Chapter 312: Bitter James
The Cavaliers, who fell behind 0-2 and lost the No. 2 player in the team, are a veritable mourning army.
But mourning does not mean victory, especially in sports.
Back in Game 3 in Cleveland, the Cavaliers did a lot to win.
For example, teenager Andre Vallejo gets more playing time and sharpshooter Ronald Murray gets a higher tactical position.
But, in the end, they still need to pin their hopes on James.
But James is not a god, he can't change the overall situation, and the only thing that can interfere with it is the league's blowing scale.
It's entirely possible that the Cavaliers returning to their home court will be cared for by the Heat.
If Wade can make 30 free throws in a game against the Bucks, it's okay to give James 40 free throws in order to extend the battle between the two Bucks, right?
However, such an appalling thing has never happened in the imagination, not even in Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
Yu Fei traveled lightly and did not take the knight in his eyes, scoring 11 points in the first quarter, and had the momentum of scoring another high score.
James' hand felt that he could not find an outlet to break out, and he tried mid-range shots, long-range shots, and even outside three-point pulls, but did not achieve good results.
When he missed, Raga Bell would say something that upset James: "Replace Frye and you're in." ”
Then there was Kwame Brown, who relied on Yu Fei's passing, and he was overwhelmed on the inside.
Before the end of the first quarter, Brown cut inside, rushed to the basket and jumped, caught the empty catch sent by Yu Fei and scored on the top of Valejo's head, and his upturned face could no longer stop the smugness in his heart.
"Damn, if I make my debut in Cleveland, even if I can't become the chosen one like Da Fei, I can be a bullshit king!"
I don't know if he was infected by Yu Fei, or for whatever reason, Brown basically has no respect for his opponent.
After four years of hard life, Brown finally let go of himself by Yu Fei's side.
The most important thing is that he has realized his own value, he is not a waste in Jordan's mouth, nor is he a parallel commodity in the conventional sense, as long as he is in the right position, he can still shine, and he can become the main inside line of the championship team.
Arguably, joining the Bucks changed Brown's career.
Of course, it can also be said that Yu Fei changed Brown's career.
Brown didn't think it that much, he just had an almost obsessive-compulsive urge to "brag" because he had been belittled too much over the past four years.
But four years ago, he was a nationally acclaimed basketball prodigy, scouted by Webb II.
The four-year trough distorted Brown, who already had an arrogant element in his personality.
But in Cleveland, there is no second person who can claim to be king.
Just as there is only one sun in the sky, there is only one king on earth.
The boos at the Quick-Loan Center almost drowned out Brown, and the fans didn't know what he said, but they could tell he was slapping out James.
In the second quarter, Yu Fei didn't play until four minutes into the game, and the Bucks had a 14-point lead.
Yu Fei quickly showed his presence, came up to single Ronald Murray in a row, and named James, especially this roll call, which was like a streetball-like juggling dribble that made many James supporters angry.
Isn't this playing with people like monkeys?
Yu Fei almost smashed the ball into James's face like those streetball players who like to sensationalize.
The humiliation of being played in public was engraved in James's heart, he wanted to defend with all his might, but his skills did not match his body, his experience could not keep up with his talent, just like a computer with top-level configuration playing Plants vs. Zombies all day long, he was shaken away by Yu Fei twice in one round, and finally helplessly watched the opponent's jump shot score.
"Your defense is the same as I saw in ABCD training camp." Yu Fei couldn't help but sarcastically, "There is no growth, I love to tell the truth." ”
James was furious.
After 70 minutes of the night, he secretly swore that he would never let Yu Fei talk to himself like an elder again.
But the reality gap made it impossible for him to prevent this from happening.
Resentful, James rushed inside with all his strength, trying to complete a violent dunk to vent his anger.
However, with Brown in front and Yu Fei in the back, the Bucks' version of the double ghost shot made James only pass.
What is devastating is that Valejo was cut off by Yu Fei after landing before he could pick up the ball.
This is the cost of Yu Fei's selection of the second defense for two consecutive years.
He's certainly not the chilling counter-opponent and defensive pillar of Artest or Duncan, but his physical gifts and athleticism give him the fundamentals to be a good defender, which, combined with top-notch awareness and cutting skills, gives him the potential to be a top-tier defender.
It's just that usually, Yu Fei, who has a big core burden, will not show too much on the defensive end.
One or two balls per game, cap and one shot, enough to get him into the defensive lineup.
The knight, who had fallen into complete decline, became lifeless, and there was less than a minute between James going from top to calm and recognizing reality.
He knew they would be defeated tonight.
At this time, there is no need to say anything to deceive yourself by saying things to pursue victory, this kind of thing is okay to coax children, but the reality is that without Larry Hughes, if the Bucks themselves do not die, and the league does not have a bottom line to help, the Cavaliers will be hard to win.
And whether the buck dies or not depends on whether Yu Fei gives him a chance. Because he's the big core, his performance is a bellwether for the Bucks, and it's clear that he's not going to give the Cavaliers any chance.
Since James entered the league, the Cavaliers have lost 14 games in a row to the Bucks, including the playoffs.
Do you think Da Fei doesn't want to continue this record?
From a record point of view, this is more humiliating than being blown on the head and scoring 70 points.
The night of 70 can only prove that he was blown up in one game, and if he has not won a game in his career so far, he is called a nemesis in contemporary times, and ten years later he is called a maid, and in the 2020s, when abstract culture is prevalent, people call this star rage.
Since you can't win, you can only let yourself lose a little less.
James' style of play has changed.
The transition from winning to data is a very special one, and the difficulty is basically the same as going to a custom shop to order Takizawa Lola's brand or taking a step back to see the next classic work of the other party online.
Although it doesn't have much specific meaning, it can give comfort to your heart.
However, compared to admiring the teacher's demeanor, having access to the data can not only give James psychological balance, but also give his supporters some comfort.
But you know, Yu Fei is a guy who wants to win big, and he only needs a few rounds to guess what James wants to do.
Since James doesn't want to continue the "big brother and little brother game", then he, the big brother, doesn't have to be gentle anymore.
If you want data to save your respect, I won't give you a chance.
Yu Fei went to George Carr to communicate, and they spent a minute during the timeout talking about only one thing: "How to stop the opponent from swiping the data?" ”
If you want to talk about how to make Yu Fei brush data, Carl still has a little headache, after all, this is going to move the cake of the whole team, but you have to limit the opponent from brushing data? It's easy to do.
"If LeBron wants to attack, we'll pinch him, and if LeBron wants to get stuck, we'll send someone to squeeze him, and do these two things well, and we can basically ensure that he doesn't get too many points and rebounds."
Yu Fei asked innocently: "Ah, do you want to make it so obvious?" Is there anything subtle about that, just don't put on the act that we don't want him to get the data tonight. ”
Karl nodded: "Of course, it's not that there is no other way. ”
"Tell me about it."
"What do you think of letting Spree go up and choke him?"
It's a wonderful idea.
Yu Fei glanced at James in the distance ambiguously, but he didn't know if the other party felt a cold neck at the moment?
"Forget it," Yu Fei said with emotion, "I don't want Spree to be banned for another year, so let's do it, suffer LeBron, tonight will pass quickly." ”
After that, James began to be targeted.
It's all too obvious.
The Cavaliers have no one else to be caught except James, but James' passing ability makes it difficult for many teams to contain him.
But the Bucks are going to trap it, even if they give the Cavaliers' outside shooters a chance, they have to clip James.
As a result, the Cavaliers' offense suddenly flooded like an enema, and James had more assists, but the Bucks could have responded.
Since then, James has not had a clear upward trend in other statistics except for assists.
In the end, the Bucks won 116-101 over the Cavaliers to take a 3-0 lead.
Tonight, Yu Fei scored 41 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, while James on the opposite side finally broke through the blockade and got 24 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists.
This is a happy thing, he finally has a statistic that surpasses Yu Fei.
But who cares that James has more assists than Yu Fei?
On the contrary, James passes more balls and shooters score more threes, which gives others the feeling that his Cavaliers teammates provide him with a lot of support, and he just blindly passes outside.
Even Yu Fei didn't expect that this would trigger a new round of negative public opinion against James.
It can only be said that people are unlucky, and they can choke on drinking water.
As for who brought this bad luck, Yu Fei didn't care.
As the reporter on the scene asked him: "In terms of losing points, tonight's Cavaliers are 35 points better than the first game, which shows that they are slowly getting better, will this put pressure on you?" ”
"I don't care." Yu Fei said, "The only thing I care about now is the next round. ”
"But the semi-finals aren't over yet."
"It's over." Yu Fei said as a matter of course, "It should be too late to write a season summary for the Cavaliers." ”
The gap in hard power is obvious, and it is a situation where the score is 0-3 behind, and there has never been a comeback chasing four in history, so although Yu Fei is a little disrespectful to his opponent, his words are not rough.
The Cavaliers' season is really over, but like a deceased, he has to wait until the first seven to get through the rest of the season.
Even the Cavaliers' top brass don't care about the series anymore.
If they lose, they lose, can't they afford to lose? Since the Cavaliers' golden generation was crushed by Jordan in the early '90s, they have never had hope, but this year, James has brought the light of day, and even if Yu Fei's light shines brighter than expected, the Cleveland people believe James can lead them to the end.
The most important thing now is to keep James here.
That's what Dan Gilbert is thinking about, and he plans to offer James a fully guaranteed five-year max contract after the season.
As long as James signs a contract, the Cavaliers can keep the Kings until the summer of 2012.
Well, it's the end year, but as long as the king is still around, the end will come and face it with a smile.
(End of chapter)