One Guard

If he was lucky, he should have entered the Western Conference finals at the age of 23. At that time, he was the aggressive "queen bee", but he fell to the veteran Spurs in the tiebreaker.

If it weren't for "basketball reasons", he should have joined hands with Kobe to easily break through the bottleneck and create their own era. At the end of last year, Paul and Kobe were not talking about how many games they won in a season, but how many championships they could win together. But fate made a big joke with this baby-faced point guard with a shy smile when he first entered the league.

Paul still came to Los Angeles, but joined the Clippers who had failed to make the playoffs in the previous five seasons. Paul is very familiar with the game mode of combining power forwards and centers. When he was in the Hornets, he helped David West become an All-Star power forward, and he also helped Chandler, who won the championship with the Mavericks last season, become a double-double machine.

In the Clippers, Paul just changed the object of feeding the ball to Griffin and Jordan. Their teamwork did not disappoint the fans. The Clippers have become one of the most entertaining teams in the league, and the Clippers, who have been ridiculed by fans as the "Los Angeles Second Team", are also led by Paul, the "captain". Under the final taste of the playoffs.

He ran into the Dallas Mavericks who lost to him three times in the regular season, and Yi Yang, a 21-year-old rookie. Everyone thought that the Clippers and Paul would pass the test easily. However, fate made a not-so-funny joke with Chris.

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Dallas was very quiet in the early morning, and the whole city didn't seem to wake up yet. Compared with the 24-hour hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, the atmosphere of Dallas seems to be more suitable for a person to settle down and do something.

Paul put the hat of the hoodie on his head and appeared at the gate of the American Airlines Center arena early. There was no one around the American Airlines Center arena in the early morning, and naturally no one would pester him for an autograph.

"Hey, the arena is not open to the public yet! If you want to go in for a visit, please come after ten o'clock in the morning." Old Ian, the doorman at the American Airlines Center Arena, saw a man with a hood coming, and he raised his voice loudly. call.

The playoffs are in full swing these days, and many fans who came here but couldn't get tickets wanted to visit the interior of the Mavericks' home court. But many outsiders don't know the opening hours of the arena. In the past few days, this is not the first time that people have come to patronize this early in the morning.

But the man who was walking towards the arena didn't seem to stop his footsteps. When he walked in front of old Ian, Paul tore off the hat on his clothes.

"I should be considered an insider, sir!" Paul smiled at the gray-haired doorman. This guy looked very kind at the moment, and he was completely different from the Paul on the field.

"I'm sorry sir, I didn't know it was you..." Old Ian waved his hands quickly, who would have thought that he would meet Chris Paul so early in the morning! ?

"No, I'm the one who troubled you, sir!" Paul patted Old Ian on the shoulder, signaling that the other party didn't need to apologize to him.

"If I remember correctly, the Clippers' training time today should be from 9 am to 5 pm." Old Ian asked curiously while opening the door for Paul. Ian is used to Yiyang coming to the training ground early every day, but players from the visiting team will come to training earlier, and Kobe was the only one before.

"That's right, but you also know..." Paul sighed as he looked at the posters of the Mavericks players around him. "We're in danger!"

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After this series, people might say that Yiyang has surpassed Chris Paul. These news undoubtedly made Dallas fans extremely excited. Now they also have a top point guard in the league!

But there is no doubt that this kind of news sounds extremely ridiculous to Yiyang's own ears. Yiyang felt ashamed of Paul's offensive stability. Paul's ability to control the rhythm of the game is excellent, but Yiyang is also slightly behind.

He is very clear that too few rotations and injuries,

This is the reason for Paul's "big death" in the last game. Yiyang does not deny that he played a big role in restricting Paul, but he will not be blindly complacent because of it.

"Let's postpone the 2K company's affairs until after the playoffs. I don't want to be distracted now." On the training ground, Yiyang, whose vest was soaked, was talking to his manager, Bill Duffy.

"But their game will be launched in October, and now they have to start doing some publicity preparations!" Duffy knows Yiyang's stubborn temper. In front of key games, Yiyang can give up everything, even the one he once played. Much coveted money.

"Then wait until after the Western Conference Finals, after tomorrow's game is over."

"Hey, I really admire your work ethic, too. But...what are you worried about? You're up 3-0, Griffin and Paul both have injuries. You're in the Western Conference semifinals, That's a sure thing." Bill Duffy shook his head, that guy Jennings' sloppy attitude had always made him feel uneasy, and Yiyang seemed to be overdoing it.

"This has nothing to do with promotion, Mr. Duffy. Chris Paul wants to fight me well, and I respect him. Therefore, I must ensure that my status is 100% online!"

"I can also make history, why can't I?" Paul's firm expression when he said this after the last game left a deep impression on Yiyang.

It was only then that Yiyang realized that Paul was the same kind of person as he was.

Compared with Griffin, Paul never makes excuses, and never gives himself a reason to give up. He only believes in one thing, hard work!

"Your reason is really novel, to prepare hard to respect your opponent? OK, I will tell Mike Wang that your cover shooting plan will be postponed for a few more days. After the game ends tomorrow...you have to take a good rest .” Duffy is well aware of how intense this season is, isn’t Yiyang tired? Tired, Yiyang even had to play the whole game when Kidd was injured. This kid, he just never complained.

After hanging up the phone, Yiyang stood up again, picked up the basketball and continued to communicate. Tomorrow, Chris, I'll let you finish the season with dignity!

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On May 8, 2012, the battle for the NBA playoffs returned to Dallas. Today, Cuban let go of his wild words before the start of the game, and the Mavericks will definitely be able to eliminate the arch-enemy Clippers in a sweep.

The fans are like sincere believers, frantically buying tickets and pouring into the stadium to witness Cuban's "prophecy" come true. The luxurious arena is full of seats, and the eyes of the whole world are focused on this retro-looking stadium.

"How do you feel?" Before the game started, the Clippers team doctor was still checking Paul's physical condition. While stretching, Paul reluctantly made an "OK" gesture to the team doctor. In fact, his frowning expression had already betrayed himself.

What about Yiyang? This guy was the first player in the game to come to the training ground to warm up. Looking at Yiyang's unsmiling appearance on the court, people even thought that the Dallas Mavericks were behind 0-3.

Before the start of the game, Yiyang and Paul didn't have any interaction, and they didn't even look at each other. After the competition starts, the entire stage will be played by these two men.

"Chris went all the way to the basket with his head on, and put the ball in the frame abruptly! God, if Chris plays like this for the whole game, he will be exhausted sooner or later!" Paul used another extremely exhausted The physical forced layup made Kenny Smith very worried.

After Paul scored a goal, he dragged his uncomfortable body and quickly retreated. He knew he couldn't play like this for the entire game. But while he is still playing, he must score as much as possible!

On the other hand, Yiyang tortured Paul's nerves with his lightning-fast activation speed. Yiyang didn't hold the ball for a long time today. Most of the time, he handed the ball to his teammates as soon as halftime passed. As for himself, he tirelessly interspersed with running positions within the half-court!

In order to keep up with Yiyang, Paul spent a lot of physical energy, even ignoring the pain. But can he not follow? He must follow. The two three-pointers that Yiyang scored just now were the punishment for Paul not keeping up.

After going beyond the three-point line again, Yiyang received a pass from Carter. Gasping, Paul posted just in time, the 26-year-old giving his all. The 21-year-old Yiyang is more than capable!

The center of gravity of the three-threat pace turned to the left, but Yiyang suddenly stabbed towards Paul's right. This simple movement is extremely lethal when used on Yiyang. Because in the entire league, there is no player who can take the first step faster than Yiyang!

Paul subconsciously reached out to grab Yiyang's jersey, but unfortunately, in Dallas, Paul has no privileges. The referee blows his whistle, and Yiyang walks to the free throw line. Paul accumulated two fouls in a single quarter, and Denagro had to replace Paul in order to protect him.

Panting, Paul sat on the bench with a towel on his back, as if he had just walked out of the shower room.

Paul was off the field, and Mo Williams, who came off the bench as a substitute, couldn't handle the Clippers' offense at all. The team played in a mess, and it was another embarrassment of not scoring for 2 minutes and 43 seconds in a row. 30 to 22, the Mavericks ended the first quarter with an 8-point advantage.

Caron Butler finally woke up in the second quarter, and Clippers fans had been looking forward to four games before this guy finally recovered. 8 points, 100% hit rate, defending Marion and Carter to death. Caron Butler dreamed of returning to the top in the second quarter, helping the Clippers narrow the point difference to only 2 points before halftime.

The Clippers insisted on 8-man rotation at halftime. The advantage is that it will not interrupt the competitive state of the players on the court. The disadvantage is that when the main players are not physically strong enough, it is difficult for those players who don't play much to get into the state quickly.

In the third quarter, Kenyon Martin, the No. 1 pick in the 2000 draft, finally got a chance to make his debut, but he, who was already sitting on ice, was surprised by Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian pulls to the middle distance, and as soon as Yiyang passes the ball, Martin is always unable to run. Panting, he ran back and forth between the basket and the mid-range, unable to defend effectively and consuming his physical energy. And what about Yi Jianlian? He made 3 of 4 shots and scored 6 points. Although he did not play Odom's data last season, it is enough for a replacement for Odom.

The Mavericks rotate with 10 people, so there is no physical problem at all. Kidd is there after Yiyang is off the court, and Kidd's performance in the playoffs is also not to be underestimated.

However, Paul doesn't seem to be planning to end the season just like that. In the last attack of the third quarter, Paul, who was injured, broke through Yiyang, pulled the bar in the air to avoid Heywood's block, and succeeded in a layup. This hard-won goal allowed the Clippers to stabilize the point difference at 10 points!

Paul's performance won everyone's applause, including Yiyang's. But respect is respect, and victory is victory. Today, the Mavericks players don't want to be losers.

In the fourth quarter, the "incomprehensible style" person changed from Yiyang to Dirk. Nowitzki's first three quarters were tepid, and Griffin was cast out of the psychological shadow at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The German used various turnaround jumpers, driving Griffin almost crazy. As soon as the ball is delivered to Nowitzki, it seems that his defense has failed.

After Nowitzki finished shooting, Yiyang took over the second half of the game and used his breakthrough to give the Clippers the final blow.

In the last 54 seconds of the game, the Clippers trailed by 10 points. Griffin had already been off the court due to knee pain, but Paul's eyes were burning. He still wanted to win!

Paul broke through the singles Yiyang in the middle, turned around suddenly and immediately took off, throwing the ball to the basket.

The responsive Yiyang slapped Paul's layup, and Paul fell to the ground because of his unstable center of gravity in the air.

Terry received the basketball from being slapped by Yiyang, and immediately rushed to the frontcourt.

Paul, who fell to the ground, wanted to stand up and return to defense, but strangely, he fell down again halfway through standing! The injury worsened, and Paul could no longer bear his own pain.

Yiyang was stunned for a second, he looked at Paul, and wanted to help him. But he looked at the frontcourt again, gritted his teeth, and ran away alone. This is professional basketball, Yiyang told himself. If he went to help Paul himself and delayed the attack just now, that would be a stupid act!

As a result, Paul could only limp towards the backcourt.

"I can't fall down, I can't fucking fall down!" Paul roared alone in his heart.

Without Paul, the Clippers have 4 defenses and 5 defenses. Yiyang's pass easily shattered the defense without Paul, and Terry easily hit a three-pointer, 49 seconds, 13 points, the game has no suspense!

At this time, De Nagro stopped the game. Didn't he have to arrange some subtle tactics to help the Clippers come back to life? After the game was suspended, Paul only heard one voice.

"Chris, come down and rest, it's over."

Paul froze for a moment, looked at the score on the big screen and himself in a state of embarrassment. The fire in the eyes of the "queen bee" disappeared.

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