After the opening show, after a short break, the New Orleans Hornets, third in the West, will take on the Philadelphia 76ers on the road.

The players on both sides played, Chen Mu and Paul had also played on the field a few times before, and they could not be said to be particularly familiar with each other, but the relationship was not bad. As the heart of both teams, the two came to the center of the field to shake hands and say a few words to each other and wish each other good luck.

The referee checked the ball and came to the centre of the court, where Durham Porter and Chandler came to the edge of the centre circle and prepared to kick off the scrum.

"Beep-!"

The basketball was thrown high, Chandler and Damham Porter jumped at the same time, and in terms of jumping ability, Chandler had the advantage across the board, easily getting the ball, and the Hornets attacked.

“RUNRUNRUN！”

Paul controlled the ball and advanced, came to the frontcourt, stopped at the top of the arc outside the three-point line, and began to direct his teammates to run.

Lowry stepped forward quickly and continued to use his strength and speed to put pressure on the opposing point guard in the opening stages.

This season, the 76ers have used this tactic many times, Lowry is fast, has a lot of power, is stable and solid in the lower handicap, and has quite precocious defensive skills, and is less likely to have aggressive steals that cause disposition, and is a player who is quite good in defensive statistics and real defensive effect.

Such a small point guard, unless it is a big tall man like Livingston, or an older generation of point guards who can run all the way into the restricted area with a pout, such as Billups, Kidd and other point guards, other point guards will feel very uncomfortable under Lowry's defense.

And this strategy has also proven to be successful, Lowry's fast-hand steals, and the defensive pressure that is maintained throughout the game, will occasionally make the opponent make inexplicable mistakes. What is the 76ers' strongest move? It's not Chen Mu's singles, it's not Iguodala's breakthrough. It's not Korver's three-pointers, it's not the demons on the bench.

The 76ers' strongest killer move is always to catch counterattacks and play fast attacks.

The team's young players, with the exception of Dyrem Porter, can play fast breaks, and the rate of quick counter-attacks is among the highest in the league. This was proven against the Trail Blazers, even at the same young age. Even the younger Portland youth team is not very good at the 76ers' fast break.

Now, the 76ers are doing the same trick again, and Lowry stepped forward to force Paul at the beginning, and it is rare for a team to start such a scramble at the beginning when the two sides are still in the tentative stage, and most point guards will mess up and make mistakes in this first round. Even Nash was in the aisle and was tackled by Lowry to counterattack.

But. Paul wouldn't.

Possession of the ball is firmly protected, on the side of the body, Paul's dribbling skills are solid and staggering, after one of the most simple and simple sideways ball protection, he suddenly turned around and accelerated, a gorgeous dribble turn, and the queen bee, who had not yet experienced injury, was like lightning and thunder, and accelerated out of Lowry's side in an instant.

"Don't think!"

Lowry is also not a fuel-efficient lamp. Paul's turn is indeed gorgeous, but in order to make this turn. But he also wasted some time in place, which was enough time for Lowry to make a judgment and quickly move sideways to block and completely seal Paul's path.

"Smack!"

At this moment, Paul quickly pressed the basketball in his hand, a super high-frequency CROSSOVER. The basketball bounces off the ground at an extremely low height, almost near the ankle. Paul was short, and in Lowry's eyes, it seemed as if he had suddenly disappeared, and with a succinct change of direction, he broke through from the other side.

So fast!

It's not just Lowry. Iguodala, who was ready to make up for the defense behind Lowry on the field, was also shocked, Paul's speed he had seen, but the quick action at this moment was still a little unexpected by Iguodala.

This speed ...... What an exaggeration!

Under the basket, Chen Mu, who was in a position with West, was also shocked, and immediately let go of West by half a step, and moved sideways with his body, blocking Paul's route to the basket.

At this moment, the moment Chen Mu's feet just stepped on the ground, the basketball disappeared from Paul's hands.

"Huh!"

On Chen Mu's side, West's retreat was smart, and the timing of leaving the basket was almost exactly the same as the timing when Chen Mu stepped forward to block Paul's breakthrough route. And Paul's pass will naturally not be wrong, a NOLOOKINGPASS, basketball precision guidance, whistling past Chen Mu's side, Chen Mu's center of gravity has no time to adjust, West has already shot and scored after receiving the ball.

“NICEPASS！”

West, who had completed the score, stepped forward and high-fived Paul, and the two of them returned to the defense along with the whole Hornets team.

The stinging bee, the most terrifying stinger, has just revealed a trace of grandeur.

"It's amazing!"

On the bench, Louis Williams, who is known for his speed, was also stunned when he saw this scene, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly and said: "This guy, is the speed faster than last season??" It's impossible! ”

Louis Williams himself came to a conclusion, but then shook his head and denied himself.

That's right, Paul is only 22 years old, and there is still room for growth in the body, and the growth in strength is the best proof.

But ...... speed?

When was the peak of human athlete speed? Depending on the intensity of training and the different physical functions of each person, the answer to this question varies from person to person.

Sprinters may maintain a high speed for years because of their specialized, highly targeted training, and even improve as they get older.

But unlike basketball players, basketball is a multi-sport and requires a variety of physical attributes, so it would be unwise to focus all your energy on improving your speed.

Specific to individual players, such as Nash, in terms of pure speed, it must be much faster in the early part of his career than in the late stage of his career, after all, he was plagued by a back injury in the later stage, and Nash's absolute speed has dropped a lot.

But why doesn't Nash look like he's slower on the court later in his career than he did when he was a Maverick? Because of the improvement of skills, but also because of the influence of ball selection and tactics.

And Kidd is the other extreme, the early Kidd of his career, who was a speeding car in the Mavericks. The style of play is quite aggressive, and he is completely different from the overly unskilled passer that everyone saw later, and is a Parker-like breakthrough player.

But in the middle of his career, Kidd of the Suns became the commander of the half-court fast drive, and the matter of speeding tickets was left to Kevin Johnson to do.

AFTER ARRIVING AT THE NETS, KIDD BECAME AN ALL-ROUND ALLCOURTPLAYER. The speed is easy to play, accelerate when you need to accelerate, and you can slow down when you don't need to accelerate. Not to mention the Mavericks and New York periods, when Kidd was already a classic car.

And Paul's pace, at least for now, is relatively close to Kidd's career trajectory, and has basically slowed down as his career progresses. After the major injury, he slowed down significantly, and completely lost the indomitable momentum at the beginning of his career. It looks more old and spicy and calm.

Chen Mu and the Paul they are facing are at the peak of their physical functions, and they are very fast, and they are the first-grade existence in the whole league. But it's impossible to say that after a season, the speed has increased a little more.

So why does Paul look on the court and make Louis Williams feel faster?

On the pitch. The 76ers' offense was eventually answered by Lowry on a breakaway, and the Hornets sent a baseline shot. Without a pause, Paul turned around and sprinted.

Worst!

Lowry secretly shouted that it was not good, he fell deep after breaking through the score, and after the score landed, he still wanted to pretend to be arrogant like the team bosses. As a result, I didn't expect Paul to be so shrewd and take advantage of the difference in position at this moment. Immediately dribbled and sprinted.

It's so fast!

The defender who fell behind was Dalem Porter, who was returning near the half-court half-circle, but saw that Paul's speed was more than twice as fast as him, and he actually accelerated in a curve and ran a big arc around his straight defensive line. Overtaking in an instant.

Can't catch up!

Hellam Porter was surprised, it was clear that his route back to defense was the shortest route back to the basket, and when Paul began to advance with the ball, he was still at his own free throw line, and there was still a gap of several meters from him! But the difference in speed is too obvious, Dareham Porter's speed as slow as a turtle is as fragile as paper in front of Paul, and he accelerates and overtakes and passes smoothly around the corner.

It's going to be scored!

Behind Durham Potter, Iguodala and the others were also anxious, and they chased as fast as they could. It's a pity that the speed of the queen bee is so terrible that a few people can't catch up at all.

Scores can be scored.

Paul was very calm inside, slowed down a little after coming to the front court, and steadily started to make a three-step layup, always listening to the footsteps behind him with both ears, if someone rushed up, leaning on his body, and then giving priority to ensuring that the basketball was in the frame, and by the way to see if there was a chance to rub a free throw.

This method of using the body to lean on the defender's fast-break layup is very popular with many NBA guards, the most typical being Nash. Nash's speed during his time with the Suns was no longer the best, but his good awareness and skill allowed him to make the most appropriate response at the most opportune moment. Especially when it comes to fast-break layups, leaning his back against a defender and then making a steady shot is one of Nash's signature moves.

This is also why, Nash's breakthrough scoring often gives people the feeling of "sticking to the defender and rubbing the score".

Paul also used this hand very skillfully.

Someone's coming!

The last step was taken, and the basketball was about to be shot, when Paul suddenly heard an extremely heavy footsteps behind him, and his heart was startled, and he hurriedly continued to slow down, trying to rub someone to the basket.

But......

What's next?

Why did this person who came after him stop chasing after only one step, did he give up? ?

Just as Paul quickly judged the situation in his mind and flew the basketball in his hand to the basket, behind him, a black shadow flew in. (To be continued......)

PS: There is still a big difference between Paul's peak and now, obviously the data is good, why is there no sense of dominance?

Let's come to Junyang to discuss and discuss?