Chapter 205 Three-point heavy rainfall stops the rocket!
Chen Yan arrived in Houston with the team on the evening of February 26.
As the host, Dayao would naturally not forget to entertain his little brother.
When Chen Yan arrived at the hotel, Dayao drove to pick him up.
Ten minutes later, Chen Yan got on the passenger seat of Dayao.
Dayao drives a BMW 7 Series in the United States. The 7 Series is obviously too small for a giant like him. He seems to be sitting on a small bench with his hands holding a steering wheel as big as a compact disc.
Seeing this scene, Chen Yan couldn't help but laugh.
"Xiao Yan, what's the point of being silly and happy alone?" Dayao turned around and asked.
"It's nothing, I suddenly thought of something happy." Chen Yan replied.
"Sharing makes me happy too." Dayao said with a smile.
"Haha, Brother Yao, you have been very happy recently. The team has won 12 consecutive games!"
Dayao shook his head after hearing this: "Forget it, the Western Conference is so crazy this year. With 12 consecutive victories, the ranking only rose two places. Can you believe it?"
"Hahaha!" Seeing Dayao's frowning expression, Chen Yan couldn't stop laughing.
The competition in the Western Conference this year is indeed too exaggerated. If any team can finally break through the Western Conference and win the championship, it will definitely be the most valuable championship in the past 10 years.
Soon, Dayao drove Chen Yan to the destination.
The venue for his treat this time was not at Yao Restaurant, but at his new home. Treating Chen Yan with a "family dinner" was definitely the highest level of treatment.
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February 27th.
Toyota Center.
During the warm-up period, many Chinese fans held cards with Chen Yan's face on them and shouted his name.
For Chinese fans, there is no distinction between home and away teams. They support the players of their own country.
Before the show started, Chen Yan and Dayao simply said hello without saying much.
After all, we just got together the day before.
Chen Yan actually chatted a lot with Tracy McGrady. Because of Dayao's relationship, the two of them had played several CS games online together, and their relationship was pretty good.
While Chen Yan and Tracy McGrady were chatting, Rockets general manager Morey walked up to the middle of the two of them and greeted Chen Yan warmly.
Since the middle of the season, Morey has shown a strong interest in Chen Yan.
He was very optimistic about Chen Yan's personal ability, playing style and commercial value. Morey had a whimsical idea of forming a Chinese combination of Yao and Chen Yan.
Morey even proposed a trade plan to the Suns in January, but Suns executives didn't even look at the specifics of the deal and directly rejected his trade proposal.
The reason is simple. Chen Yan is not for sale to the Sun.
The purpose of Morey coming to the scene tonight is to have a face-to-face communication with Chen Yan.
But what Morey never expected was... Chen Yan simply ignored him. After shaking hands with Tracy McGrady, he went straight back to the warm-up half without even saying hello to Morey.
Morey was left standing alone.
Chen Yan had no ill intentions, he just felt that there might be some barriers to communication between humans and dogs.
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"Friends from the audience! Friends from the fans! What we bring to you next is the regular season match between the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns. This is also the second meeting between the two teams this season!" Zhang Weiping said to the camera before the game started.
"This is also a game that thousands of fans are paying close attention to. The starting lineups of both sides have been announced. The Rockets' starting five are Alston, Tracy McGrady, Battier, Scola and Dayao."
"The Suns' starting lineup is Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Diaw and Stoudemire."
"Both sides are regular starters, and both Chinese players have successfully appeared in the starting lineups of their respective teams."
Yu Jia on the side introduced the starting lineups of both sides in a serious manner.
"As for the Suns, they are currently ranked first in the Western Conference. The Rockets have just won 12 consecutive games and their upward momentum is very strong. It's hard to say who will win and who will lose in this game!" Zhang Li said with a smile.
"Yes, tonight will be a tough battle for both sides, it depends on which side is in better condition!" Yu Jia said with a smile.
Time passed quickly under the chatter of the two commentators.
When the camera turned, the starting players from both teams were already standing in the center of the field.
Dayao and Stoudemire stood in the center circle preparing to jump the ball.
Dayao's success rate in jumping balls has never been high. In the national team, the United Arab Emirates can help Dayao jump in, but in the Rockets, Dayao can only rely on himself.
Rockets power forward Scola is also a floor player. His jumping ability is about the same as that of Yao, and he is only 206cm tall. Letting him jump the ball is basically a waste.
As the referee's whistle blows, the game officially begins!
Stoudemire won the jump ball with his powerful explosive power!
The sun strikes first!
Nash brought the ball across the half court and found Chen Yan, passing the ball hand to hand.
Now the Suns' offense in the first round is Chen Yan's offense, which has almost become a habit of the team.
Chen Yan grabbed the ball with one hand at a 45-degree angle on the left side, waiting for his teammates to help him open up space.
Chen Yan has a slender figure, superior wingspan and oversized palms, allowing him to grab the ball easily and freely. To describe it in one word, that is - elegant.
Recently, many fans in the NBA have joked on the Internet that Chen Yan should be awarded an award for the most handsome one-handed ball catcher in the NBA.
After the Suns pulled away, Chen Yan began to challenge Battier 1v1.
Battier kept harassing while maintaining a safe defensive distance. He is a smart defensive expert and will not let his teammates easily score on him.
Of course, the kind of unreasonable investment against him is another matter.
After a series of crotch thrusts, Chen Yan forced his left side!
The moment Chen Yan started to speed up, Battier did not lose his position.
But when Chen Yan took the first step, Battier was already half a body behind Chen Yan.
This is the difference in physical talent between the two.
Battier failed to keep up with Chen Yan, and Tracy McGrady on the flank stepped forward to help defend.
【Pass Master】!
Chen Yan sent a behind-the-back pass before McGrady's defense was in place, and accurately found Laga Bell.
Apart from being unexpected, this pass is also very cool!
Laga Bell in the bottom corner has been ambush for a long time!
"Whoa!"
Hands up and swords down!
Laga Bell takes the lead for the Suns!
Ragnarok Bell's three-point shooting rate this season is as high as 42.1%. In addition to improving his own shooting ability, Chen Yan also contributed to it. His breakthrough created a lot of space for the Suns' perimeter players.
"Chen Yan handled the ball very reasonably!" In the studio, Zhang Weiping said his famous saying again.
Yu Jia nodded: "This ball is very comfortable. Bell can catch and shoot in one go without any adjustments. A scorer who can pass the ball is always a nightmare for defense!"
Rockets offensive round.
After landing in position, Dayao got stuck and asked for the ball.
Alston thoughtlessly lobbed into the paint. The pass was a bit sloppy and was directly destroyed by Stoudemire who was half-circling in front of him.
Nash picked up the ball and quickly advanced.
What the Suns are best at is disrupting the opponent's opening deployment with a high-speed rhythm!
Chen Yan received Lao Na's through ball from 60 degrees outside the three-point line.
Without hesitation, he shot directly from the three-pointer in transition!
Can hold the carved bow like the full moon!
"Whoa!"
The Suns fans in front of the TV cheered. This kind of chasing three-pointer is really cool to watch, but the fans will not be too surprised because Chen Yan has scored too many such goals this season.
Rockets offense.
There was one mistake at the beginning, and Alston was obviously much more cautious this round.
Seeing Stoudemire once again resorting to a half-circle, Alston did not choose to feed Yao the ball inside.
Dayao is speechless. Alston's passing skills are definitely at the bottom among the 30 NBA teams. If he were replaced by a point guard with reliable passing skills, Dayao's average points per game would probably increase by 3-5 points.
After consecutive passes, Battier got a shot from the bottom corner.
The two bottom corners are Battier's most accurate points, but he did not seize the opportunity in this round.
The basketball bounced out of the frame and was picked off by Diaw with one hand.
"Push! Hurry up!" D'Antoni yelled from the sidelines.
Nash ran with the ball, and Bell and Chen Yan followed on both sides.
Fast break again!
Dayao was very troubled when he saw this scene. If the Suns continue to play at this speed, then he will be unable to do anything else on the defensive end except running back and forth.
The Suns counterattacked and got a 3-on-2 opportunity in the frontcourt. Nash found Chen Yan with one hit.
The moment Chen Yan caught the ball, Tracy McGrady and Battier both pounced on him!
They were very afraid of Chen Yan's chasing three-pointer.
However, in this round, Chen Yan did not take action himself, but chose to pass back.
"Whoa!"
Nash caught the ball at the top of the arc and hit an open three-pointer easily!
9 to 0!
“Nice transfer!”
"Chen Yan successfully used his attractiveness to create space for his teammates to shoot this ball!"
Zhang Lili and Yu Jia explained one after another.
"Time-out!" Rockets coach Adelman couldn't sit still.
There was heavy rainfall at the beginning, and the sun and three-point rain directly stopped the Rockets!