Chapter 1150 [From almost losing to the first in history]
The Lakers got a good start at home at 124 to 118 in the final game.
Guo Xu scored 48 points and 11 assists, with a shooting percentage of more than 50%, and his best performance in the game.
After the game, another online fan used "only 48 points" to describe him, expressing his disappointment. You averaged more than 50 games in the regular season, but you didn't score more than 50 points in five games in the playoffs. This is a serious misperforming performance.
Of course this is a joke. Everyone can see that Guo Xu has adjusted his playing style and his assists have more than doubled compared to the regular season. In fact, he is correct in playing like this. Players should pass more balls when facing double teams, whether outside the three-point line or near the penalty area.
There is no "black pot" to say online that Guo Xu has scored data in the regular season and has declined in the playoffs. Guo Xu is a recognized playoff strongman, which directly leads to a decline in competition.
Chinese media exclaimed: "The Spurs played better overall than the Lakers. The team scored in double digits with six players, but Guo Xu's performance alone can determine the result of the game."
Spurs starting point guard Tony Parker made 2 of 8 shots, 1 of 1 free throw, scoring 5 points and 6 assists; substitute Mills made 2 of 9 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, scoring 5 points and 2 assists. They were really "no" and were defended tightly.
Gasol, Leonard and Aldridge scored 20+, while Duncan only scored 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.
Many experts started to Quartucker. His guest appearance as a power forward was surprisingly good, and he scored 10 points and 11 rebounds. He fought hard as soon as he came on the court, as if his energy was infinite.
Some people believe that if the Lakers hadn't traded Clarkson for Tucker after only playing a few games, they wouldn't have won such a good record in the regular season and wouldn't have won the championship this year.
In the second game between the two sides, Nurkic's defense went wrong again. His defense effect was extremely bad, and he was even worse when he encountered a cover without the ball. The Spurs Green made 3 three-pointers in the first quarter.
The Lakers were 9 points behind 28-37 at home in the first quarter, and the Spurs took the lead.
The Lakers' adjustment method is to keep Guo Xu off the second quarter and play with substitutes. If the score is close, he will play the whole game. He often does not rest in the second quarter in the last month of the regular season. The coaching staff knew that he was physically strong and did not worry about his efficiency dropping sharply in the last quarter.
Guo Xu led the team to a 13-2 wave and quickly overtook the score. There was no need to fight for complex tactics, just running and fighting. The Lakers were on the Death Five Small Lineup, Harrell Center and Tucker Power Forward.
The formation was completely widened, Guo Xu and Harrell played pick-and-roll as an opportunity, and the opponent must double-team him. He found a gap to pass the ball, and Harrell could catch the ball and hit the basket.
Duncan can still defend the penalty area with good figure and wingspan, but it will be a headache to encounter a half-agent like Harrell, and the opponent will rush too hard. Moreover, he has to go out to switch to defend Guo Xu from time to time, otherwise Guo Xu will run and catch the ball and take the ball, and the time difference will be played.
Harrell performed well, scored 10 points in 8 minutes in this quarter, and people even felt that Guo Xu had a very strong ability to drive his teammates. If the two of them didn't play together, Harrell was just a useless person.
Veteran Carter and Nurkic showed their power in the third quarter. They and Guo Xu played a triangular attack on the side. Guo Xu's positional battle attracted double teams and passed the ball.
Carter scored three three-pointers, made a counterattack layup, and scored 11 points in a single quarter. He can still participate in the fast attack, and his body is not as good as a 39-year-old veteran.
Nurkic scored many strong attacks at the basket, with 8 points in a single quarter, and relying on his personal ability to create many singles opportunities.
Guo Xu scored 9 points and 8 assists in a single quarter, scored 29 points, 2 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals in three quarters, leading the Lakers to lead by 17 points.
In the final quarter, he continued to play, scoring 41 points, 3 rebounds, 21 assists for more than 8 minutes. The Lakers led by 25 points and entered garbage time.
Lakers fans did not leave the court early during garbage time, applauding and cheering for the young players who were working out. This season, Los Angeles fans' loyalty has returned.
Spurs fans who watch games on TV are generally depressed. They hope Duncan can win the championship and retire perfectly. After Gasol joined last summer, many people are optimistic about the Spurs. Now when Guo Xu is on the court, Popovich dares not let Duncan play for a long time, and his speed cannot keep up.
In this year's playoffs, Duncan averaged less than 20 minutes of playing time. The Spurs fell behind 0-2 and were almost impossible to turn the tables. The legend of the No. 21 rookie is about to end this season.
Guo Xu is fatal if the Spurs are not good at defending well. Ad and Gasol are not moving very fast. The weakness of the inside is to defend against pick-and-roll. Dior, who used to be substituted, was called a flexibly fat man, and the pick-and-roll defense is not bad. Now he has no "flexibly", only "dead" and "fat man".
On May 11, major regular season awards were released one after another, and Guo Xu was elected MVP with unanimous votes. This was the second time in his career, and he was elected to the regular season MVP with ninth time, leaving other stars far behind.
There is no suspense. His performance this season is too outstanding, ranking first in the league in many statistics, and he averages 50+ per game and can still enter the "180 Club".
In addition, Guo Xu broke a historical record of assists long before retiring, surpassing the "Magic" Johnson to top the NBA playoff assists list. Every time he gives, he now has a new record.
Currently, his assists in the playoffs have reached 2,618, making him the first player in NBA history to have assists in the playoffs of more than 2,500.
This is not a simple stat. Johnson has never missed the playoffs in 13 seasons in his career, with 2,346 assists. Stockton, the historical assist king of regular season, has only 1,839 assists in the playoffs, and is almost caught up by forward LeBron James.
The league recognizes that Steve Nash has only 1,061 retired star, and Kidd has 1,263. Their careers combined with the number of assists are not as good as Guo Xu in the playoffs.
Guo Xu scored a total of 575 three-pointers this season, becoming the first player in history to score more than 500 three-pointers in a single season. He raised this record to an astonishing level, and no one will break it in the future. Curry became the second player in history to shoot 400 three-pointers in a single season and could not make headlines.
Guo Xu also ranked third in the vote for the fastest-progress player award, and his data improved much more than the season before his retirement.
Curry deserves to be the most unlucky star. Without Guo Xu, his data will definitely be able to win MVP three times in a row. As a result, he failed to get a vote this year, becoming the second place in the MVP rankings with the strongest data in history, scoring, efficiency, three-point rankings, etc.
The most terrifying thing is that he is also the successor selected by Guo Xu, who is known as the weakened version of Guo Xu.
Curry sighed in an interview: "I don't know if I'm successful or failed now."
As the successor, he was successful, but compared with Guo Xu, he was of course a loser. Even if the Warriors can beat the Lakers, they have to rely on the overall situation. No one thinks that his personal ability is stronger than Guo Xu.
Guo Xu held a press conference and expressed his thoughts: "I was not born a hero. I was a player who entered the NBA at the end of the draft. From almost losing to the first place in history, this is my career. If you have a dream, then go and chase it boldly. There is no impossible!"
After reading Guo Xu's thoughts, the fans on the Internet all opposed it, and the messages were very funny.
"It would be strange if you believe in you. There will be no second person like you in the past 100 years."
"Don't fool it. If others have the same training volume as you, let alone become an MVP, you can't even be selected by NBA."
"Don't pretend you succeeded through hard work, right? You fell to the end just because the scout was blind."
Chapter completed!