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Chapter 113 The Great Competition (5000 words, please subscribe to the monthly ticket!)
Qin Yue, who always wishes Lakers fans good sleep with "Good night, Los Angeles" every time he visits Staples, spent an incredibly wonderful night in the City of Angels.

He did not contact Khloe Kardashian after the game because among the Kardashian family, he was only interested in Kendall Jenner.

But now Kendall Jenner is just a rebellious girl of 11 years old. Qin Yue doesn't want to be taken away by the FBI for investigation, and he doesn't have the habit of dating minors.

So after leading his team to defeat the Lakers, Qin Yue had a date with someone else that night - an Asian girl who looked very much like Suzuki Airi in the future. The two met at a Japanese fried steak restaurant called "Kobe-Gyukatsu" in Los Angeles.

Qin Yue got the other party's contact information with almost no effort, and Qin Yue also proved through practical actions that not all people in Los Angeles hate him.

At least Qin Yue enjoyed this delicious "Kobe fried steak" very satisfyingly.

The next morning, when Qin Yue returned to the team's hotel, he quickly saw a similar sense of satisfaction in his teammates' expressions.

It was clear that everyone, including some of the Warriors' fringe players, had a great time last night in Los Angeles.

Qin Yue was not interested in asking about his teammates' private affairs, but Jack took the initiative to report to him: "Andre invited everyone to a party last night."

Qin Yue smiled and said, “you don’t have to report to me about things like this in the future.”

In the NBA, every player has his or her own private life.

It is true that Qin Yue is the Warriors' star player, but it is impossible for him to interfere in the private lives of his teammates.

However, what Jack wanted to report to Qin Yue was obviously not the details of the party.

"You mean to say that you think Ander is a bit unscrupulous in order to get to the top?"

Jack nodded and said, "Ever since Kwame got hurt, Ander has been trying to win over his teammates."

Qin Yue patted Jack on the shoulder and said, "It's not a bad thing to have a good relationship with your teammates. Ander did nothing wrong in this matter."

Qin Yue knew very well that Biedrins would be able to become the captain of the Warriors in the future, and he must have his outstanding qualities.

This handsome Latvian guy has always been generous by nature.

Take last night's party as an example.
Biedrins, who was still receiving "child labor wages", actually spent a full $200,000 just to let his teammates have fun.

For his generosity and generosity.
How could his teammates not like him?

Qin Yue knew that Jack and Brown had a better relationship, but in the NBA, strength is ultimately required to survive.

If Brown doesn't even have the confidence to suppress Biedrins, then whoever should take the position next will have to take the position.

……

A day later, the Warriors returned to their home court at Oracle Arena to face the Celtics.

"Red" Auerbach passed away last October.

This makes Qin Yue very curious. In order to comfort Auerbach's spirit in heaven, what will the Celtics do this summer?
But no matter how the Celtics operate in the future, it cannot change the fact that they are currently ranked last in the Eastern Conference.

Qin Yue did not take many shots in this game, only 11 times in the whole game.

Since the beginning of January, with Davis, Brown and Murphy missing due to injuries, Qin Yue, as the Warriors' star player, has also had an increasing game load.

Since it is a rare opportunity to encounter a weak team, Qin Yue naturally has to leave the opportunity to perform to his teammates.

However.
Gerald Green of the Celtics was very dissatisfied with the "health-preserving basketball" played by Qin Yue in the game.

Green was dissatisfied because
As the dunk master that Qin Yue mentioned, who will compete for the runner-up in the dunk contest during the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend,
Green really wanted to slap the face of the extremely arrogant Qin Yue through his performance in the game.

But Qin Yue's "health mode" that started at the beginning of the game always made Green feel
He seemed to look down on this Celtics team.

So, after coming on as a substitute, Green took the initiative to shout to Qin Yue: "Show me your true ability! Otherwise you won't get my recognition!"

Your approval?

Which onion are you?
Green was not wrong, Qin Yue just looked down on this Celtics team.

Because this year's Eastern Conference leader, the Cleveland Cavaliers, had been beaten in turn by the top six Western Conference teams in previous games.
So why would Qin Yue look up to the Celtics, who are ranked last in the Eastern Conference?
Indeed, respecting every game and every opponent is an essential quality for a professional player.

But in the NBA, where there are 82 regular season games a year, if Qin Yue respects every game, then when it comes to the playoffs, what will the Warriors use to defend their title?

However, considering the other party's initiative to ask for it.
Qin Yue didn’t mind being a little more serious in the next defense.

On the court, the Celtics' offensive round.

With the passing guidance of Delonte West, the legendary "Emperor", Gerald Green finally got the chance to attack the Warriors' penalty area.

At that moment, Green used all his strength after receiving the ball.
He vowed to use a windmill dunk that was both elegant and violent to tell the overly arrogant Qin Yue:

In the NBA, especially when it comes to dunking, there is always someone better than you!

When he took the physical test for the 2005 draft, Gerald Green had a vertical jump of over 110 centimeters. He has always been absolutely confident in his jumping ability and jumping speed.

Although Green was forced to lose a finger due to an infection in his childhood.

But this nine-finger dunker never thinks that he is inferior to anyone else when it comes to dunking!
In Green's eyes, Qin Yue's dunk was nothing more than a simple violent dunk. He didn't understand the beauty of a dunk at all.

just
Just when Green swung his arms and was ready to teach Qin Yue a lesson with this stunning windmill dunk, the next second, Qin Yue effortlessly reached the height that Green needed to jump with all his strength to take off.

Is a 110cm vertical jump amazing?
Amazing indeed.

But in terms of Qin Yue's standing reach and his jumping ability
With just one light jump, he could reach a height that Green would never be able to reach in his lifetime.

This is the absolute gap in talent between the two, and it cannot be reversed.

Snapped--!
In the Warriors penalty area, Qin Yue slapped Green out of the baseline with the ball. Qin Yue said to Green, who was lying on the floor, "If this is all you can do, I will help you apply for a children's frame in the dunk contest."

The final score was 94 to 121.

After the game, Qin Yue, who easily scored 18 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists, 6 blocks and 1 steal for the Warriors, always felt that the big block he blocked on Green in the game ultimately caused him to miss an opportunity to complete a quadruple-double in the game.

Because after that shocking block, which Celtics player dared to rush to the basket in the subsequent games?
As the background of Qin Yue's "killer block" in the game, Gerald Green was not convinced afterwards: "I know he can easily reach a height of more than 380 cm, but dunking is not about who can reach higher.

I admit he blocked me pretty badly tonight, but I'm going to show everyone at the All-Stars Weekend in Las Vegas that it was a little too arrogant for him to think we were only worthy of being runner-up in the dunk contest."

Green is a dunker with a lot of guts.

This made Qin Yue look at him with admiration.

Qin Yue has always admired such ambitious players.

Because it is because of them that the NBA is so exciting.

January.

The harsh words Qin Yue uttered after the third "Good Night, Los Angeles" night have become an important topic of conversation among fans after dinner.

People are very curious about what moves Qin Yue will perform in the dunk contest.

“Will he dunk from the free throw line?”

"I think he's going to win the house with a windmill."

"Since he dared to say that others are only worthy of competing for the second place, he must have prepared some unique moves."

For the NBA, Qin Yue's decision to participate in the dunk contest is undoubtedly the scene the league wants to see the most. Because the dunk contest has always lacked star power and creativity for many years, many people even think that the NBA should cancel this traditional event of the All-Star Weekend.

After Vince Carter, there was no more dunk contest in the NBA - this was the consensus formed by the world on the boring dunk contest for a long time.

Therefore, in January of this year, Qin Yue, the NBA flag, decided to participate in the competition and made a strong statement before the game, hoping that more dunk masters would participate to compete for the runner-up.
For a time, the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend suddenly became a hot topic among basketball fans, and it was probably the most anticipated all-star weekend by fans in recent years.

"LeBron, there are a lot of fans who want you to participate in the dunk contest and compete with the Messiah. What do you think about this?"

Since Qin Yue decided to participate in the dunk contest, his good brother LeBron James has been asked by reporters whether he would participate in the dunk contest after five consecutive games.

This made James extremely annoyed.

As early as his rookie season, James responded to Coca-Cola executives who wanted him to participate in the dunk contest, saying that his dunks were only suitable for actual combat, not dunk contests.

It's different than many people imagine.
In fact, as early as his senior year of high school, James realized that he was not suitable for participating in the dunk contest.

In the McDonald's All-Star Slam Dunk Contest held in Cleveland, his dunk performance was far inferior to Shannon Brown, who was selected by the Cavaliers last summer.

If it weren't for the home-court advantage that gave James extra points for his dunk, Shannon Brown would undoubtedly have been the champion that night.

This imperfect McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest made James fully aware of his shortcomings in the dunking technique.

So even though people have been curious about whether James will participate in the dunk contest every year since he entered the league, James always chooses to refuse in the end.

After all, as Nike's chosen one, why should he be a background board for others in the dunk contest?

He only needs to use "maybe" to attract enough traffic and trigger people's endless imagination about his participation in the dunk contest.

However, compared to the past few seasons.
This year people apparently can't accept James' "maybe".

Because Qin Yue has decided to participate in the dunk contest.

Moreover, the NBA flag bearer openly challenged all the dunk masters in the league.

Even Nike's top executives are looking forward to James having a great competition with Qin Yue in the dunk contest.

Perhaps, the cavalry battle last year has clearly told the world
The still young James needs time to grow before he can start the great competition with Qin Yue, who has reached his peak, on the court.

but.
As long as James is willing.
Nike can hype up the dunk showdown between Qin Yue and James at the upcoming All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas into a 21st century "new human movie highlight vs. new flying man".

As the sponsor of the dunk contest, Coca-Cola is also looking forward to Qin Yue and James working together to "revive" the dying dunk contest.

no doubt.

This is definitely the most pressure James has ever faced since entering the league.

Because compared to the past when I only had to deal with fans who expected me to participate in the dunk contest, now the whole world wants me to participate.
He can participate in the damn dunk contest.

Even within James' team, there were different opinions on this.

Maverick Carter, who studied sports marketing at Nike, said: "I think Bron should participate. This year's dunk contest is much more popular than in the past.

Also, a great competition in the dunk contest can make people forget for a while that the Messiah was on the court before. All in all, it's a great opportunity."

(①: Brown, James' nickname)

Randy Mims, who is in charge of James' personal affairs, said: "You don't understand the bastard who just used Brown as a stepping stone. He never fights a battle that he doesn't win.

If Brown participates rashly, he will definitely be that jerk again. In short, I think we should handle this year's dunk contest like we have in the past."

Seeing this, James, who felt that Qin Yue had stabbed him in the back again, immediately turned his gaze to Rich Paul: "Do you think I should participate in the dunk contest this year?"

Upon hearing this, Rich Paul, who once studied under the famous agent Leon Rose, analyzed for James: "We must consider this issue from both short-term and long-term perspectives."

After a pause, Paul said: "From a short-term perspective, choosing to participate in this year's dunk contest is undoubtedly a good thing.

Nike executives intend to make this dunk contest into a great competition. So regardless of whether Brown can win the championship, this great competition can make people temporarily forget the previous Cavaliers-Warriors battle. "

"What about the long term?" James frowned.

"From a long-term perspective, if Brown can't achieve more than the Messiah on the court in the future,
Then this dunk contest will become, as Randy said, another stepping stone to help the Messiah climb up."

After listening to Rich Paul's analysis, James said: "What do you think I should choose now?"

Paul responded, “I think you should be in the dunk contest this year.”

There are many reasons why Rich Paul suggested James to participate in the dunk contest at this moment.

but most importantly
Qin Yue became the NBA's flagship player in only his second season in an unexpected way. In addition, he had previously executed the player in person, which had already shaken the throne of James, the chosen one.
So Rich Paul believes that James must prove his determination to the world through a great competition.

"The NBA is a long marathon. Maybe Messiah is in the lead, but compared to Messiah's current lead, people are obviously more concerned that Brown is not yet ready to compete with Messiah.

We all know that the Messiah never fights a battle he is not sure of, but now there is still a whole month until the dunk contest.

As long as we prepare carefully, even if we lose in the end, the fans will see from this great competition a king who dares to draw his sword against the giant in a desperate situation. "

The king who dared to draw his sword against the giant in a desperate situation - after Rich Paul's description, James suddenly realized that in this alliance where no one can stop Qin Yue's edge.
The picture moved him.

James knew very well that Qin Yue was just the Messiah of the Bay Area.

In fact, to the other 29 teams in the league, what is the difference between him and Satan who is trying to destroy the world?
If I draw my sword at this moment.
James believes that even if he eventually becomes a tragic hero.
He can also become the chosen one who dares to swing the sword against the devil Satan from this great competition.

"I decided to participate in this year's dunk contest."

In Qin Yue's previous life, LeBron James's ambition had long been underestimated by the outside world. If James really had no ambition, how could he have scored more than 21 points in Qin Yue's memory? And repeatedly reminded the world that he was the "GOAT" of the NBA in the st century?
Moreover, James is by no means a player who cannot accept failure.

It’s just that his failure must be “great” and must be in line with his interests.

Since Qin Yue is already unstoppable, as long as he can get the benefits he wants from it, why should James be afraid of competing with Qin Yue at the Las Vegas All-Star Weekend?
Just like what James said to Qin Yue before he started his NBA career.

If you want to realize your dreams in life, you must keep fighting for them - this famous quote James got from the title page of a book has already taught James.
As long as "reading" can turn him into a philosophical and well-read young man in front of the public, he does not need to read those famous books over and over again.

……

After leading the Cavaliers to a 97-90 victory over the Bulls, LeBron James has decided to participate in this year's dunk contest. In an interview, LeBron said: You know, my dunks are more suitable for actual combat rather than performance, but as a dunk master, I must choose to challenge.

In addition, when asked if he was confident of winning the dunk contest, LeBron said frankly: I know my good brother is fully prepared for this. But life and basketball are like this, you can't always be ready to meet the challenge.

Finally, when talking about how he would face failure if he failed to win the championship, LeBron said: I am never afraid of failure, because every time I fail, I will become stronger. "--" Cleveland Plain Dealer "

"After Messiah and LeBron James decided to participate in this year's dunk contest, the upcoming All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas has undoubtedly become the focus of the basketball world. However, before the All-Star Weekend arrives, we must also pay attention to the trade that the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers have just completed.

After a complete breakup with the 76ers management, Allen Iverson will next wear a Knicks jersey.

Stephen Marbury and Channing Frye will report to Philadelphia." - ESPN News Express

"The Messiah, who learned that LeBron James will participate in this year's dunk contest, said in an interview that he still holds that view. He hopes that more dunk masters will participate this year and compete for the runner-up together." - San Francisco Chronicle

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(I didn’t expect that transactions in the real world could be so exciting, but compared to novels, transactions still need to be logically self-consistent. What is the underlying logic of the transaction between Davis and Doncic? Is James going to retire, or is he ready to make Decision 4?)

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