This "LBJ" has not yet evolved into the future "Supreme Version of Draymond Green." On the court, besides scoring, his assists primarily rely on breaking through and using his draw to pass the ball to open teammates.
Therefore, once his stamina bar alarms... he can only punish Qin Yue and the Warriors with his long-distance two-pointers and occasional three-pointers.
After the first quarter, Qin Yue, who was punished by James several times on the court, totaled 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block.
On this night, the only regret for Qin Yue was that the well-prepared "Chosen One" gave him no opportunity to make a signature play.
Whenever he helped defend, without absolute certainty, James would rather pass the ball.
In the early part of the second quarter, the Warriors changed to pairing Biedrins with Qin Yue.
Tonight, Murphy was clearly not suitable for this increasingly intense game.
Because the Warriors have more scoring options, as long as they honestly adopt a half-court game centered around Qin Yue against the Knights, they are more advantageous than the Knights, who are typically good at fast-breaks.
And from the Knight bench, watching the Warriors send in Little Deng Liwei in this quarter...
To be honest, there was a moment when James truly felt there was no need to rest.
But at this time, the not yet enlightened Mike Brown still followed the pre-game plan, letting James rest for 5 minutes in the second quarter.
However, when James returned to the court, Brown was puzzled to see...
The Warriors didn't seem to plan to rest Qin Yue.
Inexperienced Brown didn't believe Qin Yue's stamina could really last so long.
But on TNT TV Station, Barkley noticed something: "Qin's stamina tonight… is clearly better than usual."
Meanwhile, when James returned to the game, Little Deng Liwei, who was replaced by Pietrus, explained the reason to Brown, "In this game, because our offensive and defensive possessions are fewer than usual, relatively speaking, our Messiah is not as tired as before."
Hearing this, Brown suddenly realized: "So… this is why we are fielding Ande tonight?"
Little Deng Liwei nodded and said, "Reduce the number of offensive and defensive possessions, focus on half-court play, plus we've equipped Messiah with another inside player who can sweep...
Watch carefully, this will be a classic match where Messiah uses his dominance on both ends to help us win."
Upon this, Brown lamented: "If only we had a player on the perimeter who could restrict these perimeter superstars."
At this moment, Little Deng Liwei silently nodded.
Having been able to learn basketball knowledge beside Old Deng Liwei from a young age, Little Deng Liwei's vision and basketball IQ far exceed that of an average NBA star.
Therefore...
Regarding Chris Mullin taking over the Warriors and the series of operations after selecting Qin Yue, Little Deng Liwei understood clearly that the Warriors would surely make a trade next.
It's just...
He doesn't know if he will still be on this Warriors team then.
At this moment, Little Deng Liwei looked melancholy and sighed.
Although Qin Yue's first impression of him was not good.
Little Deng Liwei had to admit...
Over the past month or so, Qin Yue has indeed been changing the whole team bit by bit.
Even at a certain moment, Qin Yue made Little Deng Liwei believe...
Maybe one day...
He could really lead this Warriors team to the top of the league.
"This is the NBA, Mike." At this moment, Little Deng Liwei said to himself.
And on the court, seeing that the Warriors player standing at this side was Biedrins, James decisively accelerated past Pietrus's defense...
Subsequently, everything unfolded as James expected, with the young Biedrins first losing his defensive position.
Thus, taking the perfect spot in the air, James swiftly sent the basketball towards the basket.
But at this moment, waiting for one and a half quarters, Qin Yue...
Suddenly appeared above James's head!
Bam—!
In the restricted area, the Warriors' Messiah personally pinned the Cleveland Chosen One's layup against the backboard!
Next, Jack protected the second drop point and deliberately waited for Qin Yue, who was following from the middle road.
This waiting by Jack provided Qin Yue with an excellent fast-break opportunity.
Even though James was closely chasing Qin Yue from behind…
But the next second, seeing the height of Jack's pass, even the then very proficient at chasing down big shots James involuntarily widened his pupils.
The height of this pass...
Definitely exceeded 375 cm!
Right now, in this LeBron James Center...
Only the Warriors' Messiah could reach this pass.
And on TNT TV, watching the broadcast where in the next moment Qin Yue caught the pass and slammed the ball into the basket like a missile...
Charles Barkley, with his highly magnetic voice, exclaimed: "Messiah has descended upon Cleveland at this moment!
The scene just now, I am willing to call it—'The Dunk'!"
From the years back "The Shot" that broke Cleveland fans' hearts, to today's "The Dunk" that once again amazed Cleveland fans...
At this moment, no one knows what kind of curse God placed upon Cleveland when creating this city.
But in that instant when Qin Yue smashed the basketball toward the basket at the highest point, if it weren't for LeBron James's desperate chase to regain face, and if there wasn't this Chosen One jumping at the same time to provide contrast, how could people appreciate the allure of Qin Yue's alley-oop, reminiscent of a "meteor dunk"?
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