On November 14, the Lakers hosted the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets are not strong, and winning mainly depends on the individual ability of the two core players inside and outside.

Star power forward McDyce has a one-handed shot, and center Lafrenz is a big man who likes to float outside to shoot, and the two can remove the interior to create space for defenders to break through and opportunities to shoot from the outside.

The 29-year-old "madman" Van Exel is the core of the Nuggets' outside line, with the ball. He didn't perform well against his old club this time, shooting 7-of-22, 2-of-8 from three-point range, and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Van Exel was caught every time he broke through with a pick-and-roll, and the Lakers power forward switched aggressively, trying to push him up outside the box and forcing him to pass. His heads-up efficiency is also very low, Guo Xu will continue to disrupt the offensive rhythm of close confrontation, many of his shots are forced against people, and the shooting rate is naturally not high.

Guo Xu played 28 minutes, shooting 5 of 10, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 15 points and 3 assists.

This is the advantage of having superstar teammates, the opponent rarely arranges defense against Guo Xu, and he is easy to get a chance to shoot.

O'Neal exploded with 34 points, 19 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting 76.2% from the field; Bryant had 31 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, shooting 52.2% from the field. They are unstoppable.

All five Lakers scored double-doubles, beating the Nuggets 123-103 to win two in a row.

One day later, the Lakers defeated the Kings 117-105 on the road, and Kings core Chris Webber was sidelined with injury.

The OK combination continued to exert power, O'Neal 33 points, 16 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Bryant had 31 points, 10 rebounds and three assists.

Guo Xu played 30 minutes, 7 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists with a super high shooting rate without turnovers.

In the third quarter, the Lakers blocked and dismantled the offense, Guo Xu broke through Divac several times, and Divac was in a hurry, pushing him to the ground from behind, and was blown a first-level malicious foul.

Guo Xu unexpectedly blew up the seventh pick in the '98 draft, "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, who shot 3-of-10 from the field and 1-of-4 from three-point range, scoring only 7 points, 5 assists, and 3 turnovers.

THE 185CM TALL AND 86-KILOGRAM WILLIAMS IS FAMOUS, AVERAGING 12.3 POINTS, 7.3 ASSISTS AND 3.7 TURNOVERS PER GAME LAST SEASON, SHOOTING 37.3% FROM THE FIELD AND 28.7% FROM THREE-POINT RANGE. His terrible data ranked fourth among Western defenders in the All-Star voting, and he was almost voted an All-Star starter by fans.

The All-Star Game bench was voted on by the coaches, and there was no one who voted for Williams, because the clever passes and mistakes went hand in hand, flashy and clumsy. When he can pass the ball from behind, he never passes head-on, often not only deceives opponents, but also deceives teammates, and adds a mistake without looking at the pass.

Coaches don't think there's anything to brag about the point guard's fancy passing and turnovers, especially since this guy has terrible shooting and average breaking ability. Led by Williams, the Kings have been knocked out of the first round of the playoffs for two consecutive years. He averaged 10 points and 4 assists per game in the '99 playoffs and 10.4 points and 2.4 assists per game in the '00 playoffs, both shooting lower than in the regular season.

Many fans like Williams, and if the point guard players learn the "white chocolate" style of play, then the game will become very beautiful, with more turnovers, more fast breaks, more fancy passes, and more dunks.

But Kings coach Adelman is going crazy, and all he thinks about is how to send Williams away as soon as possible, find a point guard with a normal style of play, and maybe the team will rise.

At the post-match press conference, when the reporter asked Adelman to evaluate Guo Xu, he did not hesitate to praise him, vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction with Williams.

"Jason is the kind of player I like, he's fantastic, he's not afraid of physical contact, he has a lot of tough defensive performances, he's able to shoot and he's determined and has a certain amount of pace, which is good for the other players. That's exactly what I want the Kings outside player to do, but he's the opponent. ”

After the game, there were many Kings fans who were dissatisfied with the rookies of the team, the 16-ranked forward Turkglou in the first round only played 7 minutes, and did not score a point on 0-of-2 shooting, and the 16-rookie center Jabari Smith in the second round did not make the 12-man squad, far worse than Guo Xu.

On the 18th, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 103-87 away and won 4 consecutive victories, and Guo Xu had an average performance of 11 points and 3 assists.

On the 19th, the Lakers returned to their home court to face the Bulls back-to-back, and Guo Xu was going to play against his good buddies.

At noon, Guo Xu asked Austin Nichols and Jason Williams to have dinner and catch up together.

Looking at the statistics, Richardson is also a strong contender for the rookie of the season of the year, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, shooting 42.3% from the field and 34.6% from three-point range. But in the latest rookie list, he is only third behind Guo Xu and Mike Miller of the Magic because the Bulls can't win.

The Bulls have Elton Brand, a stable 20+10 power forward, Artest, a defensive warrior, and Richardson and Fetzel, two super-quality rookies, but the record is 1-8 and the bottom of the league.

The food couldn't stop Richardson's big mouth, and he kept complaining after meeting: "Guo, I now know why you have to join the Lakers, the pick and rookie contract are not important, going to a strong team is the key." It's so hard to play on a weak team, I've never been this bad, and I don't see any hope at all with the Bulls. ”

"If you want to open up, Chicago is a big city, how happy you are in the summer, aren't the Bulls your favorite team? You're going to be Jordan's successor. Austin teased.

"What kind of successor am I at the bottom of the record? The head coach is a big SB, far worse than Tom (Izo), I can't believe the Bulls would be looking for this kind of waste to be a coach, he can't even play the most basic blocking and pick-and-roll tactics. Richardson's voice unconsciously raised a little, and the anger of the honest man could no longer be suppressed.

There are many cases of players in the NBA driving out coaches, and people call those stars "coach killers", which is derogatory, but in fact, some coaches can really make players crazy, and if they don't get rid of their players, they will be abolished.

Richardson poured bitter water, not only for the Bulls, but also for the city of Chicago.

The day after he moved to Chicago, he witnessed a shooting, a group of gangsters shooting each other in the street, killing and wounding, and he hid in the store for a long time and did not dare to go out until the police came to take control of the scene.

One night after dinner, he stopped at the red light on Halsted Street to tie his shoes, but the police lights came on behind him, and the police drove up next to him and shouted, "You dare to stop here?" Get me away. "It's dangerous to dare to stay there for half a minute.

Last week, a catfish-looking guy in Chicago led thousands of blacks to protest against the demolition of a dozen dilapidated and dangerous buildings in the black neighborhood.

Chicago is a city that many people love and fear, with bright and dark sides, and you have to stay alive in addition to eating, drinking, and having fun.

After listening to what Richardson said, Guo Xu couldn't help but complain: "Is this really Chicago?" How do I feel like you're going to Gotham to play basketball? Have you met Batman? ”

"I wish there was Batman there." Richardson smiled bitterly: "Guo, what do you say I should do now?" ”