Chapter Eighty-Six: This is the Beginning of the End

"How does it feel to start?"

On the bench, Tyronn Lue was chatting with Yu Fei.

Yu Fei didn't know what to say for a while, if he wanted to say that it was very cool, it was not very cool, because he was beaten by Maddie a few times on the field, and he couldn't find a good way, but to say that it was not happy, it was obviously wrong.

As a rookie who started for the first time, Yu Fei's performance in the first quarter can definitely score more than 90 points.

"It's okay, but I'm starting to miss the feeling of being a substitute." Yu Fei admitted that he went to Versailles.

On the court, Yu Fei's departure made the situation turn to magic all of a sudden.

Kwame Brown has inexplicably forgotten how to play.

This scene confirmed Doug Collins' conjecture that if they expected Brown to bring positive feedback at this stage, they could only bind him to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei is Brown's barometer.

When Yu Fei was on the court, Brown could eat cakes and defend, except for the poor confrontation, he looked like a normal interior in all aspects.

After Yu Fei left the field, he was like having lost his soul, and he turned into an unresponsive piece of wood again.

At the same time, starting center Jasidi White also suffered a serious decline in fitness.

On the other side, the Rookie of the Year of the 2000-2001 season began to rain on the outside.

Mike Miller hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the Magic a seven-point lead at the end of the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Collins switched back to Jordan, but not to Yufei.

The reason? Of course he won't say.

Yu Fei doesn't have any opinions, anyway, now that he is a starter, it is a fait accompli, and with his performance in the first quarter, no one can drive him away from this position.

Taryn Lue was replaced.

The Wizards' outside line became a combination of Lue, Hamilton and Jordan.

Jordan seems to have found a way to deal with Maddie.

The solution wasn't complicated, he asked Hamilton to play against Maddy, and then, taking advantage of Hill's inconsistent outside shooting, looked for an opportunity to create an offensive foul on Maddie in the paint.

It's fair to say that there is nothing creative in Jordan's approach, like CS pulling big steps to clean up the enemies who occupy the spot, but Maddy's casual and lazy style of play will not only make him give up some of the balls that can compete in some inconsequential rounds, but also make him despise those minor areas that can also become critical if used properly.

Maddie knocks down Jordan, who is standing early.

This is MCI, the home of the Wizards, where Jordan can make offensive fouls for anyone.

Even the best player in the East can only be recognized.

Then, Hamilton hit a three-pointer from the outside, Hill missed a mid-range shot, and Lue coached a beautiful defensive counterattack to come to Maddy's moment again.

At 203 cm, the long-handed Maddie has a lot of advantages against Jordan.

The experienced Jordan accurately predicted Maddy's offensive line, took the ball, and completed the steal.

That was the first time Yu Fei saw the impatience on Maddy's face, and Maddie, who was eager to pull one back, fouled Jordan when he returned to defense.

It was his third foul of the first half.

If Magic coach Doug Rivers had been smarter, he should have replaced Maddie with calm and calm now.

But you know, it's not for nothing that he's been called a pig's head and has used countless cases to keep the title of "Humanity Reversed Essence" firmly on his head.

Rivers sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and chose to stand still, trusting in Maddie's ability to adjust.

Then, Jordan hit the most crucial shot since the opening game, facing Maddy, bobbing it up, and the lazy Maddie was positive when he shouldn't, which would put him in the worst possible situation.

Jordan grabbed Maddie's jumping Timing, rubbed forward, jumped lightly, shot, and the referee's whistle blew for Maddy's fourth foul, and the shot, which was barely disturbed, landed accurately in the center of the basket.

Jordan pursed his lips and clenched his fists.

Off the court of the Wizards, Tyrone Nesby almost fell to his knees and roared as if he had seen his own father sanctified on the spot.

Rivers, who realized it later, directly replaced Maddie for the second half of the game.

It was also at this time that Collins called out Fei's name, "Fry, you replace Lu." ”

Yu Fei hesitated: "I play point guard?" ”

"Questions?" Collins asked.

Yu Fei asked again: "Do you want to control the rhythm?" ”

Now it was Collins' turn to hesitate, he looked at Jordan, who was showing off his might on the court, and then at his knees.

The first section is obviously already hurting abnormally, why the second verse again

"If the pace is too fast, Michael will warn you." Collins said.

Does this prove that Collins has tacitly accepted that his ascension to the starting point is unstoppable?

Yu Fei didn't know, but things were going in a good direction.

Collins has let Yu Fei play point guard and not limit his style of play, which is a sign of trusting him.

This is the first time Yu Fei feels that maybe he can get along well with Jordan and Collins.

This feeling is short-lived, because the gravitational pull of reality will free Yu Fei from his sensibility.

After Yu Fei walked on the field, he handed over to Coach Lu.

"What are you doing so soon? I haven't had enough! Director Lu said reluctantly.

Yu Fei glanced at him, "It sounds like I have the right to decide." ”

"You've got it." "Starting tonight. ”

After Maddie went off the court, the Magic adjusted the lineup on the court.

Rivers asked Hill to play the No. 1 spot, which was bold because Hill was clearly not right tonight.

But there's also a possibility that Pighead didn't notice something wrong with Hill.

Then have Mike Miller play the number two, big forward Pat Garrity in the number three, Horace Grant in the number four and Patrick Ewing in the number five.

It's a nostalgic lineup.

Three of the five people in the squad were active in the 90s of the last century.

One of them is Jordan's old rival, the other is Jordan's old teammate, and one is the successor of the original Jordan.

Jordan only said hello to Ewing, but he didn't even look at Grant. The latter, as the third leader of the first dynasty of the Bulls, has a weak relationship with Jordan to the point that many people sigh, but Yu Fei is not surprised at all.

Because he has watched "The Last Dance", Jordan was, is, and 19 years later, unswervingly beat Grant to the wolf, identifying him as the insider source of the famous Joe Hei must-read book "Jordan's Law". In the documentary, Jordan was deeply disgusted by Grant's disclosure of inside information to reporters to write a book. Completely ignoring him, the old man said in the first episode of the documentary that when he first joined the Bulls, he saw the old player in the hotel and beat him. Obviously, God's revelations are greater than Grant's revelations, because he is above board, even if these revelations will make these old teammates lose face and be unable to face their families, what does it matter?

After Maddie left the game, the Magic, who urgently needed to stabilize the morale of the army, all looked at Hill.

Hill's form has struggled since pre-season.

Although the stats look good, averaging 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game, his on-court performance looks like he is only half of the level before the injury at best.

Now that Maddie is gone, Hill has regained his position as the absolute centerpiece, and he knows that he has to fight it himself.

Yu Fei came to Hill's side, did not dare to be careless, lowered his center of gravity, and strictly prevented Hill from taking the first step to become stronger.

Hill drove his body and changed direction quickly, although Yu Fei didn't react at the first time, Hill's acceleration was far less than in the past, and Yu Fei caught up at the second time.

The offense stalled, and Hill was heartbroken, bravely driving his uncomfortable lower limbs to force the space with his feet and pull out his hands.

Yu Fei's defense has been sealed to his face, and this ball is all based on feeling.

Hill threw in.

"The lower limbs don't put pressure, and no matter how much the upper limbs interfere, it's a bet on the other party's feel!" Jordan instructed on the spot, "This is stupid pig defense!" ”

The first sentence is good, but the second sentence is a bit ugly.

But after all, this is a god's teaching, and Yu Fei remembered it.

In the Wizards' offensive round, Yu Fei held the ball for half the court as a point guard, which is very novel.

Although he had dribbled the ball in half the court before, it was all from Whitney and them temporarily, and now that he is really playing point guard, Yu Fei has become cautious.

Leitner came up to answer as tactically demanded.

As soon as Yu Fei threw the ball, he covered Hamilton on the weak side.

Leitner, on the other hand, opted to hand over the ball to Jordan, who was in excellent form.

It turned out that his decision was correct, Jordan just beat Maddie down, it was when he was full of confidence, got the ball, and then called the block, although he encountered Grant's personal vendetta pinch, but cleverly played the ball to Jasidi White to help the opponent dunk and score.

The Wizards' constipated positional warfare offense suddenly became three-dimensional.

Yu Fei's addition of the threat with the ball is one thing, the second is that Jordan was in good form tonight, and then the others who led him also participated in it with positive performances.

The imposing Wizards began to step up their defense.

Yu Fei is even leading Hill in the front court.

Jordan asked Yu Fei to give Hill's lower limbs strength, and Yu Fei added fuel and vinegar, and began to give Hill strength from the front court.

Hill obviously has the ability to open and close wide to get out of the press, but he shows that he lacks spare energy.

Yu Fei didn't know what was wrong with Hill, he only felt that he needed to increase his strength a little more.

Then, the referee stopped Yu Fei's atrocity.

This is the scale of tonight, Yu Fei touched it.

Hill then struck a pull-up jump shot.

A lucky touch may help him once, but not forever.

Yu Fei asked for the ball from White, and after seeing that the Magic players had almost finished retreating, he slowed down, and on the way, he made the "ISO" gesture.

Jordan had no objections, and no one else objected, and everyone pulled away.

"Hey, Grant, are your feet okay?"

Yu Fei's words were like a curse, "Do you want to go back and warrant it?" ”

Hill's eyes widened, and suddenly, Yu Fei's straight body bent downward, and the ball passed under the crotch of his left foot, and then pulled out a terrifying change of direction and pierced Hill's center of gravity.

In desperation, Hill just wanted to move sideways into place, but he didn't want to reach the limit of his ankles.

With a click, Hill could feel the sharp pain in his ankle, and he lost his center of gravity and fell straight to the ground, the first injury since arriving in Orlando. But what he doesn't know is that this is not the end, not the beginning, not even the end of the beginning, this is the beginning of the end.

Yu Fei rushed to the paint area and hit the board with a throw.

The atmosphere of the MCI was at its climax, and the people of the Magic team clearly saw that something was wrong, and only Doug Collins had an inexplicable mood of joy and anger in his heart.

Grant Hill, who had high hopes before the game, fell in front of the rookie.

You're embarrassed, Grant, there's a reason I look down on you!

Collins exhaled softly, from now on, no one can stop Yu Fei from starting the position.

(End of chapter)