Chapter 252

However... LeBron's strength was not limited to power alone; his speed, vertical leap, explosiveness, and other physical gifts were all top-tier.

All of them were elite."

On the court.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

After several more collisions, failing to budge Su Yan, LeBron himself fell into shock; this was something he could not comprehend.

He was a small forward, possessing small-forward-level ceiling physical qualities.

Su Yan was merely a shooting guard, with only ordinary talent.

Under such an extreme contrast, the fact that he could not overpower Su Yan was so absurd that no one could accept it.

But this was the truth.

"If power fails, then combine talent with offense."

LeBron narrowed his eyes.

Overwhelming offense was currently his strongest offensive weapon, as well as the simplest and most efficient method, but it was not the only one.

"Whoosh!"

Since power would not work.

While retreating, LeBron decisively chose to accelerate, attempting to shake off Su Yan with speed, but Su Yan clearly would not sit idle.

He kept up in advance.

He spotted the opportunity.

He struck suddenly.

"Slap!"

He stripped the basketball from LeBron's hands.

In the next possession, LeBron's fierce, brute-force offense arrived once again; amidst frantic physical contact, he tried once more to accelerate and shake off Su Yan.

However.

Unable to budge Su Yan at all, his acceleration proved useless; Su Yan remained constantly in front of him, eyeing him predatorily and ready to strip the ball at any moment.

"Damn it!"

LeBron's scalp tingled, pressure mounting, as sweat continuously dripped from his forehead.

This "Young LeBron" still relied heavily on power and physical confrontation for his offense; if he could not push through his opponent.

Then nothing else would work.

If power and speed failed, what about explosiveness?

An unreasonable, forced rise, using ultimate vertical leap and explosiveness to ignore the defense and score directly over Su Yan's head.

How about that?

It sounded like a good idea.

But in reality, if he could not win the physical battle, LeBron could not shake off Su Yan; Su Yan stayed constantly in front of him, maintaining optimal defensive positioning.

Under such circumstances.

Attempting a forced jump shot would inherently yield poor results, especially since Su Yan's 【Eye of the Heavenly Emperor】 was constantly observing everything.

"Slap!"

Waiting for LeBron to ignore the defense, force a jump, and attempt a dunk, he stripped the basketball from his hands at that very instant.

Or alternatively.

Through prediction, he jumped first, delivering maximum defensive disruption to LeBron, even... blocking the shot.

Two minutes later.

Unable to push past Su Yan, LeBron barely managed to charge into the paint, and right in front of Su Yan, he gathered the ball violently for a forced attack on the rim.

"Thump!"

Seeing through everything, Su Yan had jumped early, leaping up to wait for LeBron; at the exact moment LeBron raised the ball to jump.

"Boom!"

A slap to the face blocked LeBron's shot.

A block?

Su Yan had blocked LeBron.

The talent-poorest Su Yan had blood-blocked the talent-explosive LeBron?!

Buzz~

The arena fell silent for an instant.

Then... earth-shaking cheers erupted, ringing throughout the entire arena, as fans, as if seeing a ghost, trembled in shock.

"How is this possible!!!"

LeBron himself could not believe he had been blocked by Su Yan, nor could he believe he had been completely shut down by Su Yan.

"Unbelievable!"

Mike Breen also widened his eyes, "Physical confrontation failed, accelerating past proved ineffective, and attempts to overpower with explosiveness were repeatedly stripped.

Su Yan, guarding LeBron one-on-one, completely locked him down.

This is insane!"

"This is outrageous!"

Mark Jackson was also stunned, shouting loudly, "Su Yan's defense is like an earth lock, making the 'Young Emperor' unable to move a single step.

Su Yan's defensive ability is indeed powerful.

But... LeBron's talent is truly exaggerated, truly monstrous, so how could he possibly be defended by Su Yan to the point of struggling to move?"

This is insane.

This is unbelievable."

"Uh..."

After the initial shock, Mike Breen quickly calmed his thoughts, took a deep breath, and explained, "I think... the reason Su Yan was able to bring LeBron to a standstill..."

"... comes down to one thing."

"In the clash of strength, Su Yan emerged victorious, rendering LeBron's bulldozer-style offensive rush—his most powerful strength-based attack—completely ineffective!"

"This triggered a butterfly effect."

"Ultimately, it completely locked down 'Little Emperor' LeBron!"