Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 580 - 192: Everyone Has Their Reasons Not to Lose, A Gift from Fate!_3

In the low post, Horford turned and hooked the shot in.

2 to 2.

The notorious "Golden State Lambier" can't completely hide Murphy's weaknesses on defense.

In terms of defense alone, Kwame Brown clearly would be a better match against Horford in this finals.

However, after analyzing with several assistant coaches, Warriors head coach Mike Malone still opted for Murphy to pair with Qin Yue in the paint.

At the high post, using Murphy's pick-and-roll, the Golden State Humanoid Tank instantly drew Duncan's double-team.

And while Horford was preparing to resume defending Qin Yue, Murphy quietly distanced himself from Qin Yue.

Qin Yue didn't waste Murphy's instinctive movement.

Keeping eye contact with Duncan, Qin Yue threw an awe-inspiring no-look pass to the ready Murphy.

Swish—!

In the next second, Murphy made a three-pointer, 2 to 5.

"That's the Messiah. As long as your defensive rotations can't keep up with his offensive rhythm, he'll continuously create scoring opportunities for the entire team," Barkley praised Qin Yue's pass on TNT TV Station.

"Your pick-and-roll was executed brilliantly, it was my fault for not keeping up."

On the court, looking at Horford, Duncan took the blame for the defensive lapse, saying, "Next time, I'll be quicker to help you delay."

Was it really Duncan's fault for not doing his part?

The answer is certainly no.

However, since Horford had to take on the daunting task of defending Qin Yue in this finals, the Celtics players had reached an early consensus.

Rather than blame or complain, they must provide Horford with much more emotional support than usual.

Because only this way...

can Horford avoid being mentally shattered by Qin Yue.

Now it's the Celtics' turn on offense.

In Qin Yue's past life, if the Warriors' championship team for the 14/15 season was built by Mark Jackson before Steve Kerr took over, then Gentry was the external brains behind Kerr's championship-winning Warriors.

On the court, using Durin's screen and Curry's slow rotation, Pierce got a chance to isolate against Curry on the perimeter.

This was the offensive strategy Gentry came up with before the finals, targeting the Warriors' weak point guard defense.

Although previous opponents of the Warriors also attempted similar offensive tactics,

in this execution of isolation plays, the Celtics showed a completely different approach.

Barkley noticed that earlier, when Pierce and Durin were setting up a screen at the high post, Duncan immediately locked onto Qin Yue.

Yes, it was Duncan's relentless shadowing that caused Qin Yue to miss the perfect opportunity to step up and assist Wallace and Curry in delaying the play.

Clearly, Gentry fully absorbed the valuable experience from the Warriors' previous opponents and found the correct way to open the isolation play strategy against these Warriors.

"Only by restricting the Messiah's help defense can we better execute our offense."

From the Celtics' bench, Gentry thought to himself, "Otherwise, no matter how you run the pick-and-roll, the Messiah will use his defensive coverage to protect his teammates."

The Celtics' six-game battle with the Magic indeed severely drained their stamina reserves.

Similarly, the experience against the Magic also taught the Celtics how to limit the help defense of players like Qin Yue and Howard.

That is, to use Duncan, who has star-level whistle recognition, to limit the help defense routes of Qin Yue and Howard through positioning and physical clashes during the offense.

Duncan executed his duty exceptionally well.

And Pierce, without mercy, muscled his way using post-up play, easily turning and jumping over Curry for the shot.

On the side, witnessing Dale Curry's son being ravaged by his current teammates, Uncle Carter, who Stephen Curry always respected, couldn't help but show an empathetic expression.

Yet, when retreating on defense, Carter couldn't resist giving Pierce a thumbs up!

Well played!

That's how you play!

Let Dale Curry's boy understand the harshness of the world!

The next few possessions saw Carter and Pierce take turns bullying Curry on the court.

These two mischievous uncles, one elbow, one punch, one hammer, one stick, pounding the young Curry into total frustration?

"I really tried my best."

On the court, after another defensive failure, looking at Qin Yue approaching him, thinking that the latter was there to blame him, Curry clutched his chest in distress, "I know I've been a burden to the team."

Seeing this, Qin Yue patted Curry's shoulder with his large hand, a gentle look in his eyes, "You defended well."

Huh?

Huh!?

In this moment, Curry couldn't comprehend why Qin Yue was so kind.

Though after a whole season together, Curry knew he might have misunderstood Qin Yue in the past,

but usually, when teammates don't defend well, even Brown, who has great rapport with Qin Yue, sometimes gets scolded on the court.

However, Qin Yue not only refrained from scolding Curry at this moment, he even...

After comforting Curry, he actively encouraged him, "Don't worry about those points lost, I believe you'll make them up on offense."

Hearing this, Curry, rejuvenated, immediately showed determination, "I will, I promise!"

Now it's the Warriors' offensive turn.

Curry, true to his word, used Wallace's somewhat suggestive screen to move to the top of the arc and catch the ball, then decisively fired.

Even though this angry shot clanked straight off the rim with a loud bang, in the Celtics' paint, under Duncan's stunned gaze, Qin Yue managed to snatch the rebound and pass it back to Curry outside.

Are you even human?

Duncan couldn't fathom the level of core strength Qin Yue must possess to grab the ball with one arm mid-air and precisely pass it to Curry on the outside.

As the Golden State Warriors' number 30 hit the three-pointer at Oracle Arena.

Previously, fans who would nitpick Curry's fit for this legendary jersey now showed what "words say no, but body says yes" truly meant.

"Stephen——Curry!!!"

On the court, during the defensive transition, Curry felt happiness he had never experienced before while exchanging fist bumps with Qin Yue.

Now...

Curry no longer doubts that playing for the Warriors is both heaven's design and a gift from fate!

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PS: Another short update.