Hores-Grant cut in the air, grabbed an offensive rebound over Mason, and passed to O'Neal from close range, deep into the basket.

O'Neal hit Brian on the right side, jumped up and dunked with both hands to dunk the ball, and Mason grabbed the defensive rebound.

Hardaway dribbled to the front court, the cross-step change was blocked by Guo Xu's horizontal movement, he leaned on his back, Guo Xu did not move an inch, he turned to the right side to break through, and hit Guo Xu's arms again, the dribbling rhythm was disrupted and almost missed, and he hurriedly passed to Mason.

Hardaway used to be the originator of the NBA's crotch dribble direction, and his iconic moves attracted stars from all walks of life to imitate, but now he can't do it, and after two major injuries, his explosive power is not as good as before, and the breakthrough is not powerful. Guo Xu was much easier to defend him than Kobe, and he didn't feel the pressure at all.

As early as the 1998-1999 season, Hardaway's form declined severely, and his scoring mainly relied on cold arrows from the outside and jump shots after blocking, and his shooting percentage was not high.

Last season, he averaged 13.4 points and 7.4 assists per game, shooting just 38.6 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from three-point range, and 2.6 free throws per game. In the playoffs, he averaged 7.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 26 minutes per game in seven games, shooting 29.4% from the field and 20.6% from three-point range, and only 1.4 free throws per game.

As soon as the ball was passed, Hardaway couldn't pick it up, Guo Xu followed closely, and he didn't run much in order to save his strength.

After 20 seconds of passing, Brian pulled it relatively outside, received the ball and shot wide in the face of O'Neal interference, and the rebound was grabbed by Hores and passed to Guo Xu.

When he went to the frontcourt, Hores wanted to block and dismantle in the middle again, Guo Xu made a secret signal to let him go to the side, and directly held the ball and heads-up.

He dribbled the ball under his crotch to his left hand, gently probed his left shoulder, made a feint to break to the left, and then slapped the ball with his left hand to the right sharply.

Hardaway was too familiar with this crossover, and moved sideways in front of Guo Xu. But that's not all, Guo Xu's right hand dribbled behind his back and gave his left hand again, and his left foot strode out and changed direction again.

Guo Xu has improved significantly in terms of technical connection, and subconsciously completed the change of direction, in the time loop, he can't get rid of Kobe's entanglement at all when he moves slowly, and he is extremely skillful in dribbling.

Hardaway's lateral movement was too fast to come up, and it was passed in one step. Guo Xu made a stop-and-go jump shot near the free throw line in the middle, 2-0.

The Heat attacked, Hardaway and Bryan blocked the ball in the middle, and Bryan didn't have a chance to shoot in the face of O'Neal and passed to Eddie Jones who was running.

Jones stepped through the baseline after three threats on the right side, Kobe Bryant followed sideways, Jones forced a layup and missed the basket, and O'Neal won the rebound.

In the Lakers positional battle, Guo Xu took to the front court and waited for his teammates to pull away, holding the ball and playing alone.

He dribbled the ball to his right hand under his crotch, reached out on his right shoulder, and changed direction to the left with the ball. The same feint, he did on the other side.

Hardaway moved sideways to follow, keeping a step and a half away. Guo Xu took a step with the ball in his left hand, and almost hit Hardaway at the same time to shoot the ball to his right hand, the racket was relatively backward, he changed direction to the right side, took a big step with his right foot, and started at full speed.

This is to rely on the change of speed and rhythm to attract the opponent's center of gravity forward, and then change direction, Hardaway didn't want to step forward to steal, but he was too slow, Guo Xu was too slow, and the retreat affected the lateral movement, and he still couldn't keep up.

Guo Xu scored a stop-and-go jump shot near the free throw line, 4-0.

When he was head-to-head with Kobe, he rarely shot three-pointers, either layups or mid-range shots, and by the way, he practiced the shooting percentage of several positions. Whether it's man-to-man or packing, it is difficult for opponents to defend in the high post in order to deal with O'Neal.

After scoring two goals in a row, Guo Xu's feeling was that the score was too easy, and the simplicity made him a little unbelievable, Hardaway's defense was scum, and he could score 100 points with unlimited shots in the face of this intensity.

Because there was no game on January 3, Guo Xu couldn't cooperate with his teammates to practice passing, and the main practice was physical fitness and heads-up.

Accustomed to Kobe's defensive intensity, Guo Xu faced the veteran point guard like after challenging the demon boss, and found that the next level actually returned to the novice village, and all he had to clean up was just the village chief.

Riley, known as the "Golden Operator", frowned on the sidelines, the Lakers don't play cards according to the routine, he has arranged the system to deal with O'Neal and Kobe, if Guo Xu fights like this, the Heat will not be able to do it.

For several seasons in a row, the biggest weakness on the defensive end of the Heat team was Tim Hardaway, who was selected as an All-Star five times, was named to the All-NBA team in '97, and was named to the All-Round Team three times, and he had many personal honors, but no one ever said that he was good at defense, and many guards were able to score high points on his head.

Mourning became a joker in his speech after being voted Defensive Player of the Year: "I want to thank my teammates, who always get easy to get through the opponent. "He's not joking, he's angry. He was voted the best defensive player for two consecutive seasons, but the Heat didn't get far in the playoffs.

MOURNING IS TALKING ABOUT HARDAWAY, WHO IS 183CM TALL, AND IS BY NO MEANS THE LIKES OF MASHBURN, PJ BROWN, AND DAN MARLEY.

Every time he makes the playoffs, Hardaway is a terrible performer, far worse than the regular season, and he is dispensable on the offensive end, and he has not scored in double figures on the previous two occasions. This year, Hardaway weighed 84 kilograms and moved more slowly.

Riley is well aware of the Heat's weaknesses, once they encounter a team with strong point guard attack, they will be deflated, against the Lakers, he can only hope that "Zen Master" Jackson ignores this and lets the "OK combination" focus on the offense.

Two years ago, Hardaway was at least still alive and hungry to help the Heat win a championship, and he played hard. When a player scores on his head, he wants to pay it back, especially against young people. Now that Mo Ning is reimbursed, there is no hope for this season, he can't lift up his momentum at all, and he passes to Jones after half time, and no longer tries to single Guo Xu.

The Heat's two interior players are not tall and both have mid-range shooting ability that can pull out of the basket to help create opportunities for outside teammates. Jones received the ball on the right side and threatened the frame three, and after probing the bottom line, he forced a layup, causing Kobe's beater to foul.

Jones made both free throws to make it 4-2.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu brought to the front court or did not pass, and when his teammates opened a heads-up, he had absolute confidence to create easy shooting opportunities, and firmly believed that his scoring efficiency would be very high.

Hardaway lowered his center of gravity and kept a one-and-a-half-step distance to prevent a breakthrough. This time, Guo Xu did not change direction after dribbling the ball to his right hand, and stepped back with his right foot to shoot three points.

Hardaway reacted slowly, just stretched out his hand to interfere slightly, Guo Xu didn't have much pressure to shoot, the arc was perfect, and the ball was hollow into the net! 7 to 2.

Woodson shouted: "Jason Guo scored 7 points in a row in the opening game, not only was he not affected by the loss in the last game, but he played more resolutely, he didn't cooperate with his teammates, he just held the ball and singled out Hardaway." ”

Horvath exclaimed: "I think he will definitely become an All-Star player in the future, if not for anything else, but for his self-confidence." I don't know how long it will take to adjust to other rookies, and there doesn't seem to be a rookie wall in front of him. ”

The Heat's offense must rely on overall play, and no player on the court is a heads-up strong point, and Jones is a terrible choice if he keeps holding the ball and playing Kobe Bryant alone.

Several players passed back and forth, almost using up 24 seconds without creating an opening, Mason received the ball in the high post and dipped in a broken break, and Fox grabbed the rebound in the backcourt after forcing a breakthrough and missed a layup under Grant's interference.

Guo Xu controlled the ball to the front court, and many home fans felt that their hearts were hanging, can Hardaway prevent it this time?