Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 534 - 177: When Paranoia Overcomes Reason (Not feeling well today, only 1 update, sorry!)_2
The whole team willingly boarded his war chariot and embarked on a journey without questioning the destination.
In Carlisle’s view, even if Qin Yue were to lead the Warriors into an abyss, the team would not hesitate in the slightest.
Moreover, with Qin Yue rediscovering his touch in the game, the passive defense was no longer applicable this night.
Swish!
From the top of the arc, slightly to the right, Qin Yue felt the hoop was as wide as the ocean and, after contacting the ball, didn’t hesitate, slicing it in for his sixth three-pointer of the game.
Two possessions later, Qin Yue rounded to the right side of the court to catch the ball without making any adjustments, seizing the lingering feeling, sinking another three in mid-drift, swish!
Now, Garnett, who originally planned to use a passive defense to conserve energy, was forced to actively expand his defensive zone.
Yet at the last moment of the second quarter, Qin Yue personally ignited Oracle Arena.
Nash, who was responsible for bringing the ball past half-court, noticed Garnett shadowing Qin Yue closely, even lunging toward the LOGO area at that moment...
Nash originally intended to exploit Qin Yue’s lure and pull on the Supersonic defense to quickly complete the team’s final finish.
But noticing Qin Yue’s eyes, eagerly yearning for the ball, Nash hesitated a moment and chose to pass the ball to Qin Yue.
In that instant, Nash never considered how Qin Yue, with only about three seconds left on the shot clock, could initiate and complete this attack from the LOGO area.
Nor did he consider that when Bi Bi abandoned defending him and instead joined Garnett in lunging at Qin Yue, there would be no offensive space left for Qin Yue.
"I knew he wanted me to pass him the ball," Nash later said, "so I just did."
So, catching the ball and turning around, directly from the LOGO area with two defenders on him, Qin Yue answered Nash with his actions, showing in the Bay Area, in Oracle Arena, what it means for the absurd to be the norm!
Swish!
At the commentary desk, as Qin Yue’s precise LOGO.SHOT fell into the net, Rick Barry exclaimed, "LOGO.SHOT!!! Messiah assassinated the Supersonic from the LOGO area before the half-time break!" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
This was a LOGO.SHOT fraught with luck.
But without a doubt, Qin Yue’s boldness to attempt it on the court was the key to this great goal landing.
After scoring, Qin Yue didn’t linger on the court but jogged all the way back to the locker room.
Brown took interviews for the running-off Qin Yue.
"When he took the shot, I just felt it would go in," Brown said, "This is undoubtedly another great moment given to us by God, and this is why we all love Messiah; he always manages to pull off amazing feats on the court!"
Although reluctant to admit it, Carlisle had to acknowledge that in this Christmas showdown, Qin Yue once again overcame rationality with his obsession.
His total of eight three-pointers in the first half had already disrupted the Supersonic’s defensive setup.
Especially his LOGO.SHOT before the half-time break completely altered the momentum of the game.
"Whenever he raises his hand, I feel like it will go in," Garnett later said, "It makes me feel jittery while defending him."
After the halftime break, Supersonic had just scored two points through Yao Ming, when Qin Yue came back and used Garnett’s aggressive approach to create a three-point foul.
On the free-throw line, Qin Yue made all three free throws.
And as his form grew hotter, even though Supersonic adjusted their defensive layout in the second half, Qin Yue showed no signs of wanting to stop this shooting exhibition.
Near the baseline, Qin Yue pretended to use Brown’s screen to run to the other side and suddenly reversed to the corner.
Without hesitation, Nash immediately sent the ball to Qin Yue.
After receiving the ball, facing Garnett’s defense, Qin Yue sank his ninth three-pointer of the game at his favorite right-side corner.
Although three possessions later, Garnett’s strong interference forced Qin Yue’s shot at the right-side court to rattle out, yet on the next possession, Qin Yue, without any rational thought, completed a pull-up shot under Garnett’s interference at the arc top, swish!
"He’s already made ten three-pointers! He’s turned this Christmas showdown into his shooting show!"
Next, on the court, Qin Yue attempted two three-point shots in succession but failed to make them.
However...
Supersonic’s defense barely relaxed when Qin Yue, utilizing his off-ball positioning to weave to the right-side corner again, completed his nineteenth three-point attempt of the game.
Swish!
Before the third quarter was even over, Qin Yue’s three-point attempts already approached twenty.
If this isn’t madness, then what is?
Carlisle could no longer find the right words to describe this night’s Qin Yue.
Because in Carlisle’s view, not even Kobe in the 05/06 season was as fanatical as Qin Yue.
On the court, at the end of the third quarter...
The scene of "Miller sneaking Jordan" was reenacted by Qin Yue and Garnett.
In the stands, when Qin Yue ran around the court with the Old Wolf King in pursuit, all Warriors fans held their breath, patiently waiting for that moment when Qin Yue would shake off Garnett through an off-ball move.
On the flank, an utterly exhausted Garnett missed a grab, witnessing Qin Yue catching and shooting from the left side of the arc in the next second.
Swish!
Qin Yue successfully completed his twelfth three-pointer of the game.
And Oracle Arena simultaneously provided the current NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single game.
