George Karl's mid-game interview provided the answer.
ABC's sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya asked Karl at the end of halftime, "Coach, how important do you think this game is for Frye?"
"That's not a question, Michelle," Karl said, "The real question is, how important is this game for Frye and Washington? Last season, Frye single-handedly took the Wizards into the playoffs, and after the season ended, the team's reward for him was to trade him to Milwaukee. I think this game is very important, it's not about the dispute between Frye and MJ, but what this trade really means. I believe Frye has answered that in the first half."
Yu Fei set the tone for the second half in the second quarter.
He was still targeting Jordan, but not only Jordan.
This was apparent in his indiscriminate one-on-one plays.
No matter who the Wizards arranged to guard him, he would blow them away.
In the third quarter alone, Yu Fei scored 14 points, all from one-on-ones.
