Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 656 - 225: Super Knicks and Ordinary Warriors (Two-in-One - )_4

Indeed, given the abilities Durant possesses, whether he executes tactics or not, he can freely take shots.

But in the future...

When Durant stubbornly believes that isolation plays can solve all problems, he will find that even on nights when he can score twenty to thirty points efficiently for the team, it's difficult for his team to win.

Why?

Because on a basketball court, no matter how strong a star player is, they cannot play isolation all night.

Once Durant is limited by his own physical energy and can no longer consistently complete isolation plays on the court, he will become just a spectator.

And this is also the main reason why Qin Yue, despite having world-destroying capabilities, still actively embraces his teammates every night.

Now, it's the Warriors' offensive possession.

Qin Yue first set a screen for Nash at the high post.

Then, after quickly slipping outside, Qin Yue immediately set a screen for Wallace on the right side of the court.

In this finals series, Wallace is lucky.

Because with Iguodala responsible for marking Qin Yue, the player guarding Wallace is none other than James, who has always been poor at defending off-ball plays...

If Wallace's post-game stat sheet doesn't look good, it only goes to show that Qin Yue and Nash are no more than hollow playmaking masters.

Under the Knicks basket, Wallace cut to the hoop and finished with a layup off Nash's pass.

ESPN, noticing that in the opening consecutive possessions, it was other Warriors players scoring, A-Smith said: "Jeff, it seems Mike didn't listen to your pre-game advice."

Upon hearing this, Van Gundy frowned and said: "I think it might be the exact opposite."

Did D'Antoni really not take Van Gundy's advice?

The answer is clearly no.

Because after Van Gundy expressed his views pre-game, D'Antoni immediately treated Van Gundy's suggestions as the "Bible."

However...

Due to Qin Yue's historical level off-ball ability in off-ball plays...

Now, how can you cut off his connection with his teammates?

And, James might not believe this when told.

The dirty and tiring tasks, along with total defensive commitment that this "Chosen One" has always despised, are precisely the foundation upon which Qin Yue has built his success step by step.

On the court, guided by Iguodala, Westbrook, who charged straight into Nash's defense from the left-wing high post, plunged into the trap Warriors had meticulously designed for him almost instantly upon entering Warriors' territory.

Though, relying on his unparalleled dribbling acceleration ability, Westbrook still managed to pull off an excellent scoring opportunity.

But the fatal weakness that has existed throughout Westbrook's career turned him into an undercover operative for the Warriors in the next moment.

In the Warriors' restricted area, seeing Westbrook's missed open layup, Brown, in shock, quickly grabbed the rebound for the team and handed the basketball to Qin Yue.

Immediately, Qin Yue swiftly passed the ball to the frontcourt, where Wallace completed a counterattack with a ferocious two-point score.

"Missing an open layup?" Brown could not believe what he had just witnessed, "I was almost ready to take out the baseline ball."

Indeed, throughout Westbrook's career, as long as the game intensity rises, he frequently bricks even layups, which should be a sure thing for professional players.

Again, technical stats may not reflect a player's true contribution on the court and the damage caused to the team.

But technical stats can prove how many offensive blunders Westbrook has made in significant games the moment it's brought up in court.

Especially the stark difference in Big Westbrook's finishing rate at the basket between the regular season and the playoffs.

Now, it's the Knicks' turn to attack.

James, cutting in from the middle, perfectly demonstrated for Westbrook.

On the court, even though James made a notable extra step with his pivot foot when receiving and completing the shot, under Brown's intense interference, James still used his historical level finishing ability at the rim to put the ball into the hoop.

This is an under-the-rules finishing move that can be absolutely referred to as textbook, ignoring the traveling violation.

Yes, even under the new regulations, James's cut-in layup was still a violation.

But since the referee didn't whistle, the Warriors could only accept this as a good basket.

And through just these few possessions after the start of the game...

Qin Yue could see.

This team of Knicks composed of superstars...

Indeed, each possesses exceptional skills.

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PS: Here's a short combined chapter!

①: About the names of the Mavericks and Heat home courts, Ah Qiao has already explained multiple times. The Mavericks' home is the American Airlines Center, and the Heat's home is the American Airlines Arena. Since both teams' home courts are sponsored by American Airlines, you can understand the names as "Water Short Qiao" and "Short Qiao."