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Chapter 225 God Said He Wanted to Win (First Update! Begging for Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)
A professional career spanning twelve years.
Marion, nicknamed "The Hacker," has hacked into the "brains" of many top strikers.

Early in his career, Marion once believed that Jamal Marshburn was the most difficult player on the planet to hack.

At his peak, Mashburn was 203 cm tall and weighed nearly 115 kg.

As a heavy forward, Mashburn not only possesses solid post-up skills, but also has a smooth dribbling ability comparable to a guard and a shooting range that extends beyond the three-point line.

therefore
When the young Marion faced off against Mashburn, Marion felt that he had no way to effectively limit him except by waiting for his opponent to run out of energy.

After Mashburn, in Marion's mind, the most difficult player to hack is definitely Carmelo Anthony.

Because Anthony can do almost everything Mashburn can do.

In fact, Anthony has an even longer energy bar than Mashburn.

Therefore, since Anthony entered the league, this young forward, who is good at various one-on-one plays, has become Marion's "upgraded version of Mashburn".

Until Qin Yue strode into the league.

If Mashburn's slippery dribbling skills as a heavy forward are already a headache enough, then...

If Carmelo Anthony's proficiency in various one-on-one plays is enough to leave every defensive player scratching their head.

When Qin Yue, standing at 211 cm tall, danced gracefully like Allen Iverson in front of Marion time and time again, and when Qin Yue, possessing historically great dynamic and static talent, could always complete breakthroughs on the court with his unbelievable ball-handling ability, he was able to break through time and time again.
In Marion's view, the basketball world has finally found a truly perfect forward.

And
Compared to Mashburn and Anthony, in Marion's eyes, Qin Yue possessed an even more terrifying ability.

Yes
This ability is precisely the defensive skill that Qin Yue has gradually reached at its peak in the past two seasons.

Looking at the data alone, it's impossible for ordinary people to appreciate the progress Qin Yue has made in defense.

However, through Qin Yue's defensive positioning and habits, Marion could personally feel the young GOAT's ambition to not just be a stat padder.

"Where in this world does so much resentment and discontent come from?"

Marion said, "Is it really that hard to admit that someone is better than you? In my eyes, Messiah is the most difficult player to deal with on this planet, bar none!"

Since the beginning of last season, Marion has been completely convinced of Qin Yue's abilities.

Of course, this still didn't stop Marion from trying to team up with his teammates to take down this perfect striker that night.

Even if Marion's "computing power" is insufficient to support his hacking of Qin Yue's program, he still has a group of like-minded teammates in this battle to protect Earth.

"FUCK!"

Before the start of the second quarter, Marion looked at Terry and said, "You damn black guy better make a few more threes. You know, that guy is just focused on defense right now. Once he gets into offensive mode, I can't stop him!"

"SHIT!"

Upon hearing this, Terry complained, "A three-pointer isn't something I can just make whenever I want. Besides, you guys dug this hole, and now you expect me to fill it?"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Beside him, Kidd separated Marion and Terry, who had started bickering again, and said, "A 10-point difference is just a matter of 3 three-pointers. Since there are still three quarters left in this game, don't make it sound like we're going to lose!"

However, he only made 3 three-pointers.
At that moment, turning their attention to Kidd, Marion and Terry said in unison, "Since the great Jason Kidd has said so, he will surely lead us to catch up in the next game with his scoring, right?"

Kidd: "."

Without exaggeration
Since returning to Dallas, the thing Kidd wanted to do most was to buy a cotton field and then whip these two dim-witted black guys to pick cotton.

"GO-WORK!"

On the sidelines, after kicking Terry, Kidd said indignantly.

“Go-work it is!” Terry laughed. “But old Ja, shouldn’t you hand the whip to Dirk? Don’t forget, you’re a damn black guy too.”

Kidd: "."

On the Mavericks' bench, Nowitzki, knowing he wasn't qualified to participate in the conversation, quickly covered his face with one hand to show his innocence.

It has to be said that this is indeed a team with a very unique team atmosphere.

But in the second quarter...
When the Mavericks' bench, led by Kidd and Terry, launched a counterattack at American Airlines Arena, Qin Yue felt from these veterans what it meant to say, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away."

Later in his career, Kidd showed significant improvement in his three-point shooting, making all three of his attempts in the first half of the second quarter, all of them three-pointers.

Terry, on whom Marion had placed high hopes, single-handedly picked the four largest cotton bolls for the Mavericks in the cotton field that the Warriors had carefully prepared for him.

"The Warriors aren't as tough to deal with as you think."

American Airlines Center, before Qin Yue returned to the field
As Kidd and Terry combined for a barrage of three-pointers, and the Mavericks tenaciously changed the score to 41-47, Nowitzki's unwavering gaze began to shine.

TNT's Barkley warned the Warriors, "In the last six minutes, the Warriors haven't played like a defending champion."

Smith nodded and said, "The Dallas team has sounded the horn of the Earth's counterattack. Shouldn't Coach Mike Malone play his trump card?"

Of course, Malone had to play his trump card.

On the court, after the timeout, when Qin Yue stood in front of the scorer's table, the entire stadium erupted in deafening boos for him.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban led the boos and jeers directed at Qin Yue.

The fans at the stadium were trying to support the Mavericks players who were fighting hard on the court in this way.

But in the first possession after the timeout, the Dallas team witnessed Qin Yue outplaying Marion on the perimeter and battling Chandler inside!

On the sidelines, the ever-fair and impartial referee Salvatore also blew his whistle for Qin Yue.

That's an AND-ONE!

"I did my best." Marion said to Chandler with a helpless expression in the Mavericks' paint.

"I did my best," Chandler replied to Marion with utter helplessness.

As Qin Yue walked confidently toward the free-throw line, Nowitzki couldn't help but glance at him again.

"I think this is exactly what Kobe meant by the significance of our generation playing basketball."

At that moment, Nowitzki said this to himself in his heart.

In the 1990s, when Michael Jordan achieved great success, what he left behind was more than just Barkley's tears.
Why do great people never need to define their own greatness?
Because when legends turn to dust in the face of greatness, what makes greatness possible is greatness itself.

At the free-throw line, Qin Yue made the extra free throw.

The Mavericks then launched their attack.

"Jet" Terry, who made all four of his three-point attempts in this quarter, called for a screen from Chandler on the perimeter and instantly moved to the left high post.

The next second, Kidd's pass was perfectly timed.

Terry's move was also decisive.

But as Terry took the shot, a figure at an unbelievable height intercepted his three-point attempt.

Where exactly did he come from to provide defensive support?

Looking at Qin Yue's enormous body, Terry was horrified.

With little time remaining after the Mavericks inbounded the ball, Marion had to hastily take the shot.

In the Warriors' paint, Qin Yue personally grabbed the defensive rebound.

And like a Titan, he strode forward and carried the ball to the frontcourt.

In the Mavericks' halftime, Marion, who was quickly retreating on defense, didn't even have time to react before Qin Yue, who was as swift as the wind, had already left him behind. Kidd's attempt to stop Qin Yue with a tactical foul also failed.

Because the instant Qin Yue dribbled to the free-throw line, he was already airborne!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Skywalking?

Sorry, only mortals need to walk in the air.

At the American Airlines Center, when Qin Yue flew directly from the free-throw line to the Mavericks' basket and completed a dunk, Warriors owner Joe Lacob, sitting alone among a group of Mavericks fans, almost without hesitation knelt down in front of that great figure on the court!

On TNT, Barkley frantically shook Smith's frail body and roared, "He dunked on the Dallas Mavericks from a million miles away!"

Humans, this is the god you are trying to overthrow!
"Is he really only 500 times better than Michael Jordan, Shaw?" Terry asked Marion after Qin Yue landed from his dunk.

"Five hundred times is just the first quarter," Marion said, taking a deep breath. "Prepare yourselves mentally; we're facing a man who's at least a thousand times better than Michael Jordan!"

The Mavericks' offensive possession.

When the Warriors, led by Qin Yue, once again deployed their suffocating defensive wall, Kidd, whose two consecutive tactical attempts had failed, could only quickly pass the ball to Nowitzki.

Then, Nowitzki made a tough save against Qin Yue's impenetrable defense.

This was a crucial goal.

Before Nowitzki scored that goal, the entire American Airlines Center was already on the verge of collapse under the pressure from Qin Yue.

The Warriors' bench – this is definitely the episode Ben Wallace will regret the most in his life.

"If I hadn't been after that big contract back then, and had instead chosen to join the Warriors..."

Turning his attention to Brown, who has only played a few minutes in this game so far and has scored a total of 0 points and 2 rebounds for the Warriors, Ben Wallace thought to himself, "Could this mean I've already become the greatest center of all time?"

At this moment, the thought that his historical status after retirement might even be surpassed by Brown filled Ben Wallace with a profound sense of despair.

On the court, the Warriors are on offense.

Even with the referee's tacit approval, Marion, having left another scratch on Qin Yue's muscular arm, still couldn't stop the opponent from launching a violent attack.

However, as Qin Yue once again drove into the Mavericks' territory with the ball, Kidd and Chandler immediately surrounded him.

Since last season's Finals, NBA teams have been well aware that double-teaming Qin Yue at the high post is no different from simply giving him an assist.

Unless Qin Yue lands in a very deep position with the ball.

For example, this defensive round.

The Mavericks chose a very clever location and time for their double-team.

If Qin Yue hadn't observed Curry's movement early on, he would most likely have made a mistake.

On the perimeter, Curry, who received a pass from Qin Yue, hit his first three-pointer of the game.

“Even the best passer can find it hard to find his teammates in an instant if he is double-teamed deep in the field,” Barkley commented on Qin Yue’s pass on TNT. “But that’s what makes Messiah different from other playmakers. He can always break through the opponent’s double-team by observing in advance.”

Qin Yue's return to the court had an immediate effect in this quarter.

The boos from the Mavericks fans in the arena did not bother him at all; on the contrary, they fueled his fighting spirit.

At halftime, the score was 63-57.

Led by Qin Yue, the Warriors have once again established a 6-point lead.

During halftime, Mavericks head coach Woodson, who had run out of options, said with a wry smile, "Now, all we can do is pray that we can shoot more accurately than them in the second half."

Meanwhile, on the Warriors' side, Malone patted Qin Yue on the reassuring shoulder and said, "In the second half, let's continue to play at our own pace. The Mavericks are already a dilapidated house; we just need to give them one more kick to completely destroy them!"

The Mavericks want to improve their shooting accuracy to create a miracle.

The Warriors, on the other hand, wanted to quickly demolish the Mavericks' dilapidated house.

As a result, in the second half, both teams got caught in a vicious cycle where neither could make a shot.

Qin Yue suddenly passed the ball to Jamison, who received it and made a jump shot that missed.

Parker set a screen and then made a beautiful pass to Stevenson in the corner, who missed a shot.

Nash missed a three-pointer after using a screen.

Nowitzki's outside-of-the-ball throw misses.

Throughout the third quarter, the Warriors and Mavericks scored only 18 and 16 points respectively.

The Mavericks managed to keep the score close, but the Warriors still held an 8-point lead.

In the final quarter, Qin Yue, not wanting to give the Mavericks a chance, did not choose to rest.

Woodson also fielded the Mavericks' strongest lineup at the start of the fourth quarter – Chandler, Nowitzki, Marion, Terry, and Parker.

Nowitzki and Terry each hit a three-pointer to start the fourth quarter, briefly giving Mavericks fans at American Airlines Arena hope of winning.

However, Qin Yue's two consecutive fast breaks over Marion on the left wing brought the score difference back to 8 points.

On the sidelines, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban gritted his teeth and said, "That damn bastard, why can't he just miss one shot?"

This is a good question.

Why is Qin Yue always able to score these crucial goals?

Because these are the moments when star players need to step up.

Of course, Qin Yue couldn't possibly hit the bullseye every time.

However, the prerequisite for scoring these crucial goals is that you, as the star player, must dare to take the shot.

Qin Yue's two quick pull-up jumpers extinguished the Mavericks' comeback attempt at the start of the fourth quarter.

Then, whenever the Mavericks had a chance to close the gap, Qin Yue would respond to the Mavericks in the next possession, in front of nearly 20,000 spectators.

Until the final second, the Dallas team, fighting to the last second, could not overcome the insurmountable barrier of 8 points.

These 8 points made this battle to defend Earth the most despairing 8 points in the bloody history of the league's teams' fight against the Warriors.

In the fourth quarter, the buzzer sounded, and the final score was 116-108.

Under the leadership of Thanos Qin, the Cosmic Warriors conquered Earth and took the lead in the Western Conference Finals with a score of 3-1.

"It is easier to move a mountain than to shake Mount Qin!" CCTV's Yu Jia, who highly praised the Mavericks' performance that night, couldn't help but exclaim at the end of the game.

"This was truly a one-man show. The Mavericks, veterans never die, fought hard for 48 minutes, but they couldn't snatch the victory from Qin Yue's hands until the end of the game," said Yang Yi, who was commentating alongside Yu Jia. "If we only consider the viewing experience, I even think this game is more representative than Qin Yue's previous 101-point game."

——51分21篮板14助攻5封盖3抢断。

On TNT, Barkley summarized the game by saying, "God said he wanted to win."

"And so, he won."

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