Even in the face of strict prevention, Guo Xu had a way to take action, but his shooting percentage dropped in the second half, and he made only one three-pointer from 1 of 4 shots. He also misplaced the substitute and made a foul and made both free throws.

Guo Xu scored 27 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in a single quarter, leading the Suns to lead the Lakers 40-29.

O'Neal scored the most points, with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, and Kobe also scored 8 points and 2 assists, but their data combined were not as good as Guo Xu.

At this time, Old Bass and Little Bass began to feel uncomfortable.

The Lakers clearly have two super stars, and the Suns only have one All-Star, so why can't they win? They didn't have time to give up their salary space to keep Guo Xu, but they really chose the wrong choice.

Old Bass remembers it very clearly that after winning the championship in 2001, "Zen Master" Jackson and Kupchek visited him together, proposing to exchange Kobe for Gasol, Demar Johnson and future draft picks.

In 2002, Gasol became the best rookie and showed his comprehensive skills. Although the Grizzlies did not make it to the playoffs, his strength was recognized by people.

Let’s look at the Lakers’ starting power forward Samaki Walker. They will definitely not renew their contract after the end of this season. This power forward, who first came, claimed to be able to shoot and has a comprehensive shooting percentage this season, has only 42% of his shooting percentage and is not accurate in the open mid-range shots, and averages 4.5 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

Medvedenko can shoot mid-range shots, have a very poor defense, have no speed when playing at the 4th position, have no rebounds when playing at the center or blocks, no matter how it is.

Madson is a pure blue-collar worker, and playing on the court is about to be less individual attacks. The periphery can be empty after pick-and-roll.

Veteran Horry's shooting percentage also dropped sharply. Without Guo Xu playing pick-and-roll, it would be difficult for him to get an easy chance to make a phone call.

Kobe continued to play in the second quarter, and his teammates were Kareem Rush, Horry, George, and Medvedenko.

The five Suns are Alstom, Joe Johnson, Jacques Bson, Marion and Stardameier.

The Lakers rely on Kobe's singles and have no tactics. The Suns mainly counterattack quickly and pick-and-drop positions as supplements.

Alstom has a steady ball possession, Joe Johnson can play singles and organize, and Stadameier also starts to play against substitutes.

Kobe scored the first goal of both sides in a single shot, and then the Lakers fell into a scoring drought. Kobe was frequently double-teamed near the penalty area. After passing the ball, his teammates took turns to hit the iron. O'Neal did not play, and Kobe could not lead the Lakers alone.

The Suns players were very fast and kept making fast breaks. Brian Shaw couldn't defend Alstom's breakthrough. Kobe could deal with Joe Johnson alone, but couldn't help defend.

Phil Jackson, who played 14-4 in the Suns, called a timeout and was 21 points behind in half. The "Zen Master" could not meditate on the sidelines. Thinking of the 76ers' end a few days ago, he felt a little panicked.

The Lakers made a substitution adjustment, Fisher, Fox, O'Neal and other main players came back, and the Suns also replaced Guo Xu, Kirisek, Nene, and replaced Joe Johnson, Jacques Bson, and Marion.

Zhang Heli discovered something strange. "There is a problem with the substitution this time. Alstom didn't end. Is the Suns going to play as a double guard? Who is responsible for defending Kobe?"

Xu Jicheng said: "Maybe the coach feels that he has too much lead and doesn't want to defend anymore, so he has to speed up the counterattack. The 76ers like to let Iverson play the shooting guard. It seems that Guo Xu will also try it today."

The commentator guessed the truth. D'Antoni really thought so. The two defenders were responsible for dribbling the ball, so the Suns' counterattack would be sharper. At the same time, he also sent two new players to the inside line, preparing to help Guo Xu create a mobile phone opportunity during position war.

The Lakers attacked, O'Neal received the ball at a low post and attracted double teams, and passed the ball out of the periphery. Horry missed a mid-range shot from the three-point line. Sir immediately saved after double-teaming O'Neal. The speed was too fast, and it could scare Horry even if he couldn't block it.

Nene grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Alstom to launch a counterattack. Alstom dribbled under his crotch and turned around and passed Fisher, forming a 3-for-2 strike in the frontcourt. Horry defended Xiaos, Kobe and Guo Xu, no one cared about Alstom.

Alstom chose to score three points, but also scored 57 to 33 without defense.

Even if this kind of shooting doesn't make it into the coaching staff, it won't blame Alstom for this, because it's the right choice. If he doesn't shoot at all, he won't be able to help his teammates attract defense. His performance outside the three-point line this season is pretty good, with a shooting percentage of 36.4%.

"Chasing for three points" is a very important part of D'Antoni's offensive system. Players throw away when they have the chance, no matter what rebounds they have.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe and O'Neal played a pick-and-roll, attracting Sir to replace the defense and gave O'Neal an empty cut. O'Pang made a one-handed dunk. Guo Xu ignored it after being blocked. Once O'Neal accidentally missed the goal, he launched a fast attack. It was meaningless to misplace the defense. 57 to 35.

In the positional battle, Alston dribbled the ball to the left. Guo Xu stood from the bottom corner again and ran backwards to the outside at full speed. Xiao Si at the free throw line and Nene at the Niujiao position provided him with a "closing" to block Kobe and Horry.

Guo Xu ran out of the three-point line, and received Alston's pass in the middle and was completely empty. He turned around and jumped in half, and the ball was hollowed into the net!

60 to 35, Guo Xu’s 30th score.

The Lakers attacked, O'Neal made axle at low posts, attracting the defense to Fox, who cut the baseline, who got rid of Kirisek's layup. 60-37.

In the Suns' attack, Guo Xu continued to play in the positional battle without the ball. He first ran to the bottom corner on the left, and then slipped into the bottom corner on the right. Kobe followed closely. But he went up the line and Kobe couldn't keep up. Sir and Nene had another double cover to "close the door", blocking the two people at once. Even if O'Neal wanted to defend himself, he had to go around.

Kobe was slowing down by chasing defense and blocking, Guo Xu received the ball 70 degrees from the right and made another jump shot!

63 to 35, the 33rd point in the individual.

Zhang Heli said excitedly: "The Suns' two rookies in the interior not only cut the ball and shot at the ball, but also did a good job of screening. The Suns suddenly used double screens to help Guo Xu block two three-pointers, and he seized them all."

Xu Jicheng said: "Guo Xu can attack with the ball and play without the ball, and Kobe can't defend himself. The Lakers will lose badly today."

"Elevator Tactics" Reggie Miller played in the Pacers in the 1990s, but at that time, all teams focused on the inside offense, and few teams played like this.

The key to tactics is that the offensive pitcher must be good at running without the ball, "enter the door" quickly, and then two large players with cover close like two elevator doors, blocking the defensive players "outside the door", thus creating a chance for the pitcher to catch the ball and leave the phone. Once successful, it will greatly improve the hit rate.

Although this tactic is very practical, it also has obvious disadvantages: First, there must be players who are good at running and shooting accurately; second, they completely give up rebounding; third, they may be banned from illegal cover.

In this era, the league's harnessing standards for screening are relatively loose. When a player plays on his back, the defender puts his hands on the opponent's back and does not matter on his waist. It is more common for players to move during cover and have physical contact. As long as you reserve distance in advance and try not to move sideways suddenly, the referee generally will not whine.

The Suns practiced this move during training and suddenly used it to hit the opponent off guard. But it would definitely not work if they used it more times, because newcomers were particularly prone to being banned and fouled.

When the Suns player used the third time to block Guo Xu's goal, the referee blew up illegal cover and gave the ball to the Lakers.
Chapter completed!