Legend of Tomorrow

In the final quarter, Guo Xu and Joe Johnson rested, and the Kings, unwilling to give up the game, quickly replaced center Divac.

The ghost hand finally showed his performance, passing the ball and playing singles to drive the team to score consecutively. Alston did a poor job of defending Bobby Jackson and suffered a big loss. The difference between the two sides quickly narrowed to 10 points.

Jackson can break out and shoot, but is not a vegetarian on the offensive end. Alston can break out but cannot shoot, and his passing awareness is average. His defensive ability is currently not even qualified among point guards.

The coaching staff wanted to train Jacobson, but as a result, the Suns bench had no one who could lead the offense. Marion's weaknesses were also revealed, and he continued to shoot while attacking with the ball.

Marion must be paired with a star point guard to perform. This is why Marion was later sent away by the Suns in exchange for O'Neal, who was in decline. The management felt that he was not worth the super high salary.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Marion couldn't even average 15 points per game after leaving the Suns. When he was with the Mavericks, he was actually better at attacking with the ball. He developed a back-up thrower that made it difficult for opponents to block shots.

As long as Joe Johnson doesn't leave the Suns, Marion will have to become the fourth player after playing for a while. And Guo Xu made a decision when he joined. In 2005, no matter what, the team had to renew Joe Johnson's contract. It was impossible to let him go for nothing like in his previous life.

In his previous life, the Suns owner was very worried about not keeping Joe Johnson and regretted it very much. Because there is not much difference between the contract extension amount proposed by the Suns and Joe Johnson's request, the average difference is only $830,000 per season.

Joe Johnson finally joined the Hawks in a sign-and-trade because he felt that the Suns were trying to lower his market value, not because he wanted to be the boss of a team. Of course, it also has something to do with money. The Eagles offered a contract worth US$70 million, which is US$20 million higher than the contract extension offered by the Suns nine months ago.

In Johnson's last season with the Suns, he averaged 17.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 46.1% from the field and 47.8% from three-point range.

Even 70 million in five years is not high for Joe Johnson's ability. He was selected to the All-Star seven times. In his first season with the Hawks, he averaged 20.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

And Joe Johnson is very selfless. When he was privileged, he played 41.4 minutes in his peak season and only averaged 20 shots per game. It was the only time in his career that he took 20 shots. That year he averaged 25 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

Guo Xu feels that as long as Joe Johnson stays, it will be equivalent to having an enhanced version of Klay Thompson around him. He would be the perfect second in command, a jack of all trades. If the Suns didn't trade him, they would have won the championship in 2006 and 2007.

It is definitely much more reliable than Diaw, who only won the Most Improved Player Award once.

After the timeout, Guo Xu, Stoudemire, and Joe Johnson returned to the court and quickly stabilized the situation with a 12-5 wave, widening the point difference to more than 15 points again.

Stoudemire's pick-and-roll cuts put tremendous pressure on the Kings inside line. Weber did not dare to let go of him and switch to guard Guo Xu. The point guard alone could not defend him. With Christie on defense, Guo Xu will pass the ball to Joe Johnson for singles. The latter has obvious advantages against Jackson and Damon Jones. He also has organizational skills and will pass the ball when he sees his teammates cutting in the air.

The Suns eventually defeated the Kings 123-100, the team's highest score in a single game this season. Center Tsakalidis was a spectator for the entire game and did not play for a minute, which was the biggest change for the team.

After Brian Colangelo fired Frank, he was already ready to trade Chakalidis in exchange for an outside player. The time for his departure from the team has entered the countdown.

Guo Xu played 37 minutes, making 11 of 18 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 30 points, 2 rebounds, 22 assists, 1 steal, and only made 3 turnovers. 22 assists are his personal career single-game record and the league's single-game record this season.

Six members of the Suns team scored in double figures. Stoudemire had a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Marion had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Nene had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks. Joe Johnson had 15 points. Jacobson also had 10 points. point.

The best performer for the Kings was Webber, who had 27 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks; Bobby Jackson had 19 points and 4 assists, the second scoring point for the Kings. His shooting was very good, and neither Guo Xu nor Alston could guard him. Kill him.

Forwards Peja and Turkoglu were both blocked by Marion and had low shooting percentages; Christie only scored 6 points and couldn't beat Joe Johnson; Nene performed well against Divac and Clark.

The commentator commented in the final stage: The Suns have many bright spots on the defensive end, and their defense looks better than before.

Frank Johnson, who was watching the live broadcast on TV, felt as if he had lost his soul at home. The Suns' defense became better, which shocked him more than the improvement of the offense. Throughout the game, the Suns players acted like they were slapping him in the face.

As a coach who claims to be defense first, the defensive system he arranges is worse than D'Antoni sending in new players to defend at will. What team would use such a person?

Frank knew it was all over. He finally realized his lack of ability. He was just a self-righteous loser.

Guo Xu had communicated with him again and again before, trying to change his mind, but he didn't call him a loser, which saved him enough face.

The Suns management also saved him face when they fired him, but he was not grateful at all. Instead, he accepted an interview to express his dissatisfaction.

If he could restrain himself a little and leave in despair, the situation would be much better. Now he is self-inflicted. After the game, the media will definitely make a fuss about his previous dissatisfaction. Compared with the huge changes in the Suns, can people not criticize him?

There is no need to wait for the media to release news. A large group of Suns fans have posted online to scold Frank. If he had not left, fans would not have known that the rookie could be so strong and that the Suns' offense could be so strong.

One soldier is a raging enemy, and a raging group of generals is talking about people like Frank.

Guo Xu and others returned to the locker room, and everyone was very happy. Before entering the bathroom to take a shower, Guo Xu first gathered everyone together, stood on the table in the middle, and said loudly and condescendingly: Now, everyone can see clearly how powerful they are, and know the benefits of attacking with their opponents, right?

Yes. The rookies took the lead in shouting.

Guo Xu smiled and said loudly: Those who performed well will go to the press conference later. When facing the interview, everyone should try to be high-profile. Note that I said high-profile. I will be anxious about whoever is low-key. Our goal is to win the championship. And I believe it will be done in the future. When reporters ask questions, if you have any ideas, speak up boldly, brag boldly, and I support you if you want to criticize Frank Johnson. We want to make big news!

Everyone laughed. After playing for more than a month, they finally felt proud today. The Kings defeated the Lakers in the playoffs last season, but they beat the Kings by 23 points, and their confidence suddenly increased.

After the previous 21 games, the Suns' popularity was very sad. Except for Guo Xu, their teammates were rarely mentioned by the media.

Guo Xu also did not praise his teammates, because if he praised those teammates who could not play for a few minutes, it would be a clear mockery of the head coach. It is not good to do this when Frank is still coaching the Suns, because the formation is the head coach's choice. After all, Guo Xu couldn't prove that he was right.

Now, he was ready to go to the press conference and despise Frank to his heart's content.