Paul frowned and spread his hands to the referee to signal that he had not committed a foul, and the supporters of the Clippers also booed en masse. The referee on the spot was forced to go to the technical table and watch the slow-motion replay.

Zhou Xuan's movements were exaggerated, but at the moment of shooting, the video clearly showed Paul tapping Zhou Xuan's right elbow.

Paul has been able to enter the All-Defensive Team many times, in addition to being fast and conscious, relying on small movements. Paul's small movements are particularly numerous, stretching his legs and pulling his jersey are very hidden, and the referee generally does not blow, and when defending the opponent from shooting, he sometimes does not seal people's eyes, but quickly elbows people.

Don't underestimate this, when the shooting action is stressed, the originally accurate shot may be off. And this time, unless the referee targets Paul, or is upright, iron-faced and selfless, Bao Qingtian and Di Renjie are reincarnated, they will generally not blow. Paul is therefore rarely shot to death by big men, while Collison, who is of the same height, is a black hole within a black hole.

Zhou Xuan will also make this kind of small action, he reacts quickly enough, he has already thought of defending Paul's hand, as long as you dare to tap my elbow, I dare to throw the ball out and fake fall, the referee will watch the replay, let's see who suffers.

As a result, although Zhou Xuan's fake fall was exaggerated and a bit shameless, it was Paul who suffered. This is not a football field, you will not get a yellow card for faking a fall, but you will be judged a foul if you point an elbow.

Zhou Xuan made all three free throws steadily, and also used this time to recover his body, scoring his 12th point, 14-4.

The Chinese audience, whether they were watching it live or on TV, applauded together.

Barkley smiled: "I can't believe it, it's this kind of foul again, Paul hit Zhou Xuan's elbow, is he joking?" The loss to the Thunder hasn't taught him a long lesson. ”

Smith said: "Maybe he can only interfere with Zhou Xuan with this method. ”

In the fifth game of the game against the Thunder, the Thunder, who were fighting at home, won by a big counterattack within 1 minute. Paul ended up fouling Westbrook on a three-pointer, and that penalty changed the game.

As for whether Paul fouled Wei Shao at that time, it once caused a lot of controversy after the game, and the slow camera showed that the reason for the penalty was that Paul pointed Wei Shao's elbow.

The opening Clippers dug themselves a big hole.

Paul couldn't wait to tear Zhou Xuansheng apart, he forced himself to calm down, didn't shoot three points again, and cooperated with his teammates to block and dismantle. The most important thing for a defender is to be calm, and he knows that for nine years.

Against Bosh, Paul had a bad chance and passed the ball to Griffin in the middle. Griffin took the ball and turned to force it, and Leonard was blocked again. James and Anthony couldn't get past Leonard lightly, Griffin's dribbling was not as good as those two, so he could only pass the ball again, Crawford received the ball and gave it to Jordan Jr., who was in the air, and Bosh retreated to the basket, blocking Jordan Jr., and didn't let him take the ball to increase his speed.

If it was Jefferson and Bosh, a mid-range shot on the right side would have been solved at the moment of receiving the ball, and Jordan Jr. would have to go inside, which gave the coach a headache.

Little Jordan's passing awareness is also very poor, Paul is empty, he hit Bosh in the low position, turned around to the middle and saw someone passing, Zhou Xuan has made up the defense in place, Paul passed the periphery again, and Matthews made up the defense in place. Seeing that the 24-second time was approaching, Griffin forced Leonard, turned and burst to the right, and forced a shot wide.

He used an unstandard posture for this ball, almost didn't jump, and then went forward to rush to grab the rebound, the idea was good, but the ball bounced a little high, he jumped in the air, and the ball flew out of his head.

Anderson got the rebound and gave it to Zhou Xuan from close range. Zhou Xuan quickly advanced to the frontcourt, and Paul saw that Leonard rushed to the basket unguarded, but he couldn't hold Zhou Xuan to block the fast attack, and he committed two fouls when he pulled people.

Zhou Xuan made a long pass, Leonard received the ball and took three steps to score a layup.

Zhou Xuan's second assist, 16-4, all the opening points were related to him.

Rivers called a timeout, and with only four minutes played, the Knicks scored with incredible efficiency.

After the timeout, there were no substitutions for either side, and Rivers arranged a joint defense. The Clippers did a little better to guard the restricted area, and Leonard and Bosh missed jumpers.

However, the Clippers' own offense is also limited, as long as Jordan Jr. goes out to cover, the Knicks will compress the defense. When he doesn't go out, Anderson is carrying him in the low post, and the others change defenses quickly on the outside.

Griffin, who had been in power for three games, became a blacksmith, unable to avoid Leonard's entanglement, and there was no open shooting opportunity after the pick-and-roll. Directly attacking in the low post, he had to shoot under the interference of Bosh's long arm, and the efficiency was not high.

Bosh was afraid of the power inside, and after arriving at the Knicks, he practiced with Jefferson in every training session. Jefferson was his nemesis, and after a few months of practice, Bosh gradually got the hang of how to use his height and reach to interfere with his shots, rather than battling his muscles and using his weaknesses to meet others' strengths.

He's doing a better job of interfering with shots now than he did with the Heat, a bit like the Knicks spring man McDyce. At the peak, McDeis averaged 20+10 per game, with no weight, but the defensive end rarely became a hole.

Zhou Xuan knew that Paul had almost adapted to his rhythm, no longer playing strongly, and cooperated with his teammates to block and dismantle, assisted Bosh to shoot, and scored past Griffin's pull-up jumper.

The Clippers were able to compete with the Knicks in the first few games, but they were blinded today.

In the first quarter, the Knicks led by 16 points 38-22, and Zhou Xuan scored 18 points and 5 assists, breaking down the Clippers' defense with his personal ability.

In the second quarter, the Knicks played two guards as usual, small forward Matthews and Parsons at the No. 4 position, and Matthews was replaced in the first quarter and rested for six minutes, which was enough. The center is Jefferson.

This lineup has an All-Star belt, three three-point shooting points, and Bledsoe is also good at attacking with the ball.

The Clippers fielded Jordan Jr., Turkoglou, Stephenson, Redick, Collisson.

The Knicks continue to take the initiative, they can play fast break and fall position, while the Clippers can only play fast break, positional battle Jordan Jr. went out to cover and was released, and Jefferson could control the rebound in time.

On the offensive end, Jefferson scored two goals directly against Jordan Jr., Jordan Jr. is good at side blocks, and Griffin is generally the one who resists. Now that Griffin is down, it's a bit of a stretch to get Jordan Jr. to put up against Jefferson.

Rivers didn't dare to replace Davis, although "Big Baby" can resist, but the speed is as slow as Jefferson, Jefferson can go out to cover, and Bledsoe is the main attacker. How fast the "blood cloth" is, Rivers is well aware.

The score widened to 21 points, the Clippers called a timeout again, and Rivers replaced Jordan Jr. and replaced Griffin early. He found the problem that he and the other assistant coaches were too concerned about Jordan Jr.'s playing time and neglected the tactical issues.

In the last game, Jordan Jr. played for a long time, grabbed 14 rebounds, and counted beautifully. However, the key to winning is not Jordan Jr., but Paul, Crawford, and Griffin. Today, the Knicks are not trapped, they are mainly single-defense, and the three main firepower points are all stuck in singles. In the rotation position, because Jordan Jr. can be empty, the Clippers role players can barely get open shots.

Jordan Jr. is the Clippers' offense, even if they don't have to hack shark tactics. Because he's not O'Neal, the low-post offense is far from Howard. He's the kind of pure defensive blue-collar guy who, like Hibbert, has no dominance on the offensive end.

Griffin came on the court and held off Jefferson on the inside. The Knicks switched to the main force and changed their tactics, focusing on interior strategy rather than pick-and-roll cooperation.

Jefferson covered without the ball in the middle, Bosh passed the ball to Zhou Xuan on the side, stood still and waited for the opportunity to shoot, helping Zhou Xuan create a single opportunity, and Turkoglu was responsible for changing Zhou Xuan, which was obviously misplaced.

Bosh cut into the air and became Redick's main defense, and the height difference was huge. Zhou Xuan hoisted the ball in, Bosh took a step with his back to the baseline, turned around and jumped, and it was impossible to be blocked.

Turning around and shooting Bosh can do it very smoothly, and he often does that when he was with the Raptors. In the Heat, because he had to give up the low post to two giants who had to break through to exert his power, Bosh almost always attacked with a face frame, which made people forget that he had such a function.

Griffin doesn't make up the defense, Bosh has an advantage in playing a small one in a wrong position, and when he makes up the defense, no one protects the backcourt rebounds, Turkoglu grabs the rebounds and is scum, and he can't come back when he goes out, and Redick can't grab rebounds, he is a pure pitcher. Jefferson rushed to the basket with a clear advantage.

The two big interior players sandwiched Griffin alone, grabbed five frontcourt rebounds in a single quarter, and took over the offensive banner.

Zhou Xuan missed once in this quarter, handed out 6 assists, and in addition to assisting the inside, he also passed a ball to Leonard to score a jumper.

The Clippers were a little slower to switch defenses and then they had an accident, Leonard's pull-out shot was very high, and he was also an amazingly talented player, and Redick couldn't cover the defense.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 26 points, 73-47. Zhou Xuan scored 18 points and 11 assists in the half, and scored a double-double.

CCTV5 Yu Jia said: "Zhou Xuan didn't score in a single quarter, and he still did a great job in connecting the team, he felt like he didn't do his best to hit a double-double and helped the team take a big lead." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "I think in the NBA, only Zhou Xuan can still give people this feeling in the finals." It's not that he didn't do his best, but he adjusted his style of play at any time according to the lineup on the field, and I didn't know how he would play in the second half. Because there are so many changes, the opponent can't completely prevent him. ”

On TNT's side, Barkley said: "The Clippers players said they had a chance to win the championship, but this Knicks told them with their actions, what level a championship team should play, the Knicks will not be inaccurate every game." ”

"Unless the Clippers step up their defense in the second half, they're going to lose today," Smith said. ”

In addition to emphasizing the compression of the defensive line, Rivers also emphasized the offense, replacing the small man who can shoot the basketball to play the run-and-bomb tactics, trying to catch up with the score, and then fighting the defense will definitely not work. The Knicks were more efficient at playing positional battles than they were, and the first half was ironclad proof of that.

Rivers had to admit that Zhou Xuan was a super talent, and his organizational skills were much better than Paul's in positional battles. Paul only had 9 points and 4 assists in the half, and his assists were less than when no one was around.

Some Chinese fans once nicknamed Paul "God", and now "God" has been blown up by "Mage".