Chapter Ninety-Nine: Don't Let the Enemy Have Pity on You

Judging from the lineup, the Pacers have no shortage of people who are opposite Yu Fei.

It's just that these people all have the same problem - bad defense.

Jalen Rose, who has a conflict with Isaiah Thomas but is still helpless against flying, is the one who has the best defense.

Al Harrington's main highlight is on the offensive end, as a two-way wing, he is actually the type of player with the highest elimination rate in the NBA, but his offense has found a place in the NBA.

Harrington can both eat small forward in the low post and hit power forward with speed, but neither of these advantages are available in front of flying.

Yu Fei not only has his physique in the low post, but also has a faster speed than him, for a while, Harrington is offensive and can't attack, and he can't defend against it, the Wizards relied on this position to play an advantage, in the ninth minute of the first quarter, Yu Fei played up, dribbling the ball and suddenly pulling out three points in front of Harrington.

Harington, who had been hit to a blank brain, subconsciously stretched out his hand, but slapped Yu Fei's arm.

"Beep!"

Do you remember how Sakuragi helped Xiangbei's teammates vent their anger when he knocked out Tetsuo? The strength of Harrington's shot was like Sakuragi touching Tetsuo on Tetsuo's face for Rukawa Kaede, and the impact was basically equal to nothing.

Since there is no impact, Yu Fei's shooting naturally depends on his own feel.

With his form tonight, there is no chance of a miss on this goal.

"!!Shh

The noisy Conseco Arena was quiet for a while, and Isaiah Thomas wanted to shout out what Harrington was doing, but he also knew that if the players couldn't defend themselves on the field, the pressure from the coaching staff would only break them.

"There's a reason why you don't trade Frye, he's fantastic!"

"If Frye can play in the last month or two, maybe he can win more games."

"I think Coach Collins should seriously consider putting Fry in the No. 1 position, and he's going to free Rip off the bench."

NBC commentators talk a lot.

Yu Fei was replaced by Collins after completing a four-point play.

14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, this is the data that Yu Fei got in 9 minutes, he is almost omnipotent, omnipresent, it can be said that he single-handedly suppressed the Pacers, allowing the Wizards to dominate the away game, leading the Pacers by 9 points 24-15.

You know, the last time the two teams met, the Wizards didn't have any power to fight back.

Yu Fei was puzzled by one thing: "Why is the old man still on the field?" ”

Jordan should need rest more than he does.

Because Jordan didn't play well in the first quarter, he has now played nine minutes in a row, but Collins just won't replace him.

Collins' expression told Yu Fei the answer.

If there's a time on the floor where most people think they should do it, and Collins, who should be a well-informed observer, does the exact opposite, there's only one reason: he's just doing what Jordan wants.

Jordan didn't want to end up, it's as simple as that.

"With a little more effort, you could set a career-high single-game score tonight." Even sitting on the sidelines, Whitney could feel like he was in a state of flying fire.

Not playing for half a month really suffocated him, and he was ready to completely explode in this game.

"It doesn't matter." Yu Fei said, "Winning is the first thing. ”

Subsequently, Kwame Brown was also replaced.

The Wizards' first energy saving took the lead, and Yu Fei's good performance on both offensive and defensive ends was one reason, and the other reason was that Brown made O'Neal Jr. uncomfortable.

Originally, O'Neal Jr. was already going to dominate the interior at the beginning, but Collins made clever substitutions, which really lost his rhythm.

Those few minutes also made Brown realize that he may not be able to do much on the offensive end in the NBA, but he still has a lot to do defensively.

"Who can restrain Jermaine like I do?" Brown said smugly.

"Well, now that you've managed to defend against Jermaine O'Neal, it's time to try to challenge another O'Neal." Yu Fei said kindly, "When we play against the Lakers, I will definitely suggest that the coach let you go to the opposite position with Shaq." ”

"That's just going to kill me, I'm willing!"

The Wizards' two youngest players are chattering off the court about things that have nothing to do with the game, and on the court, Jordan's old rivals are settling old grudges with him.

This is the weakest Jordan Miller has ever seen.

Jordan now looks old, stiff, can't run fast and can't jump high, and can't even defend without the ball.

Miller saw the stitches, took advantage of teammates to cover and ran out of the open space, spurred out a three-pointer, and hit a shot.

"You're not good anymore, Michael, slow as a turtle!" Miller laughed.

Jordan pursed his lips and looked angry, but Yu Fei didn't know how he was going to respond to Miller.

From a health perspective, Jordan was already in every position to activate intelligent tenosynovitis, an injury that began in the offseason and continued through the start of the season, and everything he did exacerbated the injury.

Is there really no one to tell him that sooner or later his body will not be able to stand it if he goes on like this?

Yu Fei believed that people told him every day.

But the old thing just refuses to rest, Yu Fei didn't know what he was fighting before, but now he knows.

With him in the starting line-up and possession of the ball, he knew what Jordan was worried about.

He was just worried that Yu Fei had robbed him of his status on the team.

He worries that after he returns from injury, the Wizards will no longer be his team.

His worries were really justified, because this was Yu Fei's ultimate goal.

But can human beings really fight against the objective laws of the body?

You're old and hurt, so it's time to rest, and whatever you want to defend can only be done when you're healthy.

Jordan continued to struggle on the court, but stopped shooting, just trying to do some auxiliary work and hand over the main offensive task to the energetic Hamilton.

Hamilton lived up to his mission, scoring eight out of 10 points the Wizards had scored in three minutes.

34 to 28

The Wizards entered the second quarter with a six-point advantage.

Collins finally replaced Jordan, who played the full first quarter.

Is Jordan, who made 1 of 6 shots in 12 minutes and had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, satisfied with himself?

Yu Fei didn't care about this, he was called up by Collins, "Fry, start now, do what you're good at!" Indiana wasn't used to our fast-paced offense and defense tonight, so let's do it, pick it up, pick it up again! Carry out the fast attack to the end! ”

Follow-through? I believe you're a ghost, and I'm thankful that I can carry it out until the boss plays.

Before going on the court, Yu Fei glanced at Jordan a few more times, and his right leg knee was trembling.

Unfortunately, this scene was discovered by Jordan, "Look at what? ”

"It's nothing," Yu Fei and Jordan have never been friends, and their relationship has grown to the point of national fame, with many stand-up comedians constantly choreographing Yu Fei and Jordan's jokes, even comparing them to the well-known "incorrect couple" in American history, and so far, Yu/Joe has been seen compared to Nicole Kidman/Tom Cruise, Madonna/Sean Penn, Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton.

Yu Fei feels that these people are very vulgar, if there is really an analogy, it should also be the future Depp and the queen of the sea. Yu Fei thinks that he is playing the role of Depp in this relationship, a poor man who is "unfriendly", "simple and easy to bully" and is still pulled by the object on the bed.

Now, looking at Jordan again, Yu Fei showed a trace of pity to the old man who had already had a major impact on his career, "Don't let yourself look pitiful, if you can't move, you can rest well, don't drag your feet on the court." ”

"What do you say?!!"

"If your illness has entered your brain and you can't even understand human words, I can only express my regret to your family."

In an instant, Jordan stood up.

His anger could not be concealed, just as Yu Fei never concealed his disrespect for him.

Tim Grover stopped him and yelled at Fly, "You really don't know what respect is, Fry?" ”

"It's because you respect him so much that he can't recognize that the world is colorful." After speaking, Yu Fei turned around and went on the field.

Not far away, Thomas Flynn of The Washington Times was a treasure trove of detailing the conflict between Yu Fei and Jordan.

He felt like he had made a lot of money, but strangely enough, the rest of the team looked like nothing had happened.

When Flynn finishes remembering, he finds his competitor, Steve Wye of the Washington Post, looking at him with a playful expression.

"Any questions, Steve?"

"Trust me, you don't have to go out of your way to record these things." "That's our life, and it's happening every day," Whitech said. ”

After Yu Fei came on the court, the game returned to the Wizards' control.

Thomas is stubborn and wants to limit flying through basic means such as man-marking or trapping.

The assistant coach suggested that he take a new rule bonus and try the effect of joint defense.

"I'm telling you, we won't use joint defense unless I'm dead!" Thomas gritted his teeth and said, "That damn joint defense will just turn players into unresponsible shit, I don't need it!" ”

The lack of defensive giants on the wings, and the lack of joint defense, which are currently the most suitable killer features to limit Yu Fei's breakthrough, the outcome of the Pacers being rushed by Yu Fei alone with the ball is predictable.

After three quarters, the Wizards' lead reached 20 points, and Jordan's performance picked up in the fourth quarter that was reduced to garbage time.

The argument used to fly is that he doesn't look pathetic anymore.

Jordan first beat Miller's defense, and then completed an incredibly high-arc backhand layup with O'Neal Jr.'s defense.

Next, he made a couple of jumpers against tight defense.

For his supporters, this is the official start of the game.

And that's just further proof of his deterioration, as he enters the 38-year-old mark, tenosynovitis is eating away at his already modest athleticism, and the skills he can now use may only be 25 to 50 percent of his peak, and for a man who even skeptics admits that he is the best athlete of American history, seeing his degeneration is like seeing the gods corrupted, but it's inevitable.

Only by accepting the fact that Jordan is no longer that Jordan can we understand why Jordan had such a shocking polar reversal in one night.

In the first three quarters, he looked like he was in the ground, but in the fourth quarter he suddenly found his vitality.

Then, he played until the last five minutes and brushed the score to 20 points before being replaced by Collins.

Grover sighed luckily, "Another night." ”

What about Yu Fei? He's glad that Dogt finally knows that it's a decent thing to do in garbage time.

111 to 99

The Wizards completed their revenge on their opponent with a win over the Pacers on the road.

It is worth mentioning that Jalen Rose angrily kicked down the billboard on the sideline in the fourth quarter after finding out that Thomas was not going to substitute him again, but fortunately Thomas did not see his move.

Post-match interview

"I had a terrible shot, I had some good chances but I missed them." -- Jordan on his poor shooting touch.

"The knee is fine, it's not a problem, I just didn't find my rhythm because the Pacers put a lot of pressure on me defensively, but luckily my teammates found their chances and we won because of it, and it was a good result." - Jordan talks about his thoughts on the game.

"Frye is fine, it's his night and I have no problem with him." - Jordan responds to the contradiction between himself and Yu Fei.

"In the beginning, we used to pass the ball to Michael and then the attack was over. Now that we've changed, we're starting to look for second and third options, and that's beneficial to everybody. Hamilton on the changes in the style of play.

"Michael didn't have a good hit rate, but he did everything else and he was our unsung hero." - Collins on Jordan's performance.

'Frye's return is very timely, we need his dynamism and this is his best game yet. - Collins on Yu Fei's comeback.

'Michael's knee is not a problem, neither is he and Frye, our only problem is injury and Christian's absence has a big impact on our interior line. – Collins on the team's problems.

"It's not a big deal against Michael, I just care if we win or not and we lose and it makes me sad." – Thomas expressed his disappointment with the defeat in this game.

"Michael is no longer the same person he used to be, but that No. 44 (Yu Fei) has done something that Michael used to do, do they still want to trade him?" - Thomas talks about the trade rumors for Yu Fei.

'I'm not unhappy with Isaiah, I'm unhappy with myself, I wanted to come on the pitch and help the team, but the coaching staff felt like I couldn't do it tonight, so I did something excessive and I can apologize for that.' - Ross explains why he kicked down the billboard.

"Fry, congratulations on your comeback, how does it feel to be back in the ring after half a month?"

"I'm excited, it's something I've been waiting for."

"Would you like to talk a little bit about you and Michael?"

"Of course, it's not as complicated as you think, there are some differences between us, and until now, we don't understand each other, because we are a generation apart, and we can never understand each other. But what does it matter? John Lennon and Paul McCartney were equally incomprehensible to each other, but that didn't detract from the greatness of the Beatles. ”

"You had 34 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks tonight, 34 points is a career high and it's the second triple-double of your career, how do you feel about that?"

"No, because I got it easily, you know, humans never have any feelings about things that are easy to get their hands on."

- Yu Fei's post-match interview.

(End of chapter)