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Chapter 213 Breaking History! I Am the Only One!
Qin Yue's performance in the first three quarters perfectly fulfilled David Stern's fantasy of individual heroism.

Even at the start of the final quarter, when Stern noticed Warriors head coach Malone's decision to let Qin Yue rest for a while, he couldn't help but complain inwardly, like an ordinary basketball enthusiast, "Does he really have to arrange for the Messiah to rest on such a great night?"

Fans from all over the world are also cursing Malone's ancestors in their hearts at this moment.

Oracle Arena
After giving Qin Yue a precious two-minute rest, Ma Long, under immense pressure, finally sent the basketball god, who had already scored 75 points for the team, back onto the court.

Ma Long knew very well that these two minutes of rest were necessary for Qin Yue.

Therefore, even if it would bring him criticism, Ma Long had to let Qin Yue rest for a while before he could return to the court.

Meanwhile, on the Knicks' bench, James seemed quite content to sit there until the end of the game.

This was the night that Qin Yue completely shattered James's mentality.

Although James will turn 26 in a few days, he is still considered a young player.

But only James himself knows.
What kind of anxiety is his age bringing him?

James' anxiety stemmed from Qin Yue, who had just celebrated his 27th birthday four days earlier.

Because he was about the same age as Qin Yue.
This also means that James' peak years will perfectly overlap with Qin Yue's.

That's right, James is destined not to be able to patiently wait for Qin Yue to gradually age like Durant and other new generation players.

It's even more impossible to deceive oneself every year by saying that he still needs time to grow.

Because Qin Yue's peak is equivalent to my own peak, and Qin Yue's aging is equivalent to my own aging.
This summer, to avoid being mediocre during Qin Yue's reign, James chose to take his talents to the more promising Knicks.

That night, judging solely from the course of the game, the Knicks did indeed show James the hope of defeating Qin Yue.

But for James personally
This could very well be the match that completely ends the rivalry between him and Qin Yue.

Although for the past few seasons, such a rivalry has only existed in concept.

After all, Qin Yue had already widened the gap between himself and James in terms of both individual and team honors.

But James firmly believes that as long as he can maintain his momentum, he will at least give people the impression that he is trying to compete with Qin Yue.

However.
After that night, if one had to use a single sentence to describe the already ambiguous competitive relationship between James and Qin Yue, it would probably be:

—It's over!

On the court, it's the Warriors' offensive possession.

Facing James, whose pupils had lost their sparkle and who looked utterly dejected, Qin Yue comforted him after making a layup in the low post, saying, "Brown, don't you always say you're a player who never gives up?"

That's enough!

Turning his gaze to Qin Yue, and looking at the other man's perpetually aloof face, James, who had had enough of being used as a stepping stone for him, suddenly exploded: "Stop fucking pretending to be a good guy in front of me! I've had enough of your hypocrisy!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue immediately fell silent.

Qin Yue knew very well that, at some point, his relationship with James could no longer be the same as before.

but
Even so, he and James maintained a superficial brotherhood.

But now, James has taken the initiative to break the ice, because he's had enough of being Qin Yue's stepping stone, and he's had enough of being Qin Yue's background character every time.

Again.

James' age, and the fact that his and Qin Yue's peak periods are destined to overlap, means that if he wants to make a difference in this era, he cannot willingly play the role of a challenger in front of Qin Yue like the younger Durant.

James wanted to appear before Qin Yue as a competitor.

Furthermore, he also wanted to take advantage of the victor's position to launch a counterattack against his opponents in this era ruled by Qin Yue.

Avenger James eagerly anticipates the day he can pull Qin Yue down from his throne.

But when Qin Yue scored in front of him again in this Christmas game, no matter how sincere Qin Yue's words of comfort were, they sounded so harsh and hurtful to James.

Qin Yue's 77th point for the Warriors just now felt like a resounding slap in the face, telling James:
—You think you're worthy to be my competitor?
And so, James broke down.

He roared and vented his emotions at Qin Yue.

And in this way, they are trying to tell the other person that for the rest of their lives, the other person can forget about speaking to them in a superior way as before.

But what James didn't know was
After he personally tore off the protective veneer of "fake brotherhood," Qin Yue, who always adhered to the principle of treating everyone equally, was almost simultaneously tempted to kill him.

"So, all you ever thought of me was hypocrisy?" Qin Yue said to James. "From now on, I'll show you my truest self!"

Back to the Knicks' offensive possession.

Harden called for a screen from James.

Although Harden failed to get Nash in front of James through a pick-and-roll, he did give James a chance to isolate and attack Qin Yue at the top of the key.

Seeing this, James moved twice after receiving the ball and changed his pivot foot, so that he was originally holding the ball in a triple threat position at the top of the key, and instantly moved to the right wing high position.

However, even though the biased referee Tony indulged James's "nightmare dance," Qin Yue still cleanly and decisively stole the basketball from James's hands the moment James decided to drive to the basket.

"Even if I gave you a chance, you wouldn't be able to do it!" Qin Yue mocked. "Your ugly dribbling hasn't improved at all!"

Then, Qin Yue dribbled the ball toward the Knicks' half of the court and deliberately slowed down to wait for James.

The king, mocked by Qin Yue, leaped high into the air in anger during the pursuit.

In order to chase after Qin Yue, his feet left the ground by as much as a meter.

just
What's the use of jumping high?

Under the basket, Qin Yue used his rhythm to deceive James and easily scored with a layup, earning a three-point play opportunity.

"Is this all the strength you've shown after being selected for the All-Defensive First Team?" Qin Yue sneered. "I'm about to score 80 points over your head."

At the free-throw line, Qin Yue made the extra free throw, officially becoming the third player in NBA history, after Chamberlain and Kobe, to break the 80-point mark.

And what about James?
Already in a state of panic, he didn't even know how to respond to Qin Yue.

At this moment, without the protective layer of "fake brotherhood," James realized that every word of Qin Yue's mental attack far exceeded his ability to bear it.

If, in James's mind, Qin Yue was hypocritical.

Qin Yue is indeed very hypocritical.

In order to protect James's pitiful self-esteem, Qin Yue would try his best to control his emotions every time he played against James.

Durant, whose physical strength was not enough to cover the entire court, found James, who cut into the Warriors' paint with the help of his teammates' screens, by passing the ball to the high post on the left wing.

Then, James, who desperately needed a tomahawk dunk to release his emotions, stretched out his body in the sky.

But when he was about to dunk the ball into the basket...
Qin Yue, who arrived from behind, instantly shattered his basketball dream.

"A king without a crown is like a beggar walking naked in the street wearing the emperor's new clothes." As the cap fell, Qin Yue laughed, watching James trying to get a hair-tick whistle from the corrupt referee Tony. "Why don't you try kneeling down to the referee and see if he'll take pity on you?"

Previously, Qin Yue would usually just laugh off James's "begging" behavior.

But now, seeing James, who had taken a solid block from him but instead of looking for his own mistakes, chose to confront the referee, Qin Yuexuan felt an intense aversion towards him.

Qin Yue had no idea how the ruthless referee Tony would treat James tonight in order to satisfy him.

Do you only play basketball if the referee calls a win on you?
Qin Yue felt that James had been spoiled by the referees over the past few years. When James's traveling violations were tolerated by the referees time and time again, when his dribbling and passing were ignored by the referees time and time again, when his clumsy dribbling skills remained unchanged for twenty years, and he was always taking shortcuts, what did he have at this moment besides that historic body?
On the court, Qin Yue strode to the Knicks' half of the court, received the ball over James, and hit a three-pointer.

"83 points!" Qin Yue said to James, "Scoring against you is easier than driving a train while holding a woman!"

Upon hearing this, James, who was seething with anger, wanted to retort.

But faced with Qin Yue's honest words
James couldn't find any angle to refute Qin Yue.

After all, carrying a girl while driving a train is still physically demanding.

But scoring against James?
If James could contain Qin Yue tonight, how could Qin Yue possibly score 83 points over him?
In the next round, Qin Yue's three-point attempt missed.

However, James was caught red-handed by Qin Yue as he was preparing to launch a fast break.

In order to maintain offensive firepower in the fourth quarter, with Mozgov already having five fouls, D'Antoni had no choice but to use Lee, a double-double machine, as the center. This was essentially setting up a stage for Hakeem Brown, another number one draft pick on the Warriors roster who had already reached the peak of his career.

As we all know, when a team uses a small lineup, only when the forwards all come back to box out can the team effectively avoid frequently losing defensive rebounds.

But here's the problem.
Now that James has stolen the fast break, who else can the Knicks rely on to help Lee protect the paint?
Under the basket, Brown, who grabbed the offensive rebound over Westbrook's head, shouted "Oh, it's you!" and quickly passed the ball to Qin Yue, who was following up along the middle.

Bang-dang——!
On TNT, as Qin Yue slammed home a dunk, Barkley couldn't wait to shout, "The Messiah has officially surpassed Kobe Bryant at this moment!"

85 points!
With just 15 points to go, Qin Yue will catch up with the NBA single-game scoring record held by former Warriors legend Wilt Chamberlain.

On the sidelines, Curry, who had already prepared paper and pens, was tightly guarding the blank cardboard in front of his chest.

"None of you can take it from me!" Curry said in a cute but fierce way. "Tonight, I will personally fill in that great number for the Messiah!"

Seeing this, Dunleavy laughed and said, "Stephen, I remember, wasn't it because you hated Messiah that you didn't want to play for the Warriors?"

"Slander!" Curry said without batting an eye. "The footage of my interview back then can prove it! I clearly said that I longed to play with Messiah!"

Oracle Arena, Knicks on offense.

Harden, who has been working on the rules this season, got past Nash with a highly controversial step-back.

In Qin Yue's opinion, Harden didn't need to use such extreme dribbling to bully Nash, the veteran.

Because, in terms of Nash's defense...
Why would Harden need to pull out such a big move to get a shot off?

On the court, Harden hit a three-pointer, Brown quickly inbounded the ball from the baseline, and Nash swiftly dribbled the ball up the court.

In this game, thanks to Qin Yue's outstanding performance, Nash also had a chance to break his personal single-game assist record.

On the weak side, after making a reverse cut to get past James, Qin Yue received a brilliant pass and scored a layup.

"Remember to watch your own game replays more often when you have time," Qin Yue said, turning to James, who was shrugging and complaining to Li. "What else can you do besides shrugging at your teammates on off-ball defense?"

To be honest, Qin Yue really didn't want to name those players who, in his memory, had dominated LeBron James in the Finals with their off-ball offense.

Those players who played exceptionally well against LeBron James's outstanding off-ball defense, to the point that it seemed like you had to be lucky enough to face James to win the Finals MVP.

However, at this moment, Qin Yue couldn't help but mentally criticize those FMVP thieves: "What's so great about getting an FMVP by bullying LeBron James?"

At Oracle Arena, under the mental storm instilled by Qin Yue, James did attempt to put up a fight.

For example, in the play where Qin Yue became the second player in NBA history to score 90 points in a single game.
Qin Yue noticed that James' right foot, which he remembered being "injured" by Granger, landed unnaturally in front of him.

This is a very dangerous tiptoeing move.

Although in Qin Yue's previous life, James ultimately forgave Granger for "stepping on" him, in order to avoid James, who had already broken off relations with him, misunderstanding him, Qin Yue had no choice but to push James with his left hand the moment the jump shot landed.

"Get your damn foot off the court!" Looking at James, whom he had pushed down and who was now complaining to the referee, Qin Yue, who had no more illusions about James, said, "This is my last piece of advice to you! If you do anything like this again, don't blame me for ending your career today!"

On the Warriors' bench, when those rows of burly men all stood up at the same time.
James, who was initially protesting to the referee about Qin Yue's pushing, immediately put aside his ulterior motives.

On the court, the Knicks are on offense.

Having finally overcome his physical limitations, Durant drove to the Warriors' basket and made a layup.

Despite being unable to match the Warriors' offensive firepower in the fourth quarter, the Knicks were unable to prevent the Warriors from widening the score gap.

But Durant, unwilling to give up, stubbornly chose to continue challenging the gods.

This made Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni abandon the idea of ​​substituting his starters early.

Back to the point, the Warriors have possession of the ball.

Qin Yue, attacking from the left and then the right, casually pulled the ball back and pulled up for a shot, scoring with ease.

Furthermore, James's attempt to lunge too high resulted in a foul.

At this moment, James, who only wanted to end this nightmare as soon as possible, no longer cared how many points Qin Yue could score in this game.

Even when Qin Yue went to the free-throw line, James's biggest hope was that D'Antoni would substitute him as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, that scene never happened.

At the free-throw line, Qin Yue made the extra free throw, bringing his personal score to 93 points in the game.

Oracle Arena.

Almost all Warriors fans left the warm bench at the same time.

Because now, every home spectator wants to witness Qin Yue break history.

Meanwhile, in front of the television, David Stern, whose throat was becoming increasingly dry, didn't even notice that his water glass was already empty when he was drinking water.

In the next possession, Qin Yue easily scored his 95th point with a layup after receiving a pass from Sh.

Half a minute later, Qin Yue once again ravaged the Knicks' defense.

As James turned around in a daze, Qin Yue, who had just cut into the Knicks' paint after a pick-and-roll with Nash, was already soaring into the sky amidst the deafening cheers of the fans.

97 points!
On the court, the moment Durant's jump shot missed and Qin Yue strode towards the Knicks' half of the court, this incredibly crazy Christmas Day game reached its climax.

With his only thought and focus on scoring, Qin Yue scored a touchdown in the Knicks' paint!
On TNT, Barkley led the charge, shouting, "We're now at the Messiah's incredible scoring performance, right before he's about to smash open the door to history!"

99 points!
As Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point record was about to end, all the fans watching the game instinctively held their breath.

Qin Yue didn't keep the fans waiting too long.

About twenty seconds later, it was the Warriors' offensive possession.

Dribbling past James's body, which he had already burned to a few bones, and smelling the lingering aroma of flesh in the air, Qin Yue, who kills without shedding blood, took his signature vertical jump, pulled up for a jump shot, and sank the ball, stepping on the head of the chosen one!
101 points!
At the scorer's table, Mike D'Antoni very gentlemanly called a timeout.
The entire Oracle Arena was instantly plunged into an unprecedented frenzy.

At the scene, every fan was shouting loudly.

In front of the television, no one knows how many pairs of knees have already knelt down in worship before Qin Yue's magnificent performance.

"Ladies and gentlemen! What a spectacular number! 101 points in a single game! On this night that is destined to be etched in history, the Messiah has convincingly broken history in front of the chosen one, LeBron James, and surpassed Wilt Chamberlain!"

At that moment, Barkley, whose eyes were already brimming with tears, roared emotionally for Qin Yue on TNT television.

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PS: The world of middle-aged people is truly indescribable. There will only be one update today, so I won't ask for monthly votes for now. For the next two months, I will strive to update two chapters every day until the story is completed.

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