On December 27, the SuperSonics lost to the Timberwolves away, and this game was not a rotational rest.

Lu Fei feels that playing in the NBA is no different from going abroad to work, the intensive schedule does not even have a little respite, and the time on the way back to China will be removed for two days, so he can take advantage of the few days when there is no game at Christmas.

The Timberwolves were not polite, and the three armies won the game directly, although Ray Allen scored a season high of 37 points, but after the team lacked Lu Fei's strong point, it was still a little difficult to play a strong team like the Timberwolves.

Seattle media: "If Lu Fei is here, the ending may be different!" ”

Everyone once again realized the importance of Lu Fei to this team, and whether Lu Fei was supersonic or not was completely different teams.

On December 29, the SuperSonics hosted the Grizzlies for the second time in the regular season so far, and Lu Fei returned to Seattle the day before the game.

The arrival of the Grizzlies has welcomed the Seattle home fans, and several huge banners have even been erected on the home court.

"Welcome to the Grizzlies!"

"Send Warmth to the Seattle fans love you!"

Lu Fei's draft pick was given by the Grizzlies, and Sean Battier's outstanding performance during this period also made fans realize how wise the original trade was.

It also made Rashad Lewis, who returned to the Key Arena, look pale, and even though the fans in the stadium applauded his arrival, this applause was more like a sarcasm against the backdrop of these banners.

The last time the SuperSonics went to play on the Grizzlies' home court, Rashad Lewis was unwell and did not play, and this time he hopes to play well and make all SuperSonics fans regret the trade made at the beginning of the season.

It's a pity that on this Grizzlies team, he is just a backup for Pau Gasol.

The Grizzlies have not been weak this season, and they have ushered in a wave of winning streaks after losing to the SuperSonics, and their record has surpassed the Rockets to enter the top eight in the West.

Their starting center is Lorenzen Wright, the seventh pick of the 96 Golden Generation, and he is a Memphis college graduate, so from the Clippers to the Hawks After arriving at the Memphis Grizzlies, he has become the darling of local fans in Memphis, averaging 9.6 points + 6.8 rebounds per game, and is a qualified interior blue-collar player.

The power forward is Pau Gasol, whom Lu Fei has known before, and Gasol spent the latter part of his career with the Spurs, but the Grizzlies are the starting point for his NBA career, where he played at an All-Star level.

The small forward is the famous defensive titan James Posey, and the first thing that comes to mind when it comes to James Posey must be his strong defensive ability, in fact, Posey also has good offensive ability, and his average of 13.7 points per game this season is second only to Gasol in the team.

The shooting guard is three-point shooter Mike Miller, who shoots 43.3 percent from three-point range.

The playmaker guard is Jason Williams, nicknamed "White Chocolate", and the entire Grizzlies team has been playing under his organization, but sometimes it is more of a headache to pass teammates who can't catch up.

There are even more offensive firepower points on the bench such as Bunch Wells and Rashad Lewis.

Even a team with such a configuration is only in eighth place in the West, so you can imagine how fierce the competition is in the West this year.

Suffice it to say, there are no weak teams in the West this year...... Except for the Clippers and the Suns, these two are determined to go to the lottery.

In addition to the Clippers and Suns, the third-to-last Golden State Warriors also have a win rate of more than 45%, which is a solid top eight in the East.

It is precisely because of this that the inconspicuous lineup of the SuperSonics can rank third in the Western Conference in the high game, which makes everyone feel incredible.

The evening game began with the cheers of the fans, and against the Grizzlies with a strong lineup, the SuperSonics set the tone for victory from the first quarter.

With an 18-point lead at halftime, Lu Fei was replaced after hitting his 21st point at the beginning of the fourth quarter, and with four minutes left at the end of the game, Ray Allen, Oku, and Wang Zhizhi were also collectively replaced, and McMillan only left Sean Battier on the court.

Lu Fei and several teammates, just like in the previous wave of consecutive wins, could only sit on the bench and watch their teammates play in the final stage.

Lei Allen suddenly smiled and said: "Hey, brothers, we can't play like this in the future, the game will not end for so long, how much technical statistics will we lose if we end early!" ”

When Oku heard this, he nodded hurriedly: "That's right, I was replaced after I just scored 17 points, and I just got 9 rebounds, and I was thinking that I could get a double-double today...... Lu, did you take two more pairs today? ”

"It seems to be......" Lu Fei couldn't remember clearly.

McMillan laughed as he stood by and heard their conversation, and now that the team has been transformed into a unique team in the league, both in terms of tactical style and record against strong teams, this team is no longer what it used to be.

But there is still a faint worry in his heart, in fact, every game is not easy for Lu Fei, the opposing team's outside defenders have a lot of hand movements, and other teammates face a lot of interference from the opponent when shooting, the league pays more attention to the blowing penalty on the inside, and the defense on the outside is generally between blowing and not blowing.

Needless to say, the intensity of the playoffs has increased by one level, even if there is a collective dumb fire in the regular season, it is estimated that the probability of capsizing is relatively large.

The game ended in a dull situation, the bench lineup played well, and the shots were basically concentrated in the hands of Korver and Barry, although sometimes they couldn't shoot, but Evans and Collison were very active in rebounding, in comparison, the bench lineup in the league, whether it was defense or rebounding, was above the horizontal line, but the offense was poor.

The final score was fixed at 107:93, leading by 14 points to take the victory.

Lewis even received a round of applause from the fans after he got off the court, which made him even more embarrassed, considering that he only got 9 points and 2 rebounds in this game

After the game, Lu Fei received a call from his agent Joe Smith, "Lu, I helped you find a house, do you want to come and have a look." ”

Lu Fei then remembered that in the past few days since he returned to China, Joe Smith has been helping him find a house.

Most of his money has been donated to the fund, so it is a bit unrealistic to buy a house now, so he can only rent a house to live in, but fortunately, the landlord heard that Lu Fei rented it, and the rent was directly halved.

The house Lu Fei looked at, not far from the key arena, and the rest was to move, and his luggage was not much, just some clothes in the dormitory.

When I returned to my dorm, I found that Anthony Washington was not there.

"Where did you go again?"

Lu Fei was stunned, and suddenly he remembered that today was the day of the Husky Dog team's competition.

He packed his clothes and asked Smith to help him take them to his new house, and then walked out of the dorm room at night.

The campus was quiet, the dim street lamps stretched his shadow very long, and the stadium not far away was lit up, which was particularly conspicuous in the night.

Lu Fei pushed open the door of the arena, and there was no sound of a basketball hitting the floor.

The stadium was empty, there was no one, and Lu Fei's eyes looked at the locker room of the stadium, and the lights inside were also on.

He walked over.

Pushing open the door, he saw Chris Paul sitting alone on a stool, looking depressed......