Woodson lamented: "Jason Guo was unrelenting in key moments, he didn't act like a rookie. ”

"He's going to have a huge test on the defensive end, with Stockton and Malone playing pick-and-rolls again," Horwass said. ”

Guo Xu tried his best to chase down Stockton and handed Malone to his teammates. Stockton split the ball, Malone singled out Fox, turned around and hit a shot, 93-91.

The performance of the Jazz two veterans was very good, not inferior to the stars of the Lakers' playing years, and they were biting the score.

"Zen Master" Jackson called a timeout, emphasizing tactics but no substitutions. In fact, it may be better to let Madsen, who has not played for a minute, play to defend Malone at this time, but Jackson does not trust the two interior newcomers for fear that they will make mistakes. Madsen and Medvedenko's main task is to guard the water cooler and work part-time as a cheerleader.

Jackson's offensive tactics were simple, handing the ball to Kobe Bryant for a heads-up. It was risky to give O'Neal a heads-up in the final moments, and he was fouled in case he missed two free throws too demoralizing.

The Jazz made substitutions, with the impactful Lewis coming on for Manning.

It was a clever adjustment, they were prepared to wait for O'Neal to foul as soon as he received the ball, send him free throws, and play small-ball tactics on the offensive end, pulling out to avoid O'Neal to shoot.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe Bryant singled out Starks in one step inside the three-point line on the right side, and after stepping forward, he hit a jumper against someone.

The rebound was grabbed by Lewis and passed to Stockton, and Guo Xu pressed forward to block his breakthrough route and prevent the fast break. Stockton gave the left-hand hand to Starks.

Starks, a two-way guard with good dribbling skills, dribbled to the front court under Kobe's pressure and passed to Lewis, who followed up on the right side. Because the Jazz did not play center, the Lakers players on the court were a little messy, Lewis was empty, and only O'Neal under the rebound was closer to him.

It was a misalignment, and Lewis saw that O'Neal was a little far away from the side, and he took three steps up to catch the ball, jumping up with all his strength to dunk. He felt that as long as the goal was scored, he would be on fire.

In Guo Xu's previous life, even O'Neal, who was close to retirement, could not tolerate the opponent's dunk like this, and Pistons guard Starkey died like this. O'Neal didn't get stuck, and jumped up from the side and slapped Lewis to the ground.

When the referee's whistle blew, O'Neill was rushing for the ball, but the hitter was first, and he also committed six "graduations".

Horvas said: "The Lakers are not in a good situation, they did a poor job of controlling fouls today, O'Neal shouldn't be impulsive, he is completely at a disadvantage as soon as the Lakers are inside." ”

Woodson laughed: "If O'Neal had to choose again, I think he would still do it, and he wouldn't allow the newcomer to be arrogant in front of him." ”

Lewis was fine when he fell to the ground, hitting both free throws from the free throw line to tie the game at 93 before Jackson called a timeout.

Whether it was the fans watching the live TV broadcast or the fans at the scene, they all sweated for the Lakers, and the two major starters on the inside were sent off, and it was difficult for the Lakers to defend their opponents, and now they can only fight offensively.

Jackson didn't use the tactics board, and directly said tactics. "Then the player pulls away, Jason holds the ball and singles out Stockton, passes the ball if he attracts the bag, the defensive end strictly guards the outside shot, and if Malone catches the ball near the penalty area, he fouls him fiercely and sends him a free throw."

Kobe Bryant's face was a little ugly, knowing that the coach was dissatisfied with his performance, and gave the ball to Guo Xu at the critical moment.

Bryant was not in good form in the second half, and the chances of hitting an iron were greater than scoring a goal, 4-of-10 in the previous quarter and 1-of-5 in this quarter. Jackson knew he couldn't let him continue like this, and he scored 31 points, including 12-of-13 free throws.

Jackson knew that Stockton had no strength, and he also knew that Guo Xu would definitely dare to shoot key shots.

Guo Xu was really overjoyed when he heard this, the corners of his mouth had an obvious curvature, and his eyebrows were curved, but he didn't laugh out loud, which attracted the sideways glances of his teammates.

Guo Xu firmly believes that it will be easier for him to take on Stockton alone than Kobe Bryant's single-handedly defensive expert, and it will be easier for the team to win, but his excited expression surprised his teammates.

Grant and Harper are players who entered the NBA in the 80s, and they have never seen a rookie with such a big nerve.

Kobe Bryant sighed: This kid is too bold, at this time, is he not afraid to throw the ball and take responsibility for the loss? Don't he know what it means to be nervous?

Bryant played four years with the Lakers, hitting nine key shots, five of which were on free throws or going into overtime, and he missed far more key shots than he hit in athletic battles, including two three-point shootouts. Every time he hits a critical moment, Kobe Bryant will also be nervous. Guo Xu looked just excited, as if he had already thrown the ball in.

Because Guo Xu saw it very thoroughly, he was not afraid of being sprayed at all, but he felt that this was a good opportunity to make a name for himself. He's just the last rookie, just a rookie season, and it's only natural that he can't shoot key shots, what's there to be afraid of?

The gimmick of the last rookie can decompress him. It's normal for him to play badly, and if he plays well, he's a big dark horse, pressure? Inexistent. It doesn't matter if the Lakers lose today, it's just a regular season game anyway, it doesn't affect the ending, and the winner is the one who has the last laugh.

If you have no desire, you will be strong, and if you have ambition, you will be strong.

When he first entered the league, Guo Xu put his personal position very seriously, he came to the Lakers to hug his thighs and become famous, and he can play beautiful data the best, and the data is generally acceptable. He didn't think about being the boss when he first entered the alliance, because that was simply impossible. Even the rebuilt bad team will not let a 180CM Chinese rookie be the core in the rookie season, unless the owner and head coach are crazy.

As long as the Lakers defend their title, he will be a hero and a championship puzzle, and no one will say that he is dragging the team down. He knows that the Lakers have the ability to win championships, which makes it even more stress-free.

Guo Xu is the only one in the whole league who has this mentality, and he is the boldest one.

On the Jazz side, Sloan couldn't have guessed that Jackson would give the rookie the ball at the last minute, and he arranged to guard Kobe Bryant. "O'Neal is fouled, and the Lakers will definitely give the ball to Kobe Bryant to attack at this time, keep an eye on him, force him to shoot away from the basket, and help defend on the wing at any time, giving him enough pressure and interference!"

Players from both sides appeared, and the Lakers had five: Guo Xu, Bryan Shaw, Kobe, Ryder, and Fox.

Jazz Five: Stockton, Starks, Russell, Lewis, Malone.

With 28 seconds left before the end of the final quarter, Guo Xu protected the ball outside the three-point line and waited for his teammates to pull away, and all five people could shoot, but there was no inside.

Stockton's heart jumped, and he had an ominous premonition, the other party was still very strong, and he was already tired.

In 20 seconds, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the right side and entered the three-point line, opened a position by speed, and stopped to take the ball in one fell swoop.

Stockton jumped on the side, not seeking a block but only interference, and he predicted that the opponent would shoot, because Guo Xu had been very resolute. Unexpectedly, Guo Xu made a false feint at the critical moment, more patient than before, and then he jumped forward and bumped into Stockton and pushed the ball out.

The ball didn't go in, the referee's whistle blew, this was not a home whistle to give preferential treatment, but an obvious cheat and foul success!

Guo Xu knows very well how to play more efficiently, and he has deliberately practiced the technique of making fouls, hoping to get more free throws in the game.

He hit both free throws to make it 95-93 for his 15th personal score.

The Lakers took the lead again, and the whole court was boiling.