097 Western Competition

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

"Amarley... I'm so happy to see you... Come in!" Since the last game, there have been more and more ties between Zhang Chen and these teammates. After fighting side by side in the last game, their feelings have also deepened.

Xiao Si came into the door and saw Zhang Chen's gauze wrapped around his head. He asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you? Chen? It's crazy... Did you just go out for a fight?

Zhang Chen nodded with a wry smile: "This is really a little 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 are already full of gossipy desires. Naturally, Zhang Chen can't tell him that he went to fight with Avril, otherwise the relationship between him and Avril would really not be clear.

When Xiao Si heard that Zhang Chen really went to fight, he said, "Chen, I guess your popularity in the NBA will reach another level!"

Zhang Chen had to laugh bitterly.

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The plane slowly flew away from the city of Miami. The bandage on Zhang Chen's head was taken off very early. He felt that the wound on his head was very shallow and thin, and the blood had completely stopped, and there was no need for bandages.

The plane flew all the way to the city closer to the south. These professional players learned to seize the time to rest on the plane. All of them had fallen asleep, and some of them snored slightly.

It was almost midnight when they landed at New Orleans Airport. The players left the plane and went to the rented hotel to sleep.

This game is very important for the national audience for both teams. For the two teams, one is eager to prove himself, and the other needs to keep 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 emerged in the West today and played feng feng shui under the leadership of Paul and West. Coupled with the number of poor defeats of the Suns this season, people paid great attention to this game.

Zhang Chen just pinched the time on the plane, so when the plane arrived in New Orleans, his training content today was completed. He felt that his experience bar had risen a lot, and his heart was more enriched. The last game set off a lot of storm in the league. Some people in the league expressed their hatred for Zhang Chen. Of course, there are also some unruly guys who expressed their support for Zhang Chen.

For example, although Iverson did not greatly appreciate Zhang Chen's behavior, he expressed a certain appreciation for Zhang Chen's behavior of angering the other party with words and then trampling on the other party with his actions.

However, Paul, who represents the new generation of good babies in the alliance, clearly expressed his neutral attitude when the reporter asked about his views on this rookie.

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The game with the Hornets began soon. In this game, the Suns were a little wishful thinking. They wanted to use their own fast attack to mobilize the Hornets' offensive front, but the Hornets were not like that. Paul has a baby face, but the ball control is extremely calm and can control the rhythm of the team. Under his control, the Hornets have been maintaining a slow pace, so that the Suns can't mobilize their attacks.

The Suns sometimes have to fight a position battle with the Hornets, but this is not what they are good at, so they suffered some small losses in the process of position battle.

In contrast to the Hornets, this season is an era when Paul and Chandler are almost insoluble. Under Paul's stretching muscles and bones, the Hornets' attack is relatively smooth. Six minutes after the start of the first quarter, the Suns are three points behind in the away game.

D'Antoni called a timeout, and he was ready to let the Suns also use a certain block to crack the Hornets' defense. The Hornets' defense is also some prestige in the league, and the Suns are a little tied.

"Steve... You have to pass the ball to open the opponent's front!" D'Antoni drew on the tactic board. He lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then suddenly said to Zhang Chen, "Chen, you play!"

Zhang Chen is also gradually getting used to the increase in his playing time these days, so he nodded and was ready to play.

D'Antoni has his own considerations. In the positional battle, the Suns' attack will suffer a lot, but Zhang Chen's running position can ensure that he can run out of the siege and then shoot and score to help the Suns open the situation when the attack is deadlocked.

When Byron Scott, the head coach of the Hornets, saw the Suns change their rookie Zhang Chen, and his heart thumped.

These days, as a well-known head coach in the league, he has naturally studied Zhang Chen, a rookie who has been in the limelight recently. After researching, he found that if this guy's running position goes all out, the defense team can only pray that he can't shoot.

Now when he saw Zhang Chen playing, he also understood what DeAntoni was thinking, so he said a few words to Peterson, who defended Zhang Chen, to pay attention to Zhang Chen's running position.

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Paul and others were not much surprised to see the Suns replaced, and they didn't think about anything. After all, it was normal for the Suns to be replaced 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 playing against each other. In the match between the Suns and the Hornets, the confrontation between the top point guards of the old and new league will always be the focus of people's vision.

They are also gorgeous. They can also drive the whole team's attack. They also have the ability to score and accurately pass the ball.

Nash was pushed back by Paul's strong body, and immediately took a step back, stabilized the basketball in his hand, and then stuffed it into the inside line. Xiao Si received a pass from the inside line. After several confrontations, he put the basketball into the basket.

The Suns won back a city, and there was still one point left in the score gap. Paul slowly controlled the ball through the first half and cooperated with Chandler again. He slipped to the free throw line and almost shook Zhang Chen with two shakes. Then he stabbed into the inner line and hit the layup.

Zhang Chen thought that he was really a little confused when he just had Paul's life, but there was nothing he could do. Paul was really like playing with Zhang Chen now.

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