When pride still matters

Chapter 305 When love is a thing of the past

At the end of the regular season, the Bucks ranked first in the league with a record of 66 wins and 16 losses.

Under the Bucks, second place is the Spurs in the Western Conference, with 62 wins, followed by the Mavericks with 60 wins, and then the Pistons with 59 wins.

As far as the regular season is concerned, this is how the league has been in recent years.

Deer, plug, ox, and horse, the four powerful ones stand in harmony.

However, the Heat emerged in the Eastern Conference last year, and the Cavaliers emerged this year.

The Cavaliers, who stopped outside the playoffs last season, this season, with James averaging 31+8+8 per game, reached fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 46 wins.

Although James entered the playoffs a year or two later than expected, he did get in anyway.

On April 2006, 4, the first round of the playoffs began.

As the No. 1 Bucks in the Eastern Conference, they met the Indiana Pacers in the first round, who eliminated them last season.

In the eyes of some people, this is retribution for blocking the dynasty.

In just one year, the Pacers dropped from the pinnacle of power in the Eastern Conference to the fringes of the playoffs.

The biggest problem lies in Ron Artest's erratic behavior and unprofessional approach.

He could take a leave of absence from the team during the season, citing that he had to be absent to promote his new album.

He can also miss training at will because of "low interest".

Pacers president Larry Bird was enraged when he took a week off due to a domestic incident and then got into a fight at a bar.

Artest was officially put on the shelf at the beginning of the year.

But because the Pacers failed to receive a suitable offer at the trade deadline, Artest was left with nothing.

The results proved that if the tumor is not cut off, it will become diseased sooner or later.

If Yu Fei is the best player in the league, and he averages a triple-double to lead a team that lacks star power but can lead many teams to the first place in the league, then Artest is the most destructive player in the league. players.

He single-handedly destroyed the foundation of a team.

The relationship between Artest and the team deteriorated, and the Pacers' burden basically fell on O'Brien. But Ou is a power forward who plays the center position. Excessive pressure has led to injuries this season, so he had a little fun with Da Fei during the All-Star Weekend.

"Where's Ron Artest?" Yu Fei asked.

Xiao Ao said with a dark face: "Don't mention that person, he won't fight."

"Why don't you fight?"

"Because Larry doesn't give him meal allowance."

Yu Fei has seen a lot of stingy people, but it is rare to see someone who seems stingy when he takes revenge.

There are even fewer people like Artest who directly use this as an excuse not to play.

Of course, Artest also has something to say. Does he lack the hundreds of dollars a day in meal supplements? What he lacks is respect. This is the last time Larry Bird will disrespect him.

Yu Fei expressed deep sympathy for Xiao Ao's predicament and said before the fight started: "If you want to apply for a trade, remember to tell me."

Xiao Ao looked at him expectantly: "What do you want?"

"I can ask the management to use Dikembe to make an offer to Larry." Yu Fei said seriously, "I hope he won't be ignorant."

"F-YOU! Dafei!"

"Okay, okay, just say this to you, I will definitely make you the first team in the playoffs to prepare for the 2006-07 season!"

If Artest doesn't play, Yu Fei will have no pressure to play against the Pacers.

Because Artest is the only defender in the league who can cause him trouble in one-on-one situations.

Without Artest, the Pacers have no variables on the wing, and only O'Neill has an advantage inside.

The first game was an encounter. Yu Fei came and went like the wind, and the Pacers couldn't hold back the pace. He led the team to score 62 points in the first half.

"I thought they scored 100 points at halftime, but they ended up with only 62 points." Pacers coach Carlisle said self-deprecatingly, "I think we played well."

The Pacers' performance can be called top-notch. When they couldn't control the rhythm, they fought against the Bucks. Although they couldn't attack, they still scored 51 points and were not beaten in a wave.

Xiao Ao played the role of a calming needle in the paint.

Judging from Yu Fei's perception, among all the insiders against the Bucks, the most powerful one is 03 Duncan, followed by O'Brien at any time.

He suddenly made Yu Fei suspect that Xiao Ao was a black slave who worked hard in Milwaukee in his previous life, otherwise there would be no such big resentment.

In the end, 117 to 104, the Bucks easily defeated the Pacers.

Yu Fei scored a triple-double, and Xiao Ao became the leader of the aerial attack group with 35 points and 15 rebounds.

"FUCK!" Xiao Ou complained to his teammates after the game, "I can't win even if I fight like this. We are really going to be swept by Da Fei!"

Teammate Anthony Johnson corrected: "Swept by the Bucks."

"FUCK!" Xiao Ao stared at him, "Do you have any misunderstandings about the Milwaukee Flyers? Milwaukee is the Flyers, and the Flyers are Milwaukee!"

"Damn it Nico, you better remember my words, Da Fei is Milwaukee!"

Johnson joked: "It's okay, he will be gone in two years."

"SHIT~~~~~!!!" Xiao Ou suddenly had a whim, "You said that if Da Fei wins two consecutive championships and then leaves Milwaukee, will I become the only one in the Eastern Conference who has been defeated in the playoffs? Someone who passed him?"

Johnson blinked: "I was there last season." "SHIT!" O'Neill bared his teeth, "You are not the decisive factor."

Johnson rolled his eyes: "Then you're not the only one to beat him. Jason Kidd did it too."

"When?"

"When Da Fei was still in DC."

"SHIT~~~~~"

When you see two starters on a team amusing themselves with old records of past wins, you know they're screwed.

However, no one thought that the Pacers had the power to resist in front of the Bucks.

The gap between a team that is self-destructing and a team that is rushing to the top is infinite.

In the ensuing second game of the series, Kwame Brown believed that it was unreasonable for Ou to jump like this in the paint. If he had the ball, he could also increase the data.

George Karl believed his evil deeds and assigned him low-post singles tactics at the beginning.

Then Brown contributed a total of one iron, one pass, and one shot error in three rounds.

"From now on, just come out for pick-and-rolls. You are no longer worthy of playing alone." Yu Fei laughed.

"Pick-and-roll, pick-and-roll, what's so great about it?" Brown shouted, "I can get him without singles."

Although Yu Fei laughed at Brown's kindergarten single, he still had to make cakes when it was time to make them.

He can average a triple-double per game. Brown sacrificed a lot and gave him simple defensive rebounds. Coupled with the active blocking in the front and backcourt, he created his gorgeous statistics.

Therefore, if he wants to play in singles, he can play a few times in singles. If he can't beat, he will take the pie. He can also comfort himself by saying that Jermaine O'Neal is not worthy of being beaten by him.

Brown had a tacit understanding with Yu Fei when he was with the Wizards. After 82 regular season games, the two developed the telepathy between Harden and Capela.

Sometimes Yu Fei doesn't even need to call tactics, Brown just knows what to do.

A look or an action may seem like meaningless static or dynamic behavior to others, but there is a lot of tacit understanding between them that is insignificant to outsiders.

Kwame Brown avenged his shame and became the ancient Greek god of bread-eating.

Pick-and-roll, cut from the corner, catch the ball under the basket, catch the ball for dunk after counterattack, follow-up with screen, and catch the ball after screen.

Various pick-and-roll screens, countless attacks, Brown's small hands contain a lot of power, reminding Jermaine O'Neal of the recent All-Star Game in Houston, how he and Da Fei had fun together of.

"SHIT!" Ou suddenly wanted to kill Anthony Johnson. This bastard only knew how to let him catch the ball in the low post.

Look at Da Fei, this ball is passed, even a guy like Kwame Brown is playing like an All-Star, this is a great cake maker.

After another battle, the Pacers were defeated by a margin of 30+.

The biggest difference between this defeat and the previous one is that Xiao Ao has no advantage in the paint.

Judging from the data, he was even beaten by Kwame Brown.

小奥在内线19投9中，拿到22分14篮板，对面的布朗却14投11中，砍下全场最高的26分10篮板3盖帽。

"I told you, I should be an All-Star, and I still think so, look at my performance tonight, who can stop me? I'm unstoppable! Really, I'm fucking unstoppable!"

Kwame Brown grimaced with emotion, as if he had been terribly wronged.

Some media followed suit, and suddenly everyone forgot that the gap between Brown and O'Brien and O'Brien was millions of votes, as if he was really wronged for not being selected as an All-Star.

Some naughty reporters went to O'ona to stir up trouble and asked him: "How do you evaluate Kwame Brown who thinks he is more worthy of being an All-Star than you?"

"He's crazy!" Xiao Ao was furious, "If it hadn't been for Da Fei, he wouldn't have scored a single point in front of me!"

Before the third game, Brown responded to Xiao O's words, "Man, is he serious? I have a big fly because I have a sharp eye. Do you have to blame me if he doesn't have a big fly? Why doesn't he have a big fly of his own? I hope he will find his own reasons and stop complaining all day long. Look, he stole my All-Star qualification. Did I complain?"

As a person who was frequently mentioned in scolding wars, Yu Fei chose to stay out of the matter.

He and Xiao Ou are very close, and Brown is his brother. How can you say this? As long as you don't get into a fight, you can have a good time as much as you like, guys are here to play ball.

In the third and fourth games, the Pacers never played as decent a game as they did in the first game.

The Bucks suppressed the entire game.

Yu Fei scored a triple-double in four consecutive games, while Brown averaged 20 points and 9 rebounds per game to keep pace with O'Brien.

After the fourth game, Ou, who scored 30 points and 10 rebounds, walked up to Yu Fei and said that defeating the Bucks 4-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals seemed like something that happened in his previous life.

"Da Fei," Xiao Ao said to Fei, "go win that damn championship.",

Yu Fei smiled and said, "Of course."

"besides."

"what?"

"Tell Kwame Brown to shut up his fucking mouth!" Xiao O yelled, "Let me find the reason for myself? Is there something wrong with his brain? Is it my fault for not being a teammate with you?"

At this point, 4-0, the Bucks swept the Pacers and became the first team to advance to the second round this season.

PS: I would like to recommend a book, the new book "Football: Starting from the World Youth Championship and Messi", also known as "Classics is Glory" by football tycoon Xiangzi Noodles.

For an introduction to the work, please see "Author's Words"

　-The train of time passed by slowly in 2008!

　　You still remember the past that has disappeared!

　　The classical attacking midfielder, an existence that has been abandoned by modern football, has appeared in this magical year.

　　Between a stop, a turn, and a pass, the seemingly tight defense collapsed instantly. At this moment, people realized that classics are glory! .

　　

　

(End of this chapter)