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Chapter 118: Can't coexist, he is the only one! ( words updated per day, begging for monthly subscription!)
When Qin Yue finished his performance, James, who was sitting in the most prominent position in the Thomas and Mack Center and chatting with Howard, suddenly felt tinnitus.

The crowd is getting crazier.
This fully proved what kind of dunk his good brother had just completed.

James is well aware of the significance of this dunk to the dunk contest and the basketball world.

Because seven years ago, on the night Carter blew up Oakland, Vince Carter became the most popular star in the NBA almost overnight.

If Qin Yue was unstoppable before completing this dunk, then after completing this dunk.
His brilliance is destined to surpass all the superstars of his generation.

Before the game, James did think that Qin Yue would win the dunk contest with absolute advantage.

But he also prepared four different types of tomahawk dunks to play the role of the king described by Rich Paul who dared to draw the sword against the devil Satan in desperate situation.

James hopes that the "great competition" in this dunk contest will allow his supporters and sponsors to see his ambition.

It’s not that he can’t beat Qin Yue.

He just needs time to grow before he can start the "23VS30" match that Nike has been dreaming of with Qin Yue, who has already reached his peak.

Even if I am likely to fail in the dunk contest, so what?
As long as I can achieve better results than Qin Yue on the court in the future
This "great failure" that is destined to be passed down to future generations will only tell the world how difficult his journey was, how much effort he put in to achieve success, and what kind of resistance he put up to defeat the big devil.

James needs to let his supporters see his heart.

He also needs to let sponsors see his courage.

Because the speed of Qin Yue's rise was beyond everyone's imagination.
James is no longer the superstar who stood at the center of the basketball world before entering the league.

In Qin Yue’s previous life, James’ success was no accident.

At that time, the NBA was at a historical turning point in the post-Jordan era, and he officially entered the public eye because of a report in the New York Times.

Before he even entered the league, he was dubbed the "Chosen One".

In order to compete for him, Nike, Reebok and Adidas even launched an unprecedented bidding war.

This was later hailed as the most successful marketing campaign in sports history.
This allowed James to stand on a stage at the beginning of his career that many superstars might not be able to reach even if they fought for it their entire lives.

And his good luck continued.

Soon after entering the league, Kobe was exposed to negative impressions due to the "Eagle County Incident". Even though Kobe eventually switched to Nike, the sponsors behind James had already considered replacing Kobe with him.

Historically, the so-called "No Crown Surpassing Kobe" is not just a meme.

Rather, it is the sponsors and the league behind James who are willing to invest more resources in James and intend to make him the face of the NBA in the post-Jordan era.

Although James finally used the farce called "Decision One" to almost send David Stern away early
But it is undeniable that before making "Decision One", the resources James had obtained far exceeded those of all NBA stars of his generation.

But it's different now.

The appearance of Qin Yue changed all this.

As the Messiah of the Bay Area, Qin Yue has made people begin to question James, the chosen one, through his performance on the court.

What is more serious is
In last year's matchup, James, who had been in the league for four seasons, gave people the feeling that he had not improved at all.

It was a positional execution that seriously affected the trajectory of James' career.

The more Qin Yue showed the world his progress in his ability to combine man and ball in the game, the more embarrassed James would appear.

Moreover, Qin Yue, who led the Warriors to the top in his rookie season, repeatedly reminded every Cleveland citizen with those two "The.Dunks".
A true savior will never let you wait for the future.

There is no doubt that under the pressure brought by Qin Yue.
James needs a "great competition" more than ever to remind the world that he is only 22 years old and still has great potential to be tapped.

However.
This "great competition" has just begun.
Qin Yue's dunk at the Thomas and Mack Center that blew up the entire stadium made James' mood plummet to the bottom.

James had tinnitus.

Because the noise created on the scene has already exceeded the limit of what the human eardrum can withstand.

Tim Duncan, who was sitting not far from James, was pushing Yao Ming frantically: "What a spectacular dunk!"

Garnett, who was sitting on Yao Ming's right, also kept patting Yao Ming's back: "This little Chinese brother of yours is definitely an alien!"

As for Yao Ming who is caught in the middle?

In a rare move, he uttered a swear word in the next second that sounded similar to the English word "tomato".

Live commentary booth.

Throwing Kenny Smith, who was almost beaten to death by him, to the ground, Barkley jumped onto the commentary stand, rolled up a book into a microphone, and yelled, "This is the dunk contest we want to see!"

This is the dunk contest we want to see!

In the second round of the preliminaries, no one knew how the dunk masters who competed with Qin Yue felt.

But soon.
They used their unsatisfactory preliminary two dunk results
He took the initiative to leave the stage to the savior who had made the entire gambling city fully experience the charm of the dunk contest.

In the VIP box, even the well-informed David Stern couldn't help but hold his breath at this moment.

How will Qin Yue perform his second dunk in the preliminaries?
On the court, NBA stars who will participate in the All-Star Weekend game tomorrow night have already grabbed the best viewing seats in advance.

As Qin Yue stepped onto the stage with the ball in one hand, the originally noisy Thomas and Mack Center became quiet.

"Are you ready?"

On the sidelines, Anthony put down the camera in his hand, walked towards Qin Yue and took the basketball from him. He had read the "script" in advance last summer and asked with concern.

Qin Yue nodded.

Then people noticed that Anthony was holding the damn basketball above his head.

Did Qin Yue want to jump over Carmelo Anthony and complete a dunk?
At this moment, people couldn't help but wonder in their hearts.

Yes, in this era when "leap man slam dunk" is not yet rampant, in order to prevent "leap man slam dunk" from being used to attract attention at every turn, Qin Yue decided to put an "anti-theft lock" on all future "leap man slam dunks".

The next moment, he rushed towards Anthony who was standing under the basket with a great sense of rhythm and grabbed the basketball from above his head. Qin Yue stretched out his long legs in the air and soared into the sky in an incredible sitting position!

Then, he changed hands from under his legs, and Qin Yue's "leap dunk" once again set off the scene!

"This is definitely the most imaginative performance in the history of the dunk contest!" Barkley pulled Smith, who was already foaming at the mouth, up from the floor and exclaimed with one hand on his head!

Qin Yue’s great performance shocked all the fans on the scene.

Especially when the big screen is slowing down.
Wilkins turned to Dr. J with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "How did he manage to dunk the ball into the hoop in that position?"

Irving slapped his cheeks and said, "I must be dreaming. I can only see dunks like this in dreams."

This is another 50-point dunk.

only.
The reason this dunk got 50 points is that the full score is only 50 points.

On the judges' panel, even the always critical Carter commented: "Considering his size, it's incredible that he can do such a move."

From then on, the dunk contest preliminaries officially came to an end.

Qin Yue entered the finals with a total of 100 points from two dunks, along with James and Green, who scored 91 and 90 points respectively in the preliminaries.

James' two dunks in the preliminary round were not flashy and lacked any skill.

But as one of the few players who can get extra points when scoring tonight.
In fact, if possible, James would rather be eliminated in the preliminaries.

Because of the two dunks Qin Yue completed in the preliminaries.
James was completely desperate. James knew that the development of this dunk contest had already exceeded his expectations.

The upcoming final will never be a "great failure".
Instead, it is a personal show of Qin Yue where everyone has to serve as a background board and stepping stone!

Before the finals began, I looked at Green who was about to play with a wry smile on my face, thinking, "Where does the great competition come from?"
In daily games, James, who always relies on his historical physical talent to get simple ball opportunities on the court, has already felt the connection between him and Qin Yue.
That gap that is destined to be insurmountable.

Moreover, as the gap becomes clearer and clearer.
James once thought about escaping from the Thomas and Mack Center.

A king who dared to draw his sword against the monster even in desperate situation?
On the court, James completed his first dunk of the finals with a tomahawk dunk one step before the free throw line.

Due to a disordered rhythm during the run-up, James only scored 45 points in the end for the dunk that he originally intended to complete from the free throw line.

And what about Qin Yue?

As the last player to appear in the final, under the extremely complicated gaze of James, Qin Yue was seen running from the backcourt, jumping from the position where Michael Jordan performed the "air walk" that year, and completing his first dunk of the final with an amazing windmill dunk from the free throw line!
In the NBA, tall inside players are inevitably restricted by gravity compared to those lighter forwards and guards.

Whether it is Dwight Howard, who can only use "smash dunk" to barely complete the "Superman dunk" in the future, or the inside monsters who have been recorded in history.
It is difficult for them to perform "air walking" on the court like Michael Jordan.

In Qin Yue's previous life, Qin Yue himself had only seen Antetokounmpo and Wen Banyama use their height and arm length advantages to violently dunk the ball into the basket from near the free throw line.

There is no doubt that without the ability to stay in the air given by the [Flying Man] badge, even Qin Yue would not be able to escape the limitations imposed by his body shape.

But since he has this ability to stay in the air.
Then of course he has to show it to his heart’s content in front of all the fans!

Free throw line gliding windmill!

Qin Yue performed this dunk in the dunk contest purely to show off his talent!
And at the same time, it closed the safety door for Howard's future deceptive "Superman dunk".

Do you still want to be a superman in this life?
There are no doors!

At this moment, Howard, who was sitting on the sidelines in a daze, obviously had no idea what impact Qin Yue's gliding dunk from the free throw line, performed by an inside player, would have on his future.

However, it was noted that all five judges gave Qin Yue 10 points to James.
But he always had a feeling that Qin Yue was targeting him.

Because Qin Yue's dunk, which showed his talent, was in stark contrast to his failed long-distance tomahawk dunk just now.

"There is no place to talk about the sadness" was definitely a true portrayal of James' second dunk in the finals tonight.

It's just the Thomas and Mack Center. Which fans care about what kind of dunk the young king will end his performance with?

After receiving the basketball thrown high by Cavaliers teammate Mo Williams, James jumped with all his strength at that moment and ended his first and probably last dunk contest journey in his career with a tomahawk dunk to vent his anger.

It was a very exaggerated tomahawk dunk.

Although it did not have any skills, most of its head jumped over the basket when James jumped.

This dunk gave James a total of 89 points in the finals.

Then, James returned to the sidelines without saying a word, and heard the entire casino cheering for Qin Yue.
That deafening cheer!
Qin Yue's last dunk in the final ended perfectly with a run-up from the baseline and a super windmill between his legs after receiving a pass from Paul!
When dunking, Qin Yue, who had more power than Jones Jr. in later generations, gave people the feeling that he almost destroyed the entire basketball stand at that moment.

This was a dunk that Qin Yue specially chose to pay tribute to Duncan.

In order to prevent future fans from thinking that Wake Forest players can only work like windmills, Qin Yue, as the tallest mountain in Wake Forest, believes that he has both the obligation and the responsibility to clarify this point.

However, this dunk, which should have received full marks, only received 9 points from Jordan.

The reason was that Jordan, who was already in a bad mood, felt so devastated after watching Qin Yue's four dunks.

"I gave him one point less because I was afraid he would be too proud."

In an interview, Jordan said this with tears in his eyes.

As for the 9 points given by Jordan, Qin Yue said: "I fully understand the meaning of Michael giving me 9 points.

I will take that push he gave me, keep my feet on the ground and refuse to take shortcuts, and strive to be as great as he is one day."

In the VIP box, Stern, who witnessed the entire dunk contest, became more determined to continue supporting Qin Yue.

Although Qin Yue is not an American player, Stern has already foreseen Qin Yue's future influence on the entire basketball world.

Unlike Adam Silver in later generations, Stern was very clear about the overseas layout.
If basketball only has influence in the United States, then no matter how the NBA struggles, it will only be the third largest sports league in North America, and may even rank fourth at any time.

Only by looking at the world can the NBA attract more young people's attention as the dominant force in the basketball world.

This year, even if we exclude the votes from Chinese fans, Qin Yue is still the All-Star vote leader, which is enough to show his popularity in the entire basketball world.

It has to be said that Qin Yue has indeed come to a good era.

Because in the current era, the mental state of American fans, if not basically the same as that of Chinese fans in later generations, can at least be said to be about the same.

The defeats in three consecutive tournaments in 02, 04 and 06 have made American fans almost despair about the future of American basketball.

In this state of mind, they are obviously more likely to accept a superstar from a foreign country dominating the NBA.

And what's more.
Since Qin Yue came to the United States at the age of 15 and stood out from American college basketball, American fans have always been quite receptive to this new NBA star from Asia?
In short, the currently outstanding Qin Yue has firmly secured the top spot among NBA players after this year's slam dunk contest.

This Messiah from the Bay Area has conquered all basketball fans except the unique group of "Qin haters" with his great and soul-stirring performance in Las Vegas.

And what about James?
Sitting alone on the sidelines, biting his thumb.

Watching Qin Yue walk to the center of the stage after the game and take away the championship trophy that he had already reserved in advance
When all the halos of the chosen son were completely shattered by the world-destroying Satan, when the great competition was completely reduced to Qin Yue's personal one-man show, when facing the behemoth, the king did not even have the opportunity to draw his sword.
What is James most worried about, this failure?

What he was most worried about was that Qin Yue was taking away everything that originally belonged to him.

In the NBA, his share of topics discussed in people's daily lives is getting smaller and smaller, while in contrast, Qin Yue is on the hot news almost every day.

In the past, he always played against those superstars.
Especially the attention he received from playing against Kobe.
It's not even a hair's breadth of what happened between Qin Yue and Kobe.

Nike and the league, which would have started planning "23VS24" in the current timeline, are now intending to push Kobe to the front to continue competing with Qin Yue.

The people of Los Angeles who never give up will never accept the rule of the world-destroying Satan - see, what a great story topic this is!

In his first year, he turned into a savior and led the Warriors to win the championship after an absence of 31 years. In just his second year, he was compared to the God of Basketball, Michael Jordan - isn't this the new banner of the NBA in the post-Jordan era that the league and all fans are most looking forward to?
He is tall and handsome, with a gorgeous playing style, yet he is passionate and tough - except for those "Qin haters", which fan would not be fascinated by such a new banner of the league?
He is a constant topic of discussion on and off the court. Not only does he break one record after another, but he also provides gossip reporters with all kinds of news - which media outlet wouldn't shout "God of Wealth" when seeing such a human-shaped trending search machine?

Until this moment, James just understood
There was no way he could coexist with his good brother.

Because when Qin Yue destroys the world, he will also take away the light and glory that originally belonged to all the stars of this era!

It will be a success!

Once he reaches the top of the mountain, the entire NBA will be littered with bones!
Those general managers who are always shrewd have to rack their brains to make each transaction because they can foresee the future.

After all, the last Satan who started the destruction of the world in the NBA had already warned the world with the tragic experiences of the "uncrowned kings" in the 90s.

In the center of the venue, when the host asked him what special meaning the dunk contest trophy had for him, Qin Yue replied, "I don't think it has any special meaning. I participate in the dunk contest only to improve the audience's appreciation of the skill of dunking and to satisfy the wishes of the fans who want me to participate in this event.

You know, I'm not a spoiler, so I'm looking forward to more dunkers competing for the runner-up, because even if it's just a process of receiving the award, I hope this event can be more exciting."

Then, the host asked, "Will you participate in the dunk contest again in the future?"

Qin Yue shook his head and said, "No, I have completed my mission."

After a pause, Qin Yue added: "Next, I will leave the championship of this event to the next generation."

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