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Chapter 45: Recognition from NBA Players!

Portland.

Roy and Oden's dinner party wasn't over yet.

The group had finished eating, but instead of leaving, they stayed in the restaurant.

Today's match was truly beyond their expectations; Qin Yu's performance was simply amazing.

They have to watch the whole game. In Fernandez's words, "I spent $200, it would be a waste not to watch the whole game."

Seeing the Benteng team constantly closing the gap, and seeing Qin Yu's personal score steadily climb, soon exceeding 30 points.

The Trail Blazers players were all somewhat shocked.

Although they were very familiar with Qin Yu and had even fought him one-on-one more than once, they all acknowledged Qin Yu's strength and knew that he would definitely have no problem playing in the Development League.

However, in their view, while Qin Yu's skills are excellent, his physical attributes are still at a disadvantage. He might be able to get a starting position in the Development League and average a dozen points per game, but it would be quite difficult for him to score more than 20 points.

Mills is particularly qualified to speak on this point.

Even he bet $100 that Qin Yu's score wouldn't exceed 10 points.

After all, this was Qin Yu's first G League game, his debut, and he joined the team in such an unusual "parachute" manner. He didn't have the right timing, location, or people. It would be good enough if he could get two or three minutes of playing time and show his face.

The reason he didn't say Qin Yu wouldn't score was twofold: firstly, he understood Qin Yu's abilities and knew that Qin Yu's shooting was very accurate, so as long as he had a shooting opportunity, he might score; secondly, they had a good relationship, and if he really bet that Qin Yu wouldn't score, it wouldn't sound good if it got back to Qin Yu.

But unexpectedly...

"30+ points!" Mills clicked his tongue repeatedly. "This guy, I think I only scored 24 points in my debut in the G League."

That's a bit sarcastic.

However, everyone can understand; it's not just Mills, even they are a little jealous.

Qin Yu's performance today was truly amazing and he stole the show.

"Hehe, the game isn't over yet." Oden was in high spirits and said with a smile, "How about we make another bet, on whether Qin Yu can get 40 points?"

Among the group, he had spent the most time with Qin Yu, and they had gone through thick and thin together, so their relationship was naturally closer. He unconditionally supported Qin Yu.

No matter how Qin Yu performs, he won't be surprised.

Over the course of a month, he had witnessed too many incredible things in Qin Yu. It was a miracle that he was able to recover and return to the court in such a short time, so why was it impossible for Qin Yu to score 40 points in this game?

"40 points? Are you kidding me?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"You think this is a street basketball tournament? Any random professional player could score 40 or 50 points here. This is the G League, a professional league. You're telling me some rookie who's never played a single professional game can score 40+ points?"

A group of people shook their heads in unison, indicating that this was impossible.

Fernandez seized the opportunity, slamming $500 on the table and grinning maliciously, "Greg, you said it yourself. I'm betting $500 that Qin Yu's individual score won't exceed 40 points."

"I'll also bet $500."

"Fine, I'm not as ruthless as you guys, I'll bet 200!"

"Haha, then I won't be polite, I'll bet 1000!"

A group of people pulled out their money with great enthusiasm.

At this moment, Roy suddenly spoke up: "Then I'll set up a bet too. I won't bet on how many points Qin Yu can get, but on whether the Benteng team can turn the game around and win?"

Oh?

Upon hearing this, everyone began to scrutinize the situation closely.

The score difference between the two sides is not large at present, but the Energy team is still in the lead, and there is not much time left in the game.

Mills spoke first: "I'm betting 200 on the Pentium to win."

He did play for the Bentei team before, so I feel I should give him some support now.

"I'm betting 500, the Pentium team will lose!" Fernandez pulled out another 500 US dollars, rubbing his hands excitedly. "Hehe, I made money today."

They completely forgot that they had just lost $200!

Others also placed bets, almost all of them betting on the Pentium to lose, except for Oden and Mills who bet on the Pentium to win, with Oden betting a full $1000.

After that, everyone fell silent and stared at the television screen.

When the game reached its final moments, Qin Yu hit a 3+1 play, bringing his personal score to 36 points, Fernandez and others began to feel nervous.

Then, Qin Yu hit a crucial three-pointer to take the lead, bringing his personal score to 39 points.

This made everyone restless.

"Holy shit! You're not really going to get a 40+, are you?"

"No way, I bet $1000!"

However, Qin Yu's personal score remained at 39 points until the end of the game, failing to break through 40, which relieved everyone.

Fernandez perked up again: "Greg, you lost. Quick, give me $500, haha, this money's so easy to make."

Before Oden could even speak, Roy quipped, "Rudy, aren't you getting a little too excited? Don't forget, you lost your bet with me."

Uh......

Fernandez's smile froze instantly, and he exclaimed in frustration, "Fuck, I forgot about the bet! Does that mean I didn't win a single penny?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Although Fernandez won $500 from Oden, he didn't actually get his hands on it; he immediately gave it to Roy.

Mills chuckled and reminded him, "Rudy, did your math teacher teach you PE? You didn't just fail to make a single penny, you lost $200."

"Holy crap!" Fernand immediately realized what was happening, even blurting out the catchphrase he'd picked up from Qin Yu, "Yeah, I even lost 200 dollars, what a rip-off!"

Hahaha......

This made everyone laugh even harder.

Oden then began settling accounts with everyone, a smile on his face throughout, showing no sign of being upset about losing the bet.

Although Qin Yu lost the bet and ultimately failed to get 40 points, 39 points was still quite impressive.

Although I lost the bet, I didn't lose face!

Moreover, he had also bet $1000 on Roy, which meant he made $1000. Considering his sweep of the first round, it seems he didn't lose much.

After a round of betting, everyone found that Oden, who was "stubborn," did not lose, Mills, who supported the Pentium team, did not lose either, and Roy even made a lot of money.

The only ones who lost were those who neither favored the Benteng team nor Qin Yu!

"Let's go."

Roy pocketed the money, a smug smile on his face, and beckoned everyone to leave. He secretly decided that he would have to call Qin Yu later to congratulate him.

Everyone got up and left the restaurant.

After they parted ways, they all picked up their phones at the same time and started calling Qin Yu to congratulate him—but every call was busy.

"Hmph, those guys think they can be as fast as me?"

At this moment, Oden is on the phone with Qin Yu.

Hearing Qin Yu say that Roy, Batum, Mills, Fernandez, and others had all called him, he laughed smugly.

Qin Yu was also smiling.

The fact that several players called him at the same time shows that his performance has been recognized by NBA players!