At the start of the fourth quarter, Yu Fei's individual ability burst forth once more, helping his team close the gap to 9 points, but soon, the Lakers' barrage of three-pointers extinguished the Seattleites' hopes of taking a 3-1 lead at home.
With four minutes left in the game, James dished it to Kobe, who forcefully pulled up for a three-pointer, extending the lead to 19 points.
The Supersonics' chances of winning vanished.
They called a timeout, and Coach Lu asked Yu Fei if he wanted to stay on the court to reach 60 points.
At that time, Yu Fei had already scored 59 points.
Yu Fei smiled profoundly, "I want to rest."
So Coach Lu subbed out Yu Fei, and the game entered garbage time.
Durant also left the game, and although his performance was not as lamentable as Yu Fei's, he still tallied 24 points and 8 rebounds.
For a third-year star, that was already impressive.
But it was not enough to help the team win.
That would torment him.