Chapter 43: Isn't This Guy Tired of Running?
When Wang Chao came on the court, there were only 2 minutes left in the third quarter of the game.
Taking advantage of the gap near the end of the third quarter, Wang Chao made another three-pointer from outside the three-point line.
In this quarter of the game, the Suns scored 37 points in a single quarter, not only catching up with the point difference, but also entering the fourth quarter with a 2-point advantage.
Clippers power forward Brand was really crazy in this game.
He scored 11 points in the first quarter, 12 points in the second quarter, and another 11 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the third quarter, and before the start of the fourth quarter, his personal score had reached 34 points and 7 rebounds.
After entering the fourth quarter of the game, Brand continued his hot form, frequently scoring under the basket, and single-handedly wreaking havoc on the entire interior of the Suns.
It's just that no matter how efficient Bland scored, it still couldn't hide the decline of the Clippers in the fourth quarter.
Wang Chao successfully ran the 3-kilometer mark in the fourth quarter of the race, activating the second layer of the long-distance runner's effect, not only did a large amount of physical energy be partially recovered, but he also ran faster than before on the field!
This is a 5% running speed bonus to the second tier of the Runner talent.
At this time the defensive Wang Chao players have been from Quinton. Rose was replaced by in-form striker Corey. Margeti, but the latter was also confused in the face of Wang Chao's running as if he was participating in a marathon, and Wang Chao ran out of the vacant seat a little slower.
Margeti is only 1.98 meters tall, and Wang Chao, who is 2.06 meters tall, only needs to run a little bit of space to allow him to shoot calmly.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Wang Chao's three-point shot completely exploded out of control, and he scored 12 points in a single quarter on 4-of-8 shooting.
In the end, Brand, who shot 18 of 22 in the game and scored 40 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists with an exaggerated 81.8% shooting rate, could only helplessly watch the team lose the game.
At 130:123, the Suns won a good start at home, making a good start to the second round of the division semifinals.
Nash was the Suns' best player, finishing with 31 points and 12 assists on 10-of-15 shooting, 3-of-5 three-pointers and 8-of-9 free throws against Cassel's not-so-tough defense.
Of course, for Kassel, Nash's defense was also not pressing, the latter shot 10-of-19 and 7-of-8 free throws, and also scored 28 points, but Kassel only handed out 4 assists in the whole game, which was far from Nash.
Wang Chao was the second-highest scoring player in the Suns game, and the whole game was a frenzied crazy no-ball run, which allowed Wang Chao to get a lot of opportunities to shoot from the outside, shooting 10 of 17 three-pointers and scoring 30 points.
Wang Chao's playing time in this game is actually not particularly long, less than 26 minutes in total, but in these 26 minutes, his running distance is better than that of the scoring guard Raja, who played a full 45 minutes. Much more than Bell!
30 points per game is a new career high for Wang Chao, and he can score 30 points in a game like the playoffs, which even many stars in the league can't do.
And Wang Chao can shoot as many as 17 three-point shots in a game, which also amazes many people.
10 three-pointers in a single game have broken the NBA playoffs single-game three-point record, which was previously 9 times, and Wang Chao has also become the first player in league history to hit double-digit three-pointers in a single game in the playoffs.
This record is actually quite exaggerated, even in the fast-paced small-ball era of the future, which focuses on three-point shooting, there are only 3 times when the number of three-point shots exceeds 10 in a single game.
As for the peak game of Ray Allen's career, he scored 51 points in a single game and hit 9 three-pointers until the playoffs in 09.
It can be seen how high the gold content of Wang Chao's 10 three-pointers in a single quarter of the playoffs at this time is.
After the game, Quinton, who was in charge of defending Wang Chao in the game. Ross & Corey. Margeti said that defending Wang Chao is like running a marathon race, as long as Wang Chao is on the court and is the Suns' offensive round, his steps are not through at all, and the two sides don't even care about any physical contact and confrontation.
"Wang Chao reminds me of Richard. Hamilton, the kind of offense that is running all the time is too difficult to defend, and more importantly, Wang Chao's three-point shooting accuracy is no less than Hamilton's mid-range projection, or even more accurate than the latter. ”
Above is Clippers head coach Mike. Dunleavy's evaluation of Wang Chao.
Obviously, after this game, Wang Chao's defensive level in the Clippers will go to a higher level and become the team's key defensive target second only to Nash.
On May 10, the second match of the divisional semifinals began.
Again, it's an offensive battle.
On the Clippers side, Brand, Mobley, and Cassel scored 20+, and all five of the team scored double-doubles.
On the Suns' side, only Bell scored 20 points, and the rest of the players, including Nash, Wang Chao, Marion and others, all scored under 20 points, but the Suns scored more double-doubles, with seven players scoring double-doubles.
Wang Chao 18 points, Barbossa 16 points, Nash, Dior both scored 14 points, Marion 13 points, Thiem. Thomas 15 points.
Relying on excellent team play, the Suns narrowly defeated the Clippers by 2 points with a score of 116:114 and a total score of 2:0.
The Clippers, who trailed 2-0, then returned to their home court and then won Game 3 94-91.
Brand continued his hot form in this game, blowing up the Suns' interior line, scoring 32 points on 12-of-24 shooting.
On the Suns' side, the highest score in the game came from Wang Chao, who scored 21 points on 7-of-15 three-pointers when he played 31 minutes in the whole game.
As the game progresses, the Suns have begun to rely more and more on Wang Chao's deterrence and efficient firepower output outside the three-point line, and Wang Chao's high shooting rate is fully worthy of the Suns' trust.
Although they lost the G3 game on the home court of the Clippers, overall, the Suns had no problem playing style.
On May 14, the fourth game of the division finals, still at the Staples Center, the home court of the Clippers, the Clippers failed to continue the victory two days ago, losing the game 107-114, with a big score of 3-1, and the Suns took the lead in getting the match point.
The unwilling Clippers followed up in the fifth game with the Suns' home court 118:113 to pull back a game, turning the score into 3:2, but then the Suns did not give the Clippers another chance, the sixth game on May 18, the Suns 127:107, with a hearty victory, the total score was completely fixed at 4:2, officially eliminated the Clippers, and reached the Western Conference finals.