Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 738 - 263: The Gods Descend Again, The Death God Does Not Retire_2

Indeed, lacking creativity.

On the sidelines, watching Ma Long gazing deeply at Qin Yue, old coach Hollins couldn't help but complain: "Mike, is your strategy nothing but passing the ball to Messiah?"

In response, Ma Long asked, "Then if you were coaching this Warriors team, Leon, what strategy would you choose at this moment?"

Old coach Hollins confidently replied, "I would use a thousand ways to pass the ball to Messiah."

"..."

How is that different from what I do?

Difference? Of course, there's a difference.

In the next second, Hollins said, "You should retire, Mike, it's time to give opportunities to young coaches like me." 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Young coach?

At this moment, watching Hollins, who will be turning sixty next year, forty-one-year-old Ma Long couldn't understand, shouldn't the one retiring be old man Hollins himself?

"Coaching Messiah can make you at least twenty years younger." On the Warriors bench, Hollins defended himself, "It's you, Mike, who at such a young age has become dependent on Messiah, what will you do when Messiah retires?"

"What you say makes sense, Leon."

Ma Long nodded, "But no matter what you say, I'm the head coach of the Warriors and will always be."

On the court, the timeout ended, and it's the Warriors' offensive turn.

Starting from the three-point line, Jeffries, swapped with Howard, is pushed strong toward the inside.

And before the Knicks' triple team could form, he spun around and hooked the shot, scoring.

Madison Square Garden, at this moment, even the most arrogant Knicks fans couldn't help but voice a heartfelt admiration in their hearts for the spectacular play by Qin Yue.

Compared to last year, with this year's choice to DNP James, the Knicks, relying on total commitment and tactical adjustments, matched the Warriors' level of offense and defense starting from the second game...

There's no doubt this is the episode that Knicks fans can't comprehend why James could be long ranked alongside Qin Yue in the past.

Perhaps, Knicks fans don't understand basketball.

But you can't say they don't understand James.

In the eyes of Knicks fans, if James could perform even just once a hard play as unrivaled as Qin Yue just did, his team would likely package it as crucial evidence of Thanos James destroying the universe.

As for coming back, the moment when Qin Yue personally took charge of defending Durant and used almost suffocating defense to stop Durant?

Sorry, at least in the past two years, such a scene Knicks fans have never witnessed firsthand.

On the field, Warriors' possession.

Facing the Knicks' early double-team, Qin Yue calmly passed the ball to the flank Wallace, and smoothly cut in, perfectly blending off-ball and on-ball to cleverly break through the Knicks' double-team tactics.

Then, Qin Yue flew in for a layup under the Knicks' basket, scoring.

On TNT TV Station, Smith shook his head repeatedly and said: "If 'KD' doesn't want to retire tonight, he must quickly find a way to match this God of Basketball's offensive firepower."

Once again confronting Qin Yue in the Warriors' half.

This time, the smarter Durant decisively called Howard over for a screen.

Although at this moment, Durant had a hint of avoiding confrontation with Qin Yue.

But to win, Durant's choice was undoubtedly correct.

High position on the right-wing, at a step inside the three-point line, Durant grabbed the opportunity shot, scoring a long two-pointer.

This was a long two-pointer Durant had no choice but to grab an opportunity for.

Because if Durant dared to hesitate, the next second, Qin Yue would bypass Howard's screen and force him into a situation where he couldn't shoot.

And in front of the television, as Qin Yue began to show his unparalleled dominance on the court, James was plunged into silence too.

Despite that evening, James was very much hoping the Warriors, led by Qin Yue, could take down Madison Square Garden.

But at the moment when he imagined himself as Durant, having already applied for a trade with the Knicks, James realized...

If such Durant and such a Knicks team, completely releasing their energy with home advantage, could not defeat Qin Yue and the Warriors, how many decisions would he have to make in the future to play on a team that could compete with the Warriors?

Moreover, what's most worrying to James is that he can't even decide his own fate in the short term.

No trade veto rights.

Unable to choose his desired destination in the Knicks' upcoming trades.

At this moment, when James realized this, a spike being sentenced onto him could likely lead the Knicks to trade him to a lousy team...

James's mood immediately plummeted to rock-bottom.

And on the court, the moment Qin Yue killed the game came with 47 seconds left.

New York ushered in a genuine defensive collapse moment.

At the top of the arc, just as the Warriors' offensive time was nearing zero.

When Qin Yue, under Howard's pressure, spun around and hit a fadeaway three-pointer, and increased the score gap between the two teams to 7 points, the crowd that realized their team's prospects were gone nearly unanimously let out a sigh known as "It's easy to shake the heavens, hard to shake Qin Yue."

47 seconds, 7-point difference.

With no James on the opposing side, no Tracy McGrady on their side, this high-difficulty three-pointer scored by Qin Yue for the Warriors mostly announces that the Warriors will return to Oakland with a three-to-one lead, preparing for game five of the finals.