Legend of Tomorrow

On November 24, the Lakers defeated the Warriors 117-91 at home.

Last season, the Lakers won 67 wins in the regular season. This season, the offensive power of the second team has improved.

It is easy for the team to win, and the final quarter will enter garbage time. The core players can clock out of get off work in advance, thereby reducing the chance of fatigue and injury, forming a virtuous circle. The victory is set, even Phil Jackson, who likes to use the main force, can only replace the core and rest.

Kobe played 13 of 19 shots in 30 minutes, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 31 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

O'Neal played 31 minutes, 7 of 11 shots, 1 of 4 free throws, 15 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks.

Even if Ao Pang didn't score many points, the external lips of Warriors center Eric Dampier would burst into blood, and his inner heart, liver, spleen and lungs would all hurt. Dampier played 26 minutes, 1 of 9 shots, 4 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 fouls. In one round, O'Neal slapped him twice in a low-post attack, and even forgot to return to defense.

The future second center in the Western Conference is currently just a low-key blue-collar, who dare not even breathe in the face of O'Neal.

Partnering with stars is a very enjoyable thing, sometimes just watching them perform, Guo Xu returned to the bench lineup, led his teammates in the second quarter, and was responsible for the main offense.

He also has an advantage over Warriors point guard Bob Sura by virtue of his flexibility. He played 25 minutes, made 5 of 8 shots, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, scored 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

On November 27, the Lakers beat the Clippers by 14 points in an away game.

This was a slow-paced positional battle. Guo Xu only played 24 minutes. He was troubled by fouls and had a low shooting percentage. He made 3 of 10 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 9 points and 2 assists.

Opposing Guo Xu was 193CM combo guard Jeff McGinnis, who scored 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

One thing is one thing, Guo Xu can take advantage of several star guards, but also suffer from ordinary combo guards. Harper is more suitable to deal with McGinnis, this time the underdog Jordan is injured.

Back-to-back against the Pacers on the 28th, the OK combination was as strong as ever, and Guo Xu also returned to his brave state. He played 35 minutes, made 8 of 13 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, and scored 21 points 6 Rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.

Facing the Pacers' starting point guard, Travis Best, who is 180cm tall, Guo Xu has the upper hand steadily. The latter only has 8 points and 6 assists.

Guo Xu's luck is very good, six rebounds in a single game is a new career high, all picked up.

After the game, Guo Xu also received good news that Happy had negotiated another commercial endorsement deal, just waiting for him to return to Los Angeles to sign the contract.

With the deepening of the season, Guo Xu's worth is getting higher and higher. Happy has already guessed this, and has been delaying to accept the endorsement for him until the start of the All-Star voting this season.

The new endorsement is The Coca-Cola Company's sports drink Powerade. After the negotiation, the businessman was willing to pay 3 million US dollars to find Guo Xu as an endorsement for two years. He only had to drink drinks provided by the merchants on the sidelines and shoot two commercials.

This price is very reasonable. Guo Xu is not an All-Star yet, so it is impossible for him to endorse Sprite at a high price like Kobe Bryant. He only signed a short-term contract, and the price can be increased after two years.

The main components of powerade are sugar, various electrolytes and antioxidants, which can supplement the nutrients lost during exercise, maintain and improve exercise capacity, and accelerate the elimination of fatigue after exercise. There are various flavors such as tropical fruit flavor, lemon grapefruit flavor, etc. Guo Xu has tasted it and feels good. Even if he doesn't like drinking, he won't give up the endorsement opportunity. He has no grudge against money.

Guo Xu eats meat, and Happy eats soup and becomes prosperous. He can get 12% commission for commercial endorsements.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars are paid in a year. If Guo Xu is selected as an All-Star in the future, his annual salary of one million will not be a dream.

Guo Xu has a chance to be selected as an All-Star this season, and has been reported by many media.

The results of the first week’s All-Star voting were released, and Guo Xu ranked third in the selection of guards in the Western Conference ahead of Jason Williams of the Kings, Gary Payton of the Supersonics, and Steve Francis of the Rockets, second only to teammates Kobe Bryant and the Suns Core Kidd.

In Guo Xu’s previous life, the Bucks’ Brandon Jennings was not as popular even after scoring 55 points in his rookie season, and the star of the division could not be voted into the top ten guards. This is the difference between playing in Milwaukee and playing in Los Angeles.

Guo Xu's exposure rate is so high that basketball fans around the world basically know that there is such a person. Fans like to watch the story of Hangsi's counterattack. Everyone loves to see the strong rise of the last rookie. Moreover, the development of China's Internet is slower than that of the United States. Chinese fans don't participate in NBA voting much, and his vote is not swiped.

People are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong. Guo Xu became famous too quickly and easily, which also aroused the disgust of some people, including the opponent in the next game, Supersonics star point guard Gary Payton.

In the 1997 and 1998 seasons, Payton was a starter in the Western Conference All-Stars. Last season, his popularity was only ranked third among Western Conference guards, and he only had 10,000 votes more than Jason Williams.

In the first week of this season, Payton received many fewer votes than Guo Xu. Even Williams, who averaged less than 10 points per game this season, was not as popular as the Western Conference guards.

Why were those two young men who were obviously inferior to him ranked in front? Payton couldn't bear it and felt like he was about to explode. He was obviously still at his peak and had the best statistics of his career in the past two seasons, so why didn't anyone pay attention to him?

As we all know, Payton is a person with a strong self-esteem and is really strong. Kidd and Kobe were his younger brothers before.

Kidd is Payton's little brother who he knew in Oakland. They played street ball together when they were young. The two have similar styles. Kidd learned a lot from Payton; Kobe asked Payton for defensive advice. At first, Payton was He refused, but Kobe pushed him hard before he agreed.

The cruel reality gave Payton a hard slap in the face. Even though he had the most beautiful statistics, averaging 23 points, 4.6 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.6 steals per game, the two of them were more famous than him.

Of course, it's common for Payton to get slapped in the face because he has a big mouth that doesn't hold anything back. In a preseason game in 1990, he was just the second pick in the SuperSonics team, and he dared to look down on Jordan, who had won three consecutive scoring titles.

At that time, he said confidently: I don't care who Michael Jordan is, okay, he plays very well, but he's not to the point where he can't be guarded.?

Payton scored 19 points in that preseason game, while Jordan mostly sat off the court. Whenever Payton scored, he would run to Jordan and stare at him for a few seconds. At that time, he felt that he was invincible.

After that, in the first regular season game between the Bulls and the SuperSonics, Jordan refused to shake Payton's hand and said loudly: Leave this rookie to me. Payton didn't play long before he got into foul trouble. The coach replaced him and barely played since. After playing for about seven or eight minutes without scoring, Jordan scored 33 points.

At the end of the game, Jordan walked to the SuperSonics bench, looked at Payton and said, Is this what you were calling in the preseason? Welcome to the NBA, kid. The Bulls won 116-95. Contest.

At this time, the veteran basketball player Payton planned to violently torture Guo Xu in the next game to let him know who is the star, and also say to him, Welcome to the NBA, young man.