Chapter 673: Chapter 478: Only Have Feelings for You (Combined) – 3 Chapter 673: Chapter 478: Only Have Feelings for You (Combined) – 3 Durant didn’t seem satisfied with playing a secondary role on the offensive end.

He took the initiative to move to Yu Fei’s position, asked for the ball, and then initiated the attack.

It must be said, Durant’s offensive capabilities were strong; his height, arm span, and shooting ability combined were enough to drive opponents to despair.

Not to mention, he had developed a ball-handling attack.

For several consecutive minutes, Durant’s one-on-one was unstoppable, and Ariza, on whom the Miami Heat had placed great hopes, was disastrously overwhelmed.

The Miami Heat had no choice but to arrange a double team.

This timely and effective measure soon brought them rewards.

Under such defense, Durant wasn’t comfortable.

He inadvertently exposed a key reason why he couldn’t become Yu Fei.

He wasn’t the kind of well-rounded good student like Yu Fei, who, when faced with a double team, could find his teammates’ open spots, but he lacked the ability to pass under great defensive pressure comfortably, nor did he possess a passing style that made the receiver feel comfortable.

This maximized the effect of the opponent’s double teaming.

They not only restricted Durant’s offense but also made the person receiving Durant’s pass shoot in an uncomfortable manner.

The Supersonics’ shooting percentage quickly plummeted.

Yu Fei sat down for five minutes.

Just as Durant was about to “crash,” Karl nodded at him, signaling him to get ready to come on.

Yu Fei tossed his warm-up jacket onto a chair and said softly, “From today on, I don’t want to hear anyone say KD is the second me.”

“He never was.”

Durant had never thought of becoming the second Yu Fei.

It was Nike’s wish, as well as that of the fans.

But like other stars dubbed “the second someone else,” Durant wanted to be himself.

However, Durant never wanted to be denied in such circumstances.

Yet, Yu Fei had seen through him.

From technical characteristics to physique, Durant should be the answer of the small-ball era. His size was enough to play the center position in small lineups, and his limitless shooting range could magnify the threat in pick-and-roll situations.

Theoretically, Durant was a fit for any tactical system.

But apart from his first year with the Golden State Warriors, he had never proven to be a multi-functional tactical machine.

This was the biggest counter-intuitive impression on Durant.

He had the talent to execute all tactics, but because this talent was too great, his one-on-one offense was unstoppable. This fundamentally changed his basketball philosophy.

If for Durant, scoring was so easy, why waste energy running tactics?

The best tactic in the world should be letting teammates spread out, allowing him to go one-on-one from a comfortable position.

“Beep!”

Little O committed a tactical foul.

Yu Fei glanced at Durant, then pointed off the court.

Durant understood, he was being subbed out.

As for why he was being subbed out, he was also very clear.

Because he had been “reckless” for a moment, but it wasn’t effective.

Although he had proven his offensive ability, if he wanted to replace his opponent while Yu Fei was off the court, he still needed to drive his teammates.

Durant didn’t understand why becoming like Yu Fei had to involve so many complicated steps.

The world hailed that man as the “sole emperor,” as if the empire was built by a single person, then why still demand that the same person both dominate everything offensively in the game and also elevate his teammates to the same level?

Isn’t that contradictory?

“You did well,” Yu Fei said, “For this Christmas, I’ll make a wish to Santa Claus for you.”

Durant asked, “Why?”

“I hope Santa Claus can enhance your understanding,” Yu Fei sarcastically said, “so you can know how different your game is from mine, aspiring to be me is of no benefit to you. We always wanted you to be yourself, but you seem reluctant to be just that.”

Durant was at a loss for words, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to be himself, he just didn’t want to become that version of himself who fell into being a mere assist machine for Yu Fei and Roy.

He believed he had a higher ceiling.

But if he always stood waiting for the ball, he could never become the best version of himself.

So this was the root of all his contradictions.

He didn’t want to become the second Yu Fei, but to be truly unique, he needed to stand in Yu Fei’s position, playing the game Yu Fei’s way.

When he screwed up, Yu Fei would then question why he couldn’t just be himself.

Yu Fei was back, and Wade from the Miami Heat was back too.

The absolute cores of both teams arrived on the court.

While Durant saw himself as the protagonist, he returned to the sideline, where Karl asked him, “Have you ever watched Frye’s game videos?”

Durant thought “yes” was the right answer.

“I watch them every day.”

“Starting today, stop watching them,” Karl said earnestly yet painfully, “forget about it, you will never be Frye.”

Isn’t that a good thing? Who decreed that I should become Frye? I just want to be myself!

Durant’s calm expression did not fully reflect his inner turmoil.

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It wasn’t until he sat down that Kwame Brown’s mockery was somewhat unbearable: “Frye put so much effort into you, and this is how you repay him, Kevin? Well done!”

A natural star must possess unassailable self-respect.

At that moment, the spirit of good-guy Durant was shackled.

Durant yelled at Brown, “I never asked him to do that!”

Brown, surprised by Durant’s reaction, subsequently silenced the young star with his response: “You never asked him not to do it either.”