Chương 65: Chapter 65: Sweeping the Clippers
The fourth game began.
After all, the team had many young players, and the Clippers, who were down 0-3, had lost their spirit. Only Paul was still fighting hard.
But against the strong Suns, Paul alone was not enough.
As soon as the game started, the Suns opened up their outside shooting, and Wade Dong dominated the paint.
Halfway through the first quarter, the Clippers were down by more than ten points again.
Paul shouted angrily at his teammates, but it was to no avail. No one on the Clippers could stop Wade Dong.
With three minutes left in the first quarter, Iverson and Nash both went to the bench to rest and did not return until the second half of the second quarter.
Even so, the first half ended with a score of 56-38!
The Suns led the Clippers by 18 points.
At the start of the second half, Wade Dong and Iverson launched another offensive, completely blowing the game open.
Paul, although unwilling, eventually gave up, missing out on the Western Conference Finals again.
"Beep!!!"
The referee blew the final whistle.
109-93!
The Suns swept the Clippers 4-0, becoming the first team to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
"MVP! MVP! MVP!"
The US Airways Center chanted in unison. The Suns had advanced to the Western Conference Finals again, and not only the players but also the fans were overjoyed, especially those who witnessed the home team complete the sweep.
Paul, Griffin, and Jordan were all relieved.
Opponents on the court, friends off the court, the Clippers players began to hug the Suns players, congratulating them.
"I really regret it," Paul said, shaking hands and hugging Wade Dong. "Two months ago, the team's president sent your profile to all thirty teams, and only the Suns offered you a ten-day short contract. If I could do it again, I would definitely persuade the team to sign you at any cost."
After Yao Ming retired, China's interest in the NBA waned. When Stern received Wade Dong's resume, he decided to send it to all thirty teams because he was Chinese, hoping to regain some of the Chinese market. After all, China is the strongest country in the world.
However, most team managers threw away the resume after seeing it. Only the Suns offered Wade Dong a contract.
And when Wade Dong's ten-day short contract expired, many teams wanted to sign him, but they were deterred by the Suns' $5 million contract. It's unknown if they would regret it when they see Wade Dong leading the Suns to the championship.
A player who can bring qualitative changes to a team deserves any contract.
"Your contract expires this summer, right?" Paul asked.
"Yes."
"Would you be interested in coming to the Clippers?" Paul tried to recruit Wade Dong. "I will convince the team management to offer you a max contract, and we can chase the championship together."
"Let's talk about it later." Wade Dong scratched his head. Recruitment usually comes from the winning side, and Paul had just lost to him, so where did he get the confidence to recruit him?
Paul said, "Okay, let's exchange phone numbers first."
After exchanging numbers, Wade Dong laughed, "If things don't work out for you in the future, you can come to the Suns. I'll give you a championship ring."
"???"
Paul was stunned for a moment, then said, "I don't want a championship that I didn't earn myself."
"Haha," Wade Dong waved his hand, "Youth does not know the taste of soft rice, mistakenly planting the rice in the wrong season."
A free championship ring was not wanted by Paul. Didn't he know that Wade Dong's goal was ten consecutive championships? In the next ten years, the only thing that could stop Wade Dong from achieving ten consecutive championships was the NBA shutting down.
The players were chatting with each other, and the reporters also entered the court for interviews.
A reporter wanted to interview Wade Dong, but Wade Dong was busy with Paul. After Paul left, Griffin came over to exchange numbers with Wade Dong.
"Brother Dong, don't call me your idol anymore," Griffin said to Wade Dong. "I don't feel worthy."
"No way~" Wade Dong patted Griffin, "Once an idol, always an idol. You will always be my idol."
"Your words are so touching," Griffin hugged Wade Dong tightly, "From today on, I, Griffin, am your brother."
"No, no, no." Wade Dong pushed Griffin away, "We can be brothers, but let's keep the physical contact to a minimum. My girlfriend is watching from the sidelines, so don't vent your passion on me."
After chatting with a few Clippers role players, the reporters finally got a chance to interview Wade Dong.
"Wade Dong, how do you think the Suns played in this series?"
"The Clippers are a respectable opponent. Paul and Griffin are my good friends. In competition, there are winners and losers."
"The Suns are the first team to advance to the conference finals."
"All my teammates are great. Iverson, Nash, Frye, Dudley, Hill... Everyone is working hard for the championship."
"The Suns were not favored in the regular season, but now they are a championship contender."
"My and Iverson's addition has brought some changes to the team, but more importantly, it's the effort of the teammates."
"Your contract expires this summer. Have you thought about staying with the Suns or joining another team?"
"Of course, I want to stay with the Suns, but I won't think about it until the end of the season. Our goal is the championship."
"Thank you, Wade Dong."
With that, the interview was over.
This interview was broadcast live on TV, so Wade Dong's answers were more official, just a simple response.
...
On a famous Chinese basketball forum, a certain website.
Whenever there was a Suns game, the website's traffic would surge.
The website also had a player popularity ranking.
Wade Dong quickly rose to the top of the list with a popularity score of 99.7. It's unknown who the remaining 0.3 was.
There are always people who like to be different, and this exists at any time.
Wang Xiaoming is a sophomore and a die-hard basketball fan.
He often skipped going out with his girlfriend to watch games, which caused conflicts between them.
His girlfriend had told him more than once that he had to choose between her and basketball.
Ever since Wade Dong joined the NBA, he became Wang Xiaoming's number one idol.
After the game where Wade Dong scored 37 points in a single quarter, Wang Xiaoming excitedly bragged to his girlfriend for three hours.
Knowing that his girlfriend's ears were about to bleed, she reluctantly watched the fourth quarter highlights with Wang Xiaoming.
For some reason, after watching the highlights, his girlfriend no longer opposed him watching games and even watched with him.
After the Suns and Clippers Game 4, his girlfriend asked Wang Xiaoming, "When is the next Suns game?"
Wang Xiaoming explained, "The time hasn't been determined yet. We need to wait for the Lakers and Thunder series to end."
"You must remind me to watch together when there's a Suns game," his girlfriend threatened, "Otherwise, I'll break up with you."
Wang Xiaoming was a bit curious, "Zhang Xiaohua, why don't you oppose me watching games anymore?"
Zhang Xiaohua said, "I only don't oppose you watching the Suns games. Wade Dong is a Chinese player, so of course, we have to support him."
"Are you sure it's not because Wade Dong is handsome?" Wang Xiaoming asked, staring into Zhang Xiaohua's eyes.
"Of course not~" Zhang Xiaohua blushed instantly and pushed Wang Xiaoming away, "Why are you looking at me like that? Annoying!"
At that moment, Wang Xiaoming felt a bit sour.
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