Because he is an internal player with a height of 211 cm and a weight of 121 kg, not a guard just over 190 cm tall, able to run up and down the court tirelessly.

When the Phoenix Suns speed up actively, Qin Yue must retreat quickly with his teammates.

When the Suns launch a breakthrough from the outside, with pick-and-rolls, Qin Yue must also step up to assist in defense and delay.

Despite having joined forces with the entire Warriors team to allow him to put more energy into offense since entering the playoffs, how could Qin Yue only rely on eye contact for every defense and disregard his teammates on the playoff stage?

Such a defensive attitude does not align with Qin Yue's character.

It also does not suit Qin Yue's leadership quality as the leader of these Warriors.

At the end, 104 to 108.

If you only look at the score, this is definitely an offensive battle in the current era.

But actually... under the high-paced offensive rotations of the two teams, with more game rounds, it was a true battle of missed shots.

The Suns attempted a total of 38 three-pointers throughout the game, making only 13.

And the Warriors?

In the post-game locker room, Ah Tai, who had the best accuracy with a total of 4 three-point shots and 2 made, initially wanted to analyze the play to find the culprit of the team's loss.

However, upon noticing Little Deng Liwei's stat of 1 out of 6 from the three-point range, Ah Tai fell silent.

Then, upon seeing Richardson's 0 for 5 from beyond the arc, Ah Tai finally gathered the courage to approach and ask him what had happened.

However, Qin Yue did not give Ah Tai a chance to analyze.

"Shut up, Ron! No analysis after a loss, this is the rule we have established together!"

If anyone should be angry this night, it shouldn't be Ah Tai.

During the game, when Qin Yue created opportunities for his teammates either through pick-and-rolls, breakthrough passes, or tactical initiations, only God knows how many assists his teammates wasted in the game.

Throughout the game, scoring 30 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 blocks, and 1 steal for the Warriors, Qin Yue held Ah Tai tightly and made an important speech in the locker room: "Along the way, we support each other and trust each other.

The results may not always satisfy us, but we must not blame our teammates for it.

In this game, every one of us has done our best, next time, as long as we seize one or two more opportunities, the scales of victory will tilt in our favor.

This Western Conference Finals, I believe we have sufficiently proven in the first two games that we are the better team compared to the Suns."

At this moment, completely overwhelmed by Qin Yue, Ah Tai quickly slapped himself twice.

And beside him, Baron Davis, who had transformed into 'Iron Baron' by shooting only 5 out of 14 in this game, proactively took responsibility saying: "In this game, I was a little too excited and missed a lot of completely unnecessary shots on the court."

Seeing this, Brown laughed and said, "This is normal, Baron. Being matched up with Steve Nash on the court is like suddenly finding a naked blonde woman on the beach, what man wouldn't be excited by this?"

'What a weird... yet fitting analogy,' at this moment, Davis thought to himself.

One day later, the third game of the Western Conference Finals between the Warriors and the Suns moved to the Oracle Arena.

The Suns' active quickening certainly accelerates Qin Yue's energy consumption.

However, the reason the Warriors lost the previous game was still their lack of accuracy.

Moreover, an overly excited Davis voluntarily gave up his biggest advantage in his matchup with Nash.

In the NBA, every player is a living human, not just a value or model in a game.

There is no such thing as unlimited offense in a basketball game.

When Davis loses his mind in front of Steve Nash, he will also use his career matchups with Nash, which have shooting percentages as high as 38.5%, 36.8%, 34.8%, and 31.8%, to tell you that the imagined scenario where a player can dominate another player never exists and will never occur.

Because basketball is a team sport with five players, especially for NBA players, when ten people are crowded into one half court, the court space is much smaller than people imagine.

In this game, a calm Davis used his physical advantages to infinitely magnify Nash's defensive flaws.

These advantages might not necessarily translate into Davis's final points.

Nor might they transform into Davis's assists.

Just like the explosive creativity Qin Yue applied to the Warriors doesn't always translate into stats.

But when the Suns' absolutely desperate small lineup frequently compensates for Nash, the originally narrow court space immediately allows the Warriors to find their offensive rhythm.

Although the smaller lineup allows the Suns players to switch defense faster on the court, and timely block those loopholes brought by Nash.

The reduced offensive pressure allowed Qin Yue to transform into a peak that Suns players could only look up to this night.

On the court, the Warriors' offensive possession.

Just see Davis, surrounded in the interior, passing the ball to Ah Tai who is in a better position, and then Ah Tai immediately smashes the ball towards the free throw line.

Yes, smash, not pass.

Because only by smashing could Ah Tai create the best scoring opportunity for that man immediately.

Near the free throw line, stabilizing the ball, Qin Yue pushed Marion aside and smoothly cut into the basket, scoring with his left hand.

At the same time, the first-quarter score between the Suns and Warriors reached 20 to 28.

At Oracle Arena, the cheers of the fans rose wave after wave.

Despite Phoenix fans' efforts to defend Nash's back-to-back NBA regular-season MVPs, going as far as insulting and mocking Qin Yue during the Warriors' previous games at Meixi Arena for this.

However, Qin Yue's stunning playoff performance this year has now become strong evidence for Warriors fans and a large number of neutral fans that Nash 'stole' Qin Yue's MVP trophy.

Now, it was the Warriors fans' turn to fight back.

"Steve Nash, you are just a data-farming hack in regular season!"

"You have never proven yourself in the playoffs, on what grounds are you MVP?"

"Steve Nash, you shameless 'trophy thief'! Remember, you'll never, ever touch the floor of the finals!"

At the end of the first quarter, 24 to 35.

Returning to the bench, when boos, sarcasm, and even curses came from all directions, even Nash, a superstar known for his good temper, couldn't help but be filled with anger.

But on such a night when the Suns' offense couldn't match the Warriors' firepower...

Even if Nash was angry, he could only choose to swallow his pride.

This is the harsh and ruthless side of the NBA.

It will never allow you to reach the top just because of your good character.

On the court, during the break, as Barbosa's three-pointer just clanged off the rim, the golden waves of Oakland began to surge when Biedrins grabbed the defensive rebound for the team.

And seconds later, as the live broadcast gave a close-up shot to Qin Yue, who was applauding his teammates, all the Warriors fans instantly unleashed their imagination...

It seems, as if...

we really are heading for the finals stage!

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