Legend of Tomorrow

Kobe Bryant frequently used the death stare at Guo Xu on the offensive end during the game, his eyes were full of murderous intent.

After the end, Kobe sat next to Guo Xu, tilted his head and glared, his expression was like Suchahaltai, the champion of martial arts on the planet Pandora, staring at Sam Worthington who had changed into a blue skin. You fake Smurf, I see you!

When leaving the arena, Kobe followed Guo Xu and stared at him. He was about to enter the Black Mamba mode, and he came up to take a bite at any time, and no one could stop him.

Guo Xu wanted to ask, Why don't you glare at O'Neal?

Kobe didn't dare to glare at O'Neal. The opponent was too big and he was obviously no match for him in a PK. Moreover, O'Neal would glare at him, and he would be at a disadvantage in terms of momentum.

Kobe was really angry this time, he was actually guarded by his rookie teammates! He only took two shots in the second half! Is there any royal law? Are there any laws?

He made 6 of 19 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. In the second half, he did blue-collar work from the outside.

In fact, Kobe should be grateful to Guo Xu. If he shot like the first half, he will play a game that will be recorded in the Striking Iron Exhibition Hall. Far.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Kobe played 41 minutes in this game, making 8 of 31 shots, 3 of 10 three-pointers, 6 of 7 free throws, scoring 25 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 turnovers. Then the Lakers lost to the Bucks 105-109 at home.

The field goal percentage was only 258, and he failed to score 30 points in 31 attempts. This is relatively rare in the entire history of the NBA. Most people with poor touch would not dare to shoot so many balls.

The players returned to the locker room and went into the bathroom one after another to take a shower. Guo Xu still felt a strong murderous aura. When he turned his head, he saw Kobe under the shower behind him, wiping his back with a towel and staring at him.

Guo Xu was startled, and his hand slipped with soap and flew out.

No... He let out a long cry, used both hands to grab the soap in the air twice, but failed to catch it because it was too slippery, and fell to the ground with a splat.

His teammates all looked here. Guo Xu took a deep breath, wiped himself and left the bathroom, not daring to bend down to pick up soap.

Even if there are back-to-back games tomorrow, the press conference is an essential part. Guo Xu, who scored 16 points and 6 assists, attended with OK Combination, Fox and others.

A reporter asked, Did you deliberately not pass the ball to Kobe in the second half? Did you have any conflicts?

Guo Xu explained straightforwardly, Yes,

This is the coach's arrangement. Kobe's touch is very poor. In that case, he should adjust his playing style. As long as he feels good off the field, I will definitely pass the ball to him more. Players obeying the coach's arrangements are the first priority. We have no conflicts.

The cameraman caught him glaring at you, another reporter asked.

Maybe he's jealous that I'm more handsome.

Guo Xu's narcissistic answer distorted the topic, and the atmosphere at the venue became much more relaxed.

The media likes to make a fuss about the conflicts between players. It is a good gimmick that can attract attention. Guo Xu doesn't want to stand in front of O'Neal and Kobe fall in love and kill each other. His qualifications are too low and no one will say anything good about him.

By the time the players and coaches finished dealing with the media and went home to pack their things, they had to go to the airport to catch a flight. It was already midnight.

Los Angeles is not far from Portland, only an hour's flight away. After checking into the hotel, Guo Xu fell asleep, too tired.

He didn't wake up until noon the next day, completely too lazy to move. He knew that his condition was not guaranteed tonight. Also tired was O'Neal, a noisy person who was very quiet during lunch.

Kobe didn't stare at Guo Xu anymore. After one night, he had already figured it out. Yesterday he felt really bad.

That night, the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers 92-96 away from home, suffering their fifth loss of the season.

Kobe played 45 minutes and found his touch, making 13 of 25 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 9 of 13 free throws. He scored a game-high 35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

What is more embarrassing is that the other Lakers players collectively went crazy, and Kobe lost again with high scores.

Guo Xu made 3 of 10 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, and only scored 8 points and 2 assists. His opponent, Little Flying Squirrel Stoudemire, made 8 of 17 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

The two styles compete with each other. It is not easy for Guo Xu to get rid of Stoudemire's defense with the ball. Once the shooting touch is not good, it will be difficult to perform. Little Flying Squirrel felt good today, hitting consecutive shots from mid- to long-range, but he was also not good at blocking shots.

O'Neal's performance was even worse, making 7 of 21 shots, 5 of 12 free throws, 19 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers.

Veteran Sabonis did not perform well, with only 4 points and 8 rebounds. The Blazers' defense against O'Neal relied on the system, low-post double-teaming, peripheral rotation, and let Fox, Harper, George and others shoot. These people take very few shots, hardly any shots unless they are open, and their hit rate is not guaranteed.

After the game, the NBA schedule was too tight and the issue of players' lack of physical strength in back-to-back games was once again widely discussed.

During Michael Jordan's heyday, he was exposed by the media to only sleeping a few hours a night. This is often quoted as why he is different from ordinary people. In fact, such things are not uncommon in the NBA.

NBA games are usually held at night. The game ends at almost 10 o'clock. After the players take a shower, attend press conferences and interviews with reporters, they can't leave the arena until almost 12 o'clock. They rarely go to bed directly after returning home, because dinner is always around 5 p.m. on game days. They consume so much and feel hungry, so many people choose to eat late night snacks.

If there are family members or girlfriends living with them, the players have to chat for a while and can only start to rest around two o'clock at night. If it is an away game, it is almost impossible to rest before three o'clock, and the only way to sleep is on the plane.

If there is training the next day, players generally have to get up at 8 o'clock in the morning. In this way, the night sleep time of NBA players is only about 5 hours. Of course, this is just an average. It is normal for some players to go to nightclubs or drink heavily and play all night long. They can only sleep during the day. This also explains why some people's condition on the field is up and down.

Therefore, NBA players generally supplement sleep at other times. There is an unwritten rule in the NBA, generally do not call players around three o'clock in the afternoon, most of them are on their lunch break during this time period. Also, on the bus to the airport and on the plane, these are the time for players to supplement their sleep.

Some people may ask, how did the legend of Kobe at four o'clock in the morning come about?

It's very simple, it's the legend that Kobe has practiced like that a few times at most occasionally, and the schedule does not allow long-term training like that.

Otherwise, do you really think that the biggest triple-double in the NBA is 100 points, 25 rebounds and 18 blocks? Do you really think Chamberlain slept with 20,000 women? Do you really think Garnett can touch the top edge of the backboard continuously? Really think that Boykins, who is 165 tall and weighs 60 kg, bench presses 140 kg? Really thought Jason Kidd was ungrateful for his sex and was beaten up by his wife at home?

Well, that last one is probably true.

In short, too tight schedules and constant staying up late may ruin NBA players, and even one night of not sleeping well will slow down people's reaction capabilities.

NBA officials don't care about this. They are considering changing the first round of the NBA to a best-of-seven game system. In the future, they will expand the team to 30 teams, so that there will be more games and more money.

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