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Chapter 214 When the Great GOAT Project Enters a New Phase (First Update, Begging for Monthly Tickets!)
Alliance headquarters building.

When Qin Yue's score finally settled at 101 points, David Stern, who had experienced the "Monster Age," the "Jordan Age," and the "Shaq Age," had no doubt that Qin Yue, who broke history, had surpassed all his predecessors on that long path to godhood.

What an extreme display of individual heroism this is!

Throughout the game, Qin Yue, who made 37 of 48 field goals, including 8 of 13 three-pointers and 19 of 19 free throws, was none other than Wilt Chamberlain, the man who could win a championship single-handedly in this era, in Stern's eyes, who witnessed the entire 101-point night.

101分17篮板7助攻4封盖2抢断。

Oracle Arena.

When the big screen displayed Qin Yue's statistics for the match, all of Qin Yue's followers began chanting "GOAT, GOAT" in unison.

If last season was the season that cemented Qin Yue's right to sit on the throne of a god, then...

That night, Qin Yue, who scored 101 points by stepping on the head of the chosen one, completely solidified his historical status, which had officially entered the stage of "sitting in second place and looking towards first."

The final score was 127 to 147.

This team, led by Mike D'Antoni, showcased D'Antoni's coaching style as always. The Knicks scored 127 points on the road, but also conceded 147.

But these are not the main points.

Qin Yue's 101 points for the Warriors in the game will dominate the headlines of the entire sports world after the game.

"I don't mean to offend the late Wilt Chamberlain or Kobe Bryant, who scored 84 points for the Lakers against the Raptors, but in my opinion, Messiah's 101 points are more valuable than either of them!" Brown said in the interview. "As for why? You know, LeBron is a player who has been selected to the All-Defensive First Team multiple times, but on this night, Messiah stepped on his head and scored 101 points. That's fucking insane!"

It is foreseeable that even if James can complete the "411 Project" that makes everyone's life better, just like Qin Yue remembers, the fact that Qin Yue stepped on his head and scored 101 points will become an obstacle that James will never be able to overcome in the future.

"I can't imagine how I'd feel if someone scored 101 points in front of me," Wallace said. "So, could you guys interview LeBron first and tell me what it's like to score 101 points with someone stepping on your head?"

What is it like?
When LeBron James, who had been second only to the Cavaliers before their upset loss in the first eight season, was scored 101 points by Qin Yue after Qin Yue stepped on his head, it was clear that this once-chosen one of Nike's two giants was no longer the same as before.

It's worth noting that this summer, Nike already gave LeBron James a taste of the harsh realities of human nature.

Just as Qin Yue recalled, because James' shoe sales consistently fell short of Nike's expectations during his first contract with Nike, Nike responded to James' team's request that he receive the same treatment as Qin Yue by saying, "LeBron, you need to know your place."

Under pressure from Nike executives, James finally signed a five-year contract extension with Nike, worth approximately $75 million.

Although James remains second only to the Nike empire, Nike has already shown this chosen one who their one true god is through their cold and ruthless attitude.

Because shortly after James renewed his contract with Nike, Nike immediately decided to sign a new contract with Qin Yue ahead of schedule.

According to Maverick Carter, one of the "Four Horsemen," Nike is preparing to offer Qin Yue a super contract worth at least $6000 million per year, including licensing fees.

“Brown, do you know what? This isn’t even Nike’s bottom line.” After learning about this, Carter said to James with a frustrated look. “As far as I know, Nike, which was stingy with the last $500 million bonus when negotiating with us, set a bottom line of about $8000 million per year for the Messiah team.”

$8000 million a year?
The ever-shrewd LeBron James knows very well that the endorsement contracts Nike gives to players are often linked to the promotional resources Nike invests in those players.

"Am I only worth one-fifth of a messiah in Nike's eyes?" James asked, puzzled. "For the past few years, I've been going to China every summer as Nike requested to develop the Chinese market. Surely the actual value I've created for Nike can't be only one-fifth of a messiah?"

One-fifth?

Carter felt that James was still too optimistic.

Indeed, James, who has traveled to China every summer for the past few years, has been regarded as a professional role model by Nike executives in terms of business promotion.

But since the Beijing Olympics, with Qin Yue on their roster, why would Nike need any other star players to help them expand into the Chinese market?
In China, the sales volume of the BaWang series even exceeds that of all other Nike series combined.

Indeed, despite the harsh reality, in the eyes of Nike's top management, no other Nike star, including LeBron James, is as insignificant as Qin Yue in terms of developing business in the Chinese market.

Furthermore, the BaWang series, which has always been known for its novelty and fashion worldwide, is also the first choice for many young people, and there is no worry about sales.

Carter's description made James realize once again the comprehensive gap between him and Qin Yue.

This was one of the reasons why James' defense was completely broken by Qin Yue that night.

When the pragmatic and realistic James realized that no matter how much effort he put in on and off the court, he could not stand in front of Qin Yue as a competitor, and Qin Yue had widened the gap in every aspect, how could he stand Qin Yue's always superior attitude?

After the game, a disillusioned LeBron James fled Oracle Arena at lightning speed.

He refused to give an interview.

He dared not face the questions that reporters would inevitably ask him about Qin Yue.

James needs to find a quiet place to calm down.

And what about Qin Yue?

After the match, Qin Yue also reflected on himself.

"Kwame, what kind of person am I in your eyes?" Qin Yue asked curiously, looking at Brown.

“You’re definitely a good person,” Brown said without hesitation.

"You know, that's not what I'm asking."

“If you’re referring to your perpetually arrogant attitude towards everyone, then I think it’s fine,” Brown said. “After all, everyone has their own personality. Since your strength allows you to be proud, why should you live like a tortoise, constantly having to read other people’s faces?”

At this moment, under Brown's guidance, Qin Yue suddenly felt a sense of "only now do I realize who I am".

"How do you know me better than I know myself?" Qin Yue said to Brown.

Upon hearing this, Brown laughed and said, "The hardest thing for anyone to see is themselves."

From Brown's perspective, even if James hadn't chosen to break ties with Qin Yue that night, he would eventually become estranged from Qin Yue. Because, in Brown's view, James probably never truly understood Qin Yue.

Qin Yue was indeed arrogant and conceited.

It's true that she likes to speak to others in an arrogant tone.

But Brown knew that Qin Yue, who always adhered to the principle of treating everyone equally, was never the hypocritical person James thought he was.

On the contrary, Qin Yue, who has this or that flaw in his personality, has always focused on authenticity.

In Brown's eyes, if James had truly taken the time to understand Qin Yue, he shouldn't have treated Qin Yue merely as a tool to maintain the Chinese market, and shouldn't have been forced to compromise in front of Qin Yue in order to maintain this relationship.

Because if James had told Qin Yue from the beginning that he didn't like Qin Yue's way of speaking and attitude, and shown Qin Yue his heartfelt desire to befriend him, given Brown's understanding of Qin Yue, Qin Yue, sensing this sincerity, would inevitably take the initiative to change his way of interacting with James.

If you treat me with sincerity, I will repay you with sincerity—this is precisely the way Qin Yueling Brown has always felt in dealing with people.

In Brown's view, James's choice of how to treat Qin Yue from the very beginning determined that he would never be able to get to Qin Yue's heart.

On the other hand, Brown had no doubt that even if he wanted Qin Yue to be his Pippen all night, Qin Yue would be willing to assist him as long as he asked.

"You had a good time this game, but next game you'd better behave yourself and box out for the ball." Brown suddenly said, looking at Qin Yue. "Otherwise, people will start to think that you're the leader of this Warriors team instead of me."

"Yes, my king!"

Did you see it?
What is the right way to get along with Qin Yue?
Brown knew very well that when dealing with Qin Yue, one should never resort to the political maneuvering or the businessman-like approach of weighing the pros and cons before speaking.

As long as you open your heart and speak your mind, Qin Yue is much easier to get along with than people imagine.

"You son of a bitch! You're blatantly padding your stats! But I still have to congratulate you, you damn bastard, do you know you raped Brown all night?" — A congratulatory text message from Carmelo Anthony after the game.
"Haha, you didn't think I was going to congratulate you on breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record in this game, did you? Well, you guessed right. Congratulations on delivering one of the greatest scoring performances in NBA history! However, your reign ends here. Welcome to Salt Lake City for the next game!" — Chris Paul's post-game challenge.

On Christmas Eve, Qin Yue's 101 points, achieved while stepping on the head of the chosen one, quickly gained widespread popularity.

Although people outside the basketball world cannot comprehend the spectacular statistics Qin Yue achieved on the court, the mere mention of Qin Yue inevitably evokes images of Pelé, Maradona, and Jordan in the world of football.

Previously, media outlets that used the slogan "BIg-things-are-coming" to mock the gun incident have all changed their tune, saying: "The Messiah's 101 points for the Warriors on Christmas Eve is undoubtedly the most significant event in the sports world in the 21st century!"

The New York Times commented: "After the Messiah personally crushed the chosen one, if the Knicks want to go further this season, they must seriously consider how to avoid a repeat of the Christmas Eve tragedy. Because it has been proven that LeBron is no match for the Messiah, past, present, or future."

The New York media, which showed no sadness at James being smashed to pieces by Qin Yue, almost immediately after the game, unilaterally characterized it as a game in which "James lost, but the Knicks did not lose."

Why didn't the Knicks lose?
Because the Knicks' Big Three, beloved by New York fans, combined for 71 points in this game, perfectly showcasing their talent to the world.

According to New York media, the Knicks' crushing defeat on the road was simply because James failed to demonstrate the defensive skills expected of an All-Defensive First Team player.

"LeBron shouldn't complain that his teammates didn't provide him with more help," The New York Times added in the article. "Since every night there are players assigned to guard Messiah, LeBron has to examine himself and why he was the only one who allowed Messiah to score 101 points over him."

The fact that Qin Yue stepped on James and scored 101 points has become an indelible stain on his record and will be forever etched in his career.

The San Francisco Chronicle, which has always disliked comparisons between other players and Qin Yue, continued to criticize LeBron James while praising Qin Yue, saying: "Comparing LeBron to Messiah is the funniest joke of the 21st century. In the past, LeBron only needed to play a few games to force Messiah to prove himself again and again. Even though LeBron has never beaten Messiah in a game, some people still firmly believe that he can catch up with Messiah in the future. But from today onwards, such fantasies will be completely ended, because Messiah proved with his 101 points over LeBron that LeBron is not worthy of being compared to him at all!"

James' reputation plummeted overnight.

Nike's PR department, which was busy contributing to Qin Yue's "GOAT Project," wanted to take the opportunity to rescue James.

However, in this Christmas battle, Qin Yue, who went too far, blasted James into pieces of flesh.

Therefore, even if Nike's PR department wanted to salvage James' reputation, it would take at least a year and a half for James' public image to recover.

Fortunately, at this moment when Qin Yue shocked the entire sports world with his 101-point performance, the James that Qin Yue personally crushed was only part of this major event.

"I watched the game replay ten times in total," Pippen said the following day when he appeared on ESPN, commenting on Qin Yue's 101 points. "To be fair, just looking at the scoring explosiveness, Messiah can already be called the greatest of all time."

"Shortly after the game, I opened the game and tried to get the same score." When asked about Qin Yue's 101 points, Yao Ming used the 2K game as an example, "But the result was that I tried several times and couldn't do it."

"This might be the most spectacular scoring performance I've ever seen in my life." Kobe quoted McGrady's evaluation of his 84-point game and commented on Qin Yue's 100-point performance, "I don't like him, but I won't deny that he has surpassed everyone in scoring ability."

The shock brought about by Qin Yue will inevitably take a long time for people to digest and appreciate.

Before leading the team into the new year, Qin Yue also fulfilled the promise he had made to Brown.

12月28日，在勇士奔赴客场挑战国王的比赛中，在秦岳的辅佐下，迎来生涯之夜的布朗威风凛凛地为球队砍下了31分21篮板3封盖2抢断。

"I think ESPN ranking me fourth among active centers is a bit conservative," Brown said confidently in a post-game interview. "In my opinion, as long as Messiah doesn't play center, I'm the best center in the league!"

This summer, Ben, who chose to come to Auckland to befriend Qin Yue, discovered that as long as he followed Qin Yue, no matter who he was, he would gain far more confidence than before.

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Ben Wallace reminded the overconfident Brown, "Kwame, do you know our next opponent is the SuperSonics?"

"Ok?"

What's wrong with supersonic speed?
Isn't it just Yao Ming?

Over the years, due to his relationship with Qin Yue, Brown has never directly experienced Yao Ming's dominance. When has he ever been afraid of Yao Ming?

"Ben, do you know why humans are never afraid of the night?" Brown asked Ben in return.

Upon hearing this, Ben shook his head.

"Because we all know the sun will rise as usual the next day." In the away team's locker room, Brown smiled as he turned to Qin Yue.

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