บท 52: Chapter 49 Are you testing the youth like this?

As of June 15, 2001, Yu Fei no longer accepted tryouts from NBA teams.

It was also on this day that the NBA 2000-2001 season came to an end.

The Los Angeles Lakers, with their historically strong performance, swept through the playoffs, undefeated in their journey out of the Western conference, except for in the finals where Iverson descended like a deity for one game, the rest were solidly won.

In the final game, even with Iverson scoring 37 points, it was no use against the combined 55 points, 25 rebounds, and 8 assists from the O'Neal-Kobe duo.

108 to 96

Compared to the Kings team, which O'Neal mocked as the 'Princess' team, the Sixers earned the respect of the league's number one.

"They played really well, it was a fierce series," said O'Neal, who averaged 33 points, 15 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game in the series.

For Kobe, no matter how good the results, he still couldn't outshine Iverson.