Chapter 518 Match point, praise from the opponent's coach
Two days later, Game 4 of the Suns vs. Mavericks began at the American Airlines Center.
Chen Yan, who became the new leader of the air-cutting group in the last game, learned from the experience and adjusted his offensive ideas.
He felt that there was only one reason why he became the leader of the air-cutting group.
That means the cutting is not fierce enough.
So he showed a strong desire to attack from the beginning of this game!
The two changes of direction shook Artest's center of gravity away, and then he forced his way to the basket and drew a foul!
In the second offensive round, Chen Yan continued to charge with the ball!? At the beginning of the game, when his hand was not open, Chen Yan usually adopted this more lethal style of play.
Chen Yan's scoring account opened very early, and Rick Carlisle made a decisive decision to double-team him.
When he catches the ball, he is pinched, and he is pinched after the screen is passed. This is to force him out of the three-point line and rush to the upper line, disrupting Chen Yan's breakthrough rhythm as much as possible.
Chen Yan's breakthrough rhythm was disturbed, but his shooting rhythm was open.
This is why Chen Yan is the most ferocious perimeter player currently active and why he is the leading scorer this season.
His ability to adjust is very fast and difficult to be restricted. The most important thing is that his breakthroughs and three-pointers are all top-notch, and he cannot let go of any of them.
Artest couldn't keep up with Chen Yan's pace in single defense, so he could only use his best hand-to-hand tactics to fight crazily before Chen Yan could catch the ball and start.
Artest wants to "scrub" Chen Yan to death, but Chen Yan is not a vegetarian. He is also a famous physical monster.
The two had frequent physical contact in the second half of the first quarter, but Chen Yan's scoring rhythm never stopped.
In the first quarter alone, Chen Yan scored many difficult goals, such as the pull-up layup that slipped through a gap in a split second when a double team was formed, the mid-range layup after circling the baseline for two and a half weeks, and the mid-range shot after receiving the ball from a double team.
The step-back three-pointer...
In the first quarter, Chen Yan scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and no assists. He was like directly playing against the Mavericks. I just wanted to attack, but the Mavericks just couldn't defend...
Artest was stunned in the first quarter.
Fortunately, Artest's mental attributes were not bad and he adjusted back in time in the second quarter.
He comes from the streets, has an unbeatable ruffian character, and will not give in easily.
When Artest met the basketball god Jordan, he dared to fight hard and broke two of his ribs, let alone Chen Yan.
Chen Yan's scoring in the second quarter was somewhat restrained due to Artest's persistence.
After all, Artest has won the Defensive Player of the Year award. He is not a soft persimmon. He knows how to make defensive players uncomfortable.
Chen Yan felt uncomfortable during this quarter, but Artest felt even more uncomfortable.
He received four fouls in a single quarter, three common fouls and a technical foul.
You must know that this is still the home court of the Mavericks, and the referees are very generous with their defensive standards. You can imagine how big Artest's actions were.
Back in the second half, Carlisle asked Ray Allen to guard Chen Yan. If Artest were allowed to continue guarding, he would probably clock out before the third quarter.
Ray Allen is a good defender, but only good.
The defensive pressure he put on Chen Yan was far less than Artest.
All Ray Allen can do is stay in position most of the time.
But Chen Yan is least afraid of this type of defender.
In the first possession of the second half, Chen Yan hit a turnaround jumper after a confrontation at the elbow.
Silky smooth and full of rhythm!
Ray Allen was pressed against by Chen Yan and couldn't jump up at all. Although he didn't lose his position and Chen Yan raised his hand to block the shot, the actual interference to Chen Yan was basically zero.
This is the biggest difference between Ray Allen and Artest's defense. Artest will try his best to push Chen Yan to the three-point line before Chen Yan catches the ball, making him uncomfortable from the moment he catches the ball. Ray Allen can't do it.
He's about the same size as Chen Yan, and he's not as aggressive defensively.
Kidd dribbled the ball across half court, Nowitzki screened Nash and quickly pulled out!
Kidd scored the ball, and King Nuo made a three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The arc is very high, so when it hits the neck of the basket straight up, it bounces very high.
The old driver is very sluggish in this game, currently only making 3 of 11 shots, which is in stark contrast to the previous games.
This made Carlisle very distressed. Even if his tactics were good, if the core players couldn't make shots, it would be in vain.
The Suns attacked and Nash hit the ground to Chen Yan.
After Chen Yan caught the ball in the elbow area, he lowered the ball to the middle of his hips with both hands, and then suddenly pulled it up!
"Whoosh!"
The crisp sound of threading through the net sounded.
When he caught the ball, he spotted Kidd on the wing who was about to double-team, so he adopted this simple and clean offensive method.
Forced dry pull is a one-and-done deal, it depends on the touch, but it is the easiest way to break the double team.
If Carlisle keeps trying to defend Chen Yan in this way, Chen Yan will stop throwing the ball, catch the ball and pull it out with one move, hitting Carlisle until it hurts.
There is no need to make every shot, as long as the shooting rate is more than half, the Mavericks' double-team strategy will be considered a failure.
After halftime, the Mavericks began to screen and run non-stop, using Terry and Kidd's breakthroughs to score and stretch the defense.
While confirming the contraction of the Suns' defense, Ray Allen hit a three-pointer as a standard shooter while passing the ball outside.
The Mavericks' tactics and the execution of the players ensured the overall offensive efficiency of the team that lost time.
When the Suns attacked, Chen Yan wanted to take advantage of his hot touch to shoot Ray Allen. As soon as he reached for the ball, the Mavericks double-teamed him.
Chen Yan was forced to give up the ball.
Forget about double-teaming, double-teaming without the ball is outrageous!
Carlisle saw Chen Yan's tendency to explode and decisively deployed a double-teaming tactic.
Some players can't influence the outcome of the game even if they let him score, while some players will kill the game with a series of shots.
Chen Yan belongs to the latter.
Although other Suns players also have the ability to score, Carlisle must make a choice, and indecision will kill him quickly.
"Clang!"
Diaw missed the ball from mid-range.
Basketball games sometimes require bets, and Carlisle made the right bet this time.
After Kidd dribbled the ball past half court, he took the initiative to go to the left to look for Terry. After Nowitzki's mistake, Terry became the Mavericks' first ball-handling core. His priority in the team is even higher than that of Ray Allen.
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After playing a hand-off screen, Kidd handed the ball to Terry and passed through the defense without the ball.
Terry then relied on Nowitzki's quick right screen and bounced out, accelerated the breakthrough, got rid of the defense and then shot inside.
Artest made a hard hit from the basket!
The Mavericks scored in two consecutive sports games, and the home court's momentum only gained a little momentum, but it was quickly doused by Chen Yan's cold water.
Chen Yan saw through the Mavericks' defensive tactics and retreated very deep to get the ball. Nash handed the ball over to Nash. Chen Yan did not accelerate the moment he caught the ball, but slowly took two steps to the right.
The moment the double team came up, Chen Yan suddenly turned around, dribbled with his left hand and accelerated toward the basket!
Use the change of rhythm to easily break out of double teams!
Nowitzki made up for it, and Chen Yan used his signature "Shadow of Shadows". He hit the basket with a master's shot, and the old driver was clearly arranged.
After passing three people and scoring the goal, Chen Yan shouted to the Mavericks bench behind him: "Why don't you arrange another defensive player?"
This was shouted at Carlisle, but his boss Cuban, who was not far away, also heard it.
Cuban applauded and shouted to the court. He did not fight back against Chen Yan. He only shouted words of encouragement to the Mavericks players.
Cuban is a die-hard fan and knows the characteristics of a player like Chen Yan. If he is angered, he is likely to go berserk, and the Mavericks will be in trouble.
It is said that Jordan had a special ability at that time, which was to imagine that his opponents and fans of the opposing team would talk trash to him, thereby making himself angry and stimulating his potential.
Chen Yan does not have this level, but he has his own way.
In the next offensive round, Kidd missed a shot and the Suns counterattacked.
The Mavericks retreated quickly and did not give the Suns a chance to run and bomb.
Regardless of how fast his opponent retreats, Chen Yan pushes outside the three-point line and directly pulls out a jump shot!
"Whoosh!"
An arrow to the heart!
Carlisle shook his head on the sidelines with his hands on his hips. He couldn't double-team this half-conversion opportunity, so he could only interfere as much as possible.
After the ball was scored, Chen Yan turned to the audience and shouted: "This is the way a real MVP plays."
Chen Yan’s trash talk doesn’t need to be dirty, but every word is heartbreaking.
This remark was obviously aimed at Nowitzki. When he won the MVP, he was defeated in the first round of the season. Countless voices from the outside world called him a softie and unworthy of the MVP.
Chen Yan's words triggered a counterattack from Mavericks fans, and Cuban couldn't help but yell at him.
Amid the invective, Chen Yan's anger level soared crazily!
In the next few minutes, he entered another game state.
A one-stop counterattack after a steal, an off-balance 21, a sudden stop from mid-range and a super long three-pointer.
Chen Yan completely dominated the third quarter.
In a single quarter, he opened fire and scored 22 points, leading the team to widen the point difference to 16 points in one fell swoop.
In the fourth quarter, Chen Yan continued his offensive performance, and G4 became his own stage. Even double teams could not stop Chen Yan, who was feeling hot. Artest played for a few minutes and then left the game.
The game quickly became garbage time. 109 to 89, the Suns beat their opponent by 20 points in the away game to get the match point!
In fact, the Suns' offense in this game was not smooth. Chen Yan took up a large proportion of the shots, but he did not live up to the trust of his teammates and coaching staff, scoring 52 points to wrap up the game.
So much so that Mavericks coach Carlisle couldn't help but praise after the game: "He was unstoppable tonight. He only needed a gap to convert opportunities into scores."