Legend of Tomorrow

? The Lakers also lost on the same day, and the loss was ugly. They lost to the Hornets by 93.

In 2002, the Hornets were acquired and moved from Charlotte to New Orleans, where they continued to compete in the Eastern Conference for the past two years. The league promised that Charlotte would continue to have an NBA team during the 2004-2005 season. In June 2003, the new Charlotte Bobcats team was established, joined the league, and will participate in the 2004-2005 NBA season.

This season, the Hornets did not select forward David West in the summer and selected swingman Alexander Pavlovich, missing out on a potential rookie. Star small forward Jamal Mashburn is also missing due to injury, and his strength has seriously declined. Under such unfavorable conditions, the Hornets still defeated the Lakers under the leadership of Baron Davis.

The Hornets have an obvious advantage at the No. 1 position. Big Bearded Davis defeated veterans Payton and Fisher, leading the team's five players to score in double figures.

On the Lakers side, Kobe was in a sluggish state. He played 38 minutes, making 7 of 22 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists.

O'Neal had a physical advantage over Hornets center Magloire. He played 30 minutes, making 8 of 11 shots, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 21 points and 6 rebounds.

The Lakers' games this year have become increasingly incomprehensible. Reporters thought that O'Neal would angrily criticize Kobe Bryant for being selfish after the game, as he did last season, and that there was big news to be mined. As a result, O'Neal didn't say anything at the press conference.

After chatting with Guo Xu, O'Neal understood that the Lakers lineup had flaws and decided to play healthy basketball in the regular season. He takes fewer shots, regardless of the statistics. If Kobe Bryant likes to take more shots, let him take them.

He should save his energy and wait until the playoffs to compete for the championship. If he can win, people will recognize his strength.

O'Neal did this in Guo Xu's previous life. He averaged 37 minutes per game in the regular season and only took 14 shots. His data was 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists.

Entering the finals, O'Brien faced double Wallace's defense, averaging 26.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, shooting 63.1% from the field.

Anyone who says Ben Wallace guarded O'Neal is lying. If the fat man had taken more shots in the finals, the Lakers would not have easily lost the championship 1-4. It's a pity that you kno ho averaged 22.6 points in 22.6 shots per game in the finals, shot 38.1% from the field, and shot 17.4% from the three-point range...

Other Lakers players took fewer shots in this game. George was hot and only played 30 minutes. He made 6 of 10 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Malone and Payton each took 7 shots, then turned back and ran to make a difference.

After the game,

O'Neal, Malone, and Payton were too lazy to comment on the game. Kobe said: I just want to play a smooth offense. If anyone is dissatisfied with this, let him go.

In any case, Kobe's rhythm from dribbling to shooting is indeed very smooth when he holds the ball in a one-on-one. If Payton controls the ball and lets Kobe play without the ball, he won't be able to flow smoothly.

Many of the Lakers' weaknesses are beginning to appear. Payton will not integrate into the triangle offense, because the triangle offense is isolation. Payton during the SuperSonics era can play in isolation. The problem is that he likes to post up and play in the low post. The funny thing is, Lakers F4 They all like to post up and play in the low post.

You can't just bring Payton from the backcourt to the frontcourt and just play with his back, right? He waits for opportunities on the outside after passing the ball, and is not a reliable shooter. He has never hit 40% from three-point range in any season in his career.

All in all, the four Lakers stars have good personal abilities, but they do not have a good chemical reaction.

On November 10, the Suns defeated the Warriors 109-96 in an away game, refusing to lose consecutive games.

After the Warriors sent Jamison away, Drew Gooden got a lot of playing opportunities. In the new season, he averaged 34 minutes per game, 16 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2 assists; Van Exel can break through with the ball, strengthening the team's perimeter. attack.

But the Warriors started the game with 1 win and 4 losses, and had problems with both internal and external defense.

Against the Hawks at home on the 12th, the Suns won more easily, taking a big lead at halftime, and finally slaughtered the Hawks by 43 points.

In a multi-party trade in the summer, the Hawks sent Big Dog Glenn Robinson to the 76ers for nothing, and only exchanged the final year of retired veteran Terrell Brandon's contract from the Timberwolves.

The management's move is to resolve the conflict between the big dog and the penny and make the locker room more harmonious. However, after taking away the big dog who averaged 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3 assists per game, Hardaway averaged 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists per game this season. Hawks fans complained that the management was sick, and Hardaway also It's getting more and more unpleasant.

After a day off, the Suns flew to Houston, and the highlight was an away game against the Rockets on the 14th.

Van Gundy insisted that Yao Ming and Cato start together, strictly guarding the penalty area, and relying on rotation on the outside, giving the Suns opportunities to play from the outside.

Guo Xu played 38 minutes, scored 10 three-pointers, scored 55 points, 3 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 steals, leading the Suns to a 118-90 victory over the Rockets and their third consecutive victory.

Steve Francis played 38 minutes like Guo Xu, scoring 26 points and 4 rebounds, and only sent one assist.

The only good news for the Rockets is that Yao Ming had a slight advantage against Stoudemire, making 8 of 17 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 21 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 blocks.

Guo Xu won the Western Conference Player of the Week for two consecutive weeks. He had no competitors. He played a total of 8 games and scored 50+ three times, including 60+10 in one game.

He averaged 38 points per game, and even more terrifyingly, he had 12 assists and ranked first in the league with 2.7 steals per game.

Guo Xu has increased his gambling steals this season. The team's overall offense is very good. When he is more than one step ahead, he will help his teammates defend at the right time, sneaking up on the ball holder from behind and from the side. This is how many steals come.

After the game, Guo Xu was praised by all major media, and many people were optimistic that he would win the regular season MVP like O'Neal.

ESPN experts said: Jason Guo has been in terrible form since the start of the season. It is entirely possible for him to average 30+10 points per game this season. As long as he does this, he should be unanimously elected as the MVP.

Barkley said: The guards of Jason's contemporaries are miserable. He is only 22 years old this year. From this point of view, it may not be his peak period now. The point guards who entered the league around 2000 have to compete with him. We have been competing for many years.”

ABC radio said: Jason's goal this year is to win the championship. As long as he succeeds, the league will usher in another point guard superstar who dominates the league after Magic Johnson.

Of course, some people will sing the opposite. The famous star Ocas Robertson said: Players like Jason Guo are actually not difficult to guard. It is because the coaching ability of NBA teams is insufficient. If he was placed in the previous NBA, he would not be available at all. performance.

The words Big O are like when he was playing, players couldn't do three-pointers because of tight defense, and he was much better than Guo Xuniu. Under strict defense, he averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game at his peak. Double data.

In fact, that was an era when the NBA only had 8 teams. Until Big O retired, the NBA had not established a three-point line.

Guo Xu was asked about this in an interview. He said: These remarks have no impact on me. I have always respected the predecessors who paved the way for us. I have taken over their torch and will pass it on to the next generation in the future. player of.

Guo Xu smiled and said: I can accept whatever everyone says, as long as you don't say I'm a selfish player.

He has always been open-minded. All the famous players have retired, so he cannot pull them out to defeat them. Suppressing the current players is the key.

His goal is to create his own era, rather than constantly fantasizing about what it was like to play in an era when there were no live broadcasts, no money to make, and no one paid attention to the NBA.