The Nuggets controlled the situation on the court.
Head coach George Karl is very satisfied with the current situation of the team. George Karl is experienced and has led the SuperSonics and Bucks to the conference finals.
George Karl has coached star point guards such as "Glove" Gary Payton and "Alien" Sam Cassell, but Li Yan's connection ability is on another level.
The Nuggets are now very dependent on Li Yan. Without Li Yan, they are very fragmented and even worse than today's opponent, the Houston Rockets.
Although the Rockets also have two strong points taking turns, they still have a combination of inside and outside. If the Nuggets take turns playing Iverson and Anthony, it will really be like one person playing against four people.
Both Anthony and Iverson are "bottomless pits" that consume the ball, so they need a pie-splitting master like Li Yan.
If possible, George Karl really hopes that Li Yan can play every game.
The fourth quarter started quickly.
The Nuggets had a relatively large lead, and George Karl asked Li Yan to sit off the court and rest.
Li Yan covered his head with a towel and closed his eyes to rest.
He had just gained two attribute points, but he couldn't bear it and used them directly.
Li Yan's passing also reached 100, and his breakthrough to the basket reached 94.
In this way, as a point guard, Li Yan has double 100 passing and ball control ability values.
Just thinking about it made me feel happy. Li Yan almost turned into the Dragon King with a crooked mouth and gave out a villain's evil smile.
After exiting the system, Li Yan watched the game.
You won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
After a lot of effort, the Nuggets' lead has shrunk to 7 points.
The most terrible thing is that Li Yan learned that it was McGrady who hit three pull-up three-pointers after the start of the fourth quarter.
"I'll go." As soon as Li Yan lost his mind, he asked the assistant coach about Tracy McGrady's score.
26 points!
Wang Defa? Are the attribute points just gone?
This was Li Yan's first mission failure. As a "wool party", Li Yan was heartbroken.
This is simply more uncomfortable than when someone insults me.
Li Yan became angry and stood up.
George Karl was just about to replace Li Yan. When he saw Li Yan's appearance, he thought that Li Yan was angry because the team lost the lead.
"Lee, we are still in control of the situation, just play normally." George Karl said.
"I know." Li Yan nodded.
Marde, Li Yan felt unhappy when he thought about losing his attribute points.
Nuggets round.
Li Yan held the ball for half the game, and it was Battier who defended.
To be honest, neither Battier nor McGrady caused much trouble to Li Yan.
The opponents that put the most pressure on Li Yan were Kobe and Wade.
Both offense and defense are full of intensity. What Li Yan dislikes the most is strong physical confrontation, which consumes too much of his state.
Kenyon Martin took the initiative to pull to the top of the arc for a pick-and-roll. The quality of this screen was good, and it blocked space for Li Yan.
This time, Li Yan neither took the shot himself nor gave the ball to Martin who was down the line. Instead, he gave the ball to the other side and was let go by JR Smith.
Li Yan, who was angry, didn't care whether the ball was difficult or not, so he directly used "Cake Master".
JR didn't hesitate, just caught the ball and shot.
The basketball crossed a rainbow and "swish!" hit the net hollowly.
94 to 84! JR Smith's three-pointer helped the Nuggets regain their footing.
JR rushed over and wanted to celebrate with Li Yan, but Li Yan just gave him a simple high-five.
Li Yan said to JR Smith: "JR, just catch my ball from the outside and shoot directly. No need to hesitate."
JR-Smith didn't know why Li Yan looked a little angry, but Li Yan's words were not difficult for JR at all.
Not to mention the open position, even if JR is against someone, he will still shoot if he is reckless.
McGrady had eyes that looked sleepy, but his eyes were still bright when he looked at Li Yan.
Li Yan caused McGrady trouble. As soon as Li Yan came back, the Nuggets immediately stabilized.
This is not good news for the Rockets.
McGrady started to hold the ball by himself and dribbled the ball across half court.
"Melo" Anthony is on guard.
McGrady's offense is still simple and capable, adjusting the rhythm while dribbling the ball and continuously changing direction.
Just when he shook Anthony away and was about to get up, Li Yan appeared out of nowhere.
"Bang!" He shot very quickly. The moment McGrady took off, Li Yan came over from the side and cut the ball off.
Li Yan didn't make any extra moves and started pushing the fast break directly.
This steal was so sudden that no one could have imagined that by the time Alston chased back, Li Yan had already passed half-court with the ball.
Although Li Yan's speed is not that exaggerated, the distance he fell is too far, and the Rockets' defensive players have no motivation to pursue.
Without any interference, Li Yan started easily and successfully completed a one-handed chop.
"Boom!" 96 to 84!
The Rockets finally narrowed the point difference to 7 points because of McGrady's performance. Now, in just a few dozen seconds, the point difference has reached 12 points.
Originally, this time should be a moment when fans and teams unite as one.
As a result, many Chinese fans at the scene were wildly cheering for Li Yan, which was a heavy blow to the Rockets' morale.
The Rockets players actually felt like they were "embattled on all sides."
Li Yan is now more focused than ever. He finally understands why some players do certain things to mobilize their emotions.
In a strong confrontational event like a basketball game, when players are in emotions, they often burst out with more power.
Li Yan showed all his strength on both offense and defense, and he didn't skimp on the skills he should use.
The Nuggets players have amazing offensive efficiency with the support of the "Cake Master". In addition, on the defensive end, Li Yan is also constantly assisting in large-scale defense.
The fans at the scene and in front of the TV were stunned. Li Yan's defensive coverage was simply the outside version of "Wolf King" Garnett.
These two buddies are equally "iron-blooded", and most fans believe that Li Yan's version of beating his chest and roaring is more domineering than Garnett's version.
Although Garnett's facial expression is more wild, Li Yan is obviously much more handsome than the gleaming black Garnett.
Sometimes, being handsome is really important.
Smith said with emotion: "It would be great if Li Yan and Garnett were on the same team. Their opponents would be twice as happy if they faced two tough men."
Barkley didn't miss the opportunity to tease Smith, teasing: "Is it like you facing two donkeys at the same time?"
Smith was speechless for a moment.
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Li Yan took the opportunity to serve the sideline ball to complete the "charge" on the sidelines, and then continued to use all his "skills".
Under Li Yan's crazy performance, the Rockets were suppressed miserably.
Jeff Van Gundy also thought about using strong defense to press Li Yan, but Li Yan, who has double 100 movement control skills, did not give him a chance at all.
He is as steady as an old dog and makes no mistakes.
The Rockets' lineup is not deep to begin with, and Yao Mai is under a lot of pressure; in addition, their positional attack style is extremely energy-consuming.
The two teams played several rounds of offensive and defensive transitions. Under this high-intensity confrontation, the Rockets were the first to collapse physically.
This is also an old problem of the Rockets. Frequent collapses in the final quarter make the blood pressure of Chinese fans soar.
However, facing the Nuggets this time is not a big problem. After all, Li Yan opposite is also a favorite of Chinese fans.
107 to 91!
Li Yan won the Chinese Derby!
