Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 616 - 208: Damn it, I really can’t stand this stupid world! (First update, begging for monthly votes!)_2
What he could feel...
was nothing but Qin Yue's forever arrogant and ugly face in front of him.
However, to maintain the China market, James didn't really want to fall out with Qin Yue.
Therefore, every time he played against Qin Yue, only James himself knew how constrained he felt.
The Knicks attacked, and a slightly more rational Westbrook attempted to connect with Durant through a drive and dish.
Admittedly, Westbrook does have some ability to spot open gaps.
But throughout his career, Westbrook's most notable characteristic in passing is that for every two assists he averages, a turnover will follow.
The reason is that most of the time, even fans watching TV can guess Westbrook's passing route.
On the left-wing high post, Wallace, who was trying to stop Durant from receiving the ball, gratefully accepted the gift Westbrook handed him.
Seeing this, Qin Yue was the first to rush towards the Knicks' half.
Noticing, James saw that Qin Yue was now using his trademark tactic—sneaky fast break.
In this game, since James, who is matched against Qin Yue, is ultimately a perimeter player,
this means that Qin Yue, who doesn't have to protect the rim inside, is closer to the opponent's half when they complete the offense.
Therefore, Qin Yue certainly needs to take advantage of this to score more easily on the court.
At Oracle Arena, Qin Yue scored with a tough fast-break layup.
To save energy, Qin Yue didn't opt to entertain the home crowd with a dunk on this fast break.
At the scorer's table, to improve the Knicks' offense, D'Antoni made a timely substitution, replacing Westbrook with his favorite, Harden, before the first quarter reached the halfway point.
This was a very timely adjustment.
Because compared to the hot-headed "second brother"...
at this stage, the "misunderstood" Harden not only plays the supporting role to James and Durant but also has improved his organizational skills significantly under D'Antoni's tutelage last season.
The strongest aspect of these Knicks is their offense.
Since Lee is one of the best stretch fours of this era, this means that no matter who he picks and rolls with among the Knicks' perimeter trio, it will cause significant damage to the opponent's defense line.
Actually, in Qin Yue's opinion, compared to Lee, whom Walsh has always put on the shelf, if these Knicks want to have a more reasonable lineup...
the player they need to trade is Westbrook, even though Knicks fans love him dearly.
Moreover, Qin Yue can conclude right now.
In this era, besides himself, no superstar can truly coexist with Westbrook.
Qin Yue, coming from the future, knows very well that Westbrook is a sharp knife with equally obvious advantages and disadvantages.
If wielded properly, he can be very sharp.
But if you don't know how to use him, he will turn around and harm the team.
And such harm is not something that technical statistics can reflect.
So much so that, historically speaking, Westbrook even left many fans with the stereotype that he often defends Durant to death on the court.
On the court, Knicks attack.
With Harden on the court, Lee, whose desire for pick and roll skyrocketed, quickly popped out after setting a screen on the high wing.
This was undoubtedly a high-low judgment offensive possession.
In Qin Yue's memory, as long as you are willing to play pick and roll with Harden, your stats are destined to be good.
On the perimeter, Lee, who has developed a three-point capability this season, shot and scored.
On TNT TV Station, watching the Knicks quickly catch up with the score, with their talent almost overflowing the screen, Barkley remarked, "I think after watching this whole quarter, no one will doubt that these Knicks will become the Warriors' top rival."
At the end of the first quarter, 34-37.
After a quarter of offensive struggle with the Knicks, Warriors' coach Ma Long was undoubtedly most thankful that Qin Yue found his rhythm on Christmas and that Brown has been consistent this season.
Otherwise...
Judging by the offensive quality the Knicks displayed at Oracle Arena in the first quarter, the Warriors would likely have been the suppressed side.
"Can't you guys put some effort?" During the break, Brown chastised the other three Warriors starters on behalf of Qin Yue, saying, "I and Messiah have already combined for 30 points (Qin Yue 18 points, Brown 12 points), you can't always rely on me and Messiah!"
This summer, the Warriors' main players, given a long break by Ma Long, obviously weren't all able to regain their game form at the same speed.
For example, the veterans Nash and Bell.
Compared to Qin Yue, they need more time to find their rhythm again.
As for Wallace...
If we just look at defense, actually entering December, Wallace basically has returned to his last season's defensive form.
It's just that this night, the player Wallace is responsible for defending is Durant, who always manages to catch you off guard.
During the game, Qin Yue thought about switching with Wallace to solve his little brother himself.
However, under the new rules, even when fully energized, the now peak-career James can only be described as unsolvable.
After tonight's matchup, Qin Yue is well aware that James's "Nightmare Dance" has become initially lethal.
Because when James catches the ball statically, he can freely move his pivot foot, making it impossible for the defender to anticipate his attack route by the traditional method of predicting the movement based on his pivot foot.
So, it's not that Qin Yue doesn't trust Wallace.
But he's worried that James might mentally break Wallace on the court.
After all, compared to Wallace, Qin Yue can at least use his physical advantage to adopt a stay-still strategy to limit James.
In short, after the first quarter, Qin Yue fully realized that this wouldn't be an easy Christmas night.
Second quarter of the game.
After only resting for three minutes and seeing Westbrook leading the Knicks to retake the lead, Qin Yue proactively headed to the scorer's table.
Qin Yue didn't want to upset himself on this Christmas night.
Nor did he want to break his undefeated record against James so far.
Back on the court, Qin Yue went head-to-head with Turiaf, whom the Knicks signed this summer, completing an AND-ONE under the basket.
Meanwhile, on the Knicks' bench, D'Antoni affectionately turned his gaze towards James.
At this moment, James suddenly regretted why he had applied to D'Antoni pre-game to primarily defend Qin Yue.
Because under Qin Yue's fierce attacking, who says James doesn't need more time to recover?
Moreover, if possible, James really didn't want to play with Westbrook.
James is well aware that when he and Westbrook are on the court at the same time, their cooperation always has an indescribable strange flavor.
James cannot stand Westbrook's side that can hurt the team.
But at this moment, requiring restraint, James silently walked to the scorer's table at D'Antoni's request.
And then, in James's first possession back on the court...
Westbrook, with an individual reckless attack that ignored James's hard cut, immediately sparked an inner irritation in James, making him want to cook Westbrook alive on a stove.
Regarding this, Qin Yue stated that he's seen this episode before.
Just a decade earlier than he remembered.
On the court, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.
Looking at James standing in front of him, with a bitter expression and bearing a bitterness throughout his whole body, Qin Yue didn't feel sorry for James even for a moment.
On the right-wing high post, the watchful Qin Yue, who feigned left but actually went right, merely needed one move to jolt James.
Then, calmly adjusted, gathered the ball, and executed a pull-up jumper.
Swish—!
On TNT TV Station, Barkley commented on Qin Yue's play, "Teasing! Pure teasing! At this moment, Messiah made the Chosen One look utterly confused!"
Ever since James joined the team, trying to guard Durant from Westbrook each day, he complained to James, "Before the game, you promised KD you'd keep Messiah's scoring under 30 points, but now, before halftime, he's about to hit 30 points already."
Hearing this, thinking 'When the hell did I promise Durant I could keep Qin Yue's scoring under 30?' James felt an urge to destroy the world.
Damn, I'm really sick of this stupid world!
At this moment, James, with a furrowed brow, thought.
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PS: First update, after this, more requests for subscriptions, monthly tickets!
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