Chapter 442: Everyone Is an Enemy

The Miami Heat were ferocious; they showed overwhelming firepower right from the opening. Moreover, in this game they devoted a large portion of their effort to Fan Xi.

Wade, from the opening, completely gave up on offense; he stuck to Fan Xi like chewing gum, constantly disrupting Fan Xi's rhythm. Especially when Fan Xi drove, he would cling to Fan Xi's back like a tailgater, cutting off Fan Xi's retreat… he would not allow Fan Xi to connect with his teammates.

The Heat employed a high‑level version of the Jordan rule: they let Fan Xi attack, let Fan Xi make frontal cuts, but they would not allow Fan Xi to set screens with Nowitzki, nor let Fan Xi feed the ball to Leonard on the wing.

It must be said, this move worked well.

The Heat have uniquely favorable conditions; they are willing to sideline Wade, using the superstar Wade as a disruptor to do the dirty, exhausting work.

It must be said, Pat Riley and Spoelstra are truly skilled.

Moreover, the sacrifice Wade made was undeniably huge. The Heat also displayed unprecedented unity, and James took on the heavy offensive burden.

He performed excellently.

Therefore, Kuaisuan lost this game.

The loss in this game was comprehensive, a tactical collapse.

The 95–90 score does not reflect the true situation.

After Fan Xi was trapped on one side by Wade's suicidal disruption, Kuaisuan's tactics failed to upgrade in time; they remained passive, even though everyone played excellently and gave their all.

Kuaisuan suffered its fourth loss of the season.

Although the number of losses looks small, it means the Miami Heat have completed a regular‑season home‑and‑away double‑kill against Kuaisuan.

This easily leads to the inference that once the two teams meet in the Finals, the Heat will find revenge even easier.

James has evolved.

Wade sacrificed himself enormously.

The Heat have also specifically brought in shooters and a center.

With a Miami like this, why couldn't they reclaim the championship that belongs to them?

Many commentators on TV said indignantly.

To them, this should be James's era.

Thus, after this game, the mockery toward Fan Xi increased.

While praising James's extraordinary improvement this season, they belittled Fan Xi for lacking ambition, even criticizing him for spending too much attention on female celebrities and dragging teammates into chaos, leaving the team culture in shambles.

"… Luck won't stay with a playboy forever; Jieke Fan's bubble will eventually be burst. LeBron accelerated the process."

"Basketball will return to basketball's logic."

"This is basketball's victory!"

"……"

Watching the major basketball media chat away.

Many Kuaisuan fans feel an inexplicable shock: we're currently first in the league, we've only lost four games, yet you act as if we're already at the bottom of the league. Besides, what does a regular‑season loss even matter? The Finals haven't arrived yet; if you want to brag, wait until after the Finals.

After this loss, Fan Xi's mood was very low.

Losing to the Heat was extremely painful for him; he keenly realized that the Heat have found a way to handle him. What they displayed in this game may not even be the final version, yet it already made Kuaisuan suffer greatly.

Fan Xi decided to change tactics going forward and further intensify training.

Fan Xi has high hopes for Leonard, Butler, and Lu Biao, hoping the three can develop faster and take on more ball‑handling. That way, even if he is targeted, they can still perform well.

This season, Leonard's ability to manage ball‑possession improved a lot. Yet it's only his second season; people still mostly call him a defensive stalwart, and his offense and playmaking have not reached top‑tier level.

Although Lu Biao's confidence has grown, his offense is truly lacking; many things cannot be changed overnight.

Butler's improvement this season is also evident, but he is still far from shouldering the primary ball‑handling role.

In fact, before the All‑Star Game, Ku Pu Qie Ke, the Clippers' general manager, subtly proposed to Fan Xi that he make a trade—turning scraps into a whole—by dealing away either Barrett or Leonard, plus Lu Biao, to acquire an outside star.

He thought they could talk to Washington; John Wall and his team were both willing to make such adjustments.

But Fan Xi refused.

Fan Xi thought these guys were merely superstar prospects, so there was no need to swap for John Wall, even though Wall's arrival would instantly boost Kuaisuan's strength.

Ku Pu Qie Ke felt that we're now in an era of superstar clustering; the Lakers and the Heat have stacked their rosters that way, so we should still focus on rookies, otherwise we'll be at a disadvantage in the playoffs.

Fan Xi stuck to his opinion.

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After losing to the Heat, Mei Genfuke Si and Si Jia Li Yue Hansun instantly threw in the towel, because Fan Xi sent them a text saying he was feeling irritable lately and wanted to focus on basketball.

And they also saw the media's attacks and mockery toward Fan Xi.

Their conflict is at most an internal public dispute; those who attack Fan Xi are the real enemies.

In Minnesota, Kuaisuan practiced a new style; Fan Xi downplayed his own role, letting Leonard and Lu Biao dominate ball‑possession.

They organized it well and easily beat the Timberwolves.

But in Milwaukee, the team faced some danger until Fan Xi's last‑minute heroics secured a win.

After that, Kuaisuan lost to the Thunder, then lost to the Lakers.

After two consecutive losses, Kuaisuan's total defeats rose to six.

Many people are hoping Kuaisuan quickly loses the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and so on, because they don't want Fan Xi and his team to break regular‑season records.

At this point, Kuaisuan still has 13 games left before finishing the 12‑13 regular season.

An indescribable atmosphere has formed in the U. S. basketball circle; they have become fans of the Clippers' opponents by default.

When Kuaisuan faced the Spurs, the media voiced support for the Spurs.

When Kuaisuan beat the Spurs and faced the Trail Blazers, the media suddenly turned into Trail Blazer fans.

They made it clear they didn't want Kuaisuan to break records, let alone let Fan Xi fulfill his pre‑season promise.

Thus, they exhausted all their methods to block him here.

Like a lame duck's roar—futile.

It is worth noting that Kuaisuan's sixth‑last opponent was the Charlotte Mountain Cat.

It is Michael Jordan's team.

The Mountain Cat team is not a strong team, but now the whole of Charlotte, even all of North Carolina, hope they will give Fan Xi a heavy lesson at home.

We must not let a yellow‑skinned guy defeat Jordan's record in the NBA.

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