Thank You, Fellow Merchant, for the Opportunity!

On the evening of December 6th at 7 PM, the Quick Loan Center Arena in Cleveland was packed to the rafters, every seat filled.

Among the crowd, many fans wore number 24 jerseys.

It seemed Su Yi had won the hearts of quite a few fans in less than a month.

That was no surprise—Su Yi's appearance was just too good, balancing out the male-to-female fan ratio at the Quick Loan Center Arena. If before the ratio of male to female fans at the venue was 8:2!

Out of ten fans, eight were men.

Now, the ratio of male to female fans at the venue was 6 to 4!

Out of ten fans, there were two more female fans than before.

And those two female fans were Su Yi's supporters.

At the same time, Su Yi's jersey sales ranked second only to LeBron James on the entire team.

In fact, with the media buzz over the past few days, Su Yi's jersey sales had far surpassed LeBron James's.

Su Yi's fans were full of anticipation, hoping to see him start tonight.

But they never expected that Su Yi wouldn't play at all—he was even sitting on the bench in a suit.

Crack!

Many female fans' hearts shattered. This, this, this...

Still, since they were already here, they could only cheer hard for the Cleveland Cavaliers for now.

"BEEP BEEP!"

With the sound of the whistle, the game officially began.

Right from the start, the core players of both teams, also rookies from the 2003 draft class, began to find their rhythm.

LeBron James went 4-for-7 from the field in the first quarter, 0-for-1 from the free-throw line, scoring 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 turnovers.

Chris Bosh went 5-for-9 from the field, scoring 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 1 assist.

Led by Chris Bosh, the Toronto Raptors ended the first quarter with a 25-to-18 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers, a 7-point advantage.

Mike Brown was utterly speechless. He could clearly see that the team's offense had massive problems.

Building the offense around LeBron James meant only LeBron James played comfortably; the other four teammates on the court had to sacrifice themselves for him.

Look at those "historic" passes.

He'd drive in, kick it out, and get it stolen twice in a row!

And those steals immediately turned into fast-break points for the Toronto Raptors.

Last season, he really didn't think the team's offense was lacking.

But after Su Yi had fed him a few gourmet meals, he couldn't go back to plain home cooking—he even found it distasteful.

How could a selfish player lead a team to victory?

But there was no helping it—GM LeBron's influence was just too strong!

What could Mike Brown do? Last time, he'd barely managed to convince the general manager to join him in persuading LeBron James.

He'd thought LeBron James would compromise for the team's victory, but what happened?

No. Once his stats started to dip, he refused to go along.

So Mike Brown decided to just watch and see how far LeBron James could lead the team without Su Yi.

To be precise, after getting used to the gourmet meals Su Yi "cooked," going back to the home cooking LeBron James "made"—how many games could the players endure?

Honestly, the players had already felt pretty uncomfortable in the last game, either catching hot potatoes or playing positions they weren't used to.

And this game was even worse. They barely touched the ball on offense, and the team was already falling behind, the gap slowly widening.

They were really speechless, their motivation gradually wearing away.

The short break ended, and both teams returned to the court.

LeBron James still asked to play, leading four bench players against the opponent's five bench players.

Against the bench, LeBron James's offense came much more naturally.

He finished the quarter 4-for-5 from the field, 1-for-1 from three, and 3-for-5 from the free-throw line, scoring 12 points, 1 assist, and 3 turnovers.

At halftime, LeBron James was 8-for-12 from the field, 1-for-1 from three, and 3-for-6 from the free-throw line, scoring 20 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, and 5 turnovers.

Led by LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers trailed Chris Bosh 44 to 49, down by 5.

Whether it was because LeBron James had seen the fans' comments, he rarely went back under the basket to grab defensive rebounds this game.

As a result, the interior twin towers, Big Z and Drew Gooden, saw their rebound numbers shoot up.

In just the first half, Big Z grabbed 8 rebounds, including 3 offensive boards; Drew Gooden grabbed 7 rebounds, including 2 offensive boards.

Back in the locker room, the entire Cleveland Cavaliers team was dead silent. No one spoke; everyone just did their own thing.

Su Yi was the same. He sat quietly in a corner, texting Xu Rui.

Xu Rui: Yi, I feel like your team is going to lose this game again!

Su Yi: "Probably. Are the media ready over there?"

Xu Rui: "Of course, no problem!"

Su Yi: "Thanks for the hard work, A Rui!"

Su Yi had no intention of letting LeBron James off the hook. He would continue to "attack" LeBron James with public opinion.

After all, it was through public opinion that LeBron had earned his current status.

He did have skill, but not to this extent.

So let him return to where he truly belonged.

Someone once said in a past life that LeBron James was just a bigger version of Dream Chaser Green.

In Su Yi's eyes, that was exactly what he was: LeBron, go back to where you belong.

The brief halftime break ended, and both teams' players filed back onto the court.

In the second half, LeBron James seemed to step up his offense, repeatedly charging into the Toronto Raptors' interior.

But the more he drove, the more his signature move, the Eight Dragon Steps, began to show, and the referees caught him several times.

Due to the public pressure, the league decided not to indulge LeBron James this time around, so the traveling violations that usually went uncalled were now being called.

And so, the Toronto Raptors capitalized on LeBron James's turnovers, launching one fast break after another.

The lead slowly stretched. By the end of the third quarter, the gap had reached 12 points.

72 to 60.

The Toronto Raptors entered the final quarter with a 12-point lead.

The fans at the Quick Loan Center Arena were furious, especially Su Yi's fans.

If you're so capable and won't give up the ball, then lead the team to victory!

Hogging the position without doing the work—like a rock in a latrine pit, both stinking and hard, and in the way!

"We want Su!"

No one knew who shouted it first, but soon many fans joined in, chanting:

"We want Su!" "We want Su!" "We want Su!"...

The sound was deafening, echoing throughout the entire Quick Loan Center Arena.

Su Yi's grin was harder to suppress than an AK-47, and he even shot a glance at LeBron James not far away.

He saw LeBron's face as dark as charcoal.

But in the end, Su Yi still didn't take the court. Just as he and Coach Mike Brown had agreed before the game, they let LeBron James lead the team for a game to see how it played out.

Su Yi had no problem with that.

If LeBron didn't expose himself, how could Su Yi catch him in the act?

Thanks for the opportunity, rival!

Entering the fourth quarter, LeBron James was still on the floor. Truly commendable spirit—he had already played 36 minutes and was still going.

The result? LeBron James successfully led the Toronto Raptors to victory.

For the game, LeBron James put up 36 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 11 turnovers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Toronto Raptors 91 to 104, a 13-point defeat.

Two straight losses, marking the fourth loss of the season.

Their overall record fell to 13 wins and 4 losses!

They dropped to second place in the Eastern Conference.