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Chapter 801 801 516 A Persons Hell_3
Chapter 801 801 516 A Persons Hell_3
?Chapter 801: Chapter 516 A Person’s Hell_3 Chapter 801: Chapter 516 A Person’s Hell_3 Why couldn’t he be like Frye?
This question quickly turned to ashes in the Emperor’s heart, burned by jealousy. The man who lived the life of his dreams started effortlessly with his left hand.
Quickly, but not so fast that it caught him off guard.
James, with his terrifyingly superb athletic nerves, kept up but was nearly unbalanced by a feint within two steps inside the three-point line.
Yu Fei’s dribbling hand suddenly paused, seemingly a prelude to a jump shot, but it was the beginning of a change in direction with a behind-the-back dribble.
James was not fooled, he just couldn’t react correctly. In the moment Yu Fei dribbled, Little Gasol entered the play, a perfect time.
No one could find fault with Little Gasol’s timing entering the play.
As James realized, about to clamp down from the side, Yu Fei nonchalantly tapped the ball from behind through his legs. His body surged forward like an arrow, abruptly creating a path through the fragile center of the impending encirclement.
“OMG!!!”
The commentators could not find words to describe the brilliance of that moment.
Yu Fei quickly shook off Little Gasol, but James was still behind him. Both entered the paint and jumped together.
However, at the moment of the jump, Yu Fei’s back was toward James; he forcefully bumped into him with his back, causing James to lose the momentum needed to block him from behind. Meanwhile, Yu Fei used his opponent’s body like a ramp to reach the highest point.
He couldn’t see the basket and had lost all sense of distance, relying only on the memory in his mind to toss the ball skyward.
“Beeeep!!!”
The referee called a defensive foul on James, and that ball…
flew above the hoop then beautifully arced toward the backboard, using it to descend into the basket.
“What a brilliant move!!!” Mike Breen roared, “crafted by Frye Yu!”
And there was a free throw.
It was James’s second foul.
But the most thrilling moment came after the basket.
Ignoring James, Yu Fei turned and shouted to everyone on the Lakers Team: “This softie can’t guard me, bring Kobe over!”
When dignity, pride, and belief get crushed, all that’s left to humans is the beastly nature to resort to violence.
An enraged James moved toward Yu Fei, only to be pushed away by DeAndre Jordan.
The two sides started arguing, with referees quickly stepping in to control the scene.
However, the damage was done.
Yu Fei’s insult towards James triggered cheers from the audience.
They started hurling various obscenities at James.
This was hell aimed at one man.
Whether or not James was the leader of the Lakers Team, his role as a key player was clear.
Watching him be insulted without the power to retaliate also severely shattered the Lakers’ morale.
Phil Jackson, full of regret, called for a timeout.
The gap had widened to double digits—Jackson had to make a decision.
He took James out of the game.
Though it wasn’t the best time, the two fouls gave him a reason.
“LeBron, I can’t let you risk racking up more fouls.” the Zen Master said as he had Artest replace James.
James sat down wordlessly.
Kobe said, “Don’t take it to heart, LeBron.”
Only Kobe could console James, only he was qualified.
Because he was the number one man on the team.
Whether James accepted it or not, that was the truth.
Unwilling to see pity from others, James responded icily, “I’ll be back soon.”
“I know,” Kobe said, “we need you back.”
Was this Kobe’s most emotionally intelligent moment after recruiting James? The Zen Master didn’t know.
But this aloof, self-centered, often overly arrogant man did the right thing at James’s most vulnerable moment.
The Lakers weren’t done.
Even tonight, their hope was not extinguished.
Timeout ended, both teams returned to the court.
Yu Fei prepared for the extra free throw.
“Is that traitor crying off the court yet?” Yu Fei asked Kobe mockingly.
Kobe said, “LeBron hasn’t betrayed anyone.”
“You ask the Clevelanders if they agree.”
As he spoke, Yu Fei made the free throw.
The game had moved to the seventh minute, and James being subbed off was a chance for the Supersonics.
Tyronn Lue thought about widening the lead, while Assistant Coach Adrian Dantley suggested, “In two more minutes, we can let Frye rest.”
Dantley’s suggestion was simple; it was to give Yu Fei a rest.
This was rare in this playoff series.
Coach Lu immediately calmed down, “Right, Frye is in great form tonight, we just need to play steadily to win.”
At eight minutes, Yu Fei hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer bringing his score for the quarter to 16 points, and the Supersonics’ lead to 15 points.
A few seconds later, Durant committed a foul on Kobe.
Coach Lu subbed in Alonzo Gee and Jermaine O’Neal for Yu Fei and Bosh.
“Frye, take a good rest,” Coach Lu said cheerfully, “gather your energy to score 50 points.”
If Lu didn’t sub himself out, Yu Fei wouldn’t have said anything.
But choosing to do so at this moment was something Karl would do.
Because Yu Fei had expended a lot of energy in the first quarter, not only in offense, but he also spared no effort on defense.
So, taking advantage of the big lead to let him rest was the right decision.
Yu Fei went to the bench, looking from afar at the Lakers’ bench.
James had already put on his uniform, sitting quietly like a substitute player, occasionally biting his nails.
It was evident he had come around.
Who had administered that quick-acting chicken soup?
Yu Fei thought, as the Lakers’ offense advanced to the frontcourt.
Kobe unreasonably charged to the basket, challenging Little O and DeAndre Jordan in the no-fly zone, forcing the ball in with a layup.
He turned around and bared his teeth at Yu Fei, “Don’t think you guys are secure yet!”
The one who gave LeBron that chicken soup surely wasn’t this guy who just got lucky with a difficult layup and rushed to taunt.
Yu Fei thought.
The Lakers’ momentum wasn’t sparked by Kobe’s spectacular play.
Because the Supersonics played conservatively.
Durant attracted the defense at the high post to assist Little O.
Little O worked the low post briefly before suddenly tossing the ball into the air for DeAndre Jordan to happily slam.
This kind of teamwork was frequent at the end of the first quarter, and with a considerable lead, the Supersonics played very steadily, keeping the offensive momentum even without Yu Fei.
Kobe played the entire first quarter, and the Lakers’ offensive game improved after James was subbed off, but they still didn’t manage to narrow the gap much.
At the end of the first quarter, the score stood at 36 to 23.
The Supersonics led their opponents by 13 points.