Chapter 173: South American Lightning

June 16, 1998, the third day after the NBA Finals.

The clock had just struck 12 a.m., and the underground arena at the Atlantic Arena in Brooklyn, New York, was already bustling with people. The A-Top Super League of underground basketball will be held here. At this time of year, with the end of the NBA, A-Top becomes the next focus of attention for insiders. The invitations to the league are all wealthy business people, wealthy people from all walks of life, and celebrities in the basketball world.

Cheng Fei and the "Grim Reaper" and "Mad Cow", led by Philip and Bobby, first drove into the designated parking lot in a long Lincoln car, and then walked into the underground stadium of the Atlantic Arena, which was like an underground 'maze'.

To Cheng Fei's surprise, this venue was different from the underground arena that Cheng Fei had seen for the first time. At that time, the arena where Blackjack was performing was more than twice the size of an ordinary NBA venue, with a wide view and a large number of spectators, so the atmosphere created was quite amazing. However, the venues where the most advanced events are held are less than a quarter of the ordinary venues, and from the seating point of view, they can only accommodate more than 1,000 people. However, the interior of the stadium is as luxurious as possible, with all the seats being VIP seats, leather sofas, and coffee tables, all concentrated on the sides of the arena with the best view, and the top behind the basket is empty.

When Cheng Fei walked in, he couldn't help but be slightly disappointed, but he soon felt 'excited'. Because those spectators were not ordinary people at all, he even saw some familiar NBA players, including Stephen, who he had seen on the court a few days ago? Kerr - Chicago Bulls' number one 'shooter'!

Let the pros watch you play! What an honor it is for Philip to be true!

A-Top is the same as a general underground basketball exhibition game, and there is no 'gate' ticket. Otherwise, the general audience can neither know nor watch, because it is impossible for people not to be invited. Most of the audience are rich people, but also the economic pillar of underground basketball survival, is the owner of every basketball organization to provide the VIP seats, gambling is their greatest interest, and at the same time to get psychological and sensory stabbing 'stimulation', is the biggest charm of underground basketball, and A-Top bears the responsibility of maximizing this charm.

Contrary to the usual underground basketball game, and even extremely ironic, A-Top has a fairly good reputation in terms of "FairPlay", even surpassing the professional league of Zhengda Guangming. This is because of the lack of space for behind-the-scenes 'transactions', and the better the performance, the more it can attract large customers, improve its status, increase revenue, and even attract investment. And the more it ensures its pure competitive 'sex', the more customers are willing to throw money to find 'excitement'.

As for the well-known celebrities in professional basketball (of course, most of them are also rich people with a lot of money), - Top due to the well-known secrets, it can be said that they can represent the highest level of basketball in the world, these outstanding "supermen", personal skills are extremely 'fine', and in their perverted physical fitness, seeking innovation, curiosity, and creativity are their goals. Whether it is a rookie in basketball or a veteran player who has been playing for many years, you can get visual enjoyment from it, and more importantly, you can gain and be inspired. It is said that the reason why the first generation of flying man Dr. J has dazzling and "dazzling" dunk skills is undeniably related to A-Top.

New York is the most prosperous city for underground basketball and the center of the underground basketball world. Each year, A-Top invites only the eight most well-known organizations in the industry, and Philip is among them, even though he is ranked third in New York City. In addition to the three teams in New York City, there are several teams from Chicago, Seattle, and Los Angeles.

Therefore, although the scene is small, whether it is the players or the audience, I am afraid that they can be regarded as the "elite" of the "elite" heroes.

In the quite luxurious *** room, Cheng Fei could hardly hear the sound outside, no one whistled, no one screamed, maybe the rich people had no sense of idolatry, and they were all 'quite reserved'. Philip had gone out to greet important clients, and Bobby stayed with the players, waiting for them to change their clothes and give a briefing on today's game.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ The opponent is Seattle's 'Sonic Superman', and their members are 'Porcupine', 'Steel Fang' and 'Supersonic', which you've all seen on video. Cheng, you are participating for the first time, so I repeat the rules again, every time you score a goal, you get a point, and the three-point shot is also counted as one point, a game is a 21-point system, and the team that arrives first wins, at least two points ahead, otherwise there is no upper limit for playoffs. In a total of three games, the best of two was won. Do you understand? ”

Cheng Fei nodded. He changed into a black sleeveless jersey that resembled a street jersey, with knee-length 'pants' on it, Philip's English name on it, and the A-Top logo (a cartoon-style pyramid tip similar to the letter A, which symbolizes the highest level in the basketball world). Then, he put on various protective gears in turn, such as elbow pads, knee pads, ankle pads, and so on.

"Don't play with your previous concepts, or you're going to get in trouble. Defending is important, but attacking comes first, not only to score, but also to score as beautifully as possible, not only to win the game, but also to win the hearts of the crowd. This is something you have to keep in mind! Bobby said in a deep voice.

Cheng Fei nodded again. He pulled up his shoulder-length hair (Philip had asked Cheng Fei to keep it long, which he thought was too old-fashioned, and his long hair would "show a mysterious oriental flavor"), and tied a knot near the end of his hair as requested, and the hair on his temples naturally fell to his ears. Underground basketball is full of performance 'sex', naturally you can't ignore the appearance of the players, and after Cheng Fei, who has long hair, slowly gets used to it, he still almost doesn't know himself when he stands in front of the mirror.

When Bobby turned around and walked out, Cheng Fei suddenly asked, "Wait a minute, last time you said you were going to give me a nickname, what was it?" ”

Bobby said without looking back: "You'll know later, 'very' has a Chinese flavor." ”

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"Okay, we're going to make the debut," "Grim Reaper" has participated in the A-Top twice, and is already quite familiar, "Stand at the entrance and wait until someone reads your name, run onto the court, and then someone will give you a basketball, at this time you need to show off your dunk skills, the more beautiful the better......"

Led by the "Grim Reaper", the three of them stood at the entrance gate. From here, you can see that the lights in the stadium are all extinguished, only the court and the hoop shine, as if made of strange luminous materials, a huge pillar of light moves in the court, and the narrator's deep voice shouts: "Welcome to New York, Seattle friends, let's welcome Sonic Superman!" The first one to appear is 'Supersonic'! ”

With his shout, a skinny player suddenly rushed out of the shadows. As the name suggests, this person's speed is really not to be underestimated, although the height reported is only one meter seven or eight, but the frequency of his feet is extremely fast, flashing. Without waiting for Cheng Fei to see clearly, "Supersonic" took over the basketball thrown by the people on the sidelines, and after receiving the ball, he rotated 360 degrees in the air and dunked with both hands!

"Awesome!" Cheng Fei praised in a low voice.

There was a low exclamation in the venue. The player, nicknamed "SuperSonic" (who doesn't seem to be native American, but has South American ancestry from Argentina or Brazil), hangs his hands on the basket, jumps lightly, and lands.

"He's at the heart of Sonic Superman, very fast," Grim Reaper said, holding his arm, "I'll deal with it." 'Mad Bull' you go and deal with the tallest of them all, 'Porcupine', Cheng, your opponent is 'Steel Tooth'......"

There is no coach, let alone tactics, A-Top wants to show the individual skills in the background.

"Here's what's onβ€”" The commentator's voice was not as 'exciting' as the NBA, but it was loud and high-pitched, "Independence Planet!" Over the years, they have been aiming for the title, but unfortunately, their best result was a defeat in the finals five years ago! Today's independent planet absorbs a talented boy from Asia and vows to make a comeback! First up are our old European friends - 'Grim Reaper' and 'Mad Cow'! ”

The Russian "mad cow" is really like a mad cow, savagely rushed into the court, took the basketball, and with one step, such a huge body could even rise into the air, and his hands were fiercely buckled down! In fact, his movements are not too high performance 'sex', but they are full of power and power!

What's even more exaggerated is that just behind the "mad cow", because there is no spotlight to follow, it seems that a ghostly figure flashes by, jumping up with the volley. Just under the basket, when the basketball dunked by the "mad cow" just passed through the net, the "Grim Reaper" grabbed the basketball in the air and reflexively dunked again!

What a creative double buckle!

There was immediately a round of applause and cheers on the field!

"Then, the last person to play in this game is the magical genius from ancient China - 'Flying Dragon'!"

Cheng Fei stayed where he was, and it wasn't until the spotlight 'shone' on him that he realized that "Flying Dragon" was his nickname! Philip is also attentive, "Fei" is related to Cheng Fei's name, and "Dragon" focuses on reflecting China's special "color". Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, don't they all have the word "dragon"?

Hearing that there were Chinese on the field, there was immediately a buzz on the sidelines, and most of them mockingly 'crossed' their heads and ears, looking at the looks, basically gloating about Philip's jokes. This was in the hands of Philip, who sat in the middle of a group of big men in suits and leather shoes, snorting a cigar leisurely.

Cheng Fei took a deep breath and ran towards the basket. The spotlight has been following him. When he stepped onto the court, someone threw a basketball from the sideline and delivered it to him.

Cheng Fei took two steps tightly, hugged the ball around his waist with both hands, looked at the basket with his eyes, and was about to kick the ground with his left 'leg', when a surprising scene suddenly appeared!

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"Bang" There was a sound of gold and iron, and the basket in front of Cheng Fei slammed up!

In just a moment, the basket with telescopic 'sex' ability was raised straight and more than half a meter. It is not difficult to see the basket raised, and sometimes when a dunk performance is performed, the basket is raised to a certain position to test how high the player can dunk the basket. However, when the players are unprepared, the purpose of suddenly raising the basket is obvious.

Embarrass that player on the spot. Maybe it's American humor, maybe it's a special kind of discrimination.

Cheng Fei, who was taken aback, subconsciously increased the strength on his left 'leg' (although he was still caught off guard), and the whole person rose from the ground and rushed to the basket high above. Generally speaking, the player must be caught in the air, make an embarrassing move in the air, and fall to the ground helplessly.

Cheng Fei gritted his teeth and 'straightened' up, and slammed the ball in his right hand, and there was a loud "clang", and it smashed on the edge of the basket!

The offensive frustrated, and the basketball in Cheng Fei's hand suddenly flew out, and the person fell directly. At the same time, the audience's laughter came to an abrupt halt, replaced by a soft shout.

It was the only missed dunk in the opening show. After Cheng Fei landed, he snorted coldly.

Philip's face was not good-looking, and he looked at old Jackson, who was sitting not far away. Apparently, he thinks it's old Jackson's trick and deliberately wants his players to make a fool of themselves in front of these people. However, instead of a mocking expression, Old Jackson's face was full of surprise.

There are a lot of people sitting here who know how to do it. Anyone in the know knows that just being able to dunk the basket is already remarkable. It's not just a matter of bouncing power, it's about the control of the body, or the agility of the nervous responses. In an instant, he found that the situation had changed, so he subconsciously made adjustments, which shows that this Chinese teenager has a strong on-the-spot response, and the excellent bounce is quite stable, if not first-class.

"Beautiful dunk! It's not buckled, but it's still amazing! Then, the race is about to begin! ”

"Death" stepped forward and patted Cheng Fei's shoulder: "Buckle beautifully!" ”

Cheng Fei didn't laugh. He felt a strong hostility, or to put it mildly, a thick suspicion permeating the room. As a newcomer to the A-Top, and as a player from China, he is under everyone's scrutiny. And this kind of scrutiny is usually ill-intentioned.

Suddenly, a guts rushed to the brain. He's determined to retaliate and play the Americans here!

To Cheng Fei's surprise, the dunk show just now turned out to be the way to decide the kick-off, and the designated audience scored both sides, and the side with the highest score could get the right to kick off. Although Cheng Fei did not score the goal just now, their "Independent Planet" still scored 86 points, exceeding the 77 points of "Sonic Superman" and won smoothly.

Cheng Fei stood on the sidelines and 'handed over' the ball to the "Grim Reaper". The competition has officially begun.

There are no rules, and there is almost no decent cooperation, and some are just "heads-up" of three pairs of people.

The "Grim Reaper" went straight to the front court with the ball, and the extremely short "SuperSonic" began to follow the defense from the backcourt. Cheng Fei can see that although underground basketball advocates offense, defense is still a skill that cannot be ignored in the A-Top competition, which is related to the honor of victory or defeat. The defense of the "supersonic" is obviously very professional, and it follows the same trend, stalking to the death, relying on flexible steps and a low center of gravity, just not letting go of the "Grim Reaper"!

The German's astonishing speed in the face of Cheng Fei was displayed again. He swung to the left, moved, and dribbled the ball under his crotch with a lightning bolt, and lifted his foot to skim the side of the "Supersonic". In fact, this is not only speed, he used his body to collide with the opponent's defense, and he killed ***!

The "porcupine" who was guarding the basket and competing with the "mad cow" immediately rushed out to make up for the defense, and the "mad cow" was of course empty. What made Cheng Fei strange was that the "Grim Reaper" had no idea of passing the ball to the vacant position at all, he roared angrily and jumped up against the "porcupine"!

In mid-air, the right hand of the "Grim Reaper" holding the ball staggered the arm of the "porcupine" block, and from such a distance, it was buckled like a thunderbolt, and while the basketball entered the net, his arm grabbed the basket, almost parallel to the ground!

There was a whistle on the sidelines, and some people applauded sparsely.

This underground basketball event is far less lively than Cheng Fei expected.

"Porcupine" immediately served and 'handed over' to "Hypersonic". This little man is extremely skilled in ball control, and his 'legs' swing frequency is super fast, although the "Grim Reaper" is not slow to return to defense, he is still easily broken through by the opponent. And once the "supersound" rushes up, that kind of speed is simply impossible to grasp!

The basketball spun rapidly in his hand, and the change of direction of "supersonic speed" was unpredictable, which made Cheng Fei breathtaking!

In the blink of an eye, "supersonic speed" rushed in front of Cheng Fei, he slammed his knees, seemed to stop his galloping steps, and turned his body slightly to the left, as if seeking a more stable rhythm. However, in the next 0.1 second, the "supersonic speed" took a little step, turned around and swept past Cheng Fei, who had no reaction!

With a simple jump that adjusts the rhythm, "Supersonic" easily sends the basketball into the basket.

β€œGood!” The applause seems to be concentrated on the basketball community. It seems that it is not a beautiful dunk that can arouse the applause of the audience, as long as the goal is 'fine', you can win their favor. The whole audience of "Supersonic" is so smooth and chic, even Cheng Fei can't help but secretly admire.

It is worthy of being the trump card of "Sonic Superman", although the attack power of "Reaper" makes the opponent unable to resist, but the advantage of "Supersonic" is also obvious. After so many days of training with his teammates, Cheng Fei knew very well that the offense could be taken care of by the "Grim Reaper", a person who was crazy in his thirst for fame and fortune and always boasted of being an ace, and the defense needed to defeat the opponent could only fall on his shoulders.

Especially this South American kid nicknamed "HyperSonic", who was once a "genius prodigy" on the track and field.