Ron Artest's ability to limit Yu Fei was being extolled more and more like the "1996 Payton starting to defend Jordan and the Supersonics reversing two games in a row".
Whether it was Payton back then or Artest now, their outstanding defensive performances relied on an excellent defense system.
But now, the rules were no longer the same, the teams were no longer the same, and even Yu Fei was much stronger than back in those days, while Artest's peak defense period had ended with the changing rules.
To better restrict Yu Fei, the other Cavaliers also assisted at his side.
However, Yu Fei's unreasonable mismatched single play made Artest's one-on-one defense look very unstable.
The Cavaliers countered Yu Fei's solo play with Big Z's offense inside the paint.
Then, Yu Fei broke through Artest's defense using his speed and, attracting Larry Hughes's help defense, finished with a sudden stop-jump shot.