Payton was transported to the frontcourt without a pass, and he brought it into the three-point line with his height advantage. He leaned on Guo Xu and turned around and shot in the left horn position, which was missed by interference. He played too simply, and Guo Xu could jump into the interfering shot even if he predicted it accurately. Haslem grabbed the rebound.

The Suns immediately launched a counterattack, and Haslem passed by Bell, who gave to Guo Xu.

Guo Xu made a quick stop from one meter outside the three-point line on the right, and Peyton retreated too far and failed to block it. The ball was off, but Xiao Si, who was about to go down, transferred the frontcourt rebound and Marion picked it up.

O'Neal couldn't win against Sir in the game. Malone returned to defense a little faster, and grabbed rebounds by using a position. Guo Xu failed to hit the ball and bounced farther, so his teammates were more likely to grab rebounds.

Iron, there is another side, that is success!

Guo Xu went to the left bottom corner to receive the ball, the face frame faded and changed direction, passed Payton in one step, and stopped 45 degrees to play cricket.

11 to 7, Guo Xu’s 9th score.

Payton was afraid that Guo Xu would make three-pointers to catch up and defend, so he couldn't stop the car. Guo Xu's change of direction could not keep up, and the two of them seemed to be misplaced now.

The Lakers' offense continued from the inside out. O'Neal took the ball and leaned against Sir-Just, passing the ball to Kobe who cut the ball on the right. Kobe had a good time to run away from Bale this time, and the basketball scored 11-9.

Guo Xu and Sir's pick-and-roll were weak, and the wing players could not double-team. This time Payton chased and defended. O'Neal blocked a three-pointer with two steps and hurried back to defend Sir.

Guo Xu took O'Neal over and easily changed direction and succeeded. Payton chased the side but did not get stuck, so he could only eat bad things behind Guo Xu.

Malone pulled back to make up for defense, Guo Xu passed the ball close to Malone and reached the left bottom line, and Haslem made a steadily mid-range shot from the open mid-range shot.

13 to 9, Guo Xu made the second assist.

The Lakers attacked, Payton once again beat Guo Xu, and turned around and jumped to score 13-11 with his height advantage.

On the Suns' attack, Guo Xu and Xiao Si made a pick-and-roll and broke into the right side, suddenly lowered their center of gravity and accelerated and rushed over O'Neal. Payton's pursuit was slower again, and it was impossible to successfully chase the attack. Guo Xu made a quick layup.

15 to 11, Guo Xu scored 11th.

Suns fans applauded, not afraid that the home team would not be able to defend themselves, because the Suns could always score more points than their opponents under Guo Xu.

The Lakers attacked, Payton passed it to Kobe, who beat Bale alone, failed to break through after exploring, leaned back on his shoulder and turned to the baseline to jump. Bale didn't shake and interfered with the shooting, the ball bounced out of the basket, and Haslem grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers dare not rush to grab the frontcourt rebounds together. If they can't grab it, they will be beaten to counterattack. They have experienced it in the regular season.

The Suns are not easy to defend against the Lakers. Guo Xu then went to the weaker side after playing the pick-and-roll. Payton chased and defended her body in place. Guo Xu leaned back, slapped the ball with his left hand and shook his right shoulder in the middle, quickly turned to the right side and passed by.

This is just a basic move. Payton did not sway, but as long as the two of them opened half of the distance, Guo Xu could get rid of it by speed as soon as he started. O'Neal retreated to make up for defense, Payton chased the defense and formed a double-team. Guo Xuyun stopped in a quick stop and turned around and gave the ball to the middle.

Xiao Si won't run around, catch the free throw line and jump shot, and hit the open space.

17 to 11, Guo Xu made the third assist.

Phil Jackson requested a timeout. The only time the Lakers defended was Guo Xu's three-pointer, which had serious defensive problems.

Zhang Heli commented: "Peton was 36 years old in July. He was not slow to be a point guard, but he was not fast enough to play a point guard."

Xu Jicheng said: "It's not surprising that the Lakers were swept by the Suns in the regular season. Guo Xu is the kind of defender that the Lakers are most afraid of. No matter who comes to defend one-on-one, he has a way to break through. His ball-holding offensive ability is definitely top in the league."

Zhang Heli said: "Guo Xu's top level is potential. He has been improving for four seasons. When he first joined the Lakers, he was not so powerful in his breakthrough. Now he is too fast and the big man can't defend at all."

After the timeout, the Lakers replaced George and replaced Fisher. Payton changed to the shooting guard and replaced the defense.

The Suns did not substitution, and the game had just begun for four and a half minutes.

The Lakers attacked, Payton and Malone played pick-and-roll, and Haslem replaced defense very quickly. Payton weakened the side to attract the ball to pass the ball to the middle. Malone faked and broke through with the ball. Marion could not jump up by relying on his strength advantage, and scored a three-step layup. 17 to 13.

When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si played pick-and-roll, Malone replaced defense and kept a distance from Guo Xu, which could not only prevent breakthroughs, but also interfere with shooting.

Guo Xu chose to take a three-pointer and make a move. Malone took a step forward and interfered with it. The ball bounced out and the rebound was grabbed by O'Neal.

Malone is a player with both offense and defense. Even if he is slow now, he can defend against pick-and-roll with excellent experience and distance. He is the best inside line for the Lakers to defend pick-and-roll. Although he has only 4 best defensive teams in his career, he was still selected for the best defensive team at the age of 36, which has to be said to be a miracle.

When the Lakers attacked, Malone went to the side to provide Fisher with no ball cover. The latter received a pass from the running position, and Haslem replaced Fisher to prevent him from taking action easily from outside.

Fisher attracted the big man to take a step to pass the ball, and Malone received the ball from the right bottom line to meet Guo Xu's mid-range shot, 17-15.

Malone has very comprehensive skills. With his strength and body, he will have no problem playing for another two seasons. As long as he gives him enough shooting rights, he can score points, with a regular season shooting percentage of 48.3%.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Ma Long was completely driven away when he retired. He was cheated by the "Vanessa incident" and went to his grandmother's house.

After the Lakers failed to compete for the championship in 2004, Malone originally planned to compete for one or two more seasons to surpass Kareem Abdul-Arrival in retirement. He was confident that he could play well, so he underwent a knee surgery and made it clear in an interview that he would not retire.

During the preseason, Kobe participated in a radio interview and told the host: "Marlong will not return to the Lakers. This is my intuition. Everyone in the Lakers are practicing very hard and working very hard in the game. No one wants to let someone on his shoulder press on himself. If he comes back, everyone will disappear."

How thick-skinned can a person say such magical words? It means that Malone offended everyone in the Lakers, and no one liked him. In fact, Malone has never beaten any newcomer in the Lakers, and the most dissatisfied person is talking to this person.

As soon as Kobe said this, Malone and his agent responded immediately. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the 41-year-old veteran said angrily that even if his knee injury is cured tomorrow, as long as Kobe is in the Lakers, he will never return to this team.

"The Lakers are Kobe's team now. Although I miss my teammates and fans there, their 'boss' does not welcome me. Since I can't afford to offend, I can only choose to 'hide'. I know very well why Phil and Shackle chose to leave. It's obvious that there is a narrow power in the Lakers that is unbearable."

Before, Malone and Kobe had never had a quarrel with each other. He had never been interviewed with Kobe in public and had nothing to do because he was afraid that the quarrel would be too staggering to affect the Lakers' championship competition.

Malone can't bear it anymore in the new season. If he tolerated him, he would have to wear a mask and Westbrook and Mbappe would be his brother.

Lakers general manager Kupchek quickly issued a statement saying it was a misunderstanding and hoped to save all this. However, not long after, the "postman" chose to officially retire.
Chapter completed!