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Chapter 73 It’s a pity that he doesn’t work for us (1.8 words updated per day, please subscribe!)

Before the game, neutral fans who were expecting the Cavaliers to respond to the Warriors with a heavy punch could never have imagined that on this Christmas Eve, the unstoppable Qin Yue would attack in "Gundam" form and completely turn the game into his "Show.Time"?
The strategic revolution started by Artest and Dunleavy
Its sweetest fruit has been picked tonight.

Throughout December, Qin Yue's daily workload was reduced and he received more help from his teammates. Both his mentality and physical condition were adjusted to the best tonight.

On the other hand, LeBron James.
He obviously did not have the ease and composure that Qin Yue had tonight.

In order to convince the Cavaliers fans that he is the chosen one of Cleveland, James averaged 30+7+7 for the Cavaliers before the Christmas game.
But the more James wanted to prove himself after Qin Yue completed "The.Dunk", the harder he had to work to produce better stats in the December games.

As a result, when the Christmas game actually arrived, James was extremely excited and eager for revenge.

But physically
He had already been drained by the previous game.

That's right, even James, who possesses historical physical talent, will get tired.

On the sidelines, watching James, who was becoming increasingly sluggish after only playing half a quarter tonight, Murphy asked Dunleavy, "Have the Cavaliers ever thought about reducing the burden on LeBron?"

Hearing this, Dunleavy said: "I don't know what the Cavaliers coach and players think, but Troy
You can first think about why we slowly accepted the Messiah and gradually became supporters of his rule. "

On the bench, after thinking for a long time, Murphy said: "Mike, I give up, you should just tell me the answer directly."

Seeing this, Dunleavy, who felt that there was indeed a gap in IQ between people, said: "If the Messiah's rule was really so cruel and he bullied his teammates at will, would we still support him like we do today?"

Murphy shook his head and said, "Of course not. Which veteran can stand a rookie being so arrogant in front of him all day long?"

Dunleavy nodded and continued: “The Messiah’s strong performance in the preseason training camp was just to quickly establish dominance.

He told us, who were not united at the time, that from now on, the Warriors must take him as the core and must move forward under his leadership.

Murphy said, "And then?"

"Then, as we continued to win and defeat opponents one after another, didn't you find that he became our parasol, whether in daily training or in the game?"

At this moment, after a pause, Dunleavy said: "He set an example for all of us by never missing a day and working harder than anyone else.

But he never asked us to train as hard as he did. Because in the NBA, not everyone is Kobe Bryant, and not everyone is the Messiah. "

"He is strict with himself, but lenient with others. He may appear unkind on the surface, but in private he can make you feel warm everywhere.

Maybe he is not mature enough at the moment, but he has indeed made each of us believe that under his leadership, the team's tomorrow will definitely be better than yesterday.

That’s why Ron and I can give him advice, and he’s willing to accept our advice.”

Murphy mused, "Mike, are you saying that LeBron James doesn't have the qualities of a messianic leader?"

Dunleavy Jr. shook his head and said, “I’m not LeBron’s brother, how would I know what kind of person he is?

However, I can confirm that LeBron is definitely not as easy to get along with as people think."

At this moment, the reason why Dunleavy dared to make a judgment was mainly because he found that the physical condition of the Cavaliers players after the opening of tonight gave people the feeling that:
Each one is more tense than the other.

For example, at this moment, on the court
The more anxious James became, the more tense his teammates became.

On the other hand, the Warriors.
After Qin Yue's "accident" shortly after the start of the game, although Dunleavy could not confirm that Qin Yue was just trying to take advantage of the situation, he still wanted to take the opportunity to adjust the atmosphere within the Warriors team.
But that "accident" did allow the entire Warriors team, which was also on high alert at the time, to completely relax in this battle of destiny.

Oracle Arena, Cavaliers' offensive round.

After setting up a wall for James in the high position according to the pre-game tactics, "Big Z" successfully took Brown away with an outside shot.

In this defense, since Qin Yue had to block James's route to move forward in the first place, it would matter whether James chose to make a quick stop jump shot or pass the ball to Gooden who was lurking in the bottom corner.

Near the free throw line, James temporarily suppressed his increasingly anxious heart and chose to calmly pass the ball to Gooden.

But Gooden made the mistake of not being distracted when catching the ball.

Because I wanted to show my loyalty to His Majesty
Gooden, who was thinking about what to do after receiving the ball, actually gave the ball directly to the Warriors.

And at that moment, Gooden, who looked into the eyes of His Majesty the King and could only spread his hands to express his helplessness, even indirectly affected James' mentality.

This Cavaliers team.
The highly tense nerves after the opening tonight have already triggered a series of chain reactions.

In the first half of the Cavaliers' game, after receiving an assist from Davis, Qin Yuefei made a layup and successfully achieved the first "20+" achievement in a single quarter in his career.

Seeing this, Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown had to request a timeout again in front of the technical table.

During the timeout, Brown, who thought he knew James well, boldly suggested: "LeBron, can you guard Qin next?"

At this moment, James' expression was complicated.

Because he knew very well that Qin Yue's state tonight
In a one-on-one situation, he has no chance of winning.

But if no restrictions are imposed on Qin Yue in the next game.
I am afraid that after this game, this "chosen son" of mine will be completely suppressed by the "Messiah".

Moreover, if he wants to change this situation, he may have to wait until next season.

after all
Even if the NBA has an automatic "buyback" mechanism, the Cavaliers only have two opportunities to play against the Warriors each season.

"Let me be the main defender against Qin. But as long as he plays one-on-one on the court, I need someone to come over immediately to double-team him with me." After taking a deep breath, James, who never expected his good brother to be so aggressive, said to Brown.

After the timeout, the game continues.

Fortunately
Although James was in average physical condition tonight due to fatigue from the previous game, his shooting touch was much better than usual.

On the court, the Cavaliers were on offense, and after continuing to confuse Artest with tentative steps on the outside, James opened his hand and hit his second three-pointer of the game.

"Is he usually so accurate?" Artest thought to himself with a puzzled look on his face as he deliberately let James shoot while defending.

Coming back, the Warriors have the ball.

Qin Yue became excited when he found that James took the initiative to match him.

Although Qin Yue doesn't have much affection for most NBA stars.
But in Qin Yue's eyes tonight.
How could bullying Gooden be more enjoyable than beating up your good brother?
However, on the court, Qin Yue had just reached out for the ball when James, who had blew the Kings' horn, immediately called over Gooden and surrounded him in an instant.

At this moment, James clearly heard Qin Yue swearing a dirty word starting with F.

However, it was this swear word that suddenly calmed James' already anxious heart.

Because until this moment, James just reacted
Qin Yue is a man, not a god.

Moreover, even if this Cavaliers team is not as strong as people think.

It is by no means a weakling.

Gooden's movement speed is indeed not as fast as Qin Yue's, but as a leader in the "LeBron era", after James was responsible for defending Qin Yue, Gooden was able to show his enthusiasm on the defensive end. (Note ①)

No matter how you look at it, this was a successful pincer attack.

Even for Qin Yue, the best way to deal with this moment is to pass the ball back to Davis and then reorganize the next attack.

But since the person holding the ball at this moment is called Qin Yue.
How could the conventional way of handling things possibly be acceptable to him?

On the wing, Qin Yue directly passed the basketball through Gooden's crotch by hitting the ground, and Richardson followed up in the middle and performed a stunning crotch-changing dunk for the fans on the scene.

Seeing this, James was also helpless.

But compared to before, he gradually calmed down at this moment and successfully controlled the brow that was about to frown in the next second.

Again.
If James was really that cowardly, then how could he still be playing in the NBA before Qin Yue traveled through time, judging from the classic battles he had lost in his career that even Elgin Baylor would cry over? Was it just because he was thick-skinned? And wouldn't a thick-skinned person be more likely to refuse to admit defeat?

On the court, James, who had regained his spirits, finally led the Cavaliers to play some decent offense in the second half of the first quarter.

However, the hole dug before was too big.
After the first quarter, the scoreboard showed 20 to 38.

今晚职业生涯首次单节砍下“20+”的秦岳单节总计拿到了24分5篮板3助攻1封盖1抢断。

During the intermission, the host interviewed Qin Yue about his feelings about scoring "20+" in a single quarter for the first time in his career. Before Qin Yue could answer, he saw his good brother who stayed on the court while he was resting, and completed a flying layup in the Warriors' half.

In response, Qin Yue simply replied to the host, "Great, perfect," and immediately tore off the towel draped over his shoulders.

On the court, looking at Qin Yue who was already walking quickly towards the technical desk, if you had to ask James what he was thinking at the moment
That is roughly as follows:
"Can't you rest a little longer? You're already so far ahead!"

A minute later, Qin Yue returned to the court again.

But in this quarter, Qin Yue was destined not to be able to replicate his performance in the first quarter.

Because then, the Cavaliers launched all kinds of crazy attacks on him.

As long as Qin Yue receives the ball, the Cavaliers players on the same side as James will immediately surround him together with James.

As we all know, in the NBA, even if you want to play one against two, you have to have an angle to do it.

Therefore, facing the Cavaliers who didn't want him to score easily, Qin Yue had to change a way to participate in the offense.

On the court, in the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors had the ball.

After Jack dribbled across half court, Qin Yue first took the initiative to move up to a high position to serve as a wall for Jack, and then immediately moved down to complete the screen for Dunleavy Jr. on the right side of the free throw line.

In these two pick-and-roll combinations, Qin Yue's timing in "demolishing" the wall was very particular.

Because of these two pick-and-rolls, one is true and one is false.

During the game, James, who was responsible for defending Qin Yue, accidentally let Qin Yue into the Cavaliers' penalty area when Qin Yue was setting a screen for the second time.

Next, Jack, who had already observed Qin Yue's movements, passed the ball to Qin Yue in time.

Then, under the basket, Qin Yue immediately dunked the ball with both hands, and after landing, he patted James on the shoulder and said, "Come on, LeBron, you almost defended me just now."

Hearing this, James knew that Qin Yue was "retaliating" against him for using unlimited double-teaming tactics.
Almost instantly, he realized the importance of the Cavaliers having to introduce a highly mobile and defensive power forward in the future.

At this moment, Qin Yue, who can play without the ball and can break the double-team tactics by pick-and-roll with teammates.
He probably hasn't noticed that his image in James' mind has even surpassed those superstars who have been famous in the NBA for a long time.

After all, how can you let others defend against a ball like this that is hard to defend against?
In addition, in James' eyes, he and Qin Yue had only known each other for a year and a half.
But during this period of time, Qin Yue, who was originally just a first-round NBA lottery pick, has evolved to his current level.

In fact, at one point in the game, even James himself thought
Compared with Qin Yue, the Messiah, he, the chosen son of God, is simply unworthy of the title.

But even if the truth is cruel, James will never admit it in front of the world.

Because he had worked so hard to get to where he is today, how could he accept with peace of mind that his achievements would eventually become Qin Yue's wedding dress?

James can accept playing the loser in front of Qin Yue.

But he would never allow anyone to deprive him of his achievements.

Because of his achievements
It is also the only "root" in his eyes.

Oracle Arena, halftime, 48 to 68.

With a big lead, the Warriors slowed down their pace of widening the gap.

秦岳半场为勇士砍下31分9篮板7助攻2封盖1抢断。

James scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.

During the halftime break, Warriors head coach Montgomery, who knew that the Cavaliers' double-teaming tactics could not trap Qin Yue, asked curiously, "Qin, why did you keep passing the ball later?"

On the side, Artest, who is always quick-witted, interrupted the conversation and said, "Do you want to tire our Messiah to death?"

At this time, Montgomery, who had just realized the cost of this double-team tactic, smiled awkwardly and said, "I just said something wrong."

There is no way, Qin Yue is not Stephen Curry, who is only about 190 cm tall.

Plus, he is an inside player.
Frequent pick-and-rolls and off-ball running on the court will only consume more energy, so in fact, Qin Yue just wanted to respond to James's repeated calls for the king in the second quarter:

——As long as I want, you can't defend me. As early as the end of the first quarter, Qin Yue had already made up his mind.

Since the Cavaliers don't want him to score high.
Then he wouldn't mind ending this enjoyable night with an unprecedented triple-double.

After the halftime break, the game continued.

If we say that in the first half of the game, Qin Yue fully proved to the world that he is the only inside player in the NBA today who can score high points in the game like an outside superstar.

In the second half of the game, Qin Yue, through his ability to read the game, once again made the world feel how advanced his command tower is.

Thanks to the higher level of the NBA game, Qin Yue's vision and passing ability have grown rapidly after entering the NBA.

And the most outrageous thing is
His vision and passing potential are also increasing rapidly.

Perhaps the Warriors need more time to get used to each other and design more high-end tactics for Qin Yue, the command tower, that can bring out his strengths.
But tonight, facing the Cleveland Cavaliers' mindless double-team, the other Warriors players only need to provide Qin Yue with a simple passing route when he is double-teamed, and Qin Yue can use his pass to guide the Warriors to move forward.

After the third quarter, under the tearful gaze of the Cavaliers players, Qin Yue finally did not continue to play in the fourth quarter.

However, in order to save some face and make his technical statistics look better, James was not replaced by Mike Brown until the last five minutes of the final quarter.

But Qin Yue did not apply to play in the fourth quarter.

At that time, he had already scored 42 points, 14 rebounds, 15 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal for the Warriors in the first three quarters. When Brown asked him why he didn't want to continue playing, he said: "Tonight, I have done my job very well. I don't want to work overtime."

Hearing this, Brown, who felt a huge shock in his heart, said: "But if you continue to play in the fourth quarter, you will probably cut a '50+ triple-double' tonight!"

Qin Yue spread his hands and said, "I believe I can achieve this in the future. I don't want to waste this achievement on a game that has already been decided."

Brown was a little mad and said, "Even if the winner is decided, it is still an achievement!"

Qin Yue shook his head and said, "Achievements made during garbage time are also called achievements? Anyway, this kind of achievement will not be recognized by me."

Brown muttered quietly, "But isn't your good brother brushing right now?"

Qin Yue smiled and said, "Don't worry, if there is a record that I am particularly interested in in the future, I promise you that I will definitely brush it hard in the competition."

Brown asked curiously, "Speaking of which, what record are you more interested in right now?"

Qin Yue thought for a while and said, "Next time I visit Los Angeles, I want to try to see if I can score 70 points in the game."

Brown: “.”

really!

Monta Ellis didn't wrong you!

Messiah, you still dare to say that you are not Kobe Bryant’s number one anti-fan?
In the end, the final score of this Cavaliers-Warriors battle, which completely turned into garbage time in the final quarter, was 99 to 119.

Throughout the game, James scored a total of 30 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals for the Cavaliers, and indeed saved face for the Cavaliers in terms of the score.

After the game, given the influence of this chosen one, people did not dwell on the fact that he had 7 minutes of technical statistics in the fourth quarter of the game.

Only Barkley said tactfully in his comments, "LeBron should seriously think about how big the gap is between him and the Messiah."

Can.
Faced with such obvious facts, doesn't James know how far his performance in this Christmas game is from Qin Yue?

Of course he knows!
So he didn't even do an interview after the game.

James knew very well that he had to remain silent at this moment and use better technical statistics in subsequent games to redeem himself.

So, after the game, because the Chosen One left the field early, Messiah was blocked in the locker room by groups of crazy media.

When asked about James, Qin Yue chose to avoid the question.

Because at this moment, the entire NBA knows his relationship with James, so as long as he makes sarcastic remarks about James in an interview, he will inevitably be labeled as ruthless and ungrateful.

That's right.

Since it was impossible to tell the truth when commenting on James, Qin Yue simply chose to avoid it.

"You're leading the All-Star voting this year (forward position), what do you think about that?"

"I am very happy that I will become another All-Star player from China after Yao Ming."

"You scored another triple-double tonight. Since you entered the league, you have scored a triple-double seven times.

Now people have started calling you 'Mr. Triple-Double'. What do you think of the triple-double statistic?

"It's not a statistic that I think is special. I just tried to contribute as much as I could to the team in the game, and I did it."

After the interview, Qin Yue successfully concluded the first Christmas Eve of his personal career.

A frustrated LeBron James failed to get his revenge on Christmas Eve.

Moreover, new scars appear before the old ones heal.

Afterwards, I recalled the ridicule I received from Bay Area fans during the game.
No matter how generous James is, he can't have any good feelings towards the city of Oakland and Oracle Arena.

But fans are fans.

Brothers should be brothers.

Therefore, before leaving Cleveland with the Cavaliers, James still gave Qin Yue a call.

On the phone, James and Qin Yue’s friendship remained the same as always.

But, compared with the past
In the eyes of Evans, who always accompanies Qin Yue, the relationship between Qin Yue and James is...
A layer has emerged that is difficult to describe in words.

Evans didn't know how to describe the feeling James gave him on the phone.

But he could feel it from just a few words.
James' attitude towards Qin Yue is no longer as enthusiastic as before.

"What if he's just unhappy because he lost?"

"Really? Then why is it that Chris (Paul) never gets upset about losing to you, but only punches you afterwards?"

"Don't be ridiculous. When did I not pin Chris to the ground and beat him?"

……

Farewell Christmas Eve, before the arrival of 2006
With Qin Yue leading the Warriors to defeat the Jazz at the end of the year and exchanging some feelings with Paul through boxing afterwards, the Warriors finally finished all their games in 22 with a record of 10 wins and 2005 losses.

"Looking back at 2005, the biggest focus in the basketball world was undoubtedly the 'Messiah' the Warriors had drafted the previous summer.

In the first two months of his rookie season, he led the Warriors to fifth place in the Western Conference of the NBA in the 05/06 season with a strong performance." - ESPN's year-end summary of the Warriors

"Although the Rockets lost to the Mavericks 04-05 in the 3/4 playoffs, at least they were still a very competitive team at that time.

Now, with only 11 wins entering 2006, they can decide whether to give up this season." - ESPN's year-end summary of the Rockets

When asked about Yao Ming's recent unpleasant meeting with Leslie Alexander, SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz said it was an internal matter of the Rockets and that others should not interfere.

However, Mr. Schultz suggested that Yao Ming should come to Seattle to relax when he is in a bad mood. I have to say that this is indeed a good suggestion, because Seattle has always been a very suitable place for vacation and relaxation." - Seattle Times

……

In the new year, the ambitious Warriors suffered injuries right from the start.

On January 1, due to a recurrence of his knee injury in the game against the Nets, the MRI results later showed that Baron Davis would miss the team's next five weeks.

Davis' injury came at a very bad time in January, the month with the busiest NBA schedule each year.

This season, before his injury, the first generation of Mr. Beard averaged 15.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game for the Warriors.

Although from the data point of view, Davis has slightly declined compared to his career peak.
But in fact, this is simply because Davis is no longer the Davis of the past.

Beside Qin Yue, the first-generation bearded man, who had already seen some possibilities, didn't care about his personal data at all.

Even for this possibility
Davis also optimized a lot of unreasonable Kobe-style shots in this season's games.

As a core member of the Golden State gang this season, Davis' importance to the Warriors cannot be summed up in a few words.

However, no matter how important Davis is, the Warriors must accept the fact that they will temporarily lose the first generation of the bearded man.

In this regard, the trade that Chris Mullin made at the draft last summer highlights its importance.

Because compared to Monta Ellis, who needs time and effort to train and is better at personal offense.
Although Jarrett Jack cannot completely replace Davis' role on the court
But at least he has always had a good understanding with Qin Yue, and his playing style also determines that he rarely messes around on the court.

On January 1, in the first game without Davis, Jack, who got the chance to start, responded to the team's trust in him with an excellent performance of 6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

In this game where the Warriors challenged the Bobcats away, even Raymond Felton, who was highly expected by Jordan, could not gain any advantage over Jack.

just
Compared to the fact that Felton had no way to deal with Jack, Michael Jordan, who was sitting in the VIP box and watching the entire game, was obviously more concerned about the fact that he was always upset.
Qin Yue.

On the court, facing Emeka Okafor, who had given him painful memories in his sophomore year, he played from the outside to the inside, from dribbling and breaking through to the pick-and-roll without the ball, from passing without looking at the person to performing elbow passes even if it cost him two turnovers.
Qin Yue used almost all his weapons and paid the highest respect to Okafor, the 2004 NBA No. pick who has always been low-key and basically never made enemies with anyone.

In the game, Okafor, who never avoided the confrontation with Qin Yue, paid the price for his honesty.

Because if he could understand the importance of blowing the horn and calling on friends, if he could let Sean May, who also knows Qin Yue's playing style, take on more defensive responsibilities for him, and if he could always stick to the bottom line of "never give up as long as the game is not over", and insist on staying on the court to brush up stats during garbage time in the final quarter.
那他何至于会以12分10篮板2助攻1封盖的数据，在秦岳那33分17个篮板9助攻4封盖的统治级技术统计面前显得如此的不堪一击？
And after the game
The honest Okafor didn't even mention that he was playing with an injury that night!
It was not until Qin Yue reminded the world that Okafor had been suffering from a back injury since January that people realized that the No. 04 pick in was injured.
"How do you know he is injured?" After the game, Brown asked curiously while looking at Qin Yue and preparing to take a shower with him.

Hearing this, Qin Yue replied: "I felt that his condition was very wrong from the first round, so I asked him specifically."

Seeing this, Brown asked in confusion: "Then why did you hit him so hard in the game?"

Qin Yue shook his head and said, "For this kind of opponent, the only way to respect them is to go all out in the game."

Brown sighed and said, "Emeka is a really good player."

Qin Yue nodded and said, "Actually, after entering the NBA, he has always been the player I most want to work with."

Brown lamented: "It's a pity that he was selected by the Bobcats in 04, and he was the noble No. pick."

At this moment, looking at Brown, Qin Yue joked: "But we also have a noble No. 1 pick with a worth that matches him. I just don't know if Michael Jordan is still interested in you."

Brown: “.”

"That joke isn't funny, Qin."

"Wait, Messiah, you were not serious just now?"

"Okay, boss, listen to me. I can do what Emeka can do on the court."

That night, Brown was frightened by Qin Yue's joke.

Even after leaving the Bobcats Arena, Brown was still frightened.

As for Michael Jordan, who witnessed Qin Yue's smooth operations and handsome combos on the court in the VIP box?

Melancholy.

There is nothing but melancholy.

After the game, in an interview, Jordan was sad but didn't want to hide his love for Qin Yue. He said: "So far, his performance has really shocked all of us.

The only downside, in my opinion, is that he plays for the Golden State Warriors instead of us.”

……

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