How could Qin Yue easily snatch that victory named "shattering Young James' basketball dream"?
The despicable Qin Yue mercilessly destroyed James' attack with a vicious block against the backboard, immediately launched a fast break, and assisted Richardson in scoring a three-pointer in pursuit.
Next, Xiaomo's jump shot missed under Davis' tight defense.
Warriors' ball, after settling into their formation, Artest missed a corner three-pointer from Qin Yue's assist.
Qin Yue ruthlessly snatched the basketball with one arm over Big Z's head.
Having grabbed the offensive rebound, Qin Yue initially wanted to initiate a second attack himself, but the loud shouts from his teammates made him notice the unguarded Artest the next second.
Attempting a quick attack, Young James was caught red-handed by Qin Yue.
Watching James, who ran back from the Warriors' half only after Artest hit the three-pointer, Qin Yue smiled and said, "Your fast break is as swift as lightning, impossible to guard against."
At that moment, knowing Qin Yue wasn't praising him, Young James blushed.
In basketball, players with outstanding physical fitness on the wing should always be ready for a fast break.
But...
James' fast break happened before Artest's first shot was complete.
Indeed, if Big Z secured the defensive rebound, he could immediately have an incredibly easy scoring opportunity.
But as soon as the Knights lost control of the defensive rebound, they instantly turned into playing four against five on the court.
Trying to recover, Young James, who brought the ball over half court himself, immediately used what Qin Yue visibly saw as an illegal hesitation step to aggressively attack Artest's defense.
As an advanced technique, because the hesitation step easily turns dribbling into carrying, executing this technique tests the user's wrist flexibility and explosiveness.
Young James had no problem with explosiveness, but his wrist was as stiff as if it were sealed in cement.
This made him almost "carry the ball" through Artest's defense region.
Qin Yue was greatly shocked by this, but knowing that Artest certainly couldn't defend against such high "carry" dribbling technique, he was already prepared.
To prevent Young James from using his historically good touch under the basket to score, Qin Yue actively met James' iron elbow used for opening the path, and utilizing his wingspan advantage, blocked James' layup mid-air.
James' career-ending percentage under the basket is over 70%.
Due to his outstanding physical talent and superstar criteria protection, ordinary interior players basically can't interfere or block his drives.
But Qin Yue, who surpasses James in talent, not only maintained balance after physical contact with James but also delivered a deadly blow with his enviable wingspan.
This Young James period, as long as he faced quick-moving, excellent wingspan interior players, he would be at a loss.
Qin Yue combined these two elements.
Moreover, even if he couldn't timely assist defensively earlier, the Warriors still had Kwame Brown.
Therefore, as long as the Warriors showed a slightly normal defensive attitude, James was bound to gamble on his sometimes-on, sometimes-off shooting touch from outside.
In the first half, James had a smooth shooting hand.
But in the second half, as the Warriors' defensive level continued to rise...
In the entire third quarter, James only scored 3 points with 6 free throws and 3 made.
In front of the TV.
The Cavaliers fans, who had opened champagne early to celebrate victory...
fell silent after the third quarter.
Because on the scoreboard, it was 87 to 89.
In just one quarter, the Warriors erased the Knights' lead established in the first half and surpassed by 2 points.
TNT TV Station, Barkley sighed, "The Warriors' ability to catch up can only be described as crazy... In NBA history, I've never seen a team play like them."
Entering the fourth quarter, the Knights' players visibly weren't quite right.
In competitive sports, once your advantage is erased in a "dragon flying on the face" situation, no matter how outstanding an athlete you are, your mentality is bound to waver.
The Warriors came from behind and fought with increasing valor in the game, no matter how determined the Knights were to win this game... given the gradually unbalanced mindset, they couldn't stop the Warriors' aggressive offensive like a tsunami.
Qin Yue was substituted after just six minutes into the fourth quarter.
Then...
Watching O'Neal still on the court during garbage time to rack up stats, Qin Yue quipped, "Hurry up and score more points, this is your only chance to score in the game."
O'Neal didn't play much in this game.
Basically, only when Qin Yue took a break did Mike Brown substitute him in.
Although in the Eastern Conference, even with limited playtime, he was still that fearsome big shark, every time facing Qin Yue...
The aging and leg-weary O'Neal had no choice but to become that pitiful little dried fish.
At the end, 108 to 127.
James, a completely different player in the second half compared to the first, scored 12 out of 28 shots, including 2 out of 6 threes, and made 9 out of 16 free throws, totaling 35 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Likewise, Qin Yue's first-half play was starkly different from the second. He made 14 out of 22 shots, including 2 out of 4 threes, and made 9 out of 10 free throws, tallying 39 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 blocks, and 2 steals.
If you only look at the technical statistics, then James' game was at least a forty-sixty match with Qin Yue.
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