Chapter 44 Kobe's shock!
Paul's face had no initial ease, nor the anger he had just calmed down.
The young man in front of him is no longer a junior. This is a real opponent, and it is likely that he is even stronger than the opponents he has faced before!
There are not many opponents in the league nowadays.
Nash has excellent organizational skills and can bring the Suns into the best offensive team in the league, but Nash's ability is only reflected in offense, but defense is equal to nothing. When he faces Nash, it is a process of mutual explosion;
Kidd was still very evil, but he was old and could no longer keep up with him. The game in January proved that he had crossed the mountain of Kidd. Looking back, Kidd could not surpass him in personal abilities;
As for the younger generation Rose and Westbrook, he admitted that these two young people are indeed first-class in physical fitness, but they still seem very immature and they need time to settle down;
In his eyes, only one person who can truly be called an opponent is Deron Williams.
I don’t know why, every time I meet Delong, he is always pressed down. Everyone jokes about Delong as he eats and sleeps to play Paul. In fact, his data in every fight between the two is over Delong, but for the point guard, what really reflects their strength is the team’s victory.
In his fight with Deron, Deron led the team to defeat his team most of the time, which is where this joke comes from.
Paul basically did not respond to this joke. He was arrogant and the team lost if they lost. He would not retort that he did not lose because his data was higher.
Apart from these people, Paul did not think that other point guards were his opponents, but now he suddenly realized that another such person appeared.
Paul received the ball and advanced quickly, and Zhou Mubai controlled it all the way, so he did not let Paul get rid of it easily, and would not force it too much, because it was of little use for players of Paul's level.
Paul did not intend to break through by himself, but waved to get a pick-and-roll. David West is a very good pick-and-roll inside line. He has a strong body and can hold on to the defender. He has a fast downward speed. The key is that his pick-and-roll bounces out of the ball in the middle distance.
When West saw Paul wavering, he rushed up immediately.
What makes Zhou Mubai different from ordinary people is that his brain always models people on the court, whether it is an opponent or his own teammates.
When West rushed up to stand still, Zhou Mubai suddenly started to move forward and easily crossed West. Not only that, he also took this step to block Paul's breakthrough route. Paul wanted to choose a breakthrough next time, and he could only break through the route he chose, or he could only retreat and reorganize.
When Zhou Mubai robbed, Paul immediately broke through the side where Zhou Mubai chose to let him pass. Of course, ordinary people would not be willing to enter such a trap, but Paul was not afraid. His height and speed allowed him to control the ball steadily even among people. At this time, it was when he was disrupting his opponent's defense line and taking advantage of the situation. This way of playing was his way of leading the team.
Seeing this, Zhou Mubai smiled and quickly followed, holding onto one side of Paul's body, holding up his left hand. His height was ten centimeters taller than Paul. He followed Paul's footsteps and was able to cover Paul.
Paul was not afraid, his speed had already increased. He planned to break through another step, and then hit Zhou Mubai with his body, and then stop and jump shot or change direction.
At this speed, Zhou Mubai will definitely not be able to control his body by his sudden emergency stop and confronting his body, and then he will have room to do what he wants to do.
Paul adjusted his posture, put his left hand up, and leaned against Zhou Mubai's body with his body. He planned to continue this force to control his body and make room.
But things were not as he imagined. Paul himself bounced out a little space, but Zhou Mubai was not pushed away, and he just took a slight pause to control his body.
Zhou Mubai's body is so confusing. He is obviously a monster-level physical fitness, but he looks like an ordinary person. Well, he probably has a figure like Peng Yuyan. Such a figure looks good in the eyes of ordinary people, but he looks weak in the eyes of NBA-level players.
In addition to physical fitness, Zhou Mubai has experienced wars and many ups and downs over the past thousand years, so he has never slacked off on his physical training. He has learned martial arts with many martial artists, so his control over his body has reached a peak in seconds.
This is why he has controlled basketball skills to this level in just a few months, based on this ability to control the body.
Using this ability to attack will make the opponent dumbfounded. Using this ability to defend will make the opponent worry.
Just like Paul now, Zhou Mubai's defense is like a candy, sticking tightly to his body, but it has to be said that Zhou Mubai's defense is very clean, with almost no small moves, and he will not take action casually.
Regarding this, Van Gundy praised: "Zhou Mubai's defense is really too clean. I have always told players that defense should not be clean, but to fight. But Zhou Mubai, this young man, he only needs to be clean, because his defense is too good."
McBrien said: "I think his defense is very much like Glove Gary Payton."
Van Gundy Jr. smiled and said, "No, Payton's defense is not so clean, but I agree that his defense is at the level of Gary Payton."
Paul felt like he was facing a top defender. He hadn't felt suffocating for a long time. Zhou Mubai followed him, covered him with his long arms, and used his body to delay his pace, so that he could not see the basket or his teammates' open space!
Even when he was playing against Delong, he didn't feel that way. Delong could only reduce his efficiency, but Zhou Mubai was controlling him!
He won't let himself score, or even assist him!
Paul felt chilling. He had never encountered such an opponent before. A huge fear grabbed his heart. Zhou Mubai's face was as calm as a devil.
Kobe followed his opponent who lived in the bottom corner and made room to see the showdown between Paul and Zhou Mubai. Seeing Paul like a moth trapped in the screen, he could not get rid of Zhou Mubai's control, Kobe's eyes were shocked.
Kobe and Paul faced a head-on match. Paul was not something Fisher could hold. At the critical moment, Kobe would take the initiative to defend Paul. It is precisely because of this that he truly knew how difficult Paul was.
Chapter completed!