Chapter 65: Touting and Fame
By the third quarter, Qin Yang had returned to normal.
It's not that you don't have an advantage alone, it's that it's too much physical effort.
Westbrook is the same as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with infinite strength and resistance to beatings, after more than ten minutes, Westbrook is still alive and well, without the slightest change, Qin Yang is a little unbearable.
In this section, Qin Yang began to change his strategy and focus on passing.
The Cavaliers blossomed more and soon took away their opponents in waves.
At 32-23 in the single quarter, the Cavaliers expanded the difference to 20 points, and the Thunder were helpless.
In the last quarter, although Qin Yang missed a three-pointer at the beginning, the Cavaliers still quickly expanded the score, the two sides made substitutions, and the game entered garbage time.
Qin Yang was 7 of 11 in the whole game, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and got 16 points, 8 assists and 3 rebounds.
This statistic is not stellar, James 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Delonte West 18 points, Mo Williams 20 points, the Cavaliers blossomed on multiple points, Pavlovic and Szczebiak both scored.
The only frustrating was Vallejo, who played 18 minutes and scored 3 points, shooting 0-of-4 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, which would have been a shame if it weren't for 6 rebounds.
Qin Yang couldn't persuade him, Valejo's own mentality was not good enough, and after Da Z came back, his mentality was obviously unbalanced, and his strength was not shown.
In fact, the Cavaliers are worried inside, Big Z has potential injuries, and he is too old, and the Cavaliers will definitely hide Big Z for the playoffs.
It's as if Qin Yang knew that he was isolated when he first came to the Cavaliers, and he didn't worry.
Because the Cavaliers are on the bench, there is a lack of people who can pass and shoot, Qin Yang himself happens to be this kind of player, that is to say, as long as he plays with peace of mind, he can always get a chance.
Sure enough, Qin Yang quickly seized the opportunity and became the team's best sixth man.
The Thunder didn't perform badly, Kevin Durant had 26 points and 5 rebounds, and Westbrook had 24 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green also had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and his performance was excellent.
If you look at the game data, Westbrook performed very well, and even the three-point shot was 2 of 3, and he was very versatile.
But...... Let's see the actual situation.
Westbrook's three-pointers were all forced when teammates were open, and then they were scored, and every ball was a fairy ball.
In fact, Westbrook has shot just 27 percent from three-point range this season, which is a pretty bad statistic.
When Kevin Durant was attacking, Westbrook couldn't help at all, so he could only stand there and watch, the only use was to impact the basket and grab the rebound, and the cooperation between the two was still relatively dull.
With no one else to draw defense and pull space, Kevin Durant's only option is to shoot from the outside.
Offensive baskets?
Most of the Cavaliers' defense is under the basket, and the Thunder's outside shooting is inaccurate, and the three-point shot is even worse. In this game, the Thunder made 7 of 16 three-pointers, which was already an extraordinary performance.
This is also the reason why the Cavaliers adopted a joint defense in the restricted area and gave the Thunder outside shots.
In fact, judging from this game, Kevin Durant's stats are not as good as Westbrook's, but his role is more important than Westbrook's.
After the game, Qin Yang and the two hugged goodbye.
When receiving an interview, Qin Yang praised the two:
"Kevin Durant is one of the most talented basketball players on the planet, and I think he'll be one of the best superstars on the planet in a few years."
"Russell Westbrook is so talented, I can't imagine a point guard playing like that on the court, who was the last guy like that, oh, Big O Robertson."
The fame of the players is often touted by each other, and some media reported this game, Qin Yang was naturally happy to be a good person and praised the other party.
This is a common method used by James.
Fans of all league stars, seeing James boasting about their favorite stars, will have a good impression of James, and at this time, if you get good data and public opinion guides you, it is easy to become famous.
Qin Yang is not stupid, he will only say what needs to be said at this time.
James also praised the two, but at this time, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook did not pay much attention to the Cavaliers, but praised Qin Yang.
Kevin Durant:
"Bruce is a good player, I always thought I was shooting well, but it was a little bit worse than him, and if I had his shot, I think I would have done better."
Westbrook:
"Qin Yang is the kind of player who works really hard, his teammates are right, before yesterday's game, he was still training hard, I know he is tired after playing several away games, but at this time he is still training, I think his physical talent is much better than mine."
At this time, the South Korean media in Asia made their own speculation:
"Qin Yang is Korean, only in this way can it be said that his physical fitness is so special, and the Korean nation Smecta ......"
Qin Yang can't explain this kind of thing, does Qin Yang want to tell everyone that he has a future learning machine, and no matter how far he trains, he will be tracked by a future learning machine at any time.
So Qin Yang is always improving, but he won't get hurt.
There was no way to explain this, so Qin Yang had to acquiesce.
The praise of Kevin Durant, Westbrook and Qin Yang is very effective, at least in the reports of major media, Qin Yang has appeared significantly more often, and most of them are positive.
The United States is a very realistic place, and it is difficult for a Chinese to gain recognition.
Qin Yang has worked so hard and has not been recognized by most fans, but now through this method, it has achieved obvious results.
After this game, the Cavaliers returned to Cleveland and immediately disbanded.
In four away games, the Cavaliers have not been directly back-to-back, but they are already very tired.
The next day, when the Cavaliers were still resting, Qin Yang encountered a large number of media.
Most of them are Chinese media, Qin Yang still feels very happy to see the yellow-skinned Chinese, and these media are not surprised, they are all focusing on the next game.
"What do you think of Yao Ming's strength?"
"Tomorrow is the Chinese derby, what do you think?"
"In this game, do you have the confidence to beat Yao Ming?"
……
The voices of the Chinese media reporters were so noisy that Qin Yang was surrounded and unable to move.
Fortunately, there were security guards at the Cavaliers training hall who stopped the others in time.
"Wait a minute, I can answer your questions, but there are only three, and I need to go to training, I hope you don't bother me."
Faced with such a situation, Qin Yang had to give in.