Chapter 1233 [Helpless, Failed Brother]
Guo Xu did what he said, and in the next game, he would reduce his shots and increase his passes.
In the Lakers' game against the Clippers, power forward Montrez Harrell exploded, playing 26 minutes and cutting down 22 points and 11 rebounds. He received Guo Xu's passes many times and directly hit the basket, and completed four empty dunks.
This is the third season of Harrell's career, and his true shooting percentage has been above 60 percent since entering the league. His shots are all from close range and dunks under the basket, and as long as he has a good point guard partner, he will be very brave.
However, it is difficult for a player like Harrell to get a high salary, and his role is relatively simple, relying on his teammates to feed him.
Guo Xu easily cut a big double-double of 21 points and 20 assists against Beverley. Mad dog defense doesn't help him, he can protect the basketball and find teammates. Beverley would have been passed by him if he had been aggressive in stealing.
Although the Nets were eliminated in the first round of the Eastern Conference last season, Beverley's defense was once again recognized. This shows Guo Xu's strength even more, Beverley has no way to meet Guo Xu every time, and needs the help of his teammates.
After this game, even if you don't count the preseason, the Lakers have won 100 consecutive seasons in the past two seasons. It would be even more terrifying if you add the pre-season, they have won 114 in a row.
This year's regular season started relatively early, and the Lakers played Game 3 on October 20, back-to-back away games against the Suns.
This time, it was Durant's turn to make a move, easily beating Carmelo Anthony, who had just joined the Suns.
Durant finished with 40 points, seven rebounds and four assists on 15-of-23 shooting, 5-of-9 three-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws. Anthony shot more, shooting 12-of-26, 2-of-8 from three-point range and without free throws, to finish with 26 points, three rebounds and two assists.
The Suns management had high hopes for Anthony, and the coaching staff gave him unlimited shots, but his offensive efficiency with the ball was very low, and the main way to score was a dry jump shot, which could not drive the whole team at all.
The Suns started with two consecutive defeats and were about to be killed by Anthony, and he was no longer the offensive kaleidoscope of the year.
For the past two years, fans have been complaining about him as a cancer, playing in a way that disrupts the team's offensive rhythm and makes no contribution on the defensive end. Many Knicks fans suggested that the team trade Anthony for Porzingis, and the manager did.
However, the Knicks did not get the benefit either, and the addition of Whiteside did not help the overall strength of the team, and the opening two consecutive defeats were made. It was a mistake for them to play the two-tower strategy on the inside, and there was a lack of defenders on the perimeter who were good at breaking through.
On a day off, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 125-109 at home.
Guo Xu felt hot, played 36 minutes, and scored 55 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 5 steals.
The Pelicans signed Rajon Rondo as the starting point guard with a low salary, and coach Alvin Gentry made a bold start to let Rondo defend alone, but he was blown up ugly, and Guo Xu scored 23 points in a single quarter.
Rondo missed only one shot in the first quarter and didn't score a point. When Guo Xu defended seriously, Rondo could only pass the ball in half time.
After the Pelicans traded Kyrie Irving for DeMar DeRozan, many favored them to become one of the top four in the West, which could end the Lakers' winning streak. As a result, their performance in the preseason was very average, with only 4 wins and 3 losses.
Rondo and DeRozan have little three-point ability, the offensive hot zone of the interior twin towers is close to the basket, and Zach LaVine is injured.
LaVine suffered a serious injury in the preseason game against the Thunder, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee joint and having to take a long break. The Pelicans started with a three-point shot from Itovan Moore and Cousins, and the team didn't have a consistent three-point shooting spot.
On the 25th, the Lakers defeated the Wizards 122-99 at home and won four in a row.
The Wizards are favored to start with three straight wins, including a win over the Nets, but they have nothing to do against the Lakers.
Center Nurkic was too slow to switch gears. After the center was led away, Horford and Harrell attacked the basket, and Otto Porter, who played as a guest power forward, also struggled defensively.
When Porter first entered the league, he was 203cm tall and weighed only 90 kilograms. After several seasons of training and gaining weight, he gained 95 kilograms, which is not the weight of a power forward.
Wizards coach Scott Brooks, regardless of Porter's ability to matchup, insisted that a large and small lineup would be easier to win, but that was not the case.
On the 27th, the Lakers easily defeated the Raptors 120-101 at home.
The core Lillard took the lead in playing iron, and the Raptors shot 7 of 29 three-pointers as a team.
After losing Gaye, the Raptors began to reuse 23-year-old young forward Pascal Siakam. His physical fitness is fantastic, but his technique is still relatively rough, and he can't shoot well in the middle and long range, so he can't replace Guy's job.
Andre Robertson is also a blue-collar defensive perimeter, and the Raptors' poor shooting at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions is an Achilles' heel, with no bottom corner threes.
When Norman Powell came on the court, the Lakers players guarded him tightly, and he mainly relied on catching and shooting. Powell shot 1 of 8 and 0 of 3 three-pointers in this game, scoring 2 points and 2 assists.
After that, the Lakers won easily against the underdogs Jazz and Pistons, and won 7 consecutive wins at the beginning, leading the league.
Ben Simmons' performance was disappointing, his shooting was not improved at all from last season, and his play was all about breakthroughs.
Many people say that Simmons is "Little James", and at present, he is still a certain distance from James, but his style of play is a bit like James. His explosiveness and speed are all different from those of the peak James.
And James didn't know how to shoot in the early days, but the shooting rate was unstable, and then James slowly improved his mid-to-long-range shooting ability. What about Simmons? He didn't dare to shoot at all, and he didn't shoot in the vacant seats.
Simmons shot 0-of-6 from three-point range last season; Plus two-point court averaged 0.1 from 0.3 attempts and 0.2 from mid-range from 0.9 attempts per game.
He's really a god-like character, and he hasn't practiced such a bad shooting in the summer. He once said that he didn't want to join the Jazz, otherwise he would become a parallel import, which is really true to his word.
On November 2, Guo Xu was lazy all over the court, playing 30 minutes and only scoring 15 points and 10 assists, and the Lakers still defeated the weak team Trail Blazers 127-86 away.
The Trail Blazers are not strong at any position, and the Lakers gave the ball to Durant as an opportunity, and Evans also provided some offensive firepower off the bench. The Trail Blazers bench is a group of players who are not in the stream, either veterans in the decline period or newcomers with no potential, and can only be marginal people if they are in the Lakers.
No. 1 Fultz didn't play, he's already starting to get sick, and the Trail Blazers veterinarian can't do anything about his symptoms. Fultz was more difficult than Auden, they only had to push Auden onto the operating table and torture him, while Fultz didn't need surgery, which looked more like a psychological problem.
There is a reason why Guo Xu is lazy, and they are going to face the Nets back-to-back at home, which is a tough battle.
The Lakers didn't play long in the last game to conserve their strength, and they went all out against the Nets, winning 124-112.
Guo Xu easily singled out Paul, and he and his teammates played blocking and dismantling misplaced James easily.
Guo Xu's flexibility is the first in the league, even if there is a gap between James and him at his peak, and now the 33-year-old James is not as fast as in the past.
The two stars will wrap Guo Xu together and will vacate Horford. Horford exploded, shooting 13-of-20, 6-of-9 three-pointers, and 2-of-2 free throws, scoring 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists.
The Lakers are on a nine-game winning streak, and the Nets are 7-3.
After Paul joined, the Nets didn't have much tactics, mainly relying on star singles. James and Paul didn't have good chemistry, both needed to play with the ball, and Paul's stats dropped to 17.5 points and 7.7 assists per game.
James' "Losing Brothers" Basketball Can't Beat the Lakers......
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