Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 643 - 221 He is at least 50 times stronger than Jordan! (Second update!)

This life, before being traded to the Knight, Jamison was still a star forward with an average of "20+10" per game and had made it to the All-Star as a substitute.

But after only two seasons with the Knight, all the honors Jamison had previously earned were mercilessly stripped away by the Cleveland media and Knight fans.

What crap star forward?

Just a stats-stuffer who can't even seize an open shot when he receives a brilliant pass from the King, just asking, with Jamison's level, can even the CBA look up to him?

At that time, facing various doubts from the outside, Jamison, who couldn't help but bow his head under the roof, just muddled through two years in Cleveland.

Frankly speaking, Jamison wasn't without reflection on his Knight career.

And after being traded back to the Warriors, Jamison always kept his head down, afraid of being labeled as "CBA teammates" with the Warriors as well.

But as time went on...

Beside Qin Yue, Jamison, playing more and more confidently, gradually realized in his limited playing time that he had more fuel in his tank than he had imagined.

In the first quarter, it was thanks to Jamison scoring 11 points in the latter half of the quarter that the Warriors, holding the home court, successfully overtook the score.

Having the opportunity to prove himself again in the twilight of his career—this night, in just half a quarter, Jamison conquered the Oracle Arena fans with his comprehensive offensive skills.

"I promise this won't happen again."①

During the break, recalling the promise he had to make to his teammates, media, and fans when he first joined the Knight due to poor performance, Jamison suddenly clenched his fist.

Jamison did not share his true thoughts with his teammates at this moment.

But if he could, this is definitely the episode Jamison most looked forward to the Knicks reaching the finals.

Because in Jamison's view, led by Qin Yue, the Warriors are bound to make it to the finals.

So Jamison longed more than ever to personally tell that young King who never seems to grow up on the stage of the finals:

—One shouldn't always be strict with others and lenient with oneself, now, it's time for you to reflect on yourself.

Oracle Arena.

After a short break, in the second quarter, both the Warriors and the Mavericks fielded substitute lineups more luxurious than many teams' starters.

Warriors: Brown, McRoberts, Deng Liwei, Curry, Jack.

Mavericks: Marcin Gortat, Brewer, Peja, Terry, Jason Kidd.

The Mavericks' offense during the roster rotation phase mainly relied on the outside firepower of Peja and Terry.

While the main offensive points for the Warriors were Curry and Deng Liwei.

On TNT TV Station, Barkley said something quite reasonable about the second-lineups sent by both teams: "You ask me who will have the advantage between Warriors and Mavericks during the lineup rotation phase? Honestly, I don't know, but I do know, whoever shoots more accurately, will gain the upper hand."

Exactly, since both the Mavericks and Warriors' second lineups heavily rely on three-point shots, this is clearly a shooting game to see who shoots more accurately.

On the court, Warriors' ball possession.

Curry used Brown's screen on the right wing to successfully attract the Mavericks' defensive attention, seeing this, Curry, who practiced passing with Nash every night, immediately passed the basketball to a better positioned Deng Liwei.

From the corner, Deng Liwei hit the three-pointer both off and on the court.

Coming around, Mavericks on the offense.

Terry ran around half the court back to the top of the arc to catch the ball, raised his hand, and shot, swoosh!

This was a half-quarter where neither side could do anything to the other.

The only shocking thing was that Brown couldn't move Brewer in the low post.

That was a large small attempt created by Curry in a pick and roll for Brown.

In the Mavericks penalty area, facing Brewer who only weighs 90 kilograms, Brown seemed to have hit a mountain of James in Puerto Rico, even after squeezing for some time, he couldn't get a position.

As a result, Brown's face flushed instantly, and then he completed a turn-around fadeaway in front of Brewer which made Qin Yue instinctively cover his face with one hand.

How should one describe Brown's out-turned-foot, unrefined-turn-around fadeaway?

At this moment, still sitting on the bench resting, Qin Yue only wanted to say: From now on, Brown had better not say he knows me when he goes out.

In the middle of the second quarter, even when returning to the court, Qin Yue intentionally stayed a bit away from Brown.

"Did I do something wrong?" Looking at Qin Yue who obviously didn't want to deal with him, Brown said, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Big Ben said: "The Messiah said that the turn-around fadeaway you completed just now on the court looked like LeBron James."

"Really?" Brown said, both surprised and delighted, "I thought I messed it up, didn't expect he'd give me such a high evaluation."

Saying you play like James is really a great compliment?

Warriors bench, Big Ben felt Brown was beyond saving.

And in the latter half of the second quarter, Qin Yue, who had been covering for his teammates, finally activated the offensive mode that always worried the Mavericks head coach Woodson.

Warriors on the offense, Qin Yue received the ball on the left wing, moved like the wind, and with a through-the-legs crossover, left Marion behind.

Then, dribbling into the Mavericks' paint, Qin Yue scored over Chandler's help defense.

That's the way!

Finally, that's the way!

Although deep down, Woodson very much hoped the Mavericks' defense could contain Qin Yue's individual offense.

But when the GOAT put the ball into the basket with unparalleled grace, this Qin Yue was clearly the Qin Yue Woodson knew.

Now, back to that question.

Why does Qin Yue's lack of offensive aggression on the court make Woodson fearful?

Because the less Qin Yue takes a shot, the more Woodson worries that the GOAT is conserving energy, ready to take down the Mavericks with a high-powered burst at any moment.

Even though Qin Yue never thought of such a thing from beginning to end.

But just like when Jordan yawns on the court, his opponents automatically imagine that Jordan is planning to dominate the game soon anyway.

When your strength reaches a certain level, every move you make naturally becomes the opponent's focus.

In later days, the famous "Mad Dog" Beverley once said, "Every time I was tasked with guarding Stephen Curry, what I feared most was never him running all over the court with me, but those moments when he stood completely still in front of me. You might not believe it, but the quieter Curry is, the more I feel like he's about to do something on the court."

And on the court, after playing several consecutive possessions and refocusing the Mavericks' defensive attention on himself, Qin Yue still kept his focus on creating opportunities for his teammates this quarter.

On the sidelines, Warriors' bench, Ma Long knew very well this is a sign of Qin Yue's growing maturity.

In the past, although Qin Yue actively helped set up his teammates, in this match, it's clear that Qin Yue navigated for the whole team with intent.

Over the years, playing as the main ball handler, Qin Yue has gradually learned to empathize with teammates and how to properly utilize them, quietly establishing a relaxed and joyful way of winning.

Especially when facing strong adversaries like the Mavericks.

Qin Yue clearly understands that reckless play will only lead to a vicious cycle of fatigue.

Only by creating opportunities for teammates using his own gravitational force and letting them find their rhythm can he play more effortlessly in the game.

For example, in the second half, Qin Yue almost broke Marion's defense right at the start. When the Mavericks tightened their defense on him, he immediately left the stage for Jamison and Wallace, who were growing bolder by the night.

As a result, under the successive attacks from the Warriors' dual-strike front line, as soon as the Mavericks' defensive attention on Qin Yue dropped, Qin Yue leisurely pierced Marion's defense at the perimeter.

That night, Chandler, who repeatedly failed to provide the right help when needed against Qin Yue, unfortunately became the backdrop in the next second.

Boom—!

Oracle Arena, when Qin Yue transformed into a battle axe to shatter Chandler, Warriors' bench saw Brown lead a triumphant cheer: "He murdered Tyson Chandler!"

Meanwhile, on TNT TV Station, Barkley commented: "In this game, Messiah first used his personal rhythm to drive the Warriors' entire offensive rhythm, then used such rhythm to further influence the Mavericks' defense in the game."

At this moment, Barkley hit the nail on the head.

But he still overlooked one point.

That is, under Qin Yue's influence, the Mavericks' pre-game plan for Qin Yue, which aimed to rely on continuous consumption on both offense and defense to weaken his on-court performance, had already dissolved into nothing as the game progressed without anyone realizing it.

Remember why Parker frequently used pick-and-rolls with Nowitzki to drag Qin Yue away from the paint in the first quarter?

Because in doing so, the Mavericks could not only weaken Qin Yue's defensive impact in the paint but also, under the Mavericks' frequent rotations, ensure that Qin Yue inevitably wastes a lot of energy.

However, with Qin Yue making it easier for his teammates while also receiving excellent offensive space from them, even if the Mavericks didn't actively try to wear down Qin Yue, Qin Yue still had to proactively seek a matchup against Nowitzki.

On the court, under Qin Yue's suffocating defense, Nowitzki's multiple offensive attempts clanged off the rim.

Even though, even Qin Yue couldn't completely stop Nowitzki from scoring.

But in this game, with Qin Yue's much slower pace of energy consumption compared to Nowitzki, he gave the impression at this moment that Nowitzki simply couldn't move him.

"After all these years, Nowitzki still hasn't escaped Qin Yue's Five Finger Mountain." CCTV, watching as Nowitzki repeatedly missed under Qin Yue's defense, Zhang Weiping remarked.

Without a doubt, on this night, Qin Yue has far surpassed all his contemporaries in terms of transcendence.

At the buzzer, the Warriors took an easy victory with a score of 110 to 127, gaining a solid start in the Western Conference Finals.

Through the entire match, scoring a total of 35 points, 17 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 blocks, and 2 steals for the Warriors, Qin Yue undoubtedly was named the game's best player.

But compared to the statistics Qin Yue put up that night...

Any fan who watched the entire game would have this thought in their mind:

——The numbers fall far short of capturing Qin Yue's control over the game on the court.

"Even when the Warriors are on offense and he is quietly standing aside, I can feel his dominance." Post-game, having been overwhelmed to the point of wanting to kneel and sing in surrender, Marion sighed, "In my opinion, he is at least fifty times stronger than Michael Jordan in his prime right now."

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PS: Second update!

①: This quote comes from Jamison's first career game with the Knights. At the time, after a game of 0-for-12 shooting, Jamison took responsibility postgame, saying, "I promise it won't happen again in the future."