Legend of Tomorrow

Guo Xu played 7 minutes in the second quarter and took most of the team's shots.

He made 4 of 8 shots and 4 of 7 three-pointers. During a counterattack, he broke through and drew a foul on Fisher and made two free throws. After a pick-and-roll, he forced Horry to touch porcelain and made two free throws. .

Guo Xu scored another 16 points in this quarter and had 43 points and 4 assists at halftime. The Suns led 75 to 56.

In the second half, the Lakers' offense was even more fierce. Kobe scored 14 points in a single quarter and O'Neal also scored 9 points. It turned out that the Suns sending two point guards was a nonsense.

D'Antoni's coaching ability needs to be improved, and his formation is a bit too casual. The Suns have no system on defense and rely entirely on individual abilities. Except for Marion, others will hardly help defend.

In Guo Xu's previous life, D'Antoni liked to play two defenders and sacrifice defense for offense. This is a bad habit.

In the 2005-2006 season, the Suns went as far as the Western Conference finals. D'Antoni often played two guards, Nash and Barbosa, together. The offense was strong enough, but who could they guard? Brazilian Lightning Barbosa, as a 191cm combo guard, has only been reused in the Suns.

It is undeniable that it is really fun to attack when the two defenders are running. A shot will definitely be completed within 7 seconds of counterattack. O'Neal's defensive role is gone and he cannot defend.

The 19-point gap was not unreachable, so in the third quarter the Suns deployed their core again, with Nene and Stoudemire playing together, and Marion playing small forward.

Kobe hoped that he could score more points than Guo Xu and lead the team to win, but the Suns suddenly strengthened their defense against him. Previously, Joe Johnson was the main defense, and this quarter became Marion's main defense.

Kobe still played the same way he did in the last quarter, because he had found the rhythm of his shots and was sure to make the shots. He broke through and made a pull-up jumper and a back-up turnaround jumper. Marion's long arms were obviously better at interfering with Joe Johnson's shots, and Kobe was constantly on guard against him.

Kobe is very strong and is not afraid of fierce physical confrontation. What he hates most are defenders with strong athletic ability, good jumping ability, and long arms, such as Prince, Kirilenko, and Marion. Such people are very abnormal and fall back. Can block jump shots.

In this quarter, Kobe made 3 of 9 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, and 2 of 4 free throws. He only scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists. Kobe took more shots, and O'Neal took fewer shots. He made 3 of 5 shots, no free throws, and scored 6 Points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

The Lakers only scored 22 points in a single quarter, but the Suns counterattacked and used positional pick-and-rolls to score 32 points. In the third quarter, the Suns led 107 to 78 by 29 points and entered garbage time.

Guo Xu’s shooting percentage dropped under the mixed defense of Lakers players.

But he combines breakout shots very well, attracting double-teams or rotating defenses to split the ball, and his statistics are still the most eye-catching on the court. He made 4 of 10 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 13 points and 4 assists. He scored 56 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals in three quarters.

When Guo Xu went to the free throw line, a Los Angeles fan shouted mvp on the sidelines, which became an embarrassing little tidbit in the game.

Zhang Lili said: Jason never enjoyed this kind of treatment when he was playing for the Lakers. At that time, there were many people who said that he had a big problem and questioned that he would decline after changing teams. Now Lakers fans have recognized his strength, but it is too late.

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: If he didn't join the Suns, no one would know that Kobe is really the third leader of the Lakers.

Zhang Lijia sighed: I hope he can play for a while in the final quarter, that will definitely be 60+10, but I don't think he will do that. He has to save some face for his old club. Fans who want to see him score a career-high will have to wait until later. .”

Just as Zhang Lili predicted, this was Guo Xu's final data. In the final quarter, he sat on the sidelines and became a spectator. He played a total of 31 minutes without deliberately going up to refresh the data.

O'Neal was quite relaxed at the start of the game, but after the third quarter he looked so ugly that he seemed to want to kill someone. Today is Christmas, and Guo Xu is already the most exposed star, so enough is enough.

Moreover, the elevator tactic can no longer be used. The Lakers players have become familiar with his offensive rhythm, and they will not be as efficient on the court anymore and will be forced to downgrade. If he wants to improve his statistics, it's best to find a weak team, such as the Raptors, whose two stars are injured.

The Suns replaced all the main players and sent in Alston, Maurice Evans, Jacobson, Kukoc, and Haslem.

Kukoc just came back. He had only trained with the team before. He came on the court during garbage time to find his condition.

As a result, the performance of the Suns' substitutes was good. Alston dribbled steadily and could wait for his teammates to open up and cooperate. Kukoc had a shooting range and was good at inside support tactics. All five of them could shoot, and the formation was very open.

The Lakers also replaced all the main players. The performance of the substitutes was very poor, the offense was weak, and the point difference continued to widen.

At the end of the game, 134 to 94, the Suns beat the Lakers by 40 points in an away game.

When the whistle sounded, the Suns' young players rushed onto the court excitedly to celebrate. Stoudemire and Nene seemed to be in high spirits and could play another game. They never thought they could beat the defending champion by so many points in the summer.

On the Lakers side, O'Neal and Kobe hurried into the tunnel without greeting and shaking hands with Guo Xu.

O'Neal didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. He thought he might lose, but he never thought he would lose so miserably.

When Guo Xu first joined the Suns, O'Neal said in an interview that as long as he was not old, Guo Xu could not even think about leading the team to win the championship. As a result, in the first contest this season, the situation of the two teams reversed drastically, and the Lakers could not beat the Suns.

O'Neal was very unhappy. This was not the result he wanted, even if Guo Xu's display of power was directly related to his inactivity in switching defenses.

Four members of the Suns team scored in double figures. Apart from Guo Xu, the best performer was Marion, who scored 23 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Joe Johnson also scored 15 points and 6 assists.

Stoudemire performed poorly against O'Neal, scoring 10 points and 6 rebounds, while Nene only had 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Kobe played 37 minutes, making 15 of 32 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, and scored 38 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and 2 steals. O'Neal played 32 minutes, making 11 of 18 shots, 8 of 12 free throws, and scored 30 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

Fisher scored 9 points, George scored 11 points, and only three people from the Lakers scored in double figures.

Xu Jicheng said: At the beginning of the new season, Guo Xu said that the goal was to lead the Suns to win the championship. Everyone felt that this goal was too far away. Now I think they may win the championship this season. The players are getting better and better.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: When Guo Xu was here, the Lakers looked like weaklings against everyone, often entering garbage time in the third quarter. Now it's the Suns' turn to play like this.

Xu Jicheng said: I think the post-game press conference interview will be interesting. The Suns have won 7 consecutive games, 15 wins and 13 losses, while the Lakers' record is 11 wins and 19 losses.

On the TNT radio side, Buckley studied the data. After this game, Jason's scoring data will increase a lot. Former Suns head coach Frank Johnson will become completely famous now. After he dismissed get out of class, the Suns immediately became the most offensive team in the league. When he was here, the Suns' offense was at the bottom of the league, so this guy was actually sent to the Suns by a competitor, right?

Smith smiled and said: If the Suns play like this from the beginning, there will be almost no suspense for Jason to win the regular season MVP. Not only does he have the ability to win the assists title, he can even compete for the scoring title at the same time. His personal ability is too strong.

Barkley said regretfully: If we played in the fourth quarter today, it would not be difficult for him to score 70+. It's a pity that he gave up.

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