Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu dribbled the ball across half court and passed it to Brian Shaw on the right. The latter had an advantage in facing the 191cm Maloney. Guo Xu ran to the right corner without the ball.

Jackson wanted to applaud Guo Xu on the sidelines. Although he has not been with the Lakers for a long time, he has a high basketball IQ and has truly understood the essence of the triangle offense and knows how to break double teams.

Brian Shaw is good at lobbing O'Neal, so when the player pulls away, it will be difficult for the Hawks to defend him. White is guarding Horry in the left corner, and Johnson is guarding George at a 70-degree angle on the left. It is difficult for them to help guard O'Neal in the low post on the right.

At this time, O'Neal would have a chance as long as he caught the ball and attacked the basket, but he did not do so. He took an extra step to the corner and set an off-ball screen for Guo Xu, blocking Terry.

Even the top defender on the perimeter has trouble getting around O'Neal's screen. Behind O'Neal is Hanna, who is defending closely. The two big men form a super thick wall. Guo Xu was already faster than Terry. After starting first, Terry hit the wall and was unable to defend himself.

Guo Xu ran to the right corner and received a pass from Brian Shaw, and hit an open three-pointer.

31 to 21, personal 23rd point.

Hanna, the Hawks' substitute center who just came on the field, had no intention of changing defense at all. The coach sent him to fight O'Neal alone. This was a great, arduous, and almost impossible task, so he targeted O'Neal.

When the Eagles attacked, Hanna caught the ball after a pick-and-roll and scored in an open mid-range shot. White players generally have better shooting touch than black players. This is a major characteristic of Hanna. 31 to 23.

When the Lakers attacked, Guo Xu continued to play without the ball. He used the same routine as before. He relied on O'Neal's off-ball screen to get rid of Terry. He received a pass from Brian Shaw in the right corner, shot a three-pointer, and hit the net!

34 to 23, Guo Xu’s 26th point. He broke his personal scoring record in a single quarter without any effort.

Eagles coach Kruger became angry on the sidelines and shouted at Hanna: Hanna, switch defense! Are you just going to let him shoot?

Hanna looked at Kruger with an innocent face, who am I? Where am I? What am I going to do?

Hanna, who was born in 1976, is already 25 years old. As an international player, his poor performance on the defensive end is because he failed to understand the coach's intentions well. His native language is Finnish, and he has learned English for two years. Not pass.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Yao Ming brought a translator with him when he first entered the NBA, which could solve the communication problem. An underappreciated second-round minimum-salary rookie like Hanna has no money to hire a translator and has to integrate into the team on his own, which is much harder.

Sometimes success comes from chance, and Hanna unexpectedly helped Guo Xu, who wanted to brush up on data.

In fact, Coach Kruger was the main culprit for the Eagles' poor performance. His formation was very failed and he could not bring out the players' strengths at all.

Kruger is a rookie who has no reputation in the NBA. This season is his first time as a head coach. The substitutions have confused the players and himself, and the tactics emphasized in timeouts have become nonsense.

The Eagles were attacking, and Terry was going crazy. He didn't want to be the backdrop for Guo Xu's scoring.

His mind got hot, he took the ball to the frontcourt and ran a simple pick-and-roll before breaking into the paint. Under Horry's interference, he missed a layup and flew out of the baseline.

O'Neal grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed a long pass to Guo Xu, who was running halfway across the court. There was a mismatch on the court. Although White returned to defense quickly, his 211cm center of gravity was too high. Guo Xu changed direction and passed him, and he quickly drew a foul.

Guo Xu casually threw the ball and missed it, and the referee blew the whistle. He walked to the free throw line, took a deep breath, relaxed and found his rhythm, and made two free throws.

36 to 23, personal 28th point.

The Eagles attacked, Maloney relied on Hanna to cover without the ball, ran on the right side, caught the ball and shot and hit a three-pointer, 36 to 26.

This ball seemed to be a three-pointer to stop the bleeding. In fact, O'Neal did not guard the penalty area, and the score difference was huge. He began to be lazy on the defensive end again.

Next, Guo Xu's touch dropped and he missed two consecutive shots. The Eagles players also took turns to strike.

36 to 26, the Lakers ended the first quarter with a 10-point lead.

Guo Xu scored 28 points and 4 assists. This was the craziest individual performance in the NBA this season. Iverson's 54-point game was not so explosive.

Regardless of whether Americans or Chinese, as long as they watch this game, even new fans will definitely remember Guo Xu.

In the second quarter, Guo Xu and O'Neal rested together. Fisher was responsible for leading the substitutes. The other four were George, Bowen, Horry, and Madsen.

Kruger did not want to give up the game. He arranged for Terry to continue to play and lead the bench with Kukoc. The other three were White, Johnson, and Henderson.

\u0026nbsptv5 The two commentators discussed Guo Xu's gossip, predicted the heights he might reach in the future, looked forward to this year's playoffs, etc. Anyway, their minds were not on the court.

After the stars rested, the game became extremely boring, with both sides taking turns to play, and the efficiency was not high.

As soon as he got the ball, Champion Jigsaw Fisher showed his prototype. Even if the coach arranged tactics for him, would he dare to shoot? Even if he dares to shoot, can he get rid of the opponent's defense? His style of passing the ball after half-court is quite good when paired with a star player. He doesn't occupy the ball and is dumbfounded when there is no star player on the court.

The strength of Fisher in this era is still far behind that of Fisher, who won two championships with the Lakers before and after Guo Xu. His skills are average and his experience is not that rich. It is not his turn to shoot the key shots that show his big heart.

In 6 minutes, the Lakers only scored 6 points. Even though O'Neal was not there, the offensive and defensive rhythm was appallingly slow.

Fisher couldn't launch a fast break at all, and his teammates could only slow down the pace and get into position. Did a group of blue-collar workers get into position to let the opponent take a few more breaths and rest?

There are advantages to the Lakers' defeat in this way, which is to ensure the speed of returning to defense and establish a positional defense system. The Hawks also failed to seize the opportunity to overtake the score. Their shooting percentage was not high and they relied on Terry and Kukoc to score, with only 10 points.

Then Eagles coach Kruger made another stupid mistake. He took Terry off to rest and replaced Knight. The Lakers replaced Guo Xu and O'Neal.

In the first half of the quarter, the job of leading the bench for the Hawks should have been Knight's. In the second half, the coach asked Knight to come on and face Guo Xu. Isn't this just asking for death? After the substitution, Kruger also realized that something was wrong. His mind was a little slow. He had not thought of this just now and wanted to take advantage of the casserole combination to chase points.

After appearing on the stage, the expressions of the two people formed a sharp contrast.

Guo Xu's smile is like a touch of blue in the morning, clear and hearty. His eyes seem to be facing the leisurely colorful evening sky, with an expression of indifference, and any indifference is because he has a chance to win.

Looking at Knight again, his expression looked like he was about to die heroically on the execution ground.

The game continued. Guo Xu didn't want his teammates to cover him. He singled out Knight directly from the outside. He dribbled the ball under his hips and stepped back. He made two consecutive three-pointers from the outside and hit one.

Knight did not dare to give Guo Xu any more room to shoot, and he performed close defense, which he was not good at. The Eagles' wings also began to double-team. Guo Xu took advantage of the situation to distribute the ball. If his teammates did not shoot, he would move to the bottom corner to play a triangle offense.

When O'Neal catches the ball in the low post, the Eagles are unable to double-team Guo Xu. At this time, whether he is cutting from the baseline to the basket or running up the line to catch the ball in singles, it makes the Eagles uncomfortable.

The Lakers' tactics are very clear. Guo Xu and O'Neal attack with the ball, and the other three are not open and do not shoot.

At halftime, the Lakers led 60 to 49 by 11 points. Guo Xu scored 11 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, totaling 39 points and 6 assists, almost tying his personal scoring record. Since the Hawks still have a chance to win, he will still play in the second half.