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Chapter 294 The Boss Forced to Reveal His Health Bar, and the Overly Naive "Player"

In the second half, the Warriors launched wave after wave of attacks, creating a suffocating sense of dominance.

On the court, with the combined efforts of Qin Yue and Curry, veteran Jamison, who was often left wide open by the Knicks, seized most of the opportunities as if by divine intervention.

Throughout the third quarter, Jamison made 7 of 11 field goals, including 4 of 6 three-pointers, scoring 18 points for the Warriors.

In response, Barkley of TNT said, "How wonderful it would be to be teammates with Messiah and Stephen."
I think Antoine Jamison's performance in this game is the best answer to this question.

O'Neal chimed in, "In the NBA, learning how to motivate teammates is a must-learn skill for superstars."

Just imagine what would have happened if Messiah and Stephen hadn't stepped up in the first half and led the Warriors through that toughest period.
How much pressure will role players like Antoine face in the second half?

As a former legendary role player, Smith nodded and said, "Moreover, it was Messiah and Stephen's outstanding performance that forced the Knicks to shift their defensive focus to them in the second half."

To be honest, most of Antoine's attacks in the second half were as easy as they were in training.

In the NBA, the relationship between superstars and role players is like the engine and tires of a top-of-the-line supercar.

Good tires can certainly make a sports car run faster.

But only a truly top-of-the-line engine can bring out the full potential of these premium tires.

Jamison's outburst in the second half that night stemmed from the Knicks' fear of the Qin-Curry duo, forcing them to concentrate more resources on defending Qin Yue and Curry.

Furthermore, as time went on, DeAntonin's personnel strategy as a serf owner also revealed its fatal flaws.

In other words, as long as a sufficient lead cannot be established in the initial stage.
The Knicks players, who are bound to reach their physical peak earlier than the Warriors who are more aggressive in their rotations, are likely to collapse on the court and eventually crumble.

That's right.

In the third quarter, the Warriors were able to extend their lead to twenty points.
Rather than saying the Warriors played well, it was more accurate to say that the increasingly fatigued Knicks players' performance was a stark contrast to their first-half performance.

Oracle Arena, after three quarters, the score is 81-102.

In this typical
Due to coach Gap, the game took a turn for the better after one side dominated the other. The Warriors, who successfully built a winning lead in the third quarter, completely stunned the Knicks players on the court.

Moreover, in the final quarter, the Knicks players, who became increasingly anxious, not only failed to catch up under Durant's leadership, but their change in mentality also brought a long-lost joy to a player who was watching the game.

The final score was 104 to 128.

The defending champions, playing on home soil, decisively defeated the defending runners-up and secured a winning start to the finals.

Post-match interview.

Mike Malone, who rarely receives such collective praise from reporters, said, "Actually, I didn't make any special adjustments during the game; the players just performed to their full potential."

At this moment, Ma Long, who is neither arrogant in victory nor discouraged in defeat, seems to be being humble.

But compared to that unruly Malone
Malone's feigned humility actually made all the reporters at the press conference feel physically uncomfortable.

"Mike, promise me, can you not be so hypocritical like today in the future?"

How am I being hypocritical?

"Aren't you being hypocritical? Do you really think we don't know that what you're thinking is, 'Look, I've completely outmaneuvered the opposing coach in this game'?"

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Ma Long never expected that his little scheme would be seen through so easily.

The following day, reports from major media outlets indicated that the Warriors' chances of winning the championship far outweighed those of the Knicks.

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On June 6, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and the Knicks, experts and reporters were proven wrong.

Because in the Warriors' blowout victory over the Knicks in Game 1 of the Finals, experts and reporters who focused too much on the result seriously overlooked the fact that the Warriors essentially won the game thanks to the outstanding performances of Qin Yue and Curry.

In the second game, D'Antoni, whose reaction was only a beat slower but did not mean he was truly lacking in talent, changed the Knicks' six-man rotation to an eight-man rotation.

In addition, in the battle between containing Qin Yue and limiting Curry, D'Antoni also learned from the Lakers' experience and sent Iguodala to suffocate Curry from the very beginning.

Despite being in a one-on-one situation, Curry, who was already beginning to resemble the future God of Three-Pointers, was still able to use his individual skills to score against Iguodala.

However, in the game, once he gets double-teamed or semi-double-teamed, Curry's inconsistent passing ability at this stage makes him a mole for the Knicks in many possessions.

Curry committed as many as 5 turnovers in the first half alone.

This indirectly increased Qin Yue's workload during the competition.

半场战罢，21投13中的秦岳，算上罚球和三分，总计为勇士砍下了35分12篮板4助攻2封盖。

However, the scoreboard showed the Knicks leading 68-59.

Love, Harden, and Durant took turns shining in the first half.

In addition, Beal, who received more playing time off the bench, scored 9 points for the team during transition periods.
That night, the Knicks displayed a diverse and offensively diverse style, not only suppressing the Warriors with their offense, but also ensuring that D'Antoni, no longer fixated on a six-man rotation, had enough energy for the Knicks' key players in the second half to deal with the Warriors' inevitable comeback.

The final score was 119 to 115.

With contributions from multiple players, the Knicks unexpectedly tied the series at Oracle Arena.

全场比赛，总是会避开秦岳锋芒的杜兰特17投9中，算上罚球和三分十分高效地砍下了27分8篮板4助攻。

And it became the representative of the "Moneyball" of later generations.
全场16投8中，其中三分球12投5中，罚球14罚13中的哈登，则是用一张34分4篮板8助攻的完美答卷诠释了什么叫做最具性价比的得分结构。

In addition, Love and Howard also contributed 23 points and 9 rebounds, and 14 points and 15 rebounds, respectively.

It can be said that this was both a game in which the Knicks proved they were capable of defeating the Warriors, and a game that fully exposed the many problems that still exist in the current Warriors team.

First, if Curry's passing becomes inconsistent on the court, the Warriors will have to rely on Qin Yue to handle both the team's offense and playmaking.

Secondly, when the Warriors brought in their offensive lineup, even Qin Yue, known as the "Superman of China," couldn't provide help defense and cover for his teammates at any time.

Finally, the league's desire to prevent the Warriors from monopolizing the championship means that in this Finals series where the Warriors objectively have little home-court advantage, they are destined to be unable to fully utilize Qin Yue's destructive power against the opponent's interior defense.

Simply put, the Knicks can relentlessly attack the Warriors' outside shooters while simultaneously using the "Qin Yue Law" to continuously wear down Qin Yue's stamina.

For example, in this second game, Qin Yue, who played both offense and defense, scored 57 points for the Warriors.

Qin Yue, who was trying to motivate his teammates, only managed to get 7 assists.

Given Qin Yue's current vision and passing ability, what do these assist statistics prove?
This proved that during the game, the Knicks players ruthlessly cut off GOAT's connection with his teammates.

If the "Qin Yue Law" did not exist, then the targeting from the alliance would also not exist.

Qin Yue could easily dismantle the Knicks' entire defense single-handedly.

Unfortunately...
From the moment they achieved their three-peat, the Warriors became the team that the league had to target.

Furthermore, after the second game of the finals, it is foreseeable that...
The defending champions, who are about to travel to Madison Square Garden, known as the "free throw mecca" this season, will face an even greater test.

This season, so far, the Knicks are averaging 35 free throw attempts per game at Madison Square Garden.

And what about their opponents?
The answer is that there are only 16 free throw attempts per game on average.

So, after the Knicks unexpectedly tied the series 1-1, experts and reporters who had initially favored the Warriors switched sides to the Knicks almost overnight without any hesitation.

Online, more people are predicting that the Knicks will win the championship.

Many people have even started analyzing the Warriors' weaknesses.

Furthermore, Durant said after the team returned to New York: "The old Warriors were like the boss you encounter in a video game whose health bar you can't see."

Believe me, that feeling of despair will make you doubt that no matter what you do, you can't beat them.

But now, with someone's departure and our own continuous evolution, I have no doubt that we've forced the Warriors to show their true colors in this Finals series.

Compared to last year, the gap in strength between the two teams in Nyon has indeed narrowed this year.

The Knicks' championship hopes, which were given to the entire city of New York in Game 2, also made the Warriors players feel the city's hostility towards the Warriors and Qin Yue shortly after they arrived in the Big Apple.

On the 7th, a CCTV reporter captured this scene in New York while conducting street interviews.

Dozens of Knicks fans, dressed in Knicks jerseys, gathered together and danced excitedly around a burning doll, chanting incantations:
"FUCK 'Great Qin'!"

It turns out that these dozens of Knicks fans were burning something.
It was a Qin Yue doll dressed as the Warriors' number 77 jersey.

Before Game 3 of the Finals began, such scenes were commonplace in New York.

New York fans, who are all "wizards," are furiously cursing Qin Yue and everything about the Warriors.

In response, the Los Angeles Times couldn't help but quip: "How do you get a Los Angeles resident and a New Yorker to let go of their prejudices against each other in the 21st century?"

The answer is simple: just shout "FUCK Da Qin!" and you'll instantly become best friends who can talk about anything.

The largest city in the United States is furious with Qin Yue and the Warriors, who have made them runners-up for the past two years.

"We all know that the Knicks don't want to follow in the Celtics' footsteps and build their own 'runner-up dynasty' in the NBA."

"But sorry, the Bay Area is the promised land of the basketball world in recent years," said Anthony Lester, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle.

In my opinion, the way New York fans are trying to disrupt the Messiah and the Warriors through curses is as ridiculous as getting knocked down by a big guy and then only being able to fantasize about gaining superpowers and defeating him.

6 month 9 day.

Having unexpectedly lost home-court advantage at Oracle Arena, the defending champions faced their ultimate test on their road to defending their title at Madison Square Garden.

On the night of the match, as shouts of "FUCK" echoed from all directions...
Do not ask.

The question is, who made the player stepping onto the court at this moment Qin Yue, who simultaneously holds the positions of "Mayor of Los Angeles" and "Mayor of New York City"?

On TNT, Barkley asked with a curious look, "If, and I mean if, the Warriors win again this year, how will the New Yorkers treat Messiah?"

Upon hearing this, O'Neal said, "If Messiah comes to play in New York in the future, he will probably have to hire an army to protect him."

Center of the field.

In that noisy environment where it was impossible to tell whether the cheers or curses were coming from all around, Qin Yue won possession for the Warriors during the jump ball.

As with the previous two games, both the Warriors and the Knicks maintained their previous starting lineups in this game.

Curry dribbles the ball across half-court.

Having learned from the lessons of Game 2, Curry, who used to always seem to be playing aggressively, was noticeably more composed this night.

And at the very moment Curry calmly passed the ball to Qin Yue...
The entire stadium erupted in a frenzy, with boos echoing throughout the stadium for Qin Yue.

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At this moment, the Knicks fans who were trying to distract Qin Yue were unaware that their boos were actually making Qin Yue more excited, and leading him into the area called "The Zone".

He became the second player in NBA history, after Jordan, to master the switch to "The Zone".

Generally speaking, how deep Qin Yue can go in "The Zone" at this stage depends solely on how well he performs in the moment.

Then the problem is coming.

How was Qin Yue's performance in this match?

On the court, he blew past Howard in one step.

You ask what made Madison Square Garden seem to have been silenced and instantly transformed into a library?
Of course, it was Qin Yue's superb performance on the court, thanks to the support of all the New York fans.

Knicks' restricted area.

GOAT leaped high and completely ignored Love's help defense.

Bang-dang——!
"My God, what a spectacular dunk!"

When Qin Yue flew over Love's head on TNT, Barkley couldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death. This 211-centimeter giant actually replicated Vince Carter's feat at that moment.

That's right.

This was not a dunk.

That was a flying dunk!
In the very first possession, Qin Yue slammed a dunk on Kevin Love with no sense of reason whatsoever!

Furthermore, after landing from the dunk, Qin Yue, with his hands in his pockets even when he didn't have any, swaggered back to his own half of the court with an air of nonchalance, right in front of more than 20,000 Knicks fans.

Admittedly, Qin Yue and the Warriors, this big boss, have been forced to reveal their weaknesses in this final round.

But at this moment, Qin Yue seemed to be saying:
Surely no one actually thinks that if a BOSS has a health bar, those naive "players" can defeat it?

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P.S.: Update may be late, but it's here! Good morning, dear readers!
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