In Guo Xu's previous life, Odom was a very unlucky person. As one of the most well-rounded players in the league, he has no record when his stats are good, and his stats get worse when he has, and the abundance of talent in the West has led to him never being selected as an All-Star.

If he plays in the East, it is not difficult for Odom to be selected as an All-Star, and the Eastern interior line was once so scarce that Rasheed Wallace, who averaged 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game and shot 43.2% from the field, was selected as an All-Star.

In the first 20 games of the season, Odom played at an extremely high level, and Phil "Zen Master" Jackson commented that it would be his season as an All-Star. Now that his All-Star is hanging and he has to rest for at least two to four weeks with a knee injury, he can feel that the injury is not light.

With a team-mate's support, Odom returned to the dressing room, with Luke Wharton coming off the bench.

Odom averaged 17.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game before the injury, shooting 49.4% from the field and 36.6% from three-point range.

Kobe Bryant frowned, and his mood became very depressed. The Lakers, who played with the strongest lineup, are all behind, Odom can't play this game, can they still win?

He has almost never won against the Suns team led by Guo Xu in the past few years, and his psychology has a shadow. His mentality has taken a toll and he intends to take on more responsibility on the offensive end and shoot more. Odom is out and he should have made more shots.

The game continues, and the Suns have the ball.

Guo Xu passed to Roy just after halftime, and this time Roy was caught up by Artest.

Guo Xu didn't go forward, raised his hands to ask for the ball, Roy didn't try to force a breakthrough, and passed the ball back.

Guo Xu took the ball with his right hand, gestured to his teammates with his left hand and stretched out a finger, and then suddenly made a dry pull-up jump shot two meters outside the three-point line. His offense is very confusing, the Lakers didn't have anyone to run so far to wrap up, Parker lowered his center of gravity and prepared to block and dismantle, but he didn't expect him to even play a code to make a feint.

Guo Xu has the ability to shoot far from the three-point line, everyone knows it, but they still don't want to defend very far away, once the position is particularly outside, it is easy to be passed by him, and then he breaks through the pull-up jump shot position closer to the basket. And the formation is too far out, and Guo Xu will have obvious gaps in the ball.

It's a pity that it's not a good idea to let Guo Xu shoot from a distance, Guo Xu's ultra-long three-point shooting rate reached 40% last season, and this time he was very well prepared and the ball went in. 12 to 2.

After scoring the goal, Guo Xu opened his arms to enjoy the cheers of the fans, and "Zen Master" Jackson asked for a timeout. This kind of long-range three-pointer is very morale-boosting, and the Lakers must find a way to hold back the Suns' momentum.

"Defending Jason is a big problem across the league, and he often has incredible passes," Smith said. His stats are not as good as last season because of the short time he played, the reduction in shots, and not the decline in strength. He can still get a high score if he doesn't wrap up. ”

Barkley said: "He gave the assist in the bag, and the Suns were very open. ”

Ellis came out after the timeout, and he couldn't prevent it anyway, so he tried it on a fast guy. Ellis is more athletic than Parker, and Parker is a free agent at the end of the season, and the Lakers won't renew his contract.

The coaching staff found that Parker did a good job against average players, and a pair of stars couldn't play to their full strength. He has a cowardly mentality and is afraid of playing against stars, which makes him embarrassed in the playoffs.

The Suns didn't make any substitutions, D'Antoni believes they can handle any situation, it doesn't matter if they don't defend well, defense is not the focus. The Suns can just play a blue-collar defense when the opponent feels good, just like they did when they won the championship in 2005.

The game continued, Kobe Bryant received the ball outside the three-point line, and Bell did not eat the feint, lowering the center of gravity to keep more than one step away.

Bryant made a three-pointer on the right side after probing and hit the iron under Bell's interference.

Marion grabbed the rebound and passed it to Guo Xu, who took it to the front court and passed it to Roy, who was running by covering.

Roy received the ball and got rid of Artest, Bogut followed Xiao Si and failed to change the defense in time, and watched Roy hit a jumper in the left corner, 14-2, Guo Xu's third assist.

When returning to the defense, Guo Xu and Roy high-fived in celebration.

Usually Roy's main tactic is to run without the ball on the side, receive the ball in a familiar position, and if the big man changes defenses, he can hold the ball to break through and find a gap when he is on himself or share the ball with his teammates inside, and Xiao Si will cut in the air.

Guo Xu reduced his shots this year, mainly to help Roy get familiar with this routine, and he played a good offensive without a solution. As long as the opponent's center is led out of the penalty area, Xiao Si has a 70% chance of receiving the ball and scoring easily in the penalty area.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant received the ball in the familiar low post, hit Bell, attracted Marion to help defend the bag and did not pass, turned to the baseline and threw a jumper, the rebound was dialed out of the restricted area by Xiao Si, and Marion picked it up.

Guo Xu quickly advanced and passed to Roy who followed on the left, Roy singled out Artest to force a breakthrough, pulled the ball in front of the free throw line and took a small step to the left, then took a big step to the right to change direction, and took another step with his left foot to score a pick-up by Artai. 16 to 2.

"Roy scored again, he's the most eye-catching rookie of the year, and he's not afraid to face Artest, who won the Defensive Player of the Year award," Smith exclaimed. ”

Barkley laughed: "He joined the Suns as soon as he entered the league and hasn't lost a game in his career." ”

Roy really hasn't lost, and the Suns have won all of their preseason games, and he's playing in this environment, growing faster than he did with the Trail Blazers, and his self-confidence is getting stronger.

His data is slightly inferior in his previous life because he didn't have enough playing time, and his strength is actually stronger, because he always practiced with Guo Xu in the team and learned a lot of things.

The fans gave Roy a round of applause, and he smiled especially happily when he returned to the defense.

In the training camp, Roy mainly practiced the European step breakthrough, and it was the kind of European step that stole the step, and the referee could not blow the step when the layup action was coherent, the key was to pull the ball while taking the first step. Guo Xu taught Roy this technique during training and thought it was very suitable for him to use.

Players rely on the rhythm of the dribble to break through, reduce the change of direction when moving forward at full speed, and can maintain the knee to a certain extent.

The Lakers' offense was a bit of a mess, and Ellis gave the ball to Artay, and according to the coach's arrangement, he should have given Bogut a low drop. Atay didn't do that, he chose to force a breakthrough with the ball, and after failing to do so, he hit an iron with a pull-up jump shot from the left.

Atai is more sure of receiving the ball, and the offense with the ball belongs to the blacksmith level, and there are not many times on time. Roy's physical fitness is not vegetarian, he is very strong and will not be easily squeezed out.

Bogut struggled to rebound the ball in the front court and failed again, and the Skaman Jr. helped Marion get the rebound.

The Suns' positional battle changed the routine, Xiao Si pulled out the three-point line and Guo Xu to block and dismantle, and did not go to the side to cover without the ball. Roy fights Atay two, and the other party is almost getting used to the rhythm, and he has to let Bogut do something else.

Bogut was really a little confused, and he was not active in switching guards within the three-point line. Guo Xu took a step sideways, and took a quick stop jump shot outside the three-point line on the right side, no one interfered in front of him, and Ellis bypassed the cover to chase the defense and jumped slowly, and failed to cover it.

Guo Xu didn't practice shooting today, but he had a hand convulsion and hit another three-pointer. 19 to 2.

Barkley said: "The Lakers are going to be unlucky today, Jason can't defend it at all, and the bag is useless. ”

Smith smiled: "Bogut is uncomfortable every time he plays against the Suns, last season Amare was not there, he was not the strongest Sun, I don't know how he feels now, the Suns need more than one person." ”