The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu first and Horry played blocking and dismantling in the middle, and without getting rid of Francis, he hit the ground and passed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who cut on the side.

Bryant forced a pull-up layup, causing a foul on Shanton Anderson, who was following the defense, and made both free throws to make it 28-27.

Joe McDonnell praised: "Jason and Kobe Bryant work well together, and as soon as Horry comes out, the Lakers can completely empty the inside, and they should play more of this kind of open cut." ”

Charlie Palsley said: "If Harper or Bryan Shaw were a cameo point guard, the Lakers would definitely not be able to play this kind of coordination, they would be easy to catch up with the opposing guard and not attract the interior guard at all." I think Jackson will consider giving Jason more minutes and it would be nice to have him as a starter. ”

The Rockets attacked, Mobley ran to catch the ball and shoot under Kobe's interference, and Fox grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

In the last 14 seconds, the Lakers had plenty of time to make the last attack, Guo Xu did not steal the limelight to single-handedly challenge Francis, who was half a head taller than him, and passed to Kobe Bryant in the half, pulling away the attraction defense.

Kobe Bryant pressed the clock to the end, facing Anderson's defensive jumper iron, and the Lakers led 28-27 to end the first quarter.

In the second quarter, both sides adjusted their lineups, O'Neal, who had rested for a while, came out with a substitute, and Kobe Bryant rested.

Bryant averaged 38 minutes per game last season, often off the bench with O'Neal, and breaks were usually garbage time or when he was troubled by fouls. Now that Guo Xu is here, Jackson likes to let Kobe Bryant rest for a few minutes in the second quarter to recover his strength, which will help him play later.

Guo Xu controlled the ball and O'Neal played blocking and dismantling, reducing the number of times O'Neal attacked the basket, and O'Neal was also a lot easier.

The other three are Ryder, Fox, and Horry, and they're tasked with opening up space and catching and shooting.

The Rockets made five appearances: Francis, Mobley, Shanton Anderson, Thomas, Coral

The Rockets possessed the ball, Francis and Thomas blocked and dismantled Guo Xu, attracting Horry to switch defenses and distribute the ball to the middle. A man of Thomas's calibre couldn't withstand an air-cut guard, so he caught the ball and hit the basket, attracting O'Neal to make up for it and then split the ball to Coral on the right.

Horry pulled back to the defense to draw a foul, and Coral was not a pure rough brother, making both free throws, 28-29.

Coral smiled happily when he returned to the defense, not knowing that his trouble was coming. Even if he is not injured and his body is at his peak, his shortcomings are obvious - slow lateral speed.

O'Neal pulled to cover near the three-point line, Guo Xu held the ball and moved sideways one step after another, and then stepped back to make a three-point shot. Francis couldn't get around O'Neal right away, and Coral was too far away to switch defenses.

Guo Xu scored in the vacant position! 31-29, 11th personal point.

The Rockets attacked, and Francis blocked and broke through and was caught by O'Neal and Guo Xu. The ball was distributed in the middle, Coral was let go, aimed for a high jumper missed, Thomas rushed to the front court to rebound the ball and pushed Horry, and was judged an offensive foul.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu made another three-point jumper with another block, Francis and Coral failed to block, but unfortunately they didn't score.

Guo Xu's offensive path has nothing to do with the triangle offense, nor does it conform to Jackson's basketball concept of guaranteed shooting rate, but the "Zen Master" does not call a timeout, and the old god is on the sidelines as a spectator.

Joe commented: "Jason shoots threes every chance he gets when he gets covered, rarely hits them, and he's really like Van Exel. ”

Charlie laughed: "If the coach had asked him to throw casually, I think he would be even crazier than Van Exel." ”

Last season, the league's strongest three-point player, Ray Allen, averaged only 5.7 shots per game, 2.5 shots, and a shooting rate of 43.3%, and Van Exel, known as the "madman", averaged only 5.1 three-pointers per game last season. Guo Xu can become the league's No. 1 three-point maniac with a little effort, and he is not far from getting a nickname.

The Rockets attacked, Coral couldn't shoot his head to attract the defense in the low post, and the outside line became Francis and Thomas to block and dismantle.

Horry and Guo Xu resolutely wrapped the guards, Francis couldn't break through, and he was not sure of shooting against the big man, and the ball went to the middle. Horry went back to the middle and slightly interfered with Thomas' mid-range shot, the ball was deflected wide and Fox grabbed the rebound.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu and O'Neal blocked and dismantled, Coral defended it, and the Rockets players saw that as long as they didn't pounce on it, Guo Xu really dared to shoot and didn't finish, he did this kind of thing in the opening game.

Guo Xu held the ball and forced a breakthrough, all the way to the bottom line, half-turned and passed the ball to the middle, O'Neal squeezed away Francis's air cut, received the ball and smashed the ball with one hand, Coral turned around and wanted to prevent Ao Fat from fouling.

33-29, Guo Xu's second assist.

O'Neal also performed well after adjusting his style of play, and he didn't have to attack in the low post. It's a lot like the Heat's pick-and-roll tactics, when Ao Fat was past his prime, his athleticism declined, and he began to often pull out to cover Wade, and the tactics worked a lot.

In the 2004-2005 season, O'Neal averaged 34 minutes per game, scoring 22.9 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 blocks, and ranked third in the regular season MVP selection.

Rocket attack, Francis didn't find cover and directly held the ball to pick up Guo Xu, dribbled into the three-point line on the left side and made a one-step stop-and-go jump shot, he was purely pressing people with a height advantage, Guo Xu didn't cover the ball. 33 to 31.

On the offensive end, Guo Xu's good times were very short-lived, the Rockets strengthened their defense against the pick-and-roll, Thomas and Francis wrapped Guo Xu, and he was not so easy to shoot or break through. Coral defends near the penalty area, dealing with O'Neal in the air and letting other role players take shots.

Horry and Ryder were both uncompetitive, and the perimeter was hit again and again, and only Fox shot an open three-pointer.

5 minutes later, Jackson sent Kobe Bryant to replace Ryder, Guo Xu became a soy sauce player on the offensive end again, and had to hand over the ball to Kobe according to the coach's arrangement.

At halftime, the Lakers led by 4 points, and Guo Xu scored 11 points and 3 assists.

In the second half, Jackson gave Guo Xu a rest and sent the veteran Harper, who had rested for a whole quarter, to play.

As long as the opponent's interior line has a shooting range and the point guard is relatively tall, Jackson will not dare to let Guo Xu play on the court for too long, and it is easy to have serious misalignment. The Rockets' starting interior linemen, Olajuwon and Taylor, can all make stable mid-range shots.

Guo Xu played in the second half, but the team still played a triangle offense, and his task was the same as that of Horry and Fox, pulling away the attraction defense, and waiting for the opportunity to catch the ball and shoot three points.

The Rockets knew that Guo Xu was good at shooting, and the defenders followed very closely, and he only missed once in 6 minutes, and did not send an assist. Defensively, he was okay and didn't get easily broken by Francis, and he managed to make a steal when he was in the bag.

The Lakers' situation was unfavorable at one point, and O'Neal was troubled by foul play, committing four offences at the halftime.

"Big Dream" Olajuwon is still an excellent center and an important part of the Rockets' offensive and defensive system. In the third quarter, O'Neal, who he defended, shot consecutive shots and hit iron, and made a foul on O'Neal in the low post. After O'Neal came off, he also played Foster in the low post.

In the single quarter, Olajuwon scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, O'Neal made 0 of 2 shots, 0 of 2 free throws, and scored no points, only 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Fortunately, the Lakers had someone to step up to ensure firepower, veteran Grant shot 3 of 4, 3 of 3 free throws, cut 9 points to 4 rebounds, Kobe Bryant also scored 10 points, the Lakers and Rockets tied in a single quarter, maintaining a 4-point advantage into the final quarter.