Hores Grant cut a free cut, defeating Mason to grab the offensive rebound, and passed it to O'Neal who was deep into the basket from close range.

O'Neal hit Brian on the right, jumped up and dunked the ball away, and Mason grabbed the defensive rebound.

Hardaway dribbled to the frontcourt, and the cross-step changed direction was blocked by Guo Xu's horizontal movement. He leaned back and Guo Xu unsteadily. He turned to the right and broke through, hitting Guo Xu's arms again. The dribble rhythm was disrupted and almost made a mistake, and he rushed to Mason.

Hardaway was once the originator of the NBA's dribbling change direction. His signature moves attracted various stars to imitate him, but now he is not good at all. After two major injuries, his explosive power is not as good as before, and his breakthrough has lost its power. Guo Xu's defense is much easier than Kobe, and he doesn't feel any pressure at all.

As early as the 1998-1999 season, Hardaway's form declined severely. His scoring mainly relies on sudden arrows and pick-and-roll jump shots from the outside, and his shooting percentage is not high.

Last season, he averaged 13.4 points and 7.4 assists per game, with only 38.6% shooting percentage, 36.7% of three-point shooting percentage, and 2.6 free throws per game. He performed worse in the playoffs, averaging 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game in 26 minutes per game, with a shooting percentage of 29.4%, 20.6% of three-point shooting percentage, and only 1.4 free throws per game.

As soon as the ball was passed, Hardaway couldn't take it back. Guo Xu followed closely, and he didn't run much to preserve his strength.

After 20 seconds of passing, Brian La was relatively out of the way. He received the ball and missed the mid-range shot in the face of O'Neal's interference. The rebound was grabbed by Horez and passed it to Guo Xu.

When Hores arrived in the frontcourt, he wanted to pick and roll in the middle again. Guo Xu called the secret code and asked him to go to the side, and directly took the ball and fought alone.

He dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, gently lit his left shoulder, made a false move to break through to the left, and then slapped the ball with his left hand and changed direction to the right.

Hardaway was too familiar with this move and moved horizontally in front of Guo Xu. But it was not over yet. Guo Xu dribbled the ball behind his right hand and gave it to his left hand again, strode out with his left foot, and changed direction again.

Guo Xu has made significant improvements in technical connections, and subconsciously completed the change of direction. In the time loop, he was slow to move and could not get rid of Kobe's entanglement, and he was extremely skillful in dribbling.

Hardaway's horizontal movement could not get faster and was passed in one step. Guo Xu stopped and jumped to the ball near the free throw line in the middle, 2-0.

The Heat attacked, Hardaway played a pick-and-split ball with Brian in the middle, and Brian had no chance to take action against O'Neal, and passed it to Eddie Jones who was running.

Jones threatened three times on the right and broke through the bottom line. Kobe followed from the side, Jones forced a layup and missed the basket, and O'Neal won the rebound.

In the Lakers' positional battle, Guo Xu took him to the frontcourt and waited for his teammates to pull away and play singles with the ball.

He dribbled the ball under his crotch and put it on his right hand, and looked out on his right shoulder, and moved the ball to the left. He changed the same fake move.

Hardaway followed horizontally and kept a distance of one and a half steps. Guo Xu handed the ball in his left hand and took a step. He quickly hit Hardaway and slapped the ball to his right hand. The racket was relatively backward. He changed direction to the right side, took a big step forward with his right foot, and started at full speed.

This is to attract the opponent's center of gravity forward by changing speed and rhythm, and then change direction. Hardaway did not want to go forward and steal, but his speed was too slow for Guo Xu, and the retreat influenced the horizontal movement, and he still couldn't keep up.

Guo Xu scored a jump shot from a quick stop near the free throw line, 4-0.

When he was fighting against Kobe, he rarely made three-pointers, either layups or mid-range shots, and he also improved the mid-range shot rate in several positions. Whether it was man-to-man or double-team, it was difficult for the opponent to make up for defense at high positions in order to deal with O'Neal.

After scoring two goals in a row, Guo Xu's impression was that the score was too easy, which made him a little unbelievable. Hardaway's defense was a scumbag, and he could score 100 points in the face of this intensity.

Because there was no game on January 3, Guo Xu was unable to practice passing with his teammates, and the main thing he practiced was physical fitness and single-handed fights.

Getting used to Kobe's defensive strength, Guo Xu's position against the point guard veteran was like challenging the Devil Boss after challenging the Devil Boss, and found that he had returned to the novice village in the next level, and all he had to deal with was a village chief.

Riley, known as "Kindergarten", frowned on the sidelines. The Lakers don't play according to routines, he arranged the system to deal with O'Neal and Kobe. If Guo Xu plays like this, it will be difficult for the Heat to deal with it.

For several consecutive seasons, the Heat's biggest weakness on the defensive end is Tim Hardaway. He was selected as the All-Star five times, was selected as the first team of the All-Squad in 1997 and was selected as the second team three times. He has many personal honors, but no one has ever said that he has a good defense and many guards can score high scores on his head.

Mo Ning made a speech after being elected as the best defensive player of the year and turned into a joker: "I want to thank my teammates, who can always be easily broken by their opponents." He was not actually a joke, but an angry word. He was elected as the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons, but the Heat didn't go far in the playoffs.

Morn is talking about Hardaway, who is 183cm tall, and is definitely not like Marshburn, PJ Brown, and Dan Marley.

Every time he enters the playoffs, Hardaway's performance will become very bad. He is always in the regular season and is optional on the offensive end. He didn't score in double digits before the two times. This year, Hardaway's weight has increased to 84 kilograms, and his horizontal movement speed has been slower.

Riley is very clear about the Heat's weakness. Once he encounters a team with strong point guard attack power, he will be defeated. Against the Lakers, he can only hope that "Zen Master" Jackson will ignore this and let the "ok combination" attack the main attack.

Two years ago, Hardaway was at least still in his mood. He was eager to help the Heat win the championship and played harder. When a player scored on his head, he would want to return one, especially when facing young people. Now Mooning is reimbursed, and there is no hope for this season. He can't raise his energy at all. After half of the game, he will pass it to Jones and no longer try to play Guo Xu alone.

The Heat's two inside players are not tall and have mid-range shots. They can withdraw the basket and help their outside teammates create opportunities. Jones receives three threats on the ball frame on the right, and after exploring the steps, he makes a forced layup on the bottom line, causing Kobe's foul.

Jones made both free throws, 4-2.

When the Lakers attacked, Guo Xu still didn't pass the game when he brought him to the frontcourt. When his teammates started a one-on-one challenge, he had absolutely confidence in creating a mobile phone opportunity and firmly believed that his scoring efficiency would be very high.

Hardaway lowered the center of gravity and maintained a one-and-a-half distance to prevent breakthroughs. This time, Guo Xu dribbled the ball under his crotch and did not change direction after giving the right foot. He took the step back and scored a three-pointer.

Hardaway reacted slowly, but he just reached out to interfere slightly. Guo Xu's pressure was not too much, the arc was perfect, and the ball was hollow into the net! 7 to 2.

Woodson shouted: "Jason Guo scored 7 points in a row at the beginning. Not only was he not affected by the loss in the last game, but he played more resolutely. He did not cooperate with his teammates, but just played with the ball to fight Hardaway alone."

Hovas exclaimed: "I think he will definitely become an All-Star player in the future, and for nothing else, he is confident. If he is beaten up for other rookies, I don't know how long it will take to adjust, but there seems to be no rookie wall in front of him."

The Heat's offense must rely on overall performance. No player on the court is to compete with the strength points alone. If Jones keeps holding the ball and playing Kobe alone, it is a very bad choice.

Several players passed back and forth, almost 24 seconds without creating a gap. Mason received the ball at a high position and forced a breakthrough and missed a layup under Grant's interference. Fox grabbed the backcourt rebound.
Chapter completed!