During Qin Yue's break off the court, for the first half of the second quarter, Davis, who had regained his Super God state, seized the opportunity perfectly, almost single-handedly supporting the Warriors' offense.

The only flaw was...

Brown, who would always get beaten by Yao Ming if he didn't wait for a double-team, was completely turned into Yao Ming's toy during the game.

This was Brown's darkest moment, but to his surprise...

Qin Yue, who often physically punished and scolded him, instead gently patted his already dejected head when he was substituted off.

"Not bad, I'll give you 9 points for your performance tonight, deducted 1 point just to keep you humble."

"..."

N-Not bad?

If Brown read the stats correctly, under his defense, Yao Ming should have totaled 4 out of 5 field goals, 2 out of 2 free throws, scoring 10 points and grabbing 3 rebounds for the Supersonic within just half a quarter.

And him?

Apart from that time he caught an alley-oop, he only recorded 2 points and 3 rebounds during the first half of the second quarter.

Such a performance is actually considered not bad and even received a high score of 9 points?

To be honest, for a moment, Brown even doubted if Qin Yue's scoring standard was out of 100.

But after Brown returned to the bench, it wasn't just Qin Yue who praised him.

"Your performance tonight finally lives up to your status as the No.1 pick."

On the Warriors' bench, head coach Ma Long commended Brown like this.

Brown, whose basketball IQ still needed improvement...

Clearly did not realize that in this game where it's about who takes down whom first, his relentless defense had objectively helped the Warriors deplete a significant amount of Yao Ming's stamina.

Just like Qin Yue couldn't escape the limitations brought by his own physique.

Standing 7 feet 6 inches tall, Yao Ming also had to endure considerable stamina drain with each of his offensive efforts.

In the latter half of the second quarter, when Qin Yue took the court again...

Yao Ming, who had fiercely attacked for half a quarter for the Supersonic, inevitably saw a decline in his shooting touch.

On the court, Garnett made a high-post pass, and Yao Ming's fadeaway missed.

After Qin Yue secured the rebound, he quickly handed it off to Davis to dribble it past half-court.

Then, Qin Yue, who had focused his firepower in the first quarter, finally saw the scene he most wanted to see.

The moment he held the ball and attacked the strong side of the Supersonic defense, Posey's help defense came noticeably quicker than before.

Seeing this, Qin Yue, with perfect synergy with Richardson, made a no-look pass directly to the opponent lurking at the right 45-degree angle.

Upon receiving the ball, Richardson, understanding implicitly, pulled the trigger and hit a three-pointer.

This was a pass that had been long-planned.

Since Qin Yue had not gotten positive feedback from his passes in the first two games, naturally, he had to find ways to create easier shooting opportunities for his teammates.

The method Qin Yue came up with was to force the Supersonic defense to collapse more quickly by relying on a more aggressive offense.

This is the most straightforward fundamental logic of basketball.

But to achieve it...

Is not easy at all.

Because if you lack powerful means that instill fear, failing to effectively disrupt the opponent's defensive setup...

Your passes can easily turn into burdens for your teammates.

After Cassell dribbled past half-court, Supersonic executed a set play for Ray Allen who captured two points.

Ray Allen, tightly stuck on by Jack, unable to run for a three-point opportunity as per the original play, made an instant decision to cut to the basket.

Blocked behind Yao Ming, Qin Yue was unable to assist Jack in the first instance.

Yet, this was still a successful defense.

Keeping Ray Allen from easy three-point shots was a victory for the Warriors.

After all, against a historically outstanding shooter like this...

No team can completely limit his scoring.

Returning to the Warriors' offense.

To prevent Qin Yue from orchestrating the attack, "All-out Spec" indicated to teammates with his eyes not to help on defense.

However, when the Warriors played a lineup of one big and four small players, inevitably there appeared a mismatch on Artest's side for Supersonic, which resulted in a brief defensive vacuum when Artest chose to cut to the basket.

Qin Yue, having anticipated Artest's movement, delivered the ball almost simultaneously with his arrival.

Artest did not miss Qin Yue's high-quality pass.

Because the pass's placement and strength from Qin Yue made it comfortable for Artest to receive, so after catching the ball, Artest only needed to lean forward to lay it up with his off-hand before Yao Ming's help defense arrived, sending the ball into the basket.

On ESPN, Pippen praised Qin Yue's pass by saying, "He keenly perceived the opponent's defensive positioning and timely got the ball to the teammate who had the opportunity.

In my view, his passing is a great work of art, worthy of repeated appreciation and savoring."

After pausing, Pippen did not forget to supplement by saying, "His ability to make those passes allows for better connection with teammates, a capability that Michael Jordan did not possess in his time."

In the Warriors' next offensive turn, the Supersonic players had heightened vigilance against Artest's cuts.

But just as the situation reached an impasse, Qin Yue suddenly executed an extremely bold and highly imaginative baseline cross-court pass to Richardson at the opposite baseline corner.

The home crowd at KeyArena immediately expressed their astonishment at this pass with exclamations.

A cross-court pass, historically a taboo on the basketball court.

Let alone a baseline cross-court pass?

At the opposite baseline corner, when the ball appeared in front of him, the dunk champion, alone, was equally stunned for a second.

Fortunately, Richardson did not let down Qin Yue's brilliant pass of the century.

Swish——!

While retreating to defense, looking at Qin Yue, Richardson curiously asked, "How did you manage to pass it over just now?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yue shrugged and said, "When you need my pass, my pass will naturally find you."

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