"It's a bit difficult, Paul's offense and defense are much better than Felton and Augustine. And they must have studied Li Linlin's video yesterday, and they won't give so many vacancies to Li Linlin, Li Linlin is not used to it. Coupled with the fact that the Hornets' overall defense is more than a notch stronger than that of the Bobcats, Westbrook should also play very uncomfortable without Durant's containment. ”

"Last year's playoff game was full of regrets, and this season is going to make a comeback, and against a weak team like the Thunder, the goal is definitely to win."

"Well, we'll wait and see how Li Forest performs today."

The starting lineup for the Thunder is: Wilcox, Jeff Green, Wilkins, Westbrook, Collisson.

The starting lineup from the Hornets is: Tyson Chandler, David West, Peja Stojakovic, Rasol Butler, Chris Paul.

Because last night's game was a great game and won the game, there are obviously a lot more Thunder fans who came to the Ford Center today, and the fans are looking forward to what the two newcomers will perform.

While most fans know it's hard for the Thunder to win, that doesn't stop them from backing their home team and enjoying a great game.

As the entrance ceremony ended, Li Forest sat back on the familiar bench, and Jack also told him that even if Durant was not there, he would not have his part in the starter, and his current role was only suitable for playing as a substitute.

Durant also wore a shirt and sat in a seat not far from the bench, cheering on the team at any time.

"Lee, do you think I have a chance to play in this game?" Lefre looked at Lee Forest expectantly.

"I don't know, let's see what Brooks arranges."

The defensive backguard of Lefre has no characteristics offensively, and the defensive holes are bigger than that of Li Forest, who is not optimistic about the prospects of his little friend in the Thunder.

"Hmm."

Levre also knew that it was not Li Forest's final say, just to find some comfort from him, he himself had no confidence, he couldn't play, he was really frustrated.

His agent is already in contact with European teams, and although he would love to stay in the NBA, there is no way around, which is also very realistic, and the team could cut him at any time.

Now the Thunder's two ace guards need playing time, and it's impossible to allocate playing time to him.

Who told him to coincide with Westbrook and Lee Forest?

That's how brutal the NBA is, and the unemployment rate of players here is very high.

Wilcox jumps with Chandler.

Chandler tossed the ball to Chris Paul.

Paul carried the ball through the half, very steadily.

Wei Shao clung closely.

Paul observes at the top of the arc.

Play a tactic and call David West over to play the pick-and-roll.

West came over quickly, blocked Westbrook, and then ran to the free throw line.

Collison followed up quickly and made up for it.

However, Paul still found a gap and quickly pulled the ball from Collison and Westbrook to West.

West was already ready, catching the ball, mid-range from the free throw line.

"Huh".

Hit it steadily and took the Hornets' first blood of the day.

0 to 2

Li Forest sat on the bench and watched Paul and West's unsolvable blocking and dismantling, it seemed that the Thunder couldn't prevent it, everyone knew that Paul and West were going to play blocking and dismantling, but there was no way.

Li Linlin is also pondering Paul's strengths and weaknesses, and he will face such a situation when he plays.

Paul's Pros:

1. Excellent overall view;

2. Top control and passing skills;

3. The league's leading blocking and dismantling expert;

4. Accurate mid-range jumper;

5. Perennial defensive level of defense.

Paul's Cons:

1. The quality and quantity of the three points are insufficient, and Paul is good at mid-range finishing.

2. Too sticky balls. Like the later Clippers, except for Griffin and G6, the rest of the Clippers are basically catch-and-finish roles. The ball-handler has basically no way out with the Clippers because he is not compatible with Paul.

The most important thing is that among the point guards in the league, except for Curry and Nash, there is no one with the ball and the organization + individual offense is better than Paul.

The result is that Paul was exhausted to death by himself because no one shared the ball, and on the surface, it seems that Paul tried his best, but he couldn't take it...

3. Poor sense of running without the ball. This is actually closely related to point 2, because Paul has been the absolute ball control core of the team since he entered the industry, and with his masterful ability to hold the ball and jump shots after blocking and pick-and-roll, he doesn't spend much time playing without the ball. Coupled with Paul's instability in three-point play, coaches generally don't set three-point tactics for him. So we often see the scene of Paul without the ball with his hands on his thighs, like a coach on the court, standing at the top of the arc and watching his teammates play.

4. Short. Because of his shortness, Paul can't ignore the defense at critical moments like Kobe and KD, pull up the opponent and end the game. HE CAN ONLY RELY ON VARIOUS CROSS OVERS TO TRY TO SHAKE OUT SHOTS/BREAK SPACES.

5. Paul had no weapon to kill. And without this weapon, you can't lead the team to win the championship.

To make matters worse, Paul has always been used as a tool to raise the bar for his teammates, the so-called killing weapon, that is, the ability to forcibly change the opponent's defensive strategy.

This ability has two meanings,

The first layer: "I rub, he started scoring like crazy, call a timeout!" Change your defense! ”

The second layer: "I rub, he started scoring like crazy, called a timeout!" Change your defense! Why is it useless! I don't have to play......"

This is the ability to solve the game, when the game is stalemate, winning the game is not by strategy or tactics, but by unreasonable ability.

For example, if the shark is about to dunk, what can you do;

Elementary school students are going to score three points, what can you do;

The German tank is going to be independent, what can you do, the big dream is going to play with footsteps, what can you do?

The top is going to spin, the No. 21 rookie is going to defend, what can you do?

As for greats like Jordan Kobe Jabbar and Chamberlain, it goes without saying.

This is what Paul lacks, Paul's best offense is to play the inside line in a misplaced position, using various rhythmic changes to make the inside line unable to form a defensive interference with him at all, but when the front line is well defended, the offense will be limited more obviously.

Of course, you also need good teammates on the offensive side.

When Kobe Bryant didn't have Sharks and Gasol, he could only desperately brush up points;

Iverson rebelled, but in the end there was no day;

Without Thompson and Green, Curry would probably only be seen as an excellent three-pointer.

Or, it can be like the current Boston Big Three, everyone is strong, but it seems to be a little bit worse, it doesn't matter, after all, there are three people, and there will always be one who can go against the sky this night.

If you have a weapon, you have to be able to use it at any time.

If you can't do that, then find a few more people, and there will always be one person who can come up with something tonight.

Did Paul have such a weapon? No.

Paul is very well-rounded, Paul is very good at scoring, and there are wonderful pictures of consecutive scores, but there is a kind of "oh my god he got the ball, what should I do?" Bag clips? Let him strangle someone else? Oh my god it's useless! "Feelings.

It doesn't matter if you don't have that ability, it's nice to have a teammate who is against the sky, like Nowitzki next to Kidd and the postman next to Stockton. It's a pity that the current Paul also lacks such a perfect teammate, and maybe the future Rockets' Denggo is Paul's destination.

Although it seems that Paul has a lot of weaknesses, his weaknesses are infinitely magnified for championship-level teams, and for the weak Thunder, the weaknesses are not weaknesses.

Li Forest found that the current thunder really couldn't restrain Paul.