Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 1069 - 604 Supernova Explosion_2

Chapter 1069: Chapter 604 Supernova Explosion_2 Chapter 1069: Chapter 604 Supernova Explosion_2 Before the Western Conference Finals began, Yao Ming and Yu Fei chatted about the current situations of their fellow players from the same draft class.

Yao Ming was surprised to find that very few players from the 2002 draft class were still active in the League. After counting, only he himself, Nene, Stoudemire, Tayshaun Prince, and Boozer were still playing.

Yu Fei mocked, “That’s because your draft class wasn’t very strong.”

Yao Ming retorted, “And how much better was yours?”

“A lot better, at least we have more players from the 2001 draft class still playing in the postseason than your year,” Yu Fei laughed.

It was true. The Clippers alone had Yu Fei, Brown, and Jefferson, all from the 2001 draft class.

The Warriors Team had Joe Johnson, and the eliminated Spurs, Mavericks, and Memphis Grizzlies respectively had Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, and Zach Randolph.

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However, it was undeniable that the number of veterans was dwindling.

In the end, this sport is a young man’s game.

“The loneliest scenario I can think of is playing until you’re 45 and then realizing everyone from your generation has retired,” Yao Ming said, “It feels like living to 100.”

Don’t mention 45, even playing till 40 is unimaginable for Fei.

Perhaps it was Wizards Dan who planted this evil seed in his mind.

Seeing how Wizards Dan tarnished his own reputation in his later years, a GOAT at his prime, why did it end that way? Now in the same position, Yu Fei would never want to repeat that.

“Will you play till 45?” Yu Fei asked Yao Ming.

Yao Ming hinted, “I won’t last that long. What about you?”

“By that age, I’d have already bought the Rockets and become the owner,” Yu Fei instantly changed the subject, “then I’ll hire you as a GM!”

The two veterans were chatting about the future while their rivals were gearing up.

The Warriors had a barrier in front of them, and that was the Clippers.

Last year, when they were rising, it was the Clippers who stopped them.

Now, Griffin, who played a pivotal role in last year’s series that stopped them, had moved to the Warriors, while Thompson, a major drawback from that series, came to the Clippers.

This is a typical permutation.

After the series is over and we see who wins and loses, we’ll know who the real culprit is.

Yu Fei was very cautious about the Warriors.

This was a team blessed with good fortune.

Even without picking Curry, they managed to mistakenly assemble a roster including Leonard, Lillard, Thompson (Griffin), Green, and Joe Johnson.

Although lacking a top ten historical star like prime Curry, Leonard had a high ceiling, Lillard was fierce unless he encountered Curry, but now, Thompson had been exchanged for Griffin and Green was still Green.

Luck might indeed exist, but it isn’t omnipotent.

Because Yu Fei himself had already taken a lot of people’s luck.

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If he wants to have a perfect farewell in Los Angeles, then it wouldn’t be possible to let the Warriors become the Western BOSS like in a previous life.

Thus, the rematch a year later is crucial.

Time was on the Warriors’ side, but also on the Clippers’, just not on Yu Fei’s and Yao Ming’s.

They must crush their opponent before it fully spreads its wings.

From the very first game, the match was intense.

The Clippers wanted to score high, but the Warriors dragged them into a mud-fight over defense.

Seeing the opponent doing this, Rivers smacked his head: the other side is courting death!

Indeed, the Warriors had decent defensive resources, Leonard and Green both had a higher DPOY reputation than unawarded true DPOY caliber players like Yu Fei.

But Leonard, needed by the Warriors to carry offensive duties, would be distracted on the defensive end, especially when his main problem was having to guard Yu Fei.

With strong defenders unable to exert force, and yet having to play defense, the Clippers were not worried as they had richer defensive resources.

Yu Fei, playing low against Green, had the feel of a father teaching his son; attacking low, Green couldn’t guard him; calling for help, Yu Fei passed to the perimeter for a three-pointer; having the likes of Joe Johnson play mobile defense, but such deceptive defense in front of an old-timer like Yu Fei was nothing but child’s play.

Yu Fei continuously slaughtered Green in the post until the Warriors were overwhelmed and could not persist into the fourth quarter, ultimately crumbling.

Kohl, seeing Green unable to guard Yu Fei, thought it was a body size problem, so by the second game, he appointed Griffin to guard.

Griffin had the physique, athletic quality, and experience as Yu Fei’s teammate; who else was more suitable to guard Yu Fei than him?

Clearly, Griffin hadn’t told Kohl that when he was in Los Angeles, he couldn’t outplay Yu Fei in the post.

Now facing Yu Fei again, Griffin clearly had a grudge.

When Griffin was traded last year, Yu Fei didn’t speak a word.

After Thompson arrived, Yu Fei immediately tweeted a welcome, happier than during the New Year.

Doesn’t this indicate something?

All this was manipulated by the GOAT behind the scenes!

After moving to Golden State, Griffin told this to everyone he met.

But this hadn’t brought any negative reputation to Yu Fei, as at that time the main person carrying the firepower was Aern Trem. Once the new season started, and the Clippers’ new lineup became effective, whatever happened in the summer was unimportant; what mattered was that everything was fine now.

Yu Fei and Griffin broke into a real man’s fight in the post right from the start.