Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork
Chapter 250 Misfortunes Never Come Singly (2/5)
Tang Tian reacted quickly, dodging to the side. The food scraps sprayed directly onto the referee behind him.
"..."
The game went into a timeout.
Durant took a towel from a staff member to wipe his mouth, then was helped to the sideline by Westbrook.
The referee frowned, wiping the food residue off his body with a towel.
This was really… incredibly unlucky.
Even a goddess's poop stinks.
This Durant's vomit didn't smell good either!
The fans at the scene were a little dazed.
This was probably the first time they had seen a player throw up on the court.
The last time there was news like this was Kobe and Hamilton, but that was after the game ended.
Durant had taken it a step further.
The team doctor was on the sidelines asking about Durant's condition.
Generally speaking, players don't eat much before a game.
Because in a high-intensity game, eating too much can cause stomach cramps, leading to vomiting.
But Durant obviously didn't eat much before the game either.
This was purely due to excessive use of physical energy, and the body's digestive system was triggering a protective mechanism, using the vomiting response as a reminder.
Tang Tian was also a little dazed at this point.
His goal was indeed to tire Durant out, but he didn't expect to make him throw up.
Was it that Durant's physical reserves were not enough, or that he was just too persistent?
When the timeout returned, Durant didn't come back on the court.
Seeing this, Tang Tian suddenly felt that his blue skill was a real bargain.
With Durant out, the Thunder's offense was taken over by Harden and Westbrook.
Harden didn't attack much tonight, and his touch wasn't good. Westbrook's breakthroughs were also targeted by Popovich with zone defense.
In the end, the Thunder failed to catch up and lost the first game of the Western Conference Finals 101-112.
Durant exploded for 41 points, but didn't play the last half of the fourth quarter.
However, after this game, the score and the outcome were no longer important.
The news of Durant vomiting was on the headlines of sports and entertainment media.
Fans and the media were making all kinds of jokes.
"I think Tang definitely played a trick. He used Chinese kung fu in the game against Martin during the regular season. This time, he must have used another one!"
"Someone, cut my 30-meter… sausage, steam it and give it to this brother to eat! So it's a friendly army ┗|`o′|┛嗷~~"
"The referee must have ten thousand grass mud horses running through his heart. This is not Scarlett's bathwater!"
"Don't mention bathwater, brother. The Thunder lost the game, so they can't drink the bathwater!"
"Actually, it's not necessarily Chinese kung fu. What if Tang got Durant pregnant?"
"You guys are enough! I'm going to laugh until my stomach hurts!"
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The Heat easily defeated the Celtics in the first game of the Eastern Conference Finals, but the fans' attention was all on the Thunder and Spurs.
Durant had really become the absolute focus.
Moreover, it seemed that it wasn't over yet.
After the game between the Thunder and the Spurs, the league fined Durant $20,000.
The reason?
Durant made an obscene gesture to the fans before the game.
No matter what the reason, players making indecent gestures to fans are not allowed by the league.
Tang Tian throwing the ball at the fans before, that was after the game and there weren't many people there, and no one saw it.
But Durant flipped off thousands of fans, there was no way he could run away from that.
Being run to the point of vomiting by Tang Tian, and also being fined by the league, the money was a small amount, but the Scarlett date was gone, and it felt like things were just getting worse!
Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals was still in San Antonio, with three days of rest in between.
After losing the first game, the team's morale was low, and the Thunder only arranged a routine shooting practice.
Brooks planned to take some time to provide psychological education to the players and help them regain their confidence.
After shooting practice, Brooks was in the office sorting out materials, and the players returned to the locker room to rest.
The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit沉闷.
Durant scored 41 points and the team still lost. This was equivalent to the Thunder showing their strongest trump card but still failing, which was a real blow to their morale.
Harden walked over and sat down next to Durant at this time.
"Kevin, you shouldn't be angry with Tang." Harden said.
Harden had the highest IQ and EQ among the Thunder Four Youngsters. He could feel that Durant was competing with Tang Tian in the last game.
Durant didn't say anything, he was already in a bad mood.
Harden was a little angry when he saw Durant's reaction.
He had made great progress this season, and it was time for him to play a bigger role, but Brooks still let Durant do whatever he wanted.
And Durant was a pure scorer, which made him very uncomfortable.
This discomfort had lasted the entire season, and he had been suppressing himself, but now that it was the playoffs, he could no longer remain silent.
Originally, if Durant developed the ability to pass the ball, all of this would not be a problem.
But Durant didn't have it now, and even if he did in the future, it would still take time.
So what Harden was talking about was not sharing the ball, but what Durant did in the third quarter of the last game.
If Durant hadn't fought too much with Tang Tian on the defensive end, and had let Sefolosha defend Tang Tian, and had put more of his energy into the offensive end.
Durant's touch was so hot in the last game, the outcome of the game was really not certain.
But now Durant had the final say on the Thunder, and Brooks didn't listen to anyone else at all.
That's why he communicated with Durant privately, but he didn't expect Durant to have this attitude.
"We all want to win, we can't just follow our own temper." Harden continued.
"Don't talk to me in that tone." Durant said somewhat unhappily.
Losing the game and being fined, and now being lectured by Harden, he was completely annoyed.
"I want to win!" Harden said, raising his voice.
Everyone else in the locker room heard this decibel, and they all turned their heads in unison.
Westbrook even got up and walked over.
"I said, don't talk to me in that tone, I want to win more than you!" Durant also raised his voice and looked at Harden.
The atmosphere was a bit tense.
"Hey! Hey! James, calm down!"
Westbrook walked over to stand in front of Harden at this time, signaling him to calm down.
The Thunder Four Youngsters, they were said to be four youngsters, Ibaka didn't talk much, and Harden was more maverick, the only ones who were really close were Westbrook and Durant.
Westbrook didn't hear what happened before, but he came out to protect Durant immediately.
Harden was really angry, everyone on this team was really used to Durant, and they wouldn't even let him make suggestions.
"What happened?"
Brooks pushed the door in at this time, saw the tense atmosphere, and asked.
"It's okay, coach, we're communicating." Westbrook pulled Harden back to sit down at this time.
Harden was holding his breath, but he couldn't say it in front of Brooks, so he could only snort coldly and turn his head.
Durant slammed the bench hard, scaring everyone else in the locker room.