Paul's sudden cold arrow caught Sun Xiaotian off guard. When he looked back at Paul's expression, he looked cold, as if he was going to eat the Bulls.

Sun Xiaotian has no doubt about Paul's scoring ability at all, his shooting skills are very good, whether it is a mid-range shot, or a three-point shot, whether it is a pull-up jump shot or an open shot, the shooting percentage is good. And there are basically no blind spots in his shooting. If he could be a little more selfish, he could have won the league scoring title.

If there is a weakness to him, it is that he is a little slower when shooting threes. That's why he doesn't have a preference for shooting threes as a guard player. But, even so, he shot around 36 percent from three-point range in his career.

In addition to scoring, Paul's breakthrough skills are also outstanding. Paul's breakthrough is definitely not fast, he is better at using the rhythm to pass the opponent in the first step, and then use feints to distract the defender to complete the layup, his layup selection is very smart, so the coverage rate has always been one of the lowest among the league guards, when the body is completely healthy, Paul's breakthrough is more "violent", since the major injury (less than half a meniscus), he reduced his breakthrough, more attention to the organization of the team. However, as long as the team needs it, he will never be "soft-footed".

As a point guard, passing is their vocation, and Paul is no exception, and his passing skills are quite good. The reason why he is so talented in passing the ball is mainly due to his skillful ball handling skills.

Paul's ball control skills have reached an extraordinary level, and he will not slow down when he bursts into the restricted area, which causes the opposing defenders to be unable to judge whether they are assists or layups and cannot complete the package, in addition, the extremely low turnover rate also better illustrates Paul's extremely terrifying ball control ability.

Therefore, when the teams in the league defend him, they often have to lay a wide net and force him to make mistakes. In such harsh conditions, Paul can still deliver the league's highest assist-to-turnover ratio.

Of course, no one is perfect, and Paul is no exception. Although he is very pressing defensively, he won the title of the league's steal king five times in seven years, making him the first in history, and a coach once said that he was the only player who did not lose a defensive position in a steal. And he's good at helping defense.

It's just that he is only 183 cm tall, he is too short, and whenever he defends the opponent's tall and fast guard, he will seem powerless, and he was beaten by DeLong in the 07-08 playoffs, and he was shot 8 three-pointers by Chauncy in the 08-09 playoffs is the best evidence-

There were no absolutes in everything, at least in this game, at least in this second quarter, and Paul responded more.

In the last few minutes of the second quarter, it was basically a one-man show for Paul. He made a burst shot and scored nine points. By the end of the first half, Paul had 14 points and seven assists. In the end, led the Clippers to a 57-50 lead over the Bulls again.

Thibodeau's use of Sun Xiaotian to defend Crawford at a critical moment was successful, but it was a failure to let him defend Paul at the last moment.

Failure to defend Paul is actually difficult for Sun Xiaotian, after all, Sun Xiaotian is just a rookie player. Besides, even the famous James didn't even get a mere Barria in the 2011 Finals! ――

While Sun Xiaotian contributed his energy on the defensive end, he also continued his previous fiery offensive form. He scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 3-of-4 free throws throughout the first half, and not only that, but he grabbed five rebounds, four assists and three blocks.

In fact, it is Sun Xiaotian's fiery performance, in the case of Luer Deng and Noah in the slump at the same time, that the gap between the Bulls and the Clippers will not be too wide.

During the half-time break, Thibodeau was still not satisfied with his team's performance in the first half. But it's also normal, this strict manager is basically not satisfied with the team.

I remember a reporter once asked Ross, "What does Thibodeau say when he is happy with you?" Then, with a smile, Rose shook his head, "Didn't say anything, because we never met his requirements in his eyes." ”

'Jamal beat us up in the first half and I know it's hard to defend him, but I need to see your attitude. Then there's defending Paul, who can be tougher than Jamal, and I understand Sun's struggle, but we still have to deal with him. Otherwise, he will make us look good. Thibodeau told the Bulls.

Not only that, Thibodeau also taught Noah and Luerdeng a hard lesson. He thinks that the two of them have not put in all their strength at all, although the two of them usually have a big temper, but in front of the coach, the two of them dare not say a word

originally thought that in the second half, Paul would choose to rein in his edge first, as he did at the beginning of the first half. As soon as the second half came up, Paul showed great attacking power. Obviously, he's going on a killing spree today.

Every time Griffin blocks Paul, Paul rarely distributes the ball as he used to, but goes to end the fight alone.

When Sun Xiaotian or Hinrich pressed him very loosely, he had to choose his own score. If two guys are playing an oppressive defense against Paul, he's going to try to make you foul and make you unguardable.

Soon, Sun Xiaotian led his fourth foul, and he couldn't believe that all four fouls were committed on Paul.

Thibodeau had no choice but to replace Sun Xiaotian. This change is not tight, and Paul can be completely contained, even Jimmy, who is excellent defensively. Butler was also helpless with Paul, who was in full form.

Paul played a rare third quarter, scoring 15 points in the entire third quarter to bring the two teams to 88-72, and the Clippers had a 16-point lead over the Bulls.

Thibodeau basically sat and watched the game in the third quarter, not that he was confident, but he was completely out of ideas, he just prayed for the third quarter to end quickly

By the end of the third quarter, Paul had a double-double, 29 points, 11 assists and four steals, and he shot 63 percent from the field. It's hard to imagine that this is Paul's report card in the third quarter, it's just too perverted.

Sun Xiaotian, who was sitting on the bench, also witnessed Paul's performance, which looked like Nash for a moment and Isaiah for the next. Thomas's guy made Sun Xiaotian stunned.

However, Sun Xiaotian also made up a mind in his heart at this time:

"I'm going to lock you up in the fourth quarter! If you don't believe it, we'll see. ”