Chapter 1196 [It's just playing, and if you're tired of playing, retire]
On February 2, the Lakers played at home against the Wizards, and it was a game broadcast live across the United States.
Before the start of the competition, Guo Xu received a crystal trophy. He won the Western Conference Player of the Month award for the third month in a row. The Los Angeles reporter interviewed him on the spot, but he was asked about the impact on the Oscars, and he didn't take the Wizards seriously at all.
The Wizards are currently only in sixth place in the East, having just lost to the Clippers by 10 points yesterday and are at a back-to-back physical disadvantage. Before the game, Guo Xu was ready to brush up on the data, and the wizards are a team that is strong in attack and weak in defense, and it is possible to play super data.
Guo Xu is not desperate for a winning streak, he occasionally wants to break out and leave a deeper impression on the fans. Wall is a good matchup, and it feels better to blow up an All-Star player.
Wall can be named an All-Star every year in the East as long as he doesn't get injured. This season, he averaged 23 points, 4.2 rebounds and 10.7 assists in 36.5 minutes per game while shooting 45.1 percent from the field, 32.7 percent from three-point range and 80 percent from the free throw line.
Wall played his personal peak data, and many media outlets expressed optimism about him, believing that he is super physical and one of the most suitable point guards in the league to defend Guo Xu, and is expected to end the Lakers' winning streak.
The media's original intention was to praise Wall, but Wall's heart was a little panicked. Because the players who were promoted like this before the Lakers last season usually died very ugly, Guo Xu likes to blow up this kind of person who can fight against him.
Guo Xu is free to do whatever he wants in the basketball world, will he destroy the league's star-making plan by beating stars? Will it affect league ratings after the second retirement? That's not something he needs to think about. If he doesn't want to play one day, he can flash people, and what the NBA will become in the future depends on Xiao Hua's skills.
Guo Xu never regarded Wall as a strong rival, in fact, it can be seen in many ways that Wall is not good, just a data brush.
Wall is not good at leading teams to win, and this is his seventh season in the league, and he has yet to touch the floor of the Eastern Conference finals. Jerry Colangelo, president of the National Basketball Association, also disliked Wall, only let him be a sparring partner, and never made him to the 12-man squad of the Dream Team.
Wall, who missed the Rio Olympics last year, said in an interview: "It's a bit difficult, but my career has been overlooked, and I'm used to that. I just need more motivation to push me forward, and being on the U.S. Basketball team this year is an opportunity, but my main goal and focus will still be the Wizards. ”
Colangelo's explanation was: "We are going to pick the players who are the best fit for the U.S. men's basketball system, not the star players, and that's how we select players. ”
This can be understood as Wall will affect the Dream Team's system, and more assists do not mean that he is a team.
Lakers starters: Guo Xu, Booker, Durant, Horford, Adams.
Wizards starters: Wall, Bradley Beal, Kentaveos-Cardwell-Pope, Love, Nurkic.
Adams jumped the ball and the game began.
Booker received the ball and passed it to Guo Xu, and the three quickly pulled away on the outside, and Guo Xu played a block with Adams in the middle. A simple combination of the Lakers immediately created opportunities, and Guo Xu and Nurkic, a former teammate, knew each other too well.
Nurkic also knows how strong Guo Xu is, and he was a witness to averaging 50+ per game last season. The interior line does not change defenses, and Guo Xu throws 10 three-pointers in one game without pressure.
The center changed the defense, Guo Xu changed direction and broke through, relying on speed and two steps to get rid of it and kill under the basket. Lefu made up the defense, Guo Xu jumped to the middle and passed the ball behind the back to the left corner position, and Horford shot in the open position and hit it steadily. 2 to 0.
The Wizards attacked, Guo Xu released Wall two meters away, and released water at the opening. Wall averaged 1.1 three-pointers per game, mostly in the open spot, and everyone knew that he was more of a threat to break through.
Wall took aim and took aim to shoot down the middle, and the ball went in. 2 to 3.
Guo Xu dribbled the ball across the half, and Wall defended alone. It's not that Wall has the confidence to limit Guo Xu alone, but that this season, Guo Xu is about the same as losing on the periphery of each team, and he passes the ball and it's over.
Booker's role is relatively simple, the positional battle runs directly to the bottom left corner to stand, and his teammates generally do not move if they don't slip the bottom line. As long as the big man of the Lakers does not come out to cover Guo Xu, at this time, if the periphery wants to be entrapped, Durant must be released.
Guo Xu saw that no one came up to wrap the clip, so he brought it to the three-point line and played with Adams again.
Adams played for three years with the Wizards, and he was very skilled at helping Wall block people, and he was even more proficient at blocking Wall, and often played against each other in groups during team training. His cover timing is just right, Wall is a heavy point guard who is 193cm tall and weighs 95kg, and once blocked, he can't quickly get around the pursuit.
Wall tested the speed of 100 meters, and the fastest speed of 10.3 seconds was the top in the league. But he is still a little slower than Guo Xu, because his height and sensitivity are not as good as Guo Xu.
Guo Xu broke through to the right and got rid of Wall again, bringing it to 45 degrees to attract Nurkic and Wall, and passed the ball to the middle between the two. Adams cuts the ball and smashes it with one hand. 4 to 3.
The Wizards attacked, Guo Xu continued to put Wall two meters away, and it didn't matter if the other party threw it, he just didn't guard it, he was so confident.
Wall was also confident and chose to shoot consecutive three-pointers, but unfortunately this time the ball was deflected off the basket, and the rebound was grabbed by Adams and held in his arms.
In the Lakers positional battle, Guo Xu and Adams played a block and dribbled to the left side to hit the ball. Horford had just made an off-ball screen for Booker and then cut inside himself.
Love hesitated, not knowing whether to switch to Booker or his own people, and was simply reversed by Horford. Guo Xu reacted quickly to pass the ball, and Horford received the ball and jumped up and scored with one hand.
6 to 3. Guo Xu's third assist.
Wall and Nurkic played blocking and dismantling, Adams kept a distance from the breakout and did not shoot the defense, and Guo Xu bypassed the cover to form a trap. Wall gave the ball to Nurkic and Adams moved sideways to top it.
Nurkic leaned back and squeezed away, the two were about the same size, and Adams looked more solid. He passed the ball out to Beal, who played a pick-and-roll with Love, and Horford switched defenses to block the breakaway.
Beal split the ball, Booker changed to defend Love to keep one step more than one step in front of the interference. It's a misalignment, but Lefou's height advantage is not obvious, and there is no speed to break through. Twenty-four seconds were running out when he stepped in and fired a three-pointer from Booker, which was missed by interference.
Horford grabbed the rebound and passed to Guo Xu from close range, Wall retreated quickly, did not step forward to interfere with Guo Xu, he could easily dribble and pass.
Guo Xu saw Booker at a glance, and made a long one-handed pass to the frontcourt, and Booker got a misplaced opportunity to run away from Lefou.
The power of his pass was so strong that it bounced right in the middle of the rebound and bounced right towards Booker. Booker jumped up to catch the rebound ball and caught the basketball in the air, and Love couldn't do anything behind him.
8 to 3, Guo Xu's fourth assist.
The fans were stunned, they couldn't believe that Guo Xu could deliver such an assist, and then screams rang out and thunderous applause.
TNT Radio broadcast the game live, and Barkley excitedly said: "He looked at it like he was making a conscious pass, throwing it towards the rebound, and it was probably the best goal of the day. ”
Kenny Smith said: "With his amazing passing ability, I think Jason can dominate the league after he is 40. ”
Barkley said: "I guess he's better physically than Nash, after the age of 40, the stats are not bad. But he shouldn't be playing until he is 40 years old, and he will retire when he gets tired of playing. ”
Fans watched the live broadcast and heard the commentary, and they all felt that it made sense that Guo Xu was not playing in the NBA this season, but playing......