The tide is over! Another shot from the Nuggets stumbled out of the hoop in front of the few Iverson fans or Nuggets fans next to the court, and suddenly a sigh followed. Iverson's face was a little helpless and dazed, as if his playoffs were about to come to an end - even though it was only the first game of the playoffs.

With the last forty-five seconds left, it's the Suns, the Nuggets are 15 points behind, the Nuggets seem to have completely abandoned the game, and some Suns fans have begun to celebrate early, and they are in their seats as they quickly tell the people next to them about the game.

This game is already the trend of the times, even the most fanatical Nuggets fans have to admit that they have failed, and this time the basketball came to Zhang Chen's hands, it just so happens that the Nuggets' interior line is now a little biased, after all, when the game is about to end, their score is still more than ten points behind, which makes them also feel a little defeated, and they have begun to plan what they should do in the next game, they did not put all their minds on the defense of this ball, They've won anyway, haven't they?

At this time, Zhang Chen suddenly took a big step away from Smith's defense, his speed was still as fast as before, when he took two steps in a row, Smith had basically completely passed by him, and then, Zhang Chen came to the place near the free throw line and suddenly put away the basketball, and then took a big stride to a place not far from the basket, and then he jumped and shot, the basketball crossed a beautiful arc, and flew into the basket for the last time from the hands of the Suns players. Suddenly, the Nuggets were already trailing by as many as 17 points, and this goal also increased Zhang Chen's score in this game to 23 points.

The Nuggets basically didn't attack anymore, but Iverson shot a ball outside the three-point line, and the basketball finally flew into the basket, which Iverson didn't expect, but at this time his three-point score was useless, and the difference between them was a huge 17 points, which was basically no longer something that could be filled by manpower.

"Drop!"

The whistle blew and the game came to an end, and the Suns won their first playoff game of the season with a score of 115-101 on their home court, but the game also got a lot of bright spots. The first thing to bear the brunt of is naturally the performance of the Nuggets' golden double guns: Iverson got 31 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, and Anthony got 33 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

For the Suns, Nash got 11 points and 17 assists, Xiao Si cut 26 points and 12 rebounds, Zhang Chen got 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Zhang Chen's performance today can only be said to be an ordinary performance, after all, in the regular season, he scored more than 30 points per game often felt like a joke, but the first game of the playoffs did not look like Zhang Chen's performance was not exceptionally good.

But anyway, although Zhang Chen went through a little bit of a small episode in front of him, he quickly managed to set things right, and in the end he also scored more than 20 points, and he also stood up at a critical moment to help the Suns gain a foothold, anyway, the Suns' victory in this game also has a lot of Zhang Chen's credit.

At the end of the game, Zhang Chen was just about to return to the players' tunnel when he suddenly heard Sean calling him. Zhang Chen turned his head to take a look and saw that Sean was waving at him excitedly, and then congratulated him on his victory, Zhang Chen waved in response to him. However, he also saw the two yellow people next to Sean at this time, and then the two yellow men walked down with Sean's wheelchair, and the security guard also knew that Sean seemed to know Zhang Chen, so he didn't stop him.

"Hey Chen, introduce you to two of my friends, they are your compatriots!"

Zhang Chen glanced at the two compatriots, and saw that they were both wearing excited expressions, and at the same time wearing their own jerseys, both of them looked at themselves with excited smiles, and one of them was still relatively handsome, and said to Zhang Chen: "I'm sorry, Zhang Chen, it's a little presumptuous, we specially want to come and see you through this little friend...... We are both from China, the two of us met on the shark pounce, he is from Yunnan, and I am from Hubei. ”

Zhang Chen was a little surprised, he didn't expect these two people to come all the way to see him, but he was a little moved, it seems that the domestic fans are still quite enthusiastic. So he smiled and said, "Thank you for your support!" I hope I didn't disappoint you. ”

The fan hurriedly smiled gratefully and said, "Hehe, no, no...... You're stunningly good today, and the two of us can stay until your next home game...... Oh, let me introduce myself, my name is Du Xiang. "This guy's smile is a bit lewd, and he doesn't look like a decent person.

Zhang Chen smiled at him and nodded, the guy next to Du Xiang had clear eyebrows and looked a little shy, maybe he was a little excited and speechless because he saw his idol, and in the end he just said a little flustered: "Hello, Zhang Chen, my name is Fan Xingchen." ”

Du Xiang smiled and said, "This guy is so pure, he will blush when he says a word to a girl...... He is the purest of all Chinese NBA fans, alas, we have advised him many times, but he just can't get up. Zhang Chen sighed, but looking at Fan Xingchen, he had a better impression - the purest person among Chinese NBA fans, I think he should also be a person with noble character, helping others, and being kind and charitable. At this time, Du Xiang was also more interested, saying that they would not disturb Zhang Chen's normal actions, so he asked to take a photo with Zhang Chen and leave, Zhang Chen agreed to them, and then fulfilled his promise.

It's just that taking such a photo immediately made Zhang Chen almost turn his face, if Fan Xingchen is the purest fan, then Du Xiang is definitely the most obscene...... This birdman actually kissed Zhang Chen on the face the moment he pressed the shutter, Zhang Chen was suddenly disgusted and threw himself to the ground, and finally had to run away in disgrace.

After this episode, Zhang Chen reluctantly followed the team to the post-game press conference, and after the reporters were still bored and asked various questions, everyone was able to disperse, and when he returned home, Zhang Chen felt that he was really going to fall apart. After entering the learning space, Zhang Chen found that tonight's battle seemed to have improved his experience bar a little more, and now he was getting closer and closer to the peak of the ninth-level speed.

Today's game also taught him a lot of lessons, and he now knows that he is still far from enough, and he needs more training before he can really establish himself in this league. The game really gave him a wake-up call – he's still not a real attacker, he's still lacking a lot right now.

Thinking of Iverson's decisiveness when attacking, Zhang Chen remembered the unusually realistic breakthroughs of Iverson he saw again and again in the learning space, the former Iverson speed made everyone frightened, but now Iverson is a little old after all, if his ball control skills are as good as Iverson, he will definitely be able to surpass Iverson in the speed competition.

The years are unforgiving.

This is also Zhang Chen's biggest emotion, and at the same time, he also has a little more vigilance in his heart - although he is only 20 years old now, and even he has not been too long to turn 20 years old, but he knows that there are basically about 10 seasons left that he can really maintain his peak level. Although many legends in the NBA have dissipated in the river of time, the legends they left behind to future generations will always shine brightly. From the moment Zhang Chen knew that he had shooting space, his sky was far from being limited to his own world, what he wanted to do was an ability comparable to the legend, and he wanted to achieve a real basketball mecca.

But he's still a long way from all that, he won't have too much now, to put it simply, he can't control the ball well, and he has almost no passing ability, but who hasn't been a great player in history -- Johnson, Robertson, Jordan, who hasn't been amazing? Their passing ability is not weak!

To be able to achieve this goal of being on a par with the legend, Zhang Chen is still too much behind, and there is also a defensive problem, and the defensive problem has gradually begun to trouble him, no defender, there is basically no one who can achieve a legend, let's just say that the more outstanding stars in the league now - Kobe, Wade, James, who of these three people is not one in a thousand in a thousand defenses, iron rope Hengjiang?

Thinking of these, the pleasure of being able to surpass Iverson at a speed has disappeared a lot, Zhang Chen knows that he still needs a lot of repeated efforts, the road of the basketball king, although he has taken the first step, but there is still a lot of distance left from the final destination.

Of course, this also proves the greatness of those legends in another way - they don't have the space to shoot, they don't have their own scientific training methods, but they can still achieve those supreme legends, such as Jordan's near-close glory, such as Big O's triple-double per game...... These people are all relying on their own punches and legs to fight their own world.

Thinking of these, Zhang Chen's training also worked harder.

After the first playoff game, Zhang Chen and they ushered in a precious day of rest, the playoffs are usually played every other day, and the Nuggets did not leave Phoenix after losing the first game, but continued to stay here to prepare for the second game. It can be seen that the Nuggets are already preparing for the game, and they need to be able to recover what they lost, and that's what they think.

Of course, the Suns are absolutely not allowed, this situation is not allowed to happen, so the day before the second game, everyone was almost immersed in the arena, of course, they were not doing a physical confrontation game, but doing some pre-game drills and tactical rehearsals. Despite this, the time of the day passed quickly, and when it was almost evening, Zhang Chen and the others left the stadium.

Running next to the stadium, Zhang Chen's rude words are not far from the stadium, so he generally chooses to use running to communicate between the stadium and his home, and the pedestrians on the road are also used to Zhang Chen's appearance here, but no one comes up to chat with Zhang Chen or anything.

Suddenly, the phone in his arms rang, Zhang Chen opened it and saw that it was Avril's, and at the moment he was full of his running speed, he took out his mobile phone from his arms and pressed the connect button: "Hey......"

"Tatsu ...... I forgot to congratulate you last night, in fact I fell asleep watching the game and today I was a little busy...... Fortunately, God willing, now I am finally free. ”

"Oh...... Well, thank you for your congratulations, it's a little late, but thank you, we just finished training and are now heading home. ”

"Are you sure you didn't lie to me? Maybe you're in a nightclub with your teammates, or a strip club or something like that. ”

Zhang Chen hurriedly promised: "What you said is impossible to happen, in fact, I am a good person...... There's no way I'm going to do that, you know......"

"Oh...... Okay, then call me when you get home, I have something to discuss with you. Although Zhang Chen was a little puzzled, it was not convenient to call outside after all, so he carefully received the phone in his arms, and returned home until he reconnected with Avril on the phone.

"What do you want to say? I think you should be able to talk to me by now. As soon as Zhang Chen got home, he immediately called Avril, who smiled and said, "Do you think we need a chance to travel together?" For example, can we go to a place like Hawaii to spend a beautiful summer? ”

“oh…… That's a great idea, but you know we're all busy right now, I'm busy with our competition, and you're busy with your concert, your new album...... We may not have much time. ”

"No, you're wrong! On the contrary, my dear, we have a lot of time, and in a few days, my things are coming to an end, and I'm going to finish promoting my new album, and I'll have some free time at that point, and you'll be done with the playoffs. ”

"Well, of course...... But don't expect us to make the playoffs anytime soon, maybe we'll win the championship," Zhang said.

"Come on...... Avril said accidentally, "I know the state of your team, your defense is terrible, and while it's a shame, I have to say it's basically impossible to happen, because I know the saying that defense wins championships." ”

Zhang Chen said a little angrily: "I'm sorry, you seem to have changed your career to become a prophet behind my back...... This does not bode well...... Listen to me, we have a saying that you should give me encouragement at the beginning of my journey, say something encouraging, and it will be a good sign, and cursed words should not be your choice. ”

Avril chuckled, "Okay...... I wish you all the best of luck, so be it! Let's talk about where to go, are we going to the Maldives or Hawaii? I need you to give me some advice! ”

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and said, "Give me some time to think about it, after all, we still have some time to think about this issue, and I also need to think about it specifically." ”

"Well, then you have to hurry up and decide, or maybe I'm going to have a wonderful vacation with some other man, and of course, don't limit your eyes to the Maldives or Hawaii, we might be able to go to Europe, of course, it all takes time, and we can't have too long."

"Got it!" Zhang Chen and Avril Lavigne hung up the phone after talking a few words, washed up, and then lay down on the bed and entered the study space.

Day 2 is just around the corner, and every game of the playoffs is crucial for both sides, with each defeat meaning their chances of elimination increasing again. So, even though it's only Game 2 of the playoffs -- they're going to have seven of them, the two sides are still on the fence before the game.

When interviewing the head coach of the Suns before the game, D'Antoni said: "This is a new challenge, but I want to say that we are not afraid of challenges, our team will definitely survive the game, and I also believe that our team can win the series, of course this is just my hope, the specific performance still needs our players to create, even us, as the head coach, I can only give the players a little guidance, we can't be the real deciding factor of the game." ”

The reporters immediately turned the microphone to Nash, who said: "We have confidence in this game, in fact our team has been doing well these days, and I believe that we can still continue our performance in this game and allow our team to go further." ”

Xiao Si was quite succinct: "We're going to win!" ”

And the Nuggets are also full of confidence, after they heard the confidence of the Suns, although there is no-for-tat, but their words are also full of strong confidence, Iverson said: "The same path, I think we can avoid two falls, because we will learn from the experience of the first fall and find a solution." ”

Anthony also said: "I think it's going to be a tough game, but that doesn't mean we're going to be scared of this game because we know we can win Game 2 – the Suns won't always have the best luck and we can try to get a win!" ”

Although this game has not been broadcast live in the United States, it has been broadcast live by Tianchao Sports 5 sets in China, after all, the Rockets and Suns playoffs are staggered, and the live broadcast between them is not in conflict, and Yao Ming's injury has also made the Rockets receive a lot less attention from China.

The second game of the Suns vs Nuggets series begins!

(To be continued)