Paul's whole body was in bad shape.

I can’t say they are similar, they are exactly the same!

The last time we played against each other, this guy's first attack was to hit him with his back, turn around and go into the basket to dunk Okur!

Paul thought Liu Xiu hit him like this on purpose and wanted to hit him, but he did hit him.

But in fact, Liu Xiu, who retreated from defense, was thankful that the 'Big Black Bear's Ankle Guard' greatly increased his back attack.

Paul, Kirilenko, and Okur, this trio of single defense from the top of the arc, mid-range defense, and frame protection has taken shape!

After two seasons, Paul has successfully grown to the MVP level. If Kirilenko can stay healthy, Okur can maintain his condition for three to five years...

Not to mention waiting for two seasons, this trio is already very difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, the one with the weakest defense among the three is Xiao Pao... hit him!

If you don’t hammer now, it will be difficult to hammer in the future, just like the third-grade classmate who can’t hammer anymore.

When the Jazz attacked, Paul advanced to the frontcourt to launch the attack. Liu Xiu found that Xiao Pao seemed to be distracted.

Without hesitation, Liu Xiu struck decisively, reached out quickly... and touched the ball!

The dazed Paul immediately reacted and tried to get the ball back, but was blocked by Liu Xiu's generous body!

Liu Xiu grabbed the ball and counterattacked, Paul stayed close to him, unable to block it, he still wanted to create an opportunity for Kirilenko who was pursuing him.

Liu Xiu rushed all the way to the opposite basket and passed back to the left at a 45-degree angle. Ray Allen followed up to catch the ball, faced Kirisek's pursuit and shot a three-pointer...hit!

Sloan tapped the palm of his left hand with the back of his right hand and shouted at Paul: "Chris, what are you doing? If you don't want to fight, get off here!"

Paul received the serve and pushed forward, pinching his thigh and waist several times in a row.

He couldn't believe that he was distracted! Because of Liu Xiu's back attack at the beginning, he turned around and dunked.

He was very dissatisfied with himself and hinted that he should be calm, not distracted, not panic... But Sloan on the sidelines shook his head.

Paul didn't notice that he was pushing faster than usual!

Paul, who kept giving himself positive hints, came behind the top arc and started to break through Liu Xiu's defense... but Liu Xiu's fierce top defense almost made him make another mistake!

Paul protected the ball and changed direction to rush forward. He was stuck by Liu Xiu and had no chance to shoot. When he got close, he was stuck by the shrinking Rahim. Boozer had no chance to pass the ball and was blocked by Rahim. Fortunately, Kirise

Ke ran over to respond, and Paul successfully sent the ball out, avoiding a mistake.

Unfortunately, Kirisek's response was poor, and Rahim protected the defensive rebound.

Paul retreated quickly after failing to rush.

Liu Xiu received the ball and advanced quickly without starting a fast break. Kirilenko and Okur had already retreated and formed a defensive formation.

After one attack and one defense, Paul clearly understood one thing - the prison team's welcome ceremony for him was not over yet and was continuing.

Liu Xiu made one thing clear - Xiaopao had not improved much compared to the last time they played against each other. The more targeted defense he planned was effective!

That’s not to say that Paul hasn’t made any progress in a month. What I’m saying is that there has been no progress. In terms of skills and playing style, Paul has made great progress in adapting to the NBA. The delay in the rookie wall is a good proof. In the past month, Paul has made great progress in adapting to the NBA.

, under Sloan's guidance, Paul's physical distribution, tacit cooperation with teammates... and many other aspects have been steadily improving.

Improvements in these aspects have allowed Paul to maintain stable performance as the season progresses, which can be considered a great improvement.

But this time can only improve in these aspects. There is really no progress in technology and playing style.

So, the Blazers' siege began!

If Paul breaks through, Liu Xiu is the best to defend against. The second-stage acceleration of 'Talent: Blocking Flow' to prevent changes in direction, coupled with the 'Talent: Breaking Food', predicts the pass of the ball carrier, and can block the ball smoothly.

With Paul's passing control and the tacit cooperation of his teammates, it was difficult for Paul to even pass the ball to find open teammates.

Although he does not have the configuration of the Suns and cannot play as good a "Jordan Law" defense as the Suns, the match against the Suns brought great inspiration to Liu Xiu.

When Paul and Boozer play a pick-and-roll offense, the main focus is not to give Paul a chance to shoot or get an assist in the first pass. If you can't guard it, you can't guard it.

The Trail Blazers players have made it very clear that they are such idiots that they don’t even want to give assists!

The Trail Blazers executed the defense smoothly. In the entire first quarter, Paul played 8 minutes and made 0 of 3 shots. He only scored 1 point with Kwame Brown's technical free throw, 0 rebounds and 1 assist, as well as 2 turnovers and 1 foul.

Affected by Paul, the Jazz only scored 19 points in the first quarter, scored only 6 goals in 21 shots, and committed 7 fouls and 6 turnovers in a single quarter.

The Trail Blazers made an efficient 10 of 19 shots. Led by Liu Xiu with 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, they scored 29 points in a single quarter.

29 to 19, the Trail Blazers led by 10 points in the first quarter.

There is endless fun in torturing vegetables. Just when the five-person team of Payton, Ray Allen, Stevenson, Randolph, and McDyess were ready to continue to torture the talented rookie who has been extremely popular this season, they discovered that

Paul, who rested for 4 minutes, did not start in the second quarter!

Not only did he not start, Sloan directly benched Paul for an entire quarter and used backup point guards Keith McLeod and Milt Peracio to play the entire quarter.

Mike Liord was undrafted in 2001 and entered the NBA at the age of 24 in 2003. He is a very inspiring player. He seized the opportunity of the Jazz's sale of Arroyo last season and averaged 7 points and 4.5 assists per game.

He won Sloan's respect and got a two-year, $2.6 million guaranteed contract to stay in the NBA. He was good at playing pick-and-roll.

The third point guard Peracio is good at defense.

During this period, the Jazz's main attack point was Boozer, and Kirilenko coordinated offense and defense. With Kirilenko's 8 points and 2 assists, and Boozer's 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists, they returned the favor to the Trail Blazers.

27 points in a single quarter.

The Jazz played well on the offensive end, and the Jazz worked hard on the defensive end. Peracio, Ruben Patterson, Kirisek, Okur, Matt Harpring, Jaylon Collins and others scored 2 goals in a single quarter.

Under the leadership of Kirilenko, who had 2 rebounds and 2 blocks, the Trail Blazers only scored 18 points in a single quarter!

Mainly because they didn't expect Sloan to put their talented point guard on the bench for a whole quarter. The Trail Blazers were caught off guard!

Paul's mental quality is very tough. The Trail Blazers players noticed it during the last match. This made the Trail Blazers players want to bully him even more when he was young. It also made the Trail Blazers players feel that the Jazz would not

Worried about Paul being played badly, the Trail Blazers players felt that Sloan would let Paul go through more training so that they could have more fun...

But training new players is not like this. It is not necessary to let the genius go up and endure the hardships. It is also very important to let the genius sit on the sidelines to reflect and watch how his teammates play.

At the end of the half, thanks to Sloan's unexpected adjustments, the Jazz chased the score to 46-47, narrowing the point difference to 1 point!

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After being benched for a game, Paul's mood fluctuated greatly. At first, all kinds of negative emotions boiled over, but then he calmed down, and then when he saw the outstanding performance of his teammates... he began to think about a question.

It seems that Kirilenko, Boozer, and Okur's three teammates are better than him.

He had never noticed this before and thought that he was great. The rise of the Jazz was due to him alone.

Now I find that in the team's rise, the contribution of his teammates is no less than his.

Sloan’s old-fashioned way of training, you met the right person!

During the halftime break, Sloan didn't say anything to Paul and replaced him directly. It was still the training method of "it's up to you whether you can understand it".

After the start of the third quarter, Paul once again encountered endless attacks from the Trail Blazers. Seeing Paul come back on the court, the Trail Blazers players were all excited.

Paul tried it and found that he was not as strong as he thought. He began to use his "containment power" to send the ball out to Kirilenko or Boozer for control after the pick-and-roll. Although he did not have the ability to off the ball, he had basic skills.

He is solid. When he entered the NBA, he shot 40+% from two-point range and 32% from three-point range. He was pretty good at taking shots and launching counterattacks.

The Trail Blazers' defense was much better in the third quarter than in the second quarter, but the Jazz still scored 23 points in a single quarter with the help of Paul's proactive adjustment of play, while also limiting the Trail Blazers to only 20 points.

69 to 67, the Jazz led the Trail Blazers by two points at the end of the third quarter!

When entering the last intersection, Liu Xiu and others suddenly woke up.

0 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 foul. Paul played 10 minutes in the third quarter. Although he did not score, he made zero mistakes. He was able to organize the offense and performed well defensively!

The Jazz are taking advantage of this!

The 10-point lead in the first quarter was overtaken at the end of the third quarter. This will cause a big blow to the morale of the team that took the lead at the beginning.

But fortunately, the Trail Blazers, as the defending champions, have strong self-confidence. During the break, Liu Xiu took the initiative to mobilize the morale of his teammates.

Put aside the abuse of food and all that, and pursue victory with all your strength!

Everyone likes the story of the prodigal son turning back. In this short 48-minute game, the Trail Blazers players themselves felt this way, as if they had become the protagonists in the prodigal son turning back story.

After the game started in the final quarter, Liu Xiu used a pick-and-roll offense to score an assist for Randolph. Randolph turned around and went into the basket to catch the ball, stuck his head towards the left side of the basket, looked back and made a moon-gazing layup.

The Trail Blazers tied the score as soon as they came up.

The Trail Blazers regained momentum, and the Jazz players who finally took the lead would not give up.

Under the leadership of Kirilenko, Boozer, and Okur, the Jazz scored 20-16 in the next more than 10 minutes and led the Blazers 89-85 with 1 minute left.

Team 4 points!

It was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack. Ray Allen caught the ball around the pile. When the opponent changed defense to attack, he took off and shot a three-pointer. Kirilenko's change of defense was just short of a miss. Ray Allen hit a three-pointer, 88

Than 89, the Trail Blazers narrowed the point difference to 1 point!

With 55 seconds left, the Jazz chose to press the clock and took the shot when there were two seconds left in the 24-second attack time. However, because they pressed the time too deliberately, Kwame Brown made up for Matt Happ's shot in time.

In front of Lin, he successfully interfered with Matt Halprin's shot. The latter hit the shot, and Liu Xiu grabbed the rebound and called a timeout!

Maurice Cheeks deployed a key ball tactic and replaced the combination of Flying Squirrel, Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Randolph and McDyess.

The Jazz sent out a combination of Paul, Ruben Patterson, Kirilenko, Okur, and Jaylon Collins at the last minute. This was the Jazz's best defensive combination.

Paul played for 30 minutes. He made 1 of 5 shots, plus 2 of 3 free throws. He scored 4 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. His performance was much worse than the last time he played against the Trail Blazers. However, he is now better than
To be continued...