Chapter 50 [Lifelong Regret, at a Disadvantage]

After Guo Xu announced that he had received an invitation to the Lakers for a tryout, his status at home has improved, and the whole family treats him as a treasure.

In the past, when he came home from school, he often had to go to the restaurant to help as a waiter in the afternoon and evening, and he still didn't have a salary. Now Guo Xu is eating when he goes to the restaurant, and he will be stopped if he wants to use a rag to help wipe the table.

"Leave me alone!" Whenever she sees Guo Xu working, her mother Kaye will incarnate the American version of Zhu Wushuang.

Entering the campus, Guo Xu enjoyed the treatment of the stars holding the moon.

As long as he appears on the open court, there must be students who invite him to play together, even if he is abused, he is happy, and it is an honor to compete with NBA-level players.

When he practiced alone, many girls came to offer hospitality, bring water, snacks, chat with him, and want to get to know him. Guo Xu always keeps his distance, it is simple to sign, it is normal to receive gifts, and it is okay to be ambiguous, but he will not have a super friendship relationship with anyone, and it is much more serious than when he is in a time loop.

Fans are a shortcut for those who are slightly famous, after all, fans have a heart of worship and are particularly weak and well-behaved. But true worship is to respect oneself and to love one's image in front of idols, which is very deceptive.

Guo Xu has to be cautious, because it is too easy for fans to go out and show off, which is human nature and easy to understand. When you encounter a scheming person, you can lose a "king bomb" after the incident, and you can consume idols to death, which is how the illegitimate children of many NBA stars come from.

The world is no longer the time for men to show off which woman they slept with, and women will show off, and they no longer like to be martyrs, they will ask for things. Can you give love? Can you give money? Can you give me some way? If you don't give it, you will probably turn against each other.

Guo Xu's life has become colorful, often going out with friends to sing and dance, play games, and play billiards. He not only focuses on basketball, but also has more friends, is considerate and cares about his family, and has become a cheerful and normal person, and his family is very happy about it.

He owes a lot of favors in the time loop, and although everyone doesn't remember it, he still often treats guests to dinner, takes the initiative to contact Cliffes, Peterson, and a few times calls coach Tom Izzo, and the friendship between us has increased a lot.

The Spartans have gone four important players at once, and Izo is still optimistic and ready to recruit potential high school students.

The players said in interviews after the finals that Izzo's tactics were the right ones, which was equivalent to advertising Michigan State University, and that there would definitely be outstanding high school students willing to join in the summer, eager to become Izzo's disciples and the core of the new tactics.

Soon in June, Guo Xu invited Richardson to watch the seven games of the Western Conference Finals in his restaurant, without the butterfly effect, and like in his previous life, the Lakers successfully reversed the Trail Blazers in an unfavorable situation of falling behind by 15 points, and thrillingly reached the Finals.

If the Lakers lose, it will be interesting. The Trail Blazers have a good chance of winning the finals, when Pippen will get his seventh championship ring to surpass Jordan, how will he brag about himself after retirement? There is only one truth about the Bull Dynasty?

Guo Xu doesn't care about winning or losing, but about the point guard of the Trailblazers, the 178CM tall "Little Flying Squirrel" Damon Stoudemire.

He pays attention to the data of "Little Squirrel" every game, if the small guard series breaks out and the Lakers restricted area is turned upside down, Guo Xu will definitely add points to the Lakers, and the two look similar in stature and playing style.

It's a pity that "Flying Squirrel" only scored in double figures in two games, and the best game scored 19 points. There were only 4 points in the fourth game and 2 points in the fifth game, which was very disappointing.

This season, Bryant's defensive skills have mastered, and under his focused care, both Stadamire and backup point guard Bunch Wells have performed poorly.

The core of the Trail Blazers team is Rashid Wallace, Steve Smith, and Scott Pippen, and "Flying Squirrel" is only the team's fourth offensive point, and it is difficult for him to play at a high level in this condition, and can only shoot one occasionally.

Defensively, Stoudeyer is the Trail Blazers' biggest weakness. The general narrative in the NBA is that defense wins championships, and after the Spurs won the championship last year, all teams began to pursue pick-and-roll offense, and short people would be caught and beaten up, and there was no way around it.

In 1995, then-vice president of the Raptors, Isiah Thomas, unexpectedly selected Stoudemire with the 7th pick in the first round, and the latter did not disappoint the team, averaging 19 points and 9.3 assists per game in his first season, becoming the best rookie. In the second season, he had 20.2 points and 8.8 assists, and as the leader of the team, he was dissatisfied with the Raptors' record and voluntarily asked to be traded to the Trail Blazers.

Now that the record is there, Stoudamire can no longer be the boss of a team, on par with Iverson.

Just like meeting a girl you like on the street, but not chasing after her and asking for contact information, leaving a lifelong regret, Stoudemire will not have a chance to remedy.

Before the start of the NBA Finals, Harpy Waters went to East Lansing to watch the Finals with Guo Xu.

If the Lakers don't promise to select Guo Xu for a day, Harpy will not be at ease in his heart, because the Lakers' second-round pick has already been traded, and it is unlikely that Guo Xu will be selected with the No. 29 pick in the first round. The worse the Lakers' point guard performance in the Finals, the greater the chance of Guo Xu joining.

Harpy now wants to be two Fisher and Hubble villains and prick them with needles......

Guo Xu is not in a hurry at all, he knows that the Lakers will definitely win. As long as you don't get involved in something, you won't trigger the butterfly effect. The Lakers defeated the Pacers 4-2 to win the championship, and the Lakers management will definitely remember that he predicted the victory, and the media will probably mention it.

At that time, he not only predicted the championship of this season, but also said that he was optimistic about the Lakers' three consecutive championships and wanted to help the Lakers build a dynasty. He spoke so well and hit it once, would Lakers management not want to recruit someone who can bring good luck to the team?

In the first game of the finals, the Lakers got off to a good start 104-87.

Bryant played 38 minutes, 6-of-13 shooting, 0-of-2 three-pointers, 2-of-2 free throws, and only scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Hubble and Fisher contributed a total of 17 points, and the Pacers' defense of the Lakers was very successful.

But for the Lakers' interior line, the Pacers have little to do, and a few big men can't limit O'Neal even if they try their best.

O'Neal shot 21-of-31 from the field, including 1-of-6 from the free-throw line, for 43 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. The big shark at its peak is really a low-level killer that the alliance has no solution to, and a pouting of the opponent is a violent dunk.

O'Neal is not good at bagging, he is very good at breaking bags. The triangle offense creates one-on-one opportunities for the stars, and if the opponent insists on a catch, O'Neal can split the ball from the perimeter to give his teammates an easy shot. The Lakers only need to ensure the shooting rate of the receiver and shoot the ball, which is enough for the opponent.

The Lakers' 67-win regular season is no surprise, and if it weren't for the poor point guard from beyond the three-point line, they could have beaten the Bulls' all-time record of 72-10 this year.

On the Pacers' side, the best player was 35-year-old veteran point guard Mark Jackson, who played 28 minutes and finished with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists on 6-of-8 shooting, 2-of-3 three-pointers and 4-of-5 free throws.

Compared with the Pacers, who have average point guard strength, the Lakers are at a disadvantage at the No. 1 position and must replenish fresh blood.