After the movie, Guo Xu was interviewed by reporters again, talking about the movie and refusing to talk about the NBA Finals.

Guo Xu said: "The finals are tomorrow's, I will play seriously after I play, and today I am watching a movie to relax, so everyone still asks me about entertainment." ”

He didn't talk about the finals, and all the sports media and fans felt that he didn't take the Cavaliers seriously, and if he didn't have absolute confidence to lead the team to win the championship, he would not have chosen this time to miss training for the premiere. If the Suns lose the first game, he will have to be sprayed to death by the media, and losing the first game of the 232 schedule will become dangerous for the entire series.

The next day, Guo Xu's participation in the premiere was discussed on the Internet, and the black cauldron changed from a spur secret to a knight secret, saying that Guo Xu lacked a work ethic and supported James who worked harder.

Most people think Guo Xu is cool and will do whatever he likes. This has not been the case before, and Jordan also gambled all night during the 1993 Bulls Eastern Conference Finals.

Perhaps, this is the sign of a superstar? Because they are too strong to feel challenged, they do whatever they want in life.

That night, Guo Xu flew back to Phoenix on his friend Robert's plane, where he slept lazily and went to the stadium on time to participate in the finals that night.

When entering the hall, another reporter interviewed Guo Xu and asked him to talk about his feelings, and he said that he was very well prepared and would not affect his state.

Before the start of the game, the trailer of "Kung Fu Panda" was also played on the big screen of the stadium, and Guo Xu's movie was advertised......

Up to now, the box office of "Kung Fu Panda" has exceeded 20 million US dollars in less than a day, and the word-of-mouth box office has been a bumper harvest, and Guo Xu's dubbing of the protagonist Panda Po has received unanimous praise.

After the warm-up, the game began.

Suns starters: Guo Xu, Blake, Howard, Haslem, Vallejo.

Cavaliers starters: Eric Snow, Eddie House, James, Boozer, Ilgoskas.

The Cavaliers attacked first, Snow passed to James in the middle, and the run pulled away.

Both sides started with a two-guard lineup, and the Suns coaching staff determined that it would be more effective to play this way, with both guards able to switch between with and without the ball, and it didn't matter if the defense was almost there.

The Cavaliers need House's three-pointers, and the starter must have a three-pointer, and if House comes off the bench, the Cavaliers will start with Pawlovich in order to shoot three-pointers.

Only one three-point point is obviously not enough, the Suns are a mixed defense, Guo Xu is responsible for marking House, and the other four are all shrinking near the restricted area. This arrangement is very targeted, that is, to prevent breakthroughs, prevent forbidden areas, and shoot at will at medium and long distances.

The Spurs have always used this strategy when defending against stars such as Kobe Bryant and James, and many teams will, not specially.

In the defensive tactics of basketball, the shrinking defense is one of the variations of man-to-man defense. It's a tactic that helps teams that lack talent to compete against teams with super-talented stars. When the opposition has players with strong breakthrough ability, shrinking defensive tactics can limit the opponent's star to break through with the ball.

When James encounters this defensive formation, whether he walks in front or on either side, he will be caught in the pack.

There was an embarrassing scene for the Cavaliers, Howard put two steps away, there was no one around James, he didn't shoot when the space was vacant, and he held the ball to the inside to force a breakthrough and encounter the bag, and he was out.

Snow was also put two steps away from receiving the ball, and also did not shoot, dribbling the ball under the air defense while looking for teammates in the run.

After passing a few quick runs out of 24 seconds, center Big Z missed a jumper under Haslem's interference, and Vallejo grabbed the rebound.

In the Sun positional battle, Blake attracted Snow to defend the ball on the periphery, if it was a fast guard, it would not be difficult to break through Snow, but Blake was a person who almost did not break through, and he couldn't seize the opportunity.

Guo Xu stood in the bottom left corner for a moment, cut to the basket under the cover of Haslem, and House went around the baseline to chase with all his might, predicting that he would run to the other bottom corner. As a result, Guo Xu turned around and ran to the right side, and Vallejo blocked House without the ball.

The inside player only needs to block House for Guo Xu for a second, this side is the weak side, the guard must change the defense after the guard is blocked, how can the speed of the big Z be prevented? If he could, the Cavaliers wouldn't have fought with the Heat for seven, and the Hawks couldn't win two games, and the slow change of interior players was the Cavaliers' biggest weakness.

Guo Xu received the ball at 70 degrees and made a three-point jumper, and House could only stretch out his hand to interfere slightly around the cover, and the ball went in. 3 to 0.

The home fans applauded one after another, and they were all relieved, sure enough, going to the movie premiere would not affect Guo Xu's competitive state, and it didn't matter if he trained one less time.

The confidence of the Suns players also began to improve, and the Cavaliers actually let Guo Xu shoot so easily, and the defense was far worse than the Spurs.

The Cavaliers attacked, the Suns quad shrank to near the restricted area again, James chose to pull three points in the middle, Howard stepped forward and did not jump slightly to interfere, and the ball was deflected.

Cavaliers fans who watched the game through live TV had to admit that the shooting ability of the "Little Emperor" was completely incomparable with Guo Xu, and the three points were basically relied on.

Even pseudo-fans can see the difference in defensive intensity between the two, can such James really beat Guo Xu?

When James eliminated one opponent after another in the East to reach the finals, many expected another Jordan to fall from the sky. In 1991, Jordan eliminated the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals to reach the Finals for the first time, defeating the Western giants Lakers, thus creating a Bulls dynasty. Many people are talking about whether James will replicate Jordan's championship path back then.

It just so happens that Guo Xu, like "Magic" Johnson, is also a point guard star and a leader on the outside.

It's clear that Cavaliers fans are overthinking. Jordan averaged 31.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game in the first Finals, shooting 55.8% from the field. Now he is only good at breaking through, and he can't score effectively when he is out of the three-second zone.

Guo Xu is the opposite of James, most of the offense is on the outside, and he is easy to be shot to death if he is not caught outside the three-point line.

The Suns attacked, Guo Xu received a pass on the outside, House bypassed the cover and chased the defense in place, but only he chased it out, and Guo Xu got a single opportunity on the weak side.

He probed three threats outside the three-point line on the right side, House was at a disadvantage in speed and did not dare to step forward, Guo Xu suddenly pulled out three points, and shot at the 185CM House, and hit another one in the same position. 6 to 0.

Guo Xu didn't even do a celebration when he returned to the defense, and the training was generally easy. He really has no pressure, no team in the West dares to let him play alone, the Cavaliers only play two regular season games with the Suns in a season, the number of matches is too few and inexperienced, and they defend like they are against Eastern playoff teams.

Putting aside the regular season leading the team to fish, Iverson, whose shooting rate is basically only 45%, Nash is the strongest star point guard in the East, and his heads-up ability and Guo Xu are not at the same level at all.

The Cavaliers attacked, James passed to Boozer first, who received the ball on the left side of the frame and was stuck by Haslem after probing. It was difficult to break through at a disadvantage compared to the mobile Boozer, he dribbled with his back to the ball, was separated by the bag in the low post, and Snow did not shoot in the open position.

Snow started 82 regular season games, playing 28.7 minutes and finishing with 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 0.9 steals, shooting 40.9% from the field and 10% from three-point range. He's a blue-collar defensive outsider, and his shooting percentage is just over 40 percent when he is empty.

He's self-aware, so he's cautious and it's not his job to score.

James ran to catch the ball, rushed inside from the right side, and was caught by a three-man on the penalty line. How could his breakthrough succeed?