At Meixi Arena, Nash, responsible for the technical foul free throw for the Phoenix Suns, once again showcased his signature free throw action:

——Licking the sole of his shoe.

As Nash's trademark move, before every free throw, Nash would first touch the sole of his shoe with his hand and then lick it before taking the shot.

According to "Sports Psychology," many athletes indeed use these signature moves to reinforce their psychological cues, thereby gaining the confidence to accomplish something.

For instance, Nash at this moment, who uses licking the sole as a psychological cue throughout his career for every free throw, boasts a high free throw percentage of 90.4%.

However, regardless of how high Nash's free throw percentage is, this move is extremely nauseating in Qin Yue's eyes.

Because...

No matter how clean the NBA court is, the players on both sides are constantly sweating during the match.

If by any chance, during one of those sole licking occasions, he accidentally licked someone else's bodily fluids...how disgusting would that be?

Swish——!

On the court, Nash made his technical foul free throw.

Due to playing with injuries, the pick-and-roll power of Stoudemire and Nash was significantly reduced tonight.

Thus, Nash swiftly sped up and after finishing past Davis, he made a running shot and sent the basketball into the hoop.

As a two-time MVP, Nash is not just about the assists.

However, the Nash who was beautiful like a painting one second, became a soft target for Davis to muscle right through the next.

Tonight, including Qin Yue, all the other Warriors players voluntarily cleared space for Davis, in order to prevent the Suns' wings from providing timely help defense for Nash.

This is Nash's fatal flaw.

On the playoff stage, it is destined to be infinitely magnified.

Davis violently broke through with the ball, and Nash was chasing relentlessly from behind but could never regain his defensive position.

Then, seeing that the Suns' help defense wasn't as timely as before, Davis leapt into the air, unleashing all the frustration he had endured from Parker right now!

Clang——!

It was a powerful one-handed tomahawk dunk by a guard!

Sadly, Nash, the renowned background figure in the NBA, once again became the backdrop.

On the court, the Warriors had consecutively shattered the rim at the start, appearing every bit the host.

Usually, Stoudemire might have vented for the home crowd with a powerful dunk after a pick-and-roll with Nash.

But tonight, Brown noticed that Stoudemire had already become just a soulless shell.

Without his athletic abilities, Stoudemire couldn't exert offensive influence through pick-and-roll, coordination, or basketball IQ like Qin Yue.

At some point, Brown even thought that choosing to play while injured made Stoudemire a burden for the Suns.

Because halfway through the first quarter...

Brown noticed that Stoudemire chose to pop out almost every time on the pick-and-roll.

No doubt, such a Stoudemire, Brown could single-handedly lock him down.

Instead, when the Suns replaced him with Tim Thomas...

Facing the Suns whose offense had regained high speed, Brown started struggling more.

The offensive genius DAntoni fully demonstrated his creativity in the first quarter.

In the latter half of this quarter, Marion, whose actual position had shifted to center on the court, consistently used his elusive movements to disrupt the Warriors' entire defense.

However, even if DAntoni solved the team's offensive issues, he couldn't solve this team's defensive issues.

In Qin Yue's past life, even Johnson's Mavericks, facing this Suns team, could score over a hundred points on average per game, let alone the Warriors, who could exploit the Suns' weaknesses mercilessly?

The difference between the regular season and playoffs was perfectly displayed that night.

It didn't matter if Davis was worn out from the grinding.

Qin Yue was ready to continue pounding.

In the latter half of the first quarter, facing Boris Diaw, who was mainly defending him, Qin Yue highlighted that not only was he taller, but also faster than Diaw.

On the court, during the Warriors' offensive possession, Qin Yue demonstrated a triple threat from the wing, single-handedly holding the ball and quickly gaining speed after a fake.

Although Diaw immediately cut off Qin Yue's advancing path, he couldn't interfere with Qin Yue's subsequent jump shot.

Bang——!

The rim denying Qin Yue's jump shot became Diaw's sole savior.

But...

Before Diaw could celebrate, Brown tipped the frontcourt rebound back to Qin Yue.

Theoretically, Marion, who can perfectly play any forward position, is indeed strong.

But even as the "Matrix," he couldn't protect the backcourt rebounds for the Suns every time against the Warriors' impressively talented extensive rebounding.

On the right side, after grabbing the rebound tipped by Brown, Qin Yue rose with the ball and finished strong in front of Thomas!

AND-ONE!

As the whistle sounded with the basket made, it was an imposing 2+1.

If, in the first round of the playoffs, the Mavericks couldn't understand why they lost, and in the Western Conference Semifinals, the Spurs didn't get why the Warriors could shoot so well and had so many shooters...

Then in this Western Conference Finals, Qin Yue and Brown were the two towering mountains that filled the Suns with despair!

When two 6-foot-11-inch athletic freaks who can run, jump, and have long wingspans can rampage in your paint...how could Marion compete for boards with them?

Marion himself was quite desperate, wasn't he?

"That rebound was nicely contested." Before the free throw, Qin Yue specifically praised Brown.

Upon hearing this, Brown smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I can grab rebounds for you for a lifetime."

At this moment, Qin Yue didn't respond to Brown.

And, influenced by his words...

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