Chapter 729: Chapter 495: You Are the Worst Class I Have Ever Taught (Combined Part 1)_4 Chapter 729: Chapter 495: You Are the Worst Class I Have Ever Taught (Combined Part 1)_4 Unfortunately, his time on the court coincided with Nowitzki’s.

Fei, watching from the sidelines, seriously suspected this was Karl’s trick.

Playing at home, Nowitzki was bound to take numerous shots, a well-known unwritten rule. Nearly a hundred thousand people in the audience wanted to see Nowitzki take the trophy home. Unless James wanted to earn a reputation as selfish before nearly a hundred thousand booing spectators, he had to play the understudy to the German.

As expected, James made a few plays, but when the piercing cries of “We want to see Dirk” rang out, he sealed off his offense.

By the time Fei got back on the court, both James and Nowitzki had stepped off.

This is what makes a coach valuable – he doesn’t need to suppress James overtly. He just needs to cleverly schedule their playtime, forcing James into a supporting role while Fei could freely help Durant win the AMVP.

But now the problem had shifted back to Fei.

Fei worried that pushing himself a bit more might snatch Durant’s AMVP.

After all, in the eyes of the media, the two were not on the same level in terms of appeal.

If their stats were close, or if Fei’s numbers looked significantly more comprehensive, then Durant could say goodbye to the AMVP.

Fei suddenly had a bold idea. Perhaps letting Karl send James back in to continue their internal strife would indirectly limit his own performance.

But if he did that, the Western All-Star Team’s game would become extremely chaotic and leave no space for Durant to perform.

Finally, Fei thought of a solution.

Stop attacking, no longer pass directly to Durant but use the centers as an intermediary for passes, and let Durant go for rebounds inside.

That way, Fei would score little, have no assists, and pick up no rebounds.

Then, reality delivered a harsh blow to Fei.

Fei had no assists, but neither did Durant, and since Durant was not strong in confrontation and was too proud to fiercely chase after rebounds, his stats looked unimpressive.

In the end, James’s coup de grace was fatal.

Entering the third quarter, James realized he had been set up by Karl, and that he was doomed not to win the AMVP tonight. He could also see that Fei was trying to secure the AMVP for Durant.

As his biggest competitor within Nike, how could James allow Durant to win the AMVP before him?

So James switched into “I might not get the AMVP, but neither will you” mode.

James started passing crazily to Nowitzki, and as the Western All-Star Team’s lead grew, the Eastern All-Star Team realized their slim chances of victory and started throwing the game, gifting the host goodwill, going soft on everyone, and playing token defense, Nowitzki’s stats soared to 32 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists by the end of the third quarter.

And so it was, time and fate worked together.

Durant turned pale, feeling his efforts throughout the night were in vain.

Fei helplessly looked at him and sighed, “There’s always next year. Don’t worry about him, he’ll be old in a few years.”

Durant nodded, having no choice but to accept the outcome.

After speaking, Fei began to mutter to himself.

That phrase, it felt like he had said it to someone else before?

Oh, right.

It was Kwame.

Back when Kwame didn’t make the All-Star Team, he’d used those same comforting words.

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Since then, Kwame drifted further and further from the All-Star status.

This story tells us to treat every opportunity as if it’s the only one we’ll ever get.

Still, Durant is young; he’ll certainly get an AMVP eventually.

But as for Mr. James on the other side…

Just believe, life will get better.