Chapter 515: Destroy You, It Has Nothing to Do With You

Bo Gu Te is a proud and arrogant person; he believes he doesn't need to respect anyone.

So he cannot smell the breath of approaching danger.

He again gets stuck on Kaiwen Jianeite in the paint; to him, the aging Jianeite is nothing but a fragile prop that collapses on cue.

Si Di Fen Ku Li passes the ball to Ge Lin and then starts moving, actively driving the defense. After looking for an opening, Ge Lin covertly passes the ball to Bo Gu Te; Ge Lin is a decent passer with good vision and some creativity in his passes.

He is also very active on defense and can provide reliable screens; the only thing he isn't trusted with is offense.

Bo Gu Te receives the ball and quickly initiates a back-to-the-basket one‑on‑one.

This time, Jianeite holds his lower body and makes his pivot difficult; he cannot shake Jianeite's octopus‑like defense.

During his peak years, Jianeite was effectively the league's top player, at least in the regular season from 2004 to 2006, and can be called the league's number one.

Now, although he is older and his legs are slower, if he really clenches his teeth, defending Bo Gu Te is no problem.

Bo Gu Te finally manages to turn, only to find he can't make a move; he can only shift sideways… left and right are all clumsy. He can't shoot the ball nor pass it.

In the end, the head referee calls a traveling violation on him.

He feels aggrieved.

The big screen above shows his center of gravity foot shifting several times, almost catching up with early‑career James.

The referee is also merciful.

This defense by Jianeite demonstrates that he still possesses dominance on that end.

Fan Xi receives the inbound from Prince, slowly advances to the frontcourt, and this time he does not push a fast break.

The Knicks players automatically disperse; everyone clearly understands his intention.

Si Di Fen Ku Li blocks in front of Fan Xi, trying to stop Fan Xi's drive.

He stretches his arms hard, attempting to block Fan Xi's path.

Fan Xi doesn't even engage with Ku Li; he simply takes huge strides, charging left at lightning speed… Ku Li's speed isn't slow, but when Fan Xi blitzes, he's knocked half a body away, and can't catch up.

He can only mutter in his mind: "Monster!"

Fan Xi breaks through Ku Li's first barrier and instantly reaches inside the free‑throw line; Ge Lin, the Warriors' second wall, scrambles sideways, intending to cling tightly to Fan Xi.

But Fan Xi gives him no chance at all.

He doesn't even slow down; he rushes straight at Ge Lin like a bullet.

As Ge Lin closes his eyes, grits his teeth, ready to endure the fierce impact… Whoosh!

His face feels the rushing wind, and when he opens his eyes, Fan Xi has already spun past him with razor speed.

Fan Xi never slows; while at high speed, he completes a rapid turn the instant he would collide with Ge Lin, requiring immense body control and resilient knees.

Fan Xi possesses both.

Fan Xi is one of the league's strongest fast‑attack players today; together with Derek Rose and La Sai Er Weisibuluke, they are regarded as the three top newcomers, and actually John Woer and Kaili Owen are also in the mix, though one is less famous and the other relies more on skill and rhythm.

Fan Xi, however, epitomizes a balance of physicality and skill; his dribbling center of gravity is extremely low and his change‑of‑direction arcs are huge. Hence everyone thinks his technique is the best among the three.

After Fan Xi spins past the Warriors' final wall, he charges into the paint, where only Bo Gu Te remains.

Kaiwen Jianeite had already stepped back, arms crossed over his chest.

He signals to Bo Gu Te: "Come on, the showdown you've been waiting for is here. Aren't you brave? I won't take part."

Bo Gu Te didn't expect Jianeite to act like that; he actually managed to stand by idly.

This puts him on the fire.

He can only adopt a demonic stance, stretching his arm in a rigid defense.

In the blink of an eye, Fan Xi bursts into the paint and leaps powerfully; having just finished his spin, he now releases a formidable kinetic force, a threat no thousand men could face.

Bo Gu Te grits his teeth, forces a jump, stretches his arm, ready to yank Fan Xi down directly, confident in his own weight.

However… Poof!

The two collide head‑on in the air.

In that instant of impact, Bo Gu Te realizes his head cannot meet Fan Xi's eye level; Fan Xi towers completely over him.

He quickly tries to pull Fan Xi down with force.

But as his hand presses Fan Xi's shoulder to pull down, Fan Xi's left hand clamps his head, and powerful kinetic energy erupts from his waist; his right hand slams down… Boom!

Fan Xi's right hand hammers the ball into the hoop, generating a strong reactive pull.

Bo Gu Te can't keep pulling; his right hand slips off Fan Xi's shoulder, and without the reaction force he loses balance in the air, his intended harm backfires on himself.

His feet uncontrollably hit the ground, and with a thud his legs go limp, his body loses its center, and his massive frame collapses to the floor, crawling.

He throws his whole body to the ground in submission to Fan Xi.

Fan Xi reigns supreme, towering over the hoop.

Countless flashing cameras at the sidelines start rolling, precisely capturing the entire scene, giving rise to countless classic images.

Bo Gu Te, because of his arrogance, becomes a soul under Fan Xi's feet, nailing a pillar of disgrace onto himself.

Even more humiliating, after the crawl and full‑body fall, he quickly rolls over, clutching his ankle and crying out in pain.

His ankle twists as it hits the ground.

He takes the "steal the chicken but lose the rice" idiom to the extreme.

He provokes Fan Xi, schemes against him, tries to destroy Fan Xi… but in the end, he eats the bitter fruit he sowed.

After landing, Fan Xi shows no sympathy; he coldly eyes the rolling Australian, only hoping he won't dirty his ears.

Jianeite walks over, excitedly slaps hands with Fan Xi, and shouts: "Jie Ke, this is the best dunk of the season! Trust me, this guy won't be able to lift his head all season. This is the real death dunk!"

Death dunk?

Fan Xi raises an eyebrow; he isn't unfamiliar with that title.

The Warriors' team doctor rushes onto the court, examines Bo Gu Te. Meanwhile, before the dunk, Madison Garden was already immersed in MVP cheers.

Fan Xi waves his hand, and an even louder roar gathers.

Bo Gu Te was carried out by a teammate.

Before going out, the team doctor cut off his shoes and laces; he definitely won't return in this game.

For him, losing eligibility in the opening game is painful. Even more painful is that he will spend a long time living in the shadow of this deadly dunk, and whenever people talk about him, they will surely mention that Fan Xi knocked him out of the court.

Moreover, given Kevin Garnett's personality, he would definitely spread the inside story. In fact, he is now already speaking to the Warriors' Green: "I've never seen anyone like Bo Gu Te; he actually demanded Jieke Fan to confront him directly. Now it's done, he got his wish, or maybe his other wish is a paid suspension. Do you have such a wish, kid?"

Green quickly shook his head.

This future famous trash‑talk master, mental‑warrior specialist, and heir of the hard‑core dirty style power forward was very low‑key in front of the older generation Kevin Garnett, and said: "I have always respected Jie Ke. I would never make such a request of him. Moreover, I'm a player aiming for a max contract, so I would never think of a paid suspension."

"Good kid."

Kevin Garnett praised him.

Green, however, turned away and did not continue the discussion.

Bo Gu Te's injury and departure had a huge impact on the Warriors; they had to bring in the newly signed Little O'Neill.

Little O'Neill is also a member of the '96 golden generation, and back then he was still a high‑schooler, even younger than Kobe. At his peak he briefly entered discussions of the league's four top power forwards… but as everyone knows, the "four top power forwards" often include five or six players; in the early new century the fixed ones were Kevin Garnett and Duncan, with Nowitzki also relatively fixed. Others like Wallace, Webber, Little O'Neill… have even more turnover than gold.

Little O'Neill once earned a max contract, but now he is at a minimum‑salary level.

After he entered the game, the Warriors' rotation slowed, and the interior defense dropped significantly. Stade Meyer and Kevin Garnett began scoring frequently in the paint.

The Warriors still performed excellently on the perimeter.

But the Knicks used speed to wear them down.

The Knicks' inside and outside lines were more balanced, and moreover the Warriors lacked the ability to penetrate the paint; they had no elite slashers.

They were still in the deep‑exploration stage of the spacing‑style system.

The Knicks, however, were plug‑and‑play, executing the offensive doctrine at a high level.

In the first quarter, the Knicks immediately took the lead.

At halftime, the Knicks expanded their lead to double digits.

In the third quarter, the two sides were even.

In the fourth quarter, the Warriors fought back hard, but Fan Xi held firm; he finally blocked one of Curry's shots, and Curry's rapid jump shot was touched by Fan Xi's fingertip, causing the ball to veer off course.

Then Hamilton hit a three‑pointer, and Stade Meyer drove into the paint for a 2+1 dunk.

The outcome was decided.

The final score was 144–124.

Both sides displayed their own momentum.

"If Bo Gu Te hadn't been injured, you would have lost to us," Stephen Curry said to Fan Xi after the game. "The gap between us isn't as big as the score suggests. Jie Ke, we'll keep getting stronger. When I was in college I said I'd eventually change the rules of basketball; I feel my era is arriving."

Stephen Curry, despite the loss, spoke with soaring bravado.

Fan Xi patted his shoulder and said loftily, "That's a good thing, because you're the spokesperson for the Fan-x Brand." ωωw. Bǐqυgétν. net

He didn't even talk to him from a basketball perspective, which left Curry speechless.

Fan Xi stood on an unbeaten position.

But Curry knew that Fan Xi said that because he was right.

Otherwise, given Fan Xi's pride, he would surely have loudly challenged him, even sparring.

Curry walked back to the locker room with a smile.

The New York local TV station, while commentating this segment, even remarked: "This is an example of friendship outweighing competition. Although the two best‑performing players of the game faced off on the court, in fact they are best friends, enjoying their opening game. Let's look forward to their performance this season; they will surely keep improving."

Then the camera cut to footage of Fan Xi being interviewed.

In this game Fan Xi recorded 22 points, 22 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 3 blocks.

This was Fan Xi's first career game counted in the Knicks' stats; fans were thrilled with his stat line and the win, as well as his blood‑pumping, execution‑style slam dunk. From every angle, they gave Fan Xi a perfect score.

Fan Xi, however, appeared modest and said, "If the total is 100 points, I'd give my debut a 60. I missed a lot of shots today; my muscles felt a bit tight."

"I'll quickly fix this problem; we'll keep getting better. We're definitely going to keep getting better. Of course, we won't deliberately chase regular‑season records. Those media outlets call us an old‑weak team, and they're right; our locker room has many veteran players and many lingering old injuries, so we need a lot of time to recuperate. We'll implement rest days and manage everyone's minutes."

Fan Xi made this clear right after his first game. This is probably the first NBA team ever to announce a rest schedule in the opening game, while also emphasizing they won't chase regular‑season results.

If any other league star said that, even James, people would deem it cowardly, thinking he's making an excuse for himself.

Only Fan Xi said it, and no one questioned him; Knicks fans would even raise both hands in support.

Because Fan Xi achieved an unprecedented 76 wins last season. Is it wrong to say he doesn't chase regular‑season results?

Moreover, the fact is the Knicks indeed need rest; they can't expect these veteran players to be as ferocious all season as the fast‑rising new‑blood of the Kuaisuan.

The reporter subsequently asked for his assessment of the Warriors.

Fan Xi said, "They're good; if they keep tightly united around Stephen Curry's core tactical style, they'll achieve disruptive success. The Western this season will be very lively, with many unusual events. Moreover, I think this year's regular‑season MVP will be Stephen Curry."

Fan Xi's prediction left the reporter a bit stunned.

He asked, "Why not you? Or LeBron, or James Harden, Kevin Durant…"

Fan Xi shrugged and said, "James Harden isn't enough to rival Stephen Curry. LeBron, Kevin and I—we're already famous stars; fans have different expectations of us."

Although Fan Xi's answer didn't satisfy the reporter, the topic was tacitly dropped, as it's a question that easily sparks public opinion.

Then the reporter asked how he viewed Bo Gu Te.

Fan Xi said, "No opinion. He's not someone I focus on."

Very cold, very ruthless.

I destroyed you, but it has nothing to do with you.

Finally, the reporter asked an interesting question: "May I ask, do you know when Brook will return? The Knicks are severely lacking a center right now."

"I don't know; it depends on him. But can we say 'return'? He's never actually joined us."

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