nycdaug Chapter 471 Harden: Durant and Westbrook, don't you guys have any veteran pride?
Chapter 471 Harden: Durant and Westbrook, don't you guys have any veteran pride?
Jason Statham and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were both looking up at the replay on the big screen, afraid of missing a single shot.
Fan Chengcheng on the second floor screamed like a madman, "Holy crap... Wang Xiucheng, you're awesome..."
Although he was speaking Chinese, the foreigners around him didn't seem to care.
Isn't it normal to see Chinese in this venue?
On the contrary, Fan Bing felt a little embarrassed when she heard her brother's words.
This younger brother rarely swears at home.
But soon, she looked again at the Nets' bench, at the Chinese people surrounded by the crowd, her eyes flickering.
Mary Julia grabbed her mother's arm and, unusually, pleaded, "Mom, I only want him, I just want him, can you tie him up for me...?"
Julia Koch was somewhat helpless upon hearing this; this was the first time she had ever seen her usually rational daughter act like this.
Even if I tie him up, you can only have his body, not his heart.
Julia Koch whispered, "I told you, I investigated him. He has many girlfriends and even several children, which means he's not settled at all."
"This also means that no woman has yet won his heart."
“He’s not right for you. I’ve told you that many times, but if you’re determined to have him, you need to win his heart.”
"This is the only long-term solution."
According to Julia Koch, a good man does indeed attract a lot of women, something she experienced with her husband decades ago.
She also succeeded after going through competition.
“But if you were to switch to a different man, it would be much easier,” Julia Koch said.
“I won’t change.” Mary shook her head. “It’s him. I’m going to have him, body and soul!”
Julia Koch sighed again, fully aware of how difficult the path her daughter had chosen had been.
In this world, some men are highly sought after, and many women fight tooth and nail for them.
All she can do now is stand firmly behind her daughter.
Maxi plopped down on the bench, listening to the deafening cheers from the stadium, but his face felt burning hot.
“Maxi, our own Wang Xiucheng from Philadelphia.”
"Harden isn't the future, Maxi is!"
"Maxi is like a sponge, absorbing Harden's skills."
"The future face of the team will not only be Wang Xiucheng and Doncic, but also Maxi!"
At this moment, Maxi's mind was filled with media headlines after Philadelphia advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Max believed it.
It's not entirely because of the opinions of these professional journalists.
More importantly, it was the head-to-head record between the two teams during the regular season that gave him confidence.
Philadelphia won all four of their regular season matchups against Philadelphia!
In their last meeting in April, Philadelphia defeated the Nets 134-105.
This makes Philadelphia the only team this season to sweep the Nets in the regular season.
This gave Philadelphia, including Maxi, a huge psychological advantage.
However, when it came to the playoffs, it was a completely different story.
Philadelphia never took the lead from the start of the game.
Even when the score is close to one possession, it is quickly pulled away again.
It seems the Nets are intentionally keeping Philadelphia hanging on, preventing the game from ending prematurely.
The reason he thought this way was that Wang Xiucheng rested for 6 minutes in the second quarter.
When the match is really close, Wang Xiucheng will not rest.
In the playoffs against the Celtics, Wang Xiucheng played several games without resting for a single minute in the first half.
The fact that they rested during this game shows that Philadelphia is too weak, doesn't it?
Moreover, Maxi felt that he could at least interfere with Wang Xiucheng with that last shot.
I didn't expect to get dunked on!
It's also a hanging arm tack!
He still remembered the look in Wang Xiucheng's eyes when he looked down at him, as if to say something.
You're no match for talent!
Am I really that much different from him?
Suddenly Max felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned his head and saw Harden.
"Stay focused, the game isn't over yet," Harden muttered to himself.
He saw Maxi looking lost and dejected, but he didn't know how to comfort him; he could only rely on Maxi himself to get through it.
When Max was Max's age, he looked up to James with the same sense of awe.
However, he has made it through. Although he still can't catch up with James, he has at least surpassed many people and become a target for other young people to surpass.
With a beep, the pause ended.
Maxi stood up, his gaze seemingly much more determined.
On the other side, Wang Xiucheng also stood up, tossed the empty bottle to Westbrook, straightened his jersey, and returned to the court.
Harden was somewhat taken aback when he saw Westbrook looking like a little rascal.
This is Russell Westbrook!
Even when he was with the Thunder, Westbrook never experienced this kind of treatment. Who would have thought that after 15 years in the league, he would become a rookie who "carries shoes"!
That wasn't the end of it. Harden then saw Durant bend down and pick up the towel that Wang Xiucheng had thrown on the ground.
Harden's beard almost fell off!
Damn...
Do these two guys have absolutely no veteran composure?
Bang!
Just as Harden was having a mental struggle, the sound of a powerful dunk rang out.
Harden quickly looked over and saw Wang Xiucheng lightly jumping off the rim.
Meanwhile, Maxi, in the center circle, was staring at his hands with a dark expression on his face.
Instantly, applause erupted throughout the hall, everyone stood up, and then turned around to dance the Poznan dance.
This let Harden know that Wang Xiucheng had performed another free throw line dunk.
Old Li was sticking his butt out, his eyebrows almost furrowed together.
At such a crucial moment, Maxi was directly defeated by Wang Xiucheng, which was a huge blow to morale.
The Nets extended their lead to 9 points, 95-86.
And the clock officially entered the final minute of the third quarter.
Old Li's butt sticks out even higher.
This indicates that he is more nervous.
Fortunately, on the next offensive possession, Maxi found space and scored a two-pointer.
Maxi tossed his handsome hair again, seemingly regaining his confidence.
There are 50 seconds left.
Wang Xiucheng received Sharp's serve and slowly walked towards the frontcourt.
That's right, just go.
Although Maxi was defending against Wang Xiucheng, he wasn't sticking to Wang Xiucheng as tightly as he had at the beginning of the game.
This allowed Wang Xiucheng to easily walk to the front field.
Whether intentionally or not, Wang Xiucheng kept the ball close to the sideline, which meant that when he crossed the center line, he was positioned right between the sideline and the center line.
An extremely awkward position, very vulnerable to being caught in a pincer movement.
Melton, who was not far away, suddenly abandoned Seth Curry and rushed towards Wang Xiucheng.
Once this corner is surrounded, the ball simply cannot get out.
If you're lucky, you can call a timeout; if you're unlucky, you'll get the ball stolen and then get countered.
Melton has intercepted the ball from at least five players in this position this season.
"No..."
However, Melton seemed to hear someone shout from the Philadelphia bench.