Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 725 - 257: The King Who Always Assists Others in Ascending the Throne

In the third quarter, when Paul left the game due to injury, many Lakers fans felt a chill in their hearts.

But to the surprise of this group of fans...

The Lakers not only withstood the unreasonable attack of the Warriors, but before entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers relied on Kobe and Klay's unreasonable offense to narrow the score gap between the two teams to 7 points.

Qin Yue's comment that "without Paul, the Warriors are not easy to beat" was gaining more credibility.

Under normal circumstances, Paul, in his prime, is undoubtedly the second-in-command of this Lakers team.

But this evening, Paul's rationality made him timid and cautious.

On TNT TV Station, Barkley said, "In this kind of game, how can you always find open shot opportunities? If you want to score and match the opponent's offensive firepower, you are destined to take a lot of unreasonable shots."

Later, the young King Edwards once asked the veteran Jordan how to break the opponent's half-double-team and double-team strategy.

Although Jordan's answer was unreliable, "Just shoot," in a sense, Jordan was not wrong.

Because on the basketball court, only by completing the shot first can you possibly help your team score.

For example, in the fourth quarter, Green immediately hit a catch-and-shoot drifting three-pointer without Klay's position being lost.

This three-pointer was a crisp miss by Green.

However, in the Lakers' restricted area, Qin Yue, who continued to play early in the fourth quarter, grabbed the rebound over Little Gasol and sent the basketball into the hoop.

Additionally, it's worth clarifying for "CP3."

Paul pulling out doesn't mean "CP3" led by Dan Crawford was pulling out too.

In the game, even though Dan Crawford's officiating was overall fair, this life-and-death battle in Los Angeles still showed obvious favoritism towards the home team.

The only regret was that the Staples Center tonight did not have that "Great King" who could blatantly give the home team extra power.

On the court, during a Lakers offensive round, Kobe faced Green and scored a two-plus-one.

In the Warriors' restricted area, regarding this normal home-favor whistle, Qin Yue pulled Green aside and instructed him: "Next time you foul, do it harder, don't give him a two-plus-one opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Green said dejectedly, "I did try to pull him down directly, but he was too fast."

Can a thirty-three-year-old Kobe still be associated with speed?

Okay, maybe he is quite fast.

Back to the Warriors' offense.

Like Qin Yue, Curry, who did not rest, inevitably had a shooting slump in the last quarter.

From the outside, Curry rarely got a wide-open chance but still missed.

However, the man who dominated the Lakers' restricted area once again grabbed the offensive rebound over Little Gasol.

On the court, Qin Yue followed with a putback dunk.

94 to 86.

Seeing this, Kobe proactively called out to his teammates, "We have to help Mark box out together!"

Indeed, when the opponent has such a dominant rebounding beast, only the entire team boxing out can prevent losing defensive rebounds.

On the court, under Kobe's exemplary call, the Lakers managed to protect defensive rebounds for six consecutive minutes.

And the intense life-and-death battle became even more heated.

Paul, who had left the game earlier due to injury, returned to the sidelines with 4 minutes and 35 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

However, Paul was destined not to return to the game.

Because according to the Lakers' medical team, Paul's ankle had a risk of ligament tearing.

It's just...

Paul's earlier response, "I hope you can still laugh when I come back," was gaining more credibility.

Why?

Because on the court, as the Lakers kept closing the score, Qin Yue's expression became more serious than ever.

The resilient Lakers made Qin Yue, the GOAT of the new era, feel pressure he hadn't felt in a long time.

But it was under the pressure from the Lakers that Qin Yue once again displayed historical dominance in the clutch moments.

With 3 minutes and 45 seconds left, Qin Yue faced two opponents in the Lakers' restricted area and forcibly sent the basketball into the hoop.

Then, during the Warriors' defensive round.

Qin Yue, who clearly communicated every move during help defense, personally blocked Kobe's attempt to respond to the Warriors.

In the final quarter, Butler, who Ma Long left on the court, secured the second chance.

Then, passed the ball to Qin Yue.

Seconds later, the young Jimmy witnessed the masterpiece of facing three opponents in the Lakers' restricted area.

Gliding through the air over the Gasol Brothers and a chasing Kobe.

Qin Yue hang-time and air-glide completed the slam dunk.

This was a pivotal offensive and defensive play influencing the outcome of Game 6.

On TNT TV Station, Barkley narrated, "The victory scale has begun to tilt towards the Warriors. Although the Lakers still have time, that god clearly plans to completely end the suspense of this year's Western Conference Finals in this game."

At the Staples Center, with 58.8 seconds left, Qin Yue silenced the crowd once more.

Double crossover to create separation.

Pulled up for a flawless jumper.

In the Lakers' half, as the three-pointer by Qin Yue swished through the net, the eyes of all Lakers fans in the arena instantly lost their luster.