Qin Yue is well aware, if Garnett's sporadic scoring could be deadly, then he wouldn't have needed to form a Big Three in his later career to chase after the championship.

Moreover, once Garnett starts to score sporadically on the court, it means that facing the Warriors' small-ball lineup, the Supersonics' offense is already showing problems.

From the start of the game till now, Ray Allen has not scored a single point.

The only outside shot the Supersonics made was a three-pointer by Posey.

No matter how dominant Yao Ming is, he can't transform into a Titan God every possession.

On the bench, Rick Carlisle has fully realized the main purpose of the Warriors using a small-ball lineup tonight.

Although the Warriors' small-ball lineup does give the Supersonics more opportunities on the inside, due to the Supersonics' lack of penetrators...

So as long as the Warriors can lock down the Supersonics' outside attack, the Supersonics will inevitably need Yao Ming and Garnett to undertake more offensive tasks on the court.

The Warriors' coach Mike Malone hasn't left the outcome of the game solely to the unpredictable shooting touch of the perimeter.

But based on Qin Yue's suggestion...

Using a more aggressive defensive strategy built on the framework of the Supersonics' lineup, further elevating the Warriors' defensive level in the fourth game.

Additionally, compared to the previous two games, Qin Yue, now playing with an injury, clearly demonstrates a stronger desire to attack tonight.

On the court, as Davis brings the ball past half-court, Qin Yue actively calls for the ball on the left side.

If in the previous Western Conference Finals, affected by his unfinished rehabilitation, Qin Yue would only step up to attack for the Warriors in necessary possessions...

Then in this fourth game, he has clearly focused his shots.

On the wing, seeing that Garnett is intentionally bringing Qin Yue into his defensive zone, Posey promptly joins him to encircle Qin Yue.

However, before the encirclement is completed, Qin Yue aggressively and unreasonably makes a high-difficulty fadeaway from the long two-point area that even Kobe would be impressed by.

Dong——!

The basketball bounced off the rim.

But because it was a long rebound, Yao Ming couldn't control the ball immediately.

Watching the tapes from the previous three games, Qin Yue knew very well that the Supersonics' zone defense positioning would definitely make them lose control of these long rebounds.

So, at the moment of his missed shot, taking advantage of Garnett and Posey being in a daze, Qin Yue immediately transformed into a fierce tiger, charging straight toward the rebound.

He grabbed his missed shot with his own hands and after a jumping step, made a layup against Yao Ming.

Beep——!

The ball went in and the whistle blew.

AND-ONE!

This Qin Yue is simply a War God!

1300 kilometers away at Oakland Oracle Arena, don't ask for whom the golden waves roll!

Of course, for the Savior of the Bay Area, for the Golden State War God standing tall in the KeyArena at this moment!

At the free throw line, Qin Yue hits the additional free throw with a look of unwavering determination.

The fans in Seattle are not strangers to such a look.

Because eleven years ago today, the man who shattered Seattle's championship dream was using this exact look, demolishing the Supersonics led by Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, and Detlef Schrempf in the third game of the Finals.

In the first quarter of the game, Yao Ming played two more minutes than usual before being replaced by Carlisle.

The fully powered Qin Yue and the increasing pressure on Garnett are indeed one of the reasons Yao Ming had to play two extra minutes in the first quarter...

But most importantly...

Throughout the first quarter, Ray Allen, who made only 1 out of 5 shots, only hit a mid-range jumper.

Unlike Richardson, who looks strong on the surface but can be easily fooled by a few fake runs from Ray Allen.

Jarrett Jack, in front of Ray Allen, is like a stinky rat in the sewer.

He constantly harasses Ray Allen.

No matter how Ray Allen tries to shake him off, the next moment, the "unbearable" Jack would appear in front of Ray Allen again.

Jack's excellent defense makes Ray Allen way more anxious than in the previous two games.

And this anxiety finally shows in Ray Allen's gradually inaccurate shooting performance.

In the last moment of the first quarter, Cassell, who has only a 20% three-point shooting rate in this year's playoffs, made a crucial corner three-pointer for the Supersonics and changed the score to 28 to 23.

This somewhat lucky three-pointer allowed the KeyArena, which was almost suffocated, to catch a breath.

But as Carlisle gradually realized that the Supersonics' offensive firepower could no longer match the Warriors...

He deployed Yao Ming to lead the Supersonics' substitutes to fight in the second quarter while keeping Ray Allen on the court, hoping he could find his touch.

In response, Malone chose to "overburden" Jack.

Throughout the first quarter, Jack, who scored no points, only had 2 rebounds and 2 assists, is undoubtedly the Warriors player Ray Allen despises the most at this moment.

Additionally, thanks to Qin Yue focusing his attack in the first quarter and completing a large amount of tough work, tonight Davis, who is responsible for leading the Warriors' second lineup, is in a significantly better physical condition compared to the previous two games.

This is one of the main purposes for Qin Yue to focus his attack in the first quarter.

By pushing his physical limits, Qin Yue has set the stage for the original Mr. Big Beard named "peak avoidance travel".

On the court, it's the Warriors' offensive possession.

Holding the ball and pushing alongside Earl Watson, Davis makes a stopping bank shot for two points.

Next play, it's still Davis' individual play.

This time, after drawing Yao Ming's help defense, Davis makes a brilliant assist as Brown connects with a powerful dunk.

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