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Chapter 120: After the trade deadline, the Warriors' super guard ( words per day, please subscribe)

Men's friendship is sometimes just that simple.
Thomas and Mack Center, Western Conference All-Stars offensive round.

The moment he and Stoudemire passed the ball to O'Neal, Qin Yue immediately made a second hand-to-hand pass with Kobe.

This is a carefully designed small-scale attack on the big.

Although Qin Yue and Kobe had not conducted even one rehearsal beforehand, they still completed the tactics with great tacit understanding.

From a high position, looking at the big fat pig, Kobe started with a probing step, then dribbled the ball back between his legs, and while shaking off O'Neal's center of gravity, he accelerated at full speed into the restricted area of the Eastern Conference All-Stars team.

The next second, Kobe, as if walking in the air, made a breathtaking gliding slam dunk, slamming the basketball into the hoop very gracefully!

When retreating, Kobe ran straight towards Qin Yue without even bothering to look at O'Neal.

Then, the big fist touches the small fist.

At this moment, it is hard to believe that Kobe still has three accounts to settle with Qin Yue.
They can actually become as close as old friends.

Back to the Eastern Conference All-Stars' offensive turn.

Since the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Stars team this year is Mike Brown, James has always been in control of the team's offensive voice.

O'Neal, who was disgusted by Kobe and Qin Yue's joint efforts, knew that Stoudemire was not good at defense.
Therefore, he wanted to respond with his signature low-post back-to-the-basket shot in the next offensive round.

But even so, O'Neal still has to ask his Cavaliers teammate James for permission to sit in the low position.

James, who has always had a very high emotional intelligence, generously approved O'Neal's application for attack.

but.
At the moment when O'Neal pushed away Stoudemire in the low post.
Needless to say, Qin Yue and Kobe rushed to the basket almost at the same time!

This is a double block that is usually only seen in volleyball games!
Seeing this, O'Neal, who was extremely upset, had to lean weakly towards Qin Yue and Kobe, and through an aggrieved and proactive foul, he earned himself two free throw opportunities.

"Just take the free throw. He can't make it anyway!"

In the restricted area of the Western All-Stars Team, Qin Yue said, turning his eyes to Kobe.

Hearing this, Kobe and Qin Yue linked arms and said, "If he can make both free throws, I will immediately retire and become a truck driver."

Qin Yue nodded and said, “Take me with you, I will be your co-pilot.”

Swish-!
Swish-!
On the court, O'Neal, who made two free throws, which was extremely rare, finally got to feel proud!
However, just when O'Neal wanted to settle accounts with those two bastards and asked them to retire and drive a truck, Kobe and Qin Yue had already slipped away.

"What did you just say?"

"I think I said there's a really good steakhouse in Las Vegas."

"Remember to give me the address after the game. I'll go try it later."

When retreating, I saw Qin Yue and Kobe talking loudly to clarify what happened just now.
O'Neal's mood can only be described as extremely sad and angry.

If he were to provoke Kobe, O'Neal could still barely handle it.
If he had provoked Kobe and Qin Yue at the same time, O'Neal could only blame his bad luck.

The Western All-Stars' offensive round.

Qin Yue moved up to the high position and actively screened for Kobe. After quickly moving down, he received a return pass from Kobe.

This was a pass that Kobe deliberately waited a few tenths of a second before making.

Because he had to wait for O'Neal to provide assist defense so that O'Neal could become the perfect background for Qin Yue's alley-oop dunk!

On the court, O'Neal, who always knew how to avoid becoming a background board, cleverly took a step back the moment Qin Yue leaped.

This step.
This allowed him to perfectly avoid Qin Yue's subsequent spectacular alley-oop slam dunk.

But it is this step.
After Qin Yue landed, he was unable to resist Qin Yue's long-planned "deliberate push".

In 1999, in a game against the Knicks, in order to prove his "dominance", O'Neal pushed down Chris Dudley, the Knicks player who was defending him at the time, at the moment of completing the dunk.

This action made Dudley extremely angry, and he did not hesitate to call for a technical foul and threw the basketball at O'Neal who was "pretending to be cool and running away."

"I weighed less than 240 pounds, and he weighed more than 350 pounds. But even so, I played defense seriously, but what about him?

He deliberately pushed down a player who was playing defense seriously in order to show his ridiculous dominance to me and everyone else."

Unfortunately, no matter how Dudley defended himself afterwards
Even though he became the governor of Oregon in the future, he was deliberately pushed down by O'Neal and was destined to become the background board of O'Neal's dunk.

And the funniest thing is that every time O'Neal talked about that dunk, he would say that the reason he deliberately pushed Dudley down was because the Knicks did not respect him enough and did not send two or three players to double-team him in the game.

The funny thing about this statement is that if O'Neal was double-teamed by the opponent every night and sent to the free throw line through fouls, he would probably be the first one to get anxious and angry.

Because later when talking about the finals that Olajuwon led the Rockets to sweep, O'Neal said: "They always double-team me in the game, and I always have to face him (Olajuwon) alone. If it's one-on-one, absolutely no one can stop me!"

I feel that the opponent is disrespecting me by not double-teaming me, and I also feel that the opponent is respecting me too much by double-teaming me.

At this moment, when Qin Yue used the long-planned "deliberate push" to knock down O'Neal, he roared at the hypocritical king who didn't even dare to defend seriously and only wanted to escape the fate of being a background board: "See, this is my dominance!"

The next second, the Thomas & Mack Center immediately burst into earth-shaking cheers for Qin Yue's "dunk" on O'Neal!
Kobe also immediately bumped his chest with Qin Yue to celebrate.

As for O'Neal?
He stood up, shook his head, smiled bitterly, and signaled to the referee that Qin Yue should be given a technical foul.

Then, he was replaced by O'Neal Jr. by Mike Brown.

He returned to the bench and threw a punch at a chair in anger.
The above is the complete response made by Shaquille O'Neal, the former top center in the league, to Qin Yue.

In an occasion like tonight, would O'Neal, who has always been a bully of the weak and afraid of the strong, dare to lose his temper?
Even if he dares, can he beat Qin Yue?

Perhaps, Qin Yue's heavy-handed attack on the elderly was a bit exaggerated, but why couldn't O'Neal think about the fact that Qin Yue was only targeting an elderly man like him?
Even if Qin Yue really has 1% problem, doesn't that mean O'Neal is not 99% wrong?

On the court, the brief friendship between Qin Yue and Kobe and O'Neal came to an abrupt end.

Under the powerful offensive of the Western Conference All-Stars, most of the fourth quarter became garbage time.

But the fans tonight were very satisfied with the game.

Because they not only saw Qin Yue passing the ball to his teammates like a magician, but they also witnessed Qin Yue dunking O'Neal.

It was a magnificent dunk, even though Qin Yue was suspected of deliberately pushing O'Neal down.

But just like people didn't care about O'Neal pushing Dudley down back then, tonight, who would care that Qin Yue used some means to make O'Neal fall on his back?

People will only remember that the new league flag dunked the league's former top center in Las Vegas.

The final score was 133 to 161.

The Western Conference All-Stars won a big victory in Las Vegas.

Qin Yue was elected MVP of this year's All-Star Game with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 30 assists.

It is worth mentioning that Qin Yue completed one more assist in this game than the Eastern Conference All-Stars team who had been fighting alone on the court.

In the game, James played the most minutes for the Eastern Conference All-Stars, reaching 32 minutes. With the tacit approval of head coach Mike Brown, he would firmly control the ball whenever he was on the court. However, he obviously did not do a good job in bringing the entire Eastern Conference All-Stars team together.

However, this is completely understandable considering that "Young James" still needs time to grow.

At the Thomas and Mack Center, the moment Qin Yue walked to the center of the stage, the entire arena was shouting "MVP, MVP" for him.

It's a pity that Las Vegas doesn't have an NBA team
Otherwise Qin Yue will definitely fall in love with this “city of sin”.

On the sidelines, compared to those ordinary Hollywood stars, Scarlett Johansson easily won with her Warriors No. 30 jersey, which was carefully tailored to show off her proud white rabbits and make people feel how soft her waist is.

"You had an incredible 30 assists tonight, can you share your secret with us?"

"There's nothing much to say, I just wanted to share the ball with my teammates more and they did a great job taking advantage of those chances, that's all."

"Will you often play point guard in games in the future?"

"I always think I can play every position on the court, but I will decide the position I play in the game according to the needs of the team."

"This is the second time you have been elected AMVP in your career. How do you feel about this?" "I tried my best to give everything I could to the fans who were looking forward to the All-Star Weekend.

You know, the tickets are very expensive this year, so I want to give back to the fans with a performance that satisfies everyone.”

Since the Thomas and Mack Center at the University of Las Vegas is not a very large stadium, in order to obtain more profits.
This year's All-Star Weekend tickets also successfully set the record for the highest ticket price for a single game in professional sports in the world.

Qin Yue had learned how outrageous this year's ticket prices were before the game.

According to news reports, the ticket price for the first five rows of seats at the all-star game is as high as $27500 each.

In addition, the ticket price for the 11000th row is as high as $600, and even the ticket price for the top floor upstairs is more than $.

And
The prices of these tickets are just the official selling prices.

Qin Yue knew that from his position, he could not criticize the high ticket prices for the All-Star Weekend, but at this moment, he once again won the favor of the fans at the scene in a very emotionally intelligent way.

What a lovely group of fans. How great would it be if there was an NBA team here?
Enjoying the cheers from the Thomas & Mack Center, which were getting louder and louder, Qin Yue said this in his heart.

……

The celebrity weekend ended successfully.

Before the trade deadline, Sam Cassell, who had just renewed his contract with the Clippers for two years last summer, took the initiative to apply for a buyout from the Clippers management because he felt that the Clippers had no hope of making the playoffs.

In this regard, Clippers general manager Elgin Baylor, who has always been kind-hearted, did not make things difficult for the 37-year-old veteran.

Nicknamed "ET", Cassell, who looks extremely weird, believes he still has gas in the tank, so he is unwilling to sink with the Clippers in this year's Wild West.

After being bought out by the Clippers, many teams in the East and West extended olive branches to Cassell.

This naturally includes the Warriors who are still waiting for Davis to return from injury.

Unfortunately, Cassell is not optimistic about the Warriors. He would rather go to Seattle to rely on Yao Ming, Garnett and Ray Allen.

“It’s a really sad decision.”

When Qin Yue learned of Cassel's idea, he said so.

Seeing this, Mullin smiled bitterly and said, “It’s a pity indeed, Sam is a veteran who still has energy.

This season he averaged 12 points and 5 assists per game. If he can join us, our back line will definitely be greatly strengthened. "

Hearing this, Qin Yue shook his head and said, "I'm not feeling sorry for us, I'm feeling sorry for Sam Cassell.
Because after so many years in the league, doesn't he know that choice is always more important than hard work? "

Mullin: “.”

As a player with two championship rings, Cassell's final decision to join the SuperSonics was actually related to his unwillingness to be labeled as a winner who won without effort.

Cassell already has the ring.

He doesn't need a dispensable championship ring to enhance his illusory historical status.

Because in the long history of the NBA, he is not considered a historical superstar.

Therefore, compared to the Warriors, who will likely have to compete with Jarrett Jack for playing time as long as Baron Davis returns.
Of course Cassell would rather go to the Supersonics, who can directly offer him a starting position and even lead Payton to win the championship.

Gary Payton was one of the most outstanding point guards in the NBA during the 1990s.

Cassell is about the same age as him, and the two are stars of the same generation.

In Cassell's opinion, if he can lead Payton to win the championship as the main point guard of the Supersonics.
Even if Payton's historical status is far above his, in the future when Payton sees him he will have to call him "Brother Sam".

There is no doubt that this is what Cassell wants.

You know, in the NBA, not everyone has the opportunity to make "The Glove" Payton bow down.

Qin Yue was obviously still young at this moment. How could he know that these old seniors could have so many "dirty" thoughts?
Choice is certainly more important than effort.

But if he could make Payton call him "Brother Sam" with just a little effort, would the choice still matter?

In addition, a big deal took place in the NBA before the trade deadline.

Dallas Mavericks trade Devin Harris and DeSagana Diop
After balancing the salary, adding bonuses including Keith Van Horn (retired), two future draft picks and some cash, Jason Kidd, Malik Allen and Antoine Wright were traded from the New Jersey Nets.

Compared with the Mavericks who won 06 games in the 07/67 season, the overall environment in the Western Conference has become increasingly bad this year, and the Warriors lost 58 points in the regular season opener.
This season, the Mavericks, who have been struggling to catch up with the Suns and Warriors in the standings, have had to use the method of exchanging small change for whole money to strengthen the team's existing lineup.

However, this transaction took place half a year earlier than Qin Yue remembered.

The most outrageous thing is
The Mavericks included the retired Van Horn in this deal.

Since Van Horn's contract is a non-guaranteed contract, it can be used to balance the trade salary.
So whether in the past life or in this life, the Nets accepted the Mavericks' decision to include Van Horn in the deal without hesitation.

In Qin Yue's previous life, after acquiring Van Horn, the Nets were not even willing to cut the retired Van Horn, but hoped to use his high-quality contract to carry out more bold operations.

For this reason, Van Horn, who had retired and become an idler, even had to fly to New Jersey during certain games to prove that he was still a member of the Nets.

Finally, it was not until the league stepped in and banned this kind of bug-fixing behavior that the Nets reluctantly cut Van Horn.

It has to be said that before the second lockout, there were indeed many loopholes in the NBA's rules and regulations.

The Warriors, who failed to sign Cassell before the trade deadline and passed the trade deadline calmly, waited for the return of Davis and Brown at the end of February.

Davis was not idle during his recovery.

While actively cooperating with the treatment, he also successfully lost several kilograms of fat.

复出首战，12投7中的戴维斯在仅出战22分钟的情况下，便为勇士轰下了20分6篮板5助攻。

From Davis's extremely vigorous state, Qin Yue felt that the two months of absence due to injury had allowed him to get enough rest and adjustment.

Moreover, Davis's outstanding first game after his comeback gradually awakened Qin Yue's memory that should have been dead.

If Qin Yue remembered correctly, in the 06/07 season, the closer to the playoffs, the better Baron Davis' condition would be.

This will be the highlight of the first generation of Mr. Beard's entire career.

During that legendary period with the Golden State Gang, he would average more than 50 points per game for the Warriors in the playoffs with an overall shooting percentage of over 60% and a true shooting percentage of over 25%.

In this life, although Davis already has a ring in his hand, he is not satisfied with it and has the momentum to press the switch button of "God descending to earth".

Moreover, this section of "God descends to earth".
Davis will continue to do so in a spirited manner.

On the 28th, even if Brown returned, Qin Yue couldn't remember who Brown was, and only wanted to watch Davis's comeback performance.
Qin Yue couldn't help but feel the famous words of Arsenal's legendary coach Arsene Wenger:

——What is meant by the strongest person is already in the formation.

This is definitely not a joke.

But at this moment
Keeping Baron Davis in the tank while recovering from injury
This "violent motorcycle" in the Warriors lineup will definitely help the Warriors' overall combat effectiveness to be taken to a higher level!
The next Davis will be an absolute super guard!
It's March.

Chris Paul, who had the guts to confront Qin Yue after the game not long ago
He has already been designated as the first soul to be killed by Baron Davis's butcher knife.

Oracle Arena, Oakland.

The Warriors welcomed the Jazz to their first home game in March.

On the scene, in the golden wave that gradually reached its climax
During the pre-match warm-up stage, Davis, who repeatedly performed dunks, had already proved with his excellent physical condition what kind of excited mode he was in.

As Davis's teammate, Qin Yue knew very well
Davis in this state is definitely not something Paul's current small body can contend with.

—It’s noon, dear Chris Paul.

……

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