NBA: Two hands can’t carry championship rings

After the game, Chris Paul of the Hornets and center Chandler attended the media interviews.

"Kidd is a great player, there is no doubt about it, we won the gold medal together in Beijing"

"His performance in this game?"

"I think it's normal, every player gets old at some point, and Jason has reached that moment.

Chandler:"The injury to Biedrins left them empty in defense. Chris is a passing master. I have many opportunities. I am only responsible for putting the ball into the basket.""

"Dampier, he is still good as a substitute"

"Next, West and we will continue to destroy the Warriors' inside line."

Paul and Chandler left the interview room with happy faces and high spirits.

Shortly afterwards, Kidd and Yue Yi of the Warriors sat in front of the camera.

The reporter's first words were,"Jason, Chris said you You are already old. Considering your performance in this game, is there anything you want to say?"

When Yue Yi heard this, he thought this reporter was causing trouble.

Kidd hesitated for a moment and prepared to hold the microphone closer to him and answer the reporter's questions.

In the first game of the series, the Warriors were at home. Lost the game 104:109.

This defeat caused the Warriors to lose their valuable home court advantage in the next matchup with the Hornets.

As the culprit of this defeat, Kidd made only 3 of 14 shots. 8 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers.

Paul, who faced him, scored 25 points, 13 assists, and 3 steals in this game.

Yue Yi took the lead and picked up the ball in front of him. Mai said:"Every player has ups and downs on the court, and Jason is no exception. We still have many games to play with the Hornets, and one game doesn't mean anything."

"Next question."

In this game, Kidd is indeed a little bit cheated. His shooting is like a blacksmith, and his shots are"clang, clang, clang."

But to say that Kidd was beaten by Paul, that is completely out of the question.

This old guy's defense The ability gets better with age. People who have watched the game can actually tell that Paul did not play well. Although he scored 25 points, his efficiency was not high, and his shooting rate was only about 40%. Looking at Yue Yi next to him, he smiled in his heart.

When did he need the young people around him to come forward to rescue him?

Kidd sat quietly, watching Yue Yi dominate the interview, just like he dominated the game on the court. Same.

This kid scored 32 points in this game, and his performance was very good. He was the one holding him back, otherwise the team would have won.

Back in the locker room, Nelson and the coaching staff were doing the post-game. In summary, Kidd and Yue Yi joined the team and participated in the discussion.

The reason why the game was lost was not because of Chris Paul's heroic performance. His ability was there. Paul just played at a normal level in this game.

The main reason is that Chandler missed this point so much. His alley-oops with Paul almost knocked the Warriors' basket off their feet.

In the whole game, Chandler made 12 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 free throws, and scored 27 points. He scored 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. His extraordinary performance helped Paul win this game.

Chandler is an insider with little independent offensive ability. His main scoring is by eating cake. In this game, he won the cake.

The Warriors failed to guard Paul and Chandler's pick-and-roll.

Dampier's pace couldn't keep up with Chandler's speed.

Otherwise, the Warriors' center will be in doubt. In addition to Dampier, there is another person in the position who is responsible for waving towels and cheering for his teammates when the team is full, making room for them when they are off the field, and the water fountain manager who carries the backpack of the team boss when playing away games. Jordan.

He came on as a substitute for 8 minutes in this game and the effect was good.

He made two shots and scored 4 points.

After the pick-and-roll with Yue Yi, he quickly received the pass from Yue Yi. , alley-oop dunk. For the second goal, he grabbed an offensive rebound and scored 4 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in 8 minutes.

Can you come out to delay Paul?

"Don, why not just put DeAndre Jordan in the starting position?"

Yue Yi said this directly. Although he is only a young player now, Old Nelson has taken a fancy to him by sitting in the middle of the coaching staff and participating in the discussion. Old

Nelson's eyes lit up.

Jordan is still just a rookie. , in the eyes of the coaching staff, he is a naive big guy who can only run and jump.

The chief assistant coach expressed a different opinion,"This is the playoffs. Dampier's defense was not good this time, but at least he is still in the league." After playing for so many years, I am stronger and more experienced."

"DeAndre hasn't played a few minutes this season."

Yue Yi knew in his heart that he shouldn't have said this first. Most people hope that the players can be more pure and just play on the court.

But the key to the problem is, if a player has the ability to help the team off the court, why can't he do it.

Jordan will be a frequent visitor to the defensive lineup in the future. He will be the rebounding champion, the block champion, and even the double first team.

He is in no way inferior to Chandler.

Although he is still a rookie and his future performance cannot be used to measure his current strength, Yue Yi believes that he can do better than Dampier at this moment.

At least he will not let Chandler be so rampant.

Old Nelson ended the discussion of this topic. The decision is in his hands.

"So I decided to put that stupid big guy in the starting position and let Dampier come on as a substitute."

Although this game was a loss, there are some good aspects.

On the contrary, the more we summarize, the more we can find that the advantage is on our side.

If Kidd hadn't performed abnormally in this game. If it had n't been for Chandler to have so many opportunities.

Yue Yi couldn't bear to listen anymore. If it weren't for that, he got up and patted his butt and went home."

You, the coaching staff, just stay and work overtime.

He already knows the direction of the series.

" Yue Yi is very confident in this series, because the advantage is on our side. If not...,

Rasheed Wallace restricted the Hornets' West very well. This is the key to winning the series.

The Hornets are not as strong as the outside world believes, especially after Peja's injury.

Peja is actually more important to the Hornets than Biedrins is to the Warriors.

Don't look at Chris. Paul's ability to lead a team is good, and the team with him can reach the playoffs. His personal statistics are also very good, and his All-Star statistics are infinitely close to the super giants.

But Yue Yi knows Paul's style very well. , seems to be tough, but in fact he can't fight hard. He often pulls his hips at the last moment. It seems that he has a lot of assists, but in fact he is definitely not a good boss. He cares too much about his own interests and honor.

It's hard to go far when leading a team.

West is the core of the Hornets. The Warriors lost the series last season because they couldn't deal with him.

The arrival of Rasheed Wallace solved this problem very well. One point.

Veteran Wallace's statistics have declined this season, but his defensive skills have not. He and Kidd are getting older on the defensive end.

If he is allowed to defend Chandler in the first game. Chandler won't be so demanding in the paint.

Wallace can prevent West's long shots, and Wallace is very experienced in defense. He and Kidd guard against Paul and West's pick-and-roll. It's very good, so the two don't have much chance to play well together.

This cuts into the connection between the Hornets inside and outside, limiting one of the Hornets' strongest offensive methods.

If the Hornets want to reverse the situation on the offensive end, they need outside shooters. Fire support.

Peja, their team's most accurate and reliable three-point shooter, is unable to play due to injury.

One of the two major offensive points is limited and the other cannot be beaten. Paul's offensive power alone cannot win. series.

As for Chandler who scored 27 points in the first game, this was just an accident. It is undoubtedly a simple matter for a player who has no independent offensive ability to limit his offense.