Braised Eggplant with Minced Pork
Chapter 600 Number 31 Kobe (Third Update!)
The two of them sat inside like shelled eggs, white and smooth, soaking in the bath.
They were taking a rose bath, with bath salts inside and a whole layer of bright red roses on top.
Romantic, elegant, and comfortable.
This was something usually only women liked to do.
But it was very helpful in regulating one's mood.
Tang Tian had inadvertently, well, unintentionally seen something that said pregnancy was related to the environment.
Before, they had either had seaquakes or role-playing, which were too extreme.
Now this rose bath was much gentler.
Olsen enjoyed this gentle approach and seemed very involved in the process.
Because they were in the bathtub, they basically only had the missionary position, which was a great test of core strength.
Kobe's fadeaway-enhanced core strength came into play, and Tang Tian was a tireless coachman, solidly propelling the horse forward.
Olsen's moans never stopped.
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Afterward, Olsen collapsed into Tang Tian's arms, no longer having the strength to complain about Tang Tian's strength.
"Let's buy a bigger estate in the summer," Tang Tian suggested.
Before, it was because he had just come to New Orleans, and Tang Tian wasn't sure if his future would be here.
But now, the team was thriving, the management valued him, and with the newly built Chinatown, he had no reason to leave.
Their current house was a gift from Olsen's father, which was a bit small, and they had the financial means to buy a bigger estate.
Tang Tian didn't care, but Olsen had lived in a large estate in New York before, and he couldn't let his woman suffer.
Olsen didn't have the strength to speak, so she just nodded.
Looking at the woman in his arms, Tang Tian suddenly wondered if he had been a bit too vigorous.
While Tang Tian was galloping in the garden with Olsen in the bathroom, fans on social media were already singing his praises to the heavens because of his 50+ triple-double.
"Second in the West, 50+ triple-double, the next best player in the league isn't an overstatement, right?"
"Definitely not an overstatement, he's not even 23 years old yet!"
"Wait, what you guys are saying is wrong, the best player in the league right now is Kobe, isn't the next best player in the league LeBron?"
"Brother! It's 2015! LeBron is the best player!"
"That's right, don't hate just for the sake of hating, although Kobe hasn't retired yet, LeBron has been the best player since winning the championship last season."
"One championship and you can be the best player? If Tang wins the championship this season, can we even remove the 'future' prefixes?"
"Poor James, dethroned after only a year on the throne?! (⊙.⊙)"
"...Alright, alright, I think we should just focus on playing well, the next game is against the Grizzlies, and the Grizzlies are the Pelicans' nemesis."
"Exactly, a bunch of mindless fans, just watch, the Grizzlies will bring Tang back to reality!" A comment from a Godfather fan.
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The next night, the Pelicans played the Grizzlies at home.
The fans' comments on social media were right, the Grizzlies were indeed the Pelicans' nemesis.
They won against the Pelicans in the Game 7 last season, and they also lost the first two games this season.
At this rate, this was going to turn into the Jazz and Rockets of the past.
So this game was crucial for the Pelicans.
Before the game, Williams also motivated the team.
The Grizzlies' core lineup was basically unchanged compared to last season, with the black and white twin towers in the paint, Conley on the perimeter, plus Tony Allen and Courtney Lee, two defensive stalwarts.
Both sides were old rivals, and they didn't hold back after the opening, going straight to the highest intensity.
Joerger still used Allen to defend Tang Tian one-on-one.
Although Allen's offense was terrible, his defense was his strongest card.
But this time he miscalculated.
Tang Tian hit consecutive fadeaways under Allen's defense, completely befuddling the latter.
The NBA has had many Kobe stoppers, but only Tony Allen has been recognized by Kobe.
But it was only recognition, and Allen struggled to defend Kobe at his peak.
Now Kobe was old, and Allen was old, but Tang Tian was entering his prime.
Allen couldn't defend Tang Tian's fadeaway, and he tried to use physical contact, but he ran out of stamina first.
Joerger then realized that Tang Tian was different from last season, and even from the previous two games, and he began to use Lee to double-team.
Tang Tian passed to Ariza twice, and Ariza made both shots, which made him give up the idea of forcing a shot under a double-team.
In fact, the Grizzlies didn't dare to double-team casually.
Allen spent most of the night defending one-on-one, and he got completely blown out.
In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Grizzlies 106-91, justifying themselves well amidst the doubts.
Tang Tian had another brilliant performance in this game, although he didn't continue his triple-double streak, he scored a game-high 51 points.
Back-to-back 50+!
Tang Tian became the first player outside of Kobe to achieve this!
Before, Tang Tian had been trying to control his shots as much as possible and pursue scoring efficiency because of the increased defensive pressure he faced when his opponents studied him.
But after getting Kobe's fadeaway, he was suddenly able to score high and be efficient!
This time, the fans' discussions reached a peak.
"Damn, Kobe wearing the number 31 jersey!"
"Let's talk about something serious, Tang scored a lot last season too, but he gave me the feeling that scoring wasn't easy, but this season it's really effortless, that's right, it's the feeling of Kobe in the 05~06 season!"
"Yes, don't just look at the average points per game, because the other players on the Pelicans are also not weak, and he doesn't need to score that many points at all, but once he wants to shoot, back-to-back 50+, that's the proof!"
"I'm convinced, he's facing Tony Allen! He's playing the Grizzlies! Who said the Grizzlies were the Pelicans' nemesis before?"
"I'm convinced, I watched the live broadcast and I have to say that Tang's form has been too good these past few games, no one can really stop him!"
"The next game between the Pelicans and the Spurs is going to be really good, I suddenly want to see Tang score 50+ over the Spurs!"
"Brother! You're thinking too much, let me show you some statistics, in the past 21 years, there have only been 27 times that a player has scored 40+ against the Spurs, as for 50+, sorry, it has never happened in the regular season or the playoffs! No one can do it!"
"Yes, that's too unrealistic, not to mention the Spurs' defensive ability, Popovich is there, if someone scores 40 points, he will use the whole team to defend that person!"
"That's the logic, but what if? Last year, he already scored 40+ against the Spurs, didn't he?"
"Now that you mention it, I think it's really possible! If he gets 3 games of 50+, tsk tsk, this number 31 Kobe is definitely the real deal!"