137: A goal beyond comprehension!

Swish!

The crisp and pleasant sound of a basketball falling through the net.

In this arena that was originally so noisy it was about to explode, it was like a bomb that detonated absolute zero.

Time stopped.

Sound disappeared.

In the Staples Center, twenty thousand spectators—whether they supported Lin Feng or cursed him—

At this moment, everyone maintained a posture of open mouths, their brains completely blank.

What did they see?

What happened?

The ball... went in?

How did it go in?

From behind the hoop?

A person, while their body was completely flying out of bounds and positioned directly behind the backboard, threw the ball into the hoop?

Holy shit... can basketball even be played like this?!

All the cameras on site seemed to go crazy, frantically replaying that goal from every angle.

Once.

And again.

On the big screen.

Everyone saw with absolute clarity the image that caused their cognition to completely collapse.

Under the terrifying impact with Duncan, Lin Feng's body lost control completely, drifting sideways out of bounds like a leaf.

His body had already passed the backboard.

Just when everyone thought he was going to fall out and this possession would end in a pathetic turnover.

His right hand, holding the ball, gave an upward toss in an extremely casual manner that showed no visible effort.

The basketball just floated up lightly.

It didn't go for the backboard.

Instead, it traced a bizarre, high arc that completely defied everyone's common sense of basketball.

It cleared the top edge of the backboard.

Then, at a nearly vertical angle.

It fell precisely into the center of the hoop.

It didn't touch the rim.

It didn't touch the backboard.

It was just that clean and crisp, a swish into the net.

Silence.

A deathly silence that lasted for three long seconds.

The entire Staples Center seemed to have turned into a giant graveyard.

Twenty thousand spectators, along with hundreds of millions of fans in front of their televisions, collectively lost their voices at this moment.

They felt as if their brains had been completely formatted by this single shot.

They had watched basketball for decades; all the rules, common sense, and laws of physics they had established regarding this sport—

Were smashed to pieces in the face of this shot!

Thud.

A soft sound.

Tim Duncan landed steadily on the ground.

He didn't immediately turn around to organize the next attack as he usually did.

He just stood there in a daze.

First, he looked back at the basketball still rolling in the net.

Then, he slowly raised his own hands and looked at them.

Finally, he looked up at the figure who had hit him until his chest was numb, and who was only just now climbing up from outside the baseline.

On his face, which remained unchanged for ten thousand years like a still pool of water—the stone buddha.

For the first time, a look of daze appeared that was completely inconsistent with his age.

And an incredulity that came from the depths of his soul.

He had played basketball his whole life.

He had seen Jordan's hang time, Carter's dunks, and Magic Johnson's passing.

But he swore.

He had never seen a goal like this.

This was no longer in the realm of basketball.

This was... this was magic!

On the sidelines.

Gregg Popovich's hand, holding the tactical board, was trembling slightly.

He suddenly stood up from his seat!

The expression on his face was as if he had seen a ghost!

Shock!

Astonishment!

And an unprecedented, strong sense of unease!

The seamless 'cage' tactic he had prepared for Lin Feng, which had been proven absolutely effective in G5.

That perfect tactic based on data analysis, defensive principles, and the most basic laws of the sport of basketball.

In the face of Lin Feng's beastly style of play, which followed no logic and didn't even follow science.

It became a complete and utter joke!

How do you defend a player who can score from behind the hoop?!

What can you use to restrict him?!

Popovich's brain worked rapidly, trying to find a rational explanation for this supernatural scene.

But he failed.

Because it was simply unexplainable!

In the audience.

Yoona covered her mouth tightly so that she wouldn't scream out loud.

Tears, once again, poured uncontrollably from her eyes.

She didn't understand how world-shaking this goal was.

She didn't understand tactics either.

But she could feel it.

She could clearly feel the determination in Lin Feng, who would rather be smashed to pieces just to send the ball into the hoop!

That tragic sense of being at odds with the whole world!

Her heart felt as if it were being squeezed hard by a giant hand.

And not far behind her.

In Taylor Swift's beautiful blue eyes, an incredibly excited, almost crazy light was flashing.

She knew it!

She knew it!

This was what she wanted to see!

The man bound by rules and imprisoned in a cage was dead!

The one standing on the court now.

Was that true beast who had broken free from all shackles, born only for destruction and conquest!

Spurs' ball.

Tony Parker dribbled the ball across the half-court, his face also filled with solemnity.

He tried to organize an attack to pull the team back from the shock of that goal just now.

He passed the ball to Ginóbili on the wing.

But clearly, it wasn't just him; all the Spurs players were still immersed in that incredible shock.

When Ginóbili caught the ball, an extremely rare 'butter-fingered' mistake occurred!

The basketball slipped out of his hands!

A flash of black lightning suddenly swept past him!

It was Lin Feng!

After completing that goal, he didn't celebrate at all, didn't even look back!

He immediately threw himself into defense!

Steal!

Lin Feng got the ball!

The entire Staples Center, in that instant, finally woke up from its dead silence!

“Roar!!!”

Cheers like a landslide or a tsunami completely exploded!

The voices that had booed and cursed him before were completely swallowed up at this moment!

Everyone stood up from their seats, waving their arms, offering the craziest shouts for this man who had just created a miracle!

Lin Feng got the ball and didn't give the Spurs any time to react!

His body, once again like a cannonball fired from a barrel, charged frantically toward the Spurs' half-court!

That speed!

That explosiveness!

It was simply appalling!

He was like a cheetah that had charged into a flock of sheep! Unstoppable!

“Stop him!”

Popovich let out an angry and shocked roar from the sidelines!

The Spurs' defensive system was completely crushed at this moment!

Only one person still maintained his defensive instinct!

Kawhi Leonard!

His young face was filled with unyielding stubbornness!

He strode with his long legs, chasing back frantically!

He had to catch up to him!

He would use a hard foul if he had to, to pull down this guy who had just humiliated their entire team!

He chased very fast!

His speed was already at the level of the league's top wing defenders!

But!

In front of Lin Feng, who had opened [ZONE]!

His speed seemed so slow!

So ridiculous!

At the moment Leonard was about to catch up and prepared to reach out for a foul.

Lin Feng, who was running at full speed, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head!

An extremely elegant behind-the-back dribble!

The basketball went from his left hand to his right hand!

At the same time, his body made a sudden stop without any warning, defying the laws of inertia!

His feet were like nails, pinned firmly to the floor!

Then, an incredibly smooth step-back to the right-rear!

But Leonard, who was chasing with all his might, could not make such a freakish reaction with his body!

His center of gravity had been completely fooled the moment Lin Feng did that behind-the-back dribble!

His large feet seemed to trip over themselves!

Under the immense inertia, his whole body lost balance and he fell forward in a pathetic heap!