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Chapter 194 There is a reason not to lose, a gift from fate!

This is the third consecutive year that the Celtics have reached the finals since the Stone Buddha crossed the sea to the East.

Before the start of the finals, ESPN columnist Tim Bontemonpus specifically reviewed the Celtics' history in the finals over the past two years.

In the 07/08 season, the Celtics, who had just formed the Big Three, lost to the Supersonics - in the finals, and unfortunately became the background for the new Western Conference upstarts to reach the top.

In the 08/09 season, after seven fierce battles with the Lakers, the Celtics could only watch their arch-rivals complete their revival under the leadership of Kobe.

"The Celtics are undoubtedly the saddest team in the NBA in recent years."

"This is their third consecutive finals appearance. If they don't win, they will be the 'big loser' for three consecutive years," Bontemonps said.

no doubt
When I came to the finals again
The Celtics, led by Duncan, Pierce and Carter, are more eager than ever to avoid becoming the biggest loser again by winning a championship trophy.

Even though they are about to face the 75-win Warriors in the finals.

"We came all the way here with a desire for the championship."

"No matter who our opponent is, we're going to beat them and bring back that damn O'Brien Trophy for the fans who have always supported us," Pierce said before the Celtics set off for Oakland.

The Celtics are eager to break their runner-up curse in recent years with a championship.

And what about the Warriors?

Again, if the Warriors fail to win the championship this year, no matter how brilliant their results are in the regular season, they will become the biggest joke in NBA history.

2010 6 Month 3 Day.

This is the day when the first game of the 09/10 season NBA Finals kicks off.

The eyes of the entire basketball world were focused on Oracle Arena tonight.

On the sidelines, even David Beckham, who posed a certain threat to Qin Yue's appearance, only got a close-up shot for a few seconds.

Because when all the well-known Hollywood stars, sports stars and upper-class people gather together, there are too many big names that the live director needs to give close-up shots.

On TNT, Kenny Smith said during the pre-game warm-up: "Charles, what do you think of Shaquille O'Neal, who will join us next season, saying that this is a Finals where he wants both teams to lose?"

This season, O'Neal, who ended his retirement tour with the Knicks, ended his career one year earlier than Qin Yue remembered.

This is a very wise decision.

Because in the last year of his career, O'Neal managed to regain some of his historical status that had long been destroyed by Qin Yue by leading the Knicks back to the playoffs. So if he doesn't retire now, when?
O'Neal knew very well that if he continued to be disrespectful, the new generation of fans would only recall the scenes of Qin Yue playing tricks on him on the court when they talked about him.

However, even though he has decided to bring his commentary talents to TNT.
Duncan and Qin Yue are still thorns in O'Neal's eyes and flesh.

After all, before Duncan's career comes to an end, as long as the Stone Buddha can win one more championship, he will surpass O'Neal in the number of championships.

O'Neal didn't want to see this happen.

But more than the possibility of Duncan winning his fourth championship, O'Neal doesn't want to see that bastard Qin Yue lead the Warriors to win the championship this year with an invincible momentum and further consolidate his throne.

Yes, if possible, O'Neal really hopes that Duncan and Qin Yue, the two brothers, can die together on the court.

"Shaq is too petty."

Barkley commented on O'Neal's opinion: "As a senior, he can't get angry just because the juniors show stronger dominance than him. Look at me, I never worry that young people will surpass me. I just hope that they can continue to challenge the peak."

To be honest, if possible, Barkley even wishes Qin Yue could surpass Jordan today.

Because in this way, the man recognized by the world as Barkley's successor will squeeze the vain god who stole six championship rings to the second place in history.

What, who did you say was recognized?

Of course it’s Qin Yue himself!
"I never thought I was going to be the next Michael Jordan."

Before the finals began, Qin Yue, who was once again compared to Jordan, said, "I have always believed that I am the most special one."

Then, when asked by reporters which senior player was closest to him in style, Qin Yue said, "You know, I have been imitating Charles Barkley since college, and Oscar Robertson helped me become the most versatile NBA player in history.

So I think my style is probably a taller version of Charles Barkley and Oscar Robertson.”

Qin Yue’s interview brought Barkley to a climax.

Especially when Qin Yue said that he never forgot his original intention.
As he had been imitating his own playing style since college, Barkley immediately made a decision in his heart.

Charles Barkley will spend the rest of his life fighting to defend Qin Yue's throne as the number one player in history!

Any expert reporter who attempts to confuse right and wrong, disregards facts, and thinks that Jordan can be compared with Qin Yue will become an enemy that Barkley must defeat and even completely destroy!
What the hell is Jordan?

If you don’t understand, just ask, is he worthy of carrying the shoes of the distinguished Barkley successor?

At the Oracle Arena, amidst the golden waves that were rising one after another, the five Warriors starting players led by Qin Yue stepped onto the court one after another - Qin Yue, Murphy, Wallace, Bell, and Curry.

The Warriors continued their strategy of using Nash as the best sixth man when facing the Lakers, and using Murphy in the starting lineup to partner with Qin Yue in the interior to provide offensive space.

The only difference is that Bell Sr. returned to the Warriors' starting lineup in the finals.

Because this Celtics team has not only Pierce but also old Carter on the forward and guard line, so the Warriors need to send someone to keep a close eye on them.

At the same time as the five starters of the Warriors took their positions one after another, the five starters of the Celtics, led by Pierce, marched towards the center of the court with their heads held high - Horford, Duncan, Pierce, Carter, and Keyon Dooling.

This season, Horford, who successfully made the Eastern Conference All-Star team as a substitute, is no longer the same as before.

Historically, he was a star center who could defend James alone until the end of his career.

The progress Horford has made in the first three seasons of his career has made him one of the few inside players in the league today who can match up with Qin Yue.

As early as the second season of Qin Yue's career, the great Jeff Van Gundy once said that if you want to limit the Warriors' offense, you must first have players who can match up with Qin Yue.

Otherwise, once Qin and Yue form a natural mismatch on the court, your defensive strategy choices will be limited to various types of zone defense.

Before the game started, Qin Yue deliberately turned his attention to the Celtics bench.

This is different from the pig-headed Rivers in the previous two years, who would only shout "Kang Mang Kang Mang Lai Ci Gou, Muwu Muwu" every time there was a crisis.

With Alvin Gentry becoming the head coach of the Celtics, Qin Yue believes that this green army has undoubtedly ushered in an epic wave of strengthening.

In the previous Eastern Conference semifinals, the Celtics, led by Gentry, took six games to defeat the Magic.
But compared with the same period in history, the Magic, which has "Martial Saint" Jackson and "General" Arenas, is indeed a more difficult opponent.

As for the Eastern Conference Finals where they fought the Bobcats to a Game 7?
Qin Yue knew very well that this Bobcats team, which had performed miracles all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, could no longer be viewed from the perspective of the regular season.

What's more, in terms of lineup, can the Bobcats still exert some restraint on the Celtics?

Facing Artest, Pierce, whose ankle injury had not yet healed, was destined to lose.

There is also Randolph, who Duncan has never been good at dealing with.

And Roy, who can walk through the Celtics' backcourt as if it were a road in the early morning.

In fact, if it weren't for Gentry's proper command and Artest's ejection for a second-level flagrant foul in the tiebreaker,
In Qin Yue's eyes, it is hard to say who will win between the Bobcats and the Celtics.

But in short, if the Celtics coach is still Rivers
This Celtics team is likely to have been drowned in the Eastern Conference, which has much stronger overall strength than the same period in history.

"In this round of the finals, the Warriors' physical reserves will obviously be better than the Celtics." Smith said before the jump ball, "They have nearly ten days of rest before the finals begin."

Hearing this, Barkley said: "But this is also the luck that the Warriors have gained by relying on their strength. Since they have swept the entire Western Conference in an invincible manner, Celtics fans should not complain about why the Warriors can get more rest time than them."

At this moment, Barkley hit the nail on the head.

Why are the Warriors able to have the right time and place in this year's finals?
Because they won 75 games in the regular season, they will have home-court advantage no matter who they face in the playoffs.

As for the Warriors' obviously superior physical reserves to the Celtics?

"Kenny, if the Celtics were in the West, do you think they could easily tie the Mavericks and the Lakers like the Warriors did?" Barkley asked on TNT TV.

Then, without waiting for Smith to answer, Barkley added: "But I believe that even if the Warriors are in the East, they can easily advance to the finals!" Before the game started, Barkley revealed the truth about why the Warriors were blessed by God.

On the court, Qin Yue won the ball for the Warriors during the jump ball.

Curry dribbled the ball across half court and quickly passed the ball to Qin Yue while the Celtics were still struggling to gain a foothold at the start.

Facing Horford, Qin Yue dribbled the ball leisurely between his legs and then pulled up for a shot.

Swish-!
Qin Yue fired the first shot for the Warriors in their return to the finals after a two-year absence.

0:2.

Coming back, he handed Horford to Murphy, and saw Qin Yue rushing straight towards Duncan.

Seeing this, Barkley said with emotion: "On offense, he only picks the toughest opponents, and on defense, he only guards the opponent's core inside players. I think only the Warriors players know what kind of sense of security Messiah provides them on both offense and defense."

The Celtics' opening offense usually revolves around the inside.

On the wing, seeing that Duncan failed to get into position as planned, Pierce transferred the ball to the other side and Carter passed the ball to Horford.

Although as a modern center, post-up singles are not Horford's specialty, but facing Murphy, a relatively soft persimmon on the Warriors' court, Horford has to take on certain inside offensive tasks.

In the low post, Horford turned around and made a hook shot.

2:2.

The notoriety of "Golden State Laimbeer" cannot completely cover up Murphy's weaknesses in defense.

In fact, if we only look at defense, Kwame Brown is undoubtedly more suitable to match up with Horford in this round of finals.

However, after analyzing the situation with several assistant coaches, Warriors head coach Mike Malone chose Murphy to partner with Qin Yue in the interior.

In the high post, with the help of Murphy's pick-and-roll, Golden State's human tank instantly attracted help from Duncan.

While Horford was preparing to take over the defense of Qin Yue again, Murphy quietly widened the distance between him and Qin Yue.

Qin Yue did not waste Murphy's clever running move.

While keeping his eyes on Duncan, Qin Yue made a no-look pass that amazed the fans at the scene and found Murphy who was ready to shoot.

Swish-!
The next second, Murphy made a three-pointer, 2 to 5.

"This is the Messiah. As long as your defensive rotation speed cannot keep up with his offensive rhythm, he will continuously create offensive opportunities for the entire team." On TNT TV station, Barkley specifically praised Qin Yue's pass.

"You did an excellent job of deflecting the opponent, but I failed to keep up."

On the court, looking at Horford, Duncan took the initiative to take the blame for this defensive failure and said: "Next time, I will help you complete the delay at a faster speed."

Did Duncan really fail to do his job well on defense this time?
The answer is obviously no.

However, because Horford had to take on the important task of facing off against Qin Yue in this round of the finals, the Celtics players reached a consensus early on.

Instead of blaming and complaining, they must provide Horford with emotional value far beyond usual.

Because that's the only way
Horford would not be beaten to the point where his heart was shattered by Qin Yue.

It was the Celtics' turn to attack.

In Qin Yue's previous life, if the Warriors championship team of the 14/15 season was created by Mark Jackson before Steve Kerr took over the Warriors, then Gentry was the external brain that led Kerr to lead the Warriors to the championship.

On the court, taking advantage of Durant's screen and Curry's failure to circumvent the ball in time, Pierce got the opportunity to single out Curry from the outside.

This was the offensive strategy Gentry came up with before the start of the finals, targeting the Warriors' lack of defensive ability at the point guard position.

Although the Warriors' previous opponents have also adopted similar offensive tactics.

But in the process of implementing the single-player tactics, the Celtics showed a completely different way of thinking.

Barkley noticed that when Pierce and Durant started the pick-and-roll in the high post, Duncan immediately entangled Qin Yue tightly.

That's right, it was Duncan's relentless entanglement that made Qin Yue miss the perfect opportunity to help Wallace and Curry complete the delay.

It is obvious that Gentry fully absorbed the valuable experience of the Warriors' previous opponents, and after summarizing it, he found the correct way to open the singles tactics when facing this Warriors.

"Only by limiting Messiah's assist defense can we launch a better offense."

On the Celtics bench, Gentry thought to himself, "Otherwise, no matter how you initiate the pick-and-roll, the Messiah will use his defensive area to protect his teammates."

The Celtics' six-game battle with the Magic certainly seriously consumed their physical reserves.

But at the same time, the experience of playing against the Magic also allowed the Celtics to gradually learn how to limit defensive helpers like Qin Yue and Howard.

That is, Duncan, who has a star whistle, will use positioning and melee to limit the defensive routes of Qin Yue and Howard during the offense.

Duncan did his job well.

Pierce also mercilessly used his back to the ball, chasing Curry all the way to the attack area and then calmly turning around and making a jump shot.

On the side, seeing the son of his former teammate Dell Curry being abused by his current teammate, Uncle Carter, who has always been respected by Stephen Curry, immediately showed an expression of pity.

But when retreating, Carter couldn't help but give Pierce a thumbs up!
Well done!

That’s how we have to fight!
We must let the kid from Dell Curry's family experience firsthand how dangerous the world is!
In the next few rounds, Carter and Pierce took turns to ravage Curry on the court.

These two bad uncles, one elbowed me and the other punched me, one hammered me and the other hit me with a club, making the young Curry feel so wronged.
"I really tried my best."

On the court, after another defensive failure, Curry looked at Qin Yue who was walking towards him, thinking that the other party was going to blame him, and covered his chest and said depressedly: "I know I am holding the team back."

Seeing this, Qin Yue stroked Curry's shoulders with his big hands and said with a gentle look, "Good defense."

what?
what! ?

At this moment, Curry couldn't understand why Qin Yue was so gentle.

Although after a full season of getting along, Curry knew that he might have misunderstood Qin Yue in the past.

But generally speaking, when his teammates are not defending well, even Brown, who has always had a very good relationship with Qin Yue, will inevitably be scolded on the court.

However, Qin Yue not only did not reprimand Curry at this moment, but even
After comforting Curry, he also took the initiative to encourage him: "Don't mind these lost points. I believe you can get them back on the offensive end."

Hearing this, Curry, who had regained his spirits, immediately flashed a fierce look in his eyes: "I will, I promise!"

Warriors' offensive round.

Curry, who kept his word, used Wallace's somewhat tricky pick-and-roll to get to the top of the arc to receive the ball, and then fired decisively.

Although this heavy artillery filled with anger hit the rim of the basket and made a crisp sound of iron hitting the target, in the Celtics' penalty area, Qin Yue, under Duncan's stunned gaze, grabbed the ball and passed it to Curry, directly throwing the frontcourt rebound back to him.

Are you still a fucking human?
Duncan couldn't imagine what level of core strength Qin Yue had reached to be able to catch the moon with one arm in the air and pass the basketball accurately to Curry on the outside.

At the Oracle Arena, No. 30 of the Golden State Warriors hit a three-pointer from outside the arc.

In the past, the fans who always complained that Curry was not worthy of wearing this legendary jersey once again showed the world what it means to say one thing and do another.

"Stephen————Curry!!!"

On the court, when retreating, Curry, who was fist-bumping with Qin Yue, had never felt so happy before.

现在
Curry no longer has any doubt that playing for the Warriors is both God's arrangement and a gift from fate to him!
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PS: This is still a short and weak update.

(End of this chapter)