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Chapter 338 [A record again, the prototype of the dynasty]

During the break, Barkley predicted: "Jason's career has only been three seasons and he may score 60+10 for the second time. As long as he shoots more shots in the second half, I think he will definitely do it."

"Alinas deserves a high salary and long appointment this summer, but he is not comparable to Jason," Smith said.

In the third quarter, the Warriors finally began to tightly double-team Guo Xu. Even if he didn't play pick-and-roll, he directly fought with the ball, and someone on the wing went forward to double-team and let others shoot.

Faced with this kind of defense, Guo Xu always passes the ball quickly and then goes on his own when counterattacking. D'Antoni plays small ball tactics, sends Alstom to form a double defender, and lets Nene and Xiaos cover Guo Xu together to help him catch the ball on the position.

He is the fastest in the game. He plays the Warriors in the inside without the ball and must be active in the inside, otherwise he can easily get a chance to use his phone. Once the inside defense comes out, the two new players in the Suns cut the inside with an empty cut.

Guo Xu only made 4 shots in this quarter, making two shots, no free throws, and no three-pointers. But the Warriors did not defend because he sent 6 assists, including three of which with his teammates.

There were several times when Guo Xu was the starting point of the offensive. Although he did not directly assist, he transferred the ball to his teammates in the open position. After the attracting round of conversion, Joe Johnson and Marion assisted his teammates.

The Suns beat the Warriors 31 to 20 in a single quarter, and led 102 to 80 in three quarters, basically entering garbage time.

Guo Xu scored 41 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists and 2 steals, and once again scored a large double-double.

In the final quarter, D'Antoni asked Guo Xu to rest. If the Warriors can't catch up with the score, Guo Xu will not play again. The coaching staff must ensure the health of the players in the second half. If the star gets injured when he is rubbished, he will only become a laughing stock and will not receive high praise.

In the final quarter, the Warriors players didn't want Guo Xu to rest early. Boykins, Bathir and Foyer showed their strength and led the substitute lineup to a 15-2 wave, quickly narrowing the gap to 9 points.

Boykins made two three-pointers, Battier made one three-pointer, Foyer grabbed five rebounds, three of which were rebounds in the frontcourt and scored four points, and Gooden also made a mid-range shot.

So the Suns replaced the main players again, with the five players being Guo Xu, Kirisek, Marion, Kukochi, and Nene. Si, who had four fouls and Joe Johnson, who had a poor touch, rested.

Coach Musselman once again showed a bad on-the-spot response and did not replace Boykins immediately.

Guo Xu and Nene played pick-and-roll, attracting Foyer to replace defense and pass the ball to the middle. Boykins could only chase after defense, but could not change the center, so Nene was completely empty. The latter quickly cut and smashed the ball with one hand.

Boykins made a pick-and-roll attack and could only easily get a chance to get a mobile phone. This time Marion retracted and disturbed in the joint defense system, and the ball went out of the basket. Kukoc grabbed the rebound and launched a counterattack. Guo Xu received the ball in a misplaced position and took the fast break, attracting Bathir to defend, and gave it to Marion who was about to fall. The latter ignored Boykins in front of him and forced a layup.

Boykins was hit by Marion while returning to defense and sat on the ground. The referee did not blow the ball and hit someone because he did not stand firmly, but the difference in figures between the two was too big.

Musselman called a timeout substitution. Arenas and Jamison came on, replaced Boykins and Sura.

As soon as he got on the court, Arenas hit a three-pointer against Guo Xu, narrowing the gap to 10 points. But the Warriors' weakness on the defensive end is still there, and Foyer is addicted to rebounding, so he focuses on rebounding, and is not very active in defending three-pointers.

Guo Xu and Nene passed the ball after playing pick-and-roll, and Kukoc made two consecutive three-pointers from the right, widening the gap again.

Seeing that his teammate missed consecutive shots, Jamison made a mistake in a hurry, and he beat Marion single-handedly against the side frame. The dribble under his crotch changed direction and was directly intercepted by the "hackers". Guo Xu received the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt to pass the ball. Nene, who followed up, scored a layup in the middle. Foyer was a little slower and not tall enough to prevent the shooting.

In 3 minutes and 32 seconds, Guo Xu cooperated with the pick-and-roll, and Fuyer failed to switch defense in time. He made a three-pointer from the left jump shot, making his 44th point.

In 3 minutes and 15 seconds, the Suns fought back with a rebound, and Guo Xu changed direction and passed Arenas, attracting Jamison to make up for defense, assisting Kirisek to score a layup easily.

At 1 minute and 18 seconds, Guo Xu passed the ball to Kukochi, who received the ball from his right back and turned to the baseline and jumped back, avoiding Danpier's blocking ball.

After this goal, the score difference between the two sides was 17 points, and the Suns secured the victory.

Guo Xu was replaced early and enjoyed the warm applause of the fans of the court. He only made two moves, hit one goal, scored 3 points and 7 assists, and scored 44 points, 3 rebounds, 21 assists and 2 steals in the game.

The final game was 134 to 114, and the Suns beat the Warriors at home, and the team scored in double digits.

The Warriors also scored six players in double digits, Jamison and Arenas scored 20+ points, and their shooting percentage exceeded 60%. Foyer made 6 of 11 shots, made 4 of 4 free throws, and performed well at a super level to score 16 points, 20 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks, including 10 frontcourt rebounds.

With such performance, the Warriors still cannot win the game, and everyone thinks that the Suns' offense is too terrible.

Except for Joe Johnson who was in a sluggish state, he scored only 7 points in the whole game, everyone else performed well. Guo Xu and the two rookies shot more than 60% in the inside, Marion also shot more than 50%. Kukochi made 4 three-pointers, scored 16 points and 3 assists, becoming a bench gangster again, and Kirisek also scored 10 points.

It doesn't matter if one or two players in the Suns perform poorly, there will always be someone who can stand up and score.

At the post-match press conference, reporters were full of reporters and took turns to ask questions to Guo Xu.

He broke the historical record in this game, performing 40+20 twice in a single season and 30+20 three times in his career. No point guard has ever played this way before, and he left Suns legend Kevin Johnson behind.

Guo Xu said: "The teammates have very high shooting percentages, and I can score points by passing them. And I'm so hot today, I scored a lot of points in the second quarter, and then things happened. I was surprised to play this kind of data."

The reporter asked: "You have become the only point guard in the league who scored 30 points and 20 assists three times. Do you have any special thoughts?"

"I hope I can have such a highlight performance in the playoffs. This is just a regular season game. If I win, I won't get a ring. Now is not the time to relax. The season is already late. We have to strive for every victory and strive for the home advantage of the playoffs. We lost three of the previous four games, and this big victory is what makes me happiest."

The reporter asked Guo Xu if he was confident that he would lead the Suns to win the championship this season.

Guo Xu gave a positive answer. "Yes, the regular season record proves that the strength of the top four in the Western Conference is not much different. We are not afraid of any team. Although the Suns are the youngest team and lack playoff experience, we also have advantages, young and motivated, and there is no pressure. After all, before the start of the season, our goal was only the playoffs and was not optimistic."

The reporters applauded, and Guo Xu continued: "I think the Suns have already had a dynasty, and the newcomers have a lot of room for improvement. I think I will make progress in the future. I am not at my peak yet."

The applause became even more enthusiastic, and all media planned to make a fuss about the "preface of the dynasty", which was too confident.
Chapter completed!
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