That is, possessing an outstanding on-court presence.

"My God, when you said 'especially in Los Angeles' earlier, do you know how many fans were booing you?" Brown rushed over to express his concern as Qin Yue returned to the bench after the interview.

Qin Yue laughed and said, "I guess about twenty thousand?"

Seeing this, Brown said, "Why aren't you worried that those boos will affect your performance at all?"

Qin Yue thought for a moment and said, "Because playing under boos always fills me with motivation."

At this moment, Qin Yue definitely wasn't intentionally showing off his ever-growing, strong mentality to Brown.

Instead, since college...

He had already gotten used to playing amidst a sea of boos.

Beside him, seeing Brown's incredulous face, Jack said, "Do you know how Messiah's first nickname became famous in the ACC conference? He's the big guy who dared to silence the 'Cameron Crazies' at Duke."

That's right, although the boos at the Staples Center tonight might intimidate some players who haven't experienced college basketball, but... compared to Duke's insanely passionate home court, in Qin Yue's eyes, the Lakers' fans seemed a bit too polite tonight.

After the warm-up and entry ceremonies, both teams' starters took the court.

For the Lakers: Mim, Odom, Cook, Kobe, Fisher.

For the Warriors: Brown, Qin Yue, Ah Tai, Richardson, Davis.

In the jump ball, Brown easily defeated Mim.

After Davis brought the ball past half court, the Warriors players quickly arranged themselves around Qin Yue in a Flex strategy formation.

Recalling the beginning of the regular season, when everyone looked bewildered while executing this tactic, Warriors' coach Montgomery found it amusing.

At that time, everyone on the Warriors had their own ideas, so no matter how hard Montgomery tried, he couldn't replicate this tactic that made Qin Yue famous in college basketball.

But now it's different.

After a season of coordination, the Warriors now possess the conditions to initiate the Flex tactic.

In the low post, they cross switch with Brown and use Ah Tai's screen, allowing Qin Yue to smoothly move to the top of the arc to receive the ball.

At this moment, noticing that Odom hadn't bypassed the screen in time, he instantly completed his first shot of the night.

A standard, elegant vertical three-point jump shot.

Although shortly afterward, the Lakers' hoop responded to Qin Yue's graceful three-pointer with a "clang", above Mim's head, Brown used his springy speed to tap back the offensive rebound for the Warriors.

And since he returned to the basket to grab the board, Odom, who was too late to rush out to the perimeter, could only watch helplessly as Qin Yue received a pass from a teammate and fired another three-pointer.

Swish—!

This was Qin Yue's first three-pointer of the night, and he opened his scoring account as he wished.

3 to 0.

"Nice rebound just now."

"I told you I'm a thousand times better than that kid Ande!"

Regarding Brown's behavior of stepping on a teammate after receiving praise, Qin Yue did not take it to heart but instead turned his attention to Kobe, who was about to engage in a one-on-one with Ah Tai.

This Lakers team, because they still lack a cornerstone to initiate the triangle offense, is currently employing a simplified version.

However, as long as it can create a one-on-one situation for Kobe, what's wrong with a simplified version?

On the right side of the court, after receiving the ball, Kobe furrowed his brow immediately when he was elbowed by Ah Tai.

Obviously, compared to Pietrus, Ah Tai had a better grasp at handling the "Snake".

In this encounter with Kobe, Ah Tai, unlike Pietrus, didn't stick to Kobe but only applied pressure at critical moments.

This way, Kobe's offensive rhythm was easily disrupted by Ah Tai.

This is a very smart way of defending.

But it's certainly not something everyone can learn.

And... it's best not to learn it.

Because judging by the intensity Ah Tai applied to Kobe tonight... if you mimic Ah Tai's style in everyday play, you'll definitely lose all your friends and become a true lone warrior on the court.

On the court, Kobe missed his first shot, and the basketball bounced into Brown's hands.

Tonight, to save energy, Qin Yue even delegated the task of protecting the defensive rebounds to Brown.

While deeply appreciating this royal favor, Brown was also curious about when exactly this King Qin Yue planned to go on a scoring spree again.

Staples Center, the Warriors' offensive turn.

The Lakers, not letting the Warriors hit them with the same move twice, successfully stopped their tactic with a defensive switch.

However, Chris Mim was forced to switch in front of Qin Yue.

Faced with the "worst starting center in Lakers history," according to Los Angeles media, Qin Yue was not polite. He accelerated directly after receiving the ball.

If he were in the low post, Mim could still use his weight to resist Qin Yue.

But since Mim was led to the high post due to the switch, his performance in this defensive round was inevitably described as vulnerable.

Inside the Lakers, Fisher, who initially had the chance to help Mim defensively, chose to give up after weighing the size difference between him and Qin Yue.

Bam, swish!

But in the next moment, what the Lakers fans imagined...

That damned tomahawk slam dunk did not appear.

Because tonight, Qin Yue, who only had eyes for scoring, was unlikely to waste his precious energy on this offensive round.

At this moment, seeing Qin Yue's especially fiery eyes, and catching the same "odor" that matched himself from Qin Yue's gaze, Kobe immediately signaled to Odom with his eyes.

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