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Chapter 123: Wild West Brawl! (5000-word chapter, begging for monthly subscription!)
The regular season of the 06/07 season is coming to an end.

The Lakers, who have a long-standing feud with the Warriors, hope to put an imperfect end to the game at the Staples Center to upset the defending champions.

The defending champions hope to head into the upcoming playoffs with their 64th regular season win.

But compared with the previous two games between the two teams at Oracle Arena, this regular season finale was more intense and more complete.
They can only be described as lackluster.

Monta Ellis, the most vocal player on the Lakers before the game, only got 10 minutes of playing time in this game.

As the Lakers' best sixth man of the season, Ellis's statistics were far less impressive than what Qin Yue remembered, but he still averaged 13 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds per game.

Regarding Ellis's playing time in the regular season finale, Lakers assistant coach Brian Shaw explained: "Considering that Monta had been out for two months due to injury, we need to ensure his health before the playoffs."

Odom, who fell in love with Khloe Kardashian at first sight that night and has been eager to "grow up" with her every day, only got 19 minutes of playing time in this game.

"Lamar needs to focus on the upcoming playoffs, not an ordinary regular season." In the post-match press conference, "Zen Master" Jackson gave the reason for reducing Odom's playing time.

Affected by the overly wild Western Conference this year, the Lakers, who had won 54 games before the final game of the regular season, were only ranked sixth in the Western Conference.

Since defeating the Warriors will not improve the Lakers' final ranking, the Lakers obviously need to think about what to do instead of continuing to settle accounts with the Warriors.
How can they beat the Seattle SuperSonics, who are led by Yao Ming, Garnett and Ray Allen and have already secured the third place in the Western Conference, in the first round of the playoffs?

This year's West.
Not only the Warriors who intend to defend their title need to play "three rounds of finals".

Starting from the first round of the playoffs, any team that wants to break out of the West must be prepared to play "three rounds of finals" in a row.

This will undoubtedly be the year with the most intense competition in the Western Conference in NBA history.

Moreover, such tragic
You can't even see the end of it.

On the evening of the 18th.

科比以一场41分8篮板6助攻的得分表演，为湖人在06/07赛季的常规赛征程彻底划上了句号。

Although before the game, the Lakers coaching staff hoped that Kobe would treat this regular season finale with a more rational attitude, Kobe still used his actions in the game to maintain his uncompromising personality.

To this
Qin Yue, who scored 31 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal for the team and led the Warriors to capture Staples Center again on the road, did not include this regular season game that the Lakers intentionally gave up in his and Kobe's account books.

"This battle doesn't count, we'll fight again next time."

After the game, Qin Yue, who had always disliked Kobe, took the initiative to speak.

Of course, after a pause, Qin Yue did not forget to add: "This time, let's just say I give in to you."

Seeing this, Kobe sneered and responded: "I admire your arrogance, I hope you don't fall down early in the playoffs."

According to the schedule, if the Lakers, ranked sixth in the Western Conference, want to meet the Warriors in the playoffs, the two teams must meet in the Western Conference Finals.

Therefore, at this moment, Qin Yue felt that the "conceited" person was clearly Kobe himself.

"I really envy your innocence and romance." Qin Yue looked at Kobe, "Wait until you get your own FMVP trophy before you criticize my arrogance."

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Qin Yue discovered that since winning the championship unexpectedly last season
He has become invincible against many superstars in the current era.

Facing O'Neal, he could seize the moral high ground by winning the championship with a single core and sweeping the finals.

Facing Kobe, he could use the fact that the opponent didn't have the Finals MVP to attack.

Even facing his senior Duncan
He also has a DPOY trophy that Duncan has never won.

You see, as long as it is a little "customized", who dares to say that Qin Yue is not the GOAT of this era?

The regular season ended successfully.

The next day.

The San Francisco Chronicle devoted a special page to the Warriors and summarized their regular season journey.

The Warriors' 06 wins in the 07/64 season allowed them to successfully break the team's single-season winning record in the regular season.

The Warriors' previous regular season winning record dates back to the 1975/1976 season.

At that time, led by Rick Barry, Phil Smith and Jamaal Wilkes, they won 59 games.

“There is no doubt that the Messiah is leading us to usher in a great era!”

Two years ago.
If you told Warriors fans on the streets of Oakland that they would not only win the championship but also win 60 or more games in the regular season, they would think you were crazy.

But Qin Yue's arrival has ushered in the happiest and most satisfying time in the history of the entire Bay Area.

常规赛，为勇士打满了82场常规赛的秦岳，场均能为勇士砍下30.8分（2527分）、13.4个篮板（1101个篮板）、10.6次助攻（870次助攻）、3.9记封盖（320记封盖）、1.4次抢断（116次抢断）。

His overall shooting percentage for the season is 54.8%.

The three-point shooting percentage is 37.4%.

The free throw percentage was 83.5%.

This data makes Qin Yue the second player in NBA history after Oscar Robertson to average a "30+" triple-double in the regular season.

Also worth mentioning is:
Both Qin Yue and Robertson achieved this achievement in the second season of their careers.

In addition, Qin Yue also won the NBA's rebounding and blocking titles for two consecutive years, and won the NBA's scoring title for the first time in his career.

In Qin Yue's memory, Kobe should have retained the top scorer title this season, but due to Gasol's early entry into the team, his average points per game dropped to 28.1 points.

And Anthony, who originally had the opportunity to pose a threat to Qin Yue.
It was under Billups' guidance that he turned into a reasonable and sweet "Melo", averaging only 26.4 points per game this season.

In this year's scoring title race, only Wizards star Arenas has been chasing closely.

But as Arenas took more shots, the Wizards' record continued to decline. In order to ensure that the Wizards could make the playoffs, Arenas' season average points finally stopped at 29.1 points.

Regarding Qin Yue's performance this season, whether it is averaging a "30+" triple-double or being the scoring champion, the sponsors behind him believe that it must be written in detail.

Oscar Robertson, who has always been fond of Qin Yue, immediately offered his congratulations to this outstanding junior, saying, "How incredible! He is only 23 years old, but he has become one of the greatest players in NBA history.

I don’t know how many years it will take for someone to surpass him, maybe ten or twenty years? Maybe in another fifty years, we won’t see the next Messiah.”

This season, Qin Yue has scored 42 triple-doubles, making him the player with the most triple-doubles in a single season in NBA history.
(①: Generally speaking, when referring to a single season or career record, it refers to the regular season. The NBA playoffs have their own statistical system)

So far, Qin Yue has accumulated 55 triple-doubles in his career.

He is only four shots away from catching up with Larry Bird, who was known for his comprehensiveness throughout his career.

However, although Qin Yue was very grateful for Robertson's evaluation
But Qin Yue knew very well
Why does the NBA have to wait fifty years to see a "30+" triple-double again?
In Qin Yue's opinion, as Mike Malone showed the world the power of a ball-holding core.
As long as those good guys rush into the league, the NBA's triple-double records will be constantly broken in the future.

It’s just that in this life, Qin Yue was very lucky to be the first person to try something new after Robertson.

As for the scoring champion.
Perhaps because it was from the future, Qin Yue obviously did not attach enough importance to this honor.

"What are you thinking? This is the scoring champion!"

"Do you know what a great honor this is?" Seeing Qin Yue who looked indifferent to the scoring title, Kwame Brown, who was always by his side, suddenly became anxious.

Is the scoring title an important honor?

The answer to this question is yes and no.

The reason is yes - this honor can fully reflect the scoring ability of the award winner. God knows how many famous "blacksmiths" have fought for it in history?
The reason why it's not - compared to other honors, the scoring title is indeed not that important.

Moreover, since Qin Yue remembered that the player who had dominated the NBA for 20 years had won this honor less often, wouldn't it be embarrassing for the player if it was too important? In short, in the current era, the value of the scoring champion honor is unquestionable.

Because Michael Jordan's ten scoring titles have long been viewed by people of this period as a reflection of his dominance on the court.

Qin Yue, who came from the future, couldn’t understand the importance of this honor.

But online, with the help of Qin Yue's sponsors, fans from all over the world have been praising him.

ESPN commented: "Given the scoring ability Messiah has shown this season, we have every reason to believe that this will not be the only scoring champion in his career."

The New York Times was even more direct: "Compared to Shaquille O'Neal, who worked hard throughout his career to win the scoring title twice, the Messiah will surely use his great scoring performances in the future to explain what true dominance is."

Different from traditional inside lines.

Because when necessary, Qin Yue can even personally escort the basketball through the half court.

So after he became the scoring champion for the first time.
Many people believe that he will be like Michael Jordan in the past, using scoring titles again and again to prove how easy it is for these great players to score on the court.

In addition, as the regular season came to an end, the San Francisco Chronicle did not forget to remind the incompetent league: "This year, in terms of performance, the Warriors are first in the league.

In terms of statistics, Messiah is the king in three categories. NBA, what are you waiting for?
Hurry up and send that damn regular season MVP to the Messiah!"

What is the NBA waiting for?
Of course, we have to wait until the first round of the playoffs is over.

Although James, who led the Cavaliers to the top of the Eastern Conference this year, also averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game, under the current momentum of public opinion
The league doesn't even dare to hype him as a hot candidate for the regular season MVP.

This will be the most suspense-free regular season MVP award ceremony in NBA history.

If you want to ask, what is the suspense about the regular season MVP this year?
Then perhaps the only thing that matters is whether Qin Yue can be elected the regular season MVP with a unanimous vote.

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“Congratulations to the host for completing the legendary mission [Triple Double King].

The [Triple Double King] badge has been automatically sent to the host's badge wall."

“Congratulations to the host for completing the mission [Being Favored and Fearless].

【The.Zone】Badge fragments and legendary random technical attribute gift packs have been sent to the host warehouse.

The [Road to the Top] quest will be automatically triggered after the start of the 07/08 season. ”

The regular season came to a successful conclusion. Before heading out to the playoffs with the Warriors, Qin Yue opened the [Mountain Top] system.

After obtaining the [Triple Double King] badge to give yourself attribute bonus
With the blessing of this default level legendary badge, Qin Yue's current combat score has risen to 95 to 97.

And with the second [The.Zone] badge fragment in hand.
Now Qin Yue only needs the last piece to obtain the badge he has always longed for.

As for the legendary random technical attribute gift pack obtained by completing the [Favored and Fearless] mission?
"Congratulations to the host for increasing his dribbling potential by 3 and his mid-range shooting potential by 2."

numb!

At this moment, Qin Yue was completely numb!

Because since the last time I completed the task, I increased my dribbling potential to 91.
You know, Qin Yue has not yet fully digested this dribbling potential.

"94 dribbling potential. Are you really going to force me to be a 211-cm Kyrie Irving?"

Through Tim Grover's objective evaluation, Qin Yue estimated
If we say that fully digesting the dribbling potential of 91 is enough for him to become a master dribbler.

If he can fully utilize his dribbling potential, which has now increased to 94,
"I will definitely become a master dribbler!"

As we all know, Kyrie Irving, who is almost 190 cm tall when wearing shoes
It is precisely because of his superb dribbling skills that he possesses a hard-hitting ability that is different from other outside superstars.

Therefore, in this era when Qin Yue can always form a dislocation on the court.
Once Qin Yue digests his dribbling potential, you can completely understand that Qin Yue's bottle of poison called outside line tricks.
It is destined to become more and more unsolvable.

In Qin Yue's view, the only flaw is
His outside shooting output will inevitably be limited by his size.

That is the rule of the basketball world that he cannot violate.

"After the regular season, who will be the first to emerge from the first round of the playoffs in the wild Western Conference this year?

According to the matchup schedule, the Golden State Warriors, who have the best record in the league, will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.

In the regular season, the Warriors and Nuggets each won two games.

Carmelo Anthony, who fulfilled his promise and brought the Nuggets back to the playoffs, will have a head-on collision with the Messiah in the playoffs.

The Phoenix Suns, who unfortunately finished second in the Western Conference, will face the Utah Jazz in the first round of the playoffs.

Can the Jazz, who were blocked from the Western Conference Finals by the Suns last year, achieve revenge this year?
We are very much looking forward to the young Chris Paul taking over the baton of the league's top point guard from Steve Nash.

Calmness and meticulousness have become the labels of the Seattle SuperSonics this year.

Led by 'Big-Yao', Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, they will face a tough clash with the resurgent Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

The Lakers, who won 54 games in the regular season, could only finish sixth in the Western Conference. It has to be said that the Western Conference is really wild this year.

Of course, in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, we must not forget the Texas Civil War between the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs.

Can Dirk Nowitzki redeem himself in this year's playoffs? Can the Spurs retain Tim Duncan, who will have a player option this summer, with a championship trophy?

Please look forward to the 'Wild West Brawl' that will be staged on the 22nd of this month." - ESPN Western Conference playoffs first round preview

"Although we were taught a lesson by the Western Conference powerhouses this year during the regular season.

But we still have to single out LeBron James for leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to 58 wins and first place in the Eastern Conference.

Maybe his growth rate is not as fast as the Messiah, but at least, the Cavaliers are the team with the greatest hope of breaking out of the Eastern Conference this year.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers will face their old rival, the Washington Wizards.

Before the game, Wizards star Gilbert Arenas talked about LeBron James' controversial buzzer-beater last year.

We all look forward to the 'chosen one' being able to prove with a convincing series that the Wizards just wanted to influence his performance in this way before the game.

Last summer, the Detroit Pistons, who sent Chauncey Billups away, didn't seem to be affected much.

Andre Miller, who quickly integrated into the team, and his teammates will face the Orlando Magic led by Dwight Howard in the first round of the playoffs with the second best record in the Eastern Conference.

D-Wade, who cooperates well with Jermaine O'Neal, finally got his good partner, who had been absent for nearly three months, in the second half of the regular season.

The Miami Heat sent Shaquille O'Neal away and quietly completed a blood transfusion. As the third team in the Eastern Conference and will face the challenge of Chicago in the first round of the playoffs, they are definitely one of the most anticipated teams in the Eastern Conference this year.

Of course, there are two teams in the Eastern Conference this year that have surprised all the experts.

The Toronto Raptors, ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, will face the Atlanta Hawks, who have been denouncing the shady practices every day, in the first round of the playoffs.

Since the Warriors won the championship last season, Atlantans' hatred for the league has reached an unprecedented level.

However, many Hawks players have said that Hawks fans should pay more attention to their own players rather than the Messiah who is still unforgettable to Atlantans.

According to the schedule, the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs will officially kick off on the 21st of this month.

As an appetizer for this year's 'Wild West Brawl', which game will you choose to focus on?
Welcome to leave us a message and participate in the discussion." - ESPN Eastern Conference playoffs first round preview

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