Chapter 397: Polar Smash Bros
The SuperSonics defeated the Lakers and cemented their position as the No. 1 in the West.
Yu Fei's MVP call also reached its peak after this night.
As George Carr said, Yu Fei defeated Kobe Bryant in every aspect, and if Kobe Bryant is the biggest MVP contender, then Yu Fei is the MVP.
Although Kobe Bryant, who is backed by LA, has some advantages in public opinion, the defeat of the actual match does determine the MVP's belonging.
After this game, Kobe Bryant can no longer compete with Yu Fei.
Perhaps too complacent, the SuperSonics returned home to welcome the league's strongest team, the Boston Celtics.
They beat Celtic last time out at North Shore Gardens and met again only to be overpowered by their opponents at home.
Compared to last time, this Celtic team has two new members.
They are PJ Brown, who released the flying pigeons, and Sam Cassel, a veteran who was bought out by the Clippers.
Today's Cassel is like Gary Payton after 2003, he can still start on a weak team and contribute 10+5 assists per game, but spending his final season in this way is not what he wants.
After Cassel was bought out by the Clippers, he became the main target of the major teams.
Celtic themselves don't need him that much, but they don't want Kassel to be acquired by other rivals.
The reason is very simple, it doesn't matter if he gets it or not, and it's important not to let the opponent get it.
Especially a team like the Spurs, which is seriously lacking in control, if they get Kassel, then the bonus is not ordinary.
After weighing up, Kassel made the same choice as PJ Brown.
He joined Celtic.
The Celtics, who have strong reinforcements both inside and outside, look like the strongest team in the league.
Their squad is incredibly deep.
How can a team with Pierce, Garnett and Michael Reid have that kind of depth? This question has sparked a lot of discussion.
But tonight, all Celtic have to do is play back at home with the SuperSonics.
The supersonic inner line was crushed, and the outer line was also dumb, and Yu Fei scored 28 points but to no avail.
109 to 87
The Celtics have avenged the SuperSonics on the road.
"When I say they're the best team in the league, that's what it literally means." "They have at least two useful players in each position, from number one to number five, and you can't see that kind of depth in the rosters of other teams. They're the best team at the moment, but we have big fly, so anything can happen. ”
Celtics coach Doug Rivers has similarly praised the SuperSonics, whose high emotional intelligence is applicable in any venue.
"I really admire Frye, what he did for Seattle is something we've never seen before, and if he succeeds, it will be the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of professional basketball." Rivers said with a hint of jokingness, "Provided that it doesn't affect our plans." ”
"Coach Rivers, what's your plan?"
"Next season, of course, a brand new championship banner will be raised. The Celtics have waited too long! ”
SuperSonics need to sort out their mood and accept tonight's defeat.
It's not difficult, because they're not the kind of top team that only loses a dozen regular season games a season.
As a new strong team that has just turned over, they have the psychological expectation of accepting defeat.
Yu Fei returned to the locker room and said to everyone: "Forget it tonight, go back and sleep and forget about this game, but I remind you that if you play so stinky the night after tomorrow, it is best not to go back to the locker room, because I may kill you." ”
The SuperSonics will take on the Eastern underdogs Charlotte Bobcats the night after tomorrow.
As we all know, it was Michael Jordan's team.
Although Jordan is only the small owner of the Bobcats, he is already the actual operator of the team, and the professionals conclude that he will definitely own the team completely in the future.
Although Jordan retired, Yu Fei and his grudge are not over, so this is a game that cannot be lost.
Yu Fei burned the fear of losing into the hearts of his teammates.
On the night of the game against the Bobcats, the SuperSonics showed playoff-level offensive and defensive intensity.
The Bobcats are a team that needs to seriously consider whether to draft Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley if they were to pick the 2008 No. 1 pick.
Moreover, they are not deliberately rotten, they are really rotten.
Playing with playoff intensity against a team that is already terrible can easily cause tragedy.
Yu Fei casually broke through Bird II Adam Morrison, whom Jordan relied on.
The blow was so strong that it was doubtful that Morrison might need more insulin to stay up.
"I don't want to be too Adam, it's not his fault that he has diabetes."
When the SuperSonics defeated the Bobcats by 44 points, Yu Fei made a winner's speech: "However, knowing that he has diabetes and still placing high hopes on him like Larry Bird, there is a problem, which proves that that person is still living in his own world, he is stubborn and unwilling to face reality." ”
"Frye, what kind of reality do you mean?"
"Are you sure you want me to say it?"
"Unless you're going to use foul language."
"You know, my mom doesn't like to listen to me foul language." Yu Fei said with a smile, "The reality is that that person is short-sighted, arrogant, mediocre and incompetent and still occupies a high position, with such a boss, the 'good' days of the Bobcats are still ahead." ”
For all those who follow Joe's grievances closely, it's something they're familiar with but also enjoy.
Jordan will taunt Yu Fei in the media, and Yu Fei will spray back when he finds an opportunity.
This feud is not destined to end.
Because Jordan has retired, Yu Fei has become a catch-up for his historical status. Regardless of whether Yu Fei can catch up with Jordan or not, this fight will continue.
It's just that the counterattack against Jordan is just a small thing in Yu Fei's life, the season is coming to an end, and if the SuperSonics want to keep the top two rankings in the West, they need to play every game seriously.
The west is not like the east, which is the biggest feeling after Yu Fei's trip to the west.
When the Bucks won four championships in five years, there were some extreme fans in the region who thought that the Western powerhouses had serious internal friction, so they were repeatedly defeated by the Bucks in the finals.
Although there is a problem with this statement, it is not a lie that the intensity of competition in the west far exceeds that in the east.
The Texas Twins at the top level (the Rockets can only be regarded as an ordinary strong team after Yao Shu's reimbursement), the Suns who are a little stuffy but still belong to the top layer, the Lakers and the dark horse Hornets who have risen again, followed by the Nuggets, Rockets and other teams.
It's the quality of those middle-tier teams that can't make the playoffs, and they all have the strength to compete for the playoffs in the East.
The overall intensity of the division is too high, which makes it difficult for a team to have a clear record advantage like the Celtics in the East.
In the battle for the card position at the end of the regular season, the supersonic speed did not go smoothly.
Winning and losing a game is a common occurrence, but the good news is that major competitors such as the Spurs and Lakers are also not guaranteed their records.
Moreover, the competition is also fierce, but there are also their own small divisions under the competition area.
In the end, the supersonic team relied on the weak competitiveness of their own small division and enjoyed the dividends of the division in April.
The Northwest Division, where the SuperSonics are located, is relatively the least competitive division in the West, with "only" three playoff teams, except for the SuperSonics themselves, which are the Nuggets and Jazz.
In the final games of April, the SuperSonics faced the Nuggets, Timberwolves, Trail Blazers (two) and then the Jazz, and finally played the Warriors.
Compared to the same period in the Southwest Division, there are the top three Texas players and a Hornets team, which is the division where people stay?
At present, the SuperSonics are 53-23 and are in first place in the West ahead of the Spurs and Lakers by one game.
The supersonic schedule ultimately decided the first place in the West.
In the final six games, the SuperSonics beat the Nuggets and then the Timberwolves, winning one and losing one of the two games against the Trail Blazers before losing to the Jazz on the road.
In the final game of the regular season, Yu Fei scored a 40+10+10 triple-double against the Warriors, leading the SuperSonics to end the regular season in the 2007-08 season with a 57-25 record in the West.
This season's Western Conference has been a Jedi Smash Bros. with 57 wins for the SuperSonics, 55 wins for the Spurs, 55 wins for the Lakers, 52 wins for the Hornets, 51 wins for the Suns, 50 wins for the Jazz, 49 wins for the Nuggets and 49 wins for the Rockets.
The East side is clearly big and small, with the Celtics winning 60, the Bucks 58, the Pistons 52, then the Magic 49 and the Cavaliers 44. The eighth-placed Eagles have just 36 wins.
For Fei, the result is quite perfect.
The record of first place in the West at least guarantees home field advantage against every team in the division.
The first round against the Rockets was also a good result, because Yao Shu was not there, and the Rockets could not have made a big difference with the half-ruined Maddie.
He's already thinking about the semi-finals, but he doesn't know if it would be a bit rude to say it to Maddie's face?
(With data, in the 2007-08 season, Yu Fei was full attended, averaging 32 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal per game)
(End of chapter)