The rise of basketball legends

The regular season schedule is dense, and the Suns went to Sacramento before they lost.

Their next opponent is the Kings. The glory of the Kings was at the beginning of the 21st century, when their gorgeous Princeton swept the league and attracted countless fans.

But after the group headed by Webb left the team, the Kings were in a slump. Now they are Josh Howard, the Mavericks abandoned the general, and Salmons is the second. The season is basically for the lottery.

With Nash still out, "White Chocolate" Williams replaced him in the starting lineup, more of a playmaker than Jason Williams of Barea.

This game is far more difficult than imagined. The Suns without Nash rely more on Chen Yan and Stoudemire to fight alone. The situation on the King's side is a bit like that of the Rockets in the previous game. The players feel overwhelming.

It was only in the last 3 minutes of the game that the winner was decided. Chen Yan first ran and caught the ball for a three-pointer, and then seized the time to steal and assist his teammates to open the score in one fell swoop.

The final score was 106 to 102, and the Suns narrowly won away.

陈炎全场27次出手命中13球，三分球9中4，罚球9中8，拿下38分12篮板11助攻。

This is also Chen Yan's first triple-double this season.

Facts have proved that as long as the ball is in Chen Yan's hands, he can easily generate explosive data.

Chen Yan's shooting rate tonight is close to 50%. This figure is considered excellent among other outside players, but it can only be regarded as mediocre for Chen Yan.

Four players from the Kings scored in double figures, of which Josh Howard, Brad Miller and Salmons all scored 4+. The Suns' defense allowed many players to score more than 20 points against them. Points per game, this is not a strange thing, the Suns play like this, they will even deliberately give up some defensive rounds in pursuit of conversion speed.

For them, it doesn't matter how many points the opponent scores, as long as they can get more points and win the game is enough.

After winning the King, the Sun's next opponent is the Hornets.

The Hornets are a difficult opponent. Their lineup is very luxurious, with Tyson Chandler and David West inside, cp3 and sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic outside.

This set of starters looks fierce, but it is always almost meaningless to fight. The reason is that they don't have a tough player, which is a bit like the Suns in previous years.

They are no different from other strong teams in regular time, but when it comes to critical moments, no one can stand up. Paul's offensive ability is limited by his height, Peja has no ability to hold the ball, and Tyson Chandler is a pie king , David West's skills are very comprehensive, but as an insider, it is difficult for him to dribble at critical moments to launch an offense.

Such a team is destined to not go far in the playoffs, at best it is a pseudo-strong team.

Nash returned from a back injury in this game. Although it was an away game, the outside world was unanimously optimistic about the Suns winning.

TNT radio broadcast the game live, cctv5 did not broadcast live, they chose to broadcast the game between the Rockets and the Spurs.

Seeing this live broadcast arrangement, many domestic fans scolded their mothers directly.

The Suns vs. Hornets, just looking at the team name, you can tell that it’s a battle, and the Rockets and Spurs are the two slowest teams in the league. Except for the fans of the two teams, no one likes to watch them play.

TNT commentator Shi Barkley said: "The Suns currently have a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, and the Hornets currently have 6 wins and 2 losses. Both the Suns and the Hornets are offensive-oriented teams. It is hard to say who will win and who will lose in this game, but what is certain is This must be an offensive battle.

"Fans buy tickets to come to the scene or turn on the TV just to watch such a game." Kenny Smith laughed next to him.

Before the start of the game, Chen Yan greeted Paul in the player tunnel. Both of them were members of the "Five Tigers". The outside world thought that the relationship between the two was very good, but in fact, it was average, except that Chen Yan took Paul to the massage parlor in the last Olympic Games. The two never went out together in private.

The relationship is mediocre, but the surface still needs to be done. During the time waiting to enter the stage, the two chatted a few words and shook hands with a smile.

Players from both sides soon appeared on the field.

The Suns starting five are Nash, Chen Yan, Grant Hill, Diaw and Stoudemire.

The Suns did not start with Raja-Bell, but sent the veteran Hill with stronger attack power. This is a signal released by D'Antoni, and the Suns will enter the full attack mode at the beginning.

The Hornets sent Chris Paul, Rasual Butler, Peja Stojakovic, David West, Tyson Chandler.

Game start!

Tyson Chandler beat Stoudemire in jumping, and Tyson Chandler did not lose to Stoudemire in terms of jumping, and he was one size bigger than Stoudemire in terms of size.

Paul received the ball and immediately organized the offense.

While dribbling the ball, Paul yelled to direct his teammates to move.

At the top of the arc, Paul crossed to find Peja. Grant Hill was in a good position. Peja saw that there was no room for a shot and handed the ball to Tyson Chandler.

Seeing Tyson Chandler take the ball in a high position, Dior took two big steps directly. He knew that Tyson Chandler had no ability to attack independently or shoot. As long as Tyson Chandler didn't get close to the basket, His offensive threat is infinitely close to 0.

Sure enough, the next second Tyson Chandler handed the ball to David West at the horns.

The Hornets pulled away and let David West single out Stoudemire.

As soon as David Sweet received the ball, Stoudemire immediately leaned against him from behind to prevent him from turning around.

The sun's attitude towards David West and Chandler is completely different. David West is very accurate in the middle distance and must stick to him to defend.

David West slowly turned around with his right foot as the axis. This round he used a face-up attack. After a light tap, David West dribbled the ball and took two steps to the right. Stoudemire followed David West closely.

David West jumped into the penalty area. He didn't choose to compete with Stoudemire because he knew he couldn't fight. After leaning on Stoudemire, David West feinted again. The moment he was pointed up, he turned back and shot.

"Shh!"

0:2.

The audience cheered, and David West helped the team take the lead.

David West showed his superb offensive skills and solid shooting as an insider as soon as he came up. He is also an All-Star who scored by these two things.

The Suns entered a positional battle, Nash and Stoudemire played a pick-and-roll, and Chen Yan was in ambush in the bottom corner, ready to catch the ball on time.

This is the difference between Nash playing and not playing. When Nash is on the court, Chen Yan can be a spot-up shooter, can run to catch the ball, and can also hold the ball to play. The changes are very diverse.

After switching defenses, Nash faced Tyson Chandler in small fights. After two consecutive changes of direction, the "Champion" was dizzy by Nash.

Seeing that the gap was opened, Rasoul Butler in the bottom corner quickly recovered it, and Nash gave the ball to Chen Yan in the bottom corner in the process.

It was too late for Rasoul Butler to block Chen Yan again. Chen Yan shot very fast and would not give the defensive players too much reaction time.

"Shh!"

Three points hit the net!

3:2.

Chen Yan pointed to Nash not far away, the goal was so comfortable!

Kenny Smith said: "Chen returned a three-pointer. Today he looks good. He won his first triple-double of the new season in the last game. I don't know if he has a chance to win two triple-doubles in this game."

Barkley said with a smile: "Nash is back, the team doesn't need Chen to organize now, I am more looking forward to Chen's full firepower tonight than a triple-double."

The Hornets attacked, Paul called David West to come up to play the pick-and-roll, Paul attracted Dior to switch defenses and then passed a one-handed hit to David West.

Nash chased Paul, and Diaw quickly returned to his position at the first time, without giving David West a chance to directly hit the basket.

David West has shooting and low-post skills, but his mobility is average. David West didn't make a shot after a feint, but passed the ball to find Chandler under the basket.

Stoudemire played a half-circle very cleverly, and slapped the basketball away before Tyson Chandler got down!

Chen Yan took control of the ball immediately after the lightning start.

After catching the basketball, Chen Yan quickly passed it to Grant Hill to launch a counterattack.

Grant Hill strode forward with a dribble, which Raja Bell could not do. Putting Hill in the starting lineup gave the Suns an extra ball-holding point in both counterattacks and positional battles.

Hill dribbled the ball into the three-point line, and Peja followed him closely. When Hill started, he turned his head and glanced at Chen Yan who was following behind, and then made a pass.

Just when Chen Yan was about to open his hands to catch the ball, Hill suddenly turned his head back, and made a flying layup and made a steady hit!

5:2.

Old Hill's trick not only fooled Peja, but also Chen Yan, who made Chen Yan want to hit someone.

After the goal was scored, Hill showed a smirk at Chen Yan. It is hard to imagine that this is the expression that the old gentleman Hill would make.

Chen Yan shook his head, this guy is getting more and more coquettish with age.

Looking back, the Hornets' offense was very simple.

Paul continued to cover and then made a mid-range receding shot.

5:4.

This is a scoring method that Paul is very good at.

Both sides scored at the beginning, and the efficiency was very high.