Guo Xu took the ball to the front court, the same routine as just now, after playing the block and dismantling, he opened up space on the weak side, this time Payton did not chase, and the middle changed to Stadameyer.

"Zen Master" Jackson doesn't like joint defense very much, most of the time he uses people to mark people, at most when the opponent breaks through badly, and the outside three-point line is not very good, let the players shrink near the penalty area for pseudo-joint defense.

The Lakers are adept at bringing their opponents into their own rhythm, playing singles and using their experience to win matches. When the cover is changed, you can always maintain the pressure on each attacker, but it is a test of the player's single defense ability.

In the case of a defender holding the ball and playing a pick-and-roll, there will be a small defensive vacuum when the big man delays the defender to break through and retreats to his original position. This period of vacuum is close to empty in the eyes of good pitchers. Therefore, this requires changing defensive players to withstand the off-ball man who blocks and dismantles downward, and there are also certain requirements for the rotation of the whole team.

Payton is a heavy guard, and he is not afraid of misplaced defense against Xiao Si, which can not only interfere with his shooting, but also delay the speed, but Ma Long's misplaced defense of Guo Xu is more difficult.

Guo Xu took a step towards Ma Long, and when he was about to collide, he turned around and swept past Ma Long, and successfully hit the basket. He drew O'Neal into the defense and jumped off the line to create space for the ball to pass from close range to Diop on the left.

Diop was completely empty, caught the ball and stepped into the basket to dunk the basketball with one hand, O'Neal turned back and didn't have time to block, 4-4.

The Lakers attacked, and the ball passed to O'Neal again, this time he turned to the middle and took the ball and shook it, shaking Diop up, crashing into the front and missing, causing a foul.

Guo Xu walked up to Diop and patted him on the back, and after he bent down, he said: "It's a good defense, try not to jump around, you just need to interfere with people." ”

"Understood, I'll be careful." Diop nodded, smiling as if he had won.

He only scored two points, and even if he played on the offensive end, he was very happy. And he thinks that being able to start and defend O'Neill is a success, and it's a good feeling to be recognized.

O'Neal hit one of two free throws to make it 4-5.

The Sun's offense is still the same routine, Xiao Si and Guo Xu play blocking and dismantling, and the opponent can't prevent it, so they don't end fighting. To score is reasonable, and D'Antoni's tactics are star tactics.

Guo Xu walked to the right side, relying on speed and Payton to open up the space, holding the ball in a position of about 50 degrees, Payton did not chase, Guo Xu singled out Ma Long, dribbled under the crotch to the left hand to change direction to the right, attracting Ma Long to move sideways and then dribbling the ball behind the left hand to take a step back.

Ma Long's first step to keep up depends on keeping a distance and experience, and Guo Xu's second change of direction will make him no choice.

Kobe Bryant pounced from the bottom line to make up for the block, Guo Xu jumped up and passed the ball to the bottom corner on the right side, Bale who would not run around received the ball and shot three-pointedly.

This opportunity came out, Kobe Bryant didn't make up the defense, Guo Xu just shot easily, and there were holes in the bottom corner of the defense.

The Lakers attacked, Payton passed to O'Neal for a low-post single, this time he leaned on his back twice, turned and threw to the baseline, deflected the basket under Diop's interference, and Xiaosi grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.

This is the value of blue-collar center Diop, it doesn't matter if he doesn't attack, he can withstand a few interior stars that others can't withstand, so that the opponent can only shoot far from the basket, and use his long arms to interfere and block.

If you look for a rough reference for Diop's strength, he is Chuck Hayes, who is stronger defensively and worse offensively.

The sun attacked, Guo Xu and Xiao Si blocked and dismantled, Ma Long defended and wanted to force Guo Xu on the periphery, the idea was good, but his legs were too open, which gave the opponent a chance to perform.

Guo Xu's left hand quickly slapped the ball through Ma Long's crotch, and at the same time accelerated sideways to get rid of it, chasing two steps to pick up the basketball, because his position was close to the bottom line, attracting Kobe Bryant's defense, he passed the ball to the bottom corner.

This time, Malone was too far away and didn't turn the defense to interfere with the bottom corner shot, and Bell hit a three-point shot in the open position. 7 to 5.

The Lakers attacked, Payton blocked and dismantled, broke through with the ball to get rid of Guo Xu and wanted to return one, overestimating his speed and underestimating Xiao Si's bounce. His quick layup was chased by Small's defensive pegboard, and the ball bounced back George grabbed the offensive rebound and made a strong shot, 7-7.

The two sides went back and forth, and the first quarter was evenly matched, and the Lakers' veteran star was not afraid of any team when he was full of energy.

Unlike the Lakers' opener, Bryant was reduced to a role player, and Payton didn't pass him much and worked closely with the two interior players. Bale followed Kobe Bryant inseparably, making it difficult for him to even catch the ball.

Since entering the league, Bale's defensive attitude has been a perfect score, which is the capital of his foothold in the NBA. He's already scored, and the goal is to get Kobe Bryant open as late as possible.

Bryant finally broke through, and Bale immediately fouled, preventing him from making an easy shot or hitting the basket. Bale was replaced with two fouls in the 6th minute, Joe Johnson came on, and the task of defending Kobe Bryant was handed over to Marion.

Throughout the quarter, Bryant made 1 of 3 shots and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring only 4 points and 3 rebounds with no assists.

O'Neal was also average, shooting 2-of-4 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with six points and three rebounds.

Payton was the best player for the Lakers, with 5 points and 7 assists, and revitalized the team with playmaking, George scored 6 points and Malone scored 8 points.

The Suns trailed 30-32 at home.

Guo Xu broke through, and when he counterattacked, he also shot two three-pointers, hit a shot, and scored 7 points and 6 assists in a single quarter.

All five of the Suns' starters scored, and Joe Johnson, who came off the bench, also scored five points and hit a three-pointer, and only Marion was a little worse, with only two points and one rebound on 1-of-3 shooting.

In the first half of the second quarter, Joe Johnson and Nene performed well and led the team to suppress the Lakers' bench.

"Cobra" Hores Grant rejoined the Lakers, not unlike when he won the championship in 2001, he was too slow and became an ordinary blue-collar center. After Robert Horry joined the Spurs, the Lakers lacked a power forward who could pull out a shot from beyond the three-point line, Medvidenko could shoot from the middle, and the lateral movement speed was too slow to defend as a power forward.

In order to strengthen the rotation lineup's offense, Bryant took a three-minute break in the first quarter and partnered with Fisher on the outside in the second quarter, and they didn't shoot well under the defense of Blake and Howard.

After Bell and Howard reported to the team, they were often called heads-up by Guo Xu, although they were abused very badly most of the time, they also continued to accumulate experience as a single defense star, and they have made significant progress and will not be easily passed.

In the second half, the main forces of the two sides came back, D'Antoni did not send Diop for the offense, O'Neal singled Nene was easier, shooting 4 of 6, cutting 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, helping the Lakers bite the score.

The Suns led 58-56 at halftime.

Guo Xu rested for 5 minutes in this quarter, scored 7 points and 3 assists, and almost completed a double-double with 14 points and 9 assists.

Kobe Bryant was strictly guarded, and the offense in this game was not strong, the data was a bit ugly, 0 of 3 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, only 1 point in a single quarter, 5 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in the half.

Zhang reasonably commented: "Guo Xu performed too bravely in the first two games, and I only scored 14 points in the half today, I feel that he is a little out of order, and other players can get 20 + 10 is a super guard, and he has to take 30 + 20 to feel normal." ”

Xu Jicheng said with a smile: "If he continues to fight like this, he is likely to be 30+20 today, and Peyton can't prevent him anymore." ”