With four and a half minutes remaining, they trailed by 17 points, a margin that was a death sentence for the Celtics in the era of over-ball.

It's just that the Celtics didn't give up.

Their tenacity and will to resist are equally impressive.

Until the last second, they held on to the game.

So they narrowed the gap to 9 points.

Judging by the results, their efforts were meaningless, but for the fans, this game, which should have been lost by a big score, turned into a regular defeat with a gap of 9 points after the efforts of the players.

Disappointing, but acceptable.

Yu Fei played the most iconic game of the season, with 54 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, basically single-handedly killing the first team in the league.

"If Frye were still in the East, would the Celtics still be the No. 1 seed in the East? Once upon a time, it was a question, but tonight's game gave us the answer. Doug Collins, as well-known Yu Blow, sucked Yu Fei without any psychological burden, "If Frye is still in Milwaukee, Boston has no chance at all." ”

And, because it was about the signing of PJ Brown, the game added extra drama.

But for the elder Brown himself, even if Yu Fei wins, he still favors the Celtics.

It's a very strange psychology.

Yu Fei did his best to defeat the Celtics, but in Brown Sr.'s view, this is an unsustainable performance.

There's no way he's going to score 50 points every time he plays the Celtics.

For Brown Sr., his only appeal is to win a championship, and if the Celtics are the closer option to that goal, why would he go so far?

At the scene, a reporter also mentioned PJ Brown's bet to Yu Fei.

Yu Fei doesn't know how this matter got out, but in the Internet era, the NBA is very much like a show, so it doesn't matter who the source is.

"It's just a joke, PJ will make the best choice for him." Yu Fei did not naively think that as long as he defeated the Celtics, he could get PJ Brown to join.

After all, this old immortal didn't want to play anymore, and seeing that the season was halfway through, the reason why he wanted to come back was to retire with the championship.

Compared to the Celtics, the supersonic are not close to the championship.

Human beings are creatures that are quite flexible in their own words and actions.

Therefore, Yu Fei didn't want to hype up this matter seriously, so he attributed it to a joke and let Old Brown decide for himself.

If he came to Seattle, Yu Fei would certainly welcome him. If he still chooses Celtic after watching the game, then Yu Fei also understands. But understanding does not mean that he can accept it.

Brown Sr.'s selection of the Celtics would give him one more reason to crush the Green Army's championship dreams this season.

SuperSonics' win on the road against Celtic can be described as an upset.

Because the Celtics have a very high winning rate at home this season, they are on a winning streak recently, while the SuperSonics are mired in the quagmire of poor interior line, and there is a great probability of losing against the Celtics, who have an absolute advantage on the inside.

Unexpectedly, Yu Fei suddenly exerted his strength.

As a result, news of the supersonic team quickly dominated the pages of major media outlets.

In addition to asking about Yu Fei's competition, the on-site reporter inevitably had to mention the relocation of the supersonic speed.

There are many signs that the supersonic relocation plan has slowed down — or even stalled — but in April of this year, Yu Fei, who made it his mission to keep the supersonic in Seattle, still has a hurdle to pass.

Every year in April, the NBA holds a shareholder meeting, and the owner is usually present.

The general meeting of shareholders is generally to summarize the gains and losses of the year, introduce the future development direction of the alliance, and the boss can also put forward opinions.

If SuperSonics were to relocate, Clay Bennett could have proposed the move at a shareholder meeting. At that time, the shareholders' meeting will start a vote, and if more votes are in favor of the supersonic relocation, then the alliance will approve the supersonic relocation proposal.

Then, the relocation of the supersonic is an established fact within the league, and all that remains is the contract between the supersonic and the key arena.

According to the speculation of most experts, as long as Bennett proposes to move at the shareholder meeting, the vote at the meeting will definitely pass.

It's no longer a question of whether or not to want the big market of Seattle, but a choice made by the boss according to his own interests.

SuperSonics can't get a better stadium because they don't have the support of the local government. Sooner or later, the same problem will fall on other NBA teams. These unusually unobtrusive owners are the biggest supporters of Bennett's move, and they want to portray Seattle as a typical case to blackmail other NBA cities.

Hearing such a question, the good mood of victory over the Celts naturally disappeared.

Yu Fei said: "I don't know if I should be worried, and besides, the supersonic team is developing in a good direction, and if you give up now, all your efforts will be in vain." ”

After the press conference, Yu Fei walked down the aisle.

He had only the SuperSonics' press officer and Kwame Brown on his side.

They met two giants of the Celts in the aisle.

Garnett and Pierce looked like they had been waiting a long time.

Garnett is not an accident here, Yu Fei has a personal relationship with him. Pierce was a surprise, Yu Fei blew him up on the spot tonight, and tortured him physically and mentally with trash talk.

"Fry, you played well tonight, but next time we must win." Garnett said, "We're going to get that debt back on your home turf." ”

Yu Fei asked, "You guys are waiting for me here just to say this?" ”

"We're fine, right?" Pierce wondered if Yu Fei's being so strong on the field was not because of a personal vendetta.

Yu Fei asked rhetorically: "No problem." ”

"I'll still be so noisy with you next time." Pierce said with a smile.

Yu Fei also smiled, but his smile easily reminded Pierce of tonight's game: "I'll shut you up." ”

Afterwards, they each said goodbye.

After walking away, Brown said to Fly, "You're probably the only one who scared Paul Pearce." ”

"Do you really think he's afraid of me?" Why did Yu Fei look at Pierce like a cheap bone who didn't know how to fight?

Brown affirmed: "If he wasn't afraid of you, he wouldn't have done more, he came to talk to you tonight just to make sure you were taking him for LeBron." ”

Yu Fei didn't think about it so much, tonight is a preliminary survey of the Celtics.

His answer is that the overall strength of the Celtics is above the supersonics, but the problem of the Celtics is the lack of people who have the final word.

Pierce has big hearts, and Reed had a surprise performance against the Spurs in the 2003 Finals, but both of them have Klay Thompson-esque colored memory bonuses? What does that mean? When you see Thompson in the G6 Big C in various series, you tend to forget about his mediocrity in the rest of the series, because the subjective stimulus can overwhelm everything.

The explosion of key scenes can bring the most extreme experience to the audience, so this impression is infinitely deepened.

This happens to almost all role players or grassroots superstars who are not well-known but have a reputation for big hearts.

The manifestation of this colored memory is basically blowing all over the screen when you play a good game, and being ignored when you perform badly.

Garnett, the only player who could change the Celtics' grassroots temperament, is a notoriously unreliable player at key moments. That's the problem. The most valuable star on the team can change the temperament of the team, can bring defense and can provide intensity, but you don't want to see him get the ball when it's time to decide life and death because he's going to tend to solve problems with jump shots. Rather than betting on him to throw in, let someone like Pierce and Reed have big moments in the driver's seat.

So, the Celtics have the strongest overall strength, but they also have the worst strainable coaching staff and the most inconsistent attacking ability. These traits have prevented them from nibbling on those fractions of a cent away from home, and they have to amplify and spell out their opponents with so-called courage, trust, dedication, teamwork, Celtic glory and other factors that cannot be reflected in the stats.

That night, PJ Brown was contacted by the SuperSonics' coaching staff to negotiate a signing.

As Yu Fei expected, they didn't sign PJ Brown.

After careful consideration, Old Brown called Yu Fei.

He said on the phone that he had to make the decision that would most likely allow him to retire with a championship ring.

Yu Fei suddenly "admired" old Brown a little, he was not emotional at all, even if he cut a quasi-triple-double of 50 points, he did not shake his judgment. He's not the kind of person who gets dizzy by subjective stimuli.

However, sanity does not mean rightness.

"You know, PJ, I recruited Gary Payton to my team in the summer of 2003, but he felt the Lakers were better. Because there are OK and Karl Malone there, they have a better chance of winning the championship. Yu Fei said gently, "Do you know what happened behind the scenes?" Bryant raped a hotel waiter in Eagle County, Karl Malone struggled with injuries that season, and Payton played a Finals performance that tarnished his place in history, and then ran around like a stray dog and ended up getting nothing. ”

Yu Fei's tone sounded so calm, there was nothing uncomfortable, but PJ Brown just felt that his back was cold.

"Fry, what do you want to say?"

"I just wanted to give you a piece of advice." Yu Fei said, "Those who reject me will suffer misfortune. ”

(End of chapter)