Chapter 241 Win G1 and break the record for the debut of the playoffs
The fourth quarter begins soon.
According to Suns coach D'Antoni's arrangement, Chen Yan temporarily returned to the bench to rest.
However, D'Antoni told Chen Yan during the break that he would not let Chen Yan stay on the bench for too long and would let him be ready to play at any time.
The current score on the court is 98 to 80, with the Nuggets trailing by 18 points.
However, they did not give up the game and still sent out all their main players to fight in the fourth quarter.
Every game in the playoffs is crucial. If you give up easily, it will affect the confidence of the players and even have a negative knock-on effect on the entire series.
The final quarter started with the Nuggets having the ball.
The Nuggets' offensive method is simple and crude, which is to drop the ball to Anthony inside and let him play in isolation.
Anthony's touch fluctuated greatly tonight, and he knew it, so he did not shoot in this round, but used his strong body to squeeze inside.
"Beep beep!"
The referee's whistle blew, and Anthony caused a foul on Raja Bell's batter.
Standing on the free throw line, Melo made two free throws.
The score came to 98 to 82.
Looking back, the Suns immediately launched an attack.
After Chen Yan came off the court, Nash became the only ball-handling point on the Suns. The Nuggets knew this very well and stepped up their defense against Nash.
Nash chose to sneak around the bottom line under the Nuggets' strict defense.
Just when everyone thought Nash was going to take the ball out and reorganize, Lao Na flicked his wrist and used every opportunity to hit the ground and pass the ball, helping Stoudemire dunk with both hands!
The best thing about Nash is that he can't stop the ball no matter how he defends it, and he can pass the ball between the long arms of the meat forest!
And he also has a historically top ability, which is to break into the three-second zone of the penalty area and still control the ball freely and observe his teammates. Don't think this is easy, 99% of players can't do it, and many top NBA point guards can't do it.
Frankly speaking, he admires Nash's ability the most.
A wonderful pass and a dunk suddenly set off the whole audience!
On the bench, Chen Yan led his teammates in waving towels crazily!
Stoudemire and Nash also laughed and pointed to the bench to respond to their teammates.
A good team atmosphere is also one of the magic weapons for the Suns to win.
Nuggets offensive possession.
Anthony got a taste of the sweetness last round, but he wanted to foul again this round.
But this time, Laga Bale cleverly avoided it, leaving Anthony free to lean on.
Anthony, who was off balance, missed his shot in the air, but Kenyon Martin got the offensive rebound and made a tip-in under the basket!
The second offense is an important means of scoring for the Nuggets tonight.
In the next few minutes, the Suns' offensive rhythm remained the same. Although Chen Yan's dismissal affected the team's position attack, the Suns still maintained a double-digit lead.
To be on the safe side, with 8 minutes and 07 seconds left in the fourth quarter, D'Antoni put Chen Yan on the field again.
Joining Chen Yan on the stage was Azubuike, who was replaced by Laja Bell. Bell had already picked up 4 fouls under Anthony's impact, and D'Antoni planned to let him off the court to rest for a while.
Chen Yan did not rush to attack on his own, but continued to cover for his teammates, and then pulled to the bottom corner or outside the 45-degree three-point line.
Chen Yan is very good at using his own advantages to help the team open up space. As long as he is on the court, he is a huge threat to the Nuggets, even if he does not touch the ball.
The score difference quickly returned to 18 points.
There are 6 minutes and 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
Kenyon Martin squeezed Diaw and took two steps!
In the penalty area, Kenyon Martin's ball was nailed to the backboard by Stoudemire as soon as he took the shot!
Martin's style of play was too reckless, even though Diaw in front of him ignored Stoudemire who came to help defend from the side.
Stoudemire also showed off his quarterback passing skills after catching the ball.
A long pass threw the ball directly into the half court, very outrageous!
Fortunately, Nash reacted quickly enough and got the ball back from the extreme distance!
After getting the ball, Azubuike took two steps forward and passed the ball to Chen Yan, who crossed in.
The moment Chen Yan received the ball, he took small steps with both feet and stopped outside the three-point line.
Before his knees could bend, Chen Yan jumped up high from the ground, quickly made shooting movements with both hands, and flicked the ball out with his right hand, all in one movement!
"For-three~~~" the home DJ shouted loudly!
"Whoa!"
The moment he hit a three-pointer, the entire stadium was flooded with cheers from the fans!
"An arc more beautiful than a rainbow!!"
"Wonderful chasing three-pointer! Chen Yan scored his 45th point of the game!"
"Chen Yan is going for 50 points tonight!"
In the cctv5 studio, directors Yu Jia and Zhang were very excited!
Nuggets offensive possession.
Anthony wanted the ball inside and hit Azubuike hard!
A shoulder directly pushed Azubuike out of the baseline!
The team fell behind by 21 points, and Anthony's shot was obviously out of temper.
The referee was not soft-spoken and directly awarded Anthony an offensive foul!
At the same time as the whistle sounded, Azubuike on the ground also clenched his fists excitedly. In this game, his performance on the offensive end was mediocre, so he hopes to contribute his own strength on the defensive end to help the team.
The big screen now showed Anthony a close-up.
Seeing Anthony's frustrated face, the home fans cheered and continued to put pressure on Anthony with noise and verbal attacks!
Willpower is Anthony's weak link. In the next few rounds, Anthony indeed showed angry behavior. He handled the ball casually on the offensive end and took walks without returning to defense on the defensive end.
Negativity will spread, and the Nuggets will make a series of inexplicable mistakes.
The score difference came to more than 25 points.
Iverson could see the change in Anthony's mentality. He took the initiative to take over the responsibility and asked for the ball in singles. He succeeded in two consecutive rounds, including one with 21.
Compared to Anthony, Iverson's leadership and willpower are superior.
However, the hole dug in front of the Nuggets is too big, and there is no possibility of reversing the defeat with the help of AI alone.
Nuggets head coach George Karl also saw the players' fatigue and with 4 minutes and 49 seconds left in the game, he took off the main players with a wave of his hand.
The game has also officially entered garbage time!
D'Antoni also cooperated and removed the Suns' main players. It is a rule in the NBA to surrender the gun and not kill.
Returning to the bench, Chen Yan took the water and towel from his teammates and turned on the movie viewing mode.
g1 was easier than he thought.
In the end, the score of the whole game was fixed at 121 to 100.
The Suns gained a hearty victory!
This kind of massacre made the home fans feel very happy. The moment the electronic buzzer sounded, the fans cheered deafeningly in their seats and celebrated!
The Suns generals were not too excited and simply high-fived each other before returning to the tunnel.
This is only the first game of the first round of the playoffs, and it is reasonable for them to win.
Suns post-game statistics: Chen Yan had 45 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 turnovers, Stoudemire had 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, Nash had 17 points, 12 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers, Grant Hill had 12 points, Diaw had 9 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds.
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Nuggets post-game statistics: Iverson had 42 points, 6 assists and 5 turnovers, Anthony had 23 points and 9 rebounds, Kenyon Martin had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Camby had 7 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks.
Judging from various statistics, the Nuggets are only ahead in rebounds, and are lagging behind in the rest. It is reasonable to lose by a big score.
"Perfect debut! Chen used his impeccable performance to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's playoff debut record of 36 points!" Barkley shouted excitedly after the game.
"The fans are cheering for this new hero in Phoenix, Charles, are you jealous?" Kenny Smith looked at Barkley with a smile.
Barkley is a star of the Suns, and he has enjoyed countless cheers from the fans here.
"Not at all, if I were in the audience shouting louder than these fans!" Barkley replied.
"Hahaha, if this continues, many of your records in the Suns may be lost." Kenny Smith continued to laugh.
"I'm happy to see it. It's a pleasure to watch Chen break records, but what I hope even more is that he can bring a championship trophy to Phoenix!"
Barkley's expression is rarely sincere. It will be a pain for Flying Pigs to have no championship in his career, so he hopes that the Suns' juniors can realize his dream for him.
In the players tunnel, Chen Yan met Iverson at the corner.
Although the team lost, Iverson would not carry his emotions off the court. He praised Chen Yan's performance tonight and gave him a hug.
Even though Iverson tried his best to score 42 points tonight, he failed to steal a victory from the Suns in the end.
Fans have expressed that even the most omnipotent 'answer' cannot solve Chen Yan's problem!
