Crawford was completely suppressed by Sun Xiaotian, not only on the defensive end, but also on the offensive end.

As soon as Crawford turned off the fire, the rest of the Clippers' bench didn't know how to play as if they had lost their backbone.

Negro looked at these players on the field and was also helpless. Originally, he wanted to lock Sun Xiaotian to death, but he didn't expect to be turned back by Sun Xiaotian.

Taking advantage of the official timeout, Negro replaced Paul, Griffin, Jordan Jr. and other main players. He needs to get his team back into shape before the end of the second quarter, preferably to take the lead.

"You need to be more proactive and resolute!"

This is what Negro gave to Paul before the game, in fact, there is no need for the head coach to remind him, Paul has a number in his heart-

This is Paul's second season with the Clippers, and because the Clippers have a lot of players who can score, the former Queen Bee deliberately hid her stinger, dedicated herself to helping her teammates, and helping young people such as Griffin and Bledsoe grow up as soon as possible.

Therefore, in these two seasons, especially this season, Paul is generally very close in the game, and if it is not when the team is facing difficulties, he usually chooses to let his teammates play first.

In many games this season, Paul can often be seen sitting comfortably on the bench and watching his teammates on the court perform. Because the team was ahead of the opponent every time, Paul naturally did not play.

Once the team has a hard time, Paul is in a different state. In the Nov. 15 away game against the Eastern Conference rival Heat, the Clippers led the Heat by 11 points 85-74 after the first three quarters. Paul also scored six points on 2-of-5 shooting in the first three quarters, but dished out seven assists.

But in the fourth quarter, the situation on the court changed abruptly, and the Heat team, under the leadership of Ray Allen and Lewis, the former supersonic twin stars, overtook the score in one fell swoop.

When the Clippers came back from a timeout, Negro put Paul back on the court, and Paul lived up to his expectations, hitting a three-pointer for the remainder of the game and hitting seven free throws after stepping up his breakaway, all of which were made to score 10 points in the first quarter.

In addition to the offense, he had three key assists and two deadly steals to eventually lead the Clippers through the game, contributing 16 points, 10 assists and four steals.

For a figure of Paul's calibre, he doesn't care how much playing time he has. No one in the league would question his ability, even if he is only the team's second-leading scorer right now, he doesn't care, after all, his team is on a winning path.

In addition, the injuries he accumulated during his time with the Hornets have been haunting him, so the rest is really precious for him

Negro said this to Paul before the end of the second quarter, apparently telling Paul that he really wanted to win this game.

When Paul came on the court, he got together with his teammates and said this, maybe to tell them, "Go away and just look at me!" ”

Thibodeau said that it would not change at all if Sun Xiaotian played the second quarter, although Sun Xiaotian was already a little out of breath, but Thibodeau was a stubborn person.

Seeing that Paul and other main players of the Clippers were back on the court, Thibodeau also hurriedly responded, and he also replaced all his main forces on the court. Unlike the opening, the person who defended Paul became Sun Xiaotian.

Paul was a smart man, and he knew how to observe the situation on the field, which is also called reading the game. Since Sun Xiaotian is responsible for defending himself, then Hinrich must misplace the defender who is taller than him, either Barnes or Butler.

So, at the beginning, Paul gave the ball to these two people several times, and they relied on their height and weight, and they sat in Hinrich again and again to hit it, and the success rate was quite high.

Thibodeau saw this scene and instructed the players on the field, especially Hinrich, not to worry, after all, Barnes and Butler are only the role of finishers in this team, and they do not have much influence on the game, and Paul is the one who affects the course of the game.

In this way, the score gap between the two teams did not change much, and there was not much time left in the second quarter.

When Paul got the ball again, he waved at Griffin, who understood and hurriedly reported the top of the arc to cover for Paul.

Under cover, Paul tried to get rid of Sun Xiaotian, who was tall and long-armed, but found that Sun Xiaotian was really a difficult master.

Paul rushed left and right on the Bulls' interior line, and the Bulls players who were on the defensive side were also transferred by him. Perhaps because of his height, Paul never found the angle to shoot. Sun Xiaotian didn't dare to slack off, he didn't dare to leave a single step for Paul.

Paul took two turns around the paint area, and when he saw that there was no chance, he came out again. At this time, Sun Xiaotian felt that Paul should return the ball to the inside, but at this time, Paul suddenly came back to the pistol and ran back to the paint area.

Sun Xiaotian hurriedly turned around, but unfortunately it was too late. Paul made a layup and scored the ball at the same time, and Noah, who was on the defensive side, also received a foul

It was the Bulls' turn to attack, perhaps it was the head coach's special advice, and Ruhr Deng and Hinrich temporarily became the Bulls' first choice on the outside, because Sun Xiaotian was overdrawn.

Hinrich dribbled across the halfway line and Paul locked on to Hinrich in the first place. Hinrich relied on his height advantage to keep hitting Paul. Paul staggered back, perhaps due to the referee's blindness, and awarded Paul a defensive foul, and Paul was emotional.

Seeing Paul's mood change, Hinrich took advantage of the situation to hit Paul.

Hinrich adjusted and took advantage of Noah's cover to break into the interior of the Clippers. A piece of Xinrich came in, Griffin and Little Jordan didn't dare to slack off, you know, this guy was a ruthless character before!

Just when Hinrich wanted to throw it, he suddenly found that the ball in his hand had been slapped off.

Hinrich saw that at some point, Paul appeared in front of him, bent his waist, and cut the ball directly out of his hand.

Paul, who got the ball, ran all the way, and the Bulls players did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly retreated. Sun Xiaotian followed Paul closely to prevent him from sending out the empty pick-up again.

Griffin went straight from the backcourt to the frontcourt, and wanted to point it up. Everybody understands that it's about Paul to pass him a high ball.

"Look at Griffin!"

Sun Xiaotian yelled at Boozer, who hurriedly turned around. But it was too late, and Griffin was already jumping.

"Huh! What about the ball? ”

Griffin jumped, but instead of passing the ball to him, Paul took advantage of the chaos from outside the three-point line to shoot a cold arrow.

"What!" Sun Xiaotian was shocked! "Huh!"

The ball goes into the net!