Clang——!

Even Qin Yue unusually missed his additional free throw.

On the Phoenix Suns' bench, looking at Stoudemire who was still undergoing ice treatment, D'Antoni had already furrowed his brows.

Because now, the Suns could only pin all their hopes on offense.

Fortunately, in the latter half of this quarter, Nash demonstrated his prowess as a two-time MVP, repeatedly breaking through successfully, either pulling up for a shot or laying it in with finesse, scoring 8 straight points for the Suns on his own.

By the end of the first quarter, the score was 36 to 30.

As for the second quarter, Montgomery, who was discussing with D'Antoni pre-game about how to fully exploit the team stars, showcased his cunning side.

Unlike the previous Western Conference Semifinals, in the first half of tonight's second quarter, Montgomery gave Qin Yue ample time to rest.

Stoudemire was influenced by injury, Nash and Marion were overly exhausted by the first quarter, so the Suns could only rely on Barbosa to provide firepower from the second unit. Therefore, the Warriors could totally strengthen their paint area defense by playing Biedrins, and using the Suns' excellent defense, Little Deng Liwei and Murphy could get through the first half of the second quarter.

One has to know, Golden State's "useless duo" is essentially the gods of such favorable situations.

In the Suns' paint area, which had lost Marion's protection, during the Warriors' offensive turn on the court, Murphy was seen forcefully drilling through the defenders on the low block and smoothly laying the ball into the net with his left hand.

Could this really be Troy Murphy?

Yes, this is Troy Murphy, or you could also call him Shaq Murphy.

Then, in the next Warriors' offensive turn, Bell, completely utilized by D'Antoni in a workhorse capacity, intended to catch his breath, but...

How could Little Deng Liwei give him a chance to rest?

On the court, after leaving Bell in the dust for a large circle, Deng Liwei was seen catching the ball at the arc top and making a jump shot.

As Golden State's off-peak travel "King," Mike Dunleavy never let others take over when demolishing opponent's exhausted key players.

Meixi Arena.

This was the time when D'Antoni felt the most helpless.

For this reason, without any breakthrough ideas, he could only substitute Nash and Marion back onto the court after a mere two and a half minutes of rest.

The immediate impact of Nash and Marion jointly returning was evident.

Because on their first possession back on the court together, the previously aggressive Murphy and Dunleavy turned into obedient babies.

The young Biedrins, due to lack of experience, committed three fouls in just 5 minutes of playing time.

Moreover, he sent Nash to the free throw line twice, giving Nash 4 points for free.

But...

On the Warriors' bench, Montgomery, tonight almost as if Phil Jackson's spirit was possessing him, finally sent Qin Yue back onto the court with 6:01 left in the second quarter.

On CCTV, Zhang Weiping commented, "Wow, the Warriors coach finally decided to make a substitution. If he hadn't, we would almost forget that the Warriors still have a head coach."

Being accustomed to the perennial full-game player Qin Yue, the always knowledgeable Coach Zhang clearly hadn't noticed why the Warriors dared to let Qin Yue rest so long this game.

In fact, until Qin Yue returned to the court...

The scoreboard merely showed a tie between the Warriors and the Suns.

But a Qin Yue who was able to get six minutes of rest.

The live Suns fans would fully experience how terrifying he could be in the next half-quarter.

On the right side of the court, after actively requesting a one-on-one, Qin Yue was seen holding the ball with one hand, feeling out Tim Thomas' defensive coverage, then noticing the opponent stepping back, Qin Yue immediately pulled up for a shot.

This was an appetizer Qin Yue offered to the Suns' fans in Meixi Arena.

It was simple and efficient, elegant and composed.

Swish——!

"Give me the ball for the next plays, I want to completely turn this place into a library!"

On the court, while retreating on defense, Qin Yue was seen saying this to Davis.

Hearing this, looking at Qin Yue's passionate eyes, Davis smiled and said, "As you wish."

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