Legend of Tomorrow

In early March, the Lakers defeated the Warriors twice and easily defeated the Grizzlies and Raptors. Their winning streak reached a terrifying 27 games.

In the game on March 4, the core of the Warriors, Antawn Jamison, who had scored 50+ points against the Lakers, felt cold in the face of the encirclement and suppression. He played 28 minutes and made 0 of 9 shots, no points, and only 3 rebounds. 2 assists.

O'Neal and Kobe scored 24 points and 20 points respectively, with average performances. Guo Xu scored 35 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Guo Xu didn't take many outside shots in this game, and he repeatedly broke through the Warriors' 196cm tall and 91kg point guard Bob Sura with the ball. His breakthrough was so sharp that Warriors players could only use fouls to stop him. Guo Xu made a career-high 14 free throws and hit 12 of them.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Sura was a point guard that Chinese fans hated. What fans remember about him is not his skills, but that as a point guard, he often did not pass the ball to Yao Ming and preferred to play alone, with poor efficiency.

What's even more disgusting is Sura's defense. The lateral movement speed is too slow. Any point guard who can break through with the ball can get past him. It's a wonder Jeff Van Gundy, who is known for his emphasis on defense, likes him.

In the first round of the 2005 playoffs, the Rockets were on a roll from the start, winning two away games in a row, and were in a great situation, but were eliminated in the tiebreaker. Nowitzki averaged 21+8 per game, shooting only 35% from the field, and 28% from three-point range; McGrady on the Rockets' side had 31+7+7, shooting 46%, and 37% from three-point range; Yao Ming had 21+8+2.7 blocks, and his shooting percentage was 65. %.

How did the Rockets lose? Just check the statistics of Sura and Terry and you will know. In two games, Terry looked like the future Curry under his defense. It would not feel inconsistent to change his name to Te Hao.

Ron Harper was injured again against the Raptors, this time a thigh strain. He moved too hard while grabbing the ball, and his old arms and legs couldn't bear it.

Harper was very calm in an interview after the game: This is the age of young people. I will definitely retire after this season.

This is just a small episode in the game. Even if the Raptors are ranked fourth in the Eastern Conference, it will be easy for the Lakers to abuse them. Carter was evenly matched against Kobe, and the center and point guard positions were completely destroyed, especially Guo Xu who defeated all the Raptors' substitutes in the second quarter.

Coach Wilkens didn't even dare to use veteran Dell Curry, so he played him for 10 minutes. As soon as he came on, he was played by Guo Xu, and he couldn't provide three-point firepower from the outside. He couldn't get rid of him no matter how he moved. Can't stand Guo Xu's entanglement. The speed difference between the two is too big, and Guo Xu can catch up with the interference after covering.

On March 9, the Lakers faced the Spurs at home with 42 wins and 19 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference. Many people placed their hope on the Spurs to end the Lakers' winning streak.

In particular, several of the Bulls' veteran players were a little unable to sit still.

No one wants their record to be broken, at least they want to stay on the rankings for a few more years, right? It has only been 5 years since 1996. It is so depressing that a stronger team has appeared in such a short period of time.

Unfortunately, the Spurs are unable to stop the Lakers. The gap between Guo Xu and Avery Johnson alone is difficult to make up.

Guo Xu played 32 minutes and scored 32 points and 6 assists. The young general played 30 minutes and only had a pitiful 6 points and 4 assists. Facing Guo Xu's mid-to-long-range shooting, he had no way to limit his single defense.

Other Spurs players help defend Guo Xu. He only needs to distribute the ball, and the OK combination will take over the game. The game was one-sided, with the Spurs only taking the lead once in the opening seconds.

O'Neal just played casually and scored 16 points and 10 rebounds. The Lakers still won. Kobe scored 30 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, and the three of them combined for 78 points.

The Spurs were able to hold on until the fourth quarter before losing, thanks to Brian Shaw, Fox, and Horry. They missed all open shots and made 0 of 3, 0 of 7, and 4 shots respectively. Transcript in 0.

The Lakers have won 28 consecutive games. When evaluating the Lakers players, ABC Radio proposed the concept of Big Three for the first time instead of using Trident to describe them.

Audrey Jones, the female reporter who interviewed Guo Xu at the NCAA, has become the representative of NBA beauty hosts. She is responsible for interviewing the Lakers and provides a large amount of interview materials, and her status on the radio is getting higher and higher.

In the NBA special program discussing Guo Xu, Audrey did not hesitate to praise him. Although Jason Guo said that he went to the Lakers to help him, if his opponents really believe this, they will definitely pay a heavy price. How can a person with such a job score 9 30+ times in his rookie season?

Male host Herm Fitch asked: You have interviewed Jason Guo many times. What kind of person do you think he is?

A confident and self-disciplined person. Audrey answered.

Herm smiled and asked: Then do you think he can be compared with Iverson?

Audrey nodded and said: I think it's absolutely okay. Although his scoring average is not as high as Iverson's, he has proven himself in another way. He plays as a team, so his shooting percentage is very high, so high. Unlike a point guard, he can be compared with many post players. He should be selected as an All-Star this year, and I think he is more qualified than some veterans.

In the All-Star Game, because there were too many post players in the Western Conference, many people just went through the motions. Karl Malone only played 4 minutes, David Robinson 6 minutes, and McDyess 9 minutes.

Herm asked: So, you think the Lakers now have three All-Star caliber players, right?

Yes, this is a team with the Big Three. And unlike the 1997-98 season when four Lakers were selected to the All-Stars, Van Exel's strength is obviously inferior to Jason Guo, Kobe and his second-year self It’s much stronger than that.”

The league's selection for the All-Star Game in 1998 was a bit nonsensical. Probably president David Stern knew that Jordan would retire after the season and was eager to support a popular team to succeed the Bulls. At the same time, he introduced the young Kobe to promote publicity. To be Jordan's successor is a star-making campaign.

Kobe Bryant, who was playing as a substitute for the Lakers, was selected as the All-Star starter. It would be unreasonable for the two teammates who are the Lakers' outside teammates not to be selected, and then Van Exel became the substitute. His statistics at the time were completely incomparable to Timberwolves point guard Marbury, and his popularity in star voting was only ranked eighth among Western Conference guards.

Audrey implicitly pointed out that whether a player can be selected for the All-Stars depends on popularity on the one hand and whether the league supports him or not on the other hand.

Herm asked: What height do you think Jason can reach in the future? He said he wanted to meet Iverson in the Finals. At that time, everyone thought he was too arrogant. Now it seems that this is really likely to happen. The two teams will be divided. No. 1 in the East and West.”

Audrey is young and energetic and dares to create topics. She smiled and said: Both of them have their own characteristics in playing. I think Jason may surpass Iverson in the future. He is the player who has made the most three-pointers in the NBA this season. , this is an ability that Iverson does not have. And one thing I am sure of is that he has a high chance of getting a championship ring before Iverson.

The ratings of this show are not low, and many fans started discussing it online immediately after watching it.

Of course, most people support Iverson, but there are also a few people who support Guo Xu.

Some fans will look at the player's scoring efficiency and shooting percentage. They don't believe that Iverson can easily defeat Guo Xu. The only one he has defeated so far is that one game. Iverson's shooting percentage was so low in the first game that it was impossible to watch.

Guo Xu's influence began to ferment in the afternoon, and he became a globally famous figure.