Chapter 1139 [Abusing once, 14 games 50+]
On the 22nd, the Lakers lost to the Spurs at home, and Guo Xu scored a quasi-double with 51 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Against a strong team, Guo Xu won't do anything to score points. He played very seriously in the second half and his teammates defended with all his strength, but the Spurs cooperated perfectly in the interior. Paul Gasol and Lamarcus Aldridge scored consecutively in the last quarter and laughed to the end with a 5-point advantage.
PJ Tucker plays a power forward as a guest player and plays most teams very well. He can switch unlimited defenses with Andre Robertson, and the pick-and-roll defense is especially excellent. It is not good for the Spurs. Aldridge's inside singles can't cover it if he is short.
Aldridge is a big player who is addicted to mid-range shooting. He basically doesn't enter the three-second zone. He tends to be Nowitzki and Bosh, and he can shoot in various styles. Most of his mid-range shots are bumps, and with Rashid's straight-arm shot, he makes the shots very high, making it difficult to be blocked.
The advantages of the sub-shot are that they take quick action, save physical strength, have strong mobility, and are easy to make fake moves in combination with the attack. Ade is also good at taking steps back. He looks like a big man who swings. He is pitiful when he is not accurate, and he is a superstar when he is accurate.
After joining Gasol, he also strengthened the Spurs' inside strength. He can pull from outside the three-point line to support the offense, play pick-and-roll with his outside teammates, have a longer shooting range, and can catch the ball and shoot three-pointers.
This season, Gasol's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 43.8%, and he can average 1.2 goals per game. However, the Spurs' three-high player shared their playing time, and his data dropped to 12 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 blocks.
Veteran Duncan has the most data declines. He was willing to play as a substitute for the team at the end of his career, making the Spurs' rotation lineup stronger offense and defense. He averaged 25 minutes per game, scoring 8.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks.
In addition to his personal ability, Duncan's greatness lies in his spirit of sacrifice. He will definitely retire after playing this season, but he is as low-key as in previous years. He has no idea of holding a retirement tour and his ball rights have been greatly reduced.
The three Spurs' inside players have less than 30 minutes of playing time, and they have a tacit understanding no matter how they match them. The key is that both Duncan and Gasol are willing to give power to the young Ade, which is a kind of inheritance.
The outside Spurs mainly rely on Kawhi Leonard to score. He has improved every year and has grown into the Spurs' number one core. He averaged only 33 minutes per game, scoring 21.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.8 steals and 1 block. His shooting percentage is 50.6%, three-point shooting percentage is 44.3%, and free throws are 87.4%.
Back then, **Vicci wanted to train Leonard into a 3D player, but he did not expect that this rookie with a low pick could develop good ball-holding and offensive ability.
At this time, only Guo Xu knew that Leonard still had room for improvement. If he was not seriously injured by Pachulia's footsteps and was reimbursed for one season, he would be the top three small forward in the league starting next season, and this position would probably last for a period of time.
The Spurs' weakness is the No. 1 position, and both the starter and the substitute are just ordinary role players.
There are also many experts who are optimistic that the Spurs will win the championship. Their lineup is very deep and the starting substitutes can play a role. The key is that they have obviously retained their strength in the regular season, and only Leonard has played for more than 30 minutes. If the stars play for a longer time, the Spurs will have a better record.
Under this condition, the Spurs averaged 104.7 points and conceded 93.2 points. Among the strong teams, they are the most balanced offense and defense.
He can score high scores against the Spurs, which makes Guo Xu even more powerful. Leonard is the favorite who is the best defensive player and cannot defend him alone. Leonard's speed cannot keep up with it, and the "death entanglement" cannot be used. Whether it is positional battles or counterattacks, the defenders must defend.
Some media commented on the game: "The Spurs gave Jason only 51 points, relying on fast rotation and double-teaming, which is an overall effort, and this strategy is very successful."
On the surface, it is a praising Spurs, but in fact it is a praising Guo Xu. Even if you score 50 points, it can be described as "only". This is definitely the first time since the emergence of basketball.
Guo Xu's 60+ consecutive record was ended, but he also set a record of 50+ in 9 consecutive games, leaving Chamberlain behind. Moreover, he reduced his shots in this game and sent 8 assists. He always attracted double team members and helped his teammates get open shots.
Chamberlain can only compete with Guo Xu in rebounding, and it is impossible for modern players to break the rebounding record.
In that era, many players were amateurs, playing basketball games after get off work, and their shooting skills were irregular, and they were a group of blacksmiths.
The iron production volume at that time was amazing. Take Chamberlain's 1960-61 season with 27.2 rebounds per game as an example. His teammate Paul Alikin averaged 8.6 rebounds per game, Tom Gula averaging 9.4 rebounds per game, and Guy Rodgers averaged 6.4 rebounds per game. The four players combined grabbed 51.6 rebounds, and all players of the Hyundai team averaged only about 45 rebounds per game.
On the 24th, the Lakers defeated the Suns with a 7-point advantage, and Guo Xu scored 63 points and 4 assists, and he was not polite to his old club.
Jeremy Lin is a food delivery match against Guo Xu, and Klay Thompson can't help him, and the movement speed is very different.
Thompson felt less hot in this game than last time, only scored 22 points and made 3 of 10 shots from the outside.
On the 25th, the Lakers lost back-to-back 101 to 103 to the Nuggets, causing a big upset.
The Nuggets' teenagers performed well. At the last moment, forward "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo made a breakthrough layup and made a final shot.
Guo Xu's touch was not good, but he continued to maintain a record of 50+ consecutive times, reaching Game 11. He played the whole game, made 18 of 44 shots, 5 of 16 three-pointers, 12 of 14 free throws, and scored 53 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Guo Xu, who was playing 26, no longer cared about his shooting percentage. It is difficult for his opponent to limit him to below 50 points, as long as he takes more shots, he can get a high score.
On the 27th, the Lakers lost 105-117 at home to the Warriors and suffered a series of losses. Guo Xu ignored the victory for the data, scored 55 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, and 50+ for the 12th consecutive game.
The Warriors lost 65 and lost 8, surpassing the Lakers who lost 9 games, ranking first in the league.
The Spurs and Warriors are both direct competitors in the Western Conference. Guo Xu doesn't care about that much in order to make data. He is not afraid of playing against the Spurs in the second round, and he will have a home advantage at that time.
The Spurs are now 61 wins and 12 losses, and just lost to the Thunder. They have nine games left and it is almost impossible to catch up with the Lakers in April.
The headache now is **Vic and Spurs players. Although they beat the Lakers twice in the regular season, Guo Xu changed to a normal way of playing with a combination of sudden and sudden shots in the playoffs, and the Spurs were in a difficult position to withstand it.
The Spurs' No. 1 position has declined a lot. Tony Parker averaged only 11.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 5.5 assists per game this season, and his offense and defense have become worse. He is not a star. Patrick Mills, who is substitute, has strong offense and weak defense, and is at a disadvantage against Guo Xu.
What makes Guo Xu even more terrifying than when he was in the Suns is his playing time. He averaged more than 40 minutes per game, and he was in a state of energy. Even if the Lakers are not in a good substitute at No. 1, it is not a weakness. All teams' defenses have to withstand his test.
Next, Guo Xu scored 64 points against the Grizzlies and 60 points against the Heat, with 14 consecutive games of 50+.
Conley and Dragic could not defend Guo Xu one-on-one. Conley also exposed the shortcomings of the weak offense under the unprevention strategy.
The point guards in the whole league have been abused by Guo Xu, and Western players have been repeatedly destroyed by him. He can lead the team to win while scoring high scores, which is essentially different from those pure data brushes with a shooting percentage lower than the team's average.
Chapter completed!