Round-faced Den was very frustrated. He was replaced by the coach without scoring a single point today.
The Clippers replaced Fred Jones, a 193cm swingman.
Chen Yan made an extra free throw, 4-16, his 14th point in a single game.
"Play the pick-and-roll! Be decisive in distributing the ball! Be decisive in shooting, there is nothing to hesitate!"
Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy stood on the sidelines and gave instructions. Before the middle of the first quarter, the Clippers showed signs of collapse.
Baron Davis controlled the ball for half the game, and he found that Nash's defensive position was not very good. He did not follow the coach's tactical deployment and directly changed direction and chose to break through!
One step inside the free throw line, Baron Davis turned around and fired the ball.
After receiving the ball, Fred Jones assumed a triple-threat posture, but when he looked up, he saw that his opponent, Chen Yan, was two steps away from him.
Isn't this looking down on people?
Fred Jones is not a sharpshooter, but his three-point shooting percentage this season is about 36%. It is unbearable to let him go like this.
Fred Jones fired a furious shot from beyond the three-point line. Chen Yan just stretched out his hand symbolically and then ran to the frontcourt. If the ball didn't go in, he would go straight to the fast break.
"Whoa!"
7 to 16.
The basketball hit the net, and Fred Jones stopped the team's bleeding a little. Clippers fans would not have thought that Chen Yan had already started to implement his own plan to release the ball in order to play for a while.
Chen Yan is not worried about others saying that he is a defensive black hole. As long as the team maintains a winning streak and he continues to score high points, how many people will pay attention to his defense?
Nash passed half court, Chen Yan ran without the ball, and after receiving the ball, he pushed the ball at the top of the arc and changed direction. When Fred Jones was sideways, Chen Yan suddenly stopped and pulled up. The movement was done in one go, and the trajectory was also very straight.
Unfortunately, the force of the shot was a little too strong, and the ball bounced out of the frame.
Taiyang's style of play is very simple, that is to end the battle in 7 seconds, 10 seconds at most, and never be sloppy.
The advantage of this style of play is that even if you don't score, the number of rounds in the game will be increased. As long as the number of rounds increases, the team's score will naturally increase.
The Clippers attacked, and after continuous passes, "bearded" Baron Davis hit an outside jumper. Baron Davis's opening performance was like the epitome of this season: inefficiency.
"Hit it in!" Mike Dunleavy yelled from the sidelines. He was very dissatisfied with Baron Davis's offensive choices.
The ball missed, but it bounced very far. Fred Jones picked up the rebound near the free throw line and quickly took a shot. Chen Yan was a long distance away from him, giving Fred Jones a comfortable shot space.
The shot was short, but luckily it bounced into the net.
9 to 16.
If it were a coach like Van Gundy or Popovich who focused on defense, he would probably have started to complain. Chen Yan's casual defensive attitude would not be tolerated by them, but D'Antoni is different. He is an offense-oriented coach and will not
Even if he was picky on the defensive end, he didn't want to restrict Chen Yan from scoring points. He gave the players enough freedom on the court.
D'Antoni knows Chen Yan's playing style. Unlike some iron-headed boys, Chen Yan only chooses to increase the number of shots when he feels good. Therefore, the Suns have a high winning rate in games where Chen Yan scores high.
On the offensive end, Nash and Chen Yan played an exquisite cooperation. Chen Yan ran back, received a pass from Nash, slipped to the baseline, cut and hit a layup.
9 to 18, his 16th point in a single game.
Fred Jones was obviously distracted in this round. Two consecutive shots made him focus more on how to continue his touch in the next round.
When the Clippers attacked, Baron Davis finally started the game. After several passes, the bearded man cut to the basket to catch the ball and hit the rebound after avoiding Diaw.
11 to 18.
During the process of returning to defense, Baron Davis covered his waist. His injury has not fully recovered, and it is still too difficult to perform such a difficult action.
Nash held the ball at the top of the arc, and with the lessons learned from the previous round, Fred Jones and Chen Yan followed closely.
Chen Yan did not rush to move, but walked to Nash like a walk, and the two exchanged hands and cooperated.
Chen Yan took a step outside the arc and grabbed the ball with one hand. His teammates saw this and pulled away without any communication. There is a tacit understanding within the Suns team. Seeing Chen Yan in hot form tonight, just let him do it!
Mike Dunleavy was very panicked when he saw Chen Yan's attack. This guy is done tonight, right?
After the space on the court was opened, Chen Yan began to challenge Fred Jones one-on-one.
Fred Jones is not a difficult defender, but Chen Yan still remains focused. He wants to eat Fred Jones 100%.
When Chen Yan moved the ball to his left hand, he took a step to the left. Then, when he moved the ball back to his right hand, he took another step.
Chen Yan used shuffling steps back and forth to adjust Fred Jones' center of gravity. As long as the center of gravity moved, the flaw would easily come out.
Chen Yan shuffled and then accelerated, rushing towards Fred Jones' right side.
Fred Jones immediately followed up, and Chen Yan quickly dribbled behind his back and stepped back to outside the three-point line.
The two men were suddenly separated, and Fred Jones jumped up to block the shot. The moment his feet left the ground, he realized that he was staggered.
Chen Yan didn't wait for him to land, and very cleverly put his shoulder towards Fred Jones' chest.
"Beep beep!"
The referee whistle blew for a foul on Fred Jones, and Chen Yan got three free throw opportunities.
"What a smart shot! This is how the ball should be played!" Zhang Lijia shouted.
"Chen Yan got three free throw opportunities. This shot was a deliberate foul and he made good use of the rules." Director Xu said.
Chen Yan made two of three free throws, and his personal score quickly rose to 18 points.
Looking back, Thornton also used his explosive physical fitness to break into the inside and cause a foul, and got two free throw opportunities.
Compared with this kind of player who relies on physical talent to play, Laga Bell prefers to guard some technical players.
Thornton made two free throws, bringing the score to 13-20.
When the Suns attacked, the baseline ball had just been released, and all the fans in the audience shouted to give the ball to Chen Yan.
The game seems to have turned into a show, a personal scoring show for Chen Yan.
Every time the Suns attack, fans are looking forward to how he will put the ball into the basket.
The cheers of the fans also caused Chen Yan's adrenaline to surge rapidly. He was also high, and now he could only see the basket.
After getting the ball, Chen Yan accelerated his crotch and rushed past Fred Jones. Snagin and Thornton quickly recovered the defense line. Fred Jones chased behind him. In the circle of three people, Chen Yan forced a large horizontal drift to shoot!
"Clang!"
The ball boomed out of the frame.
The sound of hitting the iron sounded, and Chen Yan suddenly woke up. He knew that this ball should not be hit like this, it was too high.
Playing this way is not only inefficient, but can also easily cause dissatisfaction among teammates.
Los Angeles Clippers offensive possession.
Baron Davis took the screen and drove straight in, and the breakthrough was very decisive!
After reaching the basket, Baron Davis passed the ball to Snakin, who made a solid rebound under the basket and scored two points.
15 to 20.
The Suns' lead was no longer that big. Nash did not give the ball directly to Chen Yan in this round. Instead, he organized an offense at the top of the arc, trying to organize the offense more reasonably.
After taking advantage of the screen, Nash took two steps laterally and then passed it to Diaw. Diaw lifted the ball and feinted a shot before jumping in. He took a step and quickly passed it to Chen Yan on the flank.
Chen Yan did not pause after receiving the ball, and continued to rush in. He took three slow steps to use the change of rhythm to get inside. At this time, Paul Davis let go of Stoudemire and pounced on him.
Chen Yan was attacked by the Clippers again!
Chen Yan had no clue this round. He is labeled as an efficient scorer, not a reckless expert.
Chen Yan leaned back and passed the ball to Stoudemire in the air in a shooting posture, and the latter easily put the basket up.
15 to 22.
If Chen Yan just wants to score, he can score even if the Clippers double-team him indefinitely. However, his efficiency will be reduced and it will be harmful to the team, and he may even be labeled as a cancer.
Chen Yan would not do such a thing.
You must know that scoring points is a science, a very profound knowledge.