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Chapter 179: Chen Yan’s Sneak Attack — Durant’s Shoe Defense · Oct 12, 2026

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151 Chapter 151: A Near Three-Point Layup! The Timer Didn’t Even React! 2026-10-12
152 Chapter 152: Unstoppable Pull-Up, Kobe’s Signature Celebration 2026-10-12
153 Chapter 153: Passionate Elbow Fight with Kobe 2026-10-12
154 Chapter 154: Famous Scene – Kobe and Chen Yan Dancing on the Court 2026-10-12
155 Chapter 155: A Spy Appears in the Lakers Team? 2026-10-12
156 Chapter 156: Start the Offensive Mode, 1v1 Men’s Battle! 2026-10-12
157 Chapter 157: Smart Foul, Kobe Was Tricked? 2026-10-12
158 Chapter 158: Ghostly Steal, Garnett’s Iron-Blooded Push-Ups 2026-10-12
159 Chapter 159: Alley-Oop Three-Pointer, The Prototype of Kuroko Basketball 2026-10-12
160 Chapter 160: Win the Game, Put Him in the MVP Conversation 2026-10-12
161 Chapter 161: Postgame Interview — Taylor Swift’s Christmas Gift 2026-10-12
162 Chapter 162: The Three-Point Barrage — Destroying Bogut! 2026-10-12
163 Chapter 163: Keep Going — Even Asians Can Play Great Basketball 2026-10-12
164 Chapter 164: A Historic Week — Blazers Fans Lose Their Minds 2026-10-12
165 Chapter 165: Carter’s Respect — Breaking Iverson’s Record 2026-10-12
166 Chapter 166: The Fake Shoe Scandal and Durant’s Transformation 2026-10-12
167 Chapter 167: Cultural Counter-Export — Sneakers Sold Out, Fans Fighting! 2026-10-12
168 Chapter 168: Teasing Nick Young and a Post-Game War of Words 2026-10-12
169 Chapter 169: Educating Fellow Rookies — Look, Chen Yan is Smiling! 2026-10-12
170 Chapter 170: Bone Collector — Breaking Ankles on Live TV 2026-10-12
171 Chapter 171: Rasheed’s Fastest Ejection — Eight Straight Wins for the Suns! 2026-10-12
172 Chapter 172: Tragedy Maker — Hitting the Rookie Wall? 2026-10-12
173 Chapter 173: A Match with Taylor Swift, Attribute Boosts, and a New Mansion 2026-10-12
174 Chapter 174: The All-Star Starter — Giving David Stern Some Face 2026-10-12
175 Chapter 175: Lakers, Cavaliers, and Mavericks Reload — The Butterfly Effect? 2026-10-12
176 Chapter 176: Durant’s Reflection and an Accidental Gift 2026-10-12
177 Chapter 177: The Shoulder Shimmy — Friends, Rivals, and Fire 2026-10-12
178 Chapter 178: One-Man Show — A God Descends to the Hardwood 2026-10-12
179 Chapter 179: Chen Yan’s Sneak Attack — Durant’s Shoe Defense 2026-10-12
180 Chapter 180: The Perfect Trident — Assisting from Afar 2026-10-12
181 Chapter 181: Chen Yan Ignites Again — Scoring Explosion! 2026-10-12
182 Chapter 182: The Stadium Silencer — A Long-Awaited 50+ 2026-10-12
183 Chapter 183: Overheard — The Assassin Strikes Again 2026-10-12
184 Chapter 184: Chen Yan the ’Hero’ Strikes Again — All-Star Lineups Revealed! 2026-10-12
185 Chapter 185: The Draft Big Three — All-Star Weekend Arrives! 2026-10-12
186 Chapter 186: Off-Court Moments — The Return of the Instant Noodle Brothers! 2026-10-12
187 Chapter 187: Yao Ming Joins the Booth — A Return to NCAA Glory! 2026-10-12
188 Chapter 188: He Went Off — Why Mess with Him at All? 2026-10-12
189 Chapter 189: One-Man Three-Point Rain — Yao Ming’s Humor! 2026-10-12
190 Chapter 190: The Max-Level Player Dominates the Rookie Village! 2026-10-12
191 Chapter 191: Winning the Rookie Game MVP Trophy! 2026-10-12
192 Chapter 192: Being Slapped in the Face? Practicing Singing All Night! 2026-10-12
193 Chapter 193: Continuously Getting Stronger, Kobe’s Skill Package! 2026-10-12
194 Chapter 194: Confirmed for the 2008 Olympics! Pre-Match Interview! 2026-10-12
195 Chapter 195: All-Star Singing and Showing Off Their Love 2026-10-12
196 Chapter 196: Chen Yan’s Limited Skin—Two Chinese Players Using It? 2026-10-12
197 Chapter 197: Chen the Center and Yao the Guard, the Era of the Four Major Points Is Over! 2026-10-12
198 Chapter 198: The Show Begins, Refuse Duncan’s Head Pat and Kill! 2026-10-12
199 Chapter 199: Is Chen Yan Showing Off Again? The Competition Enters the Final Battle! 2026-10-12
200 Chapter 200: Famous Scene – Showing Up James and Wade, The Final Moments of the Game! 2026-10-12

Chapter 179: Chapter 179: Chen Yan’s Sneak Attack — Durant’s Shoe Defense

Chapter 179: Chen Yan’s Sneak Attack — Durant’s Shoe Defense

The second quarter began at full speed, but D’Antoni decided to give Chen Yan a breather. After his scorching first quarter, he had earned it.

For the first few minutes, the benches went head-to-head. The Celtics’ reserves played surprisingly well, cutting the Suns’ lead down to just two points — 43–41.

Garbajosa and Delfino, the Celtics’ European snipers, carried the second unit, raining down threes. Humphries and Davis fought hard inside, grabbing rebounds and bringing energy.

Before his Kardashian-era fame, Humphries was all hustle — a seven-points, seven-boards kind of grinder who made life miserable for big men.

Once the starters returned, the game’s pace exploded again.

Phoenix launched an 8–0 run, only for Boston to punch right back with an 8–2 burst.

That’s the beauty of a young team — fearless, reckless, and hungry to prove themselves, even against the West’s number-one seed.

Chen Yan checked back in midway through the quarter. He still had that glow — that rhythm that made every motion feel like art — but Boston had adjusted.

Tony Allen turned up the physicality, bodying Chen on every screen, bumping him on every cut. His ”death coil” defense was suffocating, trying to break Chen’s rhythm before he even touched the ball.

So Chen shifted gears. He took fewer shots but moved constantly without the ball, creating gravity and space for his teammates.

With 1:43 left before halftime, Chen, Nash, and Stoudemire shared the floor again.

Boston had possession.

Durant came off a screen, caught the ball on the right wing, and launched a confident jumper. He’d been cooking — 16 points on 60% shooting — one of his best halves of the year.

But the second he released it, he frowned. The rhythm was off.

Clang!

The ball hit the rim hard.

Stoudemire leapt for the rebound — and got bulldozed from behind.

”Man, what the—!” Stoudemire spun around, glaring. Perkins, all muscle and zero subtlety, had crashed into him like a moving wall.

But before Perkins could secure the loose ball, Diaw swooped in from the side and poked it away.

A perfect steal.

Nash grabbed it and sprinted down the court.

Chen Yan was already gone — full sprint, eyes locked on the rim.

Tony Allen gave chase, but in transition, nobody in green could match Chen’s speed.

Nash lobbed it high.

Chen soared — light as air, fierce as thunder.

”BOOM!”

The alley-oop rocked the rim and ignited the crowd.

”Good God!” someone shouted courtside. ”That’s not a dunk, that’s an exclamation mark!”

The bench erupted.

Chen and Nash bumped chests, then Chen turned and gave Diaw a quick pat on the back. ”Nice defense, big man.”

Boston brought it back up.

Rondo orchestrated at the top, signaling for Durant to cut.

Durant weaved around the arc, used Jefferson’s screen, and burst toward the rim.

Rondo hit him perfectly in stride — Durant rose and slammed it home.

But as he landed, he slipped, tumbling backward.

His left shoe flew off and bounced to the baseline.

Chen Yan, ever the opportunist, grabbed the ball from the net and threw a lightning-fast inbound pass.

Durant froze.

”Hey! That’s a sneak attack!” he yelled, half-laughing, half-annoyed.

Chen grinned. ”Nah. That’s called taking opportunities.”

The Suns raced down in transition — five-on-four.

Durant, now shoeless, sprinted awkwardly down the court, one sock squeaking on the hardwood, clutching his loose sneaker in his hand.

Up front, Nash threaded a perfect bounce pass through two defenders.

Chen caught it, blew by Tony Allen, and sliced into the lane.

Al Jefferson rotated over, forcing Chen to switch hands midair.

He floated from left to right, twisting into a layup —

—and out of nowhere, Durant’s sneaker came flying in like a projectile.

Smack!

It hit the ball midair and sent it veering off course.

For a second, everyone froze.

Chen landed and just stared at him. ”Bro... did you just block me with your shoe?”

Durant, still running barefoot, shrugged helplessly.

The whistle cut through the confusion.

Beep!

Goaltending. And a technical foul on Durant.

Doc Rivers buried his face in his hands. ”What is he even doing...”

On the broadcast, Kenny Smith couldn’t stop laughing. ”Everybody’s out here using their hands — and Durant just played defense with his AeroWing! That’s innovation!”

Barkley cackled beside him. ”Man, I’ve seen blocks, I’ve seen swats, but I ain’t ever seen a shoe rejection before!”

As Chen Yan sank the free throw, he smirked and glanced at Durant, who was finally retying his laces.

”Next time,” Chen said with a wink, ”use your hands — not your shoes.”

Durant just laughed, shaking his head.

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