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Chapter 108 The Milky Way is His Limit (Two chapters with a total of words guaranteed, begging for monthly subscriptions!)
In order to limit Qin Yue from using the mismatch advantage to exert his explosive creativity on his teammates, the Supersonics adopted the same defensive strategy as the Cavaliers previously.

However, facing the one-on-four combination set up by the Supersonics, Warriors head coach Mike Malone put away his contempt for this "kiddie tactics."

First attack at the start.

From the time the Warriors positioned themselves to the time Qin Yue received the ball at the top of the arc and forced the Supersonics to change their defense, it took them nearly thirteen seconds to attack.

This is the main reason why Malone dare not underestimate the Supersonics' one-on-four combination.

In the process of preventing Qin Yue from receiving the ball, the old comrade Garnett successively blocked the position and went around the front directly, forcing Davis to choose to actively approach Qin Yue and pass the ball to Qin Yue with a more conservative passing line.

After just one encounter, Malone saw the difference between the Sonics' one-on-four combination and the Cavaliers' one-on-four combination.

Although Qin Yue's ability to break double-team defense is obvious to all, as long as the Supersonics can slow down the Warriors' offensive pace through a one-on-four defense, they will have completed a successful defense.

This is also what distinguishes coach Rick Carlisle from other coaches in the NBA.

Compared to winning through tactical adjustments in certain rounds, Carlisle has always preferred to win the game through strategic games.

The SuperSonics are a team that is destined to not be fast enough.

Therefore, they must find a way to slow down the Warriors' pace.

Top of the arc.

Qin Yue, who is tall, has long arms and a broad vision, successfully found Brown who was lurking at the baseline with an unreasonable one-handed pass.

This time, in order to bypass Garnett's defense, Qin Yue had no choice but to pass the ball with more force.

But when catching the ball, the overly nervous Brown took a little more time to adjust.

As a result, he didn't finish quickly enough and was immediately interfered by Yao Ming.

Then, his weak and powerless shot off the bank directly assisted the rebound.

A good pie was spit up by a teammate. No matter who it was, it would not be a good mood. However, when retreating, Qin Yue still showed his leadership charm to Brown: "Next time he challenges you, you should take the initiative to stick to him. Maybe you can get two free throws."

Hearing this, Brown, who was determined to find fault, said, "But I'm not very good at free throws either."

The next second, Qin Yue, who didn't want to get angry, said angrily: "Then let Ander start from now on!"

Back to the Supersonics' offensive round.

Watson, the Sonics guard who was responsible for dribbling the ball across half court, raised his hand to signal the pistol tactic.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, who was defending Yao Ming tonight, immediately gave Brown a hint with his eyes.

The pistol tactic is an offensive routine mainly initiated by the No. 1 and No. 2 players, which creates finishing opportunities through pick-and-rolls, screens or cuts.

This tactic is not uncommon in the NBA, but each team's pistol tactics are different, and because the players responsible for executing this tactic have different characteristics, its subsequent changes can only be described as ever-changing.

However, the Sonics' pistol tactics were basically centered around Ray Allen.

For example, in this offense, Garnett first stood in a high position to set up a block, and then Watson immediately cooperated by hand-to-hand, giving Ray Allen time and space to move towards the "wall".

Next, under Garnett's impenetrable cover, Ray Allen showed off his superb shooting skills.

Swish-!
This was a three-pointer that gave the Warriors a headache.

The reason for the headache is that under the tactical framework of the Supersonics, Garnett's offensive ability will be infinitely magnified.

There is Yao Ming inside and Ray Allen outside.

Garnett, who does not have to bear more offensive responsibilities as in the past, will definitely use his experience, his basketball IQ, and his high-quality pick-and-roll to disrupt the Warriors' defensive system.

Brown, who had just received Qin Yue's hint, followed out immediately, but the more experienced Garnett had already chosen his position in advance.

In the opening offense and defense, it seemed that Garnett did not score any statistics.

But in Qin Yue's eyes, this super power forward has shown his brilliance at this moment.

And, at the moment when Ray Allen shot the three-pointer
The other Supersonics players, who had great confidence in this sharpshooter, did not give the Warriors any chance to play in transition offense.

By retreating early, they forced the Warriors to continue fighting a positional battle with them in the next offensive round.

On the Warriors bench, a stern-looking Mike Malone had already pulled out his tactical board and was fiddling with the tactical magnets on it.

Three minutes into the first quarter, the Warriors took the lead in requesting a timeout.

The quietness of Oracle Arena tonight speaks for itself.

Therefore, even the Warriors players who have always looked down on Malone listened patiently to Malone's explanation of tactics.

"This is their joint defense junction. We moved too slowly before, Jason. Next time you have to reach the designated position faster."

"Since Kevin doesn't want Messiah to catch the ball too early, then Ron, you should be a wall for Messiah here."

"Barron, you also have to take on some organizational work tonight. You can use the Messiah's attraction to play some relatively simple cooperation with Jason and Ron."

"Troy, be ready to play at any time. They are playing zone defense to reduce Big-Yao's energy consumption. So, I will arrange for you to play in the second half of the quarter."

It has to be said that at this moment, Mike Malone looked a little bit like the one Qin Yue remembered.

On the court, after the timeout, the Warriors' offensive turn.

Seeing that Qin Yue wanted to use Artest to screen Garnett so that he could receive the ball faster, he simply let Posey interrupt the Warriors' offense with a tactical foul.

Then, after briefly explaining a few things to Percy, Garnett immediately made Qin Yue feel the weight of a senior.

Relying on his experience, Garnett perfectly predicted where the Warriors' high-post pick-and-roll would occur, and turned around as quickly as a small forward and got in front of himself.

The Warriors' attack took about eleven seconds of offensive time before forcing the Supersonics to transform their one-four zone into a 2-3 zone defense.

Although the Warriors' increasingly fast offensive rotation has caused Carlisle to be wary.
But for the Warriors, who would have completed their offense and started to retreat at this time, their offensive time consumed by the Supersonics
This means that it is destined to be difficult for them to pick up the pace of this game.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, who knew that he would suffer the consequences if he hesitated, took the initiative to slow down the pace of the attack.

The Warriors' offense after the opening tonight was too hasty and failed to achieve their desired goal.

High position, until teammates around you are in position.
Qin Yue, who was in charge of holding the ball, just released the ball and started to speed up.

This was a breakthrough that surprised Garnett greatly.

In a flash, Garnett, who was able to keep up with Qin Yue in the previous second, was dizzy by Qin Yue's double change of direction in the next second.

The Oracle Arena, which had been silent for a long time, was finally lit up by Qin Yue himself.

The moment his violent pull-up shot fell into the net, the 20,000 fans at the scene immediately shouted "MVP, MVP" for him.

In fact, Qin Yue never objected to the slow pace of the game.

Because of his height and weight, a slower pace can help him conserve his energy better.

Thus, a positional battle that has almost disappeared at Oracle Arena this season has officially begun.

In order to deal with the restraining force formed by Ray Allen on the outside, Mike Malone, who suddenly felt that the one-on-four combo was really useful, no longer cared about it being a "kid's tactic".
Halfway through the first quarter, the Warriors' on-the-spot one-on-four strategy was seen, which in turn gave Sonics head coach Rick Carlisle a headache.

Perhaps, the Warriors' on-the-spot version of the one-on-four combo was not as tightly positioned and disciplined as the well-prepared Supersonics.

But if the Supersonics want to break the one-on-four combo, they also need someone to organize and coordinate.

Throughout his career, Ray Allen has not been an expert in this area.

As for Watson?
What is the difference between this guy's status in the NBA and that of an ordinary person in the entertainment industry?
And just like the Supersonics, the Warriors' one-on-four combo wasn't intended to defend the Supersonics.

After all, the Supersonics with Garnett can also easily change the Warriors' one-on-four defense into a zone defense.

But as Garnett became a mere supporting point on the court, the Warriors' defensive strategy immediately became clear.

Because Garnett has to stand high to deal the cards.
How can he use his high-quality pick-and-roll and his off-ball running to disrupt the Warriors' defensive system?
I have to say, Mike Malone has amazing savvy.

After quickly summarizing the Warriors' strengths and analyzing the Supersonics' weaknesses, he escaped from the dilemma of having to use tactics to break the Supersonics' one-on-four combo, and began to play against Carlisle by looking at the overall situation.

The Warriors are not a team that cannot play at a slow pace.

In last season's finals, the Warriors defeated the Heat head-on by relying on positional warfare.

Although the Sonics' desperate twin towers would greatly hinder Qin Yue's rush to the inside.

But Qin Yue can still use his violent pull-up shot to punish the Sonics' zone defense.

In addition, Malone also has absolute confidence in the Warriors' bench depth.

Most of the players on the Sonics' bench are puzzle-type players.

In order to make the most of these puzzle-type players, Carlisle will have to stagger the playing time of the Big Three.

As for the Warriors? All Malone needs to do is to fuck Qin Yue to death.

If the Supersonics were a team with a fast enough playing pace, Malone might have to find other ways to let Qin Yue rest.

But since the Supersonics are a team that is destined not to be fast, then
After the first quarter, after taking a look at the scoreboard showing 28 to 24, Ma Long immediately turned his gaze to Qin Yue with a loving expression.

"Tonight, I want to arrange for you to play a little longer."

Hearing this, Qin Yue, who had almost suffered a psychological trauma from clocking out after three quarters of the new season, immediately stood up and said, "Mike, remember to replace me after I die!"

At this moment, recalling that Mike Brown had asked him whether it was hard to coach Qin Yue, Ma Long hated that he could not rush to Brown immediately.

Look, what does it mean to be a star player?
He never forces himself to play in garbage time, he always steps up at crucial moments!

But pretending is pretending.
Before the start of the second quarter, Qin Yue asked Ma Long for an inside partner.

Since Yao Ming was substituted after playing for only 7 minutes in the first quarter, Qin Yue knew very well that the giant who would be responsible for leading the substitutes in the second quarter tonight would definitely be Yao Ming.

therefore
Private First Class Adonal Foyle, step out!
As the temporary leader in blocked shots in Warriors history, Foyle, who returned to the Warriors this summer, weighs over 275 pounds (125 kilograms).

Although Foyle couldn't defend Yao Ming either.

But Qin Yue, knowing that Yao Ming would lead the team as the main attacking point in the second quarter, did not want to waste too much energy on the defensive end.

This is the physical trade-off that a "single-core" team must make when playing against a three-core team.

And since it's "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu", would it be excessive for Qin Yue to bring a few more Red Hare horses?
It turned out that Foyle was indeed a good horse.

When defending Yao Ming in the low post, he avoided jumping if possible, not only collecting enough "tolls" from Yao Ming, but most importantly, this good horse did not need to eat grass.

Throughout his career, Foyle's offensive ability was almost zero.

So after he came on the court, on the offensive end, he was only responsible for screens for players without the ball, and he didn't need to gain emotional value through Qin Yue's pass. (Someone's inner voice: Look at him, Kwame!)
Although Foyle's appearance will inevitably reduce the Warriors' offensive space, in the game, Dunleavy Jr. almost single-handedly ran the distance of two outside players.

It doesn't matter that Foyle has no offensive ability.

As long as little Dunleavy is still running, Foyle's diligent pick-and-roll is enough for Qin Yue to find the sexy little Dunleavy.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

Looking at Foyle, who had hardly even made a low-post shot
I thought to myself that this guy had never been as annoying as Yao Ming before. At this moment, it was not right to follow him out, and it was not right not to follow him out.

As a result, after a moment of hesitation, Yao Ming, who was standing alone in the penalty area, sent Qin Yue to the free throw line.

This is a defensive three-second violation.

Swish-!
At the free throw line, Qin Yue made the free throw.

Next, the Warriors had the ball again.

This time, Yao Ming took the initiative to follow him out.

But as soon as he left the penalty area with his front foot, Qin Yue sneaked in from the other side in the low position.

The backup power forward for this SuperSonics team was Chuck Hayes.

Qin Yue has an absolute height advantage facing him.

Seeing this, Jack quickly hoisted the ball to Qin Yue.

The next second, facing "Hai Ye" who has always been known for his solid chassis, Qin Yue did not choose to force it, but instead made a sideways jump shot at a height that Hayes could not reach.

Bang, whoosh!

This was a 45-degree angle shot that fully demonstrated Qin Yue's Wake Forest pedigree.

On the Sonics bench, Carlisle immediately felt Qin Yue's dominance, which was different from the traditional inside dominance.

He is not bound by any rules.

Even if the Supersonics have an absolute advantage in the interior, he can still use his other weapons to complete the tough solution.

Any defensive tactics can only limit his ability in certain aspects.

It is impossible to seal some stars like you can, where you can just use one move to make them stand at the top of the arc with the ball in their hands and stare blankly.

As Oscar Robertson said, Qin Yue is the cornerstone around whom you can build a team in any era.

Of course, Qin Yue is by no means without weaknesses.

However, this group of warriors who were willing to let him suck their blood cleverly concealed his weakness.

For example, when he is fully committed to the offensive end, all Warriors players will help him defend and give him the opportunity to show his talent on the defensive end.

For example, when his touch is not good, he only needs to install the passing button and can use his teammates' off-ball movement to get through the cold period.

In Carlisle's eyes, this Warriors is a highly centralized team. They have invested almost all their resources in Qin Yue, and Qin Yue is responsible for distributing the cake on the court.

This is a basketball concept that Carlisle cannot understand.

Because no matter at which stage of his coaching career, Carlisle doesn't like this kind of ball-holding core who takes on everything on the court.

But at this moment Carlisle had to admit
Qin Yue, who complements the warriors, is changing the situation of the battle with his own strength.

In the second half of the second quarter, Garnett and Ray Allen returned to the game.

It was just that Garnett had just come on the court and it was the Warriors' turn to attack when Qin Yue did something fierce in front of him.

It was a back-to-the-basket move that Garnett had a hard time describing in words.

If you really want Garnett to find the right adjective.
Then he could only think of the drum washing machine.

This is the magical skill that Qin Yue learned from Anthony during their special training this summer.

Anthony taught Qin Yue all his back-turning skills almost without reservation.

The core skill of this turn is to mobilize the defender's footsteps through fast, slow and fast rhythms, use the momentum of the explosive ball to quickly step forward and complete the entire turn in one go.

But if you want to take this technique to its full potential
In addition to the fact that the offensive player with the ball must have a certain ability to combine man and ball, his own explosive power will also affect the effectiveness of the "washing machine turn".

Bang, whoosh!

On the court, Qin Yuefei shook off Garnett and made a layup.

This summer, in order to fool around with Qin Yue, Anthony obviously did not realize what kind of monster he had unintentionally released.

Although on the basketball court, many skills can be learned without a teacher.

But having someone to teach and having no one to teach are two different things.

Of course, it was not a loss for Anthony to teach all his special skills to Qin Yue.

After all, that was the "heart method formula" that Qin Yue obtained by calling "Teacher Melo" repeatedly and relying on his real ability.

The Warriors' offensive round in the final moments of the second quarter.

On the right side of the court, Qin Yue first tried to start with his crotch, then took a step to the left and stopped abruptly, and then bowed to change direction.

This smooth triple threat combo also comes from his good brother Carmelo Anthony.

At this moment, even Kevin Garnett, who was in full force mode, could only watch Qin Yue make this extremely chic change of direction jump shot in front of him.

On TNT, Charles Barkley's comment was more direct: "The Messiah played a trick on Kevin Garnett! Roar, roar, Kevin was completely played around by him!"

Swish-!
Oracle Arena, the ball goes in and the clock stops.

At the end of the first half, the score was 51 to 54.

打满半场的秦岳17投9中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球5罚5中，半场轰下24分9篮板8助攻1封盖1抢断。

Although Garnett had thought before the game that a one-on-four combination would not be able to completely stop Qin Yue from scoring on the court, after a half-time matchup with Qin Yue tonight, Garnett finally understood why Duncan could only fail in front of Qin Yue.

He has offensive skills that are completely unmatched for a power forward.

His desperate mismatch advantage comes from his inhuman ability to combine man and ball.

"Unless I'm five years younger, there's no one in the league today who can match him.

I don’t see where his limit is. Maybe the Milky Way is his limit.”

During the halftime break, Garnett, who was interviewed by ESPN, made this comment on Qin Yuedao.

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