overlooking the pitch

Chapter 396 Paul Injured
52 wins and 6 points. After the Clippers defeated the Timberwolves, their winning streak finally reached 22 games. Interestingly, they once again faced the Rockets, the holder of the original second consecutive winning record, in this game. .

Because the first winning streak record is almost the 33 winning streak of the Lakers in ancient times. At that time, in the entire league, the strength of all the teams was very different. In the 1971-72 season, in the legendary center Wilt Chamberlain and Led by shooting guards Jerry West and Gail Goodrich, they won a total of 33 consecutive victories. The gap between this lineup and most other teams is like the gap between the NBA and the CBA.

In comparison, being able to win more than 20 games now is even more shocking than the 33-game winning streak at that time. The last time the Rockets' desperate defense did not succeed in stopping this Clippers team, and now they have another Given such an opportunity, all the Houston fans came to watch this game. For them, this game is very important, and it is related to their honor.

The Rockets are as hard as ever, this time in their own home court, so they want to show their better side, especially their point guard, Patrick Beverley, whose defense against Chris Paul is Well done in the first quarter.

Mad dog defense, which is completely different from the upper body confrontation imagined at the beginning, Chris Paul made 5 of 1 shots in the first quarter, but Patrick Beverley also got two fouls.

Chris Paul has always made a lot of small moves on the defensive end. Pulling clothes or something is completely childish for him. Dipping is already a habitual skill for him, so what arm to use, secretly use an elbow to push It is normal for him to look at the opposing players.

But facing a defense like Patrick Beverly, he felt a little helpless, annoyed, and even scared. He was either doing something secretly, or doing it blatantly.

For example, at the end of the first quarter, Chris Paul's change of direction clearly made Patrick Beverly's center of gravity completely tilted to the left, and a change of direction in an instant can pass him directly, but this pass People failed, and the reason is very simple. When Chris Paul was about to pass, Patrick Bev used his right elbow to push Chris Paul's waist.

Originally, this action must have given him a foul, but the referee hesitated for a long time, and still did not blow the whistle, no foul?Not only the Clippers players, but even the Rockets players were taken aback. James Harden reacted instantly, picked up the basketball and hit a counterattack, directly withstood the defense and completed a very beautiful counterattack , tied the score at the end of the first quarter.

At this moment, Chris Paul couldn't calm down at all, and rushed directly to the referee to protest: "This is a foul, an absolute foul, there is no doubt."

The referee knows he is wrong. This is the home court of the Rockets. You guys want to break the record of the Rockets. If this ball directly makes their main point guard get his third foul before finishing the first quarter, I'm afraid no matter whether it makes sense or not, it will be booed and smashed down.

But even if they gave the Rockets this face, the Rockets players didn't seem very satisfied, because they thought it was right to give Chris Paul a technical foul.

In the second quarter of the game, inspired by the absence of a penalty, the defensive strength of the Rockets team was instantly raised to a higher level. Anson's breakthrough made contact with Chandler Parsons from the side when he made the final shot. , Although the goal was scored, it was also an obvious foul.

There is no foul, there is no foul, as long as you are not directly pushed to the ground by the Rockets, then there will be no fouls. This is not the usual style of the Rockets, but there is no way, this game is of great significance to them, or On their home court, they cannot lose.

This also made the Clippers' movements start to increase, and the two sides fought full of gunpowder, which also caused problems. Today, An Sheng's hand feels mediocre. For Chris Paul, he needs to take on more responsibilities. In the second quarter, he returned to the court after only a 2-minute break.

When the game reached the 7th minute of the second quarter, Chris Paul began to feel a little soreness in his knee. In 2011, his knee was seriously injured that season, so at this time, he was very cautious. , wanting to call out a pause.

It's just that at this moment, he had just collected the ball and was about to call a timeout. Patrick Beverley, who was in front of them, suddenly rushed out, trying to grab the ball when Chris Paul handed over the timeout.

This one directly threw Chris Paul to the ground, and this time, the referee finally couldn't turn a blind eye, unless he didn't plan to go to Los Angeles again for the rest of his life.An Sheng and Anthony Davis rushed forward in an instant and picked up Patrick Beverly and threw it away. Not only were they on the front line in playing, but they were also on the front line in fighting.

The Rockets immediately booed at home. They were very dissatisfied with the action of the Clippers this time, thinking that they should give the opponent a technical foul, and then soon, the sound stopped, because they found that things did not seem to be what they thought. So simple.

But the consequences of this foul were not small. Chris Paul did not stand up immediately and was injured. Brad Stevens felt a little bit in his heart. This was not an act, although Chris Paul Paul will dive, but he will definitely go up the first time after the whistle blows.

With a wave of his hand, the team doctor of the Clippers hurried up, helped Chris Paul up, then limped off the field, and then shook his head at Brad Stevens, the meaning was very clear. The game is impossible to play again.

Chris Paul's injury has cast a big shadow on the prospects of the Clippers. Let alone what to do in this game, even if this game is won, what will happen next, not to mention whether the Bulls can be broken? The regular season win record, more importantly, cannot affect the playoffs.Knee injuries have always been one of the biggest problems for every player. Now the Clippers have no intention of playing. What they want to figure out is what happened to Chris Paul's injury this time, will it affect the playoffs.

(End of this chapter)