Opening the first round.
Paul went straight to the basket through the pick-and-roll, and he assisted Tyson Chandler to complete a dunk.
Smith was a little confused. Paul could have just made a layup for the ball just now. Why did he pass the ball?
You know, scoring a goal is 2 points.
Looking back, Iverson easily shook Paul away and hit a mid-range shot.
Paul put his energy into the offensive end, and his focus on the defensive end dropped.
Next round.
Paul once again fed the cake into the mouths of his teammates. After he broke into the penalty area, he connected with Chandler again.
This is an alley-oop.
After playing this ball, Smith finally understood it.
Paul is deliberately increasing his assist numbers. It seems that he is very concerned about his assist duel with Li Yan.
By the time Li Yan came on the court, Paul's assists were equal to his, reaching 16.
However, Paul's assists did not help the Hornets. The Hornets are now 18 points behind the Nuggets.
After Li Yan came on the court, he immediately entered the state.
There was no other way. Li Yan was really afraid that the Hornets would simply surrender, and if he continued to complete the task, he would be suspected of brushing his data.
In the first round, Li Yan scored a three-pointer from J.R. Smith.
Later, Li Yan assisted Kenyon Martin after a pick-and-roll; and then gave the ball to Anthony. Thank God, Melo didn't make another move on his own this time. He threw the basketball into the basket very simply...
Li Yan, who was fully charged on the sidelines before the start of the fourth quarter, didn't have to worry about physical exertion at all. With the blessing of the "Cake Master", his assists quickly reached 20.
Chris Paul's teeth are about to break. The gap between the enemy and us is so huge. He can spit out the "cake" he has in his mouth, but the Nuggets' shots are almost perfect.
After Li Yan completed the assists, he immediately started scoring mode.
Post-up singles, small hook scored another two points.
Li Yan's score has reached 18 points, and he is only one goal away from 20 points.
"Lee, are you going to get 20+20?" Kenyon Martin said with a smile.
"Ah?" Li Yan felt as if he had been caught: "Is it so obvious?"
"Haha, you almost wrote it on your face that I am going to get 20+20."
"Uh, okay." Li Yan stopped pretending and said very frankly, "Yes, today I just want to get 20+20 to celebrate."
On the basis of winning, Li Yan doesn't feel there is any shame in brushing up statistics.
Zhang Dashuai scored 100 points in a single game, so what? If you don’t accept it, would you like to swipe one too?
In the Hornets' round, Chris Paul assisted Peja and hit a three-pointer.
Paul worked hard to reach 20 assists. In this way, Paul completed the feat of 20+20 before Li Yan.
Inside the TNT studios.
Smith explained: "Chris Paul got his 20th assist, and his score was 28 points. Paul also became another active player after Steve Nash and Jason Kidd. A 20-point, 20-assist point guard.”
"It is worth mentioning that Li Yan is now only 2 points away from 20 points and 20 assists. This is destined to be a night for the point guard."
Li Yan didn't keep everyone waiting for too long. Soon, he received a pass from Iverson and hit a very meaningful 2 points with a mid-range shot that he was not very good at.
The Nuggets' lead has reached 20+, and there is no point in continuing the game.
With Paul's consent, Scott withdrew all his main forces and announced his surrender.
In the next round, the Nuggets also withdrew their main force.
The data of Paul and Li Yan are thus settled.
Chris Paul: 28 points, 20 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals; Li Yan: 20 points, 20 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 steals.
The two assists were fixed at 20 in a tacit understanding, which can be regarded as an alternative happy ending.
Inside the TNT studios.
Three donkeys have made their debut.
According to the bet between Smith and Barkley, the sum of Paul's values is 55, while Li Yan's is 57.
With no near misses, Barkley won the final victory.
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As the buzzer sounded at the end of the game, the Nuggets defeated the Hornets 124-105 on the road.
"Ding!" The system prompt sounded in Li Yan's mind.
"Congratulations to the host for completing the task: leading the team to victory and scoring 20 points and 20 assists."
"Reward John Stockton with his skill: Pick-and-roll proficiency!"
"Pick-and-roll specialization (passive): Greatly improves the host's understanding of pick-and-roll tactics. Passing after the pick-and-roll will slightly increase the receiver's hit rate."
At the moment when the rewards were distributed, the insights about pick-and-roll tactics appeared out of thin air and were directly imprinted into Li Yan's mind.
Li Yan saw a thin figure deep in his memory, Salt Lake City's No. 12, John Stockton.
John Stockton does not have the same top talent as Magic Johnson, and his dynamic and static talents are not outstanding.
He also doesn't have the wild imagination of Magic, and his passing is a bit ordinary.
Stockton's style of play was mediocre and even a little dirty.
But no one can deny the ability of this seemingly thin white guard in positional battles. He does not have an explosive first step, so he always looks for pick-and-rolls to launch offense.
Practice makes perfect, and skill makes perfect!
After several years of hard work, Stockton has become one of the point guards with the deepest understanding of pick-and-roll tactics in NBA history.
He can always accurately find his teammates after the pick-and-roll, and then pass the basketball to him.
Karl Malone's ability to rank second on the all-time scoring list is inseparable from Stockton's pick-and-roll passing.
Of course, Stockton also ranked first in the total assists list.
It can be said that the pick-and-roll tactics have made Utah's reputation famous.
With the blessing of the "Magician" template, Li Yan's passing and control skills have already reached the full level; especially when transitioning between offense and defense, Li Yan's passing in fast breaks is absolutely top-notch.
Currently, only "Son of the Wind" Steve Nash can compete with Li Yan in this aspect.
Now, after receiving the technical inheritance of Stockton's full set of pick-and-roll tactics, Li Yan's understanding of the space in the process of "blocking" and "rolling" has reached the level of a master.
Since then, Li Yan's insight into positional warfare has become unparalleled in the league.
In terms of passing and control, with the combined skills of Magic and Stockton, Li Yan has no shortcomings.
"Hahaha!" Li Yan let out a villain's laugh excitedly.
The devilish laughter echoed in the shower room, making the Nuggets players a little hairy.
"Li, are you under a lot of pressure lately?"
"It feels like there's something wrong with his mental state!"
