The Warriors and Hornets played fiercely, alternating the score and tying four times in the first quarter. Jackson and Margeti became the team's main attackers, and Harrington also received Zhou Xuan's shot to hit two points. Zhou Xuan also performed well, scoring 2 points on only one shot, but handed out 4 assists. Paul was stronger, he may not have done his best, and he scored 6 points and 4 assists in casual play.

The Warriors ended the first quarter trailing by six points.

In the second quarter, both sides sent in benches, and the Hornets' problems were immediately apparent.

Corunna? Azubuuk, Marko? Belinelli and CJ Watson dominated the second quarter, frequently playing quick counter-attacks. The Hornets were two teams in the first quarter, and their second roster was definitely the worst of any team that made the playoffs. Even if you look at the whole league, it is estimated that it is the bottom three.

It's no wonder that last season some people said that the regular season MVP should go to Paul instead of Kobe. The Lakers' total salary is far greater than that of the Hornets, with Bynum, Odom, and Turyaf on the bench in the early stage. Paul? Gasol joined in the middle of the game to make them stronger, and there were also pitchers such as Radmanovic, Vujacic, Fischer, and Ariza on the outside, completely overwhelming the Hornets in terms of configuration.

What do Wasps have now? The five main players all have to play nearly 40 minutes per game, and the other members are basically not worth mentioning except for the starters. Even Chandler, the main center, is a person who does not have any offensive means except for shooting and dunking under the basket, and cannot put too much pressure on the offensive end.

West is the only person on the team other than Paul who has the ability to play alone, and he is still mainly a mid-range shot, with average rebounding ability, not a good interior player, at most a scorer. Stojakovic has been injured many times, his ability has been questioned, and the years have not been forgiving. Peterson will shoot about the same as Peja when he's old.

And the substitutes are basically players that other teams don't want. Sheehan? Max, Hilton? Armstrong, Devon? Brown, Melvin? Eli, Julian? Wright, Ryan? Bowen, James? Posey, Rasu? Butler, Mike? James.

Posey and Butler are somewhat useful, but both are veteran pitchers. James is the only guy who can attack with the ball, but this guy is a standard cancer. James' most beautiful season was in the Raptors, 20+6 stats look like an All-Star, in fact, he doesn't know what defense is, the Raptors were the fish belly team that year, and Kobe Bryant scored a record 81 points. As soon as he left, the Raptors were immediately in the playoffs.

Hornets coach Byron? Scott is now a good woman who has no rice to cook, and there is nothing he can do about the second team. Last season, there was a macho man in the team who was full of impact, and that was the famous bastard Bunch? Wells. After becoming a complete free man, the Wells Lions opened their mouths and asked for an annual salary of 8 million, but the Hornets were unable to satisfy him, and no team in the league wanted to satisfy him, so Wells lost his job.

Paul played just four minutes in the second quarter and the Warriors seized the opportunity to take a 57-52 lead at halftime.

After the rematch, the situation changed abruptly, and the Hornets interior star Chandler sprained when he grabbed the rebound and was forced to go off the court, and the Hornets' originally strong interior line had a flaw, which was a big loss for them. But the players didn't get distracted by this, and James, who didn't play much last season, suddenly exploded, hitting three-pointers from the outside, and then assisting Brown and White in a row, helping the Hornets catch up with the score by himself.

At this time, the Warriors' guard on the floor is Dandy Cow, and the power forward is rookie Richard? Hendrix, the two of them were blasted into a sieve without any suspense. West's layup put the Hornets ahead again. While rookie Anthony? Randolph then scored four straight points, but the Hornets went on another 9-2 run led by West. The Hornets were in control of the game since then, and the gap between the two teams has been hovering around 6 points.

The score was behind, but the old Nelson did not plan to send Zhou Xuan, Jackson, and Margeti to the court again. Their quality doesn't need to be tested anymore and the coaching staff wants to give the substitutes more time to perform.

Looking at Zhou Xuan, old Nelson asked, "Do you still want to fight?" I only challenged Paul once, so I didn't enjoy it? ”

"No, it's just a warm-up game, and there's nothing to be proud of if you win Paul, I'll do whatever you want." Zhou Xuan smiled.

"That's right. If you want to make the playoffs, not only must you have a strong starter, but you also need to have a backup. You don't need to prove yourself in the team anymore, I want you to play in the warm-up games and don't show your hole cards. When it comes to the regular season and all the teams don't study you enough, you're our secret weapon. Old Nelson said lightly.

"What exactly should I do, and how much should I receive?"

"You can stay on the attack and shoot less. Defensively, it's your biggest weakness, and I want you to work on it. Old Nelson said lightly.

Zhou Xuan nodded. If he had played 35 minutes, he would almost certainly have double-doubles in assists today, and the coach didn't want him to be too eye-catching in the preseason.

This time, 17 people participated in the training camp, not including the injured Monta. Ellis. In the end, only fourteen people will remain, and three will be eliminated. The preseason is mainly a chance for marginalized people to perform, and those who can play well can stay in the team. Now look, the most likely to leave is Rob? Kurz, Dion? Duwell and Dan? Dikau. The strength of these three people is obviously worse than the others, and they can't play a big role on the field. Rob Coultz's shooting is good, but with Zhou Xuan here, the coaching staff can only endure the pain, and Azubuk is much better than Kurz on the bench.

Zhou Xuan can also be said to be a loophole on the defensive end, and the Warriors' way to make up for it is to let Jackson switch positions with him, and Zhou Xuan to defend the pure pitcher in the opposing team, as long as that person can't misplace and hit him with his back, the strategy will be successful. Jackson can defend and control the ball, and after the pick-and-roll, the opponent's power forward can't do whatever he wants, and West's only 4 points in the first quarter is the best proof of this. But a loophole Jackson fills, and if there is another person who can't defend well, the Warriors will have to be beaten into a sieve on the outside.

Both sides deliberately sent substitutes to practice, and the second half became a bit dull. Paul also went off the bench early, leaving only West and Posey on the bench. After Jackson and Margetty left the court, the Warriors' outside defense showed obvious holes, and West began to exert his power.

In the end, the Hornets defeated the Warriors 106-103 and got the preseason off to a good start. However, they were not happy, and the main centre-forward Chandler was forced to leave the game with a sprained ankle, making the victory somewhat more than worth the loss. In the event of a serious injury, it will seriously disrupt their plans for the new season.

West had 19 points and five rebounds, bench center Armstrong had 10 points and five rebounds, Paul had 13 points and six assists, and James had 12 points and five assists. For the Warriors, Belinelli had 14 points, Margeti had 13 points and five rebounds, Azubuke had 12 points and Harrington had 11 points. Zhou Xuan played 18 minutes and scored 2 points and 7 assists, one more than Paul. Jackson just worked the defensive end this game, scoring 7 points and 3 assists.

After the game, Nelson Sr. said that he was very satisfied with the performance of the players, and although he lost, he achieved the purpose of training.

Jackson and Margeti were interviewed together, praised their little brother Zhou Xuan, said a lot of good things, and thought that he was already qualified to start, and the atmosphere in the team was good.

On the away team's side, Paul also praised Zhou Xuan, saying that he is a very potential point guard and looks forward to meeting him again in the regular season.

Zhou Xuan's single shot against Paul was also selected as one of the top five NBA balls of the day. was commented by the news anchor: "The young Chinese rising star singled out Queen Bee Paul, and proved that he can play well in the NBA with his actions"!

The next day, many people discussed Zhou Xuan's first game in the Warriors and predicted Zhou Xuan's prospects in the NBA on Baidu Tieba and major forums in China. In China, some photos taken by Zhou Xuan on the day of the draft were made into posters and sold very well. I believe that when his jersey goes on sale, there will be people willing to buy it.

But Zhou Xuan seems to have been born to be on the cusp of the limelight, and since the day of the draft, Chinese fans who have followed him have been divided into two opposing groups.

A group believes that he will definitely be able to play well in the NBA and will succeed Yao Ming as an iconic figure in Chinese basketball in the future. In this game, he had more assists than Paul, and only played less than half of the game, obviously with reservations, and the defeat was beautiful.

Another group of fans thinks that Zhou Xuan is a "waste wood who likes to pretend to be forced", he can't even play well in the summer league, and he is a garbage that the Rockets don't want. They said that the strong teams in the preseason will not play well, and Zhou Xuan will be successful if he can last the Warriors for a season, but those who can only pass the ball and can't score will not work, and I'm afraid he will have to get out as soon as Ellis comes back. And Zhou Xuan has been with the Los Angeles defenders for so long, and the Lakers' ignorance of him is the best proof that he is not even qualified to go to the Lakers to lift Kobe Bryant's shoes.

Seeing some comments, Zhou Xuan only felt funny. He didn't understand when he had offended these people, and everyone looked at him as if he had killed his father and his enemies.

But there is such a group of strange fans in China, most of whom appeared after Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in the game, characterized by advocating high scoring and personal heroism. 4 points is the lack of scorers around him, so he can only play by himself.

These fans say that Iverson is short, Maddie is crippled, Carter will dunk, Yao Ming Dasha, Nash Black Hole, Wade Sandezi, James godson, Paul sticky ball, Gasol soft egg, Yi Jianlian, hey, pick up bananas...... When everyone was belittled, they finally came to the conclusion that only Kobe Bryant was perfect, omnipotent in offense and defense, surpassing Jordan in 81 points, and he was not to blame for the loss, not afraid of god-like opponents, only afraid of CBA-like teammates.

Of course, Zhou Xuan's fame can't be compared with the above people. He never dreamed that the reason why he was hated was Ashley? Some of what Olson said in an interview.

Ashley said: "Zhou Xuan always practices very hard, and I think he can compare to Kobe Bryant in terms of diligence. ”

The reporter asked: "Can you comment on the two of them?" ”

Ashley said: "I just watch the NBA to watch the excitement, I can't comment on it, I can only say that Zhou Xuan is much more handsome than Kobe." ”

It was this sentence that caused controversy.