Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 525 - 174: "Great Goal" (Single-day 10,000-character update, begging for subscription and monthly votes!) _2
"I don’t think you should put too much pressure on ’KD’."
Brown, who has always believed that Qin Yue is the only great player in the NBA, said in an interview during halftime, "Messiah led the Warriors to the championship in his rookie season. In my view, before being compared to Messiah, ’KD’ should first prove he is the best player in the East today."
After pausing for a moment, Brown added, "You should know that LeBron James, who was previously recognized as the best player in the East, has yet to win against Messiah even once."
As a staunch supporter of Qin Yue’s crown, Brown genuinely despises the media who love to compare other players to Qin Yue.
Because being Qin Yue’s training partner every day, Brown knows better than anyone that those so-called prodigies simply can’t be compared to Qin Yue.
After halftime, the game continued.
Qin Yue, constantly adding stats to the technical stats board, scored 35 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 4 blocks, and 1 steal in just three quarters.
Under his torment, even scoring in scraps became a luxury for Durant, who only scored 2 points in the entire third quarter.
"Aren’t you afraid your brother will hold a grudge against you?" Brown said jokingly during a break, "You’ve been grinding him on the floor all night."
Hearing this, Qin Yue, who knows Durant’s unusual mindset well, laughed and said, "’KD’ won’t be that petty, believe me, he’ll definitely come over and shake my hand after the game."
Final score, 135 to 114.
The Warriors easily defeated the Knicks on the road.
And, as Qin Yue expected, Durant indeed came over after the game, "Boss, do you remember what you promised me last time?"
"What did I promise you last time?"
"You said that even if I wanted Scarlett Johansson’s intimate apparel, you could find a way to get it for me."
"..."
Qin Yue felt that Durant was hopeless. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Aren’t you worried that after this game, you’ll be criticized by the New York media?" Brown, standing beside Qin Yue, asked curiously.
"I’m not afraid, I’m already used to spitting online with those haters." Durant said proudly, "I’ve registered hundreds of small accounts and can often make those haters speechless."
Brown: "..."
Brown discovered that compared to other players in the league, Durant’s thought process could only be described as extraordinary.
"Your little brother is indeed out of the ordinary." Brown said to Qin Yue afterward, "He doesn’t seem like a professional player at all, more like a nerd with professional player skills."
To this, Qin Yue agreed deeply, "I’m already thinking about whether to revoke his fan status from my list."
...
After easily defeating the Knicks on the road, the Warriors didn’t rush to leave because their next opponent was the New Jersey Nets.
It must be said that the Warriors’ schedule this season is relatively easy.
In the NBA, what kind of schedule can be called easy?
Firstly, looking at the Warriors’ remaining schedule for this season, the league clearly intends to arrange a "strong-weak-strong-weak" schedule for them.
In other words, every time they play a playoff team, the Warriors will face a relatively weaker opponent in the next game.
What’s the benefit of such a schedule?
Simply put, if the Warriors win a game, they can take a proper rest in the next game.
And if they lose the previous game, the Warriors can vent their frustration by beating up on an easier team.
Secondly, among the back-to-back games the Warriors need to play this season, the league has thoughtfully arranged for opponents that are relatively close in distance.
For example, playing the Nets right after playing the Knicks on the road.
Staying in New York for a rest will help the Warriors avoid the fatigue associated with long-distance travel.
Undoubtedly, such a schedule will also indirectly help the Warriors achieve better results this season.
Considering that ...
Even in the season when Qin Yue thought the Warriors swept the entire league with an invincible stance, the Warriors inevitably suffered shocking defeats during the regular season due to the tough schedules arranged by the league.
"Mike, do you think we have a chance to challenge the Chicago Bulls’ record this season?"
Qin Yue is well aware that the reason the league arranged a relatively easy schedule for the Warriors this season is that they were worried that he couldn’t dominate games as he used to after returning from injury.
But as Qin Yue has proven his dominance on the court even more powerfully than before, it’s almost impossible for the league to provide such an easy schedule arrangement for the Warriors in the future ...
Therefore, with the Warriors still being strong this season ...
In Qin Yue’s view, this is undoubtedly the perfect opportunity to challenge the Bulls’ 72-win record in the regular season back in the day.
Upon hearing this, Ma Long, after a careful consideration, said, "Our upcoming schedule is indeed the easiest among all the teams in the league.
This season, we have a lot of players on our team. We absolutely have the potential to break the Bulls’ 72-win record!"
In the Warriors’ 15-man roster this season, besides the veteran Foyle, there is enough personnel available for almost every position.
In Ma Long’s view, by rotating the rest of the Warriors’ players besides Qin Yue, the team won’t need to worry about maintaining their high concentration needed to win.
