When pride still matters

Chapter 310 Either Friend or Enemy

"I've had enough of big brother's and little brother's games, let's call it a day!"

James' words shocked Yu Fei like a lightning strike.

Yu Fei was silent.

It was as if there was a magical narrator in his little world that fully explained his thoughts.

Heart-breaking, real heart-breaking is not making a fuss, real disappointment is not bursting into tears

"Ok."

Yu Fei just said this and then retreated.

However, everyone could see James yelling at Fei emotionally.

In the eyes of many people, this is a new stage of the "two heroes' struggle for hegemony".

If the black and white duo of the 80s turned from old enemies into close friends proved the beauty of competition, then the break between Magic Johnson and Isaiah Thomas proved the ugly nature of competition.

In terms of relationship, Magic and Thomas are far closer than any modern duo. When Magic lost to Bird in 1984, everyone laughed at him as a tragedy maker. It was Thomas who accompanied him through the most difficult days. Who can deny that they were close friends at that time? But when competition occurs, everything changes. They can kiss each other on the cheek at the beginning of the game, but when Magic fouls Thomas, Thomas can't win the championship even if he lame one leg and perform the most magnificent final performance in NBA history. What does friendship count for?

When the dissatisfaction of not getting what you want appears, the closer the friendship, the more it will turn into intense hatred.

Therefore, after Magic retired due to the HIV virus, Thomas would immediately distance himself from the relationship with Magic and hint everywhere that Magic was a male.

Yu Fei doesn't understand this history, but he does know that as long as he wants to be himself on the court, as long as he wants to show his desire to compete, his relationship with anyone will be challenged.

But he didn't expect that the first person to break the defense would be James, who seemed to have the highest endurance.

I remember when he and Iverson were fighting to the death on the court for the fight for Reebok's top spot. They were red-faced. When it was over, weren't they still two brothers off the court?

Why is his relationship with Xiao Zhan so fragile?

The third quarter ended, and Yu Fei's score stayed at 60 points.

George Karl thought Yu Fei was going to rest, but unexpectedly, he said, "Let's see again."

Karl asked: "What are you looking at?"

"If LeBron continues to play, I will continue to play." Yu Fei said.

Karl saw James yelling at Feixin, and he couldn't help but want to ask: "What just happened?"

"It's nothing, he is anxious." Yu Fei said, "I will let him calm down."

Calm down eh.

Karl didn't know how Yu Fei was going to calm down James, but he was relieved to hear that he was going to continue playing in the fourth quarter.

This is a good thing. Da Fei can continue to collect statistics. With the Cavaliers' poor defense, he can easily break Jordan's single-game scoring record in the playoffs.

However, Karl was not sure whether Da Fei would really do this.

He has already embarrassed LeBron. If getting 60 is not enough, he has further broken Jordan's record. Can this relationship between big brother and little brother be maintained?

Thinking of this, Karl thought again, damn, I shouldn't have kept it going in the first place, fuck him to death!

Yu Fei still understands Xiao Zhan. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers have not "given up" yet. Even if the point difference has reached 30 points, they still have no intention of giving up the game.

James continues to play.

Therefore, Yu Fei will continue to play.

Mike Breen loudly reminded the audience to cheer up and not miss the opportunity to witness history.

"Frye has now scored 60 points. He is only 1986 points away from the all-time single-game scoring record in the playoffs set by Michael Jordan in 3 against the Celtics. If you want me to spend this month's salary on Frye, If Lay can break that record tonight, I'd make the decision to bet on it pretty easily."

Moreover, the Bucks not only have Yu Fei, but also the entire main lineup including Martin, Bell, Granger and Brown.

James holds the ball to attack, and Yu Fei takes the initiative to lead the defense.

"LeBron, you said you don't want to continue the game of big brother and little brother. What do you mean?"

Yu Fei approached James domineeringly.

James didn't answer, passed Yu Fei's defense, and fell into the Bucks' zone defense, but his excellent vision allowed him to find his teammates.

However, his teammates have lost faith in the game.

The gap is as high as 30 points. In their understanding, it should be garbage time.

What's the point of continuing to fight?

"boom!"

A good piece of iron fell, Brown collected the rebound and passed it to Yu Fei.

"Since you don't want to say it, I have to interpret this sentence according to my opinion."

Yu Fei brought the ball to the frontcourt, but James did not come to counter.

So he called a pick-and-roll to force the Cavaliers to switch defenses.

The two faced off again, but James, whose mentality had collapsed, was unable to make any valuable defense against Fei's offense.

Yu Fei dribbled the ball continuously from his hips, suddenly raised his left hand, retracted his right hand, and hit a sideways jumper.

That was his 62nd personal point.

Then James responded with a jumper.

Although he scored, it had no impact on the matchup gap that Fei had already created.

No one will remember him scoring in front of Yu Fei.

But everyone will remember that Yu Fei scored 60 points in three quarters over him.

And that's not the most shameful thing.

The most shameful thing is that his angry behavior angered Yu Fei, so Yu Fei decided to get more points.

You don’t want to be a little brother anymore?

Then be the enemy.

Or you can go one step further and be my enemy.

The way Yu Fei broke Jordan's scoring record was to dunk in the penalty area after breaking through James.

The Bradley Center cheered for nearly ten seconds, and would have been longer had both sides called timeout for the moment. But there is no pause.

Because Yu Fei didn't want Karl to call a timeout, the Cavaliers wouldn't specifically call a timeout, and the game would continue.

The moment soon lost its meaning as Yu Fei scored his 66th point half a minute later.

Every time he scores, he will set a new record.

But for Fei, does this record really mean anything?

The Bucks' small ball is a dimensionality-reducing blow to traditional defensive teams like the Cavaliers. They may defend well against other teams, but they are just a pile of mud against the Bucks.

From position 1 to position 5, Yu Fei could click on whoever he wanted. It was too easy to score.

Larry Hughes missed a three-pointer.

Yu leapt up to grab a long rebound, rushed to the frontcourt like a madman hungry for points, and hit the Cavaliers' timeout with a chasing three-pointer.

With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, Yu Fei's statistics were 69 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.

The Cavaliers have realized that Yu Fei will accompany James to the end.

Therefore, the way to bring this already extremely embarrassing game to an end is to replace all the main players and let the game enter garbage time.

James sat down, and Mims next to him didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

He is happy that LeBron has taken this step, but this situation is not what he wants.

Yu Fei scored 69 points, LeBron only had 39 points, and the Cavaliers lost by close to 40 points, and may lose more in the end.

This is not what they want.

In their plan, after LeBron fully demonstrated his strength, Yu Fei, a pretentious guy, could no longer pretend to be the big brother, so he exposed his true nature and broke up with LeBron.

But now.

Yu Fei bloodbathed the knight in a stinging way.

As he said in the Sports Illustrated article: I will dye my crown red with his blood.

This hypocritical scumbag did what he said!

The timeout ended, and the Bucks already knew that the Cavaliers had replaced all their main players.

But

"Fry is still there?"

"Damn it, hasn't he fought enough?"

Many on the Cavaliers were furious.

Then, Yu Fei grabbed a defensive rebound and another offensive rebound, bringing his personal rebound count to 15. Finally, he rushed to the basket and caused a foul on the Cavaliers. He went to the free throw line and deliberately made one of two free throws.

Like a kind of paranoia, or an extreme pursuit of numbers, he left the game six minutes before the end of the game after leaving 70 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists.

James, who had been silent since leaving the game, suddenly said: "Michael's right."

What? Mims didn't react.

"Michael was right from the beginning." James looked like he had seen through the world, "I was wrong."

In the last half of the quarter, the Bucks did not show any mercy. Their strong bench depth allowed them to always widen the point difference even more in garbage time.

Tonight's Bucks seemed to be able to feel the anger of their leader and hit the Cavaliers hard.

In the end, the tragedy of the year occurred in the first game of the semifinals.

134 is better than 84

The Bucks beat the Cavaliers by 50 points at home, but this was not the headline of the day, because Yu Fei's 70 points and 15 rebounds will dominate the headlines in the sports world.

Post-match interview

"This game proves that Da Fei is Da Fei and LeBron is LeBron. No matter how great the king is, he must be ruled by the chosen one. Immediately, immediately, stop the discussion of the two heroes!" - George Karsay Later, he angrily criticized the two heroes to the media.

"Da Fei scored 70 points, what do you want me to say? I think the Cavaliers lack self-esteem. They did not foul out to stop Da Fei. LeBron is an over-marketed failed product. Give me 30 times. I can shoot and score 39 points. It's easy." - Kwame Brown on the Cavaliers and LeBron James.

"From the first quarter, Frye was guarding LeBron every possession, and LeBron rarely did that, and you could tell the difference. So I'm not surprised by this result." - Laga· Bell talks about the duel.

"The game in the fourth quarter has lost its practical significance. Frye still chooses to play at this time. It is not only disrespectful to us, but also desecrates the sport. He has no sportsmanship." - Mike Brown accused Yu Fei Flush data during garbage time.

"You really need to watch the game. LeBron's performance is actually on par with Frye's. The gap between the two of them is superficially a gap in personal strength, but in fact it is a gap in overall strength between the two sides. I feel that today Late LeBron is proud." - Mike Brown fully supports LeBron James.

"He played a great game." - LeBron James on Yu Fei's 70 points.

"I hope our two teams can become real rivals one day." - LeBron James talks about the gap between himself and Yu Fei.

"You know, this happens all the time, and Frye got mad at a lot of people." - LeBron James on his rant about Fly.

When Yu Fei came to the media interview room, the scene was too huge even for him.

Although the seats were full, many people were still standing. Hundreds of people were crammed into the classroom-sized room, and they all had interviewers with them.

"Frye, you set a new personal single-game scoring record tonight and broke Michael Jordan's playoff single-game scoring record. How do you feel?"

"To be honest, I don't feel much."

"LeBron got mad at you in the third quarter. What happened between you two?"

"I scored 60 points, so that was probably his way of congratulating me."

"LeBron thinks that happens a lot. Well, he said you get mad at your opponents a lot. Do you have any thoughts on that?"

"When someone scores 60 points in front of me, I will share my thoughts with you."

Finally, a media member from the James camp raised an obviously emotional question: "When the Cavaliers replaced their main players, you still stayed on the court and finally scored 70 points. As a player who is loved by fans, you can't Do you think this lacks sportsmanship and competitiveness?"

"Oh, these two things you mentioned." Yu Fei stood up, just like Tony Stark revealed his superhero identity in the first part of "Iron Man". "I don't have any."

Then, the Bucks’ press officer came out and shouted: “Okay, thank you everyone, that’s it for today’s interview.”

(End of this chapter)