081 New York counterattack
With the last minute left in the second quarter, Zhang Chen kept looking at the performance of the players on both sides of the court, and also brought himself into the role of those people. Think about what he should do if he was facing that situation.
The second quarter ended slowly in such a situation, just one half, the Knicks were already twenty minutes behind the Suns, and they didn't have much chance to win today.
At the end of the first half, the players walked back from the court, then sat on a stool, and poured some drinks into their throats. Nash said a little vaguely after drinking a glass of water: "Chen... works well... We can lead so many people in New York, and a lot of it is your credit!"
Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise...but we need more effort."
Nash nodded, and the group walked back to the locker room to prepare for the second half.
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Several journalists from the Knicks said to Marbury with some malicious intentions: "Hey, Mr. Marbury...What do you think of the No. 6 player who performed well in the second quarter?"
Marbury's face was a little pale. After turning his eyes, he said, "I don't think we should be deceived by appearances. Who knows that the verse he just now was not based on luck?"
After hearing this, the reporters thought there was a chance, and it seemed that Marbury and Zhang Chen still didn't like each other.
There were no tricky reporters in the Suns locker room, and Liu Xuan was still mingling among the reporters and said a few words to Zhang Chen. Seeing that these two compatriots were very familiar with each other, the other reporters were a little envious.
After saying a few words, Zhang Chen returned to the chair and sat in the chair. He began to close his eyes and rest. He would lose more words. Moreover, he had tasted the gifts given to him by reporters.
The gap between the half-time is almost over, and the second half continues to begin.
After missing Grant, the Suns' back line was much tighter than before, so D'Antoni let Zhang Chen play at the beginning of the third quarter.
The person who defended Zhang Chen became Fred Jones, who was about 1.88 meters tall, much shorter than Zhang Chen.
Now the Suns' lineup is basically considered relatively strong, with Nash, the top point guard, and Zhang Chen and Xiao Si, two scoring masters. They have to be much more confident when facing the Knicks who just lost 20 and have a low morale. What the Suns have to do now is to destroy all the Knicks' defenses and win another home victory.
The second half was just beginning, and the Knicks still had hope, and the 20 was not so completely out of reach.
Therefore, although one team was already twenty minutes behind, the gunpowder smell of the two teams was still quite strong. This gunpowder smell could already be felt by all players at the beginning of the second half.
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Zhang Chen is destined to have a strong release when playing time today.
It has been a minute since the third quarter, but Zhang Chen himself has never received a pass, but the two teams have been hitting the iron balls, so the difference is still 20.
At the beginning of the third quarter, Zhang Chen finally found a chance to run.
After he followed Nash who dribbled to the half, he looked carefully and found that Jones had a little empty defense against him. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he immediately crossed the three-point line, bypassed several insiders, and came to the left wing of the three-point line.
Nash's pass was always just right. Zhang Chen received the pass comfortably and then jumped directly.
"Swish!"
The basketball once again obediently entered the basket, and Zhang Chen's score in this game had risen to 17 points!
Thomas immediately called a timeout because their second half started was so bad. Now Zhang Chendi's shooting has completely awakened the morale of the Suns, and he must make good plans.
"Hey, Stephen...I think you can play a little more aggressively and try to hit their inside line. We need your score and beautiful assists." Thomas handed the task to Marbury.
Marbury nodded constantly, but this was an order, and it would be awesome!
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After returning from halftime, Marbury, who had no desire for victory when he was young, accidentally saw Zhang Chen's score of 17 points, suddenly let his blood burn in his chest.
It's time to do a stern vote.
Marbury, who was in a stable state, was secretly telling himself in his heart that he then controlled the Knicks' ball very tightly.
After halftime, he didn't say hello to his teammates, he took advantage of the Suns' defense that was very loose and pierced into the inside line, causing Xiao Si's foul, and then made a penalty, with a two-plus one.
The score difference is 19 points left.
The ball rights returned to the Suns' hands, and Zhang Chen once again received the pass at the right place. However, after all, a person's character is very limited, so Zhang Chen had to offer a iron.
However, even though this ball was not shot, Zhang Chen's data today is still 8 of 10 shots, and the efficiency is still very high.
The rebound was snatched by the Knicks' men. Marbury broke through and passed the ball to Jones's hand. Zhang Chen didn't have time to defend himself completely, allowing Jones to easily shoot a three-pointer.
The score gap immediately became 16 points.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Iron-smashing is contagious. After Zhang Chen's shot deviated from the basket, the Suns players began to scramble to hit iron. First, one of Bale's mid-range shots missed, and then Ski grabbed the rebound, but still failed.
The offense and defense were changed, and this time Nash also followed the crowd and beat the iron.
However, the Knicks' offense instantly got a storm, hitting two consecutive three-pointers, and the score gap quickly returned to 10 points!
The audience who originally wanted to watch the team slaughter their opponents now seemed to be fed with chicken blood, and they all watched the situation develop intently.
If the opponent is allowed to narrow the score gap to single digits, then the Suns' previous efforts will be wasted immediately.
By that time, the Suns' morale will be low, but the opponent's morale will be high, and there will be more variables in this game. In just a moment, the situation will become a little afraid to make comments.
Marbury smiled proudly in his heart, and this time the Suns were going to let the cooked duck fly. Zhang Chen looked like he didn't feel the touch. As long as they worked hard, the Suns might have to be smeared today.
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Chapter completed!