On November 14, the Lakers played against the Denver Nuggets at home.

The Nuggets’ strength is not strong, and winning mainly depends on the personal abilities of the two core players inside and outside.

Star power forward Mike Dys made a mid-range shot, while center Lafrenz was a big man who liked to shoot outside. The two could withdraw the inside, creating breakthrough space for the defenders and making mobile phones from the outside.

The 29-year-old "crazy" Van Exel is the core of the Nuggets' outside line and has the ball rights. He performed poorly in this game against his old club, making 7 of 22 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers, 1 of 2 free throws, scoring 17 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Van Exel is double-teamed every time he breaks through the pick-and-roll. The Lakers' power forward is actively changing defenses, striving to push him outside the penalty area and force him to pass the ball. His single-handed battle efficiency is also very low. Guo Xu will continue to fight closely and disrupt the offensive rhythm. Many of his shots are forced to attack people, and his shooting percentage is naturally not high.

Guo Xu played for 28 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points and 3 assists. Although the data was inferior to Van Exel, his efficiency was much higher.

This is the advantage of having superstar teammates. The opponent rarely arranges defense against Guo Xu, so he is prone to getting a mobile phone chance.

O'Neal scored 34 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists, with a shooting percentage of 76.2%; Kobe scored 31 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 52.2%. They were unstoppable.

Five players in the Lakers team scored in double digits, defeating the Nuggets 123 to 103, and winning two consecutive victories easily.

One day later, the Lakers defeated the Kings 117-105 away, and Kings core Chris Webber was absent due to injury.

The ok combination continued to show off, O'Neal scored 33 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Kobe scored 31 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Guo Xu played for 30 minutes, made 7 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists with a super high shooting percentage, without any mistakes.

In the third quarter, the Lakers played pick-and-roll attack, Guo Xu even broke through several Divacs. Divacs was anxious and pushed him to the ground from behind, and was called a first-level malicious foul.

Guo Xu unexpectedly beat Jason Williams, the seventh pick in the draft in 1998. The latter made 3 of 10 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, scored only 7 points and 5 assists, and had three turnovers.

Williams, who is 185cm tall and weighs 86 kilograms, is very famous. Last season, he averaged 12.3 points, 7.3 assists and 3.7 turnovers, made 37.3% of the field goal, and 28.7% of the three-point shooting percentage. With such poor data as his ranks fourth in the Western Conference guards in the All-Star voting, he almost became an All-Star starter by fans. The NBA official probably helped to win the votes, so Kidd and Payton completed a counterattack in the second half, otherwise they would be embarrassed.

The substitute in the Star Tournament is voted by the coaches, and there is no one who chooses Williams, because this guy is both brilliant and miserable, gorgeous and clumsy. When he can pass the ball behind his back, he never passes head-on. He often not only deceives his opponent, but also cheats his teammates. He is so cool that he adds a mistake without watching people passing the ball.

The coaches don't think there is anything to praise for the point guard's fancy passes and many mistakes, especially the man's shooting is bad and his breakthrough ability is average. Under the leadership of Williams, the Kings were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive years. He averaged 10 points and 4 assists in the playoffs in 1999, and 10.4 points and 2.4 assists in the playoffs in 2000, and his shooting percentage was lower than that in the regular season.

Many fans like Williams. If point guard players learn the "white chocolate" style, the game will become very good-looking, with more mistakes, more fast breaks, more fancy passes, and more dunks.

But Kings coach Adelman is almost crazy. His mind is thinking about how to send Williams away as soon as possible. Find a point guard with a normal style, and maybe the team will rise.

At the post-match press conference, when the reporter asked Adelman to comment on Guo Xu, he was very proud of his praise, vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction with Williams.

"Jason is the kind of player I like. He plays so well, he is not afraid of physical contact, he has many tough performances when defending. He can break through and shoot, play firmly, and has a certain speed, which is good for other players. This is exactly what I hope the Kings outside players will do, but unfortunately he is the opponent."

After the game, many Kings fans were dissatisfied with the team's rookie. The 16-place forward Teke Gru played only 7 minutes in the first round, and made 0 of 2 shots without a single point. The 16-place rookie center Jabary Smith failed to make the 12-man roster, far worse than Guo Xu.

On the 18th, the Lakers beat the Nuggets 103-87 away and won four consecutive victories. Guo Xu performed averagely with 11 points and 3 assists.

On the 19th, the Lakers returned to home court to face the Bulls, and Guo Xu was going to play with his good buddies.

At noon, Guo Xu made an appointment with Austin Nichos and Jason Williams to have dinner together to reminisce about the past.

Judging from the data, Richardson is also a strong contender for the rookie of the season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting percentage of 42.3%, and three-point shooting percentage of 34.6%. But in the latest rookie list, he was only ranked third behind Guo Xu and Mike Miller of the Magic because the Bulls couldn't win the ball.

The Bulls have Elton Brand, a power forward who has steadily scored 20+10, Artest, the defensive champion, Richardson and Fitzer, two rookies with super qualities, but their record is 1 win and 8 losses, and the league is at the bottom.

Food couldn't stop Richardson's mouth, and after meeting, he kept complaining: "Guo, I know why you must join the Lakers now. The pick and rookie contract are not important, and going to a strong team is the key. It's really uncomfortable to play in a weak team. I have never been so miserable. I can't see any hope at all in the Bulls."

"Think about it, Chicago is a big city. How happy you are in the summer? Isn't the Bulls your favorite team? You also want to be Jordan's successor." Austin teased.

"What is my successor at the bottom of the record? The head coach is just a big SB, far inferior to Tom (Izo). I can't believe that the Bulls would find such a waste to be a coach. He can't even play the most basic pick-and-roll tactics well." Richardson's tone unconsciously raised a few points, and the honest man's anger could no longer be suppressed.

There are many cases of players driving away coaches in NBA. People call those stars "coach killers" which is derogatory. In fact, some coaches will really make players crazy and if they don't drive them away, they will be useless.

Richardson was very bitter, not only the Bulls were bad, but Chicago City was also bad.

He witnessed a shooting the next day after he moved to Chicago. A group of gangsters shot at each other on the street, some dead and some injuries. He hid in the store for a long time and did not dare to go out until the police came to control the scene.

One night after dinner, he stopped in front of the red light on Halsted Street and tied his shoelaces. The police lights behind him turned on. The police drove to him and shouted, "You dare to stop here too? Let me go." It turns out that it is dangerous to stay there for half a minute.

Last week, there was another guy in Chicago who looked like a catfish and led thousands of black people to protest, unwilling to demolish more than a dozen dilapidated and dangerous buildings in the black area, which made people panic.

For many people, Chicago is a city that loves and fears. It has a bright side and a dark side. In addition to eating, drinking and having fun, you have to save your life.

After hearing Richardson say something, Guo Xu couldn't help but complain: "Is this really Chicago? Why do I feel like you went to Gotham to play basketball? Have you met Batman?"
Chapter completed!