The Lakers' offense ignited the atmosphere at home, with many fans giving them a standing ovation.

When returning to defense, Kobe Bryant shouted at Guo Xu: "Give me the ball, I can score!" ”

Guo Xu is confident to single out the veteran Stockton, and Kobe Bryant is also confident to single out his opponent. Jazz substitute David Bennaught is 32 years old, 203CM tall, weighs 100 kg, entered the NBA without drafting, and his strength is average. In '98, he went abroad to play for two years because of the league shutdown, and just returned to join the Jazz with a base salary this season.

Jazz attacked, Bennott was entangled by Kobe Bryant after receiving the ball, he passed the ball and then found Stockton's obvious intention, Guo Xu is also a kraft candy defense, reaching out and stealing successfully!

Guo Xu rushed forward and relied on his speed to get rid of Stockton's fast break, he attracted Marshall's defense in front of the three-point line, threw the ball high towards the basket, and George on the left cut in with one finger to the sky.

George flew up, slammed the ball with both hands, pulled the basket and kicked it high with both legs, cushioned and landed.

29-31, Guo Xu's third assist.

The Lakers were in high spirits, and Sloan asked for a timeout.

At the end of the game, the Lakers players high-fived each other to celebrate, and the veterans became very enthusiastic about Guo Xu, especially Harper handed Guo Xu a towel.

Harper knows that he should retire after playing this season, Guo Xu is much stronger than him on the offensive end, and he can play on the court, and Guo Xu does a better job than him on the defensive end, and he will not be easily broken by the opponent, but he suffers from his height.

Jackson briefly emphasized offensive and defensive tactics and made no substitutions.

Sloan replaced Marshall with "Postman" Malone to add a consistent scoring point.

Malone is worthy of being the league's number one iron man, playing full attendance last season, averaging 35.9 minutes per game, scoring 25.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists, shooting 50.9% from the field. He is 37 years old this year and is still the first core of the team.

Malone singled out George on the court, turned around and shot, and helped the team stabilize the situation. 29 to 33.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu ignored Kobe Bryant's request for the ball, and chose to play blocking and dismantling with O'Neal, which attracted Malone to switch defenses, and he distributed the ball to the middle. O'Neal easily squeezed through Stockton's air cut, caught the ball and smashed it to the basket, and got a strong lift against Ostertag.

Ostertag fouled the batter and sent him to the free throw line, committing two fouls in just a few minutes.

O'Neal hit one of two free throws, 30-33, taking advantage of the dead ball, the Lakers replaced George and replaced Grant against Malone, and George's cameo appearance at the No. 4 position to defend Malone is not good.

The Jazz also replaced Ostertag, and now O'Neal will be much easier in the low post, and Jackson simply didn't let O'Neal rest this quarter, he has an obvious advantage.

Danny Manning, who has just come on the court, is 208CM tall and weighs 104 kg, and his body is not strong to play a big forward, so he has to let Malone go on to prevent O'Neal. If O'Neal can make a foul and knock Malone down, the Lakers will win.

So the Lakers' offensive focus shifted to the low post, and Guo Xu began to wait for opportunities outside the three-point line again, and only had one three-point shot in the second half, which missed the basket.

On the defensive end, Guo Xu's performance was eye-catching, Stockton did not score again, and it was difficult to receive a return pass after the ball, Guo Xu kept pestering him, and the chase was very fast.

The Jazz scored only 16 points in the quarter, and the Lakers took a 42-40 halftime lead.

Jackson was satisfied with Guo Xu's performance in the first half, and did not let him sit on the bench in the third quarter, and continued to play with the OK combination.

When Harper and Fox felt terrible, Robert Horry and Fisher were out due to injury, Guo Xu did not play, and the Lakers lacked a stable three-point shooting point on the outside and couldn't open up the space, and today he became an indispensable person for the Lakers.

Fisher, who has been recuperating at home after surgery, wants to smash the TV angrily watching the live broadcast of the game, he feels that the glory should belong to him, he is the most suitable person to replace Harper, Guo Xu is really lucky.

The Jazz's response was to defend Guo Xu and Kobe Bryant alone, and while wrapping O'Neal in the low post, they put two other role players to shoot, and the offensive end targeted Guo Xu's point of blocking and dismantling.

Stockton's role has been played, don't look at him as a white man who is only 185cm tall, he has been selected for the best defensive team many times, he is very accurate when he breaks through, and he will also use small actions to make up for his own shortcomings when he is close to defense.

Guo Xu is not easy to get rid of being targeted, and the best way for him to deal with Stockton is to run without the ball and drag the opponent to death by speed and endurance, but the tactics arranged by Jackson are to let him stand on one side, which gives Stockton a chance to breathe.

What disgusted Guo Xu the most was Stockton's small movements, even pulling and pulling, Tai Chi pushing his hands, and using his legs to pin his legs, and the referee would always turn a blind eye. Stockton made two mid-range shots when attacking, all of which were pushes for space at the stop, and the referee still didn't blow it.

Rookies tend to be the losers against stars because the NBA whistle isn't so fair.

The NBA rules are detailed and clear, and the referees are extremely professional, but the legal principles are nothing more than human feelings, and the referees will mix some subjective factors in law enforcement, which not only takes care of the emotions of the fans on the spot, but also is conducive to the NBA market.

Stockton is famous, and the referees are happy to give him some preferential treatment, not wanting to see him suppressed by rookies. The counterpart to the star whistle is the rookie whistle, and NBA rookies are often "targeted" by the referee when they first arrive.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Yao Minggui did not suffer this loss when he first entered the league, and often fell into foul trouble, and it is not surprising that Guo Xu, the last rookie, suffered a loss when defending.

The home whistle will be reflected in O'Neal and Kobe, and there is nothing to do with Guo Xu.

Then there's the balance whistle, if the referee realizes that there is a problem with one of his blows, he will usually balance the losing side at the other end of the court and blow a dispensable foul to make up for his mistake. The players who are looking for the whistle usually only symbolically spread their hands and have no choice but to accept the fact that they are unlucky.

Stockton played Guo Xu, and the balance whistle was reflected in Kobe Bryant, who was sent to the free throw line on two occasions that were not fierce.

In this quarter, O'Neal was tightly guarded, and Kobe Bryant stepped up to ensure the Lakers' offensive firepower, shooting 4-of-10 in the single quarter, 7-of-7 from the free-throw line, and scoring 15 points.

Guo Xu only had two shots in this section, both of which missed the basket, and his hand felt cold. His only statistic was to send an assist, pass to the empty cut Kobe Bryant to make a layup to make it 2+1. He was replaced by Harper in the final four minutes, who also didn't show much, and contributed two fouls after coming on.

The worst performance in this quarter was Ryder, who played 7 minutes with 0 of 3 shots and 0 of 2 three-point shots, all of which were empty and missed opportunities.

The Lakers led 67-61 into the fourth quarter, with little advantage, Grant has 5 fouls, O'Neal and Guo Xu 4 fouls, all because of Malone and Stockton's blocking, these two are particularly good at creating misalignments.

Guo Xu had no other way to face Ma Long, but to pull someone to foul, otherwise when Ma Long cut to the basket, it would be too late for him to foul.

Sloan is the best pick-and-roll coach in the league, and he only knows how to block and pick-and-roll, and never plays any other tactics. This is the way for the Jazz to win, and it is also the reason why they can't win the championship.

Guo Xu was temporarily resting on the bench due to foul troubles, and it was impossible to play the highlight performance of the last game.

Harper was in a slump and couldn't score a point before, and "Zen Master" Jackson was forced to replace another veteran, Brian Shaw, as a cameo point guard, and the two sides entered a stalemate.