Legend of Tomorrow

The point difference between the two sides gradually widened. The offense of the Lakers' Big Three was unstoppable, while the offense of the Wizards players was restricted. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 38 to 23.

Comparing the two teams' starting five positions, the Wizards only have the advantage of Bradley Beal at No. 2. The Wizards players' cooperation is not as good as the Lakers' tacit understanding, and the coach doesn't know how they can win.

In the core contest between the two sides, Guo Xu had the upper hand.

Wall can shoot from mid- to long-range, and he will be targeted if he chooses to break through. Whether he relies on technology or body, it will be difficult for him to get rid of Guo Xu. Wall, who cannot break through, cannot exert 70% of his strength.

Center Nurkic has performed well on the offensive end this season, averaging 15.5 points and 11 rebounds per game and is likely to be selected for the All-Star Game. Today, he couldn't get into the penalty area when facing Adams in a one-on-one challenge. After pulling out to cover, his mid-range shot was inaccurate, which reduced his efficiency.

The Wizards' usual routine is to combine inside and outside and rely on offense to win. There are four main offensive points, but today there are only two left. Bill and Love are easier to score. Both have the ability to hold the ball in singles and can play inside and outside.

The Lakers blossomed more. Guo Xu scored 5 points and 12 assists in a single quarter, constantly assisting his teammates.

Adams made 5 of 5 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 12 points and 5 rebounds; Horford made 5 of 6 shots and scored 10 points and 3 rebounds.

Looking at the data, the Lakers completely defeated the Wizards inside. At this moment, the Wizards manager was watching live TV and suspected that the summer deal was a loss.

After the introduction of Nurkic, the Wizards' offensive power inside has indeed improved a lot, but the Bosnian center is obviously not suitable to partner with Love, and both of them are very slow in lateral movement. Last season, the Lakers' No. 4 player was able to defend the pick-and-roll, but everyone thought Nurkic had deficiencies in defense.

If you want to compete for the championship, you can't let the team have obvious weaknesses. In the playoffs, because the defense at the center position was not good enough, the Lakers lost three games to the Warriors, and finally relied on offense to advance.

The inability to defend the pick-and-roll inside is a fatal weakness in the small ball era. Data is only one aspect of measuring a player's ability. If you want to win, adapting to the system is the most critical.

Love, who is on Earth One, is very unlucky. His popularity continues to decline and he always takes the blame for losses. In the parallel world, he does much better. Many people like him and feel that he is a larger version of Paul Walker. The real Walker is still alive here, people only say that Love is a defensive black hole.

In fact, his golf IQ is extremely high and he has comprehensive abilities, but he encountered difficulties in the small ball era and was unable to balance offense and defense. After losing weight, he is still a defensive black hole and often becomes the focus of opposing defenders.

Today, after Love was out of position, there was nothing he could do about Guo Xu's breakthrough.

Durant's change of direction pull-up jumper is also helpless, and even Booker can take advantage of Love. For Love, there is only one way he can help the team, which is to output more firepower on the offensive end and make up for the deficiencies on the defensive end.

In short, the Wizards' two starting inside players can only huddle around the penalty area and defend, which is a tragedy.

In the second quarter, the Lakers sent a full bench led by Wade. The Wizards coach asked Wall, who had rested for 4 minutes in the first quarter, to come back to lead the bench. After 5 minutes, the Wizards narrowed the point difference to only 5 points.

Wall had the upper hand against Felton. He and center Marcin Gortat, who was hired from the Suns, always created opportunities in the pick-and-roll, ensuring offensive firepower.

Tyronn Lue made a mistake in employing personnel and sent in the Five Death Boys instead of using young player Zubac to guard the penalty area. Gortat relied on his height advantage to beat Harrell three times before Tyronn Lue allowed Zubac to play.

Gortat also had an advantage against Zubac, and it was only when Guo Xu returned to the court that he suppressed the Wizards' counterattack momentum.

He also knows Gortat very well, this was his younger brother in the Suns. He knows how to play to make Gortat uncomfortable. Wizards players cannot prevent breakthroughs without double-teaming.

Guo Xu played 7 minutes in this quarter and scored 7 points and 5 assists. He had a double-double with 12 points and 17 assists in the half.

In the second half, Durant began to show his strength, catching and shooting in the counterattack and scoring several goals. The Lakers widened the point difference to 24 points in one breath. Guo Xu was the one responsible for launching the counterattack. He had 9 assists in a single quarter, 6 of which were given to Durant.

He scored 19 points and 26 assists in the three quarters, and was on the verge of scoring 30+ assists in a single game for the second time in his career.

Tyronn Lue decisively sent out a full bench lineup in the final quarter, and even veteran Jason Terry came on the field to play as a double back with Felton. This is to deliberately leave a weak point for the opponent to attack and release the water reasonably.

After 4 minutes, the point difference was narrowed to 11 points, and the Lakers' Big Three had another reason to play together.

As long as the former Thunder second youngster is by his side, Guo Xu will not worry about not getting assists. Both of them are good at shooting after receiving the ball. In particular, Durant can pull up against inside players. If he is not taller than him, he will not be able to cover him.

Guo Xu played 6 minutes and easily scored 2 points and 6 assists. He finished with 21 points, 3 rebounds, 32 assists and 2 steals. His goal is to get 30+ assists. He almost never takes any shots and only scores a counterattack layup.

The Lakers led by 18 points, and there was no suspense with only 2 minutes left in the game. The Wizards replaced all the main players first, and Tyronn Lue subsequently replaced the Big Three.

But only Guo Xu enjoyed the cheers of the fans. The home fans shouted mvp together. Among active players, only he can produce such super double-double data.

Durant is very envious, which is why many people were disgusted with him joining the Lakers. When there is already a superstar in the team, his star will be overshadowed by Guo Xu.

In fact, Durant is also an MVP-level star, but due to Guo Xu's butterfly effect, he failed to win the regular season MVP with the Thunder, only the scoring champion. In a parallel world, Durant, who joined the Warriors, also won FMVP twice. His performance is always more stable than Curry. When he joins the Lakers, he wants to compete with Guo Xu for MVP. It is almost impossible to succeed. Guo Xu is more stable than him.

Kenny Smith commented: Jason has superstar teammates this season, and his playing time has been shortened. He only occasionally plays more than 35 minutes. If he plays more time, I think he will be the scoring and assist leader this year.

Barkley shook his head and said: I think as long as he takes more shots, he will win the first place in the two rankings after playing 32 minutes. It will be difficult for other teams to beat the Lakers, mainly because he can stand up at critical moments. How the team needs him to play, He just plays like he did against the Spurs.

At the press conference, Guo Xu said that he had no special feelings about 30+ assists. I've already scored 107 points. Is it weird to have 32 assists? Besides, my teammates are so strong.

Guo Xu paused and smiled: If I mainly pass the ball in every game, and my teammates are very capable of seizing opportunities, I think it is not impossible to challenge averaging 20+ assists per game.

The reporter asked: Would you try to do this some season in the future?

Never. Last season, when I brushed up the scoring data, my teammates had already sacrificed the ball. If I focus on brushing up a certain data, it would be a bad thing for the team. The ball is always in my hands alone, and I have to cooperate. It’s not that smooth. Our usual style of play will make us stronger overall. If we want to win the season, we have to play as a team.”

The reporter asked: You have won 51 consecutive games. Are you confident that you will win all the regular seasons?

This is not a question of confidence or lack of confidence. Everyone knows that the Lakers are the strongest. What we have to do is to try to be as stable as possible without any surprises. Fortunately, we have many scoring points. People who are in poor condition will shoot less points. People who are in good condition will shoot less. The more people we have, the more we can maintain our excellent form.

Wall looked helpless during the interview, admitting that there was a big gap between himself and Guo Xu.

He vowed to use his vacation time to practice shooting hard after this season. His biggest impression after playing the game with the Lakers was that only by being able to shoot stably can one become a superstar.

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