Legend of Tomorrow

Unlike Guo Xu's laziness, Kobe practiced more during the holidays and maintained an excellent competitive state.

He participated in the Drew League, scored 45 points in a game, and completed a mid-range shot under James Harden's defense. Harden also scored 44 points in that game, and the two contributed to the most classic confrontation in the history of the Drew League.

Later, Kobe almost joined the Chinese CBA Shanxi team.

Kobe's agency team agreed to join the CBA, but made five astonishing demands.

First, the salary is settled on a monthly basis. No matter how many games are played this month, it is US$2 million, equivalent to 13 million yuan, and it is after tax.

Second, the Shanxi team must arrange a single-family villa for the daily life of Kobe and his entourage, including 10 bodyguards.

Third, Kobe must arrange his own daily activities, including attending business activities and training, and the team is not allowed to interfere. In other words, Kobe can not participate in any training and business activities of the team unless he wants to.

Fourth, a high-end special plane must be arranged for Kobe to go to away games. According to estimates, it will cost him about 200,000 yuan to fly back and forth to away games.

Fifth, after the NBA lockout ends, Kobe can return to the United States immediately without having to bear any liability for breach of contract.

This isn't like signing a player to play in a basketball game, it's clearly like recognizing a father. Who would agree except the idiot? However, the Shanxi team boss is a die-hard Komi and agreed without hesitation.

Unfortunately, the Basketball Association later issued regulations that did not allow localities to sign temporary contracts, which made the boss angry and wanted to sue the Basketball Association. This is so inhumane. The Basketball Association wants to prevent others from fulfilling their filial piety...

The NBA opening game begins on Christmas night, broadcast live on TNT.

Before the game started, the Suns held a championship ring awarding ceremony. O'Neal received his ring, accepted the applause from the fans, and then entered the TNT live broadcast room and became a guest.

Kenny Smith asked: Shackle, there is news that you and Jason often overeat together when you go out to play, saying that you lead him bad and make him not as good as his original figure. What do you think?

He has always been a foodie. He asked me out. I am just a companion. If there is a problem with his condition, fans don't blame me. O'Neal paused and smiled: I don't think there will be any problem with his condition. I don't think there will be any problem with his condition. The winner this year must be the Sun.

I think as long as he doesn't eat a burger and play, Barkley said,

It's not a problem.

As we all know, Barkley once trained while eating a McDonald's burger.

Barkley also responded to this matter: It's true, when I went to Philadelphia, Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Maurice Cheeks never practiced, they just sat around, Sitting on the training bike eating McDonald's. So once I was in the league that long, I adopted that philosophy.

Barkley's response made it clear that he had done it more than once and that he had seen experienced players do it and simply copied them because he felt he had earned the right to do it.

Fake foodie Barkley also talked about what he would order from McDonald's. I always order the bacon and egg burger and hot cakes with sausage, it's the best breakfast you can get.

Real foodies will think this is in extremely bad taste. How can sausages and cakes be sold together?

The sun raised the team's seventh championship banner. After the award ceremony, the Warriors players went out to warm up.

Guo Xu and Kobe said hello, but neither of them spoke. Guo Xu can tell from Kobe's sharp eyes that he really wants to win, and Kobe can tell from Guo Xu's body shape that he really hasn't practiced.

Suns starting lineup: Guo Xu, Roy, Klay Thompson, Ibaka, Gasol.

If these five people were all in their prime, it would be really terrible. Only Ibaka has not been selected as an All-Star.

Warriors starting lineup: Curry, Kobe, Luol Deng, Brand, Bynum.

If these five people are all at their peak, they will definitely be on the winning team, and all of them have been selected as All-Stars. Looking at lineup depth, both teams stand out in the league.

Bynum won the jump ball and the Warriors attacked first.

Seeing that the Suns had a new starter, Curry passed the ball to Kobe to challenge Thompson.

Kobe faced the frame and dribbled under his crotch but failed to break through. He leaned against his opponent on the left side and turned around to break through and was blocked. He protected the ball and adjusted his rhythm. He turned around from the baseline and missed the fadeaway jumper.

Thompson has average physical fitness, good defensive awareness, and has the potential to become a top 3D player. D'Antoni deliberately asked him to defend Kobe, so that he could attract more one-on-ones from Kobe.

In fact, in training camp, Thompson performed better on the defensive end than Roy. He was able to perform as soon as he entered the league. He did an excellent job guarding Roy and Richardson during training. He earned the starting spot by himself.

Gasol and Ibaka grabbed the rebound in the backcourt. Guo Xu retreated to slow down the rhythm. What was on the court now was not a bombardment lineup.

Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, keeping a distance from Curry in the middle to organize. Ibaka and Gasol opened up and covered the side.

Guo Xu continued to dribble with his hips and then changed direction, which attracted Curry to move his left hand behind his back and dribble to his right hand. He changed direction again and succeeded in breaking through.

After only two weeks of practice, Guo Xu regained the feeling of breakthrough. He knew how to use the technique, and he just needed to gain proficiency and regain the muscle memory of the past.

It might be a bit uncomfortable to defend Guo Xu against a small guard. He played too many games with Curry on Earth 4 and knows what fake moves the opponent likes to take.

Chinese commentators live broadcast games and often emphasize that in Warriors games, Curry will hit whoever he is guarding. They also often say that Curry is not defensively inactive but just a little thinner. This is obviously misleading and nonsense.

During Curry's rookie physical test, he bench pressed 84 kilograms ten times. What is the concept? Durant can't do any of it.

This year's fifth Pistons rookie, power forward Tristan Thompson, who is known for his physical fitness, only benched 84 kilograms 9 times. This is a strong man who can break through Khloe Kardashian's defense in the future and still have the energy to cheat.

What's even more outrageous is that Curry's vertical jump is the same as Griffin, who is famous for his body.

In fact, Curry is not bad at strength. He is a tall point guard at 190cm tall. His real weakness on the defensive end is that he is not good at guarding breakthrough defenders and has average movement speed. Against the Lakers in the playoffs last season, Curry was upset by Monta Ellis and was held back by Kermit's wild comments.

The funny thing is that few people believe that Curry is a powerful guard, even if the media discloses his physical test data. Because he has a cute face, like a primary school student, and he also focuses on outside shooting offensively.

After Guo Xu gained weight, he became much faster than Curry. He is shorter and more flexible. After a successful breakthrough, he drove straight into the middle.

Bynum retreated to cover the defense. Guo Xu saw the opportunity and gave it to Thompson who ran to the right baseline. The latter got rid of Kobe with Gasol's screen. He caught the ball and shot a three-pointer, and the ball went hollow into the net. 3 to 0.

Smith shouted: 3-pointer! The Suns' No. 16 rookie made his first goal of the new season, assisted by Jason.

O'Neal said: He will start as a starter as soon as he arrives in the Suns. He must be outstanding. The pick does not represent strength.

Thompson continued to show his personal ability on the defensive end. Kobe received the ball on the right side and stepped into the frame to threaten him. He kept a distance and lowered his center of gravity to defend alone. His expression was unusually calm, as if Kobe was enveloped in a light, shining like a Buddha.

Faced with this kind of Buddhist defense, Kobe chose to make a pull-up jumper inside the three-point line. Thompson stepped forward to interfere and failed to block it, and the ball bounced out...