Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 655 - 225: Super Knicks and Ordinary Warriors (Two-in-One - )_3

Now, let's engage in three hypotheticals.

The first hypothetical: if LeBron and Messiah had switched teams early in their careers, could he lead the Warriors to a championship?

The second hypothetical: could Messiah save Cleveland, this city of failures, during his time with the Knights?

The third hypothetical: with the current rosters of the Warriors and Knicks, would LeBron be willing if Messiah and LeBron swapped teammates?"

At this moment, fortunately amidst the misfortune, James, who is busy "assisting" Durant in building a legacy, cannot hear Barkley's commentary.

Otherwise, these three hypotheticals are destined to break James' defenses.

Meanwhile, in the center of the court, Brown, who has been frustrated for two consecutive series, appears particularly excited as he prepares to jump for the Warriors.

Why is Brown excited?

Because as Qin Yue said, this is a finals where he can perfectly showcase his strengths.

In fact, contrary to what Big Ben and Jefferson imagined, Brown has always been quite self-aware.

However, such self-awareness cannot help Brown elevate his historical standing.

Just like James needs a "CBA-level teammate" to demonstrate his dominance.

An increasingly savvy Brown has long seen through the essence of this commercial league.

"Who says the fame earned through self-marketing isn't a part of one's strength?"

In this moment, Brown, seeming as though he would devour Mozgov whole, even makes Qin Yue recall the legendary Thanos James.

And on the Warriors bench...

If Brown is excited because he can prove himself anew, then Jamison is genuinely happy for his long-awaited reunion with James.

Since departing Cleveland...

No one knows how much Jamison has to say to James. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Therefore, with such an opportunity before him, how could Jamison not feel delighted?

The opening jump ball was no surprise as Brown, who had long decided to tell the public after this finals that his poor performance in the previous two series was due to a groin injury and it wasn't until the finals that he could fully commit, won possession for the Warriors.

Nash brought the ball across midcourt, while an exceptionally proactive Brown set a screen for Nash and then gave Qin Yue a back pick at the free-throw line, blocking Iguodala.

In the next second, as the Knicks' defense was completely drawn to Qin Yue, Brown instantly got a direct chance to attack the basket.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, who received a pass from Nash, didn't hesitate and quickly passed the ball to Brown.

Under the Knicks' basket, Mozgov's defensive turn appeared in Qin Yue's eyes like a slow-motion replay.

As a result, defending Mozgov, Brown not only finished at the basket, but also drew a defensive foul from the opponent, gaining an AND-ONE opportunity right from the start.

Moreover, after scoring, Brown raised his muscular arm and walked a half-circle around the court like Popeye.

On the sidelines, seeing this scene, Big Ben remarked, "Even though I never liked this guy, I must admit, he understands showmanship on the court better than many of us."

The only downside was that Brown turned the "2+1" opportunity into "2+0" after missing the free throw.

In Mozgov's box-out, James grabbed the rebound.

If James at this moment were still the Cleveland Team Spirit, he would certainly dribble across midcourt himself and seize the momentum for a fast break.

But since the Cleveland Team Spirit has taken his talents to the Knicks, James naturally has to obediently pass the ball to Westbrook.

On the Warriors' half-court, after the Knicks settled into a set play, Iguodala was responsible for orchestrating from the high post.

In the NBA, if organizing a team's offense is likened to slicing cake, then players responsible for organizing can generally be categorized into two types.

The first type is those who eat cake through slicing cake.

Qin Yue and James, as well as future Westbrook and Harden, belong to this type.

The only difference is, while slicing and eating the cake, Qin Yue and Harden also have the ability to make the cake bigger.

The second type, however, ensures the team's tactics function smoothly by reasonably distributing the cake.

Iguodala belongs to this type.

Thus, ever since Iguodala joined, DAntoni has unhesitatingly shaped this star forward into the primary organizational core during the Knicks' starting lineup phases.

Regardless of how many superstars the Knicks have, there's only one basketball on the court.

So Iguodala's presence not only perfectly resolved the Knicks' on-court ball distribution issues, but also served as a leash to control Westbrook.

This led to the Knicks experiencing a magical chemistry in the latter half of the season, effectively transforming them into a team capable of challenging the Warriors.

Of course, the Knicks' current chemistry was also established on the premise that James was willing to sacrifice personal stats for the team's benefit.

Left-wing high post.

Under Iguodala's reasonable distribution, Durant formed an overwhelming superiority against the old Bell who was switched onto him.

Faced with Durant's barrage in New York, the only thing Bell could do was pray to the heavens.

Compared to the future...

At this stage, Durant, willing to execute tactics to secure shot opportunities, showed a pronounced positive influence on the team's offense, significantly greater than the future self-reliant on isolation play to solve all issues and tear teams apart.