The outlaws and Liu Xiu's defense and attack made Paul autistic.

The outlaw maniac just saw Paul's footsteps were too hasty and predicted that the opponent would use the cover to shoot directly, so he pounced on him.

Paul actually saw the outlaw rushing towards him, but he was very confident in his bullet speed and bounce, but he didn't expect that the outlaw who was so far away actually jumped in and hit him!

Sure enough, high school students are so annoying!

As for Liu Xiu's chasing three-pointer, Paul: Give me the ball, I...I...I want to go home!

It was so bullying. After working hard for three and a half quarters and maintaining a 5-point difference, Ray Allen and Liu Xiu went on a 6-0 run in just ten seconds to take the lead!

Sloan shouted "defense" and "stability" from the sidelines. There were more than 4 minutes left and there was still a chance.

But Paul, who was already panicking, began to give up on himself after going through the excitement stage.

It seems that there is still nothing wrong with Paul's style of play. Changes of direction that destroy his knees and ankles, rushing shots after pick-and-rolls, and step-back shots from close range after pick-and-rolls are all his normal play styles, but the rhythm

It feels completely wrong, and I don’t make specific choices based on the current situation. I just force myself to do it.

Originally, the Jazz had not yet collapsed and were leading for three and a half quarters. Even if they were overtaken, most people still had hope.

And with the miraculous performance of the Warriors last year, they also felt that they could do it and that they were special...

But Paul single-handedly destroyed the team!

In the next two minutes, the Jazz failed to score a point and were beaten 5-0 by the Trail Blazers. The score reached 95-89 and the Trail Blazers' lead reached 6 points!

From the official timeout to this time, the Jazz did not score a single point for more than 3 minutes! There was a scoring vacuum for a period of time!

In the last two minutes or so, Sloan called another timeout and replaced Paul with Jack. Jack showed strength at the last moment and led the team to a 6-4 score, but he was unable to recover.

Liu Xiu made 7 of 12 shots in the final quarter, including 3 of 5 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 20 points and led the team to a score of 31 to 18 in a single quarter!

He made 10 of 24 shots from the field, including 4 of 10 three-pointers, plus 5 of 6 free throws. Liu Xiu scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals!

In addition to the Outlaws' 27 points, 8 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Ray Allen's 16 points, Hill's 7 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Randolph's 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Kwame Brown's 5 points and 11 rebounds.

…

99 to 95, the Trail Blazers reversed the Jazz in the last quarter and defended their first home court!

Boozer scored a game-high 32 points and 9 rebounds, but failed to hold on to the victory.

Paul scored 19 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals. He performed very well, but his shooting rate suddenly dropped from 7 of 13 in the first three and a half quarters to 7 of 18. After the official timeout in the last quarter, Paul made 0 of 5 shots!

After the game, when Liu Xiu looked at the data, he also discovered a problem - Paul alone had 12 assists, and the Jazz as a whole had 19 assists.

Except for a period of time when Kirilenko performed well, Paul handed over the ball and Kirilenko organized an offense for a while. At other times, the ball was in Paul's hands.

This is really a huge step back compared to last season!

In the playoffs last season, Paul's ball possession rate was significantly lower than in the regular season. He shared the ball with Boozer and Kirilenko. The three of them worked together to lead the team. The Jazz made great progress in the playoffs and rushed all the way to the West.

Decide.

But this year, Paul's ball possession rate has increased instead of falling compared to the regular season!

Liu Xiu doesn't know what Xiaopao's mental journey is.

But if Xiaopao continues his current style of play, he already has a way to defend against the Jazz, and he believes that the coaching staff also has a way to deal with it.

Tonight, they failed to guard the Jazz in the first three and a half quarters because they did not expect Paul to play so unselfishly.

Having more assists does not mean being selfless. Paul averaged 7.9 assists per game in the playoffs last season, and he seems to be more selfless than tonight!

In comparison, tonight's small cannon is theoretically better to defend than last season's small cannon.

…

Stimulate!

This is how Trail Blazers fans felt after the first game.

It feels exciting because they won.

The bad start and the panic of being widened in the mid-term all became foreshadowing.

Those who were looking forward to the Blazers being upset were happy for three and a half quarters, but in the end they were overjoyed.

After the first game, although many people still expected the Jazz to do something big like the Warriors last season, people with more sense knew that the Jazz might collapse on the spot.

Soon, the day off passed, and on April 24, the Trail Blazers ushered in the second game of the series against the Jazz at the Rose Garden Arena.

The Trail Blazers had a back-and-forth battle with the Jazz 27-25 in the first quarter. After adapting to the Jazz's offense, the Trail Blazers outscored the Jazz 25-19 and extended their lead to 8 points at halftime.

During the halftime break, the Jazz adjusted well and the two teams tied at 27 in the third quarter.

Sloan's ability to adapt to situations is quite good.

But in the final quarter, the Trail Blazers once again adapted to the Jazz's offense, and the defensive end was very effective. They continuously counterattacked and beat the Jazz by 7 points 29 to 22 in a single quarter.

After 2 hours and 18 minutes of play, the Trail Blazers defeated the Jazz 108-93, bringing the score to 2-0!

Paul made 5 of 12 shots tonight and scored 14 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists.

Liu Xiu made 8 of 18 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, plus 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points, 7 rebounds and 16 assists!

If you can't limit Xiaopao's assists, then you will have more assists than Xiaopao!

However, there is a big difference between the two. Paul got 13 assists, but the Jazz team only had 18 assists.

The time when Liu Xiu got the most assists was in the second and final quarters, when he took the initiative to attract the ball from the flank during counterattacks. Half of his assists were obtained during counterattacks.

The difference is that Liu Xiu got 16 assists and his teammates had 10 assists; Paul got 13 assists and his teammates only had 5 assists.

The Jazz made very effective adjustments in preparation before the game and during the halftime period. Only the Jazz's offense in the first and third quarters played so well.

But the Trail Blazers always find ways to limit the Jazz's offense so easily, because Paul somehow only believes in himself and always wants to create shooting opportunities on his own.

Sloan's adjustments were also deeply influenced by Paul's style of play. Effective adjustments were based on the characteristics of Paul's style of play. There were no problems in the regular season, but in the playoffs, a long series, the opponent

It is always easier to find a solution if you have time and patience.

In the original time and space, the Smiling Assassin once commented on the Paul-Harden combination that ultimately failed - it was not Paul who made Harden successful, they were not successful, but because of Harden's existence, Paul had the opportunity to truly understand the postseason.

How to play the game.

In fact, the way he played when he reached the Western Conference Finals last season was pretty good for Paul, but he felt that losing was wrong, and he wanted to change this year...

On the 27th, the Trail Blazers came to Salt Lake City Energy Solutions Arena to challenge the Jazz.

The Jazz were booed for the whole game at the Devil's home court, and later on they didn't even know who they were booing.

Liu Xiu had 34 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists. The Trail Blazers had 31 assists and scored 107 points.

Paul had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, but the Jazz only had 16 assists and only scored 86 points.

107 to 86, the Trail Blazers slaughtered the Jazz with a 21-point difference. The point difference in a single game in this series is getting bigger and bigger!

In this game, Kirilenko, Boozer, Larry Hughes and others basically lost their ability to organize offense. In the first two games, they still had some opportunities to organize offense. This time, Paul held the ball in his hands for a long time.

Ask for the ball outside.

On the 29th, Game 4 of the series between the Trail Blazers and Jazz began again at the Energy Solutions Arena.

In the first three games, Paul could at least guarantee his personal performance. Tonight, he couldn't even maintain his personal performance - he played 35 minutes and made 2 of 10 shots, including 0 of 3 three-pointers, plus 2 of 4 free throws.

6 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls. Halfway through the fourth quarter, 6 fouls were sent off!

Liu Xiu played 33 minutes tonight, making 7 of 10 shots, including 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 5 of 6 free throws. He scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals.

The Jazz had only 10 assists tonight, while the Trail Blazers had 29...

121 to 83, the Trail Blazers once again slaughtered the Jazz with a 38-point difference.

Liu Xiu averaged 27 points, 7.5 rebounds, 11.75 assists, 2.25 steals and 0.75 blocks in 4 games, leading the Trail Blazers to sweep the Jazz 4-0 to advance to the second round!

Looking at the statistics, Paul's performance is pretty good, averaging 12.75 points, 4 rebounds, 10.25 assists, and 1.75 steals per game, and his field goal percentage is 44.2%.

But those who watched the game will know how bad his performance in this series was. He started high and went low. In G4, he stopped driving high and went low...

On Liu Xiu's side, he received a notification that the task was completed after the game.

"Fireworks:

Chris Paul averaged 12.75 points per game and goal 1 has been completed.

Chris Paul averages 10.25 assists per game, the host averages 11.75 assists per game, and goal 2 has been completed.

Chris Paul averages 1.75 steals per game, the host averages 2.25 steals per game, and goal 3 has been completed.

The host led the team to sweep the Jazz 4-0, and the advanced goal was completed.

Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: 18,000 healing value, adaptability (*)."

Except for the difficulty of goal 3, which almost overturned in the first battle, this mission was completed quite easily.

Xiao Pao, when it comes to the playoffs, he is really not brilliant at all. His playoff play is really awkward.

Liu Xiu finally understood why Billups was able to beat Paul like that in 2009 in the original time and space.

He felt that Xiaopao looked down on his teammates, as if he felt that his teammates were not worthy of sharing the ball in his hands.

However, the little cannon in the original time and space did not really understand how to play in the playoffs until he was thirty-four or five years old. Liu Xiu could only sigh that his expectations were in vain.
To be continued...