167: God's script! Manipulated pawns

The entire Staples Center instantly fell into a deathly silence!

Tens of thousands of spectators, whether Lakers fans or Thunder fans, stared blankly at the court, as if they had been hit by a paralyzing spell.

Their mouths were slightly agape.

Their eyes were filled with immense, incomprehensible confusion!

What happened?

What exactly was that play just now?

Lin Feng's pass was clearly aimed at an empty spot!

But why did Pau Gasol appear in that position like a phantom, as if he had foreseen the future?

Furthermore, his catch-and-shoot motion was so smooth, as if it had been practiced thousands of times!

This is not scientific!

This fundamentally violates the laws of basketball movement!

At the commentary table.

Charles Barkley's famous big mouth was wide open, large enough to fit a basketball.

He pointed at the court, stammering, unable to utter a single word.

"Th-this... this..."

Kenny Smith next to him also had a look as if he had seen a ghost.

He adjusted his glasses and repeatedly watched the slow-motion replay on the small screen in front of him.

"Unbelievable!"

"This is absolutely the strangest assist I have ever seen in my commentary career!"

"Look! The moment Lin Feng passed the ball, Gasol was still running toward the basket! But just 0.1 seconds after the ball left his hand, he suddenly made an unnatural change of direction and sprinted to the corner!"

"It's as if... as if he knew the ball was going to be there!"

On the court.

The Thunder players were also completely bewildered.

Westbrook frowned, looked at Gasol, then looked at Lin Feng, his face full of confusion.

Durant walked up to Gasol and asked in a low voice.

"Pau, was that your new play?"

Gasol himself looked bewildered.

He looked down at his hands, then up at the hoop.

Even now, he hadn't figured out why he suddenly abandoned his empty cut and ran toward that damned corner!

It was entirely a physical instinct!

An irresistible impulse, originating from the depths of his soul!

It was as if a voice had issued a command in his mind!

He turned his head and looked at Lin Feng with an extremely complex gaze.

Lin Feng, meanwhile, just stood there calmly.

There was no expression on his face.

As if that strange, history-making assist was nothing more than an ordinary trifle to him.

He simply nodded lightly toward Gasol.

That look seemed to say:

"Well done."

The confusion in Gasol's heart deepened.

The Thunder quickly launched a counterattack.

Durant easily scored two points with an unstoppable pull-up jump shot.

He used his actions to tell everyone that the previous shot was just a stroke of luck for the Lakers.

Their massive 0-3 advantage gave them absolute psychological confidence.

Lakers ball possession.

Nash dribbled past half-court and once again passed the ball to Lin Feng.

The expression on Westbrook's face reverted to that cynical contempt.

"Hey, kid."

"Don't think scoring one basket by luck can change anything."

"Tonight, you are destined to be swept out!"

While trash-talking, he spread his arms, attempting to pressure Lin Feng with his beast-like physicality.

Lin Feng ignored his provocation.

His eyes were calm, like an ancient well.

[Heavenly Emperors Eye · ZONE]!

In his vision, the entire court once again transformed into a massive, three-dimensional chessboard composed of data streams!

Every subtle shift in Westbrook's center of gravity.

Every defensive strategy he might adopt next.

Even the slightly volatile frequency of his heartbeat, caused by underestimating his opponent!

Everything was under Lin Feng's control!

Lin Feng saw it.

He saw an extremely minor flaw in Westbrook's defensive stance, one that Westbrook himself hadn't noticed, created by trying to double-team Howard!

At the same time.

He also saw that at the forty-five degree angle outside the three-point line, Nash, after shaking off his defender, would have an absolute open look lasting 1.5 seconds!

Now is the time!

Lin Feng did not hesitate!

He didn't even look at Nash's position!

He simply flicked his wrist, and the basketball flew toward Nash like a precision-guided missile!

And the moment the pass was released!

His gaze and Nash's gaze briefly met in the air!

[Emperors Edict]!

Nash, who was running into position, felt his mind sharply jolt!

It was as if a flash of inspiration had violently struck the crown of his head!

An incredibly clear "premonition," which was not his own, forcefully seized all his thoughts!

The defender in front of him, Sefolosha, would slip to the left in the next second due to an unstable center of gravity!

And in front of him, a vast, ocean-like open space would appear!

This "premonition" came so suddenly!

And yet, so real!

As a two-time MVP, a top point guard who established himself in the league relying on unparalleled basketball IQ!

In that instant, Nash chose to trust his instinct!

No!

He chose to trust the "future" that Lin Feng had forcefully instilled in him!

He didn't hesitate for a moment!

Catch, jump, shoot!

The entire motion was smooth as silk!

And at the exact moment he released the shot!

Sefolosha, who was guarding him, truly slipped and fell awkwardly to the ground, just as if it had been written in a script!

The basketball traced an orange, perfect parabola through the air!

"Swish!"

Another crisp, pleasant sound of the net rippling!

Three-pointer made!

The Staples Center fell silent once more.

If the first basket was luck.

Then what about this second basket?

Everyone stared blankly at the court.

Nash himself was stunned.

He looked down at his hands, his face filled with disbelief.

That feeling just now... that feeling of seemingly being able to predict the opponent's every move... what was going on?

He suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Feng.

The young man still maintained his calm, unruffled demeanor.

He simply nodded at him again.

The smiles on the faces of the Thunder players finally began to fade.

They felt it too.

Something was very wrong.

Over the next few possessions.

Eerie scenes that made everyone's scalp tingle began to unfold on the court!

Lin Feng possessed the ball.

A seemingly casual pass went to Artest in the corner.

Artest caught the ball and shot immediately!

The ball swished into the net!

The next possession.

Lin Feng drove and dished the ball.

The ball went to Howard, who was double-teamed!

Just when everyone thought it was a turnover!

Ibaka and Perkins, who were double-teaming Howard, suddenly crashed into each other as if possessed!

The space in front of Howard was instantly clear!

He easily slammed the ball fiercely into the hoop!

Once!

Twice!

Thrice!

Every Lakers offensive possession seemed like a rehearsal following God's script!

Smooth!

Efficient!

And filled with an inexplicable, eerie "prevision" that science couldn't explain!

Gasol.

Nash.

Artest.

Howard.

Every Lakers player who received a pass from Lin Feng was able to score from the most comfortable position, in the easiest way possible!

They themselves were stunned by their performance!

They only felt as if they had entered a mysterious, omnipotent state!

They didn't even need to think!

They just needed to follow Lin Feng's "eye command," run to the designated spot, and shoot!

The ball was guaranteed to go in!

Halfway through the first quarter.

The score on the board became 28:28!

The Los Angeles Lakers, whom everyone had predicted would be swept in a massacre!

Were actually fighting the powerful Oklahoma Thunder to a deadlock!

"BEEP—!"

Thunder head coach Scott Brooks finally couldn't take it anymore!

He suddenly stood up from the coaching bench and signaled a timeout to the scorer's table!

His face was ashen.

His brows were tightly furrowed into the character 'chuan' (river).

He stared intently across the court at the back of the number 11 player who was high-fiving his teammates.

A huge wave surged in his heart!

Something was wrong!

Terribly wrong!

The Lakers' offense had become too bizarre!

It was no longer something that tactics could explain!

It was more like... a higher-dimensional, absolute control over the game!