Chapter 185 The Big Three in the draft, the All-Star Weekend is here!
On February 5, the Suns defeated the Orlando Magic 117-91 in back-to-back games.
The Magic's one-star four-shooter strategy failed in this campaign. Dwight Howard still performed vigorously in the paint, scoring 21 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, but the shooters around him were collectively lost.
Turkoglu, Lewis, Courtney Lee, JJ Redick, and Nelson made a combined 5 of 22 three-pointers. This performance made it difficult for them to deserve a victory.
Chen Yan scored 18 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds. His teammates' offensive desire and condition were very good tonight. Chen Yan changed from normal and focused on passing the ball.
Nash scored 20 points, 11 assists and 2 steals. While maintaining 20, he still stably sent out more than 10 assists.
The main point of attack for the Suns today was Stoudemire. He scored 30 points, 14 rebounds and only made 2 turnovers. It was very rare to suppress Howard in terms of statistics.
NBA insiders also have a food chain. Stoudemire completely defeated Boozer on the offensive end. Boozer can be called the victim of Dayao. Dayao restrained Howard, and Howard suppressed Stoudemire...
Stoudemire did not perform very well against Howard most of the time. Stoudemire is very strong and has outstanding explosive power, but he is still a size smaller than Howard of Warcraft, and he has almost no advantage in explosive power.
But today is an exception.
When Nash and Chen Yan saw Stoudemire's desire to attack tonight, they worked together to feed him. The two of them combined for 20 assists tonight, more than half of which were given to Stoudemire.
And most of them are nanny balls that are so considerate that they are fed directly to the mouth. All Stoudemire has to do is use his explosive jumping power to smash the ball into the basket!
"Amar'e Stoudemire surpassed you tonight in terms of statistics. What do you have to say about that?" After the game, the reporter put the microphone in front of Howard.
Facing the reporter's question, Howard shook his head helplessly: "There are two Nashes on the opposite side tonight, what the hell can I say?"
After Howard finished speaking, all the reporters laughed out loud.
Although this was a joke, it also reflected Howard's recognition of Chen Yan's passing ability.
In addition to the blessing of the skill [Pass Master lv2], Chen Yan's understanding of passing has also deepened a lot under the influence of Nash. This is an improvement in consciousness.
On February 7, the Suns returned to their home court and beat the Trail Blazers by 22 points 120-98!
The process of this game was not as easy as the result. The Suns fell behind the Trail Blazers before halftime.
The Trail Blazers were energetic in the first two quarters of Youth Day, and their performance was a bit similar to the young Celtics a few days ago.
Although the first half belonged to the Trail Blazers, who once led 62 to 49 by 13 points, the Suns, who went crazy in the second half, shot as high as 68%!
Among them, the three-point shooting rate reached an astonishing 59%!
Even the on-site commentator couldn't help but joke: "The weather forecast is broadcast below, and it will rain for three minutes ahead!"
In the end, the Suns turned the game around with their stormy offensive in the second half!
In this game, Chen Yan made 14 of 17 shots, including 4 of 5 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 35 points with super efficiency!
Stoudemire also scored 29 points and 9 rebounds in this game, and Nash also had 20 points and 8 assists.
Speaking of the huge contrast between the first and second halves of this game, Chen Yan explained it as "unexplainable".
Roy, the core of the Trail Blazers, could only shake his head helplessly: "This is basketball."
Now more and more fans like to add Chen Yan to the duo of Stoudemire and Nash, calling the three of them the Suns' Big Three.
It's just that the Suns' Big Three are a little different from the other Big Three in NBA history.
Most of the other Big Three were formed through trades, while the Suns' Big Three were all drafted by the team. Although Nash left the team in the middle, he eventually came back.
Therefore, fans also nicknamed the three as the Big Three in the draft.
"Hahaha, the fans can call it whatever they like! What I want to say is that it is indeed a blessing to have these three guys at the same time!"
D'Antoni smiled when asked this question by reporters.
From his ear-to-ear expression, fans can indeed feel the mustache's happiness.
Two days later, the Suns lost to the Spurs 92-96 at home. Both sides were in average shape in this game, and the winner was decided in the last minute.
After losing to the Spurs, the Suns learned from the pain and achieved a complete victory in the next week.
After a winning streak, the All-Star Weekend is finally here!