Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters
Chapter 78: Chapter 69 The Gentlest Moment in the Whole Scene_3

Therefore, whether Sprewell falls for the rhythm of the first fake will determine the success or failure of the entire offensive play.

Unfortunately, tonight Jordan's shooting touch was off, and Sprewell had calculated his every move.

Once the offensive rhythm was exposed, even a god would be defended to the point of not seeing the basket.

The offense took over 10 seconds, and at the last moment, Jordan made a quick stop to the right, collected the ball, and leaped with all his might, forced to increase the arc of his shot due to the block attempt.

This was undoubtedly one of the most difficult shots on the basketball court.

Extremely hard, the probability of making it was incredibly slim.

The basketball hit the left side of the rim, spinning out at high speed, and the person who controlled the rebound would decide the direction of the game—however, the ball had no chance to leave the vicinity of the rim, as just as it was bouncing out, Yu Fei, having precisely predicted Jordan's miss, luckily positioned himself just right at the spot and had already jumped, stretching out his hand to gently touch the basketball, then guiding it downwards.

Swish

The ball fell through the net, perhaps the gentlest scoring sound of the night.

"!#￥@#%@%&"

Spike Lee lost his composure, cursing at Felton Spencer for not securing his position: "You stupid idiot, how could you do this! How could you do this! Oh my God! Why! I miss Patrick Ewing!"

Madison Square Garden collapsed, the fans enraged by the Knicks' laxity at the last moment turned the basketball Mecca into a marketplace of jeers, but what immense psychological pressure would the almost twenty thousand insults bring to the Knicks players?

In the end, the Knicks were crushed by the pressure of their home court. Find more adventures on m|vl-em,pyr

After the timeout, an errant inbounds pass from the Knicks led to a steal by Chris Whitney, who scored on the break, definitively ending the game.

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"7 for 21, MJ's return was not as smooth as expected, but the outcome was sweet for D.C.,"—New York Times

"For the Wizards, the bad news was that the first pick Kwame Brown struggled tremendously in his debut, but the good news was that the eighth pick Frye Yu showed an unexpectedly mature performance, scoring 18 points with a 100% shooting, 9 rebounds, 4 assists. Like Lewis Johnson said, they could pretend that Frye was the first pick,"—ESPN News Express

"I aimed well when I shot, but it always fell short. My shots tonight were either too short or released too low, which is a big problem, but fortunately, this is just the beginning of a long season. That's how I see it,"—Jordan talked about his shooting after the game.

"You know, the unknown is always the most dangerous, everyone has thought about this, but no one truly knows. I think that's part of the challenge. This is a very young team, although they have never won anything, not even appeared on the battlefield for victory, perhaps this is the fairy tale we are writing,"—Jordan talked about the team's future after the game.

"We want to learn from Michael because he gives us the chance to win games and make the playoffs. Being teammates with the greatest player in history is an honor. We will learn from him, because I know it will help us, I know we are the future of the team,"—Hamilton discussed the significance of Jordan to the team after the game.

"Take a good look at Michael's performance, 6 assists, 4 steals, 5 rebounds, it's a great game for a 38-year-old,"—Collins commented on Jordan after the game.

"Frye certainly deserves more playing time, this is only the first game of the regular season, we will adjust. I hope besides his minutes, you also notice the splendid performance he put on in his debut,"—Collins responded to questions about Yu Fei's limited playing time.

"I believe Washington's No. 44, Yu Fei, is going to be the Rookie of the Year this season. As a high school player, he is more mature than I imagined. Plus, you can see just how unique his game is, as a 6-foot-9 small forward, he dribbles smoothly and shoots fluently, even predicting MJ's shot at the last moment. I want to congratulate the Wizards for discovering a gem,"—Van Gundy's post-game assessment of Yu Fei.

"Frye, congratulations on the opening game win. As a rookie, how would you rate your performance?"

"100 points."

"Thank you for your frankness. I also want to know how you predicted the offensive rebound's landing spot in the final moments because it looked very quick on the broadcast."

"Instead of prediction, it was more of a choice. I just chose an angle at random; the rebound chose me. I want to sincerely thank it for making the right choice. Thank you, rebound,"—Yu Fei's post-game interview.