The second Suns vs Lakers game continues in Phoenix.

Phil Jackson made a targeted arrangement, and the players reduced the tempo of the offensive and defensive transitions, ensured the speed of the return defense, and kept grinding the position, so that the Suns could not play a smooth run-and-gun offense. They used joint defense, rotated defense, and wrapped Guo Xu to let others shoot.

Fewer offensive rounds will indeed make the Suns score less. But the Suns' defense is not bad, adopting a similar strategy to guard OK combinations near the restricted area, putting others to shoot, and the Lakers score less.

One of the Lakers' obvious weaknesses was the lack of three-point shooting points, and when George and Payton were completely dumb from beyond the three-point line, the Lakers had to rely on Fisher and Kobe Bryant to shoot three-pointers. However, Fisher didn't play much, and Bryant preferred to play with the ball near the penalty area.

O'Neal and Kobe Bryant grabbed the position in the low post, it was quite intense, it was a collision of muscles, and it was a competition for souls.

Malone went out to cover his teammates with great interest, waited for opportunities to catch the ball and shoot in the high post, and completely gave up attacking the restricted area.

The Lakers grabbed the position and the Suns' defenders just put together a table of mahjong, and Malone went to the low post to play enough......

In the second half, Diop did a good job of defending O'Neal when he played, Kobe Bryant was constantly entangled by the three swing men, all of whom were shooting at people, and the Lakers' offensive efficiency was too low.

No one is perfect, and Guo Xu, who has leveled up three times in the time loop, is no exception.

He turned into a blacksmith this time, shooting 5-of-15, 1-of-7 from three-point range and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals. Fortunately, Guo Xu will adjust, reduce his shots, and he will not become an undercover agent if he hits the iron 10 times, and he will change to break through if he can't shoot accurately, attracting defensive points to assist teammates.

If a player still shoots a lot, it will be difficult to win. Bryant played 47 minutes in this game, shooting 11-of-27, 0-of-4 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and had 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Kobe Bryant left a famous quote when evaluating Deron Williams. "I'd rather make 0 of 30 than 0 of 9. If you don't make 9 throws, you don't shoot, which means that you have been beaten by yourself. And I'm going to keep throwing until I get it, and I'm not going to lose confidence in myself at any point. ”

Since 2002, Kobe's "fearless" mentality has become more and more apparent, and today he defeated himself again, by the way, against his teammates and the Lakers, and lost to the Suns.

O'Neal shot 5-of-9 from the field and 2-of-6 from the free-throw line for 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. The league is recognized as the No. 1 killer in the low post, and it was defended to shoot less than 10 balls.

O'Neal couldn't pass the ball with his back, and watched Kobe Bryant hold the ball and bring it to the other side of the low post again and again, turn around and shoot backwards, and then he could grab the rebound.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson didn't call a timeout much, let the players adjust themselves on the court, he knew that he couldn't control Kobe Bryant, it was useless to call, and the other party wouldn't listen.

People with 40% shooting rate and 60% shooting rate grab the ball, is this caused by low ball quotient? In the locker room, Kobe Bryant didn't talk to Malone or O'Neal, he just didn't want to pass, and wanted to prove that he could win by his own ability.

Both the media and fans said that Kobe was inferior to Guo Xu when evaluating the players of the two teams, which deeply stimulated him. This Kobe Bryant wants to get better data than Guo Xu, which is as important as leading the team to win independently.

In the final game, the Suns defeated the Lakers 93-78 to take a 2-0 lead.

Although they lost even more miserably on the court, the Lakers players were still working hard, and a group of people were quite united. After this loss, everyone in the Lakers didn't bother to talk except for Kobe, who had an unrivaled desire to win.

At the press conference, O'Neal answered questions in the same way as Joe Johnson, jumping out word by word, and Peyton and Malone were also perfunctory in their interviews.

Phil Jackson bluntly said that someone on the team was too selfish for the whole team to play together, and said that the Suns are the better team.

The series was still going on, and it was demoralizing for the coach to say that, but Jackson had no scruples. He saw through that the Lakers could not eliminate the Suns, even if the players did not feel good, the Suns players could play according to the tactics arranged by the coach and would not mess around, and the division of labor on the court has always been clear.

How can a team like the Lakers, where players are fighting on their own and scoring is all about heads-up infighting, can win against the united Suns?

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Lakers lost to the Pistons like this, even if the "Eagle County incident" did not occur, Kobe's character would not change, he wanted to be the boss and the strongest player in the NBA. He's more alone and wants to take on more tasks because he doesn't have to fly to Colorado for court appearances and has a lot of energy.

What you envy is what you want.

You say that what you are jealous of is what you want but can't get.

Jealousy led Kobe Bryant step by step......

Of course, the media report on the game will not say anything good about Kobe, and some people on the Internet have put forward the theory of Kobe's "cancer". No matter how you look at it, Kobe Bryant doesn't look like the core, and Jordan looks like a lonely, but he can win.

The popularity of this series has dropped a few points, fans don't think the Lakers can reverse the promotion, and everyone on the Internet has begun to discuss how the Lakers will break up in the summer.

After this game, the NBA regular season awards were announced, and the most watched award was naturally the MVP.

Guo Xu defeated Garnett to win the championship, he set a new record of three stats this season, and became the first player in NBA history to be unanimously elected MVP.

The league's best record, the best data, and the terrifying age of less than 23 years old, everyone feels that it is unreasonable not to vote for Guo Xu, and it is not normal for others to get a vote, even if that person is Garnett, who has played the peak data of his career.

Guo Xu's performance has been comparable to several NBA celebrities, even if he retires after playing this season, the honors he has won are enough to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He waited for the home game to receive the award before the start of the game, and it was definitely not okay to simply say a few words, even if he wanted to do so, the Suns management and the media would not agree.

Before leaving for Los Angeles, Guo Xu held a grand press conference at the American Airlines Arena, showing off the MVP trophy and giving interviews to reporters from all sides.

Guo Xu said of his feelings: "I know many people find this unbelievable, but I was mentally ready to accept the award after playing the regular season, I just didn't expect it to be unanimously approved." The players who have won MVP awards in the past are all legends, all of them are household names, and I'm glad that I'm one of them now. ”

His opening remarks made big news, winning the MVP at the age of 22 and bluntly saying "I am a legend", which has never happened in the history of the NBA.

Guo Xu said the truth, otherwise reporters from all over the world would not have rushed to Phoenix to interview him today, and in the first four seasons of his career, he deserved the adjective "legend" more than anyone else.

Next, Guo Xu thanked his teammates, coaches, management, family, friends, and people related to him.

He also thanked the sponsors, saying that he was happy when he made more money, and he played better when he was happy.

He also thanked the gods for giving him a great talent and was lucky to have four seasons without any major injuries.

"I think we're in the right direction right now, we're going to be the greatest team of all time, to be remembered, and this season we're just one championship away from perfection and then we're going to fight for it. I'm excited because I'm just starting my career and it's not going to be my last MVP trophy. ”