Huff, huff, huff... Kevin Durant gasped for breath, his hollow eyes fixed on the ceiling of TD Garden. He had given this game everything he had, yet the final result was still a loss.
In this game, Kevin Durant played 45 minutes, making 13 of 29 shots. He went 4-for-9 from three-point range and 7-for-8 from the free-throw line, putting up 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block.
Yet even with such outstanding numbers, he still could not lead his team to victory.
Worse still, the opposing side had put in all their bench players in the final quarter. Although he and his teammates frantically tried to close the gap and scored 31 points in the quarter, none of it changed the outcome of the game.
Before the game, Kevin Durant had sensed that it would be exceptionally difficult, but he had not expected it to be this difficult.
"Kevin, are you okay? Let's go." Kendrick Perkins came over immediately, wrapping Kevin Durant in a tight hug and gently patting his shoulder in comfort.
Faced with his teammate's concern, Kevin Durant stopped putting on a brave face and shook his head helplessly. "I feel awful."
Kendrick Perkins understood Kevin Durant's feelings very well, so he stayed by his side to comfort him. The two sat on the bench for several minutes before heading toward the players' tunnel.
After embracing and celebrating with his teammates, Goodwin hurried back to the locker room to wash up and change clothes.
Afterward, he found Coach Jack and told him he would not be attending the postgame interview, then headed straight for the parking lot.
When Goodwin arrived beside a red Porsche Carrera S convertible, Anne Hathaway had already been waiting in the passenger seat for quite some time.
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