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Chapter 172: I Love Los Angeles, Golden State's Strongest Dunker! ( words updated across the day, please subscribe!)
The American media, who always like to watch the excitement, posted a post before the Lakers-Warriors matchup, jokingly saying, "The king of the NBA mountain will witness Kobe Bryant wearing his fourth ring in his first return match!"

The American media does not want this opening game to be just an ordinary regular season game.

if it is possible
They even expected that, under their instigation, Qin Yue and Kobe could perform free fighting on the court.

As a veteran who has been through many battles, Qin Yue knows very well that usually in situations like this, as long as you act impulsively, you will lose.

so.
When stepping into the Staples Center with his teammates, how could Qin Yue, who has always been generous by nature, be affected by the outside world?
He almost destroyed the Staples Center basketball hoop during the warm-up session, just under Curry's shocked gaze.

"Stephen, come and help me pick up the ball."

"Oh"

This is definitely the most well-behaved episode Curry has been in since he met Qin Yue.

Because when Qin Yue just wrote the word anger on his face.
Curry didn't want to bring bad luck to Qin Yue at this time.

Moreover, this kind of anger is even showing a tendency to continue to rise.

Before the game started, many celebrities who were invited by old Buss to watch the game took the stage to perform.

In addition, to commemorate the Lakers' championship last season, the home screen played a 15-minute video paying tribute to Kobe.

Then, the championship flag was raised.

Lakers players stepped forward one by one to receive their championship rings.

At this time, Curry no longer dared to look up and look directly at Qin Yue.

Even when standing next to Qin Yue, Curry felt extremely dangerous.

Because in Curry's eyes, the aura exuded by this man at this moment can only be described as suffocating.

He was like a hungry tiger, eager to tear apart any prey within his sight.

And tonight, the biggest prey at Staples Center is undoubtedly Kobe, who is kissing his son Macaroni's forehead affectionately on the sidelines.

When Kobe handed Macaroni back to his wife Vanessa and stepped onto the court again, he instantly ignited the entire stadium.

The fans at the scene shouted MVP, MVP for Kobe in unison.

This is the treatment Kobe deserves.

He is the master of this city of angels.

However.
When the true king of Los Angeles was left aside and forced to watch the Lakers' entire championship celebration, Qin Yue, who had been holding back for a whole year, could not find any words to describe his mood before the game started.

The championship celebration ended and the starting players of both teams took their positions one after another.

Lakers: Gasol Jr., Gasol Sr., Odom, Kobe, Lowry.

Warriors: Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Bell, Nash.

At the opening jump ball, Brown easily defeated Gasol Jr.

Nash dribbled across half court, and Qin Yue took the initiative to move up to a high position to serve as a wall for the opponent.

Although at the beginning of the game, Qin Yue wanted Nash to pass the ball to him every time he dribbled across half court.

But considering that Nash had been waiting for a whole year to be able to perform a pick-and-roll with him, Qin Yue finally gave up this somewhat inhumane idea.

In the high post, Nash starts quickly with the help of a screen.

Qin Yue got down in time and successfully caught the basketball that Nash passed from under Odom's crotch.

This was a brilliant assist that fully demonstrated the difference between passing the ball and passing it.

But Qin Yue, who noticed from the corner of his eye that Brown was in a better position, almost caused Nash to have a heart attack in the next second.

The GOAT just threw the basketball, and Brown immediately rose into the air with tears in his eyes, and dunked the basketball into the Lakers' basket with great force.

At this moment, Qin Yue, who was able to play pick-and-roll with Nash and feed the ball to Brown in one offensive round, felt that he was absolutely worthy of the reputation of the NBA's master of balancing.

The false GOAT, once provoked, will only use personal brute force to retaliate against the opponent.

The real GOAT, no matter how angry he is, always has his teammates in his heart.

In Qin Yue's view, this is exactly where he is far superior to Jordan.

Moreover, the real GOAT will not only feed dunks to his teammates, but also provide emotional value to them. "Kwame, it's been a year since we last met. Your dunks are getting better and better. Fortunately, I won the dunk contest championship when you were still in form."

"How can I compare with you?" Brown, who was overjoyed by Qin Yue's praise, smiled, "It's just that your pass guided me forward and always made me feel like I could get a hole in one."

On the side, the technical statistics panel inexplicably lost an assist data, and instead added a kill-creating statistic. Nash quietly retreated to his own half.

It's the Lakers' turn to attack.

Lowry, who was increasingly showing the demeanor of a great general, calmly controlled the game and waited patiently for his teammates to get into position one by one before slowly passing the ball to Gasol.

The data hardly reflects Lowry's value to the Lakers.

Because the Lakers' offense is usually not initiated by the point guard, Lowry's career assists per game are only a pitiful 3.1 so far.

On the right side of the court, Gasol, who had formed a triangle offense, passed the basketball to Kobe.

Facing his old rival Bell, Kobe unceremoniously elbowed him.

It's different from what many people imagine.
Ever since Bell knocked Kobe to the ground with a chokehold, the two have not become enemies, but have begun to appreciate each other.

Why doesn't Kobe hate Bell's chokehold?

Because before Bell choked him, Kobe had used his iron elbows several times to make Bell extremely annoyed.

Moreover, throughout Kobe's long career, he never minded you increasing the intensity on him, or even using some over-the-top moves to defend him.

After all, how can you expect defensive players to defend against a superstar who doesn't allow anyone to touch him during the game?
And what about Bell?

After that incident, Bell discovered Kobe's amazing demeanor on the basketball court and quickly transformed his hatred for Kobe into respect for him.

"I don't know how Kobe felt, but I really hated him at the time," Bell said afterwards. "However, in subsequent contacts, my hatred for him turned into respect, and this was also the turning point in my relationship with him, and then we began to get acquainted."

In the low post, at the moment when Kobe cleared the way with his elbow, Bell did not hesitate at all and immediately cut towards Kobe with a fierce hand knife and the ball.

Seeing this, Kobe, whose hand was in pain, showed his amazing tolerance for pain.

I saw his sexy little hands always firmly controlling the basketball.

Then, Kobe, who was in an advantageous position, carried Bell and sent the ball into the basket.

When retreating, Kobe spread his hands deliberately, but not to call a whistle, but to express to Bell that he had played too easily just now, "'Raja', your defense is really getting worse every year."

Hearing this, Bell was neither angry nor responded.

"When dealing with Kobe, silence is the best response." Before the game, Bell taught other Warriors players how to defend Kobe. "Kobe has both the arrogance of a Leo and the paranoia of a Virgo. Believe me, the less you respond to him, the more anxious he will be."

Qin Yue didn't expect that old Bell actually understood Kobe better than he did.

It is worth mentioning that after Bell expressed his views on Kobe, many people in the Warriors also felt that Bell seemed to be talking about a certain GOAT.

However, within the Warriors team, those who did not want to be exiled to Minnesota tacitly remained silent at that moment.

Coming back, the Warriors attack.

Nash dived into the crowd like an innocent and beautiful girl who accidentally walked into a wolf's den.

However, Qin Yue, who had been prepared to receive the ball early in the morning, still received Nash's powerful pass near the free throw line.

Both players have vision enabled, so their cooperation can only be described as flowing like water.

That is, Nash, who really wanted to assist Qin Yue in scoring his first goal after returning from injury, fell into silence again the moment he turned around.

Qin Yue once again made a wonderful pass to Brown and assisted the latter to dunk under the basket!

Nash created another kill at the start and his stats were increased by one.

Qin Yue felt that Nash's arrival did relieve his pressure in organizing the offense.

Moreover, it made his assists inexplicably easier.

With this ease, Qin Yue assisted Brown four times at the beginning of the game, helping the Warriors open up the situation through passing the ball.

In turn, Brown reciprocated the favor by giving up the backcourt rebounds to Qin Yue twice.

Seeing that the Warriors' inside passing was too smooth, the Lakers immediately increased their defensive intensity in the game under Kobe's stare.

The Warriors attacked, and after Nash crossed half court, Qin Yue took the initiative to ask for the ball on the left side of the court. After several offensive and defensive rotations at the beginning, Qin Yue gradually adapted to the intensity of the game and decided to personally solve this round.

Odom, who was responsible for defending Qin Yue, was particularly serious at this moment.

Because before the start of the regular season, Odom, who finally hooked up with Khloe Kardashian, hated Qin Yue the most in the league today.

Although Qin Yue and Kohler had no personal relationship, Kohler was determined to maintain her rebellious personality as a fan of Qin Yue.

Take tonight, for example.

Even though Khloe, who grew up in Los Angeles, has openly admitted that she is in love with Odom, she still didn't forget her original intention and appeared on the sidelines of the Staples Center wearing the latest Warriors No. 77 jersey.

This made Odom very frustrated.

Especially when Khloe showed the words on her chest that she had specially asked a makeup artist to write, titled "I will always love the Messiah", Odom's mood could only be described as being NT R'd in front of him.

Odom naturally could not tolerate such an island country plot.

But at the moment when Odom was about to exert defensive intensity on Qin Yue, Qin Yue, who dribbled to the side and turned, suddenly widened the distance between him and Odom.

Odom, with his dignity as a man, stubbornly slid to stop Qin Yue from moving forward.

But Qin Yue's dribbling and turning around was fake, while his stepping back and pulling the ball backwards was real.

Seeing this, Odom rushed forward again.

Then, Qin Yue used a Buddha bow to completely shake his center of gravity.

On the sidelines, Curry was stunned when he saw this scene.

No matter how many times he watched this kind of continuous dribbling action, Curry felt that he couldn't accept it.

Because the player who performed the above skills is an inside player who is 6 feet 11 inches tall with shoes.

Qin Yue dribbled quickly and broke through the Lakers' wing defense.

Then, facing Pau Gasol who had returned to defense earlier than his brother, Qin Yue, who had not jumped freely for a long time, rose to a height that Pau Gasol could hardly reach in an instant.

This goal is both a release and a catharsis.

At the Staples Center, the next second, Qin Yue was seen with unstoppable momentum, blasting Pau Gasol out of the baseline to the horror of the fans at the scene!

Bang-dang——!
On TNT, Smith held his head and exclaimed: "He said this even if he didn't like me! He blew away Pau Gasol just like Shaquille O'Neal blew away David Robinson!"

"Damn it! You're going to make me lose face." Brown rushed towards Qin Yue with excitement, "If I can complete this dunk just once, I will die with no regrets!"

GOAT has officially announced his return with a shocking dunk.

Even without Kobe's reminder, the Lakers players focused their attention.

In the next offensive round, Qin Yue continued to challenge Odom on the left side of the court.

Lowry cleverly chose his position in advance and appeared on the path that Qin Yue had to take to break through.

However, at the moment when he was about to hit Lowry, Qin Yue not only braked in time but also moved the basketball behind him in a very cool way, and also lightly knocked it with his elbow, sending it accurately to Nash who was already in an open position.

Nash, who has a career three-point shooting percentage of nearly 43%, did not miss the opportunity. He shot it with a swish!
This was Nash's first three-pointer in his first season of official cooperation with Qin Yue.

But until now.
Nash, who had been working hard to organize the team's offense, also failed to get his first assist in cooperation with Qin Yue.

And as Qin Yue began to ask for the ball frequently for singles, Nash realized in a trance that if he continued playing like this, his assist data was destined to stay at "0" for a long time.

So, will Nash feel sad about this?

Perhaps, when Qin Yue turned his wonderful pass into his personal assist data, Nash would be a little emotional.

But as the GOAT repeatedly broke down the Lakers' wing defense on the court, Nash's mood could only be described as refreshed.

Nash knew very well that GOAT needed a grand performance to vent.

So on this night, Nash wisely stepped aside and left the entire stage to the GOAT.

On the right side of the court, Kobe came to assist Odom in completing the defense.

Kobe chose the time for the double team attack very cleverly.

This caused Qin Yue to be obviously disturbed during his forced attack.

On the basketball court, even the tallest player needs a certain amount of space when shooting.

In the previous round, in order to get enough space to shoot, Qin Yue was forced to turn over and lean back, so he had to increase the difficulty of his shot.

When——!
At this moment, the biggest difference between Qin Yue in the FIBA arena and the NBA arena was revealed.

If we say that in international competitions, even if Qin Yue's difficult three-point jump shot doesn't go in, he can still scare his opponents into a cold sweat.

In the NBA, when this kind of inefficient long two-point shot missed, Qin Yue's one-on-two attack was an extremely unreasonable attack no matter how you looked at it.

But just as the fans at the scene were cheering for Qin Yue's inefficient offensive shot, Brown, who had been fed by Qin Yue early in the morning, pushed the basketball back to Qin Yue over Gasol's head.

If you want the horse to run, how can you not feed it grass?

On the court, Qin Yue dribbled the ball and jumped into the Lakers' penalty area, and easily hit the rebound and scored two more points.

"Just play with confidence, I'll grab the rebounds for you." Looking at Qin Yue, Brown said confidently, "You are Aragorn holding Anduriel, and I am Legolas Greenleaf holding the Longbow of Lórien!"

Hearing this, Qin Yue carefully recalled in his mind what Orlando Bloom, who played Legolas in the Lord of the Rings movie, looked like. He always felt that in terms of Bloom's appearance, he was somewhat out of his league.

However, in order to avoid dampening Brown's increasingly courageous mood, Qin Yue still said against his conscience: "How can Legolas Green Leaf be as handsome as you?"

On the court, seeing Qin Yue's sincere eyes, Brown suddenly felt in a good mood and immediately gave Qin Yue positive feedback.

Coming back, it's the Lakers' offensive turn.

Kobe successfully got rid of his old rival Bell on the outside and moved around all the way, but unfortunately he ran into a wall in front of Brown, who was extremely eager to repay Qin Yue.

In the Warriors' penalty area, Kobe failed to fool Brown with fake moves three times in a row. In order to avoid the three-second attack, he could only raise the ball and attack.

However, Kobe successfully used his elbow to create a safe shooting distance.

However, Kobe, who had wasted too much time before, tried to force a shot towards the backboard, but was nailed firmly onto the backboard by Qin Yue who had returned to defense.

Brown protected the second landing point before Odom and Gasol, and immediately looked up to find Qin Yue.

The Warriors' top pick duo fully demonstrated their tacit understanding in this defensive round.

Then, Qin Yue strode through the half court with the ball.

then
Under the gnashing gaze of the fans at the scene, the King of Los Angeles proved with his actions how much he loves this city.

Turn and fly into the air.

And swung his arms in the air.

When the image of Vince Carter's windmill turn at the Oakland All-Star Weekend flashed through the memory hall, TNT TV station Kenny Smith immediately blurted out: "Go home! Go home! The game is over!"

The world kisses me with pain, but I return it with a song.

Staples Center.

Complete this amazing performance
Qin Yue also did not forget to bow and thank the Lakers fans who had always supported him with boos.

"Los Angeles will always be my favorite city, no doubt about it!"

On the sidelines, after Qin Yue perfectly replicated Uncle Carter's dunk, Stephen's nephew was immediately called up by the team's head coach Mike Malone.

"Get ready, Stephen. I'll be subbing you in in a minute."

"what?"

On the Warriors bench, Malone looked back at Curry, who had a dazed look on his face. After kicking him, he said, "If you don't want to play, I don't mind letting you sit on the bench for the whole game."

Seeing this, Curry immediately shook his head wildly.

Although Curry's debut for this championship-contending team came a little earlier than he expected, how could he not be prepared for stepping onto the NBA stage?

In fact, the "Ah" he just said was mainly because when Ma Long called his name, he was imagining in his mind the scene of him dunking on the court in the future like Qin Yue just did.

That’s right, compared to being a three-point shooter, becoming a top dunker has long been Stephen Curry’s ultimate dream!
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