Chapter 442 The show is coming, the fan's illusion
"Whoosh!"
Kobe made the extra free throw.
53 to 49.
Sunshine's bottom line is quick and the pace is fast.
In this round, Chen Yan was playing without the ball. He felt that his touch had returned and he began to use his movement to find outside shooting opportunities.
Chen Yan kept using his teammates' bodies to cover, while Kobe kept chasing behind him. The two looked like they were playing hide-and-seek on the court.
Chen Yan went from the bottom corner to the top of the arc and finally found an opportunity. After receiving the pass from Diaw, he quickly pulled up at the top of the arc!
Kobe became more aggressive and accelerated to bypass Diaw's screen, preparing to interfere with Chen Yan from the side. However, he rushed the ball too hard and directly hit Chen Yan's hip joint without stopping the car, knocking him down.
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Chen Yan lost his balance and pushed the ball away.
"Beep!"
The referee's whistle sounded. After Chen Yan fell to the ground, he did not get up immediately. Instead, he lay there with his head raised and observed the flight path of the basketball, just like Kobe Bryant in the last round.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as the ball passed through the net, the crowd cheered.
31!
The fans in front of the TV were also very excited to watch, so it was very exciting to watch the confrontation between you and me!
This is why fans like to watch 0vs24 instead of 23vs24. They like to watch the tough scoring responses between the stars, rather than one person scoring in isolation, and then the other person calls two pick-and-rolls and then immediately distributes the ball.
Chen Yan sat on the ground and looked at Kobe after roaring.
Do you like to play 21?
Then I will pay you back 31!
The Suns bench is extremely excited, and the competition between the core players is a great morale booster!
Kobe was too impatient, chased the ball too fiercely, and made mistakes that only a rookie would make, but no one dared to criticize him because Kobe was the boss of this team.
"Kobe!"
When Chen Yan added penalties, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson called him to his side.
"Kobe, you are spending too much energy on that guy. Leave the defensive tasks to others. We need you more on the offensive end!"
Kobe nodded. He also understood that he would not get any benefits if he continued to spend time with Chen Yan on the defensive end. Moreover, he had already committed three fouls. If Chen Yan was fouled and sent off, the Lakers would be fine in tonight's Christmas Day game.
It ended early.
When Phil Jackson was telling Kobe Bryant, Chen Yan also hit the extra free throw.
53 to 53.
"Successfully scored 4 points in a single round. Chen's score in these few minutes has exceeded the total score in the first half."
"No one can stop him. Maybe the Lakers should consider double-teaming."
Barkley and Kenny Smith talked about each other.
"beat-la!"
"beat-la!"
"beat-la!"
During the Lakers' offensive round, a uniform chant rang out at the American West Arena.
Kobe's eyes were on fire, and just by looking at his expression, you knew he was definitely going to score the ball himself again.
It's no secret that Kobe likes to score soaring points. Perhaps he is the star with the strongest desire to score in the league. The arrival of Garnett last season made him restrain himself. Kobe deliberately reduced the number of shots to make himself better for the team. All this is for
The long-lost championship.
But seeing that Chen Yan's crazy scoring could also help the team win the championship, Kobe's mind changed again. He decided to return to his original intention and lead the team to victory in the way he was best at.
I am still the same boy as before, nothing has changed...
Kobe is averaging 22 shots per game this season, which is higher than last season's 20.6. Compared with 45.9% of last season's field goals, Kobe's 46.7% field goal percentage this season has also improved. The reason why his scoring average has dropped slightly is because
The number of attacks to the basket has decreased. Last season, Kobe averaged 9 free throws per game, but this season it dropped to only 6.9.
Fisher led the way through half court, and after Kobe got the ball, he just made a simple feint and immediately turned over and shot a difficult jump shot.
The basketball bounced out of the frame. The timing of the shot was very bad. It felt like a forced shot for the sake of a forced shot. Laga Bell tried his best to interfere with Kobe's shot.
Garnett picked off the offensive rebound, and Dioca was behind him to prevent him from getting up comfortably. Garnett patted the ball and then turned over for a jump shot.
This is one of Garnett's best scoring methods, but his touch was too bad tonight, and the basketball hit the front edge and popped out.
Diaw quickly turned around to protect the defensive rebound and immediately threw it forward to find Nash.
Nash threw the ball directly to Chen Yan in the middle without stopping. Chen Yan took one step and started directly, penetrating the Lakers' defense like a bolt of lightning.
Ariza couldn't keep up with Chen Yan's speed, let alone Fisher. The old fish's biggest shortcoming was his footwork.
Chen Yan reached the basket and dunked hard with both hands to end the battle.
53 to 55.
The Suns took the lead and the Lakers took the offensive turn.
Kobe wanted to continue to retaliate against Chen Yan. When he dribbled to the low post, Chen Yan's double-team came up again, and Kobe shot against the defense of the two men again.
The basketball rolled around on the frame and fell out, swiping out of the frame!
Stoudemire grabbed the rebound and there was a mismatch in the frontcourt. Stoudemire passed the ball to Chen Yan. Chen Yan accelerated in the face of Fisher's defense and was ready to rush in and dunk. The experienced Lao Yu fouled in advance and stopped Chen Yan's fast break.
Dunking boosts morale, so Lao Yu would rather let Chen Yan go to the free throw line than let him dunk easily.
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Chen Yan continued his hot touch and made two free throws.
53 to 57.
Off the court, "Zen Master" Phil Jackson didn't say anything. The Lakers have two superstars, Kobe and Garnett, and sometimes it's useful to let them adjust their own tactics.
Kobe's last two shots were missed, and his touch seemed to be back to the ice shooter days of the first quarter, but the Suns still dared not slack off. When Kobe reached the free throw line, Nash and Raja Bell attacked at the same time.
Kobe Bryant flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Fisher, who shot a three-pointer and missed!
Chen Yan grabbed the rebound and turned around to counterattack. Camby's movement speed was limited. As long as the Suns were fast enough, it would be easy to end up with more and less!
Chen Yan drove straight in, and the Suns formed a 3-on-2 situation in the frontcourt.
One step away from the free throw line, Chen Yan quickly turned his head and looked left and right.
Now comes the show!
Chen Yan made a behind-the-back pass in the direction of Nash. The moment the ball left his hand, Chen Yan raised his left elbow. After touching the elbow, the basketball changed its trajectory and flew in the opposite direction to where Laga Bell was.
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Elbow pass!
Seeing Chen Yan perform this move, "White Chocolate" Williams was so excited that he jumped up from the bench.
This trick was taught to Chen Yan by Jason Williams in training some time ago. He thought that Chen Yan was learning to play it, but he didn't expect that he would use it in an official game, and it was also in the Christmas game.
Not to mention white chocolate, even Chen Yan himself never thought about bringing this trick to the competition. This moment was a sudden inspiration.
Laga Bale showed up to see his performance, but did not seize the opportunity. After receiving the ball in a hurry, he flew for a layup and went directly over the bridge.
The home fans who had stood up to cheer suddenly fell into silence, and the scene was very embarrassing for a time.
Ariza turned around and quickly collected the ball. Domestic fans on the other side of the Pacific had already begun to curse. Chen Yan's top five goals were ruined by Laja Bale's finish.
After Ariza got the ball, Chen Yan quickly started to press. He did this not to steal the ball, but to restrict Ariza from playing the ball. If Ariza passes the ball out, the Lakers' frontcourt will in turn create a situation where there is more and less.
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Ariza's personal ability was limited and he did not dare to throw the ball rashly. He could only hold the ball with both hands and lean against Chen Yan, waiting for his teammates to respond.
The ball couldn't get out immediately, the Lakers' fast break counterattack failed, and Fisher got into position to organize the offense.
The Lakers started their most classic triangle offense.
Fisher lobbed the ball to Garnett and ran to the bottom corner, forming a triangle with Kobe and Garnett.
Garnett took a look at the situation on the court after holding the ball, and then started to play singles. After two steps, Garnett used his left foot as the axis, first took a feint step toward the baseline with his right foot, then turned around and took a big step toward the center.
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Diaw reached out to block the shot. There was a difference in height and wingspan between the two, and after shaking, Garnett had opened up the space for shooting, so the ball was shot almost without pressure.
"Bang!"
The basketball bounced forward, hit the backboard, and rolled into the net.
The goal was not scored cleanly enough, but it was scored. Garnett and Kobe high-fived and ran back to half court, and the score on the scoreboard became 55-57.
When the Suns were attacking, Chen Yan made a crossover at 45 degrees outside the three-point line. As soon as Ariza was half way away, Kobe blocked him.
Ariza quickly returned to his position. Facing the Lakers' double attack, Chen Yan didn't panic at all. He quickly pulled back his crotch to get out of a safe distance.
Chen Yan's skillful skills ensure that he will not make mistakes under high pressure.
Seeing this scene, domestic fans couldn't help but sigh, if every domestic defender had this kind of ball control, the Chinese team would not be pressed by those foreigners every day in the international arena.
After Chen Yan pulled back, he passed the ball to Laga Bell who was in the open position. Garnett stepped in and Laga Bell chose to take another shot instead of shooting.
Diaw on the baseline caught the ball and shot from mid-range.
"Clang!"
It was a great opportunity. Diaw was completely unguarded and even adjusted on the spot for a second, but he just couldn't grasp it.
The Suns' scoring has increased rapidly during this period, which gave fans the illusion that the Suns players have returned to form. In fact, only Chen Yan is feeling better.