NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 390 Jia Fei is 25 years old

12月27日，快船主场迎战掘金，凭借着贾飞的42+5+6+2+2，快船主场力克对手，迎来了3连胜。

On December 29, the Clippers narrowly lost to the Pelicans on the road, failing to achieve a four-game winning streak.

On December 31, the Clippers will play the Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston in their last game of 2016.

This game was also a highly anticipated match, featuring Jia Fei versus the Harden-Paul duo, and former Rockets player Beverley and others returning to the Toyota Center for the first time this season.

In this game, apart from Jia Fei's game-high 39 points, no other Clippers player scored in double figures. For the Rockets, Harden scored 28 points, and 58 had a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, with five players scoring in double figures.

The Clippers ultimately lost to their opponent on the road, suffering their second consecutive defeat.

After this game, the Clippers' record improved to 27 wins and 8 losses, maintaining their second-place ranking in the Western Conference, but only 0.5 games ahead of the Rockets.

It's now 2017... Jia Fei is 25 years old!

On January 1st, Jia Fei and his teammates were in Oklahoma City, a place where he had spent two years.

"Time flies so fast, like a fleeting moment, like a silent torrent, carrying away our youthful years. Looking back, it seems like only yesterday, yet several years have already passed. Time always moves so quickly, leaving us unable to catch up. Before we know it, the years have etched faint marks on our faces." Jia Fei, standing at the hotel window, looking at the somewhat hazy sky outside, suddenly began to express his feelings at length.

Art Mayork, who was in the same room with him, touched his head and then his penis, and couldn't help but ask, "Jia, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Jia Fei turned his head and looked at his roommate touching his penis, and couldn't help but laugh: "Ah Te, it's okay if you don't understand, it roughly means - time flies by too damn fast!"

"Uh...why don't you just say it like that?" Art Mayor still didn't understand why Jia Fei had suddenly started acting all artsy.

“If everything is so simple and crude, how do you think those poets and essayists make money? Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. I’ll take you to get something good to eat!” After saying that, Jia Fei called Art Mayork and Beverly to a restaurant in Oklahoma City that he had been to before.

Compared to Los Angeles, Oklahoma City is indeed inferior in many ways. Some people say that housing prices are lower here! That's true, housing prices are lower here, but just like in China, housing prices are also lower in many places in the Midwest. So why are so many people still willing to endure such high housing prices in big cities and still choose to stay there? Is it really just because they want to suffer?

That night, the Clippers played the Thunder on the road.

In their previous two games this season, the Clippers defeated the Thunder. But in this game, the Thunder, playing at home, played their own style of basketball, limiting the Clippers to less than 100 points while scoring over 100 themselves.

Ultimately, the Clippers lost to the Thunder on the road, suffering their longest losing streak of the season at three games.

This is the Clippers' first three-game losing streak this season; their previous longest losing streak was only two games.

After the match, a flood of negative news emerged, with many self-proclaimed football experts offering their opinions, some criticizing the coach, some the players, and others the management.

The visiting team's locker room was somewhat quiet after the game; this three-game losing streak had indeed dampened the Clippers' recent optimism. With a record of 27 wins and 9 losses, the Clippers were overtaken by the Rockets after this game, dropping to third place in the Western Conference.

The Clippers have finally slipped from first in the league at the start of the season to third in the Western Conference. This record, of course, isn't bad; compared to preseason predictions, it's far exceeded expectations.

There are already voices predicting the Clippers' downfall, saying things like Jia Fei's leadership has declined and the Clippers' roster structure has problems.

Jia Fei remained calm. The team's roster structure was what it was; besides him, there was no true second option. This meant that against teams with two dominant players or a Big Three, their margin for error was very low. Moreover, many teams would double-team him, and if his teammates had a bad night, there was a possibility of losing.

However, none of this can be the sole reason for their loss. Their defeat wasn't entirely due to their offense; their defense also declined during that period. The core strength of this team is defense, not offense.

Jia Fei addressed the crowd in the locker room: "Brothers, pull yourselves together! We've only lost three straight games in the long 82-game regular season. We're still third in the West, and we haven't lost our chance to make the playoffs. We had the best defense in the league at the beginning of the season, but now our defensive efficiency has dropped to tenth. We've regressed!" He paused, glanced at everyone present, and continued, "We need to work harder on defense. I'm telling you right now, I'll be the first to make changes. I hope everyone will keep an eye on me, and I hope we can all encourage each other. We'll get better. Let's go!"

After Jia Fei finished speaking, applause rang out in the locker room.

Lou Williams laughed and said, "Jay, we've been hoping you'd speak in the locker room for ages. We'll get better. Three losses are nothing!"

The Clippers players in the locker room all laughed, and the once quiet locker room suddenly became lively, and the dejected mood slowly dissipated.

On January 3, the Clippers returned to their home court to face the struggling Suns.

There was no better opponent to end their losing streak, and the Clippers and Jia Fei certainly wouldn't miss this golden opportunity. In this game, the Clippers played very seriously on defense, limiting their opponent to under 90 points.

Jia Fei took the lead and completely shut down his opponent.

Ultimately, the Clippers secured a resounding victory over the Suns at home, ending their three-game losing streak.

On January 5th, the Clippers continued their home game against the Grizzlies.

凭借着贾飞的45+11+6+2+1，快船主场力克对手，迎来了两连胜。

After two consecutive wins, the Clippers' record stands at 29 wins and 9 losses, and their competition with the Rockets for the second seed in the Western Conference has entered a heated phase.

On January 6, the NBA officially announced the first phase of voting results for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

The first-stage vote leader was Jia Fei, who topped the entire alliance with 666666 votes. Second place went to a member of the Running Man team from the eastern region, with 595288 votes.

On January 7, the Clippers narrowly defeated the Kings on the road, achieving their third consecutive victory.

After this game, the Clippers will have five consecutive home games, which will naturally help them solidify their record.

In their next two home games, the Clippers defeated the Heat and the Magic, securing their fifth consecutive win.

From a three-game losing streak to a five-game winning streak, the Clippers' morale has clearly been fully restored.