At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Iverson and Anthony sat on the bench to rest.
Li Yan, as the Nuggets' "powerful man", continues to lead the team. Li Yan did not rest for a minute in this game. If it were not for a hangup, he would never have been able to hold on.
In this game, the Suns are in far better shape than the Nuggets. If Li Yan hadn't kept throwing away his skills, the Nuggets would probably be lagging behind by a big score.
It was unrealistic to expect his teammates to bottom out and rebound in the last quarter. In order to prevent the previous investment from being "wasted", Li Yang used the status card "Restriction Release" as soon as he came on the field.
Suns round.
Nash dribbled the ball across half court and came to the frontcourt. Li Yan marked Nash.
Diaw came up to cover. Diaw's lethality was far inferior to Stoudemire. Li Yan did not switch defenses with his teammates but bypassed the pick-and-roll and continued to chase Nash.
Nash took a sudden step and passed the basketball to Barbosa in the corner. J.R. Smith also risked his life and pounced on it.
However--
"Beep!" The referee's whistle sounded, and JR held his head.
George Karl was very helpless on the sidelines. As a coach, he was naturally more sober than the Nuggets players.
There is something wrong with the team's state. The fact that they can compete with the Suns to this point is entirely due to Li Yan's performance.
Barbosa stepped to the free throw line, "Whoosh!" "DUang!" "Whoosh!"
Two of three free throws were made, 96 to 97, and the Suns overtook the score.
Li Yan quickly clapped his hands to signal Nene to serve quickly.
Nei understood the idea and quickly gave the ball to Li Yan.
Li Yan started sprinting as soon as he got the ball, and soon he was in the frontcourt.
On the Sun side, only Barbossa followed Li Yan.
Li Yan glanced behind him and took a step deliberately.
When Barbosa bullied him, Li Yan started for a layup.
"DUang!" The force was a bit too strong, and the layup actually bounced out.
However, Li Yan reacted quickly and grabbed the rebound over Barbosa, who was 191cm tall.
However, Li Yan pressed the ball against the neck of the basket again, "DUang!"
Li Yan once again suppressed Barbosa and got the rebound.
"DUang!" When Li Yan accurately pressed the basketball to the neck of the basket again, Barbosa, who had been pinned down by Li Yan, became angry and pushed Li Yan away.
Before Li Yan flew out of the court, he still threw the ball to the basket very dedicatedly, "DUang!"
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
Players from both teams rushed forward, but fortunately the referee blew the whistle immediately and calmed the situation.
The Nuggets got two free throws.
There isn't much of a problem with this penalty. Although Li Yan's behavior was a bit, well, "sexy", he did not violate the rules.
Barbossa's behavior was extremely irrational.
The American Airlines Center erupted in loud boos. Suns fans had never seen such a shameless person.
Although the Suns fans in the entire stadium were shouting crazily: "Farke, Lee!"
But Li Yan was not affected in any way. He stepped to the free throw line very steadily and made two free throws.
98 to 97!
The Nuggets continue to attack.
After Li Yan set up a pick-and-roll, he assisted Nene for a layup.
100 to 97!
Inside the studio.
Directors Yu Jia and Zhang were explaining passionately.
"Wow! What a stroke of genius. In this round, Li Yan gave the Nuggets 4 points and also caused a technical foul on Suns general Barbosa."
"To have such a plan, Li Yan's overall view is great."
"Originally I thought Li Yan was just trying to get a few more rebounds, but now it seems I'm too superficial!"
"Li Yan is on another level entirely."
In the TNT studio, Li Yan was also blown away.
Buckley and Smith said that although Li Yan's behavior was a bit "coquettish", the effect was unquestionable.
At first, they thought Li Yan was rebounding, but finally realized that Li Yan's operation was in the "atmosphere".
He scored 4 points in one round and also caused a flagrant foul on Barbosa. It really served multiple purposes.
The "God of Point Guards" is indeed the "God of Point Guards".
Li Yan himself didn’t even know that this operation was so highly rated.
In fact, Comrade Li just wanted to show his "Mamba Mentality" passively. As for the "two free throws" and Barbosa's "flagrant foul", it was a complete surprise.
The turn of the sun.
Nash advanced quickly and after passing the ball to Marion, he immediately used the screen to get rid of Li Yan.
Marion immediately returned the ball to Nash, and Li Yan quickly pounced on it, but was still a step too slow.
Nash took a step laterally and quickly shot a three-pointer.
The basketball drew a perfect arc in the air and hit the net hollowly.
100 to 100!
Li Yan was numb, the sun was really strong today.
In this round, Nash hit a three-pointer in response, and the time to launch the attack from the backcourt was only 7 seconds in total.
The American Airlines Center erupted in cheers like a roaring tsunami.
Many fans in the stands stood up and cheered crazily for the Suns and Nash.
In their eyes, an opportunistic little talent like Li Yan is not the "god of point guards". Their "Son of the Wind" is the real "god of point guards."
"Focus!" George Karl yelled from the sidelines.
The Nuggets' defensive efficiency today was too average. The Suns shot 67% from three-point range.
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Nuggets round.
Li Yan broke into the paint area after running a pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.
After attracting the Suns' defense, Li Yan scored from JR Smith in the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer.
This round, Li Yan's breakthrough has given him a chance, but he doesn't dare to take action easily now.
It took a lot of effort to hit the number of irons to 4 times in a row. It would be really embarrassing if I threw it in.
The situation on the court remains tense.
Both sides battled with all their main players, and the appearance of Anthony and Iverson failed to change the situation.
The scoring momentum of both sides was very fierce, and the Nuggets and Suns, who received Li Yan's "bUff" bonus, went crazy against the Suns.
It's not that the two teams don't know how to defend, but it's really difficult to defend at this pace.
Li Yan found it difficult to recharge his batteries, let alone other players.
