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Chapter 95 Domination! (12500 words per day, begging for monthly subscriptions!)
On the afternoon of June 6th.

There are still four and a half hours until Game 4 of the Finals against the Heat begins.

Qin Yue devoured a pepperoni pizza alone before the game.

This flavor of pizza is exactly the favorite of his arch-rival Kobe.

"A healthy diet can certainly help a player achieve great things, but before the game starts, delicious food can also make people happy. And a good mood can make you get twice the result with half the effort in the game."

Unlike those great players who are said to regard food as an enemy and wish to eat nutritious meals every day.

Jordan and Kobe never refuse junk food such as hamburgers, pizza, French fries, etc. before the game.

Even the god of basketball made a joke about "pizza poisoning" during the finals.

That was the story that happened before Game 1997 of the Finals.

On the eve of the game, the basketball god was so hungry that he was forced to order takeout from the only pizza shop that was still open at the time as the hotel did not have room service.

It is said that when the pizza was delivered, Tim Grover felt uneasy because he found that the deliverymen were five muscular men, so he advised Jordan not to eat it.

However, Jordan, unable to resist the temptation of delicious food, finally ate the pizza. As a result, he suffered from vomiting and diarrhea from 2 a.m. and was in a state of exhaustion until the game started.

However, this "poisonous pizza" ultimately failed to help the Jazz resist the Bulls' iron hoof.

Instead, it gave Jordan, who scored 38 points that night and led the Bulls to victory, more topics to talk about in his future "The Last Dance".

Of course, Qin Yue, who just wanted to use delicious food to make himself feel better, did not want to imitate Jordan back then.

Therefore, the delicious pizza he enjoyed before the start of Game 4 of the Finals was specially made for him by an Italian chef traveling with the Warriors.

Qin Yue wanted to welcome the first championship trophy of his career with a good mood.

This was the moment he had dreamed of.

It is the moment that Warriors fans have been waiting for 31 years.

This is really incredible because the year before, the Warriors were a bad team that only won 13 games in the regular season.

On the evening of the 18th, when Qin Yue and his teammates boarded the bus and prepared to head to the American Airlines Center, every Warriors player's face was filled with tension and excitement.

This is definitely the most fantastic moment in their lives.

This season, Mike Dunleavy, who was experiencing the playoffs for the first time, could not imagine that he was about to become a championship player.

You know, that was an achievement that even his father had never achieved.

On the bus, Dunleavy turned his eyes to Qin Yue who was listening to music with headphones, and found that other Warriors players also turned their eyes to their Messiah almost at the same time.

Murphy, who has transformed from a "softie" to a "tough guy", is also playing in the playoffs for the first time this year.

Although many Warriors fans and neutral fans are very curious about Murphy's 180-degree turn in his playing style on the court, only Murphy knows where his iron-bloodedness and toughness come from.

Once a person changes from a salted fish to a salted fish with dreams, he is destined to burst out with energy far beyond the world's imagination.

Jason Richardson, the dunk king who was once highly regarded by Warriors fans, was also the latecomer who was awakened by Qin Yue through his stunning performances.

Taking a twenty-dollar bill from Artest, Richardson smiled and said, "Ron, do you still want to bet with me?"

Artest rolled his eyes at Richardson and said, "I sincerely suggest that the NBA should conduct a urine test on you. How could you hit five three-pointers in the last game?"

Richardson made a face at Artest and said, "I have always been the most accurate shooter on our team."

Artest said angrily: "That's just because I am responsible for defending the opponent's perimeter core every night!"

Richardson nodded and said, "I appreciate your work ethic, but Ron, you have to admit that your three-point shooting is not as accurate as mine."

The next second, an enraged Artest immediately started fighting with Richardson in the car.

What a pair of childish guys who will never grow up - at this moment, Davis on the side quickly turned his head to the other side, because he didn't want to become the background board of Artest and Richardson's fight in the future Warriors championship documentary.

About five minutes later, at Qin Yue's instruction, Brown and Biedrins stepped forward to control Artest and Richardson respectively.

In the Warriors team, such harmonious and friendly scenes happen almost every day.

But no matter how the team members fight, as long as Qin Yue speaks
Then they must stop this farce.

This is the supreme authority that Qin Yue has established within the Warriors.

If someone is not convinced by this, Qin Yue doesn't mind telling him who is the best player on this Warriors team.

Sitting next to Qin Yue, Jack, whose average playing time has been reduced to about 10 minutes since entering the playoffs, whispered to Qin Yue: "Those two stubborn donkeys, no one is willing to bow to the other first."

Seeing this, he took off his headphones, walked to the back row, held Artest with one hand, and patted Richardson's shoulder with the other. Qin Yue said in an extremely calm tone: "Haven't you had enough?"

At this moment, Artest and Richardson, who were still talking nonsense, immediately showed a well-behaved expression to Qin Yue.

"Be obedient and save your energy for the court."

After a pause, Qin Yue stood up and added: "Tonight, I will give you a ring each as a reward for your obedience just now."

Upon hearing this, Artest and Richardson, who had been quarreling before, immediately became good brothers who could talk about anything.

Because compared to arguing about who is the best shooter on the Warriors, they care more about the ring that they can get if they obey.

The Warriors bus arrived at American Airlines Arena 45 minutes before the game.

After the first three games, the home fans were no longer excited.

After all, the score was 0-3 behind.
Even the most naive Heat fans will prepare themselves mentally to lose this round of the finals.

It's cruel, but it's the fact - in the history of the NBA, no team has ever been able to come back from a 0-3 deficit.

Warm-up phase, from the excitement, tension and excitement on the eve of the game.
Qin Yue's increasingly relaxed expression before the game immediately made Pat Riley in the next half frown.

Riley didn't understand why this young man, who was playing in the finals for the first time, could be so calm.

In this round of the finals, he will be like an insurmountable mountain, always standing opposite the Heat.

Then, after a long sigh, accompanied by waves of cramps in his chest, even though he was gritting his teeth in hatred, Riley could only vent his emotions by stomping his feet and kicking the chair.

Riley was very unwilling to lose the finals like this.

But he was not the only one who was unwilling to accept this tonight.
Will the Heat fans at the scene accept this? Will the Heat's championship pieces accept this? Will O'Neal accept this? Will Wade accept this?

No one will be willing.

But, facing this Warriors team, they just couldn't play to their full potential.

The morale of the entire Heat team had already fallen into a visibly low point before the game.

Especially when I saw the O'Brien Cup that was placed on the scene by the staff, I felt depressed and all kinds of emotions came to my mind.
Almost instantly, it broke down the psychological defenses of every Heat player.

The O'Brien Cup was something they had dreamed of and were willing to give up everything for.

But now, they are getting further and further away from it.

The always fair Salvatore will be in charge of refereeing this final.

In the center of the court, O'Neal, who felt like he had fallen into an endless abyss, was in stark contrast to Brown, who was preparing to jump ball with him with a bright smile on his face.

From a "parallel import No. 1 scholar" to the Messiah's right-hand man.

This is Kwame Brown's most glorious moment since entering the league.

Because next.
As the starting center of the Golden State Warriors, he will personally kick off this final battle for the Warriors!
Brown did not disappoint Warriors fans and teammates.

He successfully won the ball for the Warriors and strode towards the Heat's half.

Immediately afterwards, the TV broadcast screen immediately turned to Qin Yue who was passing the half court side by side with Davis.

Tonight, American Airlines Arena welcomed a lot of big names.

Among them, many are even fans of Qin Yue.

But at this moment, not even one of these big shots could snatch a bit of attention from Qin Yue.

In the first attack of the game, Qin Yue effortlessly broke the Heat's 2-3 zone defense for the Warriors.

Morale was low, coupled with physical and mental fatigue - the Heat's defense had lost its former discipline and teamwork.

It was O'Neill instead.
The old king pounced very hard on Qin Yue who had shot to a high position through a pick-and-roll.

This was one of the few moments in this round of the finals where O'Neal was able to gain Qin Yue's respect.
So, Qin Yue, who pretended to shoot but actually wanted to perform a prayer, used his amazing ball-holding coordination to jump over O'Neal's defense zone the next moment and rushed into the Heat's heartland with the ball.

Under the basket, facing Walker who came to assist in defense, Qin Yue hovered in the air, changed hands and made a layup.

AND-ONE!

The ball went in and the whistle blew. It was a beautiful two-plus-one!

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

Back to the Heat's offensive round.

The unwilling "Cheek Man" puffed up his cheeks, stepped on the accelerator angrily, and successfully broke through Artest's defense zone and made a jump shot.

“This is the finals and we haven’t lost yet!!!”

After scoring the goal, Wade roared at his teammates whose morale was low.

Maybe Qin Yue is about to grab the championship ring for him that he couldn't grab, but Wade didn't want to give up.

What if we are 0-3 behind? As long as we don't give up, the Warriors can't say they have won this round of the finals - at this moment, Wade thought to himself.

And the tenacious Flash is definitely worthy of Qin Yue's 200% attitude towards this final battle.

On the court, the Warriors had the ball. After using the pick-and-roll with Richardson to open an opening on the wing, Qin Yue quickly cut into the Heat's inside and rushed forward the moment he got the ball.

Knowing that he couldn't deal with Qin Yue as gently as Walker just now, O'Neal had no time to return to his position and could only slap Qin Yue hard on the shoulder.

It was a hard foul meant to disrupt the offense.

However, what surprised O'Neal was that in the face of his fierce foul, Qin Yue just said to him lightly:
"Even the foul is so minor, don't you have enough food?"

Obviously, even after three finals games, O'Neal still doesn't understand Qin Yue.

In fact, as long as it is not a malicious foul, Qin Yue never minds the defensive players giving him more intensity.

However, although Qin Yue thought O'Neal's attack was too lenient, he was obviously affected by O'Neal's "Iron Sand Palm" when he made one of two free throws in the next shot.

But even if it hurts.
A real man will also finish the pretense he just failed to complete with tears!
Then, at the AmericanAirlines Arena, the Heat and the Warriors each missed shots in several rounds.

After being gradually awakened by Wade's roar.
The Heat players put more intensity on the Warriors players through more intense physical contact when defending.

Tonight, with the high-intensity confrontation and physical fighting condoned by referee Salvatore, the Warriors' outside shooting percentage is bound to be affected.

But what puzzled Riley was why Walker and Williams still couldn't find their touch even in the fourth game?

Since Posey was the only normal player on the Heat's perimeter in Game 3, in this game, the Warriors only gave extra care to Posey while blocking the restricted area.

As for Walker and Williams?
What's the point of defending a player who can't even make an open shot?
Could it be that he felt that Wade's breakthrough was not good enough and wanted to reduce the difficulty of Wade's breakthrough?
Halfway through the first quarter, Riley, who could no longer bear it, called out Payton and Capono one after another.

Since Walker and Williams couldn't find the sight, Riley had no choice but to replace the other two pieces of the championship puzzle to find the feel.

Then, Riley received two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

The good news is that Kapono hit a three-pointer for the Heat after receiving Wade's sudden pass.

The bad news is that Payton made 2 of 0 shots and was beaten by Davis for two consecutive rounds on the court.

As the once famous "Glove", Payton, who was about to turn 38, was like a road in the early morning in front of Davis, who was accelerating at full speed, allowing him to pass by at will.

no doubt.

This is another story of a boomerang that unfortunately hit itself.

Payton, whose legs age first, now has nothing but the so-called experience
How can one stop Baron Davis, who is bullied all the time in the West and gets mad at everyone in the East?
Previously, when Davis was resting, Payton was still able to use his experience to fight against the Warriors' backup guard Jack.

But tonight, Riley, who sent him to play early, undoubtedly dug a hole for Payton and erected a tombstone for him with his own hands.

Seeing this, Riley had to change his strategy again, using Haslem to play the power forward position, Walker to play the power forward position, and Posey and Wade to partner up in the back line.

This decision successfully saved the Heat from a near-collapse situation.

Because Artest and Richardson couldn't find the sights, the Warriors' offense could only be completed by Qin Yue and Davis through hard work.

Before the game, Artest and Richardson, who had been arguing about who was the best pitcher on the Warriors, had performances in the first quarter tonight that could only be described as a perfect match.

Fortunately, the Warriors' real best pitcher was sent onto the court by Warriors head coach Montgomery in the second half of the first quarter.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

Although Davis successfully got the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer from the top of the arc when he cooperated with Qin Yue in hand-to-hand cooperation, the first-generation Mr. Beard, who was extremely rational, did not rush to shoot.

Thus, an excellent passing route came into Davis's sight the next moment.

The Heat's defense, attracted by the combination of Qin Yue and Davis, was forced to expand outward, leaving the best pitcher of the Warriors open.

Davis immediately made an impeccable pass to him.

At this moment, catching the ball and holding the basketball calmly, Mike Dunleavy finally hit the Warriors' first three-pointer of the night.

This was a very crucial three-pointer.

Because the Warriors had previously made 6 of 0 shots from outside.
Therefore, only God knows the cause of the bruises all over Qin Yue's body.

In the first quarter, O'Neal, who was replaced by Mourning because of two fouls, was undoubtedly the culprit.

But if those two rubbish Richardson and Artest could shoot more accurately, how could Qin Yue get beaten in the Heat's restricted area?

Fortunately, Dunleavy's appearance liberated Qin Yue.

It turns out that the Golden State Waste Duo never goes away, they just move on.

In the last two minutes of the first quarter, Murphy, who replaced Brown, pressed his trigger button as soon as he came on.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive round.

Qin Yue used high-post inside blocking to create a three-point shooting opportunity for Murphy at the top of the arc, and handed the ball to Murphy without hesitation.

Then, Murphy repaid Qin Yue's trust in him with a three-pointer that fell into the net.

After the first quarter, the score was 28 to 24.

During the intermission, Pat Riley had no idea what he could do to help the Heat beat this Warriors team.

On defense, the Heat, whose morale was low before the game, were inspired by Wade and played what was probably their highest quality defense in this round of the finals.

In terms of offense, except for the inability to shoot from the outside, all the Heat players, including O'Neal, were doing their best to create opportunities for Wade.

But as long as the Warriors can grasp the simple balls created by Qin Yue through his own attraction in the game, the situation on the court will immediately turn to the Warriors.

Could it be that the Heat really can't do it?
Even if we win one game against this Warriors team?

At the American Airlines Arena, Riley will soon get the answer he wants.

Because after Antoine Walker finally made that damn three-pointer
Just after returning, Qin Yue used Murphy's screen to cut into the Heat's basket, and then faced Alonzo Mourning and made an extremely tough side hook.

AND-ONE!

The ball went in and the whistle blew, it was also a two-plus-one!

In this series, the reason why the Heat lost consecutive games is not just because they couldn't find the feeling from the outside.

In fact, up to now
They have never restricted Qin Yue in the true sense.

The zone defense can certainly weaken the devastating damage Qin Yue caused to the Heat by taking advantage of the mismatch advantage.

But the Heat's slow game pace is also setting the stage for Qin Yue, this behemoth.
On the court, after making the free throw, Qin Yue scored his 16th point of the game.

Why don't the Warriors worry about Artest and Richardson not being able to take those outside shots that would drive Riley crazy?
Because even if their outside shooting is not good, they still have Qin Yue.

This is the sense of security that Qin Yue brings to the entire Warriors team.

This sense of security is the key to the Warriors' ability to defeat opponents one by one in this year's playoffs. And this sense of security is often referred to by opponents as:

——Dominance.

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