Chris Paul started from the bench for the first time in his career.

After 18 years in the NBA, spending 1,365 matches as a starting point guard, Chris Paul had his first appearance starting from the bench in the Golden State Warriors jersey.

As a veteran defender, Chris Paul’s willingness to step back to start on the bench is an extremely noble sacrifice. Every time Chris Paul comes on the court, there will be an extremely different style of play for the Golden State Warriors, a style of control, a regulated pace consistent with the nature of a basketball match with a pacer.

Coach Steve Kerr also shared with the media that Chris Paul’s sacrifice as a veteran was truly noble and great and created an example for the entire team to follow.

In past matches, Chris Paul has coordinated extremely well with Klay Thompson to gradually bring about a Klay Thompson who always knows how to burn:

– When receiving passes from Chris Paul, Klay Thompson has a ratio of 10/16FG, 4/7 3FG

– When not receiving passes from Chris Paul, Klay Thompson has 3/14FG, 1/8 3FG

Believe that with passes like Chris Paul’s, Klay Thompson will find his torch hands again soon.

Chris Paul shares how it felt coming off the bench for the first time in his career: “It was different. It’s different, but at the end of the day, it’s basketball, you know. And so for me, the warmup is different, you know. A lot of it was, but once you get out there playing in the game, now it’s, it’s hooping.”

With Chris Paul starting on the bench, surely the Golden State Warriors will be an extremely scary team, right?