Legend of Tomorrow

On the evening of the 25th, a wonderful Christmas game was staged at the Staples Arena. The Lakers pressed their opponents on the floor and rubbed them. From the first quarter to the end, they always maintained a double-digit lead, and the offense cooperated smoothly.

The Lakers caught the Trail Blazers off guard at the beginning. Three players opened up to attract the defense. O'Neal and Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll attack in the middle.

The Blazers are old opponents. Phil Jackson knows very well that Dunleavy will start Sabonis, the slowest center in the league. This veteran has the weight and strength to single-handedly resist O'Neal. The side players can help defend O'Neal at any time. Double-team, put role players Shooting can indeed reduce O'Pang's power in the low post.

Jackson arranged tactics to target Sabonis's weakness of slow defense changes. Guo Xu got rid of Stoudemire and made a pull-up jumper, but Sabonis couldn't defend him.

Rasheed Wallace is good at defending the pick-and-roll, and Guo Xu attracts the defense and then divides the ball. As long as the Lakers players find a way to pass the ball to the middle, O'Neal's pick-and-roll is a huge threat.

The rushing O'Neal was not something Sabonis could guard against. He only played for 3 minutes before resting for two fouls. Afterwards, O'Neal caught the ball and attacked the Blazers in the low post, which was difficult to defend against.

When the Trail Blazers sent a substitute insider Kemp to resist O'Neal, the Lakers immediately changed to a pick-and-roll offense, allowing Guo Xu and Kobe to use cover in the middle and side to find a misplaced fat man...

In the end, the Lakers won 116-99. Four players on the team scored in double figures and all were 20+.

O'Neal had 30 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists, Kobe had 24 points and 6 assists, Guo Xu had 20 points and 3 assists, and Fox had 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Fox has always been the x factor of the Lakers. He is the most likely to be emptied at this point. Once he feels hot, the opponent basically has no choice but to surrender. In this game, he is strong and steals the spotlight. , 6 of 7 free throws, super efficient.

After the game, Guo Xu perfunctoryly told reporters that he did not celebrate Christmas. He only made a few phone calls to greet friends and family and returned to his apartment to sleep.

The next day, Guo Xu rested at home in the morning. After lunch and surfing the Internet for a while, he felt bored, so he put on sportswear and went to the gym to practice more.

Guo Xu is no longer short of money. The money from two advertising endorsements is enough for him to spend a long time, but he is not satisfied at all and feels empty in his spare time. Just having money is not enough, he wants to be more famous.

It is not difficult for Guo Xu, a reborn person, to make money, but what is difficult is to gain both fame and fortune. He likes the pleasure that fame brings, but he doesn't care much about money. As long as NBA stars are not mentally retarded, they can't spend all their money. If they make too much, they are just numbers.

The most tragic thing in the world may be to be famous but not rich.

There are also people who have made a lot of money but are not famous. They lack a sense of presence on the outside and a sense of accomplishment in their hearts.

If you want to balance these two aspects, it is useless to rely on luck, and it is even worse to rely on deception. You must have both talent and character, and the latter is even more important.

Guo Xu's goal is to become a national idol who can influence many people, a superstar with noble taste and good conduct, leaving a strong mark in history. If you want to achieve this kind of goal, it is absolutely impossible not to work hard.

In this world, there are people who work for nothing, and there are people who work for nothing. Guo Xu doesn’t want to be a fool who works for nothing, nor does he want to be a waste who gets something for nothing.

Christmas has just passed, and there is only one employee guarding the door of the training hall. Everyone is immersed in the festive atmosphere. Guo Xu was the only one who came to practice today, which gave him a sense of accomplishment, as if he had worked harder than Kobe.

On December 28, the Lakers continued their winning streak, beating the Suns 115-78 away from home.

After two days of rest, the physical strength of the Lakers players has recovered. In this case, the Suns are completely unable to compete, and halftime has entered garbage time. The bad news is that veteran Ron Harper is injured again.

As a veteran who doesn't shoot very much, Harper was so unlucky that he was injured by the Suns' 37-year-old veteran Mario Elie during an air cut layup. Harper shook his head and smiled bitterly when he left the game. He couldn't bear to be dissatisfied.

Because the team was leading too much, Guo Xu only played 18 minutes, making 4 of 8 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 9 points and 2 assists.

Kobe played 23 minutes, making 9 of 15 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, 8 of 8 free throws, and scored 29 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals.

O'Neal only played 30 minutes at the longest, making 9 of 14 shots, 3 of 7 free throws, 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.

In the second half, Zen Master Jackson gave the fringe people enough time to perform. Madsen, Medvedenko, George, Bowen, and Pampesi played the starting five for the Suns. Eye-popping.

This is the home court of the Suns. No matter the coaches, players or fans, they don’t want to lose too badly. The coach Scott Skiles is very serious about the formation, but the players are playing in a mess. Facing the defense of the Lakers’ substitute Frequent strikes.

The Suns' total salary this season is as high as US$53.91 million, only slightly lower than the Lakers. Their current record is only ranked tenth in the Western Conference. Their transactions are speechless, and they picked a bunch of junk contracts. The two highest-paid people, Gugliotta and Anfernee Hardaway, are both overpaid and incompetent. Kidd's annual salary of 7.68 million only ranks third in the Suns.

Hardaway, who has the highest salary, only played 4 games before being seriously injured. He averaged 9.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. He seems to be just a role player without three-pointers. It is not known to what level he can recover after his return in the future. Seeing his former teammates wearing suits sitting on the sidelines as spectators, O'Neal felt very happy.

On the 30th, the Lakers defeated the Clippers 110-103 in an away game.

The Clippers' substitutes performed well, with six members of the team scoring in double figures, and they struggled with the Lakers until the last quarter. O'Neal's two low post attacks and Horry's key three-pointers helped the Lakers win the game.

Guo Xu did not take advantage of the tall point guard McGinnis and scored 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. His performance was quite satisfactory. The latter had 12 points and 5 assists.

The next day the media reported on the Lakers game. Many experts were optimistic that O'Neal would win the regular season MVP again this season. The Lakers led the league in record. O'Neal's statistics were the most eye-catching among all insiders, averaging 26.4 points, 10.7 rebounds, 3 assists and 0.5 assists per game. Steals, 2 blocks, field goal percentage of 57.2%, free throw percentage of 50.8%, ranking first in the league in efficiency.

O'Neal's data has declined compared to last season, but his efficiency has not dropped much because he plays shorter time, averaging only 35.7 minutes per game.

Guo Xu read the news and felt that the butterfly effect he had caused was a bit big.

This season is the closest Iverson has come to success. The regular season MVP is like a consolation prize for him. If this award is gone, his evaluation will be even lower when he retires in the future.

The 76ers currently trail the Lakers with a record of 21 wins and 8 losses. The NBA selection criteria is based on player data and team record. If the 76ers record is too far behind the Lakers at the end of the season, it will be difficult for Iverson to compete with O'Neal.

In Guo Xu's previous life, even if the Lakers were injured at the No. 1 position this season and no one was available, the scoring points were concentrated. The OK combination missed 8 and 14 games respectively, and still achieved 56 wins, which was the same as the 76ers' record, slightly worse than the 58-win team. spurs. Now with Guo Xu as a scoring point, the Lakers have become stronger at the No. 1 position. If this situation continues, it will not be difficult to win 60+ games.

On January 2, the Lakers will face the 76ers on the road.

This is a focus game. As long as the Lakers win again, they will sweep the 76ers in the regular season. Iverson's MVP will probably be ruined.