On the perimeter, facing the Scum Dog.
Su Yan dribbled with his left hand, once, twice, connecting into a left-hand Hesitation Step and a lateral shift, lowering his Center of gravity slightly.
It looked like a drive.
"Whoosh~"
He raised his hand and shot a Three-point Shot.
Right in front of Zha Zha's face.
"You dare to shoot that?"
Zha Zha's gaze hardened. He turned sideways and went for the Blocking. As a Center, his advantage in height and wingspan made this particular Blocking attempt quite threatening.
Of course.
It only looked that way.
Su Yan jumped high and released the ball quickly. The basketball flew out far beyond where Zha Zha's fingertips could reach.
This was a face-to-face Facial Shot.
The damage was minimal, but the insult was maximized.
"Absolutely no way that goes in!"
The Scum Dog roared confidently, but when he looked back, in utter astonishment... the basketball pierced the net, splashing up waves.
[The host lands a Facial Shot on Zaza, Reward: 150,000 USD.]
Huh?
Just one simple Facial Shot can yield 150,000? That's more than three Three-point Shots?!
Tsk tsk... If you're going to yield rewards like this, I'm definitely interested.
9 minutes and 14 seconds remaining.
Su Yan received a behind-the-back pass from Curry, cutting in from the left side and driving toward the basket, facing the recovering Scum Dog.
"Bang!"
The two bodies clashed violently.
Su Yan held nothing back, unleashing the terrifying strength gained from his 180-kilogram bench press entirely onto the Scum Dog.
He couldn't withstand it at all.
The Scum Dog retreated several steps, his Center of gravity shifting backward as well.
Su Yan drove into the restricted area while maintaining contact, gathered the ball, and jumped straight up, utilizing the super strong vertical leap of Spring Man Lv3.
This made him rise like a rocket, instantly soaring into the air, before the Scum Dog could grit his teeth and jump for the block.
"Smash!"
He delivered a Poster Dunk right over him, slamming the ball down!
[The host lands a Poster Dunk on Zaza, Reward: 200,000 USD.]
Humiliating the Scum Dog with a Poster Dunk was satisfying, but receiving a 200,000 USD reward was even better.
Hitting two birds with one stone.
Su Yan stared intently at Zaza, wishing he could devour him whole.
7 minutes and 41 seconds remaining.
At the top of the arc on the right, Su Yan once again lured the Scum Dog out, calling it Mismatched Training.
In reality: humiliation + money farming.
Nothing flashy, just violent contact followed by a step-back, forcing the Scum Dog to retreat several steps.
Su Yan first looked at the Scum Dog, then adjusted his Dribbling, then glanced at the basket which was as wide open as the ocean, but still didn't shoot.
If the Scum Dog had stopped his momentum and immediately lunged forward, he might have been able to Block Su Yan.
But... the Scum Dog hesitated, felt he couldn't catch up, and struggled, chasing him several beats too late.
It was too late.
Su Yan seemed to be waiting for the Scum Dog to lunge, and when he was about to block but failed, completely becoming the backdrop... Su Yan shot.
"Swish~"
The basketball flew out over the Scum Dog's fingertips once again.
Sunlight shines on the Incense Burner Peak, this Three-point Shot didn't miss its mark.
"Swish!"
A precise hit.
The damage wasn't high, but the insult was extreme!
[The host knocks Zaza away and hits a waiting-style humiliation Three-point Shot, Reward: 200,000 USD.]
5 minutes and 11 seconds remaining.
Su Yan faked upward on the left, then ran a down-and-back cut, slashing into the paint. Curry, driving and dishing, targeted Su Yan with a high lob pass.
"Pass or shoot?"
Zaza under the basket was still hesitating.
The next second.
"Boom!"
Su Yan delivered a one-handed Tomahawk Slam Dunk from behind Zaza's head, smashing the ball into the hoop.
[The host lands an Alley-oop Poster Dunk on Zaza, Reward: 200,000 USD.]
2 minutes and 33 seconds remaining.
Joe Johnson, on the left high post, isolated David Lee, using a change of direction plus a spin move to beat David Lee.
He drove in from the right wing.
This ball... was going to be a dunk!
"Want to dunk? Did you ask me first?!"
Tyson was completely defiant, leaping high, swinging his long arm straight out, ready to deliver a fierce Blocking blow right down onto Joe Johnson's head.
"What long wingspan!"
Joe Johnson was startled, dodged while suspended in the air, and finally shot with a reverse layup, missing by just a tiny bit.
The rebound?
Zaza grabbed it while roaring, using a fierce confrontation that included a Subtle Elbow to knock away David Lee, who had come over to help.
He gathered the ball and jumped straight up.
This was the rhythm for a two-handed power dunk.
But... Su Yan, who had been watching him from behind, leaped up and slapped the basketball with a chase-down hand.
"Bang!"
"Dong!"
A brutal block, knocking Zaza and the ball violently to the ground.
"Whoosh~"
The stadium erupted in an uproar.
[The host blocks and flips Zaza, Reward: 250,000 USD!]
How much?!
Throughout the first quarter, Su Yan humiliated the Scum Dog a total of five times.
15 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 25 = 1,000,000.
During the break between quarters.
Su Yan, resting on the bench, looked extremely excited.
Humiliating the Scum Dog five times and yielding 1 million USD—it was hard not to be happy, hard not to be excited.
"Hahaha!"
McGrady laughed loudly. "Yan must despise Zaza's dirty playing style, which is why he's humiliating him repeatedly!"
"Exactly."
Curry also nodded, smiling. "Zaza plays especially dirty. If I had the chance, I'd want to break his ankles too.
Yan did a beautiful job!
Facial Shots, blocks that flip him over, Poster Dunks, humiliation Three-point Shots—beating up the Scum Dog like this is so satisfying and cathartic!"
"That was cool!"
David Lee gave a thumbs-up. "The game has only been going for one quarter, but Zaza has already elbowed me subtly several times. He's very dirty. Yan is eliminating a menace for heaven!"
"Well done!"
Tyson gave two thumbs-up. "Zaza elbowed me a few times too. It was very subtle; the referees couldn't see it at all.
But.
I genuinely felt the pain.
Yan is taking revenge for us!"
"Ha~"
Su Yan chuckled, a fierce glint in his eyes. "A cancer that harms the league like this should be suppressed hard whenever possible.
If possible.
I wouldn't mind destroying him!"
Of course.
Su Yan also had to thank him. Only when the Scum Dog was dirty enough could the dog beating mission be triggered, providing the chance for insane Gold Farming.
Destroying you, yet thanking you.
On the Hawks' side.
The players' overall condition was still acceptable.
Although Zaza was constantly being humiliated, the team was only trailing by 7 points.
Led by Mike Bibby's organization, Joe Johnson's isolation plays, and Josh Smith and Marvin Williams' drives to the basket, their efficiency was decent.
Although 7 points is not a small margin.
After all, the team had lost veteran inside player Al Horford, plus... the second unit rotation.
Since the Hawks had Crawford, they would definitely gain the upper hand.
The overall situation wasn't too bad then.
Uh... basically, the situation where only the Scum Dog was getting hurt had been achieved.
"Hmph!"
The Scum Dog snorted coldly. "What is the meaning of this? Why are you targeting only me and humiliating only me?
Do I look easy to bully?
Since that's the case... don't blame me for being impolite.
I might not be able to limit you offensively or defensively, but if you push me too far.
I apologize.
We will both be destroyed, let's take each other down!"
A vicious glint flashed in the Scum Dog's eyes. Having been humiliated constantly, he was about to fully unleash his dirty tactics.
Before long.
The second quarter arrived.
It started with the rotation of the reserves.
Crawford, who averaged 18 points and was second on the team's scoring list, indeed did not disappoint the team.
3 minutes and 17 seconds remaining.
Using fancy behind-the-back dribbles, moving as one with the ball, and blending drives and shots, he displayed superb watchability while... also helping the team shrink the 7-point deficit to just 2 points.
"Beep beep!"
Coach D'Antoni calmly called a timeout.
Both teams' starters returned.
Su Yan instantly grew excited upon seeing the Scum Dog return to the court with the starters. That.
.. that was the smell of money!!!
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