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Chapter 308 Epilogue - Seven Years - Six

If we were to describe the Warriors' championship resounding success in the 15/16 season as nothing short of triumphant, it would be this: a triumphant triumph.

The Warriors' title defense in the 16/17 season can only be described as uneventful.

From the regular season to the playoffs
The defending champions, who have taken winning strategy to the extreme, not only tied their own NBA record for the best single-season record in history with 75 wins during the regular season.

Furthermore, in the subsequent playoffs, the Warriors easily defended their title with a record of 16 wins and 1 loss.

Throughout the playoffs, only the Knicks, led by six-time runner-up Kevin Durant, managed a narrow victory against the Warriors in their series.

"Can anyone tell me how Kevin Durant can win a championship?" Shortly after the Finals ended, Durant asked for help online using his alternate account.

In response, an enthusiastic American netizen commented that if Durant wants to win the championship, he first needs to find a way to kick Harden.

"Has Kevin Durant still not realized that every time he tries to climb up, James Harden tries to pull him down?"

Upon seeing this, Durant immediately followed up using his alternate account, asking, "If Kevin Durant can just kick James Harden, will he be able to win a championship?"

"No, after kicking LeBron James, 'KD' still has one more thing to do to win a championship."

"what's up?"

"Joining the Warriors on a minimum salary contract."

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As the second most important figure in the alliance in this era, second only to Qin Yue.
Durant, who was always in the limelight before the NBA Finals every year, could never have imagined that winning a championship in the NBA would be such a difficult thing.

Seven years, six Asian Games.

Is it in the NBA?
Does the appearance of a "Lord of the Rings" inevitably lead to the appearance of an "Elgin Baylor"?

After leading the Warriors to a championship defense in the 16/17 season, Qin Yue's career championship count has reached nine.

There is much curiosity among the public about whether Qin Yue can surpass Bill Russell and become the new Lord of the Rings in the NBA before the end of his career.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that during the 16/17 season, the unstoppable Warriors also encountered a happy problem.

The problem is that Warriors head coach Mike Malone always struggles with whether to give more playing time to Jokic, who excels in offense, or Green, who excels in defense.

In response, some enthusiastic netizens suggested to Malone: ​​"Look, since Jokic can score and Green can defend, wouldn't the Warriors be able to solve this problem perfectly if they just kicked out the GOAT?"

It must be said that this is indeed a perfect solution to the problem.

Especially with Jokic and Green's growing ambitions.
Managing Jokic and Green's playing time has become an incredibly troublesome issue.

Fortunately, in the summer of 17, GOAT, who signed the last contract of his career with the Warriors, easily resolved this problem for the Warriors and turned the competition between Green and Jokic into a temporary, healthy competition.

"You just said that this will be the last contract of your professional career?"

"That's right, I will end my career after fulfilling this contract."

$1.25 million over 3 years.

In the summer of 17, Qin Yue, while breaking the NBA record for the highest single-season player salary with a supermax contract, officially announced his retirement plans, almost instantly and ruthlessly "stripping" an entire generation of Warriors fans of their youth. What?
Is the GOAT retiring?

"I'm 33 years old this year. Although I still love basketball, I don't want to wait until the day I can't play anymore before leaving the NBA." Qin Yue said calmly during the interview. "Friends come and go, but the championship banner is always flying high. In my opinion, my career has been fulfilling enough. Of course, I will try my best to make it even more fulfilling before this contract ends."

Qin Yue, who officially announced his retirement tour schedule that summer, immediately became the focus of attention in the entire basketball world.

Throughout the summer, at the Great Qin Center in San Francisco, California, you could see large numbers of Warriors fans holding various banners and signs almost every day.

These devout Warriors fans hope to persuade Qin Yue to stay through their actions.

In addition, Qin Yue's publicly announced retirement tour schedule has also influenced the team-building plans of various NBA teams to some extent.

Because in this era of utter despair for other NBA teams.
Now everyone knows exactly when they should launch their attack on the championship.

"It is foreseeable that there will be no tickets for the Daqin Center for the next three years with a price lower than $500."

In his column "The Last Three Years," ESPN senior expert Bobby Marks wrote: "I think only God knows how many fans in the world longed to be there in person to tell GOAT how much they loved him before he retired."

As it turns out, Max was somewhat conservative.

Because in the first four games of the 17/18 season, the Warriors
Where can you find Daqin Center with cheap tickets for less than $500?
Even for Warriors away games, there are no tickets for less than $500.

Since Qin Yue officially announced his retirement tour schedule, basketball fans from all over the world have gone crazy.

In order to express their feelings to GOAT in person before his retirement, some fans even quit their jobs and sold their houses, just to catch a glimpse of GOAT from afar on the sidelines.

Furthermore, the league also urgently revised the promotional slogan for the 17/18 NBA season.

"I am the reason" was changed to "I am the only one".

In addition, in order to capitalize on the traffic and popularity before Qin Yue's retirement, the TV broadcasters responsible for broadcasting the NBA included all Warriors games that were not originally scheduled for nationwide broadcast in their nationwide broadcast schedule.

And as Qin Yue's sneaker sponsor.
Nike plans to release nine limited-edition Overlord series commemorative basketball shoes over the next three years.

In short, as the current NBA's undisputed GOAT
The "earthquake" that Qin Yue brought to the entire basketball world will not only profoundly affect the present, but will also profoundly affect the future.

For example, LeBron James, who has missed every game against the Warriors in the past few seasons due to a "groin injury".

I don't know if it's because Qin Yue's medical skills are so superb.
Even after years of playing in the NBA, LeBron James, who still looks like a teenager, is incredibly resilient.

In December of that year, despite spraining his ankle in the previous game, James remarkably appeared in the next game against the Warriors, full of energy.

Although James still couldn't break through Qin Yue's defense in this Clippers vs. Warriors game.

But after the game, James still got the attention he wanted.

In response, Kwame Brown, a well-known basketball commentator for TNT, said: "That's the influence of a messiah. Everyone hopes to play a few more games with him before he retires, because after he retires, you won't have the chance to lose to him again."

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P.S.: Epilogue 6. (By the way, does A-Qiao have any readers in Changzhou, which is now called "Sichuan"? To be honest, after finishing the epilogue of "The Summit," A-Qiao wants to visit the Dinosaur Park in "Sichuan." Just wondering, are all the dinosaurs there really wearing skirts?)

(End of this chapter)