—to walk off dinner!

The next morning, a local sports report went viral: "The Truth Caught on Camera: Su's Foot Kicked the Chair, His Hand Reached Out to a Child"

It immediately sparked a flood of local discussion, especially among the fans.

"Su kicked a chair, but won people's hearts! That contrast is what makes him so lovable!"

"It's normal to be upset after a loss, but he still stopped to show the fans some love. That's a real star."

"The starters dug the hole, and he climbed them out. Even after losing, he still took care of the fans. What's not to love about a bench player like that?"

"We Cavaliers fans are lucky to have a player like him!"

"That kick showed his fire, and that autograph showed his character. I'm a fan now."

Su Yi's small but devoted fanbase posted the story online, and it struck a chord with other fans. Many of them became fans on the spot.

By that very day, Su Yi's jersey had sold out everywhere.

At the same time, numerous brands approached Su Yi, hoping to sign him as an endorser.

Nike and Adidas were especially eager.

They could both see Su Yi's enormous potential, particularly because of his skin.

Without hesitation, the two shoe giants made Su Yi another offer, this time 1.5 times their previous bids.

But Su Yi still didn't sign.

In his view, his value was rising far faster than that of the other superstars.

He even thought the two shoe giants should offer him a massive deal.

That wasn't arrogance. It was confidence.

A day later, Su Yi traveled with the team to Toronto to face the Toronto Raptors.

Back with the team, Su Yi went to Mike Brown right away and apologized. "Coach, I'm sorry for the way I acted after we lost that game."

Mike Brown hadn't expected Su Yi to come over and apologize for what he'd done that day.

But he wasn't angry about Su Yi's behavior at all. In fact, he was quite pleased. It showed that Su Yi was a player with fire in him.

After that game, Mike Brown had made a point of speaking with the general manager first. Then the two of them had sat down with LeBron James.

Nobody knew what they'd discussed, but when they were done, Mike Brown had been all smiles.

Clearly, he'd gotten what he wanted.

Mike Brown reached out and patted Su Yi on the shoulder. "Su, if you want to apologize, then answer me with your performance on the court."

"Okay!"

Su Yi nodded and replied solemnly.

At 7 p.m. on November 23, the Cleveland Cavaliers were set to face the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

From the moment the game began, Su Yi noticed something was off. LeBron James wasn't handling the ball. Instead, Eric Snow was.

Once Eric Snow had the ball, the other Cavaliers joined the offense.

Their offense immediately flowed much more smoothly.

The Twin Towers, Drew Gooden and Big Z, were especially comfortable out there.

By comparison, LeBron James looked very uncomfortable. He couldn't play off the ball and didn't seem to know where to run.

A lot of the time, he just stood still.

When a teammate passed him the ball, he either took a jump shot on the spot or drove to the basket, but neither option worked very well.

By the end of the first quarter, LeBron James had made just two of seven shots and two of four free throws, finishing with six points and three rebounds.

The Cavaliers' other players were stepping up, especially the Twin Towers, Drew Gooden and Big Z.

Drew Gooden had made four of six shots and two of three free throws, scoring 10 points with three rebounds and one block.

Big Z had made four of seven shots and all four of his free throws, scoring 12 points with one rebound and two blocks.

The two of them combined for 22 points in the quarter, helping the team take a 29–25 lead.

At the start of the second quarter, the moment efficiency king Su Yi took the court, the game swung in the Cavaliers' favor.

In just over three minutes, Su Yi made four of five shots, including three of four from beyond the arc, and scored 11 straight points. He led the team on an 11–5 run, pushing the lead into double digits.

"FcuK! Su's a monster. We spent a whole quarter building a four-point lead, and he comes in and stretches it by six in just over three minutes. That's insane!"

Big Z couldn't help praising him.

"Yeah, Su's scoring efficiency is terrifying. Good thing he's my teammate."

Larry Hughes chimed in too.

Larry Hughes had guarded Su Yi during team practice. He could keep up at first, but as time went on and his stamina dropped, he found it harder and harder to follow Su Yi's off-ball movement.

The moment he fell half a beat behind, Su Yi would deliver a fatal blow.

"Timeout!"

The Toronto Raptors quickly called a timeout.

Su Yi had expected the defense to double-team him when he came back in.

But they didn't.

So he went to work, running all over the court without the ball and using his teammates' screens to find space on the perimeter, where he kept catching and shooting.

The ball flew toward the rim like an arrow piercing the clouds.

"Swish."

It dropped cleanly through the hoop.

Su Yi played the entire second quarter, sinking six three-pointers and exploding for 22 points in the period.

He led the team in crushing the game in a single quarter.

His scoring burst was terrifying.

The Cavaliers controlled the entire second half. They could do no wrong, while the home team, the Toronto Raptors, couldn't fight back at all.

"Beep, beep!"

The final buzzer sounded.

The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Toronto Raptors 109–87, winning by 22 and ending their two-game losing streak.

Su Yi exploded for 35 points, six rebounds, two assists, and one steal.

The 35 points were a new career high.

As for LeBron James, who'd given up the ball, he finished with a near triple-double: 15 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists, four steals, one block, and four turnovers.

When Su Yi saw LeBron James's stats, a few words came to mind: The Cleveland Cavaliers' Dream Chaser Green?

He didn't know why the guy had turned into this, but it wasn't bad.

LeBron, just focus on supporting me, got it?