Legend of Tomorrow

The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles to relax for a day, and defeated the underdog Grizzlies 103-76 at home.

O'Neal took a rest and did not play. Kobe lost two games with high scores and was questioned by the media. He also realized that when the ball is moved, the Lakers are a stronger team. This time he did not play crazy singles with the ball, and only had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Five Lakers scored in double figures. The top scorer was Cobra Grant, who scored 19 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists. The Lakers relied on their overall defense, and only two people from the Grizzlies team scored in double figures.

Guo Xu had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. The number of rebounds in a single game hit a career high. In order to ensure the speed of returning to defense, the Grizzlies rarely grabbed offensive rebounds. Guo Xu could easily pick up the ball as long as he judged the direction of the pop-up ball. rebound.

The most surprising thing is Mad Dog Mark Madsen. He played 18 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers, and scored 11 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist. He may have only made one three-pointer in his life. The offense almost ran out of 24 seconds and he had no other option to catch the ball in the middle.

The Grizzlies' second-place pick, Stromire Swift, performed very poorly again. He played 17 minutes and scored no points on 0-for-3 shooting under Madsen's defense. He only grabbed two rebounds and committed only one foul. No one knows what he did on the court, and he didn't even guard Madsen.

The Grizzlies management is going crazy. Swift just runs and jumps around. He is a big hole on both offense and defense.

After the game, people spoke highly of Guo Xu. He did an excellent job in the pick-and-roll offense. Not only could he score by himself, but he could also assist his teammates inside, help Grant hit multiple mid-range shots, and also dunk down the line.

The Lakers flew to Canada again to challenge the Raptors away.

The next day Morris Peterson called Guo Xu and asked him to have dinner.

Peterson has performed well this season and is an important rotation player for the Raptors. He is one of the most stable rookies in the league, averaging 9 points and 3 rebounds per game. He was reluctant to come to Canada when he was drafted, but fell in love with it after he came here.

With the blue sky, crystal clear snowflakes, beautiful glaciers, and stunning aurora, who cares how cold the weather is? And it’s not that cold in Toronto, with a maximum of minus 5 degrees today.

The two talked about topics other than basketball. Peterson suggested that Guo Xu come to Canada to hunt together during the holidays, which was very interesting.

Hunting in Canada is an economic activity designed by hunters and run by the state.

They designed the whole country to be a breeding farm, where wild animals are naturally raised. Wild animals breed freely in spring and summer.

Due to the limited edible resources of wild animals in winter, in order to ensure that some wild animals survive the winter safely, some must be artificially eliminated. This is the part of wild animals that people hunt legally.

Hunting is a complete industrial chain here, expanding the consumer market including helicopters, guns and ammunition, cars, motorcycles and other products. It can be said that it is a national management art.

Guo Xu thought it was quite interesting and planned to give it a try during the offseason.

This game is another focus game of the NBA and is broadcast live across the United States. Officials worked hard to promote Kobe vs. Carter, a contest between the strongest shooting guards in the East and West.

In terms of popularity, Vince Carter has a lot of fans thanks to his gimmick of being the best dunk king in history and is far ahead in the All-Star voting this season. But Kobe is not bad either, and his overall ability is as good as or even better than Carter's.

Compared to his teammates, Carter is far behind, so not many people are optimistic about the Raptors winning. O'Neal came to Toronto after a rest. The Lakers still have Guo Xu, the best rookie, and the Raptors only have a group of blue-collar workers.

This summer, McGrady left the Raptors and joined the Magic with a high salary. The Raptors' overall strength has weakened. This cannot be blamed on McGrady, it is the Raptors coaching staff who were blind and did not give him the ball and the opportunity to perform.

Last season McGrady averaged 312 minutes per game with the Raptors, scoring 154 points, 63 rebounds and 33 assists. After joining the Magic, he averaged 401 minutes per game, scoring 268 points, 75 rebounds and 46 assists, completing his transformation from a role player to an All-Star.

What else can the fans say? McGrady just wants to shine in his own way. In the 1990s, all talented young people would accept the teachings of their predecessors that you need to have your own team.

The Raptors also let go of defensive specialist Doug Christie, which helped the Kings hard.

Currently, the second leader of the Raptors is blue-collar insider Antonio Davis. This simply wants to force Carter to leave quickly.

Due to the lack of scoring points, the ball has been concentrated on Carter. Since the start of the game, he has averaged a career high of 28 points per game. His playing time, field goal percentage, and three-point shooting percentage are all career highs.

When the players came out to warm up, Guo Xu and O'Neal stole the spotlight from the sidelines and took a photo with a primary school boy fan sitting in the front row. The height difference between the three was very interesting.

The primary school student was so flattered that he was caught taking photos of Guo Xu and O'Neal from a distance with a SLR camera. When the two came over, he thought that the other party was not allowed to take pictures and wanted to take his camera away. However, with the help of other fans, , The three took a few photos on the sidelines.

After returning to his own half, O'Neal curiously asked, Why do we want to take a photo with this kid? This is the Raptors' home court. They should all be Raptors fans, right?

I don't know if he is a Raptors fan, but his dad is a Raptors player, and I just saw them talking. Don't you think this kid is very cute? Let's take a photo together, and then when I torture his dad, He won't be so uncomfortable. Guo Xu laughed.

What kind of neurotic logic is this?

After the start of the game, Kobe and Carter soared in the first quarter, and O'Neal was reduced to a supporting role. He only made two shots and scored 4 points and 2 rebounds. He also made two fouls and was replaced after 6 minutes of playing.

Kobe made 6 of 11 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 13 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist in a single quarter; Carter performed slightly worse, 3 of 8 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 9 points and 1 rebound 1 assist. The Lakers lead 25-23.

After resting for half a quarter, O'Neal and Guo Xu led the bench together. In more than 4 minutes, a wave of 18 to 5 opened the score. Carter did not rest and failed to withstand the Lakers' mad attack, but only swept the team's 5 points.

The tactics of the Lakers are very simple. Guo Xu and Horry play a pick-and-roll in the middle. Foxes form a triangle.

Guo Xu hit two three-pointers, scored twice on breakthroughs, once fouled Dell Curry and made two free throws. He scored 12 points and 4 assists in a single quarter.

The Raptors are very weak at the No. 1 position. The starter is veteran Mark Jackson, and the substitute is 196-foot-tall Alvin Williams.

The Zen Master arranged for George to defend Alvin, and Guo Xu to defend the Raptors pitcher. Curry, a veteran who is 193 in height and weighs 86 kilograms, once the Lakers have an obvious advantage in countering, O'Neal can be lazy and just grab the rebound and launch a pass.

Veteran Dell Curry is 36 years old. He relies on shooting to help the team and his defensive performance is poor. He was not fast and couldn't keep up with Guo Xu's breakthrough, so he was badly beaten.

Yes, he is the father of Stephen Curry, the future Warriors star point guard who often cheated on the outside and cursed himself to get FVP. Stephen, a 12-year-old real primary school student, is sitting on the sidelines.

Guo Xu thought it was fun to take a photo with Curry. He didn’t know what he would say when he joined the NBA for the first time in the future.

Probably You defeated my father with trickery back then, but I wonder if you can defeat me now?

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