The rise of basketball legends

After winning the game, the Suns had a day off. On November 11, the team went up and down to Oklahoma City. Their next opponent was the Thunder.

After leaving the airport, the team bus slowly drove towards the street. Oklahoma City is a relatively unfamiliar city to the players of the Suns. The predecessor of the Thunder was the Sonics. The team moved to Oklahoma City in July of this year.

The happiest thing after the relocation is the owner Clay Bennett. Oklahoma is his hometown. Thanks to his own efforts, his hometown now has an NBA team. Of course, the reasons that prompted the Supersonics to move It’s not just the boss’ hometown feelings. As a capitalist, he always puts interests first. In the past two years, Seattle’s ball market can only be described as sluggish. The Supersonics lost $5200 million in two years. In the next two years after moving to Oklahoma City, they will make a profit of at least 2000 million US dollars, while their losses will rise to 6000 million US dollars if they continue to stay in Seattle.

This is a very simple arithmetic problem, the owner Clay Bennett will not fail to understand.

Along the way, Chen Yan admired the scenery along the way through the car window. This was his first time in this city, and everything around him was strange and new.

Oklahoma City is an old city. The area in the center of the city is called "Brick City". The outer walls are all old dark red, reflecting the color of history, which is very distinctive.

After driving for half an hour, the bus stopped at a hotel called the Scoven Hilton Hotel, which was the hotel where Sun would be staying. The Scovin Hilton was also the most luxurious hotel with the best accommodation in Oklahoma City. And the weirdest...

The hotel was built in 1910 by the builder named WB Scowen. At that time, his wish was to build the most luxurious hotel in the southwestern United States. It opened in 1911 and the business has been booming since then.At the beginning, the hotel had only 10 floors and 224 rooms. In 1930, the hotel was expanded to 14 floors and 525 rooms.

But soon there was a scandal here. The 70-year-old boss, Scowen, had a relationship with a young maid in the hotel. The maid was pregnant with the boss's child. Locked the maid in a hotel room.The maid yelled that she should not answer every day, and that the ground was not working. In resentment, she finally committed suicide by jumping off the building with the child in her arms.

The hotel has been haunted by eerie shadows since, and the ghost of the maid, known to outsiders as "Effie," is said to still haunt the hotel.

In 1988, the hotel was forced to close for 15 years. It reopened in 2003 with a new renovation and attracted many guests, but it is said that "Effie" has not left yet.Some residents complained to the hotel that they often heard children crying, and some people claimed to have seen "Effie" standing in front of the window where they jumped off the building. The most exaggerated person said that he woke up in the morning and found a woman lying next to him!

But here is still the first choice of each NBA team. First, the facilities are good, and second, it is very close to the Ford Center, just a few steps away.

As soon as the players got off the bus, a few reporters came up to ask them if they were afraid.

"I've heard that story before," Nash said.

The reporter asked: "Then do you believe it or not?"

Nash didn't answer, gave him a smile and entered the hotel.

Stoudemire said with a look of disdain: "I won't be afraid. People have died almost everywhere on the earth. If we are afraid because of this, we probably have to move to Mars!"

Chen Yan's answer is the most humorous: "My sleep quality is very good, I am sure to enter a deep sleep before the ghost comes to me, the kind that can't be woken up by firecrackers."

Facts have proved that ghost stories and so on are deceptive, Chen Yan slept until dawn and nothing happened.

At noon, the whole team gathered in the lobby of the hotel. After lunch, the players went to the arena for pre-match adaptive training.

The atmosphere of the Suns during training was very relaxed, and the Thunder was the fish of the fish. As long as the whole team didn't suffer from diarrhea and diarrhea, they would have no problem winning.

Although it is also a youth team, this Thunder team is completely different from the team in the previous life in terms of personnel composition. Durant, the two core members of the youth team in the previous life, is now in the Celtics, and Westbrook is in the Bulls. The core is Devin Harris, Al Horford and Lopez who was just selected this year.

Audiences arrived in the arena half an hour before the start of the game. From the attendance rate, it is not difficult to see that the ball market in Oklahoma City is good. The fans here are very enthusiastic about basketball, but the team's record is obviously not worthy of the enthusiasm of the fans. The Thunder have only won two games so far, with a record of 2 wins and 10 losses.

The Suns got off to a slow start tonight and messed up a lot of must-have goals. The Thunder's Al Horford and Lopez duo were efficient and helped the Thunder get off to a good start.

However, the strength gap between the two teams is there after all. After adjusting the state, the Suns players quickly smoothed the gap. By the end of the first quarter, the Suns had overtaken the Thunder by 4 points.

The Suns are also better than the bench lineup. Tonight, the Suns second lineup is actually in a mediocre state, but they are enough to deal with the Thunder's bench. When the main players return to the game, the Suns' lead is already close to double digits.

Devin Harris has been looking for opportunities to show his speed after re-entering the court. Recently, he has seen a lot of reports about Chen Yan's speed. As a player who dribbles across the court in only 3.9 seconds, Harris is naturally dissatisfied.

At 6 minutes and 47 seconds into the second quarter, Harris finally found a chance and took advantage of the Suns' missed shot. Harris turned around and took off the rebound. The moment Harris hit the ground, Harris fired at full power and forcibly rushed past Nash's goal along the sideline. Defensively fast!

Chen Yan quickly made up to form the team's second line of defense, Harris speeded up the second stage and forcibly punched the card!

With a lowered body and a lowered head, Harris rushed directly from Chen Yan's side!

This wave of Harris perfectly demonstrated his speed, but the fly in the ointment is that the ball did not pass when the person passed.

Chen Yan launched [God Stealing Ball] at the moment Harris forcibly accelerated, and cut the ball precisely.

After stealing the ball, Chen Yan kicked up the counterattack on the spot and made a crossover to pass Kyle Weaver!

Change direction without slowing down!

Then Chen Yan continued to drive towards the inside line at full speed!

Lopez and Al Horford hurriedly withdrew to the inside line, Chen Yan leaned over and started, striding directly through the gap between the two. At this moment, Chen Yan's speed reached its peak!

In the end, Chen Yan stomped on the floor, and when he jumped up, it was a one-armed battle axe!

Even the away fans exclaimed after watching this ball. It can be said that the visual impact is full!

Seeing Chen Yan and his teammates clapping hands in celebration, Devin Harris wanted to pull him aside and ask, "Damn it, what is your purpose for coming to Earth?"

Strictly speaking, the absolute speed of Devin Harris does not lose to Chen Yan, but the combination of man and ball is not at the same level.

Chen Yan's speed is the speed on the basketball court. He can keep changing his movements while not letting his speed slow down. Compared with him, Devin Harris is like a stunned young man. It seemed like he had lost his mind and was working hard, regardless of it.

Except for the Suns who encountered a little trouble at the beginning of this game, they played very easily for the rest of the time.

After the first two quarters, the tone of the game was basically established.

The young people of the Thunder are still in the stage of running in and exploring, while the Suns are already the defending champions. There is an essential gap between the two teams.

In addition, the Suns also restrained the Thunder in their play style. The Suns used practical actions to prove that the traditional twin towers are no longer suitable for this version, especially when the inside athletic ability is not strong.

The combination of Al Horford + Lopez can't keep up with the running speed of the Suns. As long as the Suns have a fast break, they must play more and less. For a team like them that relies on running and bombing for food, this is the favorite I saw the situation.

In the third quarter, the Thunder did not choose to withdraw the main force. For this kind of reorganized team, it is more important for the teenagers to accumulate more experience than to win or lose. The Suns also adjusted the lineup and constantly tried some new personnel. .

D'Antoni found that Nash, Chen Yan and Jordan are very compatible. Jordan is very mobile and can keep up with the speed of the two to complete dunks. On the defensive end, he can also protect the frame and rebound well. With Chen Yan and Nash, his strengths have been magnified, and his shortcomings have been narrowed.

Another such player is Novak. When Novak was next to Chen Yan and Nash, he felt that he had come to heaven. Both of them have good passing ability and can contain the defense. Novak got 3 outside opportunities and took them all.

Before the end of the third quarter, the difference between the two sides has reached 20+.

Whether it is the scene or the fans on TV, this game is regarded as an exhibition game. Compared with how many points the solar energy wins, the fans are more concerned about what kind of gorgeous offense they can play.

"boom!"

After the sun set, Nash sent a wonderful pass, and Chen Yan ran back and received a back button to complete the end!

The Thunder's omissions are serious, and the growing point difference also makes the young players gradually lose their fighting spirit, and the defense is too lax.

Little Qiaodan excitedly rushed up to bump chests with Chen Yan.

"Chen, give me a chance to perform!" Xiao Qiaodan also felt a little itchy after watching Chen Yan's dunk.

"It's a small matter, just watch me and act." Chen Yan blinked at Little Qiaodan.

"understand!"

After two rounds, Chen Yan winked.

During the counterattack, Chen Yan gave Jordan a look, and then threw the ball high into the air. Jordan knew how to run into the penalty area without the ball and jumped high.

Jordan jumped very high. He had already thought of a hundred ways to finish the lob, but the ball went into the basket in the 101st way.

The basketball drew a long arc over Jordan's head and got into the net.

"Shh!"

The Suns' bench suddenly cheered up. Both fans and players like this kind of unconventional goal.

Only little Jordan was messed up in the wind.

Little Qiaodan looked at Chen Yan who was full of smiles, this tm is what you said by looking at the eyes?

After a few rounds, Chen Yan once again found a fast break opportunity. In the counterattack, he bowed to Buddha and caught his crotch and easily passed Devin Harris, and then faced Lopez's defense.

Big Lopez stepped forward to block, Chen Yangao threw his hand, still with his left hand!

"boom!"

The ball hit the backboard hard, on the surface it was an outrageous shot, but in fact it was an exquisite pass.

Jordan followed up and took off from behind, and after receiving the bounced ball, he violently abused the frame with both hands!

Chen Yan was still satisfied with Jordan, who smiled like a 210cm child after landing.

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly in the studio: "Hey! These two are playing!"

Director Xu also smiled: "Chen Yan has become more and more imaginative in playing basketball and assisting teammates in lob dunks."

Chen Yan's solo performance lasted until the end of the third quarter. After the fourth quarter was completely reduced to garbage time, he didn't make any appearances again.

The point difference between the two sides remained at 20 points until the end of the game.

As the final whistle sounded, the Suns' three-game winning streak came quietly.