Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 614 - 207: Farewell My Concubine, Best Condition! (Second update of the day, begging for monthly tickets!) _2

In Qin Yue's past life, James utilized his physical advantage on the court to execute direct penetrations, which had always been his signature skill.

In fact, James's off-the-ball ability is much stronger than many critics imagine.

As for defense, even in the twilight of his career, you could vaguely see the bad defensive habits that James developed in his youth, but leaving those habits aside, James's defense largely depends on whether he wants to guard or not.

In these highly publicized Knicks, far exceeding the Cavaliers, to win favor after switching teams, James is currently in the stage of his career where he is most willing to defend.

On this night, bringing the strong Knicks to Oakland, James, who is eager to end his career twelve-game losing streak against Qin Yue, even proactively approached DAntoni before the game to apply for the crucial task of defending Qin Yue.

"David's mobility doesn't match his," James seriously and responsibly told DAntoni before the game, "let me have him, I'll limit him."

No one understands the difficulty of trying to limit Qin Yue better than James.

But with James determined to win this game, he clearly knows better than anyone that if he can defeat that deity, he will certainly reap the biggest victory fruit after the game.

And judging by Qin Yue's recent performance...

Even though he has regained some of his form, his competitive level is far from his peak.

Therefore, James, deeply aware that it's now or never, has indisputably decided to apply for the single defense of Qin Yue before the game.

This greatly moved Durant, who sees James as his deputy, "Brown, as long as you can keep Messiah's score below 30, we will surely win this game!"

Upon seeing this, James just smiled slightly.

James knows very well that now is not the time for the newcomer, himself, to take the Knicks' leader position.

So, any remarks that might harm the team unity, he temporarily keeps inside.

Notably, before the game while the close-up camera showed Olsen, dressed in a white long gown with impressive cleavage, who came to support Qin Yue again, the boos in Oracle Arena instantaneously filled the dome.

However...

Regardless of how unpopular Olsen might be with the home crowd, it won't affect Qin Yue being Ao Mei's "fan."

Before heading to the center court, looking at Olsen who has been dating him under immense pressure over the last two months, Qin Yue walked to the sidelines proactively, providing Olsen treatment that other "Miss Qin" have never enjoyed.

The next second, Oracle Arena's boos turned into deafening cheers with Qin Yue's heartfelt kiss.

And the young Olsen was still savoring that moment until Qin Yue returned to the court.

"Is this the legendary 'Farewell My Concubine'?"

Having a good relationship with Qin Yue and some understanding of Chinese culture, Brown laughed, "That scene is definitely going to be on tomorrow's front pages of major media."

Hearing this, Qin Yue just said blandly, "'Farewell My Concubine' isn't suitable for such an occasion tonight."

On the court, after this minor interlude, the starting players of both teams adjusted their positions accordingly.

The Knicks' starting five – Mozgov, David Lee, James, Durant, Westbrook.

The Warriors' starting five – Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Bell, Nash.

This summer, due to not finding a more suitable star inside for the Knicks, Donnie Walsh had to renew with David Lee temporarily and brought Mozgov from Russia to fill the relatively weak fifth position.

Although historically, he was traded to the Nuggets after just half a season with the Knicks, in this lifetime, Mozgov, recognized by James after joining the Knicks, became the starting center for the Knicks shortly after the new season began.

Facts prove that loyal Warriors will be rewarded accordingly.

With his loyalty to James, Mozgov earned the Knicks' starting spot.

After all, no matter how new James is, DAntoni also has to find ways to balance the internal power distribution of the Knicks.

In the NBA, this is a profound knowledge.

Especially when a team has multiple superstars, if you can't balance things out, even the most tactically proficient coach might be fired the next day.

Qin Yue knows very well that resolving internal locker room conflicts has never been DAntoni's strength.

Currently, DAntoni can only temporarily suppress the Knicks' internal conflict because this team, whose on-paper strengths are historically unmatched, keeps winning.

Opening tip-off, the ever-loyal Brown easily defeated the big white bear Mozgov.

This season, as the Warriors' main player who has shown exceptional form right from the regular season's start...

During the summer, in order to develop his own "Dreamy Dance," Brown did not indulge himself during the holidays as instructed by Coach Ma Long.

This is because, from Brown's perspective, with his playing just about twenty minutes in any regular season game, he doesn't see any risk of overstraining himself.

So after reasonable arguments, Ma Long agreed to his decision to continue enhancing himself during the off-season.

Opening attack, seeing Brown in good spirits, Qin Yue didn't rush to attack immediately but passed the ball to Brown, letting him have a one-on-one chance against Mozgov.

Consequently, on court, facing the 216 cm tall Mozgov, after a ball handling fake and a step inside, Brown immediately gave his opponent a hard blow.

Seeing this, Mozgov signaled the referee that Brown was traveling.

Yet Brown, without a blush or heart race, said, "You ignorant Russian hillbilly, that was my self-developed 'Dreamy Dance,' where's the travel?"

Then Brown turned to Qin Yue and said, "How do you like my footwork?"

Qin Yue nodded, "I think from now on, I should call you Hakeem Brown."

Brown seemed to love the new nickname Qin Yue gave him.

Coming back, after successfully single guarding Westbrook's reckless breakthrough that disregarded team formation, Brown shouted at the opponent, "Hey, kid, are you aware you're challenging the restricted area guarded by the historically second-best center Hakeem Brown?"

On the sidelines, the Warriors' bench, the now bald Big Ben asked puzzled, "Has he always been this confident?"

Sitting next to Big Ben, without hesitation, Curry replied, "Kwame... oh no, Hakeem has always been this confident."

On the court, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Facing James, who always kept his arm on his ball-handling hand, looking at those determined eyes, Qin Yue, originally intending to feed his teammates, immediately changed his mind.

Qin Yue appreciated James's upbeat defensive attitude tonight.

This instantly spurred Qin Yue's desire to destroy his opponent on the court.

On the right high post, while brushing aside James's unruly small hand, Qin Yue decisively dribbled and accelerated.

James's lateral steps were quick.

But after a backward dribble step and another acceleration, Qin Yue forcibly broke through James's defense. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

After two months of adjustments, James clearly underestimated Qin Yue's state before this game started.

Inside, facing Mozgov coming over for defense, trying to scare him off by raising his hands high, Qin Yue boldly dunked the basketball over his head!

Bam —!

TNT TV Station, as the close-up shot again showed Olsen on the sidelines, Barkley laughed, "The Knicks must be cautious tonight because from my view, Messiah is in his best form!"

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