Thus, the matchup for the 12/13 NBA Finals is officially set.

The New York Knicks will face the Golden State Warriors in the Finals for the third consecutive year, as the Warriors aim for a fourth straight championship.

According to the schedule, the first game of this year's Finals will commence on June 3rd, with the Warriors holding home-court advantage due to their superior regular season record. The series format is 22111.

Interestingly, before the Finals began, the New York media couldn't resist poking fun at James, saying, "LeBron, we can still make it to the Finals without you."

For James, who is currently in a relentless hell, he truly didn't expect to be kicked when he's already down by the New York media.

However, James is still fortunate.

Because compared to the "Durant formula" in Qin Yue's memory, and the "Mbappe formula" after Qin Yue's time travel.

In this era dominated by Great Qin...

Considering that the formation of the "James formula" requires the Knicks to first defeat Great Qin, James can fully anticipate Qin Yue leading the Warriors to create NBA's first-ever four-peat since full technical stats were available.

Of course.

For James, who believes that it is Qin Yue who is the main culprit behind his current predicament, supporting Great Qin might be akin to killing him.

For now, let's put aside the "one-track mind, two-way blocked" James.

June 3rd.

As the first game of the Finals unfolds at Oakland Oracle Arena.

This legendary arena, set to be replaced by Great Qin Center next season, begins its farewell countdown.

That evening, the golden tide at the Oakland scene was as surging as ever.

Especially during the entrance ceremony when Qin Yue made his grand appearance.

The commentary booth had no choice but to raise their speaking volume to resist the home court roar, as Yu Jia sincerely marveled, "Perhaps many fans in front of the TV don't realize how terrifying the sound wave generated by Oracle Arena can be... To be honest, at this moment, I can only amplify my voice as much as possible to prevent my microphone from being drowned in the noisy environment of Oakland."

After a brief warm-up, the big screen at Oracle Arena immediately displayed the starting lineups for both the Nix and Warriors.

Away team Knicks: Howard, Love, Igoda, Durant, Harden.

Home team Warriors: Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Green, Curry.

Before the Finals began, ESPN initiated a poll on "Whether the Knicks can establish an NBA dynasty without Qin Yue."

Regarding this, when voting with a small account, Qin Yue commented, "Dynasty? Is ESPN underestimating the Knicks, or is it underestimating Durant?"

In Qin Yue's view, it's not an exaggeration to say the current Knicks are fully capable of becoming the strongest team in NBA history.

Unfortunately...

Since the current era is one with a GOAT.

Even the strongest team must defer to the team where the GOAT resides.

At center court, Qin Yue and Howard began the game with a tip-off.

Ordinarily, Howard, who's used to using his talents to crush others in a match, immediately felt Qin Yue's abnormal physical prowess, far beyond ordinary human standards.

Nearly 290 cm in standing reach.

Nearly one meter in vertical leap.

If just judging by physical capabilities, Howard would be fully worthy as the F-35 of the "raptor class."

Then Qin Yue is like the J-36 and J-50, creations backed by future gaming cheats from the rabbit family.

On the court, the first offensive play, Qin Yue who moved up to the high post to ask for the ball delivered a perfect assist leading Brown perfectly as usual.

However, as Brown performed the "American Step" similar to James when receiving the ball, it resulted in a traveling violation.

This season, although with the revised carry rules, players can still take an extra step when layups or dunks, for situations like Brown's blatant "American Step", the referees were extremely strict in penalizing.

"Can't you just make a proper layup?" Qin Yue questioned Brown during his defensive retreat.

In response, Brown replied aggrievedly, "But my body is already accustomed to the 'Crab Dribble'."

Being the biggest victim of James's fall from grace, Brown's average points per game this season reached a new low of 7.4 points since joining the Warriors, with his finishing rate at the basket dropping from the past seasons' 70% to 61%.

Searching for the reason...

Brown's physical condition deteriorating due to the erosion of time is certainly one aspect.

But primarily, it's that Brown's "Nightmare Dance", which is no longer allowed by the referees, has entirely become a "forbidden technique" in the NBA.

Although Brown has protested more than once in front of the media, claiming referees are questioning his dazzling basketball skills as The Great Dream - Olajuwon's top disciple.

But in a certain sense...

The standardization on players' footwork by NBA this year marks an era-defining significance.

Because after closing off the shortcut of "we'll see" for future players, NBA's viewing attraction will surely rise a notch.

On the court, it returned, Knicks possession.

It's said, during Kohler Kardashian's separation from Odom, Harden, who already crossed the lance and dismounted to conquer Kohler's career, completed his foul-drawing on Curry during the Knicks' first offensive play.

How should one describe Harden's foul-drawing behavior during his dribbling progress?

Simply stated...

While Qin Yue admired Harden's basketball intelligence, he then went on to inquire upon the family of the officiating referee Tony Brothers.

None available.

Since the current era NBA has yet to modify relevant rules regarding foul-drawing, Qin Yue could only use his "gentle words" to remind the referee...