In the first quarter, with Qin Yue scoring 16 points and 7 rebounds, the Warriors took a 7-point lead into the second quarter.
On TNT TV Station, Barkley comnted, "The ssiah almost single-handedly dominated the ga's progression, tearing apart the Celtics' interior defense. I think he has once again proven to be the most dominant player in NBA history."
This night, the toughness Qin Yue showed on the offensive end definitely deserves Barkley's most dominant comnt.
However...
Although Qin Yue's fierce attacks on the court provided a visually stunning performance, this type of offensive play consud Qin Yue's stamina dramatically.
There's no helping it, since Qin Yue is still an earthling...
His stamina depletion naturally exceeds usual as he keeps charging against the Celtics' high-intensity defense for the Warriors.
Ma Long observed that Qin Yue's outside shooting touch tonight was sowhat off and actively suggested to him, "This finals series has just begun, we don't need to rush at this mont."
Qin Yue understood clearly that Ma Long's underlying ssage was that more important than proving himself with points, leading the Warriors to win the gas was his primary task.
To this, Qin Yue did not argue.
Yet in this ga, he could clearly feel his body was exceptionally excited and Qin Yue also wanted to try to regain his shooting touch in the following matches.
"Mike, I won't force it." Qin Yue told Ma Long, "You know, I'm not like Kobe, who will ignore teammates once he gets in his groove."
Hearing this, Ma Long's reaction was identical to Hollins' previous one.
If he didn't know Qin Yue well enough, Ma Long might have really believed Qin Yue's words.
However...
In the second quarter, as the situation on the court suddenly changed.
Even if Ma Long wanted Qin Yue to conserve his energy as much as possible to ensure he could maintain good stamina in the ensuing finals...
Ma Long could only place his hopes on Qin Yue.
The facts proved that after the first finals match, not only did the Celtics players not waver in their determination to break the runner-up curse this year.
Moreover, this Green Army showed one of their major characteristics in this ga:
—— Under the forr coach Rivers' training, accustod to playing against the tide on the court in the past, they are a team renowned for their toughness.
At Oracle Arena, as the Warriors' outside shooters collectively lost their accuracy, Pierce, responsible for leading the team during lineup rotations, imdiately spearheaded a fierce counterattack, and before Qin Yue returned to the court, changed the score to 45-44 between the two teams.
The biggest flaw of a team living by shooting is precisely this.
Once in a ga, the Warriors shooters can't find their shooting touch, they are likely to lose themselves to the crisp sounds of missed shots.
And what's fatal is...
Even if Qin Yue returned to the court, he couldn't help these teammates quickly regain their touch.
On the court, as Curry and Bell consecutively missed open threes, the Green Army's coach Gentry imdiately switched the team's defense to zone defense.
With the Warriors' shooters collectively having a down night——to Gentry, as long as he switched to zone defense to seal off the paint and prevent Qin Yue from aggressively attacking like in the first quarter, the Celtics were already seeing hope to conquer Oracle Arena tonight!
Outside, watching Horford backing away step by step following his teammates' footsteps in front of him, with a surge of energy, Qin Yue unceremoniously completed a catch-and-shoot outside the three-point line.
Qin Yue cos from the future.
He knows very well what kind of ridicule the main offensive player will face from fans if he doesn't dare to shoot when given open chances in a ga.
So, even if his touch was off earlier, as long as Horford dared to back away, Qin Yue dared to shoot right in front of him.
But...
When Qin Yue launched the ball with so resentnt, with his eyes fixed on the smooth arc, Qin Yue suddenly hesitated.
Believe it or not, the mont this shot was launched, Qin Yue had an inner certainty feeling that it would surely go in!
Swish——!
On CCTV, seeing Qin Yue finally opening the scoring from the outside for the Warriors, Zhang Weiping wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "It's really not easy; the Warriors' offense still relies on Qin Yue!"
The next possession, noticing that the Celtics continued to play zone defense, Qin Yue, after calling for the ball, nearly pressed the trigger button the instant he received the ball.
Despite Horford applying so interference this ti, having learned from previous defensive experience, once Qin Yue found his shooting rhythm...
Horford's interference, ironically, beca a sight for Qin Yue to adjust the angle of his shot.
Swish——!
On the court, Qin Yue's consecutive two three-pointers made for the Warriors directly forced the Green Army's coach Gentry to call a tiout at the tech bench.
And at this juncture...
The Warriors coach Ma Long, previously worried that the team might struggle due to the lack of shooting touch, thereby causing the Celtics defense to shrink smaller, affecting Qin Yue's ability to carry out offensive operations on the court, swiftly regained his prior composure and calm.
At this mont...
As Gentry stood anxiously at the Celtics' bench, frowning and taking out his tactical board...
Busy high-fiving his team one by one, Ma Long, displaying unerring confidence, ford a stark contrast with him.
"Everything is within my expectations."
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