In the visiting locker room, the Suns players chatted excitedly and imagined the future.

The fringe veteran Gugliotta is silent, and he was almost due to retire when his contract expired in 2004, and now he has an unexpected hope of winning a championship ring.

Usually doesn't communicate much with his teammates, and Stadameyer, who only has a good relationship with Guo Xu, is about to become a chatterbox, and pulls Nene to practice English.

Most of the players don't really like to play the Christmas game, and they want to spend the holidays at home with their families, and today the Suns beat the defending champions, stealing all the limelight, and all the players' efforts are worth it.

The only one who was quiet was Joe Johnson, who was as expressionless as ever. In Guo Xu's previous life, most of Joe Johnson's highlights were shooting lore, and he could often keep his face expressionless when he shot the whistle lore, and he only clenched his fists to celebrate, which was really god-level facial paralysis, similar to the liquid robot in Terminator 2.

Although Joe Johnson has his own key ball buff, his personality is really not suitable to be the team boss, he lacks communication with his teammates, and it is impossible to be a qualified locker room leader to boost morale and handle interpersonal relationships.

He needs someone to show him the way, like a treasure knife, although a random swing can kill his opponent, but only a true master can reach the top.

Guo Xu deliberately walked up to Joe Johnson and quipped: "Joe, we beat the Lakers, aren't you happy?" ”

"I'm glad." Joe Johnson grinned and gave Guo Xu a smile.

"......" Guo Xu was speechless. What's going on with this official smirk, forced smile? Did you train with Megan in the same school?

Joe Johnson is not very good at expressing his emotions, and now the team boss asks, if he doesn't express his badness, he thinks too much, and it becomes like this.

Guo Xu sighed: "Don't laugh like this at the press conference for a while, let's keep your cold attitude." ”

"Can I not attend the press conference?" Joe Johnson asked.

"I can't." Guo Xu asked rhetorically: "You must not have endorsed advertisements, right?" ”

Joe Johnson shook his head.

"Attend more press conferences, don't have a smile, be ruthless to the end, answer questions simply but show confidence, can you do it?" Guo Xu patted him on the back and said earnestly.

Joe Johnson nodded, cherishing the words like gold.

Guo Xu estimates that he may not be willing to participate in the All-Star Game in the future, and his agent must be very painful, and the All-Star customers will not receive advertising endorsements.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Joe Johnson's popularity was very low, and he was always selected for the All-Star Game as a substitute, and he was never in the top ten in the vote. Naturally, his commercial value is not high, even if he has played and won two big contracts, he is not ranked first on the Forbes Sports Athlete Income List every year. His sneakers are contracted by Jordan Brand, a brand owned by Nike, and he wears team collections and does not have his own exclusive boots.

In the post-game press conference, the Lakers were interviewed first.

Phil Jackson said: "It's a shame we lost Jason Kwok, back in 2001 I was convinced he was going to be a superstar. ”

The reporter asked, "Which do you think is better, Jason or Kobe?" ”

'They're not the same type of player, so it's not easy to compare. Jackson casually perfunctory.

He thought that Guo Xu was better, but he couldn't say it, because he was still coaching the Lakers, Kobe Bryant was already very difficult to communicate, and if he didn't like to hear it, this kid would have to be emotional.

O'Neill said: "I don't have any problems with my relationship, we're good friends, we had dinner together yesterday, and he advised me to do something because I've won all the accolades. But I'm angry because the Lakers shouldn't be so bad, and there are players who play too selfishly and can't win the game. ”

The reporter asked, "Are you talking about Kobe?" ”

O'Neill snorted: "No, I'm talking about Mark Madsen, he shot too much, too alone, and shot at the bag." ”

The reporters were dumbfounded, and some laughed, who didn't know that Madsen was a "fighter among the blue collars" in the league and basically never shot a basketball?

Kobe Bryant was also interviewed, and he was not convinced when he lost, saying that Guo Xu just felt good, and this time was just lucky.

Waiting for the Suns player to be interviewed, the reporter asked Guo Xu to talk about his thoughts and told him Kobe's evaluation.

Guo Xu smiled: "I think Kobe Bryant is right, I just felt good and was lucky to score a high score today, but I believe that I will be lucky in the end." ”

The reporters applauded, Guo Xu not only did not get angry, but also spoke along with Kobe, and the difference in bearing was too big.

Guo Xu continued: "The Suns lost a lot of games before, and I was also depressed, and I didn't know what to say in the interview after the game, but fortunately we survived together, and it felt like seeing a rainbow after the rain." I think that nine times out of ten, life is not satisfactory, teammates should unite to find a way out, and I hope that the next time we meet, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal will be in a better mood. ”

The reporter asked: "O'Neal said that Kobe Bryant played too alone, what do you think?" ”

"Kobe Bryant must have wanted to win, so he shot more, after all, there was one less important scoring point on the team, and those balls needed to be divided. As for how to make a more reasonable score, I can't give an opinion, I'm no longer the point guard of the Lakers. ”

"A lot of fans like to compare Fisher to you, what do you think of him?"

Guo Xu thought for a while and smiled: "Derrick is an excellent role player, he can be called a low-salary and high-energy, he is very good in the triangle offense, he can attract the defense on one side, catch the ball and shoot three-pointers, and he is not bad on the defensive end." Fans think he's bad because he compares with me, everyone shouldn't be too him, don't many people with tens of millions of annual salaries look bad compared to me? ”

There was another round of applause in the room. Guo Xu praised himself while speaking for Fisher.

His words are a bit narcissistic, but what he says is the truth, there are only a handful of point guards in the league who can compare to him, and this year he is basically seeing who in terms of statistics.

The reporter asked: "A lot of people think you can be the assist king this year, are you confident to do that?" ”

'That's for sure, I threw a lot of balls today and I'm definitely going to be pass-oriented for most of the game. The Suns have great tactics, a lot of great scorers, and I just throw the ball in one direction and I can go to the sidelines for popcorn and drinks and they're going to score and give me assists, it's as simple as that. ”

There was a burst of laughter in the room, and there was a joke to write about in the news.

When the sun hits well, Guo Xu will say more, and when he doesn't play well, he will say less, and he won't complain to anyone to the media even if he is uncomfortable. That's the difference between him and O'Neal and Kobe, and saying something will only make things worse.

But he can't change other people's thinking, and where the Lakers will go in the future has nothing to do with him. He had a hunch that O'Neal would definitely still be traded by the Lakers and stay with Kobe Bryant for a rebuild.

The reason is very simple, the OK combination has too different personalities to become friends, Kobe Bryant is younger, and the Lakers will not rebuild around O'Neal.

Guo Xu doesn't know if the Lakers will be able to attract two veterans, Malone and Payton, to join next year. In his opinion, these two people were quite stupid in their previous life, and the contradiction between the OK group in 2003 had been exposed, and they even went to join in the fun.

Guo Xu believes that this year's Lakers have nothing to fear, and if the two teams meet in the playoffs, it must be the Suns who win.