When pride still matters

Chapter 382 Like Fry

Seeing Paul Pierce being beaten by Yu Fei, his mentality was a bit shattered. Rivers was still feeling good with his head as big as a pig, but Thibodeau next to him suggested: "We have to let Paul rest."

"We only played for a few minutes." Coach Zhutou asked seriously, "Is this necessary?"

Thibodeau said: "I don't know, but it's definitely better for Paul to come down and adjust than to continue playing."

It wasn't until Rivers saw Pierce shaking Yu Fei with a fake move and then missing his usually reliable jump shot that he felt that his beloved PP34 had indeed been repaired by some evil person.

"You're right, Tom."

Pierce missed the shot, Yu Fei grabbed a long rebound and passed through Durant who was about to go down.

Durant finally got a chance to perform in the frontcourt and only dribbled after receiving the ball in the frontcourt. Michael Reid, who was back on defense, opened his hands symbolically, but was unable to match Adu's height and long arms. He shot directly at the basket. Above the "lay-up" score.

Is this Fry's new favorite? He is truly gifted.

"You're going to be better than me and Ray," Reid said to Durant, "and then your relationship with Frye is going to come to an end."

He was also present when the Las Vegas massacre occurred.

Before Perkins' free throw, the Celtics' substitution prompt came from the technical desk.

So how long can a genius with unlimited possibilities endure an arbitrary overlord? Reed is one of the many spectators who watched Yu Fei and James go from being close brothers to their end.

Yu Fei said before the Celtics attacked: "It's not an attempt, it's a must."

Perkins directly hit Brown with his back, causing the latter to commit a defensive foul and go to the free throw line.

Durant returned to the backcourt, and Yu Fei high-fived him and asked him why he didn't dunk.

Durant replied: "Reid's defense is already in place, and a layup is a better option."

The Celtics replaced Paul Pierce with Matt Barnes.

Reid didn't point out that.

The Celtics noticed that something was wrong with Pierce's condition, so the focus of the offense gradually shifted from the wings to the inside.

When Oden bid farewell to the summer league due to injury, then withdrew from the USA Men's Basketball training camp in Las Vegas due to tonsillitis, and finally suffered a season-ending foot injury before the start of the new season - those questions about why the Sonics did not select Oden with the No. 1 pick Den's doubts dissipated.

Even now they seem like mentors.

He believed that Yu Fei had an inner drive and impulse to force others to accept challenges. LeBron could not bear his pressure, so their relationship came to an end. One day, Durant would empathize with LeBron.

For such a super genius who surpasses Oden, his lower limit is to become a superstar, but his upper limit is unlimited.

Durant wanted to know, why did he say that?

"But a dunk can boost our morale."

Garnett has a good shooting touch tonight, and Perkins also has a certain height advantage over Kwame Brown.

Both are right. But among the Sonics, only Yu Fei is absolutely correct.

"I'll try it next time."

After separating, Rondo passed the ball to Perkins.

This is Reed's view on Du's future.

Last summer, after the Celtics formed the Big Three, there were countless people who wanted to get involved in the championship. The Celtics signed nearly every player they wanted, except James Posey, who turned them down. Although Posey admits that the Celtics are the favorites to win the championship in the new season, he believes that following Yu Fei has a better future.

Because he saw with his own eyes how Yu Fei tore into pieces the Heat team that definitely had a chance to win the championship in the 2006 Eastern Conference Finals.

Percy chose Yu Fei out of intuition and emotion. The Celtics could only find Posey's lower-post replacement, wing Matt Barnes, who is also known for his blue-collar work.

Unlike Posey, who can be played three or four times, Barnes is a full-time small forward, so he lacks flexibility in rotation.

But when Pierce has problems and the Celtics need to shift their focus inside, Barnes is a good filler. He can defend like a mad dog and seize every opportunity that comes his way.

Compared to a barking dog like Pierce, Barnes functions closer to the definition of a dog.

However, Yu Fei didn't care who was facing him.

At best, Barnes is a mangy dog ​​that cannot be killed, just like PJ Tucker who will be sent by the Bucks to defend Durant in 2022. Did Tucker guard Durant? No, he just consumed Durant every round. This is also the role of Barnes.

However, Tucker can use up Durant, who has recovered from a serious injury and is over 30 years old, but it is absolutely impossible for Barnes to do the same thing to Yu Fei, who is in his prime.

Perkins made one of two free throws, Brown took off the rebound and gave it to Roy.

Roy waved Yu Fei, who was feeling hot, to wait in the frontcourt.

Just kidding, giving the ball to him from the backcourt seems very irresponsible as the ball holder. The most important thing is that if Yu Fei dribbles the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt and scores in singles, he will not get an assist.

Roy is not a person who likes statistics, but Yu Fei often uses his assist numbers to complain about the lack of point guards in the team, leaving Presti to do the work.

Since there is a practical need, Roy will naturally be a little more servile.

When he came to the frontcourt, he pretended to play tactics, then pointed to the weak side and asked Yu Fei to catch the ball. Rondo, who was facing him, rolled his eyes.

Yu Fei caught the ball, pushed back Barnes with a probing kick, pulled up on the spot and scored a neat jump shot.

Roy's assist followed +1.

"Isn't it too much for you to play singles?" Roy asked pretendingly.

Yu Feixiao asked: "Do you like the assist I gave you?"

"like."

"Then what's your fucking name?"

Back in the backcourt, Roy felt it was still necessary to remind someone that basketball is a team sport.

"We can't win on your own, right?"

"You can rely on me alone tonight."

Except for Lawson and other die-hard buddies who grew up playing together and now have the same interests, Yu Fei's best buddies in the league are Roy, Brown, and then O'Brien and others.

But even Roy knew there was a clear line of authority within the Sonics.

What Yu Fei wants to do must be facilitated, so he may have opinions on the surface, but when it comes to actually cooperating, he is completely unambiguous.

Durant, who was reduced to a spectator, deeply realized the privilege of a superstar through these small details? How noble can it be?

Nike wants him to be a good person and not challenge Frye until he has absolute strength.

"Otherwise, LeBron will be a lesson to you."

This is what Nike executives said to him personally.

Ever since he saw how LeBron was retaliated by Yu Fei in Las Vegas, Durant has never had any evil thoughts. He felt that he should never go against Yu Fei.

However, he cannot deceive himself and say that he does not want to be a player like Yu Fei.

From the moment he entered the spotlight of mainstream scouts, the scouts identified him as the next Frye Yu. This was his development template, this was his mission, the end he could reach, and what he dreamed of day and night. future.

If he cannot become such a person, then his career is a failure.

But will becoming such a person necessarily conflict with Frye? The naive Durant didn’t think this was meant to be. Because Frye is not Jordan, he is not Frye, he just wants to be a player like Frye, not a person like Frye.

Kevin Durant, who is 19 years and 117 days old, still doesn't understand that some things are destined. Because Yu Fei is such a person, he will become such a player. Once he wants to take this path, it is inevitable that the good guy Durant will be swallowed up by the devil Durant.

The Celtics gradually discovered that Pierce was not a nerve-wracking player. Yu Fei targeted Pierce just because the latter was noisy.

Yu Fei was targeting their team. From the perspective of the Celtics coaching staff, this was Da Fei going all out to show PJ Brown his competitiveness.

Therefore, neither Pierce nor Barnes can stop his offensive.

Pierce can even put pressure on Yu Fei's defense on the offensive end. What about Barnes? He lacks the ability to hold the ball in positional battles and can only cut and catch the ball, which greatly relieves Yu Fei's defensive pressure.

After Barnes came on the field, Yu Fei began to gradually move inside to help Brown and others relieve the pressure. If it weren't for the Celtics' Reed scoring three consecutive points to stabilize the situation, the SuperSonics might have used it in the first quarter. Yu Fei's unstoppable offense and defense established a double-digit lead.

But at the end of the day, a superstar who gives it his all can dominate.

After the first quarter, the SuperSonics led the Celtics by 29 points 21 to 8.

Yu Fei was on full fire, scoring 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in a single quarter. In addition to missing two goals on outside shots, he almost hit every single shot in positional battles. Pierce and Barnes were both beaten.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Karl replaced Yu Fei and took a rest.

"Frye, you worked too hard even for PJ," Karl said, "This is just a regular season game."

Yu Fei said: "What if our opponent in the finals is the Celtics? How much defensive resources will they invest in me in this game? I guess it will be 30% more than usual. There are many unexperienced players in our team. For the young birds in the competition, if I bear 30% more pressure, they will have 30% less burden, which will give them a better chance to show their strength in the intensity of the finals.”

It's only mid-January, and Da Fei is already thinking about the finals?

Although it seems to be due to personal grudges, Da Fei said so, can Karl not believe it?
I fly great, no need to say more!

In the subsequent second quarter, Karl confidently sent out a second team with young players as the core to deal with the Celtics.

The five are (Luke) Ridnour, Durant, Childress, Posey, and Nick Collison.

Durant likes that he is the only starter among the five players in the current lineup.

This means that his tactical status is the highest.

Although his shooting percentage is not high, he makes a lot of mistakes, and he is not as prestigious as Frye, but if he wants to, he can really be like Frye.

He felt ready.

⑴Watson’s previous mistake has been corrected in the previous article. Thanks to the book friend for pointing it out.

(End of this chapter)