His concerns were quite justified because that was Yu Fei's ultimate goal.
But could humans truly fight against the objective laws of the body?
You're old, you're injured, so you should rest well, whatever you want to defend, you can only do it when you're healthy.
Jordan continued to struggle on the court, but he no longer shot baskets, just trying to do some auxiliary work, leaving the main offensive tasks to the ever-energetic Hamilton.
Hamilton did not disappoint, responsible for 8 of the Wizards' 10 points scored in those three minutes.
34 to 28
The Wizards entered the second quarter with a 6-point lead.
Finally, Collins substituted Jordan, who had played the entire first quarter.
Jordan, with just one basket from six attempts, scoring 2 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in 12 minutes, was he satisfied with himself?
Yu Fei didn't care about that; he was called up by Collins, "Frye, from now on, do what you're good at! Indiana is not accustomed to our fast-paced offense and defense tonight, so let's keep it up, speed up, speed up, even more! Stick to the fast break to the very end!"
Stick to the end? I'll thank my lucky stars if we can stick it until the boss gets on the court.
Before going on the court, Yu Fei looked at Jordan a few more times, his right knee trembling.
Unfortunately, Jordan noticed this, "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing," Yu Fei and Jordan had never been friends. Their relationship had degraded to the point of national notoriety, with many talk show hosts constantly crafting jokes about Yu Fei and Jordan, even comparing them with America's historically "wrong couples." So far, people have seen Yu/Jordan compared with Nicole Kidman/Tom Cruise, Madonna/Sean Penn, Elizabeth Taylor/Richard Burton.
Yu Fei thought these people were vulgarians. If there had to be a comparison, then the comparison should be with the future's Johnny Depp and the Queen. Yu Fei considered himself as playing Depp's role, a pitiful person who is "not eloquent," "pure and easy to bully," and even pulled down in bed by his partner.
Now, looking at Jordan again, Yu Fei felt a hint of pity for the old man who had a significant impact on his career, "Don't make yourself look pitiful, rest well if you can't play, and don't drag us down on the court."
"What did you say?!!"
"If your condition has already affected your brain and you can't understand human speech, I can only express my condolences to your family."
In an instant, Jordan stood up.
His anger was unmistakable, just like Yu Fei never masked his disrespect for him.
Tim Grover stopped him, and scolded Yu Fei, "Do you really not know what respect is, Frye?"
111 to 99
The Wizards defeated the Pacers on the road, accomplishing their revenge against the opponents.
A noteworthy tidbit was that Jalen Rose, upon realizing in the fourth quarter that Thomas wouldn't put him back into the game, furiously kicked over an advertising sign on the sidelines, but fortunately Thomas didn't see his action.
Post-Game Interview
"My shooting was terrible. I had some good opportunities, but I missed them," Jordan spoke of his poor shooting touch.
"No problem with the knee, it's not the issue. I just couldn't find the rhythm, because the Pacers put a lot of defensive pressure on me, but luckily my teammates found opportunities through this, and we won. That's a good result," Jordan shared his thoughts on the game.
"Frye played well. It was his night, and I have no issues with him anymore," Jordan responded to his conflict with Yu Fei.
"At first, we'd pass the ball to Michael, and the offense would stop there. Now we've changed. We started looking for the second and third options... It's benefited everyone," Hamilton discussed the team's change in tactics.
"Michael may not have shot well, but he worked hard at everything else. He's our unsung hero," Collins discussed Jordan's performance.
"Frye's return was very timely. We needed his energy, and this was his best performance so far," Collins spoke about Yu Fei's comeback.
"Michael's knee isn't the problem, and neither is he and Frye. Our only issue is injuries, with Christian's absence significantly impacting our inside game," Collins discussed the team's issues.
"Playing against Michael isn't a big deal. I only care if we win or not. We lost, and that makes me sad," Thomas expressed his disappointment at the loss.
"Michael is not what he used to be, but that No. 44 (Yu Fei) did some things that Michael would do. Do they still want to trade him?" Thomas talked about Yu Fei's trade rumors.
"I'm not unhappy with Isaiah, I'm unhappy with myself. I wanted to be on the court to help the team, but the coaching staff felt I couldn't do it tonight, so I did something excessive. I can apologize for that," Rose explained the reason behind kicking the advertising sign.
"Frye, congratulations on your comeback. How does it feel to be back on the court after half a month?"
"I'm excited; it's something I've been looking forward to."
"Would you like to talk about your issue with Michael?"
"Sure, it's not as complicated as you think. We have some differences, and until now, we haven't understood each other because we're from different generations. We can never truly understand each other. But what does it matter? John Lennon and Paul McCartney didn't understand each other either, but that didn't affect the greatness of The Beatles at all,"
"Tonight you scored 34 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 blocks. 34 points is a new career-high for you in a single game and this is also your second career triple-double. What are your thoughts on this?"
"None, because it came easily to me. You know, humans never have any sentiment for things that come too easily."
— Yu Fei's post-game interview.