In the Lakers' match against the Mavericks, Guo Xu had a poor touch and a low shooting percentage. He had to suppress his offensive desire to assist the "ok combination".

The Mavericks' lineup is not complete, starting point guard Steve Nash missed the game due to injury, and the Lakers won easily 112-97.

Kobe made 15 of 28 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 9 free throws, scoring 38 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and O'Neal also scored 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Guo Xu played for 33 minutes, made 4 of 11 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 5 of 8 free throws, and scored 15 points and 4 assists. He played pick-and-roll attack in the second quarter, facing the Mavericks' 229cm tall substitute center Sean Bradley, who was 229cm tall, broke very firmly and committed many fouls, but he was not even sure about free throws today.

Even so, Guo Xu's performance was better than Mavericks' substitute point guard Tyrone Lu, who played for 22 minutes, made 2 of 7 shots, 0 of 2 of 3-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 6 points and 2 assists.

After the game, Mavericks fans wanted to kill Tyron Lu and Ji Tian. "Lu Yuanwai" himself was even more sad. He felt that his opportunity was snatched away by Guo Xu. If there was no such deal, Fisher would be the beneficiary.

In fact, even if Guo Xu doesn't join the Lakers Tyrone Lu, he can't play. He is not capable of personal ability and cannot bear the heavy responsibility of leading the team's offense in the second quarter.

On the 5th, the Lakers ushered in another national live focus game at home, with the opponent being the Philadelphia 76ers ranked first in the East.

The 76ers are currently 14 wins and 3 losses, while the Lakers are 15 wins and 3 losses, only half a day away.

The good news is that the 76ers lost to the Nuggets 98-105 just now, and their condition is average. The star Iverson played for 47 minutes, made 10 of 24 shots, made 0 of 2 three-pointers, made 17 of 21 free throws, scored 37 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.

The overall lineup of the 76ers is not weak. In addition to the star Iverson, there are many famous players.

Forward Tony Kukoc won three consecutive championships with the Bulls, averaging double scores per game for seven consecutive seasons, averaging four assists per game in five seasons, and winning the Best Sixth Man Award. In the 98-99 season, he had the peak data, averaging 18.8 points, 7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game.

The sixth-man contender Aaron McGee, averaging 11 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

Theo Ratliff is an excellent inside blue collar, good at defending pick-and-roll and assisting blocks, similar to the future Thunder's Ibaka.

Blue-collar power forward Te Elon Hill was selected as an All-Star in 1995. This man directly knocked "Flying Pig" Barkley to retire, and is a recognized macho man.

Starting defender Eric Snow and forward George Lynch are average in offense, and they are also excellent defensive players. Especially Snow, he can defend three positions and is particularly suitable for partnering with Iverson.

76ers coach Larry Brown is recognized as an academy-sponsored coach. His coaching idea is to play in the right way, and his tactical style is to put defense first. Brown is indeed very awesome in creating the "Iron Barrel Formation". The 76ers currently only lose 89.4 points per game. Brown has nothing outstanding on the offensive end, insisting on Iverson as the core and assisting others.

Guo Xu has been waiting for this game for a long time, and he wants to see how far he and Peak Iverson can play.

The regular season is in different divisions, with the 76ers and the Lakers only playing two games a year, except for both entering the finals. He wants to treat this as a preview of next year's finals, and it is also a good opportunity to increase popularity.

Iverson scored star data in his rookie season because the team was at the bottom of the record in the first two seasons and was not selected as the All-Star. In 1999, the 76ers made it to the playoffs, but the NBA All-Star Game was cancelled due to a suspension. It was not until 2000 that Iverson was selected as the All-Star for the first time, but his popularity was already the top in the league.

In the past two seasons, Iverson has been second only to all the outside players, Vince Carter, and has surpassed Kobe. Guo Xu also liked Iverson very much in his previous life. His figure is like an ordinary person but he has won the scoring champion four times, which is particularly attractive to fans. Even in 2018, Iverson retired for many years, but still has many fans.

Unfortunately, Phil Jackson did not let Guo Xu start, but used the newly comeback veteran Ron Harper to let Kobe defend Iverson.

This is a focus game, right, the focus is Kobe vs Iverson, not Jason Guo vs Iverson, and the Lakers coaching staff does not trust Guo Xu's defensive ability, so he can only obey the coach's arrangements.

Of course, Jackson will let Guo Xu and Iverson compete at a certain time, but this time will not be too long. He hopes that Kobe can play Iverson's misalignment.

In the previous life finals, Tyrone Lou averaged only 14.6 minutes per game. The two men played very few times in the entire series. It was nonsense to say that he defended Iverson alone, but it was true that the Lakers had a way to use overall defense to limit Iverson.

According to statistics, in the four games that the Lakers won, Iverson made a total of 121 shots and only hit 48 goals. Among these 73 hits, only 9 of them were missed when facing Tayron Lu's single defense, and three more times were missed when Tayron Lu and his teammates double-teamed down. To put it bluntly, Tayron Lu only has the defensive enthusiasm to be praised.

After the game started, the two teams that attached great importance to defense started a unique iron battle.

The 76ers double-team O'Neal, and the Lakers double-team Iverson, all of which are restricting the stars.

While chatting in the locker room, Guo Xu knew that O'Neal might have a problem today.

Yesterday O'Neal signed a huge new advertising endorsement contract to celebrate the candlelight dinner with his girlfriend Xiangni. With the fat man's urinary nature, he must have to fight Xiangni with Sanju when he goes home. He can't rest until today.

O'Neal did sleepwalking in the first quarter, and he couldn't see any advantage even when he attacked at low posts.

Facing Ratliff, who was 208cm tall and 102kg, O'Neal turned around and made frequent shots. He only drilled into the basket with his weight once, forcing a foul, and made both free throws. He made 0 of 7 shots in the first quarter and made 2 of 2 free throws. Those who didn't know thought this was the data of outside players.

Iverson's performance was also disappointing. He broke through and was surrounded by two or three Lakers players near the penalty area, dodging and moving. He forced a layup or jump shot against others. There were several times when he took action with a serious center of gravity. It would be strange if the shooting rate was high.

Iverson passed the ball out of the periphery, and his teammates didn't shoot three-pointers. He tried every means to lead the ball to the basket and attacked the penalty area guarded by the "Sharks", which seemed like he was challenging himself.

Iverson made 2 of 10 shots in the first quarter, 0 of 1 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 6 points in a single quarter, no rebounds, no assists.

The 76ers performed best was small forward George Lynch, who had the range and could open it. He scored 8 points from 4 of 5 shots in the first quarter, and three shots were a long-distance mid-range shot from one step inside the three-point line.

Lynch's shooting today was very hot, but under the guidance of "famous coach" Larry Brown, he could still insist on not shooting three-pointers and had to take one more step towards the basket, which was quite unique.

Guo Xu was replaced in the last two minutes, and he failed to make an attempt from the outside, and all the data was zero.

The Lakers were one point behind 17-18 at home, and were completely different from the Spurs when they played. The audience was drowsy and yawned all the time.

Guo Xu really wants to ask what "Zen Master" Jackson thinks? Isn't it good to use pick-and-roll tactics like when playing the Spurs? He insists on using tridents to help Harper find his state and don't know what the picture is. The Spurs can't defend the Lakers' trident. Can the 76ers defend it?
Chapter completed!