Brian Grant looked at Riley on the sidelines with a little innocent look in his eyes. Before the game, Riley made a special emphasis on letting him control the number of fouls, because the Heat suffered from injuries, and there were not many people who could use the inside, and if he fouled more, it would be equivalent to surrendering the gun.

The current situation is that the Heat's No. 1 position is blown up, the offense is not from the inside out, and it doesn't make much sense for Bryan to control the foul. After all, he is only a blue-collar worker, and he is not good at adjusting to the situation on the field.

The Heat attacked, the players kept passing around the perimeter looking for opportunities, and with 4 seconds left to attack, the ball was bumped out of the sideline by Grant and into the dead ball, Riley took the opportunity to replace Hardaway and replace Anthony Carter.

In this way, the Heat have one less point of attack.

After the throw-in was issued, Mason singled out Hores at the free throw line and forced his shot forward to score the ball. 26 to 13.

This kind of ball is blind, and if the Heat play so hard every round, they will have to go into garbage time at halftime.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu was not so easy to fight alone, Carter worked hard to find a confrontation close to him, and his defensive attitude was far better than that of the veteran Hardaway.

Although the name and surname sound like a star, Anthony Carter, who is 185cm tall and weighs 86 kilograms, has not had a smooth road to enter the NBA, he was born in 1975 and only joined the NBA with a base salary last season, playing 79 games for the Heat, cutting 6.3 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists.

Although Carter was not very talented, he trained hard and impressed Riley, who was known for "torturing" players in training sessions.

He defended the pitch and was known as the "stupid bird". In Guo Xu's previous life, his offensive ability was ordinary, he was reimbursed for three serious injury seasons, and he still mixed in the league for 13 seasons, relying on attitude.

He is a good man from a slum, and his living environment is unimaginable to ordinary people, he used to be a drug trafficker and played with a gun to his head, and if he didn't play, he would eat a gun and play ball. After he entered the NBA, he often went to the poor and orphans, and he was a big star in the eyes of the children in the slums. He has to fight hard, give his all every game, and try to get a better contract in the NBA.

In the face of kraft candy-style defense, Guo Xu will be blacklisted by the coaching staff no matter how strong he plays, and he began to pass the ball, attract defense outside the three-point line, and watch O'Neal and Kobe Bryant perform.

The OK combination will pass to other players after attracting the bag, Fox hit a three-pointer, Guo Xu only made another shot on the counterattack, passed Carter's pull-up jumper, and was replaced in the last two minutes.

The Lakers led 37-21 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Riley let Hardaway, who had rested for a while, come out to lead the bench offense, and Jackson also replaced Guo Xu, a simple adjustment made the opponent very uncomfortable.

Hardaway needs the cooperation of his teammates and lacks confidence in going head-to-head; Guo Xu asked his teammates to pull away, as long as the opponent is not on the bag, he will go head-to-head, and it is clear who is strong and who is weak.

Whether Guo Xu changes direction to break through or retreats and jumpers, he can always create a mobile opportunity. In the first six rounds, he hit two of four three-pointers and scored a layup on a counter-attack, totaling eight points. He drew the ball to the bag and made a pass that Bowen shot wide of the open space.

Madsen, George, Ryan Bowen, and Horry are mainly responsible for defense, and the offensive end opens up opportunities and other opportunities, and the task of holding the ball and attacking is handed over to Guo Xu, which is a bit like the 76ers' style of play.

The Heat players played more team, but only Mason scored 4 points on 2-of-2 shooting, and former Lakers veteran AC Green scored 2 points on mid-range shooting, and the difference continued to widen.

Hardaway made a mid-range shot and a three-pointer that missed the basket under Guo Xu's interference.

Woodson lamented: "As long as O'Neal and Kobe Bryant are not there, Jason dares to shoot endlessly, and he pushes very fast, completing an attack in less than 10 seconds, which the Lakers have never played like this in previous seasons." ”

"When a star teammate plays, he can wait for an opportunity outside the three-point line, and it's not a cancer," Horwass said. ”

After the dead ball, Riley was forced to replace Hardaway for Carter. After two rounds, Guo Xu and Horry played blocking and dismantling, attracting the inside to change the defense and then the ball crossed to the middle, and Horry hit three points, and the difference widened to more than 20 points.

After that, the two sides successively changed the main force, and the Lakers unexpectedly fell behind in the second half, mainly because of O'Neal's poor performance on the offensive end. The Heat used the "shark-cutting tactic", O'Neal went to the free throw line again and again, the game was intermittent, and the audience was drowsy.

The Heat relied on Dan Marley and Green to recover a little bit of points, trailing by 16 points at halftime.

Guo Xu scored 23 points and 2 assists in the first half, and played against Hardaway in the second half.

He played eight minutes and his shooting percentage dropped, shooting 2-of-5 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and finished with 30 points and 3 assists in the third quarter.

Hardaway made 1-of-5 shooting, 0-of-3 from beyond the three-point line and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line. Hardaway's only goal was not in the face of Guo Xu's defense, and he faked to shake up Bryan Shaw and hit a mid-range shot to make it 2+1.

The Lakers led by 20 points into the final quarter, which was basically garbage time.

"Zen Master" Jackson arranged for the OK combination to rest, Guo Xu continued to play with the substitute, and the rhythm was controlled by himself, which meant that he could throw it casually.

Jackson likes to watch players let go of themselves, and he will not force players to complete any fixed tasks, especially players like Guo Xu and Kobe Bryant, who like to fight, and too many regulations will limit their play.

If it weren't for Jackson as a coach, Kobe Bryant might not have those miracles of 40+ in a row, 50+ in four consecutive games, 62 points in the third quarter, and 81 points in a single game.

Riley also sent Hardaway and Guo Xu to play against each other, and the score was behind, Riley didn't expect to win this time, so he simply let Hardaway play casually, and the players raced each other, which is what the fans want to see the most.

Riley is also doing this to examine Hardaway and see if he can still meet the team's requirements. If he can't, the first thing he will do at the end of the season is to sweep Hardaway out of the way.

As a business league in the NBA, the management of many teams lacks human touch, and Riley happens to be one of the most snobbish. He didn't realize that Hardaway had contributed anything to the Heat, and the team had not made it to the Finals in years.

If a player has poor defense and no longer good on the offensive end, it will be completely useless. Riley has a lot of power in the Heat, and he always looks at things from the perspective of interests.

Both point guards played for 5 minutes, Guo Xu shot 4 of 8, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 12 points and 1 assist, helping the Lakers continue to extend their lead.

Hardaway made 1-of-5 shooting, 1-of-2 three-pointers and 0-of-2 free throws to finish with three points and one rebound and no assists.

Hardaway was broken through again and again, annoyed and angry, and was replaced after pushing down Guo Xu for a foul. Guo Xu also went off the court as a spectator after executing two free throws.

In the second half, both sides sent all substitutes to play, taking turns to strike iron, and there was no point to watch, and many home fans chose to leave the game early.

Woodson commented: "The Heat are weak on offense against really strong teams, and if they win on defense, they can't win a championship. ”

Horvas agreed: "I think the Heat have to rebuild, and they need young people who can take responsibility. ”

The Lakers scored 24 points in the final quarter, the Heat scored only 12 points, and the Lakers won 111-79 on the road.

Guo Xu played 35 minutes, shooting 15-of-28, 8-of-15 three-pointers, 4-of-4 free throws, and scored 42 points and 4 assists.

He played 40+ in his rookie season, and he stole the limelight of the OK combination in this game. ()

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