Unlike other contemporary NBA players,

Yao Ming's feelings towards Qin Yue have always been complicated.

But one thing is certain.

That is, Yao Ming is more eager than anyone for Qin Yue to continue his domination in the NBA.

Because a Great Qin that can dominate the NBA for a long time will surely elevate basketball to the number one sport back home.

Additionally, it's worth mentioning that after graciously accepting the victory of this series as winners, Ma Long finally showed his "magnanimity" in front of reporters.

"I don't think anyone would doubt that Rick Carlisle is an excellent coach," Ma Long said in an interview, praising Carlisle as a way to boast about himself, "but unfortunately, his opponent in this series was me."

Compared to Phil Jackson back in the day,

Ma Long, who always liked to rub salt into wounds after the game, is absolutely a person more disliked by his peers.

Moreover, just the thought that Ma Long might become the coach with the most NBA championship rings in the future...

In short, are you annoyed?

Annoyed, huh?

Well, just deal with it.

Because who would have thought that Ma Long has perfected the art of flattering Qin Yue?

The Western Conference Semifinals between the Supersonics and the Warriors has come to an end.

And in the West, in another set of Western Conference Semifinals this year, the Lakers, after winning the epic clash against the Mavericks, have taken the lead in the series.

As expected, the upcoming Western Conference Finals will be a showdown between the Lakers and the Warriors.

As for the East…

Back-to-back sweeps leading his team with a 4-0 score, Kevin Durant successfully advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, but he still can't forget his fixation on LeBron James.

On the night he led his team to sweep the Pacers and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals, Durant said, "I think you all saw, this year's Pacers are clearly stronger than last year."

"But in my opinion, it's their reliance on LeBron that made them incapable of playing when facing us without LeBron."

In the NBA, failure is never terrifying.

The scary part is when your "enemy" is succeeding while you experience failure.

In this lifetime, with the deep-seated "feud" between Durant and James, James can now only pray for a team in the East to stand up and block the Knicks.

Because only then can James seize the opportunity to refute Durant's claim that "without James, we became a better team."

Mid-May.

The matchups for this year's NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals are officially set.

With all of James' hopes pinned on them, the Heat, led by Wade and Anthony, will challenge the "defending runners-up" Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals.

As for the West…

It's another classic Lakers and Warriors battle of old rivals.

Although, previously when the Lakers won that crucial game against the Mavericks, Qin Yue had a premonition that he would have to settle matters with Kobe this year too.

But it must be said, compared to the gentler Mavericks…

In the past two seasons, the Lakers, with the strength to overthrow the Warriors, have always been Qin Yue's major threat.

Qin Yue is well aware that the Lakers have never been an easy opponent to deal with.

Therefore, to achieve four consecutive championships this season,

In Qin Yue's view, the Warriors must abandon the illusion of easily advancing and be mentally prepared to tackle the tough challenge posed by the Lakers in the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

...

PS: Although the update is late, it's here (looks like relying on hope isn't worthy, so Ah Qiao must insist on being himself, and no more comments, Pacers for the championship!)