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Chapter 1221 [Loss of confidence, seat reservation]

In the first quarter, Guo Xu fought back when he had the chance. With sharp breakthroughs, he led the Lakers to always control the situation and led 41 to 24.

Guo Xu scored 13 points and 6 assists, and was the most eye-catching player in the two teams. No matter who comes to help Curry double-team, he will perform with ease.

Including the time in the time loop, no NBA active player has more experience in playing basketball than Guo Xu. He doesn't even need to use his brain to play on the court. He takes a look at the position of his opponent and teammates and can make the right choices based on conditioned reflexes.

In order to strengthen the offense, Coach Mark Jackson asked Redick to play for 8 minutes in the first quarter, but the Lakers' Tucker showed his strength, scoring 9 points in a single quarter, and hit Redick three times in the counterattack.

Currently everyone admits that Tucker is an excellent 3D player. In fact, he not only knows three-pointers in the bottom corner, but also has some offensive ability to hold the ball. He is good at making tough guys and can play hard when facing thin opponents.

Redick has always been a big pit on the defensive end. Many people say that Curry is a defensive black hole, but Curry is actually better than Redick.

As long as he is present, the Warriors have obvious defensive weaknesses on the outside. The Warriors are not as strong as the parallel world. The key is that he replaces Klay Thompson, who is good at defense.

Redick has good offensive ability, but his movement, bounce, and arm span cannot reach the league pass line, and he can hardly defend against any famous outside attacker. This is determined by his physical fitness and cannot be strengthened. He is 193cm tall, weighs 86 kilograms, has a wingspan of 191cm, has poor confrontation and has almost no ability to block.

Redick is 33 years old this year, and his already unfast speed still shows signs of decline. In a few years, he will find it difficult to keep up with the NBA game. How can such a person defend against Tucker weighing 110 kilograms?

Tucker was not at all a loss when he played the power forward in a cameo appearance, and Green was not able to get into the penalty area, and the two of them played gunpowder twice in the regular season.

The coaches of both sides are also fighting wits and courage. Tyrone Lu defeated Jackson, and he made adjustments based on the Warriors' adjustments.

As soon as Gobert came on the court, the Lakers replaced Adams, Iguodala replaced Redick, and the Lakers replaced Durant with Booker.

The Lakers did not use the orthodox point guard in the second quarter, and the five were Wade, Booker, Durant, Carter, and Adams.

After playing in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers no longer allowed multiple young players to exercise like in the first two rounds. It was easier to ensure victory by rotating only nine people in the whole team. Harrell's exercise was led by Guo Xu for a while.

The Lakers will not underestimate the enemy, and not sending orthodox point guards and power forwards will not become a weakness. Wade can also be responsible for the organization. Durant's actual height is 210cm, so he can interfere with shooting near the penalty area.

The Warriors sent a big double-seater Ian Clark who was 191cm tall. He entered the NBA in the draft and was only able to be a basic substitute. The other defender was Sean Livingston, an experienced double-seater. Iguodala played as a small forward, and West and Gobert were inside, with one offense and one defense.

The score gap continues to widen. The Lakers have super scorer Durant, and the veteran who is responsible for leading the offense is in the same level as the Warriors.

Since Iguodala often doesn't have to do all her strength in the regular season, she will perform better in the playoffs, and many fans say he likes to "pretend to death".

This year's "No. 1" performed poorly in the regular season, with only 7.6 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, almost exactly the same as last season. The difference is that he is not "pretending to be dead" this time, but he really is no longer as brave as he used to be.

He is often empty on the offensive end, but rarely scores goals. He is very strong in every position except for the basket shooting. He averages only 7.2 points, 4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in the playoffs, with a shooting percentage of 45.5%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 19%.

When the team needs Iguoda to stand up and play the most, he is too disappointing, and he can't defend Durant on the defensive end.

The score difference quickly widened to 25 points. When the Warriors called for a timeout, Yu Jia commented: "I think even if Guo Xu no longer plays on the court today, the Warriors can't win. This is not like the Western Conference Finals, it's completely abusive."

Zhang Heli smiled and said: "The Lakers have many players with real shooting percentages of more than 60%, and three players ranked in the top ten in the league in efficiency list. There has never been such a team before. They really want to win the championship."

The team led the score, but Guo Xu still returned to the court.

Curry saw that Guo Xu didn't want to play anymore. If the Warriors wanted to win, they needed Curry to become a super defensive player, but the reality was that he was being played by Guo Xu.

Guo Xu often plays Curry in the time loop of Earth Six, and has long played experience. He knows very well what kind of movements and rhythms Curry can't keep up with the speed. Curry's one-on-one cannot defend him.

In the second half, the Warriors sent an attacking lineup, but Green and Gobert could only join one. The coaching staff understood one thing. The only chance to win the Lakers is to fight for offense, which is better than their offense. Unfortunately, the three Warriors' stars were at a disadvantage in the face of the Lakers' Big Three, and even Horford could suppress veteran Nowitzki.

At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led 102 to 75, and the game had entered garbage time.

Both sides replaced all the main players. The coach knew that he could not win, so he simply gave up the game and prepared to retain his strength to fight the next game. In the final quarter, the Lakers were led by three veterans Wade, Carter and Dunleavy and continued to gain the upper hand. In the end, the Lakers won 36 points 129-93.

Like the first two rounds, the Warriors players who played in one game almost lost confidence.

In an interview, Curry sighed: "I think even the Dream Team can't beat this Lakers. Because Durant is the number one scorer of the Dream Team, Jason only participated in the 2008 Olympics, and the Lakers have two super scoring points."

Many Warriors fans are dissatisfied with Curry's words and believe that it will affect morale and make it more difficult to play in the subsequent games. But more fans said that they can understand Curry's thoughts. He has been convinced by Guo Xu and is very clear about the gap between him and Guo Xu.

The match between the two in the second game proved this again. The Warriors strictly prevented Guo Xu from playing singles, and he attracted double teams and sent a large number of assists. Curry was defeated under the Lakers' defense and was defended as a blacksmith.

Curry's powerful scoring ability comes from his super three-pointers, excellent ball control skills and rhythm. When he played in the Western Conference Finals, both sides' defensive oppressiveness improved. Guo Xu's close-fitting defense and quick wing changeover made Curry unable to play his own characteristics.

Superstars generally have excellent confrontational abilities and super singles ability. When the team encounters difficulties, they can forcibly break through double teams to score. Guo Xu and Durant are both of these players, but Curry cannot.

Compared to this, Curry relies more on the team, but when he feels hot, Curry's scoring explosive power is terrifying. This is the difference between him and Guo Xu. Guo Xu's skills are more comprehensive and there are more adjustment methods on the court.

The most exciting scene came from the third quarter. Guo Xu counterattacked and went to the right. He dribbled the ball under his crotch and broke through the dribbles behind his back. Curry made a judgment to follow accurately. Guo Xu took the ball to the right 45 degrees and stopped urgently with his right hand dribbled the ball behind his left hand. He took a prayer and shook Curry to the ground.

At this time, Gobert also made up for defense to the basket. Guo Xu jumped up and turned 360 degrees from the right side to the left side, avoiding the cover, and taking the basketball backwards with his right hand.

The fans of the court were in high spirits, and the Warriors' strongest offensive player and best defensive player were both teased by Guo Xu.

In the third quarter, Guo Xu scored 27 points and 16 assists, leading the Lakers to another 28 points lead, entering garbage time.

In the final quarter, the Lakers replaced all the main players. The Warriors played for a while but failed to catch up with the score. In the end, the Lakers won 120-104.
Chapter completed!
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