This is a moment to test Qin Yue's ability to overcome challenges.

And the Warriors players on the court responded to the Lakers with their resolute attitude.

Richardson and Pietrus quickly positioned themselves at the left corner and the left 45-degree angle.

Brown also moved to the same side the next second.

Next, after the original Mr. Big Beard personally passed the ball to Qin Yue's hands...

At this moment, even fans who don't watch basketball often can understand the Warriors' tactics.

Because this is the most classic in basketball games...

One-four spread, half-court isolation.

On the court, Odom, who could match Qin Yue in both speed and agility, lowered his center of gravity enough while defending.

As one of the few Lakers teammates Kobe could trust, Odom fully demonstrated his defensive abilities in serious mode during this defense.

Yet, after creating space with a Crossover, Qin Yue still made the shot in front of Odom.

Swish—!

In the next second, Qin Yue's jump shot scored, stunning the entire audience.

On CCTV, Zhang Weiping commented: "Odom defended to the limit on this play... But this is exactly Qin Yue's characteristic and his powerful aspect; as long as he's accurate enough himself, you can't stop him!"

Beside him, Sun Zhengping concurred: "During this summer's Asian Championship, our nation's famous basketball player Qin Yue repeatedly showcased this high-level individual ball-handling offense to us."

At this moment, Odom was in despair.

But he didn't receive Kobe's death stare for this defensive failure; instead, he saw Kobe smiling at him when he turned around.

"Good defense, Lamar."

Then, it was the Lakers' offense.

Brian Cook, who thought Kobe was going for another isolation, was already prepared to retreat after Kobe took the shot, but the next second, unexpectedly, the ball was inexplicably in his hands.

Cook found himself in an absolutely wide-open position without any defenders.

But because he wasn't prepared, Cook could only pass the ball back to Kobe.

Seeing this, Coach Zhang couldn't help but complain: "What is Cook doing?"

Actually, Cook himself didn't know what he was doing.

At that moment, he felt more flustered than a high school player.

However, Cook still didn't receive Kobe's death stare.

And after patiently reorganizing from the outside, Kobe successfully found another teammate, Mim.

Although this season, Mim was labeled by "The Los Angeles Times" as "the worst starting center in Lakers history."

But Mim was indeed an inside player capable of occasionally making mid-range shots.

This pass from Kobe was on target, and Mim had plenty of time to adjust.

Swish—!

If you ask about the biggest difference before and after the Eagle County incident for Kobe...

It would be that, from the 05/06 season onwards, Kobe walked out of the shadow of the Eagle County incident and constantly learned to grow into a true leader.

Just like Qin Yue, who is learning how to play the role of the Head of the Family for the Warriors.

At this moment, Kobe was also taking his first step towards transforming into the team leader.

"Actually, in that season (05/06), Kobe would often pass to us, making us feel needed by Kobe. We all know he's a natural scoring machine, but that doesn't mean we don't need his help; executing offense with him was really great." — Brian Cook's memoir.

Maybe in the short term, Kobe can't unite the entire Lakers yet.

But unlike before, now in their interactions with Kobe, his teammates can genuinely feel the changes in Kobe...

And most unbelievably, the once stingy Kobe... even started privately giving them various gifts to show goodwill.

On the court, as they retreated on defense, Kobe patted Cook on the back and said in a gentle tone: "Be ready, Brian, aren't you usually confident with those open threes?"

Upon hearing this, Cook immediately nodded.

In the third quarter...

The fans at Staples Center quietly discovered...

Qin Yue and Kobe seemed to have swapped souls.

The former, in the third quarter, took on more responsibilities for overcoming challenges.

While the latter, was leading the Lakers forward with assist after assist.

At this moment, on the sidelines, on the Lakers' bench, Jackson also turned his attention to Qin Yue.

Fully aware of Kobe's personality, Jackson knew well...

Despite slowly changing after the Eagle County incident, Kobe...

The reason Kobe temporarily adjusted his play in this game...

"Kobe has realized that just by himself, we can't defeat tonight's opponents."

[It's truly incredible, even though we've been in poor form, the Warriors were a terrible team last season, but in just one season, with the addition of a rookie, they've undergone such a massive transformation...]

At this moment, Jackson thought to himself.

And on the court, under Odom's hard defense, Qin Yue successfully sent the basketball into the hoop while also drawing a foul from Odom.

This was an undisputable and-one.

Before the game, Ellis, who wanted to avenge Kobe...

Had already felt the massive and irreversible gap between him and Qin Yue at that moment.

But in the next second, clenching his fist, Ellis muttered to himself: "I don't care who you are... you are not allowed to insult my idol!"

At Staples Center, Qin Yue made the additional free throw, scoring his 13th point in the third quarter.

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