Legend of Tomorrow

.., Legends of Tomorrow

At halftime, Barkley predicted: Jason, who has only been in three seasons in his career, may score 60+10 for the second time. As long as he shoots more in the second half, I think he will be able to do it.

Smith said: Arenas deserves a high-paying long-term contract this summer, but he and Jason are not comparable yet.

In the third quarter, the Warriors finally began to double-team Guo Xu tightly. Even if he did not play a pick-and-roll and directly held the ball in a one-on-one, someone on the wing would step forward to double-team, allowing others to shoot.

Faced with this kind of defense, Guo Xu always distributes the ball quickly and waits for the counterattack before attacking. D'Antoni used a small-ball tactic, sending Alston to form a double defender, and asked Nene and Stoudemire to cover Guo Xu and help him catch the ball in position.

He is the fastest in the game. When playing without the ball, the Warriors must actively change defense inside, otherwise he will get easy shooting opportunities. As soon as the inside defense comes out, the Suns' two rookies will have an opportunity to cut inside.

Guo Xu only took 4 shots in this quarter, hitting two goals, no free throws, and no three-pointers. But the Warriors did not guard against it, because he sent out 6 assists, three of which completed alley-oop cooperation with teammates.

There were also several times when Guo Xu was the starting point of the offense. Although he did not directly assist, he transferred the ball to his teammates in the open position. After attracting rotation, Joe Johnson and Marion assisted their teammates.

The Suns outscored the Warriors 31-20 in a single quarter and led 102-80 in three quarters, basically entering garbage time.

Guo Xu had 41 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals, another big double-double.

In the last quarter, D'Antoni asked Guo Xu to take a rest. If the Warriors could not catch up with the score, Guo Xu would not play again. In the second half of the game, the coaching staff must ensure that the players are healthy. If a star is injured during garbage time to brush up statistics, he will only become a laughing stock and will not receive high evaluation.

In the final quarter, the Warriors players did not want Guo Xu to rest early. Boykins, Battier, and Foyle showed off their power, leading the bench to a 15-2 run, quickly narrowing the point difference to 9 points.

Boykins hit two three-pointers, Battier hit a three-pointer, Foyle grabbed 5 rebounds, including 3 offensive rebounds, and scored 4 points. Gooden also scored a mid-range shot.

So the Suns replaced the main players again, the five players were Guo Xu, Kirisek, Marion, Kukoc, and Nene. Stoudemire, who committed four fouls in the starting lineup, and Joe Johnson, who had poor touch, rested.

Coach Musselman once again showed poor on-the-spot response and did not replace Boykins immediately.

Guo Xu and Nene play pick-and-roll.

Attracting Foyle to switch defenses and pass the ball to the center, Boykins could only chase Guo Xu but could not switch to guard the center, leaving Nene completely free. The latter quickly cut through the air and scored with a one-handed smash.

Boykins used a pick-and-roll attack and just got an easy shot. This time Marion retreated to interfere in the zone defense system and the ball missed the basket. Kukoc grabbed the rebound and passed it to start a counterattack. Guo Xu misplaced the ball and went for a fast break, attracting Battier to defend and passed it to Marion who was about to leave. The latter ignored Boykins in front of him and forced a layup. .

Boykins was knocked to the ground by Marion while returning to defense. The referee did not call for a collision with the ball because he did not stand firm on his feet, but the size difference between the two was too big.

Musselman called a timeout for substitutions. Arenas and Jamison came on, replacing Boykins and Sura.

As soon as Arenas came on the court, he hit a three-pointer against Guo Xubiao, narrowing the point difference to 10 points. But the Warriors' defensive weaknesses are still there, and Foyle is addicted to rebounding. He focuses all his attention on rebounding and is not very active in defending three-pointers.

Guo Xu and Nene played a pick-and-roll and then split the ball. Kukoc hit two three-pointers on the right side, widening the point difference again.

Seeing that his teammates missed consecutive shots, Jamison made a mistake while facing the frame and challenged Marion. He dribbled under his hips and was directly intercepted by the hacker. Guo Xu received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt to pass the ball. Nene followed up and hit the ball. Scored a layup on the road. Foyle is a little slower and not tall enough to stop the shot.

At 3 minutes and 32 seconds, Guo Xu cooperated with the pick-and-roll. Foyle did not switch defense in time. He hit a three-pointer from the left jumper, his 44th point.

At 3 minutes and 15 seconds, the Suns grabbed a rebound and launched a quick counterattack. Guo Xu changed direction and passed Arenas, attracting Jamison to cover up, and assisted Kirisek for an easy layup.

At 1 minute and 18 seconds, Guo Xu passed the ball to Kukoc, who received the ball with his back on the right side and turned towards the baseline to make a fadeaway jumper, avoiding Dampier's block shot.

After this goal, the difference between the two sides was 17 points, and the Suns sealed the victory.

Guo Xu was substituted early and enjoyed the warm applause of the fans. He only took two shots, hit one goal, and scored 3 points and 7 assists. He scored 44 points, 3 rebounds, 21 assists and 2 steals.

With a final score of 134, the Suns defeated the Warriors at home, with six players on the team scoring in double figures.

The Warriors also had six players score in double figures, with Jamison and Arenas scoring 20+ and shooting over 60% from the field. Foyle made 6 of 11 shots and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 16 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, including 10 offensive rebounds.

With such performance, the Warriors still couldn't win the game. Everyone felt that the Suns' offense was too terrible.

Except for Joe Johnson who was in a sluggish state and only scored 7 points in the game, everyone else performed well. Guo Xu and the two rookies shot over 60% in the paint, Marion also shot over 50%, and Kukoc hit 4 Three-pointers, 16 points and 3 assists, once again became a bench gangster, Kirisek also scored 10 points.

It doesn't matter if one or two Suns players perform abnormally, there will always be someone who can step up and score.

The post-match press conference was packed with reporters, who took turns asking Guo Xu questions.

He broke the historical record again this time, with two 40+20 performances in a single season and three 30+20 performances in his career. No point guard has ever performed this kind of performance before, and he also left Suns star Kevin Johnson behind.

Guo Xu said: My teammates have a high shooting percentage. If I pass it to them, they can score. And my hands were hot today and I scored a lot of points in the second quarter. Then things happened. I was surprised to show such data.

The reporter asked: You have become the only point guard in the league to score 30 points and 20 assists three times. Do you have any special feelings?

I hope I can have such a brilliant performance in the playoffs. This is just a regular season game. You won't get a ring if you win. It's not the time to relax yet. The season has reached the end. We have to fight for every win and prepare for the season. We will strive for the home court advantage in the playoffs. We lost three of the previous four games, and this big win to stop the decline is what makes me happiest.”

The reporter asked Guo Xu if he was confident that he could lead the Suns to win the championship this season.

Guo Xu gave an affirmative answer. Yes, the regular season record proves that there is not much difference in strength between the top four in the Western Conference. We are not afraid of any team. Although the Suns are the youngest team and lack playoff experience, we also have advantages. We are young and energetic, and there is no pressure. , after all, our goal before the start of the season was just the playoffs, and we were not optimistic yet.”

The reporters applauded, and Guo Xu continued: I think the Suns already have the prototype of a dynasty, and the newcomers have a lot of room for improvement. I think I will make progress in the future, and I haven't reached my peak yet.

The applause was even more enthusiastic. All the media planned to make a fuss about the prototype of the dynasty. They were too confident.

Guo Xu's statistics are almost 27+10 and he has not yet reached his peak. What will he be like at his peak? What he said is probably true, because he is only 21 years old and will turn 22 at the end of November this year. Theoretically, any player under the age of 25 has potential that can be tapped.

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