Chapter 756: Chapter 503 Perfect Big Core_3 Chapter 756: Chapter 503 Perfect Big Core_3 “How could someone catch Kobe’s disease but not severely?”

“Is that pass even possible?”

“Once infected with the Kobe virus, aren’t you supposed to recklessly shoot at the buzzer?”

However, Durant’s pass let Yu Fei know that the man was not gravely ill.

Although Yu Fei didn’t know the reason behind the spread of Kobe’s virus in Durant, he had no intention of turning a playoff game into a ‘Journey to Science’ episode.

The opponent was the Spurs, if it were the Timberwolves it might be manageable, but after acquiring Iguodala, the Spurs had at least a 30% to 70% edge over the Supersonics.

Giving away flaws willingly would be like forcibly turning a 30-70 advantage into a 50-50 situation.

Therefore, after testing Durant, Yu Fei first performed a pick and roll with Chris Bosh, completed the round’s offense, and then focused on defense, making it difficult for Ginobili to use his tricks.

The Argentine’s organizing capabilities were locked down tonight.

However, the problem mainly lay with Ginobili himself.

He was just too inconsistent, switching between godlike and ghostly extremely quickly.

Durant suddenly transformed from a natural ball magnet into an orphan of the court.

Yu Fei fully displayed the dominance of a main ball handler.

Once past half-court, he would instruct Durant to stay in the corner and not move.

This naturally isolated Durant from the tactical system, turning him from a finisher in the Supersonics’ offensive system into a marginal shooter at the same level as Anthony Morrow.

The Spurs’ strategy to restrict Durant by assigning Iguodala to him was both a success and a failure.

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The successful aspect was that they truly sealed Durant.

Although it was a move by the Supersonics themselves, the strategic goal had been achieved.

The failure was that the strategic success of sealing Durant did not extend its strategic value to other parts of the court.

This meant, effectively, that Durant and Iguodala were just trading places.

The Supersonics were willing to make such an exchange, but it was a headache for the Spurs.

Because Iguodala’s value wasn’t limited to single defense, now being dragged by Durant to a secluded corner was very unfavorable for the Spurs.

Meanwhile, Yu Fei started concentrating his efforts on overwhelming Ginobili.

The usually dual-natured Ginobili, when underperforming and overwhelmed by his opponent, showed only his ghostly side, but with a different ghostly face each time; there was a ghost who recklessly drove and got blocked, another who daringly passed the ball out of bounds after being tightly defended, and finally, the ghost who was treated like an ATM by Yu Fei, drawing three fouls in a single quarter.

In the midst of this, Coach Lu suddenly realized he didn’t need to call a timeout to make adjustments.

Because Yu Fei had already made the adjustments on the court.

Although using Durant on the baseline might seem like underutilizing his talents, it was the perfect way to minimize the damage from the Kobe virus.

It was the Spurs who were having trouble coping.

Popovich called a timeout and positioned Ginobili in the corner to guard Durant, thereby freeing Iguodala.

But the Supersonics took Durant out at this moment.

The energetic rookie Alonzo Gee came on.

Coach Lu called Durant over and began his earnest counseling, “Kevin, wake up, that’s not how you play basketball…”

The Spurs intended to turn the situation around while Durant was off the court.

Iguodala approached Yu Fei.

“Is it easier to guard me or KD?”

Yu Fei asked before initiating the offense.

Iguodala said, “You’re easier to guard.”

Yu Fei burst forward in one step, tore through Iguodala’s defense, dribbled hard on the ground, took a step forward, and leaped for a slam dunk right in front of Duncan.

“Who is easier to guard?” Yu Fei said, “Think carefully before answering.”

Popovich had no plan to defend against Yu Fei.

Because by then, Yu Fei had no weak spots in his offense.

He could hit four three-pointers per game at a 39% success rate, his mid-to-long range game was solid, without a significant cold zone, and his finishing in the paint could compete with the big men; he boasted a free-throw accuracy of 86%, and in terms of orchestration, he was considered the number one point guard of all time–if you could even call him a point guard, surpassing even Magic Johnson.

Over the past two years, he had developed an off-ball offense at the small forward position, which gave him an even better understanding of the positioning of shooters and post players when he returned to being a primary ball-handler.

Demanding individual limits on Yu Fei on the court was an impossible task, but if you tried double-teaming him, his passing would plunge the opponents into another abyss.

So, the man was unstoppable.

To beat him, you had to start with his teammates.

First, shut down his teammates, then leave them to double-team him.

Of course, if you had players like Zhan Ke who could match him, like the Lakers did, it was a different story; anyway, Popovich had never dreamt of waging such a wealthy war.

But tonight, the Supersonics were like they were plagued at first, allowing Durant to go one-on-one, which put them at a disadvantage, then discovered this wasn’t working–what normal person would think it could?–thus Yu Fei sealed off Durant, cornering him, then subsequently proving to the Spurs that even without using Durant initially, they were still no match for him.

Because Chris Bosh and Brown were not contained, and Moro, after a sluggish start, quickly found his rhythm, and Alonzo Gee, while unremarkable, was elevated by Yu Fei’s ability to enhance such single-functional, soldier-type players.

Once the Supersonics got into rhythm, everything clicked into place.

The Spurs’ plan was successful, yet by the end of the first quarter, they were down by 11 points.

Yu Fei played the entire first quarter, dominating the court in a way that reminded the people of San Antonio of the scorching summer of 2003.

They remembered that back then, player number 44 didn’t play like this.

Even in the summer of 2007, he didn’t play like this.

Three years had passed; the person was the same, but his game had evolved from a ball-dominant central figure to a higher-level existence.

That might have been the perfect form of a ball-dominant nucleus.

But was this the ultimate Frye?

Yu Fei stepped off the court, and Coach Lu prepared to let Durant lead the second unit– he had accidentally discovered Karl’s secret method of controlling the pace (Durant exclusive).

And before Durant took the court, Yu Fei, like an elder brother, put his arm around Durant, “While I’m out, play however you like, whether you want to be Kobe or AI, it’s up to you.”

Yu Fei said only this.

Durant understood.

He knew there was something Yu Fei hadn’t said.

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If I come back, you’ll have to play my way, or else just stick to the corner!

Is this how a master leads a team?

Durant thought.

He wanted that too.

Maybe he should ask, who wouldn’t want that?