Chapter 448 There are so many invincibles, how lonely~
The Grizzlies are currently 11th in the league. The team's core player, Pau Gasol, has already submitted three transfer requests before the halfway mark of the season. He is deeply disappointed with this team that has no fighting spirit.
Many teams in the league have made an olive branch to the Grizzlies. Big men like Pau Gasol are a rare breed in this era. In his previous life, his next team, the Lakers, was not in this category. The Lakers now have Garnett and Camby.
Now, their interior configuration is saturated and they no longer need big men.
Although it is a weak team, Chen Yan does not take it lightly. He wants to maintain a winning streak and maintain a high fighting spirit.
After playing the first quarter rigorously, Chen Yan began to let himself go and started to let off steam.
The Grizzlies were in really average form tonight, with a low shooting percentage inside and outside, and Gasol was almost out of touch with outside players. Rudy Gay took the ball and did it himself, and Conley was in a sluggish state and made frequent mistakes, which led to the Grizzlies'
Several insiders often ran back and forth for several rounds without even being able to touch the ball.
Chen Yan took a look and realized that the state of the Grizzly Bear meant that if he didn't brush it now, how long would he wait?
Chen Yan scored 22 points in this quarter. His scoring methods were mainly counterattacks and positional battles and shooting around screens. He did not waste much energy and was relaxed and comfortable.
Gay also swept away the decline in this quarter, scoring 12 points, including a one-handed chop that shocked everyone.
Gay was in high spirits in this quarter and regained the feeling of Little Eddie. He just felt that Chen Yan's defense was a lot looser, but he didn't expect that he was deliberately letting go.
Chen Yan knew that Gay's scoring could not change the situation on the court. He only cared about his own data.
At halftime, the Phoenix Suns led the Grizzlies by 15 points, 61-45.
In the second half, Chen Yan further accelerated the tempo of the game, making frequent shots on the defensive end. As long as the Grizzlies missed, Chen Yan would go on the fast break without looking back.
Chen Yan knew that as long as he ran to the right position, Nash or Dio would deliver the cannonball to his hands.
Chen Yan's fast break is almost always accurate. Whether he relies on his physical fitness after catching the ball or his footwork skills such as Mi Zongbu, the Grizzlies can't guard him.
If you keep scoring and the point difference keeps widening, what does it matter if you don't defend?
Chen Yan's counterattack is already powerful, so he feels a bit invincible.
At this time, the Grizzlies thought of double-teaming Chen Yan. After coach Hollins deployed his tactics, he realized that there was no way to double-team Chen Yan. Chen Yan almost always counterattacked. How could he double-team if he didn't lose his position?
Hollins is the second head coach of the Grizzlies this season. The first was Johnny Davis. He led the team for two games before being fired by the management. The black coach coached the Grizzlies for two games.
The team averaged 80 points per game and conceded 102 points, and the team management couldn't stand it anymore.
However, Hollins is not much better. According to reliable information, the Grizzlies management will fire him in the near future. He is the scapegoat for the team's poor performance. In fact, the Grizzlies should fire the management the most. The Grizzlies
This configuration would be at least a playoff team in the hands of other management teams.
In the second half of the third quarter, the Grizzlies tried to slow down the tempo, but Chen Yan was even more aggressive on the defensive end. He let go of bursts but not shots, and did not change defense after pick-and-rolls. Just when Rudy Gay's butt symbolically
After a while, Chen Yan went straight to the fast break as soon as Rudy Gay took action.
The Grizzlies are originally playing twin towers and have poor mobility. Chen Yan's fast break like this is equivalent to directly sending the Suns to score as long as the Grizzlies don't score.
After three quarters, the Phoenix Suns led the Memphis Grizzlies 91 to 73.
In the third quarter, both sides scored high scores. During the break, D'Antoni did not mention the problem of Chen Yan's defense. In the eyes of Mustache, the Suns' scoring was soaring, the point difference between the two sides was widening, and the defense was not defensive.
What does it matter?
Gay scored 29 points in the third quarter. Some fans thought that Rudy Gay suddenly became more aggressive and did not even think about Chen Yan's letting go.
In the last quarter, the Grizzlies pressed the rhythm as soon as they started, feeding the ball inside. This way, even if the Grizzlies did not score the Suns, it would be difficult to counterattack immediately.
On the defensive end, they chose to double-team Chen Yan in a positional battle. Chen Yan scored 56 points at tonight's fast pace.
This tactic had a certain effect at the beginning of the final quarter, but it failed before Chen Yan could crack it. Rudy Gay felt that he felt hot tonight and should concentrate more shots in his own hands, so he
Start a continuous wave of bets.
Grizzlies coach Hollins had no choice but to let go. He had lost control of the Grizzlies, and the players all knew that he was about to leave get out of class, so many times the tactics he deployed could not be implemented properly.
Chen Yan scored two three-pointers in a row during the counterattack, raising his personal score to 62 points.
After a minute and a half, the Grizzlies were disarmed and all the players were disgraced, except for Rudy Gay, who was in high spirits.
Gay scored 40 points tonight. He felt that he was scoring points with Chen Yan instead of being beaten unilaterally by him.
But this is just Gay's wishful thinking. Fans who watched the game didn't even know that Gay scored 40 points. His scoring was weak and had no sense of existence, and he was not on the same level as Chen Yan.
During garbage time, Azubuike suddenly went berserk, stepped back for a three-pointer, dunked on a fast break, and made a layup around the screen. He scored 10 points in a row in 3 minutes, directly opening the point difference to more than 30 points.
It is said that people are in high spirits during happy events. Azubuike, who just signed a sneaker contract, is very happy now. He always remembers Chen Yan’s words that he will give him signed sneakers. At the same time, Azubuike himself knows very well that he cannot give away his signature.
Sneakers have become a kind of charity or gift from Chen Yan. He wants to use his performance on the field to win a pair of his own signature sneakers.
Chen Yan kept applauding on the sidelines and lamented that Azubuike was simply born for running and gunning, and his advantages can be fully utilized in fast-paced games.
In the last 6 minutes of the game, most of the Grizzlies home fans left. The game was no longer in suspense. The main players of both teams were withdrawn one after another. There was no desire to watch this game anymore.
127 to 94, the Suns slaughtered the Grizzlies in the away game.
Chen Yan played 35 minutes and scored 62 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. The best stat for the Grizzlies was Rudy Gay, who scored 40 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 5 turnovers.
Rudy Gay averaged less than 3 turnovers per game this season. With more possession of the ball and more shots tonight, the number of turnovers will naturally increase, which is inevitable.
"Chen Yan broke out again. Tonight he was like a bolt of lightning, making fast breaks. As long as Chen Yan flashed, he would score." Su Qun said with a smile.
Yang Jian corrected: "It should have broken out again. Scoring seems to be a very easy thing in Chen Yan's eyes. What I am most worried about now is whether Chen Yan can maintain this state, but Chen Yan's body
Can we support him to attack the basket so crazily every night? If he stays healthy this season, he will be the scoring champion."
Su Qun continued: "Not only is he the scoring leader, but Chen Yan is also ranked first in the current MVP rankings. Of course, the season is not over yet, and this list will change at any time, but personally I still hope that Chen Yan can
Maintain such an excellent state until the end!”
The eyes of both commentators were shining, just like Chinese fans. If Chen Yan wins the top honor of NBA regular season MVP, he may become the number one player in Chinese sports in one fell swoop, not only in current service, but in the entire history.
superior.
"Chen, tonight you kept taking shots and scoring, but you only had one assist. Some people said this was a selfish performance. What do you think?" a reporter asked in the locker room interview after the game.
Chen Yan had a nonchalant expression on his face: "I am a shooting guard, score! Point! Defender! My duty is to score, score as many points as possible to help the team win. If this is regarded as a kind of selfishness, it can only mean that
He doesn't understand football."
As this reporter said, some people say that Chen Yan is selfish, but no one says that he brushes up the data, because these are all obtained during regular time, and in the eyes of fans, there is no water content.
After defeating the Grizzlies, the Suns ended all games in December with an impressive 19-game winning streak.
Throughout the month of December, the Sun maintained a complete victory, and it was almost impossible to say that it was a defeat.
During this winning streak, the Suns also won some convincing victories, such as the Mavericks, the Hornets, and their opponents in the Christmas Day game, the Lakers.
If the performance of the sun this month could be condensed into one lyric, it would definitely be: