Legend of Tomorrow

The Warriors players retreated very quickly to defend against the Lakers' quick counterattack.

Guo Xu brought the ball to the frontcourt to face Curry in a positional battle. When the Warriors first came up, they still wanted Curry to try to defend for a few rounds. When he couldn't withstand it, he would be double-teamed.

By double-teaming stars directly on the outside, it is easy to get open shooting opportunities. Most of the Lakers' role players are good at catching and shooting. If Guo Xu plays a pick-and-roll, Green can change defense quickly enough and can help Curry to attack from a mid-to-long range.

Guo Xu gave a signal to his teammates and asked them to all pull away. Horford provided Booker with a ball-free screen on the left, and Carter and Tucker stood outside the three-point line on the right.

Guo Xu holds the ball in the middle and plays singles. He dribbles the ball from his hip to his left hand. He quickly collects the ball behind his back and transfers it to his right hand. At the same time, he jumps and moves sideways. Curry's center of gravity, attracted by the dribble, moved slightly to the right and failed to follow Guo Xu's second move. He had no time to take off and block the shot.

Guo Xu made a three-point jumper and hit it with slight interference from Curry. 3 to 0.

This kind of interference is useless. It cannot block the shot and there is no physical contact. Guo Xu's rhythm will not be affected when he shoots. He glanced at the basket and took a quick shot, almost as if he was open.

Curry feels uncomfortable when Guo Xu makes peripheral moves. His speed, especially his lateral speed, is not fast enough. Among star point guards, he is considered slow at first glance. And Guo Xu is really as fast as lightning, with fast steps and quick dribbling skills.

Iverson said in a recent interview that Westbrook, Irving, Rondo, Wall and others are relatively fast in the league, but there is only one current player who can barely keep up with Guo Xu, and that is Wall.

After leveling up on Earth 6, Guo Xu is not as good as Wang Jun in one-on-ones, but his role in the system is no less than Wang Jun's, because he is more obviously dislocated when playing pick-and-rolls and is invincible in one-on-ones.

The Warriors attacked, and Guo Xu pressed Curry closely as soon as the half was over.

Curry changed directions to catch the ball behind his back and failed to pass Guo Xu, and was blocked solidly. When other teams deal with the Warriors, they often double-team Curry on the outside. Today, the Lakers have Guo Xu on his own.

Curry couldn't squeeze Guo Xu, and he couldn't get rid of him by moving laterally. He took two steps to pass the ball to find his teammates. Green received the ball from the left three-point line and was left open. Tucker took two steps to defend the pass and could also help his teammates double-team players near the penalty area at any time.

Green was almost open and didn't dare to shoot a three-pointer. Then he looked for Curry who was running, and Gobert was covering without the ball. Guo Xu was very quick to bypass the pursuit. As soon as Curry caught the ball, he got close to him. He was not given any space to shoot, so he had to throw towards him if he wanted to shoot.

Curry failed to break through and passed the ball again. Middleton singled out Carter.

The ball was scored during the emergency stop after changing direction. 3 to 2.

This season, Middleton has become the Warriors' second scoring point, averaging 18.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, shooting 46.2% from the field and 40.7% from the three-point range.

Unlike Klay Thompson in the original Splash Brothers, Middleton can not only play without the ball, but also score and organize with the ball. His defense is also good, and he often defends the opponent's arrows at positions 2 and 3.

The Warriors gave up on DeMarre Carroll's contract extension because he improved every season.

When the Lakers attacked, Guo Xu singled out Curry. He dribbled the ball under his crotch, held the ball in his left hand, violently changed direction to the right, passed Curry, and drove into the basket along the penalty area line. Gobert made a cover, and Guo Xu circled around the basket and passed the ball to Horford in the corner with one hand.

Horford was completely empty, and the mid-range shot easily hit the net. 5 to 2.

The Warriors attacked. Curry passed the ball to Green after half court. Green passed to the running Redick. The latter received the ball and then broke through Booker with a feint. The emergency stop mid-range shot missed due to interference from Tucker's retreat. , Horford dialed the ball out, Carter picked up the ball and passed it long to Guo Xu, sending a precise pass.

They gradually developed a tacit understanding during training. Carter knew how big Guo Xu's speed advantage was. Guo Xu accelerated in a straight line and got rid of Curry. He caught the ball in front of the free throw line and took two steps to score with the basketball. 7 to 2.

The Warriors attacked, and Curry was picked up again just after halftime and passed to Green. His fake moves were completely useless against Guo Xu, as the opponent could predict his every move.

Curry felt tremendous pressure just after the game started. This feeling of being completely seen through was terrible. If Guo Xu was so defensive throughout the game, the media would definitely not say anything good about him when comparing the two after the game.

The media doesn't care whether Guo Xu defends seriously or what is the difference between playing against a weak team. They just look at the data and the outcome.

After Green was released, he took aim and made a three-point jump shot from the middle. Horford grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu.

The two passed halftime together. Guo Xu followed Horford's butt, lowered his center of gravity, and pushed Horford's waist one meter in front of the three-point line.

This was the signal. Horford immediately ran forward two steps. Guo Xu pulled up and hit a three-pointer. Curry jumped from the side and failed to block it, and the ball went in. 10 to 2.

Zhang Liji smiled and said: This kind of screen is just like playing. Curry doesn't dare to get too close. If Horford blocks him, it will be difficult to chase him. 216CM Gobert doesn't dare to defend too far outside. He It’s too high and it’s easy to get passed outside.”

Yu Jia smiled and said: Pushing teammates like this is a reasonable use of the rules. He played very smart. Before the game, most people were optimistic about the Warriors. As a result, Guo Xu led the Lakers, who were last in the Western Conference last season and lacked Bosh, to easily take the lead. His His dominance is so strong that he can hit him casually without double-teaming him.

Zhang Lili said: Curry is completely incomparable. He has not scored too much under Guo Xu's single defense.

At this time, a mistake occurred on the court. Curry and Gobert played a pick-and-roll. Horford switched defenses to block Curry. Guo Xu pursued the defense and formed a double-team. Curry looked for a gap between the two and passed the ball to Gobert, who was cutting in the air. The distance was a bit far, and Tucker retreated and blocked the passing route and cut off the basketball.

To guard against a power forward without a basket like Green, Tucker could sit very far back. Curry's line of sight was blocked and he didn't pay attention to his position, so he passed a risky ball.

When Guo Xu saw Tucker steal the ball, he immediately turned around and started a fast break to get rid of Curry's defense. Tucker passed a high ball to the front with both hands.

Guo Xu made an unexpected choice in the middle. After catching the ball, he took two steps and smashed the ball to the ground with one hand. It bounced off the backboard and bounced back.

This process of hitting the ground and hitting the board slowed down the ball, but Guo Xu rushed to the basket without slowing down at all, jumped up to catch the ball in the air, and dunked the ball with his right hand. His movements are very smooth, and in actual combat, he may have the most beautiful dunks among small men.

12 to 2, personal 10th point.

Curry followed behind and was dumbfounded. Although Guo Xu won the slam dunk championship in the past, he could not say that his jumping ability was better than Nate Robinson. Now his dunk is obviously stronger than Little Potato.

Is it natural that he is physically stronger at the age of 34 than at the age of 24?

Warriors head coach Mark Jackson requested a timeout and needed to make adjustments. Warriors players couldn't guard Guo Xu, and there was also a problem on the offensive end. The two inside lines can now be released.

In the past, the Warriors could score easily when they played like this. It was enough to have three people on the court who could shoot three-pointers. The key to the Warriors' offensive disadvantage is that when playing against other teams, the opponent has to double-team to restrict Curry. Now Guo Xu restricts Curry by defending alone.

Yu Jia sighed: Guo Xu is worthy of being the first player in the history of basketball. Playing against the Warriors is like an exhibition game. He can get high scores from this ball to the slam dunk contest.

Zhang Lijia smiled and said: But Guo Xu was probably disappointed today. In an interview, he said that he didn't care about winning or losing, and wanted to compete with evenly matched teams. It seems that the two teams are not evenly matched, and he beat Curry one-sidedly.

Yu Jia said: The successors are just not as good as the genuine ones, and the same goes for the successors of other stars.