Chapter 332

After watching James Harden and Khloe Kardashian walk toward a stretch Lincoln, kissing, hugging, and looking back every three steps, Fan Xi was left completely bewildered while sitting in his car.

Fan Xi had spent a pleasant day and night with Jenner. After the Justin Bieber incident, Fan Xi felt more affection for Jenner; this day and night even felt a bit like retail therapy.

Jenner was very satisfied and happy; it was an unprecedented experience for her. She was extremely happy.

Fan Xi even personally drove her to the hospital to see her eldest sister's child.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the hospital, before even going inside, they saw such an eyesore of a scene: Harden's right hand was already shoved into Khloe Kardashian's plump yoga pants.

"Does Khloe have some kind of special obsession with NBA players? From Lamar Odom to Blake Griffin, and now it's James Harden's turn," Fan Xi couldn't help but remark.

"I don't know." Jenner shook her head; she was also very confused.

"At least her taste has changed from forwards to guards." Fan Xi made another remark, then he and Jenner kissed goodbye, and Jenner went into the hospital to see the child.

When the two of them parted ways, the paparazzi following them immediately chased after Harden's car, as that vehicle seemed to have higher news value.

This was the Kardashian family's old flame rekindling with an NBA player, and James Harden could be considered an NBA upstart; who knows how long they would keep this up?

Could this Western Conference playoff series turn into a Kardashian family civil war?

The paparazzi were extremely excited and hurriedly followed Harden's car.

Meanwhile, Fan Xi received a call from Taylor and headed straight to her recording studio.

Fan Xi was also very busy.

He was a precise manager of time.

"Justin Bieber is nothing but a flash-in-the-pan vase."

Taylor Swift said to Fan Xi, full of resentment. She had been watching TV recently and had complaints about Justin Bieber's remarks: "Who would like a little twig like him? Only those little girls in school would like a little guy like that!"

Taylor enunciated the word "little" with extra clarity; this was a retort to Justin Bieber saying she was 1.8 meters tall.

In reality, Taylor was even taller than that. At the very least, when she stood with Chris Paul, even barefoot, she wouldn't be shorter than Saint Paul.

This unlocked many strange positions, and Fan Xi liked Taylor very much.

They were recording a new song in Taylor's studio, and as they recorded, Taylor's hands became restless. After singing twice, she walked out, told all the staff to leave, and locked the main door.

As a top-tier musician, she really liked the studio environment; it gave her an unprecedented sense of security, and she had never...

It was a comfortable experience; the studio's soundproof walls, isolated from the world, made beautiful sounds echo through the air.

Although it sounded a bit shameful.

However, since one wants to pursue excitement, why not see it through to the end?

Taylor was too excited; she said many crazy things about how much she loved Fan Xi.

Fan Xi would also give some responses.

James Harden enjoyed the same treatment as Fan Xi; he finally became the man being criticized, as he and Khloe Kardashian stayed in the hotel room all night without coming out.

Even though Khloe Kardashian still held the status of Odom's fiancée.

But this did not prevent the media from describing her as a wanton woman.

James Harden was warned not to be ruined by this woman; in history, besides Jack, no other athlete had maintained outstanding performance on the court after getting close to the Kardashian family.

James Harden must not be destroyed before reaching his peak.

Besides the warnings, they laid out the Kardashian family's historical data.

Even more intense was the criticism; the media believed that James Harden going on a date with a woman like Khloe Kardashian during such an important series was simply a disrespect to the game.

When James Harden appeared at the airport the next day, reporters filmed him, and the video was uploaded to the internet; everyone used "unsteady footsteps" to describe him.

He was clearly drained of energy, and he still had to endure a long flight.

The Clippers departed before James Harden and also landed first.

Fan Xi and his group arrived at the Oklahoma Energy Arena, and they had been warming up for quite a while before they saw James Harden stretching.

No one on the Thunder criticized him, after all, they were still counting on him to continue defending Fan Xi tonight.

This life-or-death battle filled the Energy Arena with over 20,000 spectators from Oklahoma; they desperately hoped the fight would continue, rather than stop tonight.

Although the news reported about James Harden made them worry, deep down they still believed James Harden could perform tonight.

After all, even if he went on a date with a woman, it wouldn't mean he couldn't play ball.

Harden was young and strong; it was just a normal life for a young man.

What could be the problem?

However, they underestimated one thing: the women of the Kardashian family are not normal women.

Khloe Kardashian was feeling rejuvenated that night; how could she easily let go of a young, strong guy like Harden?

Look at what Lamar Odom was turned into; Blake Griffin even forgot how to fly for a period of time.

When the game started, James Harden, who was still being given high hopes, was bypassed cleanly by Fan Xi with a light spin move on the very first ball; Harden's footwork was sluggish, and he truly couldn't keep up with the rhythm.

Fan Xi easily drove to the basket; Ibaka originally wanted to come over for help defense, but seeing Fan Xi's aggressive momentum, he simply turned to the side and watched.

Boom!

Fan Xi opened the curtain on this pivotal battle with an axe dunk right from the start.

In the Thunder's home arena, it set off a wave of painful wailing.

"Now, I even suspect that Khloe Kardashian might be an undercover agent sent by Jack. He couldn't deal with James Harden, so he deliberately had his girlfriend's sister seduce Harden. Harden, this young man, doesn't know the depth of things; he can't handle it."

ESPN commentator McBlin said regretfully on TV.

The game continued.

Westbrook was still charging ahead, but after using all his might to break into the paint, he was blocked by Leonard, who drew an offensive foul.

When the head referee blew the whistle, the arena was filled with boos.

However, there was no way around it; it was a standard offensive foul, and Leonard's positioning was perfect.

Westbrook could have passed the ball to Durant, but he didn't.

Afterward, Fan Xi once again used an elegant crossover to get past Harden, drove one step inside the free-throw line, and pulled up for a jump shot... Swish.

Fan Xi's feel for the stop-and-go jump shot was pretty good before the game, so he took advantage of the Thunder's shrinking defense and tried one. It went in.

When Fan Xi hit the stop-and-go jump shot, the Thunder head coach's head immediately swelled.

He felt the Clippers were going to replicate the Thunder's previously surging offensive momentum tonight.

He hurriedly had Sefolosha replace James Harden; two possessions were enough for him to see that James Harden was showing signs of exhaustion.

For the Thunder, this was a devastating blow.

Not only because of the loss on the court due to James Harden's fatigue, but also the loss of psychological advantage.

After all, the eldest brother and second brother were about to fight to the death, why was the third brother indulging in a bed of gentleness?

This was so damaging to morale.

Harden returned to the bench with his head hanging low; he didn't actually have much regret in his heart. From the moment he was injured in the last game, he knew that this series was likely unwinnable, so why not enjoy himself while he could?

How many women like Khloe could there be in the world?

No wonder Odom was head over heels for her back then, and Griffin fell out with the Clippers because of her.

James Harden sat on the bench reminiscing about last night's ecstasy, while the Thunder on the court were crumbling like a mountain.

Westbrook took the lead in charging. He had persisted for four games without burning his CPU, and this game finally began to reveal his "lone wolf nature." The only shackle preventing Westbrook from becoming a super superstar was his brain; when he started acting on his own, the team could only pray that his touch was explosive.

But his touch was very ordinary tonight.

Westbrook went solo, and Kevin Durant's huge threat on the offensive end was neutralized by his defense.

In the latter half of the first quarter, although Kevin Durant could receive the ball, his touch couldn't be found for a while.

On the Clippers' side, they were continuously brave; Fan Xi, Nowitzki, Leonard, and Hamilton all fired at once, leaving the Thunder overwhelmed.

The Clippers, firing on all cylinders in the first quarter, left the Spurs and Lakers watching in front of their TVs feeling terrified; they all realized the terror of the Clippers' "all hands on deck" approach, with starters and bench seamlessly connecting.

Before the season started, people commented that the Clippers were old, weak, sick, and disabled.

Now, who wouldn't give a thumbs up and say the Clippers' roster was deep?

Who could have imagined that Fan Xi only spent one season helping two rookies grow into elite-level players, and Jordan also improved rapidly, already becoming a first-class blue-collar center. Even Kwame Brown, Kwame Brown was playing impressively; next season, he could demand a ten-million-dollar annual salary from any team... now is an era where centers are scarce.

Even more outrageous was that those old guys on the Clippers were all full of vigor; although they didn't have much playing time, they could find themselves as soon as they stepped on the court, possessing the spirit of "the old man indulging in youthful madness."

Too hard to deal with.

If you look carefully, you might still find faults with the Clippers, but the Clippers' main advantage lies in: they are like the water in Bruce Lee's mouth, water has no constant shape, water has no constant form.

Be water, man.

The fast-paced run-and-gun the Clippers brought out in the second quarter was personally directed by Steve Nash, with Fan Xi moving to the shooting guard position, which also complemented each other perfectly, along with Butler, Nowitzki, and Kwame Brown.

It was so fluid that it broke the hearts of the Thunder fans on site.

From the second half of the second quarter, many fans stood up and left, or walked out to smoke a cigarette; they had to calm their moods.

Moreover, they had already begun to understand that they, the second seed in the regular season, would have to stop here.

Although Arenas, that big mouth, said things that made people uncomfortable, at this moment, even the sharp-tongued ESPN host McBlin had to acknowledge his point: "Perhaps, the second seed in the regular season is the Clippers' true level. But, who is the first seed in the West? The Lakers, or the Spurs?"

McBlin raised such a question.

This was the cleverness of the Clippers taking the seventh seed in the regular season: I say we don't need to make a decision, let the Lakers and Spurs fight it out, let them fight as long as they need, until a first seed is determined.

This is called the snipe and the clam fighting.

The Clippers want to be the fisherman.

After the first half was over, basically everyone already knew the Thunder's season was over.

They were trailing by 17 points at halftime, and it looked like there was no possibility of catching up.

The Clippers were already demonstrating the various possibilities of their roster.

The audience in front of the TV no longer cared whether the Thunder could create a miracle, but were looking forward to the Clippers' upcoming playoff journey.

Based on the current situation, the Clippers' next opponent is the Mavericks.

The second half of the game started quickly. Compared to the packed arena before the start, at least 30% of the fans were missing after the third quarter began; some might have gone outside for air and hadn't returned, others might have already gotten into their cars to go home.

In the third quarter, the Thunder brought back the three young stars.

But this was not the beginning of a counterattack, but the continuation of a collapse.

In the fourth minute of the third quarter, Westbrook collided head-on with James Harden during a ball-handling play.

Then Westbrook accused James Harden on the spot, and Harden talked back.

They both looked very angry.

It was Fan Xi who walked over and intervened, letting them return to calm.

By the time the game reached this point, there was no suspense.

When Coach Brooks put James Harden back on the bench to rest.

Los Angeles fans began to celebrate the Clippers' Western Conference Semifinals journey.