"Smack!" The sound of the block sounded in the court, crisp and thorough, through the replay of the big screen, everyone could see that Peja just wanted to make a light and dexterous breakthrough, so he used a shooting feint to shake off the coming defense Gallinari and quickly broke into the inside. Peja's arrival soon made Randolph wait, and then Randolph jumped up to block Peja, Peja held his old waist to complete a difficult air dodge in the sky, and finally barely dodged Randolph, at this time his body has begun to decline, if he doesn't shoot again, it is estimated that it will be a second.

Therefore, at this time, Peja had only one way to go, and his teammates saw that he was about to shoot, and they yelled out to be careful, in fact, Peja also found an imminent threat, but his current situation did not allow him to dodge at all, he could only ride the tiger and throw the ball, whether it could hit or not.

So, the basketball shot, and the guy that his teammates made him careful also came to the sky, and his right hand, which was not very big, was now like a huge fan, and the basketball that was going to the rebound was slapped down.

Peja was intimidated like this, he saw that after the basketball was slapped hard by Zhang Chen with his right hand, he rushed down to the ground in a high-speed movement, and then bounced on the ground and came to David. Lee's hands. Only then did Peja fully understand that the little breakthrough he had just made was over, and Zhang Chen cracked him with a block.

Zhang Chen's defensive ability has improved to a great extent after the recent promotion, and his current defensive ability composition is also relatively mottled, including the ability to block and steal, although some people say that every block is a failed defense, but even then, no one can deny how much the block plays a morale-boosting role in the court.

The Knicks didn't have time to launch a fast break, the basketball slowly controlled the half court in Duhon's hands, and in the process of running, Randolph kept whispering in Zhang Chen's ears: "Hey, Chen, I think you have to admit that the ball just now was because my front defense interfered with Peja, otherwise you would definitely not have a chance to block him." ”

Zhang Chen was annoyed by these words, and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, I know, thank you for your interference, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to cover him." ”

Randolph nodded triumphantly, and then came to the inside line to guard. Duhon handed over the offense to David, who had just grabbed the basketball. Lee, David. Lee used his increasingly skillful footwork to shake off the opponent's defense under the basket, and then turned sideways for a layup, and the basketball obediently hit.

The Knicks took another one-point lead.

"Damn......" The players of the Hornets saw this situation, and immediately sighed in their hearts, they didn't expect that they originally had a chance to directly overtake the score and then always be far ahead of the opponent, but now this opportunity slipped away quietly. It makes them feel very depressed.

The offense continued, though, and their next attack saw West hit a jumper from 17 feet, and the 17-foot assassin really showed precision in that position. The Knicks also used a Gallinari mid-range jumper to return the favor, and then neither team scored much.

By the end of the third quarter, the score of the two sides was 72:72, and the two teams were tied again, which made the audience feel annoyed at the current situation, but also looked forward to the fourth quarter of the game, even if the Knicks lost, they all hoped that the winner could be separated as soon as possible today.

Now the situation is too tangled, the two teams either harmoniously soar each other, let the score alternately rise, or harmoniously make a false balance, so that the score of the two teams remains in a state of a draw.

They were fed up with the situation and desperate to see the situation change, so the fourth quarter became the arena that everyone was looking forward to.

The fourth quarter of the game started as expected, with both teams fielding their strongest lineups, and they both decided to play the game after the start of the fourth quarter. The ball was in the hands of the Knicks, and Zhang Chen controlled the ball again until he stopped near the three-point line.

"Defend, defend!" Paul shouted happily, allowing everyone to quickly form a defensive formation, not only to be able to defend Zhang Chen's breakthrough, but also to be able to defend Zhang Chen's long shot. The person who defends Zhang Chen is still Posey, the veteran is not discouraged after suffering a lot of losses from Zhang Chen, and he is still as serious as ever in front of Zhang Chen, for a veteran like him who has gone through many years of league ups and downs, many times personal gains and losses are no longer important, the most important thing is to be able to do what he can in his own work.

Posey felt that his duty was to defend Zhang Chen with all his might, so he didn't dare to relax at all, and this time Zhang Chen just came to a small step outside the three-point line and stopped, he immediately pressed up.

However, Zhang Chen just stopped to prepare for a jump shot, and he saw that Randolph and David Lee on the inside should be able to protect the frontcourt rebounds, so he decided to make a long shot to see if he could maintain a pretty good shape today.

Therefore, Zhang Chen ignored Posey, who was getting closer and closer, and shot directly from the three-point line.

The audience exclaimed, Zhang Chen was so courageous, in this situation where the score was deadlocked, he still dared to jump and shoot so far away, this kind of courage really surprised everyone.

However, the penetration of the basketball and Zhang Chen's shooting rate were even more surprising, this ultra-long-range shot after gliding a long distance, plunged into the basket, which not only improved Zhang Chen's score to 32 points, but also gave the Knicks a three-point lead over the Hornets.

A one-point or two-point lead over the Hornets would still be a harmonious statistic, as it would be a prelude to alternating scores between the two teams or two teams alternating leads, but when one team leads by three points, this delicate situation is broken.

Seeing this, seeing the murderous Zhang Chen, Paul was a little worried, he directly controlled the ball through half court, and then after a seemingly realistic breakthrough, the ball was distributed to Peterson on the outside. Without hesitation, Peterson made a jumper and the basketball flew into the sky.

Paul's passing ability is undoubted, otherwise he would not be named the league's No. 1 point guard, but a pass is converted into an offense, in addition to the ball must be passed cleverly enough, the most fundamental reason is whether the person he passes the ball to can fully bear the burden.

Clearly, Paul miscalculated, and Peterson's jumper hit the basket and was grabbed by David Lee. After David Lee grabbed the rebound, his first target was his good friend Zhang Chen.

"Tatsu, catch the ball!" Basketball left David. Li's hands quickly flew directly towards Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen received the pass, and immediately ran towards the half, Zhang Chen's speed quickly made it impossible to defend, and in the roar, he had already swept past the defense of the first line of defense, Peterson. It seemed that Zhang Chen was unforgiving, and continued to hurry forward. Everyone even felt that Zhang Chen's speed could create a series of sparks of friction with the air.

Zhang Chen came to the Hornets outside the three-point line, at this time the guy Posey was also in front of Zhang Chen, he hunched his waist, and also bent his center of gravity, in his opinion, Zhang Chen's ball is definitely going to break through and then come to a light layup or a chilling heavy dunk, who knows that Zhang Chen is not like that at all.

Zhang Chen saw that Posey was in front of him, and his center of gravity was pressed very low and very low, and he suddenly dissipated his idea of directly entering the inside line, and when he came to the three-point line, he suddenly jumped high.

This dry pull caught Posey off guard, Posey originally miscalculated, which made him lose a lot of favorable defensive opportunities, and Zhang Chen also took advantage of this time, directly into the sky, stretched his body in the sky, and the basketball flew into the distance after drawing a full arc through the thrust of his right hand.

"Huh!" Zhang Chen hit a shot, and the three-pointer rushed into the net with a whistling wind, expanding the score gap to 6 points, and now the Hornets can be said to have taken a sharp turn. Although the Hornets' record has dropped significantly this season, they are still a strong team anyway, and as long as Paul is around, the Hornets will not fall into the lottery. In the previous game, the Hornets have been fighting against the Knicks, and the score has risen alternately, which has recognized the Knicks' long-lasting combat ability, and the situation continued to develop until just now, when the Knicks suddenly led the Hornets by six points after Zhang Chen's two three-pointers, which surprised many people who came to watch the game.

The Hornets are sixth in the West, the Knicks are sixth in the East, the two teams started the contest is still reasonable, the two teams started a life-and-death battle, but they always miss the opportunity to kill the opponent in one fell swoop, and now the Knicks' sudden rise, I don't know if they can stand up to the back, until they win the game?

All eyes were on Paul, and one of Paul's assists turned into a missed jumper, which gave him a sense of non-anger and spontaneity between his eyebrows. This time he made a gesture directly, and then summoned Chandler on the inside line to come up to block the demolition, Chandler came to Paul's side, Paul rushed directly from his side, bypassing Dujon's defense, and Zhang Chen also hurriedly defended at this time, and couldn't let Paul do something at such a critical moment.

Paul put away the ball, like a thin and slippery loach, and slipped directly to Zhang Chen's body, Zhang Chen couldn't stop him, and Paul just inserted it directly into the inside line, at this time Chandler also tacitly came back and jumped hard into the sky, and Paul also put the ball in the air at this time, Chandler grabbed the basketball and pressed it into the basket fiercely, and the Hornets recovered two points.

Now it's up to the Knicks to see if they can hold on to their lead.

Zhang Chen started a breakthrough in the opponent's inner line, he relied on his speed and breakthrough skills to take the basket directly, the opponent trapped Zhang Chen in the inner net, Zhang Chen's physical strength declined after all, and it was impossible to fight against the defense of so many people at the same time, so he could only pass the basketball out and pass it to Du Hong on the outside.

After Dujon attracted a little defensive eye from the opponent, he transferred the basketball in his hand again and passed it to the hands of Gallinari on the side, although Gallinari knew what the ball meant after receiving the pass, he did not have any timidity, but fired a jumper outside the three-point line.

Everyone was watching to see if the ball could get in, and the basketball quickly gave its own answer and got into the net.

"Huh!" The sound was crisp and moving, and the Knicks opened up a seven-point gap in the score, and this series of three-pointers beat the Hornets to the point that their noses were swollen. The audience cheered and the rising waves rolled in the sky, and the Knicks finally took the initiative.

In the next few minutes, Zhang Chen used his own scoring and stable dribbling, coupled with Randolph's strength and control of rebounds on the inside, plus David Lee's double-double Wang Fawei, this series of offense and defense, the Hornets were at a disadvantage in the score situation, so they were beaten by the Knicks like this, if it weren't for the support of Paul alone, it is estimated that the Hornets would have to fall apart immediately.

With three minutes left in the game, the Knicks and Hornets were 99-87, and the Knicks were already leading by twelve points, which made the foreheads of everyone on the Hornets turn into a huge word. The Hornets weren't discouraged, though, and after a timeout, Queen Bee began to pull off.

Queen Bee is poisonous, this guy has cut 20 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals so far in this game, and this gorgeous data is also struggling to maintain the Hornets and keep them from being swallowed up by the Knicks' offensive frenzy. Now, the venomous queen bee is once again starting to show her stinger and start leading the Hornets on a counterattack.

The Hornets' counterattack was carried out in a combination of inside and outside offense, Paul handed out two assists in two minutes and scored five points, bringing his stats up to 25 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals.

In the midst of Paul's counterattack, the score between the two sides became 103-98, and with fifty seconds left, the situation was precarious.

At this critical moment, the Hornets have begun to adopt foul tactics, and the first to be fouled was Duhon, who hit two free throws, but Paul shot a three-pointer to make the score 105:101, and the Hornets were only four points behind.

Then it was Zhang Chen who was fouled, Zhang Chen hit both free throws, and then the Hornets missed a three-point jumper, but Peja grabbed the rebound and hit a layup, and the score became 107:103, with twelve seconds left at this time.

Offensive and defensive switch, Zhang Chen did not wait for the opponent to foul after receiving the ball, and directly handed a long pass to Randolph who was rushing towards the opponent's half, Randolph roared and completed a big slam dunk, making the score 109:103, and at this time there were only five seconds left, and the Hornets finally gave up the game.

In the end, the score was fixed at 109-103, and the Knicks led the Hornets by six points to claim a victory after a two-game losing streak.

Zhang Chen scored 45 points, 3 assists, 6 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal in the whole game, Randolph got 11 points and 14 rebounds, David Lee 11 points and 6 rebounds, Gallinari 13 points, Dujon 4 assists, this is also a good game for everyone, in this game, they and the Hornets have fought many times for every inch of land, and the game has been going on in the reconquest, until the final quarter The situation changed.

On the other hand, today's Hornets also played well, but they just met the Knicks, and the Hornets also suffered two consecutive defeats because of the loss to the Knicks, and the record fell to seventh in the West, and the Knicks won the opponent, but they still have one win to catch up with the 76ers.

In the whole game, Paul can be said to be tied with Zhang Chen as the data double star of this game, Paul alone cut 28 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists and 5 steals, this gorgeous data made many data lovers shine brightly. It's just that when a game fails, no matter how gorgeous the data is, it loses its meaning in the eyes of the parties. Paul was smiling wryly and talking to Zhang Chen: "Hey, Chen, your team looks pretty good." ”

Zhang Chen smiled: "That's nature!" I have a great group of teammates. ”

"Not necessarily...... I think your team is mainly because of your relationship...... Think about it, if you could go to a team where the point guard can often call out a stat sheet of more than 10 assists......? Paul kept shaking his eyebrows, looking funny.

"Haha......" Zhang Chen patted Paul's shoulder: "Damn Chris, get out!" Stop sowing discord, it doesn't work for me, I'm already in love with this team. ”

"Really?" Paul was a little surprised, and then a little abruptly: "It seems like that's true, you have a good relationship with your teammates." ”

"Well, yes...... See you then, Chris......"

"See you later, and I hope to see you at the Phoenix race."

Zhang Chen was a little stunned, but after thinking about it carefully, he also understood that Paul was talking about the All-Star Game.

After the two hugged goodbye, Zhang Chen walked into the players' tunnel, took off the arm guard on his right hand as he walked, and then walked to the locker room to clean up a little, he really didn't want to go to today's press conference, because it would increase his fatigue, but unfortunately D'Antoni didn't agree at all.

Zhang Chen didn't play in the second quarter of this game, which is already suspicious, if Zhang Chen doesn't go to the press conference, it is estimated that there will be a view that the Knicks are not in harmony with their apprentices, and it will not be good for either D'Antoni or Zhang Chen, so Zhang Chen can only follow D'Antoni with a sad face.

At this time, the mobile phone in his trouser pocket rang, Zhang Chen picked it up and saw that it was Liu Xuan calling, Zhang Chen borrowed it, came to the side and connected the phone of this old friend who had not seen him for a long time.

"Hey, Liu Xuan, long time no see!"

"yes, long time no see...... But today I'm here to tell you bad news. ”

"What's the bad news?" Zhang Chen's heart sank slightly.

"Anyway, you suffered this time, and the media revealed some news that was not conducive to your private life......"

(To be continued)