One-handed triple threat stance.
Lean to the left, but actually step across to the right and accelerate.
In the Knicks' half-court, accompanied by the basketball, Qin Yue slammed it fiercely into the rim with world-beating dominance.
The GOAT, emerging in "Gundam Form," almost instantly ignited the entire arena.
On TNT TV Station, O'Neal joked, "In my opinion, the league must establish a rule prohibiting players over 210 cm from dribbling. Otherwise, the Messiah is simply unstoppable."
Barkley laughed and said, "Among players with a shoe height of over 210 cm, the Messiah's Human-Ball Integration ability is truly unparalleled."
After a pause, Barkley added, "Especially when compared to those who've played in the NBA for ten years and still can't figure out how to dribble."
Upon hearing this, O'Neal said, "Charles, you can't say that about the kid. You know, he is still a young player lacking experience."
This kid.
Young player.
At this moment, even if James really were an idiot, he'd know the TNT commentary duo was sarcastically mocking him.
Though, to James, who currently suffers from a severe lack of exposure, O'Neal and Barkley's lingering attention to him somehow ensures that he, the abandoned child of fate, is not entirely forgotten by the world.
But...
In the NBA, is there anyone who enjoys being the fool?
On the court, the Knicks attack.
In this round, noticing Love trying to pull him away from the paint again, Qin Yue simply switched defenses with Wallace, and took on the responsibility of guarding Durant.
In response, the Death God, who was wielding the sickle in Oakland in the previous round, immediately retreated into the dark, cold corner.
At this moment, Durant's choice to avoid Qin Yue's sharp defense wasn't out of fear.
But compared to last season, Durant has more reason to trust his teammates.
At the top of the arc, seeing Durant luring Qin Yue away as bait.
Harden knew that the opportunity must not be missed and immediately used Love's screen to penetrate the Warriors' defensive core.
Then, a wonderful pass to the moving Love.
And latter stably suppressed Wallace's jump and placed the ball into the rim.
In these NBA Finals, the Knicks, having absorbed the experience of the Lakers against the Warriors, perfectly demonstrated what it means to avoid the real and hit the void.
On CCTV, Yu Jia frowned and said, "The Warriors seem to have no answer to the Knicks on the weak side tonight."
Beside him, Zhang Weiping said, "This is indeed a problem. Don't be fooled by our impression that the Warriors are an offense-oriented team. In fact, defense is key to their winning championships in the past three seasons."
Since entering the playoffs, the Knicks' average score is even 4 points higher than the Warriors'.
Because on the court, the Knicks have too many offensive points.
So even though the Warriors are the team with the highest defensive efficiency per 100 possessions in the playoffs, it's hard for them to restrict the Knicks' offense.
Moreover, since the opening, the Knicks players' condition is significantly better than the Warriors'.
Therefore, to allow teammates enough time to adjust, the Warriors tonight initiated and completed all seven consecutive offensive rounds by Qin Yue after the opening.
Meanwhile, on the Knicks' bench.
When DAntoni noticed Qin Yue single-handedly matching the entire Knicks team....
Honestly.
If possible, DAntoni really wants to trade the entire Knicks for Qin Yue.
In the first quarter, when entering an official timeout, the visiting Knicks led 17 to 15.
At this time, on the Warriors' bench, Mike Malone suddenly held his hands together as if praying while preparing a substitution.
"Mike, what are you doing?"
"Don't interrupt me, I'm praying."
"..."
As everyone knows, JR Smith, who simultaneously possesses both "Jordan Form" and "Super Ghost Form," has always been a player with a huge high-low gap.
Thus, before preparing to sub in JR to help relieve Qin Yue's offensive pressure, Malone naturally prays devoutly.
However, as Malone's assistant...
Hollins couldn't believe, even if beaten to death, that praying could be one of Malone's "big moves" in the finals.
So, just by knowing how to pray, you can become the head coach of this team?
However, after the timeout.
Perhaps Malone's prayer wasn't sincere enough.
Perhaps Hollins' interruption prevented Malone's prayer from reaching the heavens.
In any case, the highly anticipated JR Smith by Malone almost immediately turned into an undercover agent as he hit the court.
On the court, Warriors attack.
Confronted by JR who dribbled the ball onto his instep, Igoda swiftly sprinted forward, stole the ball, and immediately dribbled coast-to-coast to score a counterattack.
Then, the next offensive round.
JR, actively running forward to receive from a teammate, suddenly had a brain wave and recklessly slung a cross pass to the opposite side to Wallace without prior observation.
On the basketball court, any cross-court pass without prior observation, and ensuring that the opponent can't intercept the ball, is taboo at all times.
On the court, Igoda stole the ball again.
And Harden hit a fast-break layup.
"Mike, should we call a timeout?"
On the Warriors' bench, as the situation gradually tilted toward the Knicks, Hollins reminded Malone.
However...
Just when Malone also considered that the Warriors needed a timeout and was about to personally give JR a good kick...
Curry, who has been patiently observing the Knicks' defense throughout the game, swiftly fired after a quick inbound pass from a teammate and using Qin Yue's screen, reaching a position about half a meter away from the three-point line.
