On October 30, the Warriors ushered in their home opener.

There are many games played at the same time, including Rockets vs. Grizzlies and Nets vs. Wizards. Chinese TV chose to broadcast the two games live, and they paid more attention to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, while the Warriors' games were only broadcast live by Sina and Tencent.

Thanks to the Hornets, the game was followed by American fans, and TNT Radio broadcast the game live across the country. Barkley and Kenny? Smith and the two went to the scene together to comment.

Before the game, Barkley chatted with Smith and said that he was most optimistic about Paul in the No. 1 position.

Buckley, nicknamed "Big Mouth," often caused an uproar in the league with his remarks. Recently, in the studio of American television media, Barkley, Reggie Miller and others directly excluded Nash when discussing the hottest and best playmaking defenders in the league today, and said that Nash is completely a player who does not belong to the stream.

"As much as I like Nash, but now Chris? Paul and Delon? Williams' alliance too. Barkley said, "Let's take an analogy! If you're driving a car, then it's just Paul and Williams in the car, Paul is driving, and Williams is in the back seat. ”

Reggie Miller asked, "Where was Nash?" ”

"Inside the trunk!" Barkley answered the question quickly. The guests present were dumbfounded, the TV program was being broadcast live at that time, and it was impossible for the TV station to cut this paragraph.

It's hard to know how Nash felt after hearing Barkley's comments, but Barkley's opinion may be based on the stats of the three men last season: Nash averaged 16 per game last season. 9 points, 11. 1 assist, 0. 7 steals; Paul averaged 21 per game. 1 point, 11. 6 assists, 2. Seven steals, Williams averaged 18 per game. 8 points, 10. 5 assists, 1. 1 steal. It was clear that Nash had indeed been quickly chased from behind by the two little brothers.

Ross Barkley said again today: "Paul's strength is not only his offense, but he can also help the team on the defensive end, which many star guards can't do. ”

"Warriors rookie Zhou Xuan will be put to the test, he was drafted by the Rockets in the second round, played poorly in the summer league, and was sent to the Warriors," Smith said. He's the Warriors' best point guard right now, he's played better in the preseason than in the summer league, and he's got a lot of assists, and China is paying attention to him right now. How do you feel about him? ”

"There's so much news about him, it's a bit unbelievable for a second-round rookie to grab the page like this. Just because he is Chinese, people have given him undeserved attention. He's said to be a guy who doesn't shoot at all, and he hasn't scored in double figures in a single game in summer league. Letting him start only proves that the Warriors are really unavailable at the No. 1 position, and I don't think he's better than Sun Yue. It was difficult for the Warriors to win this game, and their weakness happened to be the strongest point of the Hornets. Barkley unabashedly showed his contempt for Zhou Xuan.

"At least judging from the situation on the spot, Zhou Xuan has a lot of fans." Smith laughed.

There were a lot of Chinese spectators present, many of whom came from San Francisco, holding Zhou Xuan's posters to express their support, which is relatively rare on the court, but it is very common on "America's Got Talent". Not only China, but also Americans regard him as a youth idol.

When introducing the players, Zhou Xuan ranked fifth from the bottom, and the rookie was proud enough to have such treatment. This year has been called a draft year, but there are probably not many new guards who can start immediately. After Zhou Xuan came out, he high-fived his teammates one by one, without the slightest stage fright.

In the stands, Liu Yang pointed to the big screen in the middle of the stadium and said with a smile: "Yu Yan, your man is so handsome, no matter how you look at it, he looks like a superstar." ”

The photographer may have been instructed to give Zhou Xuan a lot of close-ups. Nie Yuyan blushed and didn't speak, Liu Yang said: "You often eat together, how far have you developed?" When is it time to come back at night? ”

"What did I say, I told you that we are just friends." Nie Yuyan retorted that she lacked confidence, they did see each other more this week, and she still had some ideas in her heart.

After a simple warm-up, the starting lineup stood in the middle of the court, starting five Warriors: Zhou Xuan, Jackson, Margetty, Harrington, Biedrins.

Hornets starting five: Chris Paul, Morris? Peterson, Peja? Stojakovic, David? West, Tyson? Chandler.

It's finally about to start, the first battle of the official competition, but unfortunately it is not broadcast in China, and my parents can't see me playing. Zhou Xuan looked at the stands, he knew the location of Nie Yuyan and Liu Yang, they spent a lot of money to buy a good season ticket, and he must play well this time.

The referee blew the whistle and threw the ball up, and Biedrins actually grasped the jump well and earned the ball. After receiving the ball, Jackson passed it to Zhou Xuan and shouted at him: "Let go of the fight!" ”

To let go, it means to shoot. Old Nelson has always encouraged all the people to be soldiers, as long as there is an opportunity, they will vote, and they must make bold moves, and there is no need for Zhou Xuan to hide and tuck.

HE DRIBBLED THROUGH THE HALF, AND THE HORNETS USED A ZONE DEFENSE IN THE FIRST ROUND, AND THEY WERE WELL PREPARED TO THINK THAT THE OUTSIDE LINE ONLY NEEDED TO STRANGLE HARRINGTON ONE FIREPOWER POINT, WITH PETERSON, WHO IS 201CM TALL, ON THE PERIMETER.

Paul shrank his defense to the free throw line, and as soon as he came up, he let Zhou Xuan take two steps, which other teams in the preseason used to defend against the Warriors.

Old Nelson clenched his fists off the court, looked at Zhou Xuanxin and said, "Cast boldly, such a good opportunity must be thrown." ”

Barkley just wanted to tease Zhou Xuan for not being able to shoot, when he saw him walking to the top of the arc, jumping lightly, and shooting three points. The arc of the ball is very flat, flying straight towards the basket, smashing the back edge of the basket and bouncing in, cleanly. 3 to 0.

"Stephen Chow! Pointers! Stanley, the live announcer, shouted excitedly, and the audience burst into applause.

Barkley's words were choked back into his stomach, and his grinning expression was very funny. The photographer just caught him, and he was given a big close-up on the big screen of the stadium, and the audience laughed and laughed, and it will definitely be put into the tidbits after the game.

"Looking at Zhou Xuan's shot, it doesn't look like he can't shoot, if he can shoot an open three-pointer, the Hornets can't shrink so tightly." Smith explained passionately.

"Maybe it's just blind, the coach must have told him to shoot when he has an empty spot." Barkley laughed.

At this time, the Hornets attacked the halfcourt, and the Warriors also adopted a joint defense. Jackson stood at the top of the arc, and Zhou Xuan went to the bottom right corner, which is where Peterson likes to shoot.

Without Zhou Xuan to defend Paul, the Hornets' high blocking would not have formed an obvious dislocation, and Paul and West cooperated to break into the three-point line from the right side.

Harrington switched defenses and followed Paul from the side. Paul is very good with the ball, it is unrealistic to want to break the ball, lower the center of gravity to follow, interfere with shooting, and chase blocks are the ways that most teams deal with him. Paul took the inside line, and suddenly passed the ball to his left side, and Peterson cut in from the baseline to the inside line, and hit Zhou Xuan to catch the ball.

Before the game, Scott gave the order to attack with Zhou Xuan, who he believes has only one obvious defensive weakness in the Warriors' starters. Peterson is 201CM tall and weighs 100 kg, which is an absolute big man compared to Zhou Xuan.

Come on, you can shoot, I can't cover you, but don't try to break through easily. Zhou Xuan was faster than Peterson, and quickly circled in front of him when he received the ball.

Pieterson couldn't break through, and took a step inside the left three-point line and opted for a pull-up jump shot. He believed that Zhou Xuan couldn't cover it, Zhou Xuan jumped up to interfere, and the shot was missed. After arriving at the Hornets, Peterson began to develop in the direction of a fixed-point pitcher, and his ability to attack with the ball has begun to deteriorate.

The team has superstars on the team, which is prone to this, and the Rockets' Battier is a stark example. He was still able to break through and play with his back when he was a Grizzlies, and he played for two years with the Rockets, and he basically could only defend and shoot three-pointers. And Deron Williams' college teammate Luther? Hyde. He was omnipotent in college, and he also became a fixed-point pitcher in the Rockets.

The ball bounced far away, the rebound was grabbed by Chandler, Biedrins hurried to the top defense, Chandler also had the ability to hold the ball and play back, but the efficiency was too low to be used as a conventional weapon, he passed the ball out again, and Paul caught the ball in the middle against Jackson.

The Warriors' formation is a 32-in-1 defense, mainly targeting the perimeter, and Nelson Sr. is a worthy master tactician, and his goal is to cut off Paul from the rest. It's not terrible if Paul breaks through and scores 30 points, but it won't be easy to score 20 points and deliver 10 assists.

Paul again covered the break with West, then returned the ball to the high post, and West also missed a jumper with Jackson's interference, and the rebound was taken by Harrington.

Zhou Xuan immediately retreated to respond, Margety and Jackson were about to go down, and Biedrins was also running quickly to the opponent's half. Zhou Xuan received the ball while running, and just took a step before he bumped into Paul, and the advance was forced to abort and fell into a positional battle.

Paul's entry into the All-Defensive Second Team relied on his excellent defensive awareness. Guards defend different interior lines, they don't need blocks, they just need to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, and the two important words are "with" and "entangled".

"Follow" is the first step in defense, and it is also the most critical step, if you can't keep up with the opponent, you will score. Jackson has a lot of experience and also taught Zhou Xuan these things. While following the opponent, pay attention to the position of the ball with the afterglow, and don't look at it if you can't see it, because as soon as you move your head, the fast opponent will disappear from your eyes.

"Winding" is an upgraded version of the foundation of re-following, which is close defense, and if you defend the opponent's pitcher, you have to do it. Wrapping is not only in the state of no ball, even if the opponent holds the ball, he still uses close pressing means to defend, uses his movement to constantly change to a favorable position, does not give the opponent space to dribble, and waits for the opportunity to steal the ball as much as possible. Paul did this to the extreme, and Zhou Xuan was a little worse, because he was not strong enough and was easy to be knocked out.

Zhou Xuan was very careful in the half, and if he deserted, he might be cut off. And this time Paul wasn't going to let him go on two more defensive steps. It was Paul's habit not to despise any opponent. Even if Zhou Xuan's shot just now was blinded, he would not give his opponent another chance.

Zhou Xuan passed the ball to Jackson, and under pressure, changing the individual organization was the easiest way.