In NBA games, confrontation and physical combat need to be separated.

Hand-to-hand combat is also confrontation, but the confrontation and hand-to-hand combat that NBA often talks about are two completely different things.

The physical fight occurs before the ball is caught.

NBA players can take many, many more intense actions before catching the ball.

Defensive players can make violent moves, and so can offensive players, so this is called physical combat.

Fighting in the arena.

Ye Si often appears in some very interesting scenes during games.

For example, when Ye Si is running without the ball, he is often sandwiched by the opponent's defensive players like a sandwich.

It was not obvious last season. Last season, the entire NBA was not so clear about Ye's off-ball defense. After this season, it was clear and decisive. When Ye was running without the ball, he encountered something before catching the ball.

The defense is extremely strong.

This sandwich is one of the most typical.

After seeing this situation, many commentators said that the Seattle SuperSonics were playing four against five on the court, and the other player disappeared.

The league and the referees on the field very much condone this kind of confrontation or hand-to-hand combat without the ball.

As long as there are no harmful actions, this kind of confrontation or hand-to-hand combat can increase the enjoyment of the game.

Offensive players and defensive players rack their brains to defeat and get rid of their opponents when they don't have the ball, which is something fans want to see.

But if a player encounters such intensity of defense after catching the ball, it is really a foul.

The current NBA protection of offensive players mainly protects offensive players holding the ball.

After all, offensive players and defensive players are equal when they don't have the ball, even if they box each other.

But offensive players are vulnerable when holding the ball. To use the simplest metaphor, if an offensive player fights with a defensive player while holding the ball, he still has to use one hand to control the ball.

This is just about controlling the ball. If the player holding the ball jumps to shoot and the defensive player plays dirty, the offensive player really has nothing to do.

Therefore, the league's biggest protection for offensive players holding the ball is that the intensity of confrontation can only reach the level of confrontation, and it must not rise to the level of physical combat.

Even in a confrontation, some actions are not allowed.

As for Durant, the confrontation he is improving and practicing now is also a confrontation after holding the ball, not a physical fight before holding the ball.

Jerry Sloan did this to Durant in this game, which really surprised Yeezy.

Durant almost never faced this kind of situation when doing catching exercises with him.

Durant's catching exercises are to train the upper limit of Durant's catching ability.

It will not create difficulties for Durant to catch the ball. The intensity of the confrontation is not that great at all.

The game restarted in the second quarter and the Utah Jazz attacked.

The score on the court is now 30 to 24, with the Seattle SuperSonics leading by 6 points.

This is not a small point difference, but because the Seattle SuperSonics only scored 15 points in the first quarter, the morale of the Jazz players was quite good.

The Jazz's first wave of offense showed the current morale of this team.

After Deron Williams dribbled the ball past half-court, he did not initiate the pick-and-roll tactics that were restricted in this game with Boozer, nor did he try to challenge Ye Si.

Si was still one step away and made a long-range three-pointer!

Deron Williams has made a lot of three-pointers this season, and his 39.5% shooting percentage is not bad. Deron Williams' three-point shooting percentage in his rookie season has reached 41.6%, but Deron's three-pointers are a bit

It's special. Sometimes it happens no matter how you cast it, and sometimes it doesn't happen no matter how you cast it. It's just like the Six Meridians Divine Sword in martial arts novels.

But this time, the 'Six-Pulse Divine Sword' thrown by Deron hit the net with a crisp sound. After Rondo hit the three-pointer, the point difference between the two teams also became three points.

Seeing Deron Williams' three-pointer, Jerry Sloan, who had always had a confident expression on his face on the sidelines, now had an even brighter smile.

Now every time he plays against the Sonics, Deron's performance is like a nightmare.

It may be incredible to say it.

In Jerry Sloan's opinion, Deron Williams has always been one of the best point guards in the league.

Even the second-best point guard after Nash.

No, if Nash and Deron were put together, he would choose Deron without any hesitation.

Deron's current reputation in the league is not very high, and his popularity is not that great. Even the popularity he is mentioned is quite bad.

But one thing is, there is absolutely no problem with Deron's strength.

The currently recognized number one point guard in the league is Nash, the second point guard in history, and the only two point guards in league history who can win the Finals MVP and regular season MVP.

In today's NBA, Nash's reputation in the NBA is at its peak.

Many people are expecting Nash to lead the Suns to become the strongest team in history this year, win the MVP and FMVP again, and shake the Magic's position as the number one point guard in history.

If we were talking about the league's top point guard in the past, Nash and Kidd would still have some saliva.

But now, Nash is the well-deserved No. 1 point guard. As for Kidd? Let's just be his base.

And what about the future No. 1 point guard in the league now?

There is also a well-deserved name, Chris Paul!

The point guard who was considered to be Isiah Thomas Jr. when he entered the league finally produced the numbers of Isiah Thomas at his peak this season.

Chris Paul not only has excellent statistics, but also has excellent team performance.

In this so-called most terrifying season in the Western Conference, the Thunder led by Chris Paul crushed the Mavericks, the strongest team in the league last year!

No, not only did they crush the Mavericks, but the Jazz were also crushed in terms of record by the Thunder led by Paul.

Nash, the current number one point guard in the league, Paul, the number one point guard in the league in the future.

These two point guards who represent the present and the future are very powerful, but Deron has never suffered a loss when facing these two people.

Not only has he never suffered a loss, but no one will believe it. Steve Nash, the league's current number one point guard, has only had two games with a 50% shooting percentage against Deron since his rookie season.

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This is Steve Nash!

The player who shoots red from all areas on the court, the player who has no shooting weaknesses!

When facing Deron, Nash was not only low in efficiency, but also in low quantity.

Nash, who has averaged more than 25 points per game for two consecutive seasons, had a high score of 22 points before this season when facing Deron.

Although the Suns won the first match this season, it was quite difficult to win.

It can be said that Deron is one of the few players in the league who can compete equally with Nash in a direct competition!

No, if he were a little less modest, DeLong would even be the dominant player.

And what about Chris Paul, another top point guard in the league?

Chris Paul was even worse when facing Deron.

Chris Paul has been a top-notch point guard with a stable average of more than 168 points per game since his rookie season.

For Paul, playing 2010 in one game is standard. This didn't start from this season. It was like this in Paul's rookie season.

It can be said that as long as Paul is willing, he can play 2010 in one game starting from his rookie season.

But what was Paul's performance when facing Deron?

From the past two seasons to now, Chris Paul has been unable to score more than 15 points in 6 consecutive games when facing Deron!

This is the number of points scored. If you count efficiency, Paul's efficiency is even worse. Paul has played against Deron 8 times in his career, and only once has his shooting rate exceeded 50%. In this half of the game, Paul's record is 1 win and 7 losses.

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If in the previous seasons, the Jazz had the advantage and Deron had the advantage of teammates, then this season, the Thunder's strength and record are superior to the Jazz. But this season, Paul and Deron lost both games!

Paul, who averaged close to 2,212 points per game this season, averaged 10.5 points and 6 assists against Deron!

In other words, when Paul faced Deron, not only did he lose, but his statistics were only half of his per-game average.

With this data and this record, Paul was simply beaten when he faced Deron.

They say yes means eating, sleeping and playing spurs.

Yao Ming eats, sleeps and plays World of Warcraft.

Deron was eating, sleeping and beating Paul!

The league's current number one point guard and the league's future number one point guard will all be beaten when facing Deron.

If Sloan had to choose, who would he choose?

Of course Delong!

In Jerry Sloan's view, Deron's hard power is the number one point guard in the league!

It's just a little regrettable that this point guard with the best strength in the league was really miserable when facing yes!

How great Deron was when facing Paul, but how miserable he was when facing Yes.
To be continued...