Qin Yue could only brush up his stats fiercely on the court with tears in his eyes.

It's worth mentioning that Qin Yue, who recorded a "30+ triple-double" in his playoff debut, became the fourth player in NBA history to achieve a triple-double in their playoff debut, following John McCarthy, "Magician" Johnson, and his good brother James.

Since the game between the Cavaliers and the Wizards was scheduled for the night of the 22nd, even Qin Yue couldn't have the NBA reschedule the games.

In that game against the Wizards...

Despite a different process, James still perfectly replicated the memory of his career debut in Qin Yue's mind, scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for the Cavaliers.

This made him the third player in NBA history to achieve a triple-double in their playoff debut, ahead of Qin Yue.

After the game, when asked by reporters if he was watching James "brush" his stats during the game, Qin Yue appeared righteous, saying: "I can't just play one quarter and not step on the court. It's unfair to my fans who love me and disrespectful to our opponents."

Actually, if it weren't for the Mavericks falling apart, with Qin Yue's excellent on-court performance in Game 1, he could have possibly set a more astonishing record.

After all, for the playoffs...

Since January of the new year, except for the game against the Lakers, he had been keeping a low profile.

Compared to Qin Yue, James was lucky.

Because playing the full 48 minutes in his playoff debut for the Cavaliers, how could he understand the frustration of Qin Yue having to clock out after three quarters?

...

Two days later, on the 26th night, the Mavericks continued to defend their home court against the Warriors.

Learning from the first defeat, Johnson put Daniels in the starting lineup for this game, forming the "Dallas Double Uglies" duo with Howard, as remembered by Qin Yue.

In the second game, Qin Yue used his actions to prove that he never watched James "brush" his stats.

Because in the game, with the natural mismatch against Nowitzki, how bad could he be to replicate James' second game against the Wizards, where he shot 7 out of 25 from the field and with a whopping 28.8% field goal percentage scored 27 points and committed 10 turnovers? (Note①)

This Mavericks team did not protect Nowitzki as the future Mavericks under Carlisle would.

Johnson tried to limit the Warriors' outside play by putting Daniels on the court before the game.

It was indeed a wise choice.

But Johnson caught the wrong focal point during the game.

Since the Mavericks always expanded the defense too wide on the court, it inevitably forced the distance between Nowitzki and his teammates apart.

To combat super centers like O'Neal and Yao Ming, Diop and Dampier both chose to gain weight during this period, which only allowed them to provide limited protection for Nowitzki.

"He's really a genius." On the Warriors' bench, watching Qin Yue dominate in front of Nowitzki, Little Deng Liwei said.

Murphy smiled and said, "He was always a genius."

The next second, Little Deng Liwei shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about Messiah, but the Mavericks' coach Avery Johnson."

Murphy asked puzzledly, "Why do you say that?"

Little Deng Liwei held his head and said, "I've never seen a team willing to not shrink the paint against Messiah."

Murphy still didn't understand: "We were on fire from outside last game, shouldn't the Mavericks limit our shooting?"

Little Deng Liwei explained: "Of course they should, but can they just give up the paint completely to us to limit shooting?"

Then, after taking the tactical board from the assistant coach, Little Deng Liwei manipulated the tactical magnets with his hand and said: "Isn't it better to honestly defend with a zone and wait for us to break through? Can't they disrupt our game rhythm by switching between man-to-man defense and zone defense?

Shooters need to move to get the ball before shooting, right? They clearly have so many ways to limit our shooting and movement, why did they have to choose the worst option?"

That night, Little Deng Liwei was greatly shocked by the defensive arrangements of "Little General" Johnson.

Because as Qin Yue continuously scored around the basket on the court...

The Mavericks, forced to shrink their defensive area, neither succeeded in limiting Qin Yue, nor fulfilled their pre-game plan to control the Warriors' outside shooters.

In Little Deng Liwei's opinion, it seemed like the Mavericks were messing around with a good hand.

And before the game, those Mavericks fans who thought the Warriors were just a tough challenge but eventually believed their team could smoothly advance, were thrown into panic.

That's right, the panic was already spreading in the American Airlines Center.

Especially at the moment G2 ended, this panic reached its peak instantly.

Looking at the scoreboard, 119 to 104.

The Warriors took another win, leading the series 2-0 against the Mavericks!

And next, with the home-court advantage shifting, the Mavericks had completely lost control in this series!

At the moment when G2 concluded, not just one Mavericks fan, even including Mavericks owner Cuban, raised a question in their hearts...

That is, will this series return to Dallas?

With our 60-win regular season, are we going to be swept out by the Warriors?

Panic, unease, anxiety, depression...

When these emotions flooded their chests after the game, how could the Dallas people who were beaten down by the Warriors have any confidence and composure they had before the series began?

In stark contrast, the Warriors fans ready to welcome their team back to Oakland were in stark contrast.

At Oracle Arena, Warriors fans were preparing a grand triumphal celebration to welcome their heroes.

The golden wave was already surging.

The Warriors fans will use that twelve-year wait to tell the Dallas people who are about to visit Oakland what a real fortress is!

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Note①: Historically, James' stats were 26 points and 10 turnovers; in the book, he just made one more free throw, not a mistake.

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