Legend of Tomorrow

? When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt without any haste and waved to Varejao.

He also fakes waving to his teammates, often deliberately showing flaws. When the opponent grabs the ball, he immediately changes direction with speed and breaks through. He can control the basketball with one hand, and his dribbling is very low, making it difficult to steal.

Parker suffered this kind of loss last season and didn't dare to take advantage of it. He took a step back, used his peripheral vision to observe Varejao's position, and wanted to quickly get around the screen. As a result, before Varejao came up, Guo Xu suddenly stopped and stepped back to shoot a three-pointer from a little left.

Parker stepped forward and didn't have time to jump to block the shot. He stretched out his hand to interfere slightly and the ball went in. 13 to 4.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe broke through with the ball on the right, and Marion retreated to double-team near the penalty area. Kobe ignored the double-team and the vacated Odom, turned his back to Marion, turned to the center and shot a fadeaway jumper, which missed the basket due to the interference of the two.

Odom's state in the last game was very bad. Kobe believed that he would continue his bad state, so he took the shot.

Varejao grabbed another backcourt rebound, and Marion rushed out like a wolf. Odom didn't even have time to make a helpless expression and hurried back to defend.

Guo Xu received the ball and advanced to the frontcourt at full speed. He suddenly stopped in front of the three-point line on the right side and dribbled the ball behind his right hand to his left hand. Parker defended very hard and was not thrown away. He quickly stopped and moved laterally to interfere with the shot.

Parker's emergency stop was half a beat slower than Guo Xu's. When he stopped, Guo Xu had already adjusted his center of gravity. He held the ball in his left hand and quickly changed direction to the right to break through. Parker tried to follow up, but was shaken to the ground.

Guo Xu stopped suddenly inside the three-point line and feinted with the ball in both hands, attracting Kobe Bryant to cover up and pass the ball to the right corner. Bell easily took the shot from the wide open space and the ball went hollow into the net. 16 to 4.

Zen Master Jackson, who didn't like to call a timeout, was the first to call a timeout when the Suns started the game. If they don't adjust, the Lakers' home game will be another massacre today.

Jackson felt helpless. Guo Xu could do everything he wanted the core of the team to do and easily lead the team with his personal abilities, but he had already left the Lakers. No matter how much he talks about it, Kobe still likes to fight randomly when he gets on the court and doesn't trust his teammates at all.

Kobe's trust in his teammates is weaker than in his previous life, because the Lakers won 34 games in the 2004-05 season and were not at the bottom of the Western Conference. Moreover, it was reasonable for Kobe not to pass the ball in his previous life. The only main scoring points were him and Odom, and the others were much worse.

There was a famous joke in the previous life of the Lakers. Kobe once exposed an embarrassing incident about Kwame Brown in an interview.

Brown once said to Kobe: If I'm left unguarded,

Don't pass the ball to me. Because he feels that if he catches the ball and the opponent fouls, he won't be able to score a penalty.

In a competitive league with such a high level of basketball, it is unbelievable for a professional player to say something like this.

Zen Master Jackson once said: I will not let Kwame Brown hold my child. This guy's buttery hands make people speechless. He can only defend, not attack.

But you may not believe it, but Kobe's ability to win two scoring titles in his career has a lot to do with Brown. Because he didn't pass the ball to Brown, he had good reasons to take action against the double team, and the coach allowed him to do so. If his teammates inside are aggressive and Kobe keeps shooting, Jackson won't be able to stand it.

Now Lakers center Bogut will only say to Kobe: Pass the ball to me, no matter who the opponent is, I can make the shot. After all, even Yao Ming, the Australian No. 1 pick, doesn't look down on him.

The Lakers also have all-around fighters Odom and Butler. Their scoring ceiling is not high, but they can still perform well if they are given the right to take shots.

Of course, Lakers point guard Parker is really weak. Guo Xu just plays in isolation. The flaw in this position is fatal.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Parker only had a total of 5 years of NBA career, but he changed six teams. The only two full seasons he played were with the Lakers. From this point, you can see how bad he is, if not The Lakers have no one available, so he can't be a starter.

Parker is a player with a mental problem. He is always frightened when facing stars or in key games, and cannot display his full strength.

The Lakers faced the Suns in the first round of the playoffs twice. Parker was supposed to be an important scoring point for the team against Nash, who was nicknamed Na Bu Guang. What was the result?

In his first year, he averaged 36.9 minutes per game, shot 33.3% from the field, 15.4% from three-point range, 8.9 points, 3 rebounds and 1.6 assists, taking more shots than he scored. The coach asked him to take a shot, but he couldn't make it.

His performance was even worse in the second year, with his playing time reduced to 11.8 minutes, shooting only 15.4% from the field, and scoring 1.8 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists.

Parker didn't have any confidence when facing Guo Xu, and the offensive end was useless. He works very hard on the defensive end and can prevent ordinary point guards from breaking through, but he can't do anything against a star of Guo Xu's level.

After the timeout, Jackson changed his defensive strategy to zone defense. Bogut was active near the penalty area, and four players accelerated their rotations on the outside to interfere with shooting. On the offensive end, he asked Kobe Bryant and Odom, who had range, to play a pick-and-roll, and Bogut attacked the basket.

Jackson's move was to achieve a combination of inside and outside. He knew that Bogut's low-post offensive ability could not be compared with O'Neal, but if the inside was not opened, the Lakers would be miserable today.

Jackson must train Bogut because the Lakers lack three-point shooters. Kobe is the one who shoots the most three-pointers in the starting lineup. Last season, he averaged 2 shots per game and shot only 33.9%. Parker, Odom, and Butler can also shoot. , all are unstable, with hit rates ranging from 30% to 37%.

As a result, it became Varejao's performance time. He defended Bogut closely without taking fake moves and always interfered with his shots. Bogut couldn't get to the basket and forced 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, unable to attract double teams.

Varejao didn't feel any pressure. He felt that Bogut's offense was on the same level as Nene and not as good as Stoudemire. Low post attacks are of no use to Varejao and will only allow him to take advantage of his strengths.

In his previous life, Varejao was very good at defending players like Bogut and Duncan alone. Bogut's career shooting percentage against Varejao was only 45.9%. This is under the premise that Varejao often defends pick-and-rolls, and hitting him hard will generally not end well.

Varejao also performed well on the offensive end. He pulled back to cover. Guo Xu attracted Bogut to change defense and passed the ball to the middle. Varejao assisted Varejao for a two-handed dunk and scored 2 points.

Bogut was too slow to change defenses in the zone defense system. He was forced to play even if he didn't guard the pick-and-roll. Guo Xu would pass to Marion and Howard. The two of them received the ball at the baseline. If Bogut was challenged one-on-one, he would be out of position.

In the second half, Jackson made substitution adjustments and sent in Brian Cook, an inside man who relies on shooting to make a living. The Suns followed suit, with Haslem and James Jones coming on to replace Varejao and Howard.

The Lakers have Odom playing center, and Haslem is more suitable to guard him. He is very mobile, does not suffer from strength, can interfere with shooting, and can quickly switch defenses when encountering pick-and-roll cooperation.

Except for the Suns players who would retreat to help defend when Kobe Bryant went to the low post, all positions of the Lakers were single defense. Kobe takes shots from mid- to long-range, and Bell is responsible for making brownie-style interference.

Even James Jones is not a defensive weakness for the Suns, and his height and wingspan are not a disadvantage at all against Butler. The Suns' offense is very simple. They can counterattack quickly at any time. The position is spread out during the battle. The three people stand still, with Guo Xu and Marion taking the main attack.

Cook is not very good at guarding pick-and-rolls. He has always been a substitute in the Lakers. Guo Xu can always find singles opportunities and attract double-teams to score the ball. All four teammates have shooting range, and Haslem can make stable mid-range shots.

At the end of the first quarter, the Suns led 41 to 20 by 21 points...