After saying goodbye to Avril, Zhang Chen also returned to the hotel rented by the team. After browsing the web in the room, Zhang Chen heard someone knocking on the door, and when he opened it, he saw that it was Xiao Si.

"Amare ...... I'm so glad to see you...... Come on in! "Since the last game, the bond between Zhang Chen and these teammates has become more and more, and after fighting side by side in the last game, their relationship has also deepened a lot.

When Xiao Si came in the door, he saw Zhang Chen with the gauze wrapped around his head, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you?" Early morning? It's crazy...... Did you just go out to fight? ”

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and nodded: "It's really a bit unbelievable, but I did go to fight just now......"

Xiao Si looked at Zhang Chendi and sat on the stool: "I think you can confess to me...... What are you fighting for? Xiao Si's eyes were already full of gossip. Zhang Chen naturally couldn't tell him that he was going to fight with Avril, otherwise the relationship between him and Avril would really be unclear.

Xiao Si heard that Zhang Chen was really going to fight, so he said: "Chen, it is estimated that your popularity in the NBA will go to a new level!" ”

Zhang Chen had no choice but to smile bitterly.

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The plane slowly flew away from the city of Miami, and the bandage on Zhang Chen's head had been taken off very early, and he felt that the wound on his head was very shallow and thin, and the bleeding had completely stopped, and the bandage was no longer needed.

The pros had learned to take the time to rest on the plane, and they all fell asleep, some of them snoring slightly.

It was nearly midnight when they landed at the New Orleans airport, and the players left the plane and went to the rented hotel to sleep.

This match is quite important for the national audience and for both teams, one eager to prove himself and the other to hold on to their temporary position.

The battle between the first place in the west and the second place in the west has attracted a lot of attention. The Hornets are on the rise in the West today, playing with a lot of wind and water under the leadership of Paul and West, and the Suns' measly few losing games this season have made people pay attention to this game.

Zhang Chen had just pinched the time on the plane, so after the plane came to New Orleans, his training content for today had been completed, and he felt that his experience bar had risen a lot, and his heart was more fulfilling. The last game set off a lot of turmoil in the league, and some people in the league expressed their hatred for Zhang Chen, and of course, there were some unruly guys who expressed their support for Zhang Chen.

For example, although Iverson did not praise Zhang Chen's behavior, he expressed a certain appreciation for Zhang Chen's behavior of first verbally provoking the other party and then trampling on the other party with his actions.

However, Paul, the representative of the new generation of good babies in the alliance, made his neutrality very clear when asked by reporters what he thought of this rookie.

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The game against the Hornets started very quickly, and the Suns were a bit wishful thinking in this game, and they wanted to use their fast break to mobilize the Hornets' offensive line, but the Hornets didn't do that. Paul has a baby face, but he is very calm on the ball, and he is more able to control the team's tempo, and under his control, the Hornets have maintained an unhurried rhythm, so that the Suns can't mobilize their offense.

The Suns sometimes had to fight positional battles with the Hornets, but this was not their forte after all, so they suffered some small losses in the process of playing positional battles.

On the other hand, the Hornets were in a time when Paul and Chandler's pick-and-rolls were almost inexplicable, and the Hornets' offense was relatively smooth under Paul's stretching of the needle, and the Suns trailed by three points on the road six minutes into the first quarter.

D'Antoni called a timeout, and he was ready for the Suns to use some pick-and-roll to break down the Hornets' defense. The Hornets' defense also has some prestige in the league, and the Suns are playing a little tight.

"Steve...... You have to use the pass to open up the opponent's line! "D'Antoni sketches on the tactical board. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and then suddenly said to Zhang Chen: "Chen, you play!" ”

Zhang Chen has gradually become accustomed to his playing time slowly increasing these days, so he nodded and prepared to play.

D'Antoni has his own considerations, and the Suns' offense will be troubled a lot in the positional battle, but Zhang Chen's running can ensure that he can run out of the encirclement and then shoot to score, helping the Suns open up the situation when the offense is deadlocked.

Hornets head coach Byron Scott chuckled when he saw the Suns change lineup and replace them with their rookie Zhang Chen.

These days, as a well-known head coach in the league, he naturally studied the rookie Zhang Chen, who has been in the limelight recently, and after research, he found that if this guy's running position is fully exerted, the defensive team can only pray that he can't shoot a shot many times.

Now that he saw Zhang Chen on the field, he also understood what D'Antoni was thinking, so he said a few words to Peterson, who was defending Zhang Chen, to tell him to pay attention to defending Zhang Chen's run.

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Paul They weren't much surprised to see the Suns substitution, and they didn't think about anything, after all, it was normal for the Suns to make substitutions at this time.

He is quite confident in his team's defense and attack.

The first ball is the Suns' possession, Paul and Nash are facing each other, and in the Suns and Hornets game, the matchup between these two top point guards in the old and new leagues will always be the focus of people's eyes.

They also have a flashy style of play, they can also lead the whole team's attack, they also have the ability to score and pass the ball with precision.

Nash was so strong by Paul that he immediately took a step back, regained his steady, and then stuffed it inside. Smalls received a pass on the inside, and after a few confrontations, put the basketball in the basket.

The Suns pulled one back, with one point left in the score gap, Paul slowly controlled the ball through the halfcourt, and once again cooperated with Chandler to block and pick-and-roll, he slipped to the free throw line himself, used two swings to almost shake Zhang Chen down, and then he stabbed inside and hit a layup.

Zhang Chen thought about how he had just seen Paul and his skinless appearance, but there was no way, Paul was really like a kid if he wanted to get past the current Zhang Chen.

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