The rise of basketball legends

Five years ago, Kobe would have responded to Chen Yan with a difficult superstar, but now he is more mature and plays smarter. Kobe quickly discovered the weaknesses of the Suns.

Lakers offensive round.

It's still a triangle offense, and it's still hanging inside.

Just when everyone thought the Lakers were going to repeat the offensive mode of the previous round, Kobe suddenly went down without the ball.

Chen Yan knew that Kobe could move without the ball, and his nerves were always tense. He quickly followed Kobe when he moved.

Kobe didn't cut directly to the basket, but made a small circle to the right.

"boom!"

In the next second, the sound of muscle clashing sounded over Staples, and Chen Yan slammed into James Posey's chest sideways.

Novak's switch was a step slower, using James Posey's cover to catch Kobe Bryant and jump to the basket!

Jordan raised his arms high under the basket. He just wanted to disturb Kobe a little bit, but Kobe didn't slow down, and slammed into Jordan with a posture of carrying an explosive bag!

Obviously, he was aiming at Jordan this round!

After the confrontation, Kobe flicked the ball into the air.

"Beep!"

The referee's whistle is blowing!

Little Jordan ran to the referee with his head in his hands and frantically explained. The referee closed his eyes and shook his finger, indicating that it was time for him to end the game.

Little Jordan got the sixth foul of the game in such a daze and was sent off.

Kobe and his teammates high-fived and stood at the free throw line.

"Shh!"

"Shh!"

Made two free throws.

109:103.

In the next two and a half minutes, the Lakers blasted a wave of 2-8 offensive climax, overtaking the score in one fell swoop.

After Jordan left the field, the Suns' defense had a lot of problems. The most obvious thing was that they were not tall enough inside.

D'Antoni was forced to timeout.

After the timeout, he replaced Matt Barnes to increase the hardness of the lineup. At the same time, he also removed Novak and replaced Raja Bell.

Novak sat back on the bench because of the chain reaction of Jordan's exit. Jordan was sent off and the Suns' frame protection dropped a notch. You must know that against the Lakers inside, there is no big man who can grab and carry. Very passive. If a colander like Novak is left on the court for a long time at this time, the Suns' defense will collapse instantly.

"The Suns have been in a scoring drought during this period, and the pressure on the defensive end has spread to the offensive end. In two and a half minutes, they only relied on Chen Yan's free throws to score 1 point. During this period, the Suns had difficulty taking care of both ends, which directly caused them to be exhausted on the court. , can’t find my own game rhythm.”

When Yang Yi was working hard on the analysis, Zhang Lili suddenly said next to him: "Give the ball to Chen Yan, let him shoot, go singles!"

Yang Yi: "..."

He directly left Zhang Lili speechless. Zhang Lili's commentary often likes to substitute personal emotions, which is why he often utters "classic sentences". The strict commentator is not as effective as his program.

After a timeout, the five players on the sun field are Nash, Chen Yan, Raja Bell, Diaw and Barnes.

This lineup can defend four players except Nash, and it is the most balanced lineup that the Suns can currently produce.

Before playing, D'Antoni repeatedly emphasized the success rate. If the Suns are not stable during this period, the game may be taken away by the Lakers.

Nash had the ball halfway, the Lakers were in full swing, and the home fans chanted 'Defense'.

Nash waved at Dior from the top of the arc to find cover. Dior blocked the 'old fish' Fisher. Nash accelerated and tried to wipe it inside. .

As soon as Nash entered the three-point line, Garnett switched defenses.

The old man didn't cut in the first step, and then retreated to the three-point line after a pullback.

At this point Nash has two choices, one is to shoot a cold arrow from outside the three-point line, and the other is to reorganize.

Nash chose the latter, he was very calm at this time, he knew his shooting percentage in the last quarter.

Fisher stood in front of Nash again, and Dior came up to cover him again, and Nash took advantage of the situation to go left.

This time the breakthrough achieved results. James Posey on the flank took a step back, and Nash split the ball in time to find Chen Yan.

After Chen Yan received the ball, he took advantage of the opportunity to shoot, and James Posey rushed over immediately.

Chen Yan raised the ball over his head and grabbed it with one hand. At the same time, he tapped his toes lightly. His realistic fake moves directly sent James Posey flying!

Chen Yan hit the ball with his right hand and hit the basket. Garnett moved two steps laterally and blocked Chen Yan. His defensive coverage was very large.

Garnett is a player who can defend from position 1 to position 5 in the true sense. He is tall and flexible enough to be a nightmare for many players.

However, this flexibility is also relative. In front of Chen Yan, his flexibility turned into a disadvantage.

The moment Garnett made up defense, Chen Yan kicked the ball with his right foot on the ground, and just as Garnett's center of gravity shifted slightly, Chen Yan immediately crossed over in front of his body!

Chen Yan's center of gravity was so exaggerated that his right shoulder was almost attached to the ground, a bit like a cornering scene in a motorcycle race.

After Garnett lost his defensive position, he subconsciously danced with his right hand, which happened to slap on Chen Yan's right arm.

"pie~"

The sound was so crisp that even the stands on the second floor could hear it.

The referee's whistle sounded the next second, and Garnett raised his hand consciously.

The accumulated fouls have not yet arrived, and the Suns serve from the sideline.

Chen Yan looked up at the big screen, saw that Garnett had committed four crimes, and then made a plan.

Chen Yan walked in front of Nash: "Steve, we will try our best to create a dislocation to hit Garnett later, make him foul, and beat him down."

Nash nodded, and he also meant it after seeing Garnett make four fouls.

Although the NBA needs 6 fouls before it is sent off, generally the coach of 5 fouls will let the players off the court to rest first, especially the core players. As long as Garnett is off the court, it will greatly reduce the pressure on the inside of the Suns.

The Suns served from the sideline, and Nash went out to catch the ball.

After taking a dribble, Nash found Chen Yan on a cross pass. He did not choose to switch to fight Garnett himself. His severely declining physical strength did not allow him to do so.

Chen Yan waved his hand to summon Dior, the tool man. After Dior blocked James Posey, the Lakers really adopted a defensive strategy.

Chen Yan immediately launched an attack on Garnett. If he hesitated at this time, the Lakers might attack him.

Chen Yan dribbled the ball towards Garnett. As an offensive player, Chen Yan acted more like a defender. As soon as he met Garnett, he wanted to stick to him.

Chen Yan's intentions were too obvious, and Garnett noticed it. An ordinary player would have retreated. He would rather let Chen Yan break through or give him room to shoot than take a foul for nothing, but Garnett has rich experience. Not only did he not retreat, but he used his strength to meet him. Of course, this kind of strength was secretly exerted.

Garnett knows that the Lakers' home court here, his own territory, and the game has reached a feverish stage, and this level of confrontation with referees will not blow at all.

Garnett was right. The referee's whistle didn't sound after the two collided. Fortunately, Chen Yan's core strength was excellent, and he tensed up in time after the confrontation.

While protecting the ball, Chen Yan used his strength to take a step horizontally. This step was not big enough, and Chen Yan's goal was not to create space for himself to shoot.

Garnett raised his right hand and took a step forward, ready to interfere with Chen Yan. Chen Yan didn't dodge at all, and raised his shooting hand straight up.

Chen Yan didn't feel that Garnett was too close to him. On the contrary, he hoped that Garnett could be closer.

Chen Yan jumped up with the ball in both hands, leaned forward slightly, aimed at Garnett's unraised left arm and hit it.

Garnett's left arm was forced to hook Chen Yan's hands.

"what!!!"

Chen Yan yelled and threw the ball into the air forcefully.

The ball dropped and the referee's whistle blew.

It was a fact that Chen Yan took the initiative to find a foul, but it was also a fact that Garnett was a thug. Garnett never expected that Chen Yan would sing this to him.

After getting the foul, Garnett kept protesting to the referee that Chen Yan was deliberately looking for a foul for the ball. The referee shook his head and signaled to uphold the original verdict.

"Garnett got fouls in two consecutive rounds, and the cumulative number of fouls reached five. Will this be the turning point of this game?" Yang Yi said in a mysterious way.

"Garnett really fouled the ball, and he pressed it firmly on Chen Yan's arm. The referee's decision is correct." Zhang Reasonable said.

Chen Yan stepped to the free throw line and made two free throws.

112 to 111, the Suns regained the lead.

Between free throws, Phil Jackson temporarily replaced Garnett, who had five fouls.

Garnett sat on the bench angrily. He couldn't accept being substituted in this way during the intense stage.

After knocking Garnett down, Nash and Chen Yan blinked at each other. For the Suns, this is a way of repaying him.

The Lakers made an offensive mistake in the next round. The new Powell forgot to observe after receiving the ball with his back. The ball was directly poked by Nash who came up from the blind spot.

Nash immediately advanced forward with consecutive attacks, and Fisher was firmly attached to Nash. Fisher's difference was in lateral movement, and he was not bad at straight-line acceleration.

Nash hit the ball back after reaching the free throw line.

As soon as Fisher turned around, Chen Yan flew in front of him.

"boom!"

"Beep!"

Chen Yan followed up with dunks and caused Fisher's blocking foul.

2+1!

When Chen Yan got to the free throw line, boos rang out all over the audience. The Lakers fans felt that Chen Yan was going to use his personal performance to make the team swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

After the penalty hit, the point difference came to 4 points.

Just when the Lakers were about to fall into desperation, that man suddenly broke out!

Kobe didn't feel good shooting the whole game, but in the next three rounds he scored three goals in a row like a god, including a three-pointer!

The point difference between the two sides was stalemate again. Garnett was sent back to the game 2 minutes later. Phil Jackson was about to give the Suns one last shot, but Garnett lost his fiery state when he re-entered the game.

In such a general environment, the two teams began the final decisive battle.

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The last 9.7 seconds.

122 to 123, the Lakers lead by one point, and the Suns have the ball.

D'Antoni used up the team's last timeout, and the camera gave the Suns a shot of the Suns bench while D'Antoni was laying out the play.

After sweeping across the Suns bench, the camera focused on Chen Yan, not to mention the Lakers players, even the cameraman knew that Chen Yan must be going to hit the ball in the end.

Chen Yan has scored 48 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds in this game. He will once again score 50+ in the Staples Center no matter whether he hits two or three points.

The timeout ended, and D'Antoni dispatched Nash, Chen Yan, Novak, Azubuike and Barnes at the last moment.

Both are players with three-point ability, and D'Antoni can't play overtime with the Lakers at the Staples Center.

Barnes stood on the sideline to serve, and Camby tried to delay the time of the sun's sideline ball with hands and feet, but Barnes still sent the ball smoothly, and Chen Yan received the ball two steps away from the top three points.

The stopwatch starts running the instant the ball is caught.

The Lakers did not adopt double-team tactics at the last moment, which was too risky, and Kobe was responsible for defending Chen Yan.

With 8 seconds left in the attack time, Chen Yan launched a breakthrough!

Kobe fought to his heart's content, and the referee would definitely not call him a foul at this time.

Mike Breen stared at the situation on the field and made a real-time broadcast: "Chen suddenly stopped at a 45-degree angle on the right side and pulled back. Kobe did not lose his position. Let's see how Chen handles it. Switch to the left hand and start breaking through!"

James Posey at the top of the arc has already moved in, Fisher on the flank has also covered him, and Camby on the inside is also keeping a close eye on Chen Yan, ready to attack at any time.

Chen Yan is like a jumping dancer, rushing to the inside to attract the attention of four defenders, then turned around and made a point outside.

"Passed!!!" Yang Yi and Zhang Lili shouted in unison.

Chen Yan chose to split the ball at the last moment and found Novak who was absolutely open!

Usually, there are two situations in which the ball is distributed at the last moment, one is a clever pass and the other is a throw away. Chen Yan obviously belongs to the former, and he has found a teammate who has a better shot.

The essential difference between a good pass and a pass is whether you can use your own ability to attract double-teams and create good opportunities for your teammates. No one will ever say that Jordan assisted Cole in the final finals. Being complained by fans.

Novak aimed at the frame and James Posey flew to block it, but it was useless because he was too far away from Novak.

Novak shoots in a standard shooter posture, and his hands are very stable!

The Suns bench players opened their arms in advance.

"Shh!"

Basketball hits the net!

The score was rewritten to 125 to 123.

The time on the timer was only 1.1 seconds left, and the Lakers did not pause. After receiving the ball in the backcourt, Kobe flicked it vigorously, and the basketball hit the backboard and popped out.

"beep!!!"

The final whistle blows, the game is over!

Staples said that the center fell into a dead silence, just after they were killed by a little-known little guy.

Even Novak himself couldn't believe it, he actually killed the Lakers a second ago!

But this is the fact that just happened. Novak has proved with his actions that even small people can become heroes one day!