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Chapter 280 The Unbeatable God

At Oracle Arena, after the opening tip-off, the Knicks had the first possession.

The Warriors' starting lineup: Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Green, Jack.

In this game, Warriors head coach Malone fielded the team's strongest available lineup.

TNT's Barkley commented, "It seems the defending champions, who have been conserving their strength lately, are not planning to let the Knicks get away with it easily."

The visiting Knicks' starting lineup: Howard, Love, Iguodala, Durant, Harden.

This season, Kevin Love, who came from the frigid state of Minnesota to the largest city in the United States, has become the most important cog in the team's mechanics, connecting the inside and outside game.

Although Love inevitably has to sacrifice in scoring and rebounding numbers with the star-studded Knicks, his many inherent strengths as a top-tier open-back center of the current era allow him to integrate almost seamlessly into this team aiming to rival the Warriors.

First of all, before Love became the "role player" who, in the eyes of most people, could only shoot three-pointers, Love not only possessed a certain ability to break through in the low post, but also had a decent ability to finish pick-and-rolls.

Furthermore, Love is an extremely skilled player who excels at using positioning to contest rebounds on both ends of the court.

These are undoubtedly the capabilities that the Knicks desperately need right now.

After all, it's on the field.
The Knicks essentially lost a player who always leeched off his teammates, while gaining a player who is willing to do the dirty work on the court for his teammates and doesn't care too much about personal stats like some other players.

This season, the Knicks lead the league in several statistical categories.

Among these improvements, their significantly enhanced offensive efficiency per 100 possessions and rebounds per 100 possessions are particularly noteworthy.

On TNT, O'Neal said, "If I remember correctly, the Knicks had one of the worst rebounding per 100 possessions in the league last season, right?"

Smith said, "You remember correctly, Shaq."

Upon hearing this, O'Neal sighed and said, "This is what we always say: if you want to get good offense and defensive rebounds, you can't just rely on your center."

Seeing this, Barkley laughed and said, "Then here's the question, Shaq, why has the Knicks' rebounding improved so much this season? Is it because they've lost that player who doesn't like to box out and always steals the fast break?"

James, who previously thought he would lack exposure in Minnesota, probably never dreamed that his name would be repeatedly mentioned by Barkley and O'Neal in TNT's stand-up comedy material.

In addition, it must be stated that James did not actually come away empty-handed in this season in which he believed he would definitely win none of the major awards.

As of now, in the MVP voting for "Shaqtin' a Fool" hosted by Shaquille O'Neal, LeBron James, who avoided more than a decade of detours, has essentially secured the crown for this prestigious award. ①
what?
You're saying the MVP award for "Five Big Laughs" has absolutely no merit?
What an international joke!
You should know that in the NBA, this is the most prestigious award!
why?
Unlike the official awards of the league, which are subject to individual preferences, being selected as the MVP of "Shaqtin' a Fool" means that you have already transcended the scope of being a professional player.

Regardless of your ridiculous ball skills.

Or it's that domineering power of yours that always helps your opponents dominate your teammates.

They will all be remembered in history because you were selected as the MVP of "The Big Five".

On the field, the first offensive round.

The Knicks, who sent the MVP of "Shaqtin' a Fool" to Minnesota, gave the defending champion Warriors a taste of their own medicine with their smooth and efficient offense.

At the top of the arc, Love clears the space for cover.

On the wing, Durant received the ball and immediately made an assist.

In the paint, Howard slammed home a one-handed dunk before Brown could get there.

Simple yet deadly.

This is exactly the kind of offense that Knicks head coach Mike D'Antoni has long hoped his team would produce in games.

However, in the end, under Qin Yue's leadership, the Warriors made the Knicks players, who were full of confidence on the court, personally experience the GOAT's outstanding performance that was different from the past.

At the high post, Howard's delay was timely at the moment Qin Yue and Green initiated the pick-and-roll.

But the moment Qin Yue suddenly dribbled, turned, and cut into the paint, Howard felt as if Qin Yue were a gentle breeze, brushing past him while leaving him standing there dumbfounded like a wooden stake.

UI.

In this round, Qin Yue used his speed to overwhelm Howard's defense.

There wasn't a single unnecessary trick.

Yes, only the values ​​that overflow the screen.

Bang-dang——!
In the Knicks' paint, Love, who was helping Howard on defense, could only become the backdrop for Qin Yue's dunk. The deafening roar from Oracle Arena even caused Love to temporarily lose his hearing.

Immediately afterwards, the Knicks attempted to replicate this strategy, with Love launching an attack from the high post using screens, but this also stalled due to Qin Yue's strong delay.

Seeing this, Durant's courage in choosing to mount his horse, brandish his gun, and charge towards the Warriors' position was commendable.

However, Qin Yue's unreasonable speed in returning to defense meant that Durant was unfortunately "buried" under the opponent's sword in the next second.

Durant's powerful drive into the Warriors' paint was met with a ruthless interception from Qin Yue.

Furthermore, in the blink of an eye, Love, who had eagerly secured the second landing point, followed closely in Durant's footsteps and was swiftly cut down by Qin Yue on the front lines.

However, this was not Qin Yue's limit.

Because just as Howard received the basketball and tried to put it into the basket...
After a series of jumps and blocks, Qin Yue simply caught Howard's floater from the sky!
"My God! What an amazing ability to jump continuously!"

TNT television network, Barkley was dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, O'Neal suspected Qin Yue had some kind of cheat code: "This is impossible! This is absolutely not a defense that a human could make!"

At the scene in Oakland, the Warriors fans in the entire arena were first stunned, and then burst into a deafening cheer for Qin Yue.

In ancient times, there was the overlord Xiang Yu.

Today we have the overlord Qin Yue.

In the Knicks' halftime, Qin Yue dribbled the ball across half-court and scored on a solo run.

This visually striking back-and-forth scene has been etched into the history of basketball.

On the court, Harden, still replaying the scene in his mind even after his teammate inbounded the ball from the baseline, stared blankly and said, "Is this really an opponent that humans can beat?"

With that sense of awe for Qin Yue.

In the next possession, Harden, who was already undefended, even instinctively opted for a high-arcing layup to finish the attack.

Do not ask.

The question is, Harden doesn't want to get blocked like Durant, Love, and Howard did earlier.

However, Harden ultimately couldn't escape the block.

In the first quarter, the Knicks players patiently passed and cut the ball to Harden, who was open in the corner.

Harden, who just wanted to take a few more shots at the basket and try to seize this opportunity, clearly had no bad intentions whatsoever.

but.
The figure that suddenly appeared in front of Harden ruthlessly "spiked" Harden's corner three-pointer, just like in a volleyball game.

"What a mighty Qin Dynasty!"

In front of the television, less than four minutes into the game, Qin Yue made all the fans realize that this could very well be another classic battle created by his own hands.

Especially in the possession halfway through the first quarter, before the game went into an official timeout.

In the Knicks' paint, he pushed past the double-team of Howard and Love.

Qin Yue, facing two opponents alone, delivered a powerful two-handed dunk that sent Howard and Love into a state of utter confusion, a meme-worthy expression.

"Didn't you pull him just now?" "I did, I definitely did, did you?"

"I had diarrhea too."

No!

With Da Qin so unstoppable, how are Howard and Love supposed to defend him?
As it turned out, Qin Yue was not only at his best in this match.

His physical condition is also at its peak in recent years.

On the court, Kwame Brown suspected that Qin Yue's excellent performance in this game was likely related to his recent obsession with playing DOTA2 with Yao Ming.

why?
Because Qin Yue spends all his time playing games with Yao Ming, he hasn't had time to deal with his "Qin Girls" for at least a month.

At Oracle Arena, the game resumed after the official suspension.

As the only Knicks player who wasn't blocked by Qin in the first quarter, Iguodala thought he was the lucky one on the team.

Until on the court, he got a direct shot at the basket in the Warriors' paint through a cut.

Iguodala, who had completed the shot without much thought, then realized just how naive he had been.

Snapped--!
boom--!
In the Warriors' paint, when Iguodala's bank shot was firmly pinned to the backboard by Qin Yue, Smith, who had been keeping an eye on Qin Yue's stats, immediately posed a question to O'Neal and Barkley: "Do you think Messiah has a chance to get a quadruple-double tonight?"

Four pairs?

In the TNT studio, after glancing at Qin Yue's statistics for the game, before O'Neal could even speak, Barkley, whose anticipation had already been heightened by Smith's words, bluntly predicted: "I don't think quadruple-doubles are that easy to achieve. Otherwise, quadruple-doubles wouldn't be such a rare achievement in NBA history."

indeed.

Although the game was still in progress, Qin Yue had already scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 blocks for the Warriors.

However, considering that blocking shots is a statistic that always requires the cooperation of the opponent.

The legendary quadruple double is not so easy to achieve.

Especially for Qin Yue, whose blocking skills are among the best in NBA history so far, this is a question that can only be described as one of the best.

In the NBA, no team or player is a fool.

Therefore, in the game, once Qin Yue's blocking ability makes the offensive players feel that suffocating pressure, the Warriors' opponents will often choose to bypass his defense and complete the attack.

For example, the Knicks in the second half of the first quarter.

Howard, who was terrified of being blocked by Qin Yue, even learned to add a pass button to his game when attacking the basket.
No, man!
How did you even react and block Love's shot?

In the Warriors' paint, Howard was stunned the moment Qin Yue turned and intercepted Love.

Meanwhile, on the sidelines, "Iron Bull," who knew that "Brother" hadn't just reacted but had anticipated Love's position beforehand, immediately waved a towel in his hand for "Brother."

At this moment, who dares to say that Green, who is "spinning" the towel, is not the "Black Whirlwind"?
At the end of the first quarter, the score was 21-33.

The Warriors surprisingly took a 12-point lead in the first quarter, ahead of the Knicks, who seemed to be improving in every aspect since losing LeBron James.

of course
考虑到秦岳首节比赛的个人数据是极为离谱的16分6篮板4助攻6封盖1抢断
The score difference doesn't seem to be as large as people imagined.

After all, on this night, the Knicks' Avengers, led by Durant, were facing Thanos Qin, who dominated the court on both offense and defense.

That's right, the real Thanos wouldn't be begging people all over the world to call him "GOAT" with the Infinity Gauntlet, and wouldn't give away the gems on the gauntlet to superheroes just to get the title of "GOAT".

On TNT, Barkley described Qin Yue's performance that night as follows: "I think this game has shown me what it means for all beings to be equal."

According to Barkley, the Knicks didn't play badly in the first quarter.

Because they just happened to run into Qin Yue, who was at his best in every way.

Barkley would bet that even five peak Michael Jordans would be beaten so badly by Qin Yue that they'd have to run away with their buckets after the game.

Fortunately, after the break, in the first half of the second quarter, the Knicks, who were able to retain Love and Harden as substitutes and also had Bradley Beal as a reliable backup scorer, fully demonstrated at Oracle Arena just how formidable a roster they had assembled over the past few years.

Interestingly, Harden, who hit two consecutive three-pointers for the Knicks, immediately turned his attention to Stephen Curry, who arrived at the sidelines that evening on crutches.

It is common knowledge that only fake friends flatter each other all the time.

And true brothers
Of course, it's not fun without causing some harm.

On the court, Harden, spitting out his mouthguard and shaking his head, said to Curry, "Goodnight, ninth point guard in the league."

The ninth-ranked point guard in the league.

It's obvious that at this moment, Harden is still giving Curry some face.

According to ESPN's latest league rankings, Curry has already dropped to thirteenth place at the point guard position, having only played one and a half games this season before being hospitalized.

At Oracle Arena, Qin Yue returned to the court with 6 minutes and 34 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

Meanwhile, the Knicks, who had put up a score that made James ecstatic in the first quarter, also made James dejected.

Because the scoreboard showed 48 to 47.

During Qin Yue's rest period, the Knicks, who were down by 12 points in the first quarter, had already taken the lead.

TNT's Barkley commented, "Although we've always emphasized that the Warriors' repeated championship wins aren't solely due to their 'messiah' status."

O'Neal finished Barkley's sentence on his behalf: "But it turns out that this is a team that is competitive because it has the Messiah."

On-site in Auckland.

Amid the eager anticipation of the fans at the stadium, Qin Yue, who had just entered the game, hit a three-pointer from the outside, which seemed to be a reassuring shot for the Warriors.

Furthermore, Qin Yue also completed his seventh block of the game.

On the left side, high position, double change of direction to wipe out Wallace.

Immediately afterwards, he strode into the Warriors' paint.

Durant, who felt he couldn't possibly pass the ball like someone else did at a time like this, immediately gathered the ball and accelerated, charging towards the absolute no-go zone where, at least before he jumped, only Brown could exert some interference on him.

then
At the moment when Durant was about to finish the game.

Qin Yue's arrival made Durant feel the despair of standing before the Wailing Wall.

At this moment, James undoubtedly became the biggest winner.

Because now, no one doubts why he always chooses to jump and pass the ball when facing Qin Yue's help defense.

"This is God."

"The god of our time."

"An invincible god."

On the sidelines, watching Qin Yue crush Durant with his absolute talent, Curry remarked that only by witnessing it firsthand could one truly appreciate just how terrifying Qin Yue was.

……

①: This isn't something Ah Qiao made up, because just two days ago, Shaquille O'Neal awarded LeBron James the 24/25 season's "Shaqtin' a Fool" MVP.

P.S.: Why did Hua Zi seem to be dropping the ball so often today? Does milk really ooze from the ball? Then the Pacers, whom A Qiao is rooting for, will definitely beat the Knicks tomorrow. (After all, Haliburton is a master playmaker with a career turnover ratio of 4.2 to 1.)
(End of this chapter)