Chapter 128: [Real enemy, even 3 points]

At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the Lakers and Spurs were real rivals. In Guo Xu's previous life, the Spurs and the Lakers won three championships each in 1999-2005. Only the 2004 championship was won by the Pistons.
And in 2007, O'Neill and Duncan won four championships each time. At this stage, it is clear which two of the most dominant NBA stars are.
This season, the Spurs are recognized as one of the teams that may threaten the Lakers' defense. They have a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, second only to 13 wins and 3 losses. The Lakers rank second in the West.
The first match between the two sides, the Spurs won at home, O'Neal was in a bad state that day. This time the Lakers already have experience, Guo Xu has the advantage over Spurs veteran Avery Johnson.
The last game was a superb loss to the Supersonics. "Zen Master" realized that no matter how strong the star was, he would never be a good BD. He changed his strategy.
"Jason started, opening the main pick-and-roll offense, Shaker mid-screen, Jason can choose to attack, or he can attract a defensive goal to Shaker in the middle. Shaker air cut attracted supplementary defense or package points The ball, Kobe picks up the ball on the wing and can single out, or break the point ... "
Jackson is well aware of the strengths of the Spurs. The "Twin Towers" has a very good defense against the penalty area. O'Neal will continue to make the axis to play a triangle attack in the low post and will be in the middle of the opponent.
Last season, the Spurs were eliminated by the Suns in the first round of the playoffs. This does not mean that the Spurs are weak. They are rare teams with the ability to limit O’Neal.
Every time O'Neal encounters the Spurs' "Twin Towers", he plays very hard. Duncan and Robinson can take turns defending O'Neal and consume his physical strength. On the offensive end, Duncan can single O'Neal to score points, making him uncomfortable.
"Stone Buddha" Duncan is scary and stable as soon as he enters the league. O'Neill's height and weight are dominant, but Duncan can rely on technology to score. No matter whether he turns from the middle or throws a shot, it is difficult to block the shot.
The Lakers coaching team was afraid of Duncan. The beneficiary was Guo Xu. Jackson targeted the Spurs' No. 1 defense. "Little General" Johnson's height is only 178CM, against the terrible. If the interior is changed to Guo Xu, O'Neill can easily squeeze his empty cut. It's not enough for inside players to change defenses slowly. Guo Xu has excellent shooting ability.
In Guo Xu's previous life, the Spurs used the defender's main attack strategy during the three consecutive championships. Therefore, Kobe will get better data when playing the Spurs. At that time, the Lakers' ability to attack at the 1st position was poor. Now Jackson has chosen Guo Xu. He is more likely to create misalignment opportunities than Kobe and has a better three-point ability.
Guo Xu can lead the opponent's big man near the three-point line, while Kobe is mainly in the middle of the cast. The opponent will wait for him to attack near the bull's corner. Obviously Guo Xu's ball attack is more conducive to pulling the formation and helping his teammates play. .
On the defensive end, Jackson also needs Guo Xu to deal with Johnson. Brian Shaw is afraid of fast speed and can break through the small man.
When the players played, Guo Xu felt that the air in the stadium was fresher today. He practiced shooting in the morning in order to clean up Johnson, who is shorter than himself. He is confident to play the game well.
The highlight of ESPN's national live broadcast, it's very pleasant to watch the ratings before it's started. It's not a big surprise. At the end, it will rank in the top three of all regular seasons that have been broadcast.
Jordan's retirement and the adverse effect of the league's lockout, the ratings of NBA games once fell to the bottom, the Lakers have become more and more popular in these two seasons, and are helping the league recover a little bit.
Guo Xu greeted Austin-Nichols and Megan Fox as they warmed up, and they both waved towards the court.
This shot happened to be taken by the cameraman. The Meghan family watching the live broadcast at Port Saint Lucie's home were very happy and felt like she was a little starlike.
Both players played after warming up. Five Lakers: Guo Xu, Kobe, Fox, Grant, O'Neill.
Five Spurs: Avery Johnson, Derek Anderson, Sean Elliott, Duncan, David Robinson.
O'Neal jumped the ball to win, the Lakers first attack, Guo Xu received the ball to the frontcourt, the defender was Johnson.
Johnson is a leader among short players and entered the NBA as a non-draft player in 1988. He is 178cm tall and currently weighs only 73kg. He played 82 regular season games for the Spurs last season, averaging 11.2 points, 1.9 rebounds and 6 assists.
Johnson was a role player before joining the Spurs. After joining the Spurs in 1994, he reached the peak. He averaged double figures in five seasons. The peak 95-96 season averaged 13.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 9.6 assists, 1.5 steals, and shooting percentage. Up to 49.4%.
However, Johnson is now almost 36 years old. He has experienced several major injuries and his physical fitness has declined. In order to make himself faster, he lost four kilograms in the summer. This was a wrong decision. In the preseason, he suffered a serious loss of confrontation. The small guard only has speed, and he currently has only 5.6 points and 4.3 assists per game. .
Spurs No. 1 already has a fatal weakness. Substitute Steve Cole can only catch the ball. Two-point guard Antonio Daniels can shoot.
Guo Xuzhong made a secret signal to O'Neill to cover. The fat man hadn't come up yet. He pulled up the middle and made a three-pointer. Johnson was deceived and was thinking about how to bypass the cover chase and defense. The reaction was half a beat slow, but he stretched his hand and did not jump up the cover.
Guo Xu just warmed up and shot a few more three-pointers to strengthen his memory. 3 to 0.
Spurs attack, Johnson midfielder and Robinson play pick-and-roll, Guo Xu bypassed the cover chase from the closed beta, blocking Johnson's breakthrough route.
After the last contest and reading the information given by scouts ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Guo Xu determined that Johnson was not good at shooting three-pointers. In this way, it is easier to prevent him from attacking, as long as it is against breakthroughs. Johnson passed the ball to the middle, and the "Admiral" faced O'Neal and took the ball high to respond.
The bottom line Duncan gave Elliott a ballless screen. The latter suddenly cut into the basket at the left corner and received a pass from Robinson in the middle.
Veteran Grant's movement speed is slow, not good at changing the cover, Fox chasing and pulling foul from behind, his small action was seen by the referee to see the whistle, and Elliott also easily entered the basketball.
Elliot added a free throw, 3 to 3.
Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt, stretched three fingers and gave O'Neill a secret signal, meaning "I'm going to throw a three-pointer directly". O'Neill was so impressed that he didn't go out to cover and squeezed into the post to prepare for the frontcourt rebound.
Guo Xu crotch took a dribble to the right side and took a step to take back and then step back, 70 degrees to meet Johnson's three-point shot.
Johnson jumped into interference, his hand had reached Guo Xu's face, but unfortunately, Guo Xu grasped the rhythm of the shot with his feeling, the ball drawn a perfect arc, and the hollow entered the net! 6 to 3.
ESPN commentator Mark Woodson cried: "Beautiful! Resolute shot, Jason Guo opened two three-pointers in the opening game. He is in a brave state today, allowing the two stars on the team to play supporting roles."
Partner Tom Hovas said: "Jason is a draft player. Once he feels hot, he is an All-Star. Johnson can defend against breakthroughs. People who are afraid of this kind of shooting, I think the Spurs have to find ways to help defend."
Home fans gave Guo Xu a warm applause, Jackson also stood on the sidelines and applauded.
"Zen Master" feels that Guo Xu is very likely to become an All-Star in the future, which is much stronger than Fisher. If he arranges tactics for Guo Xu today, he may play a horrible stat and set a new personal high!