Legend of Tomorrow

Regarding black athletes in the United States, editors of Chinese sports magazines often write some ridiculous news, and then many people really believe it. Boykins is one of the outrageous rumors.

There are rumors on the Internet that Boykins, who is 165cm tall and weighs 60kg, has a maximum bench press of 330 pounds, which is only 10 pounds lower than the 120kg Captain Elton Brand, who is famous for his strength. Later, when Yao Ming's weight increased to nearly 150 kilograms, he was able to bench press to this number.

Boykins did it even though he weighed nearly three times less than Yao Ming. It was a waste for him to play basketball and he should be a superhero.

In fact, any player who is known for his speed cannot put too much effort into the bench press. Excessive muscles will affect his speed. Speed ​​is the foundation for short point guards to take root in the NBA. And Boykins doesn't have much muscle at all...

Guo Xu beat Boykins from behind, and he couldn't bear it at all. No matter how strong his upper body strength was through bench press training, his thin legs couldn't resist anyone. On the contrary, Guo Xu practiced dancing and parkour, and his explosive power was amazing, which was much more effective than training on his upper limbs. After leaving Polis, he never coached the bench press.

After coming out, Guo Xu made 4 of 4 shots and scored 10 points in a row. Coach Musselman did not call a timeout. He just stood up and shouted towards the court: Switch defense, Bob (Sura) guard Jason Guo.

Guo Xu is now very grateful to the opponent's coach. In contrast, anyone who says that D'Antoni's defense arrangements are not good is pure slander. If the Suns encountered an opponent's star performing like this, they would have already started to double-team and let other role players take action.

Boykins and Foyle played a pick-and-roll, and after getting rid of Guo Xu, they mismatched Nene. The breakthrough layup missed due to interference. Sura rushed to grab the offensive rebound, and the second attack was interfered by Jacobson. The ball went wide, and Foyle grabbed another rebound.

When Nene and Kukoc play together, the biggest weakness is rebound protection.

In Guo Xu's previous life, despite Nene's superior physical fitness, rebounding has never been his strong point. He actively interfered with shooting and neglected to protect backcourt rebounds. At his peak, he averaged 7.8 rebounds per game. This season he averaged 24 minutes per game, scoring 9.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.5 blocks, 2 of which were offensive rebounds.

Nene's style is suitable for having a teammate like Ben Wallace who likes to fight for rebounds in the penalty area. Kukoc is obviously not good at it. His physical condition is destined to be bad at rebounding.

Seeing that Foyle was about to get stronger, Kukoc was experienced and grabbed his opponent. Foyle, who was terrible at free throws, was in surprisingly good condition today and made two free throws. 46 to 43.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu saw that Sula was defending him, passed the ball to Alston, and ran to the right corner and stood, sliding down the baseline and cutting in the air.

Nene provided him with an off-ball screen to block Sura.

Guo Xu ran to the left corner and received a pass from Alston, and hit a three-point jump shot.

49 to 43, personal 25th point.

Foyle followed Nene without changing defense. Sura's pursuit speed was a tragedy. Substitute power forward Gooden followed Kukoc and positioned himself relatively outside. Guo Xu got an open shot without any effort.

The Warriors attacked, Jamison singled out Jacobson and turned around and made a jumper, 49 to 45.

Barkley said: This game is so exciting. No one can guard anyone. The score will definitely be high.

Smith smiled and said: What I care about most is how many points Jason can score and what data he can produce. The Warriors haven't double-teamed yet. Their coach has a big heart.

Guo Xu slipped down the baseline again and ran to the left corner to catch the ball. He turned and faced the frame and feinted. Foyle jumped out and stretched out his hand to interfere with the shot. Guo Xu changed direction to the right and succeeded in a one-step pass, making a 45-degree emergency stop jump shot. Score.

51 to 45, personal 27th point.

Sura actually stopped inside and blocked Nene, trying to grab a backcourt rebound. This player particularly cares about statistics. In his previous life, he had deliberately missed a shot to get a triple-double, and Ricky Davis had done this before him and was criticized wildly.

Musselman finally called a timeout just halfway through the second quarter.

Guo Xu scored 15 points in a row after coming on the court, and his shots were sure to hit. Musselman replaced Murphy and replaced Gooden, adding a scoring point. Battier replaced Sura and served as shooting guard.

Boykins still stayed on the court, and the Suns replaced Jacobsen and replaced Marion with two defenders on the outside.

Barkley asked curiously: With this substitution, are the Warriors planning to let Battier defend Jason? Isn't this a misplacement?

Smith shook his head and said: This looks like a substitution error.

Murphy played a pick-and-roll and received a pass from Boykins, and scored two points in the mid-range shot. 51 to 47, the point difference is still not wide open.

Alston brought the ball to the frontcourt, and it was Battier who defended Guo Xu. He relied on Nene to cover the ball without the ball, and Battier caught up.

Guo Xu took the ball and changed direction and walked to the middle. He dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand and followed up with a Blessing to Buddha fake move, attracting Battier to move laterally and then changed direction to the left again. He completely got rid of his opponent and made a jump shot with one step.

53 to 47, personal 29th point.

Guo Xu announced the failure of Musselman's defensive adjustment in one round. Battier is 201cm tall and weighs 100 kilograms. No matter how good he is at defense, he is still out of position against Guo Xu. Moreover, Battier's physical fitness is relatively average, and defense relies on technique. He will suffer a lot when encountering an unreasonable defender who relies on speed to break through.

Kobe had to stay close to Guo Xu when he was guarding him alone. Once Guo Xu was given space to make moves, it was difficult to keep up. Battier was slower than Kobe Bryant at his peak. At this time, he was sighing in his heart that the level of the Warriors coach was too poor.

Boykins played a pick-and-roll and made a mistake when passing the ball to the middle. Guo Xu bypassed the screen from the inside to catch up. When Boykins passed the ball, Kukoc defended Murphy closely and cut off the basketball. Come on Marion.

Marion attracted Jamison to pass the ball to Guo Xu. Guo Xu ran a step faster than Boykins and received the ball and succeeded in a layup without any interference.

55 to 45, personal 31st point.

The Suns' home fans stood up and applauded, and there was a wave of people on the sidelines. Guo Xu completely dominated the court in the second quarter.

Guo Xu scored 19 points in a row without encountering a single double-team. The Warriors' defense was so loose that he found it incredible. If a player wants to score high points, in addition to his personal condition, the opponent's coach's poor defense and the opponent's poor defense are also key factors.

Some super scorers cannot be defended alone, otherwise they will pay a heavy price. In Guo Xu's previous life, Battier was a recognized defensive expert, but when he defended Kobe Bryant alone, it was normal for the opponent to score 40 or 50 points in a game. Because the star's skills have reached a certain level, you can't stop him from shooting one-on-one, you can only interfere with it. If your hands are hot, you can kill him.

Battier defended for three more rounds. Guo Xu scored a goal and assisted an assist. He relied on the help of his teammates to defend and forced Guo Xu to hit the iron once.

After the Suns replaced Joe Johnson, Musselman replaced Arenas. Boykins could no longer play. Joe Johnson singled out Boykins just for fun.

Arenas performed well on the offensive end after resting for a while, but it was still difficult to defend against pick-and-rolls. He had the common problem of all heavy defenders and was not fast enough in pursuit.

Guo Xu always has a way to perform regardless of whether he has the ball or not. Positional battles and quick counterattacks make Warriors players feel uncomfortable. They can't prevent them even if they choose to double-team. He will pass the ball to teammates in good positions.

At halftime, the Suns led 71 to 60 by 11 points, which was not a big difference.

Guo Xu scored 25 points and 2 assists in a single quarter, and 37 points and 8 assists in the half, a double-double. It was not difficult to score 40+10.

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