"The Suns beat the Spurs, leading 2-0 with a total score!"
"4555, this night is just Chen Yan's solo show!"
"Rampage moment! Chen Yan forces the Spurs into a desperate situation!"
"How to guard Chen Yan? Popovich said he can only lock him in the locker room!"
Early the next morning, when Chen Yan turned on the phone, everyone in the country was bragging. The outside world was generally optimistic about the Suns' promotion form.
But Chen Yan himself knows very well that promotion depends on strength, not public opinion, and two home wins are not enough to win the series.
The Spurs are the defending champions and are very experienced. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili are one of the best trios in the league. They will not let the Suns easily step over their bodies and advance to the Western Conference Finals.
After turning off the computer, the doorbell of Chen Yan's villa rang.
Agent Bill Duffy came to Chen Yan's residence early today. His strong performance in the playoffs has made Chen Yan's worth rise again. Bill Duffy came this time to confirm the next endorsement plan with Chen Yan.
After one season, Chen Yan has become one of Bill Duffy's most profitable players. Bill Duffy focused a large part of his energy on Chen Yan. Oden, who was signed at the same time as Chen Yan,
Popular rookies such as Conley lag far behind him.
Chen Yan briefly discussed with Bill Duffy and then hurried to the court for training.
G3 will start soon. Next, the Suns will face two difficult away games. Chen Yan must focus all his energy on the game.
As for endorsements, Chen Yan can just grasp the general direction, and leave the rest to Bill Duffy.
After one season of cooperation, he has full confidence in Bill Duffy's ability and character.
That night, another Western Conference semifinal game between the Lakers and the Hornets G2 also came out.
The Lakers took advantage of their home court and defeated the Hornets 95-84. They currently lead their opponents with a total score of 2-0.
Kobe finished the game with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Garnett also had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks.
With the addition of Garnett this season, Kobe no longer has the same sense of powerlessness he had after the disbandment of OK.
For the Hornets, Paul contributed 21 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals, but it was difficult for him to beat four hands with two fists.
The Lakers have two superstars. Although there are star players around Paul, they cannot compare with Kobe and Garnett.
Moreover, the performance of the star players of the Hornets is relatively unstable. Tonight, David West made 2 of 11 shots from the field and only scored a measly 10 points from 6 free throws. He has always performed steadily in front of Garnett.
It's like a little chicken, unable to perform at all.
Tyson Chandler also only scored 5 points and 11 rebounds. He had no independent offensive ability and basically relied on Paul to score.
In addition to scoring points himself, Paul also has to link up the team's offense. He has a very heavy burden.
After the game, the Lakers generals were interviewed by reporters in the locker room.
After answering questions about this game, a reporter asked Kobe a question about Chen Yan.
"Kobe, I believe you are also paying attention to the other round of the Western Conference series. What do you think about Chen's large number of unconventional long-range three-pointers in the two games?"
Kobe pouted and replied: "Rebel? In my opinion, as long as the ball can be sent into the basket, it is a good shot, no matter what method is used."
"So will you try this kind of shot in future games?" the reporter asked.
Kobe smiled: "I have always admired Chen, but this kind of three-point shot will not be a regular shot for me. I will not change my playing style because of a certain player."
Garnett, another star player of the Lakers, was also asked the same question, and his answer was much more arrogant than Kobe: "For me, it's just a farther shot. If I faced him, I wouldn't give him that."
The guy has such a comfortable shooting space.”
Garnett is very confident. This confidence comes from his strength. Garnett is the power forward with the largest defensive range in NBA history. His defensive area can be extended to two steps beyond the three-point line, so in his view, Chen Yan
This way of using range to create space is no big deal, he can do it.
But this is all theoretical. Whether Chen Yan can be restrained in a real fight will only be known on the court.
But this is all a story for another day. If the two teams want to meet, they must first defeat the opponents in front of them to join the Western Conference Finals.
G3 between the Suns and Spurs starts on May 7, US time.
The day before the game, all Suns players arrived in San Antonio on a special plane.
San Antonio was full of fanatical fans, shouting slogans to cheer for the team near the Suns' hotel.
This kind of chanting behavior seems to be to cheer up the home team, but in fact it is harassment of Spurs players.
This harassment continued until 4:30 in the morning, and the area became quiet until the police arrived.
Early morning, in the hotel lobby.
"Hey! Chen, how did you sleep last night?" Azubuike walked up to Chen Yan.
"I didn't sleep well. I was woken up when I fell asleep, and my sleep became intermittent after that," Chen Yan said.
Chen Yan didn't know how to ask Azubuike. The dark circles on his face told it all.
After a while, Xiao Si also yawned and walked out of the elevator.
"Morning!" Stoudemire waved to his teammates.
Looking at Xiaosi's appearance, he didn't get a good rest.
Not only them, but other Suns players were more or less disturbed by the fans downstairs last night.
"It's okay. I'll get on the bus and catch up on my sleep later." Xiaosi patted Chen Yan and Azubuike on the shoulders and said.
Usually the team's hotel is a certain distance from the arena, enough to get a good night's sleep.
But Stoudemire's plan soon came to nothing, because when the bus was about to leave the hotel, fans along the way blocked the bus at the exit of the parking lot and kept throwing curses and insulting words.
The Spurs fans didn't really want to besiege the bus, they just wanted to add a little tension to the Suns.
In the end, the bus was delayed for more than ten minutes before driving to the AT&T Arena under police protection.
Looking at the bus slowly going away, the fans sighed, Spurs, we can only help you so far, the rest will be left to you!
The Spurs are constantly making off-the-table moves, and their fans have only one purpose, and that is to do everything they can to prevent the Suns from playing comfortably!
