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Chapter 115 The Third Bottle of Poison! (4900 words, please subscribe to the monthly ticket!)
With Barkley's earnest expectations, Qin Yue led the Warriors to embark on a new round of settlement.

The team that Qin Yue wants to settle accounts with this time is the Phoenix Suns based at the American Airlines Center.

The scene of the Suns' crushing defeat in last year's Western Conference Finals because Stoudemire forced himself to play despite an injury is still vivid in our minds.

This season, with Stoudemire having completed his repairs in the Phoenix repair shop, the Suns team demonstrated with their strength how much this city loves Nash in order to protect the value of Steve Nash winning the regular season MVP for two consecutive years.

As of now, the Suns are ranked first in the Western Conference.

Their selfless investment in the regular season enables them to always defeat strong opponents in the game.

In addition, Stoudemire's visible improvement in face-to-face singles skills has made him an absolute face-to-face singles master.

At 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm), Amar'e Stoudemire has excellent footwork and ball-handling coordination that is rare for a player of his height.

This makes it easy for him to use his mobility to create a mismatch advantage on the court.

Historically, in the 06/07 season, Stoudemire had a finishing rate of nearly 70% at the basket and a mid-range and long-range two-point shooting rate of about 45%.

Since actively studying "The Art of War", Stoudemire has indeed achieved "attacking the enemy when they are unprepared and taking them by surprise" on the court.

During the peak of his career, Stoudemire, who was extremely efficient on the offensive end, has always been an important firepower guarantee for the Suns.

His true shooting percentage this season is an astonishing 64%.

Moreover, as the only player in the Suns whose playing time will be controlled by D'Antoni①, he can get "20+" points for the Suns with only about thirteen shots per night.

（①：在太阳队医的建议下，历史上06/07、07/08这两个赛季，小斯的场均出场时间都在34分钟以下）

Welcome back “Quanlisi”.

The Suns have proven through fair play after fair play that Nash is not the trophy thief.

But I want Nash to completely take off the hat of trophy thief
All Suns players and all Phoenix fans know this very well.
They must use an offense of the highest level in the current era to settle accounts with the "World-Destroying Satan" for last year's Western Conference Finals and the regular season MVP trophy.

Just finish this account.
They can tell the world clearly.
Nash is the well-deserved regular season MVP of the 05/06 season.

Last year, the Warriors only managed to get through because Stoudemire played with an injury.

After only playing in the league for one and a half seasons, Qin Yue now has enemies everywhere.

The Messiah of the Bay Area, the Destroyer Satan of the NBA.

On the evening of the 7th, as soon as Qin Yue stepped into the American Airlines Center, the entire stadium gave him unprecedented "courtesy".

Moreover, the tide has turned. The Suns, who suffered from the injury of Stoudemire last year, are now the healthier team.

The absence of Brown and Davis not only weakened the Warriors' interior defense, but also made the Warriors lack a star guard who could single out Nash on the court.

But in the NBA, since every team is likely to suffer injuries, Qin Yue cannot use injuries as an excuse to be afraid of fighting.

That doesn't fit Qin Yue's character.

It doesn't fit the temperament of this Warriors team.

In the center of the court, Dan Crawford walked towards the center circle with the ball. After Stoudemire and Biedrins jumped the ball, the game with full hatred and no further words officially began.

In order to preserve Qin Yue's physical strength on the offensive end and support the Warriors in a thorough confrontation with the Suns, except for the necessary rounds, Biedrins will face Stoudemire in this game.

In the first attack of the game, despite the strong wind, Nash, who never gives up on life, used a horse-riding archery to give the visiting Warriors a warning.

Jarrett Jack's defense has always been trustworthy, but Nash is exactly the type of player he is least good at dealing with.

Because Nash is fast enough.

Back to the Warriors' offensive round.

D'Antoni followed suit and used a bankrupt version of the one-on-four combo.

"Hacker" Marion has amazing movement speed.

On the outside, except for forcing a pull-up shot against Marion, even Qin Yue would find it difficult to create a mismatch advantage against him.

In addition, Dio and Bale can also control the left and right sides of the court well.

But because of the two major loopholes of Stoudemire and Nash on the inside and outside lines, the Suns' one-on-four combination.
It's like you insist on using strawberries to make dumplings, it just doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it.

In the frontcourt, after taking position in the 1-3-1 formation, Qin Yue successfully fell into the low position under the crazy entanglement of Marion.

The Suns' four-man attack automatically disintegrated.

From the flank, Dio's attack came just in time, but Dio, who only wanted to be a human, was obviously unable to escape the shackles brought to him by his human body.

Qin Yue, who had been holding the basketball high in the low post, saw this and immediately threw the ball to Artest who was left open by Dio.

Although Artest missed the shot the next second, which made Qin Yue, who couldn't stand such scenes, feel nervous, Biedrins was extremely smart and grabbed the frontcourt rebound.

Then, Biedrins, who only had Qin Yue in his eyes, passed the ball back to Qin Yue.

The pass landed in a very bad spot, causing Qin Yue to bend down to catch the ball.

However, in a sense, it also showed the world Qin Yue's unparalleled waist that had amazed every female companion.

Stoudemire came late to assist in defense, and Qin Yue made a strong shot under the basket.

When retreating, Biedrins, who had a rebound and an assist, did not forget to remind Qin Yue: "I can do anything that Brother Kwame can do!"

Brother Kwame?

At this moment, if Biedrins hadn't reminded him.
Qin Yue actually had a hard time remembering that there was such a person in the Warriors team.

Since the Warriors and the Suns are both teams that will actively seize transition offense opportunities, Nash dribbled the ball across half court in a flash.

This is exactly why the Suns always crushed the Warriors in the regular season last season.

When they are fully staffed, they speed up like crazy.
Instead, it will cause Qin Yue's physical strength to decline rapidly, making it impossible for him to handle a large amount of ball possession as usual.

Fortunately, Jack's clever tactical foul interrupted the Suns' offensive advance.

On the Warriors bench, Mike Malone, who knew that Qin Yue had to rest more in this game, called Matt Barnes in advance and told Murphy: "In the first half of the second quarter, you have to play the role of the Messiah."

Murphy, who had just returned from injury, was delighted when he heard this and said, "I will definitely work hard to complete my work."

This summer, if possible, Malone hopes that the Warriors can reserve another power forward with shooting range and supporting ability.

Because the pace of today's NBA games is getting faster and faster.
Ma Long must control Qin Yue's playing time to around 35 minutes to ensure that he is not dragged down by the long regular season.

On the court, Qin Yue, who enjoyed the best defensive resources of the Warriors team, decisively left Dio, the Suns' second supporting point, open after noticing that Marion, who was being guarded by Artest, quietly cut into the Warriors' penalty area.

During this period, Dio's scoring mainly came from the basket and long-range two-point shots.

His three-point threat is not great, so Qin Yue can return to the basket at any time and collect blocking data through his talent.

However, this weirdo Marion unexpectedly finished the game with an extremely awkward twist and jump shot after getting the ball.

Although the basket rejected the shot, Qin Yue couldn't help cursing in his heart: "Who taught him to play like this?"

Marion's technical moves are extremely strange.

In the famous "8-point battle" in Qin Yue's memory, he also made LeBron James extremely anxious.

In addition, Marion, who has the height of a striker and the wingspan of an inside player, quickly made Qin Yue give up the idea of taking advantage of the outside line in front of him.

Because under Marion's relentless defense, Qin Yue's outside shots would likely turn into cowardly jump shots like a cowardly lizard. In the low post, he used a fast-slow-fast rhythm to mobilize Marion's footsteps, and then Qin Yue, who used the momentum to explode the ball, seemed to have created a tornado in the American Airlines Center.

Unlike Anthony's washing machine turn.

Since Qin Yue's model is larger, once he gets the space to turn around in front of the defensive player, the range of his turn will give people the illusion of a "tornado destroying a parking lot."

The next second, he turned around and made a layup.

Under the angry gazes of the fans at the scene, Qin Yue's subsequent arrogant "three shots to the head" were more of a gimmick to the home audience than a tribute to "Teacher Melo".

Phoenix hated Qin Yue so much.

If possible, they really hope that a meteorite will suddenly fall and take away Qin Yue, the "bitch".

As for the TNT TV station, it was clear that Qin Yue was playing against his old club tonight, but Barkley, the real bitch, was really hoping that Qin Yue would be more harsh.

In the first quarter, when Qin Yue used Biedrins's screen to cut into the basket and received Jack's pass, Barkley said excitedly: "AND-ONE! No! Why is this not AND-ONE?"

On the side, Smith, who knew why Barkley was anxious, laughed and said, "Hey, Charles, the referee won't blow the whistle for this level of confrontation."

What kind of confrontation is this level that the referee won’t blow the whistle for?
Black whistle!

A total black whistle!
At this moment, in Barkley's eyes, as long as there was physical contact between the Suns players and Qin Yue, the referee should blow the whistle!

On the court, Qin Yue, who had been working hard in the interior for several rounds in a row, although he achieved a high efficiency of 5 out of 4 shots, he had already felt that his physical energy was rapidly shortening, so he inevitably needed to slow down.

Warriors' offensive round.

Qin Yue, standing at the top of the arc with the ball, easily broke the Suns' one-on-four combo.

When Nash was blocking on the wing, he was unfortunately blocked by Biedrins.

Marion habitually wanted to fill in for Nash, but this made Qin Yue, who was suddenly left open, transform into the future "Little Green" and "Big Green" in a certain moment.

Faced with such humiliation from Marion, Qin Yue immediately shot the ball from the top of the arc.

When——!
When——!
Swish-!
Although Qin Yue admitted that he almost became a joke for future fans when the basketball bounced off the rim, after the basketball finally went into the net, Qin Yue immediately changed his expression and shrugged while shouting to Marion: "Don't guard me, keep letting me shoot if you can."

Will Marion let Qin Yue continue to shoot three-pointers?
It really does.

Unlike those athletes who would get excited at the slightest provocation from Qin Yue, Marion has long been a player who is good at determining defensive strategies through observation and calculation.

This season, Qin Yue's three-point shooting percentage is 37%.

In today's era, this hit rate can be considered excellent.

However, when reviewing Qin Yue's three-point shot, Marion found that Qin Yue could easily get a chance to shoot a three-point shot on the court.
Plus, his three-point shooting output will only improve significantly on nights when he's in great form.
So Marion also wanted to try Qin Yue's feel first before deciding on his defensive strategy for tonight.

At least in the first quarter, Marion's subsequent defensive strategy was successful.

After the first quarter, the scoreboard showed 29 to 35.

虽然单节9投6中，其中三分球3投1中，罚球2罚2中的秦岳，总计为勇士砍下了15分4篮板2助攻1封盖。

But in the second half of the first quarter, Marion effectively limited Qin Yue's explosive influence on the entire Warriors team through his defensive strategy.

Does the so-called successful defense necessarily mean blocking the opponent's attack?
The answer is obviously no.

Marion's success tonight lies in the fact that he gave Qin Yue enough intensity in every low-post confrontation, and very boldly adopted the strategy of letting Qin Yue shoot, betting on Qin Yue who missed three-pointers in a row.

In tonight's high-speed offense and defense transition, as long as Qin Yue cannot lead the entire team through offense, he will become more and more tired.

Obviously, consuming Qin Yue is Marion's main purpose.

Especially after noticing Qin Yue's average three-point shooting in the first quarter.
Marion put on his "hacker" jacket without hesitation and teamed up with his teammates many times to prevent the Warriors from launching flank offensive tactics.

Even though the Suns' 29-point loss in a single quarter is far from excellent, as long as the Suns can score more points through offense, they can completely win by offense in this game to defend the glory of Phoenix and protect our Nash.

In Qin Yue's previous life, the Suns were able to rank among the top three in the Western Conference for several consecutive seasons, which was enough to prove their value.

And, facing the "Full Force" in the Suns formation.
Even if the Warriors chose to sacrifice Qin Yue's offense and let Qin Yue devote himself to the defense, Qin Yue would not be able to stop Stoudemire from scoring on the court.

Because since he entered his peak, Stoudemire, who always "takes the opponent by surprise" in the game, would be so easy to defend.
Then how could he have such an efficient technical statistical panel during the peak of his career?
Moreover, last year, Qin Yue was able to "blow up" those super inside players, and it was never because of his defense that was packaged by the "DPOY" trophy.

Instead, he relied on those two bottles of desperate poison to score higher points than his opponents.

Qin Yue's "non-mainstream" scoring structure and his scoring method determine that he has a scoring explosiveness far beyond that of traditional super inside players.

Therefore, no matter how stupid Mike Malone is, he will not choose to sacrifice Qin Yue's offense just to try whether Qin Yue can limit Stoudemire.

If the Warriors want to win, they must find a way to infinitely magnify Qin Yue's influence on the offensive end.

This is a test for Mike Malone, but also a test for the entire Warriors team.

In the second quarter, Malone took out the tactical board and gestured to the main players who were replaced, saying: "It is the Suns who need to speed up tonight, not us.

Jarrett, you don't have to rush to dribble the ball across half court. Because even if we get into position, the Suns' defense can't stop our offense.

Ron, Jason, I need you to make more breakthroughs with the ball in this game. We can't put all the burden on the Messiah.

In addition, if the Suns continue to retreat in the next game, I will continue to keep Troy on the court.

This is a game of who has higher offensive quality. Only by seizing those damn opportunities can we have the last laugh on this night."

After more than half a season of running-in, Mike Malone has grown significantly.

On the court, Murphy, who returned from injury, also showed good form.

这架具备一定策应能力的三分炮台，于次节前半段3投2中，总计拿到了6分3篮板2助攻。

This made Malone determined to keep Murphy on the court.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors' lineup was Qin Yue, Murphy, Artest, Richardson and Jack.

At the US Airways Center, the Warriors' offensive round.

Richardson chased Bell and passed the ball to Murphy standing at the top of the arc through a breakthrough.

Seeing this, Marion did not dare to delay and quickly turned to Murphy.

But Qin Yue, who was left open by Marion, quietly slipped to the right corner.

This is the most accurate shooting point in all three-point areas since Qin Yue entered the NBA.
(②: This foreshadowing was mentioned in Chapter 83. The right corner is Qin Yue’s most accurate shooting point)
At the top of the arc, Murphy noticed Qin Yue's movements and found Qin Yue with a precise pass at the moment he was about to shoot.

then
Swish-!
On the court, Marion's expression suddenly became serious when Qin Yue made this three-pointer.

Because compared to the three-point shots that he had deliberately let Qin Yue try before.
This was an easy score that Qin Yue scored by actively running without the ball.

From last season to now, Murphy has always been an inconspicuous substitute in the Warriors.

Even before Qin Yue joined the Warriors, Murphy signed a six-year early contract extension with the Warriors worth approximately $6 million, which labeled him a "high-paid substitute" this season.

But only the Warriors players and coaches know that Murphy is absolutely an indispensable member of this Warriors team.

Because there is only him.
Only then can Qin Yue open the third bottle of poison on the court!

That bottle of poison called the combination of no ball and ball.

Who said that Qin Yue can only play the role of a ball-holding core?
Now, it's the Warriors' turn to launch their offensive wave!
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