The Nuggets relied on Li Yan's strong performance to gain an advantage in the second quarter.
The Nuggets blossomed more, and the Suns could only rely on the "little bully" Stoudemire to survive in the position battle.
The defensive focus of the Nuggets is still Nash. George Karl believes that if Nash is killed, the Suns will not be able to make waves.
Stoudemire is fierce, so what? He is not Jordan, people will always get tired.
At halftime, the Nuggets led the Suns by 10 points 62 to 52.
Li Yan had 14 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 1 block. For Li Yan's fans, these statistics may not seem like much at first glance. They are used to Li Yan's assists being like drinking water, and triple-doubles being like taking a walk.
But these 5 steals set Li Yan's personal record, and it was these 5 steals that gave the Nuggets a real advantage.
The Suns wanted to press Li Yan and stall the Nuggets' offense, but were defeated by Li Yan.
In such a high-intensity confrontation, Li Yan not only made zero mistakes himself, but also suppressed the Suns' outside perimeter in defense.
During halftime.
Director Zhang commented on Li Yan and said: "The Suns obviously focused on Li Yan as their first focus today and invested a lot of energy, but Li Yan played a perfect offensive and defensive performance. In the face of the encirclement and suppression, Li Yan made zero mistakes. It is incredible."
The most important thing is that on the defensive end, 5 steals is too exaggerated, and Li Yan's defensive pressure is too strong. "
"Yes, Li Yan's defense is definitely top-notch in the NBA. I think he has the ability to be the best defensive player." Yu Jia took over the conversation:
"Li Yan's role for the Nuggets is irreplaceable on both offense and defense."
Yu Jia and Director Zhang's praise of Li Yan is very reasonable in the eyes of domestic fans. There is no way, the more they watch it, the more they like it.
In the second half, both teams did not arrange too many rotations. So far in the series, it has been a bayonet fight.
If the Nuggets win this game, they will have a 3-1 match point; if the Suns win, they will regain the home court advantage.
The importance of this game is self-evident.
Easy side to fight again, both sides speed up at the same time.
Suns offense.
Nash quickly held the ball across half court, and after covering the ball, he passed the ball to Marion in the bottom corner.
Marion's shooting posture was not very manly, but the basketball hit the basket and bounced twice and still went in.
The Suns had good luck, the Pepsi Center booed, and the fans were a little regretful.
Come back.
Li Yan holds the ball and sets the pace. He cannot simply compete with the Suns quickly. In the first game, Li Yan suffered a lot. It was too tiring.
Li Yan held his crotch up at the top of the arc, and Li Yan faced the "little bully" Stoudemire's defense after the pick-and-roll.
Stoudemire is very fast. Under normal circumstances, he is not very afraid of misplaced defense.
However, Li Yan is not a reckless man who simply relies on his body and speed to "blast". The essence of his breakthrough is the change of rhythm.
It's not that Li Yan likes to play this way. If he had Wade's speed and James' physical strength, he wouldn't mind playing hard.
However, everything has pros and cons, and relying solely on your health will not get you far. Of course, if you are still in such good health at the age of 38, that is a different matter.
"Bah! Bah! Bah!"
Li Yan's dribbling made Stoudemire's scalp numb. The "little bully" really wanted Li Yan to give him a good time. Such frequent rhythm pulls were really uncomfortable.
"Hahaha, that's it." Director Zhang in the studio was excited: "Amar'e Stoudemire can't hold on anymore."
Li Yan's dribbling constantly mobilized Stoudemire's focus. Stoudemire worked very hard, but it became more and more difficult for him to follow.
Li Yan suddenly collected the ball. At this time, Stoudemire had reached his limit. He couldn't care so much and pounced directly.
However, Li Yan missed the rhythm, changed direction and rushed over from the other side.
Xiaosi wanted to turn around, but his feet were nailed to the spot.
"Boom!" Xiaosi lost his balance and sat on the ground reluctantly.
Li Yan went away and made an easy layup.
"Oooooo!"
"beautiful!"
"It just fell down!"
"Hahaha, aren't you very arrogant?"
"Li Yan is really an ankle killer."
"Amare is still too dedicated. If you get over it, you will get over it. Why should you turn around?"
"Hahaha, what a loss."
The Pepsi Center was buzzing with excitement, and the fans in the stands expressed their enjoyment.
Suns offense.
Nash quickly advanced to the frontcourt, picked and rolled at the top of the arc, and gave the ball to the "little bully" Stoudemire down the line.
Obviously Nash also wanted to help his little brother regain his place, but Li Yan didn't want to give Stoudemire a chance to recover.
After Li Yan changed defense, he chased Stoudemire from behind, and the two took off almost at the same time.
Li Yan, who has been blessed with "Flash Contempt", is invincible, "Bang!"
A super violent "hot pot", highlighting a "quick and accurate", the basketball was nailed to the backboard by Li Yan.
The fans in the stands exclaimed, but what surprised them even more was what was behind.
After Li Yan landed, he turned around and sent out a super assist that spanned half the court.
Twist your waist and hips, relax your arms, and do it in one go.
The basketball flew out like a missile, and it was a precision-guided missile.
Li Yan's super long pass accurately found Iverson on the fast break, and the "answer" easily completed the end.
"Oh my God! How did you do this?"
"Li turned around and directly sent a super long pass. It was too exaggerated."
"The moment he turned around, he found the answer far away in the other half. Li's brain is simply a supercomputer."
"incredible!"
"A ball like this might be a mistake."
"One dares to run, the other dares to pass!"
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In a fast-paced confrontation, the Suns failed to recover from the decline, and the point difference continued to widen.
Nash is very strong, but Li Yan's performance in handling the ball is even more exaggerated than Nash.
Li Yan, who made zero mistakes, penetrated the Suns' defense with incredible passes.
The most terrible thing is that "Melon" Anthony in the run-and-gun state canceled the forward swing of the attack, so that with the addition of Li Yan's bUff, "Melon" directly transformed into a "bazooka".
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"
"Melon" hit every target, and the continuous three-point rain made the Suns unable to lift their heads.
The game came to the last quarter.
Nash's physical strength dropped drastically, but Li Yan's steps also slowed down.
But just when D'Antoni felt that the opportunity had come, Li Yan just held hands with Taylor Swift on the sidelines and flirted with him, and suddenly became lively again.
Fuck! I can still understand the akimbo adjustment, but how fat is this handshake adjustment?
The Suns completely lost hope of a comeback.
124 to 106! The Nuggets beat the Suns by 18 points at home, rewriting the series lead to 3-1.
Li Yan played a superb game and scored a super quadruple-double of 24 points, 10 rebounds, 17 assists, 11 steals and 3 blocks.
