Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 590 425 Always _3

When Yu Fei reached the frontcourt, it wasn't just Pierce, every member of The Celtics on and off the court felt as if they were being crushed by a mountain.

"Double team!" Rivers couldn't take it anymore, "Double team! Don't let this bastard finish us off alone!"

A change of direction, acceleration, a sudden stop, then another change of direction and a powerful take-off.

Pierce's center of gravity was lured by Fei, and he crashed into Garnett, who had come to double team him. Pierce, feeling a deep sense of sin for his defensive failure, felt in that moment that something inside him was about to explode, the terrible urge to vomit came back, triggering discomfort in his abdomen.

With a bang, Yu Fei dunked over PJ Brown.

Pierce fell to the ground along with Garnett.

"What a fierce Big Fei..."

Roy just stood on the side, boiling with excitement, then glanced to the side; Garnett had already flipped over, but Pierce was still writhing.

The Celtics' away uniform is a standard deep green, but Pierce's rear was seeping with a brownish-yellow color.

"FUCK!" Roy exclaimed, "Big Fei, you knocked the crap out of this guy!"

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The Celtics called a timeout.

Pierce rushed back to the locker room.

Rivers looked at the score. The Supersonics' No. 44 was not the tallest man on the court, but here, at this moment, he was a giant.

With less than four minutes left in the game, 84 to 79, the Supersonics led by 5 points.

This arduous, fierce battle, concerning the supreme honor of two cities, was about to enter its final moments.

On the big screen, Pierce's most embarrassing moment in his life was replayed over and over again.

Seattleites, as if avenging a great grudge, laughed crazily at this.

Only some professionals knew that this was no simple matter.

How much pressure was Pierce under to be driven to incontinence?

What kind of aggression was this?

"Frye has surpassed Michael Jordan from 1991 to 1993, becoming the most terrifying player in professional basketball history," Jeff Van Gundy said. "Let's tip our hats to Paul Pierce, I assure you, he looks a lot more dignified than LeBron in Las Vegas."

The timeout ended, and The Celtics were thrown into a stress reaction by Yu Fei.

In the eight-plus minutes of the fourth quarter, the 13 points scored by the Supersonics were all contributed by Yu Fei.

This situation, where one man monopolizes a team's offense, is not unheard of but is rare.

Rivers and Thibodeau could no longer bear it; they couldn't allow the hope of an away victory for The Celtics to be destroyed by the individual skill of a superstar.

"Paul has already given so much for us, from now on, we must fight for him!"

Pierce's return was unknown, and Rivers had to make others realize that they too were the protagonists of the court.

Chicken soup isn't always the answer.

Rivers knew this; if his chicken soup was so effective, his team would have won the away game by now.

Whether chicken soup is effective or not depends on the players themselves.

The Celtics' desire to fight for Pierce was incredibly strong, as for the most part tonight, it was he who had stopped Fei.

Rivers' chicken soup was just a reminder that Pierce wasn't on the court now, not much game time remained, and whether he could make it back before the end of the game?

No one knew.

Yet, The Celtics remained The Celtics.

Steve Javie was still alive in this world and officiated the game in his own style.

This was the kind of game The Celtics liked.

Matt Barnes replaced Pierce; all he could bring was defense and spot-up three-pointers.

Garnett played selflessly, considering himself a blue-collar worker, dedicating everything to his teammates.

Michael Redd remembered the humiliation he endured in New York.

As the game broke into the final three minutes, Redd scored a three-pointer from the outside.

Yu Fei was met with a reckless double team on the outside.

Barnes, Rondo, and Garnett, they all surrounded Fei in an instant.

Was this enough?

Using three people to double team meant that two Supersonics players were left unguarded, and Fei instantly passed the ball to Roy on the left side.

It was a clear signal.

The invincible Fei of the fourth quarter had already driven his opponents mad; they were willing to use a triple team to restrict him. This was the highest respect for a superstar, just like when Shohoku used a four-man coverage to stop Sendoh. As long as you are strong enough, you deserve it, and as a teammate, Roy's job was to make the most of the opportunity created by Fei.

It was time for people to know that the Supersonics were dual-core, not single-core.

Roy's blood was absolutely cold at that moment.

He held his breath and released a jump shot.

The moment it scored, Key Arena's announcer, Bob Blake, exclaimed with excitement, "Brandon Roy, he's the star of the fourth quarter!"

86 to 79

The Celtics were in despair.

They seemed to have no tomorrow, defending desperately, and what they got in return was Roy's deft resolution.

In the following offense, Redd was stifled in defense, Rondo met with neglect, and the only one with a chance was Barnes, who was selectively left open.

As the shot clock was about to expire, Rondo had no choice but to trust him.

But Barnes had done nothing after coming on, being preoccupied with defending, posting up, contending, and grappling. How could he maintain his touch in such a situation?

His three-pointer frustratingly bounced out.

Garnett soared to tip the ball in, keeping The Celtics' final hope alive.

86 to 81

With a 5-point gap and less than two and a half minutes to go, Fei was controlling the play at the top of the arc.

Roy's recent shot made The Celtics hesitant to double team again, but to allow Fei to go one-on-one?

What Pierce couldn't do, Barnes wouldn't be able to do either.