Chapter 58 58! Again 58!

When the score was finally set, Griffin began to doubt his life.

This was the second time in his Clippers career that he'd been slaughtered like this.

The last time was two years ago in the playoffs against the Spurs, and this time it was against the Pelicans.

The common point between the two times, besides them being slaughtered, was that there was a person named Tang Tian on the opposing team.

What kind of feud was this?

58 points was a mystical number, and also a coincidence.

But their abuse tonight was expected.

The Pelicans shot a whopping 65% from the field, and over 55% from three-point range.

With this kind of perverted accuracy, anyone would be abused.

Moreover, because of the previous refereeing standards and Griffin's arrogant attitude, the Pelicans didn't hold back at all until the end of the game.

So they really weren't wronged by being abused tonight.

When the game ended, the entire Clippers team didn't even do the handshake, and just scurried off the court.

After this Game 7, the discussions on social media were also in full swing.

"The number 58 is really too magical, this is the third time in Paul's career he's encountered this kind of point difference, this is destined to be linked to him for the rest of his life!"

"The only good news is that Paul was ejected before the end of the game! This is a blessing in disguise!"

"How do you know that's lucky? After experiencing it so many times, he has experience, what if Paul sensed something and left early?"

"You are really showing off..."

"Actually, compared to Paul, Redick was even more miserable tonight, right? He was really abused by Tang in every way tonight, this is definitely the most miserable game I've ever seen."

"Dribbled to the ground, face-shot, blocked, crossed over, dunked on, stolen from... any scenario you can think of was presented in the game."

"This is his own fault, saying those sensitive words at the press conference, wasn't that asking for abuse?"

"You have to have the capital to be arrogant, Tang beat him too easily, this is a typical case of having personality but no brains."

"By the way, what did Durant say before Game 7 again?"

"'Wait and see, wait until the Pelicans are eliminated and see what you guys think!', I specially wrote down this sentence."

"Pfft! Haha, sorry, couldn't hold back, Kevin 'Professional Slap in the Face' Durant lives up to his name."

"It's also miserable, the Thunder were eliminated in the first round, while the Pelicans made it to the second round, who can stand this!"

"Can't stand it, can't stand it, I think if Tang continues to play like this next season, he really has a chance to replace Durant's position in the league."

……

Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma, with many nearby waters.

Durant was wearing sunglasses at this time, driving a yacht and fishing in the nearby waters.

After watching the Game 7 between the Pelicans and the Clippers, he had already shut down all social media.

This season he had lost everything, so to prevent himself from really exploding, the best way for him was to ignore these things and go fishing.

Fishing, this is something many NBA players do after the season ends, and fans even equate being eliminated with fishing.

But unfortunately, he didn't catch any fish for a long time, it seems he has a chance to ask Paul George for advice, that guy is a master at it.

Just as Durant was fishing, the league officially announced the winner of the biggest award of the season at this time, the regular season MVP.

This time, there were several popular figures in the selection: Durant, James, Griffin, Paul George, Tang Tian, and Harden.

In the end, Durant successfully won the 13~14 season regular season MVP with 30% of the vote, narrowly beating Tang Tian (22%) and James (21%).

This selection result was expected.

The Thunder's record ranked third in the league, much better than the Pelicans, and Durant's stats this year were also far better than James'.

Durant was fishing and had shut down social media, so he didn't know about this, he only found out after receiving a call from coach Brooks after he finished fishing.

When he heard the news, his eyes were red with excitement.

Finally, he finally had a place where he beat Tang Tian.

And this was also the first time in his career that he was elected as the regular season MVP!

If he hadn't controlled his emotions well, he would have really cried.

Of course, it was the excited kind.

He opened his social media to see the fans' reactions.

After all, the regular season MVP is the biggest honor, and he also defeated James, fans should be praising him.

But after opening social media, he was stunned after taking a few glances.

Everything was completely different from what he imagined.

"So shady, they actually gave the MVP to Durant? Have you ever seen an MVP who was eliminated in the first round?"

"This MVP should be Tang's, he improved the Pelicans by a full 25 wins! Isn't that enough to show his value?"

"That's right, look at Tang's documentary, how much sweat and effort he put in to achieve this, what about Durant? He doesn't work hard at all, relying on Westbrook's injury absence to frantically pad his stats, and in the end they give him an MVP?"

"Exactly, the Thunder's lineup was already good, it's almost a failure that they didn't get the first seed in the West this year, and the league still gave him the MVP, even if they didn't give it to Tang, they should have given it to LeBron!"

"Don't you guys look at who the league commissioner is this year, it's Adam Silver, don't you know he likes Durant a lot?"

"A fix, this is definitely a fix! Before there were those obvious misjudgments, and now there's such a blatant fix, I'm already starting to miss Stern!"

……

Durant looked at these comments, the more he looked, the angrier he got, and the more uncomfortable he felt.

This was the best season of his career, Westbrook was injured, and he managed to lead the team to 58 wins!

And that documentary? Most NBA players train like that most of the time, especially him, he and Tang Tian also do the most extra training after games.

Otherwise, how could he have gone from being the iron king in his rookie season to becoming the Grim Reaper now!

But these things weren't shown to the fans, so the fans said he didn't work hard.

If he didn't work hard, could he have taken every step to get to where he is today?

If he didn't work hard, could he have learned how to dribble and pass from scratch?

If he didn't work hard, could he have become the second-best small forward in the league?

Wanting to gain a foothold in the NBA requires talent, but wanting to become a superstar requires extraordinary effort.

Not everyone is Shaq.

As for McGrady, he is just a hard-working version of McGrady.

So those trolls, saying he was sensitive, saying he used a burner account, he could endure it.

But this, he couldn't stand it.

Before, when he knew he had won his first MVP, he was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

Now, seeing these comments again, he finally couldn't hold back, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

But this time it wasn't excitement, but real anger that made him cry.

These fans are really keyboard warriors, complete keyboard warriors!