Yu Fei's third MVP came earlier than any MVP in previous years.

But this time, there is no controversy.

In terms of votes, Yu Fei is the first to break the gear, then Nash is second, and James is third.

However, with absolute statistical superiority, the second place in the vote cannot be regarded as an honor.

Nike's propaganda machine went down for a while after the onslaught of MVP news, and then went full swing to promote James, but no matter how much they advertised that LeBron's playoff debut was better than Fry's, it couldn't make a splash.

Because the reality in front of him is that Yu Fei is only 2 years older than James, but his resume is two championships and three MVP trophies.

Even though the gap is huge, Nike still hasn't given up on its efforts.

In the battle of public opinion between the Chosen One and the king, Nike did it with all his might.

In the end, it was Bill Simmons' article that kept James influential in this underdog game

In the article, Simmons writes:

"LeBron has successfully answered in five games, "Will he improve his performance when it matters most?" "Will he be able to play a key role when it matters most?" And "Will he be respected by the referees like Jordan?" And "will he bite his nails more than any other NBA star in history combined in the playoffs combined, so much so that if no one stops him, he might develop some kind of rare oral basketball herpes?" "These are a few questions. Just an artist-like offensive performance. Like Beau Jackson in the late '80s, he has no ceiling. If you had stepped out of the clock and told me that LeBron averaged 45 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists per game during the 2011 NBA Finals, I would have completely believed what you said."

As one of the most influential sports writers in basketball, Simmons' article successfully added a ray of light to James' first-round performance, leading some to believe that it was a greater performance than Yu Fei single-handedly leading the Wizards to the playoffs and then being eliminated by the Nets in the first round.

It's just that, no matter how well the propaganda machine works, the players will ultimately have to answer everything with their on-field performances.

May 6th

When Yu Fei woke up from the bed, he was not in a good mood.

Because just last night, he and Christina Hendricks broke up peacefully.

This is a normal result, a woman seeking a lifetime contract and a man who only wants a 2+1 short contract are doomed to not go to the end.

Yu Fei ate a nutritious meal that was difficult to swallow, and listened to Lawson say, "Do you know what day it is tonight?" ”

"The anniversary of my return to singleness." Yu Fei laughed at himself, "I'm going to have a big bachelorette party." ”

Lawson smiled cheaply: "Isn't it very good, you can go to Sava in the open." ”

"She's too small." Yu Fei has forgotten the power of the Crazy Horse show, "It's only suitable as a snack." ”

Lawson said, "It's just a few years younger than you." ”

"Huh?" Yu Fei blinked meaningfully.

Lawson then understood where the little finger was.

Subsequently, Kevin Lin on the side talked about the recent hot spots.

Yu Fei listened casually, eating at the same frequency the whole time like a robot, he suddenly missed Christina's murder, he wanted to eat a pork chop meal tonight, it would be great if he could beat the Cavaliers as an appetizer.

The Bucks-Cavaliers game was hyped before it even began.

It's a head-to-head conversation between two of the most trafficked players in the league.

The league needs such a gimmick, and Nike needs James to prove that he is enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yu Fei on such a major stage.

What about Yu Fei? As a "victim" of bundled propaganda, he did not want to be involved.

But Reebok will say: no, you want to.

Reebok's top management hated the alliance and Nike's practice of bundling Yu Fei's publicity, but the intensity of the traffic and hype brought by these two parties made Reebok willing to fuel the flames behind the scenes.

As long as Yu Fei wins the competition, then all the publicity and hype at the moment will be obtained by him alone.

Bradley Center

Yu Fei and Ariza had a pre-match heads-up as usual.

"Fry, you can concentrate on scoring tonight, and I'll take care of LeBron."

Ariza said confidently.

Yu Fei quickly tore through his defense, held it high, and scored on a layup.

"You'd better see when you're ready to play."

Yu Fei admired Ariza's defense, but expecting him to defend against Xiao Zhan was too much.

The upper hand ban restrained the defender, and it was already very difficult to prevent his breakthrough in this case, and now Xiao Zhan has developed a crab step dribble, and in terms of one-on-one breakthrough, he is invincible.

After the Cavaliers entered the court, James first congratulated Yu Fei, "Frye, congratulations on winning the MVP." ”

Yu Fei smiled: "Congratulations on entering the second round." ”

James jokingly said, "I want to go to the third round now. ”

"It takes a hundred-fold effort on your part." Yu Fei said, "Come on." ”

Then, James found out that Yu Fei's girlfriend was not there, "What about Christina, Savannah loves her Christmas present, and the snacks in it are delicious." ”

"Oh, if you like it."

Yu Fei didn't tell James the answer, because it wasn't necessary.

The game started right away, and he didn't want to be distracted by anything.

A few minutes before the game, the commentaries and comments of major TV stations analyzed the two teams in detail, especially the comparison between Yu Fei and James.

Although they say a lot, if you listen attentively, you will know what they want to express.

The Bucks will win easily.

But LeBron James will definitely play a brilliant performance in front of Yu Fei, this is the first step in his achievement of greatness, first play a bright performance in front of the legend, sow the seeds of victory, and a few years later, he will defeat Yu Fei and personally reap the fruits of victory.

At the beginning of the game, the Cavaliers got the ball.

James dribbled a few times and passed the ball to Larry Hughes.

Hughes singled Martin on the weak side, and it looked like he was in a hurry, but Martin was even more chaotic, after all, he was not a sophomore player who was good at defense, and he was targeted when he came up, and his defense quickly gave the opponent a chance.

Hughes scores on a jumper in front of Martin.

0 to 2

As before, Yu Fei came up to feed Kwame Brown first, encouraging him to defend and protect rebounds.

Brown likes Yu Fei's passes, and somehow, he is easy to get rid of other people's balls, while Da Fei always gives just right.

This ball, Yu Fei instructed Brown to fake the block, the Cavaliers' defensive discipline was still at the level of the first round against the Wizards, and there was almost no echo between them, Brown easily ran out of a chance, and Yu Fei waved his hand to drop the ball.

Brown catches the dunk in the air.

Seeing that the Knights' defense was so loose, Yu Fei felt that tonight was a good time to cut points.

In the next ball, James couldn't make a strong breakthrough, allowing Bale to predict the breakthrough position, but his body was already moving forward and couldn't stop, so he hit Bale like the vehicle that caused the accident.

By any standard, it's an offensive foul.

But the king is not guilty of the same crime as the common people.

Bell had to watch as he knocked himself away and then shot a jumper. No.

Bell, who was angry in his heart, mocked: "I threw it in for Dafei." ”

James generally doesn't talk trash with people on the court, at most he glares at the opponent a few times after the dunk, which not only has quality, but also shows the domineering spirit of the king of the world, but if someone wants to talk about Yu Fei, he will inexplicably have the urge to talk back.

"He's the MVP after all." James said modestly.

"What does MVP have to do with shooting?" Bell said rudely, "You're never going to be able to beat Big Fly!" ”

For this kind of veteran who makes young people angry when they hit him, Yu Fei's approach is to pass him a ball to let him dissipate his anger.

But Bell, who was angry on his head, missed a three-point shot, but fortunately, the long rebound was collected by Yu Fei, and the Cavaliers did not guard against this.

Yu Fei, who got the rebound, was in the open position, and he raised his hand to shoot a long two points.

"Huh!"

The ball was a trush talk for Bale.

Look, the big fly is really in.

Even if Bell didn't add trash talk, Yu Fei didn't stop after shooting, but this scene obviously made James's mentality fluctuate.

"Give me the ball!"

According to the rhythm, it should be Larry Hughes who dribbles past half court, but James comes up and takes the ball away, and quickly moves forward, reaching the front court in five seconds and accelerating from the left side of the three-point line.

In the face of the Zhan tank that was launched at full strength, even if Bell judged the position in advance, his body flew as soon as he touched it, and this time, the referee did not blow a defensive foul to show the consistency of the game scale.

The moment Bell collapsed as the first line of defense, the Bucks did not form a second line of defense at the first time.

James got to the basket and jumped into the air to collide with Kwame Brown, but kept his body steady like nothing and scored on a right-handed layup.

4 to 4

James, who felt like he had found his back on the field, habitually glanced at Brown with contempt.

"Da Fei, take care of your little brother." Brown said on serve.

Yu Fei asked, "What do you want me to do?" ”

"Let him look at me less, I'm the No. 1 center in the East, how can he disrespect me so much?" Brown asked confidently.

There are too many slots, and Yu Fei doesn't know how to spit out.

After receiving the serve, Yu Fei decided to do something to bring this match to a new stage.

His first step was to call Bell to block and let Xiao Zhan switch in front of him.

"Bron, as a memorial to our first meeting in the playoffs, I've decided to score 50 points tonight." As soon as Yu Fei's voice fell, he didn't make any other moves, he pulled out on James's head, and a difficult outside three-pointer flew out of James's head, his brain was blank, and before he could get back from the trash talk, the ball flew into his own basket.

"!!Shh

"You're okay, are you?"

Yu Fei asked.

It's like asking someone if I can give you a slap in the face and then slapping it without waiting for an answer.

After fanning and asking, you won't be angry, right?

A flame that belongs to competition but is not pure competition burns in James's heart, and he waited three years to prove himself on such a stage.

"I'm okay with that." James said in a deep voice, "Because I'm going to score 60 points." ”

(End of chapter)