On March 28, 2008, the NBA's official website updated the player awards and statistics for the last week of March.

One of the most striking was the fact that a player suddenly appeared on the rookie list for the week, dominating the first spot, squeezing Kevin Durant out of the top spot.

It's Chen Yu!

Since the beginning of this week, Chen Yu's performance has been not impressive, and his shooting rate of about 90% has completely killed the players in the league! In particular, the three-point shooting rate of nearly 90 percent has completely blinded the eyes of fans around the world.

Even among the Western Conference Player of the Week, Chen Yu was nominated, just because Kobe Bryant's performance in these games was also super fierce, and he was not selected at will.

But there is no doubt that as long as Chen Yu continues to maintain his form, next week's Player of the Week award is almost a certainty. The NBA's official award ranking rules can be guessed by professionals as soon as they analyze it.

Nominated for Rookie of the Week and Player of the Week, Chen's reputation in the United States has grown from strength to strength. Especially in the circle, from LeBron to the unknown name of the Development League, they all know Chen Yu, a Chinese rookie who has performed brilliantly recently.

In China, Chen Yu is even more declared by the media to be Yao Ming's successor, Asia's greatest small forward, and a super rookie who is eligible to enter the Hall of Fame......

It can be said that the national media has blown Chen Yu into the sky, like a future iconic figure in the Chinese sports circle.

Two days later, Chen Yu and all the players of the Hornets boarded the team's plane and flew to Dallas to take on the Western Conference giants Mavericks.

The Texas derby was not broadcast live in the United States, but it was broadcast by the Chinese side, and various publicity and advertisements began three days in advance, and it was past eight o'clock in the morning in China, and there must have been many people skipping classes and squatting in front of the TV, waiting for the game to start.

"It's a matchup." Yu Jia, the host of the CCTV live broadcast room, explained excitedly: "This game directly determines the pattern of the West, if the Hornets defeat the Mavericks, then they will pull down the Lakers, the top of the West." It's the end of the season now, and once the Lakers are caught by the Hornets, they may never be able to go back. ”

"That's right." Zhang Weiping, a guest sitting next to Yu Jia, nodded in agreement: "According to the current record, the first enemy of the Hornets in the playoffs may be the Mavericks, so this game can also be seen as a preview of the playoffs between the two teams." ”

"Mr. Zhang, so which of the two teams do you think has a better chance of winning this game?" Yu Jia asked.

Zhang Weiping pretended to think about it and said, "I think the Hornets have a better chance of winning." ”

"Why?" Yu Jia secretly glanced at Zhang Weiping, and asked pretending to be puzzled.

Zhang Weiping understood, and began to brag about it, "Because the lineup of the Hornets is much stronger than usual now, especially Chen Yu, it is difficult for the Mavericks to resist." Everyone knows Chen Yu's hit rate, as long as he throws it, the game can be declared over. ”

"Then do you think that in the current Hornets, Chen Yu is more important than Paul?" Yu Jia asked.

Zhang Weiping shook his head and began the second wave of blowing, "Of course I didn't mean that, Paul's importance with the Hornets is obvious." But Chen Yu's importance now is not inferior to Paul's, and the accuracy and efficiency of the league's No. 1 are naturally not paper paste. Chen Yu has a stronger ability to kill matches than Paul. And the connection between Paul and Chen Yu is also very sharp, I think this is the top 20 combination in NBA history. ”

Chinese fans who sat in front of the TV and waited for the game to start were also quietly watching. Although they all knew that this was just CCTV's daily blowing, they were also very happy to listen to it, and wanted to know any news and commentary about Chen Yu and the Hornets.

Both teams began to warm up.

Chen Yu shot at random, and the shooting rate was not high, but the whole Mavericks didn't dare to underestimate it in the slightest.

Before the start of the game, Mavericks head coach Johnson made the final pre-game mobilization: "According to the training method of these two days, pack the position!" Can you do it if you keep that Chinese Chen's score firmly below 10 points?! ”

"Yes!"

"No problem, coach."

"Okay." Johnson nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's play!" ”

Ten minutes later.

At nine o'clock in the evening local time in the United States, at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, the Hornets' away game against the Mavericks officially began.

The stadium, which can accommodate 19,200 people, was packed.

In the midst of a cheer, the Mavericks' Nowitzki jumped the ball and started the first offensive shot.

As an unspoken rule of the NBA, the first shot is, of course, attacked by the team's boss, Nowitzki.

Nowitzki received a pass from Kidd in the paint position on the right side, and without hesitation, he turned around and went into the net to take the lead.

"This is Nowitzki's offensive method, which is called Golden Rooster Independence by netizens." Zhang Weiping began to understand: "This kind of shooting is very difficult to defend, and it is a new way of attacking nowitzki developed this season. In fact, it is a 20-degree inclined turnaround and backward jumper, but because his raised knee can isolate the defender to a certain extent, and his height is also there, so it makes the defender very difficult to defend, and it can even be said that he can't defend himself, so he can only interfere as much as possible. ”

"With this kind of shooting technique, Nowitzki's strength is getting stronger and stronger." Yu Jia said with a sigh.

"Yes." Zhang Weiping nodded in agreement: "Some American basketball columnists once said that unless the defenders have Yao Ming's height and Rose's bounce, it is possible to defend against Nowitzki." He's always been that move, with his back to his back plus step-back and step-back jumpers. Everyone knows it, but it's just helpless, and they can't prevent it at all. ”

"This is somewhat similar to Chen Yu, it is also a backward jumper, a difficult three-point back, no matter how the defenders interfere, it can be scored, and the shooting rate is still so high." Yu Jia is indeed an excellent host, and he does not forget to praise the players of his own country in three sentences. But what he said is also true, and the audience agrees.

On the field, seven or eight rounds passed by the two teams.

Both sides did not hit high goals, and the score was temporarily tied at 4-4.

Paul made one of three shots, Nowitzki made one of two shots, and Chen Yu kept running back and forth and didn't make a shot.

"Teacher Zhang, both teams are very conservative." Yu Jia turned his head to Zhang Weiping and said.

"It's all a test, and we all want to see what changes have made in the other party." Zhang Weiping said with a smile: "In the case that Paul's hit rate is not high, I think it's time for Chen Yu to make a move." ”