When pride still matters

Chapter 117 The King of Drama
Yu Fei's "humiliation" of O'Neal was a novel experience for Kobe.

Although it's wrong to find it funny to watch an opponent insult one's teammates, it would be fine if the target was O'Neal.

Complaining about the referee not giving fouls is what O'Neal does in every game. He even does this in intra-team competitions. Back then, Kobe Bryant used an attitude similar to Yu Fei's to fight back against O'Neal. What did he get?
A slap in the face.

Now seeing O'Neal being stimulated to red temperature by a rookie, Kobe felt an unusual sense of joy in his heart.

Then, Robert Horry reduced the offensive pressure for O'Neal with a three-pointer.

When it came to the Wizards' offensive round, Popeye Jones, who was responsible for the high-post transition ball, made a mistake when passing the ball and was intercepted by Kobe. The latter immediately launched a defensive counterattack and went to the frontcourt to dunk.

5 is better than 4
The Wizards continue to make a fuss at the top.

Because O'Neal generally doesn't guard pick-and-rolls, and he doesn't bother to run out from the inside to guard shots, so Popeye Jones, who has mid-range shooting ability, pulled aside after the pick-and-roll.

Lu directed the ball.

Horry was too lazy to move, O'Neal did not leave the basket, and Jones took a mid-range shot.

Unfortunately, he is not a stable mid-range shooter.

"boom!"

The Lakers launched a counterattack again.

The speed is too fast and cannot be kept up by the inside line. This is a game for the forwards.

Rather, it was the defenders who dominated this game.

Brian Shaw ran at full speed and passed the ball to Rick Fox while traveling. Fox collected the ball and took off, preparing to attack the basket directly, while Yu Fei, who quickly caught up, sent a chasing shot behind him.

"Fry Yu's chasing shot is a sight in Wizards games!"

NBC commentator Bob Costas laughed after the scene.

Since the Lakers want to play fast, Yu Fei doesn't mind playing fast with them.

After all, no one on the Wizards hates fast-paced games, but the same can't be said for the Lakers.

After Yu Fei blocked the shot, he controlled the ball, and then he dribbled the ball to the frontcourt. After meeting O'Neal's eyes that only enemies could have, he waved to Jaxidi White to pick and roll.

O'Neill's reaction was as Yu Fei expected. He moved, but not completely.

First of all, O'Neal cannot be indifferent to White going out to pick and roll, but it would be difficult for him to leave the paint area and come to the high post to defend the pick and roll.

Because he knew that once he got out, Yu Fei would easily break through him.

Moreover, frequently leaving the paint area to defend pick-and-rolls will also have a great impact on his physical strength.

In short, O'Neal has a lot of excuses, and the combination of these excuses leads to his lack of defense when facing pick-and-roll offenses.

Yu Fei used the pick-and-roll to easily get rid of the defense and dribbled to the free throw line. Since O'Neal didn't come out, there was no need for him to go in and hit a pull-up jumper.

5 is better than 6
The Wizards went ahead by 1 point.

"No one really expects one teammate to defend two, right?" Yu Fei said trash to Fox, but it was not Fox who was hurt. "Where is your boss? Why doesn't he come out to defend me?"

The mature and steady Fox rolled his eyes: "You don't think it will be useful if you say this, do you?"

Just say it if it’s useless?As long as O'Neal feels a little disgusted and angry about this, Yu Fei's trash talk is also valuable.

Seeing O'Neal's attitude towards pick-and-roll offense, Yu Fei gradually understood why some fans in the small ball era felt that O'Neal would be killed by three-pointers and pick-and-rolls in 20 years.

This is a very interesting argument. It brings two completely opposite basketball concepts into serious collision. Old fans usually sneer at this view, because if O'Neal is allowed to play inside in the small ball era, let alone 100% shooting percentage, 75% shooting rate. The shooting rate is stable, and small ball teams need to shoot more than 50% of the three-point shooting rate to drive O'Neal away.However, fans in the small ball era also have something to say, why do people have to shoot three-pointers?If you don't guard against pick-and-rolls, people will point at you and call them out for pick-and-roll military training. Can't you do that?

This is an issue with no outcome, but when traditional insiders like O'Neal died in the small ball era, the era itself has already given the answer.

Everyone and everything must move forward.

But Yu Fei is a person from the future. He knows the power of the pick-and-roll, and he also knows how many opportunities O'Neal's attitude of ignoring pick-and-roll defense can bring to the Wizards.

Then when Yu Fei decided to name O'Neal severely, O'Neal was stuck in the most dangerous position.

Brian Shaw only needed a lob pass.

O'Neal caught the ball, turned around and knocked Jacid White away. Then in an instant, the fat pig body that did not look like an athlete started as if it was equipped with a rocket engine. It roared into the air and hit White's head directly. A smash hit with perfect visual effect.

7 is better than 6
Are you cheating?

Although he already knew it, when he saw it with his own eyes, Yu Fei still had a hard time believing that a person with such a physique could possess such explosive power and bullet speed.

"Jacidi, are you okay?" Yu Fei walked up with a caring attitude like a Xiaomi boss.

This was not the first time that White had played against O'Neal. He just hoped that Yu Fei would not provoke that monster: "You know, Frye, every time you make Shaq angry, I will pay for it in the end."

"Don't be afraid of him, Jasidi. In fact, you can have a [-]-[-] fight with him." Yu Fei was no longer lying with his eyes open. He completely ignored the scene of O'Neal crushing White and tried to brainwash his teammates without conscience.

Later, when Yu Fei wanted to take the ball and call his name, Tyronn Lue actually attacked O'Neal before him.

Coach Lu didn't directly target O'Neal, but it was almost the same. He called Popeye Jones' pick-and-roll. Horry's defensive attitude was similar to O'Neal's. Neither of them likes to defend the pick-and-roll.

This is what Coach Lu wants, to use pick-and-rolls to create openings, and then directly shoot jumpers.

With his current decisiveness in jump shots, Jordan would definitely appreciate it if he was not reimbursed.

"boom!"

Although I didn’t make it, my courage is commendable.

Moreover, Yu Fei grabbed the long backboard that bounced off, stabilized his body, raised his left hand and said: "Take your time, let's take your time!"

Some people said to take it slow, but before they finished speaking, they already provoked Jasidi White to come out for the pick-and-roll.

There is no more obvious offensive tendency than this.

Yu Fei went for O'Neal, he wanted to eat his opponent.

As the No. 1 player in the league, he was treated as a defensive loophole by his opponents. This was an insult to O'Neal. Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Sharks' dislike of flying had already surpassed that of Kobe Bryant and David Robinson. ), transcending all the people who had left him unhappy in his life.

Anger swept through O'Neal's brain, and he followed him out. It was like walking from one dead end to another.

O'Neal's judgment on his defensive end has always been correct.

Although not guarding pick-and-rolls will give him opportunities, he must have the ability to guard against pick-and-rolls.

Yu Fei took advantage of the pick-and-roll and saw that O'Neal in front of him was even hungrier than Taku Yoshimura, who had found his favorite partner, so he accelerated and passed.O'Neal wanted to do something to stop it, but Yu Fei was too fast and he lost his defensive position before he could do anything.

The Lakers' penalty area without O'Neal is empty, and no one will count on Robert Horry to protect the basket.

BOOM!

Yu Fei completed a top-[-] breakthrough dunk.

7 is better than 8
"Why do some people like to be so defensive with their eyes? No wonder the little brothers under him don't accept him as the boss." Yu Fei slowly ran past O'Neal, and his harsh sarcastic words brought a chill to many people.

García Dee White was the first to feel this, and something bad was going to happen to him.

Sure enough, O'Neal worked hard to gain the position with rare aggression.

In order to avoid being double-teamed, he chose to get as deep as possible to ensure that his teammates could launch an offensive as soon as the ball was passed over.

O'Neal's size and strength are beyond comparison with White's. As long as O'Neal wants to do this, White can say there is nothing he can do.

"Beep!"

White was quickly called for a defensive foul.

Then, White was forced to reduce the intensity of the confrontation, but in this way, he was even less able to prevent O'Neal from taking the position.

Just when White thought his nightmare was about to come, the patience of his savior, Kobe Bryant, had reached its limit and he was about to start attacking. The consequence of this would naturally be that O'Neal's efforts were in vain, but who cares?He doesn't care!
Kobe dribbled the ball gracefully, cut directly into the paint area, stopped suddenly, stood up and leaned back, a set of beautiful movements.

"Shh!"

The most damning thing is that he got in, so even if you want to lose your temper with him, you have to think twice.

Phil Jackson's eyes were cold and faint. Of course he knew that this was Kobe once again letting out his dark side.

"Hey, Kobe, I was in position, you should have passed the fucking ball to me!"

Kobe responded tit-for-tat: "You've wasted ten seconds!"

Then, Yu Fei came.

Yu Fei was full of respect for White's performance in carrying O'Neal - although he didn't carry it very well, the important thing is whether he carried it or not. If he carried it, he would be a hero.

Yu Fei’s idea has always been to give appropriate sweetness to these unknown heroes who have made silent sacrifices.

For example, in this round, Yu Fei suddenly didn't ask White to pick and roll. Instead, he asked Jones to pick and roll, then broke into the inside, attracted O'Neal's help in defense, and then made a flying cake for White in the air.

White jumped up to complete the alley-oop and successfully ate the cake.

"As expected of a man who is at odds with a big fat pig, Jasidi, you are awesome!" Yu Fei continued to cheer White on when he returned to defense.

This scene fell into the eyes of Phil Jackson.

He found that reality was so ironic. Both were high school students. Yu Fei was mentally sounder and more humane than Kobe. Although he and MJ didn't get along well, his performance on the court was always correct.

Kobe was always strict with himself and others, especially the boss of a team like O'Neal.

He believes that O'Neal's standards for training should be the same as his own.

O'Neal said he couldn't do it and that he needed "maintenance" or he would get injured.

Jackson always allowed O'Neal to be lazy, but when Kobe had a problem, his criticism was ruthless.This double standard soured Bryant and Jackson's relationship.

Now, the selfish Kobe is back in the game, ignoring O'Neal's position and fighting alone again.

This time, Kobe couldn't dominate Bobby Simmons and shoot the iron.

With dissatisfaction with the Lakers, Coach Lu moved forward at full speed as if on hot wheels, counterattacking and scoring.

9 is better than 12
The Wizards' lead suddenly reached 3 points.

It's time, and Jackson doesn't want to let Kobe continue to tear this team apart.

Just as the "terminally ill" Kobe waved his teammates to roll aside, O'Neal continued to stay under the basket.

O'Neal seemed to know that Jackson was going to call a timeout.

After staying under the basket for five seconds, even if the referee wanted to ignore his violation, the Wizards would not allow it.

Doug Collins yelled at the referee: "How long are you going to keep him under the rim?!",

"Beep!"

When the whistle blew, referee Jesse Cosey reluctantly called O'Neal a three-second violation. The ball belonged to the Wizards, and the Lakers stopped the game at this time.

The scene was shocking to some.

Yu Fei believes that the entanglement between him and Jordan this season is exciting enough. In a few decades, if they don't get along well, they can make a documentary about this season to make money.

But this is the Lakers.
Yu Fei will not do anything detrimental to the team's interests on the court just because he competes with Jordan.

For example, if you deliberately stay under the basket and do not move away, you will be called for a three-second violation.

But Shaq did it!
Even if Jordan is unhappy with Yu Fei, if Yu Fei has a chance to win, he will give it up.

And Kobe is the kind of person who will fall out on the spot if someone tries to steal a key ball from him.

At the same time, the head coach of the Lakers is not a puppet like Collins. He hugged the boss's daughter, defeated the team's veteran LOGO man in an office fight, and also had his own way of controlling the team. He executed O'Neal Indulgent and tolerant, harsh and high-pressure on Kobe.

O'Neal intentionally delayed the toe surgery until before the start of training camp.

Jackson said, without anyone, we will sprint towards three consecutive championships.

Kobe missed preseason training camp because his grandfather passed away due to illness.

Jackson said that some people are selfish, we are in a difficult time, all eyes are on us, and we should be sprinting for a higher goal than personal matters.

Yu Fei finally discovered that OK is called the "King of Drama" for a reason.

No matter how effective the Wizards' program is, the drama is all about Fei and Jordan. The Lakers are different. They have unique skills up and down. Whenever they make a move, the NBA headlines are all about their stories.

O'Neal's weak defensive pick-and-roll ability, the ongoing internal strife with the Lakers, and some inevitable weaknesses that have not been discovered by Yu Fei are the Wizards' chances of letting the defending champion encounter Waterloo tonight.

Before Yu Fei left the field, he glanced at Kobe, who had just suddenly become ill, and thought, go on, don't get along with the dead fat pig, I, the one-day old Kobe, will always stand by your side!

(End of this chapter)