In January of the new year, as Curry pressed the "day" switch at every turn on the court, the Hornets led the league in the record rankings, but it also gradually made people forget...... It's a team that lacks a point guard.

Curry's recent outburst is related to the fact that Leonard and Klay are getting better and better.

As the most surprising individual player in the Hornets this season, the former has a great potential to meet and kill God in the Hornets game in January since reaching a verbal agreement with the Hornets to extend his contract early.

In January, Leonard averaged 21.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.8 steals and 0.6 blocks per game for the Hornets.

After a series of previous games, since January, Klay has averaged 18.8 points per game for the Hornets, and his overall shooting percentage and three-point shooting percentage have reached 50.8% and 48.4% respectively in January.

On the court, the outstanding performance of his teammates can be said to have greatly reduced the pressure on Curry on the court.

In addition, in Paul's absence, because the Hornets' forward line can concentrate on Curry's defense in the game, this also reduces Curry's burden on defense in a sense.

All right!

Previously......

How much Paul was missed when the Hornets lost unexpectedly in December.

At that moment, this group of fans, who have always been known for their fickleness, are also more buried in our cannons.

"Now it looks like Paul is just the icing on the cake, and with him or not, it doesn't affect the Hornets to be the most championship-looking team in the NBA this season!"

"As I said a long time ago, Paul was just stained with the light of this wasp.

You don't have to think about it, why did he call the king of tragedy before?

But if he really has the strength, then he has already proven himself, so why wait until now? ”

"In that case, the wasps are terrible!

Paul has a whopping $18 million salary this season.

In the NBA, what team can rank first in the league like the Hornets despite the long-term absence of the team's highest-paid player? ”

In January, Paul, who was already as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, was more eager than ever to get back on the basketball court in response to the outside world's comments.

Fortunately, after nearly half a season of recuperation, on February 4, Paul, who had been practicing with the team for nearly two weeks, finally got permission from the team doctor to play.

On the evening of the 4th, the Hornets sat at home to face the 76ers.

So far in the regular season, the 76ers are fourth in the East.

As the second most firepower team in the league after the Hornets, under the leadership of Harden, the 76ers have undoubtedly become the most amazing team in the world this season.

I have to say that D'Antoni does have his own knack for cultivating a ball-handling core.

Because unlike Harden, who only used to drive his teammates with breakaway points on the court......

This season, under the guidance of D'Antoni, Harden has not only become the indispensable core of the 76ers, but also the "Jingdezhen Porcelain King" who made the whole era tremble in Wang Shuo's memory, also officially started his porcelain career.

As of February, Harden was averaging 27.8 points, 8.0 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game for the 76ers, all of which set new career highs for the 76ers.

In addition, while shooting only 44.8% overall from the field and 37.8% from three-point range, Harden's true shooting percentage this season has also exceeded 60%.

On the court, because nearly 40% of Harden's shots are three-pointers, and more than one-third of his scoring composition comes from free throws.

So, despite Harden's overall shooting percentage, his scoring efficiency on the court can put a lot of superstars to shame.

Although, in a sense, Harden, who also belongs to the sword, has become the most unlikable outside star in the NBA this season because of his porcelain style of play......

But in Wang Shuo's eyes, Harden's style of play is quite pragmatic and smart.

And before Wang Shuo crossed over, Harden, who completely lost the whistle due to overkill in the league, also proved it in his subsequent 76ers career......

Even if there is no whistle, you are still the same Dengge.

However, Embiid may not still be the same Embiid.

Of course, the 76ers can surprise the world in one fell swoop this season, and it is inseparable from the excellent performance of several other main players in their lineup.

In Wang Shuo's previous life, as a long-term underrated player, Zhu Holiday was not only good at offense and defense, but he also had a certain ability to solve the field, and was the kind of player with a big heart who could take over the gun from the team's big boss at a critical moment.

This season, Holiday has an annual salary of only about $9 million after renewing his contract with the 76ers, and this cost-effective contract determines that no matter how much 76ers fans brag about Holiday at this moment, it is not too much.

In addition, before the start of the regular season, Tristan Thompson, who was traded back from the Raptors by the 76ers with the team's two future draft picks as the main chip, is also in this 76ers.

In Toronto, because the Raptors management has always regarded the "Eight Sages King" in Wang Shuo's memory as an internal big core training......

As a result, Thompson's flaws were laid bare in front of the world.

But in Philadelphia, Thompson, who only focused on eating cakes and doing dirty work and tiring work, quickly showed his value on the court.

This season, Thompson averaged 11.4 points plus 9.9 rebounds per game for the 76ers, a proper top-tier blue-collar statistic.

It has to be said that although D'Antoni, as Wang Shuo's former assistant, did not have championship luck as always, this did not prevent him from having coached in Philadelphia for ten years and gained an equally legendary coaching career.

After all, in the NBA......

Being able to coach with a team for a long time often means that you have the absolute trust of the city.

On the court, after the warm-up, the starting lists of both sides of the game were officially revealed.

76ers: Thompson, David Lee, Iguodala, Harden, Holiday

Hornets: Jefferson, Garnett, Leonard, Curry, Paul.

In the center of the court, after the jump ball, the Hornets have the ball.

Harden, who has a good relationship with Curry in private, knew that the Hornets would probably let Curry frequently find himself to fight each other in the game, so he simply took the initiative to pounce on Curry as soon as the game came up.

However, what Harden didn't know was that in this game, the reason why Wang Shuo put Jefferson in the starting line was precisely to use Jefferson to bully the undersized Thompson and David Lee of the 76ers' interior line in the positional battle.

Wang Shuo knows that as Harden's status in this 76ers team grows higher......

This season, he has become a bait for D'Antoni to seduce opponents on the defensive end.

Iguodala, who has been in the league for many years, was definitely the top defensive gate on the outside of the NBA during this period.

Plus there is also Holiday to help defend and fill in the position......

In the game, in the face of this 76ers team, if he still asks Curry to "brush each other with integrity" with Harden like he did last season, then Wang Shuo knows very well that Curry is likely to hit the 76ers' defensive hinterland with the front foot, and the back foot will fall into a situation of left and right men.

This time, it is rare for Paul to come back, Wang Shuo not only wants Paul to find the feeling of the game in about 25 minutes of playing time, but also hopes to use Paul's command and dispatch in the positional battle to maximize the advantage of the Hornets in the interior.

In the opening first attack, under Paul's combing, the Hornets easily created an opportunity for Jefferson to play Thompson in the low post.

This season, Garnett shot a whopping 40.5 percent from three-point range at two 45-degree angles.

Therefore, after Jefferson formed a single, David Lee did not dare to let Garnett go to help Thompson defend.

Under the 76ers basket, Thompson, who has amazing physical fitness, has not many ways to take Jefferson this ball.

Because no matter how good he is off the court, Jefferson's big ass is doomed to be blessed.

Boom, boom!

On the court, after squeezing Thompson away with two consecutive bumps, Jefferson took the lead for the Hornets with a mediocre under-the-basket shot.

However, on the premise that the interior teammate is Garnett, even if Jefferson's back-to-back single is mediocre, Garnett will set off it as a brutal individual attack under the basket.

Spectral Center, but when he saw Jefferson score and retreat, Garnett raised his head to the sky and howled, waving his arms wildly.

Under his guidance, the entire arena immediately burst into deafening cheers for Jefferson!

"Kevin has been absolutely credited with Kevin being the Devil's home stadium this season." On the Hornets bench, Schneider, who saw this scene, smiled.

In this life, that is, Garnett defected to Wang Shuo's tent a few years late......

Otherwise, Duncan could really be crushed by Garnett.

As an opponent, a player of the type like Garnett, Wang Shuo can't say he hates it, but he can't like it.

But in the case that he is a general under his own account......

Wang Shuo could only say......

The value of this old wolf cannot be measured by his performance on the field.

After all, being able to make Rivers a championship coach in his memory......

Whether it's Garnett or Ray Allen or Pierce, which one is not a well-known hardcore ruthless?

On the court, coming back, the 76ers attacked.

When holding the ball, looking at Curry, who took the initiative to pounce on him, Harden was not fooled after smiling slightly.

Similar to the 76ers, this season, as Leonard grows, Curry has also become a bait that the Hornets use to actively seduce the opposing offense in the game.

As early as before the game, D'Antoni, who knows Wang Shuo well, emphasized this point to Harden.

In addition, Richard Hamilton, who officially announced his retirement after last season and joined the 76ers coaching staff this season, also repeatedly warned Harden before the game that even if he wants to go head-to-head with Curry on the court, he must always pay attention to Leonard's position.

Although Iguodala has been trying to use his running position to bring Leonard away, Leonard, who is tall and has long arms, has been unmoved and has always maintained a close joint defense position with his teammates.

With Harden's ball quotient that can even study NBA rules thoroughly, it is impossible for him to kill the Hornets inside with the ball like an iron man at this time.

But......

I dare to ask you, if I choose to have Holiday hit Paul in the back, how will you take it?

High post, after cutting the battlefield for Holiday was seen, Harden spun the ball into the hands of the teammate who was more than 193 centimeters tall.

Holiday is shooting 46.4 percent from mid-range and 42.5 percent from long range this season.

In the case that the 76ers can help him create a one-on-one singles situation, he has a certain efficiency guarantee whether he is attacking with the ball in his personal frame or attacking with his back.

There is nothing Paul can do with Holiday about this ball.

I'm not even afraid to hurt the heart of the gun......

But if Holiday can get a little bit of interference from Paul, he won't feel as easy as he did in training.

On the court, after Holiday hit an easy turnaround jumper, looking at Paul, Curry took the initiative to say, "Next, it's up to me to defend him, right?" ”

Last summer, after gaining muscle, Curry's fighting ability has improved a lot.

In addition, Curry still has an official registered height of "191" cm, so in Curry's opinion, if Holiday plans to beat him on his back in the game, then he can still carry it.

It's just that after Curry took the initiative to change the defense, Paul was a little depressed at this moment.

In fact, in Wang Shuo's memory, Paul was able to be shortlisted for the NBA Best Defensive Team for many years during this period, mainly relying on his black technology when defending and the impression flow of the judges.

Because as the most bullying sport in the world......

In the game, looking at talent first and then talking about other basketballs is so unfair.

Paul's height dictates that once he plays against a defender who is much larger than him in a match, he will often have nothing to do with him, even if he warns the opponent with a cannon punch.

But soon, on the pitch, Paul proved it with his actions......

In the basketball game, short is also short!

In the high position, after using Garnett's cover to change direction back and forth, Holiday Paul, who was almost stunned, immediately sent a big pie to Jefferson on the inside!

Bang Dang——!

At this moment, without even needing Garnett's mobilization, the nearly 20,000 fans at home collectively left their benches and gave Paul a round of applause and cheers from the bottom of their hearts.

Admittedly, there were a lot of fans who questioned Paul during his recuperation.

But those fans don't include the home crowd that comes to support the Hornets every night.

TNT TV, Smith, who can gain a great sense of substitution from Paul, also risked his life at this moment to grab the microphone and shouted: "The god of point guard has returned to his loyal spectrum center tonight!" ”

Of course, after assisting Jefferson's dunk shot, Paul still honestly handed over the responsibility of defending Holiday to Curry.

It turns out.

After gaining muscle, Curry does have a certain ability to carry people in defense.

But in the face of Holiday ......

The only thing Curry did slightly better than Paul was ......

He can use his reach that even his own head coach can't match to create some minor distractions for Holiday .

On the sidelines, looking at Curry, who was beaten by Holiday with an easy back, Wang Shuo called Klay after covering his face with one hand.

In this game, because Paul returned from injury, even if he knew that the Hornets' guard line would have some defensive problems in the face of the 76ers, Wang Shuo also chose to save face for Paul.

But if you want to do it without giving the 76ers such an easy chance to play alone in the game, Wang Shuo knows very well that the Hornets still have to increase the height of the guard line.

In the center of the spectrum, just two minutes into the first quarter, Wang Shuo removed Curry.

This time, Paul finally returned from injury, and Wang Shuo still planned to let Paul play a little longer in the first quarter of the game.

And replacing Curry at this moment, in Wang Shuo's opinion, can also make him temporarily avoid the edge.

It's just the first quarter of the game......

As the game deepened, Curry fans in front of the TV couldn't help but doubt their lives.

Because they found ......

This Hornet, it seems, is without Curry......

It's not impossible!

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