5 million votes.
Forget the second round, even the final vote count after four rounds...
...would be an astronomical number that many people wouldn't even dare to imagine.
Because it was too exaggerated, because... it crushed the entire league by a huge margin, it caused an uproar and triggered a massive shockwave.
"I never thought the ticket king title would be snatched by a rookie, and in just two rounds."
"My God.
Kobe, LeBron, Carmelo, Howard, and all the other superstars in the league.
Their popularity is so immense.
But compared to Su Yan, the gap between them is like heaven and earth, like an unbridgeable chasm!
This... isn't this overturning the natural order?!"
"Indeed.
This is truly ridiculous—the mother of ridiculousness opening the door for ridiculousness itself!"
"Flame God": The Eternal God!"
"..."
The fans were all deep in shock... The New York Knicks players, staying at a hotel near the Amway Center, arrived at the locker room at 6 PM.
After putting on their shoes, jerseys, and other gear, they headed to the court for practice.
The game starts at 8 PM.
Two hours of warm-up is completely sufficient.
Su Yan hadn't had a chance to test the speed enhancement provided by Divine Speed Lv1, having been interrupted by Coach D'Antoni previously.
On the court.
The Magic were also training, which limited the environment.
The test had to be temporarily put on hold.
After a warm-up, Su Yan tried a few sprints back and forth across half the court. Although he didn't know the exact time and wasn't at full speed.
He could clearly feel that his speed was faster than before.
This must be the speed increase enhanced by Divine Speed Lv1.
"Very good!"
Su Yan was very satisfied.
"Whoosh~"
As the two teams were training, the arena suddenly became restless.
It turned out that the god of basketball, Jordan, and The Big Worm, Rodman, had come together to watch the game.
"What the hell? 5 million votes in the second round? I couldn't even do that. How could anyone achieve that?
They must be rigging the votes?!"
Jordan walked in, muttering curses, and sat down in the front row of the stands.
He simply didn't believe Su Yan had that many votes.
"Truly outrageous!"
Rodman also found it hard to believe, even though he had seen many official reports confirming it wasn't fake news.
Jordan touched the Rolex gold watch on his wrist and said disdainfully, "I want to see how Su Yan plays.
Is he strong enough to earn that affection, or is he just a vote-rigger."
"Ha~"
Rodman leaned back cockily in his chair, crossing his legs, and chuckled, "I think so too!
A player who can garner 5 million votes.
If he doesn't have some real strength and capability, I, The Big Worm, won't approve.
Although I heard that he, as a rookie, just became the youngest 60-point scorer in NBA history, I didn't see it.
So it doesn't count.
If he has the guts, he should explode tonight too~"
The arrival of Jordan and Rodman raised the profile of this game even higher.
"Boom!"
Amidst the fiery atmosphere of the arena, the warm-ups concluded, and both starting lineups headed onto the court—the main event was about to begin!
Orlando Magic Starters: Point Guard: Jameer Nelson, Shooting Guard: Vince Carter, Small Forward: Matt Barnes, Power Forward: Rashard Lewis, Center: Dwight Howard.
New York Knicks Starters: Point Guard: Curry, Shooting Guard: McGrady, Small Forward: Su Yan, Power Forward: David Lee, Center: Tyson Chandler.
"Jump ball!"
The second game in the back-to-back series between the Magic and the New York Knicks... was here!
The jump ball was between Howard and Tyson.
"Thump!"
Howard only jumped lightly, but his terrifying wingspan and shocking vertical leap allowed him to surpass Tyson by half a palm's height, tipping the ball first.
"???
Tyson wore a confused expression. "What kind of demonic leap is that? I didn't even get a chance to touch the ball?!
Terrifying.
Is this the monstrous talent of "The Beast"?!"
Carter secured the ball and passed it to Nelson to advance, initiating the Magic's first possession of the game!!!
At the top of the arc.
Facing Curry, he started by dribbling, trying to shake him off and attack the basket directly.
However... Curry only has weak defense when mismatched; against players at the same position, especially those smaller than him.
His defensive ability isn't bad.
Nelson is only 183 cm tall, so it wasn't easy for him to just blow past Curry.
Seeing little opportunity, he decisively used Carter for a screen, moving to the right side of the arc, creating a Three-point Shot opportunity.
Theoretically.
There was no need to rush the attack; the Three-point Shot was not the main theme of the current era. Su Yan and Curry of the New York Knicks were just exceptions.
But the next second.
"Swish~
Nelson decisively launched a Three-point Shot.
This was not his strong suit.
"Clang!"
Missed.
But... Howard, under the basket, leaped up and secured the Rebounding over Tyson's head.
"Thud!"
David Lee and Tyson immediately double-teamed him.
Howard didn't pause at all, immediately throwing the ball out, returning it to Nelson, who then passed it to Carter at the left side of the arc.
Then it was shifted again to Lewis in the left corner.
"Swish~"
He didn't hesitate with the ball either, raising his hand for another Three-point Shot.
Lewis is indeed an "Billion-Dollar Shooter," but this shot was truly too decisive.
Quick release.
"Swish!"
Three-point Shot is good.
"???
Curry exclaimed as he ran back down the court, "Why are their perimeter shots so decisive and determined?!"
McGrady, jogging alongside him, focused and explained, "Because they have 'The Beast' Howard under the basket.
He can protect the Rebounding.
Only when players have no worries can they shoot decisively and confidently!"
[Magic 3:0 New York Knicks].
Su Yan brought the ball up and positioned himself at the top right of the arc. Matt Barnes immediately came over to defend.
Tight pressure defense.
He didn't give Su Yan even a sliver of a chance to take a Three-point Shot.
He is a defensive stalwart with a ferocious style of play. Many fans vividly remember the scene where he intimidated Kobe during a baseline inbound pass back in the day.
Tonight.
He was the first major defensive barrier against Su Yan.
Su Yan held the ball low with both hands, leaned forward, and used his shoulder and head to push Barnes away, creating half a body length of space.
Not much.
But for Su Yan, it was completely enough.
The moment his Center of gravity dropped, Su Yan dribbled and pushed off the ground to accelerate, suddenly bursting forward.
"It's useless, I've already studied you thoroughly. The Three-point Shot and physical confrontation are your strengths, speed..."
Before Barnes could finish his sentence, his pupils widened.
He had originally thought he could easily keep up with Su Yan, but who knew... Su Yan shook him off in one step, leaving him far behind.
In just two or three steps.
Barnes didn't even have a chance to foul him by grabbing his arm.
"So... so fast!"
Barnes was greatly shocked.
Su Yan darted into the paint like lightning; Lewis, Howard, and the others didn't even have time to react.
"Boom!"
Su Yan leaped up and delivered a powerful side-body slam dunk, bombing the rim.
The handsome yet violent dunk made the fans overlook Su Yan's speed.
But Barnes, the man involved, couldn't ignore it. He was both startled and disbelieving. "Was he really that fast? Or was I careless?!"
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