Legend of Tomorrow

How weak is the Greek team's offense? Their rhythm is that of a veteran team. They almost never break fast, always grinding out positions with their opponents, and often end up in singles.

Because of this, Greece only scored 47 points in the 2006 World Championship finals against Spain. This year, they were badly defended against Spain in the group stage, losing 66-81.

Diamantitis is not a defender who is good at offense. In Guo Xu's previous life, he relied on defense to become famous. He won the best defensive player in the Champions League six times in his career. Greece won the 2005 European Championship, conceding only 59.7 points per game, which had a lot to do with Diamantitis, the recognized core of perimeter defense.

On the offensive end, he has only two strengths, organization and three-point shooting. His peak assist rate in the 2014-2015 season reached 37.4%, averaging 5.7 assists per game.

Generally speaking, Octopus is a very selfless player who does not rely on scoring to reflect his value. This is why he is compatible with Papalukas and Spanoulis in the national team. Even though he is the star of Panathinaikos, his shots have never been the highest on the team. He averaged only 5.8 shots per game in his career, 3.2 from the outside, and a 38.9% shooting rate.

No matter how many honors he gets in Europe, he can't compare with the NBA's best player, let alone four consecutive best players?

In Guo Xu's view, his three-point shooting is not considered a strength. 38.9% of his shots are not good shooters, which is comparable to those who cannot shoot three-pointers.

Soon Spanoulis made a mistake and was intercepted by James when passing the ball to his teammates. The US team counterattacked in a 2-on-2 frontcourt and James passed the ball to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu reached the three-point line, dribbling the ball from his right hip to his left hand. Octopus followed the first step. Guo Xu did not pause and dribbled the ball behind his left hand, changed direction with his right hand and pulled the ball up, jumping one step after another. The pass was successful, and he hit the mid-range shot with an emergency stop on the right side.

20 to 3, Guo Xu’s 15th point.

The fans at the scene applauded wildly, and the audience watching the live broadcast on TV were stunned. Many people watched the replay of the goal twice and couldn't see clearly how Guo Xu passed. His actions were too coherent.

The Greek team attacked, and Octopus distributed the ball. Center Andres provided Spann with a ball-free screen. Spann received the ball and changed direction and went to the basket for a layup, finally getting rid of James once. 20 to 5.

James was responsible for dribbling the ball through half the court. Guo Xu relied on a screen run to catch the ball on the left side. He failed to get a direct chance to make a shot. After a feint, he held the ball and played singles.

He dribbled the ball from his crotch to his left hand, then dribbled the ball behind his back to his right hand to collect the ball. He jumped and shook off the octopus who moved much slower laterally. He jumped in front of the free throw line in the middle and threw a high throw with his right hand to avoid the center's block. Enter again.

22 to 5,

Guo Xu scored 17th.

Zhang Lijia laughed and said: Greece is actually still guarding Guo Xu on the perimeter. He has already proven in the NBA that he is invincible in one-on-one situations. The Greek coach just doesn't believe it. He thinks that the best perimeter defensive player in Europe can guard the MVP?

Yu Jia said: If you defend Guo Xu like this, you can really score 100 points. Today is his personal show.

The Greek players' one-on-one ability was much worse. Forward Vaslopoulos made a sudden stop and avoided Bosh's block, but the ball did not go in. Howard counterattacked with a pass and another three-man fast break.

James quickly rushed to the frontcourt like a defender and passed to Guo Xu. Guo Xu dribbled the ball from his right hip in front of the three-point line to his left hand. Octopus was scared when he saw this action and couldn't help but take a step back. As a result, Guo Xu also stepped back. Withdrew, stepped back with his left foot and shot a three-pointer.

He was half a head shorter than his opponent, but his shots were very fast and his rhythm was perfect. The octopus retreated and took a step forward before it was too late to jump and block the shot. Guo Xu made a big move and hit the shot again!

25 to 5, personal 20th point.

Octopus has been beaten into a hot squid. He has never faced a defender as strong as Guo Xu since his debut.

Guo Xu's beating made him doubt his life, and made him never want to play in the NBA again. If he often played against this kind of person, he would almost want to commit suicide.

If he continues to fight like this, he will definitely be blasted to pieces, which is terrible.

Yannakis also saw this and did not call a timeout. He rushed to the court and shouted: Double-team him without the ball, don't let him shoot!

At this time, Greece has the ball. It is very demoralizing for players to hear such words when attacking. Double-teaming without the ball is equivalent to giving up the game, and there will 100% be empty on the court.

Greek players frequently passed the ball from the outside. This time Andres pulled to the outside for a pick-and-roll, and then cut through to receive the pass and drive to the basket. Howard was led away. No one in front of him felt that he was no longer a threat and wanted to jump up and dunk.

Andres thought wrong. The person who was guarding him was James. The little emperor jumped up from behind, pressed hard on the basketball with one hand, and knocked the Greek high center forward to the ground with the ball cap. Crossed the bottom line.

The baseline ball was sent out, and Octopus faced Guo Xu and missed the mid-range shot due to his height advantage. No one grabbed the rebound and everyone returned to defend.

The morale of the Mengba team rose again and again, and the game was no longer suspense.

Guo Xu failed to receive the pass during the fast break. It is not easy to break the double team without the ball...

In the Suns, inside teammates could use elevator door double screens for Guo Xu, but this was not possible in the international arena. When playing against Angola, he was called for two illegal screen fouls.

The standards of referees are fixed. If you, a group of stars, come to play in the Olympics, you are bullying others. How can others still use such hooligan tactics?

Guo Xu still had a way to perform, and changed his focus to assists. He caught the ball in the backcourt to counterattack, and passed the half court to attract double teams and distribute the ball.

James went straight to the basket to lure someone away. If he wanted to double-team Guo Xu from the outside, he had to leave Reed open. Reed had almost no blind spots when shooting, and he could still hit Spann with the ball if he was out of position.

Guo Xu scored 22 points, 5 assists and 1 steal in a single quarter. His defense was not bad, and he played very comprehensively except not grabbing rebounds.

Diamantitis took 5 shots against Guo Xu in a single quarter. Personally speaking, he took a lot of shots and only scored two goals. They were all shooting under interference and couldn't get rid of Guo Xu's entanglement.

Guo Xu continued to play in the second quarter, but still attracted double-teams and distributed the ball. He could only go up on the counterattack, break through or shoot three-pointers. By the end of the half, he had scored 31 points, 12 assists and 2 steals. Double data.

Led by Guo Xu, the U.S. team was full of open spaces on offense and had many easy shooting opportunities. At halftime, it led Greece by 49 points, 73-24.

This was 73 points in 20 minutes. Guo Xu, Wade, and James all shot over 70% from the field.

Greek players can't catch up with Guo Xu even if they want to commit a foul, and they can't do anything if they surround him. He will distribute the ball unless there is a direct malicious foul.

The scariest thing is Guo Xu's long pass from the backcourt. His one-handed long pass is extremely accurate. The fastest person is marking Guo Xu. Who can catch up with Wade?

Yannakis was dumbfounded. He didn't know how to adjust. In the second quarter, he even sent the little Baby Shark to play for a few minutes. He was like a gold medal undercover and no one could guard him.

If Guo Xu only pursues scoring, Greece can defend it. What if he scores and assists at the same time? In the 2006-07 season, this was a major problem that no one in the NBA could overcome, and the Suns won the championship all the way. The Mengba team's lineup is much stronger than the Suns, and it is unexplainable for Guo Xu to play like this.

Guo Xu read the fans' comments before the game. He felt that the fans still lacked imagination. Is he a superficial person who only pursues high scores? He is a person who has escaped from vulgar taste.

His goal today is to break the personal scoring record and personal assist record in Olympic basketball games at the same time, while also challenging the team's highest scoring record in a single game and the largest point difference record in Olympic history.

This is much more impressive than just scoring high scores, and his style of play seems to be unique. He no longer bothers to do low-level things like taking shots in exchange for high scores.