The Suns' lineup at this time: Nash, Chen Yan, Grant Hill, Barnes, Diaw.
Although this is a lineup of main players and substitutes, in terms of offensive firepower from the outside, this lineup is even stronger than the starting lineup.
The Raptors sent TJ Ford, Anthony Parker, Paul Pierce, Bosh and Bargnani.
TJ Ford performed very well when he came off the bench in the second quarter. He used his speed to break through and score the ball to help the outside team gain shooting space. Considering this, Sam Mitchell left him on the court.
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However, Sam Mitchell only saw TJ Ford's offense, but ignored his touching defense.
tj-Ford's impact can help the Raptors open up a certain situation, but his actual height of less than 180cm is a huge black hole on the defensive end.
As soon as the second quarter started, Chen Yan taught TJ Ford a lesson.
First, he intercepted TJ Ford's lateral transfer of the ball, and then quickly launched a counterattack.
tj-Ford loves to jump to pass the ball. This is an old problem he can't get rid of. Basically half of his mistakes are caused by this.
However, TJ Ford was active enough and immediately threw himself into the defensive end after making a mistake.
Chen Yan was like a runaway wild horse, holding the ball and running straight towards the Raptors basket!
tj-Ford followed closely.
Ford's straight-line acceleration is even faster than Chen Yan's from a visual perspective!
The fans at the scene were excited to watch this scene, just like watching F1 racing!
tj-Ford stared closely at the basketball in Chen Yan's hand, preparing to cut it off the moment Chen Yan started holding the ball.
This is the only way a small man can defend against a big man.
Who would have thought that after reaching the three-point line, instead of speeding up, Chen Yan relied on TJ Ford and began to slow down and reduce the rhythm.
For TJ-Ford alone, Chen Yan said that height is enough.
Outside the penalty area, Chen Yan blasted the ball with his right hand, then passed the ball around TJ Ford, and finally finished with a one-handed smash!
Chen Yan was very relaxed during the whole process, including the dunk at the end.
Soon, the gif of this attack was posted to a certain sports forum by netizens.
"This ball is like an adult hitting a child."
"You are using your height to bully TJ Ford!"
"This trick of going around the ball and passing people is so cool, I want to learn it too!"
"Don't learn this move if you don't have a wingspan of more than two meters. It will easily hit other people's heads."
"Stop talking, my classmate almost got a concussion from me using this trick last time."
"I also used this move to hit the defender on the head when I was on the field, but I didn't hit him with a concussion, but I almost got a concussion from someone else..."
First there was a hot dunk, and then Chen Yan started his offensive performance in the second quarter!
Chasing three-pointers in transition between offense and defense, cross-cutting in positional battles, and pull-up jumpers after a probing step!
Chen Yan's desire for offense remained unabated in the second quarter.
As long as the Raptors don't double-team, he will always play alone!
Sam Mitchell changed several players in succession to defend Chen Yan, but the results were all very poor.
Chen Yan is not picky about food either, whether he is facing Bargnani, TJ Ford or Pierce, he will eat it all.
With 2 minutes and 47 seconds left in the second quarter, Chen Yan's personal score had risen to 34 points!
"Chen is destroying the Raptors' defense. Did you see Chen miss a shot tonight? Anyway, I have no impression."
Barkley shrugged in the commentary box. What he said was a bit exaggerated, but Chen Yan did have a good hand tonight, hitting 14 of his first 17 shots.
"Hahaha, maybe Sam Mitchell should change his defensive thinking, unless he wants to experience another 81-point tragedy." Kenny Smith also laughed on the sidelines.
On the court, it is now the Phoenix Suns' offensive round.
Chen Yan faced off against Pierce after receiving a pass from Grant Hill.
This was his third consecutive round of singles against Pierce.
Chen Yan successfully scored in the first two rounds, which made Pierce a little annoyed.
When Chen Yan was using one hand, Pierce's big mouth finally couldn't help but spit:
"I swear I'll tear you apart if you try to get past me again, rookie!"
"Stop being funny, you are just a Chihuahua, why are you pretending to be a bulldog?" Chen Yan responded sharply.
"I will lock you up and stuff your head into your butt!" Pierce straightened his body and faced Chen Yan directly.
What is used is An Jin, and this is the home court of the Raptors, so the referee will basically not call a penalty.
"Use your mouth to defend me?"
The two exchanged trash talk on the court!
You couldn't hear what the two people were talking about in the broadcast footage, but fans could smell the smell of gunpowder emanating from the two people through the screen!
With 7 seconds left in the attack time of the round, Chen Yan started to attack with the ball.
Chen Yan first dribbled the ball behind his hips. Pierce focused 100% and did not lose position in this round.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Yan changed direction again, but there seemed to be a flaw in this dribble. Chen Yan dropped the ball in front of Pierce!
Pierce's first reaction was to reach out and grab it!
This is also the instinctive reaction of every player.
Chen Yan did not lose the ball, he made a super low-altitude dribble in front of Pierce!
Dribbling with your fingers is like playing the piano, and the weird rhythm makes Pierce unpredictable!
After two consecutive blows, Chen Yan changed direction and passed by Pierce, who had completely lost his center of gravity!
Was Chen Yan's attack deliberate in this round or did he act on the spot?
No one knows, but everyone knows that Pierce was knocked to his knees by Chen Yan just now!
Facing an open space in front of him, Chen Yan shot a long two-point jumper without any interference!
The ball made a circle on the basket and then rolled into the net.
After the ball was scored, Chen Yan looked at the big screen above his head.
His personal score in this game has risen to 36 points!