Legend of Tomorrow

Kobe cursed Bogut in his heart, are you SB? If you don't pull me out, I might get double-teamed by the big guy if I attack hard.

What can Bogut do? He is also helpless. He has just joined the NBA and has not seen much. In his perception, he has always thought that the low post belongs to big men. The coach didn't tell him over and over again that it was wrong to stay in the post.

Bogut was accustomed to playing in the low post in college. The coach asked him to go to the middle to cover his teammates, catch and shoot, or coordinate the attack. He also tried it without any complaints. But now the coach thinks it is better to put Odom in the middle, so where else can he stand? He didn't even know where to stand.

Even if he catches the ball too far away from the basket, he can't guarantee a hit rate. During the draft, people called him White Duncan to brag, because he took far fewer mid-range shots than Duncan.

The data shows that his scoring mainly relies on offense around the basket and close two-pointers, which are turnaround shots where he catches the ball in the low post and makes a strong attack. As for Bogut's mid-range shooting, his 40.5% hit rate seems pretty good, but he hit 0.2 goals in 0.5 shots. He generally won't take a mid-range shot unless he's open.

Bogut now averages 30.4 minutes per game, with only 7.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1 block. The only thing that is good is his 54.4% field goal percentage.

In the previous world, Bogut was not so bad when he joined the Bucks, because the low post belonged to him, but he took fewer shots. Mo Williams and Michael Reid both liked to shoot at random, shooting three-pointers or taking one step. Pull-up jump shot, not much passing to the inside. In the Lakers, Bogut has become an alternative existence that overlaps with Kobe's position.

Odom was unable to break through or shoot easily due to Haslem's close presence, so he passed it to Parker on the right. The latter had a height advantage against Guo Xu, and easily lobbed the ball to Kobe in the low post, forming a combination with Vujacic in the bottom corner. triangle.

Kobe played a post-up game, leaned on Bell twice, turned around toward the baseline and shot a fadeaway jumper. Under interference, he hit two points with a picturesque posture. 0 to 2.

The Suns attacked and the players spread out. David Lee did not come out from the baseline and attracted the defense on the left. Haslem was 60 degrees on the left. Blake dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Guo Xu on the right side. He stood in the middle and waited for an opportunity. The right side was the weak side, and Bell was in the bottom corner.

Guo Xu received the ball and changed direction to 50 degrees, maintaining a very subtle distance. Vujacic and Kobe can help defend against double teams, but double teams require them to run 2 or 3 steps to free up the person they are guarding.

Guo Xu leaned against Parker for a moment, shook his left shoulder and made a fake move to break through the baseline, then turned to the right to pick up the ball and retreated, putting distance between him and Parker.

Guo Xu attracted Vujacic in the corner position but did not force the shot. He passed the ball to Blake, who received the ball in the middle and shot.

There was no interference and the ball went hollow into the net. 3 to 2.

Blake has two advantages over Payton. First, he is young and has good physical fitness. Second, he has a much stronger three-point ability. Since joining the Suns in 2003, he has been practicing three-pointers hard and has a high open shot rate.

When the Lakers attacked, Parker was very troubled after dribbling the ball through halftime, because Guo Xu had retreated to the free throw line, standing up straight with his eyes wandering, not knowing what he was doing.

Parker suspected that if he took the shot now, Guo Xu, who was distracted after the ball was thrown, might not even know that he had made the shot. This was an insult.

How could Parker not vote for this kind of opportunity? Not only is there a distance, but his height of 193cm also has an advantage. What are you afraid of? Guo Xu's careless hand didn't even reach out, and the ball went in. 3 to 5.

Barkley said: Jason doesn't take his opponent seriously at all. He's too arrogant. I support Parker to take more chances to beat him!

Smith smiled and said: We defeated the Lakers too quickly last time. Today, Jason just let everyone go and shot at will. Others don't defend seriously, which is a defensive black hole. Jason's lack of defense can improve morale. Suns fans are applauding.

In the history of the NBA, he is the only one who can get applause for doing this. Barkley lamented: When I was young, I was slower in guarding pick-and-rolls and many people questioned my defensive attitude. It's so unfair.

Nearly half of the Suns fans at the scene applauded Guo Xu's omission. This is really terrible. After all, the pot secret is 6 billion, the base number is too large, and the IQ is uneven. There is now a theological theory about Guo Xu on the Internet, which makes people stunned.

According to Guomi analysis, Guo Xu deliberately let loose on the defensive end during the regular season. He is not lacking in physical strength and wants to use his strength on the offensive end, but in this way he can train his teammates' defensive abilities and concentration on the court to prepare for the playoffs.

This kind of analysis makes Jason Guo, who is as thick-skinned as a city wall, feel a little embarrassed.

The Suns attacked, Blake passed the ball across half court to Guo Xu, but Parker did not step forward to press. He took two steps and shot a three-pointer as soon as he passed the Suns' mark. Parker stepped forward to interfere and was a step too late to make the jump.

The ball missed and bounced far. Haslem grabbed the offensive rebound and passed the ball to Blake.

Blake passed the ball to Guo Xu again. He raised the ball and feinted, one step away from the three-point line, attracting Parker to come forward to defend, fearing that he would steal another shot. Now every team has a consensus when defending Guo Xu. No matter how far away from the basket he is, he must not be allowed to take shots easily, otherwise his shooting percentage will scare you to death.

He dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, changed direction to the right and passed Parker with one step. He entered the penalty area from the middle. Bogut covered the defense. Guo Xu took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to the left. David Lee took the ball and took a step forward easily. Basket score. 5 to 5.

When the Lakers attacked, Guo Xu let Parker go two steps further, stepped on the free throw line to defend, and waited for others to make a choice. Na Bu Fang actually means being unable to guard, not not not guarding. Guo Xu is really Guo Bu Fang now.

This is also a psychological war. Guo Xu understands Kobe's character. Kobe must be very uncomfortable in this situation.

Kobe faced a much tighter defense. If his teammates couldn't stand up and score with such a good opportunity, he would be mad. On the contrary, if his teammates scored more points than him, he would also feel uncomfortable. He hated others to steal the limelight, especially Parker. .

Parker is the most difficult person to choose. The Lakers' triangle offensive tactics have always been based on stars. If he, the point guard, keeps shooting and Kobe and Odom don't catch the ball, it will disrupt the Lakers' accustomed game rhythm. . At the same time, this is a test of Parker's mentality, which has always been his weakness.

After being severely abused by Guo Xu last season, Parker did not dare to try to challenge Guo Xu with the ball in the first game of the two sides. If he dared not shoot when there was an open space today, it would hurt the team's morale, and Kobe would definitely hate him even more.

Parker also understood the temper of the team boss, who was really hard to serve, so he decided to take action because it was an open position.

Unfortunately, he is not an excellent three-point shooter. He shot only 36.4% from three-point range this season and averaged 1.3 shots per game. This time Parker failed to seize the opportunity when he was open. The ball bounced out and the rebound was grabbed by David Lee.

When returning to defense, Parker felt a little guilty. He didn't dare to look in Kobe's direction.

Guo Xu looked at David Lee, applauded him twice, and pointed at Blake. David Lee passed the ball.

Blake dribbled the ball forward, and Guo Xu followed David Lee slowly across the half court. This time Parker followed closely. Guo Xu suddenly found a ball-free cover outside the right three-point line and made an air cut. Blake saw the right opportunity and passed the ball. Passed on.

Parker is a tall point guard who is slow to pursue. Guo Xu moved to get rid of the ball and then accelerated past Odom in the middle and entered the penalty area. He attracted Bogut to defend and then distributed the ball 50 degrees to the left. Haslem received the ball in an open position and easily scored. , 7 to 5.

Usually Guo Xu mainly attacks in the first quarter, attracting tight double-teams and then passing the ball. Today, he scored many times, disrupting the Lakers' pre-game plan...