Because the Warriors have a group of shooters who meet the standards, they naturally can make more attempts at three-point shots when breaking through a tough defensive formation.

Although Qin Yue admits there was an element of luck when they turned the game around against the Spurs,

such luck is also related to the Warriors' three-point shooting being more reliable than other teams.

However, under the current NBA's allowed level of confrontation...

the Warriors can't gamble like this every night.

Qin Yue knows that even in the small-ball era of the future, as long as the NBA allows for more aggressive defensive strategies, unless everyone is Stephen Curry, the number of average three-point attempts per team will inevitably drop to about thirty times.

As for whether Curry himself can adapt to such aggressive defensive strategies?

Qin Yue believes that maybe some nights Curry's three-point shooting percentage might decrease due to defensive intensity, but since there's Reggie Miller as a precedent, Curry will surely find a way to overcome intense defense.

After all, what truly impacts an era's change has never been tactics but the people.

On February 1st, the Warriors, with Murphy's comeback, used the triangle offense, which Phil Jackson takes pride in, to crush the Orlando Magic, who had Dwight Howard anchoring their interior.

As this year's starting center for the Eastern Conference All-Stars, Howard's defensive reach and ability to sweep the floor has begun to shine.

Therefore, to better establish an inside-outside connection with the Magic in this game, Mike Malone decided to start from the Magic's restricted area.

Before the game, Malone's idea was simple: as long as they make Howard not dare to come out, the Warriors would certainly get more opportunities on the perimeter.

But as the game began, Malone quickly realized just how naive his idea was.

On the court, during a Warriors' offensive possession.

After once again using rhythm in a post-up to deceive Howard's center of gravity, Qin Yue then spun around and easily cut into the paint to add two more points for the Warriors.

In the game, facing the Warriors' triangle offense, Magic coach Brian Hill didn't even consider double-teaming Qin Yue.

Because in his eyes, Howard's low-post defense is reliable, there was no need for the Magic to invest more resources to besiege Qin Yue.

Then...

Howard was taught a lesson by Qin Yue.

Due to Howard's unstable lower body and his strength being mostly concentrated in the upper body, Qin Yue could always play around with this Magical Beast through various methods in low-post battles during the game.

And as the game went on...

the Warriors no longer needed the firepower other players provided on the perimeter.

"I was too naive to think Dwight Howard could defend our Messiah."

After the game, Mike Malone was seen reflecting like this.

In the whole game, shooting 21 out of 15, without a single three-point attempt, Qin Yue scored a total of 41 points, 20 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal for the Warriors, while Howard, fouled out in the fourth quarter, left with 10 points and 12 rebounds, entering a completely closed-off mode.

In fact, if the Magic had double-teamed Qin Yue a few more times during the game, Qin Yue wouldn't have turned this game into a one-sided beatdown.

But, unfortunately, Brian Hill is an old-school coach.

In his eyes, a super center should face a super center one-on-one, fair and square.

However, this old-school coach who once led the Magic to the finals in the 94/95 season clearly forgot...

Howard is not Shaquille O'Neal from back then, and Qin Yue's playing style is entirely different from The Dream - Olajuwon.

Even if Howard could figure out Qin Yue's low-post moves during the game, he would have to swallow another poison called skillful perimeter play.

For Howard, who still needs time to level up at this moment...

Brian Hill choosing to let him face Qin Yue alone in the game is no different than making things difficult for my chubby tiger.

On the 4th and 5th, the Warriors, who were strong with Murphy back from injury, unexpectedly suffered two consecutive losses.

The two teams that defeated the Warriors were the Jazz and the Nuggets.

On the Salt Lake City Plateau and the Denver Plateau, the Warriors' perimeter shooters couldn't find their rhythm in two consecutive games.

In one game, they shot 29 three-pointers, making only 7.

In another, they attempted 33 three-pointers, making only 8, with a shooting percentage of 24%.

But compared to the loss of these two games...

what broke Qin Yue down the most was the attitude his brothers showed him after the game.

In Salt Lake City, after scoring 22 points and 12 assists by abusing Jack, Paul smugly said to Qin Yue after the game: "Defeating you guys is not difficult, you're definitely overrated."

In Denver, Anthony, who scored 31 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and 2 assists for the Nuggets, showed Qin Yue his signature smile: "Before the trade deadline, 'Melo' always welcomes you to join the Nuggets."

Although from Paul and Anthony's extremely unpleasant attitudes after the game, Qin Yue somewhat felt he might have misjudged his friends...

but the always magnanimous Qin Yue doesn't mind when his brothers give him a hard time after winning against him once in a while.

Moreover, since the two games that the Nuggets and Jazz will play as guests at Oracle Arena in the second half of the regular season have already been marked as "all-out" by Mike Malone...

Qin Yue naturally has to teach Paul and Anthony a lesson in those two games.

Yes, Qin Yue never minds when his brothers give him a hard time.

It's just that after the fact...

his brothers also can't mind his always unbiased revenge. (gnashing teeth)

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To maintain their ranking in the upper half of the Western Conference and keep the opportunity to contend for first in the West...

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