Guo Xu continued to play in the third quarter, Phil Jackson is a coach who likes to use dead stars, he thinks Guo Xu is more reliable than Brian Shaw, and he will use it endlessly.

This quarter, the Lakers focused on O'Neal, who not only scored himself, but also attracted the ball and assisted role players to score one after another.

Fox suddenly found his offensive sense, hitting two three-pointers in a row, scoring two goals in the air from the baseline, scoring 10 points in a single quarter, and the gap between the two sides continued to widen.

Guo Xu was strictly guarded on the offensive end, and he didn't get a good chance to shoot outside the three-point line, only one catch-and-shoot jumper missed three points, and he scored 4 points by breaking through. Defensively, he was excellent at fending off Billups' offense.

Billups scored 10 points in the first quarter and no points in the second and third quarters. Outside the three-point line, he couldn't get rid of Guo Xu's entanglement, twice forced his shots out of the basket, and he couldn't get rid of Guo Xu when he broke through with the ball, and he would be defended by big men near the penalty area.

Guo Xu's defensive skills are practiced with the 188CM tall and 93kg weight Clifts, and when encountering strong opponents, Guo Xu knows how to use small movements and the help of teammates to make up for his own shortcomings and make the opponent uncomfortable. He deliberately leaves open space when defending and leads the opponent into the encirclement.

In addition to scoring, Guo Xu also delivered two assists, an empty cut ball to Fox, and a pass to Kobe Bryant for a layup when counterattacking. In the third quarter, he scored 26 points and 8 assists for a quasi-double-double.

The Timberwolves trailed by 29 points and were beaten to the Huskies, and the game went into garbage time.

"Wolf King" Garnett only scored 13 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist. Garnett's assists are almost always passes to running outside teammates when he is in the high position, and his teammates can't shoot accurately, and he is embarrassed.

Sanders changed the main force and was subdued early. In his opinion, the Lakers have no tactics except for O'Neal and Guo Xu blocking and dismantling in the second quarter, and the so-called triangle offense is to open a heads-up "blind chicken BD", but the Timberwolves just can't prevent it.

There is an unspoken rule in the NBA, if the lagging side replaces all the main forces first, it is equivalent to raising the white flag and surrendering, and the leading side should also replace the main force to rest and go to the bench for training. If the winning side ignores the unspoken rules and beats the opponent violently, it will look very tasteless, and if the opponent's marginal person is "impatient" and hurts people with malicious fouls, don't blame the other party for not being emotional.

This unspoken rule existed in the 80s, when the NBA was in its darkest stage of development, many players sucked D and J off the court, and there was violence on the court, and each team had a few hitters, and Jordan's first retirement was said to be related to a gambling scandal. Since the '90s, Stern has sought to forge a cleaner league, but the tradition of clocking in and out of work in garbage time and saving face for opponents remains.

Jackson also adjusted the lineup, the "OK combination" and veteran Grant became a spectator on the sidelines, and Guo Xu continued to play with the substitute, and had the opportunity to hit a new personal single-game scoring record.

It's not that Jackson deliberately helped Guo Xu brush up the data, but if he doesn't play, the Lakers won't have a point guard, Kobe Bryant can organize when he is there, but the garbage time OK combination should give priority to rest. If veteran Brian Shaw is a cameo point guard, it will be difficult to dribble the ball through half the court.

Guo Xu naturally took on the responsibility of attacking with the ball, and the other four are Pan Persie, George, Madsen, and Medvedenko, which is the starting lineup of the Lakers Summer League.

On the Timberwolves' side is a fringe lineup consisting of William Avery, Pierre, Rejay Lester, Sam Mitchell, and Dean Garrett, with an average of 10 points per game and a shooting percentage of more than 40%.

Peeler brushed data in the bad team Vancouver Grizzlies in his peak season, averaging only 14.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Sanders also replaced Billups, so that the offensive end could not be opened at all, and the fiasco was already doomed.

After the game started, Guo Xu quickly showed his crazy side to everyone and dominated the ball.

Tactics? What's that?

Put away your blockers, I'm going to go head-to-head with William!

Madsen was stuck near the penalty area waiting to grab the rebound in the front court, Medvidenko went to the side to cover Pan Persi without the ball, Pan Persie and George attracted the defense on the side and the bottom line respectively, they were all waiting to catch the ball and shoot, Guo Xu himself took the ball to the front court to attack.

He singled out William to ensure super efficiency, making two mid-range shots and one three-pointer; He broke through to attract the defensive assist Madsen to score an easy shot under the basket, and attracted the side package to assist Pan Persi to shoot a three-pointer, and a wave of 12-2 Timberwolves on the edge of the game were anxious, and the defensive action became bigger and bigger.

Jackson called a timeout at the dead ball, replaced Guo Xu and sent Rydell, and let Pan Persie play point guard in a cameo role, and the Lakers led by 39 points and completely entered garbage time.

The "Zen Master" knew that if Guo Xu continued to fight like this, it was likely to cause conflict.

Guo Xu played 33 minutes, 12 of 18 shots, 7 of 11 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 33 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals, both important statistics set a new personal career high.

Trier shot 6-of-15, 1-of-2 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, scoring 17 points and 6 assists.

Woodson lamented: "Jason looks like a superstar today, the Timberwolves' 14th pick in '99 lottery pick William Avery is like a rookie against him, he is broken again and again, and the defense is so poor." ”

Horvath smiled: "If Jackson doesn't replace Jason, he will definitely be able to cut 40+10 today, and few rookies can do this, and today he mainly faces the famous veteran Trill Brandon, and the performance is too eye-catching." ”

Sanders finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Guo Xu being replaced, as a coach, he never wanted the team to lose forty or fifty points.

At this time, he had an idea and was going to go back and discuss with the team's president, McHale, to see if he could free up salary space and dig Guo Xu to the Timberwolves with a high salary when his contract expired. As a coach who likes to play blocking and dismantling, he feels that a point guard like Guo Xu is very suitable for his tactical system, and his defense is better than Trier.

Garnett's annual salary in the 2002-2003 season was as high as $2,520, with such a person, it is difficult for the Timberwolves to control the total salary below the salary cap, even if Trill is traded for draft picks, everyone else must be all base salaries to give Guo Xu a high salary. With Trier's current form, who would want such a defensive black hole?

Moreover, even if the Timberwolves offer the highest salary, Guo Xu will not join, he is not interested in being teammates with someone like Garnett, and more importantly, the weather in Minnesota is too cold, he can't stand it.

Guo Xu just wants to stay in the big city, he likes to be lively, likes exposure, and likes to enjoy life.

If you go to Minnesota, there are too many snowy days, and it will be painful for players to train in the winter, and staying at home is a blessing. Guo Xu is not the kind of hot-blooded neurotic who claims to love basketball, train hard, never have fun, and do nothing but play. His goal is to shine and gain fame and fortune.

After Guo Xu rested, the game scene became very ugly, and the players on both sides took turns to strike iron, and many fans chose to leave the field early. The highlight for the Lakers was that Madsen played the entire quarter, grabbed eight rebounds, and was brave on the defensive end.

At 123-81 in the final game, the Lakers slaughtered the Timberwolves by 42 points at home, setting a record for the largest point difference so far this season.