"It's an incredible feeling... difficult to describe in words... but it truly exists... whenever I enter that state... I feel like everything around me seems to slow down... whether it's the movements of the defensive players or the positioning of my teammates... and the most amazing thing is... when I discussed this state with the 'Doctor' and others... they've all experienced it before... we just each have our own perception of it... so I decided to call this state 'The Zone'... maybe with our current technology and understanding... we still can't fully grasp this state... but I believe that among us, the excellent ones who will come later... will definitely be able to restore its essence... find its patterns and explore its nature." — Michael Jordan, God of Basketball.

It has to be said, Little Eight was successful.

Because in Qin Yue's previous life, Little Eight managed to make many young people mistakenly believe, through a superpower-themed manga, that the so-called "Zone" was an original superpower created by Little Eight.

As a result, whenever someone mentioned the "Zone" later, these young people would immediately associate it with superpower basketball.

But in fact, the concept of "The Zone" had been confirmed by many NBA stars as early as the 1980s and 90s, and was popularized by NBA trainers who spread it to various sports fields.

Since then, researching how to help different types of athletes enter "The Zone" has also become a compulsory course for many sports psychology experts.

At the Staples Center, a top-tier hall of fame in the basketball world, the Golden State Warriors officially welcomed their third game of the 05/06 regular season.

Previously, when people talked about the Warriors without Qin Yue, they always referred to them as a team that couldn't get any worse.

But actually, the 05/06 Lakers...

If you take Kobe and Odom away, you'll find that the Lakers' level of depravity... is even worse than the Warriors.

No exaggeration, even if you forcibly placed Chris Mullin, the Warriors' general manager, at the negotiation table... even if you pointed a gun at this God's Left Hand, Mulin would never agree to even a single trade with these Lakers.

Because players like the Lakers' starting center Chris Mims, starting forward Brian Cook, key substitutes Devin George, Luke Walton, and Sasha Vujacic... honestly, even if given to the Warriors for free, the Warriors wouldn't want to take on this rotten bunch.

But historically, it was with this group of players that even the Warriors disdained, and even though Little Deng Liwei could suffice to swap half the team's lineup, that the Lakers...

Kobe led them into the playoffs.

In the summer of 2005, the returning "Zen Master" Phil Jackson made an agreement in private with Kobe at the beginning of his return.

This time, Jackson would not criticize Kobe's shot selection in any public setting and would remain silent on all of Kobe's decisions on the court.

Although at the beginning of his return, people noticed that the "Zen Master" seemed even quieter than before.

But this silence...

Was by no means a good thing for the Lakers.

Because it meant...

The Lakers had officially entered a darkest hour that even Kobe at full power might not be able to save.

At this moment, Jackson needed Kobe more than ever to dominate the offensive end with his relentless assault and fill the emptiness in his heart with unlimited firing rights.

The Lakers needed to reverse their decline.

Since they couldn't rebuild by tanking, they had to disguise themselves as a team still capable of winning, just missing the championship pieces.

Only this way could they carve out some operational space for Mitch Kupchek in the future.

On the court, after the player introductions, the big screen on site showed the starting lineups for both the visiting Warriors and the home Lakers.

On the Warriors' side, it was Brown, Qin Yue, Pietrus, Richardson, and Davis.

On the Lakers' side, it was Mims, Odom, Cook, Kobe, and Fisher.

At the center court, after the jump ball, Brown unsurprisingly won the Warriors the chance for the first attack.

Qin Yue voluntarily brought Odom to the top of the key to execute a hand-to-hand play with the initial Mr. Big Beard.

Admittedly, saying it aloud sounds desperate...

But Odom is indeed one of the few players on this Lakers team who can be trusted on defense.

At the top of the key, Davis, who recently developed a good rapport with Qin Yue, did not blindly initiate an offense.

Although Davis also believed that at that moment, all he had to do was press the nitro button to leave Fisher, who had turned from Little Fish to Lao Yu, in his dust, doing so would mean...

He'd have to return to the sidelines for a recharge after a few more possessions.

After all, this was NBA-level competition.

Only low-energy, high-efficiency offense is the way to go.

So, passing the ball to Qin Yue, Davis took two steps along the right side of the court, and with the Lakers' entire defense thrown into disarray by Qin Yue's recent screen, unwilling to play under Kobe's glare, Mims was forced to expand the defensive area.

At the same time, a phantom-like passing route instantly formed in Qin Yue's mind.

From pregame until now, constantly tangled with that strange feeling, Qin Yue felt that tonight, whether in reaction or anticipation, observation seemed a beat faster than usual.

For instance, right now, as soon as Brown started, his pass led Brown to a perfect shot opportunity in the middle lane.

Underneath the basket, Mims and Odom had no time to turn around, under Qin Yue's passing guidance, Brown received the ball and scored with a layup.

After scoring, Brown looked surprised.

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