Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA

Chapter 774 276: The GOAT with consistently good luck, the Warriors who must make a choice_2

But in Qin Yue's eyes, this kind of Kobe was unprecedentedly strong.Because in this star-studded Lakers team, if Kobe still played like he used to, the Lakers would be doomed to fail to fully unleash their paper strength.

Just like the legendary "Magic God Emperor Buddha Shark" lineup, it only sounded wonderful.

After all, once the game starts, who would stand idle in the corner with this lineup that has no space? And who would play the role of the primary ball handler on the court?

In basketball games, the more star-studded the team, the more it needs its star player to understand the necessity of making sacrifices.

Staples Center.

The Christmas showdown between the Warriors and the Lakers reached a climax in the last five minutes of the final quarter.

Little Gasol scored by powering through Brown under the basket.

Qin Yue responded by scoring against Big Gasol in a solo play.

Klay nailed a crucial corner three-pointer.

Ray Allen caught the ball and made a jump shot that swished through the net.

CCTV, Yu Jia couldn't help but sigh: "This game is truly a head-on clash, as soon as you finish your part, I take the stage."

37 seconds before the end.

With a scissor step, Sam God maneuvered past Wallace, and under the eager anticipation of the entire Lakers fanbase at the arena, Kobe made a crucial shot for the Lakers.

This picturesque fadeaway jumper rewrote the scoreboard to 109 to 112.

Seeing this, Warriors coach Ma Long immediately called for a timeout.

After the timeout, the Warrior's plan for a quick two-point strategy couldn't get the ball to Qin Yue first, so they had to let JR Smith handle the ball as a transition.

And then, the unexpected happened.

Because during the possession, JR's mind suddenly went haywire.

So, JR made a very irrational decision to force a shot from half a meter beyond the three-point line.

This nonsensical three-pointer smashed heavily onto the neck of the rim and bounced off.

Fortunately, in a stroke of luck, Qin Yue grabbed the offensive rebound from amidst the crowd for his little brother JR.

With this possession, since JR had already disrupted the Warriors' tactical setup.

The missteps taken by Qin Yue naturally meant giving JR another chance to prove himself.

Outside the arc, this time JR did not falter.

After catching the offensive rebound tipped down by Qin Yue, the JR who the Warriors fans had just cursed at, transformed into a heroic figure for the team at that moment.

A thought of the devil.

A thought of an angel.

This is the duality of the "divine and demonic" JR.

And at the technical table, as the Warriors tied the score, the Lakers requested their final timeout of the game.

After the timeout, Paul, responsible for controlling the time for the Lakers, passed the ball to Kobe in the final ten seconds.

In Angel City, the real king of Los Angeles did not disappoint the Lakers fans.

Kobe hit another jumper with 7 seconds before the end.

The scoreboard displayed, 112 to 114.

TNT TV Station, Barkley said, feeling he couldn't breathe: "The Lakers are just 7 seconds away from toppling the defending champions!"

Beside him, O'Neal sighed, "Tonight's Kobe, with his two late-game plays, made me fully understand what is called the Mamba mentality."

Mamba mentality?

On the Lakers' bench, the unphased Macaroni, entirely uninterested in the so-called Mamba mentality, spread his arms wide as soon as the Warriors made their baseline inbound.

God, respond to me with a buzzer-beater!

On the court, Qin Yue, successfully receiving a pass from a teammate, certainly couldn't notice Macaroni's earnest prayer to him.

But at the Staples Center, at the moment when Qin Yue sprinted past half-court in an instant, Macaroni firmly believed that the deity heard his prayers.

Beyond the three-point line.

Choosing not to go for a two-pointer in the final play, Qin Yue, amidst the overwhelming boos echoing to the ceiling, executed a step-back three-pointer.

And on the Lakers' half, this dramatic long-range three-pointer, when it bounced off the rim, even prompted Lakers fans to prematurely cheer for victory.

But just as the timer hit zero, that bouncing basketball, after tapping the rim thrice, nestled into the net.

Tonight, luck was clearly on Qin Yue's side.

On the court, following the three-pointer that tugged at the hearts of millions of fans ultimately going in, Qin Yue immediately rushed to Paul and said, "Chris, you were right, I've always been lucky."

Then, he made a "goodnight" gesture to the entire arena of Lakers fans.

Qin Yue, completing a dramatic buzzer-beater against the Lakers, not only added to the score the Lakers and Kobe had to settle with him but also brought Los Angeles a rather unpleasant Christmas night.

After the game, Lakers coach Mike Brown commented, believing the staff should have tightened the screws on the rim junction, saying, "Damn it! We played well all game, but lost to luck in the end!"

To this, Ma Long said, "Mike can't always blame his failures on luck. For example, I never think my success is just luck."

Of course, that is easy to say.

In reality, Ma Long was more aware than anyone just how close this game was for the Warriors.

The absence of Curry, under Qin Yue's early full-throttle mode, seemed to have little consequence at first glance.

But actually, Curry's absence already significantly increased the regular season's consumption for all Warriors players, including Qin Yue this season.

This consumption will undoubtedly greatly affect the Warriors' journey to defend the title this season.

And when discussing that three-pointer that bounced on the rim thrice before entering the net, Qin Yue jokingly said, "That three-pointer was a bit naughty, honestly, at that moment I even wanted to kick it, luckily it finally went in the net."