Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 404 - 135: Crazy Strategy, Making History Again! (16,000 Words Updated in a Single Day, Happy Lantern Festival!) _3
——The peak of experience and skills for most basketball players does not coincide with their physical peak.
In Garnett’s view, he dares not even wish to be five years younger; even if God could make him two years younger, he wouldn’t let Qin Yue act so wildly in front of him.
For a moment, Garnett even felt that Qin Yue was the divine punishment sent by God specifically to chastise those players who squandered their glorious years.
On the court, Supersonic fans finally waited for Ray Allen to fire from the outside again...
However, in the next Warriors’ offensive play, after continuously using screens to cut to the basket, Qin Yue completed an AND-ONE against Yao Ming.
However, it must be stated for Yao Ming that his defensive actions were not problematic at all.
This time, the referee blew a foul on Cassell who was reaching in from below.
On CCTV, Zhang Weiping said with a speechless expression: "What was Cassell doing coming in to disrupt Yao Ming at this moment?"
Cassell certainly didn’t mean to disrupt.
He just underestimated Qin Yue’s control over the basketball with those big hands.
On the free throw line, Qin Yue scored extra points.
In front of the TV, James, who was also watching the game, felt a bit worried about Qin Yue’s performance that night.
Fortunately, Rich Paul, who never doubted James’ strength, encouraged him saying: "Brown, the Messiah is not as terrifying as you imagine.
Think about the game you played at the Palace, where you scored 26 points in a row for the Cavaliers; I don’t believe the you of that night has a big gap with tonight’s Messiah."
Rich Paul was right.
On the night when all Clevelanders could feel James’ dominance, James indeed seemed like a god, single-handedly scoring the Cavaliers’ last 26 points.
But on such a night, perhaps even James didn’t know if he could replicate it in the finals.
And moreover...
Once the Warriors get past the Supersonic, that means in the previous three rounds of Eastern playoffs, O’Neal, who could still average "15+8" for the Cavaliers, would be completely reduced to a waterboy.
So, as a "surface brother" of Qin Yue, James naturally hopes the Supersonic can reverse and advance.
However, the scene James anticipated did not happen.
Final quarter timer:
——8 minutes 14 seconds
Qin Yue aggressively breaks into the paint, earns two free throws, and makes them both.
——7 minutes 33 seconds
Qin Yue drag steps, pulls up, and scores two.
——5 minutes 45 seconds
At a 45-degree angle on the right side, Qin Yue hits a pull-up three-pointer that exhausted Garnett physically and mentally, almost killing the suspense of the game.
Throughout the fourth quarter, Qin Yue missed only twice and became an insurmountable barrier for the Supersonic.
Oracle Arena turned into a sea of joy in the last five minutes of the game.
Qin Yue, who never hands over destiny to others to control, firmly grasped his and his team’s destiny on this night and was about to start a meeting with James over the horizon.
But before that, the big screen on-site already showed the record basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain set in the playoffs back in the day.
On TNT TV Station, Charles Barkley took a deep breath and announced to the whole nation with his signature bass voice: "Ladies and gentlemen...
If you’re watching this game, I must congratulate you!
Because after becoming the first player in NBA history to achieve ’20+20+20’ in the playoffs, God has given us another great record tonight!
The Messiah, in an unstoppable momentum, became the first player in NBA history to achieve ’50+20+10’ in the playoffs!"
points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
When the record of "50+10+6" set by basketball emperor Chamberlain back then was surpassed by himself.
Counting from the Western Conference Semifinals...
The ten full games Qin Yue endured is now simply wanting to say:
——It finally feels good, really feels good.
During this recovery period, not even that game of "20+20+20" could dissipate the resentment in Qin Yue’s chest.
Because Qin Yue knows very well that "20+20+20" is not an insurmountable record for those outstanding juniors in his memory.
Of course, in this Western Conference Finals Game 7, Qin Yue’s original intention was certainly not to rack up stats.
He just wanted to use a thoroughly liberating game to test where his playoff limit lies.
Stats, on the other hand, were just Qin Yue’s specific achievement after going all out backed by excellent game-night status.
End of game, 102 to 118.
The home Warriors eventually defeated the Supersonic 4-3. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
For two consecutive years, they will step onto the finals stage!
This time, however, they will await the Cleveland Cavaliers’ challenge as the defending champions.
"What can you say when a player performs like this on the court? I can only congratulate the Golden State Warriors and hope they ultimately win the championship because losing only to the final champion might make us feel a bit better."——Rick Carlisle faced the loss calmly after the game.
"This is too great! It’s truly unbelievable! I don’t expect to be able to perform like the Messiah in the future. As long as I can achieve a tenth of what he does, I would be satisfied."——Kevin Durant, with a 30% chance of becoming this year’s top draft pick, shared his thoughts on the Western Conference Finals Game 7 after the game.
"I know there are many colleagues in the league who dislike or even hate me right now, but so what? I don’t mind reminding everyone that the player who scored 51 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 blocks, and 1 steal in the playoffs is currently under my command!"——Mike Malone, leading the team to advance to the finals, cockily expressed his sentiments.
"The most glorious day in a person’s life is not the day of fame and success, but the day when one rises from lamentation and despair to challenge life with courage and step into faith. I know I’ll be another year older next season, but before I fall, I will fight to the last moment chasing my dreams." ——Garnett shared his thoughts and sweat of a hero after the Game 7 ended.
"I’m very sorry I let down the fans and the team with their expectations. I missed a key free throw in this series, and I’m willing to accept any criticism."——Yao Ming, with reddened eyes and chest almost suffocated by pain, expressed in the locker room interview.
"It’s not just my reason for losing the game; the overall strength of the Warriors is far above us."——Ray Allen denied at the press conference the fact that he was stuck in mud due to Jack’s defense in this playoff series.
"The NBA once again welcomes its annual drama! The Cleveland Cavaliers led by the Chosen One will challenge the Golden State Warriors led by the Messiah!
Under the finals 232 format, who will win this highly anticipated great competition? Let’s wait and see for the 06/07 season finals on June 8th!"——ESPN News Flash
"Regarding being able to play healthy, the Messiah said he finally endured the difficult times that almost led him to collapse.
And regarding the upcoming finals, the Messiah said, ’You know, every match-up with LBJ brings me different surprises. I believe this will be a wonderful series.’"——The San Francisco Chronicle
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PS: Daily consecutive update adding up to 16,000 words update taken to! (Due to pulling an all-nighter writing plus the Lantern Festival, I hope all readers and fathers allow Ah Qiao to take half a day off, postpone the originally scheduled update at 22:00 tonight to tomorrow)
