Afternoon of June 18th.

There are still four and a half hours left until the fourth game of the finals against the Heat.

Qin Yue devoured an entire Italian spicy sausage pizza alone before the game.

This flavor of pizza is precisely the favorite of his arch-rival, Kobe.

"A reasonable and healthy diet can certainly help a player achieve greatness, but before the game starts, good food can also lift your spirits. And a good mood can make you perform half the work with twice the effort in the game."

Unlike those legendary great players who view food as the enemy and wish to eat nutritious meals every time.

Jordan and Kobe never refused junk foods like burgers, pizzas, and fries before games.

Even the God of Basketball once made a joke about "pizza poisoning" during the finals for this reason.

That happened before the start of game five of the 1997 finals.

The night before the game, the God of Basketball, starving and anxious without room service at the hotel, was forced to order takeout from the only pizza place still open.

According to rumors, when the pizza was delivered by five burly men, Tim Grover, feeling uneasy, suggested that Jordan not eat it.

However, unable to resist the allure of the food, Jordan ended up eating the pizza, and the result... starting from 2 a.m., he was vomiting until he was completely drained before the game began.

However, this "poisonous pizza" ultimately did not help the Jazz fend off the Bulls' iron hoofs.

Instead, it added a topic to Jordan's future "The Last Dance" when he led the Bulls to victory scoring 38 points that night.

Of course, Qin Yue, just wishing to improve his mood with good food, did not intend to imitate Jordan back then.

Therefore, the delicious pizza he enjoyed before the start of the fourth game of the finals was specially made by an Italian chef traveling with the Warriors.

Qin Yue wanted to face the first championship trophy of his career with a good mood.

This was the moment he dreamed of.

And the moment Warriors fans had been waiting for tirelessly for 31 years.

It's truly incredible because one year ago, the Warriors were still a team with only 13 wins in the regular season.

On the night of the 18th, when Qin Yue and his teammates boarded the bus, heading to the American Airlines Center, the faces of every Warriors player were filled with nervousness and excitement.

This was undoubtedly the most surreal moment of their lives.

This season, Mike Dunleavy, experiencing the playoffs for the first time, couldn't believe he was about to become a championship player.

You know, that's an achievement even his father never accomplished.

On the bus, glancing at Qin Yue, who was listening to music with headphones, Dunleavy noticed... that almost all other Warriors players simultaneously turned their gaze towards their Messiah.

Murphy, who had transformed from a "wimp" into a "tough guy", was also experiencing the playoffs for the first time this year.

Although many Warriors fans and neutral fans were curious about Murphy's 180-degree change in play style, only Murphy knows... where his toughness and resilience come from.

Once a person transforms from a slacker into a dream-chasing slacker, they are destined to unleash energy beyond the imagination of others.

Jason Richardson—once the dunk champion that Warriors fans had high hopes for, was also the slacker awakened by Qin Yue's awe-inspiring performances.

Taking a twenty-dollar bill from Ron Artest's hand, Richardson laughed, "Ron, do you still want to bet with me?"

Artest rolled his eyes at Richardson and said, "I genuinely think the NBA should do a urine test on you... How did you hit five three-pointers last game?"

Richardson made a face at Artest and said, "I've always been the most accurate shooter on our team."

Artest, exasperated, said, "That's only because every night I'm defending the opponent's perimeter core players!"

Richardson nodded and said, "I appreciate your work ethic, but Ron, you have to admit, your three-point shot isn't as accurate as mine."

The next second, the furious Artest immediately started a playful scuffle with Richardson on the bus.

They were truly two kids who never grew up—at this moment, Davis, sitting nearby, quickly turned his head to the other side because he didn't want to be a background in the Warriors' championship documentary featuring Artest and Richardson's antics.

About five minutes later, under Qin Yue's signal, Brown and Biedrins stepped forward to separate Artest and Richardson.

Within the Warriors, similar harmonious and loving scenes unfolded almost every day.

But no matter how the players fooled around, as long as Qin Yue spoke...

They had to stop the antics.

This was the supreme authority Qin Yue had established within the Warriors.

If anyone dared to challenge him, Qin Yue wouldn't mind showing who the toughest warrior was.

Sitting next to Qin Yue, Jack, whose average playoff time had been reduced to about 10 minutes since entering the playoffs, whispered to Qin Yue, "Those two stubborn mules, neither wants to admit defeat."

Seeing this, Qin Yue, taking off his headphones and heading towards the back, placed a hand on Artest, patting Richardson's shoulder and said in an incredibly gentle tone, "Haven't you two had enough?"

At this moment, Artest and Richardson, who were previously arguing, immediately displayed obedient expressions towards Qin Yue.

"Be a little more obedient, save your energy to unleash on the court."

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