When pride still matters

Chapter 158 The Birth of Power

Chapter 157 The Birth of Power
Yu Fei held high the banner of racism, which made O'Neal inexplicably shorter than him.

It's like, no matter what Yu Fei says is right, and what O'Neal says is wrong, who calls him a racist?
But O'Neal thought he had apologized and Yao Huang accepted it. Why did Yu Fei hold on to it?This is obviously because they have a personal grudge, so racial discrimination is not a problem, the problem is that he and Yu Fei have a grudge.

Since the truth was unclear, O'Neal decided to let his strength speak for itself.

In the frontcourt, O'Neal, who had been blocked several times to no avail, finally received support from his teammates, and Fisher passed the ball in from the outside.

Although O'Neal's offensive and defensive ends have dropped a lot since his return from toe surgery, he is still not something that a center like Dan Gazulic can compete with.

O'Neal easily drove into the basket and scored with a dunk.

4 is better than 2
After scoring the goal in response, O'Neal put on a mighty expression and glared at Yu Fei.

"Dan, if you can't help it, just foul him." Yu Fei said loudly, "Anyway, that cripple can only make one free throw."

O'Neal was furious and wanted to talk back, but the Bucks' offense had already arrived.

Yu Fei dribbled the ball past half-court and called Gazulic to come out for a pick-and-roll. O'Neal decided to stick to the penalty area because Gazulic's shooting threat was insufficient.

However, the practice of giving up defensive pick-and-rolls like this must not only take into account the offensive skills of the pick-and-roll personnel, but also consider whether the teammates have the ability to defend one against two.

When Yu Fei was a rookie last season, Rick Fox was helpless. Now that the second-year Yu Fei has grown into the top ten in the league, how can he resist with the help of the pick-and-roll?

Yu Fei started in the direction of the pick-and-roll, but at the moment Fox reacted, he pulled the ball from behind and changed direction in the opposite direction, sprinted one step inside the free throw line, and stopped almost at a position where O'Neal could touch him one step forward.

"Shh!"

6 is better than 2
"This is why Kobe doesn't respect you. You, a cripple who is unwilling to even take a step forward, are not worthy of help!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" O'Neal was a little red-hot after being sprayed by Yu Fei, "You are not qualified to comment on our affairs!"

Yu Fei, who was about to stay in the frontcourt to force the Lakers ball handler, retorted: "What I want to say is not something you, a racist cripple, can decide!"

The strange thing is that no teammate stood up to speak for O'Neal.

Because Yu Fei is holding a political correctness bodyguard, although O'Neal's racially charged remarks against Yao Huang some time ago have been suppressed, as long as people like Yu Fei continue to remind him of the existence of that incident, its influence will not be disappear.

Then there is this "disability", which is obviously an attack on O'Neal's toe surgery before the start of the season. This is also the biggest dissatisfaction with O'Neal within the Lakers.

These two things, one cannot be defended, and the other no one wants to defend, the isolated and helpless O'Neal must face Fei's angry fire alone.

"Give me the ball!" O'Neal shouted at the top of his voice, "Give me the fucking ball!"

Kobe expressed with practical actions: I can’t hear it.

O'Neal was in the low post, and Kobe changed direction directly from the outside to shake off Ray Allen, like an assassin rushing into the basket. Even without O'Neal, even if there were so many people in the paint area it was like a ** scene, he still used a good waist to pull the lever. Score.

For the first time since entering the league in 1996, Kobe showed the confidence and strength of the head player of the Lakers, completely overpowering O'Neal.

O'Neal, who wanted the ball but was ignored and deliberately kept the basket full of people, allowed Kobe to show off his skills. His eyes turned black and he yelled at Kobe, "You have to pass the ball to me!"

Kobe responded: "This is my team now, I can do whatever I want!"

Well done Kobe!I, a three-day veteran, will always support you in becoming the head of the Lakers!
Although there is a difference between friend and foe now, Yu Fei and Kobe are both evil stars in O'Neal's life.

O'Neal watched Yu Fei vigilantly. As a result, in the next few rounds, Ray Allen and Kobe became more energetic.

Remember when Ray Allen didn’t like Jordan?In fact, what he really dislikes is people like Jordan who think that they are above everything else on the court.

Kobe is the same kind of person. Ray Allen believes that if he and O'Neal were teammates, they would not have any conflicts and the Lakers could still win three consecutive championships because he is not Kobe.

When Kobe ignored O'Neal, who was about to reach his position, and forced an attack to complete the score, Ray Allen also got the ball from Yu Fei, used Mason's pick-and-roll to get rid of Kobe, and misplaced the Lakers' starter in the left paint area. No. [-] Mark Madsen scored and drew a foul.

The Lakers have the ball in Kobe's hands.

In this round, O'Neal didn't want the ball and took the initiative to set up an unqualified pick-and-roll for Kobe.The result of an unqualified pick-and-roll is that the ball handler who uses the pick-and-roll will face the risk of double-teaming, and O'Neal takes the opportunity to walk to the basket.

As a result, Kobe saw O'Neal's opportunity in the double team and passed the ball without thinking much.

O'Neal did not expect Kobe to pass the ball, and his hands were shaking when he caught the ball. When he stabilized the ball, Yu Fei came out of nowhere and used his hand as a blade to knock the ball out of his hand. Then, The ball goes out of bounds.

"Damn it!" Kobe yelled in disappointment, "Stop fucking saying I can't pass the ball to you, you can't do it at all!"

The culprit who sabotaged O'Neal's offense said sarcastically: "It's really hard for you to beat a guy like this for so many years. He doesn't deserve it at all."

Unable to bear this humiliation, O'Neal pushed Yu Fei away and roared, "I have three FMVP trophies, and I am the leader of the Lakers!"

"FMVP trophy? Can this also be mentioned? It is only the finals that determine the FMVP trophy, but this is indeed in line with the understanding of your lazy racist cripple who likes to be lazy, because you, a bastard, always end up in the last section of the marathon. work hard!"

Sarcasm, insult, curse, and then deny honor.

There is no greater shame for a professional athlete than this.

O'Neal gritted his teeth and wanted to rush up and do something to Fei that he might not dare to think of at ordinary times.Then, Anthony Mason stopped him immediately.

The referee stepped forward to further calm the matter.

Because O'Neal kept cursing at Yu Fei, the referee repeatedly banned him and gave him a technical foul.

"This is a shady story! This is a fucking shady story! You are all fucking bribed!"

Referee Tim Donaghy said sternly: "Watch your words, Shaq."

"Fuck you! You pimps have lost your credibility a long time ago⑵! That bastard keeps insulting me, what can you do? Fuck you! Fuck you all!"

Donaghy did not add O'Neal's second technical foul.

Yu Fei believes that the only reason why O'Neal can stay on the court after insulting the referee like this is that the league needs a gimmick for the game.

Yu Fei and O'Neal are the center of the conflict. Unless there is a fight on the court, neither of them will be ejected.

The Lakers replaced O'Neal in order to calm him down, but the Bucks did not replace Yu Fei.

Without O'Neill, Yu Fei's sharp edge suddenly became much weaker.

The Lakers are still difficult to deal with because they have Kobe who is so confident.

The Bucks mainly used Ray Allen and Kobe Bryant to match up.

Yu Fei has no interest in Kobe because his and Kobe's playing styles are completely different.If they play against the Magic or Celtics, he would be happy to face Tracy McGrady or Pierce. For Kobe, forget it.

Even if you don't consider that Kobe's style of play has no reference value for you, just think about how tiring the opponent is to defend him when he averages nearly 30 shots per game in a month?Since Ray Allen wants to compete with him, Yu Fei only needs to be responsible for transporting ammunition on the side.

More than half of the first quarter, the Bucks led the Lakers by 18 points 14 to 4, and Karl was replaced by Yu Fei to rest.

"Shaq is not here, are you really not excited at all?" Karl asked.

"That's not excitement, it's a personal grudge." Yu Fei said, "Kobe and I have no problem."

Karl didn't know whether Yu Fei really didn't regard Kobe as a problem, or whether he didn't take Kobe's crazy singles into consideration at all.

Instead, Ray Allen focused on confronting Kobe, as if he could prove his worth and become the team's leader again.

Carl shook his head mockingly. It was too late.

Yu Fei is already the leader of the team.

Ray Allen only has one title left.

And this title was deliberately given to him by Yu Fei for the sake of internal harmony.

Karl glanced at Yu Fei, who was chatting with Laettner. He believed that he was right - as long as one day, the Bucks no longer need Ray Allen with the title of leader, Yu Fei will belong to him. things to take back.

That's when Ray Allen completely lost his status.

"Fu Lai, did you enjoy the fight?"

Lawson was the only non-insider allowed onto the bench.

It can be said that Lawson's status in the Bucks is like Tim Grover's status in the Wizards.

Everyone knows that he is not one of their own, but no one dares to embarrass him.

Yu Fei shook his head and said, "It's not very pleasant."

"You almost stepped on that bastard's face, aren't you happy?" Lawson didn't expect Yu Fei's "sensitivity" to be so low.

Yu Fei joked: "If he could really lie down on the ground and let me step on it, I would be happy, but you know, this is impossible."

Lawson continued on this unseemly topic; "Is there any other way to enjoy it?"

"Yes." Yu Fei said, "If I can say the N word to him."

"Oh God, stop it."

"Don't worry, I know this is not okay." The smile on Yu Fei's face gradually disappeared, and flames flickered in his brown eyes. "This is why I will not forgive him."

O'Neal used an unconvincing explanation to clear himself up. Although he publicly called Yao Huang a slut, he was not a racist.But if Yu Fei and Yao Huang responded with Nico, they would have no place in this league dominated by black people.

Therefore, for Fei, if he cannot fight back in the same way, he should hold on tightly to this most important talisman in American society and attack O'Neal non-stop from morning to night.

The game entered the second quarter, and the Bucks still led the Lakers by 5 points.

Four minutes later, Kobe tied the score with a pull-up three-pointer.The Lakers replaced O'Neal, and the Bucks replaced Yu Fei, Laettner and Michael Reid.

"Chris (nickname), from now on, you don't have to go inside." Yu Fei said, "Give me a pick-and-roll every round."

Leitner agreed. He liked this arrangement. Why did he go inside to seek abuse?Even the current O'Neal is not something he can compete with.

If he keeps playing pick-and-roll with Yu Fei on the outside, the offense and defense will change.

Laettner plays the pick-and-roll at the fifth position to avoid spending too much time with O'Neal in the paint. This is a trick Yu Fei used with the Wizards last year.

The Lakers didn't have many solutions to this at the time.

Nearly a year later, Yu Fei, who continued to evolve, used this trick again, and O'Neal continued to be unable to get out.

Yu Fei directly set up a pick-and-roll and made an emergency three-pointer.

37 is better than 34
After scoring the goal, Yu Fei also said to Fisher, who came to defend him: "It's really hard for you to defend against a cripple who refuses to move."

Except for O'Neal, everyone else on the Lakers was silent.

"Don't listen to his shit!" O'Neal yelled.

His voice was loud, but the disappointment in his teammates' eyes was clear.

Everyone hopes that he will stand up and take his responsibility.

O'Neal was forced to immerse himself in the embarrassment of being humiliated, expected, and powerless.

He desperately wanted to get the ball, but what greeted him was a foul that was so rude that Laettner couldn't describe it in words.

O'Neal glared, and Laettner turned and walked away.

"boom!"

Missed the first penalty.

Yu Fei commented: "It must be Chris's fault. He fouled too hard."

"Shh!"

O'Neal learned his shame and became brave and hit the second free throw.

Yu Fei didn't take the ball and ran forward with O'Neal, "I heard that your hands have been disabled since you fell from climbing a tree when you were a child. You are really disabled but mentally strong."

“Damn, I￥@#%#@%”

O'Neal and Yu Fei clashed again in the midfield.

There was no technical foul, the referee calmed the matter and the Bucks continued to attack.

The atmosphere at the Bradley Center is getting more and more fanatical. Yu Fei behaves like a jerk on the court, but this jerk can help them win games, play well and look good, and he always shows a tough face.

This is what fans are happy to see.

But for O'Neal, this nightmare is far from over.

Yu Fei is like an unavoidable nightmare. He devotes his malice to O'Neal all the time.O'Neal's counterattack didn't seem strong enough, but every word Yu Fei said hit his weak spot accurately.

This insult was accompanied by silence from teammates, causing even greater mental damage.

But Yu Fei is like a torture king who doesn't know what satisfaction is. There is no "end" or "enough" moment for his attacks on O'Neal, only one wave after another.

As long as O'Neal is on the court, he won't stop.

For many people, this is an image projection of Yu Fei facing Jordan.

If he is so ruthless and crazy in front of the No. 1 player in the league, what does the 40-year-old Jordan mean to him?
Yu Fei did not call a pick-and-roll this time, but broke through the defense line and scored with a throw in front of O'Neal.

"You don't guard shots, and you don't guard layups from close range. What is your role on the court?"

Yu Fei's hostility comes from the heart, which not only makes O'Neal's teammates tremble, but also makes the Bucks players feel scary.

This makes them even more reluctant to offend Yu Fei like O'Neal did.

The power is quietly built on Fei. He is not Jordan, but he is becoming a terrifying figure like Jordan.

Like a sleeping lion that no one dares to mess with, since O'Neal woke him up, let O'Neal die.

The less help O'Neal gets, the more targeted Yu Fei will be.

Every time he scores by seizing O'Neal's loopholes, Yu Fei will drop a mean trash talk.

At first, O'Neal reacted violently, and then he became numb.So Yu Fei would do more extreme things to stir up his nerves.

Whenever O'Neal's blood is aroused and he tries to maintain his dignity like a tough guy, Yu Fei will use pick-and-roll offense to knock him back to his original shape.

The irregular life during the offseason, the unfavorable diet, and the two-month recovery period brought about by toe surgery have made the league's No. 1 Shaquille O'Neal just a name. Now he is not the one who leads the team to win the championship. The king of centers with three consecutive championships, but a weak king in need of rescue.

Kobe wished he was defeated by Yu Fei, his teammates did not dare to get involved, Phil Jackson was away, and O'Neal lost all the support he could get.

By the second half, it was almost a public execution.

Most of Yu Fei's attacks against O'Neal were effective. Even the missed goals had nothing to do with O'Neal.

O'Neal was used as a loophole on the defensive end, and the offensive end was unable to get the ball support from Kobe. This hell-like torture did not come to an end until the second minute of the fourth quarter.

At this time, Yu Fei's statistics were 36 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. He raised his hand and called another pick-and-roll.

O'Neal knew he couldn't do anything, but still chose to leave the paint area.This allowed Yu Fei to start early, tearing apart the Lakers' defense in one step, rushing into the free throw line, and when collecting the ball, he elbowed O'Neal away, who was still standing, making him lose the threat of assisting defense, and then jumped up like a prey. The beast used all his strength to smash the ball into the basket.

"Boom!!!!!!!!"

O'Neal took Yu Fei's elbow and sprained his ankle while retreating, falling backwards like a disintegrated battleship.

Yu Fei turned around and wanted to use trash talk to finish the shot as usual, but found O'Neal lying on the ground like a corpse.

"Hey, you look better now," Yu Fei said, "like a dead dog."

There were no arguments, no fights, no one even said anything back.

The referee stopped the game and O'Neal was carried off the field. Yu Fei sat off the court, unaware that he had finished O'Neal.

Looking at the 16-point lead, Karl decided to let Yu Fei take a rest.

However, this depends on Yu Fei's wishes.

"Are you having fun?"

Karl's subtext is, should we continue to fight?

"Having fun? It's not enough." Yu Fei didn't have the pleasure of KOing his opponent at all. He glanced at the score and said, "But there is no need to fight again in this game."

Karl smiled and said, "Then rest."

After that, Kobe wanted to fight back, but the Bucks' shooters contained their momentum until the end of the game.

112 is better than 98
The Bucks completed a season doubleheader against the Lakers at home.

Post-match interview
"If we can reach the Finals, I hope the opponent is the Lakers. In that case, Frye will become the most terrifying player in history." - George Karl talked about Yu Fei's performance tonight.

"If Kobe took 30 shots in every game for the past three years, the Lakers wouldn't have a championship." - Ray Allen commented on Kobe's style of play.

"I know Frye. He won't target someone for no reason. We all know what Shaq has done." - Christian Laettner refuted the negative comments about Yu Fei's game style.

"It sounds like Ray has a lot of experience in winning championships?" - Kobe Bryant responded to Ray Allen's negative comments about him.

Shaquille O'Neal refused to hold a postgame press conference while tearing apart the visiting team's locker room at Bradley Center.

Yu Fei's violent style tonight aroused many questions. Some people expressed understanding, while others raised questions.

"Why are you acting like a thug out there?"

Yu Fei saw the dog tag marked "LA" on the other person's body.

"If I were a thug, Shaquille O'Neal wouldn't be walking off the field alive."

"So you admit that you targeted Shaq on the court?"

“As an Asian American, do I have a problem being on the floor and targeting an asshole who is making blatantly racist taunts towards Asians?”

"But Shaq has already apologized."

"!@#!￥#" Yu Fei spat out a curse word that would result in a fine, "Why do you think I have to accept his apology? Why should I accept it? I don't accept it. This is my attitude. Not only do I Won't accept it, I will treat him as a racist, this is how I deal with such people, next question!"

⑴What’s interesting is that most of Kobe’s contemporaries (stars) feel that they can replace Kobe in the OK era.

⑵The Jordan mistress mentioned in the article was recommended to Jordan through NBA referee channels.Isn’t it scary to think about it?Do you think it's natural to question the referee's fairness in officiating Jordan's game?If the referee can pimp you off the court, what does it mean to blow the whistle for you on the court?

⑶I just said it casually, not really questioning it.I had forgotten that the Jazz's three-point overtime in the third quarter of Game 98 of the [-] Finals was considered valid, while the Bulls' two-point overtime in the fourth quarter was considered valid.

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