Legend of Tomorrow

O'Neal's statistics looked okay, with 24 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. In fact, he played 45 minutes and was weak from beginning to end. He only made 8 of 19 shots and only had a 42.1% shooting rate. His 8 of 14 free throws were higher than usual. Some.

Kobe played 47 minutes, making 7 of 16 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, no free throws, and scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Guo Xu was in a sluggish state and only played 21 minutes. He was still the team's third scoring point with 9 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

On the Rockets' side, Francis and Mobley scored 20+ points; Olajuwon only scored two points in the last three quarters, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 steals. He relied on his forward defense to cause many mistakes by the Lakers players.

After the game, many hindsight experts said there was something wrong with the Lakers offense. Some people also praised Rockets rookie Jason Kohler. He played 13 minutes, made 4 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points and 4 rebounds, and left the game with 6 fouls. Corral will suffer a loss when defending O'Neal alone, but he is very qualified as a foul machine.

Guo Xu has not scored in double figures for two consecutive games. He is not as crazy as Linsanity in his previous life, and has slowed down the pace of fame.

Jeremy Lin's 10-game outburst was too much like an illusory dream, beyond everyone's imagination. It is impossible for Guo Xu to become the core of the team like him. This year, he must assist O'Neal. If he wants to break out, it depends on luck and the cooperation of his teammates.

There is no pressure on Guo Xu. His popularity is steadily increasing, mainly due to his performance in the decisive victory over the Jazz. The posters of him raising his arms in celebration are extremely popular. Many people say this will be one of the top ten classic celebrations in the NBA. Poor Arenas can only become an imitator in the future.

Guo Xu's overall performance is also the best among this rookie class. Except for him and Jason Richardson who can get some ball rights in their respective teams, the other rookies are almost all blue-collar and role players. Richardson's Bulls record is in a mess, and he cannot threaten Guo Xu's best position for the time being.

The Lakers faced the Spurs back-to-back and suffered two consecutive defeats 89-91.

O'Neal's condition continued to be sluggish. Facing the encirclement and suppression of the Spurs' twin towers Duncan and Robinson, he didn't take many shots. He made 5 of 13 shots in 44 minutes and 3 of 10 three-pointers. Both shooting percentages were less than 40%. He scored 13 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Duncan's shooting percentage was not high either. He made 9 of 24 shots, 4 of 6 free throws, and scored 22 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists. However, he scored two key goals in the last quarter, especially the rebound-defying mid-range shot in 14.4 seconds, which was a sure-winner. lakers.

Zen Master Jackson did not arrange a pick-and-roll tactic for the point guard. Guo Xu performed generally in the triangle offense. He played 30 minutes, making 4 of 6 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 10 points, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Even so, Guo Xu overwhelmed the Spurs point guard. Little General Avery Johnson only scored 6 points and 7 assists, and backup point guard Steve Kerr was even worse, scoring only one three-pointer and 3 points.

Jackson focused all the ball rights on Kobe. Kobe played 46 minutes and made 15 of 32 shots, 1 of 4 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and scored 32 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals.

Kobe played very well, but it was a pity that in the last attack, he hit a pull-up three-pointer under Sean Elliott's defense and fell short.

In fact, Guo Xu has an advantage when facing the Spurs point guard, especially Johnson, who is 178cm tall and a floor player. But if Jackson doesn't nod, Guo Xu can't steal the ball and can't directly challenge with the ball.

Jackson has been sitting in meditation in the second half, and there is basically no on-the-spot response or adjustment. It doesn't matter if the OK combination is in a sluggish state. The players can find their own feelings on the court and play casually.

Jackson can certainly see that O'Neal is in poor condition and lacks fighting spirit. He hopes that there is someone on the team who can stimulate O'Neal. Guo Xu can't do it. He and O'Neal have a good relationship and everyone sees it. If he gives him the ball, O'Neal may be lazy, just to help his little brother.

Kobe can stimulate O'Neal,

Stimulating his desire to perform, because neither of them likes each other's personality, O'Neal does not want to see Kobe steal the show.

The Lakers returned to Los Angeles with two losses. The schedule was good. They rested until the 12th before the Lakers faced the Rockets at home. Everyone could take a breath again. By then, O'Neal would probably be able to regain his form.

Guo Xu knew that O'Neal was the team boss and an indispensable figure for the Lakers, so he had no problem with him being lazy during the regular season. Anyway, even if the Lakers win 73 games, the regular season MVP honor will not be his. What makes him depressed is that his statistics have dropped. If he maintains his performance in the first three games, he will be selected for the All-Star Game this year.

The next day, Guo Xu wanted to find something to relax. After waking up, he knocked on the door opposite. He knew that Darrens had returned to Port St. Lucie.

What? Megan Fox opened the door.

For dinner, as a maid, don't you clean the house or cook? I'm back from the away game. Guo Xu said lazily.

Megan was stunned for a moment and closed the door with a bang.

Tch, it's boring. Guo Xu blew and turned back to the house.

He has recently treated Meghan's bickering as entertainment, and will not really hold on to the child. After getting along with her for a while, his anger at being attacked had subsided, and he knew that Mei Gen was not bad at all, but that he had no experience in getting along with the opposite sex at the time and was too sensitive.

He was about to go out to eat, but Meghan came over again and asked, What do you want to eat? Is there anything I can make here?

No, I didn't even buy a refrigerator. Just kidding, I went out to eat. Guo Xu said with a smile.

Well... I can cook for you, how about you give me food expenses every month, and then I buy the food and cook it back? How expensive is it to eat out. Megan's smile was very awkward and artificial. “How much do you usually spend on a meal out?”

About 30 US dollars. Guo Xu is a very particular person who loves to eat.

He had seen a lot of news in his previous life, and many stars maintained a good diet so that they could maintain competitive status for a long time.

His food consumption is much cheaper than that of stars. It is said that LeBron James spends a total of US$300 on food every day. James will not repeat the same recipe every day, but just maintains a principle: eat less, eat more, and make each meal more refined. This can better supplement protein and energy, and ensure reasonable intake of nutrients without any redundancy.

In short, adequate energy intake and reasonable nutrition will definitely allow players to have a better career. If a player eats KFC every day, even if it brings face to the Lakers head coach, he will be easily ruined.

Meghan did the math on her fingers and asked with a smile: That's at least 60 US dollars a day, plus breakfast it will be more than 2,000, right?

Guo Xu nodded and looked at Megan's artificial smile, which looked like the T800 played by Schwarzenegger in Terminator Genisys... He suddenly had the urge to step forward and hit her forehead repeatedly with a knife.

Conspiracy, there must be a conspiracy. This smile is so fake. What did you learn in the acting class? Will the teacher teach you how to perfectly interpret a forced smile, an official fake smile?

Megan took a deep breath and expressed her thoughts. Not counting when I go to away games. As long as you give me fifteen hundred dollars a month, I will cook for you, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied.

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Guo Xu was a little speechless. He was used to treating Megan as a future star, but this one was clearly an ordinary person, a very poor one. Did she really treat herself as a maid and start asking for wages?