NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 173 The Returning MVP
“A decisive kill!!!”

On the sidelines, Durant, dressed in a suit, was the first to stand up and pump his fist to celebrate.

The Thunder team huddled together to celebrate this hard-earned victory.

"Too strong! Lin Chuan!"

Reggie also hugged the man who scored the winning goal.

If he hadn't made the tip-in, I would have failed to make the buzzer beater as a backup point guard.

In contrast, the stadium suddenly became quiet.

When Harden made the nearly buzzer-beater, the noise from all the Rockets fans in the stadium almost blew the roof off the Toyota Center.

But at this moment, after being counterattacked, they seemed to be silenced.

The only sounds on the court were those of the Thunder team celebrating in the center of the court.

"Shh!"

He just felt really tired now.

Yao Ming has something to say.
Liu Tai immediately complained,
"Shh!"

Before the game, McGrady had not yet appeared on the court, but he was already waiting for the pre-game interview.

Harden's back paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

"155 kilograms, uh, 340."

"Besides, it was an easy game to win. The Rockets played very hard and the outcome was not decided until the very last moment."

"I hope the Rockets can fight back in that game and not get swept by the Thunder."

Lin Chuan asked.

Eight point shot back!

Liu Tai touched his belly and said with a serious expression,
"Durant, he retreated less in the last game to find his touch."

"Fuck, you thought you had scored the winning goal, but who would have thought that they would actually come back and he scored the winning goal at the buzzer."

"You lost that game by one move, but in the next game, you will definitely use your weakest skills and let them sweep you away!"

As soon as the seven people finished speaking, the game officially ended off the court.

Liu Tai gasped for breath, and it was with great difficulty that he recovered.
The seventh game of the first round between the Rockets and the Thunder finally ended.

The Thunder also changed their starting lineup.

"Oh! That sounds like a lot! How much less does he weigh now?"

Lin Chuan landed and took a few deep breaths.

The playing styles of leading a team alone and leading a multi-core team are really different.

"Fuck, it's honor to say that."

“It’s fair!”

Hearing McGrady's joking tone, Durant also responded,

That depends on whether the referee gives face.

With someone to share the pressure with, it’s hard for me to say that I’ll get hurt.

Eight-point shot in response!

Use that ball to announce the return of MVP!
Without an MVP, the team's strength increased a lot.

When there is more than one core player in the team, the game will be much easier.

For the first ball, I chose to just pull up!
"Is it because he chose to layup and draw a foul? If you had eight points and played eight plus one, you would have chased him or laid down."

In that game, Lin Chuan came to the outside of the stadium again.

That time, with Liu Taiyan's comeback.

Yao Ming guessed.

"It's true that he has gained too much weight recently, Lin Chuan."

But when he leads the team alone, he has to bear all the pressure and key balls.

Asik successfully shot the basketball, and Harden pushed back with the ball.

"Yes, I know. Maybe the Rockets will burst out with their own strength when they are at their limit and on the verge of being eliminated?"

"What did he say about the outcome of that match?"

"You've just come back and you're acting as the youngest, that's fine, I should teach you a lesson!"

At the eight-point line, Harden stepped forward twice and made a direct shot of eight points with the help of Parsons' screen!

Maddie nodded.

"Did the doctor say it's ok?"

The TNT reporter quickly ran behind Liu Tai.

Outside the player tunnel, McGrady asked Durant who was leaving the court with him. Korvison returned to the bench.

"What nonsense! You haven't lost much weight yet. Next time McGrady tells you off, you've been losing weight. You've lost 30 pounds."

Harden squatted on the ground with his hands on his head. He didn't expect that he would lose the game even though he almost made the winning shot.

The first ball was a 3+1, which required a low level of foul drawing and eight-point shooting to play.

However, in the first round of preseason games, the first place team played against the fourth place team, with a difference of almost 30 wins, so the difficulty of the game was relatively high.

"It's because of the lack of Liu Taiyan that the Rockets are really hard to beat."

The one who appeared with me was not Yao Ming.

It will also save you a lot of worries.

Brooks suddenly spoke up.

Liu Taiyan received the ball inside the eight-point line.

The result of this game was so dramatic that even he did not expect it to end like this.

Although Durant has just returned.

If I were the only star player left, I would be playing overloaded all the time.

The more tolerance there is, the better.

"Durant is coming back in the last game, Harden, they have little hope of beating you guys."

Off the court, the game is about to end.

“I can only say that I am really tired.”

"Yes, there is a problem. You also want to rest. If he gets injured after playing a few more games alone, our season will be difficult."

"This is still very fat and bad!"

Just as the reporter was about to take the microphone away, Liu Tai grabbed it back and said to Durant, who was smiling and gathered with his teammates nearby.
"If I had known, I would have sat with him and watched the game. It was quite awkward."

"Just let him be the seventh boss! You are the MVP, and you are the youngest boss by right!"

"They are Rockets legends but they support another team. They are too supportive of their compatriots."

a few days ago.

Yao Ming said.

He then said goodbye to McGrady and walked towards the player tunnel.

Liu Tai waved his hand.

Lin Chuan spoke in a joking tone, and Liu Tai on the side felt helpless.

Allowing Durant to play in his best form will also facilitate their performance in the Western Conference semifinals.

"Durant, come back and play the game for you! You're exhausted!"

…………

Houston, Texas.

At the start of the game, Harden walked towards the others without any frustration, bumped fists and shoulders with Liu Tai.

Harden's tone was weak and his expression was hesitant.

"We are a respectable opponent."

It was Lin Chuan's tip-in that won the game.

…………

"Yeah... but you support the Thunder more."

"The national conditions are the same. There are only a few players from your country in the NBA. Up to now, there is only one player left, Liu Tai. He is just as bad as the entire league, which is made up of Americans."

“How was that game?”

Harden also laughed.

McGrady was stunned for a moment, and glanced at his own bench, where a short woman in a suit was standing, celebrating with her teammates.
That is indeed the truth.

"Sure enough, Team Rocket came down and burst into fire."

Yao Ming sat on the sidelines, looking at the players cooling off off the court and spoke to Lin Chuan beside him.

Durant was nearby and also heard McGrady's accusation. He smiled and nodded.

McGrady patted Harden on the shoulder and said with a smile,

In the preseason, I might play less than 40 minutes per game.

Didn't celebrate with teammates.

Toyota Center.

"Huh...huh..."

(End of this chapter)