The Suns sent the best meat shield blue-collar defense, and O'Neal's offensive efficiency suddenly decreased.

Diop was able to fight O'Neal away from the basket, and he turned around and fouled him immediately to give him a free throw. O'Neal made 1 of 4 shots from the free throw line, which was a bit tragic, and only scored 3 points in 5 minutes against Diop.

When Diop, who was two foul, was replaced, the home fans gave him warm applause, and his teammates also slapped him in high-highlights to celebrate. D'Antoni patted him on the back to show encouragement.

The role of this kind of person is not something that can be reflected by data. He only snatched a rebound, but it really works if he goes up for a few minutes.

Diop smiled happily, showing his bad teeth. His fame and O'Neal were so different. Being able to "diezi" with the star is his glorious moment.

The Suns replaced Nene, and Sir formed a double tower, with an offensive double cover tactic. On the defensive end, Nene defended O'Neal, who had not played a minute ago. Every time the two sides faced the Suns, they would use a "wheel battle". The Lakers' center position was O'Pang, and he would become worse at both ends of the Lakers' offense and defense.

Although O'Neal is moving slowly and does not like to defend against pick-and-roll, it will be difficult for his opponent to enter the penalty area as long as he is present, and Sir cannot often perform morale dunks.

During the attack, 32-year-old O'Neal could only accept the fate of being surrounded by the "Three Highs of the Suns". Nene also tried his best to defend himself. He could not withstand the foul immediately and did not wait for him to take action.

In this quarter, O'Neal made 2 of 6 shots, 2 of 9 free throws, scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. His shooting percentage of 33.3% was already very bad, and his free throw percentage was only 22.2%, which was completely defensive.

Kobe's performance is also very ordinary, making 2 of 5 shots, 1 of 1 of 3-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, and scoring 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Guo Xu, Sir Joe Johnson's offense was much better. In this quarter, the Suns led 32-19 and 69-52 in half.

Kobe increased his moves in the second half, and O'Neal performed poorly, so he had reason to take over the game in a singles.

In the third quarter, Kobe made 5 of 11 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, scored 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Bale, Marion and Howard did not defend him even in the three-man round match.

Diop did not play, and O'Neal also regained his feelings, making 3 of 3 shots, scoring 6 points and 2 rebounds. Malone made 2 of 2 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 6 points.

With the performance of role players, the Lakers scored 34 points in a single quarter. However, they only recovered the 4-point difference, and the Suns also scored 30 points in a single quarter.

Guo Xu made 5 of 7 shots throughout the quarter, 1 of 2 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 13 points and 3 assists. At the end of the third quarter, he scored 34 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals.

Joe Johnson also performed well against George, scoring 7 points in a single quarter. Even if the other Suns hit a normal shooting percentage, the offensive firepower was guaranteed.

In the last quarter, the "Zen Master" Jackson continued to fight the main force, only O'Neal went down to rest for a while, Malone and Medvedek joined the inside, and the score quickly widened to more than 20 points.

D'Antoni arranged the small ball tactics, Marion and Sir Jersey appeared together. Howard, who played for only 6 minutes today, became a small forward. Guo Xu and Bale partnered with the outside. In 5 and a half minutes, the Suns scored 21-8 and ran to the Lakers to death.

Among them, Marion took charge of 12 points, made 5 of 6 shots, and 2 of 2 free throws. Malone could not keep up with him. It was easy to form 3-to-2 with a counterattack on the Suns. Guo Xu's advancement was too fast, and the Lakers' two defenders could not stop him.

Guo Xu scored no points and sent out five assists, four of which were given to Marion and one to Bale.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe's shooting percentage declined against Bale, 2 of 6 shots, 0 of 2 of 3-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and 1 rebound. The Lakers' scoring was arranged by Kobe and O'Neal. O'Neal made 1 of 2 shots, 0 of 2 free throws, and scored 2 points and 1 rebound.

Malone's strength and skills have not declined, but his physical strength is seriously insufficient and he can only play well for 25 minutes at most. There are often problems with defense in the last quarter of the regular season.

Both sides replaced all the main players in the second half, and Guo Xu's data was frozen at 34 points and 17 assists, and he won a big double-double.

The Suns also had the upper hand in the substitute competition. Nene scored three pick-and-rolls and received the ball and scored hard. O'Neal was not there, and the Lakers' inside franchise protection ability was the last in the league.

Fringeman James Jones also got a chance to play, played at the No. 4 position to open up the space and scored a three-pointer.

Lakers veteran "Cobra" Horeth Grant was reimbursed for injury in the regular season, and Medvedenko and Brian Cook partnered with the inside. The picture was so beautiful. Cook is also a defensive black hole. He is tall and heavy but has a soft style of playing. He can't even protect the rebounds and can only catch the ball and shoot.

Another rookie, Luke Walton, got a chance to exercise. He is a small forward who plays with his brain and cannot take advantage of a strong man like Howard.

Blake and Kirisek are not vegetarians, they can shoot three-pointers, and Kirisek also have the ability to take the ball offensive skills.

The Suns beat the Lakers 133 to 104 in the final game and scored 29 points to get a good start.

Guo Xu didn't find it strange. This Suns team is different from the Suns led by Nash in the 2004-2005 season. The lineup is much stronger. Not to mention that he led the team, Nash also has the chance to win the championship as the point guard.

In the 2005 playoffs, the Suns were easily eliminated by the Spurs 4-1 because their defense was too poor. There was only one substitute inside Steven Hunter, an ordinary blue-collar worker with a height of 213cm and a weight of 100 kilograms, who could not withstand anyone.

Now the Suns have defensive blue-collar workers inside and outside, and multiple players rotate, so they can make targeted defenses against the Ok combination. In addition, Guo Xu, Marion and Xiao Si's trident ensure an offense. How can a group of veterans of the Lakers withstand it?

This result is unacceptable for Lakers stars. O'Neal returned to the locker room without saying hello to Guo Xu. Kobe had already walked into the player's passage before the final whistle sounded, and they all needed to be quiet.

Malone sat in the chair and was reluctant to get up for a long time, so she began to consider his own way of retreat. Should he retire in the summer, or would he stay with the Lakers to continue fighting and strive to break Jabbar's record?

Malone doesn't want to change teams anymore. When he came to the Lakers, he thought about it for a long time before making a decision. He is tired...

Zhang Heli said: "The Suns' record is better than the Lakers for two consecutive seasons. This rebuilding team immediately rose after signing Guo Xu. The Lakers were in a slump after leaving Guo Xu. It is time to discuss how important he is when the Lakers' three consecutive championships are."

Xu Jicheng smiled and said: "Guo Xu has a defect in height on the defensive end, but his ability to lead the team to win is unquestionable. With just one pick-and-roll, not many people can defend him. The Lakers couldn't defend today, and Fisher and Payton were neither able to move sideways."

Zhang Heli smiled and said, "I think there is no suspense in this series. It depends on whether the Lakers can win a game to save face."

At the post-match press conference, Guo Xu was relatively low-key, did not comment on Lakers players, nor did he predict several wins.

The reporter mentioned Kobe, and Guo Xu refused to make comparisons. "Leave this for the fans to talk about. I just want to lead the team to win. No matter who the opponent is, my goal is to win, it's that simple."

In this game, Kobe made 10 of 26 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, and scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. He is the best person in the Lakers' statistics, but his shooting percentage is only 38.5%.

O'Neal's performance at the free throw line was poor, with only 3 of 12 shots, scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks; Malone scored 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and no one else scored in double digits.

Guo Xu did not comment, and people could see that the performance of this Ok combination was far worse than that of him.
Chapter completed!