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Chapter 189 The Last Textbook, the Lament of the Times! (Two more chapters with words, begging for monthly subscriptions!)
As the first quarter progressed
Qin Yue noticed that Kobe was obviously accumulating strength tonight.

This is one of the best outside scorers in the league today.
Not only did he leave the scoring responsibility to his teammates in the opening stages, but he was only responsible for defending Bell and even blatantly paddled during the Lakers' defensive rounds.

This made Qin Yue, who always had to be careful and wary of Gasol in the game, suddenly feel a sense of unfairness.

then
After the first quarter entered an official timeout, Qin Yue suggested to Malone: "We have to let Stephen play."

Hearing this, Malone thought Qin Yue wanted him to replace Nash with Curry.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yue's suggestion was to replace Bell with Curry.

Nash and Curry's backcourt combination
Ma Long couldn't imagine how beautiful the scene would be.

However, Qin Yue successfully convinced Malone: "Gerrard is also a member of the defensive team. He is capable of defending Kobe."

Qin Yue knew very well that although Lowry in the Lakers was no longer the same as before, as long as he was a point guard, he would never get tactical support from Phil Jackson.

after all
In the Lakers' triangle offense system, Lowry's main tasks are to shoot open three-pointers and dribble across half court.

As for Wallace being responsible for defending Kobe
Who should defend Odom?

"Stephen, you will be responsible for facing Lamar next."

Patting Curry’s shoulder, Qin Yue said, “you can be bold and stick to him, don’t be afraid of him breaking through, as long as he wants to break through, you just let him in.”

Curry nodded and said, "What about offense? What do you need me to do offensively?"

"On offense, you just need to keep trying to run without the ball as usual." Qin Yue smiled slightly, "Do you remember what Monta Ellis said to you before the game?"

At Qin Yue's reminder, Curry's eyes suddenly burned with rage.

As someone who has experienced this, no one knows Curry's character better than Qin Yue.

Qin Yue didn't believe that a player who lacked a competitive spirit and would never get angry would say in the future, "No one wants to meet us next season," and successfully lead the team to the top in the coming year.

On the court, after a timeout, the Warriors, who replaced Curry, made Kobe experience a familiar feeling in the first offensive round.

From Hamilton to Ray Allen, to Curry.

Kobe didn't understand.
Why do these bastards who can't stop running choose to play basketball instead of signing up for a marathon?
Moreover, facing the Warriors' attempt to continue to consume Kobe's physical energy through Curry, the Lakers didn't even have any way to deal with it.

Because under the premise that Odom is responsible for defending Qin Yue
With the Gasol brothers as their partners in the interior, do the Lakers have any extra defensive resources to switch defenses?
At this moment, in terms of the two teams' lineups, the only one who can switch defense with Kobe is Lowry.

But in that case, Kobe would still have to defend against Nash, that annoying goblin, and be continuously consumed by Qin Yue on the defensive end with a lot of pick-and-roll cooperation.

The Lakers think tank is very clear that if the Lakers want to use other people to defend Curry, they can only replace an inside player and replace him with Battier to play a small lineup.

"That would be like courting death."

Phil Jackson said to assistant coach Brian Shaw, who suggested to him that they switch to a small lineup, "We need enough height to deal with the Warriors' inside impact."

In Jackson's view, what the Lakers need to do now is not to worry about Kobe's physical fitness.

Instead, they must punish the Warriors' extremely arrogant backcourt combination.

At Oracle Arena, it's the Lakers' turn to attack.

Odom easily squeezed through Curry's defense and rushed straight into the Warriors' restricted area.

then
Qin Yue, the three-time best defensive player, used his desperate defensive rotation speed to shatter Odom's basketball dream when he tried to attack the basket.

Brown immediately rushed over and grabbed the second spot.

Then, as he stood up to retreat, Odom witnessed the extremely heartbreaking scene with his own eyes.

Khloe Kardashian didn't feel sad for a moment about Odom being blocked, because Qin Yue had already strode towards the Lakers' half after blocking Odom.

In fact, privately, Odom has complained about Khloe's behavior that always causes him trouble.

But in response, Khloe, who is always ahead in the version, said: "Honey, I just like the way he plays basketball. If you can't even accept my interests and hobbies, then what makes you say you love me?"

On the court, Qin Yue made a fast break dunk, which once again attracted the beauty on the sidelines who completely ignored her fiancé's feelings.

When the snow-white spring light on Khloe's chest once again came into the eyes of the world, Odom was undoubtedly devastated.

However, this is the fate of being a bootlicker.

In fact, as long as Odom doesn't act like a bootlicker, how could Khloe tame him so obediently?

It's the Lakers' turn to attack.

The Black Mamba, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke out.

After calling Odom to his front and setting a pick-and-roll with the opponent, Kobe immediately showed his determination to punish the Warriors' backcourt defensive black hole duo himself.

However, at the moment when Kobe and Odom completed the pick-and-roll, Curry immediately teamed up with Wallace to encircle Kobe.

Want to use pick-and-roll to force the Warriors to switch defense?
Don't even think about it!

Seeing this, since Odom, who chose the pick-and-roll, had created an absolutely open space, even Kobe could not ignore him.

After getting the ball, Odom successfully made Brown foul and got two free throws.

only.
Just as Odom was about to step onto the free throw line, Brown suddenly cast a spell on him: "The girl sitting behind the Lakers bench has really white breasts!"

"That mother is my fiancée!" Odom screamed at Brown angrily.

"I see. I was rude just now." Brown apologized and praised, "Lamar, your fiancée is awesome!"

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At this moment, facing Brown's apology and praise, although Odom always felt that the other party was mocking him, he could do nothing about it.

After all, who made Odom, who has dated countless women off the court since entering the NBA, choose Khloe Kardashian as the white moonlight in his heart?

In Qin Yue's previous life, even after breaking up with Khloe, Odom could not forget her.

And because of this, he even had a feud with Tristan Thompson.

Because shortly after Khloe gave birth to Thompson's child, Thompson's cheating angered Khloe, making Khloe decide to break up with him.

then
Odom, feeling that his chance had come, expressed his desire to embrace the beauty again on social media.

"I have always considered Khloe as my treasure," Odom said. "I don't care what happened between her and Tristan. I believe they were not in love."

There is no doubt that this bloody ethical drama about Odom, Khloe and Thompson is enough to shatter countless people's three views.

Qin Yue didn't know whether Thompson and Khloe were truly in love.

But he is sure
Odom definitely has true love for Khloe.

And it's true love that goes to the extreme.

Ding, ding!

On the court, Odom missed two free throws.

Coming back, Nash made a three-pointer.

When Nash, Curry and Qin Yue teamed up for a fast break, the Lakers' defense, which was not able to defend anywhere, was punished in an instant.

"Lamar, don't let their trash talk affect you!" Kobe yelled at Odom on the court, "Damn it! This is the Western Conference Finals!"

Hearing this, Odom, who was extremely frustrated, had to nod.

On the Warriors side, Brown said to Qin Yue: "You are absolutely right. Women are destined to be a burden for us to play basketball well."

Different from Qin Yue.

Brown, who didn't know that Odom loved Khloe so deeply, just wanted to mess with the other person's mentality.

Brown could never have imagined
How could his words "Your fiancée is so great" hit Odom's sore spot so accurately?
If Odom could concentrate his attention before because of his hatred for Qin Yue.
As Brown's spell had cast a spell on him, Odom, who was frequently distracted on the court, had quietly turned into an undercover agent for the Warriors.

Even if Kobe kept reminding Odom, he couldn't bring Odom out of Brown's spell.

After the first quarter, Odom made 3 of 0 shots and 4 of 0 free throws. Except for two assists at the beginning, all other statistics were zero.

This forced Kobe to start his offensive mode early in the second half of the first quarter, as he wanted to save his strength for the second half.

Qin Yue was very satisfied with the consumption that Curry brought to Kobe on the offensive end after he came on the court.

but
In order to respond to Ellis's pre-match provocation, Curry had to prove himself in the second quarter. Under Qin Yue's instruction, Malone equipped Curry with a strong five-outfield lineup in the first half of the second quarter: Murphy, Barnes, Dunleavy, Curry, and Jack.

Before going on the court, Curry looked at Qin Yue with gratitude.

Compared to the rebellious elementary school student last year who refused to play for the Warriors.

After spending a full season with Qin Yue, Curry, who felt the other party's trust in him all the time, has already gained a sense of belonging and identity in this king's team.

At this moment, Curry stepped onto the court with the same belief in winning as his teammates.

After the Warriors' turn to attack in the second quarter, he made an accurate three-pointer to penetrate the Lakers' half of the net.

Ellis, who vowed to buy enough rest time for Kobe, also performed well. After getting rid of Jack on the outside, he used a layup to finish for the Lakers.

This was a scoring battle between the two best sixth men.

Curry and Ellis were evenly matched, scoring 12 and 11 points respectively in the first half of the second quarter.

"Well done." As he was about to return to the court, Qin Yue patted Curry on the shoulder and said, "But next time, if someone dares to provoke you, you need to do better."

Looking up at Qin Yue, Curry was a little puzzled.

Fortunately, Brown answered his doubts: "Messiah means that if someone provokes you next time, you must find a way to fight back."

"But I don't know what to say." Curry touched the back of his head and said, "I'm not very good at trash talking."

Brown smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll give you the Bible I wrote myself later."

""Bible"?"

“Or, if you will, you could call it The Messianic Troll Encyclopedia.”

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Oracle Arena.

Curry and Ellis' scoring spree just ended.

Because of Qin Yue's words "Do you dare to compete with me in scoring?", Kobe, who never admits defeat, knocked out his pass button.

So, the scoring battle continued.

The only difference is that the protagonists became Qin Yue and Kobe.

"2 to 0!"

On the court, after repelling a defensive player Wallace with an iron elbow, Kobe took the lead with a chic turnaround jump shot.

"3 to 2!"

Coming back, he pulled the ball under his crotch and stopped suddenly, then Qin Yue withdrew from outside the three-point line, received the ball and shot it in one go, whoosh!
On TNT, Barkley laughed and said, "This is exactly what we were looking forward to! Let's see, Messiah or Kobe, who can win this scoring battle!"

Qin Yue really enjoyed this long-distance confrontation with Kobe.

The same is true for Kobe.

However, as Qin Yue and Kobe pressed the switch button of the gods descending to earth one after another, the players of the two teams who were responsible for defending them in the game felt like a thousand horses galloping through their hearts.

In the Lakers' offensive round, Wallace saw that he had clearly forced Kobe into a desperate situation, but the next second, Kobe successfully shook his center of gravity with a standard up and down step.

Starting from next season, Qin Yue feels that Kobe's textbook up and down steps are destined to become the dust of history.

Because under the new version of the traveling and hand-to-hand rules, when players use up and down steps, why do they need to use strong body control like Kobe to avoid traveling violations?

Even to say something unpleasant
As long as the physical talent is strong enough, anyone can become a post-up master in the low post.

Qin Yue came from the future.

He is well aware of how unstoppable Giannis Antetokounmpo will be under the new rules.

A gorgeous post-up move?
An elegant change of pace?
A finish at the basket using rhythm?
No need.

No need at all.

When Antetokounmpo uses his historic body to drive to the low post, he only needs to start rudely and unreasonably to break through the opponent's defense again and again.

Although many people said that in Qin Yue’s previous life, those offensive methods that were like works of art were replaced by increasingly utilitarian and practical basketball skills.

But in fact, the traveling and hand-to-hand rules allowed by the NBA are the culprits that caused those works of art to gradually disappear.

Again.

Since the rules allow you to do this, why bother practicing advanced techniques that you can accomplish with your physical talents?
On the court, when Qin Yue, who always prides himself on being a modern inside player, used a refreshing and dreamy dance step to shake off Gasol, who was in place to help defend, in the low post.
At this moment, Qin Yue was reminiscing about the old times, those predecessors who could only leave their names in the NBA by constantly honing their skills and mastering unique skills.

It is also to defend the sport of basketball that he will always love!
Indeed, under the new rules, the basic skills gap between players will be infinitely shortened.

Many players with outstanding physical talents will get a shortcut given by the new rules.

But a new era is coming.
In order to defend the basketball that he has always loved, Qin Yue doesn't mind crushing those young players who try to reach the top by taking shortcuts one by one!
"14 to 13!" Before the end of the first half, Qin Yue, who had made a quick stop and a pull-up shot, looked at Kobe and said, "You have no chance, Kobe. I won this scoring game!"

Hearing this, Kobe was unconvinced and said, "Let's continue the second half of the game!"

"Who wants to continue with you?" Qin Yue rolled his eyes at Kobe. "Do you think I can only score like you, the 'Jordan successor'? I'm Huang Da O!"

Kobe: “.”

Although in the NBA, Jordan's successor often represents a kind of praise and recognition.

But after Qin Yue said this, Kobe always felt that he had suffered great humiliation at this moment.

After the halftime break, in the third quarter, Qin Yue adjusted his attitude and began to focus on organizing the offense and supporting his teammates.

Wallace and Nash became the Warriors' main attacking points at the beginning of the second half.

On the sidelines, Lakers bench.

This season, Qin Yue, who returned from injury, has inevitably shaken Phil Jackson, who always believed that Michael Jordan could not be surpassed.

Jackson knew very well that if only scoring was considered, Jordan was no worse than anyone else.

However, unlike Jordan.
The most terrifying thing about Qin Yue is that as long as his teammates don't collectively fail, he can always keep the Warriors' offense at an extremely high level.

In the regular season, no team could stop the Warriors' offense.

In the Western Conference Finals, even though the Lakers had used the same defensive strength as in last season's finals known as the "Dark Battle," they were still unable to stop the Warriors' offensive.

In Jackson's opinion, this team of warriors led by Qin Yue has pushed all their opponents into a dead end.

Or, you can defeat the Warriors with a stronger offense than the Warriors.

Otherwise, you will be conquered by their attack.

In the second quarter, the Lakers successfully slowed down the Warriors' momentum with the successive outbursts of Ellis and Kobe.

But as the game progressed, the Lakers, who could only hope that Kobe would press the switch button again, formed a sharp contrast with the Warriors, who were able to continuously score easy goals under the organization and dispatch of Qin Yue and Nash.

Moreover, this contrast was very intuitively reflected on the scoreboard after the first three quarters of the game - 88 to 104.

The Lakers scored 88 points in just three quarters. Isn’t that good enough?
Yes, they are not good enough.

Because the Warriors scored 104 points in front of them.

In the final quarter, in order to catch up, Jackson even allowed Kobe to rest for only two minutes, which was unprecedented.

However, Qin Yue, who did not undertake any offensive tasks for the team in the third quarter, returned to the court three minutes later with extremely abundant physical strength.

"The Messiah ended the suspense of the game himself with his 12 consecutive points for the Warriors in five minutes!"

On TNT TV, when the Lakers took the initiative to withdraw their main players in the last two minutes of the game, Barkley said: "The Warriors defeated the defending champions in the first game with convincing offensive firepower!"

The final score was 112 to 129.

The Golden State Warriors took the lead and are leading the Los Angeles Lakers 1-0 in the Western Conference Finals!
"You know, I have always respected Kobe and even imitated his low-post skills." Qin Yue said after the game, "But I still want to say that if I hadn't been injured last year, the Lakers would not have won the championship."

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