The Suns fielded the best meat shield blue-collar defense, and O'Neal's offensive efficiency dropped all of a sudden.

Diop was able to put O'Neal away from the basket, and he turned to the basket and immediately fouled him for a free throw. O'Neal made 1-of-4 from the free-throw line, which was a bit tragic, scoring just three points in five minutes against Diop.

When Diop, who had committed two fouls, was substituted, the home fans gave him a round of applause, his team-mates high-fived him in celebration, and D'Antoni patted him on the back in encouragement.

This kind of guy doesn't have the stats to show it, he only grabbed one rebound, but it really worked for a few minutes to go up and top it.

Diop smiled happily, showing a mouth of rotten teeth, he and O'Neal are too different in fame, and being able to "swap" with the star is his moment of glory.

The Suns replaced Nene and Xiaosi to form a double tower, attacking double cover tactics, and on the defensive end, Nene single-defense O'Neal, who had not played for a minute. Every time the two sides play against the Suns, they must use a "wheel battle", and the Lakers' center position depends on Ao Fat, and the Lakers will get worse at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

Don't look at O'Neal's slow movement, he doesn't like to defend and dismantle, as long as he is on the field, it is difficult for opponents to enter the restricted area, and Xiao Si can't often play morale-boosting dunks.

When attacking, the 32-year-old O'Neill could only accept the fate of being surrounded and suppressed by the "three highs of the sun". Nene also tried his best to defend, and if he couldn't resist the foul immediately, he didn't wait for him to make a strong move.

In this quarter, O'Neal shot 2 of 6, 2 of 9 free throws, got 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, and his 33.3% shooting rate was already miserable, and the free throw shooting rate was only 22.2%, which was completely prevented.

Bryant's performance was also average, with 7 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 2-of-5 shooting, 1-of-1 three-pointer, and 2-of-3 free throws.

Guo Xu, Xiao Si, and Joe Johnson were much better offensively, with the Suns leading 32-19 in the quarter and 69-52 at halftime.

In the second half, Bryant took more shots, O'Neal didn't play well, and he had a reason to take over the game alone.

In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant shot 5 of 11, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 1 of 1 free throws, scoring 12 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Diop didn't play, and O'Neal also regained his senses, shooting 3-of-3 from the field and finishing with six points and two rebounds. Malone made 2 of 2 shots and 2 of 2 free throws to finish with six points.

Combined with the play of role players, the Lakers scored 34 points in a single quarter. However, they only recovered a four-point difference, and the Suns scored 30 points in a single quarter.

Guo Xu shot 5-of-7 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line for 13 points and 3 assists. At the end of the third quarter, he had 34 points, 2 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals.

Joe Johnson also performed well against George, scoring 7 points in a single quarter, even if the rest of the Suns shot averagely, and the offensive firepower was guaranteed.

In the last quarter, "Zen Master" Jackson continued to play the main force, only O'Neal went down to rest for a while, and Malone and Medvidenko partnered inside, and the score soon expanded to more than 20 points.

D'Antoni arranged a small-ball tactic, Marion and Xiaosi appeared together, Howard, who only played 6 minutes today, played as a small forward, and Guo Xu and Bale partnered on the outside. In five and a half minutes, the Suns went 21-8 and killed the Lakers.

Among them, Marion scored 12 points, 5 of 6 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, Malone couldn't keep up with him, and it was easy to form a 3-2 counterattack against the Suns, Guo Xu's advance speed was too fast, and the Lakers' two guards couldn't stop him.

Guo Xu didn't score a point and handed out five assists, four of which went to Marion and one to Bale.

On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant faced Bell's shooting percentage dropping, shooting 2 of 6, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and got 6 points and 1 rebound. The Lakers' scoring was arranged by Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, O'Neal made 1 of 2 shots, 0 of 2 free throws, and got 2 points and 1 rebound.

Ma Long's strength and skills have not declined, but his physical strength is seriously insufficient, and he can only play 25 minutes at most, and his defense often has problems in the final quarter of the regular season.

In the second half, both sides replaced all the main forces, and Guo Xu's data was fixed at 34 points and 17 assists, and he got a big double-double.

The bench battle also had the upper hand in the Suns, Nene scored hard to score after three blocks and pick-and-rolls, O'Neal was not there, and the Lakers' interior rim protection ability was the bottom of the league.

James Jones, a fringe man, also got a chance to play, playing at the No. 4 position to open up space and hit a three-pointer.

Lakers veteran "Cobra" Hores Grant was reimbursed for injury in the regular season, and Medvidenko and Brian Cook partnered inside, and the picture was so beautiful. Cook is also a defensive black hole, with empty height and weight, but the ball style is very soft, and he can't even protect the rebound, so he can only catch and shoot.

Another rookie, Luke Wharton, got a chance to work out, as a small forward who plays with his head and couldn't take advantage of a super-physical man like Howard.

The Suns outside Blake and Kirisek are not vegetarians, they can shoot three-pointers, and Kirisek also has the ability to attack with the ball.

At 133-104 in the final game, the Suns beat the Lakers by 29 points to get off to a good start.

Guo Xu doesn't think it's strange that this Suns is different from the Suns led by Nash in the 2004-2005 season, and the lineup is much stronger. Not to mention that he led the team, and letting Nash be the point guard also has a chance to win the championship.

In the 2005 playoffs, the Suns were easily eliminated by the Spurs 4-1 because their defense was too poor, and there was only one Steven Hunter on the bench, an ordinary blue-collar worker with a height of 213cm and a weight of 100 kilograms, who could not resist people.

Now the Suns have defensive blue-collar players inside and outside, multiple people rotate, and they can make targeted defenses against OK combinations, plus Guo Xu, Marion, and Xiaosi Trident to ensure offense, how can a group of veterans of the Lakers withstand it?

This result was unacceptable for the Lakers star, and O'Neal returned to the locker room without saying hello to Guo Xu. Bryant had already made his way to the tunnel before the final whistle, and they all needed to be quiet.

Marlon sat in his chair for a long time and was reluctant to get up, and began to think about his own way back. Will he retire in the summer, or will he stay with the Lakers and try to break Abdul-Jabbar's record?

Malone didn't want to change teams again, he thought about it for a long time when he came to the Lakers before making a decision, he was tired......

"The Suns have a better record than the Lakers in two consecutive seasons, and this rebuilding team rose immediately after signing Guo Xu, and the Lakers slumped after Guo Xu left, and it's time to discuss how important he is when the Lakers win three consecutive championships," Zhang said. ”

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "Guo Xu's defensive height is flawed, but his ability to lead the team to win is undoubted, as long as one block, not many people can guard against him." The Lakers can't guard it today, and Fisher and Payton can't move sideways. ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "I think there is no suspense in this series, it depends on whether the Lakers can win a game to save face." ”

At the post-game press conference, Guo Xu was relatively low-key, did not evaluate the Lakers players, and did not predict a few wins.

The reporter mentioned Kobe, but Guo Xu refused to make a comparison. "I'll leave it to the fans, I just want to lead the team to win, no matter who the opponent is, my goal is to win, it's as simple as that."

In this game, Kobe Bryant made 10 of 26 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws, scoring 31 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals. He's the Lakers' best stats, but he's shooting just 38.5 percent from the field.

O'Neal had a poor performance at the free throw line, shooting only 3-of-12 for 23 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks; Malone had 12 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and no one else scored in double figures.

Guo Xu didn't comment, and people could see that the performance of this OK combination was far worse than him.

As long as they can't solve the defensive problem, the Lakers will not be able to reach the Western Conference Finals......