Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 724 - 256 Some Players Are Born for the Big Stage (3rd update, please vote for the monthly ticket!)_2

Upon hearing this, Butler, who was not yet "Playoff Jimmy," nodded and said, "Don't worry, boss, I'll be all over him."

In the NBA, even if some players are just rookies, in Qin Yue's view, you can still completely trust them.

In the first half of the second quarter, Butler, known as "never soft in the playoffs, only black and hard," responded to Qin Yue's trust with his performance.

Even though Butler's wingspan is similar to his height during the physical test.

But as a defensive guard adept at precision steals through predictions, on the court, Butler used his high-intensity pressure on the ball handler to make a timid mushroom vanish from the Staples Center for half a quarter.

As a result, the Lakers had to put in their dynamic backcourt duo of Kobe and Klay earlier.

Yet the Warriors still held their lead until Qin Yue returned to the court.

Because that night, Deng Liwei, who had a poor performance in the last game, was unpredictable and made 3 of 4 shots in the first half of the second quarter, with 3 out of 3 from the three-point line and 2 out of 2 from free throws, scoring 11 points in just half a quarter.

In the NBA, the performance of role players is bound not to be as stable as that of superstars.

For instance, Deng Liwei cannot consecutively perform poorly in four years of Celestial King Mountain battles like Harden in Qin Yue's memory.

On the sidelines, a well-rested Qin Yue and Curry returned to the court together in the latter half of the quarter.

The Qin-Curry combo returned to the court for the first round.

Receiving a pass from Curry after a pick-and-roll, Qin Yue scored an and-one for the Warriors that made the Staples Center let out another wail.

During Qin Yue's rest, Little Gasol, who just barely regained his vigor against Brown, grudgingly picked up his third personal foul while defending Qin Yue.

However, on this play, Qin Yue's teasing target on the free-throw line was Paul, who couldn't bear to let Little Gasol take the foul: "Are you just going to stand by and watch your inside teammate get his third foul?"

After a pause, Qin Yue laughed and said, "I can see it now, someone on the Lakers doesn't want to win tonight."

"..."

Faced with embarrassment, Paul was once again rendered speechless by Qin Yue.

On the free-throw line, Qin Yue made the extra point.

Back on the court, in the moment when Paul tried to break through Curry's defense, Qin Yue even gave up on helping Curry with defense.

Because as Qin Yue expected, Paul, who was only seeking stability, did not choose to trust his shot, which hadn't found its touch all night.

Instead, he chose to pass the ball to Klay, who was almost cornered by Jamison.

But it must be clarified for Paul.

At least compared to before, Paul realized who was the true key player for the Lakers that night.

Outside the three-point line, Klay hit a contested shot over Jamison.

"This can go in too?"

Meanwhile, Jamison, who had prematurely felt the power of the "Buddha Soup," showed the expression of opponents in future generations who were mentally crushed by the Golden State Splash Brothers.

No wonder Durant would choose to join when he couldn't beat them in the future.

This is the legendary "insanely accurate."

In a life-or-death battle like this, it doesn't make any sense.

Next, it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

Skillfully using Qin Yue's screen to break into the Lakers' interior, Curry made a difficult scoop shot.

Little Gasol, not daring to commit another foul, was fully defending.

Yet Curry just managed to loft the ball into the net.

Such a shot also makes no rational sense.

Lakers' ball possession.

Perhaps realizing that Kobe and Klay were almost exhausted, Paul finally got resolute and made his first field goal of the game.

However, by the end of the first half, the formidable Qin-Curry combination had still expanded the Warriors' lead to 10 points.

At halftime, 68 to 58.

After halftime, in the third quarter, Paul once again faced a ruthless block from Qin Yue as soon as he stepped onto the court.

"Don't be like this, Chris, it makes others think I'm just farming for block stats." Having landed from the block, Qin Yue once again teased Paul.

As a player with a steady style, Paul's finishing rate in the playoffs is not low.

Unfortunately...

Qin Yue knew Paul's playing habits far too well.

This made it inevitable for Paul, with his poor shooting touch and mistrust in his own shots that night, to become Qin Yue's assistant in farming block stats.

Fortunately, while Paul couldn't be counted on, Klay's shooting touch remained in the second half.

On the court, Kobe, responsible for inbounding for the Lakers, used the inbound pass to prove that as long as your basics are solid, inbounding isn't that hard.

Klay, using the double screen from the Gasol Brothers to catch the ball from the baseline, made a mid-range two-pointer.

68 to 60.

And coming back, due to Curry's pass being deflected out of bounds by Paul, Qin Yue also got a chance to prove himself.

Faced with the century-old challenge of inbounding, Qin Yue easily delivered a perfect answer.

Wallace circled to the high post to catch the ball and quickly passed it back to Qin Yue.

Then, charging into the Lakers' paint.

In this round, Qin Yue's play made "Black Bread" Brown's face on the Lakers' bench change.

Because Little Gasol picked up his fourth personal foul defending Qin Yue.

Even though Kobe quickly raised his right hand in the Lakers' paint, signaling that he, and not Little Gasol, was the one who fouled.

But Dan Crawford, the referee for the game, saw everything clearly.

Don't be silly, Mamba.

You were at least a meter away from Great Qin; how could you foul him?

On the free-throw line, Qin Yue, who got two free throws, made both.

And the Lakers' coach Brown, who had no choice but to keep taking chances by leaving Little Gasol on the court, received yet another bad news two possessions later.

That night, Paul, whose performance was already difficult to describe, suddenly collapsed on the floor in pain during an off-ball contest.

On the court, the gentlemanly Qin Yue voluntarily requested a timeout for the fallen Paul.

Ever since entering the league, the Wake Forest twins have either been on the road to bickering or already bickering.

But still, Qin Yue did not want Paul to leave the game due to an injury.

"Thank you," Paul said to Qin Yue before being carried off by the Lakers' medical staff.

Hearing this, Qin Yue said, "There's no need for formalities with me, Chris."

Seeing this, Paul clenched his fist and said, "Just wait, I'll be back."

Qin Yue nodded and said, "Of course, because without you, it wouldn't be easy for us to win."

The next second, Paul, driven to laughter by Qin Yue, said, "I hope you can still laugh when I come back."

...

PS: Third update, a total of ten thousand words updated! Begging for monthly tickets!

①: On April 30, 2025, the great James Harden once again performed poorly in the Celestial King Mountain battle, making just 3 out of 9 shots and scoring only 11 points. Let's be aware. (This time Ah Qiao really can't eat, really TnT)