Chapter 225 [The finals are 50+, creating a new history]
Zhang Heli sighed: "It's so amazing. From one point behind to 12 points leading, I played several rounds and scored a few three-pointers. Guo Xu can definitely compete for the MVP in the finals, which is a superstar performance."
Xu Jicheng said: "Brown is right to call a timeout at this time. It is difficult for Guo Xu to be interrupted when he gets fucked. This reminds me of the Lakers against the Hawks. He has 12 three-pointers and 67 points."
Not only Larry Brown had an ominous premonition, but the 76ers fans were also worried about the home team. Unfortunately, worries are useless. Guo Xu's draw hands and the cover of the inside line are unreasonable play, so I will throw you to death.
In the second half of the third quarter, Guo Xu played the pick-and-roll and defended the inside and broke through in a misaligned manner. If he didn't defend, he would throw it from outside. He attracted double teams and assisted Fox to make a three-pointer, assisted O'Neal to cut and dunk twice.
On the other hand, the 76ers' defense pressure was too great, and the offense was no longer touched, and the score difference quickly widened. The Lakers led 95 to 74 and entered the final quarter with 21 points.
Guo Xu made 9 of 12 shots, 6 of 7 three-pointers, scored 24 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, 46 points and 8 assists in three quarters, and was about to complete a large double-double.
Zhang Heli expressed everyone's voice with emotion: "Is Guo Xu going crazy today? This is the finals."
In the last quarter, Guo Xu was regrettably unable to win a big double-double. The team led too much and he was replaced after only 3 and a half minutes.
At 11 minutes and 35 seconds, Guo Xu passed Mutombo with a misplaced position with a cover and scored a layup.
At 8 minutes and 27 seconds, Guo Xu faced Iverson in the middle and made a three-pointer two meters away from the three-point line.
Iverson didn't expect Guo Xu to shoot at this distance, but he just reached out to interfere slightly. He underestimated the horror of the drawer. Guo Xu shot 10 in the middle position every time he trained, and he practiced it specially.
After scoring the goal, "Zen Master" Jackson refused to let Guo Xu play, and the Lakers led by 30 points, and the game entered garbage time.
It is worth mentioning that O'Neal stayed on the court for another 4 minutes, scored 8 points and 2 rebounds before leaving the court, with 30 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks.
Jackson called Guo Xu to watch the game together and asked in a low voice: "I won't let you continue to fight, are you blaming me?"
Guo Xu smiled and said, "No wonder, you have given me a lot of opportunities to show off, thank you."
Jackson also smiled. The two had a tacit understanding and there was no need to say much.
Guo Xu could see that the coach wanted the team boss O'Neal to get the FMVP. His behavior today was a snatch of ball rights. If Jackson completely ignored his ideas, he would have called a timeout to arrange tactical offense around O'Neal early in the morning, and there would be no outbreak in the third quarter. The third leader's 51 points was already very amazing. Perhaps only the "Zen Master" could do as a coach can happen.
If Guo Xu is the boss of the team, it would be another situation. Jackson would definitely let him score 60+10 before he could get off the field.
Guo Xu played 35 minutes in the game, made 20 of 27 shots, 10 of 15 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, scored 51 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. The shortcoming was that there were 5 mistakes.
Of course, no one can see this flaw of Guo Xu, and they will only pay attention to his shooting percentage and data. The finals' shooting percentage of 74.1% and the three-point shooting percentage of 66.7% in the finals. What the hell is this?!
Guo Xu set a record in NBA in this game, with 10 three-pointers in a single game than ever before. He also ranked fifth in the finals' individual scoring list and became the sixth in history to win more than 50 in the finals.
Previously, only five players in NBA history scored more than 50 points in the finals. Elgin Baylor, who had 61 points and 22 rebounds in a single game in 1962, Rick Barry, who had 55 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in a single game in 1967, Michael Jordan, who had 55 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in a single game in 1993, Jerry West, who had 53 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists in a single game in 1969, and Bob Petit, who had 50 points, 19 rebounds in a single game in 1958.
What's scary is that Guo Xu played the shortest time among the six players, because he mainly shot three-pointers and had too high scoring efficiency. If Jackson didn't replace him and let him play the final quarter, he would have a chance to become the first in history.
A star's historical status is closely related to whether he has an amazing performance in the finals. The finals are undoubtedly the series with the strongest defense. Being able to score more than 40 points in such a game is considered a superstar. Now a rookie has actually been involved in it?
Although Iverson is not big, he is too huge as a background board this time. When he ended up, he was a little lost and could not imagine how the media and fans would evaluate him after the game.
The official should have a urine test on this guy after the game? How could someone make so much progress in half a year? Iverson's mood was unable to calm down for a long time, so he could only rely on off-court factors.
Guo Xu is Iverson's main defense, and Mutombo wants to deal with O'Neal, it is understandable that he will not change defense. Moreover, Guo Xu did not find many goals to cover and made a strong shot against Iverson.
Iverson often fell to the ground during the offense. Guo Xu never thought of finding an opportunity to cross him, but in terms of data, he completely collapsed Iverson.
It is unbelievable that Iverson's shots are still more than Guo Xu in this game, with 12 of 30 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, 10 of 13 free throws, and scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Moreover, he did not perform misperformedly. His 40% shooting percentage was already the most accurate game in the finals.
Guo Xu himself couldn't believe it. Although he beat Iverson in his dream before the time cycle in January, he didn't think he could really do that in the finals, and now his dream has come true.
Iverson's defense breakthrough this year is excellent. The biggest weakness on the defensive end is like Guo Xu. He is too short and does not interfere with shooting. Another similarity between the two is that they are both good at misaligning attacks and attacking short defenders.
On the surface, the two of them are against each other, but in fact, Guo Xu even defeats Iverson. They are both afraid of being in a state of drawback.
Many similar things happened in Guo Xu's previous life. For example, in 2004, Iverson led the Dream Team to the Athens Olympics as Captain America. He lost 73-92 to Puerto Rico in the first match. Iverson only scored 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in the whole game, and made 3 mistakes. Carlos Arroyo, who was facing the position, scored 24 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals.
What level of star is Arroyo, who is 188cm tall? The answer is that an ordinary role player who joined the NBA in the non-draft draft, has no advantage except for being faster. He has a 9-year career of 6.6 points and 3.1 assists, and his shooting percentage is 43.8%.
The Lakers won 31 points away from home with a total score of 3-0.
Iverson's shooting percentage is low, and other outside players perform worse. McGee scored 7 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Snow scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, with a shooting percentage of less than 40%.
The only efficient person for the 76ers is Mutombo, who made 9 of 14 shots, 5 of 8 free throws, scored 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The players returned to the locker room and O'Neal was a little depressed when taking a shower. He created an opportunity for Guo Xu in this game, but he didn't expect to help too much, and his fmvp was going to be lost.
Guo Xu was still very calm and asked with a smile: "Shakel, I should help you with the end. How do you feel that playing is easy to play?"
O'Neal asked: "Uh... don't you want to compete for MVP?"
"It's fake to say you don't want to, but you helped me get 50+ today. No matter what I say, you have to help you beat me hard. If you perform poorly the day after tomorrow, don't blame me."
O'Neal smiled: "As long as I pass more, I will be at least 30+20 the day after tomorrow."
Chapter completed!