Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 402 - 135: Crazy Strategy, Making History Again! (16,000 Words Updated in a Single Day, Happy Lantern Festival!)
Second quarter, on this night of star battles...
Qin Yue shot 4 for 7, made all 4 free throws, accumulating 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal in a single quarter.
In the game, after holding back for six full games, Qin Yue clearly felt the fatigue in his body...
But the excitement generated from his resentment...
Made him feel as if he had endless energy.
At halftime, Artest vividly renamed Qin Yue "madman" for the night.
"He really is a ’madman,’ leading our entire team in madness."
After the half, looking at the scoreboard reading 51 to 59, Ma Long remarked with emotion.
Generally speaking, by this stage of a series, players’ psychological endurance and execution in crucial moments become key factors for one side’s victory.
Ma Long, who had been directing from the sidelines, knew very well that to reduce turnovers, the Warriors had not even executed their usual strategy several times tonight.
On the court, it was basically Qin Yue asking for the ball, isolating, isolating, and isolating again.
Yet, the simpler the strategy, the more suitable it is for such crucial games.
Because it allows every player at the most tense and suffocating moments to clearly know what they should do on the court.
Give the ball to Qin Yue — this was the strategy the Warriors had been mindlessly executing all night.
This strategy not only concealed the weaknesses the Warriors might have exposed on the court, but it also gradually got the Warriors players accustomed to the Game 7 atmosphere in the first half.
But it is precisely because of this that Ma Long and Artest found Qin Yue to be a madman.
After all...
This way, Qin Yue practically concentrated all the pressure that should have been distributed among every Warrior player onto himself.
Every possession, every attack, and every mistake he made on the court would be magnified in this extremely crazy strategy.
This is a world Durant and Oden cannot yet reach.
However, after witnessing firsthand how Qin Yue plays NBA games...
Recalling the time last summer when they were beaten by Qin Yue in the training camp, Oden and Durant instantly felt what paradise was like.
In the visiting team’s locker room.
Rick Carlisle no longer knew how to stop that madman on the opposite side.
In this game, with Qin Yue fully fired up, his condition was astounding.
Carlisle knew very well...
Given the form Qin Yue had shown in the first half, unless someone could break Qin Yue’s leg, there’s no stopping him.
Just like those nights in history where legendary stars changed the game single-handedly.
Once such a night occurs...
It spells disaster for the other team.
However, even if Qin Yue stood at the Mountain Peak tonight, the Supersonic would strive to climb and pour everything into knocking him from the pinnacle.
After the halftime break, the game resumed.
Ray Allen knocked down a fadeaway three-pointer right after catching the ball, drawing first blood for the Supersonic in the second half.
Ever since Jack started as a starter, Ray Allen’s increasingly difficult shots once again proved how excellent this sophomore point guard’s off-ball defense is.
Then, it was the Warriors’ turn for a possession.
If Qin Yue is a madman tonight, then "Iron Warrior" Kevin is a warrior in every sense.
Moreover, the crazier Qin Yue gets, the more resilient Garnett becomes.
The indomitable Wolf King, every time he failed defensively, would fully engage himself on the next defense.
Who says that in basketball, when opposing players are unstoppable, giving your all on defense isn’t important? 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
On the left side of the court, Qin Yue charged strongly towards the basket.
Garnett’s relentless defense successfully forced Qin Yue, who had to pass the ball prematurely, into jumping and making a pass.
Although Qin Yue eventually found Jack, and the latter made a long two-pointer, Garnett’s defense still showed its power in that moment.
Of course, Qin Yue, who had crazily reached a new level, would never admit his jump pass was just a spur-of-the-moment excuse.
As they retreated into defense, patting Jack on the back, Qin Yue said without the slightest embarrassment, "I knew you’d be there, Jarrett."
Upon hearing this, Jack, feeling proud of his boss, smiled and said, "I was ready to catch because you said, as long as we need your pass, your pass will automatically find us."
Seeing this, Qin Yue nodded and said, "Remember to say the same thing in the post-game interview."
Over on the other side, Yao Ming scored a "skyhook" from under the basket.
Before hooking the ball, to avoid being blocked by Qin Yue, Yao Ming firmly braced his left elbow.
As a result, Qin Yue promptly deemed Yao Ming’s hook an untouchable skyhook.
The Warriors were on offense; due to Garnett’s failed pick-and-roll defense, Qin Yue, who found himself against Yao Ming, obviously didn’t hold back just because Brother Yao will always be Brother Yao.
After all...
Has Yao Ming ever shown mercy while beating him in World of Warcraft?
Thunk, thunk!
After two quick dribbles between his legs, he powered forward with a push of the leg, and in the blink of an eye, Qin Yue left Yao Ming behind.
On the court, Garnett and Posey double-teamed him simultaneously.
Since Qin Yue had already gathered and jumped, knowing it would be rude to pass twice in succession to evade responsibility, he chose not to pass.
Using his hang time to twist and maneuver in the air, Qin Yue switched hands and made a reverse layup!
"Kevin, didn’t you also make a similar shot this season?" Courtside, Oden asked with curiosity on his face.
