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Chapter 218 Controlling Variables, Season Ends (First Update, Begging for Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)
Although after complaining to Qin Yue
Brown began to anticipate the scene of Qin Yue crushing Chandler to dust on the court, but unfortunately, that scene did not happen that night.

Because in the NBA, there's a saying that everything has its counter.
If Qin Yue wants to beat Chandler like his brother Yao did, he will have to frequently sit in the low position and deal with Chandler through hand-to-hand combat.

However.
As his skills have become increasingly refined, Qin Yue rarely relies on strong attacks in the low post to score points for the team, except in necessary situations.

This is not something Qin Yue cannot do.

Instead, given the countless easier ways to score, he would never choose the most tiring and thankless offensive method as his primary scoring strategy.

First, if Qin Yue wants to engage in a physical battle with Chandler in the low post, he will inevitably have to engage in a fierce physical fight with his opponent before he can successfully get into position.

Secondly, once Qin Yue falls deep into the low post, a double-team from the wing of the Mavericks will inevitably follow.

The former would cause Qin Yue to expend a lot of energy before launching an attack, thus forcing him to reduce his maximum number of shots in a game.

The latter.
As we all know, a player being double-teamed in the low post and being double-teamed in the high post are two completely different things.

With his height and vision advantage, coupled with his historically great passing and ball control skills, Qin Yue can effortlessly neutralize opponents' double-teams with his passing, ball control, and early observation.

This can be done in the low post, because the player with the ball in the low post will have limited vision.
So what if Qin Yue can't pass the ball in the first instance?
Then he could only choose the relatively inefficient one-on-two attack, or like a certain player in later generations who would randomly pick an unlucky teammate to shift the blame when he was double-teamed in the low post, he would use the method of jumping and passing the ball to his teammate to pass on the responsibilities and obligations that should belong to him.

Anyway
If teammates can receive such a pass that deflects blame, then the world will only praise Qin Yue's ability to break through double teams.

What if teammates can't receive Qin Yue's passes?
That must mean his teammate is a complete novice and can't understand GOAT's true passing intentions.

In short, if the basketball game were just a simple one-on-one match, Chandler would definitely be knocked out by Qin Yue in this one-on-one battle, dressed as Yao Ming.

But since basketball is a five-on-five game, Qin Yue, as the Warriors' only offensive core, naturally needs to use more cost-effective offensive methods to raise his shot limit in a single game.

This is precisely the difference between Qin Yue and traditional inside players.

This is also the main reason why Qin Yue could still do whatever he wanted on the court, even in an era when the incompetent and corrupt league granted the defensive side the "Qin Yue Law" for the sake of balance.

On the court, in the first quarter, the Warriors' last offensive possession.

On the left wing, Qin Yue used a jab step to shake off Marion and then blew past him. Noticing that Chandler, who was over 213 cm tall with a wingspan of 234 cm and was coming towards him to help defend, Qin Yue immediately stopped, gathered the ball, and pulled up for a jump shot.

Swish!
As the basketball swished through the net, Qin Yue, who had scored 16 points for the Warriors in the first quarter alone, completely overwhelmed Marion, yelling, "FUCK! He's practically a Transformer!"

Brown, who was hoping Qin Yue could avenge him, very considerately handed Qin Yue a towel from the sidelines and put his hopes of Qin Yue avenging him out of his mind.

Because at the end of this period of the game.
The visiting Mavericks led 34-31.

The pressure the Mavericks put on the Warriors in terms of score, and Qin Yue's constantly furrowed brow, made Brown realize the seriousness of the problem almost instantly.

The second quarter.

Qin Yue only rested on the sidelines for four minutes before returning to the field.

Compared to the first quarter, Qin Yue clearly increased the number of times he used his own gravity field to draw the Mavericks' defense and pass the ball to open teammates in this quarter.

However, at halftime, the Mavericks, who were better prepared, were still in the lead.

Halftime, the home team's locker room.

Brown, who had the worst performance in the first half for the Warriors, wanted to reflect on his own performance, but Qin Yue stopped him, saying, "The game isn't over yet, why are you reflecting on yourself?"

Seeing this, and noticing Qin Yue's seemingly angry yet not angry expression, Brown said, "I feel like I've let you and my teammates down."

At that moment, Qin Yue was amused by Brown.

To be honest, even if Brown plays well, in Qin Yue's opinion, it will be difficult for the Warriors to take the lead against the well-prepared Mavericks in the first half.

In the second quarter, why did Qin Yue reduce his individual offense and instead increase the number of passes he made to his teammates on the court?
Qin Yue knew very well that it was impossible for the team to score 101 points every night, and that in order to beat the Mavericks in this game, he had to get his teammates into a good shooting rhythm.

Basketball has never been a sport for one person alone.

Even if a team wins a game thanks to a superstar player's outstanding performance, the contributions of other players on the field are indispensable.

Even a player who scored a "60+ triple-double" for his team in later years was brought to tears by his teammate's missed layup at the last moment and the fatal foul he committed in return.

This is basketball.

Even players as strong as Qin Yue and Jordan need help from their teammates.

After halftime, the Warriors made a change to their lineup.

To match the Mavericks' offensive firepower that night, Malone changed the team's lineup to Qin Yue, Jamison, Wallace, Curry, and Jack.

In the third quarter, Qin Yue continued to patiently organize the team's offense.

Jamison became the Warriors' X-factor in this quarter.

From Cleveland to Oakland.

If Jamison, who plays alongside the chosen one, is always worried that he will be labeled as a "CBA teammate" after missing an open shot.

Playing alongside Messiah, Jamison's biggest takeaway was that even if you missed your first ten shots, he would still pass you the ball and keep encouraging you: "Antoine, don't worry about that last shot, just make it next time."

As Qin Yue has played the role of the ball-handling playmaker on the court for longer and longer, apart from those infuriatingly missed open shots under the basket, Qin Yue no longer complains about any teammate who misses open shots.

This doesn't mean Qin Yue's personality has improved.

However, he gradually realized that when the basketball is always in his hands, not all his teammates can maintain their touch like Curry when they don't touch the ball for a long time.

On the court, during a Warriors offensive possession, Qin Yue made a behind-the-back pass to Jamison, who then assisted on a three-pointer that went in.

This is Jamison's fourth three-pointer of the quarter.

整个第三节比赛，贾米森总计7投5中，其中三分球6投4中，单节便为勇士砍下了14分2篮板。

Jamison's outstanding performance enabled the Warriors to reverse the score before entering the fourth quarter.

But in the fourth quarter, the Mavericks' outside shooters seemed to have unlocked a cheat code, making almost every shot.

The final score was 127 to 121.

Dirk Nowitzki, whose career record against Qin Yue is more losses than wins, led the Mavericks to victory at Oracle Arena on a night when his performance was only average compared to his past performances.

After the game, Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 22 points and grabbed 8 rebounds for the Mavericks, said in an interview: "I have to take my hat off to my teammates. They led me to victory in this game."

During the game, Marion, whose defense was repeatedly broken by Qin Yue, said: "Which eye of yours saw me contain him? My God, he scored 38 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists in front of me, and you call that containing him? Are you all judging a player's defense against Messiah by LeBron James' standards?"

Marion, with his naturally straightforward personality, has always disliked the media's tendency to distort the truth during interviews.

Moreover, what's more...
In his eyes, this was a match in which he was completely crushed by Qin Yue.
Meanwhile, Chandler, who is equally outspoken, said at the press conference: "I think it's a disgrace that Kwame Brown was selected as an All-Star because I don't see any star center qualities in him at all."

Like Marion, Chandler always preferred to tell the truth.

In Chandler's view, Brown's seemingly impressive statistics were simply the result of Qin Yue feeding him.

As for Brown's true strength...
"If my teammate were Messiah, I have no doubt that I could play with the dominance of Shaquille O'Neal," Chandler said. "Kwame Brown's selection to the All-Star team this year only proves one thing: Messiah is the most influential player in NBA history, and he can make everyone around him better."

That night, Brown broke down when Chandler spoke the truth after the game.

However, Brown was more concerned about Qin Yue's feelings than about being broken down by Chandler.

After all, if you break through someone's defenses, you can always fight back.

But what if Qin Yue's mood is affected by losing the game?
Who can Brown rely on to feed him the ball next?
So now the question is, how did Qin Yue feel after this match?

The answer is that, with his mindset maturing, how could Qin Yue possibly care about the gains or losses of a regular season game?
Through this regular season game, the only thing Qin Yue cared about was that this ultimate Mavericks team was clearly more difficult to deal with than before.

"It's our tradition not to analyze a losing game."

In the home team's locker room, looking at his teammates who were all eager to take responsibility after the game, Qin Yue smiled and said, "Besides, since I am the leader of this team, I naturally have to take full responsibility for the loss."

Then, Qin Yue added, "Now, let's forget about this match and get a good night's sleep."

At that moment, looking at Qin Yue's unwavering gaze, Da Ben roughly understood what it meant for "the sun to rise as usual the next day".

In late March, Qin Yue's individual attacks remained unstoppable in the match.

just
After the game against the Mavericks, Qin Yue noticeably increased his passing intentions on the court.

The regular season is about to come to an end.

Qin Yue, a three-time Finals MVP, knew very well that he had to help every teammate find their rhythm in the final stages of the season so that the Warriors could play more easily in the playoffs.

Therefore, even though Qin Yue wished he could play as freely as "Number 8" in every game.

But Qin Yue, who always plays basketball with the goal of becoming the number one winner, managed to control his urge to always pry off the pass button because he wanted to build the "411 Project".

after all
Even the most magnificent "411 Project" is nothing more than a castle in the air, lacking sufficient number of championships to support it.

In early April, the Warriors faced the Knicks for the second time this season in New York.

That night, James, who was absent due to injury, watched the entire game from the sidelines, a game that deeply affected him.

With Iguodala orchestrating the offense, Westbrook stopped playing recklessly, Harden, who was traveling off-peak, shone brightly during the rotation, and Durant's sporadic contributions ultimately translated into 35 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists on the stat sheet.
James always felt that during last year's Christmas Day game, the Knicks' young trio were clearly putting on an act.

"I know they rested most of their key players in this game."

After the game, Durant, who finally led the Knicks to victory over Qin Yue, said, "But I think this game will give us the confidence to beat them in the future, and don't forget, we also have a top player out injured!"

Before the game, James, who was forced to miss the game due to a hamstring strain caused by playing power forward recently, never expected that he would miss the opportunity to defeat Qin Yue for the first time in his career.

Moreover, in the NBA, where winning is never the worst thing, but losing a player is embarrassing.
What if the Knicks lose when I return next time? Wouldn't I become the variable in the controlled variable method?
However.
No matter how indignant he was, James still had to smile and hug his teammates one by one after the game.

"Brown, take good care of your injury!"

On the sidelines, while embracing James, Durant said, "With your help, I believe we can break through this year and make it to the Finals!"

"With your assistance."

no doubt
This was definitely something that sounded incredibly offensive to James.

But at this moment, James, who still needs to keep a low profile and endure, can only force a smile and choose to continue to keep a low profile and endure.

After an unexpected away loss to the Knicks.
The Warriors, who subsequently welcomed back their key players, finished the 10/11 regular season with a record of 64 wins and 18 losses.

This season, the Warriors' dominance declined significantly due to the fact that key players needed to find their form at the beginning of the regular season and the extensive rotation strategy employed by head coach Malone in the latter half of the regular season.

However, when the defending champions finished the regular season with a series of big wins, Barkley of TNT issued a warning to the entire league: "The sleeping lion has been awakened! If you think this Warriors team is no longer as dominant as it used to be, then I think they will show you in the next game what it means to be very wrong."

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