Chapter 438 437: One force crushes another force (ask for monthly ticket!)

Chris Paul is definitely an MVP-level player this season.

More than a decade later, there are still fans hotly discussing a question: Is it unfair that the 2008 regular season MVP was given to Kobe instead of Paul?

This question will never have an answer, but one thing is certain, that is, Paul did play at a very high level in the 07-08 season, otherwise this discussion would not exist at all. Just like no one would discuss who is the better center between Rudy Gobert and Nikola Jokic, the huge gap between the two makes this discussion meaningless.

And Paul, he really came close to the MVP this year.

In the previous 3 games, Chris Paul has shown his level. He is just like Carmelo Anthony. His only mistake is signing with Nike’s AJ. Otherwise, Nike would definitely spend more resources on him. After all, CP’s height is closer to that of an average person, and he can get more recognition from ordinary fans. Maybe he can be made into another phenomenal player.

But even if Nike didn’t spend huge resources on hype, Paul has been popular enough this season.

He was simply unstoppable in the first twelve games and seemed to be on a soaring trajectory.

But just now, Roger defeated this superstar cleanly in two rounds.

These are two rounds of “you are nothing in front of me”. No matter how good your reputation is, you will appear weak in front of Roger.

Roger’s action of defending in front of Chris Paul in the second round reminded TNT commentator Reggie Miller of this year’s opening game against the Lakers, when Roger faced James right from the start.

Roger’s regular season this year was a little different from the past few years. Even in the regular season, he played at full power from the start of the game as if he was playing in the playoffs.

In the past few seasons, Roger has had a problem during the regular season, that is, he can no longer play at full power in every game like he did when he was young.

Of course, Roger will not disrespect the game. You will never see him sleepwalking on defense or putting his hands on his hips when his teammates have the ball.

He will save his energy, but he has his bottom line.

It is normal for Roger to have this mentality, because for a player of his level, the regular season record is just a number, and getting a few more regular season first places will not bring any bonus to his career.

Pursuing MVP? Strictly speaking, the MVP is not the best player in the league’s top team, but the MVPs of the past three years just happened to be the best players in the league’s top team. Because everyone’s performance is outstanding, of course you have to choose the one with a good record.

This season, Reggie Miller felt like he was seeing Roger in Atlanta. Even in the regular season, he would raise the intensity of the game. Even in the regular season, he was keen to destroy his opponents.

For a player who is entering the end of his career and has no shortage of honors, he does this for only one purpose – to demonstrate his dominance and let the entire league see how well he can do.

Roger did intend to do so, to demonstrate his dominance to the greatest extent possible, which was the goal he had set for his last season.

Roy is in such good shape this season, so Roger must resolutely implement this plan.

So, Chris Paul completely walked into the trap.

If it was a few seasons ago, Roger might not bother with him because when the season is over, Roger will be the final winner, while Chris Paul is not even qualified to be discussed. Why bother with such a guy?
But this season is different. Roger will beat every MVP candidate, let the whole league see the gap, and let everyone understand that there is no one in this league who is close to him.

What if that person doesn’t know what respect is?
Then hit harder.

After Roger scored, Chris Paul went to the baseline to receive the ball.

Ray Allen was beside him. Paul glanced at his good partner and said, “You’re right. Roger should go to hell.”

“Be careful,” Ray Allen warned, “that guy defended you in the second round, which means you’re going to be in trouble today.”

“No problem, I’ll take care of him.”

The game continued, Paul dribbled across half court, and Roger was still responsible for defending him.

After all, Roger is not a forward. At 198 cm tall, he can still match up with Paul by lowering his center of gravity.

He defended very seriously and did not give up physical confrontation because he was afraid of Paul’s speed.

This scene is probably like when Kobe and Paul competed for the MVP in 2008, and Kobe was defending Paul with the same enthusiasm that he wanted to tear CP3 into pieces.

Paul saw that it was difficult to play one-on-one, so he called David West to come out to screen. The Hornets’ 1-4 pick-and-roll was a powerful weapon. It is no exaggeration to say that David West was fed into the All-Star team for two consecutive years by Paul because of this tactic.

Paul broke through to the side of the screen, and Roger tried to get around him as quickly as possible, but Paul was too fast.

By the time Roger got around the screen, he was out of position, and Stephen Jackson did not choose to switch defense because he was afraid of David West’s mid-range shot. The Warriors could only watch Paul make a quick stop and jump shot from mid-range.

7 to 2, CP3 will never give up: “Let me know my position? My position is above yours, bitch!”

Unfortunately, the Hornets did not use CP3 to defend Roger, so Roger could not teach him a lesson immediately.

But Roger still didn’t stop. He held the ball and called for Stoudemire to set a screen.

The Hornets’ player responsible for defending Roger is 201 cm small forward Maurice Peterson, a dedicated wing 3D engineer.

His “3” is very good in this era. He was the three-point king in the history of the Raptors until 2017. After transferring to the Hornets this summer, he also became one of Paul’s right-hand men.

But his “D” is relatively average, active enough, but still far from the level of a defensive line.

For Roger, this kind of player is not much different from a player who can’t defend at all.

After Roger was in place for the pick-and-roll, he accelerated towards the side where there was no pick-and-roll. The focused Maurice Peterson did not fall for it and immediately moved sideways to block him.

But Stoudemire didn’t break away, but still maintained the screen posture. Roger turned in the opposite direction and approached Stoudemire again when he was about to make contact with Peterson, as if he was still going to take the screen.

Morris Peterson immediately tried to bypass Stoudemire, but Roger’s move was just a half-turn fake. By the time Peterson, who was struggling with Stoudemire, reacted, Roger had already gained space to shoot.

A beautiful pick-and-roll combo, 5 to 7, Roger pressed on: “You don’t even have the courage to defend me and you still say you are poor. A pretty boy like Ray Allen is braver than you.”

Paul was very unhappy and wanted to continue using pick-and-roll against Roger.

But the Warriors will not allow the same loophole to occur twice.

This time, when Paul was about to break through with the help of a screen, Stephen Jackson, who had the best understanding with Roger, immediately switched defense. Then Roger bypassed the screen and rushed towards Paul as soon as possible to complete the double-team.

This was a strong delay. Roger and Stephen Jackson both put great pressure on Paul, and even the god of point guards found it difficult to control the ball calmly.

Paul could only hastily pass the ball to David West who was running down the field, but in order to avoid the arms of Roger and Stephen Jackson, the ball was passed too low. After David West’s fingertips touched the basketball, the basketball flew out of the baseline.

It was a beautiful defense, but it also exposed the problem of Paul, or more precisely, the problem of all number one players – they are never able to take on too heavy an offensive task.

Roger’s next round was very typical. After he started the pick-and-roll, David West immediately switched defense, but Roger directly faced the most educated player in the league and successfully scored 2 points.

7 to 7, Roger’s offensive ability and Paul’s offensive ability are not at the same level at all.

The score was tied and Chris Paul was very embarrassed.

Because in the last few rounds, Roger deliberately imitated Paul’s offense and proved that he could do the same thing better.

Paul can score off screens, and so can Roger.

Paul made a mistake after being double-teamed while setting a screen, while Roger was able to continue scoring in this situation.

Roger deliberately used this method to let the whole world clearly see the gap between the two of them.

Roger was in a good mood after scoring the goal. He continued to chatter while returning to defense: “Hey Lei Lei, didn’t you tell this kid how I abused you back then? Has he always been so brave?”

In the face of Roger’s insults, CP3 maintained the most basic calm.

He did not continue attacking in this round, but passed the ball to Ray Allen under Roger’s defense.

It’s a pity that Gentleman Lei’s three-pointer missed the target because Brandon Roy also used playoff-level defense and the defense was very tight.

The former longshoreman would never betray Roger’s trust on either end.

After the basketball missed the target, Roger’s voice continued to torment Paul’s nerves: “Fuck, this is your way? You want to rely on your teammates to beat me? This is the MVP candidate? In the 90s, I never heard that John Stockton was qualified to compete with me for the MVP. What qualifications do you have?”

Roger was trash talking a lot today because CP3’s mouth was not clean.

And how Roger treats you depends entirely on how you treated him before.

In this round, Roger held the ball with his back to the basket in the mid-range, then turned around and broke through, attracting Tyson Chandler to protect the rim.

After Roger jumped up, he passed the ball behind his back to Stoudemire in the mid-range, who made the shot steadily, making it 9 to 7.

“Think you’re the only one who can pass the ball, huh? Just because you can pass the ball is no excuse for not being able to score, bitch!”

Ray Allen couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to speak up for Paul: “That’s enough Roger, Chris…”

“Brandon, didn’t I tell you to take that old dog and get out of here!?”

Ray Allen:
Paul has successfully turned Roger into a powder keg that will explode if anyone touches it.

For several rounds, Roger vented his anger, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end, which made Paul very uncomfortable.

Paul’s independent offense was restricted, and he began to play to his strengths in organizational skills.

But apart from Ray Allen, the Hornets don’t have a stable offensive point.

David West missed consecutive mid-range shots due to the interference of Stephen Jackson’s quick return, and Morris Peterson had no touch because he spent too much energy defending Roger.

Tyson Chandler? How much better can his offense be than Rudy Gobert 10 years later?

This is the limitation of organization. No matter how well you pass the ball, it is still the person who shoots, not the person who passes the ball, who determines whether the attack will be successful.

If passing the ball can directly determine whether a goal is scored, then LeBron James will be the most terrifying clutch shot finisher in NBA history.

Ten minutes into the first quarter, the Warriors were already leading by 12 points.

The Hornets’ role players’ poor offense and the restricted Paul made it difficult for Ray Allen to carry the team alone.

At this time, it was almost rotation time, and Roger knew that both he and Paul’s first quarter would be over.

So in this round, he directly entangled Paul near the baseline.

“This fucking lunatic!” Reggie Miller turned off the microphone and couldn’t help cursing.

Have you ever seen a player press his opponent full court in the first quarter? Only a lunatic would do that!

Recalling his competition with Roger, and Roger’s pursuit of him that was more terrifying than a hound, Reggie Miller turned on the microphone: “Ladies and gentlemen, this is Roger. The god in your hearts and the asshole in our hearts.” Roger entangled Paul madly, and Tyson Chandler was unable to kick the ball out from the baseline for a while.

Ray Allen quickly ran back to support and caught the basketball.

But Roger still did not relax his defense on Paul. He stayed close to Paul and still did not give him a chance to catch the ball.

Ray Allen dribbled the ball across half court and glanced at Paul again.

Paul tried to use his speed and back-running to create space to receive the ball, but Roger’s footsteps were precise and timely. Coupled with his size advantage, Ray Allen couldn’t find a safe passing opportunity.

In desperation, Ray Allen could only hold the ball and attack, a role he had not played for a long time since moving to the Hornets.

But Jason Richardson, who replaced Roy, played very tight defense and had plenty of energy.

Ray Allen changed direction and went straight into the restricted area to prepare for a layup, but was blocked by Mutombo. He used a pull-up move to avoid the African mountains, but because the angle was too small, Ray Allen’s pull-up layup eventually bounced off the rim.

For the Hornets, this offense was a complete failure because their core point guard was defended so badly that he couldn’t even touch the ball.

Chris Paul felt frustrated and angry as he watched the offense fail again and the score difference reach 12 points.

The reputation he had built up over the past twelve games collapsed tonight.

His beautiful fantasy of defeating the strongest active player was completely shattered.

And the person who had put him in this situation was shaking his head at Paul like a parent who was disappointed in his child.

“I’ve never seen a point guard who doesn’t control the ball. Is there no one half-decent MVP candidate now?”

Roger was showing the world how brutal his dominance was, even though the guy he was competing against was just a third-year player, and he didn’t hide his brutality.

Paul couldn’t stand it anymore. His competitive spirit didn’t allow him to escape or swallow his anger like Kevin Durant did.

He would never allow this to continue!
After Mutombo grabbed the rebound and prepared to counterattack, he passed the ball to Roger who was closest to him.

Chris Paul fought back by pressing Roger closely in the backcourt.

Many people thought that Paul also wanted to press Roger throughout the court, but Roger knew No. 3 too well.

When he presses his opponent closely in the backcourt, it means that he has to do some extra “defense” on his opponent’s genitals.

Just like he did to Julius Hodge in college.

Indeed, Julius Hodge did not have his testicles blown out as rumored, and then completely lost his chance to play basketball. In fact, he successfully became a professional player, played in the NBA for a year, and then wandered around leagues in various countries until he retired in 2013.

But the punch Paul delivered to his groin was still dirty and inexcusable.

Now, CP3, who was beaten badly, decided to take revenge on Roger.

He stuck to Roger’s side and punched hard.

But Roger, who had predicted his behavior, raised his leg and ran forward at the moment Paul swung his fist, so his knee “accidentally” hit Paul’s crotch as he was standing next to him.

At that moment, Paul experienced the pain that the dinosaurs felt when they were hit by an asteroid billions of years ago.

His lips suddenly turned white, and he fell to the ground, covering his crotch, struggling in pain.

But the referee didn’t blow the whistle because he was right next to Roger and Paul, and he swears to God that Roger didn’t make any unnecessary movements, he just ran forward.

So when Paul was struggling, the Warriors quickly completed a 5-on-4 frontcourt play. Roger broke through and passed the ball to Matt Barnes who was lurking in the corner. The latter made a steady three-pointer and the score difference was 15 points!
It was not until this time that Hornets coach Byron Scott used a timeout to end the game.

The entire Hornets team ran to Paul’s side, and the scene was replayed in slow motion on the big screen and live TV.

Hornets fans thought that this replay would reveal Roger’s crime, but they were embarrassed to find that in slow motion, Chris Paul’s action of preparing to punch Roger was so clear that there was no room for quibbling.

If this punching motion appeared on Grant Hill, the winner of last season’s Sportsmanship Award, people might think that he might not have done it on purpose and was just trying to cut the ball.

But this action happened to Paul, who had a criminal record in college, so even the Hornets fans couldn’t say anything.

Chris Paul was in an embarrassing situation after being beaten to a pulp and tried to vent his dissatisfaction with violence, but was subdued by even more terrifying violence.

Roger also came over and looked at Paul wearing a mask of pain. He said in front of the referee: “I’m not sure whether modern medicine has developed titanium alloy testicles. If you want to try, I don’t mind.”

Matt Barnes on the side laughed. He admired Roger’s art of trash talk and how smoothly this guy wrapped up the threat of violence.

The referee wanted to warn Roger, but he couldn’t be tough in front of Roger, the GOAT, so he issued a very unimpressive warning: “Do you think there is anything wrong with the penalty just now, Roger? If not, please go back to your bench.”

“Don’t worry, I’m a good player, unless the other party doesn’t want to play well. Chris, believe me, playing well with me is your best choice.”

After saying all this, Roger swaggered back to his bench.

Sibo shrugged. “Tell me you didn’t mean it just now.”

Roger showed an evil smile: “Of course not, with Chris’s height even when he stood on tiptoe, he couldn’t even touch the Victoria’s Secret supermodel’s buttocks, so it was normal for me to accidentally hit him when I raised my leg.”

After that, Chris Paul rested on the bench until the start of the second quarter.

But his condition was still affected.

The poor condition and Roger’s tight defense made Chris Paul completely lost.

He missed his jump shot and passed the ball again and again under tight pressure.

Ray Allen made countless shots, but it was like throwing pebbles into the sea. He could not make up for the huge score difference because Roger also kept scoring.

He suppressed Paul and tortured the Hornets’ defense.

No one on the Hornets’ perimeter can defend Roger. Tyson Chandler and David West’s help defense may be strong, but Roger can often score directly from mid-range and long distances, leaving the Hornets’ inside line with no room to play.

Reggie Miller looked at Hornets coach Byron Scott, who kept shaking his head, and expressed deep sympathy.

“What can Scott do? He can only put the best defensive player he has in front of Roger and pray.”

第二节打完时，黄蜂队落后了31分，克里斯.保罗这一节5投0中1助攻2失误。

Roger scored 25 points and 3 assists in the first half, and the MVP debate between him and Paul can basically be ended.

This is the dominance Roger wants to show. Chris Paul can’t even get close to Roger.

The game continued, and the Hornets’ morale had been completely killed after this half.

Yes, the Hornets once completed a 14-point comeback against the super Lakers at Staples.

But now it’s 31 points, and No. 14 is more brutal than No. 15.

Ray Allen is still trying. He’s tired of losing to Roger his entire career.

But he soon discovered in despair that his efforts were insignificant.

Because he was the only one left on the Hornets still fighting.

Chris Paul? For the first time in his basketball career, he was being beaten.

He couldn’t score himself, his passes couldn’t help the team score, and his defense couldn’t limit Roger.

Before the game started, the theme of tonight was the confrontation between two forces.

A confrontation between an indomitable young force and a reign of terror.

Many years ago, these two forces had a fierce confrontation. The young and unyielding people won the final victory, and the rulers were completely driven out of the alliance.

But the situation now is completely different. The power of the rulers completely crushes the unyielding strength of the young, leaving no suspense at all.

The third quarter for the Hornets was ugly, and almost everyone lost their ability to resist. Ray Allen was like the only surviving soldier on a front line, powerlessly using his gun to resist the overwhelming force.

In the ninth minute of the third quarter, Chris Paul made a jump shot from outside the three-point line, but the basketball hit the rim under Roger’s defense.

After Amare Stoudemire grabbed the rebound in mid-air, he passed the ball to Roy, who had already started running, before he landed. He cleverly appeared in Stoudemire’s field of vision, allowing Stoudemire to easily complete such a pass.

Roy broke through quickly, and Paul was the only Hornets player who retreated in time.

Faced with Paul’s obstruction, Roy did not rush directly to the basket, but threw the ball into the air after entering the penalty area.

Paul’s eyes followed the basketball, and finally he saw only a huge shadow pressing towards him.

This would be the best summary of today’s game.

Roger jumped into the air and grabbed the basketball with one hand. Chris Paul standing in front of him looked so vulnerable.

Paul first felt his face being hit hard by the baton, and then Roger exerted force with his arm, as if to push Chris Paul completely into the abyss.

BOOM! ! ! !
This suffocating moment lasted only a second, but it made the New Orleans fans at the scene feel endless suffocation.

Roger landed and looked at Chris Paul who was knocked to the ground, and yelled at the young man who tried to break his dominance.

“This is my fucking league until I leave!”

This dunk gave the Warriors a 42-point lead after three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, the Hornets did not play their main lineup, and Chris Paul sat on the bench without saying a word.

The Warriors relied on Ramon Sessions’ outstanding performance to continue to widen the gap in garbage time.

In the end, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Hornets 132-72 on the road, with a difference of 60 points.

This is the biggest point difference in the NBA regular season since the 21st century.

(Today’s 6400 words, please give me half price in the afternoon to transfer my father to another hospital. Why transfer again? I also want to ask why the current official volume is so fucking inconvenient for the public)
(End of this chapter)