Jackson made a tentative feint from the outside after receiving the ball, and then went straight to the three-point shot in the face of Stojakovic's defense.

Jackson has also worked three-point shooting this summer, and he wants to make himself more dangerous on the offensive end, and the Warriors' strategy needs three-point shooting the most. He bullied his opponent and couldn't jump, but Stojakovic, who is 208cm tall, tried his best to interfere and the ball bounced out of the frame.

Rebounding by David? West got it, the Warriors players quickly returned to defense, and the Hornets failed to play a fast break.

Zhou Xuan is still honest to the bottom line. Even if he was at the top of the arc, Paul wouldn't have gone head-to-head with him, and this time it was Chandler who pulled to the perimeter to cover, and Biedrins switched to Paul.

Paul's center of gravity dropped very low, protected the basketball all the way to the basket, pulled the ball up and made a layup motion, threw the ball, Biedrins jumped up to block, but the ball was not thrown to the basket, but almost straight up and down to the middle. Chandler, who followed Paul's ass in the middle, jumped up just to receive a pass and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands. 3 to 2.

It's beautiful, I'm going to try to pass this kind of ball in the future, but the timing has to be good. Zhou Xuan thought to himself. He received a baseline ball from Harrington and dribbled towards the Hornets half, and Paul began to dangle again.

Zhou Xuan deeply felt that Paul's defense was much stronger than in the preseason, which was real, his face was impassive, and he was a little happy in his heart. He's playing against the best guards in the league in the NBA, and it's an amazing feeling.

Jackson pulled to the perimeter to cover Paul, and Harrington also pulled out the perimeter to the side. This is the arrangement of the old Nelson, and the positional attack is as flexible as possible. It was easier for Zhou Xuan to misplace Tustojakovic after Jackson screened, and Jackson wouldn't have too much interference with Paul's head shot.

But the Hornets are still David? West, they are regional joint defense not with people. Harrington turned into a Stojakovic defense. Scott said in an interview that he would put more effort into changing the defense and did what he said. Zhou Xuan was blocked by West to break through, and at the same time Paul also took a step in his direction, so that the tight defense can bring great psychological pressure to the ball carrier, as if he will be caught at any time.

Old Nelson on the sidelines sweated for Zhou Xuan. It's very unlucky for a newcomer to meet a superstar as soon as he comes up, like Yao Ming who didn't experience an NBA-level confrontation back then, and his debut met the Pacers against All-Star player O'Neal Jr., and the opponent pulled out to shoot and play with his back in the low post, which made Yao Ming's defense painful. He played 11 minutes off the bench, shooting 0-of-1 from the field and finishing with 0 points, 2 rebounds, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Yi Jianlian didn't play well in his first year, and the impression left by the Chinese players was that they couldn't let go and had poor psychological quality. Old Nelson was very worried that after this game was over, Zhou Xuan was tortured by Paul to the point of half-madness. There was an element of luck in hitting a three-pointer on the first shot, and everyone thought he couldn't shoot. Now that Paul is serious about defending, he is going to test Zhou Xuan's psychological quality.

And Zhou Xuan's biggest advantage, in addition to ball quotient, is psychological quality. He broke into the three-point line and dribbled with ease, and his expression was calm and did not show the slightest nervousness.

Zhou Xuan has calculated that Paul will not be clamped, because he is just a rookie, not the champion like Rose, and two All-Stars will wrap him? That's too much to look up to. Having guessed Paul's psychology, he didn't take the threat behind him seriously at all. After dribbling the ball under his hips, he changed direction, observed the situation around him while protecting the ball, and brought it to the right side, keeping Westella away from the low post. Jackson has a lot of experience and knows how to cut inside.

Small moves had a big effect, and although Paul chased after Jackson, Zhou Xuan immediately passed a high lob ball from the top of West's head to the basket. The ball also went over Paul's head, and Jackson jumped up to take the basketball, and without turning around, he stepped straight into the basket. This kind of small-scale cooperation is too late for Chandler to make up for the defense. 5 to 2.

The Chinese fans were all excited, and the international students, including Nie Yuyan, stood up and applauded. Zhou Xuan and Jackson clapped their hands and quickly returned to defense.

Paul chose to break through with the ball himself this time, shook off Jackson by relying on the screen, dribbled past Harrington on the right side, and returned one. Harrington's speed at the No. 4 position is already top-notch, and it is still difficult to defend Paul. 5 to 4.

The Warriors attacked, Zhou Xuan dribbled the ball through the half court and let Harrington cover, bypassing Paul and walking on the left side.

West didn't press this time, and he didn't shoot at all, for fear that Harrington and Jackson would cut again, and if he was misplaced in the three-second zone, Paul would not be able to defend the Warriors' big man, even if he was good at defending point guard.

Zhou Xuan took a step into the three-point line, and shot a 60-degree emergency stop jump shot on the left side, bent his knees, jumped up, and flicked his wrist lightly, and the action was perfect. This caught West off guard, and it was too late to step forward and block it.

Brush! Basketball hollow into the net! 7 to 4.

Is there any mistake, doesn't he know how to shoot? Is this a ball that someone who can't shoot can throw? West was stunned. Before going on the court, they all received the coach's tactical arrangement, and to prevent Zhou Xuan was to prevent sudden breakthroughs and not to prevent throwing, cutting off the connection between him and his teammates. But Zhou Xuan scored 5 points at the beginning, and his shooting ability and preseason judgment were like two.

Paul was also very surprised, people who sat firmly in the starting line in the preseason often don't move seriously, but he didn't expect Zhou Xuan, a newcomer, to have reservations. And he's calm, and there's no change in mood on his face when he scores, which is terrible as a newcomer.

A lot of times, it's not the stars who decide the outcome of a game, it's the role players. Before the game, each team will do enough research on the opponent's star players, but will not spend too much time focusing on the rookies who have just entered the league, so it is easy for the rookies to disrupt the pre-game deployment when they play well.

The Hornets were a bit of a mess, but the Warriors were defending with a pre-game preparation. Paul broke through again and passed to Stojakovic, who hoisted the ball low on the right and West singled Harrington with the ball.

The two are of similar height, and West is not as good as Harrington, he relies on his skills, first leaning on Harrington with his back, and then turning to the middle, raising his hands, standing very steady on the central axis, taking a step forward with his left foot, Harrington raised his arms and gently cocked his toes, West's feet immediately retracted back, and he threw the ball backwards in a jumper. 7 to 6.

The Warriors still played positional battles, and when Paul returned to the defense, he shouted at his teammates: "Keep an eye on Zhou Xuan, that guy can shoot, don't let him shoot easily!" ”

shouted like this, and Zhou Xuan's idea of casting another under cover was broken. Just came to the Warriors, and if he sticks to the ball for too long, it won't be good, and he still has to play for the veterans. At the top of the arc, he passed the ball to Jackson under pressure from Paul, who in turn gave it to Margety, and after a couple of passes, Harrington missed a jumper and the rebound was won by the Hornets.

The Hornets' attack was also thwarted. Zhou Xuan has been pressing Peterson closely, making it difficult for the opponent to start receiving the ball, Paul can't pass the ball over, so he can only go elsewhere, and Stojakovic's jump shot also doesn't score.

The two sides began to strike iron in unison. Barkley explained: "I can't imagine that the two teams that had a beautiful offense last season started with a defensive fight today. Zhou Xuan's 5 points and 1 assist performance is very good, which is really unexpected. ”

"I think they all want to win this game, so they have the momentum to play the playoffs," Smith analyzed. With Davis moving to the Clippers, Jackson had to take on more responsibilities, and today he had to not only attack, but also defend against Paul and West's pick-and-rolls. Coach Nelson arranged this very appropriately and did not let Zhou Xuan and Paul match each other. ”

Two minutes later, the deadlock was finally broken on the court, and West hit a high jumper to make it 7-8 and the Hornets took the lead.

Not to be outdone, Zhou Xuan passed half court and passed to Jackson, who received the ball and faced Stojakovic on the right side at 60 degrees, and this time he made a three-point shot. 10 to 8.

In the face of the compression of the defense of the area defense, the unreasonable dry pull jump shot is a way, of course, when the hand feels good, the effect is quite good, and if the hand is not good, it may become a blacksmith, and it may affect the whole team, the play is too simple, everyone else is watching. The Warriors played five minutes, and Biedrins didn't have a single shot, received the ball twice, and then turned back and ran to defend.

The good news for Zhou Xuan is that teammates can give him assists when they catch the ball, although this kind of scoring does not really reflect the playmaking ability of the defender.

In the first quarter, Margeti and Jackson became the team's main points of attack, scoring eight points each, with Jackson shooting two three-pointers, both of which were 60-degree shots on the right side. Margeti, on the other hand, showed his singles ability on the counter-attack.

Zhou Xuan tried his best to prevent Peterson from receiving the ball, and was replaced after eating his second foul in the 9th minute, with 5 points and 3 assists. Peterson only relied on one breakthrough to score 2+1 and scored 3 points, and his performance was no better than Zhou Xuan.

After the game, the first thing Nelson said to Zhou Xuan was: "If you want to foul, be ruthless, don't let the opponent throw the ball, and if you can't do this, don't start easily." It's called toughness in the NBA, and it's good for the team, as long as you don't foul maliciously and give people an elbow, that's immoral, and you're banned. ”

"Understood." Zhou Xuan is colored.

"Control the foul when you play again, you played well." Old Nelson praised him again, stared at the field and stopped talking.

The Warriors led 24-21 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Hornets came off the bench, Mike? James, Rasu? Butler, James? Percy, Armstrong. Only West stayed on the court, which was to add a high shot point and make the pick-and-roll more powerful.

The Warriors were determined to win this game, and Nelson Sr. did not let Jackson and Margeti rest, staying on the court with a bench, and Turiaf on the inside and Azubuke and CJ on the outside. Watson. Jackson made a cameo appearance as the No. 4 main defender West.

In and DeMarcus? In the competition for Nielsen, Watson has the upper hand, and without playmaking, Watson is more impactful and a pumper, providing firepower from the outside. Nielsen is anything, not outstanding in every way.

In the second quarter, Jackson's West missed three consecutive shots, and the Warriors gradually gained the upper hand, and Margeti and Azubuike used their muscles to attack the Hornets' defense, extending the margin to seven points.

Hornets coach Scott couldn't sit still and called a timeout.