radicalducati Chapter 34 Balance Between Left and Right
Chapter 34 Balance Between Left and Right
While the SuperSonics players were putting on an unconventional and energetic performance, the American sports media were swept up in a storm that night by Kevin Durant's rookie performance of scoring 63 points.
Mainstream media outlets such as ESPN, TNT, and CNN broadcast Durant's performance and statistics since the start of the new season in their sports sections.
The 63 points have broken the SuperSonics' franchise record of 58 points for a single game.
On fan forums, Durant's regular season stats have been meticulously compared with those of the league's more than 60-year-old predecessors.
Everyone quickly realized that Durant had broken too many league records in just 7 games, the most being the scoring record of Zhang Dashuai.
His records, including the highest rookie score of 58, 46 points in his career debut, and 56 points in his season debut, have all been surpassed. Moreover, he is breaking records for the youngest player to score 50 and 60 points.
These ancient records have long been considered to be due to insufficient basketball popularity, an imperfect league system, and the creation of celestial marks by a few exceptionally talented unicorns, like gods and demons in myths and legends, who wreaked havoc across the world.
Unfathomable, insurmountable!
But Durant's arrival has gradually shattered the league's current perception of rookie talent and skill.
Ordinary fans might think that Durant was at his peak right from the start, but the management of the league's major teams and the stars who have been through the ups and downs for many years don't feel that way at all.
What's even more terrifying is that Du Xiaoshuai continues to challenge many youngest records.
This series of records was originally a custom record for the chosen ones, but now it seems to be in jeopardy, such as the youngest 1000 points, 5000 points, 10000 points, etc.
The storm of the Chosen One's record-breaking event had just passed, but an even more intense one followed!
The record that has already been broken is the youngest triple-double record. LeBron James' first regular season triple-double was at 19 years and 88 days old, and it was broken by LaMelo Ball more than ten years later at 19 years and 44 days old. But Kevin Durant got a triple-double in his first game, almost a quadruple-double, bringing the youngest record to 19 years and 32 days old. This record is unlikely to be broken for at least 20 years.
At the same time, 63 points is also the highest score in the league this season.
The 63-point performance at the beginning of the century was far more impressive than the "Moreyball" era after 2016. During that period, the league's offensive space was not as open, three-pointers were not yet widely used, and scoring efficiency was not high.
Currently, most big men in the league have to rely on physical battles under the basket to get shots, while perimeter players have to attack the basket to draw fouls.
A player like Kevin Durant, who is versatile inside and out, plays a fluid and beautiful game, doesn't take many free throws, and still scores high points, is truly deserving of praise!
Why was Kobe able to ascend to the throne of the league's best player in the last two years? Because his ability to score high points is unparalleled in the entire league! — Even though many of his shots rely on attacking the rim to draw fouls.
When the person who achieved this record score turned out to be a rookie who had only played seven games in the league, the news was still quite shocking.
After Wilt Chamberlain, even the legendary rogue never managed to score 50 points in a single game during his rookie season.
There will be a Brandon Jennings next year, but that will only be a flash in the pan.
A significant portion of new or casual fans don't usually follow league games, but become fans simply because someone scores a high number of points; these are commonly known as casual fans.
But casual fans are actually the largest group of fans in the world.
The following morning, major mainstream media outlets began publishing columns to hype up the match.
After nine years without making the playoffs, the Hawks, a team with mediocre talent, never expected to come into the national spotlight in this way.
Last night wasn't Durant's game to cement his legendary status, but precisely because of this, Durant, who keeps breaking records, has left a powerful and unshakeable mental imprint on the minds of all fans and media.
Of course, there are also many people who believe that Du Xiaoshuai is manipulating his score.
They didn't know that the Hawks had acquired Bibby mid-season and entered the playoffs as the eighth seed in the East, where they would battle the league's top team, the Celtics, for seven games, almost pulling off another upset! Keep in mind that even the Lakers didn't force the Celtics to a Game 7 in the Finals.
At this point, the Hawks were still considered an underdog team that couldn't even make the playoffs, and their 63 points were partly due to playing against weaker opponents.
ESPN’s star host, Stephen A. Smith, the American version of Yang Yi, is once again teaming up with John Hollinger and Aunt Do for a program segment.
John Hollinger looked at Du Xiaoshuai's advanced data with amazement. At that time, advanced data did not have so many detailed subdivisions, only efficiency values and positive and negative values.
Du Xiaoshuai's efficiency rating (PER) in this game was close to 90, which is simply outrageous, and his plus-minus rating (BPM) was also exaggerated to 42, showing that his influence on the team is ubiquitous.
Hollinger has been promoting advanced data systems for the past few years, but I haven't seen anything this amazing!
Stephen Smith doesn't fully understand these mathematical formulas yet. To understand these advanced data, you need to learn the art of crosstalk, and the key is to "immerse" yourself in it.
He nodded nonchalantly, flipped to the press release, and recounted the SuperSonics team's brawl at the bar the previous night. Then he turned to Doris and asked seriously, "Doris, our reporter Erin Andrews said Kevin knows 'that skill,' did you know that?"
Why are you asking me? How would I know? I've never seen it.
Aunt Duo mentally made three consecutive complaints, but with a contrasting expression, she flicked a strand of hair that was hanging down next to her glasses and thought for a moment before saying, "At the media conference at the beginning of the season, I remember Kevin said that he went to China for two months, learned some martial arts, and could even dodge bullets."
"You know what? Last night at the bar, he single-handedly beat eight of the Atlanta Falcons' starters! Oh wow, those were eight NFL players, each one two sizes bigger than him!" Stephen stared at the camera with an incredulous look on his face. "He might actually know kung fu, I'm not kidding, you know, he rarely lies, especially about basketball."
"Except for women."
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In the TNT studio, a short video of Du Xiaoshuai punching and kicking the Falcons' eight key players in a bar was playing on the background screen. The Nokia's camera resolution wasn't high enough, so the picture was a bit blurry, but the height and skin color of the players made it possible to distinguish between friend and foe.
Du Xiaoshuai is like a 2.1-meter-tall Bruce Lee, with fast and ruthless punches and kicks, capable of taking down a person in an instant.
"If I had ever been to China when I played basketball, I probably could have built a dynasty in my career!" Barkley said with admiration for Kevin Durant's fighting spirit. The self-proclaimed tough guy is very proactive in fighting: "Under the current league rules, Kevin's fighting ability is suppressed by 90%!"
"Charles, you might get a permanent ban from Stern." Kenny Smith's tone changed. "But Kevin is a real talent. I'm sure after today, any player in the league who wants to commit a flagrant foul on him will have to think twice."
"Yes, serious criminals don't belong in basketball, so they should be dealt with using methods that don't belong in basketball!" Barkley laughed and imitated throwing two punches, but they were like a pig scratching the ground, with no deterrent effect whatsoever.
Major media outlets such as Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, and CNN also reported on the scoring record and the SuperSonics bar fight, which brought Durant both praise and criticism, but also increased his fame.
When P.J. Carlesimo, who woke up early, saw the sports news headlines, it felt like it was already dark.
He was indeed feeling unwell last night, so he took some cold medicine with sleeping pills and slept soundly. The vibration next door sounded like a cradle from his childhood, but when he woke up this morning, he found that the world had changed.
It's one thing for these players to go to a bar together, but they also got into a fight!
The team's star player is still the one who plays the most aggressively!
This is absolutely outrageous!
What's going on with the local NFL in Atlanta?
Don't they know what to do about the players going to bars together? There's no organization, no discipline!
That's incredibly rude of you to beat someone like that!
Thankfully, my precious disciple was not injured.
P.J. and his coaching staff started by rotating through the hotel rooms, knocking on each room door to check on the fringe players.
The more they investigated, the more they were scolded, and the more they were scolded, the angrier they became.
Except for Durant and Billups' rooms, which were not searched, the other players' rooms were basically in a mess.
Tissues, small balloons, lubricant, towels, underwear, and other items were scattered everywhere!
Some players even let prostitutes stay overnight. When the coaching staff went in, they could see naked women wrapped in sheets hiding in the bathroom.
Pah! Shameless!
Coach P.J. Carlesimo was furious. As a veteran coach who came from the NBA in the 1990s, he understood that this was normal for NBA players' private lives. The high intensity of training and games made the players' hormones surge and put them under a lot of pressure, and they needed to relax even more when playing away games.
But P.J.'s coaching career began in college, where he led his team to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Championship. His management philosophy for players is fundamentally based on discipline and execution.
Having learned a lesson from being choked and elbowed by Latrell Sprewell years ago, he can be more lenient with his star players, but still maintains very strict requirements for other players.
Coach P.J. left, still furious, after giving most of the players a dressing down.
Du Xiaoshuai didn't wake up naturally until noon.
Erin Andrews lay sprawled on his chest, which was embroidered with a black dragon tattoo, fast asleep. She was nearly 1.8 meters tall and a little heavy.
A 19-year-old's impulsiveness clashed with a 29-year-old's intense desire; last night, both opened their hearts to each other.
Du Xiaoshuai used his top-down defense and back-to-the-basket moves to the extreme, and even used a lot of black powder cards on her to add to the excitement.
As a result, Du Xiaoshuai proved to be more skillful, making her screams and struggles drown out her teammates and companions on both sides, thus preserving the leader's dignity.
Du Xiaoshuai had to catch a flight in the afternoon, so he moved aside his naked white hair, got up, washed and tidied himself up, and left the room while Eileen Andrews was still asleep, as gentle as the old Wang next door.
On the evening of November 15th, the entire team arrived in Charlotte. Under the coach's strict orders, the team was confined to the hotel and not allowed to go out.
The players gathered together to play cards for a while in the evening, and then quickly went back to their rooms to sleep.
Last night was so damn exciting and exhausting. I played ball in the first half of the night, had sex in the second half, and even got into a fight with some hunks in between. I definitely need to catch up on some sleep tonight.
With his fan cards, Du Xiaoshuai wouldn't find it too taxing to deal with a woman in her prime at thirty.
Back in the room, I opened the system panel and my fan value skyrocketed again.
The number of haters has risen to over 32 million, which isn't much, but the number of fans has skyrocketed to over 23 million! That's almost doubled.
Rubbing his hands together expectantly, Du Xiaoshuai began drawing prizes again.
More than 500 black-pink cards have been added, along with 5 purple-level cards.
There aren't many new card slots, only about thirty, and most of them are white and pink-grade Qing fun product cards, including [pink-grade Aurora Card], [white-grade Whip Card], [white-grade Bunny Ear Card], [white-grade Stocking Card], [pink-grade Beaded Card], etc.
Of course, there's also the purple-level equipment card that Du Xiaoshuai needs most.
[Purple-level underwear card, function: protects the target's internal organs from 90% damage and strengthens organ function. Effective when wearing underwear, bras, support clothing, etc. Side effect: increased appetite. Valid for 1 year.]
The other four cards are two [Purple-level Advancement Cards], one [Purple-level Continuity Card], and one [Purple-level Azure Dragon Tattoo Card, Function: Greatly enhances the target's X ability, Side effect: Partial hair removal, Valid for 1 year].
You mean this, this, this... how come there's this kind of card? What does the fan system think I am?!
Is this the fans' wish or the system's will?
What a joke! I'm so strong, why would I need this kind of card?
Du Xiaoshuai slapped the [Purple-level Azure Dragon Tattoo Card] three inches below his navel.
I didn't feel anything!
Looks like I'll have to find a target to experiment with when I have some free time.
You have no right to speak without practice!
There are still 1131 pink cards left to draw.
After a burst of brilliant light, Du Xiaoshuai gained over a hundred new card slots, most of which were for white or pink-tier skill cards, such as:
[White-level Lawn Mowing Card] [Pink-level Masonry Card] [White-level Logging Card] [Pink-level Hosting Card] [White-level Football Card] [White-level Chef Card] [Pink-level Racing Card] [White-level Coffee Making Card]...
Du Xiaoshuai is most concerned about the 14 purple-level cards and one black-level red-pink card.
Five of them are upgraded versions of white or pink level cards: [Purple Level Anti-Freeze Card], [Purple Level Status Card], [Purple Level Peace Card], [Purple Level Resurrection Card], and [Purple Level Health Card]. Du Xiaoshuai plans to use these purple cards himself first.
Especially the [Purple-level Status Card], this is Du Xiaoshuai's key to ensuring stable performance on the court.
Next time I see Wanda's mom, I'll use the [Purple Advancement Card] to combine a Health Preservation Card for her.
In addition, the red and pink cards also yielded 2 [purple-level upgrade cards] and 4 [purple-level continuous cards], indicating that there aren't as many high-level card slots as one might expect, and that black and red fan values are somewhat interchangeable.
The remaining 3 new purple card slots are:
[Purple-grade knee brace card, function: protects the user's knee joint from wear, tear, and aging during exercise, provides immunity to 90% of external force injuries, valid for 1 year] *1 card
[Purple-level Beast Taming Card, Function: Select a ferocious beast (not a human) as the target, and you can easily tame and interact with it. A maximum of 3 beasts can be tamed at the same time. Valid for 3 years] *1 card.
[Purple-tier Bond Card, Function: The target can specify a causal entanglement through a person's name to quickly obtain the fate of meeting them. The effect lasts for 1 year.] *1 card.
The purple knee pad card has also been obtained, and the 10-piece set of equipment is finally complete. The 4th attribute, "Narrow Encounter," is activated: When the target engages in close combat with an opponent head-on, they gain an additional +100% attack bonus.
Du Xiaoshuai feels his face-up skills will become even more incredible!
Of course, in future singles matches, the woman won't always have to turn her back to her opponent; a frontal attack is now incredibly powerful...
As for the other two new purple cards, their functions are somewhat lackluster, so we'll just have to put them away for now and maybe use them during the off-season.
The only black-tier pink card I drew: [Black-tier Balanced Card, Function: Improves the weakness of one hand, enhancing the dexterity, proficiency, habit, coordination, and adaptability of both hands to their strongest level, valid for 10 years]
Amazing card!
Du Xiaoshuai's spirits lifted when he saw the card; the black-grade product was indeed top-notch!
This is a rare, god-tier card that can elevate his basketball skills to a whole new level.
This card isn't very useful in everyday life, but it's awesome when playing ball!
For over twenty years in his previous life, Durant was right-handed. Although he usually uses both hands, his right-hand proficiency was definitely a notch higher than his left-hand proficiency in dribbling, shooting, passing, dunking, and other actions.
This card now forcibly raises the proficiency of the left hand to the same level as the right hand, which means that Du Xiaoshuai can freely perform shooting, dribbling, passing and other actions with both hands. This not only broadens Du Xiaoshuai's offensive routes, but also makes it more difficult for opponents to make targeted defenses based on his left and right hand habits.
With this card, the attack will be much easier and more unstoppable!
Unfortunately, this black card is only valid for 10 years, not as a permanent buff. The black-level 100-year card only works on cards below the black level, and the 100-year extension for the same level is ineffective.
Fortunately, this card isn't unique like the King of Waists card, so there should be a chance to draw it again in the future. Even if it's difficult to draw, there should be a continuous stream of black-tier cards in the future, which will extend the validity period. There's still plenty of time.
The following afternoon, a spirited Du Xiaoshuai unusually participated actively in the pre-match training.
With his form and skills improved once again, Du Xiaoshuai challenged his teammates to a one-on-one match during training, but unfortunately none of them could beat him. So Du Xiaoshuai asked two of them to double-team him.
When the two players formed a zone defense, Durant's offensive pressure increased several times over, but this also aroused his fighting spirit. He used his stick to attack one-on-one, his hands to stir, and his left and right breakthroughs. Even under the double-team of James Posey and Thomas, he could still make 15 out of 20 shots.
The two players were somewhat discouraged by Du Xiaoshuai's sudden attacks, and began to play passively and deliberately lose as Du Xiaoshuai got more and more into the game.
Du Xiaoshuai felt that his offense had not yet reached its limit. After his hands had adjusted to the feeling of balance for a while, he would be able to play a coordinated game with his teammates on the court, using drives, shots, passes, and cuts to amplify his offensive threat several times over.
Hmm—I can try it with the lynx tonight!
P.J. Carlesimo looked gloomy on the sidelines.