Seeing this, Knight head coach Mike Brown had no choice but to call for another timeout at the technical bench.

During the timeout, Brown, who considered himself very familiar with James, made a bold suggestion: "LeBron... Next, can you go defend Qin?"

At this moment, James' expression was quite complex.

Because he knew very well, given Qin Yue's current state tonight...

In a one-on-one situation, he had no chance of winning.

But if no restrictions were placed on Qin Yue in the next game...

Then after this game, his title as the "Chosen One" would likely be completely overshadowed by that "Messiah."

Moreover, if he wanted to change this situation, he might have to wait until next season.

After all...

Even with the NBA's automatic "revive" mechanism, the Knights have only twice each season to face the Warriors.

"I'll be the main defender against Qin... but as soon as he isolates, I need someone to double-team with me immediately." After taking a deep breath, James, surprised by his brother's ferocity, said to Brown.

After the timeout, the game resumed.

Fortunately...

Although James was physically worn out from previous games, his shooting touch tonight was far better than usual.

On the court, Knight attacked, and after using a jab step to confuse Artest on the perimeter, James raised his hand and hit his second three-pointer of the game.

"Is he normally this accurate?" Artest thought to himself, intentionally leaving James open for the shot on defense, his face full of doubt.

Back to the Warriors' possession.

Seeing James take the initiative to match up with him, Qin Yue was immediately energized.

Despite not feeling much toward most NBA stars...

In Qin Yue's eyes tonight...

Pummeling Gooden couldn't compare to the delight of beating up his good brother here.

But on the court, just as Qin Yue reached out for the ball, James, blowing the King's horn, immediately called over Gooden, and they quickly double-teamed him.

At that moment, James distinctly heard Qin Yue curse with an F-bomb.

However, instead, it was this curse that suddenly calmed James' originally anxious heart.

Because it was only at this point that James realized...

Qin Yue was human, not a god.

Moreover, even if the Knights were not as strong as people imagined...

They were by no means a pushover.

Gooden's speed indeed couldn't keep up with Qin Yue, but as one of the standouts from the "LeBron Era," once James took on the primary defensive responsibility against Qin Yue, Gooden instead managed to show his proactive defense.

From any angle, it was a successful double-team.

Even for Qin Yue, the best solution was to pass back to Davis and reorganize the next attack.

But since the ball handler was Qin Yue...

How could conventional plays ever suit his style?

On the wing, Qin Yue spectacularly bounced the ball through Gooden's legs and Richardson, cutting down the middle, executed a jaw-dropping between-the-legs layup for the fans.

Seeing this, James felt quite helpless.

But compared to earlier, the now calmer James managed to control the frown that was about to form.

As always...

If James were truly that weak and cowardly, considering all the classic games he lost that would make even Elgin Baylor weep, how could he still be playing in the NBA before Qin Yue's emergence? Just because he's thick-skinned? And aren't thick-skinned people less likely to easily give up?

On the court, an invigorated James led the Knights to finally execute some decent offense in the latter half of the first quarter.

However, the hole dug previously was too deep...

By the end of the first quarter, the scoreboard showed 20 to 38.

Tonight, Qin Yue scored "20+" in a single quarter for the first time in his career, achieving 24 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal in the opening period.

During the break, the host interviewed Qin Yue about his thoughts on scoring "20+" in a single quarter for the first time, but before Qin Yue could answer, he saw his good brother, who stayed on the court while he took a break, finish a flying layup in the Warriors' half.

In response, Qin Yue simply replied "Great, perfect" to the host before immediately pulling off the towel draped over his shoulder.

On the court, watching Qin Yue, who was already striding towards the technical bench, if you asked James how he was feeling at that moment...

It would roughly be:

"Can't you rest a bit longer? You're already leading by so much!"

A minute later, Qin Yue returned to the court.

But this quarter, Qin Yue was destined not to replicate his first quarter performance.

Because next, the Knights executed all kinds of relentless double-teaming on him.

As soon as Qin Yue got the ball, the Knight player on the same side as James would immediately join James in trapping him.

As everyone knows, in the NBA, even if you want to go one-on-two, you need an angle to do so.

So, facing the Knights who didn't want him to score easily, Qin Yue had to find other ways to contribute to the offense.

On the court, in the latter half of the second quarter, it was Warriors' ball possession.

After Jack dribbled past half-court, Qin Yue initially moved up to set a screen for Jack, then quickly rolled down and set a screen on the right side of the free-throw line for Little Deng Liwei.

In these two pick-and-rolls, Qin Yue timed his slip perfectly.

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