Chapter 518 [Home Opener, Suns VS Lakers]
Two days off the offseason, Guo Xu was on the news again. His single "The Fox" won the Billboard championship for three consecutive weeks. This result was too strong. With the two songs at the beginning of the year, the Grammy had to nominate him again, and many people were optimistic about him winning the award.
It is simply amazing to be able to play music to such an extent. All his songs, whether they are sung by themselves or written for others, are champion songs, not just billboards, but also dominate the lists on other countries and are extremely popular.
Guo Xu now has a bunch of music trophys in a cabinet in his study. Many of them have not been to the award ceremony. He asked his agent Hapi to receive it. Among them, there are four billboard trophys, Hapi has also been addicted to making comments.
Many Chinese fans asked online: "When will Guo Xu release a Chinese song? Don't forget that you are half Chinese and can speak Chinese."
Guo Xu responded in an interview with a Chinese reporter. "I will definitely write a Chinese song when I have time and will be released when I go to China in the future."
This promise made Chinese fans very excited. NBA has no star who attaches more importance to Chinese fans than Guo Xu. Compared with him, those black people look like they are cheating money.
On November 2, the Suns opened their home game.
How to arrange an opener for the Suns, the league spent some time thinking about not only having gimmicks, but also considering the Suns' strong strength. The league is worried that the balloon team will be beaten by them when they open the game.
There are many Timberwolves stars, but they were abused so badly last season. If the opening game is a big defeat, it will affect the morale of the team throughout the season and the cost is too high.
Arranged the Rockets? The league wants to promote the "Yao-Mao combination", but it takes time for them to get along. The possibility of defeating the Suns in the opening game is very low. If the situation is one side, it will still disappoint people.
The Spurs and the Pistons have the strength but the gimmick is average, which will affect the viewing of the game. The Suns cannot play a wonderful run and bombing. Fans like to have more dunks.
Finally, the opening game arranged by the league is the Lakers vs. Suns. Since many people like to compare Kobe and Guo Xu, let them face each other in the first game. If the Lakers become weaker, it is normal for them to not win.
Some of the things the Lakers did in the summer made President David Stern feel dissatisfied. This year, the team cannot be praised at all. Let Kobe lead the team to play casually. Should they praise their performance in the future? With the Lakers' geographical location and the boss's personality of willingness to spend money, it is impossible for the Lakers to have only one big-name star for a long time.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers were in a state of fending off their own lives in the 2004-05 season, and they selected the "Little Shark" Andrew Bynum with a lottery score.
Later, the league praised Kobe again because he scored a terrifying high score of 35.4 points per game, helping the Lakers rise again. That year, Kobe was really amazing. All data were almost the peak of his career, and he could make 2.3 per game in three-pointers. If Xiao Hua was the president, he would win MVP even if he was only the seventh place in the record.
Before the game started, the Suns held the championship ring award ceremony. The scene was very exciting and the audience was very enthusiastic. The new Suns boss Brian Colangelo issued a declaration in his speech - "We will definitely defend the title!"
The whole process was both cheerful and touching. When the first championship flag in the team's history rose, the players wore the championship ring that symbolized honor. With the music, all the fans stood up to support the home team.
Guo Xu delivered a brief speech: "It is unity that has made the Suns win the championship for the first time. Not only the players, coaches, management, but also all the Suns fans. We are a whole. Without the support of the fans, all this will not happen. Because of your support, the Suns' future will definitely be more brilliant."
Amid the tsunami of cheers of fans at the scene, the Suns players sat on the sidelines, and it was the visiting players' turn to appear.
Kobe's mood is not complicated, he is just envious, jealous and hateful. He feels that everything he dreams of has been done by Guo Xu, but he is just a bystander and has been questioned a lot.
Guo Xu led the Suns to the championship, and everyone said that he was valuable because he was the core of the team, with beautiful data and almost perfect.
Kobe also wants to play such a game. Today he wants to try to drive the whole team and play a multi-point offense. He wants those who criticize him to shut up and make all fans look at him with admiration.
This is what Kobe did in his previous life. He tried to change and averaged 6 assists per game this season, but unfortunately he did not make it to the playoffs in the end.
When the Lakers players appeared, the Suns fans did not boo or applause, only chatting, and the atmosphere was quite weird.
This is naked ignorance. The Lakers and the Suns, who did not win in a preseason, played the opening game. What fans are worried about is not home defeat, but are afraid that if they win too quickly, they will turn the game into garbage time, so the stars will have to get off the court and rest.
CCTV5 live broadcast game, Zhang Heli said: "In the just-concluded game, the Rockets lost to last season's Eastern Conference champion Pistons 79-87. I hope this game will be more exciting and don't disappoint the fans."
Xu Jicheng said: "The Lakers' lineup is no longer comparable to last season. I hope they can hold on for a while, so it's best for Kobe and Guo Xu to score. This is what everyone wants to see the most."
Zhang Heli smiled and said, "Guo Xubiao's score is simpler, the Lakers' positions are really bad."
Both sides started, and Guo Xu took the initiative to say hello to Kobe on the court.
Kobe frowned and looked very serious, just a little bit glaring at Death. This attitude made Guo Xu a little speechless.
You made the Lakers' lineup bad by Xia Tian himself, why does this expression seem to be like I harming you?
In fact, Kobe's expression was intended to express "I am very serious", "I work hardest", "I have to use the power of the prehistoric world"... But in the eyes of others, it is difficult to think in that direction.
The Suns starter: Guo Xu, Lagaber, Marion, Nene, Stadamier.
Lakers starters: Howard Esley, Kobe, Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, and Brian Grant.
In the past, D'Antoni rarely sent two towers to the inside. After tasting the sweetness of the playoffs, he began to try his positional style. The Lakers' inside flaws are very obvious. If you don't attack the inside at this time, when will you wait?
Nene rested for a month and a half after the operation and got better. He showed excellent bounce while jumping the ball and beat Odom, and the Suns attacked first.
Guo Xu and Xiao Si played pick-and-roll in the middle and avoided Esley, attracting Odom to replace the defense and then hit the ball and passed it to the middle. Xiao Si took the ball and took off with one hand and spiked the ball. 2-0.
The opening game was a beautiful cooperation between the core, which ignited the atmosphere on the scene, and the fans applauded.
The Lakers attacked, Esley dribbled the ball to Kobe through halftime, and opened the outside and waited for opportunities. Kobe dribbled the ball to the low post, beat Bale with his back, turned around and jumped back to the ball to make a jump. 2-2.
Kobe's movements were very beautiful, and some fans also gave him sporadic applause.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu played pick-and-roll with Xiao Si, and cooperated exactly the same. Guo Xu went from the weak side to attract the inside to switch defense and pass the ball to the middle. Xiao Si cut into the basket. This time he attracted Grant to retreat and defend, and he did not pass it. He took one step to defeat the opponent's close throwing goal. 4 to 2.
Zhang Heli said: "The Lakers had problems with the defense at the beginning, and they couldn't defend themselves in the penalty area."
Xu Jicheng said: "Their lineup flaws are obvious. After losing O'Neal, there is no high center forward and cannot protect the penalty area."
Zhang Heli smiled and said: "Hesheng Town is a high center forward, but his level is too poor and he can only be substitutes. Divac has experience and is injured and doesn't know when he will play. Today, if the Lakers want to win, it depends on Kobe's performance on the offensive end."
Chapter completed!