If the first two quarters were Durant's world, and his goals felt elusive and unstoppable like a magic blockbuster, then the third quarter became Zhang Chen's thorough performance stage. In this section, he completely relaxed his body and threw all his speed and passion into attack.

When Zhang Chen devotes himself to the attack, the audience will suddenly realize that all the achievements of this teenager so far, although he is not so dazzling in ordinary times, but when he really goes all out in one thing, his innate and natural offensive talent will bloom in front of everyone at one time.

Five minutes into the third quarter, Zhang Chen hit a three-pointer and a breakaway goal, adding five points to his stat sheet in just five minutes. Zhang Chen's efficiency is absolutely amazing, and the most important thing is that it doesn't seem like Zhang Chen intends to end his game here, on the contrary, he still looks like he is still enthusiastic about offense, and Durant feels miserable on the opposite side of Zhang Chen and Zhang Chen.

It's the fifth minute of the third quarter, and the Suns are still leading by six points, and although Durant has made a few charges at the big difference, the realistic sword and shield finally shut him out - the Suns' offensive efficiency has begun to rage across the board under Nash's revitalization. In the first five minutes, he knew that this guy was a step up from the last time he played against him, and when he played alongside him in the All-Star Game. Zhang Chen's progress made him feel a little frightened, but he had nothing to do, he could only plan to practice hard in the offseason, at least not to lag too far behind Zhang Chen.

However, what Durant didn't expect was that after the fifth minute was the real start of his nightmare!

So far, Zhang Chen's score is not outstanding, that is, 17 points, 17 points only took two and a half quarters to get, if it is put on other rookies, it is definitely a great achievement, but on Zhang Chen, it is unremarkable - this guy is a freak who has scored 15 points in the first quarter in more than ten games in a row!

The ball of the SuperSonics, although Durant also hit two balls on Zhang Chen's head, he also knew that Zhang Chen's speed combined with his height could not cause him too much trouble, but it was not easy to get rid of him, so he also tried to reduce his chances of shooting.

This ball is the same, he did not interfere with their point guard's own organization of the attack, but obediently followed the command of their point guard to the designated position, and then began to do the confrontation with Zhang Chen. It's just that the SuperSonics are also an out-and-out bad team now, the offensive execution is not strong, and their basketball didn't find a proper shot after turning around inside and outside, and finally came to Durant's hands again.

After receiving the basketball from his teammates, Durant felt that he must not back down at such a critical moment, so he used his body to resist Zhang Chen, then stepped forward, and then quickly started to jump.

Zhang Chen can only try to jump and block under the threat of this kind of jump shot, but his height and arm span are shorter than Durant, and this block naturally failed to get his wish, but the timing of his right hand rushing to Durant in this defense was just right, which just interfered with Durant's shooting, and suddenly the basketball hit the basket, flew out of the basket, and was caught by Marion who was waiting below.

Possession changed once.

D'Antoni nodded innoductively, as a coach of the way of basketball for many years, he had already looked at him like a torch, and he saw Zhang Chen's right hand that appeared just right. It is well known that Zhang Chen's defensive skills are terrible, but Zhang Chen's defensive attitude is extremely positive, and not many people know this. D'Antoni is one of them, and he can see some of Zhang's efforts on the defensive end, and it seems that he is finally paying off a little now, at least he can sometimes interfere with the basketball in the hands of the players who are opposite him.

I have to say that the SuperSonics team's defense is still somewhat level, for example, this retreat, they did their best to make the Suns players unable to launch a new wave of fast attack, and once again dragged the Suns into the rhythm of the SuperSonics.

Another positional battle has begun, and Zhang Chen is still Durant alone, and this time Zhang Chen chose the most proficient technique he has used so far, that is, running. When he suddenly opened his legs and ran in front of Durant, Durant suddenly remembered that the most commendable thing about this guy was his miraculous running position, but knowing this would not help Zhang Chen's running, because the current Durant was not a very good defensive player, when Zhang Chen made a few beautiful fake running feints in front of him, Durant was helpless but could only be left behind by Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen then found an opportunity on the right wing of the three-point line, but his shot was not so smooth sailing - he encountered interference from the opposing defensive lineup. It's just that after Zhang Chen used a pull-up jump shot, the other party could only sigh in front of Zhang Chen - this guy's backward jumper seems to be in the same vein as Kobe Bryant and Jordan's backwards, but if you look closely, you will find that his movements seem to be more concise and more beautiful. The most important thing is that his recline is even greater than that of Kobe and Jordan, and many defenders have no choice but to be helpless in the face of his pull-up jumper.

The sound of the basketball tearing the net slowly echoed near the rebound again, Zhang Chen's right hand was still the elegant shooting posture, and when he returned to the halfcourt, Durant's defense against Zhang Chen was even harder.

The SuperSonics had once again been torn open by a margin, and what embarrassed them the most was that it seemed that their touch was completely depleted in the third quarter. After Zhang's three-pointer, they were ready to launch a rapid counterattack, but while the Suns' defense looked like it was a little surprise. But the SuperSonics still failed to score.

The rebound was snatched up again by the screaming Uncle Ma, and the guy looked a little distorted, and he seemed to want to say something about me. As he passed, the SuperSonics once again formed an orderly retreat, and once again the Suns were only able to get into the rhythm of their positional battles.

Nash came to the half, the ball was still in his hands, and unlike Paul, Nash launched an attack quite quickly, often before the allotted 24 seconds of attack time was even halfway through.

He began to gauge the situation at half-time, with Xiao Si viciously trash-talking with his opponent on the inside, and trying to prepare to find a position; Marion runs parallel next to the rebound, ready to catch the ball at all times; Bell is outside the three-point line ready to follow his own instructions, maybe contribute an empty cut or something; And Zhang Chen was running without the ball at this time...... What caught Nash's eye was that the guy had run out of an empty spot.

It's just a bit of a fly in the ointment that Zhang Chen ran out of the position in front of which there can be a supersonic person in front of him at any time to assist in defense, Nash was ready to help Zhang Chen, so he quickly began to break through with the ball, quickly hit the inside, and then fake the real pass, at the same time, his eyes have been watching Zhang Chen's movements, and when the time is really ripe, his right hand shook, and the basketball appeared in Zhang Chen's hand.

If only from the perspective of a shooter, Zhang Chen is undoubtedly quite happy, Nash is not only able to pass the basketball to him when he creates scoring opportunities, but sometimes Nash can directly break through the inside, attract the opponent's defense, and help his teammates solve their own worries.

Then the only thing left for the guy who received the ball was to shoot, and there was no obstacle in front of him, just like Zhang Chen now.

Zhang Chen's three-point shooting rate in training is basically able to reach 90%, and he has to be interfered with by various factors on the court, but his shooting rate is still quite good.

"Huh!" The basketball hit again, and after two three-pointers in the third quarter, Zhang Chen quickly caught up with Durant, and his score in this game has risen to a staggering 23 points, and it looks like his chilling convulsive three-pointers seem to be back.

Durant complained bitterly about Zhang Chen's three-point shot, and had the idea of giving Zhang Chen some color in his heart, on the other hand, he saw that he was pulled away by the Suns by three points and the difference had expanded to double digits, and the sharpness in his heart became more and more vigorous.

"Give me the ball!" He told the point guard that his tone was less of a consistent kindness, more of an unquestionable tone, and he rarely used this tone to talk to his teammates, and every time he said that, the other person would be unlucky.

It's a pity that this time, despite what he said, it was not his teammates but him who were unlucky, and when his mid-range shot missed the basket again, looking at the basket that seemed to be buzzing and shaking his body and seemed to be laughing at his own basket, Durant had a wry smile on the corner of his mouth - he didn't feel it now. It's a pity that when a team's general trend has gone, it is the real defeat like a mountain, when the opponent's tide-like offense beats them to death, their ability to resist will drop exponentially, the rebound was grabbed by the Suns who are in full swing, and Xiao Si's elbow swept thousands of troops and accidentally hit the stomach of the opponent's power forward.

The guy ran through the half with his stomach covered and looked rather funny.

And Nash also began to review the game again, but after a look, he found that the best position was still Zhang Chen! Zhang Chen's current position is on the right wing of the three-point line, and his front is almost unstoppable and leads directly to the bottom of the basket, where there should be an opponent's power forward defending, but looking at the decay of this guy holding his stomach, he knows that he doesn't have much spare strength to block Zhang Chendi's ninth-level speed mid-level.

Nash also hesitated a little, a point guard is often the brain of the team, the core engine of the team's offense, and because of this, they need to pay attention to the relationship between their teammates and not be too unfair in the distribution of some balls. He had just handed over Zhang Chen two consecutive balls, and if he gave him without hesitation at this time, it might cause some dissatisfaction, but Zhang Chen's position was quite good.

Nash still chose to pass the basketball to Zhang Chen, he knows how much lethality this guy can have on the opponent's defense, and when his speed and firepower are at full power, the opponent often has to face a situation where people are on their backs.

Zhang Chen received the pass, and did not hesitate at all, every defensive Zhang Chen player will always feel a little powerless, especially on the judgment of his shot choice, his shooting is often extremely sharp, forming an imprint in the opponent's heart, so sometimes even Zhang Chen chooses to break through They will accidentally jump up - no way, preconceived habits deeply affect their judgment.

This time Durant was like that, when Zhang Chen made a shooting feint, this guy immediately accidentally rose from the ground and blocked towards Zhang Chen, Zhang Chen saw that his feint received such a good effect, and immediately withdrew the basketball and broke through to the inside.

The remaining big forward holding his stomach on the inside line looked a little vulnerable in front of Zhang Chen's speed, Zhang Chen passed by him like a gust of wind, and at this time, the supersonic center hurriedly came up to block Zhang Chen's continued depth.

When Zhang Chen faced this center, he found a way to deal with it in just a moment, he jumped high directly against the opponent's center, and then bent his right leg in the sky, and directly raised his knee not far from his chest under the support of his fairly good flexibility. In making this action, Zhang Chen's body was walking flat in the air, and he instantly found his balance point, and shot in a relatively safe way.

His equestrian archery made his shot more consistent, but it also made it impossible for his opponent to block, and the basketball flew into the basket with a soft arc, cutting a graceful and full arc in the sky, as if to sting everyone's eyes.

The Suns' lead has extended by two points again, and it looks like they can't make up for it.

The supersonic coach hurriedly called a timeout, the momentum on the court is invisible and tangible, but it is real, and many times a team's potential can be evoked by some special means: such as a person's consecutive scores, such as a domineering slam dunk, such as a thrilling goal...... When a team is fully out of play, the opponent will fall into a cycle of poor defense and even offense.

From the coach's point of view, the most common way to break the opponent's momentum is to try it with a timeout, which usually can also get some effect, but the effect is large or small.

"Guys...... Do you see the aggressiveness of the Phoenixes? They are arrogant...... But it's embarrassing for me that we can't contain their attack, and I want to tell you that this is our last game of the season, we've lost a chance to shine, and we have to at least end the season in a decent way...... So we've got to take down those Phoenix guys, we're going to get them back in momentum, we're going to have to play 100 percent of our offensive and defensive energy, and we're going to have to keep the opponent out of the picture. We had to regain lost ground in a relatively short period of time - let's be honest, we were running out of time, with only three minutes left until the end of the third quarter! ”

The guiding ideology of what he said was to let the Suns' offense be suppressed, or at least to attack and break their momentum.

Coming back from the timeout, the SuperSonics' words still aroused the desire to win in the players' hearts, and as he said, they had already lost a season, but they must not lose this game before leaving.

So, their goal is to break the Suns' momentum.

At 7 minutes and 58 seconds, Durant finally broke the scoring drought, Durant hit a jumper near the free throw line, which made their head coach's forehead stretch, this rookie has become more and more of a leader, and the Suns' momentum should be a little damaged, right?

However, he still miscalculated, although the Suns did not score the next ball, but Zhang Chen once again aroused the energy of the whole team at the end of the third quarter!

At 8 minutes and 46 seconds, Zhang Chen hit a step-back jumper outside the three-point line, and the Suns led the opponent by 12 points.

At 9 minutes and 50 seconds, Zhang Chen broke through successfully and hit a throw, and the Suns led by 13 points.

11 minutes and 14 seconds, Zhang Chen shook off Durant's defense, and then rushed all the way to the inside, SuperSonic's defense this time was more inclined to completely encircle Zhang Chen, originally everyone thought that he was going to have nothing to do when he used a stop-and-go jump shot that exceeded the limits of the human body, and hit it again incredible! The SuperSonics are 15 points behind!

Zhang Chen put himself to death again and again in the third quarter, and used his shots and breakthroughs again and again to make the opponent only depressed in helplessness, just a third quarter, Zhang Chen scored a total of 15 points before and after, and his total score has successfully risen to 32 points!

However, his performance has not completely come to an end, Zhang Chen can be said to be beating the water dogs, before the end of the third quarter, Zhang Chen immediately after receiving the basketball in the air with the power of his own jumping up to shoot far away, the basketball almost crossed the distance of half the basketball court, and finally flew into the basket, and then the red light turned on, and the audience shouted noisy cheers came to everyone's ears.

This ultra-long three-point shot put the supersonic team into the abyss, they were already 18 points behind, but Zhang Chen let his score rise to 35 points!

No one doubts today's Zhang Chen's offensive ability, several old Zhang Chen female fans watched Zhang Chen's beautiful shots cover their left atrium, they always felt that they were suffering from gains and losses before Zhang Chen's shooting, and felt that their hearts were in their throats at the moment of his shooting, but then Zhang Chen was always able to reassure them with neat and beautiful goals.

So their hearts are back in the right place again.

"It takes a big heart to watch Chen play!" A lot of people say that.

(To be continued)