Before the game, the neutral fans who were eagerly anticipating the Cavaliers' powerful response against the Warriors couldn't have imagined that on this Christmas night, the unstoppable Qin Yue would unleash a "Gundam" form and turn the match entirely into his "Show.Time".

The strategic revolution jointly initiated by Artest and Deng Liwei...

has already reaped its sweetest fruit tonight.

Throughout December, with a reduced workload and more help from teammates, Qin Yue has adjusted his mental and physical state to the best tonight.

However, looking at LeBron James...

He obviously doesn't possess the ease and composure Qin Yue has tonight.

Even though to make Cavaliers fans firmly believe he is Cleveland's Chosen One, by the time the Christmas rivalry began, James has been averaging a luxurious "30+7+7" this season for the Cavaliers...

But the more he wanted to prove himself after Qin Yue completed that "The.Dunk", the more James could only fight hard to produce even more impressive stats in December's games.

As a result, when this Christmas battle finally arrived, mentally, James was exceptionally excited and eager for revenge.

But physically...

He was already exhausted from previous games.

Indeed, even someone with the historically gifted physique of James gets tired.

On the sidelines, watching James moving sluggishly only after playing half a quarter tonight, Murphy asked Deng Liwei, "Don't the Cavaliers ever think about reducing LeBron's workload?"

Hearing this, Deng Liwei said, "I don't know what the Cavaliers' coach and players think, but Troy...

You can first consider why we gradually accepted Messiah and have become his supporters under his rule."

On the bench, after thinking for a long time, Murphy said, "Mike, I give up. Just tell me the answer directly."

Seeing this, Deng Liwei, feeling that there is indeed a gap in IQ between people, said, "If Messiah's rule were really that brutal and he bullied his teammates at will, would we still support him like we do today?"

Murphy shook his head and said, "Certainly not. Which veteran would tolerate a rookie being so arrogant in front of them all the time?"

Deng Liwei nodded and continued, "Messiah's strong stance in the preseason training camp was just to quickly establish his rule.

And to tell us, whose thoughts were not unified at the time, that from now on, the Warriors must be centered around him, and must move forward under his leadership."

Murphy said, "And then?"

"Then... as we kept winning games, beating one opponent after another, didn't you notice, whether in daily training or in games, he instead became our sunshade?"

At this moment, after a pause, Deng Liwei said, "He set an example for all of us with his never-absent, and harder-than-anyone-else training every day.

But he never demanded that we must train as hard as he does because in the NBA, not everyone is Kobe Bryant, nor is everyone Messiah."

"He is strict with himself, yet lenient with others... He appears unapproachable, but privately, he makes you feel warmth at every turn.

Maybe he is not mature enough at this moment, but he has indeed made each of us believe that under his leadership, the team's tomorrow will be better than yesterday.

So, Ron and I can give him advice, and he is willing to accept our advice."

Murphy thoughtfully said, "Mike, are you saying LeBron James doesn't have Messiah's leadership charisma?"

Little Deng Liwei shook his head and said, "I'm not LeBron's buddy, how do I know what kind of person he actually is?

However, I can be sure... LeBron is definitely not as easygoing as people might imagine."

At this moment, the reason Little Deng Liwei dared to make such a judgment was primarily that he noticed the physical state of the Cavaliers' players after the game tonight gave the impression of:

One more tense than the other.

For example, on the court at this moment...

The more James is irritable and restless, the more tense his teammates are.

On the other hand, the Warriors...

After the initial "accident" not long after the game began with Qin Yue, although Little Deng Liwei couldn't determine whether Qin Yue was simply trying to take advantage or attempting to adjust the Warriors' internal atmosphere at that time...

But that "accident" indeed made the similarly tense nerves of the entire Warriors team relax entirely in this fated battle.

Oracle Arena, the Cavaliers' offensive possession.

After setting a screen for James at the top as per pre-game tactical design, "Big Z" succeeded in drawing Brown away via an outer cut.

In this defense, as Qin Yue had to block James' forward path at the first opportunity, James's next decision, either to choose a pull-up jumper or pass the ball to Gooden lurking at the corner, had justification.

Near the free-throw line, suppressing his increasingly restless heart for the moment, James chose to calmly pass the ball to Gooden.

But Gooden committed the grave error of losing focus when receiving the ball.

Being too eager to demonstrate his loyalty to His Majesty the King...

Gooden, constantly contemplating what move to make after receiving, ended up handing the possession directly to the Warriors.

And at that moment, meeting eyes with His Majesty the King and only being able to spread his hands to express helplessness, Gooden even inadvertently affected James's mentality.

This Cavaliers team...

Has already caused a series of chain reactions due to their highly strung nerves after tonight's game began.

In the Cavaliers' half, after receiving an assist from Davis, Qin Yue soared for a lay-up, successfully achieving the first "20+" accomplishment in a single quarter of his career.

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