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Chapter 117: Go home, everyone go home! (5000 words, please subscribe to the monthly ticket!)
After the game, Qin Yue was blocked in the locker room by a group of reporters and became the only one who could remain rational.

Qin Yue comes from a future where Luka Doncic only needs 33 shots (33 of 25) to score 73 points in a single game.

He witnessed with his own eyes the miracle of Doncic, who is 198 cm tall, scoring 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in the game.

Although the current NBA and the future NBA are two completely different concepts
But on the court, as the pace of the game was constantly accelerated by the Suns, in this game that was extremely close to the "small ball era", Qin Yue was very clear that he was just proving the power of the ball-holding core after obtaining the tactical resources of the entire team.

Of course, a night like this doesn't happen every day.

But after officially moving into the sewer this season, Qin Yue also discovered his current weaknesses.

As Jerry West said, although Qin Yue's playing style gives him explosive scoring power that traditional super inside players do not have, his output in the game is not good.
Still inevitably subject to restrictions from height and weight.

Further optimizing the scoring structure may help Qin Yue break this shackles on certain nights.

However, compared with the crazy growth of other attributes after entering the league, Qin Yue's slow evolution of three-pointers even made him think that he was cursed by the Warriors' No. 30 jersey.

Is Qin Yue a good three-point shooter?

If you only look at the technical statistics, his three-point shooting is quite reliable in the current era.

But Qin Yue, who always gets easy three-point shooting opportunities in the game, knows better than anyone that he wants to turn the three-point shot into a regular weapon to increase production.
He still has a very long way to go.

At least compared to those future ball-holding core players who will take more than 8 three-point shots per game, Qin Yue still needs a lot of violent two-point pull-ups to support his output.

"After leading the team to beat the Suns on the road with an extremely convincing '50+' super triple-double, many people think that you have already locked up this year's regular season MVP. What do you think about this?"

"I'm glad that so many knowledgeable people agree with me that the NBA is indeed gaining a group of fans who understand basketball better and better."

"After tonight, you become the fourth player in NBA history to achieve a 50+ triple-double in a game. What do you think is the most important thing?"

“It’s all about taking the work seriously and giving it your all on the pitch.”

……

Qin Yue, who scored a 50+ triple-double in Phoenix, set off a sensation in the basketball world.
He helped Barkley win the bet again and successfully upgraded the [Pig Rush] badge to a superstar.

The upgraded [Pig Rush] now has the effect of increasing Qin Yue's instantaneous explosive power by 4 points after being successfully triggered.

Since obtaining this badge, Qin Yue has enjoyed the bonus it brings to himself countless times.

So even though its name is not nice, it is definitely one of Qin Yue's favorite badges.

As for Pippen, who had to put on a maid outfit and kiss Barkley's butt because he lost the bet?

That was definitely the most eye-catching scene in the basketball world since the 21st century.

On the day of fulfilling the bet, Pippen, the second-in-command of the world's GOAT, appeared in a maid outfit.
Only God knows how many people’s worldviews were completely destroyed at that moment.

However, Pippen, who always believed that "making money is not shameful", did not care about it.

Even after kissing Barkley's butt, wearing that maid outfit, Pippen immediately talked about a topic that is sure to spark interest, "Who is better, Michael Jordan or the Messiah? I think I'll vote for the Messiah, because he doesn't need Scottie Pippen to win a championship."

Pippen's comments on the day he fulfilled the bet sent shockwaves through the basketball world.

Many members of the Bulls dynasty who had not yet fallen out with Jordan came out to criticize Pippen, saying that he should not compare Jordan with a young player who had just become a banner of the NBA.

Steve Kerr said: "In this world full of noise and impetuousness, some people seem to have forgotten the most authentic things about basketball - passion, dreams and heritage.

Michael's greatness should not be defined by simple data comparisons or superficial public opinion. Michael's light is enough to illuminate the entire history of basketball."

The Chicago media rushed to mock Pippen, saying, "One championship to surpass Jordan? According to Scottie Pippen, if the Warriors can defend their title this year, shouldn't we give the title of the best player in history to the Messiah from Oakland?"

Before the All-Star Weekend began, Qin Yue, who was leading the Warriors to win as many remaining games as possible, never expected that Pippen would actually give him the title of "One Championship Surpassing Jordan".

On the 14th.

When the reporter asked him this question after leading the Warriors to defeat the Knicks at home, Qin Yue replied: "I am very grateful for the evaluation given to me by Mr. Scottie Pippen.

But I must state that I do not agree with him.

Because basketball has never been a sport that belongs only to superstars, the Warriors have always been a united team.

I would not be where I am today without my amazing teammates.”

As someone who has been through this, Qin Yue knows very well that Pippen, who is willing to give up everything to make money, seems to be praising him openly, but in fact he just wants to take the opportunity to step on his former teammate Jordan.

After all, Pippen's attitude towards Jordan since his retirement
It can't be said that they are only physically together but spiritually apart, but at least they can be said to be enemies.

Currently, the Warriors are in a very delicate balance.

Although no player will compete with Qin Yue for the biggest piece of cake
But this does not mean that Artest, Richardson, Davis and others will keep to themselves and not fight for fame and fortune.

Therefore, the second half of Pippen's comment, that is, the part where he believed that he could win the championship without Pippen, was completely a landmine for this Warriors team.

It is true that Qin Yue has always been confident, but he is more aware of the truth that "if people's morale is low, it will be difficult to lead the team."

Qin Yue knew that the fundamental reason why the Warriors could unite at the moment was that everyone recognized his leadership.

So, how could he possibly break the Warriors' existing balance with his own hands?
Moreover, why does Qin Yue need others to crown him in this life?

Just like what he did in his rookie season, he is confident that he will be able to take the GOAT crown in the future.

……

On the 16th, as the brightest superstar in the star-studded sky of the All-Star Weekend, Qin Yue and his teammate Dunleavy arrived in Las Vegas.

Dunleavy will participate in this year's three-point contest.

However, compared to Dunleavy, who had plenty of time to relax after arriving in Las Vegas, Qin Yue was carried to various events by major sponsors almost as soon as he got off the plane.

Although Qin Yue voluntarily withdrew from the Rookie Challenge due to participating in the Slam Dunk Contest, he still attended the media meeting before the Rookie Challenge as usual.

In recent years, the sophomore brothers who have never been humble in the Rookie Challenge only encountered an accident last year.

However, the absolute core player who led the freshmen to win the game last year will be sitting out this year.
So at the media meeting, whether it was the Rockets' No. 1 pick Bagnani, who was acquired through a trade, or the Grizzlies' backcourt duo Foye and Gay, they all seemed very confident in defeating the sophomore team without Qin Yue.

This season, Brandon Roy, the "Little Cat King" who averaged 17.4 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game for the Bobcats, said in an interview: "I know they are more experienced than us, but in basketball games, experience is not everything."

Qin Yue greatly admired the fearless spirit of this year's freshman team.

So, after the media meeting, Qin Yue did not forget to remind the first-year team
Who is the softest persimmon in the sophomore team?

This freshman team has a lot of talent on the forward and guard lines.

In the game, as long as they firmly implement the tactic of calling out Chris Paul, Qin Yue believes that they have a chance to defeat the opponent.

"What were you saying to those freshmen just now?" Paul asked curiously, watching Qin Yue chatting and laughing with the freshmen at the media meeting. Seeing this, Qin Yue replied calmly, "I asked about their tactics for tomorrow's game."

Paul asked curiously, "What tactics are they going to use?"

Qin Yue patted Paul's shoulder and said, "They said they must avoid Chris Paul tomorrow because you are too strong."

Hearing this, Paul smiled and said, "What a lovely group of young people. Don't worry, I won't kill you like the others in the game tomorrow."

Killing?
On the evening of the 17th.

Paul, who was called up by the freshman team for the entire game, had a night that was by no means pleasant.

In this game, Deron Williams was a killer, scoring 38 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the sophomore team and was named the Rookie Challenge MVP.
Paul just couldn't understand why those first-year forwards and guards were so fierce as if they had eaten a dinosaur whip?
This was a game that not only had nothing to do with Paul, but it could also be said that Paul won the game simply by doing nothing.

The sophomore, who has a year of NBA experience, always suppresses the freshman on the court.

In addition to the game, Paul played a total of 24 minutes and only scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
It is a perfect interpretation of the saying that everyone, whether human or ghost, is showing off, but my gun is getting beaten.

On the sidelines, Qin Yue watched the entire game in which the first-year freshmen teamed up to beat up Paul with great joy.

What a wonderful day.

At that time, Qin Yue, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, thought so in his heart.

The next day, considering that Qin Yue was going to join hands with his good brother and many dunk masters to stage the most watched "great competition" since the 2000 Oakland All-Star Weekend.
Even the sponsor of the dunk contest, Coca-Cola, extremely rarely asked Qin Yue to attend only the warm-up activities before the dunk contest began.

How to describe the attention paid to this year's dunk contest?
First of all, judging from the list of participants, this year's dunk contest is definitely luxurious.

In addition to Qin Yue and James, the participants include the defending champion Nate Robinson, "Nine-Finger Dunk" Gerald Green, "Superman" Dwight Howard and Tyrus Thomas, who was selected by the Trail Blazers last summer.

Secondly, the NBA also invited five former slam dunk contest champions to serve as judges.

They are: "Dr. J" Julius Irving, "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan, "Human Film Highlight" Dominique Wilkins, "Demi-Man, Demi-God" Vince Carter and "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant.

Although in Qin Yue's memory, the NBA would have invited these five famous slam dunk contest champions to serve as judges this year.
But with the harsh words Qin Yue said before the game, the attention to this year's dunk contest has risen to an unprecedented level.
The presence of these five former slam dunk contest champions will undoubtedly add another gimmick to this upcoming "great competition."

That afternoon, during the rehearsal, Kobe found Qin Yue on purpose and said, "I will never deliberately give you a low score for personal reasons."

Before the game, Kobe, who would serve as a judge for the dunk contest, was questioned by many media and fans due to his long-standing conflict with Qin Yue.

Qin Yue's fans, in particular, were very worried that Kobe would deliberately give Qin Yue a low score because of his irreconcilable relationship with Qin Yue.

Therefore, in order to avoid misunderstanding, Kobe, who knew that Qin Yue was more cunning than himself, felt it necessary for him to make his attitude and position clear to Qin Yue before the game.

But actually.
Even if Kobe didn't promise himself, Qin Yue was not worried that he would give himself a low score.

Because as Kobe's arch-enemy, Qin Yue knew Kobe very well.

In fact, among the five judges this year, the one Qin Yue really needs to pay attention to is Jordan, who just celebrated his 44th birthday.

Maybe it was because I didn’t have a happy birthday in Las Vegas.
If Qin Yue remembered correctly, historically, Jordan would use extremely strict scoring standards to treat this year's dunk contest.

"Are you going to compete with these few moves?"

On the training ground, Gerald Green said in surprise as he watched Qin Yue, who had just performed a few simple tomahawk dunks and then stepped aside to rest.

Green, who was determined to prove to Qin Yue what a dunk was, couldn't believe that Qin Yue would be so perfunctory during the warm-up stage.

Because generally speaking, even if players don't want to expose their movements in the dunk contest, they will perform some difficult slam dunks during pre-game warm-ups to ensure that their bodies can be mobilized.

However, the next second, in front of James who had just walked into the training hall, and other contestants, Qin Yue said calmly: "Instead of worrying about me, you should think carefully about how you can beat them and compete for the second place."

What move had he prepared to make him so arrogant?
At this moment, looking at the extremely confident Qin Yue, even James frowned.

different from others.

James is very clear about his good brother.
He would only be so confident when he was absolutely sure.

That night, in the "City of Sin", amidst the never-ending sounds of roulette and chips.
Wade, who won all the way in the skills challenge, and Capono, who won the championship with a high score of 24 points in the three-point contest final, have become the objects of no one's attention.

Perhaps this description is exaggerated.
But the "great competition" that is about to take place has inevitably stolen the attention of other events in this year's All-Star Weekend.

just
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment for the fans at the scene. It was not until Qin Yue, the finale, came on stage that they finally recovered from the boring state.

Under the deliberate arrangement of the NBA officials, both the defending champion Nate Robinson and
Even though James was the second to last to appear and scored 45 points with a long-distance under-the-leg dunk, he was unable to make the fans at the scene feel the charm of the dunk contest.

Howard and Green only scored 43 and 44 points in their first dunks respectively.

As for Thomas?
Jordan used the 7 points he gave to prove how bad Thomas' first dunk was.

If we say that before the dunk contest, basketball fans all over the world were excited and even fanatical,
At that moment, even Qin Yue, who was about to make the final appearance, could not stir up the slightest ripple in the hearts of these disappointed fans.

At this moment, Qin Yue, who fully felt how low the air pressure was on the scene, had to temporarily change his strategy.

The next second, Qin Yue took the initiative to walk to the judges' seat and said to Jordan, who was more strict than others in scoring every time tonight: "Michael, do you dare to make a bet with me?"

Hearing this, Jordan, who was almost asleep, forced himself to wake up, opened his sleepy eyes and asked, "What do you want to bet on?"

Qin Yue said: "I bet you will give me 10 points for this dunk."

Then, take a deep breath.

Holding the basketball tightly with his right hand, Qin Yue suddenly rushed into the restricted area.
After spun in the air for a full circle, he slammed the basketball into the hoop with a powerful one-arm aerial spin dunk!
This is the dunk that Aaron Gordon will use to amaze everyone! It is also the best dunk of his career!
But at this moment, Qin Yue's performance was definitely more perfect, bloodier and more violent than Gordon's!
Seven years!

Since Vince Carter killed the dunk contest in Oakland seven years ago, the NBA has not seen such an explosive dunk for seven years!

On the sidelines, Carmelo Anthony, who was holding a camera in his hand, shouted: "Oh my God, how did he do all this?"

At the baseline, Paul, who had been waiting for Qin Yue to complete the dunk, simply used a cannon punch to hit the damn basketball into the sky, "What else is there to compete for? The game is over!"

Jury seat.

Kobe, Irving, Wilkins and Carter all raised the 10-point sign at the first moment.

And what about Jordan?

He slowly picked up the scoreboards on the table and threw them to the ground one by one. Soon, only the last board was left in front of Jordan.

That brand
Those 10 points made Jordan extremely happy, but also caused his heart to stop.

At the scene in Las Vegas, as Michael Jordan gave his 10 points, Charles Barkley, who was awakened from his sleep by Qin Yue's dunk, was seen beating Kenny Smith beside him frantically and saying, "Go home! Go home!
Ladies and gentlemen, this year's Slam Dunk Contest is over!"

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