The league presented Guo Xu with two trophies at the same time, and the Lakers held a press conference for him on May 8.

At the press conference, various long guns and short cannons occupied the press conference. It can be seen that major media attach great importance to this press conference, which is enough to reflect Guo Xu's current high popularity. It is no exaggeration to say that this year's lottery rookies are not as popular as him.

After taking some photos of the trophy, Guo Xu placed the trophy on the table in front of him and began to accept the interview.

The reporter said: "You have some award speech first."

Guo Xu had already made a draft and said, "I am very happy to win the award. I completed the goal I set for myself last summer and was elected as the Best Rookie. Becoming the Sixth Man is an unexpected gain. Here I would like to thank my family and friends. If you weren't for you, I wouldn't have spoken here today. Of course, I would also like to thank my teammates, great coaches, and the city of Los Angeles. Thank you very much."

If you want to become a star who is favored by the league, you must have the right time, place and people.

He insisted on joining the Lakers, and he had a very high exposure rate in Los Angeles. He had a harmonious relationship with the Ok combination, and cooperated with the tacit understanding. With the indulgence of "Zen Master" Jackson on the offensive end, he produced luxurious data and terrifying efficiency. He would have a completely different result if he took a step apart.

After saying his remarks, Guo Xu excited the reporters and asked questions next.

A reporter asked: "Did you think about competing for the best rookie last summer? You were the last one at the time."

"I don't think the ranking has anything to do with the goal. Who wouldn't have any ambitions? This award is of great significance to all rookies, only once in a lifetime."

The reporter asked: "So what is your next goal?"

"Helping the Lakers win the championship and surpassing Iverson to become the strongest short point guard, this is my next goal."

Big news appeared, and all reporters felt that today was worth the trip.

The reporter asked: "Do you think these two goals can be achieved this season?"

"The first goal is definitely possible. Shackle and Kobe and I have talked with each other many times. I feel uncomfortable if I don't face the media's words." Guo Xu paused and smiled and said, "Let everyone evaluate the second goal in the future. After all, everyone has different ideas. Some people like lone heroes, while others like teamwork. It's not up to me who is stronger."

Guo Xu and Iverson have different playing styles. As long as they can cooperate with their teammates, they will not hold the ball and attack strongly; Iverson plays hard as the main focus, with passes as the auxiliary focus.

Guo Xu dares to say this because he knows how bad Iverson will be in the future, not to mention that he has lost the regular season MVP. As long as Guo Xu has a championship ring, he can beat him in terms of honor.

In the finals, he needs gimmicks. As long as he doesn't commit suicide, it will be a matter of time before he gets the evaluation he gets beyond Iverson.

The reporter asked: "Plus with the All-Star Rookie Challenge MVP, you won three personal awards this year. Will these honors inspire you to go to the next season?"

Guo Xu smiled and said, "Of course, I am less than 20 years old and still have potential to tap."

That night, Guo Xu flew to Dallas with the team to prepare for the third battle between the two sides.

The next day, the media reported what Guo Xu said at the press conference, making this series more interesting.

The Mavericks distributed blue T-shirts at home, and the fans cheered all the way, but still couldn't understand the gap in strength. After two games, the Lakers easily swept the Mavericks 4-0 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals first.

The three Lakers' Big Three can solve the problem in an average of more than 30 minutes, and can always join forces to contribute more than 70 points.

The performance of the Mavericks star was very bad. None of the four major players in the series shot a shooting percentage of more than 45%, and Nash's 43.3% was the highest, and he averaged 13+6 per game and was beaten by Guo Xu.

Michael Finley hit a 36% shooting percentage and made 7.2 of 20 shots, which was seriously inaccurate by Kobe.

Zhu Wan Howard scored 36% from the field, averaged only 13 points and 7 rebounds per game, with a high salary and low ability.

Nowitzki, who was selected for the third team of the All-A-Level team, disappointed the fans the most. His shooting percentage could barely reach 40%, and being limited by Horry was enough to be embarrassing. He had no advantage against Ryan Bowen.

Bowen is a blue-collar worker with specialties, good at dealing with big men like Nowitzki and Howard who are shooting mainly, he will entangle with each other, not seeking to block, but only seeking to disrupt the opponent's offensive rhythm, and finally try to block the eyes and interfere. It is difficult for a big man to get rid of him, so he can only take action against him.

After Bowen joined the Lakers, he was soon appreciated by the coaching staff for his defense and became a fixed rotation for the team. He played for about 15 minutes per game, and he could not score points, and the opponent could not score points.

After seeing Bowen's performance in the playoffs, the Nuggets manager felt that he was losing money. Leaving a blue-collar worker is better than a deal.

After the game, some experts questioned the ability of Mavericks coach Nelson, believing that he made many mistakes in this series.

First of all, Old Nelson's arrangements were improper. The Mavericks had no meat shield in the interior. The advantage was that they were fast and the interior was mainly light and flexible, with problems with low-post offense and defense. So of course, they fought against the Lakers who had O'Neal, which was a dead end, but Old Nelson seemed not aware of this, and almost never launched a fast attack, and always fought against the opponent in a stern manner.

Secondly, Old Nelson used the players improperly.

It would be fine if he didn't let Nash launch a fast break. He didn't need to put the pick-and-roll combination of Nowitzki and Nash, so that Finley would fall to the low post and eat it alone again and again. Even if Finley hits 50%, he can't kill anyone, and the fat man on the opposite side is 60%. Without pick-and-roll, Nowitzki often sleepwalking on the offensive end.

There is also the use of "big bamboo pole" Bradley, which Old Nelson has always made him unable to understand, which many fans can't understand. Bradley is obviously a garbage, and he has the advantage of being tall and can't attack. He can't stand people on the defensive end or pick-and-roll. He is a marginal person in other teams, and he can't even play in the game.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Nelson was often questioned, and many people said that he was overrated. He was the coach with the most regular season wins in NBA history, reaching 1,335 games. He is still the only two people in NBA history who have been elected as the best coach of the year three times, but he has never led the team to the finals.

Yes, Nelson, who has been coaching for 31 years, not only did he not win the championship, but he never even entered the finals. He is so magical.

The Mavericks during the old Nelson era left an impact on people, their defense is really a sieve.

"Mad Scientist", "Godfather of Basketball", "uncrowned king of coaching", too many titles will become prefix modifiers for old Nelson's name, but perhaps he is just a "stubborn old man", a basketball practitioner who loves basketball for life.

Even so, Old Nelson's innovation and reform in basketball is still an important driving force for the prosperity of the NBA league. Whether it is running and bombing tactics, shark chopping tactics, organization of strikers, offensive delays, etc., thinking about others and doing others dare not do it is the most valuable asset left by Old Nelson.

In an interview, Old Nelson expressed dissatisfaction. He felt that the Mavericks did not lose to the Lakers in terms of tactics, but because of their talent.
Chapter completed!