"You won't take the money to buy some cheap things to fool me, right? Or just put laxatives on it." Guo Xu covered his face with one hand.

"How could I do this?" Megan pouted.

"You think about what you like to say to me the most?" Guo Xu pinched his waist with both hands, imitated Meghan's tone, and said in a sharp voice: "You will regret it."

Megan frowned and said with a favor: "I was wrong, I promise you will definitely not regret this time."

Guo Xu thought about it and said that after all, she will be a star in the future. Although she is not famous yet, she is worth $1,500 as a child laborer...

He felt a little relieved. "Okay, you cooked voluntarily, don't say I'm bullying you in the future."

"Well, I volunteered, what do you want to eat at noon? Give me the money now, I'll go buy something." Megan smiled really.

Meghan wants to earn some pocket money by relying on herself, but she is too young to find a part-time job.

American restaurant waiters have a basic salary, but they are very low. Depending on the city on an hourly basis, the income mainly depends on tips. The normal tips for large restaurants are basically 15%-20% of the waiter's bill, and 4%-10% of the small restaurants. Most customers pay according to the rules. If the service is good, customers will give more, but there are also particularly stingy customers.

Meghan wants to work in a regular large restaurant without a chance, so she works as a waiter in a small restaurant. She will definitely earn less than 1,000 yuan a month based on her spare time, and she will be very tired. It is much easier for her to cook for Guo Xu, and she can still eat and drink and make a net profit.

Both of them have different perspectives on the problem and feel that they have made money.

Guo Xu ordered her 1,500 cash happily. Thinking about it, he was idle, and suggested: "Go to the supermarket together. I don't know what to eat, you can also give me some suggestions."

"I'll put the money first, don't take so much out, roo." Megan held the banknotes in his hand, his big eyes, smiled, and had a pretty demon. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he jumped back to his house.

He left as soon as he could, Guo Xu drove with Meghan to the nearby "Costco" supermarket. He drove a second-hand Ford, which was owned by his agent, Hapi. He usually drove the driver if he couldn't use Hapi. Occasionally, the fat man took the initiative to act as a driver for him.

In 2000, the prices in Los Angeles supermarkets were very cheap, and cooking at home was much more cost-effective than going to a restaurant.

Pasta $0.88, sliced ​​bacon $3.66, hind legs steak $4.11, sirloin steak $5.97... Snacks chocolate chip cookies, seedless grapes, cream bread and so on are also cheap.

The two of them only spent more than $30 when they took a bunch of things. Meghan glanced at Guo Xu from time to time, for fear that he would think it was too cheap to buy things and cook home, so he regretted that he would take the money back.

Guo Xu could not regret it at all. He was used to spending money while cycling time. Now he has joined NBA and has a stable income, so he doesn't take this little money seriously.

A fan once joked that the owners of the NBA team used sacks to pack cash and then transported it to the players by truck to pay salaries. Even if they had a basic salary, Guo Xu earned more than most office workers, which is true.

The two had lunch together. Meghan's cooking skills were definitely incomparable to the chefs of high-end restaurants. They were very excellent in their amateurs. Meghan said that she helped cook when she was a child, and her father could hunt, so they roasted and cooked the things they had hunted.

Guo Xu remembered himself in his previous life. He was really a poor child who had been in the family.

When talking about basketball games, Guo Xu complained that he had made too few moves recently and the data had dropped.

Megan sneered. "Satisfied, what else do you want to do if you just entered the NBA and are the third most scored by the Lakers? Do you want to compete with Kobe for the ball?"

"What do you know if you are a ball blind? The opponent's main defense of Kobe is very strong. It is obvious that I have a better chance of playing against the defender with the ball and playing against the defender alone than him." Guo Xu snorted.

Megan ate the grape and said with a smile: "So what if I am a ball blind? Everyone knows that Kobe is much better than you. Look at how beautiful he plays, and look at you who can't even dunk, and your defense is still bad."

"Who said I was not defending?" Guo Xu's forehead was leaping with blue veins.

"The commentator says this every game, oh by the way, you can't hear it on the court."

Guo Xu took a deep breath and sighed, "Do you know? If you are a man, you will definitely be beaten often. I have never seen a girl who hates more and deserves more to be beaten than you speak."

People like to listen to good words, but in fact what Meghan said makes sense, and those who are content will always be happy.

Guo Xu is doing well now. Mark Madson and Devin George are both first-round rookies in the Lakers. Medvedonko, who trained with Guo Xu in the summer, and Pan Persie has not yet obtained a chance to play.

NBA now has no development league, and players who don’t get the chance to play can only be a sparring team. Over time, their confidence will be affected. In just two years, many people’s life limit will be role players.

Guo Xu is the most valued rookie of the Lakers after Kobe, and his starting point is higher. Kobe averaged only 15.5 minutes per game in the rookie season and shot 5.9 times, which is simply selfless and terrifying.

Starting from that day, Guo Xu lived a life of having a meal in Los Angeles, and he was just a short time to reach out...

On the 12th, the Lakers will play against the Rockets at home.

Jackson adjusted the lineup, Harper, Brian Shaw, and Kobe started three 198cm defenders, O'Neal and Grant in the interior, and Guo Xu continued to be the sixth man.

Faced with the Rockets' "pseudo-joint defense", the "ok combination" still performed poorly. They were double-teamed almost every round, and the role players could not make a shot after passing the ball. Jackson's way of letting the stars adjust themselves is not always in Torino.

In Guo Xu's previous life, there were always ball blind saying that Michael Jordan would be deflated under the modern joint defense system, and completely ignored Jordan's basketball wisdom and unparalleled technology on the offensive end. These people believe that "no joint defense" means no double-teaming.

In fact, the overall defense of the NBA in the 1990s was stronger. Several players were shrinking and double-teaming near the penalty area and would never be hyped up for defensive violations. The so-called non-joint defense means that players are not allowed to stand within three seconds and not come out.

In 2001, the NBA not only proposed joint defense, but also introduced reasonable collision areas together.

What is a reasonable collision zone? It means that a red arc area is drawn under the basket. The defender must stand outside this arc, otherwise physical contact will be blocked and fouled. When the opponent attacks, if the defender is in the reasonable collision zone, he must jump up to defend to avoid being fouled.

The NBA now does not have this area. In other words, the future attacking players will have more advantages in hitting the basket.

Kobe made 1 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 4 points and 3 rebounds; O'Neal made 1 of 3 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, with three and a half minutes left in the first quarter, and the Lakers were behind 16-23.

Jackson called for a timeout and substitution, Harper, O'Neal, Brian Shaw rested, Guo Xu, Leidel, and Fox appeared.

The Lakers' offense and defense conversion speed is too slow, and the long shots of the positional role players are too poor, so they must be adjusted. The three substitutes sent by Jackson have ranges, can make fast attacks, and there is no problem with the defensive end. Only Guo Xu is under great pressure. The two starting players of the Rockets like to pull out to cover and catch the ball and shoot. They rarely attack the penalty area. O'Neal rests, and Grant himself can protect the penalty area.

The Lakers can't afford to lose today, and neither the coaching staff nor the fans want to see three consecutive losses.

Jackson arranged tactics for Guo Xu. "When grabbing rebounds in the backcourt, you can launch a quick counterattack, fight Hores and Jason in the middle to play pick-and-roll, and Hores high-level shots. Jason can choose to attack by himself, or break through and pass the ball, and attack boldly if he misplaces!"

Kobe couldn't fight the position today, and both assistant coaches suggested that Guo Xu go up and speed up, and it would be difficult to double-team the opponent if he fought against him.
Chapter completed!