"This guy is still exerting all his strength!"

Zhang Jun exerted his strength again, and Paul held him tightly like a koala, never letting him get up easily.

Zhang Jun couldn't tolerate him anymore, and he tried his best to get up and walk to the outside line, but Paul was still hanging on Zhang Jun's legs, refusing to let him rush over.

So the scene on the court changed to Zhang Jun dragging Paul towards the outside with one foot to prepare to catch the ball.

The three referees who were officiating tonight's game were stunned.

"It turns out it's not a stumbling block!"

All! All!

Three referees blew their whistles at the same time, calling Paul a common foul, and the game time with 4 seconds left was reset to 14 seconds.

Chris Paul stole the chicken but failed to lose the rice.

Paul didn't feel embarrassed. On the contrary, he stood up naturally after the referee blew the whistle, as if nothing had happened.

Barkley said: "This is the NBA. Even if Zhang Jun wins the scoring title this year, he is still a rookie in the end."

"In this league, rookies will be bullied by players who have played for a long time, and even Zhang Jun will not be an exception."

Kenny Smith has been following Zhang Jun's games since the beginning of the NCAA. He knows very well what kind of performance this kid will perform after being bullied by his teammates.

"Charles, just wait and see. The more Paul insists on playing like this, the tougher Zhang Jun's performance will only be."

The game continues.

Trail Blazers possession.

Channing Fletcher served the sideline ball.

Zhang Jun suddenly reversed and accelerated at the waist. There was an off-ball pick-and-roll from Joel Przybilla in the high post. He instantly got rid of Julian White's defense and got a chance to catch the ball.

Channing passed the ball quickly, Zhang Jun lowered his center of gravity after receiving the ball, and glanced at Steve Blake, who immediately raised the pick-and-roll.

Zhang Jun accelerated, Steve Blake made a ball, and the Hornets had to make defensive substitutions.

In this way, Zhang Jun faced off against Paul again.

Paul knew that Zhang Jun was deliberately beating him during the call. He concentrated on taking two steps back to defend Zhang Jun. Although he was smaller and more flexible, Paul did not think that he was as fast as Zhang Jun, especially in the first place. In terms of step explosion, it is even worse.

boom!

Zhang Jun suddenly accelerated. The speed of this acceleration was so large that people who were already familiar with his breakthrough steps were dumbfounded.

"This kid's first step is really the fastest in the league. He was like a catapult plane, and he went out in a flash."

Zhang Jun took a step forward and connected with Paul. The latter, without any surprise, lifted up to steal the ball. Zhang Jun once again performed a forward turn with the ball.

With the width of his body and the fact that he didn't slow down during his turn, Paul was completely passed by without any surprise.

In this round, Paul still adopted the same defensive strategy as last time, stretching his feet when he couldn't prevent it.

It's hard to tell whether Paul did it intentionally or unintentionally. Perhaps he has long been accustomed to these small actions in defense, so he doesn't feel any discomfort or self-blame when doing it.

call!

After Zhang Jun turned his back, he felt someone tripped him again, but this time he was fully prepared. The moment Paul stretched out his foot, he immediately made a layup.

boom!

He was tripped again, but this time Zhang Jun was closer to the basket and directly chose to shoot.

All! All!

The referee blew the whistle again.

Chris Paul was caught red-handed and a shooting foul was called.

Uh-huh!

The basketball dangled on the rim and fell into the basket at the same time.

"Oh my god, Zhang Jun fouled Chris Paul twice in a row."

"This is Paul. He has always been the one to draw fouls from his opponents. When did he end up being forced to commit one by his opponents?"

"No, there are two."

Chris Paul put his hands on his hips angrily on the court, his face full of innocent emotions, making it look like he had suffered a huge grievance.

If Zhang Jun had been in the past, he would have thought that Paul was really wronged for showing such a look. A small guy like him could get care from the referee on the court most of the time. But now, Zhang Jun's mood and teammate Luo Yin Likewise, when I see Paul's expression, I want to hit him.

"He's really pretending to be like that."

Zhang Jun went to the free throw line to complete the extra penalty. This three-pointer also made Paul's face very disgraceful.

In the next round, Paul also called a pick-and-roll on the outside, and it was called a Julian White pick-and-roll, which unexpectedly meant that he was going to play Zhang Jun in isolation.

Right.

Are you trying to learn from McGrady?

Sam Gold stepped while holding the ball from the outside and dribbling continuously, suddenly accelerating.

Unlike most people's Sam Gold, many of Paul's personal skills come from street courts, but many of those fancy dribbling and passing moves are ineffective and are just for the sake of looking good and increasing the viewing experience. sex.

Putting aside his character, Chris Paul is really a peerless point guard. He has improved his skills on the street court and re-applied them to the professional arena. He has put aside those flashy moves and is not only able to It is extremely simple and efficient to achieve the same effect.

Paul relied on his dribbling steps to get into the same position as Zhang Jun. From this position, he confidently used a step-back mid-range shot.

Kenny Smith said: "Although Chris Paul is a point guard, he is a master of mid-range shooting. His mid-range shooting is very accurate, and he has a lot of experience in playing small and big."

"With this ball, he passed Zhang Jun and then chose a fadeaway shot after retreating. The distance between him and Zhang Jun was further extended. Not only could he effectively avoid being blocked by the big man, but he could also use his own movement to The ball attracts defensive attention and creates more scoring opportunities for teammates.”

"When you see Paul playing on the court, you can only praise him for his ease."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking, a thunderous block shot sounded on the court.

Zhang Jun suddenly made a save, coming first and using his long arms to fan the basketball flying in the air.

James Jones was defending at a 45° angle on the right side, and he was confused as he watched the basketball flying into his arms.

"Did you get the ball now?"

"Quick break!" Steve Blake shouted as a reminder.

James Jones immediately took the ball and went down quickly.

The Hornets' defense was very fast. The little tank Bunch Wells quickly returned to the defense near the free throw line, like a giant tower. James Jones did not find a chance to score quickly and could only dribble to another three-pointer. Waiting outside the line for teammates to fall into position.

Chris Paul also rushed back quickly, and then felt a sudden strong wind behind him.

"Suffer it!"

Paul reacted and turned around subconsciously.

Zhang Jun quickly rushed in from the middle and rushed inside. James Jones, who was waiting for his teammates on the outside, did not hesitate and sent the ball to the sky.

Buckley immediately shouted.

"Ouch, what kind of rubbish ball did James Jones pass? He passed it sparsely. How could he throw the ball into the sky? Couldn't it have just been sent to Zhang Jun's arms? This would also give Zhang Jun more goals. Operability."

"Zhang Jun can play whatever he wants after holding the ball."

"And now if you send the basketball up into the sky, won't Zhang Jun have to do alley-oops?"

Amid Buckley's questioning, Zhang Jun suddenly jumped up. Paul saw a black shadow in the sky and unconsciously put his hands to his head to block it.

Zhang Jun spreads his legs, catches the ball, glides, and passes people with his hips.

One-handed battle ax snap!

boom!

!

The entire court was silent except for the metal creak of the rim being dunked and the sound of Zhang Jun landing after dunking.

Kenneth Smith couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and Barkley's right lip trembled upward.

All Portland fans suddenly burst into extremely warm applause.

Barkley reacted and said: "This should be the best dunk in the playoffs this year."

Kenny Smith nodded affirmatively and said: "Although the playoffs are not over yet, I can guarantee that this is definitely the best dunk in the playoffs this year, and there will be no more exceptions."

After dunking, Zhang Jun caused crazy shouts and roars from his teammates on the court. Fulai excitedly pushed Zhang Jun under the basket and shouted.

"Brother, you are not from Earth, right?"

James Jones curled his lips and patted Zhang Jun's chest and said: "You buckled that little dwarf, no, you buckled that little dwarf with your crotch."

Chris Paul had already been stunned and froze on the spot, and he didn't react until James Jones said "dwarf" appeared.

Paul angrily ran to James Jones, pointed his finger at him and said: "You are the fucking dwarf!"

James Jones didn't tolerate Paul at all and shouted directly: "I'm 203, you say I'm a dwarf?"

"You're a little dwarf and you don't have time to find someone, so why don't you come to compete with me?"

The referee at the bottom line quickly came over to separate the two. Fortunately, the importance of every game in the playoffs is self-evident. Several people present were smart people, but they just talked about it but did not take actual actions.

Paul was still scolding, but Tyson Chandler came over to stop him and reminded Paul to focus on his own safety. After all, he had already committed two fouls in this quarter.

Paul was carried away from the center of the whirlpool by Tyson Chandler. The guy was still angry and said, "It's okay to say I'm short, but it's not okay to say I'm small!"

At the end of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers led by 8 points at 60:52.

Zhang Jun's outstanding personal performance once again made Hornets head coach Byron Scott so angry that he finally couldn't bear it and sat back on the bench.

"No matter what happens in the next game, I will never let this guy score easily again, never!"

In the third quarter, the Blazers' entire starting lineup appeared.

Because Paul has already received three fouls, Zhang Jun goes towards the opponent in every round and every attack, and the ball goes straight to the basket.

In order to protect Paul and limit Zhang Jun's outstanding performance tonight, the Hornets began to use double-team defense.

Zhang Jun was forced to distribute the ball again, and Aldridge exploded tonight. In the third quarter, he made 5 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points in a single quarter and directly extended the lead to 10 points.

The fourth quarter of the game.

Paul also wanted to use his three-pointers to recover the score for the team like the previous game, but except for the first three-pointer, the remaining two three-pointers missed the basket.

As predicted by many media reporters and commentators, Chris Paul cannot have the same feel as he did in the last game every night, nor can he turn the tide with his super-level performance every night.

In the last three minutes, the game entered garbage time early.

The Trail Blazers won the game 116:104.

Portland fans witnessed the team's victory at home, and also witnessed Zhang Jun's astonishing hip-to-back dunk.

The moment the final buzzer sounded, countless MVP voices sounded.

Zhang Jun walked through the tunnel with a towel on his shoulders. He opened his hands and countless fans' hands passed through his fingertips.

"It's 2:1!"

"With two more wins, the Trail Blazers will reach the conference finals! Meet the winner of the Lakers and Spurs."

Kenny Smith couldn't help but give the Trail Blazers a thumbs up for their performance in this year's playoffs.

"This is a team that is obviously built around Zhang Jun. Their core in the second team and at critical moments is Zhang Jun. His shooting performance has also helped this team improve as a whole."

"Before this, who knew about Steve Blake, who knew about James Jones, Channing Flynn was unknown in the Eastern Knicks, and who knew about his three-point turret?"

"But now, both the Rockets and Hornets have lost to the Trail Blazers' second team. They can't guard Zhang Jun, let alone the perimeter bombing group he leads."

"This is a special offensive team. It is obviously not in line with the traditional offensive team, and it is not like the new generation Suns bombardment team."

Barkley nodded in agreement and said: "It just so happens that Zhang Jun has outstanding helpers like Luo Yin and Aldridge beside him. They may not be able to lead a team to the Western Conference finals, but they are fully capable of playing second and third place besides Zhang Jun." important role."

"Coupled with the Trail Blazers' shooting group, every link and coordination of this team complements each other. This is already a very mature team."

Barkley spoke highly of the Trail Blazers. Without Zhang Jun, this team would only be a Western Conference playoff team at best, but with Zhang Jun, a powerful scoring tool on the court, the league's leading scorer and a player who can score at critical moments. players, this team suddenly became the league's top team.

Looking back in hindsight, Zhang Jun is indeed more suitable for this team than Greg Oden, who was the top pick at that time.

Barkley continued: "As we predicted before, the Hornets only won one game at home through Chris Paul's extraordinary performance. Now that they are on the road, it is even more difficult to win."

"The big score is now 1:2. If the Hornets lose another game, it will be an abyss for them."

"Chris Paul will also miss the Western Conference Finals floor."

Post-game interview.

Chris Paul was asked about the trip and the foul he got when he was caught dragging an opponent while guarding Zhang Jun.

At this time, the Internet has already infinitely magnified the subtle actions on the court, and Paul's dirty defense on the court has also been seen by everyone.

"I just want to win. As long as I stand on the court, I will do everything I can to help the team win. I just do what I have to do."

These reporters are already used to Paul's arrogance.

Fortunately, although Paul is dirty, he rarely directly destroys his opponent's career with the purpose of destroying his opponent. Coupled with his small image, most of the time people around him will forgive Paul's irritating behavior.

The reporters turned to other questions.

"What did Zhang Jun's dunk mean to your entire career?"

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