Chapter 431 [If you don't brush at this time, when will you wait? 】
In the second half, Guo Xu was already familiar with the home team's playing rhythm and tightly grabbed the opponent's life goal, that is, there were no fast people in every position of the Clippers.
Whether it is counterattack or positional battle, Guo Xu constantly used breakthroughs to tear open the opponent's defense line and attract double-teams to pass the ball.
The teammates have good shooting percentages in receiving and shooting, but their dependence on Guo Xu is getting worse and worse. If there is no open space for mobile phones, they rarely play singles and will protect the ball and wait for Guo Xu to run and then pass it back to him.
Wilcox's shooting was too poor and was abandoned by Dunleavy. Carman and Brand partnered with the inside. They performed very well on the offensive end. They could both shoot out and attack the basket, and the Suns were not easy to defend.
Guo Xu didn't make many shots in this quarter, and he still scored the most, making 4 of 5 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, efficiently scoring 15 points and giving out 6 assists. He played very easily against Owolton, feeling like he was against a 191cm small forward.
The Suns scored 39 to 29 in a single quarter, leading 100 to 90.
Zhang Heli was a little excited: "Guo Xu has scored 38 points, 2 rebounds, 17 assists and 2 steals. He will score 40+20 again today. If the score is not opened, he will definitely play in the final quarter. I don't know what data he can play in the end."
Xu Jicheng said: "If you play the whole quarter, you may be 50+20. Violent point guard Kevin Johnson only had 30+20 twice in his entire career. Other point guards have scored such data once. Guo Xu broke records many times in his fourth season of his career. Every time he scored such data, he was surpassing himself."
Zhang Heli smiled and said, "I don't know if it's because Yaric is too slow. I think Guo Xu's speed is faster. The camera didn't catch up with him when the fast break was dunked by the windmill."
Chinese fans who watched the game live on TV also discovered this. It was either an illusion, but Guo Xu was faster. In the past, he ranked in the top ten in the league, and now he can compete for the first place.
Devin Harris has not entered the league yet, and Iverson has been injured many times, and his speed has slowed down when he first entered the league. The only speed in the league that is comparable to Guo Xu is Bucks rookie TJ Ford. Ford is 180cm tall and weighs 75 kilograms. He relies on breakthroughs and his shooting ability is incomparable to Guo Xu.
Today's game is very suitable for Guo Xu to play. The Clippers only have Wilcox inside the inside, and there are not many opportunities to play because the offense is too bad. When Kaman and Brand partnered, they could only fight for offense.
Kaman, who is 213cm tall and weighs 120 kg, is not the slowest in the Clippers. At the beginning of the final quarter, coach Dunleavy sent Pedrag Drobiak with 122 kg.
Pedrager was the 20th rookie in the second round in 1997. He didn't join the NBA until 2001. He has a good ability to defend the penalty area as a meat shield and has a mid-range shot on the offensive end.
Last season, Pedrager averaged 9.4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in the Supersonics. In the summer, the Clippers recruited him into the lineup. He averaged 16 minutes per game, averaged 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. It is an important rotation of the team and is better than Wilcox at opening up space.
It is not a good idea to let Pedrager appear now. Dunleavy simply wants to help Guo Xu clean up the data. The other four players in the Clippers are Brand, Rice, Simmons, and Oworton. The second round rookie Simmons is the fastest one.
The old-school coaches of the NBA have one common problem, that is, they are too superstitious about "dominating the basket". In their tactics, there must be a big man who can resist at all times in the interior.
In fact, Brand's strength is enough to withstand anyone from the Suns, but Dunleavy felt it was not enough. He never cared about the team's speed and insisted on positional battles for 20 years. When coaching the Trail Blazers, even veteran Sabonis could get his value even when playing.
Guo Xu heard Diop talk about his data off the court. This guy didn't have any chance to play today. He turned into a fan and kept counting Guo Xu's data on the sidelines.
Guo Xu immediately chatted with D'Antoni and suggested increasing his playing time and arranging a lineup that facilitates his data swiping to play. He has reached this level and the opportunity to play terrifying data is rare. If you don't swipe at this time, when will you wait?
His current goal is 60+20, and 50+20 is the guarantee. He has always liked to swipe data while he can win.
The Suns sent small lineups with super mobile capabilities, Sir Haslem, Joe Johnson, Bale, and Guo Xu.
Marion had a poor shooting feel and went off the court. As a power forward, Haslem was more capable of resisting people. He only suffered a little weight loss when facing Brand. He was also able to run and could open the mid-range shot.
D'Antoni's tactic is to fight for offense. It's not a problem for the Suns to lose more than 120 points. As long as they can score more than 130 points, the ball is completely handed over to Guo Xu, and his teammates take action when they receive the ball and help him get the assist.
The better Guo Xu's data, the better, which is what the management means. In addition to not hiding near the penalty area and actively playing rebounds in the inside, he plays like Westbrook of the future Thunder, and his ball rights share is very high.
The game continues, and the Suns attack first.
Guo Xu played pick-and-roll with Xiao Si from outside the three-point line, moved horizontally to the weak side and got rid of it, and immediately there was a gap. Pedrag replaced the defense slowly, Owolton also chased the defense slowly, Guo Xu stopped and jumped the three-pointer, and the ball was hollowed into the net.
103 to 90, Guo Xu scored 41.
When the Clippers attacked, Owolton took the ball and changed direction and could not get rid of Guo Xu, and passed it to Simmons. The latter wanted to pass the ball to Brand, who was a blank cut, made a mistake. The pass was too fast and directly touched the baseline, but Brand failed to catch it.
This is a manifestation of the lack of experience of substitutes. Brand's blank cutting speed is slow and the face frame is not very powerful. He has to catch the ball with his back to perform better. In the case of Haslem's close-fitting confrontation, it is difficult for anyone to catch such a ball.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si hit the pick-and-roll on the right side again. He attracted Pedrag to replace the defense and then took it to the right 50 degrees to open. Owton chased the defense and double-teamed. Guo Xu hit the ground and passed the ball between the two of them and passed it to the middle.
If Son didn't cut in the air, Brand wouldn't be able to make up for defense. He easily shot near the free throw line and made a mid-range shot.
105 to 90, Guo Xu had the 18th assist.
Owolton played pick-and-roll in the middle and was chased by Guo Xu, and passed the ball to Brand, who cut the air in the middle. The latter forced Haslem to score a layup. 105 to 92.
There were only sporadic applause at the scene. Guo Xu's applause was much louder than this when he scored. Brand felt a little sad. It was enough that the Clippers had no home game against the Lakers. Now it was like playing away games against the Suns.
Even the referee was unwilling to give the Clippers home whistle because their boss was Donald Sterling, the team boss that President David Stern hated the most. This stingy guy didn't want to run the team well at all. He was just stuttering, and before he got out of here, the Clippers couldn't support him.
The Clippers' playoffs looked promising, and Brand was also selected as the All-Star, but they soon rebuild and let Andre Miller and Odom go in vain.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu changed his style of play and waved his hand to let Xiao Si go to the low post. He fought one-on-one in the middle, dribbling and turned to the right and passed Owolton directly, and made a quick stop and made a mid-range shot.
107 to 92, Guo Xu scored 43.
The Clippers cannot defend themselves, and the offense becomes difficult. After Owdon hits the pick-and-roll, Guo Xu can catch up and defend in place. Teammates don’t have to completely change defense, and they can deal with their own people with a little bit of meaning. This way, it is impossible to create misalignment. Pedrag’s mid-range shot hits the iron under the interference of Sir.
Haslem grabbed the rebound and passed it to Joe Johnson on the right side, who gave Guo Xu on the other side. Guo Xu took the scout step outside the three-point line, took a big step with his right foot, and successfully passed by speed. He stopped in the horn position and made another shot.
109 to 92, the individual scored 45th.
Chapter completed!