Next, Qin Yue forcefully resolved several rounds.

Though his jump shot did not swish through the net every time.

Yet, his stamina usage, disproportionate to Wade's, in a sense determined the course of the game.

In the second quarter, shooting 4-of-8 from the field, and making all 4 free throws, Qin Yue chalked up 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal in that quarter alone, with a total of 21 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals at halftime.

Wade, on the other hand, scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals for the Heat.

After the first half, the Warriors extended their lead to 57-49.

During halftime, Riley encouraged the many championship pieces within the Heat: "This is our best year yet! If we can seize those damned shot opportunities, we can definitely win one of the first two games!"

Seeing this, veterans like Walker, Payton, and Moning echoed, "The BOSS is right. If we miss this year, we might never have the chance to get a championship ring again!"

In the NBA, fulfilling the dreams of veterans is absolutely one of the fans' most eagerly talked about topics.

This year, the Heat indeed have their reasons to win the championship at all costs.

But, how could the fans not want to witness with their own eyes...

A rookie season where a single core leads the team to an NBA championship miracle?

The future is far away; seize the moment now.

In the Warriors' locker room, enjoying a full-body massage from Brown, Biedrins, Deng Liwei, and Murphy, Qin Yue said calmly, "Stay steady, don't panic, we have the advantage right now."

At this moment, seeing Qin Yue's calm demeanor, the other Warriors players felt more assured than ever.

In fact, Qin Yue was quite nervous before the game as well.

It's just that as the game progressed...

The heart that had already been tested repeatedly during his college days gradually brought him back to calmness.

Undoubtedly, in competitive sports, the composure and calmness of the core player is more inspiring to the whole team than throwing one's hands up in frustration or giving a sour face.

For example, the honest and solid man Harry Maguire proved with his performance that even without a captain's armband, he looked more like a captain than Bruno Fernandes ever did, showing how terrifying negative energy brought by a leader player on the field could be.

After the halftime break, before the start of the second half, Qin Yue tried several times to shoot from the player tunnel, as Curry often did before games in his memory.

Considering himself wearing the Golden State Warriors' No. 30 jersey...

Qin Yue planned to make tunnel three-point attempts his signature move before the start of every game from now on.

As for Stephen Curry, from whom he'd borrowed a series of signature moves?

Well, that's because Curry entered the NBA later than he did!

In the second half, Riley still sent O'Neal to the start.

Since Qin Yue was destined to play the entire game, O'Neal, who couldn't stagger his outings, had to be given about 20 minutes on the court each game in Riley's eyes.

After all...

Old Moning's body can't handle 48 minutes of play.

But for O'Neal, this was definitely not a good thing.

Because with Riley even too lazy to criticize him at halftime...

This was enough to prove that Pat Riley was completely in "waste utilization" mode.

This is the cold and ruthless Riley.

He won't treat you differently just because you're a former NBA icon with glorious achievements.

Nor will he offer kind words just because you once made contributions to the Heat.

In Riley's eyes, useful players are always treasures.

As for those who are of no use?

They are naturally...

To be squeezed for every last bit of their remaining value and packaged off before they completely break down.

In Los Angeles, feeling that Kobe could snatch away his top position within the team at any time, making him feel that he was living under constant threat, O'Neal would never have thought.

This was truly his darkest moment!

In the third quarter, after Davis fired the first shot and got reinforced by Brown, Qin Yue successfully blocked O'Neal's passing angles again, completing a block against this aging king.

On-site, in front of television sets, the Los Angeles media had already prepared articles to settle scores.

At this moment, always displeased with O'Neal, Jovan Buha wrote in the opening of his article: "The fake crown will eventually be shattered by the true king!"

As the third quarter ended, O'Neal, who scored 2 points and grabbed 5 rebounds for the Heat, was about to face judgment from Los Angeles.

Although the Los Angeles people didn't like Qin Yue either, this night...

Looking at O'Neal on the court resembling a joker, all the Los Angeles people transformed into Loki from Thor: Ragnarok, feeling a great sense of joy and satisfaction.

In the eyes of the Los Angeles people, the only flaw was, if only Qin Yue could fall too...

Wouldn't that be great?

In the latter part of the quarter, as Wade's stamina waned, the Warriors at one point extended their lead over the Heat to 15 points.

It wasn't until Posey and veteran Payton each made a three-pointer for the Heat that they managed to close the gap to under 10 points.

Since during an offensive play, receiving an elbow from Payton while the referee wasn't paying attention, the ever-fair Qin Yue, right after completing a dunk over his head, said: "You're even more shameless than a nomad like Robert Horry, thinking by clinging to Shaq's leg you can get a championship ring?

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