Chapter 74: Getting Better
The owner and general manager of the Suns in the audience saw the passing, breaking, 3-pointer, mid-range, basket offense, omnipotent Irving, full of envy.
Fortunately, Chen Shu gradually got better in this game, and halfway through the first quarter, he also got 5 points and 1 assist, although he still can't compare with Irving.
Chen Shu was also very depressed, this Owen rookie season reached the A- evaluation, isn't it appropriate to be promoted to the S rank in the future. However, he didn't plan to admit defeat, he must be the one who advanced faster than the speed of promotion.
The Suns attacked, this fast break failed to work, Chen Shu to Irving, showed off the ball for a while, dribbled under the crotch, and dribbled the basketball in front of him, deliberately slowing down the speed and selling a flaw.
Owen was fooled and reached out to steal. Chen Shu was waiting for this time, the basketball slapped forward, the ball was divided, and came behind Owen.
On the 3-point line, there is a big vacancy, and when will you not vote at this time. Shooting with his hands up, the Nets swayed in a burst of white waves in the expectant eyes of the audience, and hit a 3-point shot.
11:16γ
The audience cheered loudly, and they did not hesitate to give their applause and cheers to this Asian rookie, because they found that this Asian point guard turned out to be powerful, and the flowing style of the ball made them ring Nash.
Seeing that the audience changed their previous indifference and became more and more enthusiastic, it was not only Chen Shu who was happy, but also the two bigwigs in the stands, the boss and the general manager.
Owen held the ball over half the court, Vallejo was in the high position, the latter was steady, and then distributed to Owen, 45 Β° position, lightning breakthrough, at this time the basket was crowded, and during the breakthrough march, Owen once again distributed the ball to the outside Alonzo Key, but unfortunately the latter did not stand up to receive the ball in the run!
"Beep beep" The referee blew the whistle, Alonzo Ki stepped on the line and made a mistake and raised his hand to embarrassment, his mistake ball.
With six minutes left in the first quarter, Gentry, a team offensive coach who has always hoped that Chen Shu would lead the team like Nash, was signaling to play more together.
Chen Shu organized the offense, 45 degrees Dudley on the right side of the ball, the latter then gave Hill to the basket, flew up directly, the veteran Hill wanted to dunk, just made a mistake Alonzo Key was fast, and cut the ball off the moment Hill raised his hand.
Alonzo Key grabbed a long ball and passed it to Samuels, who hit a layup in front of him.
13:16γ
Chen Shu continued to conscientiously connect the team, and with a pass of nearly 80, he still did it with ease. It's a pity that after the second set, the shooting rate is gone, and the Suns' shooting rate in the first quarter is not high, but fortunately, the level of the Cavaliers and the Suns is not much different.
With 3 minutes left in the first quarter and the score was 17:19, the two teams began to rotate, and Chen Shu was replaced to rest and replaced with Telfil. Because Chen Shu's physical strength is not yet able to adapt to the playing time of more than 35 minutes per game. Then there is Robin replacing Morris, and on the Cavaliers side, Ramon Sessions replaces Irving, and David Kennedy replaces Vallejo.
In the last 3 minutes, with 3 starters and 2 substitutes, he didn't play a good performance, and he was decent.
Soon the first quarter ended with a tie at 22:22.
In the first quarter of the game, Chen Shu shot 3 of 5, including 2 of 4 of 3 points, got 8 points and 2 assists, and Irving scored 9 points and 4 assists 4 of 6. In this way, in the first quarter of the game, the two ended up half-pounded.
In the second quarter of the game, most of the two teams fought for the bench rotation, and the point difference has not been opened, knowing that there are 4 minutes left in the half, the Cavaliers replaced Irving, and Gentry also had a tacit understanding to replace Chen Shu.
At this time, the score was 36:34, and the Suns were 2 points behind. In the eight minutes of the rotation, the Suns' bench only scored 12 points, missed shots, and the game was ugly, and obviously the same was true for the Cavaliers.
The Suns attacked, Chen Shu advanced with the ball, broke through along the right side, divided the ball Dudley, didn't hold the ball, almost missed, and Morris next to him successfully saved the ball, passed back to the outside Brown, and shot 3 points!
For three!36:37γ
Owen held the ball over half the court, did it alone, resisted Chen Shu and rushed in, Chen Shu kept following closely, Owen got up under the basket and looked for a physical confrontation with Chen Shu in the air, it was obvious that Owen had the advantage of strength.
Seeing that Owen was about to succeed, Chen Shu could only foul and reached out to hit Owen on the arm.
"Huh..." Irving scored 2 points, and Chen Shu also accompanied a foul.
Owen's core strength is really strong, he fought in the air, and then he was fouled on the arm, and he was able to put the ball in the basket, you must know that Chen Shu's own hands are red.
Owen reached the free throw line, glared at Chen Shu, and touched his right arm, obviously he was hurt, and Chen Shu looked innocent.
Free throw shot, 39:37.
Chen Shu hadn't made a shot for a long time, and he quickly attacked the half, took a step outside the 3-point line, chased 3 points, and missed.
"Haha, you have to recognize your strength, the NBA is not that simple" Irving remained
Vallejo grabbed the rebound and made a long pass to Irving, who knew that the time to slap his face had come, and he made a shot exactly the same way as Chen Shu and chased 3 points. I also glanced at Chen Shu before throwing, and the meaning is obvious, see how to vote 3 points for your brother.
The plot repeats itself, and the 3 points are not hit.
The audience thought to themselves, these two rookies are really funny, and they even have to compare the iron.
Chen Shu didn't have time to laugh at Irving, athletic battle, three or two steps to the free throw line, fake a real pass, Gortat received the ball and hit a layup.
39:39γ
Irving just missed a 3-point chase in the open position, and knew that he was going to slow down, and began to assist his teammates, and after the breakthrough, Jamison was fouled on a mid-range shot.
Jamison went to the free throw line and made 1 of 2 free throws, 40-39.
During the free throw, Chen Shu took the opportunity to find Owen, "Hey, Owen, you are very good, but you are a little timid, so you don't dare to shoot."
If it was better than shooting, Chen Shu thought that he should be better than Owen, and seeing that Owen didn't feel good at this time, he provoked Owen and stimulated him to make a move.
"Chen, I'm the core of the Cavaliers, what don't I dare to shoot, I see you lose the draft, go down in such a mess, be careful to sit on the bench in the future, haha" Owen is very confident in himself, even if he doesn't feel good, he won't lose to Chen Shu.
"You dare to make a move? Come on, the last few rounds, we're 1-3? β
"Hmph, why don't you dare"
Just do it, sure enough, Chen Shu attacked with the ball, and faced Owen's defense outside the 3-point line, without hesitation, directly **.
Seeing Chen Shu's decisiveness, Owen's heart was also tight, it seems that the Asian guard in front of him must have some accomplishments, in addition to ability, such a shot without hesitation also requires players to have this strong self-confidence.
For threeγ The score is 40:42. This ball once again ignited the atmosphere of the home stadium, buy tickets to watch the game, no one likes to cooperate in a decent way, everyone likes to watch the hero ball.
The owner and general manager of the team obviously saw this, and thought to themselves, this rookie style of play is very popular with the audience, if he can always perform well, it is also a good choice to let him be the core of the current team.