Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 577 - 191: The Only Path to Choose—Either Become a God or Be Eternally Disgraced_3

In the eyes of Orlando fans, they can accept failure.

But when Howard kept smiling despite missing free throws repeatedly, the Orlando fans collectively broke down.

"Dwight doesn't feel the slightest bit of shame! Can such a careless player really lead us to win the championship?"

"We all know Dwight isn't good at free throws, but how can he still be so happy after missing so many crucial shots?"

"I've had enough! Just trade Dwight away! He's an eternal giant baby!"

After the fifth game against the Celtics, Howard was brutally bashed by the media and his own fans into shutting down.

In the subsequent sixth game, the Celtics easily defeated the Magic, led by a broken-hearted Howard, and shockingly, the Bobcats, who first took down the Cavaliers and then the Hawks, met them in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Bobcats' journey this year is full of legendary colors.

In the first round of the playoffs, they became the first team in NBA history to pull off a black eight miracle in the first-round seven-game four-win system.

Then, facing long-time rivals the Hawks, the surging Bobcats not only defeated their opponents in one swoop but also set the best record in the team's history since its establishment.

Although before the start of the Eastern Conference finals, the majority of experts and fans favored the Celtics.

But when the underdog Bobcats came to the stage of the Eastern Conference finals, this team, solidly united by Artest, surprisingly tied two-to-two with the Celtics after four games.

The only blemish was that the team's owner, Jordan, was used almost every night by Artest as a negative motivator for the team.

"We're not playing for that cold-blooded capitalist!" Artest said, "We're fighting for ourselves and for the fans of Charlotte!"

"We've reached the Eastern Conference finals! Just one more step, and we can reach the stage of the finals!"

"We have to prove to that capitalist with our actions why we deserve such high salaries!"

With a huge morale boost, the young Bobcats displayed incredible sharpness on the court.

In the Celestial King Mountain battle against the Celtics, they once pushed the Celtics to overtime.

If Pierce hadn't scored the game-winner for the Celtics under heavy pressure before the buzzer, the Bobcats almost pulled off another miracle at the North Shore Garden Arena.

However, when everyone thought this Eastern Conference finals would end with a Celtics victory...

In Game 6, the Bobcats' Brandon Roy hit a highly controversial ultra-long-distance three-point buzzer-beater at the Time Warner Cable Arena.

The controversy of this ultra-long-distance buzzer-beater lies in the fact that when Roy caught the ball, the timer had clearly delayed before starting to count down.

Moreover, from the post-game video replay, it was impossible for Roy to have executed that shot so calmly in the remaining 0.8 seconds of regulation time from where he caught the ball.

Yet, as the basketball sliced through the night sky and finally swished into the net without touching the rim, since neither the referees nor the visiting team players noticed anything wrong with the shot at that moment...

This Eastern Conference finals, full of performance exchanges, naturally had to be decided by the most brutal Game 7 showdown.

Will the Bobcats continue their Cinderella story and make it to the finals?

As a bystander, Qin Yue doesn't care whether the Bobcats will continue their Cinderella story.

But as for the Bobcats' disruption of the Eastern Conference this year, Qin Yue once again felt the favor of the heavens upon him.

Because the disruptive Bobcats, while unexpectedly shaking up the Eastern Conference landscape, also dragged these Celtics, who were not inferior to the Warriors in overall strength, into a fierce battle.

Qin Yue knew that even if the Celtics could win the Game 7 showdown, their stamina would undoubtedly be affected.

And this....

Will undoubtedly give the Warriors an invisible advantage before the finals commence.

May 30th.

The Game 7 showdown of the Eastern Conference finals took place at the North Shore Garden Arena as scheduled.

The triumph and fall of the Bobcats due to Artest were mirrored when Artest delivered a head-level elbow hit to Al Horford shortly after the game started, resulting in a thunderous blow.

The head referee, Dick Bavetta, had no hesitation in ejecting Artest with a flagrant 2 foul directly from the game.

Although afterward, Artest repeatedly claimed that his elbow strike was purely accidental.

But it was precisely this that threw the Bobcats' formation into disarray, marking the end of their highly legendary playoff journey this year.

After the game, many media and fans expressed regret and pity for the Bobcats' loss in the Game 7 showdown.

After all, in the previous six games, the sharp Bobcats had already shown people the possibility of performing miracles in the Eastern Conference finals this year.

Qin Yue knew that no matter how Artest tried to justify himself, he would definitely regret being ejected.

Just now...

Rather than focusing on Artest and the unfortunately defeated Bobcats in the Game 7 showdown...

Qin Yue was more concerned about the Celtics, who were about to challenge in the finals.

Indeed, under the tenacious resistance of the Bobcats, in this soon-to-start finals, whether in terms of timing or location, the Warriors had the advantage.

However, Qin Yue, who would never pop champagne at halftime, did not underestimate this Celtics team at all.

Only one last series remains...

With 75 victories in the regular season, the Warriors could perfectly end this season that belongs only to them.

But before completing this final step, the Warriors must not be blindly optimistic or presumptuously assume that they've already won the championship this season.

Because in the NBA, only when you become the champion, only when everything has settled, can you enjoy the flowers and praise as a winner.

"The runner-up is always the number one loser!"

Before the start of the finals, Qin Yue said to the team, "And a 75-win runner-up is the loser among losers!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, we only have one path to choose: win the championship! Otherwise, we're all doomed to become a joke and infamous for eternity!"

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PS: Short and powerless, yet another update.