Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 461 - 153: Nonsense Dream Team, Toy for Venting Anger (5,000-word - , please subscribe and vote for monthly tickets)_2
"Anyone determined to win never says it’s impossible."
...
In the newly renovated KeyArena, the first game of the Western Conference Semifinals, the Warriors were defeated by the Supersonics 99 to 108.
As the championship favorites, the Supersonics showcased their roster depth in this game.
If the starting lineup of Yao Ming, Kevin Garnett, Posey, Ray Allen, and Bi Bi was already enough to give people headaches...
Then in the rotation phase, the "Diamond" Scola, skilled at playing with momentum, along with the hometown returnee Radmanovic, effectively addressed last season’s lack of bench firepower for the Supersonics.
In this first game, the all-around Supersonics turned Qin Yue’s impressive 41 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal into a meaningless effort.
A day later, the second game between the two teams continued at KeyArena.
The Warriors, with a depleted lineup, fully exposed their current shortage of perimeter defense resources in this match.
To limit Ray Allen, Ma Long could only send Jack, who had been effective in defending him last season, to match up with him. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎
As a result, the Warriors found themselves exploited by the "White Devil" Bi Bi, who delivered a flawless personal performance.
For the entire game, Bi Bi, who had never experienced such an excellent offensive environment, shot 8 of 12 from the field, including 6 of 8 from three, and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, totaling 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Supersonics.
At the end, it was 102 to 106.
Qin Yue’s second game’s contribution of 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals again turned into a futile effort.
Fortunately, two days later...
Back at their home, Oracle Arena, the Warriors smoothly won the third game, which in Qin Yue’s view, was simply impossible to lose.
Why did Qin Yue think the Warriors couldn’t lose the third game?
Because in this match, any Supersonics player who dared touch him would be called for a foul, making it impossible for them to give him the physical confrontation they did in the first two games.
That night, Qin Yue drew 26 free throws, making 24 of them, totaling 50 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal for the Warriors.
Although scoring 50 points in a playoff game through sheer free-throw power wasn’t something worth boasting about in Qin Yue’s eyes,
Since last year the league chose to grant the Supersonics off-the-court advantages in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals for ratings, this year, with the Warriors trailing 0-2, how could NBA director David Stern possibly remain indifferent?
However, the assistance Stern gave to the Warriors was destined to be limited.
In the fourth game, with the refereeing returning to normal, and in a series where unless Qin Yue scored 50 points, the Warriors had a high probability of losing in the Western Conference Semifinals...
The Supersonics ended up winning on the road.
In this game, Qin Yue once again poured in 44 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal for the Warriors.
On the court, facing Qin Yue, who could always find ways to break through for the Warriors, even the "full-power mode" was temporarily shut down.
Entering the playoffs, Qin Yue’s dribbling attribute had already increased to 93 points.
His human-ball integration capabilities, which gave Garnett a headache, enabled him to constantly seize shooting opportunities under Garnett’s intense pressure.
But...
After the first four games, the overall stronger Supersonics led with a 3-1 score and successfully pushed the defending champions to the brink.
However, when Rick Carlisle didn’t want things to drag out and planned to settle this Warriors team in the fifth game...
The Celestial God Descending, Qin Yue, led the Warriors to successfully stifle the Supersonics’ first match point at KeyArena.
In the fifth game, the unrestrained Qin Yue, with the tacit approval of the team doctor Ryan, who couldn’t help but agree, played all 48 minutes for the Warriors.
And on the court, under the bewildering gaze of live spectators, in the fourth quarter, Qin Yue single-handedly scored the Warriors’ last 31 points.
In the first offensive play of the final quarter, when he crossed over Garnett on the perimeter with a step-back three-pointer, Barkley smiled and said, "The Messiah helps the Warriors settle down with a three-pointer."
Then...
In the TNT TV Station’s studio, Barkley’s hearty laughter was soon replaced by an incredulous look.
"He scores again! Kevin Garnett simply can’t stop his explosive drive!"
"My God, he just soared like a glider, leaping over his compatriot ’Big Yao’!"
"This is his 18th consecutive point for the Warriors, tell me, where does his limit lie?"
"He is unstoppable! Just now, the Messiah sunk in his personal 28th point of this quarter from the right corner!!"
"It’s over, it’s all over, ladies and gentlemen! This is undoubtedly the greatest single-quarter scoring performance I have ever seen in NBA history!! With the 31 points scored by the Messiah in the last quarter, the defending champions showed with their actions that they are still alive!!!"
If Qin Yue’s performances in the first four games had already re-confirmed to the entire basketball world that he is the player with the most outstanding personal abilities in today’s league,
Then the 61 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks Qin Yue scored for the Warriors in the fifth game...
Even if you comb through all human history’s dictionaries, you won’t find an accurate word to describe him.
Carlisle, whose heart never favored a ball-dominant core, was thoroughly shaken, "We didn’t lose to the Warriors, we lost to an insurmountable deity in this game."
