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Seeing Johnson's cheap look, Ayton was out of breath. After throwing the bottom line ball, he spread his legs and ran to the frontcourt.

Going to the low post, Ayton got stuck in Howard and reached out for the ball, motioning for Paul, who was dribbling, to pass the ball.

Paul saw Ayton reaching for the ball in the low post, but Howard was defending behind him. He knew that the ball could not be given directly to Ayton, so he quickly reached out to signal Ayton, and continued to play according to tactics!

Ayton saw Paul's tactical gesture, and then looked at Howard behind him, knowing that he was a little impulsive, he calmed down quickly, and obediently ran up to do a pick-and-roll for Paul.

Ayton's pick-and-roll quality is very good, and he firmly blocked the defender Monk in front of Paul. After the Lakers switched defenses, Paul faced Howard and immediately decided to play big.

Paul's small and big skills are very superb. Facing Paul, Howard was also under pressure. He didn't dare to slack off. He quickly lowered his center of gravity as much as possible, stretched out his long arms, and tried to interfere with Paul's shooting.

Seeing Paul holding the ball, he began to make some very smart dribbling movements, dribbling the ball under the crotch to open the distance, pulling back after pretending to break through, worshiping Buddha to speed up, a set of movements flowed smoothly, like an elf on the court.

Howard is no longer the peak monster of the past, and his defensive pace has slowed down a lot. After being shaken by Paul, he can only helplessly see Paul passing by.

After Paul passed Howard, he easily completed a layup and scored two points.

"Wow, textbook-level small-playing big skills, Paul is really an elf on the court, and his shaking is definitely the nightmare of all big men!"

After seeing this scene, O'Neill in front of the commentary immediately applauded Paul's actions in amazement.

Barkley also nodded quickly, and nodded approvingly: "You are right, O'Neill, this is indeed the magic of Paul, his shaking is so beautiful!"

While O'Neal and Barkley in front of the commentary were praising Paul, at the same time on the field, James called a pick-and-roll again, and when he caught Paul changing defense, he kicked off the ground and accelerated, carrying Paul on his back. Inside rush.

After Paul was pushed into the inside by James, he was unwilling to directly witness James' layup, found the right opportunity, and directly patted James' hand heavily with one hand, trying to destroy James' layup this time.

But the ball in James' hands was not directly cut off by Paul, but the referee's whistle sounded first, and after James heard the whistle, instead of stopping, he tightened his core strength, took off on the spot, and sent the basketball to Into the basket!
This is a 2+1 strike!
After seeing James' death, Paul quickly looked back at the referee.

When he saw the referee making a valid scoring gesture, Paul immediately frowned, ran to the referee, and said in a low voice: "Hey, buddy, I fouled first, this is not a 2+1, this is an ordinary foul !"

Paul's tone was not very aggressive, and the referee did not give Paul a technical foul because of Paul's doubts. Instead, he explained softly: "James has already started to make a layup. This is a 2+1, no problem!"

Hearing what the referee said, Paul frowned slightly, nodded and stopped talking.

As a veteran of the court, how could Paul not know that James played 2+1 just now?Going to discuss an explanation with the referee is just to put some pressure on the referee. Of course, you can't keep asking the referee, otherwise it will not be fun to force the referee to directly give a technical foul!

O'Neill and Barkley in front of the commentary also agreed with Paul's approach, and nodded in praise: "Good job, Paul, although he was hit 2+1, but Paul's approach can be regarded as appropriate to put some pressure on the referee. "

"Yes, put some pressure on the referee, this is what a leader player should do!"

While the commentator duo was praising Paul, James on the field received a pass from the referee, took a deep breath, and made a steady free throw at the free throw line!

Later, after Paul received the baseline ball from his teammate, according to Paul's past experience, he had just exerted pressure with the referee. If the ball was rushed inside, it was very likely to get a foul!
So, after Paul dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, facing Munch's defense, Paul directly rushed into the inside line, relying on Munch for a layup, his body twisted into a twist in the air.

Paul was rushing to make a foul on this ball. Sure enough, the moment the physical contact happened, the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Relying on his super high court experience, Paul got two free throw opportunities!
To be honest, Paul's ball is within the range of blowing but not blowing, but the referee still blows it.

Monk, who was fouled on his back, was very dissatisfied.After falling to the ground, he looked at the referee with a puzzled face, and was about to speak when James ran to the referee first.

"Hey, Mr. Referee, you know, Paul jumped up to make a foul on this ball. My brother Monk didn't foul. You shouldn't blow this kind of ball!"

Obviously, James is also putting pressure on the referee, and facing the two pressure monsters, James and Paul, the referee is also very difficult to handle, and his face droops immediately.

Seeing that the referee's face was a bit wrong, James stopped putting pressure on the referee and ran aside.

Paul witnessed this scene from the free throw line. When James ran back, Paul smiled at James, then took the referee's pass, raised his hand and hit two free throws steadily.

Seeing Paul's smile, James snorted softly. Although the relationship between James and Paul is not bad off the court, this is on the basketball court. There are no brothers on the basketball court. James still knows this in his heart!

After the first quarter of the game, James went to pick and roll every ball and grabbed Paul to play. In the first few shots, James used his physical advantage to crazily rush inside, scoring continuously, and let Paul carry the second on his back. A foul, which scared the Suns head coach Monty to call a timeout and adjust the defensive strategy.

After adjusting the strategy, James went to call the pick-and-roll to hit Paul. Paul didn't directly match up with James. He chose to follow the player with the weakest ball-handling ability in the Lakers team to attack, and selectively gave James some shooting opportunities.

And James also seized the opportunity to shoot frequently, but the shooting touch was not very good, and he repeatedly hit the iron, while the Suns relied on Paul's offensive ability to make small successes. In this way, by the end of the first quarter, the Lakers Even two points behind!
After the end of the first quarter and the intermission time, the Lakers returned to the bench. Vogel looked at the Lakers, smiled and slapped his hands and encouraged him: "Guys, you did a good job and performed very well. , our strategy was successful!"

After finishing speaking, Vogel turned his head and looked at the Suns bench aside. When he saw Paul wiping his sweat with a towel, Vogel smiled even more.