Extraordinary Genius

Clean sweep. The Wind and Rain team had won against the Blazers. At the start of the season, the Blazers are still the hot favorite to win!

This last year’s bottom table teams had only added a former all-star player, Olajuwon, and a Chinese player. They managed to get past the first round of the playoffs.

Three days later, Paul Allen is still sore over Feng Yu’s call to invite him to the latter’s celebration dinner.

Paul Allen is furious. He had not expected his team, which consists of more stars, higher wages, etc. to lose! He must fire that useless team manager and coach!

Paul Allen also cursed Feng Yu to lose in the second round!

But to Paul Allen’s surprise, the Wind and Rain team won the second round. This time, the MVP is not Olajuwon. It was Carter and Pierce who had put up an outstanding performance. They had scored more than 25 points each against San Antonio Spurs, and their accuracies are over 50%!

Feng Yu was also surprised by his team performance. He did not expect his young players to be outstanding, and Rodman had improved a lot after entering the playoffs.

In the next round, the Wind and Rain team will be facing LA Lakers.

Wind and Rain VS. Lakers!

Many people are betting on the Lakers to win at first. During the playoffs, the Lakers are one of the hot favorites to win the championship.

But the Wind and Rain team’s performance had shocked everyone. Furthermore, Shaq might win against Olajuwon as he had lost to him before!

Feng Yu also did not think his team will win against the Lakers, as Shaq is at this peak now. It is hard for any of his players to stop him, luckily for Feng Yu, Kobe and other Lakers players are not at their best.

“Everyone, are you all confident of winning against the Lakers? This arena is called Wind and Rain Arena. If the Lakers win, it will be a disgrace to us!” Feng Yu clapped and said.

All the players went quiet. Coach Karl said. “Boss, I have a way to stop Shaq. We will use the same strategy used by the San Antonio Spurs. Don’t forget, we will have a few good reserve players.”

Hack-a-Shaq!

Shaq is not good at free throws!

“We will be focusing on the fast offensive play from outside courts for our matches. Shaq will not have the stamina to keep up with us.” George Karl is good at counteroffensive play, and his players are now suitable for this strategy.

“Good. If you all can become the champion this year, I will not hold back during recontract! I don’t care about the luxury tax! I want is to see us win!”

Carter, Pierce, and the players were overjoyed. They were worried that only one of them can remain in the team when their contracts are up. If they can remain on the team and get a higher salary, it will be terrific!

Lewis, Billups, Alston, and the rest, were determined to get the big contracts… to win the championship!

“Wang Zhizhi, you had not played much in the past few games. Do you have anything to say?” Feng Yu asked.

Wang Zhizhi replied. “No… I will focus on my defense and speed.”

Wang Zhizhi’s defense is below average compared to other players. If not for his accuracy, Coach Karl will not even substitute him in.

When Feng Yu encourages his team, Paul Allen had placed a heavy bet on the Lakers winning the championship with a bookmaker. He called Feng Yu to tell him about his bet.

Kirilenko was with Feng Yu when Paul Allen called. He asked how much did Paul Allen bet. One million USD?! Fine! I will bet two million USD on the Wind and Rain team to win the championship!

Feng Yu thought for a while, and bet two million on his team. The team owner cannot place any bets, but Feng Yu can place his bets under someone else’s name. For example, Ralph.

When Paul Allen found out Feng Yu and Kirilenko had bet on Wind and Rain to win, he laughed.

Do you all think your players can stop Shaq?! Shaq averages more than 30 points and 10 rebounds. He will destroy your team’s defense. I will have bought him over to my team if the Lakers are willing to let him go. If Olajuwon is five years younger, he might still stand a chance. But now, he is no match for Shaq!

After Feng Yu sold his Microsoft shares, Microsoft’s share price had been falling. Although the fall is not a lot and recovered slightly after they announced the launch of their new operating system, the share prices are still far from its peak.

Feng Yu had exposed Enron to fabricate their finances and caused many related companies’ share prices to plunge.

Overall, all tech-related shares are falling, and Microsoft’s market value was affected by it.

Everything is all Feng Yu’s fault!

That’s why Paul Allen will not miss any chance to humiliate Feng Yu!

…….

Shaq is staring at Wind and Rain’s Center Forward. The match had just started, and you had fouled four times. Can you play properly? Why are you always pulling me back?!

That Center Forward stared at Shaq without backing off. He mumbled. “I dare you to hit me! Coward!”

This is Coach Karl’s strategy. Provoke Shaq and mess up his momentum.

Shaq is not rash and impulsive. He held back his anger… and missed both free throws. After Rodman got the rebound, he passed the ball to Billups. Billups made a long pass to Carter, and Carter performed a Tomahawk dunk!

When Carter runs pass Kobe, he said. “Hee… how does it feel to be someone’s lackey?”

Kobe became furious and started acting on his own, disrupting the Lakers’ strategy. But Carter is on form now, and Kobe is not his match today. The Wind and Rain team immediately increases its lead.

Lakers’ coach, who looks like KFC’s Colonel Sanders, was frustrated. This year, he had lost to San Antonio Spurs last year and lost to the Wind and Rain team. Why can’t Shaq train his free throws?! Also, didn’t I tell you not to commit any fouls against Olajuwon?! Why can’t you follow simple instructions?!

That Kobe is not as skillful as Jordan but is as prideful as him! Why did he keep on playing one-on-one? Don’t you know when Jordan played solo, he had never entered the finals?

When the final whistle is blown, Feng Yu laughed. They had won against the Lakers!

In the next match, the Wind and Rain won against the Pacers. Olajuwon had outperformed his opponents again. Although he did not score a lot of points, he destroyed the Pacers’ defense!

4:2. LA Wind and Rain had won the NBA championships!

Coach Karl and the players cried with joy. This is their first time becoming the champions. Feng Yu was laughing loudly as this was out of his expectation.

Kirilenko laughed excitedly. “Feng, we won! We won the bet!”

Kirilenko does not care about the winnings from the bookmaker. He is excited to win the bet against Paul Allen!

Paul Allen was in a daze in front of the TV. The TV is showing the Wind and Rain team’s celebration. This is the first time this team won the championship, and it is only the second year after Feng Yu took over this team! Feng Yu is wearing a pair of sunglasses, but Paul Allen could clearly see the wide grin on Feng Yu’s face.

Boom! Paul Allen’s TV broke as he threw the remote control at the screen!

Am I really a loser compared to Feng Yu?

Translator’s notes:

Hack-a-Shaq