Legend of Tomorrow

On March 18, the Lakers played against the Hawks away from home. It was a game that was recognized as having no suspense.

After getting up, Guo Xu asked O'Neal to have lunch with him and went to a famous Mexican restaurant near the hotel.

After beating the Hawks, the Lakers will return to play at home. Even if the opponent is not strong, Guo Xu feels that Kobe may choose to come back early due to his urine quality. After all, the team doctor said that he should rest for one to two weeks, not two weeks.

Guo Xu is eager to produce luxurious statistics. This may be his best in the regular season and his last chance to score points. If Kobe continues to take wild shots when he comes back, it will easily affect the harmony in the locker room.

After eating for a while, Guo Xu said seriously: Shakel, I need your help tonight. Can you help me brush up the data? I hope to average 20 points per game in my rookie season.

No problem, I'm just afraid that the Eagles will lose too quickly. O'Neal said with a smile.

Let's be a little lazy when we defend. Just keep the point difference at about 10 points to give the Eagles the illusion that they can win. Guo Xu suggested.

Your idea is very good, I like it, then you have to strive to hit 50 to complete the task. O'Neal said hehey.

It's too conservative. It's 5010 no matter what, hehehehe... Guo Xu also said hehely.

The two of them looked like they were not good people, which attracted the attention of a couple at the table next to them. However, these two were not basketball fans and could not have guessed that something big would happen in the evening game.

O'Neal agreed happily. When working with Guo Xu, no matter how he plays, he can guarantee the data without affecting his own interests. Moreover, he dislikes Kobe and helps Guo Xu produce good statistics, which makes Kobe less important. What will Kobe use to compete with him for the top spot in the future?

In O'Neal's plan, his status in the basketball world is unshakable before the age of 35. Unfortunately, his future decline will be much faster than imagined.

Guo Xu has no psychological burden on brushing data, let alone any embarrassment.

NBA is a business league, every team is seeking interests, and every player must actively safeguard his own interests.

For players and teams, how to achieve a win-win situation is a very important thing. Teams want to sign players at the lowest price, and players want to get the highest price possible. Therefore, many players will brush up their statistics during the season of the contract year in order to take the initiative when signing the contract.

This kind of chaos is inevitable. Many players will play very actively during the contract year.

And after getting a big contract, they will become slack. This is how most of the bad contracts with high salary and low ability come from.

In addition, rookies also like to brush up data. They usually do not have the conditions to brush up data throughout the season, but the team management will be happy to let them brush up data in a single game, which will help enhance their reputation and increase commercial value. Guo Xu has seen many in his previous life. There are fewer examples like this.

For example, the Bucks' Brandon Jennings scored 55 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a game against the Warriors on November 14, 2009. In that game alone, Jennings broke various historical records, including the youngest Mr. 50, the rookie who scored the most 29 points in a single quarter, the fewest games to score 50, etc. That was only the record in his career. Game 7.

Even more outrageous is Suns second-year player Devin Booker. He scored 70 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in an away game against the Celtics on March 24, 2017, but the Suns lost 120-130. He thus became the sixth 70-point player and the youngest 70-point player in NBA history.

Guo Xu firmly believes that as long as he has the ball in the entire field, he can also produce super statistics. His current personal ability is definitely better than the two young players in the future, and it is not even a little better.

In his rookie season, Jennings averaged 32.6 minutes per game, 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.3 steals. His field goal percentage was only 37.1 and his three-point shooting percentage was 37.4, which is not outstanding among rookies.

Booker averaged 22.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game in his second season, with a shooting percentage of 42.3 and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.3. The shooting percentage was not high.

Neither of them has been teammates with superstars. They just rely on high shots in exchange for high scores. It is much more difficult to brush up data than Guo Xu. Guo Xu is different. His partner is the number one player in the league in this era.

After Jordan retired, players generally kept a low profile. Iverson's average of 30 points per game was enough to make fans excited. He currently scored 50 points twice in the regular season, both in January, 54 points against the Jazz and 54 points against the Raptors. 51 points.

Guo Xu felt that Iverson's shots were not wild enough. 54 points was not an unsurpassable number. He was going to surprise everyone tonight!

He arrived at the arena on time in the evening. In the visiting team's locker room, Guo Xu took the initiative to chat with Phil Jackson, hoping to start the game. Relying on O'Neal's cooperation alone is not enough. Guo Xu needs more playing time. This has to be decided by Jackson. He won't do it unless he says it.

What's your reason? Jackson asked with a smile.

Guo Xu definitely couldn't say that he came up with prepared rhetoric and analyzed the tactics and opponent's situation just to brush up the data.

Because the Hawks' starting point guard is the 178cm Brevin Knight, and Jason Terry will be the starting shooting guard. They like to attack with their opponents. The disadvantage of playing this way is the height and defense of the guards. They went up to face the Raptors. It's a miserable loss. As long as I start, it will be easy to beat Knight.

Okay, I allow it. Jackson smiled.

Zen Master did not point out the little ninety-nine in Guo Xu's heart. He knew very well that Guo Xu was a player who liked statistics. In Guo Xu's view, he is already very selfless and takes far fewer shots than Kobe and O'Neal, but in the eyes of the coaching staff, he is bold and often rushes to perform.

And this is the brilliance of Guo Xu. When his hand feels good, he rushes to shoot, and when his hand feels bad, he actively passes the ball. His shooting rate is much higher than that of Kobe. The coaching staff and players have no objection. Why is it so accurate? he?

Playing against the Hawks is indeed a good opportunity for players to improve their statistics. Since the Hawks traded away Mutombo, they have no advantage against any team. Now they just let the young players play casually and focus on next season.

Knight, who is 178cm tall and weighs 75kg, was traded by the Cavaliers to the Hawks in the mid-term. The Hawks poached him to clear salary space and will not renew his contract in the summer.

Knight was the 16th pick in the first round of 1997. In his rookie season, he scored 9 points, 3.2 rebounds and 8.2 assists, which was very impressive. His characteristics are fast speed and sharp breakthroughs, but his mid-to-long-range shooting is a mess, and his defensive end is like a black hole. Guo Xu likes to deal with this kind of defender the most. He and O'Neal can get assists in pick-and-rolls, and they have obvious advantages in direct duels.

After Knight joined the Hawks, his shooting percentage was less than 40% and he averaged 6 points and 6 assists per game. However, he started and played about 30 minutes in every game. For Guo Xu, this is really the right time and place.

As the game approached, Jackson announced his tactics, arranged for Guo Xu and Fisher to start together, and gave Guo Xu unlimited shooting rights.

Fisher is envious, jealous and hateful. The mute eats Coptis chinensis and cannot express his sufferings.

In the team, Fisher and Guo Xu had dueled one on one. Now Guo Xu was just playing with him. Even his strength advantage was no longer obvious. Guo Xu couldn't easily squeeze away. He suspected that Guo Xu had used some outside force. I don’t know the medicine, otherwise how could Guo Xu, who weighed less than 80 kilograms, be able to withstand his current weight of 94 kilograms?

There were some things that Fisher couldn't explain, but it was a fact that the opponent suddenly became a star. He could only bear it silently.

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