NBA's King of Talking

Shannon Brown, who was guarding Jia Fei, finally had to admit that Jia Fei deserved the dunk contest championship. Someone who could perform such dunks in a real game could naturally perform even more exaggerated and outrageous moves in a dunk contest when he was unguarded. And Jia Fei's off-ball movement just now was very cunning and tricky, making him as elusive as trying to catch an eel.

Reggie and Jia Fei excitedly high-fived. This kind of exchange was common between them during training, but they had never done it in a match before. It wasn't that they lacked the ability, but rather that they hadn't had the opportunity.

Fortunately, the opportunity came today. The Suns' defense is poor, so it's a good chance to practice against such an easy opponent.

The Thunder's second unit this season has an excellent plus-minus rating, their defense remains outstanding, and their offense, with Kevin Martin and Jafi, has a very high floor, surprising many. Those who previously predicted that the team would endlessly rely on the duo after Harden's departure have been silenced. Kevin Martin's performance hasn't declined significantly, and Jafi's growth is undeniable.

The timeout is over and the game continues.

Thunder's starting coach Cheeks told head coach Brooks, "The pairing of Jafi and Reggie gives us more confidence!"

Coach Brooks nodded. He had to admit that he had indeed been too conservative before, including on Christmas Day when he was so conservative in using an eight-man rotation. Clearly, Jia Fei was a good player, Reggie wasn't playing too aggressively, his playmaking ability was also decent, and he had great potential for individual offense.

The Suns' second unit couldn't hold on at all. Shannon Brown was shut down by Jia Fei, going 0-for-3 in the first half and contributing nothing on offense. On the other hand, he couldn't stop Jia Fei's off-ball movement at all. This guy was too agile, fast, quick, and cunning, giving Shannon Brown a lot of trouble.

After both teams' starting lineups returned, the Suns were able to keep pace with the Thunder. The Thunder's starting lineup still has clear problems: their defense is fine, but their offense is too simplistic, relying entirely on the individual abilities of their two stars. Their tactics are too simple, and once the two stars have an off night, their offense tends to stagnate.

The Suns failed to make any waves in the second half. The Suns team under D'Antoni and Nash had an explosive scoring ability back then, and they weren't afraid even if they were down by 20 points at halftime. The current Suns team has much less offensive talent. Facing the top 3 defense in the league, it was already very difficult for them to maintain a stable output. They simply couldn't have an instant burst of scoring.

Ultimately, with a strong second unit, the Thunder easily defeated the Suns at home, securing their first victory of 2013.

With this victory, the Thunder's winning streak has reached 3 games, continuing their march towards the top spot in the Western Conference!

贾飞本场比赛表现出色，他打了21分01秒，10投6中其中3分球4投2中，罚球2罚全中，得到16分4个篮板2次助攻2个抢断1个盖帽。在防守端他彻底锁死了香农·布朗，后者全场5投0中，表现稀烂。

After the game, Jia Fei, Reggie, and Lamb dined together at a restaurant, all three with smiles on their faces. Reggie seemed to be in the best mood, considering that he not only scored 10 points and had 7 assists in this game, but he also successfully entered the rotation. He was confident that he could change the coaching staff's mind and officially replace Mayo as Westbrook's backup.

He wasn't overly ambitious in replacing Westbrook as the team's starting point guard; he still felt he wasn't as good as Westbrook, but he was confident he could replace Mayo.

Lamb played in garbage time and scored 6 points on 3-for-3 shooting, which was quite an experience. Although he didn't make the rotation, he at least got to play and showcase his abilities, and he felt he had improved. He'll take it one step at a time! After all, his competitor is far stronger than Reggie, it's Kevin Martin, and with his current ability, it's unrealistic to expect him to displace that competitor and make the rotation.

The reason people sometimes feel pain is because their mindset is unbalanced. When you have self-awareness and can accept reality, your mindset will become much calmer. Lamb is currently in this state. He is still young and has opportunities in the future. What he should be doing now is working hard to improve himself and prepare himself.

Jia Fei and Lamb drove out of the arena in Reggie's car. Outside the parking lot, many fans waved to them, showing their enthusiasm.

Sitting in the car, Jia Fei smiled wryly: "Looks like I'll need to buy a car in the future, otherwise I'll be surrounded by fans when I go out!"

Reggie smiled and nodded: "The car isn't expensive. Jia, what kind of car do you like? I'll recommend one for you."

Jia Fei's thoughts drifted back to his past life. In his past life, he loved the anime "Initial D" and was particularly fond of the Mazda cars with rotary engines driven by the Takahashi brothers. He had always dreamed of owning an RX-7, but it was simply impossible for him at the time.

Lamb said, "Jay doesn't like cars, he doesn't like girls, he's just a basketball fanatic!"

"Who said that? I like cars and I like girls, you just don't know it!" Jia Fei retorted.

“Alright, alright, what man doesn’t like cars and girls? Jeremy, I don’t believe it!” Reggie said.

Back home, Jia Fei checked his points again. He hadn't completed the task in this match, but Shannon Brown had inflicted 6 rages on him, earning him 600 points.

He currently has 2470 points in his points account, and with these 600 points, he can just complete one redemption.

He spent 3000 points, and his "Iverson Peak Skill Integration" increased from 27% to 28%!

Although improving the integration level is difficult, with the efforts of these days, the integration level has finally reached 28%, and it is only one step away from 30%. Jia Fei is becoming more and more confident. When the integration level reaches 50%, he will have half of the skills of peak Iverson. At that time, will ordinary people still be able to defend against him?

But he knew he couldn't stagnate, couldn't place all his hopes on this level of integration; he needed to constantly enrich his arsenal. Even at his peak, Iverson wasn't good at everything. For example, his ability to hit open threes was limited; because he was always the offensive focal point, he rarely took spot-up threes. And his ability to do the dirty work was also limited; as a number one draft pick, Iverson entered the league as a team's core player, so he always played like a superstar and didn't do much of the dirty work, making him less adept at that aspect.

Two days later, the Thunder easily defeated the Nets at home, achieving their fourth consecutive victory.

On January 5th, the Thunder continued their home game, easily defeating the 76ers and achieving their fifth consecutive victory.

While eating after the game, Reggie mentioned that the 2013 All-Star Game was starting next month.