69novels Chapter 43 Still Young
Chapter 43 Still Young
"What a generous gift, thank you! This stuff is really good. Can beef be cooked like this?"
"Wow, what is this? How come it's stretchy? Hmm, to be honest, this tastes much better than apple pie."
"Wow! This lamb tastes amazing, buddy. I would never have guessed it was lamb if you hadn't told me. It's so delicious!"
"Hey, Wang, what kind of meat is this? It's pink, and it tastes so good! I feel like a nuclear bomb exploded in my mouth."
After losing to the Bucks, the Warriors will host the Trail Blazers in two days.
Although the team suffered two consecutive losses, the atmosphere in the team was not tense. The season has just begun, and two short-term losses do not mean anything.
Wang Kai isn't the kind of maniac who doesn't want to lose a single game; under Coach Ke's guidance, he has his own judgment when it comes to games.
The Warriors have a flawed and weak roster like this, and Wang Kai can't force every teammate to work as hard as he does. Kobe Bryant's experience serves as a cautionary tale.
Since arriving in the United States, Wang Kai has not devoted much energy to economic matters, leaving most of his business development to Pelinka, while he himself focuses on the competition. He also brought his parents to San Francisco.
Wang Kai is an only child, and he misses his family, especially his parents, when he comes to a country thousands of miles away.
Having achieved basic financial freedom, Wang Kai didn't want his parents to keep missing him back in their hometown, and he also wanted to bring the local delicacies of his hometown to the United States.
Wang Kai's mother isn't a professional chef in the traditional sense, but she learned cooking from a Shandong cuisine master when she was young. She learned and researched on her own, and eventually mastered her own "secret recipe" through continuous experimentation.
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Wang Kai's mother made exceptionally delicious braised beef, which was the main "product" that enabled Wang Kai's family to become wealthy in the 1980s and 90s.
In addition, Wang Kai's mother's "Stir-fried veal", "Braised lamb", "Candied apples" and "Braised pork" are all famous dishes.
When Wang Kai was a child, he and his father were his mother's food tasters. They tasted the dishes one bite at a time.
After bringing his parents to the United States, Wang Kai thought about finding an opportunity to treat his Warriors teammates to a meal. One reason was to see if the dishes suited their tastes, and the other was to get closer to them.
As Wang Kai expected, the lavish feast was not only devoured by his teammates, but also earned them endless praise.
Wang Kai's parents were relieved by their teammates' praise. When they first arrived, they didn't think their family's dishes would suit the tastes of these foreigners.
Wang Kai plans to open a restaurant for his parents in the San Francisco Bay Area, a region with a large Chinese population. He doesn't aim for a high-end restaurant, but simply wants to satisfy his appetite and keep his parents from getting too bored.
Actually, Wang Kai invited his teammates to his home for a meal so that they could act as food tasters.
On November 18, the Warriors hosted the Trail Blazers and finally stopped their losing streak, securing a victory.
The current Trail Blazers are no longer the team that nearly pushed the Lakers to the brink of defeat; they are now a veritable "prison team."
Facing such a terrible team, the Warriors finally found their rhythm.
Wang Kai continued his style of play that combined off-ball and on-ball play, while Baron Davis would always have an explosive performance whenever he faced a player who was shorter and lighter than him.
The Warriors, playing at home, ultimately won by a large margin of 98-81.
Wang Kai played 38 minutes and recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Wang Kai's return to triple-double statistics slightly reduced media criticism of him.
However, less than 48 hours later, Wang Kai once again became known as a "fallen person" in the media.
After defeating the Trail Blazers at home, the Warriors will face the Clippers on the road on the 20th.
Wang Kai, who had come to Los Angeles again, was worried that Kobe might disappear again or become "old and weak." However, Wang Kai was relieved to find that Kobe was not in Los Angeles at the moment. They would be playing against the Bulls on the road today.
Kobe was overjoyed to be back at Staples Center and kept introducing the facilities of the stadium to Wang Kai. However, what Kobe didn't realize was that he had already introduced the details of Staples Center to Wang Kai countless times in Wang Kai's soul space.
Facing the Clippers, Wang Kai originally thought he could put on an outstanding performance, but in reality, he was contained by the Clippers.
The Clippers' frontcourt has Kaman and Elton Brand, neither of whom are players with excellent help defense, so Wang Kai thought he could easily outmaneuver the Clippers' frontcourt. However, in reality, he was indeed contained by Corey Maggette.
Corey Maggette's powerful physique and omnipresent close defense left Wang Kai, who is not yet considered strong, somewhat at a loss.
Furthermore, Baron Davis's performance was even more lackluster against veteran Cassell, and the Warriors trailed the Clippers by 13 points at halftime.
After the start of the second half, Wang Kai attempted to attack with the ball, and Baron Davis, who had missed all six of his three-point attempts in the first half, was too embarrassed to continue taking frequent shots from the outside.
However, Corey Maggette also performed exceptionally well, not only successfully limiting Wang Kai's performance but also repeatedly drawing defensive fouls from him on offense.
"I warned you to be careful of Corey Maggette; he's a good one-on-one defender and an underrated player."
"Should I work out more in the future? This guy is too strong."
"No rush, you have plenty of time, and so do I."
Coach Ke had anticipated Wang Kai's slump, and Wang Kai, who had performed well in the previous few games, had indeed become a bit complacent.
Learning three times on your own is not as good as being taught once by someone else. Even though Wang Kai has the "cheat code" of Kobe Bryant, he is still essentially just a young man in his early twenties.
Ultimately, the Warriors surrendered less than five minutes into the fourth quarter.
Wang Kai also experienced his first-ever foul-out in this game.
In this game, not only was Wang Kai completely outplayed, but the Warriors' interior defense also collapsed entirely.
Foyle and Murphy combined didn't even have as many rebounds as Elton Brand alone.
Wang Kai only scored 9 points and grabbed 4 rebounds throughout the game.
Only three Warriors players scored in double figures. The rest scored in single digits.
84 to 113, that was the Warriors' final result: they lost by a full 29 points.
Wang Kai felt immense pressure for the first time during the competition, and was overwhelmed by it.