Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu's participation in entertainment activities did not delay the NBA games. In January, the Lakers won again and he won the Western Conference Player of the Month award.

On the 31st, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 124-106, and their opening record reached a terrifying 50 wins and 0 losses, setting a historical record.

The Nuggets management couldn't bear it and wanted to trade center DeAndre Jordan in the mid-term. This guy only knows how to grab rebounds. He doesn't help the team offensively, and it also makes it difficult for Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo to break through.

Jordan, Faried, and Antetokounmpo were unable to break the zone defense when they were on the court together. Point guard Mudiay had a poor shot and relied on breakthroughs to mix up, but he also couldn't open up space.

To make matters worse, the two point guards Mudiay and Essam are not good at launching fast breaks. The Nuggets scored 106 points in this game entirely because of the Lakers players.

Antetokounmpo has already begun to think about leaving. He is doing worse than in the parallel world with the Bucks. Without teammates who can shoot three-pointers and help open up the space, Antetokounmpo's strengths will not be fully utilized. He mainly attacks in the low post, shooting only 49.2% from the field.

The opponent's big men are all under the basket, but Antetokounmpo still has to insist on hitting the basket again and again. If he can't practice long-range shots, he will never be able to compare with Durant at the small forward position.

The Nuggets now want Antetokounmpo to switch to power forward, trade away the two insiders, and build a team with him as the core.

Jordan is a little easier to handle and has super physical fitness. Farid couldn't be traded at all. After he suffered a serious shoulder injury, his ability to fly and escape declined. He couldn't find his position on the defensive end, and his defensive effect was not good.

The Lakers won 50 games and only played overtime once. They were invincible.

Guo Xu has always used a style of play that ensures shooting percentage and focuses on breakthrough points. He only takes more shots during counterattacks and easily gets singles opportunities. If he couldn't win against the Lakers last season, it doesn't matter this year. Giving Durant the ball to attack can also ensure efficiency in positional battles and attract double teams.

Durant's true shooting percentage of 65.7% hit a career high. Looking only at the player's personal ability, Durant can rank among the top three in the league, which means that Guo Xu and James' comprehensive abilities are slightly stronger than him. Because Curry is not good enough on the defensive end, he is inferior to Durant on the offensive end.

Another person who can make Guo Xu feel lazy is Al Horford.

Looking at the data, Horford averaged 14 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5 assists in 31 minutes per game, which seemed ordinary. In fact, his tactical role is huge. This season, his mid-range shooting percentage is the highest among insiders in the league, and he can also assist in passing the ball to the right teammates.

After Adams joined,

Horford also performed better on the defensive end. Nurkic is only good at defending the penalty area, while Adams is more active and dares to go out and defend the pick-and-roll. At this time, as long as the opponent's defender breaks through Adams, Horford has to cover the penalty area, showing excellent defensive awareness and mobility.

The Lakers' two generals played well, but Westbrook was left behind.

The Thunder's current record is outside the playoffs, ranking only 11th in the Western Conference. Although Wei Shao averaged a terrifying 30+10+10 triple-double per game, almost everyone said that he was a scumbag.

The gossip media TMZ, which is not too big a deal to watch the excitement, contacted Robertson about this matter.

Only one person in NBA history has averaged a triple-double per game, and that is Robertson. He accomplished this achievement in the 1961-1962 season, averaging 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game. The inevitable discussion is, who had the more impressive triple-double season?

Big O first praised Wei Shao, thinking that he played a brilliant season, and believed that Wei Shao will without a doubt enter the Hall of Fame.

However, when compared to Westbrook, Robertson deftly avoids the comparison. He said: He is who he is, and he can perform at a palace level on the court.

In addition, Robertson also believes that the only thing that can hold Wei Shao back is the Thunder. He is alone now. The situation is very difficult. He needs help. I believe the team will find helpers for him in the future.

In fact, the two of them have a common characteristic, they both have beautiful statistics but no championship. Robertson almost hates Wei Shao now. It's just that this loser can't make the playoffs, which drags down his triple-double per game and becomes worthless.

In the summer, some media said that Durant left the Thunder because he couldn't stand Westbrook's style of play. Now people are bringing up the old story and starting to discuss what kind of role Westbrook plays in the Thunder.

The Lakers' current second-in-command is Durant, and their third-in-command is Horford. Wade's decline is about the same as DeRozan's in the first few seasons of his career. The main change is that Wei Shao has been replaced by Guo Xu. As a result, the Lakers haven't lost yet and have almost no pressure to defend their title. But the Thunder's best result is actually reaching the Western Conference finals once?

Most fans think Wei Shao is a cancer, and Thunder fans are also a little dissatisfied. They believe that the management let go of two real stars and kept Wei Shao. This is simply the same as when the Lakers gave up Guo Xu and O'Neal.

When Durant was injured in the 2014-15 season, Wei Shao played a leading role in the Thunder's regular season and produced a near-triple-double. At that time, he attracted a lot of fans, and the media praised his fighting spirit in leading the team independently. Many people followed the trend and exaggerated Westbrook's desire to win. Kobe once commented in an interview: Westbrook is 100% like me.

Now it seems that these two people are really similar. They both scored beautiful statistics but could not win, and the brothers left one after another. This has become a joke in the NBA and a negative example among players.

Kobe has been questioned more recently. Although he still averages 15.5 points per game this season, his overall shooting percentage is only 36.2%, making him the strongest among the Knicks' Big Three.

Moreover, Kobe's three-point shooting percentage is only 28.8%, but he averages 5.8 shots per game. When he takes a shot from the outside, the opponent can't wait for five people to huddle near the penalty area to grab rebounds. Carmelo Anthony shot 35.9% from three-point range, but only made 5.7 shots from outside.

Kobe Bryant once said a famous saying: The runner-up is the biggest loser.

The correct interpretation of this sentence is that as long as there is no hope of winning the championship and playing on a bad team, Kobe never cares about the outcome of the game. He no longer cares about shooting percentage, he just wants to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total points and become the first in history before retiring...

The Knicks are undoubtedly last in the Eastern Conference and last in the league. Not only do they have a bad offense, but they also have no defense and cannot defend against counterattacks and positional battles. Even the Blazers, who are at the bottom of the Western Conference, have won one more game than them.

The only good news for the team is that there is no fighting in the locker room. Anthony is in a state of dawdling, just waiting for the team to trade him out. He wants to wait until next summer to see the situation before deciding where to start.

Knicks fans have become the most individual fans in the league. They enjoy booing home team players at home and will also boo Phil Jackson.

Fisher was the only one not booed because he was dismissed and assistant coach Brian Shaw became the interim head coach. Fisher took over as head coach of the Knicks last season, with a salary of 25 million over five years, and the remainder of his contract is fully guaranteed.

It's clear that the former Lakers fraud ring has found success in New York. The three of them did not work much and successfully got the high salary they wanted.

Fisher later issued a statement to express his gratitude to the team. He said: This is a very talented (easy to brush data) and very unique (people are stupid and rich) team. I believe the team will be successful in the future. (Draft), now I am disappointed with the result (being fired), but I also learned a lot from it and gained a lot of coaching experience.

The media predicts that by the end of this season, it will be Jackson and Kobe's turn to leave, and it will not be cheap to lay them off...

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