"Chen Xi's burden just got a whole lot heavier. I hope he doesn't suffer the same fate as last season and see his journey come to an end because of a fatigue injury. That would be such a shame."
"If he falls at the same hurdle twice, who knows whether it'll be a good thing or a bad thing for a player like Chen Xi, whose career had been smooth sailing up to this point."
There was no time to wait for Westbrook's injury report. The timeout was over in a flash.
Donovan had no choice but to send Alexander in to replace him.
The good news was that the Thunder Team were still down by just six, and Alexander's presence could at least partly make up for Westbrook's absence.
The bad news was that the second quarter had only just passed the halfway mark. There was still an entire second half to play, and the Thunder Team were already at a huge disadvantage.
Admittedly, Alexander's presence could partly make up for Westbrook's absence.
But that also meant the Thunder would have to stretch their rotation even further.
That meant the rest of the game would be a major test of every player's stamina and energy.
And if they lost tonight, then in the next game—a G7—the Thunder Team's odds of winning would be even lower.
After blowing a 3–1 lead and being dragged into a G7, whatever the reason, with the score now tied at 3–3, it was hard to imagine how badly the team's morale would sink...
For the Thunder Team in that situation, avoiding a complete collapse in G7 would probably count as a victory~~
In other words, after this unexpected turn of events, the Thunder Team had found themselves in the same position as the