Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters-Chapter 477 - 327 Beyond Time_3

Chapter 477: Chapter 327 Beyond Time_3

A terrible mentality and impatient fans led to the Mavericks’ most painful playoff loss since the start of the postseason.

After Josh Howard was fouled out, Yu Fei became unstoppable. In an effort to contain him, the Mavericks resorted to a mandatory double team to block his offense.

Unless it was certain that Yu Fei’s teammates couldn’t provide support, such a costly double team would only allow the Bucks to flourish all around.

Kevin Martin, dubbed the “Oscar-winning Actor” by the local media and the most loathed Buck in Dallas, hit a three-pointer.

Then, Raja Bell, with the gravitational pull of Fei, received the ball and made a layup.

Danny Granger and Yu Fei executed a pick and pop, and Granger hit a three after receiving the pass.

By then, the Mavericks were suffering from severe self-doubt about whether to double team Yu Fei or not.

A step-back three-pointer by Yu Fei, calling out Dirk Nowitzki, completely shattered the Mavericks’ defense.

From that point on, the game turned into the “Bucks Show Tonight.”

The Bucks displayed their full range of small ball and three-point shooting. They didn’t have a great inside game, nor did they have strong rebounding control, and they weren’t even considered a defensively strong team in contemporary terms.

The most unusual thing about the Bucks was that the ceiling and floor of their system were both supported by Yu Fei alone.

If Yu Fei wasn’t performing, neither were the Bucks.

What was most terrifying to the Fei detractors was that Big Fei was famously tough, and those who experienced it spoke highly of him.

Yu Fei led his teammates, and the rise of Kevin Martin filled the void of the Bucks’ secondary scorer. Together with Brown, Bell, Sprewell, and a group of savvy and strong backbone players, the Bucks became the most unique team in the League.

ESPN’s Jack Ramsey said, “We can now say with certainty that the Bucks represent the next phase of basketball.”

The game had long lost suspense, and when garbage time arrived, Yu Fei sat on the sidelines wrapped in a towel.

40 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists; this game enabled him to achieve a triple-double average in the regular season, the first round of the playoffs, the semifinals, the Eastern Conference finals, and even the championship finals.

To him, it seemed to be no big deal.

He was just doing what he was supposed to do.

Then, with the last ten seconds of the game left, neither side attempted to score anymore.

The Bucks’ victory was secured.

111 to 84

The Bucks team clinched its third championship of the Fei era with an exuberant victory on the road.

The disheartened Mavericks left the court.

Dirk Nowitzki was unaware that a series of misfortunes surrounding him personally would soon hit him like stray bullets.

ESPN’s Jim Gray asked, “How are you going to digest this year’s defeat?”

Nowitzki said with disappointment, “Time will take care of everything.”

Afterward, as expected, Yu Fei lifted the NBA Finals MVP trophy.

Gregg Sager, present at such occasions like a master of ceremonies, raised his microphone to the three-time Finals MVP and asked, “Many people would have been knocked down after experiencing the turmoil from last season like you did, how did you guys pick yourselves up?”

“There’s no special secret,” Yu Fei quivered slightly, indicating his teammates around him, “We have a sense of urgency deep inside.”

“May I ask why?” Sager inquired. “You’re a young team, and there’s still plenty of time.”

It was true; the Bucks had plenty of time. But when the world makes you feel like you have plenty of time, you better not take for granted you really do.

On this issue, you can’t console yourself with “I still have time.”

Because…

“This is precisely the crux of the matter for us. We’ve fought every step of the way, burning all we have to ultimately achieve our goal because we don’t know the answer to this question,” Yu Fei said, “Time can resolve many things, but if you expect time to solve everything, you will only suffer in the end, because you don’t know if there is enough time.”

(1) The Mavericks’ home court is also sponsored by American Airlines.

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