The next day, while the media reported that the Lakers were eliminated, the group's loss set off him even greater.

The Suns won 23 more games in the regular season than last season and reached the second round in the playoffs.

After training in the morning, a group of reporters ran to the training gym to interview Guo Xu and ask him to comment on last night's game and his two old teammates.

Guo Xu thought for a while and replied: "Kobe Bryant and Shackel are both very strong, there is no doubt about this, I think the Lakers were eliminated because there was a problem in other positions, especially in the second quarter, no one can lead the offense." ”

The reporter asked: "The contradiction between the two of them is getting more and more serious, what do you think?" ”

"I hope they can sit down and talk calmly, they don't have a grudge, it's not as exaggerated as the media says, it's just that the team is in a bad mood after the loss, and they talk a little rushed. They all have the same starting point, they all want to help the Lakers win. ”

The reporter asked: "O'Neal said that you will definitely be able to lead the team to defeat the Mavericks in the second round, are you confident?" ”

"We don't just have confidence, we have strength, and beating the Trail Blazers proved that, we're strong!"

Because the game in the West was so exciting, people ignored the other tie-break. The Magic were eliminated by the Pistons, and the news was just mentioned casually, and no one else paid much attention to it except for Maddy's fans.

In fact, this is a very classic series, Maddie failed to lead the team to create the Black Eight Miracle, but lost to luck. The Magic's tactics are similar to those of the 76ers in 2001, with others defensive, Maddie offensive, and his individual play is close to perfect.

The Pistons are stronger than people think, not much worse than the Pistons that defeated the F4 Lakers in 2004 in their previous life, but the veteran power forward Cleverford Robinson is not as good as Rasheed Wallace, and Prince and Oku are rookie years and still need to be trained.

Mavericks vs. Suns is the focus of the second round, as it is a battle between two offensive teams.

The Mavericks' home tickets were sold out early, and most of the people who predicted the outcome were five or five open, and they all had a chance to advance to the next round, the advantage of the Sun was the impact of Guo Xu and young players, and the advantage of the Mavericks was the experience of the players and the depth of the lineup.

On May 6th, before the game started, the audience in the stadium was basically full, and when the players played, under the encouragement of the live DJ, the Mavericks fans were very emotional, and there were fat people dancing with their upper bodies naked on the sidelines, and the people of Texas were too enthusiastic.

Americans love sports, and every team represents the glory of the city. The fans' support for the team will give the players a great combat bonus, and in terms of loyalty, the Mavericks fans are the first in the league, and the stadium is full!

Owner Cuban is the Mavericks' most fervent fan, and he can celebrate the players' performances like a child on the sidelines, as well as shout when the referee makes a bad decision against the team.

In Guo Xu's previous life, until 2018, Cuban was fined a total of about 2.5 million by the alliance, which is very consistent with the figures of his character.

CCTV5 broadcast the game live, and during the warm-up, Zhang reasonably introduced the lineup and said: "Guo Xu played terrible data this season and led the team to the second round, I think he has an eighty percent chance of winning the regular season MVP, and he is also very popular away from home." ”

Xu Jicheng said: "It is said that this year is the year of Yao Ming, but in fact, it should also be Guo Xunian, he proved that he did not become famous by hugging the thighs of the Lakers OK combination, he himself is a super thigh." ”

Zhang Li said with a smile: "In the last round of the series, Guo Xu played an average of 36 minutes per game, scoring 24.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 11 assists, and the shooting rate was also very high. Whether the Sun can go further, his play is the most crucial. ”

Xu Jicheng said: "Guo Xu is recognized as the most difficult point guard in the league to defend, he can score and pass, and all five members of the Suns team scored double-doubles in the playoffs. The game is about to start, and the Suns have changed their starters today, and the most inspirational fat man Haslem has played. ”

Suns five: Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Marion, Haslem, Stoudamire.

Fans are unfamiliar with Haslem, and even the Mavericks coaching staff is unfamiliar with him.

This is not a starting "substitution", but a player "substitution"?!

Wasn't this a big fat guy at the beginning of the season? What's going on with this muscular man on the field?

Not to mention someone who is not familiar with Haslem, even his girlfriend Fez-Ryan finds it incredible.

The two are alumni of the University of Florida, and Ryan, a senior, continued her education at the school when she was about to finish her Bachelor of Business Administration exam in April when she had to give up her beloved track and field career due to a severe strain. Haslem, who heard the news, called to comfort Ryan and took a leave of absence to return to Florida.

When Ha Fat, who had lost a full 20 kilograms, appeared in front of Ryan, the unwilling girl immediately burst into tears and laughed.

The coaching staff started Haslem because he was getting better and better on the defensive end. He usually trains and his teammates often go heads-up, constantly interfering closely, relying on confrontation to disrupt the offensive rhythm of all interior players, so that the opponent can only shoot under interference, and the shooting rate decreases.

When Haslem lost 110 kilograms, even Kukoc, the veteran with the best ball-handling offensive skills on the inside, couldn't abuse him.

During yesterday's training session, the two went head-to-head, and Kukoc was defended with a continuous iron and a 30% shooting rate.

Everyone watched from the sidelines and sighed: Brother Qi, because you want to mess around, Brother Qi, because you want to be tortured, Brother Qi, you will fall if you understand it, Brother Qi, you don't do anything wrong......

After playing 10 balls, Kukoc was very faceless and a little angry, angrily scolding Haslem: "You are a despicable, shameless, and obscene society, and you are a scumbag and a dead boy." ”

Of course, that's not what they said, but that's pretty much what it means.

Knowing that Kukoc, Xiaosi, Marion and others could not defend Nowitzki, D'Antoni was about to release his secret weapon. Not only does Haslem play hard defensively, but he can also help the team on the offensive end, he has a good mid-range shot, he is not slow to run on the fast break, and he can also grab rebounds.

The Mavericks also changed their starters in order to strengthen their defense. Nash, Finley, Nahula, Nowitzki, Lafrentz.

Nahura is a jack-of-all-trades player, he can play three positions on the court, he does the best job defending the No. 3 and No. 4 positions, he can fight for rebounds, and when the center is short of people, let him make a cameo, he also dares to go up and fight with the big guys, he is a super macho.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Nahula's offensive ability was very poor, averaging less than 7 points per game in his peak season, and he played in the NBA for 12 seasons relying on defense.

The referee blew the whistle, Xiao Si relied on his excellent physical fitness to earn the jump ball, and the game began.

Joe Johnson received the ball and brought it to the three-point line, the defender was Finley, he passed to the running Marion, Nahura followed, and the Mavericks' defensive strategy was man-to-man.

This is a tactic used by almost all teams against the Suns, because the Suns have a lot of quick counterattacks and the joint defense is not well implemented. And with the joint defense tactics, Guo Xu is too easy to break through with the ball on one side and single-handedly swing people, so he can only defend the defender.

Guo Xu first went to the bottom corner, and the right side ran to get rid of Nash under the off-ball cover of Xiao Si, Marion split the ball to the right side, and Guo Xu received the ball 70 degrees and made a jump shot.

Lafrenz didn't change his defense, and Nash was a step slower to chase and didn't have time to jump. Guo Xu is too sure of this kind of ball, the rhythm of the shot is perfect, and the hollow enters the net. 3 to 0.