Chen Yan's single quarter statistics were 14 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds.
After a wave of scoring, Chen Yan also received special care from the Nuggets generals, and the intensity of various double-teams...
Chen Yan did not choose to play hard. In the second half of the first quarter, he basically focused on attracting defense and sharing the ball.
The second quarter started quickly, and it started with a competition between the substitutes of both sides.
For the Nuggets, Jr. Smith was very excited before he came on the court. After holding it in for a long time, he felt that he could finally show off his talents.
On the Suns side, veteran Grant Hill leads the team to fight.
Hill's performance is still stable. This is the role of veterans. No matter what the occasion, they are always like a stabilizing needle.
Azubuike and Barea, who performed well in the regular season, experienced varying degrees of nervousness, which also led to distortions in their technical movements and some unnecessary mistakes on the court.
No one on the Nuggets side was nervous, especially Jr. Smith. Not only did he not have stage fright, he actually played a little too boldly!
He throws the ball with one step beyond the three-point line, continuously turns around and shoots fadeaway jumpers, and drives into the crowd to reach the extreme limit. In short, he can do it no matter what.
This is Jr.'s playing style, either he doesn't score, or he scores one of the top five goals.
However, Jr. seemed to have forgotten his knife tonight, and all the difficult shots ended up being a black shot.
Netizens also laughed at Jr.’s Jordan Experience Card for having expired.
Nuggets coach George Karl on the sidelines felt itchy, but there was nothing he could do.
Jr. is the most powerful firepower on the Nuggets bench. He averaged 12.3 points per game this season. The team needs the firepower he provides.
However, Jr. is the kind of player with an extremely selfish style of play. He will not feel guilty because of his missed shots. All he can think about is scoring the next shot.
With Jr's reverse help, the Suns slowly opened the score to double digits.
At 8 minutes and 36 seconds into the second quarter, George Karl had no choice but to adjust the lineup, remove Jr. and replace him with Anthony to stabilize the situation.
Otherwise, the Nuggets would have been beaten by Jr. before they were beaten by the Suns...
Anthony came on the field and achieved immediate results. Melo used his size to hit the inside continuously and succeeded, very tough!
However, Anthony is still very weak on the defensive end, so the team's pursuit of points is very slow.
The game lasted 5 minutes and 56 seconds, and the score between the two sides reached 48 to 40.
The two sides entered an official timeout.
After the timeout, the head coaches of both teams made fine adjustments to their lineups.
Suns lineup: Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Barnes
D'Antoni fielded a small lineup that is rare in this era, and Nash and Chen Yan returned to the game after adequate rest.
Nuggets lineup: Anthony Carter, Iverson, Kleiza, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby
George Karl asked Anthony to take a rest first, missing the playing time of the golden gun.
The game restarts and the Nuggets have the ball.
Iverson started his personal offensive performance after catching the ball.
The player responsible for defending Iverson became Raja Bell.
Laga Bell had been teammates with Iverson for a period of time in the 76ers, and he was very familiar with Iverson's style and offensive methods.
Raja Bell's steps were very steady, and he kept dribbling under Iverson's hips without losing his position.
However, not losing position does not mean that you can guard a superstar of Iverson's level.
A true superstar can find a way to put the ball into the basket no matter what kind of defender he faces. The next second Iverson explained this sentence well.
A behind-the-back dribble followed by a sideways step, and Iverson found his shooting rhythm!
"Whoa!"
Free throw line jump shot!
Laga Bell threw the ball a little fiercely, and it hit Iverson's calf.
Iverson lost his balance and fell to the ground the moment he took the shot.
Lying on the spot, Iverson was very excited after seeing the ball go in.
Because he understands that he scored a 21!
However, what he didn't expect was that the referee's whistle didn't sound!
"and-one! Hey! and-one!!"
Iverson got up and turned on the violent mode, chasing the referee while clapping his hands, and kept roaring in his ears!
Iverson has been playing in the league for many years. He knows that the referee cannot change the decision in this situation, and doing so is more like a way to vent.
"Beep!"
The referee stopped and gave AI a technical foul without hesitation.
Iverson curled his lips, trying to restrain himself.
After being in the NBA for so many years, the person he offended the most was the referees, and he has long been accustomed to this kind of treatment.
"Hahaha, Iverson went from 21 to 2-1!"
"After all these years, Xiao Ai still can't control his temper!"
“I just like Iverson’s clear distinction between love and hate!”
"To be honest, this ball is definitely 21, and the referee's whistle tonight was a bit biased."
"This is the home court of the Suns. If it doesn't favor the Suns, does it favor the Nuggets? If there is no advantage at home, then why are so many teams working so hard in the regular season?"
"The Nuggets will also enjoy their home court advantage when they return to Denver, but this is Phoenix!"
Fans pounded the keyboard to express their opinions.
"Whoa!"
On the other side, Nash made a technical free throw easily.
49 to 42.
The ball still belongs to the Suns.
Grant Hill serves the ball from the sideline.
Chen Yan wandered towards the sideline and pretended to catch the ball hand-in-hand.
Suddenly he braked hard and Chen Yan accelerated to the inside and ran back!
Chen Yan used his run to tear open the Nuggets' entire defense!
Grant Hill moved his hands and passed the ball to Chen Yan's hands in a tacit understanding.
Chen Yan catches the ball without adjusting and starts directly!
The Nuggets only have one Marcus Camby inside!
Canby took a small step forward and bent his knees slightly.
He is already ready to meet Chen Yan!
Chen Yan ejected and took off, Kanby jumped high!
In the stadium, fans stood up one after another.
Camby is the league's shot-blocking leader this season, and everyone wants to see Chen Yan dunk above him!
Mars is about to hit the Earth!
However... while the two were still rising, Camby realized something was wrong!
He took off vertically, rising into the air, while Chen Yan was gliding forward like a sprinter!
After dodging Camby in the air, Chen Yan continued to glide at low altitude, folded the loop and scored the ball at the other end of the basket!
Super strong mid-air pull rod!
During the whole process, Chen Yan seemed to be hanging his body in mid-air, it was so beautiful!
The fans at the scene were wildly excited. The visual impact of such a pull-up layup was no less than that of a dunk!
