Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 443 - 147: Number One Villain, Qin Yue II (5,000-word - , Please Subscribe and Vote!)_2
Thus, no matter how Qin Yue toyed with him on the court...
The resilient Horford would always straighten his chest in the next round with renewed vigor.
Additionally, after leaving the Spurs, Duncan finally dared to face Qin Yue directly. Last summer, he improved his foot speed by losing weight.
Since the Celtics had Horford and Perkins at the center position, Duncan didn’t need to fill in at center often, allowing him to lose weight boldly and extend his career peak naturally.
And after the game, when Duncan unconsciously reached out with another hand over Qin Yue’s head while shaking hands...
Discovering that Qin Yue did not dodge, Duncan immediately broke into a smile.
At this moment, no words were needed.
Duncan understood that his junior had already announced with action that after half a year of broken ties, the longest river at Wake Forest had reconciled with its tallest mountain.
And a day later, the Supersonic stormed Oracle Arena, handing the Warriors their third consecutive loss before the All-Star weekend.
The addition of "White Devil" Bi Bi allowed Carlisle to have more room to implement the pistol and horns tactics for the Supersonic on the court.
Moreover, compared to last year’s Western Conference finals, the injury-ridden Warriors turned into a team with no cards to play.
In the game, the Supersonic bloomed on many fronts, and even though Qin Yue scored "40+" at home consecutively, he couldn’t help the team turn the tide of defeat.
Scoring high for the team yet failing to secure a victory does not taste good.
However, the more troubled Qin Yue felt at this moment...
The more excited the teams eager to break the Warriors’ championship monopoly became.
Because the decline of the defending champions meant everyone had a chance to seize the opportunity.
...
On the 15th.
Qin Yue, who had been in a bad mood lately, arrived in New Orleans wearing the title of the All-Star vote leader.
Last year, Qin Yue’s perfect performance in the dunk competition garnered him great popularity among the public.
This year, in the All-Star voting session, he led with a margin of 1.8 million votes, thoroughly monopolizing the vote leader position.
It’s worth noting that Kobe, who had the second highest number of votes in the West, only received 2 million votes.
Regarding Qin Yue’s current popularity, The New York Times commented: "He is already a global icon, with fans worldwide. Hollywood actresses take pride in playing poker with him, and last year’s Golden Globe winner, AC Milan’s star Kaka even stated that Messiah’s playoff performance playing while injured last year has become a benchmark for him to defeat his own injuries."
Knowing that Qin Yue was in a bad mood, Nike executives deliberately reduced his commercial activities during All-Star weekend.
And to help Qin Yue change his fortunes, Nike will officially launch the latest "Champion Series" sneakers during this year’s All-Star weekend.
Nike hopes that the fifth generation of the "Champion Series," predominantly red, will help Qin Yue’s career continue to prosper.
In the evening.
In the New Orleans Arena, which had been ravaged by a hurricane, Daniel Gibson seemed divinely inspired as he scored 36 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals for the sophomore team and won the Rookie Challenge MVP.
It’s worth mentioning...
Gibson’s 36 points for the sophomore team were all acquired through three-pointers.
Moreover, Gibson broke the single-game three-point shooting record in the Rookie Challenge by completing 12 three-pointers for the sophomore team.
Gibson’s outstanding performance in the Rookie Challenge made him an overnight favorite to win the three-point contest this year.
However, even such a stellar Gibson...
Couldn’t help his big brother James emerge from the shadow of Knight’s recent losing streak.
If Qin Yue, who faced his own team’s three-game losing streak before All-Star weekend, was merely feeling down.
The teaming up with Iverson and arriving in New Orleans while experiencing a nine-game losing streak with the Knight meant that James could only be described as extremely frustrated.
As the sole scoring champion season in James’ long career history.
Due to Iverson’s influence, this season James averaged only 25.4 points per game, with his average shot attempts falling to a career-low of 18.1 attempts.
Though the bulked-up James indeed played with high efficiency on the court, exceeding 50% in overall field goal percentage and nearing 59% in true shooting percentage this season.
Yet, James felt unable to fully leverage his power on the court, leading him to repeatedly question the Knight’s decision last summer to trade for Iverson privately.
Furthermore...
As time passed, with Iverson gradually shedding his idol halo, James and the other three Knights around him had had enough of Iverson’s dodgy associates.
Truly, Randy Mims and Maverick Carter owed their privileged lifestyles to James.
But as James’ trusted top aide, Mims never simply took without giving back like Iverson’s dodgy crew.
And Carter, who interned at Nike early on, consistently assisted James in coordinating commercial engagements with various sponsors.
As for Richie Paul, who could prosper with or without James?
In Paul’s view, the dodgy crew around Iverson were nothing but societal trash.
Overall, James was incompatible with Iverson both on and off the court...
Off the court, the two were practically strangers.
James always aspired for greatness in life.
