The Jazz have a way to deal with O'Neal, take a bag in the low post, and the wing players retreat to the near the box to pick up the ball in the next three ways, and the inside line is one to defend. O'Neal drew the bag and then went outside to distribute the ball, and Harper and Fox hit the iron again and again.

Brian Russell single-handedly defends Kobe Bryant, he is an excellent defensive player, he has been against Jordan for many years, and he has a lot of experience in dealing with this type of player, and he is constantly close to him, making Kobe difficult to catch the ball.

Sloan is recognized as an iron-blooded coach, although his tactics are all blocking and dismantling, a bit rigid, but under his teaching, the Jazz players are very tacit, and the offensive and defensive ends are full of routines, and they can make up for the lack of individual ability by relying on the team.

The Jazz's purpose is very clear, which is to put role players to shoot, strictly guard against stars, and curb the Lakers' star singles.

The triangle offense will vacate role players if the stars are hard packed, and they can shoot Sloane and admit it. As a result, the Lakers' two role players were very unhappy, and they couldn't change their three-point shots to mid-range shots, and they still couldn't guarantee their shooting percentage, and the home team played very aggrieved.

Woodson lamented: "Harper is really old, his offensive skills are almost completely degraded, his shooting is not accurate, and he can't break through the dunk, I think the Lakers can consider putting Jason Guo on the court early." ”

Horvath agreed: "Jason won't be let go on the outside line, but Jackson should have his own plans. ”

It wasn't until 3 minutes and 15 seconds that "Zen Master" called a timeout and adjusted the lineup, and Guo Xu replaced Harper.

Harper shot 0-of-4, all of which were open shots, didn't score a point, grabbed two rebounds, and handed out two assists. Harper also struggled on the defensive end, with Stockton playing pick-and-rolls looking for misplaced opportunities, allowing Malone to face Harper and himself on the inside. He shot 2-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from three-point range to finish with six points, two assists and one steal.

The Lakers fell behind 12-19, and the "Zen Master" knew that his team's offense was not good, but after he saw the Jazz's style of play, he was worried that Guo Xu's defensive weakness on the court was too big and would be targeted, so he waited for Polynes to make two fouls before making a substitution.

When the ball was dead, the Jazz also adjusted the lineup, and the "Big White Bear" Ostertag came out.

Kobe Bryant is on the court, the ball is the star's, he and O'Neal are the main attackers, Guo Xu's task is to dribble the ball across the half court, outside the three-point line and other opportunities.

There are a lot of Guo Xu's news today, and the Salt Lake City media also said that he killed the Trail Blazers with six three-pointers, and after the substitution, Stockton no longer helped defend O'Neal and waited for an opportunity to steal, and was inseparable from Guo Xu's side.

Guo Xu wants to play like he did in college, running without the ball, going in circles, and killing in and out. He only ran for one round, and not only did he fail to receive a pass from his teammates, but he also heard assistant coach Rambis shouting from the sidelines: "Jason, don't run around." ”

Shall I go? Am I running around? Believe it or not, I tired Stockton like a dog in the first half? Guo Xu complained in his heart, he still had to listen to the arrangements of the coaching staff on the court, and honestly stood outside the three-point line.

Stockton is 38 years old this year, and even if he was in good shape when he was young and had a pilot's license, he is now inevitably in a decline in form. If the Lakers arrange a no-ball running tactic for Guo Xu, he can really run to Stockton, but unfortunately Jackson won't do it, this is O'Neal's team, and the tactic can only be a triangle offense.

Guo Xu played soy sauce on the court for three minutes, did not make a single shot, only once outside the three-point line by changing speed to pass Stockton, attracting the inside defense to pass O'Neal for an easy dunk and get an assist.

The Lakers trailed by eight points 16-24 in the first quarter, and O'Neal and Kobe Bryant scored six points each, and they had a weak start to the game.

Jazz center Ostertag is a fat man with a height of 218CM and a weight of 130 kilograms, and his movement speed is very slow, Guo Xu feels that as long as O'Neal pulls out to block and dismantle with him, he is like transferring 30 lives to pass Contra, and there is no difficulty.

However, the tactics arranged by Jackson after calling a timeout were still triangular offense, neither reusing Guo Xu, nor allowing Kobe Bryant and O'Neal to block and dismantle. He didn't even use the tactical board, so he said-"Pull away from the outside and pass to O'Neal for a low single." ”

Guo Xu scolded in his heart:, what about the famous handsome? As soon as you look at the opponent's size, you know that it is useless except for anti-O'Neal, and you arrange a low-post attack? When Ostertag signed a big contract with the Jazz, you took a kickback from it, right?

Jackson occasionally goes mad, arranges inappropriate tactics, calls a timeout at odd times, and what he thinks is known only to him.

In the second quarter, Phil Jackson began to play the main force to the death, and when the score was behind, he liked to leave a star on the court, worried that the OK combination would be taken advantage of by the opponent to expand the advantage, and it would be difficult to play later.

Kobe Bryant rested, O'Neal and Grant continued to play, and the other three were George, Rydell, and Guo Xu.

Guo Xu finally got the good news, Jackson, who seemed to be slow to react half a beat in the last quarter, changed his tactics and let O'Neal pull to the middle to block and dismantle with Guo Xu, Guo Xu broke through with the ball to find a misplaced opportunity, attracted the big man to change the defense, and gave O'Neal the ball to the middle.

In Guo Xu's previous life, O'Neal and Wade often played like this after joining the Heat, which was simple and effective, which not only saved O'Neal's effort, but also helped Wade play with confidence. O'Neal's size is larger than the average interior lineman, and the quality of his coverage is very high, Wade can often use the cover to get rid of the guard defense and easily pull up the jump shot, even if the opponent's interior change defense is timely, Wade has a very good chance of breaking through.

O'Neal usually cuts to the basket after a pick-and-roll, and he rushes up to catch the ball, which is difficult for opponents to stop except for fouls. Even if he doesn't cut in the air, O'Neal has the ability to play high posts and can pass the ball to find teammates, and he once hit a triple-double with assists when he was with the Heat.

The premise of such a fight is that O'Neal voluntarily pulls out to help his teammates cover, which depends on the mood, even the head coach can't force him to do so, and Tyrone Lue and Fisher didn't have this kind of treatment last season.

Guo Xu feels cool when he thinks about it, he is a guard in the Lakers during this period, there is no pressure on a fat man, and there is a high top when the sky falls.

Jazz made five appearances: Jacqui Vaughn, Quincy Lewis, Russell, Donyer Marshall, Ostertag.

Jazz possession, Russell took a step inside the left three-point line and received a pass from Vaughn.

Jeff Hornacek retired in the summer, and with the team lacking a scoring point, Russell took the initiative to take on more responsibility, singled George with the ball and turned around for a jumper.

Last season, Russell played a career-high of 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals, shooting 44.6% from the field and 39.6% from three-point range.

However, Russell chose the wrong opponent this time, George's physical fitness is outstanding, ordinary people can't squeeze him, and the bounce is even more terrifying. This turnaround shot was directly blocked by George, and Lewis picked up the basketball for a 45-degree jumper three-pointer, but Ryder didn't follow up and the ball went in. 16 to 27.

The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and O'Neal stepped on the three-point line in the middle to help him block Vaughn.

WITH 185CM TALL, WEIGHS 86KG, AND HAS AVERAGE SPEED, VAUGHN CHOSE TO BYPASS O'NEILL'S MASSIVE BODY FROM THE INSIDE TO BLOCK GUO XU'S BREAKTHROUGH ROUTE.

This is a wrong choice, because Guo Xu's favorite thing is not to break through, but to shoot three points.