Oracle Arena.

As soon as the game started, Marion gave the home team a shock with a cutting layup.

In his career peak, many wing stars struggled against Artest.

Except for "Hacker" Marion, who is Artest's weakness.

Marion has a standard wing height but possesses an inside player's wingspan. Coupled with his bizarre finishing methods, it makes it hard for Artest to find a pattern.

Take this cut for example, an ordinary small forward would open up quickly upon cutting to the basket to claim beneficial space.

But Marion didn't do that.

Even at the moment of physical contact with Artest, he felt more like a passerby, just a player passing by.

Then, in the next second, he leaned on Artest with the right side of his body and finished an unconventional layup with his left hand after catching the ball.

From catching the ball to finishing, Marion's technique is far from elegant, even less standard, giving a strong feel of streetball...

But he scored.

So it was a good play.

"That damned freak." From the baseline, as he was ready to inbound, Artest was still full of resentment.

Coming back, it's the Warriors' offensive turn.

The world knows that the MVP (04/05 season) Steve Nash's defense is porous.

Yet, if you look at Nash's career matchup records, you'll find not every point guard scores high against him.

Because basketball, after all, is a team sport.

On the court, you see Davis dribbling hard against Nash's energetic defense, Marion and Bell, guarding the two Suns wings, instantly heighten their vigilance.

From a bird's-eye view, Davis completely has a chance to break through and attract help defense to pass, creating a shooting opportunity for teammates.

But from Davis's perspective, you'll find that Marion and Bell's cunning defense positioning prevents him from finding a passing lane even if he breaks through.

This is the biggest difference between the player and spectator perspectives.

Seeing this, Qin Yue quickly moved up to the high post.

Because through observation, Qin Yue noticed tonight the Suns' defensive focus is on the perimeter.

As an offensive coach, Mike D'Antoni's defensive thinking is not difficult to guess.

After all, whenever there's a threat to Nash, the Suns limit the opponent's perimeter core's breakthroughs and passes to protect this MVP winner.

So, after setting a screen for Mr. Big Beard at the high post, watching Nash, who almost lost balance trying to bypass the screen...

Qin Yue couldn't help but think of an adjective.

If offensive Steve Nash is an absolute legend.

Then on defense...

You could completely call him "Inept Steve."

Next, after a pick-and-roll, Qin Yue smoothly cut into the Suns' interior.

Davis, quick-eyed, immediately hit the alley-oop button.

In the Suns' paint, Qin Yue, following instructions from the tower, flew high and executed a powerful one-handed alley-oop dunk, igniting the Oakland Space Center. (Houston: ?)

In this attack, the Warriors successfully turned Nash into a defensive liability for the Suns.

Even though the Warriors' final score was in the paint.

But this was the correct approach to exploit Nash according to the opponent's defense strategy.

To protect their MVP, while the Suns skew their defense resources to the perimeter, just Amare Stoudemire and Tim Thomas alone can't effectively protect the basket every time.

Yet after the alley-oop landing, neither Davis nor Qin Yue celebrated.

Because the upcoming defense was the real test.

Unlike other teams that slowly transition through half-court.

Quick baseline inbounds are also a Suns' trademark.

Fortunately, this Suns' transition offense was quickly nullified by the Warriors' fast transition defense.

But just settled into the half-court set...

Stoudemire at the high post teamed with Nash to initiate the second attack.

Always aggressively attacking.

Like surging waves, one higher than the other.

As soon as a defender dares to lose focus or attention, the Suns will seize the opportunity to complete their offense.

"Damn it, Jason, stick to your man!" On the wing, noticing Richardson's slightly lax transition defense, Artest urgently shouted.

However, it was too late.

Because with Marion's active running, Raja Bell received the pass from Nash and shot over Marion's screen.

Swish—!

This season, Bell's three-point shooting percentage exceeded 44%, his excellent attack and defense make him a top 3D player that every NBA team desires at this time.

If playing against the Spurs, because the exhausting defense of the Spurs always puts the Warriors in a passive position in the tug-of-war.

Then playing against the Suns, until tonight, a strange phenomenon occurs.

The Warriors lose, but Qin Yue doesn't.

On the court, just now, Qin Yue scored his 4th point of the game.

And in every offensive and defensive round thereafter...

The Suns never put any extra restrictions on him; he passed when he wanted to pass, broke when he wanted to break, shot when he wanted to shoot.

Then...

At the end of the first quarter, the scoreboard showed 37 to 31.

In fact, since Artest joined the team...

Under Montgomery's guidance, even though Montgomery's offensive tactics didn't fit these Warriors, he still crafted a defensive system built around Qin Yue and Artest.

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