When pride still matters

Chapter 322 The final stubbornness

Yu Fei sat aside to recharge his batteries, while Karl held a tactical board to emphasize how to restrict Wade.

But in fact, Karl also knew that this was just talk on paper. The real situation was that they could not defend Wade as they imagined.

Once they do that, the dog referee blows the whistle.

This is just a scripted arrangement. When the game comes, what they really need is for Yu Fei to maintain efficient offensive output like he did in the first half, and others to do what they should do.

Karl didn't expect that Sprewell actually got up and lectured after he finished speaking. His performance was as surprising as his performance after replacing Martin in the second quarter.

Kevin Martin was out of shape in the second quarter, so Karl used Sprewell to hit it. Unexpectedly, the effect was quite good.

Sprewell, who had not taken responsibility at such a critical moment for a long time, was not unfamiliar at all and quickly played his role like a veteran in the Heat.

At this moment, just as Karl was laying out his opening play and overall strategy for the second half, Sprewell said loudly: "What else can that kid in Miami do besides draw fouls? If he still wants to foul in the second half, we will give it to him. A tough one! You're going to get called for a foul anyway, so why not try harder?"

What Sprewell said made sense, and the teammates around him nodded.

"Da Fei already scored 29 points in the first half! We can't expect him to do better!" Sprewell shouted, "We also have to stand up and shoulder our responsibilities!"

At this time, Yu Fei noticed Wade sneaking up behind O'Neal and teasing him.

Is he right about Wade?

Everyone knows how a player over the age of 30 maintains his competitiveness, remains in excellent physical condition and remains so. However, he had no intention of doing so. People like Jordan are pathologically competitive and obsessed with defeating every challenger, while O'Neal prides himself on being the best in the world, but has never made basketball the center of his life.

A few years ago, if someone asked such a question to O'Neal, they would never get a good look. For a player who has won the Finals MVP for three consecutive years, this is too disrespectful.

O'Neal said: "I knew when I came here, I had to take this young man to the next level. I knew I would face double teams and even triple teams, but it didn't matter, Dwayne was going to make them pay. I know I don’t have to carry the load all the time.”

O'Neal would never answer this question directly.

O'Neal seemed to have accepted this result. He had dominated the league for three consecutive years, but now he had a "I've done it before" mentality. As the season progressed, Yu Fei's torture made it difficult for him to respond. He seemed Exhausted. But the decline in his own competitive ability is indefensible.

There seems to be no doubt that since the playoffs, Wade is developing into a top-five player in the league, instinctively balancing the line of letting his teammates play and taking over the game himself, just like everyone has expected Kobe to do during the OK era. , except it never happened.

O'Neal, who was a little angry at first, smiled when he saw that the person coming was Wade.

Afterwards, they returned to the field to warm up.

Therefore, from the time he moved to the Lakers, his game was destined to be like this: I want to enjoy my vacation. I am not guaranteed to be in good condition in every training camp. As the season progresses, I will gradually enter the state and control it. The ball goes to Kobe/Wade. Come playoff time, I'm going to be ready and we're going to win another championship because I'm always the best player in the league when I put my mind to it. No one can stop me.

O'Neal is being interviewed.

This mentality didn't work in the 90s, and they failed in 2003 and 2004 when Kobe blew himself up.

He loves spending time with his family, spending time with friends, filming movie cameos, recording bad music, attending Hollywood events, going to movie theaters, organizing celebrity parties. You can say he loves doing anything, but he never likes giving it all to basketball. .

There was subtext to every word O'Neal said, but it sums it up simply: I could have been mean about the whole thing, but I willingly stepped aside for this guy so we could win a championship.

Yu Fei said confidently: "If the big fat pigs in Miami can get better, there is no reason why I can't get better."

Although he had clearly stated after the third game that Wade was Miami's best player, on such an occasion, faced with such status-related issues, even though he had accepted a certain reality in his heart, he still kept emphasizing his value.

The Heat are back.

Yu Fei had already finished eating the banana, so he took over what Sprewell said, "What Sprewell said is good, but I want to correct it a bit."

Having a veteran who can lift the spirits will really take the pressure off the coaching staff.

ESPN's Jim Gray asked him: "How does it feel to be Robin next to Batman (Wade)?"

This is the reason why it is impossible for him to compete with Yu Fei.

Because Yu Fei wanted to kill him, but O'Neal had no hatred, but never wanted to do anything for revenge.

Instead, it was Wade. The closer Yu Feiyue observed him, the more he could feel the leadership qualities in this man.

After only three years in the industry, a short-tempered fat guy like O'Neal voluntarily gave up his status as the leading dog.

But Wade, who has gained status, is not as domineering as others. He respects O'Neal and refuses to answer any questions about "Whose team is the Heat?"

O'Neal has said before that Kobe, Pence and Wade respectively correspond to the three Corleone brothers in "The Godfather". He is not sure whether Kobe and Pence are Sonny and Fredo, but when it comes to Wade being Michael, O'Neal is right.

Whether it is his current performance or his future ability to play without the ball after forming the Big Three and being tricked by James, who is in the advanced stage of C-position cancer, to win the 2011 championship, it can all prove his pattern and leadership.

No chance should be given to such an opponent.

Especially considering that Wade now has the blessing of a whistle, if the Heat are allowed to tie the big score at 2 to 2, who knows if the league will suddenly have a whim and think that it is a rare thing for the third-year Wade to overturn the big score. script, so Wade was given 30 free throws in the life and death battle. Yu Fei didn't want to risk his lifelong reputation.

We must win tonight. We must completely crush the Heat's confidence and establish a winning streak. It's now.

At the beginning of the second half, Yu Fei showed his attitude with a pull-up three-pointer.

The difference between the two sides came to 7 points.

Subsequently, James Posey received Wade's breakthrough ball and also hit a three-pointer.

The momentum of the third quarter began. For the Bucks, Kevin Martin failed to regain his touch, so the overall offense was driven by one man.

As long as Yu Fei gets the ball, the Heat will be nervous. They use all their strength to defend, but even if they can use double teams and shrink the defense to limit Yu Fei's offense, they cannot limit his passing.

Martin's hands were soft, but Bell and Sprewell's hands were hard.

Especially Sprewell, his performance tonight gave people a strong sense of belief and mission.

Yu Fei has suffered a lot of infamy for his contract. Facts have also proved that giving him a maximum salary is a loss-making deal for the Bucks. He no longer has the strength to pay a maximum salary.

Sprewell didn't feel he was unworthy, he was just grateful to Fei.

Last year, because of his own affairs, the team missed the opportunity to win three consecutive championships, which made Sprewell even more upset. He always felt that he owed Yu Fei something.

The moments when Martin fades away are Sprewell's best moments of the year.

He took advantage of the opportunity and showed a different side to fans who thought he was just a choker.

Yu Fei has tasted the bitter pill of fighting alone. This is how he lost to the Pacers last year. Therefore, he knows how rare it is to have teammates on such a big stage who can stand up and share the pressure.

What he didn't expect was that the person who helped him the most tonight was Sprewell.

At the end of the third quarter, Wade missed a three-pointer and the long rebound almost flew out of bounds. Sprewell could have let it go out of bounds. Anyway, it was already determined that the Bucks had the ball, but he threw it out and forcefully The ball was saved back into the court, allowing Yu Fei to make his last defensive counterattack before the end of the third quarter.

84 is better than 71

The Heat missed a long three-pointer, and after three quarters, the Bucks led their opponents by 13 points on the road.

Yu Fei shined at the American Airlines Arena with 42 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists. Before the game was over, some people were expecting him to score the first 50-point triple-double in playoff history.

"Are you so desperate that you want to destroy yourself so that the team can use the amnesty clause on you, and then you can lie at home counting money every day?"

Arriving off the field, Yu Fei said to Sprewell, who fell badly.

"Shit!" Sprewell said. "The team can pardon me anytime I want, and they're dying to do it."

Yu Fei asked knowingly: "Then why didn't they do this?"

Because they're worried about pissing you off.

Sprewell said in his heart, but he said: "Maybe I think I can still bring some help. I don't want to be looked down upon. As long as I play, I will play with all my strength."

In this quarter, Yu Fei still couldn't get off the court to rest.

He could clearly feel tired, but seeing an old Bidden like Sprewell risking his life to help him, he didn't think he had any legitimate reason to go down and rest.

Because he knows his opponent's potential better than anyone else.

If they dare to give each other any chance, the 06 Mavericks in their previous life will be their fate.

"What?" Karl was shocked when he heard that Yu Fei wanted to continue playing in the fourth quarter, "Want to play without rest?"

Yu Fei said: "I'm not tired."

"We are now leading by 13 points, you can take a few minutes to rest." Karl suggested.

"George, I don't need it." Yu Fei said, "The only thing I need is to win this game. When I beat them, I can rest as much as I want."

Karl didn't know why Yu Fei regarded the Heat as his biggest opponent. This simply didn't take into account the old enemies who were fighting fiercely in the West.

"If I see you're slow on defense, I'll take you off."

Karl knew that he would definitely not be able to defeat Da Fei, and these words were just his last act of stubbornness.

PS: If Chapter 3 is not updated at 4pm, it means I haven’t finished writing yet.

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