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Chapter 109: Super Teams, Everyone Gains Something! (4000 words short chapter, begging for monthly subscription!)
Qin Yue, who was hurt by Garnett's bad luck, made 3 of 0 shots at the start of the second half.

The misalignment advantage created by Qin Yue by combining his outside skills with his own hardware is not everything.

At least in a game with high intensity, frequent physical contact, and tacit permission for the defense to take the lead, his violent pull-up shot will inevitably be inaccurate.

Moreover, Qin Yue's extremely troublesome inside attack last season did not work well against this Supersonics team.

Because the Supersonics essentially played a zone defense.

In addition to Garnett, they also have Yao Ming in the interior.

TNT TV station, in order to break Joe's defense and also to show its professionalism, Barkley commented on Qin Yue who turned into a blacksmith in the second half: "The Messiah is undoubtedly a player who can use the advantage of mismatch to get the 'right to guess the heads and tails of the coin first'. How similar is this to Michael (Jordan) back then?
But at the moment when the coin falls, they still have the possibility of guessing wrong. And this is the charm of basketball. No one can predict the future. Only when the coin falls can we know the result. "

Guess the heads or tails of the coin first - I have to say that Barkley very aptly described the mismatch advantage formed by Qin Yue on the court.

However, his good partner Smith has a different view on this.

"Who says basketball can't predict the future? I can predict the results of certain games."

In the studio, Barkley turned his gaze to the confident Smith and asked in confusion: "For example?"

The next second, Smith laughed and said, "If Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan each led a team to meet in the playoffs, I believe no one would bet on Charles Barkley to win the game."

Barkley: “.”

As the unlucky guy who was tied by Jordan and the Bulls in the finals.
"Can't beat Jordan" will always be a thorn in Barkley's heart.

A thorn he could not refute and could only rage helplessly about.

Oracle Arena.

Qin Yue's declining touch gave the Supersonics hope of re-establishing their lead.

Supersonics' offensive round.

He first passed the ball to Yao Ming, and then Ray Allen made a three-pointer from the outside with Garnett's cover.

This is a picture that all outside players would envy.

At that moment, the high-quality screens provided by the two super inside players were so reassuring, and made people want to take out Ray Allen and replace him.

However.
Throughout the third quarter, the lead that the Supersonics longed to establish was not reflected on the scoreboard.

Because from last season to now, the Warriors have been labeled as a "single-core team" by the world.
Simply because they have a superstar who is too dazzling.

Kwame Brown, who has excellent sweeping abilities and has learned how to steal balls.

Ron Artest, who can be suppressed by Qin Yue and is willing to serve Qin Yue on the court.

Jason Richardson is increasingly showing off his Golden State Warriors-like style.

Baron Davis is a good comrade as long as he doesn't fight randomly, except that he likes to brag.

Assisted by Dunleavy, Murphy, Jack, Barnes, Biedrins, Foyle and other high-quality substitutes.

Who dares to say that this Warriors lineup is not strong enough?

Throughout the history of the NBA, not only the so-called Big Three or Big Four lineups can be called super teams.

When Qin Yue brought this group of teammates with different styles together.
The combat effectiveness of this highly centralized warrior team is bound to grow exponentially.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

Even though he knew that the opponent's touch was cold, Garnett still did not dare to slack off in his defense against Qin Yue.

The old wolf king was desperately pushing his limits, trying to make his steps as fast as they were five years ago.

With the referee's tacit approval, he pulled and tugged, leaving scratches on Qin Yue's arm without reservation.

He successfully left Qin Yue with only twelve seconds to organize the play after receiving the ball.

Then, he swung his wolf claws with all his might.
Desperately blocking Qin Yue's passing route and preventing Qin Yue from launching an attack.

He stared at Qin Yue's every move to prevent the other party from launching a sneak attack on him at any time.

But in an instant
Qin Yue, holding the basketball high in one hand, threw the basketball in his hand like a quarterback to Richardson who was lurking in the left corner.

Seeing this, Garnett turned back hurriedly.

Can.
Garnett, who couldn't teleport, could only watch Ray Allen being completely blocked by Artest. Even until Richardson completed his shot, he was unable to get around the damn pick-and-roll.

Swish-!
Richardson's two fake runs in this offense, and his final slide to the baseline with the help of Artest's screen, were the key to the Warriors' completion of this offense.

At this moment, Qin Yue only needs to use his model advantage to press the pass button, and Richardson will get a chance for an open three-pointer.

On the Warriors bench, Mike Malone was ecstatic about the Warriors' attack.

Because after putting up the framework first.
This Warriors team, which is filling the frame with content bit by bit, has now played the offense that Mike Malone is most looking forward to!
In fact, the moment he took over the coaching position of the Warriors, Ma Long was fully aware of Qin Yue's mismatch advantage, which was not limited to giving him the right to guess the heads and tails of the coin first on the court.

Use Qin Yue's own gravity to attract the opponent's defense attention
Then rely on different high-level tactics to fully unleash Qin Yue's explosive creativity.

In Mike Malone's eyes, this Warriors team and Qin Yue not only complement each other, but they also magnify each other's strengths.

Even the warriors who are currently enjoying the benefits of DNA.
There is no need to worry that Qin Yue will cause dissatisfaction among other players by holding the ball too much on the court.

Because they have a group of players who are willing to work hard for their star players.

Perhaps, in Qin Yue's previous life, Richardson would be unhappy with the group of "uninvited guests" in the Warriors lineup for one reason or another.

But now that the Warriors' star player has the same "roots" as him, and this star player can lead everyone to the championship.
Then Richardson naturally had to show his attitude and assist the young king.

After all, as long as I can build great achievements with this king.
In the future, his No. 23 jersey will surely rise above the dome of Oracle Arena.

If we say that last season's Warriors were gradually united by Qin Yue after one victory after another.

This season's Warriors, because of that unexpected championship, have quietly completed a high degree of centralization that is very rare in the NBA.

This is a centralized game chosen by the Warriors players themselves.

Even a troublemaker like Artest didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

At the end of the third quarter.
Qin Yue also proved once again through the game that he had never deceived Artest during the previous conversation.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

Artest, who had made 11 of 4 shots so far, dribbled the ball into the Sonics basket from the right corner and caused Yao Ming's third foul of the game through a tough confrontation.

At the free throw line, Artest made two free throws.

The scoreboard showed 74 to 80.

Maybe Artest's offensive efficiency with the ball is average, but the Warriors really need his offensive efficiency with the ball.

For example, in this game, in the third quarter when Qin Yue's hands were cold,
If it weren't for the Warriors players, including Artest, who stepped forward one after another, how could the Warriors have survived this dangerous period?

After the first three quarters, Supersonics head coach Rick Carlisle has fully felt how strong the overall strength of this defending champion is.

They are by no means a one-man team.

They just took the initiative to focus all their light on Qin Yue.

In the final quarter, Qin Yue got a precious four minutes of rest time.

Despite the relatively slow pace of the game, Qin Yue can better conserve his energy during the game.

But in basketball games, every player's physical fitness bar is destined to shorten over time.

This is an irreversible result. Oracle Arena.

In the final moments of the quarter, the Warriors changed their defensive strategy and invested more defensive resources on Ray Allen.

Including Qin Yue, they would rush to the outside at the moment when Ray Allen tried to find the shooting angle with the help of the screen.

On the other hand, on the offensive end, Davis also played the role of Jamal Murray very well in this game.

The first generation bearded man, who had been conserving his energy in the previous three quarters, brutally crushed the Sonics' point guard Earl Watson in the final quarter.

No skills required.

No emotion at all.

Even after scoring eight points in a row against Watson, Davis used his slightly bent fingers to seduce Gary Payton, who was sitting on the Sonics bench.

In this regard, Qin Yue, who has always respected the elderly and loved the young, helped Davis translate when he passed by the Sonics bench: "When will the morning road that anyone can freely pass through be ready to go on the court?"

At that moment, facing the joint provocation of Davis and Qin Yue, Payton chose the same silence as O'Neal.

Qin Yue's pettiness is well known in the NBA.

Moreover, for the truth that Qin Yue just said.
Even if Payton wanted to refute.
He has to have the ability to do that.

The fact that Carlisle would rather use Watson than Payton in the decisive moment tonight speaks volumes.

However, Qin Yue, who always wanted revenge, did not intend to let Peyton go because of his silence.

Warriors' offensive round.

After receiving a pass from Davis and slamming the ball into the basket, Qin Yue turned his gaze to the Sonics bench with a curious look on his face as he retreated. "Why do you suddenly want to return to the Sonics this summer?

Could it be because the Sonics have a chance to win the championship? He is really an old dog who will fawn on whoever has a chance to win the championship. "

After a pause, looking at Payton who was on the verge of breaking through the defense, Qin Yue added: "It is because of shameless old dogs like you that there are more and more young people in the NBA who only want to take shortcuts."

Indeed, Payton, who just wanted to retire with a championship ring, would not be accused of such a high hat by Qin Yue.

But who made this damn bastard elbow him in the finals?
In Qin Yue's opinion, even if Payton had openly "elbowed" him at the time, he would not have held such a grudge.

On the sidelines, Payton could no longer remain silent.
In the end, he was pressed onto the damn bench by Chuck Hayes.

"Why are you stopping me? I want to fight him to the death!" Payton said angrily.

Hearing this, Hayes smiled bitterly and said, "Give it up, Gary. Didn't you notice that Mike Dunleavy had taken out a baseball bat from under his seat?"

Seeing this, Payton was horrified and asked, "How dare he bring such a dangerous thing into the stadium?"

"This Warriors team will never allow anyone to hurt their Messiah unless you have the confidence that you can beat them," Hayes said.

After taking a breath, Payton said angrily: "But I can't let him humiliate me for nothing!"

“From what I’ve heard, Messiah has never had an issue with people trash-talking him,” Hayes said.

Payton: “.”

I.
If I could out-speak him, why the hell am I still sitting on the bench?

Payton deflated.

Totally discouraged.

If he could go back in time, he would definitely not have made that evil elbow attack on Qin Yue in the finals.

"Actually, I think you can try to reconcile with him." Hayes suddenly said after patting Payton on the shoulder.

Payton was puzzled and asked, "How to reconcile? If reconciliation was possible, Shaq would have reconciled with him long ago."

Hayes shook his head and said, "You don't know Messiah. At least in my opinion, the dispute between you and him is just a dispute on the court. I think as long as you take the initiative to apologize, he will definitely forgive you."

Payton asked curiously, "You mean his grudges are also divided into different levels?"

Hayes nodded and said, "'Yao' said that his little brother would carry a notebook with him and decide his attitude towards his enemies based on the different levels of hatred they have for him.

I don't think you'd rank very high in his book."

The next second, Peyton said with both anger and amusement: "After your description, why do I suddenly feel that he is not so hateful?"

Hayes shrugged and said, "The Messiah is not that hateful or abominable. As long as you fight him honestly, you will find that he is definitely a professional role model."

Then Hayes told Payton an interesting story.

That was a Chinese derby last season.

At that time, because Qin Yue tricked him with a fake move under the basket, Hayes pressed on Qin Yue with an extremely dangerous move.

"I know he could have chosen to dodge, but if he did that, I would have been unprotected and would have probably fallen and gotten hurt."

"and then?"

"Then, instead of dodging, he grabbed me when I landed, allowing me to escape successfully."

After sharing this story with Payton, Hayes continued to persuade Payton in a very sincere tone: "Gary, he is already the banner of the NBA. It is better to turn the enemy into a friend than to be his enemy."

It is better to turn your enemy into your friend than to be his enemy.

Payton immediately fell into deep thought after hearing Hayes' earnest advice.

On the court
At the same moment Hayes and Payton were chatting
Ray Allen, who was accurate at first but missed later, also ended the suspense of this Christmas game with his own hands.

The final score was 97 to 106.

This high-quality positional offensive and defensive battle ended with the Warriors' victory.

In the game, the Warriors, with all players online, fully demonstrated their hard power as the defending champions.

迈克-马龙于赛后赞美为勇士在圣诞之夜砍下36分18篮板14助攻2封盖2抢断的秦岳道：“只要把球给他，一切都会变得很轻松。”

Although Carlisle still cannot appreciate the beauty of a big player with the ball.

But at the press conference, Carlisle still gave Qin Yue a very high evaluation: "He has left his contemporaries far behind. He is indeed the best player in the NBA today."

After this real Christmas battle, Carlisle knew very well that if the Supersonics wanted to make a difference this year, they would have to do better next time.

"We need to find a player who can solve our No. 1 problem before the end of the regular season."

Regarding the weaknesses exposed by the Supersonics in this Christmas game, Carlisle gave this reply to the Supersonics uniform team after the game.

"One-on-four is indeed a good tactic. We need to practice more in the future."

Malone, who discovered the magic of the one-on-four combo in this Christmas game, completely put away his contempt for this "kiddie tactics".

no doubt
This is a game in which both sides gain something regardless of winning or losing.

Especially for Qin Yue.

“Ding! Hidden mission [Gary Payton’s Apology] has been triggered!”

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PS: Here is a 4000-word chapter! I will try to finish the second update as soon as possible!

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