The two haven't seen each other for a long time, but have kept in touch.
Usually, they use whatapp (a chat software) to chat.
This has almost become an indispensable part of Shen Fei and Ajiali's life.
The two talked about everything without putting any pressure on each other.
If one party suddenly doesn't reply to a message for a few hours, the other party will not be harsh in any way.
After all, both parties know very well that the other party is a busy person!
Of course, the communication between the two is not limited to text.
When you are free, a certain convenience will take the initiative to call you.
Today it was Ajiali who took the initiative to call Shen Fei.
"Fei, how are you doing recently? I finally finished the company's affairs."
Ajiali said softly.
Her father Ranadev is one of the most famous IT tycoons in India, with numerous properties under his ownership.
Around April every year, they will have a large number of business orders and projects.
Ajiali will also be very busy in order to help her father.
"I'm okay. I'm currently busy with the construction of the Rockets' new arena."
"However, if your father's company is busy at this time every year, wouldn't he have no time to take care of it if the Kings enter the playoffs in the future?"
Shen Fei asked curiously.
"I'm still here!"
"I made an agreement with him that I will focus more on the team in the future. After all, I am not very interested in things in the IT field and I don't have enough ability."
Ajiali said frankly.
"Well, that makes sense. When you're done, you can come over and watch the game with me."
Shen Fei smiled.
"Okay, but it may be a few days before I can leave Sacramento."
"Wait until the Rockets reach the Western Conference Finals or the Finals! I will definitely be there then to accompany you to witness the team's fight for the championship!"
Ajiali said energetically.
"Okay, I'll wait for you."
Shen Fei readily agreed.
Ajiali has always been very concerned about his victory.
Ajiali also helped Shen Fei in the previous gambling company incident.
Shen Fei knows how to repay someone with kindness.
He has already planned to help Ajiali plan how to make the king rise faster during the offseason!
"If...the Rockets can really accomplish your goal and win the O'Brien Cup, I can grant you a request."
Ajiali said suddenly.
Shen Fei was stunned when he heard this, and then asked: "Can I ask for anything?"
...
...
"It should be...everything is fine~"
"You and your rocket must work hard."
Ajiali left such fantastic words and hung up the phone.
Shen Fei touched his nose angrily.
This love affair has been talked about for more than 1 million words, and it is really time for it to blossom and bear fruit.
As the saying goes, if there are flowers, you must break them off; don't wait until there are no flowers and branches.
Although Shen Fei focuses on his career, he is not a cold-blooded animal.
After half a year of dating, Shen Fei felt that Ajiali basically met all his requirements for a partner.
Not to mention their appearance and family background, the two of them are also highly compatible with each other in terms of inner things such as personality and outlook on life.
The only thing that made Shen Fei a little dissatisfied was that Ajiali had a special hobby - raising Bengal tigers as pets!
As the old saying goes, raising tigers will bring disaster.
But it just so happens that this wealthy daughter who is loved by thousands of people has such a strange habit.
[Are the hobbies of rich people so special...]
Every time Shen Fei thinks about it, he can't help but want to complain.
............
After ending the call, Shen Fei sat back on the sofa and watched TV.
What is being played at this time is the game between the Mavericks and the Hornets.
In the previous game, the Mavericks led by a big score of 3:1.
This time, the Cowboys, with a match point in hand, returned to their home court to once again face the challenge of the Hornets.
It is worth mentioning that after the last game, the Mavericks already had two match points. However, Hornets coach Paul said in an interview:
"The Hornets are the better team. The previous two losses were due to luck and the referee."
Because of this remark about referees, Paul was fined $10,000 by the league.
But this sentence not only attacked the referee, but also once again provoked the Mavericks.
To this end, Jason Terry tweeted: "After failing again and again, is it so difficult to recognize the strength of others?"
Nowitzki's response was more concise: "See you on the court."
It can be seen from the tweets of the two Mavericks leaders - they intend to let the series end in Game 5!
............
When Shen Fei returned his attention to the TV, the game had already entered the second quarter.
He subconsciously glanced at the scoreboard first - 50:20.
???
Shen Fei thought he had seen it wrong, but after taking a closer look, he found that it was indeed 50:20.
He was not wrong!
"Good guy... so fierce."
Shen Fei sighed.
He turned on his mobile phone and checked the relevant news on the Internet.
It turned out that in the first quarter, the Mavericks scored a full 10 three-pointers!
Among them, Nowitzki and Terry each scored 3, and Kidd also scored 2.
After the first quarter, the two sides tied at 42:15.
The Mavericks relied on this ferocious outside firepower to gain a 27-point lead.
In the second quarter, the Hornets regained their composure a little.
Paul, who made 0 of 3 shots in the first quarter, woke up from a dream and scored 21 with a breakthrough.
But soon, the Mavericks' bench also began to show its strength.
A mountain in Puerto Rico - JJ Baya, hit a long shot from beyond the three-point line.
Then, Caron Butler succeeded in a single from a 45-degree angle on the right side.
After going back and forth, the score came to 50:20 as Shen Fei saw it.
"With this pace...there won't be another tragedy, right?"
The corners of Shen Fei's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
The Rockets just beat the Grizzlies yesterday, and today the Mavericks seem to be going to kill the Hornets.
His words finally came true!
In the subsequent games, the Mavericks continued to expand their score advantage.
The two players who tweeted angrily against Paul, Nowitzki and Terry, were particularly vicious.
At the end of the third quarter, the score was fixed at 115:70, and the Mavericks had led by as many as 45 points!
At this point, the game completely lost its suspense.
During the break, Hornets coach Monty Williams surrendered and withdrew all his main players.
On the Mavericks side, although several main players were dissatisfied with Paul, they still chose to respect their opponents and all took a rest.
In the fourth quarter of the game, both teams replaced their full substitute lineups.
Generally speaking, in this kind of matchup between substitute lineups, the difference in strength will not be too big, and the point difference will generally not change.
But today's game seems different...
The Mavericks' bench gangsters have no intention of letting the Hornets go.
As soon as the fourth quarter started, they launched an 8-0 shock wave, widening the point difference to 53 points in one fell swoop.
Seeing such a huge point difference, Shen Fei already thought of that magical number in his mind.
At the same time, the director of the Mavericks home game had nothing to do, so he cut the camera to the Hornets bench and accurately found the "Queen Bee" - Chris Paul.
At this time, Paul was watching the game expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Click~"
The picture is frozen and a beautiful photo is taken.
The director was satisfied and sent the photo to the team's media department.
............
In the subsequent games, the Hornets' substitutes obviously played much harder, and the point difference remained at around 55 points.
Just like that, the game came to the last minute.
Dallas' offensive possession.
Barea passed half court with the ball, lowered his center of gravity, and waited for time to pass.
After this attack, they will not launch another attack in the future.
Therefore, Barea decided to finish this round well.
When there were 6 seconds left in the attack time, he moved!
I saw Barea dribbling the ball from his hip, switching the ball to his left hand, and then speeding up to break through inside.
Jarrett Jack, who was guarding him, quickly moved sideways to block.
Throughout the fourth quarter, Jack was broken through by Barea countless times, which had a psychological shadow.
Therefore, when he moved laterally to block, he advanced too aggressively and his body center of gravity shifted quite a bit.
Seeing this, Barea kicked the ground with his right foot, took a step back and bounced back outside the three-point line, and then shot a three-pointer.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
158:100.
The Mavericks actually expanded their lead to 58 points!
There are 36 seconds left.
The Hornets' substitutes did not give up and continued to play the final attack.
Off the court, Paul frowned.
This score difference has already reminded him of some bad memories.
He never expected that two years later, this nightmare figure would land on his head again.
This made Paul feel regretful and uttered wild words before the game.
The Hornets' last attack failed in the end.
After the Mavericks protected the rebound, Barea carried the ball through half court and quietly waited for the end of the game.
In the end, the Mavericks sat at home and defeated the Hornets 158:100 by 58 points, advancing to the second round!
After watching the game, Shen Fei took out his phone again and browsed the news for a while.
Soon, he saw a photo of Paul laughing on the bench.
This photo is obviously photoshopped.
And his original photo was the one taken by the director of the Mavericks home game.
"Killing is heartbreaking..."
Shen Fei shook his head and said.
As we all know, Paul has always been famous for his competitive spirit.
In this photo, his smile and the score in the lower right corner look particularly ironic!
Of course, Paul brought this upon himself.
Shen Fei knew that the reason why Paul said those provocative words in the interview was to mess with the mentality of the Mavericks players.
Because Paul knows very well that in the absence of David West, the Hornets' strength will be difficult to compete with the Mavericks.
Without using these off-the-table tricks, they have basically no chance of winning.
However, it backfired as these extra-game moves made the Hornets' loss even more embarrassing.
............
The next night, the playoffs continued.
City of Angels, Staples Center.
The Lakers are at home against the Denver Nuggets.
In the previous four games, the Lakers also led 3:1.
As long as they win this game, they will become the Mavericks' opponents in the next round.
In such an important game, the Lakers' ace, Kobe Bryant, will naturally not show mercy.
In this game, he made 5 of 6 shots in the first quarter and scored 12 points, helping the Lakers establish their lead.
In the second quarter, Kobe re-entered the game with 6 minutes left.
But after playing, he immediately entered the "killer" mode and scored 15 points in a row!
The Lakers, also led by Kobe, expanded their lead to 20 points at the end of the second quarter.
In the end, the Lakers defeated their opponents without any blood and advanced to the second round.
Shen Fei watched the game in his office.
This result did not surprise him at all.
After all, Kobe has recovered from his knee injury.
After the Lakers advance, the second-round matchup in the Western Conference is almost here:
Rockets vs. Thunder.
Lakers vs Mavericks.
One group is a duel between young soldiers, and the other group is a dream-chasing competition between old boys.
I have to say that both sets of duels are very interesting to watch!
Of course, all this is based on the Thunder being able to defeat the Spurs and successfully enter the second round.
............
Not long after the Lakers game ended, Game 6 between the Thunder and Spurs came as scheduled.
Shen Fei originally thought that the Thunder could pursue the victory and win the series in one fell swoop.
Who would have thought that the aging Spurs would be "revived" again.
In this battle, the Spurs' outside shooters were full of firepower.
Throughout the game, they made a total of 20 three-pointers!
Among them, Matt Bonner, known as the "Trebuchet", scored 6 three-pointers alone.
Relying on their strong outside firepower, they finally narrowly defeated the Thunder 105:100, bringing the total score to 2:3.
............
Two days later, except for the Spurs and Thunder, all other games in the first round were over.
Over here in the east.
The Heat defeated the Pacers 4:1.
The Bulls defeated the 76ers 4:1.
The Hawks defeated the Magic 4:2.
The Knicks lost to the Celtics, who were missing Garnett, 2:4.
In the second round, the Heat will face the Celtics.
James and Wade will once again face their past victims - the Celtics.
Another matchup is the Bulls versus the Hawks.
When Shen Fei saw this matchup, he could basically conclude that the Eastern Conference finals would be between the Heat and the Bulls!
When the time comes, Rose will fight against the Heat's Big Three alone just like he did in the original time and space.
The story of the three heroes fighting Lu Bu is inevitable.
[It would be a bit difficult to defeat the Heat composed of James, Wade, Howard, and Ray Allen with Rose alone...]
[Look at it this way, if the Rockets enter the finals, their opponent will be the Heat.]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
He didn't consider the Rockets' unexpected elimination.
Time flies and it’s night in a blink of an eye.
Shen Fei drove to the Rockets' training facility.
Tonight he will watch with the players, Game 6 between the Thunder and the Spurs!
When Shen Fei walked into the video analysis room, all the Rockets generals had surprises on their faces.
Since the team's new arena was put into construction, Shen Fei has become a very busy man.
Except for Rockets home games, he almost never shows up.
During the game, it was naturally impossible for the teammates to have any communication with Shen Fei.
Therefore, today is their "long-awaited" meeting with Shen Fei again.
"Boss, please tell me, who do you think performed best in our team in the first round?"
As soon as Lori came up, he dug a hole for Shen Fei.
Shen Fei was stunned when he heard this.
This question is really hard to answer.
After all, the strength of the Grizzlies is quite different from that of the Rockets, and the Rockets have won all four games.
The three core members of the team - Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Curry - also performed wonderfully in different games.
If you just talk about a certain game and judge the best player, it's very simple.
But taking into account the 4 games...it's really hard to choose.
Then don’t choose!
"I think it's Kyle Lowry."
"Without your lively atmosphere, how could we have won the series so easily."
Shen Fei thought for a moment and replied jokingly.
"The boss really has a unique vision. It seems that I am the MVP of the first round!"
Lori said with a smile.
"Speaking of MVP, after the Spurs and Thunder series are over, the regular season MVP will be announced, right?"
Tony Allen asked.
After everyone heard this, they immediately turned their attention to McGrady.
"Maybe so, I didn't pay much attention to it."
Maddie said noncommittally.
But the slightly raised corners of his mouth betrayed him.
"Don't worry, it's fine~"
Curry smiled and patted McGrady on the shoulder.
Shen Fei looked around.
It can be seen from everyone's expressions that everyone hopes that McGrady can successfully win the MVP.
[Fortunately, I took care of Stern, otherwise if he targeted me, this MVP would be gone...]
Shen Fei thought to himself.
"The game is about to start. Let's watch the game together first."
Mark Jackson reminded.
Everyone nodded and turned their attention to the TV.
As the referee throws the ball high, the game officially begins!