dognovel Chapter 617 Kelly's Unexpected Arrival!
Chapter 617 Kelly's Unexpected Arrival!
First and foremost is the Player of the Month award, which has the highest prestige.
In the Western Conference, the Thunder played 13 games, finishing with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
The team's star player, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, won the Western Conference Player of the Year award. He averaged 31.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists, and 3.1 steals per game, with a field goal percentage of 55.3%.
In the Eastern Conference, the Nets played 15 games in December. Excluding the Mid-Season Tournament Finals against the Lakers, 14 of those games were counted in the regular season, with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses.
The team's star player, Wang Xiucheng, averages 35.1 points, 12.3 assists, and 3.3 steals per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 47%.
Wang Xiucheng also won the Player of the Month award for the first time this season, and he did so without winning the Player of the Week award even once.
In particular, Wang Xiucheng surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had the second-best record in the league with 11 wins and 2 losses, making this month's Player of the Month award even more valuable.
Although the Nets' record appears to be only 7 wins and 7 losses, they have actually played 15 games this month, the most in the entire league.
One of those games also saw the Nets win their first Mid-Season Championship.
Logically and emotionally, this award cannot be given to anyone else.
哪怕字母哥均得可以到32.5分11.5篮板6.8助攻1.9抢断0.9盖帽，投篮命中率高达61.6%。
No matter how impressive these statistics are, they can't compare to a championship trophy!
The Nets then lost two consecutive games, bringing their record to 23 wins and 15 losses, maintaining their fourth position in the Eastern Conference.
On January 16, the Nets hosted the Heat.
This was a game that made O'Neal, who was present at the event, feel like he was back in his 20-year-old days.
The Nets and Heat started the game with a physical battle, with both teams committing more than ten fouls in the first quarter.
It seems everyone was focusing their energy on the fight, which significantly reduced the accuracy of both sides and the number of rounds.
The first quarter ended with an extremely low score of 20 to 18.
The Heat scored 20 points, two more than the Nets.
In the second quarter, the Heat intentionally reduced their fouls, allowing the Nets to finally take the lead before halftime thanks to Wang Xiucheng's buzzer-beating three-pointer and a free throw.
However, in the second half, the physical battle between the two sides intensified again.
Gradually, this inevitably led to some conflicts.
During a screen, Dillon and Butler got into a fight and were both ejected from the game.
This obviously has a greater impact on the Heat.
In the third quarter, while the Heat continued to intensify their physical play, they were outscored by the Nets in terms of scoring, although the Nets didn't score many points either.
In the fourth quarter, players from both sides went to the bench to rest due to fouls or were ejected.
The final game, broadcast live across the entire stadium, saw O'Neal and Barkley standing to watch the entire match, which ended with the Nets narrowly defeating the Heat 99-95 at home.
This is also one of the few low-scoring games the Nets have had this season.
Fortunately, we won.
With a record of 24 wins and 15 losses, the Nets embarked on a short road trip.
The Nets' first stop was Portland.
After trading Lillard to the Bucks this season, the Trail Blazers will obviously focus on developing Henderson, the second overall pick they drafted in the summer.
However, with the season nearing its halfway point, Henderson's performance has not met expectations.
This led the Trail Blazers to set their sights on tanking early on.
Strangely enough, the Trail Blazers, a team that was tanking and ranked at the bottom of the standings, actually defeated the Nets just a few days ago, which was quite surprising.
What was even more unexpected was that the Nets lost to the Trail Blazers again in the first game of their three-game road trip.
Anfernee Simons' buzzer-beating floater gave the Trail Blazers a narrow 105-103 victory over the defending champions.
The Nets lost this game, bringing their record to 24 wins and 16 losses.
That night, the entire Nets team flew to Los Angeles to prepare for their game against the Lakers two days later.
Portland is only about 1300 kilometers from Los Angeles, and the Nets and Trail Blazers game started early, so when the Nets players landed in Los Angeles, it was just past 10 p.m.
For the city of Los Angeles, the nightlife is just beginning.
The Nets players left as soon as they got off the plane.
Players like Westbrook and Durant, who own property in Los Angeles, went straight home.
Those with friends were picked up directly by their friends.
Even Udo, Kaben, Sullivan, and their group went out to have fun in pre-booked cars.
Basketball is just a job, after all.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Wang Xiucheng spotted Kendall standing in the night breeze in the parking lot.
Upon seeing Wang Xiucheng approach, Kendall immediately pounced on him.
"Did you miss me?" Kendall asked, holding Wang Xiucheng's hand.
Wang Xiucheng didn't say anything, but answered her with his actions.
Kendall instantly lost all ability to resist and leaned against Wang Xiucheng's chest.
Just as Wang Xiucheng was about to show off his increasingly sophisticated ball control skills, Kendall's phone rang.
This made Kendall extremely angry. He gave Wang Xiucheng an apologetic kiss on the cheek, then hugged Wang Xiucheng and took out his phone with one hand.
Wang Xiucheng also glanced down, and then raised his eyebrows slightly.
It was Kelly on the phone.
“Kelly, what’s up?” Kendall asked as he answered the phone.
"Didn't you say you ran out of the medicine I gave you last time? I had a friend get some more and brought it to you. Open the door."
Kendall was a little angry. "It's already past ten o'clock at night, can't we do it tomorrow?"
"I'm going to France tomorrow, I don't have time."
Kendall sighed, "Then ring the doorbell. I'm not home, but the nanny is. Just give it to her directly."
"OK then."
After saying that, Kelly hung up the phone.
Kendall grumbled somewhat resentfully, "She always bothers me at crucial moments. This sister and I are just naturally incompatible."
Wang Xiucheng chuckled and stretched out his lazy hand, only to have it grabbed by Kendall.
"We'll talk about it when we get home." Kendall pulled Wang Xiucheng into the car, then stepped on the gas, and the car disappeared into the night with a roar.
Five black SUVs soon appeared behind this car.
Wu Di and Wu Jia, who arrived in Los Angeles earlier, sat in the car at the front.
Half an hour later, Wang Xiucheng and his group arrived at Kendall's villa in Beverly Hills.
After parking the car, Kendall grabbed Wang Xiucheng's hand and led him into the house.
However, when they passed through the courtyard, Kendall and Wang Xiucheng were both stunned.
Inside the house, Kelly was playing with Alice in her arms.
Kelly also saw Wang Xiucheng and Kendall at this moment. A flash of surprise and infatuation appeared in her eyes. Kelly stood up with Alice in her arms, went to the door, but did not go out.
It's already January, and even in Los Angeles, the nights are a bit chilly.
"Why didn't you leave?" Kendall asked, seemingly somewhat displeased.
She had been waiting for Wang Xiucheng to come to Los Angeles for more than half a month.
Kendall even decorated a room in pink, just waiting for Wang Xiucheng to arrive.
However, the fact that Kelly came tonight made Kendall a little unhappy.
"Hi." After greeting Wang Xiucheng and glancing at his handsome face, Kelly said nonchalantly, "I saw Alice, so I came in and played with her for a while."
After handing Alice over to Kendall, Kelly and Kendall passed each other. "I'm relieved to see you back. I should go back now."
"Be careful on the road," Kendall instructed.
“Don’t worry,” Kelly replied with a smile, waving at Kendall.
Just as Kelly passed by Wang Xiucheng, she subtly pinched his waist with her withdrawn hand.
Wang Xiucheng's face twitched for a moment, but recovered instantly.
“This child usually sleeps around this time,” Kendall said, holding Alice and gently rocking her.
But the next moment, Kendall saw a cell phone on the table.
Kendall tapped on his phone and immediately realized that Kelly must have left it there.
“Honey, could you take Kelly’s phone to her for me?” Kendall said helplessly. “She’s always been so forgetful, honestly.”
Wang Xiucheng took the phone, sighed inwardly, and could only walk outside.