NBA's King of Talking

Not to mention the Rockets, even Reggie, who had been with Jia Fei day and night, was a little surprised. This guy was too fierce. It seemed that none of the other nine people on the court could compare with Jia Fei in terms of game performance.

On the Rockets' side, from the coaching staff to the players on the court, everyone hopes the game will end as soon as possible.

Please spare us, let us go home!

Ultimately, the Thunder defeated the Rockets 86-111 at home, ending their embarrassing two-game losing streak.

It's worth mentioning that after Jia Fei and his teammates entered the game, the Rockets went scoreless for 4 minutes and 55 seconds. Their shots were either missing, resulting in turnovers, airballs, or defensive rebounds being lost. In short, based on the performance of both sides during this period, the Rockets were completely outmatched by their opponents.

The Thunder displayed extremely high offensive efficiency during this period, completely dominating their opponents.

As the final buzzer sounded, the Thunder's third unit erupted in cheers, showcasing their excellent performance and professionalism, demonstrating the team's depth. Jia Fei, in particular, was a standout rookie.

Jia Fei played only 4 minutes and 55 seconds in this game, making all 4 shots, including 1 three-pointer, without any free throws, scoring 9 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals and 1 block. With a 100% shooting percentage, he scored 9 of the team's 13 points in that period, filling up the stat sheet. His performance was comprehensive, efficient and explosive.

If his stats for this game were calculated based on 36 minutes, it would be terrifying. Of course, stats from garbage time are not very meaningful, but even in garbage time, it's still an NBA regular season game, and the opponents are all NBA players, not the kind of performance you can fake in lower leagues.

The Thunder's locker room finally became a bit more lively after the game, as the previous two losses had left a dejected atmosphere. Durant and Harden, who were never talkative to begin with, became even more somber after the defeat. Even Westbrook, who wanted to liven things up, saw that no one was in the mood and didn't say much.

Now, the team has achieved its first big win of the season. During garbage time, the benchwarmers led an offensive frenzy, completely crushing the opponent. This prompted Westbrook to perform the "turtle dance" in the locker room.

Westbrook is physically strong but lacks flexibility, so his dance moves appear more powerful than graceful. But that doesn't matter. His dance moves attracted everyone's attention, set the mood, and made the locker room lively and peaceful again, and that's enough.

Seeing Westbrook and Jia Fei is also a good thing. Sometimes a team can't be made up of only hard-working players; it needs a variety of players. This team is young and talented, but it lacks a locker room leader. Durant has enough ability, but he's not suitable to be a locker room leader. Westbrook is too active and impulsive, so he's not suited for that role either. Veteran Collison has the experience and is steady enough, but he lacks that commanding presence.

Coach Brooks arrived again and, as usual, gave a speech. After he left, reporters entered the locker room and interviewed the players.

For the first time ever, Jia Fei was interviewed today. Previously, reporters had been interviewing the team's main rotation players, but today, because he also played and had a strong presence on the field, the reporters quickly sensed that he was a topic of conversation.

Jia Fei's outstanding performance wasn't just due to his excellent play during garbage time; it was also because he was of Asian descent, and since Yao Ming's retirement, there hadn't been a single Asian player who could secure a place on an NBA team.

"Jia, hello, please allow me to interview you. First of all, congratulations on your victory in the competition!" the reporter, whose media outlet was unknown, asked.

Jia Fei smiled and said, "Thank you!"

"Jia, you only played for less than 5 minutes today and still had such an outstanding performance. What's your secret?" the reporter asked.

"Secret? I have no secret. I just prepare myself, wait for the coach to call my name, and once I'm on the court, I'm single-minded and give it my all!" Jia Fei had watched too many interviews with NBA stars in his previous life. Even if he hadn't eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. Answering this kind of question was a piece of cake.

"You didn't get any playing time in the regular season before this game, but you performed so well today. Will you ask the coach for more playing time in future games?" the reporter continued to ask.

Here it comes, here it comes, the sensitive questions are starting to surface. That's how reporters are; they start with harmless questions, then delve deeper. If you're not paying attention, it's easy to fall into their trap. But that doesn't mean they're bad. For clicks, for buzz, using a few tricks is normal, as long as it's not illegal!

"I won't do that. The coaching staff has their own plans, and I trust their plans. I just need to do my best and perform well when I get the chance. I won't use my performance to put pressure on them," Jia Fei said seriously.

This wasn't just Jia Fei saying something politely; he genuinely had no intention of pressuring the coaching staff. Did he even have the right? A second-round pick playing a few good minutes in garbage time could pressure the coaching staff and management? And what about all the drinks he had?

To survive in the NBA, individual skill is one thing, but you also need self-awareness and to understand your situation. Pressuring management and coaching staff is a power reserved for core players; even core players wouldn't easily do that, let alone a benchwarmer.

Replacing a benchwarmer player is a piece of cake...

Seeing that they couldn't get any interesting information out of him, the reporter asked a few more simple questions and ended the interview.

After the interview, Jia Fei began to tidy up his things.

Reggie leaned closer, smiled, and nodded, saying, "Jia, I never expected you to be two years younger than me, yet you answered reporters' questions with such maturity and composure. How do you do that?"

Jia Fei spoke nonsense with a straight face: "Read more books, study more, think more, and visit fewer adult websites. In the far east, there is an ancient country with a sage named Confucius. He has a famous saying, 'Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me,' which means we should learn more from others."

“Oh, Confucius, I think I’ve heard of him before. Is he also a basketball player? Which league did he play in before?” Reggie asked.

"He serves in the State of Lu!" Jia Fei said with certainty.

“I’d like to play one-on-one with him sometime. By the way, what position does he play?” Reggie continued to ask.

"What location? I don't know either!" Jia Fei shrugged and pursed his lips.

Reggie was a little confused. He was already fantasizing about a one-on-one duel with Confucius. He was looking forward to fighting against a man who could say such a famous saying.