Both sides sent the strongest lineups, Warriors Bidelins, Harrington, Margety, Jackson, Zhou Xuan.

The Hornets started five Tigers Chandler, West, Stojakovic, Peterson and Paul.

These people are old rivals and greet each other. No one spoke to Zhou Xuan, and when he was air, this feeling of not being taken seriously made him a little uncomfortable. But this is also normal, Paul has the aura of the league's No. 1 point guard, a real big name, how can he take the initiative to pay attention to a little person like him?

Looking at Paul up close, he is only 1.8 meters tall and looks like a normal person, but it would be a big mistake to think that he is not strong. His strength in the waist and abdomen is outstanding among defenders, and he can protect the ball even if he stumbles into a big player in the game, but he just doesn't lose it.

A whistle blows, and the game begins.

Tyson, a spring man who meets once in a decade? Chandler won the jump ball and flicked the ball to Peterson, who gave it to Paul and the Hornets took the lead. The Warriors players immediately retracted to the first defense in the restricted area.

Zhou Xuan faced Paul, his excited palms were sweating, and it was impossible not to be nervous at all. He stared intently at Paul, keeping his distance, both to prevent breakouts and to interfere with shots.

Paul isn't a guy who likes to go it alone, unless it's the team's last offense or a reason to have to compete. As soon as he got to the top of the arc, West pulled out outside cover, and the Hornets played their usual fit. Zhou Xuan had to misplace, Paul's every move did not escape his eyes, but Harrington changed the defense a little slowly, Paul broke through successfully and attracted the Biedrins defense, and in the run, he gave the ball to Chandler under the basket with one hand, and the latter scored with both hands! 0 to 2.

The throw-in was issued, Zhou Xuan controlled the ball, and the audience outside the court became quiet, wanting to see how far the Chinese newcomer could play. Paul leaned up to block the way, and Zhou Xuan turned around to protect the basketball.

Harrington also came out to cover, and the strength of the pick-and-roll tactics has a lot to do with whether the player will shoot, Harrington's range reaches outside the three-point line, and it is very threatening after misalignment. Zhou Xuan relied on cover to dodge Paul from the left side, and West immediately pressed up, he was not tall, but he was very mobile, blocking the breakthrough route.

Zhou Xuan wanted to pass the ball back to Harrington, but saw that Paul was sticking to Harrington, accurately blocking his passing route, and forcing the pass was easy to make mistakes, so he had to give the ball to Jackson on the periphery, who dribbled into the three-point line, missed the pull-up jump shot, and the rebound was picked up by Chandler.

It's just that in the preseason, Zhou Xuan already felt that the defensive intensity was far better than that of the NBDL, and the Hornets were not a team known for their defense.

Paul received the ball again in the backcourt, slowly dribbling the basketball to the frontcourt, and West came out to block and dismantle. Paul didn't mean to open one-on-one with Zhou Xuan at all. Even if Zhou Xuan provoked trash talk, the experienced Paul would laugh it off. As soon as he entered the alliance, he behaved very sophisticated, and now it is even more impossible to say to West excitedly because Zhou Xuan is Chinese: "Put away your damn block, I'm going to fight the handsome guy alone." ”

Paul passed the ball to David after the pick-and-roll? West. Zhou Xuan knew that he might pass the ball, and saw him passing, but it was a high hanging that couldn't be broken, and West gently caught it with his toes on his back. HE IS ONLY 206CM TALL, AND HIS BOUNCE IS NOT GOOD, BUT HIS 206CM HEIGHT IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ZHOU XUAN, WHO IS 188CM, OUT OF REACH. After the pick-and-roll, Harrington happily gave up on West and went for a walk with Paul, leaving the problem to his teammates.

Harrington is also 206CM tall, weighs 113 kg, and is known to be able to play small forward, big forward, and center, but in fact, he can't play any of them, and his shooting rate as an inside line is only 43%, or in a fast team like the Warriors, his only role is to empty the opponent's interior on the offensive end.

After receiving the ball, West took the ball with his back and leaned on Zhou Xuan's shoulder to turn to the left, after all, he was a big forward, and he was too far behind Zhou Xuan, and he was knocked away and sat on the ground. Jackson rushed over to help defend on the side, but it was too late, and West went up from 60 degrees on the left side and hit a mid-range shot. 0 to 4.

West was named to the Western Conference All-Star team last season, averaging 20 per game. 6 points 8. 9 rebounds 2. 3 assists 1. 3 caps. The 2003 Golden Generation member has a lot of attacking skills. Paul's nickname "The 17-foot Assassin" is well deserved, as West shot 46 percent from 16 to 23 feet and 45 from 10 to 15 feet last season. 4%, can outperform West's interior at both distances, and the league only has the perverted Dirk? Nowitzki, and the famous New York cancer Zack? Randolph. West is arguably one of the league's deadliest pick-and-roll killers.

God, how can I stop West's jumper? If I keep blocking and dismantling, what will I be like this time? Zhou Xuan swallowed and spit, Harrington couldn't count on it, he thought a lot about this game before the game, and hoped to compete with Paul head-on and prove his strength, but now he is being regarded as a defensive colander.

At this time, Jackson walked up to him and said loudly: "Don't worry, next round we will switch positions, you change the baseline and interfere with Peterson's shooting." ”

Veteran Morris? Peterson joined the Hornets from the Raptors last season and his form has begun to decline. WITH A HEIGHT OF 201CM, HE IS A PITCHER, AND HIS MID-TO-LONG RANGE SHOOTING ABILITY IS OUTSTANDING, ESPECIALLY THREE-POINT SHOOTING. The three-pointer at the bottom corner is the most lethal, followed by the 45-degree angle, and the top corner is the least threatening. He's a pure perimeter player, with his back-to-back offense, low footwork, and leaning back are not up to the league average. Zhou Xuan guarded the bottom line, and it was also convenient for his teammates to grab the rebound and launch a fast attack with a long pass.

Zhou Xuan once again possessed the ball past half court and did not pass to Jackson. Old Nelson felt some comfort when he saw this scene, although Zhou Xuan's defensive flaws were obvious, he did not face Paul's timidity, nor was he affected by the psychology of the last round, he was expressionless, joyless, and dared to continue to take on the heavy responsibility of organizing the attack.

Weakness, to pass the ball to a place with a weakness, to break their joint defense, Zhou Xuan observed the situation on the field, Margeti suddenly ran out from the bottom line, and the person who followed him was Peja? Stojakovic, noticeably slower by half a beat.

That's right, that's the Wasp's weakness. Stojakovic used to be a super scorer, the league's three-point leader, and now his three-point shot is also a powerful weapon for the Hornets, but he is in his thirties, and his height of 208CM has an advantage in shooting from the perimeter, but it also reduces his flexibility and movement speed, and Margety, who has participated in the slam dunk contest, is much faster than him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xuan stretched out 3 fingers towards Margeti. This is the code of thinking about it during training, and the third position is blocked. Margeti has a lot of power and can play as a big forward, and the blocking effect is obvious.

Margeti blocked Paul, Zhou Xuan immediately changed direction and accelerated, breaking into the three-point line from the left, Paul knew that Stojakovic's speed was slow, and it was too late to bypass the pursuit.

Zhou Xuan took a big stride, and a change of direction swept past Stojakovic, and he was about to face the basket directly, when the referee's whistle sounded. Stojakovic is experienced and opted for a foul. He has too many fouls and Posey can be substituted, and if the opponent easily scores the basket, Chandler and West will have to spend time on the defense, and if the two foul too much, there will be no qualified substitute.

It's not bad to make fouls, this kid does have brains. Jackson sent a sideline ball to Margeti, who stood on the left side, Zhou Xuan ran over, Margeti passed, Zhou Xuan got the ball by covering it, and then rushed inside. Still wanted to beat Stojakovic, but Paul bypassed Margeti in time and intercepted Zhou Xuan halfway.

"Come on, let me see how good you really are, you can get 20+10." Zhou Xuan shouted to himself in his heart.

Paul was named to the All-Defensive Second Team last season, and he's well aware of that. It may be smarter and more reasonable to pass the ball to a teammate, but he is a young man after all, and it is impossible to have no blood at all. He wanted to go head-to-head with Paul, even if it was only once.

His body was slightly arched, and his ball suddenly shook to the right, and his left foot took a lightning step towards the right side, and his body tilted slightly to the right. Paul reacted quickly, his center of gravity shifted to his left side, his steps were not big and almost synchronized with Zhou Xuan, and he didn't stretch out his hand, ready to block the breakthrough route with his body.

Zhou Xuan's body was stunned, the ball slapped on the ground, his right hand pulled back, and the ball bounced to his left hand behind his back. At this time, his left foot had already been retracted, and his center of gravity changed, and his right foot stepped to the left with the help of his waist, and broke through to the left instead.

This kind of feint change of direction is very effective, and many stars in the NBA do. The key is that the first step is virtual in order to quickly retract, otherwise you can only crash into people's arms, and the opponent can keep up if the dribble speed behind is too slow.

Paul is not a vegetarian, he lost half of his position after taking a feint, and immediately took a step back, if Zhou Xuan chooses to break through, he can still intercept it. However, Zhou Xuan did not dribble forward, and chose an emergency stop jump shot near the free throw line, and in order to better get the space to shoot, he also added a small retreat.

Paul was originally shorter than Zhou Xuan, and both of them took a step back to open up the distance, and it was too late to block it.

Brush! Basketball hollow into the net. 2 to 4.

"Stephen Chow!" Stanley, the on-site announcer of the Oracle Arena, called Zhou Xuan's name passionately. Fans outside the court also applauded, and Zhou Xuan scored his first goal for the Warriors, and it was done by single-handedly playing Paul.

The Hornets attacked, Paul didn't have any special reaction to the ball, and slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Zhou Xuan didn't press anymore, and the joint defense went to follow Peterson, and the captain Jackson faced Paul at the top of the arc.

Paul again teamed up with West's pick-and-roll, and the ball was handed over to his teammates. Jackson tangled West, so he didn't have an easy shot, and West had to get the ball back to Paul.

Time was wasted, and Paul gave the ball to Peterson on the baseline. Zhou Xuan interfered with the shot with all his might in front of him, Peterson hit a three-pointer and missed, and the rebound was obtained by Biedrins.

Zhou Xuan turned around to catch the ball in the low post, and immediately sent the ball to the front court with both hands to find Margeti. When he came to the Warriors, he didn't practice much shooting, and the main practice in the team was to find teammates with long passes in the backcourt.

Margeti received the basketball singles Stojakovic, leaned on the opponent to the inside, and forced the basketball from the right side. 4 to 4.

This goal will not be counted as Zhou Xuan's assist, but it has his credit. Paul began to wonder about him: can play alone, have brains, can pass the ball, this guy didn't have a team before?