Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 445 - 148: A Great Record, Worth It Even If Dead! (10,000 Words Updated in a Single Day, Begging for Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)
The All-Star Weekend concluded.
The villain Qin Yue did not return to Oakland but instead went directly to New York, where he joined the Warriors, who were about to embark on a new round of Eastern away games.
This season, just by looking at the schedule, Qin Yue felt how much the league was targeting the Warriors.
As everyone knows, each NBA season has eighty-two regular-season games.
But the difficulty level of each team’s schedule varies.
For example, when the Texas Triangle was at its peak, any team that faced the so-called "Texas Three-Step" would almost certainly suffer, if not perish.
For instance, the "Back-to-Back Mountain Challenge" composed of Salt Lake City and Denver.
No matter how strong a team is, it’s tough to completely escape unscathed from these high-altitude arenas.
The main feature of the Warriors’ schedule this year is that they either don’t face strong teams or face several in a row when they do.
And when playing against relatively weaker teams...
The league often kindly makes it harder for the Warriors by scheduling back-to-back games.
Although David Stern has always been good at balance and arranges similar challenges for every potential dynasty team,
for the currently undermanned Warriors...
the challenge Stern arranged for them in advance...
even Qin Yue couldn’t help but feel a bit of a headache.
To relieve the recent pressure and lead the team with a better mindset through the upcoming challenging schedule...
On the day he arrived in New York, Qin Yue had an intense training session all night with Durant’s goddess.
How to describe Qin Yue’s performance in this special training?
In his previous life, the famous Premier League Girl, Katie Price, once described her night with Liverpool’s striker Risser: "Women want men to be rugged yet gentle, but he’s different; he wasn’t trying to make out with me, he was trying to kill me."
Scarlett Johansson’s experience in the training was similar to Price’s.
The next day.
Feeling entirely fulfilled and almost meeting the Death God, Scarlett finally realized who the real Superman of today’s NBA is.
"He’s a Superman who doesn’t need a cape."
That night, before the Warriors’ game against the Knicks, Scarlett made a pun during an interview. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
And although Durant didn’t know what his goddess went through last night...
Scarlett’s presence at the Madison Square Garden sidelines still greatly excited Durant.
So...
After the tip-off, on the first offensive play, Durant raised his long arms on the left side of the court and started his scoring performance with a "45-degree three-pointer slash."
However, to Durant’s dismay, his goddess did not cheer for his three-pointer.
Warriors’ ball possession.
Seeing O’Neal lying flat in New York, after a high screen switched him in front of himself, Qin Yue suddenly accelerated and forcefully pushed away the defending David Lee, who was trying to help O’Neal.
In college, Lee also developed a psychological shadow from Qin Yue’s gameplay.
But defense was never Lee’s specialty.
Bam—!
In the Holy Land of Basketball, following Qin Yue’s powerful slam dunk, Scarlett, suddenly recalling last night’s scenes, immediately forgot her status as a native New Yorker.
But at that moment...
Scarlett wasn’t the only one forgetting her old New York identity.
At Madison Square Garden, as the "MVP, MVP" chants echoed through the arena’s roof, it felt like home-court for Qin Yue, who instantly fell in love with Big Apple City.
Why does New York need the Knicks to perform well?
As long as the Knicks continue to underperform, this will always be home-court for the other twenty-nine NBA teams!
Having taken it easy during the All-Star Weekend and completed a special training last night, Qin Yue already felt his exceptional in-game state during the pre-game warm-up.
Another play, Qin Yue casually dribbled past Lee’s defense using Sam God techniques and charged straight to the paint guarded by O’Neal.
O’Neal showed his dignity as the former best center in the league.
But Qin Yue unreasonably completed a floater during the stop on a dime.
Quick when he wants, slow when he wants...
At this moment, besides O’Neal, perhaps only Scarlett can truly feel Qin Yue’s terrifying "Human-Ball Integration" ability.
Swish!
On ESPN, as a hardcore Knicks fan, A. Smith marveled: "He sprinted at a speed of 180 miles per hour and, after a sudden brake, made a spectacular floater. Considering his height, his body control might even surpass that of Michael Jordan in his day."
In the next play, Durant calmly sank a jumper after receiving the ball, adding more points to the Warriors’ score.
This made Qin Yue take a good look at his younger teammate.
Amateurs watch the fun, experts watch the technique.
Qin Yue knows this wasn’t a simple shot.
Durant’s height in shoes is approximately 211 centimeters.
Therefore, being able to quickly shoot after receiving the ball on the court...
already indicates that Durant possesses ball coordination and body control far exceeding those of players of similar height.
Of course, compared to the later KD, the current KD still has flaws in various skills.
For example, in the next Knicks’ offensive play after Qin Yue scored his tenth point, with Qin Yue rotating in front of Durant, he used physical pressure to force Durant to dribble onto his foot.
