Legend of Tomorrow

In the next round, Kobe finally started. He played in the familiar low post, turned around with his feet and shook Bell and Marion away. He jumped forward and scored in the gap between the two. 19 to 4.

The connection between Kobe's offensive skills was almost perfect this time. The fans who watched the live broadcast immediately felt confident. This kind of beautiful goal must be included in the highlights. What's so great about Jason Guo? He just knows how to shoot three-pointers, and if he has the ability, he can also shoot against double teams and score! Kobe's personal ability is the strongest, and he falls behind because his teammates are too useless.

Comey will never see Guo Xu break double teams like this this season. The Suns have strong soldiers and horses, and Guo Xu no longer needs to be as tired as last season. If he can create openings, he will not play alone, and if he can play alone, he will not force shots against double teams.

The Suns attacked. Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll and attracted Walton to switch defense. He passed the ball to Marion in the corner. The latter received the ball and shot a three-pointer. Under slight interference from Bogut, this was the first time the Suns missed a shot and the opportunity came up. .

Marion's mid-to-long-range shooting ability is declining, and he mainly relies on air cuts to score. This is a headache for the coaching staff. He did not coach shooting while he was recovering from injury.

When Marion plays small forward and Haslem is on the court together, the overall ability to withdraw is poor, so D'Antoni recently changed to let him play as a guest power forward, and Bell started again.

When the Lakers attacked, Artest picked up the ball and singled out Roy. He took three slow steps from the left and entered the penalty area to score. 19 to 6.

Artest now has a bad temper and was selected to the All-Star Game twice when he was with the Pacers. He doesn't want anyone to say after the game that his data is not as good as that of a rookie, even if he is the favorite for this year's Rookie of the Year.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu passed to Roy who was running to catch the ball. Roy took the ball and broke through, attracting Bogut to switch defenses. He found a little space and passed to Stoudemire who was cutting in the air. The latter misplaced the ball and met Artest, and he made a strong move. Hit the board to score. 21 to 6.

Players shorter than Stoudemire basically couldn't do anything against him at his peak. He was so fast and high that he could hardly block shots one-on-one. Artest bounced completely without fouling, because the opponent's free throws were too accurate, and fouls cost points.

Zen Master Jackson shook his head gently on the sidelines. He knew that the Lakers would definitely lose today. They can't defend themselves. The only way to beat the Suns is to attack the Suns, score more points and score more efficiently than the Suns, but how is this possible?

The Lakers rely on a balance of offense and defense to win. After O'Neal and Guo Xu left, they never averaged more than 110 points per game, and even less than 100 points in the first two seasons.

Kobe attracted a double team in the low post and passed the ball to Walton in the middle. The latter made a high jumper, 21-8.

The Lakers offense is better than it was in the opening game.

But it was still no better than the Suns. The two sides attacked each other, and the Suns led 42 to 21 in the first quarter.

Guo Xu made 4 of 4 shots and scored 11 points and 6 assists. After reducing his shots, he worked harder on the defensive end. The Lakers' two point guards did not score a single point. Roy scored 11 points and 3 assists. He caught the ball and hit a three-pointer in the second half. He made 5 of 7 shots and 1 of 2 three-pointers. Stoudemire made 4 of 4 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 10 points and 3 rebounds.

On the Lakers side, Kobe Bryant made 3 of 10 shots and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Walton and Artest scored 6 points and 4 points respectively. Brian Cook, who came off the bench, hit a three-pointer. Bogut only made one shot and scored 2 points. As usual, he couldn't catch the ball and turned back. run.

Bogut has had enough. After this season, he is ready to apply to the management for a trade to play on a team with shooting opportunities.

The Suns continued to take the initiative in the second quarter, with Varejao and Haslem partnering inside, small forwards Ariza and Anthony Parker, and point guard Lowry.

Several people block the penalty area and can expand to interfere with shooting at any time. Turiaf has no shooting range, and Walton, Farmar, and Ellis also have average three-point abilities.

After the Lakers traded for Artest, they did not dig out Radmanovic again, and they lost a stable three-point shooting point.

Cook is useless at the 4th position. The Lakers thought about poaching Tim Thomas in the summer. With the same contract, Thomas decisively chose the Suns, even though he didn't play much here.

The Suns' bench has a way to score, but Varejao and Lowry are difficult to defend in pick-and-rolls. Lowry breaks through with the ball or distributes the ball himself.

The Lakers suffered heavy losses due to Odom's injury, and the team needs him to defend pick-and-rolls. When Turiaf and Bogut are defending, Odom can retreat at any time to cover the penalty area and will not let the opponent easily take action. He has height and super athletic ability.

It won't work if Cook comes on the court and plays power forward. He's a big guy and has no rebounds or defense. Turiaf is also not suitable to appear with Bogut. Both of them are weak in shooting, and the opponent's formation will shrink even more.

After 6 minutes of playing, Guo Xu, Stoudemire, and Roy came back, and the game was no longer suspenseful.

Because he was leading too much, D'Antoni did not send Marion. Instead, Thomas, who had not played for a minute before, came on to be responsible for opening up space and occupying the bottom corner. Parker, who felt good, continued to play, waiting for opportunities outside the three-point line.

The Lakers knew they couldn't short Roy and Stoudemire, so they shorted the other two players instead. Guo Xu attracted double-teams and then split the ball. Parker scored two three-pointers in a row. He won the MVP in Europe, and he is very accurate in three-pointers when he is open. If he leaves the ball open, big things will happen.

Parker's tactical role is obvious. He is not just a pitcher, but also has the ability to break through and distribute the ball with the ball. If this continues, Ariza's playing time will become less and less, and the coaching staff will be more inclined to attack.

Kobe was almost furious. Two Parkers were both playing in the NBA. How could there be such a big gap in their lives?

In order to defend against outside three-pointers, the Lakers' formation unconsciously began to expand. Guo Xu and Stoudemire played pick-and-rolls to attract big men to defend, and began to pass to Stoudemire who was cutting through the air.

Stoudemire is wreaking havoc in the penalty area with face-to-face singles. If he dunks less, it is not something that ordinary players can defend alone. Mismatches are opportunities. The Lakers can't do it without double-teaming Guo Xu inside. He's too fast and it's difficult to catch up once he gets rid of the defender.

The Suns led 77 to 47 by 30 points at halftime, and the game entered garbage time.

At halftime, Barkley commented: There was no suspense about the outcome of the two teams from the beginning. I think the two suspense today is how many points the Lakers will lose, and the second is whether Kobe will get so angry that he elbows someone in the second half.

Smith smiled and said: I think Kobe will not be able to elbow people, but this season the Lakers can give up the idea of ​​competing for the championship. Even if Odom is here, they can't beat the Suns. Once the Suns players find the touch, they will be second in the Western Conference and have fun. The team feels pretty much the same.”

Guo Xu did not rest in the second half and played with Roy for a while. Marion and Bell, who didn't play a minute in the second quarter, also played. They were unhappy that their playing time was too short, and their data would decline.

Only Stoudemire rested and was replaced by Varejao, who is good at defense.

How terrible is the Suns' lineup? Haslem played a total of 6 minutes today, like a marginal player. There will definitely be many people leaving the team next summer, and it is really difficult to distribute the ball rights.

The Lakers couldn't open up the situation when they entered the starting lineup. Kobe wanted to catch up with the score. The adjustment method was to increase the number of mid-to-long-range shots. In this way, he used this method to break double teams. When he went to the low post to attract double teams, he had to pass the ball.

Bogut always wastes his energy trying to gain position near the penalty area. He was silent. It was a disappointment that could not be concealed.

At the end of the three quarters, the Suns led 111 to 66 by 45 points.

Guo Xu only played 6 minutes in this quarter and played a total of 24 minutes. He made 9 of 9 shots, 5 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 25 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. He made 100 shots.

But for him, this kind of data is no longer a landmark performance, and fans will not remember it.

In the final quarter, both sides replaced their main players and stopped fighting...