Watching the assistant coach helping Larry Hughes walk into the tunnel, James felt very complicated.
The Cavaliers are not an offensive team to begin with, and now without Larry Hughes, an important outside firepower, their offense will be even more constipated.
Being swept for two consecutive years seems to be getting closer and closer to James...
In the next four consecutive rounds, the Cavaliers only scored one sports goal.
Coach Mike Brown could do nothing but adjust his glasses on the sidelines.
There are only so many cards in hand, and no matter how great the head coach is, he can't save this Cavaliers, let alone Mike Brown.
"Larry Hughes' dismissal had a great impact on the Cavaliers, which allowed the Suns to focus their defense more on LeBron." Barkley analyzed the situation on the court.
Kenny Smith nodded: "Yes, LeBron now has to take on both organizational tasks and scoring, while also taking care of defense. This is too difficult."
While the two were chatting and laughing, the Suns hit another three-pointer.
Nash suddenly passed the ball to Chen Yan, and after receiving the ball, Chen Yan started to make another sudden ball to find Laga Bell.
Two consecutive sudden points directly disrupted the Cavaliers' formation. Laga Bell made a pressure-free shot from the bottom corner without being marked!
Looking back, James used his impact to hit the basket and cause a foul.
Made both free throws.
James had just caught up with two points, and the Suns turned around and hit another three-pointer.
Nash went around the screen and fired directly from the outside, hitting the ball accurately!
Chen Yan said that his teammates were all shooting from the outside, so he couldn't be idle.
After guarding against the Cavaliers' offensive in the next round, Chen Yan made a three-pointer in the middle of the game.
"Whoosh!"
Three-point three-hit combo!
Phoenix Shooting Brigade is online again.
Seeing that the game was about to be taken away by the sun, James couldn't sit still.
After trying to cover, James moved sideways continuously and suddenly raised his hand!
An angry pass to Gibson in the corner.
Gibson didn't have much thought after receiving the ball. Being behind by a big score made him lose the previous baggage.
"Whoosh!"
Hit a three-pointer from the baseline.
Gibson's three-pointer barely helped the team stop the bleeding.
Phoenix Suns offensive possession.
After halftime, Nash held the ball to observe the movements of his teammates, and then raised his hand to call Chen Yan over.
The two played a simple pick-and-roll.
Fans are now accustomed to the Suns' backcourt combination pick-and-roll, and it has almost become one of the two's fixed routines.
The purpose of the pick-and-roll between the two defenders is very simple, which is to make Chen Yan play out of position.
The Cavaliers were forced to switch defense, and Nash quickly passed the ball to Chen Yan.
Facing Daniel Gibson, Chen Yan holds the ball with one hand.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The next second, Chen Yan started his performance.
After dribbling the ball quickly, Chen Yan made a huge change of direction with his hips!
Gibson saw Chen Yan's movements clearly, but his steps couldn't keep up.
The speed and explosive power of the two are not at the same level.
Gibson could only watch Chen Yan escape in front of him, feeling very desperate.
James on the other side wanted to attack from a flank, but Chen Yan had already started to speed up.
The Cavaliers did not double-team Chen Yan immediately, and now it is too late to double-team him.
Chen Yan reached the penalty area at light speed. The moment the big Z came out, Chen Yan lightly threw his right hand.
Chen Yan seems to be a throwing action, but in fact it is a pass.
Stoudemire on the other side of the basket understood and took off on the spot.
"bang!!!"
With a powerful alley-oop dunk, Chen Yan and Stoudemire completed a long-lost connection!
After Stoudemire landed a dunk, he beat his chest and roared in front of the camera to vent his anger. Wreaking havoc on the basket was his favorite way to score, bar none!
"Beautiful! Chen Yan's shot was very reasonable. After smoothly breaking in, he created an excellent scoring opportunity for his teammates! This is Chen Yan's characteristic. He is like a big magnet that draws all the Cavaliers' defensive attention.
Attracted!" Zhang Liyi shouted happily.
Seeing that Zhang Lili was already boasting, Director Xu was not to be outdone: "This is personal ability, this is game reading ability, this is basketball IQ! Whether it is attacking the basket or assisting teammates, Chen Yan can always do it at the right time.
The right thing, of course, Stoudemire dunked the ball beautifully, and Chen Yan’s assist was not wasted.”
Zhang Lili continued: "In this round, the Cavaliers can't blame Ilgauskas for missing a man. If he doesn't make up for it, Chen Yan can directly attack the basket. No matter what, it will be two points, and the result will be the same.
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What Zhang Lili boasted is true. Chen Yan's every action on the court changes according to changes in his opponent.
Cavaliers coach Mike Brown was expressionless on the sidelines. He did not complain about his players, because the Cavaliers lost points not because the players didn't work hard, but because they really couldn't guard Chen Yan.
Cavaliers fans also understand that if Chen Yan was restricted so easily, the team would not fall behind 0-3 with a total score.
A three-pointer and a dunk, and the Sun used a set of combo punches to stun the Cavaliers.
The score difference suddenly reached 20 points.
The situation on the court now is very embarrassing for the Cavaliers. They can't seem to defend either a breakthrough or a three-pointer.
Now if they want to reverse the point difference, there seems to be only one way they can go, and that is to play against the Suns.
But this is obviously unrealistic. Apart from James, the Cavaliers have no players with independent offensive capabilities. Lai Hughes can barely count as one, but now he can only watch the next game in the team locker room.
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At the end of the third quarter, the score between the two teams was 83:60.
The Phoenix Suns took a 23-point lead.
The huge lead also allowed Barkley and Kenny Smith to discuss in advance who can be elected FMVP.
"I vote for Chen. This series is his performance stage," Barkley said.
"There is no doubt that Chen has conquered everyone with his scoring show." Kenny Smith said in agreement.
The two directly acquiesced that the Suns would sweep the Cavaliers and win.
Not just them, but all fans too.
Domestic fans are already excitedly waiting for the end of the game.
If the Suns successfully complete the sweep, then Chen Yan will not only be the first domestic player to win the O'Brien Cup as a main player, he may even become the first Chinese player to win FMVP!
Chen Yan's current three-quarter statistics are 19 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds. Today, his teammates are all in excellent condition, so Chen Yan played very relaxed tonight and hardly exerted any effort.
But even so, most people still default to FMVP.
There was no way, his consecutive 50-point performance in the first two games was so explosive that it impressed everyone.
