Yu Fei's pressure on Paul threw the Hornets into disarray.
When the Hornets lost their usual game rhythm because of Paul's frenzy, the Supersonics surged ahead, leading by 18 points before halftime.
Byron Scott said to Paul, "Chris, you see? If you can't keep your cool, we become sitting ducks."
Paul saw, but what could he do?
Keeping calm in front of Yu Fei was a difficult task.
In the second half, the Hornets caught up some points under Paul's lead, but Yu Fei and Roy quickly interrupted their momentum.
Yu Fei fired from the outside, while Roy shattered Paul's defense one-on-one.
When the Supersonics' outside dual-core was both performing, they were nearly unbeatable.
By the end of the third quarter, the Supersonics led the Hornets by 15 points.
At the start of the fourth quarter, other Supersonics players stepped up as well.