Legend of Tomorrow

After the game, the media compared the two New York teams.

Regardless of whether the Nets can ultimately win the championship, from a business perspective, they have achieved success after James joined.

The TV ratings for Nets games have increased by 29% compared with before James joined. Such a substantial increase has made the Nets one of the highest-rated teams in the NBA. The Knicks' ratings plummeted by 40%, making them the least watched team in the league.

Total sales of Nets-related merchandise increased by 40% compared to before James joined. According to NBA official regulations, each team can keep 75% of sales revenue in the local market, but needs to share sales revenue outside the local market equally with the other 29 teams in the league. In addition, compared with the previous season, the Nets' ticket revenue increased by 11% this season.

Both were members of the miserable generation in 2003, and Anthony and James are no longer comparable.

On the 11th, the Lakers beat the 76ers 133-82 in back-to-back away games, starting with an 8-game winning streak.

Guo Xu failed to score high points again. He only played 32 minutes and scored 31 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists. The Lakers already led by 33 points at halftime, and Guo Xu was suspected of brushing up on statistics throughout the third quarter.

He doesn't care about that much anymore. If he wants to hit the record of 50+ points per game, he must play longer, otherwise his data will drop significantly.

If the media or the scapegoats say that he swiped data, just say so. Anyway, the scapegoats have a big trick - If you have the ability, you can do it too!

This trick, along with You say he can't do it, but if you can do it, go ahead and My pot is 101 points are also called the three magical skills of pot secrets, which can refute all doubts.

Guo Xu tried to let go, so that he can play more rationally on the court and eat better. It's a pity that he let the second-place D'Angelo Russell shoot casually, and the opponent couldn't score many points. The 76ers' outside players were all blacksmiths.

Russell made 7 of 16 shots, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and no free throws. He scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Guo Xu only got this kind of data when he was too lazy to care about him.

Russell didn't have the confidence to try to break through with the ball. He had a height advantage against Guo Xukong. He didn't dare to shoot continuously even when he was two meters away. Most of the time, he looked for teammates to share the ball.

Kobe's statistics were uglier. He was not alone in this game. He made a total of 5 of 13 shots, 0 of 5 three-pointers, no free throws, and scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. His style of play is ridiculously low-key. After the game, some media analyzed that he would retire after this season.

In fact, Kobe has no plans to retire. He did not suffer a serious Achilles tendon tear and his physical condition is much better than that of Pingxin World.

He believes that he can still play for several years and can hit Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's total scoring record.

Therefore, Kobe still takes a lot of shots this season. The reason why he takes fewer shots in this game is because Tyronn Lue arranges for Robertson to be the main defense. Robertson wanted to prove his strength, and he went all out to make it difficult for Kobe to get a shot.

Robertson is a pure blue-collar swingman. He can't produce statistics. If he wants to get a big contract in the future, he must work hard on the defensive end. As long as he is on the court, he will defend seriously and never let go. This is the specialty that he relies on for survival.

Since PJ Tucker joined, the Lakers' wing defense intensity has increased to a higher level. Josh Richardson's defensive ability in the team is also improving, and currently he can only be a marginal player. Coupled with veteran Carter and rookie Booker, the Lakers' wing depth is good. Even if they lack experience, they are at least above the average level in the league. It is more than enough to take care of the 76ers.

76ers point guard Kemba Walker will miss 2 to 4 weeks due to an ankle sprain and did not play. If Walker were here, the 76ers' offense wouldn't be this bad.

Kobe and Russell's positions overlap. They are both players who assist in breakthroughs and focus on shooting. Even if Kobe didn't have two serious injuries, his physical fitness had declined very obviously, and his shooting was inaccurate.

This is inevitable. A few years ago, some experts analyzed Kobe's shooting hot spots and believed that he would become very poor after the age of 35 and gradually become unable to play without the ball. At the age of 37, Kobe's leg strength is not as strong as before, his jumping height is not as high as in the past, and his low shooting arc will also affect his shooting percentage.

The most important point is that Kobe does not have enough explosive power to hit hard in the low post, which is his most efficient area.

Kobe is known as Little Malone because his mid-range and long-range shots have always been unstable, his shooting rate in the low post and at the basket is very high, and he is good at working as a power forward to improve his overall shooting rate. If the inside players can be pulled out to shoot and support, Kobe will be a great threat in the low post whether facing the frame or with his back.

His most famous scoring method, the facade jump shot, requires excellent waist and abdominal strength and jumping ability, agility and coordination. These things he cannot compare to when he was young.

Kobe's physical fitness is also declining. Insufficient physical fitness will make his starting and shooting points lower in the second half. To score, he needs more powerful shots. Facing defenders who are much younger than him, he has no advantage at all.

With fewer breakthroughs, Kobe can only choose more jump shots and score in an inefficient way. Nowadays, no team double-teams Kobe, and any young swingman with height and wingspan can guard him with a shooting percentage of less than 40%. If Kobe wants to save his face, he can only rely on die-hard Komy to shout Double-teaming due to double-teaming on the Internet.

There weren't many reporters at the 76ers' postgame press conference, and people didn't care how they played.

Back then, Jordan said that Kobe was his successor. The media liked to compare Kobe and Guo Xu and let them evaluate each other. Nowadays, no reporters will ask this question. It will make them look very incompetent. Those editors on Chinese pirated websites who make up news every day no longer do this.

The 76ers lost again by a big score and were at the bottom of the league. Not many fans online were sarcastic about the team's stars. At most, they were expressing their disappointment to Russell and Millsap.

In the summer, many people expected them to be the saviors of the 76ers and help the team return to the playoffs.

Russell's poor performance is understandable. He is just an inexperienced rookie. The team's tactics are not what he is familiar with, and he cannot play the rhythm he is good at.

Millsap has actually done well, averaging 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game at the start of the game, while shooting 47% from the field.

Walker and Millsap are like a fig leaf for the 76ers. They can show some coordination, can play pick-and-rolls, and support inside tactics, and their efficiency in one-on-one situations is higher than others.

As long as Walker returns, the 76ers' record should improve. Of course, it won't improve much. After all, there are about 20 shots per game with a hit rate of about 35%. If one day the 76ers win consecutive games and Kobe leads the team to a good record, that will be big news.

The popularity of Kobe Bryant and DeAndre Jordan continues to decline, and they are no longer considered stars. If they are at the bottom again this season, the 76ers will be at the bottom for two consecutive seasons. The management will definitely choose to start rebuilding.

They have salary space for signings. The only headache is that Jordan just completed a high-salary contract extension this summer for 88 million in four years. A person with no offensive ability makes more than 20 million per year, doesn't like to defend pick-and-rolls, and only stares at rebounds near the penalty area. This person is not so easy to send away.

In the parallel world, the Mavericks were very active in poaching Jordan, but Jordan went back on his word and caused a farce. The Clippers were fined $250,000 by the league for violating the rules by going to Jordan's home to lobby him to renew his contract.

Jordan, who has the worst record in the world, has no interest in his contract year. Everyone thinks he is a scumbag. He has been embarrassed for five times because he pushed his teammates away when grabbing backcourt rebounds.

The only positive news is that rebounding maniac DeAndre Jordan gets along very well with Kobe. He is the insider star who has the best relationship with Kobe. Almost all previous insider stars had conflicts with Kobe.