With a minute left in the first quarter, the Wizards replaced Yu Fei with Kwame Brown.

This brought more fun to the game, as Yu Fei came off the bench and performed well, scoring 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, and showed a fiery personality consistent with the rumors.

What about Kwame Brown? Judging from the order, he should be better than Yu Fei, but is this really the case?

As a result, Brown brought disappointment.

He looked out of place in the game, and as a number four, he didn't live up to Collins' requirements, and he couldn't do the shaft in the high post.

What about Weber II, who said yes? Will Weber II respond?

Is this a joke?

The truth is, the skills Brown honed in low-level high school games gave the illusion that he was the second Weber, and the Wizards saw through that during training camp and now only validated their judgment in practice.

Brown at the No. 4 position can't help the team, and if he is put at the No. 5 position, he is a little lacking in the right matchup, and Collins doubts that he has enough to protect the basket.

In addition, Brown's defensive habits are also very bad.

Within a minute, Brown had two fouls.

The worst thing is that his butter hand attributes are exposed in this minute.

Chris Whitney called Brown for a pick-and-roll and delivered an imaginative cross-cut pass.

However, Brown didn't catch the ball steadily, which was equivalent to spitting out the two points that were fed into his mouth.

Yu Fei had narrowed the deficit to six points at one point, and Brown trailed the Wizards by 14 points in three minutes.

With 10 minutes left in the second quarter, Jordan stood up with a gloomy face and said, "I've seen enough." ”

With Brown getting his third personal foul, he was replaced.

"Unlike Frye Yu, Kwame seems to be still familiar with the intensity of professional basketball."

"It's a bit premature, but I don't really see anything in him. Flash. ”

Brown walked off the field in frustration, not wanting to talk to anyone.

Collins generally "coaches" the players who are substituted.

When Lightner came off the court, Collins was "coached" in language that would be condemned by God, and when Yu Fei came off the court, Collins introduced him to a player named Darryl Dawkins, and he wanted Yu Fei to know that when a person has great talent but can't control his temper well, it can derail his career.

What about Kwame Brown? He didn't have anything to say.

It's obvious that Collins is disappointed in Brown, but it's puzzling that he's even less patient with Brown than Jordan.

Yu Fei saw Brown sullen and said to him: "You signed a 4-year contract, and a bad night won't change anything." ”

For Brown, Yu Fei really did "I can protect and warm my heart". Brown is grateful to Fly, and he doesn't know how he would have survived this toxic environment without the care of his classmate.

"If I practiced three times a day like you. Am I going to get better? "Brown wanted to change his situation.

Yu Fei doesn't think Brown can stick to three practices a day.

Moreover, the season has already begun, do you think you are not soft enough on the field to practice three times a day?

Messing yourself up on the training ground, what strength do you have to play?

Even Yu Fei, the intensity of training is now greatly reduced, in addition to training with the team, he only practices 60 minutes of shooting and 30 minutes of strength every day.

"I think it's more helpful for you to memorize the tactics in the playbook." Yu Fei cautiously suggested.

Brown has too many problems, and the most important thing at the moment is not to be out of touch with the team's style of play, and the main reason for this is that he is not familiar with the team's tactics, because he was delirious by Jordan and Collins PUA in training.

In front of those two masters, Brown would only say "yes", and when he actually plays, he needs to integrate into the system, and no one will remind him what to do all the time.

On the court, Gote, who was 1 of 5 in the first quarter, finally found some game feeling.

On the defensive end, Sprewell was against him, although he couldn't keep up with the speed, but he was experienced and successfully predicted the timing of the opponent's power, and after completing the steal, he quickly attacked and dunked.

He then responded with a mid-range shot after Sprewell scored on a breakaway.

The Knicks hit the iron, Jordan scored points quickly, and scored three goals in a row.

In his prime, as long as he gets into the offensive rhythm, he can score points until he doesn't want to.

But now, as soon as the running increases, he starts to gasp, and when he gasps, the rhythm changes, and the shot has to be off.

Jordan's fourth shot was crooked even in the arc.

"When he was young, he couldn't have lost this shot!"

Tim Grover shook his head ruefully.

Yu Fei glanced at him, and when Jordan was about to dunk, Grover jumped up directly, happier than the festival.

He doesn't want to comment because Grover is Jordan's most loyal hardcore and he only cares when he can play again.

Jordan played six minutes in a row and began to hold his knees and gasp as he stepped back to the backcourt.

Collins asked, "Michael, would you like to rest for a while?" ”

Would you like to take a break? Yu Fei glared, why are you teasing me? You're a coach, and you don't have the power to be a fart coach!

Collins proved with practical actions that he was a fart in front of Jordan.

Jordan shook his head, "We're on good momentum, and I'm okay, I can hold on." ”

Hold on, just hold on, old man, don't burp on the field

Yu Fei slandered Dog Te in his heart, and he didn't wait for his second chance to play until the end of the first half.

49 to 45

The Knicks lead by four points.

Back in the locker room, Grover looked at Jordan's knee nervously like a doctor entering the operating room.

"Playing a full section is too much for you right now." Grover snapped.

Ignoring the sharp pain in his joints, Jordan gritted his teeth and said, "I don't care. ”

Collins then began to criticize the bench players, "I don't want Michael to play the full 12 minutes, but if you can't improve your performance, we're going to have to let Michael and the rest of the main players play longer."

Different people have different feelings when they hear this.

Yu Fei was very angry when he heard it.

Did Jordan play the second quarter because the bench couldn't do it? It's not that Jordan doesn't agree to be replaced?

Entering the second half, Yu Fei was still sitting on the bench.

It wasn't until 4 minutes before the end of the third quarter that Jordan, who was physically struggling, finally agreed to replace Collins after consecutive missed shots.

Yu Fei only then had the opportunity to appear as a substitute for the No. 3 position.

After playing, Yu Fei was hungry, and his thirst for data surpassed everything, because he didn't know when he would be replaced, so he had to seize every opportunity.

rebounds and ball possession, Yu Fei wants.

Three dunks in the first quarter made the Knicks defensive for flying.

This year is the first year of the NBA's joint defense, and the NBA has an urgent need to end the domination of big men on the court, because it has been proven that only a player of Jordan's size can bring good ratings, and since Jordan's successor cannot replace Jordan, then the rules can only be used to eliminate the traditional interior line.

The joint defense not only restrained the attack of the traditional center, but also caused serious interference with the breakthrough of the outside line - the league certainly took this into account, so the world's only three-second defensive rule was introduced at the same time as the joint defense was lifted.

Together, these two rules add up to the only thing that takes real damage is the traditional inside.

I wish the center's death was already written on Stern's face.

Due to the existence of three seconds of defense, the NBA's joint defense and FIBA's joint defense are not the same thing at all, and the gap is even greater than Pepsi and Coke.

However, although there were obvious flaws in the NBA's joint defense, Yu Fei still decided to try his shot.

When the opponent formed a joint defensive formation in the paint area, Yu Fei called Whitney's block on the outside, named the opponent's point guard, and pulled out his hand under his defense.

"Huh!"

Whether it is the rhythm of shooting or the feeling of shooting, Yu Fei feels that he is in the best condition.

In that case, why not go ahead?

Yu Feixiu began, and in the next seven rounds, Yu Fei called the blocker in four rounds to name the opponent's defender.

These five rounds are almost like replay shots, all at the free throw line, all with the same offensive routine and rhythm, and all of them hit.

After Yu Fei scored 10 points in a single quarter, the Knicks' joint defense was broken, and Van Gundy made a bag in the high post, but it created a shooting opportunity for Richard Hamilton.

Before the end of the third quarter, Yu Fei assisted Hamilton to hit a two-point long line, 77-76, and the Wizards achieved a comeback.

"Why don't we pretend that Frye Yu is the top pick of the Wizards?"

NBC commentator Lewis Johnson jokingly said.

However, Collins did not continue to use Yu Fei, who was in excellent form, in the fourth quarter, and switched back to the main lineup.

The two sides tugged at the 1-point difference and went back and forth, alternating the lead many times.

Jordan, who regained his fitness, held up the Wizards' offense in the first half of the quarter, while Hamilton ensured that the first five minutes of the second half were not pulled away.

But in the final minute, Alan Houston and Sprewell used mid-range shots and three-pointers to extend the deficit to four points, respectively.

Chris Whitney's game-saving three-pointer brought the deficit back to one.

At the critical moment, Popayer Jones left the court with six fouls, and the Knicks bizarrely missed two free throws, giving the Wizards a chance to kill the game.

At this time, Collins suddenly remembered Yu Fei, who had been sitting on the bench for a whole section.

With 20 seconds to go, Collins decided to fly to replace Jones.

For no reason, Collins remembered Yu Fei's performance of calling for a pick-and-roll attack on the Knicks' guard line.

"Everybody pull away and make room for Michael!" Collins started by saying, "Michael, you're here with the ball, if there's no chance, Frye is here to pick you up if Frye gets the ball, Rip, you've got to be ready to pick and roll!" ”

Because there are 20 seconds, the Wizards have plenty of time to guarantee the bottom.

Let Jordan try it first, and if it doesn't work, give it to Yu Fei.

This is the first time Yu Fei has played at the same time as Jordan tonight.

Yu Fei has a feeling that Jordan won't pass the ball, because the Knicks will most likely let Sprewell defend him alone.

This is not disrespectful to Jordan, for Jordan, who is 38 years old and has not really recovered his game form, a Sprewell is more than enough.

After all, Jordan's shooting percentage tonight was just over 30 percent.

Therefore, Yu Fei was ready to rush for rebounds from the beginning.

The basketball goes off the sideline smoothly.

Chris Whitney controlled for a few seconds, pulled away as Collins had arranged, and played the ball to Jordan on the weak side.

Jordan began to control the rhythm of the dribble, the first shake was crucial, and the veteran who had lost his explosiveness and sheer speed had to use the rhythm to disrupt his opponent if he wanted to make a difference in heads-up.

Therefore, whether or not Sprewell eats the rhythm of the first shake will determine the success or failure of the entire offense.

Unfortunately, Jordan didn't shoot well tonight, and Sprewell counted his every move.

Once the offensive rhythm is figured out, even a god will be prevented from seeing the basket.

After more than 10 seconds of attacking the whole period, Jordan made a sharp stop to the right at the last moment, collected the ball, jumped with all his might, and had to pull up the shooting arc in the face of the block.

This is definitely one of the hardest shots on the basketball court.

It's too hard, and the probability of hitting is slim to none.

The basketball hits the left side of the basket and pops out with high-speed spin, and the person who controls the rebound will determine the direction of the game - however, the ball has no chance to leave the range of the basket at all, and at the moment when he bounces outward, Yu Fei, who accurately predicts that Jordan will hit the iron, luckily stuck the spot, and at the moment when the basketball bounced out, he had jumped into the air, stretched out his hand, stroked the basketball softly, and then put it down.

swish

The basketball fell into the center of the basket, and it was probably the gentlest goal of the night.

“！ #￥@#%@%”

Spike Lee broke his defense, pointed at Felton Spencer, who was not stuck in his position, and cursed, "You stupid idiot, how can you do this!" How can you do that! Oh, my God! Why! I miss Patrick Ewing! ”

MSG collapsed, fans were angered by the Knicks' laxity in the last moments, basketball Mecca suddenly turned into a basketball vegetable market, and the scolding of nearly 20,000 people will bring huge psychological pressure to Knicks players?

Eventually, the Knicks were overwhelmed by the pressure at home.

Coming back from the timeout, the Knicks misserved the ball on the sideline, and Chris Whitney stole the pass and scored on a fast break to completely kill the game.

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"7 of 21, MJ's return didn't go as smoothly as expected, but the results were sweet for the pair." —The New York Times

"The bad news for the Wizards is that No. 1 pick Kwame Brown struggled in his debut, but the good news is that No. 8 pick Frye Yu showed more maturity than expected, shooting 100 percent from 100 percent from the field with 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and like Lewis Johnson said, they can pretend that Frye is the top pick." - ESPN News Express

"I aim well when I shoot, but I always shoot short. My shot tonight was either close or too low, which was a big problem, but thankfully it was just the beginning of a long season. That's how I see it. - Jordan on his shooting after the game

"You know, the unknown is always the most dangerous, and everybody has thought about it, but no one really knows. I guess that's part of the challenge. It's a very young team, even though they've never won anything, they've not even been on the battlefield for victory, maybe it's a fairy tale we're writing. - Jordan on the future of the team after the game

"We want to learn from Michael because he gave us a chance to win and get into the playoffs. It's an honor to be teammates with the greatest players of all time. We'll learn from him because I know it's going to help us and I know we're the future of the team. - Hamilton on what Jordan means to the team after the game.

"You have to take a closer look at Michael's performance, six assists, four steals, five rebounds, it's a great game for a 38-year-old." - Collins talking about Jordan after the game

"Fry certainly deserves more playing time, it's just the first game of the regular season and we'll make adjustments, and I want you to focus not only on his playing time, but also on his debut performance." - Collins' response to Yu Fei's questioning that he has played too little

"I think Washington's No. 44 (Yu Fei) will be the rookie of the season, and as a high school student, he's more mature than I thought he would. And, you can see how unique his game is, as a 6-foot-9" small forward, he dribbles with ease, shoots smoothly, and even anticipates MJ's shot in the final moments. I'd like to congratulate the Wizards on discovering a gem. - Van Gundy commented on Yu Fei after the game

"Frye, congratulations on winning the opener, how would you rate your performance as a rookie?"

"100 points."

"Thank you for your honesty, and I'd like to know how you predicted the landing of the offensive rebound in the last minute, and judging from the live stream, it was really fast."

"It's not so much a prejudgment as a choice. I just found a random angle, and the rebounding ball chose me, and I want to be very grateful to it for making the right choice, thank you, rebounding. ”

- Yu Fei's post-match interview

(End of chapter)