Yu Fei's 70-minute night quickly formed a circle-breaking effect.

In recent years, even people who don't watch basketball games much know that the NBA has produced two great newcomers in recent years, one dared to fight Jordan as soon as he debuted with the title of the chosen son, and after being traded to the Bucks, he successfully took revenge on Jordan, led the team to win the championship, and became a representative of the new generation.

And James belongs to the people, who arrived before the sound.

Like Arthas's father famously said — "The day you were born, the whole Lordaren forest whispered that name" — James was locked in the NBA draft from the moment he became famous, and when he was drafted by the Cavaliers with the No. 1 pick, he was on a mission to surpass Jordan.

That's right, at the beginning of his career, Yu Fei was not even the goal he surpassed.

But with Yu Fei leading the team to defend the title in 2004, as the leader of the new generation, he was inevitably compared to James.

Compared with each other, those who regard James as the savior of the NBA find that Xiao Zhan is inferior to others in everything.

The first to create a gap and thus criticize James were precisely those who thought he could surpass Jordan.

Now, everyone has waited for three years, and finally waited for this duel between the two heroes.

But what was presented was a one-sided slaughter.

James scored 39 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in a single game, although the future is promising.

But Yu Fei's 70 points, 15 rebounds and 6 assists in the ancient beast data made all comparisons lose their original meaning.

This makes those who swear that James is not inferior to Fei embarrassed, some people can still be hard-mouthed, while others are counteroffensive against James in public opinion.

The New York Times wrote: "As of today, no one can say that LeBron can match Frye, and you can't say the same thing after Frye scored 70 points against LeBron." The duo is no longer a topic. ”

The New York Times fired the first shot of the mainstream media assault on James.

Then there's the Seattle Times, which will never be absent when Yu Fei is involved in public opinion: "LeBron is only the king of Akron, but Frye is the chosen one of the world's chosen, and only by understanding this can we understand how ridiculous it is for those who compare LeBron and Frye." ”

In the face of the tsunami, even Nike's media machine is ineffective at this moment.

The proximate effects of the night of 70 are devastating.

Only some media members who are friendly with James dare to stand up and speak out in the face of the world's condemnation.

But what can be said?

The game lost by 50 points, and the data was crushed.

The only thing that can be blamed is Yu Fei's sportsmanship and competitive spirit.

Not to mention how lethal this attack angle is to a person who claims to have no such things, even if it is a breakthrough, Yu Fei also brushed 1 point and 2 rebounds in garbage time, and the rest of the data was obtained when James was on the court.

No matter how things develop, one thing is certain, the relationship between Yu Fei and James cannot go back.

After the game last night, James didn't talk to Yu Fei, and he didn't call to apologize afterwards.

Yu Fei also had no reason to call James, and the two were silent about it, and the overwhelming anti-Zhan public opinion in the outside world would undoubtedly increase the trauma of the 70th minute night.

"Fulai, as long as you are still competing, this day will come sooner or later."

Kevin Lin said to Fei in private.

"Do you think it's my problem, or is it his?" Yu Fei asked.

"Of course it's LeBron's problem." "He overreacted. ”

It was because it was too intense that Yu Fei felt that this reaction could not be viewed with common sense.

It's not so much that James is annoyed and angry, but that it is a full-blown outburst after the grudge is too deep.

It's not hard to understand, though.

Yu Fei can really substitute James's point of view, because he has played next to Jordan, and he knows what "Jordan hell" is.

The problem is that Yu Fei has never bound James for propaganda, while James's camp insists on doing so. So, the door to "Frye's Hell" was opened by himself.

These resentments brought about by Fei are not so much that Yu Fei is too desperate to make James unbearable, but rather that there is a gap between reality and the plan, which causes the two to drift apart, Yu Fei is better, James is sadder, and the better Yu Fei performs face-to-face, the greater the pressure on James.

This already tight string was broken the moment Fei scored 60 points.

Yu Fei quickly put this matter down.

In the future, whether he wants to be an opponent, an enemy, or even an enemy, he doesn't mind, because from beginning to end, he doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong.

A day later, Game 2 of the series between the Bucks and the Cavaliers began.

Yu Fei and James greeted each other routinely, but they no longer seemed intimate.

The first game had already shown that the Cavaliers could not compete on the same level as the Bucks, so in the second game, in order to save the impression score, James had a strong hunger for statistics.

Even if the score can't be compared, he wants to surpass Yu Fei in rebounds and assists.

But it's a pity that the Cavaliers' version is too backward.

James' idea was very good, but the Cavaliers didn't help him get stuck on the inside and let him pick up rebounds for nothing.

On the Bucks' side, letting Yu Fei pick up defensive rebounds and push fast breaks has become part of the system.

Although Kwame Brown and others grabbed a lot of rebounds, Yu Fei fed the cake deliciously, and Yu Fei's offensive rebounds led the team.

A person who can only pick up defensive rebounds is not much to say even if he averages 10 rebounds per game, and if a person who averages 10 rebounds per game grabs 2-3 offensive rebounds per game, it is remarkable.

Yu Fei didn't deliberately want to surround James in terms of data.

After 70 minutes, James' camp was sluggish, public opinion was defeated, and he couldn't turn over in a few months, so he just wanted to send the Cavaliers home quickly.

But the Cavaliers' backward defensive system allowed Yu Fei to score as much as he wanted, and in order to prevent Yu Fei from scoring high again, Mike Brown sacrificed a brainless bag.

This made Yu Fei frantically feed the cakes.

With 36 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, Yu Fei hit a big triple-double, just covering James's 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in all directions.

Moreover, the Cavaliers lost by a large margin of 30 points.

Then, the media keen to stir up trouble began to promote Yu Fei's average data for the past two games.

53 points, 14.5 rebounds and 9.5 assists.

Even if he scored a lot of points in the second game, Yu Fei still averaged 53 points per game.

In the face of this kind of monster data, James's excellent 30-point and triple-double stats don't look powerful at all.

Although it was only 0-2 down, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Cavaliers have come to an end this year.

Whether it's James, or the Cavaliers' system, it needs to be upgraded.

For the Cavaliers, they need to benchmark the system that the Bucks have built for Yu Fei to serve James.

James needs to keep his skills on par with Yu Fei.

"I want to say that it's not over yet." James said after the game, "We're not out yet, as long as we're alive, there's hope." ”

"Do you think you still have a chance of making the cut?"

"Of course." James asked rhetorically, "Don't you think so?" ”

Reporters don't say what is in their hearts, but their expressions reflect their hearts.

Fighting back his anger, James walked into the dressing room and said, "We're going to beat them at home!" ”

Not many people responded to James, but as the young master in charge, he still had confidence in the series, which cheered up many people.

However, when the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland, a devastating piece of bad news came to them.

The younger brother of Cavaliers No. 2 player Larry Hughes died of heart failure in St. Louis.

Hughes was fond of his brother, who was born with heart failure and had undergone a heart transplant, and the two were very close. Hughes' death broke down with his brother, and he wanted to leave the team to deal with the aftermath, but the Cavaliers were on the verge of the playoffs.

Hughes remembers what LeBron said last night that he wanted to beat the Bucks.

Without him, the Cavaliers, who already have a slim chance of winning, have no hope of winning.

Despite the public and private dilemma, Hughes wanted to leave.

He went to the coaching staff, who told him to ask the boss for advice.

Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert made Hughes understand who has the decision: "You'd better ask LeBron what he thinks. ”

Hughes went.

James regretted Hughes' experience, but he also knew that if the team lost Hughes now, it would lose its ability to resist the Bucks, and they wouldn't be able to find any big locks that could match Yu Fei from the outside.

James definitely doesn't want Hughes to leave now, but "LeBron the good guy" takes over the mind.

He told Hughes: "Family is far more important than basketball. ”

Larry Hughes was grateful for James' understanding, and he left. And, for sure, he won't be back until the semifinals are over.

It's the "good guy" side of James, but there's another side to him.

Just after Hughes left, James called his good brother Maverick Carter, who worked in Nike's propaganda department: "Larry Hughes's brother is dead. ”

"I'm sorry."

'He's going to leave the team to deal with the aftermath, we don't have a full squad. James said tepidly, "I know you've been under a lot of pressure lately. ”

Carter doesn't feel that Hughes' departure will turn the current public opinion around, but it's a breakthrough, and no matter how ugly the Cavaliers' next two games are, they have an excuse.

"LeBron, the people at headquarters hope you don't get discouraged, it's just a temporary victory."

"Discouraged?" "Aggressive LeBron" took over his body again, "I can never be discouraged." ”

After a while, Gilbert came, "I'm sorry about Larry Hughes." ”

"It's really regrettable and I want him to leave, but everybody has to do what they're supposed to do." James said, "Life is bigger than basketball. ”

Yes, Gilbert nodded.

For someone like Hughes, life is definitely bigger than basketball.

But for James now, basketball is his life.

That's why after Frye ruined LeBron's life, the people around him rushed to reassure him. But in Gilbert's opinion, LeBron does not need comfort, he has a strong vitality in him, which is enough to resist all blows.

The more ferocious Frye's offense becomes, the more intense his rebound becomes, if not now, but in the future.

Especially after LeBron allowed Hughes to leave, Gilbert felt that this young man's heart was really incomparable, much better than that of the unsportsmanlike thug like Frye Yu.

God bless Cleveland!

(End of chapter)