Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA

Chapter 783 279: Going with the Flow, the Final Tough Battle!

At the end of the first half, Qin Yue's personal statistics had already reached 24 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, 8 blocks, and 2 steals.At the commentary booth, Rick Barry, who once missed a quadruple-double by just one steal, said, "When the opportunity to make history is right in front of you, I hope the Messiah doesn't lament it for life like Rick did back then."

Beside him, Adonal Foyle, who was partnered with Barry, laughed and said, "I think, in the upcoming second half, people will definitely be more interested in whether the Messiah can become the sixth player in NBA history to achieve a quadruple-double, rather than the game itself."

As everyone knows, the last time an NBA player achieved a quadruple-double was a long time ago.

In 1994, when the "Admiral" Robinson became the last player in NBA history to record a quadruple-double...

In Qin Yue's previous life, even until his time travelling, nobody could achieve a quadruple-double.

As two highly uncontrollable defensive statistics, blocks and steals are metrics that cannot simply be increased by sheer will.

Thus, when Qin Yue stands right at the threshold of this achievement with his outstanding performance, almost every basketball fan, whether in front of the TV or on-site, is hoping for Qin Yue to take a big step into the quadruple-double club in the second half.

After the halftime break, the game continues.

Brown finished at the basket with a brilliant pass from Qin Yue.

This was the pass that brought Qin Yue's personal assists in this game to the eighth.

And in return, to help Qin Yue create block opportunities, the Warriors on the court were making every effort to push the Knicks players towards the inside.

In the NBA, if blocks and steals are two stats that rely on the opponent's cooperation for completion,

Then, compared to the even less controllable steals, blocks are at least a statistic that can increase completion probability through tactical setups.

However, Durant, who didn't want to cooperate with the Warriors, decisively took an early shot from mid-range after seeing through the Warriors' plot.

Seeing this, to provoke Durant into attacking the basket, Wallace, contrary to his usual friendly demeanor, cursed at Durant: "Why the hell are you shooting a mid-range, you cowardly lizard with no difference from LeBron-James, you know what?"

Durant: "..."

At this moment, Durant didn't understand what was wrong with choosing to avoid a confrontation.

But from the infinitely angry look in Wallace's eyes, Durant realized that in helping Qin Yue pad his statistics, Qin Yue's teammates were not only always willing but even prepared to give it their all.

In Oakland, everyone loves Great Qin.

In Curry's eyes, Qin Yue is a god.

In Brown and Green's hearts, Qin Yue is always the one who feeds them.

And in Wallace, Barnes, and JR Smith's eyes, Qin Yue is the leader they are willing to shed blood and tears for.

Though teammates around Qin Yue have changed from the "1.0 period" to the "3.0 era,"

What remains unchanged is that wherever Qin Yue's sword points, there the Warriors' iron hooves follow.

There's no doubt about that.

Quietly, Wallace had given another lesson to Durant, who has always regarded Qin Yue as a role model.

Because in this life, the more Durant wants to become like Great Qin, the more he will gradually become Qin-ized, until he completely transforms into Qin Yue's shape.

Then, Warriors' offense.

Jack caught and shot from the outside, assisting Qin Yue with an assist that held no real value.

This season, during Curry's absence, many personal statistics of Jack's reached career highs.

Perhaps, when Curry was healthy, Warriors fans couldn't appreciate "God Jack's" value.

But there's no denying that it was Jack's presence that made the Warriors' management brave enough to make the decision to let Curry fully recover before returning this season.

On the court, Knicks ball possession.

Durant, who wasn't tricked, still chose to shoot from the mid-range.

Love life, stay away from Great Qin.

As soon as the second half began, Durant demonstrated through a very different game style from the first half that the Knicks would no longer assist the on-fire Qin Yue in blocking shots tonight.

However...

Unlike Durant, who could actively avoid Great Qin,

Other Knicks players on the court still had to encounter Qin Yue at some points.

For example, in the next few possessions, during that one Knicks attack,

In the low post, when Howard received the ball on the roll after setting a pick for Harden...

Howard couldn't just choose to give up the attack because he feared Qin Yue.

And as it turns out, Howard judged correctly.

Because at the moment of his shot, as Qin Yue was still coming back defensively from the other side, there was a distance between them, meaning that Qin Yue also had to comply with the "basic rule of help defense."

However...

Even though the Warriors' restricted area didn't have Qin Yue,

Filled with the thought burden of wanting to complete the attack quickly, Howard who originally should have easily completed the layup on the roll, embarrassingly hit the bottom of the rim.

Throughout his career, Howard's finishing rate under the basket is as high as 72%.

Therefore, this failed finish was definitely a low-level mistake for Howard.

Fortunately, Howard, who quickly regained the offensive rebound, got another chance to attack the basket.

However, the unfortunate part is...

When Howard once again rose in the Warriors' restricted area to attack the basket, completely forgetting about Qin Yue at that moment...