Chapter 714: Chapter 491: A Greater Failure is Approaching (United)_4 Chapter 714: Chapter 491: A Greater Failure is Approaching (United)_4 Chris Bosh pops out beyond the three-point line after a pick and roll, catches the ball, and shoots for three.

“Swish!”

The takeover by Kobe and LeBron came earlier than expected.

Although this move was simple and crude and seemed to undermine the value of team tactics and technique, there was no denying its effectiveness.

Especially when you have the world’s second and third-best players; one with an unstoppable fadeaway, the other with an indefensible drive–it really didn’t require much strategizing.

However, the Lakers were too far behind, and the pick and roll between Yu Fei and Bosh wasn’t a solution either.

Both teams traded blows, scoring back and forth, but the point gap remained unchanged.

This was not the outcome the Lakers wanted.

Phil Jackson called a timeout, demanding LeBron to reawaken the Triangle Offense.

LeBron did as told, and the first one to enter the tactic was Richard Hamilton, who helped the team from the perimeter.

Just when the Lakers thought they could breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Fei brought the ball up, tensing everyone up, and LeBron suddenly went to double-team him.

With a flick of his fingers, Yu Fei passed the ball to Durant’s hands.

The Lakers revived the Triangle Offense, while the Supersonics awakened Durant; suddenly, the roles were reversed.

The Lakers fought the power of the Supersonics’ superstars with the strength of their system.

In the end, the Supersonics, with a considerable lead, had an upper hand in confidence.

Confidence is the best medicine for maintaining shooting form, and Durant got into the zone as Yu Fei drew away the defensive pressure, while Anthony Morrow, who had been somewhat invisible in the second half, found his mark.

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Eventually, Kwame Brown, with a host of shooters on the perimeter, started sneaking in baskets from underneath.

The Lakers had been getting demolished at the power forward position since the beginning of the game, always one step behind.

The Kobe-LeBron combination was indeed effective, but you can’t just use it recklessly.

When trailing by too much, it’s no use no matter who steps up, as the pressure and scoring difficulty aren’t the same for both teams.

The suspense of the game spiraled upward in the third quarter and eventually went into Seattleites’ beloved “comeback mode” after Kwame Brown symbolically sneaked a rebound layup to expand the lead to 29 points.

In the fourth quarter, the Lakers attempted another comeback.

Then, Durant began to beat the underdog ruthlessly.

The man hailed as America’s son was facing LeBron again, but the situation was drastically different from the first half.

In a matter of minutes, he was taking on one-on-one plays and pulling up for three-pointers over LeBron from the 45-degree angle on both sides.

A personal spree of 8 points in a row drove the Lakers to complete despair.

LeBron left the court, his stats at a neat triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 19 assists; Yu Fei suspected he came back just to play in the fourth quarter for that.

And Durant, it seemed he’d regained his confidence amidst the recent prolific spree.

I don’t need Frye, nor do I need anyone’s help, I can defeat LeBron on my own!

In the end, Durant left with a stat line of 28 points and 4 rebounds.

Looking at the stats alone, one could never tell how tough the first half had been for him.

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Yu Fei was the shadowy figure behind the scenes tonight; he wasn’t constantly in the spotlight like Bosh, nor did he send the Lakers to the guillotine in the fourth quarter like Durant. He simply controlled the pace of the game in a way that suffocated the opposition.

24 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists.

It was a huge triple-double, but what was the most lasting impression he left on everyone tonight?

Trash-talking with Jack Nicholson in the hallway.

As the game definitively entered garbage time, ABC’s Doug Collins said, “Frye put up some epic luxury stats, and with the Supersonics about to beat the Lakers, maybe we should spare a thought for LeBron’s mental health. Not long ago, he had just overcome his longstanding failure against Frye; now, he’s being entangled by an even greater failure.”