Mountain Peak System: a Path to NBA-Chapter 483 - 160: Hegemony Changes Hands, No One Can Compete (10,000 Words Update Crossing Days, Begging for Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)_3
Chapter 483: Chapter 160: Hegemony Changes Hands, No One Can Compete (10,000 Words Update Crossing Days, Begging for Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets!)_3
Wukesong Basketball Hall, Qin Yue’s fast break was once again interrupted by Jason Kidd via a tactical foul.
At this moment, Yao Ming stepped forward and said to Qin Yue, "Remember to pass me the ball, I can’t stand watching this anymore."
Hearing this, Qin Yue, knowing Yao Ming had always disliked such situations, nodded his head.
On the court, after the sideline ball was sent, Qin Yue first shot the basketball towards Yao Ming’s chest, who was already positioned in the low post.
Then, using his weight to clear shooting space, Yao Ming turned sideways and hooked the ball in.
On ESPN, Mike Breen described Yao Ming’s hook shot as live teaching and lamented, "Has American basketball really run out of fundamentally sound centers who can defend in a game?"
During this period, the only center who could somewhat hold up for American basketball was Al Jefferson.
Unfortunately, because Jefferson was not considered part of the current elite American players by the USA Basketball, he missed the final roster of the Redemption Team at the last moment.
That’s bringing stars for the sake of having stars in the Dream Team.
To Qin Yue, they seemed like a team that bought an Intel motherboard but insisted on forcibly plugging in an AMD CPU.
Kobe became the sole shining presence in the starting lineup of the US team.
Under the curses of die-hard Kobe fan Zhang Weiping, Kobe consecutively sank two high-difficulty fadeaway three-pointers in front of Sun Yue’s defense.
But to call them three-pointers...
They’re actually more like the long two-pointers Kobe usually makes in the NBA.
However, Kobe’s two three-pointers were not enough to quench the thirst.
Because essentially, from start to finish, the American team never cracked China’s zone defense even once.
Moreover, while Zhang Weiping was baffled by Kobe’s divine shots, Qin Yue’s violent jump shots were just as accurate, making Bulin stomp his feet repeatedly, "He made it, he made it again! Can someone tell me why the FIBA three-point line is only 6.25 meters?"
In the first quarter, the increasingly anxious US team, to better organize their offense, sent in Paul and Deron to partner in the backcourt simultaneously.
This is a rather intriguing backcourt combination.
Although Paul’s and Deron’s appearance indeed effectively improved the US team’s issue against the zone defense, to enable the double guard scheme, benching Anthony from the US team completely freed up Qin Yue.
In the Chinese team’s paint area, when Qin Yue returned to the interior, utilizing an off-ball cut to directly approach the rim, James, due to the international stage not allowing him to gather the ball like in the NBA, had his shot timing perfectly predicted by Qin Yue.
Pa—!
On the court, as Qin Yue swatted James’ layup out-of-bounds with a Tathagata’s Divine Palm, the first quarter ended with a score of 22 to 31 between the Chinese-American teams.
The Chinese team led into the next quarter with a Wade advantage.
During the break, Kidd and Kobe encouraged their teammates who were about to take the court, "As long as we do our respective duties and seize every shooting opportunity, we can surely achieve redemption after this final!"
Unlike past US teams,
This Redemption Team is a team with a leader.
Just like in Qin Yue’s memory, in the game, Kobe would lead the defense every possession and give it his all every night.
But...
No matter how earnestly and diligently Kobe defended, he couldn’t affect Qin Yue in any way.
Because as long as the US team dared to use the actually 196 cm tall Kobe to guard him, Qin Yue would undoubtedly thank the US team for their great kindness.
"Brown, you need to step up, you’re the only one on our team who can counter the Messiah!"
On the US team’s bench, looking at James who would get a short rest at the start of the second quarter, Anthony, Wade, and Paul all proactively came forward to encourage him.
However...
Compared to his brothers’ encouragement, James clearly needed some quiet time himself at the moment.
In the second quarter, the US team once again swallowed the consequences of passing over Marion and choosing Prince during the selection phase.
Why didn’t the US team choose to bring Marion?
US media generally speculated the reason this Redemption Team gave up Marion was:
During the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, because Anthony and James were both displeased about playing backup to Marion, when the chance finally came for them to lead, they did not hesitate to vote against Marion during the Redemption Team’s selection stage.
Qin Yue didn’t know whether the US team’s decision to abandon Marion was really as the US media speculated.
But when Prince stood cautiously in front of him,
Seeing this Spider-Man, Qin Yue felt that the US team coach Mike Shashevsky somewhat disrespected him.
Certainly, as one of the league’s most outstanding wing defenders at the time, Prince has an impressive defensive range and extraordinary lateral movement ability.
However...
In front of the 124 kg Qin Yue, Prince, who weighs less than 100 kg...
How could he possibly defend Qin Yue’s tank-like drive?
On the court, in the Chinese team’s offensive possession.
Prince defended as diligently as always.
He did all the defensive details within his capability.
Despite knowing he was no match for Qin Yue, he still tried courageously to use his skinny body to block the behemoth’s offense.
Then, at the moment of Qin Yue’s powerful start, Prince was knocked out of the defensive area he was supposed to hold, like a kite with a broken string.
Then, casting his eyes towards the US team’s paint, guarded by Boozer and Bosh, Qin Yue showcased his dazzling talent to this Redemption Team without any hesitation!
Qin Yue jumped from outside the key, maneuvered around Boozer, and dunked facing the "Dragon King" Bosh after avoiding him in midair!
An acrobatic slam dunk!
When the new GOAT tore through the US team’s paint with a classic scene of the old GOAT, the entire Wukesong Basketball Hall erupted in deafening cheers for Qin Yue!
Qin Yue, in the most ruthless manner, is snatching supremacy from American basketball!
On ESPN, Mike Breen, with a trace of sorrow in his tone, remarked, "The dignity of American basketball has been trampled beneath his feet, we don’t have a single player of his caliber!"
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①: This evaluation comes from s on Sun Yue by The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times reposted by Sina in the same year, originally titled "US Media Raves About Sun Yue’s Outstanding Performance, China’s Rise to Power Within a Few Years Possible."
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