met free Chapter 844 844: Epilogue · Seven Years · Part 4
Chapter 844 844: Epilogue · Seven Years · Part 4
Although the "Iron Bull" who continues to improve in the new season and the fearless Jokic are already surprising enough.But in the 15/16 season, the Xiaowang duo of the Warriors were clearly the main characters.
After experiencing last year's setbacks, Xiaowang Curry, who vowed that "no one wants to meet us in the new season," delivered a performance of averaging 28.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in the 15/16 season.
His three main shooting percentages were 51.4%, 47.8%, and 92.1% respectively.
Moreover, in the 15/16 season, Curry broke the NBA single-season three-point shooting record with a total of 404 three-pointers during the regular season.
Although compared to the same historical period, only Qin Yue knew that due to the impact of ball distribution, Curry's performance on the court was already "low-key" enough.
But in the games, the increasingly unstoppable "elementary school student" had already caused collective collapse among all teams in the league.
Why did the teams in the league collapse?
Because such a superbly performing Curry was merely the Xiaowang of the Warriors team.
In the 15/16 season, Da Wang Qin Yue, who played all 82 games, finally delivered a performance of averaging 34.4 points, 14.1 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 3.7 blocks, and 1.6 steals.
His three main shooting percentages were 55.8%, 39.1%, and 86.8% respectively.
Although compared to GOAT's luxurious statistics from past seasons, this season's GOAT could only be described as unremarkable.
But unlike before, GOAT's statistics in the 15/16 season were achieved with playing time strictly limited to 34 minutes by the team's coach, Mike Malone.
What does this mean?
It means that during the entire 15/16 season regular season, GOAT did not exert full power at all.
ESPN's senior expert Tim McMahon commented: "I have no doubt that the Xiaowang duo of the Warriors is profoundly changing the historical process of basketball. Their combination is like two nuclear bombs. Before every game starts, all the Warriors' opponents have to be cautious of when these two nuclear bombs will explode."
Throughout the 15/16 season, Golden State's "nuclear combo" almost refreshed the outlook of the world every night.
However....
In this season filled with sentiment...
Even Qin Yue and Curry had to give way to the legends about to bid farewell to the NBA in the latter half of the regular season.
Los Angeles, where Kobe had played for the Lakers for 20 seasons, was bidding farewell to the world with a grand retirement tour.
Meanwhile, in Seattle, Garnett, Duncan, and Yao Ming, who decided to retire simultaneously, quietly took away the youth belonging to countless fans.
The regular season finale.
Witnessed by millions of Kobe fans, Kobe, who had previously laughed at O'Neal for saying he could still score 60 points in an NBA game, proved through his actions that O'Neal still understood him best.
Because at Staples, in the final regular-season game of his career, Kobe scored 61 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, shooting 24 for 51 overall, 3 for 13 from three, and 10 for 11 from the free-throw line.
"I just knew he still had the ability to score 60 points in the NBA."
At the end of the game, O'Neal smiled and said on TNT TV Station: "It proves that Kobe Bryant is indeed the real fool! The fool who can never see himself clearly!"
That night, Kobe's regular-season farewell performance was full of personal heroism.
Meanwhile, in Seattle, in another regular-season farewell performance belonging to three legendary players inside, Garnett, Duncan, and Yao Ming completed their last regular-season game with different feelings.
Until the end of his career, Duncan, who never managed to defeat the younger generation once, could only describe his feelings as mixed when the buzzer sounded.
And Garnett?
Although he managed to snatch that championship ring from GOAT's hand when GOAT was still young, it's enough to fill the voids in Garnett's heart.
But if he could...
In the NBA, who would mind having more rings in their hand?
As for Yao Ming...
Different from Duncan and Garnett, in this era destined to belong only to Qin Yue, Yao Ming felt satisfied for having once defeated Great Qin and was eager for Qin Yue to continue his reign in the NBA more than anyone else.
After all, Qin Yue's success had long ceased to belong only to himself.
In the NBA, legends will eventually have their farewell one day.
The first round of playoffs.
When the young Ibaka completed a dunk in front of him, at that moment, Duncan realized that even though he still wanted to battle Qin Yue for another five hundred years, his body was no longer capable of supporting his ambition.
This is the NBA.
Someone succeeds.
Then someone else fails.
Someone laughs on top.
Then someone else is left sad.
Memphis, FedExForum.
On the night the Grizzlies eventually eliminated the Supersonics with a 4 to 3 score...
The dim exit of three legendary players inside not only marked the end of an era but also took away the youth belonging to an entire generation.
Farewell, Tim Duncan.
Farewell, Kevin Garnett.
Farewell, Yao Ming.
Legends never extinguish.
The demon king is chanting.
California, San Francisco.
This year, in the Western Conference finals, facing Kobe, who dared to take his retirement tour to the Great Qin Center, the Warriors led by Qin Yue opened the curtains on the second Warriors dynasty with a 33-point victory against the defending champions.
"That night, each of us was filled with anger because it was the Lakers who eliminated us in the playoffs last year." After the game, Curry said in an interview, "We know many fans hoped Kobe could play a few more games, but for us, we just wanted to conduct Kobe's retirement ceremony in four games."
What a terrifying Curry!
He actually wanted to conduct Kobe's retirement ceremony with a complete sweep!
TNT TV Station reported Curry's remarks after the first game of the Western Conference finals, and Kwame Brown commented: "It's evident that this is the Warriors team we've been wanting to see."
If last season, the teammates around Qin Yue always had this or that problem during games.
This season, the Warriors, who regained their drive, once again became a team that made the entire league tremble.
Although in the end, the Lakers avoided being swept by the Warriors with a score of 1 to 4, but on the night the Warriors advanced to the finals with unstoppable momentum...
Kobe still couldn't escape the fate of having his retirement ceremony conducted firsthand by Qin Yue and the Warriors.
"Do we need to settle the score between us?"
During the post-game handshake, when Qin Yue's gaze turned to Kobe who continued to launch his "Death Stare" skill even upon retirement, Qin Yue spoke.
In response, Kobe said: "No need, I'm already quite satisfied to have defeated you once in your era."
"..."
At that moment, Qin Yue, who intended to tease Kobe as a winner, never anticipated that Kobe, through his ten-year struggle against him, had mastered the core technique to break through his defenses.
Indeed.
Because Qin Yue has always been someone who "can't afford to lose."
So, no matter how many losses Kobe had against Qin Yue and even his retirement ceremony was hosted firsthand by the opponent, as long as Kobe firmly held onto that singular victory over Qin Yue, then Qin Yue was destined to have no way to counter him.
This year's Western Conference finals thus came to an end.
June.
With the Warriors defeating the Knicks 4 to 1 in the finals, reclaiming the championship trophy painfully lost last year, Qin Yue also helped his buddy Durant secure his fifth career runner-up trophy.
Of course...
Because the NBA does not traditionally award a trophy to the runner-up...
Therefore, Durant, who successfully became a "Five-time Runner-up King" that night, could only watch with reluctance and resentment as Qin Yue and his teammates hoisted the O'Brien Cup, symbolizing the highest team honor in the NBA at the Great Qin Center.
As always.
The collapse of an old dynasty.
Often signifies the rise of a new dynasty.
"This is your eighth career championship, could you share with us the secret behind always maintaining your desire for the championship on the court?"
"I love basketball."
"That's all."
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PS: Postscript Four is here!