With the progression of the first quarter...
Qin Yue noticed that Kobe was clearly conserving his strength tonight.
This top scorer on the wing in the league today...
Not only did he delegate the scoring responsibility to his teammates at the start, but also, while merely focusing on defending Bell, he even blatantly took it easy during Lakers' defensive turns.
This made Qin Yue, who always had to cautiously defend Big Gasol during the game, feel a sense of unfairness.
Thus...
After entering the official timeout in the first quarter, Qin Yue suggested to Ma Long, "We need to let Stephen play now."
Upon hearing this, Ma Long initially thought Qin Yue wanted him to sub in Curry for Nash.
Unexpectedly, Qin Yue's suggestion was to sub in Curry for Bell.
The Nash-Curry backcourt combination...
Ma Long could not imagine how beautiful that scene could be.
