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Chapter 195 The Art of Command (short and small chapter)
In the NBA, what is considered an excellent commander?
On the court, as Murphy and Curry hit three-pointers in succession, seeing that the Celtics' defense had begun to passively expand outward, Qin Yue immediately dribbled the ball from the wing and murdered Horford's ankle.

Horford's footsteps were not stable when Qin Yue made his first dribbling change of direction.

As a result, the moment Qin Yue continued to pull the ball and change direction to speed up, Horford, who had just barely kept up with Qin Yue, lost his center of gravity in an instant.

Afterwards, Qin Yue broke through to the Celtics' restricted area unimpeded and made a layup, easily getting two points for the Warriors.

Of course, exquisite passing is an important part of directing the team's offense.

But compared to those mediocre organizers.
That night, in just half a quarter, Qin Yue showed the Celtics the highest level of command - commanding the enemy.

Shortly after the game started, Qin Yue found that the Celtics' penalty area was overcrowded, and first connected with Murphy with a no-look pass.

Then, Qin Yue noticed that the Celtics were still unmoved, and without hesitation instructed his teammates to let Curry execute a three-pointer tactic without the ball.

Then, after the Celtics' defense was forced to expand outward, Qin Yue scored these two points for the Warriors with his personal ability.

Under Qin Yue's back and forth dispatch, the Warriors were always able to attack the opponent by surprise in every offensive round.

In front of the technical table, Celtics coach Gentry called another timeout immediately after the official timeout to adjust the team's defensive arrangement.

Because just before the Celtics called a timeout,
Qin Yue once again mobilized the Celtics' defense and used his attraction to create an open three-point opportunity for Old Bell in the bottom corner.

Although due to his age, Bell's offense and defense have declined significantly this season.

But as a 40D shooter with a career three-point shooting percentage of over 3%, Bell is still quite confident in this kind of open three-pointer in the bottom corner.

Swish!
Bell's three-pointer forced Gentry to call a timeout.

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At the moment when Gentry took out the tactical board and prepared to arrange the tactics, his brain suddenly crashed.

Because after Qin Yue fed his teammates' touch through the pass, Gentry's only choice in a short period of time was to
Or block Qin Yue's passing route to his teammates.

Or continue to bet that the other Warriors players on the court won't make the shot.

Before, when I was studying the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Warriors, I couldn't help but complain about Jackson's lack of wisdom, Malone's recklessness, and Gentry's lack of strategy. Until now, I realized
The reason why the Lakers could only sit back and watch Qin Yue have his way in the game was that they were unable to concentrate resources to encircle Qin Yue while blocking other Warriors players.

The Warriors' offensive tactics, which seemed to have nothing new except clinging to Qin Yue's thighs, were also the optimal solution found by Malone after careful research.

Now, the test has been given to Gentry.

He needs to make a choice before the end of this timeout to avoid the Celtics' defense being directed by Qin Yue on the court.

After the timeout, Gentry chose to trust Al Horford.

On the court, the game continues.

Brown, who came on as a substitute for Murphy in the second half of the first quarter, quickly stepped forward to delay the defense and successfully saved "Soldier Stephen".

The Celtics' single-player strategy failed, and Duncan instead launched a strong attack in the low post.

Qin Yue put enough physical resistance on his senior and forced Duncan to almost twist his body to complete the shot.

Unfortunately, the basketball that Duncan seemingly threw casually eventually went into the net after having close contact with the backboard.

"Lucky ball!"

"Luck is also part of strength!"

Compared with when Qin Yue first entered the league, Duncan's offensive ability has been eroded by the years and is no longer as good as it once was.

But at this moment, the stone Buddha's sword still made Qin Yue recall the time when he was 21 years old and stood in front of Duncan like a minion.

Back to the Warriors' turn to attack.

Qin Yue originally wanted to use a pick-and-roll to move Duncan in front of him and give the opponent an Answer.Ball in person.

However, the Celtics players who chose to trust Horford relied on high-quality rotation defense to buy back time for Horford to return to his position.

Qin Yue saw that the Celtics clearly wanted Horford to fight him one-on-one.

So Qin Yue no longer hesitated and immediately launched an attack with the ball in a high position.

However, during this defense
Having learned from experience, Horford not only withstood Qin Yue's violent pursuit, but also used the defensive standards allowed by the "Qin Yue Law" to try to cut the basketball from Qin Yue's hands.

On the court, Horford's extremely ruthless hand cut almost cut both his hand and the ball at the same time.

In this era where it is forbidden to start
If it were someone else, Horford would definitely be called for a foul for this out-of-bounds defensive behavior.

But since the player he was defending at the moment was Qin Yue, the referee naturally would not blow the whistle for Qin Yue.

But the next second.
Not only did Horford fail to cut the ball from Qin Yue's hands, but Qin Yue also took the initiative to physically confront him. After pushing away from him, he forced the basketball into the hoop.

TNT TV station, seeing this scene, Barkley shook his head and said: "Al Horford has done everything he can, but even so, he still can't stop the Messiah's progress!"

On the sidelines, Celtics head coach Gentry was also shocked at this moment.

Especially the next round.

At the moment when Qin Yue, like a tiger, once again tore apart the Celtics' defense against Horford's tough defense, Gentry inevitably wavered in his heart about whether to continue to trust Horford.

Horford is certainly a reliable player.

But this night, Horford was facing Qin Yue.

Gentry knew very well that when your opponent is a god, no matter how trustworthy a mortal is, he cannot fight against the god with his mortal body.

Fortunately, Warriors head coach Malone, who was previously considered reckless by Gentry, solved this problem for Gentry through a subsequent substitution.

At Oracle Arena, Nash comes on and Curry leaves.

On the court, in Nash's first offensive round, the other players of the Warriors re-established contact with Qin Yue under Nash's guidance.

And most importantly, with Nash taking over the responsibility of organization, Qin Yue's offensive power was instantly magnified countless times.

At the top of the arc, after the "Qinna pick-and-roll", Horford, who needed to delay Durant, could no longer be entangled with Qin Yue as before?
Qin Yue went down quickly.

Seeing this, Nash immediately connected with Qin Yue with a ground pass through the crowd.

Although Curry, who has a stronger desire to attack, is indeed more suitable to partner with Qin Yue.

But when Qin Yue wanted to concentrate on attacking, Nash, who had a better passing ability, was obviously the more suitable assistant for Qin Yue. In the Celtics penalty area, Qin Yue made a one-handed slam dunk.

In front of the technical table, Gentry was forced to apply for a timeout again.

After the timeout, Gentry replaced Carter with Tony Allen.

As a defensive expert, Tony's appearance had an immediate effect.

Teacher Tony, who took over the defense of Nash for Durant, did not even need Horford's help to delay, and he relied on his prediction and defensive experience to bypass the high mountain of Qin Yue several times.

But the other way around
Teacher Tony's offensive destructive power is also amazing.

Because Allen's offensive method during this period was mainly to score at the basket after cutting to the basket, when it was the Celtics' turn to attack, the Celtics were playing four against five.

You know, the inside line guarded by Brown and Qin Yue is least afraid of this kind of forward player who has no shooting ability at all.

Isn't it just an empty cut?

No matter how he cuts, he has to run to the basket to finish.
Then Brown and Qin Yue only need to ensure that there is always a player in the interior who can protect the rim during the switching process, and Teacher Tony will have to challenge one of the top picks in this pair.

In addition, with Carter, the Celtics' most accurate outside shooter, leaving the court, the Warriors' restricted area was already overcrowded as they were able to continuously narrow their defense.

If you don't understand, just ask, in a time like this, where can Tony cut to?

In Qin Yue's opinion, if you want to make good use of a player with a distinctive style like Tony, you must match him with a corresponding lineup.

Historically, the reason why Tony was so successful in the Grizzlies was mainly because Gasol and Randolph both had the ability to clear space, allowing Tony to get a wide range of space for cutting.

But before Horford developed his three-point shooting range
The Celtics can't let Duncan and Horford give the restricted area to Tony and let this pair of inside twin towers who can threaten the Warriors' restricted area retreat to the outside.

On the Warriors bench, Malone, who didn't know that Gentry once thought he was reckless, laughed and said, "Alvin Gentry made a lot of stupid moves tonight. The Celtics are in disarray. We are sure to win this game!"

The results of the first half of the game confirmed Malone's judgment.

At the end of the first half, the score was 53 to 65.

The Warriors lead the Celtics by 12 points.

In Malone's eyes, Gentry's biggest mistake in the first half was that he was still trying to limit the Warriors' offense.

Indeed, defense wins championships is the most widely circulated saying in the NBA.

But in the previous Western Conference Finals, even Phil Jackson gave up on defeating the Warriors through defense.

It is true that the Celtics need to play good defense against the Warriors.

But if Gentry is counting on the Celtics to drag the Warriors into a round of trench warfare that can only be decided by hand-to-hand combat and bayonet fighting, just like in last season's finals.
In Malone's opinion, he was a bit whimsical.

"Times have changed." During the halftime break, Malone said with emotion, "And we are leading the trend of this era!"

If we say that the previous NBA was more like the trench warfare and positional warfare of World War I.

With the change of rules, the NBA has now developed and progressed to the mobile warfare stage of World War II.

In basketball games, defense is always important.

But as pitchers get more accurate and throw farther and farther on the field,
In addition, every rule change in the NBA is more beneficial to offense. Malone is well aware that the NBA has quietly entered a new era.

After the halftime break, Gentry gradually realized that he could only rely on offense to defeat the Warriors and fully demonstrated his talent and attainments in offense.

Under Gentry's adjustments, the Celtics took the initiative to speed up and boldly used Eddie House, a player who was good for nothing except three-pointers, to provide offensive space for other Green players.

As the external brain of the future Steve Kerr in Qin Yue's memory, in fact, in this game, Gentry did not try to drag the Warriors into a trench warfare as Malone thought.

However, Qin Yue's influence on the field far exceeded Gentry's imagination.

This inevitably caused Gentry, who was leading a team to the finals for the first time, to panic in the use of personnel and command and dispatch.

To put it bluntly, if Gentry also had Qin Yue as his trump card, why would he appear so foolish and unwise in front of Malone?

For example, in the third quarter, when the Celtics were about to gain momentum, Malone didn't need to think as much as Gentry did.

He only needs to apply for a timeout and look at Qin Yue with an affectionate look. After the timeout, Qin Yue will take care of everything for him.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

This time, facing Horford who hugged Qin Yue, even the referee who had been blowing the reverse star whistle at Qin Yue could only blow the whistle decisively.

However, as the referee blew the whistle, Gentry on the sidelines witnessed the scene that made him feel extremely desperate.

Qin Yue was just like O'Neal in the past. With Horford still hanging on his waist, he put the basketball into the hoop with great force.

"Al was going for a foul just now," Gentry said frantically. "If he can make it, what else can we do?"

At this moment, the crazy Gentry formed a sharp contrast with the always calm Malone on the Warriors bench.

At the free throw line, Qin Yue made the extra free throw, and in the return defensive round, he made up for the defense on the outside, shattering House's basketball dream.

At the Oracle Arena, on offense and on defense, Qin Yue undoubtedly once again demonstrated his dominance as the most outstanding player in the contemporary NBA.

At the same time, Gentry was devastated and said, "One second ago, he was standing under the basket, but one second later, he jumped to the outside. Are we playing against aliens tonight?"

That night, Gentry's collapse lasted until the end of the fourth quarter.

The final score was 112 to 124.

全场比赛，始终在震撼金特里内心的秦岳总计砍下了45分16篮板10助攻4封盖2抢断。

After the game, Warriors head coach Malone said that the Celtics lost this game mainly because of their poor command, while the Warriors won mainly because of the opponent's good command.
Gentry, who rarely gets into verbal disputes with opposing head coaches, said indignantly: "Can anyone tell me what the specific tactics of Coach Mike Malone were in the game?"

"Isn't it just giving the ball to the Messiah? What right does he have to say that the Warriors' victory depends entirely on his command?"

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