At the press conference, D'Antoni focused on praise of Klay Thompson. "He is an excellent three-pointer, with active defense and fully adapted to the NBA's game rhythm. He can be competent for the starter and help the team defend the title."

Originally, the coaching staff was preparing to control Thompson's playing time within 25 minutes and slowly accumulated experience. As a result, he was excellent in offense and defense. D'Antoni couldn't help but let him play for 30 minutes.

The reporter also asked D'Antoni to comment on Guo Xu's performance, thinking that he scored a little bit short today.

D'Antoni said: "Jason's condition is not a problem. He just wants to help the newcomers integrate into the team as soon as possible, so reducing the number of shots is a sacrifice."

During an interview, the reporter asked about his weight gain.

Guo Xu said seriously: "There have always been many people questioning my defense. Since entering the NBA, my poor defense has led to my team being eliminated twice in the playoffs. When I think of this, I feel very painful and can't sleep at night. So I work hard to gain weight in the summer, wanting to enhance my ability to fight and strive to perform better on the defensive end this season."

There was a burst of laughter in the venue. God tried hard to gain weight, and you obviously had eaten too much.

In his 12 seasons of his career, he was eliminated only twice in the playoffs. Are you boasting?

The Warriors spoke very little at the press conference. Except for Kobe, he was very dissatisfied with the team's defense.

People saw Kobe's art of roaring in the last playoffs, and he was often dissatisfied with Curry's defense on the court.

As the boss of the team, roaring at teammates is not new, Kobe is such a boss. If something happens to him or her, Kobe will definitely get upset. Not only does he face his opponents and referees, but he often points directly at his teammates and coaches. Among them, the most terrifying thing is his stare of death.

Curry was like a child who made a mistake and did not dare to refute it at all. After the game, the media broke the news that Kobe and Curry had long stopped communicating in the locker room, and Curry was hiding from him.

The Warriors fans online have set off another wave of proposing to trade Curry. Although Guo Xu only scored 14 points this time, it must be Curry's fault if he lost the game, so there is no need to analyze it at all.

In fact, the biggest problem for the Warriors is the head coach, and the "Little General" Johnson is a fatal weakness.

Johnson has a very good reputation in the league, both in the player and coaching age.

In his time as a player, Johnson was humble and studious, dared to act and speak out in the courts and locker rooms, which made him the head coach's favorite player and the most respected locker room boss. Popovich liked to call him "on-field assistant coach", and Tim Duncan regarded himself as a "little brother" in front of him, which is why the Spurs retired his No. 6 jersey.

When coaching, Johnson was very concerned about his players and said in an interview: "The most important thing is that I have a good relationship with the players. We often eat together, I care about their family situation, and I hope to reach out to support them in life, not just when they score goals. I have my own coaching style. We all think this will work, so when I keep shouting at them, they are always able to accept it correctly."

But perhaps because he is too kind to the players, the team coached by Johnson always seems not brave enough in the face of difficulties. The regular season is not bad, and he has suffered repeated defeats in the playoffs. Nowadays, many people say that he is a puppet coach and cannot control Kobe.

On the 26th, the Suns faced the Hornets back-to-back at home.

Guo Xu mainly passes and rarely breaks through positional battles, attracting defense outside the three-point line, and occasionally playing one single.

The showdown between Guo Xu and Irving is the focus of media publicity, but the Suns inside player steals the spotlight. Whiteside, who is substitute, scores 16 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks in 21 minutes.

The third quarter of the game entered garbage time, and the Suns substitutes all got a lot of performance opportunities. Thomas Jr. from the outside also scored 12 points and 4 assists. He is suitable for pick-and-roll tactics.

Guo Xu played for 30 minutes, made 5 of 10 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points and 12 assists.

Gasol Jr. also made eye-catching performances, making 8 of 12 shots, 5 of 6 free throws, scoring 21 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Hayes, the Hornets' inside line, is not suitable to play together. One attacks are strong and the other is weak in defense, and the other is strong in defense, and the other is weak in defense.

Irving's career debut was disappointing. He dared to challenge Guo Xu, and he played with the ball and fought one-on-one with him many times. He played 2 of 12 shots in 26 minutes, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throw, and scored 6 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Guo Xu taught a good lesson to the new No. 1 pick, using his close body to prevent Irving from breaking through and keeping him in front of him to interfere with the shooting. Guo Xu also used small movements to disrupt Irving's offensive rhythm, not asking for a block, but just interfering.

Irving looks very rough, and it is common to force a breakthrough and hit someone's arms and then pass the ball. He is not a good organizer. If the Hornets want to enter the playoffs again, they must find stars to partner with Irving.

Irving felt that what the media said about Guo Xu’s defense is nonsense. He had no choice but to do anything to the opponent when facing each other. Technical breakthroughs do not work, and speed and confrontation are all at a disadvantage.

He was helpless when defending Guo Xu. Guo Xu protected the ball and looked for his teammates. He could not intercept the ball and could not block the passing route. Guo Xu passed the ball behind his back, passed the ball behind his head, and passed the ball on the ground. He often passed the ball without reacting.

He couldn't relax. As long as he reacted a little slower or moved his steps more horizontally, Guo Xu immediately changed his direction in the opposite direction, as if he knew what he was thinking, which was very terrible.

Irving is not as strong as Curry. He has to practice for many years if he wants to become a star. His style of playing is more like a shooting guard and needs to learn to control the rhythm.

The Suns took two days off and played away against the Magic in the third game, and easily won 23 points.

Guo Xu scored a double-double again, played for 34 minutes, scored 21 points, 2 rebounds and 14 assists.

The Magic's lineup has become a mess. Last season, the deal came to Arenas and was tricked by the Wizards. Arenas can no longer find the sense of scoring, and his shooting percentage is less than 40%.

He averaged 21.8 minutes per game, scored 8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists, shot 34.4% from the field and 27.5% from three-point shooting. His performance was far inferior to Jamill Nelson, and he only started two games with the Magic.

The most terrifying thing is that Arenas' contract is about the same size as Guo Xu. When the Wizards renewed his contract in 2008, they paid 125 million yuan for 6 years. The Magic traded him to save the Wizards.

Even though Arenas was only 32 years old in 2014, he was still the year of fighting. No one expected that he would decline so quickly.

As soon as the free market opened, Arenas was sacked by Magic using the amnesty clause. This result would not be surprising. In previous predictions by many media, Arenas was on the list. Some media and reporters even joked that this clause could be named "Alinas clause".

You know, Arenas is currently carrying a three-year contract of $62.3 million. His salary this season is as high as $19.27 million. His contract will not expire until the summer of 2014. The Magic had sent Marion away for nothing and threw away another $60 million. They were unwilling to give O'Neal 60 million back then.

Then, the Magic dug up a new pit, and they sent Brandon Buss, and got Glen Davis and Vaughan Weaver from the Celtics. Howard likes to defend the penalty area and protects rebounds. The management kept saying that he didn't want Howard to leave, but a fat man who could not defend the pick-and-roll cooperated with him. The manager's brain circuit was obviously different from that of a normal person.
Chapter completed!