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Chapter 188: Thanos James arrives, the ultimate showdown! (Please subscribe to the monthly ticket!)
Mavericks head coach Mike Woodson, who wanted to avoid being swept by the Warriors, prayed devoutly to God before the start of Game 4.

However.
On the night of the game, the one who responded to him was Qin Yue, who scored 47 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists for the Warriors.

After the game, Marion, who was finally relieved, said in an interview: "You asked me what it felt like to be swept by the Warriors? What kind of experience can I have? We were all swept, what else can I say?"

"Listen, it's not my fault that I couldn't guard that guy," Marion said. "If you think it's my fault, then tell me, who in the league today can guard him?"

Finally, Marion also gave his blessing to his former teammate Nash: "I am looking forward to Steve winning his first championship this season. It is an honor he deserves."

Deserved honor?
In fact, if Marion wasn't in an interview, what he would have wanted to say at this moment is
Nash only relied on Qin Yue's support, otherwise how would he have had a chance to win the championship?
After the first two rounds of the Western Conference playoffs, Nash, who almost wasted a year last year, no longer regrets his decision to join the Warriors.

because
How can it be happier to laugh while sitting on Xiao Si's lap than to cry while sitting on Qin Yue's lap?

Perhaps, if he stays in Phoenix, Nash can still easily retain the assist title.

But in Oakland, Nash, whose assist data is always washed away by Qin Yue, can challenge for the championship!
"After eliminating the Mavericks with a big score of 4-0, the Warriors' next opponent in the Western Conference Finals will be the winner between the Lakers and the Supersonics." - ESPN News Express

Sweeping their opponents in two consecutive rounds to advance undoubtedly gave the Warriors the best timing and location before the Western Conference Finals.

after all
On the night when the Warriors easily advanced to the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers just relied on Kobe's winning shot to tie the series with the Supersonics at 2-2.

This was an unprecedentedly brutal Western Conference semifinal.

Gasol's growth has certainly made the Lakers no longer as afraid of the combination of Yao Ming and Garnett as before.

But as they entered the playoffs, the Sonics' championship spirit was gradually awakened, and the defending champions were already caught in an extremely tough battle.

The fifth battle.

The Lakers won in double overtime to tip the balance of this Western Conference semifinal at KeyArena.

科比当晚为湖人出战55分钟，28投12中，总计砍下39分8篮板6助攻。

Looking only at efficiency, Kobe's shooting percentage in Game 42 was only %.

But in this game that may well affect the course of the series, under Kobe's tight defense, Ray Allen shot 17 of 5 and only scored 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

"Kobe helped us win this game through his defense," Odom said after the game. "He blocked the most threatening player on the outside of the Supersonics."

The Lakers, leading 3-2, will return to Staples Center with match point.

At the same time, a piece of news from ESPN successfully attracted Qin Yue's attention.

"The league intends to revise the ball-handling and traveling rules next season. LeBron James' Crab-Dribble may become the biggest winner!"

Although in later generations, many young James fans will have a preconceived notion that the so-called "crab dribble" is a unique term created by James haters to discredit James' basic skills.

But in fact, what these James fans don’t know is that the crab dribble is an “advanced” layup technique created by James and named by James himself.

James often used a stagnant dribble and two-step movement to score in his youth, so he called it the crab dribble, "This is an uncommon move in the league, but I can be sure that it is in full compliance with the rules. Anyone who knows basketball knows that I am using a high-level technique to score, and it is not a travel."

Is the crab dribble really in compliance with the rules?
Qin Yue didn’t know.

But with the NBA's decision to amend the existing hand-to-hand and traveling rules, the crab dribble will undoubtedly be officially legalized.

"Under the new rules, the NBA will allow the sneak move of jumping off the ground with both feet and then dribbling for a layup?" Brown was surprised when he learned that the rules were about to change. "Doesn't this mean that all players can use the four-step layup in the game in the future?"

Hearing this, Qin Yue nodded and attempted a layup according to the new rules.

then
Qin Yue gave up.

Because no matter how Qin Yue tried, he couldn't adapt to this extremely awkward layup method.

Moreover, Qin Yue, who can accelerate directly with just two big steps in many cases, why does he need to use such blatant sneaking behavior to score?

Then, according to the new version of the joint ball rules, Qin Yue also experienced Harden's step-back jump shot in the future.

As a result, Qin Yue also gave up.

Because compared to Harden's step-back jump shot that completely challenged the limits of the rules, Qin Yue, who was accustomed to textbook step-back shots, had no need to challenge the rules at all.

Unfortunately.

Qin Yue is destined not to be able to enjoy the benefits brought by the NBA's revision of the ball-handling and traveling rules.

"Does the league want to punish players like me who have good basic skills?" Qin Yue said in frustration, "Is it a mistake to practice basic skills too well?"

However, just because Qin Yue, a textbook on the court, is unable to adapt to the new rules, it does not mean that everyone cannot adapt to the new rules.

For example, Brown has gradually found the fun of four-step layup on the training ground.

"This rule is tailor-made for me!"

After using the new version of the ball-handling and traveling rules to score several times under Qin Yue's defense, Brown was overjoyed and said, "If even you can't stop me, then who else in this league can stop me from scoring next season?"

Although, when practicing with Brown, Qin Yue did not use his full strength in defense.

But Qin Yue admitted it.
Under the new rules, even if you don't have outstanding basic skills.
As long as you can master the essence of the four-step layup and the new handball rules, you can easily score on the court based on your physical talent.

Simply put, this is a rule change that will greatly narrow the basic skills gap between players and bring huge bonuses to all offensive players, including James, who prefer to rely on their bodies to crush the defense.

There is no doubt that the impact that the new rules brought to Qin Yue’s heart was shocking.

Because if this continues, why would the new generation of players in the league need to go through the trouble of honing their basic skills?

As long as you have a historical body, then in theory, you can run rampant in the NBA.

Qin Yue didn't want to say that the NBA decided to change the traveling and hand-to-hand rules because it wanted to help James, who is currently second to none, to compete with him.

However, no matter what purpose the league decided to change the rules this time
The biggest beneficiary is definitely James.

Because under the new rules, young James will visibly skip his long growth period and directly enter the peak of his career.

What grinding technique?
Even if James' basic skills remain the same for twenty years, from now on, as long as he can maintain good physical condition, he will always be Thanos James!
……

Qin Yue was still immersed in the shock brought to him by the rule changes revealed by ESPN.

On the other hand, the Lakers returned to the Staples Center with match point and eliminated the Supersonics with a score of 4-2, successfully meeting the Warriors in this year's Western Conference Finals.

This season, the Lakers, who can still enjoy the benefits of Lowry and Gasol's child labor contracts, have a lead in bench players, which is undoubtedly the key to their successful advancement over the Supersonics.

On this night when Kobe's hands were inevitably cold in order to defend Ray Allen
As Curry's top competitor for the Sixth Man of the Year award this year, Monta Ellis scored a total of 28 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Lakers in Game , demonstrating with his strength what a die-hard Comey fan is.

In addition, Odom, who came on as a substitute for Battier, also played well in this game. He took advantage of staggered travel during the rotation phase and scored a total of 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

“I think the way the substitutes stepped up proved that we are a good team.”

Kobe said in an interview after the game: "We are ready to defend our title. We will not regard the Warriors who won 75 games in the regular season as unbeatable opponents. We will only regard them as enemies that must be cleared on our way to defending the title."

Although this analogy is not appropriate.

But winning is addictive.

Last year, Kobe, who had just led the Lakers to a revival and won his fourth championship in his career, is looking forward to leading the Lakers to win another championship more than ever.

Especially when the opponent in the Western Conference Finals is the Warriors led by Qin Yue.

Kobe is eager to give the superior Warriors a head-on blow in the upcoming Western Conference Finals and use his strength to tell Qin Yue who is the defending champion of this season.

Moreover, from the perspective of the championship window.
The Lakers may be forced to let Lowry go this summer, and next summer they will have to think about whether to renew the contract with Gasol or trade Odom.
Kobe has quietly realized that this year's Western Conference Finals may be his only chance to win the championship in the next two to three years.

after all
Kobe, who participated in the entire Dallas incident, knows better than anyone what changes the league will face in the future with the signing of the new labor agreement and the implementation of the super luxury tax.

That’s right, even a powerful team like the Lakers would be afraid of the super luxury tax.

Therefore, if he cannot lead the Lakers to defend their title this year,
In Kobe's view, he would most likely miss his fifth championship, and he didn't know when the Lakers would be able to put together the current team that could compete with the Warriors.

This was a Western Conference Finals that Kobe had already determined was a game he could not lose before it even started.

And here are the Warriors.
Qin Yue, who knows that the free agent market will be unprecedentedly busy this summer, also dares not say whether there will be next year if he misses this year.

This is not because Qin Yue is not confident in his own strength. It is because under the new rules of combined ball and traveling, many outside stars will benefit from it. If a few galaxy battleships really appear this summer, the Warriors' current leading advantage will no longer exist.

Basketball, after all, is a sport about who can score more points.

Qin Yue knew very well that once those stars who benefited from the new rules formed a group, the so-called future would become increasingly uncontrollable.

Moreover, he led the Warriors to 75 wins in the regular season.
Want to avoid nailing myself to the pillar of shame.
In Qin Yue's opinion, the Warriors have only one option this year, which is to win the championship.

……

2010 5 Month 18 Day.

This is the day when the first game of the Western Conference Finals begins.

This is a much-anticipated Western Conference Finals.

Kobe, who intends to settle all the new and old grudges with Qin Yue, has led the Lakers to Qin Yue.

Oracle Arena.

When the golden waves on the scene began to roll, the two teams, each holding the belief that they would win, immediately used their burning gazes to tell each other how much they wanted to dye their respective championship flags red with each other's blood.

“Are you Stephen Curry?”

Hardcore fan Comey Ellis shouted to Curry during the pre-game warm-up: "You're the one who stole my Sixth Man of the Year Award?"

Upon hearing this, Curry did not respond to Ellis.

But Qin Yue noticed that the baby-faced killer's expression at that time was obviously more serious than usual.

In the center of the field, after warming up, the starting players of both teams took their positions one after another.

Since Odom is the most suitable player to match up with Qin Yue in the Lakers lineup, the starting five of the Lakers tonight are Gasol, Odom, Kobe and Lowry.

The Warriors' starting five are Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Bell and Nash.

At the beginning of the game, Brown, who was already eager to use the four-step layup to wreak havoc next season, won the ball for the Warriors.

"You know, Khloe and I are getting married."

While defending Qin Yue from receiving the ball, Odom suddenly spoke.

Seeing this, Qin Yue blurted out: “Do you want to congratulate you?”

"No! I just want to tell you that the person Khloe loves is me!" Odom screamed crazily, "Even if she tattooed your name on her chest, the person she loves is still me!"

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At this moment, Qin Yue felt like an innocent victim.

Since he has no personal relationship with Khloe Kardashian, how could he have imagined that she would go to such lengths to maintain her image as his fan?

However, now that things have come to this, what can Qin Yue say?

On the right side of the court, seeing that Nash had cleared half the court for him, Qin Yue immediately showed a ferocity that was completely different from his usual self after getting the ball.

With the help of "Qin Yue's Law", Odom thought he could block Qin Yue's breakthrough by taking advantage of the situation.

But at the moment Qin Yue started violently, Odom, who was squeezed behind Qin Yue, could only watch the opponent rush into the Lakers' basket.

On the court, Gasol's assist defense was timely.

However, the battle axe that Qin Yue raised high up, when it chopped down on his head, was completely unreasonable and merciful.

Bang-dang——!
At the Oracle Arena, Qin Yue completely ignited the entire arena with a slam dunk that showed his determination to the Lakers!

On the sidelines, Khloe Kardashian, who was sitting in the row behind the Lakers' bench, successfully attracted the attention of the broadcast camera.

At this moment, Khloe deliberately pulled down her clothes on her chest, revealing the word "Messiah", and proved with her actions that the women of the Kardashian family would go to bed with the devil without hesitation as long as they could get exposure.

Barkley said on TNT: "Lamar Odom's fiancée doesn't seem to mind what others think."

Smith laughed and said, "Charles, is there a possibility that she wanted others to see the tattoo on her chest, so she gave us benefits?"

Buckley was noncommittal and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the tattoo she just revealed is 'Messiah'?"

Smith nodded and said, "Khloe Kardashian has always been a big fan of Messiah."

After a pause, Smith added: "Her sister Kendall Jenner is also like this, and in an interview, Kendall Jenner said that she would get the name of the Messiah tattooed on her body like her sister when she turned 18."

Barkley said with emotion: "Their family is really a die-hard supporter of the Messiah."

On the court, this little episode caused by Khloe Kardashian has seriously affected Odom's mentality.

But on the bright side.
Odom's hatred for Qin Yue did make him concentrate on the game much more than usual.

Lakers' offensive round.

With Odom's pass, Gasol Jr. got a chance to attack the basket.

In the Warriors penalty area, Brown was pushed open by Gasol's extremely elastic fat and could only watch helplessly as Gasol put the basketball into the basket.

After scoring the goal, Gasol, who had just been beaten up by the league's top center in the Western Conference semifinals, never expected that Brown, who was rated as the second-best center in the Western Conference by ESPN and was nominated for the second team of the best defensive lineup, would be so easy to deal with.

Brown noticed the disdainful look on his opponent's face and immediately got angry: "Give me the ball next round, I want to teach him a lesson!"

"Are you sure you can beat Mark?" Qin Yue said, "Why don't you just forget it?"

Brown said confidently: "It doesn't count! I have to get back at him!"

Considering that Brown took the initiative to request an attack, Qin Yue and other Warriors players quickly gave Brown an opportunity to back down Gasol in the low post.

then
If Howard's back-to-the-basket play is clumsy, it can make Ewing become autistic again and again.

Brown's low-post back-to-the-basket shot was just hilarious, and it was impossible not to laugh.

Fortunately, Qin Yue was prepared to take over the blame in advance.

Seeing that Brown couldn't push Gasol at all, Qin Yue took the initiative to ask for the ball, stopped quickly and made a jump shot.

just
The player who scored the goal at this moment was obviously Qin Yue, but the most excited player on the court was Brown.

"See, you're just a fat guy who can only use his size advantage to get rebounds in the low post!" Brown, who was not ashamed of not being able to beat Gasol, but was proud of passing the blame to Qin Yue, shouted at Gasol, "This is where I'm better than you. I can use my back to create opportunities for my teammates!"

Qin Yue discovered that as he continued to boost Brown's confidence, this guy had completely lost himself.

Coming back, the Lakers attack.

The Lakers still use Odom as the middleman.

However, this time the player sitting in the low post was Gasol.

Facing Qin Yue who had rotated into position, the next second, Gasol very rationally followed his inner choice and decisively passed the ball to his younger brother who was following up from the baseline.

Brown failed to protect the rim and was chased by Gasol Jr. and scored the ball.

4:4.

"Do you want to continue looking for a place?"

Looking at Brown who was eaten alive by Gasol Jr. for two consecutive rounds, Qin Yue said with curiosity.

"No need for that." Brown said calmly, "I think I have fully demonstrated my dominance in the low post that makes the opponent fear me. Besides, I am our secret weapon and it is not suitable for me to play like this all the time."

……

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