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Chapter 456
On the eve of the All-Star weekend, the Warriors had a three-game streak.

The last game of the three-way game is going to Seattle to challenge the Sonics.

Supersonic is Qin Fei's old club.

To Qin Fei, playing in Seattle has an inexplicable meaning.

Seattle fans also have a special affection for Qin Fei.

Qin Fei was initially selected by the Sonics. In the draft, people had no idea what kind of surprise this player with the 18th pick in the first round would bring.

Looking back at the original draft, people were surprised when the Sonics selected him with the 18th pick in the first round.

At that time, people were thinking, why did the team use the 18th pick in the first round to select a player who had never proven himself in NC AA, just because he won the NCAA championship with Iverson?
It seemed that Qin Fei had more chance to win the championship.

You know, there were many talented players in the 96th class.

Facts have proved that the Sonics draft vision is very good.

Qin Fei has indeed become a lottery gem in the 96th draft, and he is also a leader in the 96th draft.

In the early stages of his career, Qin Fei made remarkable achievements.

However, although the Sonics have a good vision in the draft, their subsequent operations are a bit incomprehensible.

The salary space was shortened due to the labor agreement, and in order to save part of the luxury tax, Qin Fei was released directly and sent to Oakland.

As a result, after Qin Fei arrived in Oakland, with the increase in possession of the ball, his personal data and performance on the court have greatly improved, and he has become a hot new star in the league.

The Supersonics, which originally competed for the championship, fell into a slump after sending Qin Fei away.

As Kemp's state declined, Gary Payton was unable to support him alone.

Last season, championship coach George Karl also left the Sonics.

His departure seemed to announce the end of an era, and he entered a new stage completely.

Since the beginning of the season, the Sonics have ranked tenth in the West.

The winning rate is less than [-]%, the state is high and low, and often loses to some weak teams.

In the team, Payton, who was selected for the double team last season, was not even selected as an All-Star starter this season.

So Payton said in an interview with the media that he was a little tired.

"We have put in a lot of effort, but the team has developed in an unpredictable direction. Sometimes it is like this. When you want to get it, but you don't spend enough, you can't get what you want to get."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, there were some minor complaints about the team between the lines.

The reason for the complaint is that the Supersonics have become more and more obsessed with their operations over the years, which has caused the current Supersonics to completely fall out of the ranks of championship contenders, and they are not even strong in the Western Conference.

Qin Fei was a guest in Seattle and received widespread attention from Seattle fans.

In this game, the Sonic Key Arena was packed.

On the night of the game, when the players are training.

Qin Fei took the initiative to walk to the half of the supersonic training, and a group of supersonic players surrounded him.

Peyton gave Qin Fei a big hug.

"You guys are really impressive."

He smiled and said, looking at Qin Fei's appearance, he could still vaguely recall Qin Fei's youthful appearance when he first entered the alliance, five years have passed in a blink of an eye.

"Aren't I always like this? It's routine."

Qin Fei still maintained enough humility and corresponding respect in front of the big brother back then.

"If these are all routine operations, wouldn't it seem that we are too good at it, and we can't even achieve routine operations?" Peyton shook his head, and he knew the humility in Qin Fei's words.

"When I left the Sonics before, no one would have thought that the Warriors could win the championship directly. There is some element of luck in it, which doesn't directly mean that the Warriors have achieved success like this." Qin Fei was also a little bit embarrassed. He saw that Payton was in a normal state, so he wanted to encourage him with these words.

Payton is 33 years old this year. As a point guard who is still at his peak, if he cannot maintain enough confidence, it will easily affect his performance on the court.

Why can't Peyton hear Qin Fei's comforting words?He had a strange look on his face, and he always found it strange that Qin Fei was clearly an opponent, but he talked to him in a way of knowing and making friends.

How can he not know the ever-changing NBA?
Just like what Qin Fei did in the Supersonics, who would have expected that Qin Fei, who was in the second grade, would be able to win the championship with the Supersonics and make great contributions.

"Success is success, and failure is failure. In the NBA, the process is not important. Most of the time, the result is what matters. It is a common concept to judge a hero by victory or defeat." Payton shook his head.

Qin Fei couldn't help laughing, and didn't know how to start a conversation.

"But what you said actually makes sense. Luck is also part of strength."

After Peyton finished speaking, Qin Fei was at a loss. When did I say this?
The two chatted happily during training.

Other players of the Supersonic team also stepped forward to talk to Qin Fei.

"Shawn won't fight?"

Qin Fei searched carefully among the crowd, and found that there was indeed no sign of Kemp.

Kemp's decline in the past two years has been too fast, and his figure has completely lost its shape. He is no longer the muscular man who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground, but a middle-aged greasy man with a big belly and thick calves.

If it wasn't for the fact that the height is still placed there, no one would believe that he is an athlete.

Kemp is absent, and the Sonics rely on the combination of Payton and Jamison.

Jamison is the main player trained by the Sonics today.

Jamison was an important bargaining chip for the Warriors to trade Qin Fei back then.

His characteristic is that he is good at attacking and possesses very comprehensive offensive skills at the 4th position. When paired with Payton, one inside and one outside complement each other.

The biggest problem is the defensive end, which has no deterrent effect.

So although he has an average of 20+8 per game this season, he has not been included in the category of All-Star considerations at all. In people's impressions, when it comes to Jamison, he is still the... oh, not bad rookie player.

But in fact, this is Jamison's third season and the last season of his rookie contract. Next year, the Sonics will face the situation of contract renewal with Jamison.

The supersonics Peyton and Kemp's big contracts are still being fulfilled, so where is the salary space to sign Jamison?
Jamison didn't know Qin Fei very well. As an important bargaining chip in Qin Fei's big deal back then, he was sent to Seattle by the Warriors like a piece of cargo.

Faced with Qin Fei's visit, Jamison, who already felt that he had grown into an all-star, was still full of desire to PK.

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In the end, the Sonics' starters in this game were Payton, Ruben Patterson, Brent Barry, Jamison and Ewing.

There aren't any particularly strong defensive players on the wings.

Peyton himself has to share more than half of the important task of marking Qin Fei.

As the first defender directly facing Qin Fei, Ruben Patterson was under a lot of pressure. Before the game started, he kept admonishing himself to keep his focus and chase him throughout the game.

After the game started, he really played the spirit of Nougat, and chased Qin Fei every step of the way.

Qin Fei's initial desire to attack was not strong.

Many fans in Seattle held signs saying: "You are the pride of Seattle", "Please come back to the Sonics and bring us another championship", "Never forget your outstanding contribution in Seattle"...

When Qin Fei came on stage, many fans gave warm applause.

This made Qin Fei very embarrassed. After all, until now, many people still think that it was a very helpless move for Qin Fei to leave the Supersonics. He himself still wanted to continue his career in the Supersonics.

Aggressive desire -1
Aggressive desire -1
He started off with very low aggression.

In this way, the Sonics were given a chance. After the game started, the Sonics took the lead on the field.

At halftime, the Warriors trailed by 45 points 57 to 12.

Playing the No. 12 team in the Western Conference led by [-] points at halftime, this is already a very remarkable achievement, and the fans in Seattle also saw the hope that the team can win this game.

In the second half, the fans cheered even more enthusiastically.

Although many people made a special trip to support Qin Fei.

But if the Sonics do manage to beat the Warriors for a prized victory, many will still stand firmly in their proper stance.

Supporting the Sonics is the most appropriate position.

In the second half of the game, the Warriors' style changed suddenly. At Carlisle's request, Billups needed to increase the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions.

The Sonics' offensive rebounds are not aggressive.

So the Warriors arranged such a tactic, by protecting the backcourt rebounds, improving the rhythm of offense and defense, and playing transition offense.

"Run and bomb?"

The tactic of running and bombing is not surprising in the NBA, and many teams will use this tactic.

What is run and bomb?

To disassemble and understand, in simple terms, running and fighting, bombing wildly, this is running and bombing.

The Warriors have a tradition of bombing.

I used to fight, run and bomb a lot before, so I am no stranger to this tactic.

After the offensive and defensive transition rhythm improved, the Warriors' offense was significantly better. Carlisle's purpose of arranging this tactic was to improve the Warriors' poor offense in the first half.

More than half of the third quarter, the Warriors were only 3 points away from catching up.

At this time, Payton stood up, broke through to the basket and made a strong attack, scoring two points.

In the next round of offense, Qin Fei hit a three-pointer from the outside line, chasing the score to 4 points.

This was the toughest ball Qin Fei played tonight. After the opponent's main core scored, he scored in a tougher way.

Qin Fei flew too far away with inertia. He thought he would rise after this ball, but he missed a few more balls.

Continue to look at it from the perspective of a sleepwalking bystander.

Fortunately, the other Warriors players played well.

In the end, the two teams stalemate until the fourth quarter. Payton personally marked Qin Fei, and Billups hit consecutive key shots, giving the Warriors their first lead in the game.

"The Sonics are another habitual end-of-term crash."

"The Supersonics this season are not weak on paper, but at this most critical moment, no one can stand up and score stably, which eventually leads to a passive game."

Seeing that the team was unfavorable, the on-site hosts began to criticize the Sonics. From the players to the head coach to the management, none of them were left behind.

There is 1 minute and 41 seconds left in the final quarter.

The Warriors attacked, and Qin Fei hit Payton with a low back.

This is Payton's common offensive technique, which is also his preferred personal offensive technique, using back shots to punish guards who are shorter and thinner than him.

When Qin Fei was still in the Sonics, he learned post-up singles from Payton.

As the big brother of the team, Payton is not hesitant to teach.

Give Qin Fei support when he needs help and growth most.

Now, a few years later, Qin Fei is playing Payton in the low post.

This made Peyton a little dazed, as if he had returned to that warm summer all of a sudden, and Qin Fei was still the same Qin Fei.

"Pong!"

The terrifying force slammed into Payton's body brazenly.

Payton's strength is considered top-notch among defenders, but facing Qin Fei's back-to-back strength is still a bit weak.

"Pong!"

Qin Fei's second back hit came one after another, and Peyton got half of his body out of the way when he hit the ground.

He immediately turned around with the ball and walked to the bottom line to break through.

At this time, Qin Fei had the opportunity to directly attack the basket, and the supersonic inside line pulled Qin Fei down without giving him a chance.

Qin Fei walked to the free throw line and made two free throws.

Qin Fei's wave of kills was critical, extending the Warriors' lead to 4 points. This is a matter of two waves of possession.

Since then, the upstart Jamison of the Sonics has missed the middle distance.

In the last breakthrough layup, Payton also encountered the interference of Big Ben and missed.

The Sonics regretted losing the game at home, 99 to 104.

"Your people are too defensive. At critical moments, it seems that there are [-] hands coming to grab my ball."

At the end of the game, Payton and Qin Fei hugged for the last time.

"Defense wins championships."

Qin Fei laughed. He only scored 22 points in this game, but through the overall performance and everyone's hard work, the team still won the game.

lie win...

Compared with the 40-50-point games where he abounded before, 22 points in a single game is considered low.

"How did you limit Qin Fei's scoring to only 22 points?"

At the press conference after the game, Paul Westphal, the newly promoted head coach of the Sonics, was asked this question by the media.

"Is 22 points rare? Since when is 22 points already a derogatory term?"

"Is it normal for Qin Fei to score [-] or [-] points in a game?"

"We're all just playing defense, there's no tip to share."

Paul Westphal was really annoyed.

He always felt that some media were just moaning about nothing. Qin Fei scored less today because he was paddling in silence. Could it be that he had to find a reason?There are only so many people on the perimeter of the Sonics, or just praise Payton's defense.

"Seattle is a great place."

In an interview, Qin Fei expressed his admiration for Seattle.

"The starting point of my career is Seattle. Seattle has an inexplicable meaning to me. This is an unforgettable city. When the Supersonics meet Seattle, this is the best memory and will never be forgotten."

Although what he said were all positive things, he also felt that this place was really magical in his heart, and he could find a special feeling every time he was in this place.

That is the power that blesses him in the dark.

Life is so lucky, if he can lie down and win, then he hopes not to put a time limit on this happiness.

In the legend of absolute invincibility, there must be new stories.

(End of this chapter)