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Chapter 110: Two Accounts to Be Settled (8500 words updated per day, begging for monthly subscription!)
"The hidden mission [Gary Payton's Apology] has been triggered.

After reflection, the famous glove Payton is very eager to reconcile with you. Will you forgive him who is already old?
Note: If the host chooses to forgive Gary Payton, the [Glove's Special Skills] series of tasks will be automatically activated. "

After the game, Qin Yue, who had been misunderstood and never understood since entering the league, felt Payton's sincere apology from his sincere face.
Did he, who has always had a strong sense of revenge, choose to forgive Payton because of the task suddenly issued by the system?

The answer is of course no.

In basketball games, even the biggest stars will get elbowed.

If Qin Yue can't even accept this level of confrontation, then wouldn't he become a porcelain doll that no one else can touch?
Therefore, after Payton took the initiative to admit his mistake and clearly expressed his apology to him, Qin Yue's hatred for him immediately disappeared.

Therefore, this task that suddenly popped up made Qin Yue feel
[Mountain Top] The system seemed to treat him as an unreasonable and ignorant villain.

So, Qin Yue, who had staged a happy transformation of enemies into friends with Payton at the Oracle Arena, immediately took note of this damn system.

Although Qin Yue couldn’t retaliate against the system.

But he must remember the grudge that should be remembered.

And what about Payton?

Although there was a moment when he felt that he chose to be bullied or humiliated.
But Hayes' previous painstaking exhortation revealed the cruel and ruthless truth to Payton.

That is, because of a black elbow and Qin Yue's enemy
No matter how you look at it, it's not a good deal.

As the saying goes, only children talk about feelings, and the adult world is all about interests.

This is especially true in the NBA, a world of fame and fortune where people come and go.

Even if Payton is about to fade out of the league.
Unless he never plays basketball again,
Having a good relationship with Qin Yue is bound to be a hundred benefits for him and no harm.

So, at the moment when he chose to swallow his anger, Payton suddenly realized.
As soon as I thought of joining Qin, I felt the vastness of the world!

just
Payton, who had just turned from enemy to friend with Qin Yue and was about to turn around and leave, was caught off guard by Qin Yue's stab: "You'd better retire quickly. As long as I'm here, even if Howard Schultz trades Kobe, the Supersonics won't win the championship."

At that moment, Gary Payton confirmed it.

Larry Bird and Qin Yue were not born in the same era, which is definitely the biggest sorrow of the NBA!

Because if they were born in the same era.
Who the hell wants to see that father-of-a-child Magic Johnson vs. Bird?

……

“The [Gloves’ Special Skills] quest has been triggered.

Gary Payton is planning to retire after this season.

If the host invites Gary Payton to give advice on defense after he retires, then the host's defensive ability will surely be greatly improved.

Mission completion conditions: After the end of the 06/07 season, hire Gary Payton as a personal trainer.

Mission completion reward: [Gloves] badge.

[Gloves]: The specific effect of this badge will be determined by the host's training performance under the guidance of Gary Payton. "

Qin Yue, who is already the best defensive player in the NBA, still needs to improve his defense?

The answer to this question is of course yes.

In fact, even Qin Yue, who has always been confident, did not dare to say that his current defense has reached the level of mastering the art.

As we all know, unlike offense, defense is an attribute that is more difficult to visualize with numbers.

Although in the visualization data of the [Mountaintop] system, Qin Yue's current defensive attributes are very impressive.
But whether it was Garnett tonight or Duncan last season, Qin Yue deeply realized that his defense still needed to be improved.

Right now, his weaknesses include defensive experience, defensive skills and defensive strategies.

If Qin Yue wants to improve his defense, he must find a way to improve these attributes that are difficult to visualize with numbers.

Qin Yue knew very well that he couldn't always rely on his talent to defend.

That would not only be a disgrace to his DPOY title.
And as he gets older, Qin Yue can't just throw up his hands and tell the kids in the future that he can't defend himself just because he's old.

You know, Qin Yue’s senior named Tim Duncan had outstanding defensive performance even in his retirement season.

Therefore, before hiring Gary Payton and obtaining the [Glove] badge by completing the mission, Qin Yue found Artest as soon as possible after the Christmas game.

Qin Yue wanted to know from the former NBA's best defensive player what his current level of defense was, and wanted to ask him for some ways to improve his defensive skills.

In response, Artest said in a reasonable tone: "Your current prediction and observation are very good, and your positioning is also OK.
Especially your sense of smell for capping, I can only describe it as a cat smelling fishy smell.

For this reason, many times, Kwame and I had to help you fill in the gaps for the players you selectively left open.

Of course, compared to blocking, your steals are even better. Do you know that in addition to intimidating opponents, your steals can even mobilize our defense.

After all, the moment you pounce on the data, someone has to fill your shoes.

As for your one-on-one defense, I don't have much to say. Anyway, others will definitely not be able to learn your defense, because how can they have your star whistle? "

Qin Yue: “.”

Heartbroken!
At this moment, according to Artest's description, Qin Yue always felt that under the Warriors' defensive system, he was like a spoiled child.

Because the Warriors needed him to put more physical energy into the offensive end, Qin Yue gradually developed many bad habits over time.

In Qin Yue’s opinion, this is not good.

So Qin Yue decisively asked Artest: "How do you think I can improve my defense?"

Hearing this, Artest said: "I think what you should improve most now is your defensive positioning. As for the blocks and steals I just mentioned, you should increase your efforts instead."

Qin Yue was puzzled and asked: "But in that case, wouldn't I become a data brush?"

Artest shook his head and said, "In today's NBA, if you are called a stat-gapper, it only proves that you haven't done it hard enough."

After a pause, Artest added: "Your offensive attributes determine that we need you to guide us forward in offense rather than wasting energy on defense.

I know you're worried that someone will point out your defensive flaws, but as long as you can average more than 4 blocks per game, there will naturally be experts to defend you."

Originally, Qin Yue, who had been criticized by Artest before, felt a little guilty.

But at this moment, as Artest succinctly told the truth about how he was spoiled by the Warriors, Qin Yue felt that
He really should find a way to get more blocks and steals on the court!
Because as Artest said, unless the Warriors can find a second-in-command who can take on the offensive firepower for him
Otherwise, even if Qin Yue wanted to practice defense, his teammates and coaches would kick him out to practice three-pointers and dribbling.

Qin Yue knew it was not good.

But in the adult world, he must also learn to compromise. …

The Christmas War is over.

Qin Yue, who could only wait until summer to find a way to improve his defensive skills, was completely transformed into an absolute data machine under Artest's brainwashing.

In the Warriors' final three games of 2006, he had 19 blocks and seven steals.

Can these data prove that Qin Yue’s defense is very good?
The answer is yes and no.

The reason why he couldn't do that was that under the Warriors' outstanding defensive system, Qin Yue was fully utilizing his extremely explosive talent to boost his stats.

The reason why it can is.
In the NBA where everything is measured by statistics, countless experts and fans have considered Qin Yue to be the top candidate for the NBA's best defensive player in the 06/07 season.

At the beginning of the new year, the NBA officially announced the results of the Eastern and Western Conference awards in December.

12月，场均能为勇士砍下30.8分14.1篮板10.8助攻4.5封盖1.8抢断的秦岳，连续两个月当选了西部的月最佳球员。（这里仅含秦岳12月份17场比赛的数据）

Up to now, Qin Yue has always firmly occupied the first place in the regular season MVP rankings.

Regarding his appalling performance this season
ESPN even suggested that the NBA should ship the regular season MVP trophy to Oakland in advance.

This season, those players who originally wanted to compete for the regular season MVP, after taking a look at Qin Yue's data and the Warriors' record,
They all fell into silence.

In an interview, Nowitzki, who is currently ranked second in the regular season MVP rankings, said: "The NBA should give him a separate 'Alien Award'.

It's not fair for us to be included in the award with him."

Nowitzki, who was beaten by Qin Yue by 58 points in the opening game of the regular season, didn't even dare to campaign for himself at this moment.

Because last year Steve Nash was criticized as a trophy thief.
So this year, the Warriors must have results and Qin Yue must have data.
Who the hell dares to grab the limelight from Qin Yue?

Kobe is the only player in the top ten of the regular season MVP rankings who is relatively stubborn.

But even so, in an interview, Kobe said: "I don't think data is everything. However, with the record he has led the Warriors to play, he does deserve the trophy."

Qin Yue is likely to become the most undisputed regular season MVP in the NBA in the past decade.

But the Warriors, who were about to embark on the new year's journey, were suddenly hit by a wave of injuries.

This wave of injuries is related to the Warriors playing too many games last year.

Although many Warriors players reduced their training volume last summer, as the NBA schedule became increasingly intensive, the defending champions, who were far more tired than other teams, inevitably had their winning streak interrupted by injuries.

Baron Davis will miss the next four to eight weeks due to an old knee injury.

This injury was a big blow to Davis.

Compared to the torment of injuries, Davis has a good chance of becoming the starting guard for this year's Western Conference All-Stars.
So when Davis learned that he would probably miss two months of games, his mood almost instantly fell to the bottom.

In this regard, Qin Yue is very clear that the first generation of Mr. Beard is destined to heal his "wounds" only through time.

and then
Kwame Brown became the second Warriors player to fall since entering 2007.

Brown will miss five to seven weeks due to a moderate ligament strain.

Unlike Davis.

Since the starting center position for the Western Conference All-Stars has already been reserved by Yao Ming
So Brown had no intention of making the All-Star Game from the beginning.

But Biedrins has grown rapidly this season.
Brown, who used to hang out with Biedrins often last season, has an increasingly delicate relationship with Biedrins.

Everyone on the Warriors, including Qin Yue, knew that Biedrins was waiting for an opportunity to move up.

And now, a great opportunity to move up to the top is right in front of Biedrins.

Brown is very worried that the starting position he has finally secured with the Warriors will be taken away by Biedrins because of this injury.

It turns out that Brown's concerns were not unfounded.

Because in the first game he missed
Biedrins, who was in great form, scored 14 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks for the Warriors.

Historically, Biedrins was promoted to a main player by Nelson Sr. in the 06/07 season.

His efficiency in catching rebounds at the basket is very impressive.

Moreover, although his coordination with the ball is not good, Biedrins' coordination without the ball is very good.

Under Mike Malone's tactical system, he made use of flexible off-ball movement and achieved an amazing efficiency of 7-for-7 in his first start of the season.

Moreover, Biedrins's seven shots at the basket were perfect even for Qin Yue.
In the end, all of them were converted into Qin Yue's assists.

Maybe Biedrins' current defense is not comparable to Brown's.
But Brown was extremely anxious about the visible improvement in his status in Qin Yue's mind.

On January 1, after the Warriors lost two generals one after another, Murphy unfortunately sprained his ankle during training and will miss the next three weeks of games.

Although compared with the two main players, Murphy's absence seems to have little impact.

But both Mike Malone and Qin Yue knew very well.
Murphy's importance to the Warriors is no less than that of a starting player.

Murphy has a 39.8% three-point shooting percentage this season.

When he comes off the bench, his three-point shooting range and passing ability are the key to the Warriors' high-post inside blocking tactics.

Now, three generals have been lost in a row.

The Warriors not only have to face the most difficult schedule in January of the new year under such an unfavorable situation.

And immediately
They will travel to Los Angeles on the evening of the 10th to face their arch-rivals, the Lakers.

Since last season, Qin Yue was promoted to Mayor of Los Angeles by saying "Goodnight, Los Angeles" twice.
There is no need to use too many words to describe the feud between the Lakers and the Warriors.

On the 9th, pre-match press conference.

Kobe, who would not let the Warriors off just because of their incomplete lineup, said frankly: "Everyone knows that we have two accounts to settle with the Warriors."

Qin Yue, who has long regarded Los Angeles as his blessed land, responded: "I hope that after tomorrow night's game, Kobe will want to settle three accounts with us."

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PS: I failed to complete the 8500-word guarantee today, so the total update is words. Tomorrow, Aqiao will try to make up for the remaining words on the basis of completing the -word guarantee.

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