The rise of basketball legends

At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked Chen Yan to talk about the finale.

Chen Yan said calmly: "I make hundreds of this kind of ball every day in training, and I can score with my eyes closed."

Chen Yan's answer sounded exaggerated, but none of the reporters laughed, because they knew that what Chen Yan said was true. The Pacers' last defense was really bad. Chen Yan's shot was as easy as a shooting practice.

Question from the reporter: "You scored 51 points tonight. This is already three consecutive games where you scored 50+ points. Only four players in NBA history have accomplished this feat, namely Wilt Chamberlain and Kobe Bryant. Lyant, Michael Jordan and Elgin Baylor, talk about how you feel right now."

"Being able to be with these great names excites me, and this excitement will also be the motivation for me to move on. I will not be satisfied with it. I am not a person who is easily satisfied."

"So are you going to keep hitting 50+?"

"I will continue to maintain a strong desire to attack, and leave the rest to basketball."

Chen Yan will not talk too much, if he said that he will definitely score 50+ in the next game but fails to do so, then this kind of news will definitely be saved by black fans as a joke.

Chen Yan's 50+ super performances in a row plus buzzer-beating kills once again became a hot topic.

The fans are talking about him, the players are there, everyone wants to end this guy who is in the limelight.

A day later, on January 1, the Suns continued to sit at home and beat their old rival Mavericks 9 to 129.

陈炎拿下52分6篮板2助攻，连续4场拿下50+，超越了乔丹和埃尔金-贝勒的连续三场50+，目前和科比一样保持着连续4场50+纪录，排在他前面的只有张大帅的连续7场50+。

Stoudemire scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, and Nash scored 17 points and 9 assists. The three almost arranged all the firepower of the team.

In this game, Chen Yan didn't have a chance to let the water go. The whole game was played with real knives and guns. The Mavericks are one of the most threatening teams in the West to the Suns. Chen Yan knew it from the beginning.

The lineup of Nuo Tianwang + Ray Allen + Kidd + Artest can be said to be both offensive and defensive. If there is any flaw, it is speed.

Kidd is getting old. Nuo Tianwang and Artest have never been speed players. The only thing Ray Allen can relate to is speed. Shoot the ball outside the line.From receiving the basketball to hitting the shot, Ray Allen's fastest shot only takes 0.4 seconds.

The Sun stared at the Mavericks' disadvantage and frantically fought back. Chen Yan's touch in this game was explosive again. He hit 4 three-pointers in the transition of offense and defense alone, and threw 10 three-pointers in the audience. Ray Allen and Terry combined.

The Mavericks also have their trump card, which is Nuo Tianwang's unsolvable singles. Once Nuo Tianwang's height and shooting ability find the touch, he will definitely be unstoppable in single defense. He must double-team. Tonight, Ray Allen and the Mavericks Other role players played, which made it very difficult for the Suns, and finally beat their opponents in an overtime battle.

This game made the Suns understand that their competitors are not only the Lakers, but also the strength of the Mavericks. If they meet them in the playoffs, they will be in great trouble.

After the game, the Suns flew to Los Angeles non-stop. They will fight against the Clippers one day later. As rivals in the same district, the two teams will meet four times a season.

The outside world regards the Clippers as the experienced baby of the Suns, but in fact the Suns did not play this game easily.

Perhaps because of being too tired, Chen Yan did not have a strong desire to attack after the start, and he chose to split the ball to the opponents on the flanks in both breakthroughs.

Consecutive 50+ games require a lot of shots, and a lot of shots consume a lot of energy. After the last overtime game, Chen Yan has shown signs of fatigue.

With 7 minutes and 07 seconds left in the first quarter, Chen Yan hit the first goal of the game. He swayed the defending Gordon from beyond the three-point line.

In the last few minutes of this quarter, Chen Yan started to attack violently, but the effect was not good, and he frequently missed shots.With 2 minutes and 19 seconds left in this quarter, Chen Yan hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to help the Suns lead the score 20-18.

The referee did not stand on Chen Yan’s side tonight. At the end of this quarter, Chen Yan was pulled down when he made a breakthrough, but the referee did not blow the whistle. Chen Yan sat on the ground and spread his hands to protest, but the referee ignored it. Gordon Pull him up kindly.

At this moment, Chen Yan felt that Gordon was a good person. In the last game, Chen Yan made his round face miserable, and he didn't hold any grudges.

After the first quarter, the Suns temporarily lead 23-22.

In the second quarter, the two sides drew several times, which was very stalemate.With 3 minutes and 56 seconds left in this section, the Suns regained the lead after Azubuike dunked in the counterattack, but the Suns only made one goal in the rest of the section. After the Clippers scored 8-3, they scored 52- 47 leads.

In the second half, the Clippers were limited by the decline in their shooting percentage. The Suns overtook the score in the third quarter. Chen Yan felt warmer in this quarter and scored 17 points in a row.

The Clippers launched several counterattacks in the fourth quarter, but they were all suppressed by the Suns. In the last 5 minutes of the final quarter, the Clippers' offense stagnated. Chen Yan took the opportunity to score 5 points in a row to expand the advantage to double digits.

Since then, the point difference has not been narrowed, and the Clippers have limited offensive firepower and defense is powerless, so they can only accept the defeat.

终场比分106比94，陈炎依旧是两边得分最高的球员，但他没能延续50+表现，今晚拿到40分6助攻5篮板。

Nash said frankly in an interview after the game: "We slackened tonight. Now the team has a tendency to look down on opponents and not focus enough in the game. I think our old problem has reappeared tonight."

Suns coach D'Antoni didn't sound very happy either. He thought there was something wrong with the performance of the players in the game.D'Antoni said: "Today's game was played after a day off. Everyone was resting in the hotel that day. I think we will call the players tomorrow afternoon and let them practice for a while."

Compared with Nash and the head coach, Stoudemire is much more optimistic. He said: "We are still winning streak, which is more important than anything else. Anyway, we have done what we need to win. That's all."

When I got up the next day, the headlines on the front page of the sports news were not the Suns' 22-game winning streak, nor the Suns generals' remarks after the game, but Chen Yan's poor performance and only scored 40 points, the 50+ record came to an abrupt end.

The fans laughed when they saw the headline, have you ever heard of only scoring 40 points?