Legend of Tomorrow

During the halftime break, everyone was discussing how many points Guo Xu would score today. He could continue to play if the point difference did not widen.

Many fans online also discussed George Karl's coaching level and believed that he was seriously overrated. Any coach who can allow the opponent's star to score 30 points in a single quarter must have very poor on-the-spot adaptability.

Although he is a well-known Coach of Thousand Victories in the league and has very senior qualifications, Karl does not get much respect. Almost everyone who has worked with him commented that this old man is sick!

He likes to criticize his players and gets into conflicts with people wherever he goes. Of course, he will also be criticized by others.

For example, he had a conflict with Ray Allen back then in the Bucks. The two exchanged insults in front of the media and both left in the end.

Kenyon Martin's evaluation of Carr was even more intense, Every player who has played for this bad guy and every coach who has worked under him can't stand him. He is really selfish, miserable and cowardly. No wonder he goes wherever he goes. Fired. He's definitely the worst coach I've ever played for. He also said Melo doesn't like defense, and he never teaches defense himself!

When he was young, he was nicknamed Crazy Carl and was labeled fierce and rude. He has always been controversial and often makes shocking remarks. In a parallel world, Karl wanted Iguodala to destroy Curry in the 2013 playoffs. This was later exposed because the upright Iguodala jumped out of the last year of the Nuggets' high-paying contract and joined the Warriors. .

In Carl's life, struggle has always been the two most important words. He also won the battle with cancer twice. Perhaps this is the footnote of his life.

Of course, no matter what data Guo Xu plays today, it is impossible for Karl to arrange players to destroy Guo Xu. Even if he arranged it, no Kings player would dare to implement such a tactic unless this person no longer wants to play in the NBA or even in the United States.

Vujacic is a clear example. Because he maliciously injured Guo Xu once, his career when he returned to Europe to play did not go well. He did not win the favor of Sharapova, and his entire life deviated from the direction.

The Kings' tactics in the second half were to hand the ball over to Harden, using the same star tactics as the Lakers.

Harden suddenly broke out in the third quarter, scoring 19 points on sudden shots. He also assisted Stein to score two baskets, and assisted Belinelli to hit a three-pointer, leading the team to overtake the score.

Harden seems to be capable of everything. He also grabbed 4 rebounds in a single quarter, and his data is heading towards a super triple-double.

The Lakers trailed 85 to 92 entering the final quarter. Guo Xu scored 15 points in a single quarter and hit three three-pointers, all of which were made when Hibbert was on the court.

Carl was convinced,

In the final quarter, Hibbert was said to not be allowed to play again. He was dumbfounded when encountering pick-and-rolls. He could only move around the penalty area and could not protect the backcourt rebounds.

Guo Xu scored 54 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in a heroic performance, but his teammates were dumbfounded and couldn't find the feeling. The others only scored 31 points in total.

This cannot be blamed on the lack of strength of the role players, but is determined by the tactical play. They have too few opportunities to take shots. They basically just stand still and catch the ball. It is difficult to ensure the touch when shooting occasionally.

Guo Xu used to like to control the number of shots, just to help his teammates open up. From the perspective of winning, it is best for the core players of the championship team to keep the number of shots within 20. Exceeding this number will definitely affect team coordination.

The score was behind. The Lakers players, including Guo Xu, defended seriously, but they still failed to defend. Harden had a seizure. In addition to making 7 three-pointers, Harden also made an astonishing number of free throws, 17 in just three quarters.

If he continues playing like this, Harden is likely to break his career single-game scoring record, and he has already scored 48 points.

Tyronn Lue has a headache. He was very successful in helping Guo Xu improve his statistics today, but it would not look good if the Lakers lose in the end. The king is not strong at first glance, and losing to them would be an upset.

In order to better defend Harden, Tyronn Lue replaced Andre Robertson, but Guo Xu stepped forward and asked for help at this time.

I'll defend Harden. Guo Xu directly arranged the tactics. Devin (Booker) will defend the point guard and be more active during the fast break. I will pass to you whenever I have the opportunity. If I miss Harden, wing Andre (Robertson) will be careful to interfere with the mid-range shot. The inside defense interferes with his layup and leaves people without range.

Tyronn Lue was a little embarrassed and complained wildly in his heart: Isn't it a joke that you are 183cm tall and defending Harden? Are you still ready to let go in the last quarter?

But looking at it from another angle, Guo Xu may score easily against Harden when he counterattacks.

Tyronn Lue looked at Guo Xu, silently asking for advice with his eyes. He felt bad if he directly opposed the team boss. Guo Xu smiled and nodded at him, meaning to reassure him.

Tyronn Lu saw that his boss had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to be a quiet puppet and said, Let's fight like this.

The game started, the Kings attacked first, Guo Xu followed Harden and started to defend closely.

Rondo didn't play at the moment. Karl felt that his offense was too bad, so he sent Collison to share Harden's offensive pressure. At first glance, it was Guo Xu who was defending Harden, and Collison passed the half court and immediately distributed the ball.

Collison singled out Booker because of his speed advantage, but Harden's chance looked better.

The home fans were extremely excited. A direct confrontation between the cores of the two teams in the final quarter was what they wanted to see most. If Harden scored more points than Guo Xu and won the game, he might have become a god in one battle.

Guo Xu first gambled and failed to steal, and then made a defense that shocked everyone's jaws, getting stuck behind Harden.

Harden was a little confused. No one had ever defended him like this. He soon discovered an embarrassing situation. He could only dribble forward and could not do the familiar under-crotch dribbling and step-back shooting.

Harden dribbled the ball into the three-point line easily, but felt very uncomfortable because he rarely made mid-range shots and the offensive rhythm was disrupted.

Last season, Harden's mid-range shots accounted for only 7.4% of the total shots, making 0.6 of 1.3 shots and a shooting percentage of 43.1%. He also didn't take many large two-point shots, accounting for 13.1% of the total shots, 0.8 of 2.4 shots, and a shooting percentage of 33.7%.

Harden does not practice mid-range shooting in the team. He coaches three-pointers and breakthroughs, and has developed a habit in the past few years. He imitates Guo Xu's style of play, with a true shooting rate of over 60% and extremely high efficiency.

It is true that Guo Xu did not take many mid-range shots during the Suns era, because there would be teammates who would take on this task. Even so, he would practice mid-range shots. Few shots are not like Harden's almost no shots. In this time loop, Guo Xu and Wang Jun have even developed their mid-range shot into a killer weapon in duels.

Harden was not in the right rhythm, but with no one in front of him to defend him, he still chose to take a mid-range shot. Robertson on the wing let go of Solomon and interfered slightly, and the ball missed.

Horford got the rebound and immediately passed it to Guo Xu. There were two mismatches on the court, Guo Xu versus Harden, Booker versus Collison, 3-on-3 in the frontcourt.

Harden did not stick to his body, allowing Guo Xu to receive the pass comfortably and quickly advance to the frontcourt.

Guo Xu shot a three-pointer from one meter outside the left three-point line. Harden retreated too far, stepped forward and just stretched out his hand, and the ball went in.

88 to 92, Guo Xu scored 57th.

The Kings attacked, Harden asked for the ball from the outside again, and Collison passed it.

Just as Harden was about to make a move, he found that Guo Xu had gone behind him again, forcing him to dribble forward and break through.

Whether they were in front of the TV or watching the game live, everyone was dumbfounded.

What is this stuff? Defend from behind? Doesn't this allow Harden to shoot freely when he is open?

Harden made an emergency stop and shot a three-pointer. Guo Xu got stuck behind him, causing Harden to lean forward slightly. To everyone's surprise, his open three-pointer hit again...