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Chapter 93 Perfect Performance (15000 words per day, begging for monthly subscription!)
Less than 5 minutes into the first quarter, O'Neal was replaced by Riley with Mourning.

Although the Heat intentionally slowed down the pace of their offense since the start of the game, and although O'Neal's model advantage enabled him to do a good job of screening for Wade in the high post, in the positional battle against the Warriors, Riley was completely unable to accept the fact that the Heat's double-team defense was beaten into a sieve by the Warriors.

The Heat's zone defense has always been about strict discipline and teamwork to weaken the damage caused by the opponent to their own inside line.

Riley's disciple Spoelstra is an expert in zone defense.

During the game, Riley often adjusted the Heat's zone defense according to the advice provided by Spoelstra, and disrupted the offense's rhythm by seamlessly switching between man-to-man defense.

Before the start of the finals, Riley's biggest concern was that O'Neal's slow movement could not keep up with the Warriors' high-speed rotation on offense.

But O'Neal's outstanding performance in the first three rounds of the playoffs still made Riley have some illusions about him.

In Riley's eyes, it doesn't matter even if the Heat's defense loses some points because the Warriors restrain O'Neal, because this Heat team, which has many championship pieces, needs Scottie Pippen who can relieve Wade's offensive pressure on the court more than ever.

This is the Achilles' heel of this Heat team.

They only have a "Zhao Yun" who goes in and out seven times, but no "Zhang Fei" who holds his spear across the sky and breaks the bridge by the water.

The championship puzzle pieces in their team certainly have their own characteristics, but on the stage of the finals, how can the Heat rescue "Adou" by relying only on "Zhao Yun"?
For this reason, Riley was forced to replace O'Neal because he had to ensure that the Heat could use high-quality defense to slow down the Warriors' scoring momentum in the game.

otherwise
No matter how he fools Wade, Wade will eventually collapse on the court from exhaustion.

At Oracle Arena, O'Neal, who made no contribution on the offensive end after making 2 of 0 shots when he was substituted, had a complicated, even struggling expression.

If you insist on asking him what was his greatest contribution to the Heat tonight, the always cold-faced and selfless Pat Riley will definitely tell you that fortunately O'Neal did not cry or make a fuss when he returned to the bench, and did not add extra workload to him and the Heat coaching staff who were already overwhelmed.

Yes, not crying or making a fuss is O'Neal's greatest contribution to this Heat team.

"This kid is really good at breaking through the zone defense. Fortunately, his teammates are not much better than 'D-Wade'."

On the Heat bench, with Alonzo Mourning coming on the court, the Heat successfully defended against several waves of attacks from the Warriors, and Riley finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because tonight Joe Crawford allowed both teams to use more extensive defense to limit the opponent's offensive initiation, and only whistled for the star players of both teams when necessary.

Therefore, facing the Heat's double-team defense, other Warriors players will inevitably be tested.

Qin Yue did an excellent job as the commander of the Warriors, but his teammates, who had to merge into Pippen, frequently missed good scoring opportunities on the court.

Golden State's "Ray Allen" Richardson is a typical passionate shooter.

Generally speaking, these players have a notable characteristic, which is that they tend to get crazier and crazier as the game goes on.

It's just that when I can't go crazy.
You also have to accept their missed shots on the court.

Not to mention Baron Davis and Ron Artest. As West said before, the biggest weakness of this Warriors team is that they lack a stable deputy.

Therefore, they were able to defeat the Mavericks and Spurs in consecutive games, and also lost two consecutive games at home in the Western Conference semifinals.

After the first quarter, the Heat gradually narrowed the score gap between them and the Warriors with a score of 23 to 27.

However, during the intermission, Riley, who originally wanted O'Neal to travel during the off-peak period, immediately became conflicted when he saw that the Warriors did not intend to let Qin Yue rest.

Riley didn't understand why Montgomery, who always let Qin Yue rest for half a quarter in the second quarter in the Western Conference Finals, suddenly changed the Warriors' rotation strategy.

But actually.
In this game, Qin Yue's physical condition was far beyond Montgomery's expectations before the game.

Could it be that Qin Yue had a genetic mutation and his physical fitness suddenly increased overnight?

of course not.

In the first quarter, except for a few offensive attempts at the beginning, Qin Yue had been working diligently to break through the Heat's double-team defense. In addition, the pace of the game was very slow, so after playing the entire first quarter, Qin Yue did not feel tired at all.

It turns out that the relatively slow pace of the game is indeed a paradise for all the behemoths.

On the contrary, it was the Suns' desperate transition offense that always made Qin Yue, who averaged more than 40 minutes per game in the Western Conference Finals, exhausted.

Tonight, since Qin Yue felt good, Montgomery naturally had to let him continue to play.

At this time, Riley gritted his teeth and said to O'Neal: "He played the entire first quarter. You can't possibly not get a single point in front of him, right?"

In the second quarter, when O'Neal was substituted again with about 7 minutes left in the game, Riley burst into tears.

Because before being replaced.
O'Neal actually scored a point through free throws.

Once O'Neal fell into a deep position on the court, even Qin Yue, who could be infinitely strong against him in the game, would not be able to defend him in every round.

But who can blame Qin Yue for having Troy Murphy, the tough guy who can be called "Laimbeer II" by his side?
In the game, the rules that Qin Yue couldn't easily break were broken by Murphy!
What Qin Yue couldn't do, Murphy did!
In short, the imperial power has granted permission to cut first and then report!

Therefore, in the first half of the second quarter, O'Neal, who had a total of 6 free throw opportunities, made one of them with his heroic and unstoppable free throw.
Riley, unable to bear his poor free throws any longer, had to replace him with Mourning again.

Originally, Alonzo Mourning returned to the Heat just to curry favor with the Heat, but who would have thought that he would be the Heat's backbone?

No, is it that difficult to score against the Warriors?
On the court, after a pick-and-roll with Wade and a jump shot near the free throw line, Mourning, who had already scored 4 points for the Heat, didn't understand.
Why is O'Neal unable to deal with the Warriors' defense?
In fact, even after three rounds of playoffs, this Warriors team's defense is still flawed.

Because during the game, the Warriors will try their best to make Qin Yue conserve his energy, so most of the time, they basically only block the restricted area and ignore the outside line.

Especially when Artest has to concentrate on defending Wade, as long as the Heat players on the court can use the space created by Wade to score the ball, the Warriors can only accept their fate.

Can.
If you let O'Neal leave the restricted area, you might as well just shoot him.

On the Heat bench, O'Neal, who was replaced again, was so angry that his heart rate was unbalanced.

Because in his eyes, the Warriors' defensive strategy tonight was completely deliberate and targeted only at him!
So either O'Neal still lacks self-awareness?
To be honest, the Warriors' defensive strategy of blocking the restricted area has never been aimed at him alone.

Otherwise, how could the Spurs' pitchers get so many shooting opportunities in the game?

Warriors head coach Montgomery did design a defensive system for the team that was barely usable, but unfortunately.
Due to his limited coaching talent, Montgomery did not fully utilize the team's defensive resources.

And this is what makes this Warriors team truly terrifying.

Including Qin Yue, they still have a lot of potential to tap. They are not fully prepared to challenge the championship, they just made it to the finals by accident.

In the second half of the second quarter, the Warriors' offensive round.

Qin Yue, who knew every teammate very well, did not let the Heat's double-team defense continue to test them.

After all, as a star player, how can you let your opponents keep testing your teammates on the stage of the finals?

At the top of the arc, at the moment when he completed a hand-to-hand pass with Davis, Qin Yue decided to violently break through the Heat's double-team defense.

That’s right, the zone defense can also be solved by force.

As long as you have that ability, you won't be at a loss when facing a double team defense, and you won't have to hold the ball in a high position and wait for several seconds, or even more than ten seconds.

Boom-!
On the court, after dribbling to the free throw line, before the Heat's double-team defense arrived, Qin Yue made a strong pull-up shot against Posey who had arrived at the defensive area first.

Swish-!
Jump shots from the free throw line are one of the ways to violently break through the Heat's 2-3 zone defense.

As long as you get to the free throw line fast enough and can quickly complete a smooth and silky shot without being blocked by the defensive player, then you have successfully completed this hard solution.

Of course, this trick doesn't work for all superstars.

Especially some players who mainly rely on their bodies to dribble, whose dribbling and shooting are not smooth enough, and those who lack confidence in long-distance two-point jump shots.

In front of the TV, Jordan, who will probably have to go to Las Vegas to indulge himself again after watching the finals tonight, is already in tears.

Because Qin Yue's elegant jump shot, no matter how he looked at it.
They were his first loves, his white moonlight!

In the commentary booth, Rick Barry commented on Qin Yue's violent interpretation just now, "It looks like this is just a very simple jump shot, but in today's NBA, there are no more than ten players who have this ability and can make it a normal practice."

In the future, due to the lack of "roots" and too many jokes about himself, many people have forgotten that few people in the NBA can defend Durant's seemingly simple jump shot.

Shooting, the most basic skill in basketball, once perfectly connected with other techniques, it can immediately become the most unstoppable offensive means.

And Qin Yue is another “great fundamentalist” cultivated by Wake Forest.

And unlike Tim Duncan, his basic skills are more inclined towards outside skills.

Back to the Heat's offensive round.

Artest's selfless performance gave Wade enough intensity, forcing Wade to use more advanced dribbling skills to complete his instant start.

At this moment, looking at the beautiful Flash who suddenly appeared, Qin Yue couldn't help but sigh for Wade's knees that could support him until 2019.

There is no doubt that this is definitely a miracle in the history of human beings challenging their own limits.

In the Warriors' penalty area, Wade successfully caused a hand foul on Brown, who replaced Murphy.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, who originally thought he could block Wade's shot, immediately kicked Brown.

"Why are you in such a hurry to jump up? Don't you still have me?"

Hearing this, Brown said aggrievedly: "I'm afraid you'll get a foul."

Qin Yue rolled his eyes at Brown and said, "I didn't commit a single foul tonight!"

Brown's defensive awareness clearly needs to be strengthened.

However, Wade, who only made one of two free throws, used his rapidly declining physical condition to prove how successful the Warriors' defensive strategy was tonight.

Next, Qin Yue violently fought for several more rounds.

Despite his jump shot, not every possession will result in a hollow rim.

But his physical energy consumption rate, which was disproportionate to Wade's, determined the direction of the game in a sense.

次节比赛，8投4中，罚球4罚4中的秦岳单节砍下12分4篮板1助攻1抢断，半场总计砍下了21分9篮板3助攻2封盖2抢断。

Wade scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals for the Heat.

At the end of the first half, the score was 49 to 57, and the Warriors further expanded their lead.

During the halftime break, Riley encouraged the many championship puzzle pieces in the Heat team, saying, "This year is our most promising year! As long as we can seize those damn shooting opportunities, we will definitely win one of the first two games!" Seeing this, veterans such as Walker, Payton, and Mourning took the lead and echoed, "The boss is right. If we miss this year, we may never have another chance to win a championship ring!"

In the NBA, veterans’ dreams come true are definitely one of the most talked-about topics among fans.

This year, the Heat do have a reason why they must win the championship.

But fans don’t want to see it with their own eyes.
Is it a miracle that he single-handedly led the team to win the NBA championship in his rookie season?
The future is too far away, so just fight for the present.

In the Warriors locker room, while enjoying a full body massage provided by Brown, Biedrins, Dunleavy, and Murphy, Qin Yue said, "Hold steady, don't panic, we have the advantage now."

At this moment, looking at Qin Yue's calm face, the other Warriors players felt more at ease than ever before.

In fact, Qin Yue was also very nervous before the game.

Just as the game progresses
His heart, which had been beaten repeatedly during his college years, gradually calmed down.

There is no doubt that in competitive sports, the calmness and composure of a star player can always motivate the whole team more than spreading his hands, frowning, and making a bitter face to his teammates.

For example, Harry Maguire, a simple and honest man, proved how terrible the negative energy brought by the leader players on the court is with his performance that was more like a captain than Bruno Fernandes even without the captain's armband.

After the halftime break and before the start of the second half, Qin Yue tried several three-pointers in the player tunnel that he remembered Curry often performed before the game.

Considering that he is wearing the No. 30 jersey of the Golden State Warriors.
Qin Yue has already planned to make the three-point attempt from the player tunnel his signature move before every game in the future.

As for Stephen Curry, whose signature moves he stole one after another?

Then who asked Curry to enter the NBA later than him?
In the second half of the game, Riley still sent O'Neal on the court at the beginning of the game.

Since Qin Yue is destined to play the whole game, O'Neal, who cannot travel during peak hours, should be given at least 20 minutes of playing time in each game in Riley's eyes.

after all
Mourning's current physical condition cannot sustain a 48-minute game.

But for O'Neal, this is by no means a good thing.

Because Riley didn't even bother to scold him during halftime.
This is enough to prove that Pat Riley is completely "making use of waste" at this moment.

This is the cold and heartless Riley.

He's not going to treat you any differently just because you're a former NBA star with a great record.

He will not show any concern for you just because you have made contributions to the Heat.

Useful players are always treasures in Riley's eyes.

As for the useless players?
Of course it is
We have to squeeze out as much surplus value as possible from them and pack them up and send them away before they become obsolete.

In Los Angeles, O'Neal, who felt that Kobe could take away his position as the leader of the team at any time and was living in dire straits every day, would never have thought of this.

This is truly his darkest moment!

In the third quarter, after Davis fired the first shot, Qin Yue, who had just returned and got help from Brown and completely blocked O'Neal's passing angle, blocked the old king again.

At the scene, in front of the TV, the Los Angeles media had even written short essays in advance to prepare for the settlement.

At this moment, Jovan Buha, who has always been very unhappy with O'Neal, wrote at the beginning of his article: "The hypocritical crown will eventually be shattered by the true king!"

When he was substituted in the third quarter, O'Neal, who had scored a total of 2 points and 5 rebounds for the Heat, was about to face the trial in Los Angeles.

Although the people of Los Angeles also dislike Qin Yue, this night.
Looking at O'Neal who looked like a clown on the court, all the people in Los Angeles turned into Loki in "Thor 3". They were so happy and their bowel movements were smooth.

In the eyes of Los Angeles people, the only flaw is that if Qin Yue can also die.
How great would that be?
In the second half of this quarter, as Wade's physical strength declined, the Warriors led the Heat by 15 points at one point.

It wasn't until Posey and veteran Payton hit a three-pointer for the Heat that the Heat narrowed the score gap to within 10 points again.

Because in one of the offensive rounds, Payton elbowed him when the referee wasn't paying attention. Qin Yue, who always treated everyone equally, dunked over his head the next second and said, "You are an old bootlicker who is even more shameless than Robert Horry, the nomad. Do you think you can win a championship ring by clinging to Shaq's thigh?
No, you're never going to get that ring. Look, you're just a bitch who couldn't wait to give up her virginity to Shaq for a championship ring!"

hear the words
Although Qin Yue's curses were harsh, Gary Payton, who knew that every word he said was true, broke down instantly.

The next second, Payton, who was furious, cursed Qin Yue with several dirty words that could not pass the review.

But so what?

How can dirty words break people's defenses like the truth?

On the court, Qin Yue, who completed a two-plus-one for the Warriors in the next round, didn't even look at Payton.

To deal with a guy like Gary Payton, you just need to deprive him of the thing he cherishes, and he will be like a stink bug, never able to raise his head.

After three quarters, the scoreboard showed 74 to 87.

The Warriors' shooters began to pick up in the second half, while the Heat's shooters did not give Wade the corresponding support.

As Rick Barry said before the game, luck is also part of strength.

But more importantly, every time the Warriors players look at the star player who always scores points for the team at critical moments, they will be more confident in their next shot.

Because they never worry that the Warriors' offensive wave will stop when they are not in good form.

Before the start of the final quarter, Riley found that the morale of the Heat players had become increasingly low.

Many of the Heat's championship pieces that had always stepped up in crucial rounds before felt like they were powerless on this night.

This has nothing to do with the numbers on this Heat team.

Rather, the Warriors' style of play was exactly the opposite of theirs, preventing them from performing to the level they could have.

In front of the Warriors, O'Neal can only play the role of a good shark who doesn't cry or make a fuss.

In order to limit Qin Yue's violent and hard solutions on the court, both Walker and Haslem must focus on the defensive end.

It's true that the Warriors never really contained Wade on this night.

But once the fuel runs out, Wade will fall into the quagmire carefully designed for him by the Warriors' double No. 1 pick combination.

Williams, Payton, Posey, and even Kapono, who was risked by Riley to be substituted in for 3 minutes before being replaced, are indeed good pieces of the championship puzzle.

However, the Warriors' championship puzzle, with the support of Qin Yue, obviously performed better than them.

In the fourth quarter, shortly after O'Neal scored another point at the free throw line, "God Deng" Dunleavy Jr. ignited the entire stadium.

After receiving the sudden pass from Qin Yue, he resolutely completed the subsequent three-point shot under the strong interference of Posey. Moreover, when the whistle sounded, he had to take a free throw!

This is a three plus one!

It can also be called a "four-point hit"!
On the Heat bench, Riley said with a look of despair: "How can we have the offensive firepower to match the Warriors?"

Spoelstra smiled wryly: "We have to make those damn open three-pointers."

The next second, Riley asked knowingly, "But why don't they need to shoot those damn open three-pointers?"

Spoelstra sighed and said, "Teacher, Jerry West is right. The NBA has officially welcomed the new Michael Jordan and this young Michael Jordan will continue to grow."

Is the terrible thing about Qin Yue his violent hard solution on the field?

No.

At least not in Spoelstra's eyes.

But when facing him, in order to prevent him from using his mismatch advantage to destroy your defense, you can only passively choose defensive strategies such as zone defense.

Can be biased.
He is also the inside player in the league today who is best at breaking through double-team defense.

In Spoelstra's view, Qin Yue is like a halo monster in some RPG games, who can always cast different kinds of auras on his teammates.

These halos infinitely magnified the Warriors' own advantages in this year's playoffs, and made their players who were originally regarded as "scumbags" by the world become X factors that caused great headaches for every opponent.

For example, Mike Dunleavy made the free throw and completed a four-point play.

In the previous Warriors team, he was notorious as a "fake third pick" who relied on old Dunleavy to play in the NBA.

but now.
He is the Warriors fans' favorite super sixth man.

At Oracle Arena, the golden wave rolled from the opening to the end.

After 1 years away from the Finals, the Golden State Warriors took the lead and led the Miami Heat 0- in the Finals.

The scoreboard showed 98 to 112.

Amid the cheers that seemed like they would never stop, all the Warriors fans couldn't wait to hold up that damn championship trophy.

In the game, Shaquille O'Neal, who was "buried" by Qin Yue himself, officially gave up the title of the NBA's No. 6 center with his poor performance of 0 of 10 shots and 3 of free throws.

Throughout the game, O'Neal only scored 3 points and 6 rebounds. He returned to the locker room with a lonely look on his face amid the ridicule of the fans around him.

If he could go back in time, O'Neal swore that he would never tell Qin Yue that he was overrated.

And what about Flash Wade?
全场比赛，22投11中，其中三分球2投1中，罚球14罚10中的他，用一场33分8篮板6助攻3抢断的个人完美演出，令他成为了这个夜晚秦岳那份绝佳的战利品。

The big screen at the scene immediately gave Qin Yue's personal data of this game after the game:
——38分18篮板8助攻4封盖2抢断。

TNT TV station Charles Barkley said after the game: "I'm just curious whether Messiah can break the 42-point record in a single game in the Finals set by Magic Johnson in his rookie season."

On the side, Kenny Smith laughed and asked, "Charles, in your eyes, are the Warriors already the champions this year?"

Hearing this, Barkley, knowing that Smith was setting a trap for him, quickly said, "No, Kenny, you know, I have always been a supporter of the Miami Heat and 'D-Wade'."

After a pause, Barkley added: "I've liked them for at least 20 years."

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