When pride still matters

Chapter 417 Reed’s inner demons

The Celtics players reacted a little faster than Rivers.

Especially Rondo, he was the first person to realize that the Supersonics no longer relied on Yu Fei as the absolute core. He could even infer the opponent's true intentions from the way they played.

However, he did not dare to act casually, because Rivers had already formulated a game plan and prepared a complete set of strategies for Yu Fei.

Rondo can only follow the arrangement, even if it is wrong, if he does not do so, he will be replaced, because he is not the only reliable point guard of Green Kai.

The Sonics border on disdain for Rondo's shooting ability.

They left too much space, allowing Rondo to dribble to the free throw line and take a lame jump shot.

Although it looked uncoordinated, Rondo made the shot.

So, Karl on the sidelines reminded Roy: "Don't leave such a big gap."

Roy shrugged, expressing frustration with Rondo's unusual shooting rhythm.

The Celtics also hit the ball inside in the next round.

The problem is, for such a big man and such good athletic talent, if he thinks about using shooting to solve problems all day long, he is bound to have problems.

As long as he gets the ball, more than two people must be invested in defensive resources.

Yu Fei's influence began to penetrate every corner of the frontcourt.

Garnett faced off against Marion. In terms of height alone, the matchup between the two could be described as a big one versus a small one. But Marion has a good physique and does not suffer in confrontation. Garnett has played against him countless times over the years and knows this well.

This did not happen, and Yu Fei went to the low position.

This time, Garnett was impatient. He realized that the game had just begun and it had not yet reached the last few minutes. Why was he obsessed with jump shots outside the paint area?
Therefore, this man who takes some time to be interviewed by ABC, TNT and ESPN before every Celtics game to talk about "winning", "responsibility" and "how I lead the team", dribbling attack Under the basket, with the advantage of height and length, he forced a goal over Marion's head.

Yu Fei was not like what they remembered, dribbling from the backcourt to the frontcourt and then calling pick-and-roll call, or directly facing off to eat his opponent alive.

The Celtics care about him too much.

Before Pierce could react, Yu Fei had already caught the ball, turned around, and scored a jump shot over his head.

Then, the game entered a rhythm dominated by Yu Fei.

But this was not the way the Celtics imagined Yu Fei dominating the game.

They first had problems with their defensive strategy, and then on the offensive end, they relied too much on the inside.

"boom!"

"Although it's a good shot, Boston's inside and outside lines are getting disconnected," ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy said. "This is not a good sign."

With his physical fitness, no one can block his ball if they want to.

Marion held up his lower body, making Garnett uncomfortable when he shot.

He doesn't want to use his body to force himself. To deal with a short and sturdy gibbon like Marion, Garnett's best solution is always to draw a jumper outside the paint area.

The Celtics continue to beat Garnett to this point.

The Celtics' rhythm started to go wrong.

Yu Fei collected the rebound under Brown's cover and passed to Durant during the fast break to help him dunk.

But Yu Fei was not obsessed with personal offense. He did not take the risk of passing the ball to Brown inside. Although he was in a good position but there were people around him, he instead passed the ball to Marion who cut into the basket from the bottom corner.

Although Marion's independent offensive ability is insufficient, his pie-eating ability is one of the best among the wings.

With Garnett's assistance, Marion used his body as a cover to resist the opponent's interference, and then put the ball into the basket with his backhand.

At this point, the Celtics realized they couldn't focus on one point of offense.

Pierce on the wing and Reed on the outside are both good players and trustworthy.

However, the other two giants, who had not touched the ball for several consecutive rounds, had mixed reactions after receiving the ball.

Pierce hit Yu Fei first, but felt bad after hitting the inside and passed to Reid.

Reid directly shot a three-pointer.

Before he could find his touch, the ball hit the basket right in front of his eyes, and Yu Fei grabbed the rebound. SuperSonics' defensive counterattack was like a torrential rain, and Reid seemed to be able to feel the opponent's ridicule.

Yu Fei sprinted to the frontcourt at full speed. He adjusted his rhythm before reaching the three-point line. When he came to the top of the arc and outside the three-point line, a chasing three-pointer flew out of his hand.

The ball goes in!

In an instant, the Key Arena was filled with cheers.

The score difference was widened to 10 points.

The Celtics requested a timeout.

The scene was familiar to Reed, especially the reaction from the commentators after the Sonics got going.

"A lot of people say that Frye can't play like he did in Game 3 every game, but you can see that he doesn't have just one style of play!" said ABC's Doug Collins. "He can play in the paint. , can play on the outside, can play in the mid-range, he's dominant on either end of the court. "When you have a player like that, it's easy to just give the ball to him. He, he will lead the team to success, and that’s what Frye has done in the past seven years!”

Michael Reed didn't like what was happening.

He didn't want to hear the commentator praise Yu Fei so highly.

It would remind him of when he was playing in Milwaukee, and when they were successful, they were successful because of Yu Fei. When they failed, it was because they did not bring enough help to Yu Fei.

What a twisted double standard is this? Why do people like Yu Fei have such a strong filter in the eyes of the media?
Reid couldn't understand it at the time until he was traded to New York, where he struggled on a bad team and had no one to blame his teammates. The media will not say who in the Knicks did not bring enough help to Reid.

What will the media say?

"Without Frye, Michael Redd is just a mediocre player."

This is Reed's inner demon and he will never let it go.

His success was easily denied, but his failure was affirmed by the media, which used a unique narrative to characterize him as a "loser player."

This is why he wants to come to Boston and why he likes Boston.

Here, the Big Three are equally ranked. Pierce gave up the right to take the last shot to Reed, in exchange for Reed reducing the number of shots and increasing investment in defense. Garnett is the biggest guard among them, but he voluntarily gave up Minnesota's style of play. After gaining weight, he focused on defense. In every game, he worked tirelessly to sweep up from the high post and then rushed back to the basket to protect the basket and rebounds.

他从一个场均22+12+4的超级全能内线变成了场均18+9+3的超级蓝领。

Look, everyone gave up something, so the Celtics rose.

But why, the media can understand the rise of the Celtics, but cannot understand that the reason why Yu Fei is Yu Fei is because there is a group of people who sacrificed silently behind him?
Why do they ignore other people's contributions for Yu Fei's success, and then point out the lack of other people's contributions when Yu Fei fails?

When will this double standard with twisted logic end?
Reed couldn't accept, or in other words, he couldn't forgive Yu Fei for never making any effort on this matter. Yes, he'll praise his teammates, but that's just an image job to make the media think he's a good teammate.

What is the real Yu Fei like?
Reed knew full well that he didn't care about anyone!
There was a storm brewing in Reid's heart. He didn't pay attention to Rivers's speech at all, just thinking about something unrelated to the game.

But in the end, he comes back to the game itself.

If he wants to retaliate against the media for insulting him, or to retaliate against Yu Fei who "has everything", he must win the finals.

Only by winning the finals can he speak to the outside world with a new identity - the winner who won the championship without Yu Fei. He wants the world to know: victory is not brought by people like Frye, victory is It was brought about by a team like the Celtics, where everyone is selfless and not self-centered. They are a unique team. They don't have Yu Fei, and they don't need Yu Fei.

This will be his speech after winning the championship.

As long as he wins the championship, he will take off all the masks of Yu Fei Shinhwa.

"Did you hear that? Let's fight like this!"

Rivers finished setting up, but Reed didn't listen to a word.

It wasn't until after playing that Reid discovered that Rivers had replaced Rondo with Cassel.

The Celtics served, and Cassell expertly dribbled forward.

Pierce came to the outside and faced Yu Fei.

"You said you wanted me to eat what you said." Yu Fei pressed, "Is it just based on your performance?"

Pierce responded: "We'll see, Da Fei!"

The Celtics originally designed a tactic of having Garnett set up a pick-and-roll for Cassel in the high post, and then pull into their own sweet spot to catch and shoot. This is done to widen the attacking space.

However, Reed disrupted the tactics.

He used a reverse run to get rid of Roy and reached the top of the arc.

Garnett inexplicably felt that he could just cover Reid for a three-pointer. Although this was not the tactic they originally planned, it might be a better solution.

Garnett handed the ball over decisively and used his body to block Reid's defense.

Reid made a three-pointer and hit!
"Paul!" Reid shouted to Pierce in front of Yu Fei, "If you want that bastard to take in what you said, you have to play like me!"

Pierce laughed, "Okay, okay, I'll learn from you, Michael!"

Yu Fei didn't know where Reid's hostility towards him came from. When he was traded by the Bucks, he was essentially unable to compete with Ray Allen, and he couldn't get the support of others. If he wanted to get the upper hand, he had to go to other teams. team, so he applied for a trade, and the team satisfied him. Reed went to New York, and contact between the two parties was severed.

For Fei, this is just a former teammate.

In other words, a former colleague.

Now it seems that this former colleague is full of resentment towards him.

"What did you do to him?" Not just Roy, but everyone else heard Reed say "that bastard."

"The problem is, I don't know what I did to him." Yu Fei considers himself a person who misses old friendships. If it hadn't happened today, maybe one day in the future, he would sit with Reed and miss them in 2003. championship won in the year.

but now.

"I really want to do something to him." Yu Fei said, "He asked for this!"

(End of this chapter)