Chapter 428 md, what is the purpose of your coming to earth?
After winning the game, the Suns had a day off. The team traveled to Oklahoma City on November 25th, and their next opponent was the Thunder.
After leaving the airport, the team bus drove slowly toward the street. Oklahoma is a relatively unfamiliar city to the Suns players. The Thunder's predecessor was the SuperSonics. Before this season, their home court had always been Seattle.
The team just moved to Oklahoma City in July of this year.
The happiest person after the relocation is completed is owner Clay Bennett. Oklahoma is his hometown. Thanks to his own efforts, his hometown now has an NBA team. Of course, the reason that prompted the Sonics to move
It’s not just the owner’s hometown feelings. As a capitalist, he always puts interests first. In the past two years, Seattle’s football market can only be described as sluggish. The SuperSonics lost 52 million US dollars in two years, and according to the evaluation of the team
Moving to Oklahoma City will make at least $2,000 in profit over the next two years, while remaining in Seattle will result in a loss of $6,000.
This is a very simple arithmetic problem that owner Clay Bennett can't figure out.
Along the way, Chen Yan admired the scenery along the way through the car window. This was his first time in this city, and everything around him was strange and new.
Oklahoma City is an old city. The area in the center of the city is called "Brick City". The exterior walls are all old dark red, reflecting the color of history, which is very distinctive.
After driving for half an hour, the bus stopped at a hotel called the Scowen-Hilton Hotel. This is the hotel where Taiyang will stay. The Scowen-Hilton is also the most luxurious hotel in Oklahoma City with the best accommodation conditions.
It's also the weirdest...
This hotel was built in 1910. The builder was named W.B. Scovin. At that time, his wish was to build the most luxurious hotel in the southwest United States. It opened in 1911 and the business was very prosperous. At the beginning, this hotel
The hotel only had 10 floors and 224 rooms. In 1930, the hotel was expanded to 14 floors and 525 rooms.
But soon a scandal occurred here. The 70-year-old boss Scovin had a relationship with a young maid in the hotel. The maid became pregnant with the boss's child. In order to prevent the family scandal from being publicized, Scovin
The maid was locked in a room in the hotel. The maid complained every day that she should not respond and complained that the ground and the ground were not working properly. In anger, she finally jumped off the building and committed suicide with her child in her arms.
Since then, the hotel has been shrouded in a strange shadow. The ghost of the maid, known to outsiders as "Effie", is said to still be wandering in the hotel.
In 1988, the hotel was forced to close for 15 years. It reopened in 2003 and was renovated, attracting many guests. However, it is said that "Effie" has not left yet. Some guests complained to the hotel that they often heard children crying.
Some people claimed to have seen "Effie" standing in front of the window where she jumped from the building. The most exaggerated person said that he woke up in the morning and found a woman lying next to him!
But this is still the first choice for all NBA teams. Firstly, it has good facilities, and secondly, it is very close to the Ford Center, just a few steps away.
As soon as the players got off the bus, several reporters came up to them and asked them if they were afraid.
Nash said: "I've heard this story before."
The reporter asked: "Do you believe it or not?"
Nash didn't answer, gave him a smile and entered the hotel.
Xiao Si said with a look of disdain: "I won't feel scared. People have died almost everywhere on the earth. If we feel scared because of this, we will probably have to move to Mars!"
Chen Yan's answer was the most humorous: "My sleep quality is very good. I am sure that I will enter a deep sleep before the ghost comes to me. The kind that cannot be woken up by firecrackers."
Facts have proved that ghost stories and all are lies. Chen Yan slept until dawn and nothing happened.
At noon, the whole team assembled in the hotel lobby. After lunch, the players went to the arena for pre-match adaptive training.
The atmosphere of the Suns during training was very relaxed. The Thunder were the weakest among fish. As long as the whole team didn't suffer from diarrhea, there would be no problem in winning against them.
Although they are also a youth army, this Thunder is completely different from the one in the previous life in terms of personnel composition. The two cores of the youth army in the previous life, Durant, are now with the Celtics and Westbrook is with the Bulls. This Thunder is currently with the Bulls.
The core is Devin Harris, Al Horford and Lopez, who was just drafted this year.
Audiences began to arrive at the arena half an hour before the game started. From the attendance rate, it is easy to see that Oklahoma City is a good basketball market. The fans here are very enthusiastic about basketball, but the team's record is obviously not worthy of the fans' enthusiasm.
So far, the Thunder have only won two games, with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses.
The Suns started slowly tonight and missed many must-goals. The Thunder's twin-tower combination of Al Horford and Lopez was very efficient and helped the Thunder get the start.
However, the strength gap between the two teams was there after all. After the Suns players adjusted their condition, they quickly evened out the difference. By the end of the first quarter, the Suns had overtaken the Thunder by 4 points.
The Suns were even better in the battle of substitute lineups. The Suns' second lineup was actually in average condition tonight, but it was enough to deal with the Thunder's substitutes. By the time the main players returned to the game, the Suns' lead was already close to double digits.
Devin Harris has been looking for opportunities to show off his speed after returning to the court. Recently, he has seen a lot of reports exaggerating Chen Yan's speed. As a player who can dribble the entire court in 3.9 seconds, Harris is naturally dissatisfied.
At 6 minutes and 47 seconds into the second quarter, Harris finally found an opportunity. Taking advantage of the Suns' missed shot, Harris turned around and grabbed the rebound. The moment he landed, Harris turned on his full power and forced his way past Nash along the sideline.
Defense, extremely fast!
Chen Yan quickly made up for it and formed the team's second line of defense. Harris accelerated in the second stage and forced a charge!
With his body and head lowered, Harris rushed past Chen Yan!
In this wave, Harris perfectly demonstrated his speed, but the only flaw was that the ball passed by the ball but not by the man.
Chen Yan activated [God-Level Stealing Ball] at the moment Harris forcibly accelerated, and accurately cut the ball.
After stealing the ball, Chen Yan started to counterattack on the spot and passed Kyle Weaver with a crossover!
Change direction without slowing down!
Then Chen Yan continued to rush inside at full speed!
Lopez and Al Horford hurriedly retreated to the inside. Chen Yan leaned over and started, stepping directly through the gap between the two. At this moment, Chen Yan's speed reached the extreme!
In the end, Chen Yan stepped on the floor and launched a one-armed tomahawk!
Even the away fans screamed in surprise after watching this goal. It can be said that it is full of visual impact!
Seeing Chen Yan high-fiving his teammates in celebration, Devin Harris wanted to pull him aside and ask: "Damn it, what is your purpose on earth?"
Strictly speaking, Devin Harris's absolute speed is not inferior to that of Chen Yan, but their man-ball combination abilities are not on the same level.
Chen Yan's speed is what makes him fast on the basketball court. He can constantly change his movements without letting his speed slow down. Compared with him, Devin Harris looks like a dumb kid, as his speed increases.
He felt as if he had lost his mind and was working hard without caring.
In this game, except for some trouble at the beginning, the Suns played very easily the rest of the time.
The first two quarters basically set the tone for the entire game.
The young people of the Thunder are still in the running-in and groping stage, while the Suns are already the defending champions. There is an essential gap between the two teams.
In addition, the Suns also restrained the Thunder in their playing style. The Suns used actual actions to prove that the traditional twin towers are no longer suitable for this version, especially when the inside athletic ability is not strong.
The Al-Horford-Lopez inside combination cannot keep up with the running and gunning speed of the Suns. As long as the Suns have a fast break, they will play more and less. For a team like them that relies on running and gunning to make a living, this is the favorite thing to watch.
The situation has arrived.
In the third quarter, the Thunder did not choose to withdraw the main force. For this kind of reorganized team, it is more important for the young players to accumulate more experience than winning or losing. The Suns also adjusted the lineup and constantly tried some new personnel combinations.
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D'Antoni discovered that Nash, Chen Yan and DeAndre Jordan are very compatible. DeAndre Jordan is very mobile and can keep up with the two of them to complete dunks. On the defensive end, he can also protect the frame and rebound well.
With Chen Yan and Nash, his weaknesses are magnified and his shortcomings are minimized.
Another such player is Novak. Novak felt like he was in heaven when he was next to Chen Yan and Nash. Both of them have good passing ability and can contain the defense. This quarter
Novak got 3 open opportunities from the outside and took advantage of them all.
Before the third quarter was over, the point difference between the two sides had already reached 20.
Fans both at the scene and on TV regarded this game as an exhibition match. Rather than how many points the Suns won, the fans were more concerned about what kind of gorgeous offense they could play.
"Boom!"
After the sun set, Nash sent a wonderful pass, and Chen Yan ran back and then connected with a back dunk to finish!
The Thunder were leaking people badly, and the growing point difference made the young players gradually lose their fighting spirit, and their defense was extremely lax.
Little Jordan excitedly rushed forward and had a chest bump with Chen Yan.
"Chen, give me a chance to perform!" Xiao Jordan felt a little itchy after watching Chen Yan's dunk.
"It's a small matter, just watch my eyes and act." Chen Yan winked at Xiao Qiaodan.
"clear!"
After two rounds, Chen Yan's eyes came.
During the counterattack, Chen Yan glanced at Jordan and then threw the ball high into the air. Jordan understood that there was no ball and ran into the penalty area before leaping high.
Jordan jumped very high. He had already thought of a hundred ways to finish the alley-oop, but the ball entered the basket in the 101st way.
The basketball drew a long arc over Jordan's head and entered the net.
"Whoosh!"
The Suns bench suddenly became excited, both fans and players loved this unconventional goal.
Only Jordan was left messy in the wind.
Xiao Qiaodan looked at Chen Yan with a smile on his face. Is this what you call looking at his eyes?
After a few rounds, Chen Yan once again found a fast break opportunity. During the counterattack, he easily passed Devin Harris with a crotch and then faced Lopez's defense.
Lopez stepped forward to block the shot, but Chen Yan threw it high, with his left hand!
"Bang!"
The ball hit the backboard hard. On the surface it looked like an outrageous shot, but in fact it was an exquisite pass.
Jordan followed up and jumped from behind. After receiving the rebound ball, he violently abused the frame with both hands!
Chen Yan still satisfied Little Jordan. After landing, Little Jordan smiled like a 210cm child.
Zhang Lili shouted excitedly in the studio: "Hoho! These two are having fun!"
Director Xu also laughed: "Chen Yan is becoming more and more imaginative in his play by rebounding and assisting his teammates in alley-oop dunks."
Chen Yan's personal performance lasted until the end of the third quarter, and he never appeared on the court again after the fourth quarter was completely reduced to garbage time.
The score difference between the two sides remained at 20 points until the end of the game.
As the final whistle sounded, the Suns' three-game winning streak came quietly.