After many games, Paul returned to the rotation, but Paul s negative impact on the Clippers is still visible to the naked eye.

In the previous NBA regular season, the Philadelphia 76ers, playing at home, completed a desperate counterattack in the final quarter and narrowly defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 110-108. After this game, the 76ers, who have won two of the last three games, have improved their record to 8-5, and their ranking has risen to sixth in the Western Conference; while the Clippers, who have suffered two consecutive losses, have dropped to 4-10, and continue to rank fourth from the bottom in the Western Conference.

In this game, Chris Paul, who got a chance to play again after many games, still performed at a dismal level. Paul played 11 minutes and 13 seconds, shooting 1 of 2 from the field and 1 of 1 from beyond the three-point line. He scored 3 points and 2 rebounds. He also had 2 fouls and a plus-minus of -6. Paul still lacks sufficient contributions on both offense and defense, his scoring ability is still insufficient, and his abilities in passing and organization have also not been demonstrated. In addition, his performance on the defensive end was also very unsatisfactory, and he was completely unable to play his role on the defensive end. Overall, Paul's performance on both ends of the offense and defense is very disappointing. He really cannot achieve the effect he should have. It seems that he can no longer keep up with the intensity and rhythm of this level of competition. He is really limited on the court.

In the NBA regular season last season, Paul played all 82 games on behalf of the San Antonio Spurs as the starting point guard, averaging 28 minutes per game. According to statistics, he had 8.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.3 blocks, 1.6 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, shooting 42.7% from the field, 37.7% from the three-point range, and 92.4% from the free throw line. In the previous NBA preseason, Paul played a total of 3 times, averaging 18.9 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points, 3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. He also had 1.3 turnovers and 2 fouls. He shot 47.1% from the field, 50% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line. Since the start of this season, Paul has played a total of 9 times in the first 14 games, averaging 12.7 minutes per game, averaging 2.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal per game, as well as 0.8 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 25.9% from the field, 30% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

Paul's overall performance this season is indeed too poor. Compared with last season, there has indeed been a visible cliff-like decline. It seems that Paul no longer has any competitiveness. He has no scoring ability on the offensive end, his passing ability and organizational ability are not as good as before, and he is targeted by opponents everywhere on the defensive end. Paul's poor performance also caused him to fall out of the team's rotation in the previous games. It is estimated that in this game, Tyronn Lue was also afraid of a situation in the locker room, so he returned Paul to the rotation. As a result, everyone saw the performance of Paul, who returned to the rotation, and it was indeed very difficult. I don’t know if Coach Lu will dare to continue to let Paul appear in the rotation. Is the locker room more important, or is the team’s record and his coaching position more important?