In Zeng Xingyang's impression, this was the case when Paul later joined the Rockets and the Suns.
The Rockets had Harden, and the Suns had Booker, both of whom could compensate for Paul's lack of firepower.
Now, the Clippers' Redick obviously couldn't help Paul much; he was just a catch-and-shoot scorer.
And Crawford was the type of player who, when given the ball, could take on five opponents by himself, completely independent of Paul.
Clippers' offense.
Paul passed the ball to Crawford on the right side.
Crawford made a crossover and broke through for a one-on-two.
He went for a flying layup but was disrupted, and Jokic secured the rebound.
Nuggets' offense.
Jokic dribbled to the front court and passed to Zeng Xingyang on the right side.
After just taking advantage of a mismatch with Paul, Jokic chose not to attack again.
Zeng Xingyang received the ball and faced Paul.
Decisively started backing him down.
Backed him down from beyond the three-point line into the paint.
