And now, Yu Fei alone has eclipsed both Kobe and James, seizing 50 points in three consecutive games, a starlight bright enough to overshadow Durant's contributions.
One most direct piece of data, after tonight's game, Reebok's stock price surged by 4% in a very short time.
Nike, on the other hand, failed to gain any positive news from Durant's win, and instead saw its stock price drop due to James's disastrous performance.
This is a conclusive result, not just that Yu Fei won, but Reebok won as well.
Of course, Durant won too.
But Nike lost completely.
Yu Fei arrived at the media room, which was filled with media from around the world.
They had countless questions.
The pre-game footage of Yu Fei and Kobe was the first to be brought up.
The media asked Yu Fei if he thought Kobe would keep his promise and choose to retire.
"That's Kobe's business," Yu Fei said, "personally, I still hope to face him."