Since it's a complete surprise that the Warriors made it to the finals this year...

Under circumstances where all the preparation for the finals was arranged by himself, there's no way Mulin would let anyone else handle such an important event as the pregame jump ball ceremony.

At the center court, in the instant Mulin carried the ball towards the middle circle, his mood was indescribably excited.

Thirty-one years.

The Warriors finally rewrote history through a "warrior operation"!

Even though it's just a symbolic jump ball, after the jump ball, an inspired Qin Yue suddenly sparked the entire arena in the next second.

Right after he jumped off the basketball, he directly tossed the basketball with one hand from near the half-court towards the opposite half-court.

Bang, swish—!

Immediately following the basketball hitting the board and going through the net, Barry laughed at the commentary desk, "Looks like luck is on our side tonight! We've got this!"

Golden State Warriors, sporting jersey number 30, nailed a half-court three-pointer before the game started.

Is this reasonable?

This is very reasonable.

On the court, until the Warriors' various pregame activities were finished, the renowned Joseph-Joey Crawford slowly walked towards the middle circle with the ball.

As a highly respected referee by both Warriors and Heat fans, having Joe Crawford officiate the first game of the finals leaves neither Riley nor Montgomery with any complaints.

Even though Joe Crawford has made many controversial calls in his officiating career.

But one thing, he's very fair.

That is, in the games he officiated this season for both the Warriors and the Heat, Wade and Qin Yue got plenty of star whistles.

Additionally, it must be stated.

Qin Yue is indeed the second highest in average free throws per game among inside players this playoffs, right behind Tim Duncan.

But Pat Riley obviously forgot... the number of free throws Wade got in the playoffs is the highest among all guard players.

In short, with Joe Crawford officiating the first game of the finals, fans of both teams don't have to worry that the referee will wrong their star players.

And before the game started, Qin Yue jokingly shouted at O'Neal, "Hey Shaq, your 'foot injury' shouldn't affect your performance in the finals, right?"

Hearing this, O'Neal coldly snorted and remained silent.

Since the playoffs began, O'Neal believes he has already regained his form and dominance in the low post.

So, he plans to use his performance on the court to respond to this nagging brat.

'Damn it, will this kid ever stop? Why is he as vengeful as that Kobe bastard?'

At this moment, O'Neal thought to himself.

And on the big screen as the two teams' starters took position, the starting lineup for the first game of the finals between the Heat and Warriors was given immediately.

Heat: O'Neal, Walker, Posey, Wade, Williams.

Warriors: Brown, Qin Yue, Ah Tai, Richardson, Davis.

Jump ball section, Brown disappointed by losing to the aged O'Neal.

Williams, after dribbling past half court, didn't immediately seek Wade. Instead, he signaled his teammates to slow the pace down first.

Unlike the initial part of his career marked by carefree playing style and passing that made the other nine players on the court tense, ever since "mending his ways," Williams' playing style underwent a 180-degree turn.

In the Heat's playoff journey this year, his assist-to-turnover ratio is nearly 4 to 1, and his shots are mostly open threes.

In this offensive possession, until Walker and Posey pulled away the Warriors' right-side defenders through their movement, Williams passed the basketball to Wade.

After receiving the ball, Wade directly took a step past Artest.

Since tonight's main referee is Joe Crawford, even Ah Tai dared not act recklessly against this "Cheeky Hero."

Wade's two-point jump shot was on target to start the game.

2 to 0.

Regarding this missed defense by the Warriors, Qin Yue kicked Brown directly.

"What were you doing yesterday, you just looked on while Ron was bypassed?"

At this moment, Champion Scholar Brown looked at a loss.

Because if he wasn't worried that Qin Yue wouldn't hold up against O'Neal in the low post, how could he not go to back Ah Tai up?

"Don't worry about that 'first center' in name only, if he scores in double digits tonight, I'll immediately retire and become an ** actor!"

After seeing through Brown's thoughts, Qin Yue said.

Next, it was the Warriors' offensive possession.

Through the double screen set by Artest and Brown near the low post, Qin Yue successfully teamed up with Davis to execute the Flex tactic.

Look, to deal with O'Neal, why would the Warriors need to deploy a five shooters lineup?

Although tonight, when the Warriors paired Brown with Qin Yue, O'Neal didn't match up against Qin Yue, and the Heat adopted zone defense to protect him.

But just with O'Neal's foot movement speed during this period...

Can he keep up with the Warriors' high-speed rotation?

At the top of the arc, after receiving Davis' pass, Qin Yue even took the time to tidy his hairstyle with interest.

Then, vertically jumped, vertically balanced, gracefully shot.

Wearing the Warriors' number 30 jersey, Qin Yue completed the Warriors' first finals score after thirty-one years.

This is a three-point jump shot that refreshed and delighted the hearts of the fans present!

On the sidelines, having foreseen this scene in advance, Riley roared at O'Neal, "This is the damn finals, can you move!"

Actually...

O'Neal really did move just now.

But, it was of no "soft" use.

Back, it's the Heat's offensive.

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