"Therefore, to live up to the expectations of everyone here, I can only repay you with a championship."
Oracle Arena.
As Qin Yue made his championship declaration, the entire arena instantly plunged into madness.
At the commentary desk, Rick Barry commented, "God has already promised the promised land, guaranteeing that we will greet the new arena with another championship banner!"
Beside him, Adonal Foyle said, "For the past decade, people have said that LeBron James was the 'Chosen One,' but now I think no one doubts that 'Great Qin' is the true chosen, the only one!"
After the MVP award ceremony, the Warriors players, high in spirits, were ready to follow the King to further expand the Warriors Dynasty's results.
On the big screen, the starting lineups for the home team Warriors and the visiting Supersonic were as follows:
Warriors: Brown, Qin Yue, Wallace, Green, Curry.
Supersonic: Yao Ming, Garnett, Ariza, Sefolosha, Dragic.
This season, in utilizing Yao Ming, Garnett, and Duncan, Carlisle leaned towards selecting the "rotation" method of these three inside players based on the opponents.
Sometimes, Yao Ming and Duncan partner for a longer time.
Other times, it's Duncan and Garnett partnering more often.
As for tonight?
As soon as the game started, Supersonic, who actively used inside screens to create a low-post opportunity for Yao Ming to back down Qin Yue, took the lead in showing Carlisle's determination to first exhaust Qin Yue on the offensive end.
In the low post, facing Qin Yue, Yao Ming's offense was decisive and strong.
First, he forcefully squeezed in.
Then he pivoted and turned.
Although not a bit of flashy technique.
But at the moment when Yao Ming's plain hook shot scored, this traditional center post-up play brought tears to TNT TV Station's O'Neal.
"This is what a real center is!" O'Neal teared up, "How long has it been since we've seen such a proper center post-up play?"
On the other end, as long as Qin Yue got the ball, the Supersonic's wings executed a half-double team strategy on Qin Yue, fully showing Carlisle's protection for the veteran Garnett.
However, what troubled Carlisle was...
There was a puzzle, a solution to defeating it hadn't been found even as the Western Conference Semifinals started.
At the top of the arc, as Qin Yue and Curry completed the pick-and-roll, the Supersonic's wings immediately fell into the dilemma of being unable to continue executing the half-double team strategy on Qin Yue.
Seeing this, Curry passed the ball in time.
Qin Yue received the ball and quickly drove into the Supersonic's paint.
This was the scene of "Great Qin's Gravity" and "Curry's Gravity" mutually benefiting each other.
At Oracle Arena, in the next second, Qin Yue soared upwards and scored a powerful dunk to fire the first shot for the Warriors in this Western Conference Semifinals game.
On the court, at the moment when Qin Yue bumped fists with Curry during the defensive retreat, Carlisle, who had been frowning all along, sighed, "Stephen Curry has made Messiah a truly unsolvable world problem."
Indeed, this is Curry's value to this Warriors team.
As a historically great shooter, Curry is never perfect.
But as Great Qin's partner, he is indisputably the best sidekick.
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PS: Although late, the update is here. (Today, Hua Zi finally pulled through, but to be honest, as long as the referee's whistle is within normal limits, the Thunder don't look as strong as Ah Qiao imagined, so going forward, Hua Zi and the Wolves still have a lot of potential. As for tomorrow? Same as always, Pacers for the championship!)
