When pride still matters

Chapter 389 Da Fei turned me into a bad guy

The next day is dedicated to individual competitions, among which the slam dunk contest is the most eye-catching.

Dwight Howard wore a Superman red robe and defended the honor of inside players in the dunk contest, dunking for Amar'e Stoudemire and others in the regular season. However, he failed repeatedly in the dunk contest due to lack of tricks. The dunk generals have their names cleared.

Then came the last day of the All-Star Weekend, today is the day of the All-Star Game.

Yu Fei has no intention of grabbing the AMVP this year. His idea is very simple. He does not need to win the All-Star Game and he does not need to win the AMVP, but James cannot win it either.

Although AMVP is irrelevant, he doesn't want James to win AMVP in front of him.

Therefore, before the game, he specifically asked Popovich, the head coach of the Western Stars, to apply to play against James.

"Do you hate it that much, Fry?"

Duncan's jokes amused the stars of the West.

"How could it be? I just don't want to live up to the expectations of the 280 million fans." The top vote-getter actually showed the consciousness of the top vote-getter. "They voted for me, didn't they just want to see me do different things on this stage? Everyone was thinking about how to show off, but I was the only one thinking about serious defense, and you have to know that defense is much more tiring than offense."

This person is Yao Huang, who participated in the All-Star Game for the sixth time.

He didn't believe it at first, because if his finger was really injured, how could Kobe maintain full attendance?

With such fingers, how much fighting power will Kobe have by then? Yu Fei estimated that 70% was a lot.

After a while, the Western stars were notified and were ready to appear.

As soon as Popovich agreed, Yu Fei had no other ideas.

However, the difference is that Akagi only needs to last half of the game, while Kobe still has 1/3 of the season and the playoffs waiting for him.

Now it seems that it is true that Kobe had serious problems with his fingers, but he did not miss even a game. Because the Lakers have good momentum this season, Kobe has also ranked among the top three in recent MVP lists.

"Is the hand injury serious?" Yu Fei inquired about the enemy's situation in the name of caring for his idol.

Yu Fei heard about Kobe Bryant's finger being seriously injured but not getting off the line of fire.

Since the top vote-getter is willing to put pressure on himself in the All-Star Game, Popovich will naturally not refuse.

Kobe was unprepared and said mockingly: "You can basically treat me as a disabled person. I only have feeling in seven fingers."

Fortunately, besides Yu Fei, there are people in the west who are willing to work hard.

He walked around the locker room a few times and suddenly found Kobe carefully protecting his fingers.

Yu Fei should be happy, because the Lakers are one of their main opponents in the Western Conference. It is good news for them that Kobe has such a big hidden danger. However, it would be a pity not to have a battle with Kobe who is in full health.

Because Kobe, who used to like to compete in this kind of game the most, due to a finger injury, he only played two minutes in the starting lineup before being replaced to rest.

If the people who usually like to cause trouble on such occasions can't do it, how much motivation do others have?
Iverson is old, and Duncan has never been enthusiastic about the All-Star Game. His favorite event is the "shooting star" dominated by his San Antonio team. He had exhausted all his energy in yesterday's "Shooting Stars" contest and now he just wanted to paddle.

That night's All-Star Game felt wrong from the start.

If you want to win two points, you can understand Kobe at this stage as Takenori Akagi who returned to the court after being injured in Hainan in the county competition. This is an opportunity he finally got.

What's more, this is also a way to waste Yu Fei.

Later, Yu Fei went to chat with Yao Huang.

Originally, he had no reason to let Yu Fei fight more, but now that Yu Fei has asked for permission, tonight, Da Fei will fight as long as LeBron fights, and the two of them will be completely locked up!

Yao Huang has always wanted to show his well-known sense of humor in the All-Star Game, but his understanding of humor is very advanced - for him, the main way to perform in the All-Star Game is to pretend to be a 7-foot-5 softie. Shoot three-pointers from outside.

When he stopped doing three things, Yu Fei's complaints were like cannonballs: "Is this what someone who shoots 87% of his free throws does?"

"Cuna!" Yao Quan said, "You're not much better either!"

"I blocked James, what about you?"

"I have blocked myself, is that enough?"

Judging from the attitude of the Western Stars to challenge, they should be massacred by the Eastern Stars tonight.

It's just that the Eastern Star team's intention to mess up is more obvious, and all three-pointers are not accurate.

This means that Yu Fei doesn't have a strong desire to win tonight, and just keeps an eye on James. Otherwise, with the Eastern Stars' strike rate, he can establish an advantage through counterattacks alone.

Kobe doesn't play, Duncan plays poorly, and Iverson sleepwalks. Yu Fei has no choice but to support the Western Conference family, while getting the ball, while covering James from giving him a chance to improve his statistics and win AMVP.

Then, Yu Fei made the dreams of countless Chinese fans come true.

He connected with Yao Huang again and again, and the two seemed like a perfect match.

But this is just an illusion caused by Yu Fei's superb passing skills. A big center like Yao Huang who has to constantly play in the low post is actually not suitable for Yu Fei, but there are too many defensive loopholes in the All-Star Game, and there is always a chance to pass.

Yao Huang knew that Yu Fei could pass the ball, but he didn't know that he could pass the ball from various angles, in various ways, and in various unexpected ways.

Yu Fei made Yao Ming, who had never been able to integrate into the All-Star Game, become the scoring leader of the Western Conference Stars.

The more he fights, the more confident Yao Huang becomes.

He made 2 of 0 three-point shots in the first half and actually made one in the second half.

When Yao Huang scored 25 points and 10 rebounds, the nature of the game changed.

Originally, Yu Fei just didn't want James to win the AMVP, and he would love anyone else. But now, Yao Huang actually has a chance to win the AMVP, and he decided to help.

It's not easy for a big red guy. He has to play for the national team in the summer, and when he comes to the NBA, he has to be beaten by Adelman, an old wall lamp. How can his body withstand it?
Yu Fei was unable to change Yao Huang's predicament. The only thing he could do was to help him play an All-Star Game worthy of fans' memories.

"Good shot!" Yao Huang couldn't help but give Yu Fei a thumbs up after catching the ball and dunking, "What a good shot!"

"Stop being so verbose, be more careful when protecting the rim, and stop sending them to layups."

"How can anyone seriously defend in the All-Star Game?"

"Okay, then it's not impossible for you to only target James."

Yao Huang likes Yu Fei's serious way of avenging private revenge. He obviously wants James to die, but he deliberately puts on a face of "I am selfless".

"Sure!" Shanghai giant Yu Fei's quality in front of him was getting worse and worse, "James is really unlucky to have a big brother like you!"

Outside there is Yu Fei, inside there is Yao Huang. James sensed the malice of the West.

However, the disapproving looks of all his friends in the east annoyed him.

They continued to shoot three-pointers, and their overall shooting percentage was lower than Yao Huang.

人家姚眀全场3投1中的三分，33%的命中率，东部明星队全场36投10中，命中率只有27.8%。

When Yu Fei doesn't care about winning or losing, indiscriminate shooting of three-point shots just makes the fans feel that they are perfunctory. But once Yu Fei wants to win, his intuition for long rebounds allows him to seize these opportunities to lead the team. Fight back.

In the fourth quarter, the Western Stars went ahead and the Eastern Stars never had a chance from then on.

James' mentality exploded due to Yu Feifang's strategy of sudden and non-shooting, because when he suddenly entered, there was a 226cm big guy guarding him.

His only option is to make a pull-up jump shot, but as long as he does this, Yu Fei can still interfere even if he can't cover it.

James made 15 of 5 in the game, which can be said to be a poor performance, while the Western Stars won the game with Yao Shuan's 39 points and 14 rebounds.

Yu Fei's statistics are quite strange. He only took four shots in the game, all of which were counterattack dunks, and scored 8 points, 13 rebounds and 15 assists.

He was the key reason why the Western Conference Stars won this botched battle even though almost everyone was in a downturn.

This is the best outcome for him.

The ball was won, James was guarded, and the guy who won the AMVP was still the big guy.

"I feel like I can retire from the All-Star Game and I won't come back because I won't get another AMVP."

Yao Huang's trademark jokes and sense of humor made the atmosphere joyful, and at the end, he routinely thanked everyone.

Only when he mentioned Yu Fei, his speech became a little personal: "The person I should thank most is Frye, but I suddenly don't want to thank him, because he made me a bad guy, and he threatened me to defend seriously. Otherwise, don’t pass the ball to me, everyone, this is the secret to my AMVP.”

Everyone was laughing, except James' expression changed.

He knew that Yao Huang would not target him for no reason, and now that he heard the person involved tell the truth in a joking tone, it was not surprising to James at all.

This is Yu Fei. Even in the All-Star Game, he doesn't want to make things easier for his enemies.

The show in New Orleans was over, and Yu Fei left with satisfaction.

It was also on the second day after the All-Star Weekend that the league officially announced the surprising deal between the Supersonics and the Heat.

The Sonics traded Rashard Lewis and Luke Ridnour to Miami for Shawn Marion and Smush Parker.

This is the first shot in the entire trade storm before the trade deadline, but it is not the last shot.

For strong teams other than the Celtics, half a season's experience has proven that if they want to go further, they must trade. If they stand still, they will only get further and further away from the goal.

The holidays are coming to an end, and teams aiming to win the championship have already smelled the bloody smell of the playoffs. This is their last chance to strengthen before heading to the ultimate test and cannot be missed.

(End of this chapter)