The yellow storm in the NBA

As a point guard, Chris Paul is definitely at a historical level. Although he is only in his third year, his current strength can already be ranked in the top 20 in the league.

Quan Xiao remembers that Paul had a big breakout in the 2007-08 season, and was eventually selected to the All-NBA First Team and the All-Defensive Second Team. His final MVP rating ranked second only to Kobe.

As one of the top point guards in history, in addition to his strong offensive ability, Paul is even more impressive for his ability to sort out the team's offense and improve the strength of his teammates.

An excellent point guard can improve the strength of his teammates and the overall strength of the team, and Paul has this ability.

After returning from the timeout, the Hornets played more reasonably under Paul's scheduling. The team blossomed more and played back and forth with the Rockets. The game was also very exciting.

On the contrary, the Rockets' offense was not as smooth as the Hornets as a whole, relying entirely on the stars' personal strength to solve offensive problems. Therefore, at the end of the first quarter, the Hornets led the Rockets by three points, 33:30.

You must know that before the timeout, the Rockets led by 6 points at 17:11. In other words, in the next 7 minutes or so, the Rockets were defeated by the Hornets 22:13. Not only did they even out the 6-point difference, but they also lost

The first quarter ended with a 3-point lead.

In the next few minutes of the game, Quan Xiao didn't make many moves. On the one hand, the Hornets replaced a substitute who was good at defense and followed him closely. On the other hand, the Rockets' point guard Alston was not very outstanding in organization and scheduling.

, making the Rockets' offense relatively messy, and they could only rely on Yao Ming's singles to score consecutive points.

"After the timeout, the Hornets changed their strategy and did not let Peja Stojakovic continue to challenge Quan Xiao. Under Paul's supervision, the Hornets' offense was impressive, while the Rockets relied more on individual stars to play alone.

The main reason is that Rockets point guard Alston did not organize the Rockets' offense well, and his organizational skills are still a bit worse than Paul." Yu Jia analyzed the first quarter of the game.

"This is actually a problem that the Rockets have been facing in recent years, the lack of an excellent point guard. In many games, Yao Ming occupied a favorable position and his teammates failed to pass the ball to him in time, resulting in the passage of opportunities, and Yao Ming

It’s also a waste of energy.”

"If the Rockets have an excellent point guard to unleash Yao Ming's full strength, the Rockets will definitely be able to make a breakthrough. But unfortunately, the Rockets' signings in recent years have not been able to solve this problem.

A question." Director Zhang took over what Yu Jia said.

"Quan Xiao felt hot at the beginning and made 5 three-pointers, but he almost didn't get a chance to make a shot in the later period. Although there were reasons for the Hornets to strengthen their defense against him, it didn't stop him from attacking.

The main thing is because we didn’t get the ball.”

"Yes, you can see that Yao Ming took very few shots. He made 2 of 4 shots in total and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 6 points. The point guard who took the most shots was Alston, who took 7 shots in the first quarter.

, but only scored 2 goals and scored 4 points, and did not do his job as a point guard at all. Look at Paul on the opposite side. He only scored 6 points in 3 shots, but he sent 5 assists, completely revitalizing the Hornets.

attack."

"The second quarter of the game started. The Rockets temporarily replaced Yao Ming and replaced Mutombo. Uncle Mutombo just renewed his contract with the Rockets for one year a few days ago to share the pressure on Yao Ming. Alston was also

Mike James was replaced, and Shane Battier was also replaced by Scola, leaving only Smith and Quan Xiao to lead the bench. The Hornets also temporarily replaced Paul and Chandler, but Wei Wei was still retained.

Ste and Peja Stojakovic led the team to suppress the attack."

"If the Hornets replace Paul, their offensive firepower will at least drop by one level. The Rockets can take advantage of this rotation to score points. However, the comparison of the lineups of the two sides is almost the same. It just depends on who can perform better."

With the words of Coach Zhang, the second quarter of the game began. Scola scored first for the Rockets. He received a pass from Mike James and made a mid-range shot.

The next game was tepid, not as smooth and beautiful as the first quarter, but overall, the Rockets had the advantage. By the 5th minute of the game, the Rockets had already overtaken the Hornets by 3 points.

, the Hornets took the lead in calling a timeout and prepared to change to the starting lineup.

After returning from the timeout, both sides made personnel adjustments. Paul and Chandler returned from the Hornets' side, while West and Peja Stojakovic went to rest. The Rockets replaced Battier and replaced

Instead of Smith, Yao Ming still rests off the court. After all, it is just a preseason game, so there is no need to let him play for too long.

The Hornets with Paul and without Paul are completely different teams. This shows the importance of Paul to the current Hornets. With his return, the Hornets' offense immediately began to become organized, while Chandler

It propped up the Hornets' defense.

Driven by the two men, the Hornets quickly overtook the score. During this period, Paul did not attack much, but planned every attack of the Hornets. He

Alley-oops with Chandler have become the Hornets' repertoire, winning applause and screams from the audience time and time again.

The Rockets' offense is still unstructured, and most of the time they score in isolation. Mike James is not an excellent point guard and cannot connect the team's offense together.

However, after Paul came on the court, the Hornets' offense changed drastically, becoming smoother and with a higher success rate. The Rockets could only rely on individual fights to score points, and the Rockets' lead was instantly wiped out.

The Hornets further widened the point difference. Even though they replaced Yao Ming in the last five minutes, they still could not reverse the situation. In the end, the Hornets, led by Paul, ended the first half with an 8-point lead at 58:50.

"At the end of the first half, the Rockets were temporarily behind by 8 points. During this period, Quan Xiao performed well. You can see that he played very energetically. Without having much possession of the ball, he relied on his second attack to grab offensive rebounds.

8 points, and the halftime score reached 23 points. He is the Rockets' best player so far. Director Zhang, what do you think of the first half of the game, and how do you think the Rockets will adjust in the second half?"

"The Rockets exposed many problems in the first half of the game. The first is that the team's integration is not in place, and the cooperation between the players is not tacit enough. But this is because Adelman just took office, and the team has gone through transactions.

, the player turnover is relatively large, it is understandable that these problems will occur in the early running-in, as long as we train more, these problems will gradually be improved as the season progresses."

"The second thing is that the Rockets lack a good point guard. At present, it seems that Alston is barely a qualified starting point guard, but he cannot be called an excellent one. He is far from enough in terms of passing the ball to Yao Ming. As for organizing and linking up,

Team, it would be even more difficult to be satisfied.”

"A good point guard can raise the team's strength to a higher level and can perfectly inspire the strength of his teammates. For example, today's opponent, the Hornets' Paul, if the Rockets can have a point guard like Paul, it is no exaggeration to say that the Rockets will definitely be the best.

There are championship-level teams, but unfortunately they only have Alstom.”

"Looking at the Hornets, Tyson Chandler is a defensive center, but under Paul's organization he can also contribute nearly 10 points per game. Other players have also improved offensively under Paul's organization, so

I am optimistic that the Hornets will perform well in the Western Conference this year, provided that Paul stays healthy."

"In the second half of the game, the Rockets actually have to solve one problem: find their person who can really organize the team!"