On January 10, 2002, the Wizards played the Timberwolves for the first time this season.

The Timberwolves have a well-known superstar on their roster – Kevin Garnett.

In the eyes of Yu Fei, there is no difference between Garnett during the Timberwolves and Anthony Davis during the Pelicans. But Garnett's head is more iron than Davis, and the only thing he values may be money is, and Davis is completely dead after the team recruited Cousins to form the twin towers with him, but was unexpectedly defeated by injury.

Yu Fei didn't know how Garnett finally gave up on the Timberwolves, he only knew that this old brother would go to the Celtics in a few years.

Against the Timberwolves, Collins summed up his previous experience with Jermaine O'Neal and knew that no one on the Wizards team could match Garnett in talent, and Kwame Brown was the only option.

As a result, Collins started Brown in this game.

The result was not surprising, Garnett scored 28 points and 18 rebounds to beat the Wizards again.

The most horrific scene in this game was when Collins yelled at Brown after being disappointed in him: "Are you going to let this continue to happen?" Are you going to let him do whatever he wants on your head? He's just sassing him! What happened to you? What are you doing? ”

Yu Fei doesn't know how much Collins expects Brown, but if he has to find someone to take the blame in this game, he can really only find an insider.

Jordan, who shot 11 of 34 in the last game, scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists on 14 of 30 shots tonight, while Yu Fei also scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, but the two of them are the only two players in the Wizards who scored in double figures, on the Timberwolves side, Garnett dominated the interior, and Chauncey Billups played at a super high level, with 29 points and 11 assists in the game.

After the game, Jordan said the team needed to be stronger, while Collins bluntly expressed remorse: "I thought Kwame was like Fry, I gave him a chance too early, he wasn't ready, he just wasn't ready, and the responsibility for all of this is mine!" ”

Not ready? Zhou Qi called the insider!

Is Collins defending Brown? No, he just made himself look like a misfit who mistrusted the young players, and the real mistake was the young man who wasn't ready.

Regardless of whether Brown is ready or not, as a rookie, isn't it normal to be beaten up by a superstar like Garnett in a game?

Wouldn't Brown be blown up when he's ready?

Yu Fei didn't know what effect Collins's actions had other than further undermined Brown's self-confidence.

The next day, the Wizards returned

It seems that everything is calm.

As the January schedule is about to pass the halfway point, the NBA's All-Star roster is almost out.

Jordan's selection as an All-Star is a certainty, and Yu Fei will definitely be selected for the Rookie Challenge, and although there is still a month or so before the All-Star Weekend, Wizards fans have been looking forward to the All-Star Game for a long time.

They then welcomed Spurs at home.

This is the Wizards' second meeting with the Spurs this season, and unless the two teams can meet in the Finals, it will also be their last meeting this season.

Yu Fei was the best Wizards player of the night, although Popovich insisted on using Bowen to play against him, using a joint defense, and allowing Duncan to fill in on the inside. But Yu Fei found his three-point touch, fired again and again from the outside, and finally scored a season-high 37 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists with a season-high 18 shots.

The Spurs have the tightest defensive system Yu Fei has ever seen.

After determining that they couldn't stop Yu Fei, they began to turn their attention to the rest of the Wizards' players.

Jordan was the focus of the Spurs' chase and interception.

The egotistical Jordan played the worst game of his career under the Spurs' defense after a great night against the Timberwolves, scoring just six points, four rebounds and four assists on 2-of-14 shooting in 40 minutes.

Six points in a single game made Jordan score in the first game in nearly 900 games since 1986 without a double-double.

Tonight, no one asked Yu Fei what he was going to do to help Jordan.

He's done enough, and the problem is Jordan.

'Everybody gets a night like this and you can only expect him to bounce back as soon as possible.' Yu Fei told reporters.

Then, Jordan "disappeared".

That night, Jordan did not attend the press conference, and Collins gave the outside world the reason that he was unwell and went to the hospital for a check-up.

But the outside world has not stopped discussing Jordan's 6 points in a single game.

The next day, Jordan missed the Wizards' practice.

Then, another day later, Yu Fei met Jordan on the training ground.

Not only is Jordan back, but the team's training session today is completely open to the media.

In other words, a large number of media will come here to ask questions.

A reporter from the Philadelphia Inquirer approached Yu Fei and asked: "Fry, you are currently averaging 18 points per game, ranking first among all rookies, if the season ends today, how many points would you rate for your rookie season?" ”

"If we make the playoffs, I'll give myself an 80. If not, it's only 60 points. ”

"Do you think you've helped Michael enough?"

Not again. Yu Fei rolled his eyes.

Jordan, who was not far away, returned to the public eye after disappearing for a day and a half, and as the best at convincing himself in the sports world, he knew that the night of 6 would bring him a lot of doubts and contempt.

"With only 6 points, it's a career low, and I'm sure you're all talking about my age," Jordan glanced at the questioner in front of him, as if confirming his skepticism, and the other nodded, laughing meaningfully around him, but he wasn't finished speaking. "I know that after that fight, you're going to say that I lost everything I had and that it's not a good idea to come back. But I tell you, it's quite the opposite. ”

That night, Yu Fei was told by Collins before the game that he would start as the No. 1 spot.

"The boss agreed?" Yu Fei asked.

Collins said lightly, "That's what he meant." ”

Then, before the game began, Jordan approached Yu Fei: "If you don't play according to my habits, this is the last time you play point guard." ”

The biggest difference between Yu Fei and the rest of the Wizards is that he doesn't want Jordan.

He's not going to give in to Jordan just to play point guard.

"If you're looking for a compliant dog, I'm probably not the right choice." Yu Fei said sarcastically.

Jordan said, "Dribble the ball across the halfcourt, pass it to me, figure out how to hit a quick counterattack, and then shoot a damn three, that's what you're going to do!" ”

None of these requirements sounded difficult, and if Jordan thought he could be the main attacker, Yu Fei would have no opinion.

But after his 11-of-34 shooting and six points in three games, who would have faith in him?

However, Yu Fei underestimated Jordan in the end.

This night, facing the Charlotte Hornets, Jordan scored 24 points in the first quarter, and he kept beckoning to Yu Fei: "Give it to me!" Give me! ”

Yu Fei swears that even the most disgruntled person will not be able to show a greater desire to attack in bed than Jordan on the court.

What impressed Yu Fei even more was that Jordan was fouled in a breakthrough layup and didn't blow it, and he actually lashed out at the referee: "What the are you looking at? Didn't he foul? What are you looking at? What the are you looking at? ”

There is no second player who can treat the referee in this way without being whistled for a technical foul.

This is another case of Jordan having privileges in the game.

But tonight does belong to Jordan, Yu Fei as he said, dribbling over half the court, passing, doing a good job of defense, playing a good counterattack, shooting three points, when Jordan became the oldest 50-point player in history with 51 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Yu Fei scored the third triple-double of his career with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

"It's the greatest performance I've ever seen!" Collins said excitedly to NBC reporters.

Jordan was reborn, and the atmosphere was like a god appearing.

"I'm sure they're going to talk less now and try to understand that I can still play at this level, even though I'm almost 40 years old."

Yu Fei was the only one who wasn't excited.

He did what Jordan said, and Jordan played his best game of the season, but whether it was 50 points or 100 points per game, it was just one game.

If you come to the point guard position and can't play according to the habits and rhythm you want, then you might as well continue to play the No. 3 position.

"You're not happy?"

Thomas Flynn could see that Yu Fei was in a bad mood.

"Should I be happy?" Yu Fei asked him.

"I think you have a reason to be happy, you're point guard, you're getting the ball you want the most, Michael's form is picking up, you're getting back on track," Flynn said. ”

"No, the boss is the only one on track, everyone else has gone off the rails, especially me." Yu Fei said, "It's impossible for me to play my own game under the framework of him as the core. ”

Flynn looked deeply at the young man in front of him.

He has told himself many times not to look at Yu Fei with common sense.

If any rookie can get Yu Fei's situation, they will be grateful.

From a No. 8 pick that was far less popular than Kwame Brown, he rebelled against totalitarianism in a totalitarian team but still managed to get a starting spot and quickly became the favorite to become the top favorite for Rookie of the Year. Now, even that totalitarian has to rely on his performance in the number one position.

Flynn could see that Jordan regarded Yu Fei as the Pippon of the Wizards, even if this Pippen was full of disrespect to himself.

But Yu Fei didn't want to be Pippen, especially the 38-year-old Jordan's Pippen.

"You've gotten a lot." Flynn said euphemistically, "And you still have a lot of time." ”

"Is there anyone who hates getting too much?" Yu Fei said sincerely, "I do have a lot of time. ”

Speaking of this, his expression froze, and with it a kind of sobriety and sanity that was close to coldness.

"But not a second is worth wasting."

The more he came into contact with Yu Fei, the less Flynn hated the arrangement of coming to the Wizards to be a reporter for the team.

Everyone likes to put the narrative angle on Jordan, and in his opinion, the world in Yu Fei's eyes, the wizards and Jordan in Yu Fei's eyes, and the NBA in Yu Fei's eyes are worth digging into.

This is a bold Gen Y.

Flynn can capture the NBA's development over the next decade in Yu Fei's body.

"What do you want to do?" Flynn asked.

"I know what you're thinking, Thomas, but don't worry, I won't do that." Yu Fei smiled, his mind flashing back to Jordan's tenosynovitis and his old man's mistress in Indiana, "I'll wait for the time, and I know it's very, very close to me, closer than Carla Knafel's (Jordan's mistress)'s reparations." ”

Two days later, the Wizards take on the New Jersey Nets, who have risen strongly this season.

As if to prove that the 51 points against the Hornets were not accidental, tonight, Jordan scored another 45 points and led the team to break the Nets 95-76 and win a straight game.

Yu Fei once again acted as a good deputy, scoring 16 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists next to Jordan, and Pippen's beautiful image became clearer and clearer.

This made Jordan feel that the time had come to subdue Yu Fei.

"Come with me to the press conference." Jordan said to Fly.

This is the first time Yu Fei has been invited by Jordan since joining the Wizards.

As a person who has never shown weakness to Jordan, Yu Fei seems to have completely won Jordan's approval.

Yu Fei stood up, put on his clothes and walked out of the locker room with Jordan.

It was an unimaginable moment for the rest of the Wizards.

"Da Fei fell into MJ's arms?" Taryn Lue looked at Kwame Brown and wondered what was going on.

Brown said soberly: "Impossible, impossible! ”

"And how do you explain this?" Director Lu asked.

"It's simple." Veteran Chris Whitney said, "MJ knows who's going to help him win, and that's an encouragement to Fulai. ”

"That's right! That's it! Brown agrees with Whitney's simple and intelligible statement of what he can't explain, "That's the boss!" You are only useful to him if you can create value! Fulai has already seen through him! ”

When Yu Fei and Jordan appeared in the news interview room, the atmosphere at the scene was sensational.

The media never imagined that the two would come together for an interview.

It's like seeing Dwayne Johnson and his family sit down for dinner in the last episode of Furious, and then "See you again" plays at the end of the credits.

It's so weird!

"Tell everyone about my little brother," Jordan said with a gentle smile, "Frye Yu, he's my best helper and one of the best young players I've ever met in my career, and he has a great character. ”

Jordan's remarks made the reporters laugh.

It's hard for them to imagine that Jordan and Yu Fei became friends.

Whether it is the "little brother" mentioned at the beginning or Jordan playing the stalk himself, saying that Yu Fei has a "great character", it makes the scene very pleasant.

"Have you settled all your differences?"

This question was answered by Jordan: "Even with our closest family members, we will have disagreements, and disagreements will always exist. ”

"Did you become friends with Michael? How much do you know about him? ”

This question is, of course, asked to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei didn't think that helping Jordan play two good games meant that the past was gone.

His disrespect for Jordan, the challenge he gave Jordan, and his cynicism about Jordan's underperforming nights, those things were blowing in his ears like the wind, and Jordan only had to close his eyes and listen with his heart to feel Yu Fei's contempt and contempt.

"I'm as private as Michael, for me, work is work, life is life, and just because we work together on the field doesn't mean we're going to be friends. Michael is a great teammate. ”

That's the end of the question about friends.

Jordan could obviously feel Yu Fei's alienation from this, and it just so happened that he didn't bother to tell reporters how close the relationship between the two was.

Because you can't pretend you're enjoying an intimate relationship that doesn't exist.

Jordan began to talk about tonight's game, "I could have scored 50 points again. ”

To date, there have only been five consecutive 50-point records in NBA history, one of which belonged to Jordan, while the other four were set by Chamberlain.

"What made you miss it?" Sensible journalists know how to ask questions.

"If you've watched the game, you know that I missed a three-pointer before I got off the court, and if I had made it, I'd have scored 48 points." That meant he was just two points away from scoring 50 points in two straight games, and even if Jordan was too tired to run, he would have persevered if he had made that three-pointer.

"However, it is a foregone conclusion, and I will not discuss what has not happened." Jordan smiled, but his expression was still nostalgic.

Then, a reporter mentioned tenosynovitis.

On Jordan's night of playing well, it wasn't a disappointing issue.

"I'm undergoing treatment." Reporters could even tell Jordan's excitement, "If my body recovers, you'll see that I'm more active than I was tonight." ”

Then, Jordan left, and he patted Yu Fei on the shoulder before walking out of the media interview room, like a brother who cares for his younger brother, "I'll leave it to you here." ”

Yu Fei smiled and nodded, watching him leave.

Then, Yu Fei began to answer a large number of questions from reporters.

There were all kinds of problems, and Jordan-related problems accounted for almost two-thirds.

Yu Fei admired that they could hold on to the name Jordan and ask all kinds of questions.

Then, a reporter from the Associated Press asked, "What have you learned from your relationship with Michael that seems to have been put to the test for some time?" What did Michael teach you and what did he give you? If so, how would you describe your rookie season so far? ”

"That's a lot of questions." Yu Fei smiled, "I will only answer one of them." What did Michael teach me? It's both simple and profound, the world is structural, and human beings are snobbish and strong. If you start higher than others, you will easily get favored, but when you are overtaken, you will lose everything; If you have achieved great deeds and are respected, but when you grow old, if you do not perform well, the people who once touted you above the gods will become crows and eat your corpses; You can only avoid these if you perform well. No one is absolutely credible, no one is absolutely dependable, the person who scolds you today may praise you tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow may also be lost, from beginning to end, the only thing that matters is yourself. It's all up to you. ”

"That's what Michael taught me." Yu Fei said, "I am very grateful for this. ”

When Yu Fei returned to the locker room, except for a few veterans, there were only Jordan and his team.

Jordan was wearing a gray suit and holding a glass of Coke in his hand, and after seeing Yu Fei, he asked lightly: "You seem to be a little uncomfortable when you are in the media interview room." ”

"Really? Maybe. Yu Fei said, "I really don't get used to having people attend press conferences with me. ”

Tim Grover said: "Michael rarely does this, and you should be grateful, rookie. ”

Jordan waved his hand and motioned for him not to go on.

Several veterans in the locker room chose to leave after noticing Jordan's eyes.

"I know you didn't take Abiy, and I know you want to replace me." Jordan's brown eyes turned out to be seductive, "Now I'll give you a chance, I'll let you come to me, you can see how I do it, if you have enough strength, I can give you what you want." ”

Yu Fei responded: "Since you know everything, then I have nothing to say." ”

This sense of alienation from himself is where Jordan's confusion and dissatisfaction with Fly comes from.

He didn't know what he had done to make Yu Fei so disgusted.

"Rookie, no matter what benefits Abi promises you, you have to know that you are always a player, and you are not those bastards who sit in suits and make profits when you play!"

Bastards in suits? Yes, I have one in front of me.

"Oh, is that so?" Yu Fei didn't even have the will to reply.

"Damn it! Are you listening to me? Jordan asked.

Yu Fei rummaged through his cabinet and asked without looking back: "I have done as you said in these few scenes, what do you want from me?" ”

A nameless fire poured out of Jordan's body in an instant, and it was always others who took the initiative to please him, and now he had put on a friendly posture, but Yu Fei didn't enter.

"You're a promising person, but if you're on the wrong path, there's no one to save you." Jordan said coldly.

"Oh, you have a point!" Yu Fei closed his cabinet and picked up his backpack to leave, "I may have been walking in the opposite direction of the path you expected. Along the way, I've gone from being a substitute who played 18 minutes per game to being a starter who played 38 minutes per game, I've gone from being a rookie to your 'little brother', I've gone too far and there's no going back, and I don't know what's behind me that deserves to turn back. This path may be wrong for you, but it doesn't require me to make a choice, it just needs me to do what I have to do, I'm not Kwame Brown, I'm not Abbie Boleyn, I'm not those cats and dogs around you, everything I got today is something I won with my strength, and if one day I don't deserve what I get, I can accept them to leave me. This means that I don't need someone else's giving, especially you, the last thing I want is for you to give me anything, not everyone has to lick your soles like a dog, I want what I want I will fight for myself, I say this, do you understand? ”

After that, Yu Fei gave Lawson a look, and the two left the locker room together.

Only Jordan's hard-to-see face and shivering cats and dogs remained.

Tonight, the great character shone brightly, shattering the joy and joy of Jordan's two-game MVP performance in a row like a big earthquake.

(End of chapter)