Chapter 328: The man I love is as helpless as a child

Although Arenas experienced heavy injuries and his physical talent was not as good as before, his control and dribbling strength were still there. Although he had never been known for assists in his entire career, fortunately, the triangle offense didn't need very clever assist techniques.

Fan Xi pulled to one side, Arenas passed the ball over, and then he wandered outside the 3-point line. Fan Xi backed down James Harden, still completing the military training very easily, turning around, straight step, attracting help defense, passing the ball to Nowitzki on the weak side, Nowitzki jumped to shoot... Bang!

A little short.

The German Heavenly King also has times when his hands are cold. His shooting percentage tonight was below the average level.

Fortunately, the rebound was tapped out by Kwame Brown. Fan Xi was quick-eyed and quick-handed, grabbed the ball, and then passed it out, handing it to Arenas who ran out to an open position.

Arenas hit a 3-pointer.

Changing sides to fight again, Fan Xi went to mark Westbrook, and Arenas followed the strong James Harden. Harden is the Thunder's third offensive point. When he is on the court with his big brother and second brother, he picks up some corner scraps.

Therefore, this Clippers' prescription... was effective.

Westbrook rushed to the free-throw line and was blocked by Fan Xi. He failed to continue to cut through the defense and make the Clippers' defensive line shrink, but his stop-and-go jump shot hit accurately.

He had a good touch tonight.

It felt like a stabilizer was installed in his body.

The Clippers' offensive rhythm was a bit slow because of the triangle offense.

The Thunder played faster and faster, Westbrook and Kevin Durant opened the mode of quick decision.

From the scene, the Clippers were old and slow, but the Thunder were high-spirited.

The game continued to advance.

Although the point difference didn't continue to expand, thanks to the outstanding performance of Vince Carter, Grant Hill... and others who took turns on the court.

However, Fan Xi became more and more suffocated and depressed as he played.

He is a person who swings wantonly, he is a person who is surging, and now he is like being tied with hands and feet. Just like the Monkey King wearing a tight hoop.

He used to be a proletarian, wanting to rush as he pleased, wanting to do it boldly as he pleased, so he could always create miracles.

But now, the team's requirement is stability first. When the Thunder set up a visible trap, the team can only avoid risks and fight with them in a "smart and smooth" way.

This made him feel tied up.

And, Nowitzki's touch was relatively cold tonight. Even if Fan Xi ran a pick-and-roll with him, it probably wouldn't create too much defensive traction.

Soon the second quarter was nearing its end.

At this time, the Clippers were still trailing by 7 points.

"Jack, you are timid today, this is not your personality."

Westbrook said to Fan Xi during a dead ball: "Did you encounter something?"

Fan Xi ignored Westbrook's trash talk.

Mike Brown and the coaching staff on the sidelines kept signaling him to press the game rhythm down. Mike Brown is a relatively experienced coach. He has learned from many famous coaches. He knows that in most cases, maintaining calm, maintaining a slow rhythm, and waiting for the opportunity is correct.

Things are round when they are slow.

However, Fan Xi really didn't like the feeling of boiling a frog in warm water.

Therefore, when Kevin Durant used a layup to expand the point difference to 9 points.

Fan Xi launched a rapid offensive, he was like a sharp blade straight into the Thunder paint.

When James Harden and Ibaka double-teamed him at the same time, Fan Xi made a stop, then completed a clever turn... but just at the moment he turned, Ibaka fell to the ground... Beep!

The head referee blew the whistle.

He gave Fan Xi a charging foul.

Fan Xi looked at Ibaka, who was full of smiles on the ground, and then looked at the big screen overhead... Ibaka was definitely faking a fall. The slight collision between the two was not enough to make this interior strong man fall like this.

However, according to the rules, this is an offensive foul.

Ibaka stood outside the reasonable collision zone, his feet motionless.

"Jack's performance tonight is a bit struggling. I don't mean he played badly. He still has 15 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block in the first half, and he is full of presence. But... I always feel that he is not in the best state tonight. He lost a sense of ease."

The TNT host said in the broadcast room.

There are often games where superstars perform abnormally. Even Jordan had games where he was sluggish in the Finals and relied on Rodman to save him.

The game is composed of many factors, the player's state, tactical coordination, and even the temperature of the court, the noise of the scene... like some obsessive-compulsive players, such as Ray Allen, he has a process before the game, and he must organize everything in place meticulously.

This sounds a bit metaphysical.

"Maybe Jack was dizzy by the recent scandals. Justin Bieber has been chasing Fan Girls, from Selena before, to Kendall Jenner now. As everyone knows, Kendall Jenner is Jack's first scandal girlfriend."

When they talked about these topics, the first half of the game ended.

The Thunder still led by 9 points, Westbrook missed the last shot.

"Jack, see you at Tianwang Mountain."

Westbrook said to Fan Xi with a relaxed face when the halftime whistle blew.

Tianwang Mountain means that in the case of 2:2, the two teams play the fifth game, and this game is the match point.

"Go to your Tianwang Mountain, you can't win tonight." Butler behind Fan Xi retorted to Westbrook.

Westbrook wasn't angry at all. He said to Fan Xi: "Don't struggle, Jack, we have already studied you thoroughly, your biggest killing move can't be used, the Clippers have no chance to win at all."

"We will take this victory, take the next victory, and the sixth victory. Yes, that's right, right here at Staples Center, we will advance to the second round."

Westbrook said triumphantly.

Then, he walked back to the locker room.

Fan Xi gritted his teeth and walked back to the locker room. He was very unhappy, he didn't believe that Brooks' set could really limit himself. However, the team was worried that if Fan Xi missed several rounds, the Thunder would instantly pull the point difference apart and destroy the team's existing chemical reaction.

This sounds a bit like the weakness of the petty bourgeoisie.

Fan Xi returned to the locker room, Mike Brown and the coaching staff were still discussing tactics.

Fan Xi sat there and listened for a while, and communicated with his teammates for a few words.

He walked towards the court.

He wanted to take advantage of the halftime break to practice breakthroughs for a few more times. In the second half, he would fight hard and rush unscrupulously.

Fan Xi is a Chinese in his bones. More than two thousand years ago, it was written in Chinese books: "Today cut five cities, tomorrow cut ten cities, and then get a night of peace. Look at the four borders, and the Qin soldiers have arrived again."

Therefore, when the other side sets up a trap, you shouldn't hide, but rush over and break their finger.

Let them know that this kind of trick can't scare the Clippers.

This level always has to be passed, Fan Xi thought it was better to pass early than late.

Mike Brown and the coaching staff hadn't thought about this problem, but they all felt that this was Fan Xi's natural defect. Fan Xi didn't have a stop-and-go jump shot, and the attack ability from the 3-point line to the paint was limited. Even in the absence of defense, it didn't constitute a conventional threat.

If he rushed forcibly, maybe he could break the net, but the fish would also die.

Mike Brown firmly believed... with the Clippers' current lineup depth and the Clippers' overall strength, even without using Fan Xi's sprint to seek kills, they could still defeat the Thunder, it's just that the method still needs to be explored.

Even if this game is lost. Isn't it just a 2:2 tie?

Mike Brown and the coaching staff didn't pursue a quick victory, they believed time was on the Clippers' side.

When Fan Xi ran to the scene to practice, he found Westbrook was also practicing. He was practicing stop-and-go mid-range jump shots.

Westbrook's stop-and-go jump shot percentage was very high in the first half, and he wanted to strike while the iron was hot in the second half and continue to exert energy.

Westbrook himself knew that his mid-range jump shot was actually half a bucket of water, belonging to the category of the Six Meridian Divine Sword. It was accurate tonight, but not necessarily tomorrow night.

However, his tone was very high.

"Jack, shouldn't you practice stop-and-go mid-range jump shots like me?" Westbrook deliberately walked over to joke with Fan Xi: "Oh, I forgot, you can't stop and jump to shoot, ah ha ha ha."

Fan Xi glared at this bastard.

He didn't know why this guy's mouth was so cheap when he got to the court. Or did he think this could affect his game state?

Fan Xi ignored him, but continued to rush into the paint, doing a Euro-step layup. Fan Xi's movements were a bit graceful.

Westbrook frowned as he watched, he was not without worry in his heart.

He and Fan Xi were very good friends in private, and his recognition of Fan Xi was even higher than that of Derek Rose. In Westbrook's heart, Derek Rose just relied on physical quality, Jack Fan was the representative of brainpower.

Westbrook himself didn't have much brain, but he admired people with brains. Fan Xi on the court was very terrifying, and this fear made him release trash talk constantly, hoping Fan Xi would be disturbed.

When he watched Fan Xi start practicing various breakthrough methods, he was a bit worried about whether James Harden and Ibaka's defense could limit Fan Xi.

He was a bit at a loss.

Just when he didn't know what to do, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Then, he approached Fan Xi: "Jack. I finally know why you performed so badly tonight, it turns out your girlfriend was snatched away."

"Justin Bieber, this little white face, is really capable. He could actually snatch your girlfriend from your hands. He he he."

Westbrook said these words.

Fan Xi's eyebrows frowned, he turned his head, he wanted to question what Westbrook was talking about.

His eyes subconsciously followed Westbrook's gaze towards the top of the court. At that time, he saw Kendall Jenner sitting in the stands, next to her was Kim Kardashian, and next to Kim Kardashian was Justin Bieber. They were surrounded by a group of black bodyguards, looking very eye-catching.

This scene actually caused a stir before.

Everyone had seen this kind of scandal on TV before, and everyone knew Justin Bieber was chasing Kendall Jenner.

Didn't expect... now they actually appeared at Staples Center together to watch Jack's game. Is this a demonstration?

Anyone with normal emotional intelligence would think so.

When Fan Xi saw this scene, his heart instantly tightened into a ball. This was an unprecedented feeling. Fan Xi had never suffered a loss on women, and women had always chased after him.

And now, he had an unprecedented sense of loss, a rolling jealousy surged from his body, huge emotional fluctuations instantly formed physiological waves... Buzz!

Almost instantly, the energy halo in Fan Xi's brain was lit up.

Then, Fan Xi saw the familiar figure again.

The God of Basketball, Michael Jordan.

Michael Jordan's various flying, colliding, and shooting in the cracks in his brain... countless figures overlapped, and all the information passed was poured into Fan Xi's brain and limbs.

Westbrook looked at Fan Xi, who was dumbfounded, and he was a bit stunned.

He thought: Jack is too pitiful. He just got dumped by his girlfriend, his girlfriend turned into the arms of the world's number one male idol, and in a blink of an eye, he was about to lose the victory. Career, love, both Waterloo.

When I win the championship, I will definitely send him a championship postcard.

Westbrook thought so in his heart.

At this time, the TNT camera that came back from the commercial break also captured this scene.

All TV viewers in the United States saw "Jack Fan's body obviously stiffened and dumbfounded after discovering Kendall Jenner and Justin Bieber appearing at the stadium at the same time."

At this moment, everyone felt a strong sense of empathy.

Even those little boys and girls who had never been hurt in love felt strong sadness at this moment.

"Oh, my God, this is too pitiful. This must be a fatal blow to Jack."

Charles Barkley said: "From Jack's expression and hard body, I can see the shadow of the world collapsing. I hope he walks out as soon as possible."

Kenny Smith also said: "Maybe this is the reason why Jack's performance tonight wasn't so smooth."

"Although I really don't want to talk about these gossip things, I think Jack is a victim. He was artificially created as a playboy, but in fact, he is very simple. A real playboy wouldn't have this reaction." Earl Johnson also said from his professional perspective: "I took psychology in college."

Their conversation was transmitted to thousands of households in North America through TV signals, which became the biggest viewing point of this game so far, and the ratings rose exponentially at this moment.

Except for feeling sorry for Jack, the TV audience still felt sorry for Jack.

They even started to blame Kendall Jenner and Justin Bieber.

And just then, Kendall Jenner, who was sitting in the stadium, also saw Fan Xi's expression through the big screen. At that moment, her heart broke directly. When she saw her beloved man so helpless, she hurriedly left the seat, ran forward desperately, she wanted to go to the seat Jack left for her, she wanted to tell Jack her complete, unreserved love.

At the same time, Fan Xi moved.

He had a new talent.

A very small, very subtle new talent that hadn't even been marked by those basketball experts and sports experts.

It is very useful.

It is also the reason why Michael Jordan could become the God of Basketball.

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