"No... way?!"
Wade froze in place, staring at everything in front of him in disbelief.
"My God. A center just hit a shot with a lying-down fadeaway? How is that even possible? Blake Su is a rookie. How did he do that?"
"Superman" Howard shook his head again and again, his face filled with disbelief.
"Blake Su, you're really insane."
Even as his teammate, Kobe found that fadeaway from Blake Su unbelievable.
Anthony shook his head with an awkward laugh and said in shock, "With a shooting form like that, there's no way anyone can defend it. That's ridiculous. That possession from Blake Su was just completely unreasonable."
"What kind of shot was that? Is that something a normal person can even make?"
LeBron, who had been guarding Blake Su, was stunned too. He was completely shaken by Blake Su's [Formless Shot] under [Daiki Aomine].
Of course.
LeBron had no idea it was [Daiki Aomine's Formless Shot]. He only thought Blake Su had made that shot himself, and that truly scared him.
He had no choice but to admit that Blake Su's shot had been ridiculous.
"Hahaha!"
It was not just the fans and players who were shocked.
Blake Su himself was smiling too. That lying-down fadeaway, something so fantastical and almost impossible that it should only exist in anime, had actually worked.
How could that not make him happy? More importantly, it was a near game-winner. That made him even happier. Blake Su had hit a near game-winner in that kind of way.
He was absolutely thrilled.
That was right.
After Blake Su hit that lying-down fadeaway, he helped the West take a one-point lead. At the same time... the East had only 1.7 seconds left.
"Beep, beep!"
Doc Rivers immediately called a timeout.
After the timeout.
"The Flash" Wade caught the ball. There was no time to think, so he forced up an extremely deep, extremely difficult three over Blake Su's defense.
"Clang!"
The ball hit the rim and bounced away.
"Beep, beep!"
Time expired, and the final buzzer sounded.
The West defeated the East by one point, thanks to Blake Su's lying-down fadeaway near game-winner.
"Yeah!"
"Blake Su won!"
As the final buzzer sounded, Yoona, Jessica, and Krystal all jumped up, waving and cheering with pure joy after seeing the West win by one point.
"A near game-winner!"
"Blake Su!"
Taylor Swift was so excited that she jumped up and down, spilling the popcorn in her hand, but she did not care at all.
Scarlett also clenched her fist tightly, overjoyed that the Western All-Stars had won and that Blake Su had hit the near game-winner.
Across the ocean.
"He won!"
"Blake won! And it was a near game-winner, an insanely difficult fadeaway near game-winner. Blake was the best player out there tonight again."
"Blake, you were amazing!"
Inside the room, Mia Quinn was jumping around in excitement, completely fired up.
"Hahaha!"
Blake Su himself laughed happily as well. He waved to the fans in the stands, enjoying the cheers that belonged to him and savoring this night that belonged to him.
LeBron walked over, hugged Blake Su, and said with a smile, "Blake Su, you were unreal tonight. You hit way too many magical miracle shots."
"Did I?"
Blake Su smiled faintly and said, "Then I guess my luck was pretty good."
Luck?
It was not luck at all. It was [Daiki Aomine]'s ability, [Formless Shot]. Those "miracle shots" looked like they had gone in by chance.
But in reality... tonight, Blake Su could make them.
"More than good. It was insanely good!"
Wade also walked over with a smile.
Seeing him up close, Blake Su's first reaction was... his cheeks really were big. Then he smiled and said, "Looks like Lady Luck was on my side tonight."
"That's true."
Bosh also walked over and shook Blake Su's hand with a smile. "But Blake Su, your skill is undeniable too. And the key is, you're still just a rookie, yet you put on such a dazzling show.
Seriously.
You're the strongest rookie I've ever seen."
"You're too kind."
Blake Su smiled modestly.
"Haha!"
LeBron laughed and said, "Players from your country really are humble. That kind of traditional virtue is something everyone should learn from.
Blake Su.
You were the big winner tonight. Your game is really incredible. After All-Star Weekend, before the season ends, I'm looking forward to facing you."
"Same here."
Blake Su nodded seriously.
There was no denying it.
The Heat with the "Big Three" would definitely be one of the biggest obstacles in the East on Blake Su's road to a championship. He would absolutely take that matchup against the Heat seriously.
After chatting with the "Heat Big Three," "Superman" Howard also walked over.
As easygoing as ever, Howard had already let go of Blake Su stealing the spotlight from him as the "league's best center."
"Hey, Blake Su, now I have to admit it. Your outside shooting really is accurate."
Howard smiled and teased, "With shooting that good, you don't look like a center at all. No, in my eyes, you're not even a center."
To that, Blake Su shrugged and replied with a smile, "I really am a center."
"Fine, fine."
Howard shrugged too, then laughed again. "Seriously, Blake Su, when you have time... teach me some three-point techniques. You know, special three-point techniques for centers.
I've been thinking about practicing threes too."
Special three-point techniques for centers?
Was there even such a thing?
Blake Su was not sure, but he still nodded slightly and said, "You're welcome to come to Phoenix. I can teach you about three-point shooting anytime."
Well...
Whether Howard would actually come was another matter, but Blake Su still had to be polite.
The current Howard, like "No. 1 pick" Wall, no longer held that much resentment after witnessing Blake Su's absolute strength.
On the contrary.
If possible, he even wanted to become friends with Blake Su.
And it was not just Howard. After that, players such as Stoudemire and Rose also came over to greet Blake Su.
Clearly.
Facing a rising star with overwhelming strength and overflowing talent, even All-Star players wanted to make contact with him and get to know him.
There were only benefits to that, and absolutely no downside.
...
Inside the broadcast studio.
Mike Breen and Van Gundy were just as excited. It took them a while to settle down.
Mike Breen adjusted his sleeves, sat up straight, and said, "Van Gundy, the Western All-Stars have won, and Blake Su has officially been named All-Star MVP!"
"Oh?"
Van Gundy looked puzzled and asked in surprise, "Blake Su is only a rookie, and he really won All-Star MVP? I remember Kobe's numbers were excellent too."
"That's right."
Mike Breen nodded and said, "Kobe was indeed outstanding in the second half, but Blake Su was even better tonight. Not only did he hit the near game-winner, he also broke multiple All-Star records!"