Chapter 107 Too easy, turn the game into training!
On November 29, the Phoenix Suns challenged the New York Knicks away from home.
Although they were fighting back-to-back, Taiyang performed very relaxedly.
The Knicks are currently ranked second in the Eastern Conference and have already booked their lottery picks for next season less than a month after the start of the season.
Such a team poses no threat to the Suns at all.
In fact, the Knicks are not bad on paper. They start with Marbury, Crawford, Randolph, Big Q Richardson, and Eddie Curry, a group of well-known players.
The substitutes also include rising star big man David Lee, dunk king Nate Robinson, and bench gangster Wilson Chandler.
But unfortunately, the atmosphere in the team is really bad. Almost no one here focuses on playing football. They all work hard and start their retirement career early with high salary.
In addition, this team has a fatal weakness, that is, it loves to cause trouble.
News of internal strife broke out in the past three days. Nate Robinson and Randolph had a fight on the bench. Marbury had a conflict with head coach Isaiah Thomas and directly bought a plane ticket home from the away game. Nate Robinson was accused of
Eddie Curry complained that he was given laxatives, which caused him to become dehydrated.
There are all kinds of outrageous things...
It's not just the players who like to cause trouble, the management is the same.
As the team's general manager and head coach, Isaiah Thomas frequently had conflicts with players and made the locker room a mess.
A few months ago, he was exposed to a sex scandal and was accused of sexually harassing a female subordinate and illegally firing her.
In short, this team does everything except play basketball from top to bottom.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a team that is hopelessly rotten to the core.
No team with fighting spirit will lose here.
Even so, Madison Square Garden was still fully booked tonight.
This made Chen Yan couldn't help but sigh that this is indeed the holy land of basketball. No matter how dismal the record is, there are always a large number of die-hard fans supporting the team. It's no wonder that boss Dolan can't bear to buy the team no matter how miserable he is scolded.
Who would part with such a money tree?
In addition to fans, many celebrities came to Madison Square Garden tonight.
The great director Spike Lee, rapper Jay-Z, Scarlett Johansson, Swifty and the Kardashian sisters were all present tonight.
During the warm-up period, Chen Yan took the time to chat with Swift for a few words.
Swift prepared for three hours to meet Chen Yan tonight and put on exquisite makeup.
"Chen, what do you think is different about me today?"
Chen Yan stared at Taylor Swift for a long time, and finally said: "Wow! Taylor, you are wearing a retro Suns jersey today, and you have a good taste."
Swifty: "..."
Swift was a little speechless, she had never seen such a straight man in her life.
Not far away, Khloe Kardashian gloated and pointed at Chen Yan and Swift:
"Jin, your prey seems to have been caught by someone else."
Kim Kardashian looked at the two of them in opposite directions and puffed out her chest: "She? She's a little girl. Men won't like her with such a shriveled figure."
Europe and the United States admire plump figures, and Kim Kardashian is very confident about her plump butt and fat breasts.
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Soon, with the cheers of the fans in the audience, the game officially started!
New York Knicks starting lineup: Marbury, Crawford, Big Q Richardson, Zach Randolph, Eddie Curry
Stoudemire beat Eddie Curry to jump ball!
Eddie Curry is nicknamed Little Shark. After this off-season, he seems to be evolving in the direction of Big Shark, but the evolution is not in technology, but in his weight.
After getting the big contract, Eddie Curry began to indulge himself, including extramarital affairs, financial disputes, overeating...
Now his competitive state has obviously dropped by more than one level compared to last season. The jump ball just now was almost a beat slower than Stoudemire.
The Suns attacked first and hit the ball first. After landing, Nash handed the ball to Chen Yan.
Letting Chen Yan play in isolation is the most efficient way for the Suns to score in positional battles.
The person responsible for defending Chen Yan is Crawford.
Crawford is an excellent dribbler, his overall playing style is street-oriented, and his playing is very entertaining. He is the Knicks' leading scorer this season.
However, anyone who has watched the Knicks game can easily find that Crawford's scoring is outside the system, that is, he scores by himself, regardless of his teammates.
In addition to being only good at scoring, Crawford is poor in organization, defense, coverage, and defense. This type of player is obviously not suitable to be the team's top scorer. His destiny is to be a super scorer on the bench.
60 degrees outside the three-point line, facing Crawford's defense, Chen Yan came up with a signature crossover!
The moment Crawford moved, Chen Yan switched the ball from his left hand to his right.
Perfect rhythm!
Crawford was punished by standing still!
Chen Yan accelerated in one step, passed Crawford and then rushed inside!
Facing Eddie Curry's defense, Chen Yan stepped to the basket with a confused step and scored from behind the basket!
2 to 0.
"Chen, you should have dunked him just now, just like you dunked Varejao in the last game!" Stoudemire ran to Chen Yan and said after the ball was scored.
Chen Yan rolled his eyes at Xiao Si: "I can't do it. That guy looks over 300 pounds. I'll leave the task of deducting him to you."
"Hahaha!"
Stoudemire laughed and ran back to the defensive half.
Knicks offensive possession.
Marbury controlled half the court and called Randolph to the high post for a pick-and-roll.
Randolph reluctantly moved his big butt up. His preferred way of playing was to stay in position and wait for the defender to feed the ball, rather than being a blue-collar worker serving the defender like he is now.
After blocking, Randolph stood still and did not move down.
He knows Marbury's style very well, and even if he passes the ball 80% of the time, he won't get it back.
Sure enough, after switching defenses, Marbury played small and hit big, and faced Diaw's defense with a step-back mid-range shot.
The ball bounced out of the frame.
The moment Stoudemire took the rebound and handed it to Nash, the Suns' counterattack began!
Nash advanced to the logo and made a large-scale transfer to Chen Yan.
At a 45-degree angle from the three-point line, as soon as Chen Yan took a shooting stance, Richardson pounced on him.
Chen Yan did not force the shot, but flicked his wrist and handed it to Laga Bell who was open in the corner.
Laga Bale takes decisive action!
The three-point shot from the corner is a point he is very confident about.
"Whoosh!"
The basketball hits the net!
5 to 0.
Laga Bell gave Chen Yan a high-five. This feeling of mutual trust between teammates is really great!
On the other hand, the Knicks have no concept of teamwork at all.
After leading the half, Marbury once again chose to do it himself.
As a point guard, Marbury's style of play can easily arouse dissatisfaction from his teammates, but it doesn't matter to him. Anyway, his relationship with his teammates is already tense enough, so he can just play in a way he is comfortable with.
This time Marbury entered the three-second zone and then made a fadeaway shot.
The ball rolled around the basket and came out, and was collected by Diaw.
Just as the Knicks players were slowly preparing to retreat, Chen Yan had already passed half court.
Diaw used his passing talent to find Chen Yan with a rainbow pass!
Chen Yan took a step and stopped outside the three-point line.
When no one was marking him, he chose to pursue a three-pointer.
"Whoosh!"
Raise the knife and drop it, hit accurately!
8 to 0!
After the ball was scored, Chen Yan pointed at Diaw in the backcourt, indicating that the pass was beautiful.
Dior also pointed at Chen Yan and said that the vote was wonderful.
"The Knicks' defense is too loose, and the Suns can easily penetrate their defense with counterattacks!" said commentator Mike Breen in the ESPN studio.
"They don't seem to be in game shape yet," his partner Van Gundy said with a nod.
Knicks offensive possession.
Or individual player singles.
Only this time the singles player became Crawford.
Crawford dribbles very coquettishly, hitting the crotch continuously and then receiving a big back dribble!
The ball shook Laga Bale almost out of position.
However, Crawford did not seize the opportunity. There was a problem with stability at the end, and the shot hit the frame after flowing horizontally.
The Knicks still has no one open.
Diaw picked up the rebound again, and the Suns passed the ball quickly across the half court.
Chen Yan caught the ball and followed the trend, slipped between the big Q, Richardson and Crawford, and suddenly passed the ball behind his head.
Activate [Pass Master]!
Stoudemire behind him made a mid-range shot without any pressure.
10 to 0.
Marbury finished with Crawford's swing, and after Crawford finished with this round, Big Q Richardson also swung one.
"Clang!"
Still missed!
Putting tactics aside, the Knicks all felt a bit cold today.
The sound of striking iron sounded, and the sun's horn of counterattack sounded again!
The Suns' three-line fast break, the Knicks' formation collapsed in a second!
Nash and Chen Yan successfully connected!
Chen Yan ran out of space at a 60-degree angle on the right side and made a dry pull-out shot from mid-range!
"Whoosh!"
A solid hit!
The Suns started with a 12-0 offensive climax!
Knicks fans finally couldn't bear it anymore. Why don't you go to shooting training with the Suns?
"You're in great shape, Chen!" Nash patted Chen Yan's butt.
Chen Yan spread his hands: "I feel like no one is guarding me."
Xiao Si behind him also nodded in agreement: "Just like during training."
The three of them just communicated like this, high-fiving each other and walking past Crawford.
