Even Chen himself could clearly feel that his recent interactions with Veronica had been growing fewer and fewer.
It was not a good sign, but deep down, he wanted the championship more.
"Once the Playoffs are over, I'll spend more time with her. I'll have the whole summer then."
That was Chen's honest thought.
Putting himself in their shoes, he could somewhat understand why these people were here putting in extra training.
"Can't let them get too far ahead, Brian."
No longer dwelling on it, Chen Xi called over his trainer and strode into the arena to begin his extra practice.
Various greetings came at him from all directions.
Westbrook, Butler, Grant, Little Sabonis, McDermott, Gordon, Deron, Wade, Collins, even Monk.
Chen Xi was sincerely delighted by the current atmosphere within the Thunder.
May 11.
Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers, Game 5.
There was no next game. The Philadelphia 76ers had officially completed their journey for the season.
Embiid went 9-for-18 and scored 27 points with 12 rebounds.
His efficiency was decent, and his scoring was decent, but his realization had come too late.
There was no room for error left for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Even though Saric maintained the efficient form he had shown in the previous game and helped the team battle until the final moment.
Even though Redick finally seemed to figure things out in the last quarter, hitting several life-saving threes.
The Philadelphia 76ers still fell just short at the most critical moment.
In the end, they lost to the Celtics 112-114, falling by just two points.
They lost the series 1-4, bid farewell to the Playoffs, and went home fishing.
The Celtics became the first team this season to advance to the conference finals.
And their pillars were somehow rookie Tatum, second-year Brown, and third-year