But after last season, everything changed.

In the 05/06 season, the biggest change in Ray Allen's shot composition was the increase in perimeter shots and the decrease in drives.

Although in the following 06/07 season, Ray Allen tried to find his old self again.

However, as his physical functions declined year by year, after heading to Boston to form the Big Three...

Ray Allen would gradually transform into the sharpshooter from the three-point line for which fans remember him more deeply.

The culprit behind Ray Allen's transformation...

Was of course the notorious Bruce Bowen, who once forced Vince Carter—the UFO—to fall to the ground through foot placements three times.

Last season, in the playoffs between the Spurs and Supersonics, Bowen completed what could be described as a true "carnage."

Forcing Lewis out of the playoffs, sidelining Radmanovic to this day, Bowen cared for no one, and in a single move, shattered Ray Allen's faith in humanity.

It is well known that, among Bowen's few friends in this league, Ray Allen once lent him a helping hand during his most difficult times.

Yet even so, Ray Allen too was stabbed in the back by Bowen.

Although, as depicted by diehard Spurs fans...

Even with a sprained ankle from that infamous move, Ray Allen persisted through the remaining five games, averaging 24.2 points per game, which was proof enough that Bowen's betrayal did not inflict much harm on Ray Allen.

But many years later, when Pachulia treated Leonard in the same manner...

This group of Spurs fans with flexible moral baselines would immediately jump out to shamelessly claim that "the NBA does not allow unnecessary foot placements, and doing so is intentional harm."

Yes, in this league, anyone has the right to condemn Pachulia.

Except for these so-called diehard Spurs fans.

Because when Bowen destroyed one basketball star after another, and one classic battle after another with his dirty tricks... they never condemned Bruce Bowen.

Moreover, Ray Allen was not unaffected as these Spurs fans claimed...

On the court, when Ray Allen shot this extremely forced three-pointer over Pietrus, he could no longer exert power like last season, he could only gamble...

Gamble that his touch would pull him through for this shot.

However, reality never shifts with any individual's will.

Under the basket, after seizing the rebound for the Warriors, Qin Yue quickly launched a fast break with a pass.

Richardson raced, caught the ball, executed a between-the-legs, switch-hand windmill dunk all in one go!

At the scene, the Warriors' commentator chuckled, "Jason is once again in 'Show Time' mode, seems like he's figured out how to co-exist on the floor with Messiah."

Admittedly, Richardson is indeed a lively character.

On the court, after the dunk, he went on to strike five consecutive poses, with no apparent meaning.

If this were the game against the Suns, Nash might have seized the opportunity to initiate at least two counterattacks.

Back to Supersonics' possession.

Lewis stepped up and, in his most adept catch-and-shoot form, scored a two-pointer for Supersonic.

Standing 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm), Rashard Lewis boasts the skill of catching the ball and quickly bringing it to the highest point of his shot.

Ordinary forwards struggle to disrupt his catch-and-shoot, only able to prevent his scoring by limiting his positioning and ball reception.

The only shortcoming is that, due to average coordination and flexibility, his ball handling and attack abilities have long been below par.

Additionally, on the defensive end, his mobility often makes him a liability on defense for the team.

In the future, after heading to Orlando, only with help from Howard, who could swap for James at the time and whose defensive coverage was extensive, did his defense not seem as atrocious.

Afterwards, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Tonight, Richardson successfully stole the spotlight.

Since under West's coaching, Supersonic's defense lost its discipline, the physically impressive Richardson unceremoniously took the spotlight, which should have belonged to Qin Yue and Ray Allen.

On the court, when preparing for a low post-up, seeing Richardson already cut through the middle unguarded... Qin Yue immediately passed the ball from behind his head to Richardson.

Under the basket, after receiving the ball, Richardson turned on the spot and jumped, forcibly adding difficulty to an otherwise average basket finish.

At this moment...

If Qin Yue is Nikola Jokic twenty years later.

Then Richardson is Aaron Gordon twenty years later.

Bang—!

"Whoa whoa! Jason, are you looking to enter the dunk contest again? It's apparent, he really wants to be on tomorrow's Top 5 Plays," laughed the Warriors' commentator.

On the court, Qin Yue noticed Richardson's excellent form.

Plus, awakening this beast within Richardson was part of the plan all along, so in the first quarter, Qin Yue frequently asked for the ball, connecting with Richardson through his low-post prowess.

At the end of the first quarter, 21 to 33.

Richardson scored 17 points and grabbed 2 rebounds for the Warriors, and excluding two free throw points, Richardson's other 15 points all came from Qin Yue's assists (3 three-pointers, 3 dunks).

At this point, Ray Allen, who was not pleased with Qin Yue before the match, was left with no temper.

Although, with Ray Allen's personality, he's destined not to withdraw his pre-game comments towards Qin Yue and James.

But after witnessing their strength firsthand, continuing to argue endlessly doesn't match his style. (Kobe: ?)

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