The Lakers were obviously reserved in the preseason. The Big Three only played about 25 minutes each game before resting. Even so, they still achieved a 7-0 victory.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson asked Fisher and Guo Xu to substitute. This was not intentionally restricting Guo Xu, but rather that he found that this was more powerful in fighting the Lakers and his opponent could not resist it at all.

Kobe took a 4-minute break in the first quarter, Guo Xu replaced him, and then the two of them took the substitute together in the second quarter, O'Neal rested. In this way, when the Lakers rotated players, they could ensure that there were two super scoring points on the court to lead the team.

The other three rotations in the second quarter were Jim Jackson, Hory, and Medvedek, who were both good at receiving and shooting.

The Lakers' substitute lineup has a terrible attack power, and it is not bad. It can shoot on the outside and score low points. It's just that the big man withdraws from the basket and gives up space, which is broken through by Guo Xu and Kobe.

After grabbing the backcourt rebound and launching a fast break, the Lakers can also catch their opponent off guard. After Jackson joined, Devin George, who had unstable shooting, could only be a marginal person.

After Guo Xu said that offense is the best defense, the Lakers coaching team has become more bold in deploying troops. They really don’t have to pay too much attention to defense, and offense can kill their opponents.

In the past, "Zen Master" Jackson liked to use Madson, defend better and could grab frontcourt rebounds. Now he found that if the center forward had a big man who could shoot, there wouldn't be so many frontcourt rebounds to grab.

The Lakers keep at least two stars on the court, which will disrupt the opponent's rotation. The main force cannot rest and cannot defend itself once it is rested.

In the first official strength list, the Lakers ranked first without any suspense. Some experts suggested that it would be no difficulty for this Lakers to break the record of 33 consecutive wins, but it is definitely not possible to calculate it together for two seasons.

In addition to playing basketball, Guo Xu also has a new hobby, studying composition and arrangement, instrument matching, etc. The Lakers won too easily in the preseason, and he has more spare time. Studying music will not consume physical strength or affect his condition.

O'Neal was very happy. Guo Xu told him that he was going to release a single together in the future. In addition to O'Neal, he would also call Kobe, and the three of them had a gimmick.

On October 30, 2001, the Lakers opened their home game, and their opponents were the Trail Blazers again.

Before the game began, the Lakers held a championship ring awarding ceremony and observed silently for the victims of the 9/11 incident.

The Trail Blazers were able to fight against the Lakers in the opening game last year, but this year it was a one-sided blow.

Guo Xu defended the "little flying squirrel" Stadamier, and Kobe defended the old Pippen. Except for "Roaring Heavenly Lord" Rashid Wallace, the Trail Blazers had no advantage in every position.

O'Neal tyrannically abused Dell Davis in the first quarter, and Guo Xu finished the 2000 first round rookie Eric Barkley. After playing the pick-and-roll, he even played with Sean Kemp. He widened the score difference to 22 points with a 15-4 wave. The Lakers led by 27 points in the first quarter and secured the victory early.

In the second half, the Lakers core played casually and sat on the sidelines as the audience. The pure substitute lineup led by Fisher, Jackson, Bowen, George, and Madson still withstood the Trail Blazers' counterattack.

The Lakers easily got a good start with 113 to 87 in the final game, with six players in the team scoring in double digits and three players 20+.

The new rules of joint defense are obviously useless to O'Neal. He attracted double teammates to throw three points in the low post. This was the case last season. Moreover, the Trail Blazers could not shrink the formation too close to the penalty area, and they dared not let the players stand to the death of the regional joint defense.

Guo Xu single-handedly challenged the swingman with the ball from the outside, and the small forward, and the speed advantage were obvious. Kobe's single-handed fight against the "Little Flying Squirrel" was even more serious misaligned and he played casually.

The only disappointment to the Lakers is veteran Richmond, who scored 20+ points for 10 consecutive seasons, but he can no longer play after being seriously injured last year and can only be a marginal person. His speed is very slow, and he only catches and shoots well.

In November, the Lakers defeated their opponents, including Jazz, Suns, Grizzlies, Magic and other teams, but they were unable to create a threat to them.

It was not until November 18 that the Kings, the West ranked second, made the Lakers feel a little threat, but it was only a little bit, and they didn't even play in overtime.

In the last two minutes, Guo Xu and O'Neal cooperated without the ball on the right, got rid of Bibi's jump shot and made a three-pointer. With the same tactics in the next round, Guo Xu got a chance to misalign Divac by speed, attracted Weber to make up for defense and pass the ball, assisting Horry in the left corner to make a three-pointer, widening the gap to 10 points, and securing the victory.

Guo Xu played for 34 minutes, scoring 27 points and 8 assists easily crushed Bibi. The latter made 4 of 13 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 6 free throws, and only 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

On November 21, the Lakers massacred the Nuggets at home 119 to 65, and the opponent was almost unwilling to survive. Only Van Exel scored in double digits in the team.

At the end of the month, the Lakers defeated the Supersonics 121-92, and Payton had no good idea to deal with Guo Xu.

Guo Xu will keep looking for cover to get rid of it, relying on speed to deal with Payton. Once he slows down, Guo Xu will misplace the big man or shoot directly. If he catches up with Guo Xu, he will choose to pass the ball.

Payton went to defend Guo Xu, but his teammates couldn't defend Kobe. Kobe was very relaxed in fighting Brent Barry. Ruben Patterson, known as the "Bryant Terminator", has already gone to the Trail Blazers.

The Lakers started with a 15-game winning streak. Guo Xu was elected the Western Conference Player of the Month for the first time in his career with a full-scale performance of 23 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 6.8 assists, beating his teammates O'Neal and Kobe.

The main reason for his award is that his shooting percentage is too high, with an overall shooting percentage of 53.2%, 45.5% of three-pointers and 87.9% of free throws, which is only a little short of the 180 Club.

When Guo Xu trains, he always dribbles and moves, or takes action directly. It seems the simplest free throw, without anyone being interfered with, and his shooting rate is not as high as the sky. He doesn't spend time practicing at the main point, and this value is also very good.

On the first day of December, the Lakers played against the Timberwolves at home. Guo Xu scored 45 points and 6 assists in the third quarter, and severely tortured veteran Trier Brandon, who had an annual salary of tens of millions.

After experiencing the Yin-Yang contract incident, Joe Smith signed the Timberwolves again, which did not help the team's inside line. He still had to rely on Nestrovic to defend against O'Neal, and of course he couldn't.

At the end of the game, the Lakers were crushing both inside and outside. The Timberwolves' only fig leaf was Garnett's data. No matter if the team passed the first round, the Wolf King was able to steadily score 20+10+5 per game per game every season, as accurate as a machine.

On December 5, Guo Xu began to create opportunities for O'Neal again. The "Sharks" abused the Mavericks who lacked the center of the meat shield, scoring 46 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists in the game.

On the 7th, the Lakers faced the Kings who were absent from Weber. O'Neal began to help Guo Xu clean up the data again. In a few minutes, Guo Xu broke through misplaced and made a foul to knock Divac down. Divac is one of the slowest centers in the league. The defensive defender breaks through is a scumbag. He doesn't defend himself, and Bibi can't catch up with Guo Xu, so he can get a mobile phone out of the outside.

Guo Xu scored 31 points and 6 assists, O'Neal scored 30 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, both of them played for less than 35 minutes, and then lost to garbage time and had a rest in the final quarter.

On December 14, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 113-99, and Kobe scored 41 points and 7 assists, helping the Lakers achieve 20 consecutive victories at the start, setting a record for NBA's historical winning streak.
Chapter completed!