Defending champion

Chapter 325 Paul's return date

Chapter 113 Paul's Return Date

In the second quarter, the Hornets were still fighting off the bench.

Because of Paul's injury.David West, leader of the Hornets' bench, has been moved into the starting lineup.The Hornets' bench lacked the leadership of David West, and the Hornets' bench played like headless flies.

During this period of rotation, the Hornets were chased by the Charlotte Bobcats for 12 points.When Jack waited for the main starter to come up, the Hornets created an 18-point lead in the first quarter.Suddenly, it turned into nothing.

The main force of the Hornets came up, and Jack was the first to grab the ball as soon as he came on the field. Jack stole the ball and went down quickly. Like a white lightning, he rushed directly to the basket, bent his knees, kicked the ground, and pulled his body directly from the free throw line.

With a loud bang, the basket was severely deformed under the bombardment of Jack's hands, and the basket drooped severely!

Jack's performance didn't end there.

The Bobcats missed a shot, Chandler grabbed the rebound, and Jack made a quick drive to the basket.A bowling pass from Chandler, Jack leaps through the air and grabs the ball.

The Charlotte Bobcats' return defense was not very timely, and Jack had a fast break opportunity.After Jack received it, he started quickly and directly, hitting the basket.

Even Jack who is still starting is difficult to defend, let alone Jack who has already started.The Jack that rushed up was like a small tank, who could stop it.

Jack is like a cheetah in a prey, dribbling the ball to the basket at a very high speed, kneeling and kicking the ground, his body is pulled up from the ground, Jack regards himself as a dynamite bag, and moves towards the basket. The basket was close at hand, with a loud bang, Jack slammed the ball into the basket hard.

The Hornets also extended the score to double digits because of Jack's two consecutive shocking dunks as soon as he came on the court.Not only that, facing Jack's terrifying momentum, the Charlotte Bobcats called a timeout.

Jack's attacking momentum is so fierce, if he doesn't take some special measures to deal with it.Then the consequences will be unimaginable.

However, Jack has a problem at this point.Is it really possible to suspend it?

The Charlotte Bobcats are like the Rockets' strategy of double-teaming Jack in the last game.Use two or even three people to intercept Jack collectively.

In this regard, Jack just smiled lightly.The purpose of such a desperate breakthrough in front of Jack is to attract all the defensive attention of the Charlotte Bobcats so as to create scoring opportunities for the Hornets players.

Jack asked for the ball in the low post for post-up singles, and the Charlotte Bobcats' double-team defense strategy was very decisive and thorough.

As soon as Jack got the ball, the Bobcats players immediately surrounded him.Jack threw the ball across without looking at it, and handed the ball to Peja Stockovic, who had been ambushing on the baseline for a long time. Peja Stockovic served as the Hornets' fixed-point fort.

Peja Stockovic wasn't surprised at all that Jack would hand the ball into his hands. Peja shot straight up, and shot a three-pointer from the outside line. A layer of brilliant spray was stirred up on the basket.

In front of the Hornets' impenetrable defense, the Bobcats' offensive shooting percentage dropped seriously.

"Bah..."

Chandler grabs the rebound.Jack holds the ball at the free throw line, and the cooperation between Jack and Chandler's internal pass is high and low.

After receiving the ball, Chandler paused, bent his knees, kicked off the ground, and jumped up directly from the ground. With a loud bang, Chandler brought the atmosphere of the Hornets team to a climax.

The Charlotte Bobcats couldn't resist the Hornets' attack like a tide. In the second half of the second quarter, the Bobcats suffered a big defeat. The Hornets beat the Bobcats 18-0, and the half quarter ended. After that, the Hornets have expanded the point difference to 24 points.

At the beginning of the second half, the Hornets did not give the Bobcats any chance.

Jack played consecutive singles in the second half. Jack made 4 of 4 shots at the beginning of the game. At the same time, he also scored 2 plus ones. In the second half, he directly helped the Hornets extend their lead by 30 points.

Therefore, the game entered the garbage time ahead of time, and Jack did not play in the following time.

In the end, the Hornets beat the Charlotte Bobcats at home.

However, the victory or defeat of this game was already expected.Jack and the others are still more worried about Paul's injury.

As soon as the game ended, the results of Paul's test came out ahead of schedule.Jack suffered a massive strain in his back, and Paul suffered a tear in his right knee.Paul may be off for almost a month.In other words, Paul will not be able to return until the end of March, or even April.

This is undoubtedly a big bad news for the Hornets.Nothing could be more terrifying than real.

Paul averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game this season.Paul has become the number one scorer after Jack of the Hornets, and it is important to ensure that Byron Scott's tactics can be implemented consistently.Paul was injured like this, which is undoubtedly a major blow to the Hornets.

However, injuries are also an unpredictable thing.Taking Paul this month off is necessary in the long run.

"I was injured and couldn't play, and the Hornets might be a blessing in disguise," Paul said in answer to a reporter's question at his first media meeting after knee surgery. 'From my point of view, it gives more confidence to the other players.Hopefully when I come back... we'll be in the playoffs. "

"I really don't want to get hurt at this time, but what can I do, that's how it (injury) comes. But this is a good opportunity ... I can get more rest time. Hey, Jack's Hornets for a while I'll leave it to you. But when I come back, you have to hand over my starting point guard position to me." Paul said at the press conference.

Regarding his own injury, Paul still maintains an optimistic attitude, "Fortunately, my injury is not the most serious one. Before the test results came out, I thought that my entire season would be scrapped? But now Just recuperating for a month. I think I'm still lucky, and I want to thank God for his blessing."

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The news that Paul was injured and absent spread wildly in the league for a while.

Chris Paul is known as the brain of the Hornets, and the importance of Paul Byron Scott's tactical system is self-evident.

In the next two games against the Utah Jazz and the Detroit Pistons, Jack lost all without exception.

In the Jazz game, the Hornets lacked Paul, and it was difficult to resist the Utah Shuangsha's cavalry.In the end, the Hornets lost the game by a big score of 98 to 120.

In this game, Jack played a total of 38 minutes in the game. Jack encountered 3 or even 4 double-team defenses in the game.However, Jack eventually made 22 of 10 shots, scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and also sent 7 assists.

However, Jack still couldn't applaud. When he came to the Utah Jazz, everyone in the Hornets seemed to be frozen, and no one was still normal.In addition to Jack, the only player who scored in double figures in the starting lineup was David West.

In the game against the Detroit Pistons, Jack also scored 34 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and sent 7 assists.

However, it is a pity that Jack failed to connect the entire team together to form a consistent hemp rope.

The Hornets also lost two games in a row this time, which caused the Hornets' ranking in the league to drop.

The Hornets were beaten by the San Antonio Spurs who came behind.The Hornets therefore ranked second in the West.

The overall ranking of the Hornets in the league has also slipped to third place, ranking third in the league.

(End of this chapter)